INIVNCCIons given by the most excellent prince, Edward the sixte, by the grace of God, king of England, france and ireland: defendor of the faith, and in earth under Christ, of the church of england and of Ireland the supreme head: To all and singular his loving subiectes, as well of the clergy, as of the Laietie.   

¶ injunctions given by the most excellent Prince, Edward the . VI. by the grace of GOD, king of England, france, and Ireland: defendor of the faith, and in earth under Christ, of the church of england and of ireland, the supreme head: to all and singular his loving Subiectes, as well of the clergy, as of the Laitye.  
THE kings most royal majesty, by the aduise of his most dere uncle, the duke of Somerset, lord Protector of all his realms, Dominions, and subiectes, and governor of his most royal person, and the residewe of his most honourable counsel, intending thaduauncement of the true honor of almighty God the suppression of idolatry, and superstition, throughout all his realms & Dominions, and to plant true Religion, to the extirpacion of al hypocrisy, enormities, and abuses, as to his duty appertaineth: Doth minister unto his loving subiectes, these Godly injunctions, hereafter following: Whereof, parte were given unto them heretofore, by authority of his most dearly beloved father, king Henry the eight, of most famous memory, & parte are now ministered and given by his majesty. Al which injunctions, his highnes willeth and commandeth his said loving subiectes, by his supreme authority, obediently to receive, and truly to observe and keep, every man in their offices, degrees, and states, as they will avoyde his displeasure, and the pains in the same injunctions hereafter expressed.  
THE first is, that al deans, Archedeacons, persons, Vicars, & other ecclesiastical persons, shal faithfully keep and observe, and as far as in thē may lie, shall cause to be observed & kept of other, al and singular laws & statutes, made aswell for the abolishyng and extirpacion of the bishop of Rome, his pretensed and usurped power and jurisdiction, as for the establishment and confirmation of the kings authority, jurisdiction, & supremacy of the church of England & Ireland. And furthermore, al ecclesiastical persons, having cure of soul, shal to the uttermost of their wit, knowledge, & learning, purely, sincerely, & without any colour or dissimulation, declare, manifest, and open .iiij. times every year at the least, in their Sermons, and other collations, that the Bishop of Romes usurped power & jurisdiction, having no establishment nor ground by the lawe of God, was of most just causes, taken away & abolished, and that therfore, no maner of obedience or subieccion, within his realms and dominions, is dew unto him. And that the kings power, within his realms and Dominions, is the highest power under GOD, to whom al men, within the same realms and Dominions, by gods laws owe most loyalty & obedience, afore and above al other powers and potentates in earth.  
BESIDES this, to the intent that all superstition & Hypocrisy, crept into diverse mennes hartes, may vanysh away: they shal not setforth or extol any Images, relics, or miracles, for any superstition or lucre, nor 'allure the people by any inticementes, to the pilgrimage of any saint or image: but reprouyng the same, they shal teach, that al goodness, health and grace, ought to be both asked & looked for only of God, as of the very author and giver of the same, and of none other.  
ITEM, that they, the persons above rehearsed, shal make or cause to bee made in their Churches, and every other Cure they haue, one Sermon, every quarter of the year at the least, wherein they shall purely and sincerely, declare the word of GOD: and in the same, exhort their hearers to the works of faith, mercy, and charity, specially prescribed and commanded in scripture, and that works devised by mannes fantasies, besides scripture: as wandering to pilgrimages, offering of money, candles or tapers, to relics, or Images, or kissyng and lickyng of the same, praying vpon beads, or such like superstition, haue not only no promise of reward in scripture, for doing of thē: but contrariwise, great threats & malediccions of god, for that they bee things, tending to Idolatry and superstition, which, of al other offences, god almighty doth most detest and abhor, for that the same diminish most his honor and glory.  
