So this prayer book never even came into general usage in England. The text used here is from a reprint, The First and Second Prayer-Books of Edward VI , published in 1910 as part of Everyman's Library. It uses completely the original language and spelling, which are largely retained here. If a word is obscure or has a different meaning today, the modern equivalent is noted in brackets in the text. The reader will quickly notice that spelling was not standardized then as it is today.
Many words have a number if different spellings within the text.
For more information about this Prayer Book, we have reproduced the Introduction which appeared in The First and Second Prayer-Books of Edward VI, written by Edward C. S. Gibson, Bishop of Gloucester. In addition to the links below, Holy Communion from the 1552 Book of Common Prayer is available from Linda Howell's 1662 BCP site , and additionally in a frames version for comparison of the 1552 and 1549 versions of the Communion service. The Coverdale translation of the Psalms, not strictly part of this BCP, but very important to it, is online, in both HTML and PDF formats. Also, an outline of Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer is available on the 1662 BCP site. Of ceremonies , why some be abolished and some retayned.