(Vol. viii., p. 535.)
The list of Occasional Forms of Prayer, recently contributed to your pages
by the REV. THOMAS LATHBURY, contained no less than forty-eight items. All
the forms which he enumerates, with one exception, are earlier than the
year 1700. Using the same limitation of date, I send you herewith a farther
list of such occasional forms: all these are to be found in the British
Museum, and the press-marks by which they are designated in the catalogue
are here added. The present list comprises fifty-one items, all of them, I
think, different from those which have been already mentioned. Unless
otherwise stated, the copies of the forms here referred to are printed at
London, and they are for the most part in black-letter, without pagination.
A Psalme and Collect of Thankesgiving, not unmeet for the present Time
[_i.e._ after the defeat of the Spanish Armada]. 1588. (3406. c.)
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An Order for Prayer and Thanksgiving (necessary to be used in these
dangerous Times) for the Safetie and Preservation of her Majestie and
this Realm. 1598.
A revision of the form first issued in 1594. (3406. c.) 1.
Certain Prayers collected out of a Form of godly Meditations ... to be
used at this Time in the present Visitation of God's heavy Hand, &c.
With the Order of a Fast to be kept every Wednesday. 1603. (3406. c.)
Thanksgiving, August 5; being the Day of his Highnesse's happy
Deliverance from the trayterous and bloody Attempt of the Earle of
Gowry and his Brother, with their Adherents. 1606. (3406. c.)
Forme of Common Prayer, together with an Order of Fasting: for the
averting of God's heavy Visitation upon many Places of this Kingdom
[two editions, the second with a few MS. notes]. 1625. (3406. d.) 1.
and (3406. d. 1.) 2.
Thanksgiving. March 27, 1626. (3406. d. 1.) 4.
Prayer for Safety and Preservation of his Majestie and this Realm.
1626. (3406. d. 1.) 5.
Thanksgiving. Safe Delivery of the Queen. 1631. Fol. (3406. e.) 1.
Thanksgiving. Safe Child-bearing of the Queene's Majestie. 1635. Fol.
(3406. e.) 2.