ITEM, that such Images, as they know in any of their Cures, to bee, or haue been so abused with pilgrimage or offerings, of any thing made thereunto, or shallbee hereafter censed unto, they,( and none other private persons) shal for the aduoyding of that most detestable offence of idolatry, forthwith take down, or cause to be taken down, and destroy the same, and shall suffer from hensefurthe, no Torches, nor candles, Tapers or Images of wax, to be set afore any Image or picture, but onely two lights vpon the high altar, before the Sacrament, which, for the signification, that christ is the very true light of the world, they shall suffer to remain still: admonishyng their parishioners, that Images serve for no other purpose, but to bee a remembrance, whereby, men may be admonished, of the holy lifes and conversation of them, that thesaid Images do represent: which Images, if they do abuse for any other intent, they commit idolatry in the same, to the great danger of their souls.  
ITEM, that every holy day throughout the year, when they haue no Sermon, they shall immediately after the gospel, openly and plainly, recite to their parishioners in the Pulpit: The Pater noster, the Credo, and the ten commandments in Englishe, to the intent the people may learn the same by heart: exhorting al parentes and householders, to teach their children and servants the same, as they are bound by the lawe of God, and in conscience to do.  
ITEM, that they shall charge fathers and Mothers, Masters and governors, to bestow their children and servants, even from their childhood, either to learning, or to some honest exercise, occupation or husbandry: exhorting and counsailyng, & by all the ways and means they may, as well in their Sermons & collations, as otherways, persuading their said Fathers and Mothers, masters, and other governors, diligently to provide and foresee, that the youth bee in no maner of wise, brought up in idleness, least at any time afterward, forlacke of some craft, occupation, or other honest mean to live by, they be driven to fall to begging, stealing, or some other unthriftiness: For as much as we may daily se, through slothe and idleness, diverse valiant men fall, some to begging, & some to theft & murder, which after brought to calamity and misery, do blame their parentes, friends and governors, which suffered them, to be brought up so idly in their youth, where, if they had been well brought up, in good learning, some occupation, or craft, they should( being rulers of their awne household) haue profited as well themselves, as diverse other persons, to the great commodity and ornament of the common wealth.  
ALSO, that the said persons, Vicars, and other Curates, shal diligently provide, that the Sacramentes, be duly and reverently ministered in their parishes. And if at any time it happen, them in any of the cases expressed in the statutes of this realm, or of special licence given by the kings majesty, to be absent from their benefice, they shall leave their Cure, not to a rude & unlearned person, but to an honest well learned and expert Curate, that can by his habilitie, teach the rude and unlearned, of their cure, wholesome doctrine, & reduce them, to the right way that do err, which will also execute these injunctions, and do their duty otherwise, as they are bound to do in every behalf, & accordingly may and will proffite their cure, no less with good example of living, then with the declaration of the word of God, or else their lack and default, shallbee imputed unto them, who shall straightly answer for the same, if they do otherwise. And always let them see, that neither they nor their Curates, do seek more their awne proffite, promotion, or advantage, then the profit of the souls, that they haue under their Cure, or the glory of God.  
ALSO, that they shal provide, within three months, next after this visitation, one book of the whole Bible, of the largest volume in English: And within one twelfemonethes, next after the said visitation, the Paraphrasis of Erasmus also in englishe vpon the gospels, & the same set up in some convenient place, within the said church, that they haue cure of, whereas their Parishioners may most commodiously, resort unto the same, and read the same. The charges of which books shal be rateably born, between the person or approprietary, and the parishioners aforesaid, that is to say, the one half by the person or proprietary and the other half by the Parishioners. And they shall discourage no man( aucthorised and licenced thereto) from the reading of any parte of the Bible, either in latin or in Englishe: But shall rather conform and exhort every person to read the same, as the very lively word of God, and the special food of mannes soul, that all christian persons are bound to embrace, believe and follow, if they look to be saved: Whereby they may the better know their dueties to God, to their sovereign lord the king, and their neighbour: ever gently and charitably exhorting them, and in his majesties name, straightly charging and commaundynd them, that in the reading thereof, no man to reason or contend, but quietly to hear the reader.  
ALSO, thesaied ecclesiastical persons, shall in no wise, at any unlawful time, nor for any other cause, then for their honest necessity, haunt or resort to any taverns, or Alehouses. And after their dinner and Supper, they shall not give themselves to drinckyng or riot, spendyng their time idly, by day or by night at Dise, cards, or Tables plaiyng, or any other unlawful game: but at all times,( as they shall haue leisure) they shall hear and read somewhat of holy Scripture, or shall occupy themselves with some other honest exercise, and that they always do the things, which appertain to honesty, with endeavour to profit the common weal, having always in mind, that they ought to excel all other, in purity of life, and should bee example to the people, to live well and Christianly.  
ITEM, that they shall in confessions every lent, examine every person, that cometh to confession to them, whether they can recite the Articles of their faith, the Pater noster, and the ten commandments in Englishe, and hear them say the same particularly, wherein, if they bee not perfit, they shall declare then, that every Christian person, ought to know thesaied things, before they should receive the blessed Sacrament of the altar, and monish them to learn thesaid necessary things more perfectly, or else they ought not to presume to come to Gods board, without perfect knowledge and will to observe the same: And if they do, it is to the great peril of their souls, and also to the worldly rebuk, that they might incur hereafter by the same.  
ALSO, that they shall admit no man to preach, within any their Cures, but such as shall appear unto them, to be sufficiently licensed thereunto, by the kings majesty, the lord Protectors grace, the archbishop of Canterbury, the archbishop of york in his province, or the bishop of the diocese: and such as shal be so licensed, they shall gladly receive, to declare the word of God, without any resistance, or contradiccion.  
ALSO, if they haue heretofore declared to their parishioners any thing, to the extollyng, or setting forth of Pilgrimages, relics, or Images, or lightyng of candles, kissyng, knelyng, deckyng of the same Images, or any such superstition, they shall now openly, before the same, recante, and reprove the same: showing them( as the truth is) that they did the same vpon no ground of scripture, but were lead and seduced by a common error and abuse, crept into the church, through the sufferance and avarice of such, as felt profit by the same.  
ALSO, if they do, or shall know, any man within their parish, or else where, that is a letter of the word of GOD, to be red in Englishe, or sincerely preached, or of the execution of these the kings majesties injunctions, or a fautor of the bishop of Romes pretensed power, now by the laws of this realm, justly rejected, extirped, and taken away utterly, they shall detect and present the same, to the king or his counsel, or to the Iustice of peace next adjoining.  
ALSO, that the person, Vicar, or Curate, and Parishioners of every parish, withn this realm, shall in their Churches and chapels, keep one book or Register, wherein they shall writ the day and year, of every wedding Christenyng, and burial, made within their parish for their time, and so every man succedyng them likewise: and also therein shall writ every persons name, that shalbe so wedded, Christened, or butted. And for the safe keeping of the same book, the parish shalbe bound to provide of their common charges, one sure coffer, with two locks and keys, whereof, the one to remain with the person, Vicar, or Curate, and the other with the wardens of every parish church or chapel, wherein the said book shalbe laid up: which book they shall every sunday take forth, and in the presence of thesaied wardens, or one of them, writ & record in the same, all the weddings, Christenynges and burialles, made the whole weke before, and that doen, to lay up the book in thesaied coffer, as afore. And for every time, that the same shalbee omitted, the party that shal be in the fault thereof, shall forfeit to thesaid church, iii. s̄.iiii.d̔. to be employed to the poor mennes box, of that parish.  
furthermore, because the goods of the church, are called the goods of the poor, and at these daies, nothing is less seen, then the poor to be sustained with the same: all persons, vicars, pencionaries, prebendaries, and other beneficed men, within this Deanery, not being resident vpon their benefice, which may dispend yearly. xx.lʾ. or above, either within this Deanery, or else where, shall distribute hereafter, among their poor parishioners, or other inhabitants there, in the presence of the church wardens, or some other honest men of the parish, the forty parte of the fruits and revenues of their said benefice, least they bee worthily noted of ingratitude, which reserving so many partes to theim selfes, cannot vouchsafe, to impart the forty portion therof, among the poor people of that parish, that is so fruitful, and profitable unto them.  
