The Prymer: the Litany (Middle English) (English Primer, Cambridge MS Dd.11.82, c. 1420–30)

Antiphon and Invocations

And here beginneth the Litany.

Antiphon [Ne reminiscaris]. Lord, have thou no mind of our guilts, neither of our kindred's; nor take no vengeance of our sins. For thy name, Lord, spare; Lord, spare thy people, that with thy precious blood hast bought the world again! Be not wroth with us without end!

Lord, have mercy on us!

Christ, have mercy on us!

Lord, have mercy on us!

Christ, hear us!

God, Father of heaven, have mercy on us!

God the Son, that boughtest the world, have mercy on us!

God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us!

Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us!

Saint Mary, pray for us!

Holy Mother of God, pray for us!

Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us!

Saint Michael, pray for us!

Saint Gabriel, pray for us!

Saint Raphael, pray for us!

All holy angels and archangels, pray ye for us!

All orders of holy spirits, pray ye for us!

Saint John Baptist, pray for us!

All holy patriarchs and prophets, pray ye for us!

The Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors and Virgins

Saint Peter, pray for us!

Saint Paul, pray for us!

Saint Andrew, pray for us!

Saint John, pray for us!

Saint Philip, pray for us!

Saint James, pray for us!

Saint Bartholomew, pray for us!

Saint Matthew, pray for us!

Saint Simon, pray for us!

Saint Jude, pray for us!

Saint Matthias, pray for us!

Saint Thomas, pray for us!

Saint Bernard, pray for us!

Saint Thaddeus, pray for us!

Saint Luke, pray for us!

Saint Mark, pray for us!

All holy apostles and evangelists, pray ye for us!

All holy disciples of our Lord, pray ye for us!

All holy innocents of our Lord, pray ye for us!

Saint Stephen, pray for us!

Saint Linus, pray for us!

Saint Cletus, pray for us!

Saint Clement, pray for us!

Saint Cyprian, pray for us!

Saint Laurence, pray for us!

Saint Vincent, pray for us!

Saint George, pray for us!

Saint Fabian, pray for us!

Saint Sebastian, pray for us!

Saint Cosmas, pray for us!

Saint Damian, pray for us!

Saint Denis, pray for us!

Saint Eustace and thy fellows, pray for us!

Saint Thomas, pray for us!

Saint Christopher, pray for us!

All holy martyrs, pray ye for us!

Saint Silvester, pray for us!

Saint Hilary, pray for us!

Saint Martin, pray for us!

Saint Ambrose, pray for us!

Saint Austin, pray for us!

Saint Jerome, pray for us!

Saint Gregory, pray for us!

Saint Nicholas, pray for us!

Saint Cuthbert, pray for us!

Saint Swithun, pray for us!

Saint Benet, pray for us!

Saint Leonard, pray for us!

Saint Giles, pray for us!

Saint Dunstan, pray for us!

All holy confessors, pray ye for us!

Saint Mary Magdalene, pray for us!

Saint Mary of Egypt, pray for us!

Saint Agatha, pray for us!

Saint Agnes, pray for us!

Saint Lucy, pray for us!

Saint Katherine, pray for us!

Saint Margaret, pray for us!

Saint Julian, pray for us!

Saint Christine, pray for us!

Saint Petronel, pray for us!

Saint Radegund, pray for us!

Saint Frideswide, pray for us!

All holy virgins, pray ye for us!

All manner saints, pray ye for us!

The Deprecations and Obsecrations

Lord, be goodly, and spare us!

From all evils; Lord, deliver us!

From all temptations of the devil; Lord, deliver us!

From endless damnation; Lord, deliver us!

From uncleanness of body and soul; Lord, deliver us!

From the spirit of lechery; Lord, deliver us!

From wrath, and hate, and all evil will; Lord, deliver us!

From unclean thoughts; Lord, deliver us!

By thine incarnation; Lord, deliver us!

By thy passion; Lord, deliver us!

By thy resurrection; Lord, deliver us!

By thine ascension; Lord, deliver us!

By the grace of the Holy Ghost; Lord, deliver us!

In the day of doom; Lord, deliver us!

The Suffrages

We sinful pray thee to hear us!

That thou give us peace; we pray thee to hear us!

That thy mercy and thy pity keep us; we pray thee to hear us!

That thou govern and keep thy church; we pray thee to hear us!

That thou give peace to our kings and princes; we pray thee to hear us!

That thou keep our bishops in holy religion; we pray thee to hear us!

That thou keep all Christian souls from endless damnation; we pray thee to hear us!

That thou vouchsafe to give us fruits of the earth; we pray thee to hear us!

Lamb of God and Kyrie

Lamb of God, that dost away sins of the world; have mercy of us and give us peace!

Christ, hear us!

Lord, have mercy of us!

Christ, have mercy of us!

Lord, have mercy of us!

The Lord's Prayer and the Versicles

Pater noster [etc.].

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil. Amen!

And thy mercy come upon us, Lord;

Thine health, after thy speech!

Be to us, Lord, a tower of strength

From the face of our enemy!

Peace be made in thy virtue!

And plenty in thy towers!

Lord God of virtues, convert us, and shew thy face, and we shall be safe.

The Prayers

Prayer: Deus cui proprium. God, to whom it is proper to be merciful ever, and to spare, take our prayer, and let the mercy of thy pity assoil them that be bounden with the chain of sins; by Christ, our Lord. Amen!

Prayer: Ecclesie tue. Lord, be thou pleased with the prayers of thy church, and grant that all errors and adversities be destroyed; by Christ, our Lord. Amen!

Prayer: Ure igne sancti spiritus. Lord, we beseech thee that thou burn our loins and our heart with the fire of the Holy Ghost, that we may serve to thee with chaste body, and please to thee with clean heart; by Christ, our Lord. Amen!

Prayer: Omnipotens sempiterne. Almighty God without end, that art endless health of all that believe in thee, hear our prayer for all men and women, for which we beseech to thy goodness; and grant them health of body and soul, so that when they be whole, they may yield thankings to thee in thy church; by Christ, our Lord. Amen!

Prayer: Pietate tua quesumus, Domine. For thy pity, Lord, we beseech thee, unbind the bonds of all our sins; and through the prayer of the glorious everlasting maid Mary, with all thy saints, keep us thy servants, and our king, and all Christian people, in all holiness; and all that by kindred of blood, or by homeliness, or by prayer, be oned with us, cleanse them of all vices, and lighten them with virtues! Peace and health give to us; and put from us our enemies, both those that we see and those that we may not see. Give thy charity to our friends and to our enemies; and health to all sick; and to all Christian, quick and dead, grant life and endless rest; by Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Here endeth the Litany.