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Here begineth a little treatise shortly compiled and called ars moriendi, that is to say the craft for to die for the health of man's soul.

When any of likelyhood shall die, then is most necessary to have a special friend, the which will heartly help and pray for him and therewith council the sick for the well of his soul, and more over to see that all other so do about him, or else quickly for to make him depart.Then is to be remembered the great benefits of god done for him unto that time, and specially of the passion of our lord, and then is to be read some story of saints or the vii psalms with a litany or our lady psalter in part or whole with other. And ever the image of the crucifix is to be had in his sight with other. And holy water is oftimes to be cast upon and about him for avoiding of evil spirits the which then be full ready to take their advantage of the soul if they may. And then and ever make him cry for mercy and grace and for the help of our blessed lady and of other saints in whom afore he had a singular trust and love and thereupon to make his progress as he may.

When death cometh or any grievous pains, or other sickness, then prayer or devotion aswageth, Wherefor it is wisdom for one to pray afore any sickness come, and also when one may in his sickness if he will not be deceived. So he is happy and may be glad that such a time of most need hath a faithful friend and that will say beside him prayers a forerehearsed and cause other also to say devoutly in remembrance of his charity of Jesu christ and of his passion and for to have ( ? ) his mercy and help in prenosters and in ( ? ) with a credo And therewith to exhort him by a priest or for need by an other in the manner as it followeth.

Brother or sister remember well that god sayeth by his prophet and evangelist. Blessed be those that die in and depart in our lorde, that is to say from the world and his pleasures and die in the true faith of the church and repentance for sins. Sir, you have great cause to be glad for to depart from this wretched world and fall of all mystery, and think that you needs must depart, and desire heartily to be with Jesu christ your maker redeemer, and lordgod, for he shall give to you now your inheritance that he did die for you with his precious passion and blood. Wherefore this time of your departing shall be better to you than the time of your birth. For now all sickness sorrow and trouble shall depart now from you for ever. Therefore be not aggrieved with your sickness and take it not with grutching but take it rather by all gladness.

See at all times that you be stable in your faith and believe and say your credo as that you may or else desire another heartily to do it for you here before him openly. And arm you ever with the sign of the cross as a christian man for your defence against your ghostly enemies, in the which dying, god will be greatly pleased and the rather take you for one of his folk by protection and grace and as his child of salvation. Have ever a good and true belief, and nothing may be impossible unto you. And ever beware that you fall not in despair for that greatly would displease god and can not be remedied. And remember your sins done afore time shall never hurt you as to damnation, if they please you not now and that you be sorry for them. Saint Jerome sayeth, if one should take his sickness or his death with grutching, it is a token that he loveth not god sufficiently, all is righteous that we suffer. Desire with saint austin of our lord here to be (cut?) with sickness and sorrow. so he may be saved hereafter for ever. Now meek yourself and be sorry that you have been so unkind to please, and to keep his commandments and presume not as of your self any goodness and say with all meekness thus. Good lord jesu christ I knoweth that I have sinned grievously, and by thy grace I will gladly amend myself if I should live, have mercy now of me for thy better passion.

Then ask him these questions following, afore his death.

Be thee glad that you shall die in christian belief: Let him answer,

you, know you if you have not so well lived as you should.

you, have you will to amend if that you should live.

you, believe you that Jesu christ god son of heaven was born of blessed mary.

you, Believe you also that Jesu christ died upon the cross to buy man's soul on good friday.

you, Do you thank god therefore.

you, Believe you that you may not be saved but by his passion and death.

you, As long as his soul is in your body thank god for his death and have a sure trust by it and his passion to be saved.

And council him to say if that he may these following words of great virtue.

Put christ's passion between me and mine evil works, and between me and his wrath. Now lord god be merciful to me a sinner.

The praise of our lord jesu christ and the virtue of his passion with the sign of the holy cross and the undefiled virginity of blessed mary his mother and the blessing of all saints, and the protection of all holy angels with the help and prayers of all saints be between me and all mine enemies now and in the hour of my death and departing Amen. Also these verse following be of good virtue in the time of death, and to be said of the sick if he may or by an other for him. (Here are 14 lines of untranslated Latin containing 8 words in English in 2 short separate phrases)

There followeth a short and sweet remembrance of the sacrament of the alter so that it be received of the sick person or of any other afore there communing.Streabs (talk) 16:46, 9 June 2019 (UTC)

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