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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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Now shall the priest again turn eastward, and say, De profundis clamavi, &c, with this collect.
Now shal the priest againe turne eastward, and say, De profundis clamaui, &c, with this collecte.
Oremus. Absolve quesumus domine animas famulorū tuorum, Pontificum, Regum, Sacerdotum, Parentum, Parochianorum, Amicorum, Benefactorum nostrorum, & omnium fidelium defunctorum ad omni vinculo delictorum, ut in resurrectionis gloria inter sanctos & electos tuos resuscitati, respirent, Per Christum dominum nostrum. AMEN.
ORemus. Absolue quesumus domine animas famulorū tuorum, Pontificum, Regum, Sacerdotum, Parentum, Parochianorum, Amicorum, Benefactorum nostrorum, & omnium fidelium defunctorum ad omni vinculo delictorum, vt in resurrectionis gloria inter sanctos & electos tuos resuscitati, respirent, Per Christum dominum nostrum. AMEN.
Which is thus Englished.
Let us pray. Absolve, we beseech thee O Lord, the souls of thy servants, our Bishops, Kings, Priests, Fathers and Mothers, Parishioners, Friends, Benefactors, and of all the faithful that are departed, from every bond of sin, that they being resuscitate or raised up in the glory ⟨image 264⟩of the resurrection, may live among the saints and chosen people. Through Christ our Lord. So be it.
LEt vs pray. Absolue, we beseech thee O Lorde, ye soules of thy seruauntes, our Bishops, Kinges, Priestes, Fathers and Mothers, Parishoners, Frendes, Benefactours, and of all the faithfull yt are departed, from euery bonde of sinne, that thei being resuscitate or raised vp in ye glorie ⟨image 264⟩of the resurrection, maye liue among ye saintes and chosen people. Thorowe Christ our Lord. So be it.
Masters and friends, as for holy days and fasting days ye shall have none this week, but that ye may do all manner of good works, that shall be to the honour of God, and the profit of your own souls. And therefore after a laudable consuetude, and a lawful custom of our mother holy Church, ye shall kneel down moving your hearts unto almighty God, and making your special prayers for the .iii. estates concerning all Christen people:1 that is to say, for the Spiritualty, the Temporality, and the souls being in the pains of purgatory. First for our holy father the Pope with all his Cardinals: for all Archbishops and Bishops, and in especial for my Lord Archbishop of Canterbury your Metropolitan: and also my Lord Bishop of this diocese. N. and in general for all persons, vicars, & ⟨p. 236⟩parish priests having cure of mans soul, with the ministers of Christs church, as well religious, as not religious. Secondly, ye shall pray for the unity and peace of all Christen Realms, and specially for the noble Realm of England, for our sovereign Lord the King, for the Prince, for my Lady the Kings Mother, with all their progeny: and for all the Lords of the council and all other of the nobility, which dwell in the countries having protection and governance of the same, that almighty God may send them grace so to govern & rule the land, that it may be pleasing unto almighty God, wealth and profit to the land, and salvation to their souls.
MAsters and frendes, as for holy dayes and fasting dayes ye shal haue none thys weke, but yt ye maye doe all manner of good workes, yt shall bee to the honoure of God, and ye profyt of your own soules. And therefore after a laudable consuetude, and a lawfull custome of our mother holy Churche, ye shal knele down mouyng your heartes vnto almightye God, and makyng your speciall prayers for the .iii. estates concernyng all Christen people:1 that is to saye, for the Spiritualtye, the Temporaltie, and ye soules being in the paynes of purgatorye. Fyrst for our holy father the Pope with all hys Cardinalls: for all Archebyshops and Byshops, and in especiall for my Lorde Archbishop of Cantorburye your Metropolitane: and also my Lorde Bishop of this diocesse. N. and in generall for all persons, vicares, & ⟨p. 236⟩
Also ye shall pray for all those that have honoured the church with light, Lamp, Vestment, or Bell, or with any ornaments, by the which the service of almighty God is the better maintained and kept. Furthermore ye shall pray for all true travellers, & tillers of the earth, that truly and duly done their duty to God & holy ⟨image 265⟩church, as they be bound to do. Also ye shall pray for all manner of fruits, that be done upon the ground, or shall be, that almighty God of his great pity and mercy may send such weatherings, that they may come to the sustenance of man. Ye shall pray also for all those that be in debt or deadly sin that almighty GOD may give them grace to come out thereof, and the sooner by our prayer. Also ye shall pray for all those, that be sick or diseased, either in body or in soul, y• almighty God may send them the thing which is most profitable, aswell bodily as ghostly. Also ye shall pray for all pilgrims and Palmers, that have taken the way to Rome, to S. James or Jerusalem, or to any other place, that almighty God may give them grace to go safe, and come safe, and give us grace to have part of their prayers, and they part of ours. Also ye shall pray for the holy Cross, that is in the possession and hands of unrightful people, ye almighty God may send it into the possession of Christen people, when it pleaseth him. Furthermore I commit unto ⟨p. 237⟩your devout prayers, all women that be in our ladies bonds, that almighty God may send them grace, the child to receive the sacrament of baptism, and the mother purification. Also ye shall pray for the good man or woman, that this day giveth bread to make the holy loaf: and for all those that first began it, and them the longest continue. For these and for all true Christen people, every man and woman say, a Pater noster, & an Ave. Deu• misereatur nostri, &c, cum Gloria patri, &c.
