THE KING'S MIRROR 



uttered when he spoke in this wise: " I shall ever see 

 the Lord before my face, for He is always at my right 

 hand." * 



A king should begin his prayer by showing God that 

 he holds the true faith. Next he should make clear that 

 he gives thought to his earthly dominion and the divine 

 power of God. Thereupon he must confess his sins and 

 misdeeds to God, jnaking clear to Him that he does not 

 consider himself as having come without guilt or as if 

 defending his cause^Next he must beg mercy and for- 

 giveness for the transgressions that he has confessed. 

 He must also show God humbly that he regardsjiimself 

 as coming before His knees as a thrall or a servant^ 

 though God has exalted him to power among men. J5e 

 must not fail to remember others besides himself in 

 prayer: his queen, if he has one, who is appointed to 

 rule and defend the land with him; his Kjphnpq and alJL 

 Other learned^ men who are to aid |hin^ in maintain- 

 ing Christianity, and, therefore, owe the duty to offer 

 prayers for him and for all the other people of the king- 

 dom .(He ought also to remember all his other lords and ? 

 knights in his prayer and all the warriors who assist 7" 



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the husbandmen, the householders, and all his other 

 subjects who maintain his kingdonL-bai-Jabor or olher 

 gainful gffnrt. TTp should, therefore, remember all, men 

 and women, for it is their duty to offer up holy prayers 

 for him every day. And, if he likes, he may use daily 

 the following prayer, which is in the form that I have 



* Probably from Psalms, xvi, 8 (Vulgate, xv, 8) : " I have set the Lord always 

 before me, because He is at my right hand. ..." 



