THE LAST PRAYER OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS.
Written in her Prayer-Book the morning before her Execution:
| O! Domine Deus, | (O my Lord and my God, |
| Speravi in te,— | I have trusted in thee; |
| O! carè mi Jesu, | O Jesus, my love, |
| Nunc libera me. | Now liberate me. |
| In durâ catenâ, | In my enemies’ power, |
| In miserâ, pœnâ, | In affliction’s sad hour, |
| Desidero te. | I languish for thee. |
| Languendo, gemendo, | In sorrowing, weeping, |
| Et genuflectendo, | And bending the knee, |
| Adoro, imploro, | I adore and implore thee |
| Ut liberes me! | To liberate me!) |