Also ye shall praye for all those that haue honoured the church wyth light, Lampe, Uestmente, or Bell, or with any ornamentes, by the whiche the seruice of almightye God is the better maintayned and kepte. Furthermore ye shall praye for all true trauailers, & tillers of the earth, yt trulye and duelye done their dutye to God & holye ⟨image 265⟩
Thirdly, ye shall pray for your friends souls, as your fathers soul, your mothers soul, your brethren's soul, your sisters soul, your Godfathers soul, your Godmothers soul, & for all those souls, whose bones rest in this church, or Churchyard or in any other holy place, & for all the souls being in pains of purgatory: but specially, and above all, for those souls, whose names be accustomed to be rehearsed in the bead-roll as I shall rehearse them unto you by the grace of God, &c. For these in special, and for all other in general, that it is needful to pray for: for every man and woman saie a Pater Noster and an ⟨image 266⟩Ave. De profundis, &c, cum Oremus: & Absolue quesumus, &c.
Thirdly, ye shal pray for your frends soules, as your fathers soule, your mothers soule, your brethrens soule, your sisters soule, your Godfathers soule, your Godmothers soule, & for all those soules, whose bones rest in this church, or Churchyarde or in any other holye place, & for al ye soules being in paines of purgatorye: but specially, and aboue al, for those soules, whose names be accustomed to be rehearsed in ye beadrolle as I shall rehearse them vnto you by ye grace of God, &c. For these in speciall, and for all other in generall, that it is needefull to praye for: for euery man and woman saie a Pater Noster and an ⟨image 266⟩Aue. De profūdis, &c, cum Oremus: & Absolue quesumus, &c.
Good men and women I do you to understand,1 that we that have cure of your souls, be commanded of our ordinaries, and by the constitutions & laws of holy church, to show to you four times in the year, in each quarter of the year once, when the people is most plenary in the church, the articles of the sentence: So that not for our default, no man, nor woman fall therein. And if any be therein fallen, he may through the help of God almighty, and all holy church, with shrift and penance, making good for his sin, uprise, and him amend▪ 2Wherefore I do you to understand, that cursing is such a vengeance taking that it departeth a man from the bliss of heaven, from housel, shrift, and all the Sacraments of holy Church, and betaketh him to the devil, and to the pains of hell without ⟨p. 238⟩end, but if he have grace of him to amend. But therefore see, that no man, nor woman say, that I curse them: For it longeth not to me, but to show the points and the articles of the sentence of cursing. For I do you well to wite: who so doth against any of the points, that I shall show you: he is accursed in the deed doing of the Pope, Archbishop, Bishop, and of all holy Church. And that god almighty give you grace, to keep you out of cursing: listen and hear, and I shall through the help of God the father almighty, to you them tell and show.
GOod men and women I doe you to vnderstande,1 yt we that haue cure of your soules, bee commaunded of oure ordinaryes, and by the constitutions & lawes of holy church, to shewe to you foure tymes in the yeare, in eche quarter of ye yeare once, when the people is moste plenarye in the church, the articles of the sentence: So yt not for our default, no man, nor woman fal therein. And if any be therin fallen, he may through the helpe of God almightye, and al holy church, with shrifte and penaunce, makyng good for his sinne, vprise, and hym amende▪ 2Wherefore I doe you to vnderstande, yt cursing is such a vengeaunce takyng that it departeth a man from the blysse of heauen, from housel, shrifte, and all the Sacramentes of holye Churche, and betaketh hym to the deuill, and to the paynes of hell wythoute
By the authority of God, the Son and the holy Ghost,1 and his glorious Mother and maiden our Lady Saint Mary, and the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and all Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, and virgins, and the hallows of God: I denounce and show for accursed all those that franchises of holy Church break or distrouble, or been against the state of holy church, or thereto assent with deed or counsel. And also all those that deprive holy Church of any right, or make of ⟨image 267⟩holy church, any Lay fee, that is hallowed or sanctified. And all those that withhold the rites of holy church that is for to say, offerings, tithes, rents, or freedom of holy Church let, or distrouble, or break: that is to say, if any man flee to the Church or Churchyard: Who so him out draweth, and all those that thereto procure or assent. And all those ye purchasen letters of any Lords court, the process of right may not be determined, nor ended. And all those that the peace of the land distrouble. And all those ye blood draw of man or woman in violence, or in villainy, or make to be drawn in Church, or Churchyard, wherefore the Church, or Churchyard is interdicted or suspended: and those that be against right of our Lord the King: and all those that war sustain against the King wrongfully. And all those that be common robbers, rovers, or manslayers, but it be themselves defending And those that been against the great Charter of the King that is confirmed of the Court of Rome. And all that the false witness bear wrongly, namely in cause of Matrimony, ⟨p. 239⟩in what court so it be,2 or out of court. And all that false witness bring forth in right of Matrimony for to destroy man or woman, or for to disherit any man of land or tenement, or any other cattle. And all false advocates, that for meed put forth any false exceptions or quarrels, through the which right of Matrimony, is fordone, or any other manner of right in stead of judgement: and all those that for meed, or favour, or for any other encheson maliciously man or woman bring out of their good fame into wicked, or make them for to leese their worldly goods or honour: or them put wrongfully to their purgation, of the which was none before.
