Confession prayer
Texts and Images
The Confession prayer Confiteor tibi domine (‘I will confess to you, Lord’), which is not found in any of the manuscripts related to the Macclesfield Psalter, is unusually detailed. It is accompanied by an image of the patron who is shown kneeling in the bas-de-page. The large initial C at the beginning of the prayer has been excised. The prayer has no other ornamental initials, but each folio has a partial bar border.
The manuscript’s owner (Confession Prayer)
The opening initial C of the Confession prayer, Confiteor tibi domine, (‘I will confess to you, Lord’) was cut out of the manuscript. Only traces of it remain. It is possible that it contained emblems or heraldry associated with the original owner of the manuscript and was excised in order to conceal this information. The initial extends into a three-sided bar border with foliate motifs. The man for whom the manuscript was made kneels in front of a shrine in the bas-de-page.