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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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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.