And all those ye maliciously distrouble or let the right presentment of holy Church, there the very Patron should present and all that thereto procure with word or deed, or with false inquest, or with other power. And all that maliciously despisen the maundement of the king to take a cursed man fro the time, that he hath lien in cursing. lx. days, & no remedy will seek. And all those that their liveraunce purchase against ⟨image 268⟩the right of holy Church. And that meed take for to distrouble peace, there love should be, or charity: or strife maintain with word or deed: and till they have yielded again their meed that they toke of them, they may never be assoiled. And all those that hold houses, manners, granges of parsons, vicars, or any other man of holy Church against their will, or their attorney's will. And all those that any manner good moveable or unmoveable away bear with strength, or wrongfully away draw, or waste: of the which cursing they may not be assoiled, till they have made satisfaction, to whom the wrong is done. And all those that any manner of goods with violence or malice bear out of holy Church, stead or Abbey, or house of Religion, which that therein is laid or done for warrandise or succour, or for to be kept. And all those that thereto procure or assent and all those that them maintain or sustain: and all those that have laid hand on priest or clerk with malice, but it be himself defending. And all those, that Saracens Counce• or help against Christendom. ⟨p. 240⟩And all those that their children wrongfully father wittingly, or their children written any other man with malice. And all those that weary or slay their generations, or their children destroy with drinks, or with any other craft. And all those, that false money, clip or sheer them to advantage, to deceive any man with. And all those that false the Popes Bull, or counterfeit the Kings seal. And all those, that bye or sell with false measures, or false weights, that is to say, to bye with one, & sell with an other. And all those, that false the kings standard, themselves witting. And all those, that any testament distrouble, or thereto procure with word, or with deed, wherefore the deeds will is not fulfilled. And all those that forswear them upon the holydome willing or witting for meed, or for hate for to do any man or woman to lose their worldly goods or honour.
And all robbers, or rovers openly or privily by day or by night: or any mans good steal, wherefore they were worthy to have judgement. And all those, that withhold any mans good, that have been spered & axed for ⟨image 269⟩thrice in holy church, themself wetting. And all those that distrouble the peace of holy Church, or of the land: and all felons, and those that them maintain. And all false conspirators, & all false forswearers in assizes, or in any other court. And all those that any false plaints put forth against the franchise of holy Church, or of the king, or of the realm. And all those that offerings, that been offered in holy Church, or in any other stead within the province of Canterbury, withholden & put away in any other place against the will of the parson, or vicar, or their attorney, in the parish, that it is offered in. And all those that their goods away give for dread of death, in fraud of holy Church or to forbear their debts paying: & all those that such gifts take or thereto help, or Counsel, And all those that let or hinder prelates, or Ordinaries for to hold consistory Session, or chapters, for to enquire of sins, & of excess, in good amendment of mans soul. And all witches,1 and all that on them believe: & all heretics, that believe not in the Sacrament of the altar, that it is gods ⟨p. 241⟩own body in flesh and blood in form of bread: and all other Sacraments that touchen health of mans soul. And all jugglers, usurers, that is to say, that if any man or woman lend their cattle unto man or woman for any advantage to take by covenant more than their own, and if there be any such found in town or city, the city or the town should be interdicted by the old law, and neither done their Mass, nor Sacrament used, till he were out thereof. And all those, that withhold tithes or withdraw their tithes wittingly, or maliciously to the harm of holy Church, or tithes let to be given of the goods, which that been commanded to be given by the law of holy Church, that is to say of all fruits of yards, corns, herbs that wax, fruits of trees, of all manner beasts that be newing: of wool, lamb: & these in time of year: of swans, gees, doves, ducks: of bees, honey, wax: of hay also as often as it neweth: of flax & hemp: of windmills, and of all manner mils: of all manner of merchandise of chaffering men, and of men of craft.
And all those that maliciously or wittingly any ⟨image 270⟩other withhold, the which ought to be given to holy church, and those, that thereto procure in word or in deed.
And all those that maliciously or wittingly any ⟨image 270⟩other withhold, the which ought to be giuen to holy church, and thoe, that therto procure in word or in dede.
Modus fulminandi sententiam.
Praelatus Alba indutus cum ceteris sacerdotibus in ecclesia existentibus, cruce erecta, candelis accensis, stans in pulpito, pronuncient verba quae sequuntur.
PRaelatus Alba indutus cum ceteris sacerdotibus in ecclesia existentibus, cruce erecta, candelis accensis, stans in pulpito, pronuncient verba quae sequūtur.