AND to the intent, that learned men may hereafter spring the more, for the execution of the premises, every Person, Vicar, clerk, or beneficed man, within this Deanery, having yearly to dispend in benefice, and other promotions of the church, an. C. pounds, shall give competent exhibicion to one scholar: and for asmany hundred pounds more, as he may dispend, to so many scholars more, shall give like exhibicion, in the university of oxford, or Cambridge, or some grammar school, which after they haue profited in good learning, may bee parteners of their patrons cure and charge, aswell in preaching, as otherwise in the execution of their offices, or may( when need shalbee) otherwise profit the common weal, with their counsel and wisdom.  
ALSO, that all proprietaries, persons, Vicars, and clerk, having Churches, chapels or Mansions within this Deanery, shal bestow yearly hereafter, vpon the same Mansions or Chauncelles of their Churches, being in decay, the fifth parte of that their benefice till they bee fully repaired: and the same so repaired, shall always keep and mayneteyne in good estate.  
ALSO, that thesaied persons, vicars, and clerk, shall once every quarter of the year, read these injunctions given unto them, openly and deliberately, before all their Parishioners, to the intent, that both they may bee the better admonished of their duty, and their said Parishioners the more moved, to follow the same for their parte.  
ALSO, for asmuch, as by a lawe established, every man is bound to pay his Tithes, no man shall by colour of duty omitted by their Curates, deteigne their Tithes, and so redubbe and requited, one wrong with another, or bee his awne judge, but shall truly pay the same, as he hath been accustomend to their persons, vicars and curates, without any restraint or diminucion. And such lack and default, as they can justly find in their persons and curates, to call for reformation thereof, at their Ordinaries and other superiors hands, who, vpon complaint, and dew proof thereof, shall reform the same accordingly.  
ALSO, that no person shall from hensefurth, alter or change the order and maner of any fasting day that is commanded, nor of common prayer or divine service, otherwise then is specified in these injunctions, until such time, as the same shal be otherwise ordered, and transposed by the kings authority.  
ALSO, that every person, Vicar, Curate, Chauntery priest, and stipendiary, being under the degree of bachilar of divinity, shall provide and haue of his awne, within three months after this visitation, the new Testament, both in latin and in Englishe, with Paraphrasis vpon the same of Erasmus, and diligently study the same, conferring the one with the other. And the bishops, and other Ordinaries by theim selfes, or their officers, in their sinodes and visitacions, shall examine thesaied Ecclesiastical persons, howe they haue profited in the study of holy scripture.  
ALSO, in the time of high mass, within every church, he that saieth or singeth the same, shall read, or cause to be red, the Epistle and gospel of that mass, in Englishe, and not in latin, in the pulpit, or in such convenient place, as the people may hear the same. And also every Sundaie and Holy day, they shall plainly and distinctely, read, or cause to be red, one chapter of the new testament in Englishe, in thesaied place, at Matyns, immediately after the Lessons: and at evensong, after Magnificat, one Capiter of the old Testament. And to the intent the premises may be more conveniently dooen: the kings majesties pleasure is, that when. ix. Lessons should bee red in the church, three of them shalbe omitted, and left out with their Respondes: And at evensong time, the Respondes with al the memories, shalbe left of, for that purpose.  
