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Excerpt from The Prymer, or Prayer-Book of the Lay People in the Middle Ages, in English Dating About 1400 A. D, Vol. 2: Collation of Mss;, With a Temporary Introduction &C The Latin version being more expensive and in Latin, we may reasonably believe to have been, generally speak ing, the property of the higher classes their names and other indications of rank yet remain in some volumes. (see Harl. Mss. 1260 and Add. Those in high places would have ample opportunities to secrete their Prayer-books, however actively the law for their destruc tion might be prosecuted whilst, in the case of the more humble owner of the Prymer in English the opportunity for evading the law must of necessity have been far more restricted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.