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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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Diverse Pardons granted of diverse Popes for divers considerations, gathered out of divers books, writings and papers.
Diuerse Pardons graunted of diuerse Popes for diuers considerations, gathered out of diuers bokes, writtinges and papers.
Pope Innocent the eight hath granted to every man & woman that beareth the length upon him of Christs nails wherewith he was fastened to the cross,1 (the just length of every one of them was nine inches) and worshippeth them daily with five Pater nosters and five Aves,2 and a Creed, that he shall have granted him these seven great gifts that follow. The first is, he shall never dye sudden death, nor evil death. The second is, he shall never be slain with sword, nor other weapon. The third is, his enemies shall never overcome him. The fourth ⟨image 215⟩is, poison nor false witness shall never grieve him. The fifth is, he shall have sufficient goods and honest living. The sixth is▪ he shall not dye without the sacraments of the Church. The seventh is, he shall be delivered and defended from all wicked spirits, pestilence, fevers, and all other maladies.
POpe Innocent the eyght hath graunted to euery man & woman that beareth the length vpon him of Christes nayles wherwith he was fastned to the crosse,1 (the iuste length of euery one of them was nyne inches) and worshyppeth them daylye with fiue Pater nosters and fiue Aues,2 and a Crede, that he shall haue graunted hym these seuen greate giftes that folowe. The firste is, he shall neuer dye sodayne death, nor euyll death. The second is, he shall neuer be slaine with sweard, nor other weapon. The thirde is, hys ennemies shal neuer ouercome hym. The fourth