ALSO, because those persons, which bee sick, and in peril of death, bee oftentimes put in despair, by the craft and subtility of the devill, who is then most busy, and specially with them, that lack the knowledge, sure persuasion, and steadfast belief, that they may be made partakers of the great and infinite mercy, which almighty GOD, of his most bountiful goodness, and mere liberality, without our deserving, hath offered freely to all persons, that put their full trust and confidence in him: Therefore, that this damnable 'vice of despair, may bee clearly taken away, and firm belief, and steadfast hope, surely conceived of all their parishioners, being in any danger, they shall learn, and haue always in a readiness, such comfortable places and sentences of Scripture, as do set forth the mercy, benefits and goodness of almighty God, towards all penitent, and believing persons, that they may at all times,( when necessity shall require) promptly comfort their flock, with the lively word of God, which is the onely stay of mannes conscience.  
ALSO, to avoyde all contention and strife, which heretofore hath risen among the kings majesties subiectes, in sundry places of his realms and dominions, by reason of fonde curtesye, and chalenginge of places in procession, and also that they may the more quietly, hear that which is said or song, to their edefiynge: they shall not from hensefurthe, in any parish church, at any time use any procession, about the church or church yard, or other place, but immediately before high mass, the priestes with other of the queire, shal kneel in the mids of the church, and sing or say, plainly and distinctly, the litany, which is setforth in Englishe, with all the Suffrages following, and none other Procession, or litany to be had or used, but the said litany in English, adding nothing thereto, but as the kings grace, shall hereafter appoint: and in Cathedrall or Collegiate churches, the same shal be doen in such places, as our Commissaries in our visitation shall appoint. And in the time of the Letanye, of the high mass, of the Sermon, and when the priest readeth the scripture to the parishyoners, no maner of persons, without a just and urgent cause, shall depart out of the church: and all ringyng and knowlynge of Belles, shal be utterly forborn for that time, except one Belle, in convenient time, to be rung or knowled before the Sermon.  
ALSO, like as the people be commonly occupied on the work day, with bodily labour, for their bodily sustenance: so was the holy day at the first beginning Godly instituted and ordained, that the people should that day, give themselves wholly to God. And whereas in our time, God is more offended then pleased, more dishonoured, then honoured, vpon the holy day, because of idleness, pride, drunckennesse, querellynge and brawling, which are most used, in such dayes, people nevertheless persuading themselves, sufficiently to honor God on that day, yf they hear mass & service, though they understand nothing, to their edefiynge: therfore all the kings faithful and loving subiectes, shall from hensefurth celebrate, and keep their holy day, according to Gods holy will & pleasure, that is: in hearing the word of God red and taught: in private and public prayers: in knowledgyng their offences to God, and amendment of the same: in reconcilynge their selfes charitably to their neighbors, where displeasure hath been: in often times receiving the communion, of the very body and blood of christ: in visitynge of the poor & sick: in using all soberness, and godly conversation: Yet notwithstanding, all persons, Vicars, and Curates, shall teach and declare unto their parishioners, that they may with a safe and quiet conscience, in the time of harvest, labour vpon the holy and festival dayes, and save that thing, which God hath sent. And if for any scrupulosity, or grudge of conscience, men should superstitiously abstain from working vpon those dayes, that then they should greuoulsy offend and displease God.  
ALSO, forasmuch as variance and contention, is a thing which most displeaseth God, and is most contrary to the blessed communion of the body and blood of our saviour christ: Curates shall in no wise admit to the receiving therof, any of their cure and flock, who hath maliciously and openly contended with his neighbour, unless the same do first charitably and openly, reconcile himself again, remitting all rancour and malice, whatsoever controversy hath been between them: and nevertheless, their just titles and rights, they may charitably prosecute before such, as haue authority to hear the same.  
ALSO, that every dean, archdeacon, Master of Collegiate church, Master of hospital, and Prebendary, being priest, shall preach by himself personally, twice every year at the least, either in the place, where he is entitled, or in some church, where he hath jurisdiction, or else which is to the said place appropriate, or united.  
