
audiobook
Cambridge at the University Press 1905
FRANCIS JENKINSON
P. DUJARDIN
This compact devotional guide brings together a range of prayers and moral reflections drawn from the writings of medieval holy men, all rendered in the straight‑forward English of the early sixteenth century. It opens with a simple three‑step formula for confessing sins, seeking mercy, and committing to a life of virtue, before moving into familiar prayers such as the Lord’s Prayer, the Hail Mary, and the Creed. The language, though archaic, retains a clear rhythm that makes the text accessible to modern ears while preserving its original devotional tone.
The work was originally printed around 1500, its printer’s mark and the style of the Crucifixion illustration confirming its early date. It survived as part of a larger volume presented to Cambridge University in 1715 and has now been reproduced in a very limited facsimile edition. Listeners will appreciate hearing a piece of religious history spoken aloud, offering a window into the personal piety of ordinary people at the dawn of the Reformation.
Language
en
Duration
~46 minutes (44K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Louise Hope, Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries, Robert Cicconetti and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2005-10-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
A little-known English religious writer and compiler from the early 16th century, remembered through a devotional work printed after his death. The surviving record is sparse, which makes him one of those figures known more through his book than through his life story.
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