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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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The Relics of Rome. › Of Purgatory.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Purgatorye.
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Also we find the fishers set their nets in harvest,1 and they took up a great piece of Ice, and it was the coldest Ice that ever they felt, and it would not melt for the Sun. And so brought they the Ice to the Bishop. For he had a great burning heat in his foot, and it was the coldest that ever he felt. Then spake there a voice to him out of the Ice, and said: I am a soul ye suffereth my penance here in this Ice. For I have no friends, that will do masses for me. I shall be delivered of my penance ⟨p. 204⟩and thou shalt be whole of thy sickness if thou wilt say mass for me. And he said, he would sing for him, and bad tell him his name. And ever while he was at mass,2 he laid the Ice under his foot and ever as he said mass, the Ice melted away. And so within a while yt Ice was molten, and the soul was delivered from pain, and the bishop was whole of his sickness. Then the soul appeared to him with much joy, & said: With the masses singing I am brought out of pain into everlasting bless.
Also we fynde ye fyshers set their nets in haruest,1 and they tooke vp a great pece of Ise, and yt was the coldeste Ise that euer they felte, and it woulde not melte for the Sunne. And so brought they ye Ise to ye Byshop. For he had a great brennyng heate in his foote, and it was the coldest yt euer he felte. Then spake there a voyce to hym oute of the Ise, and sayd: I am a soule ye suffereth my penaunce here in thys Ise. For I haue no frendes, yt will doe masses for me. I shall be deliuered of my penance ⟨p. 204⟩and yu shalt be whole of thy sickenesse if thou wilt say masse for me. And he sayd, he woulde sing for him, and bad tell hym hys name. And euer while he was at masse,2 he layd the Ise vnder his foote and euer as he sayd masse, the Ise melted away. And so within a while yt Ise was molten, and ye soule was deliuered frō pain, and ye bishop was whole of hys sicknesse. Then the soule appeared to him wt much ioy, & sayd: With ye masses singing I am brought oute of payne into euerlasting blesse.