ALSO, that they shall instruct and teach in their cures, that no man ought obstinately and maliciously, break and violate, the laudable Ceremonies of the church, by the king commanded, to be observed, and as yet not abrogated. And on the otherside, that whosoever doth superstitiously abuse them, doth the same to the great periel and danger of his soul health: as in casting holy Water vpon his bed, vpon Images, and other deed things, or bearing about him holy bread, or saint Ihons gospel, or making Crosses of wood vpon palm Sondaye, in time of reading of the Passion, or keeping of private holy dayes, as Bakers, Brewers, smiths, shoemakers, & such other do, or ringynge of the holy Belles, or blessing with the holy candle, to thintent, thereby to be discharged of the burden of sin, or to drive away devils, or to put away dreams and fantasies, or in putting trust and confidence of health and salvation, in the same Ceremonies: when they be onely ordained, instituted and made, to put us in remembrance of the benefits, which wee haue received by christ. And if he use them for any other purpose, he grievously offendeth GOD.  
ALSO, that they shall take away, utterly extinct, and destroy, all shrines, coueringe of shrines, all tables, candelstickes, tryndilles or rolls of wax, pictures, payntynges, and all other monuments of feigned miracles, pilgremages, Idolatry, and superstition: so that there remain no memory of the same, in walls, glasses, windows, or else where, within their churches or houses. And they shall exhort all their parishioners, to do the like within their several houses. And that the church wardens, at the common charge of the parishioners in every church, shall provide a comely and honest pulpitte, to be set in a convenient place within the same, for the preaching of Gods word.  
ALSO, they shall provide, and haue within three months after this visitacton, a strong chest, with a hoole in the vpper parte therof, to bee provided, at the coste and charge of the parish, having three keys, whereof, one shall remain in the custody, of the person, vicar, or Curate, and the other two, in the custody of the church wardens, or any other two honest men, to be appoynted, by the parish, from year to year. which chest, you shall set and fasten, nere unto the high altar, to the intent, the Parishioners, should put into it, their oblation and almose, for their poor neighbours. And the person, Vicar, and Curate, shall diligently, from time to time, and specially, when men make their testaments, call vpon, exhort, and move their neighbours, to confer and give,( as they may well spare) to the said chest: declaring unto them, whereas heretofore they haue been diligent, to bestow much substance otherwise then GOD commanded, vpon Pardons, pilgrimages, trentals, deckynge of Images, offering of candles giving to Friers, & vpon other like blind deuocions, they ought at this time, to be much more ready to help the poor and needy, knowing that to relieve the poor, is a true worshipping of God, required earnestly, vpon pain of everlasting damnation: and that also, whatsoever is given for their comfort, is given to Christ himself, and so is accepted of him, that he will mercifully, reward the same with everlasting life. The which almosse and devotion of the people, the keepers of the keys, shall at times convenient, take out of the chest, and distribute the same, in the presence of the whole parish, or six of them, to be truly and faithefully delivered, to their most needy neighbors: and if they be provided for, then to the reparation of high ways, next adjoining. And also the money which riseth of fraternities, guilds, and other stocks of the Church( except by the kings majesties auchtoritie, it be otherwise appoynted) shal be put into the said chest, and converted to the said use, and also the rents of lands, the profit of cattail, and money given or bequeathed, to the finding of torches, lights, tapers, and lamps, shalbe converted to the said use, saving that it shalbe lawful for them, to bestow parte of the said profits, vpon the reparation of the church, if great need require; and whereas the parish is very poor, and not able otherwise to repair the same.  
AND forasmuch as Priestes be public ministers of the church, and vpon the holy dayes, ought to apply themselves, to the common administration of the whole parish, they shall not be bound to go to women liynge in child bed, except in time of daungerous sickness, and not to fetch any corpse, before it be brought to the church yard: & if the woman be sick, or the corpse brought to the Church, the Priest shall do his duty accordingly, in visityng the woman, and buriyng the dead person.  
ALSO, to avoid the detestable sin of simony, because biyng and selling of benefice, is execrable before God: Therfore, al such persons as by any benefice, or come to them by fraud or deceit, shalbe deprived of such benefice, and be made unable at any time after to receive any other spiritual promotion. And such as do sell thē, or by any colour do bestow them, for their awne gain and profit, shall lose their right and title of patronage, and presentement for that time, and the gift thereof for that vacacion, shall apperteyn to the kings majesty.  
