<County: Yorkshire West Riding>
<Code: L0611b>
<MS reference: London, BL Cotton Nero A.iii, Hand B>
<Text: Carthusian form of confession>

<fol. 135v><rub>*A COMPENDIUS FORME OF
DAYLY CONFESSIONS</rub>
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<lat></lat> / *SPECYALLY *J HASKE GOD MerCY THAT
*J HAUE NOT KEPYTT HIS COmMAUnDMEnTes / AND yE COUNCEL#
LIS OF yE GOSPELL / NOTT LOWYD HYM / DRED HYM / &
WI%RSCHIPPYD HYM / AS *J AWGHT TO DO / W\T MY HOLE HART
MYNDE AND WYLL AND STRENGHES W\T BODY AND SAWLE
ABOUE ALL CreATURS / NOTT THANGKYD HYM OF HIS BENE#
FETTes / AND yE GraCE THAT HE HAYS GYFFYN VNTO ME / AS
*J SCHULDE HAUE DOYN <pph> *ALSO THAT *J HAUE NOTT LUFFYD
MY BRETHERUS AND MYN EWYN-CRYSTYN~ DEWLY
AFTER yE ORDER OF CHARI%TE <pph> *ALSO THAT *J HAUE NOT KE#
PYD THE STATUTes OF OURE ORDER SPECYALLY yE HEDE WO=#
WES OF RELIGION *JN FORSAKYN MYN AWNE WYLL BE
TRUE OBEDIENCE / *SLAYN CHASTYTE / & WYLFULL POUerTE
W\T ALL OTHER OBSerUAUnCE OF yE ORDER AS SYGHT / SYLENCE /
AND CELL / y\E STALL AND BELL / *JNCLI%NACYONS / VENEIS &
PROSTRACYONS / NOR BYN SO OBEDI%ANT TO MY SOWERA=#
YNS AND MY BRETHERNE AS SCHULD BE / NOR TO THAYR~
COnCELLYS / AND TECHYNGes / NOR SUFFERD THAYME PACY=#
ENTLY FOR GODDes SAKE <pph> *ALSO IN yE VIJ DEDLY SYNNYS
AND In yE BRAnCHES OF THAYME / *FIRST OF PriDE *J HAUE
<fol. 136r>EXALTYD MY-SELFFE IN yE GUDDes OF GraCE / FORTON AND NA#
TURE & REPUTYD MY-SELFFE ABOUE MYN ASTATE AND
VerTU / AND STYRRYNGES OF WAYNE-GLORI%E / AND OF ALL
OTHER SPI%CES OF PriDE *J ASKE GOD MerCY *JN IRE AND *ENUY
NOT SO CHARI%TABBYLL AND SUFFERANTE AS *J SCHULD BE & C~
*ALSO I%N *COUATes *J HAUE HAYD DYSORDYNATE LUFF TO WARLD=#
LY GUDDes AND HONORS & C~ <pph> *JN GLOTONY *J HAUE NOTT
KEPYD SO DEW TYME AND MESSURE I%N ETYNG~ AND DRYN=#
KYNG~ BOT FOLOYNG MY CARNALL SENSUALITE W\T MORE DE=#
LECTACYON AND EXCESSE THAN *J AUGHT TO DO / *J ASKE GOD
MerCY / *JN SCLAWTHE y\E SerUI%CE OF GOD & OURE LADY *J HAUE
HARD / SAYD / SONGYN / NECLI%GENTLY & VNDEWOWTLY / AND
MAYD MONY DEFAWTes / *AND MY MYND AND HART OFTE
TYMES W\T-DRAWYN THER FRO BY YMAGI%NACYONS OF VICE
AND WANYTE & C~ / *ALSO VYLE STYRRYNGES OF LECHERY / VN=#
CLEYN THOGHTes AND DELECTACYONS THAT *J HAUE NOTT LA=#
BURET AGAYNS SO SONE AND PerFYTLY AS *J AUGHT TO DO /
*J ASKE GOD MerCY & C~ <pph> *THE VI%J% WARKes OF MerCY BODE=#
