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The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times…
The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times past been brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherents: faithfully gathered out of the most faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and now newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singular profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times past bene brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherentes: faithfully gathered out of the moste faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and nowe newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singuler profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.
London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563
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Pope Alexander, (saith the English Festival,1) sent letters, into England to the Archbishop Stephen, and to other Abbots and Prelates, commanding them to take up Thomas Becket's bones, and to lay them in a shrine, and to set it where it might be worshipped of all Christen people.2 Then the Bishop ordained a day, when it should be done. So over even, while they might have space: he toke with him the Bishop of Salisbury, and other monks and Clerks many, and went to the place, where Thomas had lain fifty years. Then they knelled all on the earth, praying to Thomas devoutly of help. Then four took up the tomb, with great dread and quaking, and there they found a little writing, which was this. Here lieth and resteth Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate ⟨p. 182⟩of England, 3and the Popes Legate, slain for the right of holy Church the fifth day of Christmas. Then for great devotion that they had of the sight, all cried: Saint Thomas, Saint Thomas. And then they toke the head to the Archbishop to kiss, and so they kissed it all. And then they beheld his wounds, and said: They were ungracious that wounded thee thus. And so laid him in a shrine, and covered it with clothe of gold, and set torches about it burning, and the people to watch it all night. Then on the morrow came all the states of this land, and bare the shrine to the place there as it is now, with all reverence and worship that they could.
Pope Alexander, (sayth the Englishe Festiuall,1) sent letters, into England to the Archbishop Stephen, and to other Abbottes and Prelates, commaunding them to take vp Thomas Beckettes bones, and to lay them in a shryne, and to set it where it might be worshipped of all Christen people.2 Then the Byshop ordayned a day, when yt should be done. So ouer euen, while they might haue space: he toke with hym the Byshop of Salisburye, and other monkes and Clerkes many, and wente to the place, where Thomas had layen fyftye yeres. Then they kneled al on ye earth, praying to Thomas deuoutly of help. Then foure tooke vp the tombe, with great dreade and quakyng, and there they founde a little writing, whiche was thys. Here lyeth and resteth Thomas Archebyshop of Cantorburye, Primate