FIDES  
PRAYERS appointed to be used in the Church at Morning and Evening Prayer by every Minister, FOR The Queen's safe deliverance.  
¶ Set forth and enjoined by Authority.  
Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty.  
Anno Dom. 1605.  
HUMILITAS   


A Prayer for the Queen's majesties safe deliverance in her Childbirth.  
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O Merciful Lord and heavenly Father, by whose gracious gift mankind is increased, who hast promised that the seed of them that fear thee, shall be mighty upon earth: we beseech thee for our gracious Queen ANNE, that thou wilt preserve her in the great pains and peril of childbirth: grant her a safe and happy deliverance, and send thy blessing upon her and the fruit of her womb, to the joy and comfort of this land, and to the everlasting praise and glory of thy Name, through Christ our Lord. Amen.   

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Almighty God, from whose only blessing the fruitfulness of the womb with safe and happy deliverance from the pains and danger in childbirth do proceed: give this thy blessing we humbly beseech thee unto thy handmaid our gracious Queen, that she may be comforted with thy saving health, and become a joyful mother of many children. So shall the King rejoice, and thy people be glad thereof, and we all with thankful hearts shall praise thy glorious Name for such an increase of the King's royal issue, tending to the good of this thy Church, and unto the comfort both of us and of our posterity, through jesus Christ our Lord.   

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MOst gracious God which hast blessed us with a Queen of a fruitful womb and an happy offspring, and preserved her heretofore in the prosperous birth of that royal issue, which we with comfort and joy daily behold: grant her we humbly beseech thee at this time also, a safe deliverance of that noble babe which now she beareth, and prolong her days with the life of our most renowned King, that they may both together see their children's children for many generations, unto the honour and glory of thy name, and the full establishment of our peace and happiness, through jesus Christ our Lord.   

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O Lord our God, seeing it hath pleased thee of thy merciful goodness to make our gracious Queen ANNE as a fruitful Vine to multiply and increase the royal Line of this Kingdom: we beseech thee to bless and preserve her, together with the happy fruit of her womb form and quickened by thine own hand, that she may in her fullness of time have safe deliverance, and we together with her may receive thereby such joy and comfort, as may tend to the good of this Kingdom, and to the eternal praise of thy holy Name, through jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.   

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MOst merciful Father, seeing thou hast in thy wisdom appointed to all the sons of Eve, one and the same entrance into life, through the sorrows and pangs of Childbirth: We most humbly beseech thee of thine infinite goodness, to protect and strengthen thy servant ANNE, our most gracious Queen, against all danger and pains of Travel, that through thy heavenly protection she may be safely delivered of the blessed fruit of her body, and become a joyful Mother of a happy issue, to the unspeakable comfort of this thy Church, and to the praise and honour of thy glorious Name, through jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.   

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O Almighty and most merciful Father, hear the prayers of thy Church for thy handmaid our gracious Queen ANNE: look down from heaven upon her with the eyes of thy tender compassion, and be evermore merciful unto her, assist her with thy comforts in her travel of childbirth, mitigate the pangs thereof for sin inflicted, strengthen her, that without peril she may pass those dangers, and receiving joy by an happy issue we thy people may have comfort and consolation in her safe deliverance, through jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour. Amen.   

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O Most merciful God and loving Father, we commend unto thy Divine providence, the present estate of our most gracious Queen ANNE: Protect and defend her among all the changes and chances of this mortal life: preserve and keep her amidst the pains and perils of Childbirth, and give her the comfort, both safely to bring forth, and joyfully to bring up the conceived Issue of her fruitful womb. So shall we jointly for such thy Fatherly mercy, give thanks unto thee in the great Congregation, and praise thy Name for ever and ever. Amen. (* ⁎ *)