LY AND GOSTLY AFTER MY <decoration> POWER &
<fol. 136v>ASTATE *J HAUE NOTT FULFYLLYD SPECYALLY NOTT OCCUPY=#
ED MY TYME IN PRAYER . MEDI%TACYON LECTURE AND
GUD OPerACYON AS *J MYGHT HAUE DOYN *J ASKE GOD
MerCY <pph> *THE VIJ SACraMEnTes OF HOLY CHURCHE *J HAUE NOT
REUerENTLY MYNI%STERYT AND RECEYWYD *J ASKE GOD
MerCY / & C~ / *AND SPECYALLY AT MASSE NOT TREYTI%NG~
THAT HOLY SACraMEnT W\T SO GRET DEWOYCYON / DRED AND
REUerENCE / NOR PRAYED SO DEWOYTLY FOR OURE FOUnDERS
FRENDYS AND BENEFACTORS / AND ALL OTHER WYKE AND DEDE
AS *J AUGHT TO DO / *J ASKE GOD MerCY / & C~ / *AND OF ALL FOR=#
GETTYN SYNNYS / AND FORGETTYN PENAUnCE *J ASKE GOD
MerCY / <pph> *AND WHER~ *J HAUE OFFENDYD I%N ANY ARTI%KYLL
OF yE FAYTHE OF HOLY CHURCHE *J ASKE GOD MerCY / *ALSO
MY V WYTTes y\T *J HAUE MYSPENDYD / *AND OF ALL
YDYLL WORDes y\T *J HAUE SPOKYN OR SYLENCE BROKYN~
LESSE OR MORE AT VNCOnVENYENT TYME & PLACE W\T
BRETHERUS OR SECULERS / & C~ / *J ASKE GOD MerCY / *OFF
THESE AND OF ALL OTHER / AS FARRE AS GOD KNAWYS ME
GYLTYE *J KNAWE MY-SELFFE GYLTY / AND *J ASKE
GOD MerCY <decoration> OURE LADY SANCT
<fol. 137r>MARY AND ALL yE COWRTE OF HEWYN / <lat></lat>
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<lat><rub>*ALIA NOTA DE CONFESSIONE</rub></lat>
*AFTER THE SAYNG~ OF SANCT *BERNARDE AND OTHER
HOLY DOCTORS *WHEN ANY MAn VSYTH TO CONFESSE DAY#
LY OR OFTE TYMES HE SCHULDE NOTT MAKE A LONGE COn=#
FESSION BOTT SCHORT OF SYCHE AS HYS COnSCI%ENCE I%S
MOST GREWYD W\T / *AND FIRST OF DYDLY SYnNYS / &
THOO THAT HE I%S IN DOWT / *WHETHER THEY BE DEDLY OR
WENI%ALL / & SECUNDLY OF SUCHE WENYALL SYNS I%N
GENerALL y\T CAN NOTT WELL BE EXPRESSYD SPECYALLY / AS
THES BE / YDYLL WORDes / VANE THOGHTes / NECLI%GENCE /
DULNES IN REDYNG~ OR PRAYNG~ / LOSSE / OF TYME /
DI%STRACCYON OF HART OR WAUerYNG~ MYND IN SA=#
YNG~ HIS SerUI%CE OR OTHER PRAYERS VNTHANKFULL=#<sub>NES</sub>
<fol. 137v>OF THE GUDNES OF GOD / MORE BESY FOR yE BODY THEN NE#
DE+WARE / LYGHT TURBACYONS AGAYNS HYS NEGHTBURE /
LYGHT *JUCHYNG OF OTHER MEn / LYGHT SUSPI%CYON / TO BE
NOTT COnTENT W\T ALL THAT GOD DOTHE / *AND NOTT TO VSE y\E
GraCE AND GYFTes y\T GOD HATHE GYFFYN HYM / *W\T OTHER SUCHE
THAT CAN NOT BE FLEDE / AND WELL FORBORNE / OF A FEBYLL
AND A WAKE SAWLE / *WHEN IT SUFFERS SUCHE AGAYNS
IT WYLL / THAY ARE BOTT LYGHT VENI%ALL / *NEUer LESSE
THAY WOLDE BE COnFESSYD I%N GENerALL / & C~ /