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After the funeral the “ morners in blake returne home to drynke 
in compane with spyeyse bred and on the morrow to masse and 
after to dener,” paid for generally by a legacy of the deceased, 
_at which grace or a prayer was said by the chaplain. 
The Grace in London was as follows :— 
Clode. Almightie God and most mercifull Father, wee 
Page 137. Thy most unthankfull servants unworthy of the least 
of all Thy mercies, being at this present assembled 
together in Thy feare and in remembrance of our 
worshipfull Brother deceased, doe humbly entreate 
Thy heavenly Majestie to accept at our hands this 
poore Sacrifice of Praise and thanksgiving which wee 
offer up unto Thee, as for all other Thy blessings, so 
namely for Thy continuall providing for and feeding 
of us and oures from tyme to tyme. 
O Lord wee are not worthy of the meanest repast 
that ever wee tooke at any tyme at Thy gracious 
hands, much lesse of this greate bounty and kindness 
which Thou hast now vouchsafed us by the liberall 
gift of our loving Brother deceased. Grant us we 
humbly beseech Thee the assistance of Thy holy 
spiritt that this and such other examples may con- 
tinually putt us in mynde of our mortallitie, that we 
may learne to feare and serve Thee by true faith in 
Jesus Xt. 
And whensoever it shall please Thee to call us out 
of this transitory lief guide us so by Thy Grace that 
wee may according to the measure of Thy temporall 
blessings wherewith it shall please Thee to blesse us, 
shewe our kindnes with upright hearts not for desire 
of vain glory or for fashion sake, but to make 
knowne Thy bountie towards us in the blessinge of 
this lief to the praise of Thy name and to witness 
our thankfulnes to this worshipfull company wherein 