ALSO, because through lack of preachers in many places of the kings realms and dominions, the people continue in ignorance and blindness: all persons, Vicars, and Curates, shall read in their Churches, every Sondaye, one of the homilies, which are and shal be setforth, for the same purpose, by the kings authority, in such sort, as they shalbe appoynted to do, in the preface of the same.  
ALSO, whereas many indiscrete persons, do at this day, uncharitably contemn and abuse priestes and ministers of the Church, because some of them,( having small learning) haue of long time favoured phantasyes, rather then Gods truth: yet for asmuch, as their office and funccion, is appoynted of God: The kings majesty willeth and chargeth, al his loving subiectes, that from hensefurthe, they shall use them charitably and reverently, for their office and ministration sake, and especially, all such as labour in the setting forth of Gods holy word.  
ALSO, that all maner of persons, which understand not the Latin tongue, shall pray vpon none other Primer, but vpon that, which was lately setfurth in English, by authority of king Henry the . VIII. of most famous memory. And that no teacher of youth, shall teach any other, then the said Prymer: And all those, which haue knowledge of the Latin tongue, shall pray vpon none other Latin Primer, but vpon that, which is likewise setforth by the said authority. And that all graces to be said at dinner and supper, shal be always said in the Englishe tongue. And that none other grammar, shalbe taught in any school or other place, within the kings reames and dominions, but onely that which is set forth by the said authority.  
ITEM, that all Chauntery priestes, shall exercise themselves, in teaching youth to read and writ, and bringing them up in good manners, and other virtuous exercises.  
ITEM, when any sermon or homely shal be had, the prime and houres shal be omitted.  

❧ The form of biddyng the common prayers.  
you shall pray for the whole congregation of Christes church, and specially, for this church of england and ireland: wherein, first, I commend to your devout prayers, the kings most excellent majesty, supreme head immediately under God, of the spiritualtie and temporalty of the same church: and for queen Katharine dowagier, & also for my lady Mary and my lady Elizabeth, the kings susters.  
SECONDLY, you shall pray for my lord protectors grace, with all the rest of the kings majesties counsel: For all the lords of this realm, and for the clergy, and the commons of the same: beseeching almighty God to give every of them, in his degree, grace to use theim selfes in such wise, as may bee to Gods glory, the kings honor, and the weal of this realm.  
thirdly, you shall pray, for all them that be departed out of this world, in the faith of christ, that they with us, and we with them at the day of iudgement, may rest both body and soul, with Abraham, Isaac, and jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.  
ALL which and singular injunctions, the kings majesty, ministereth unto his clergy, and their successors, and to all other his loving subiectes: straightly charging and commanding them to observe and keep the same, vpon pain of depriuacion, sequestracion of fruits of benefice suspension, excommunication, and such other cohercion, as to ordinaries, or other having ecclesiastical jurisdiction, whom his majesty hath appointed for the due execution of the same shal be seen convenient: charging & commanding them, to see these injunctions, observed and kept of all persons, being under their jurisdiction, as they will answer to his majesty for the contrary. And his majesties pleasure is, that every Iustice of Peace( being required) shall assist the Ordinaries, and every of them, for the dew execution of thesaid injunctions.    

¶ IMPRINTED AT LONDON, THE last day OF IVLII, IN THE FIRST year OF THE reign OF our sovereign LORD king EDWARD THE. VI. BY RICHARD GRAFTON PRINTER TO HIS most royal majesty.  
ANNO. 1547.  
Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum.  
 printer's device of Richard Grafton (McKerrow 104: with "Suscipite incitum verbum &c. Iaco. I"; cf. 88, 94, 114, described under no. 114: "grafted tree growing through a tun, the rebus of Richard Grafton, with his mark on the barrel") SVSCIPITE INCITVM VERBVM &c. jaco. I