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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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A shorter form or manner of bidding the beads.
A shorter forme or manner of bidding the beades.
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: