Folio 49r

Miscellaneous prayers, mainly to Jesus Christ, continued.

Prayer, Domine Ihesu Christe qui in, continued.



The author asks God to hear his prayers as he heard St Peter when he walked on the water (Matthew, 14:30-31) and St Paul in chains; as he delivered Susannah from two false witnesses (Daniel, 13:1-64). He asks Christ and his angels to protect him day and night. He asks God to grant him true humility, repentance, temperance and endurance, and to forgive his sins.


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miserere mei deus glorie. Qui es unus et verus\ qui es solus et iustus in quo omnia per quem\ omnia facta sunt. Exaudi me orantem, si\cut exaudisti Petrum in mari Paulum in vinculis\ Et Susannam liberasti de manibus inimicorum suorum\ duorum falsorum testium. Parce domine parce anime\ mee, parce malis meis et cunctis criminibus\ meis. Christe dominus meus pone te ante me sicut ex\altat inimicus meus arma contra me. Tu\ pie domine ante me sis ego dormio cor meum ad\ te vigilet angeli tui domine custodiunt me\ tam per diem quam per noctem. Deus omnipotens mit\te in me spiritum tuum novum et rectum qui animam\ meam et corpus meum custodiat. Peccavi tibi\ domine nimis coram te in lege dei mei, in verbis\ in factis in cogitacionibus multa sunt peccata\ mea negligens sum opere dei in ordine meo.\ Misereatur mei omnipotens deus et donet in domino\ veram humilitatem veram penitenciam sobrieta\tem et tolleranciam illuminet me spiritus sanctus.\ Indulgeat michi dominus omnia peccata mea nunc et in futuro.



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