A07146:1266
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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First and formest we denouncen accursed all that holy Church falsely depriven of any right or profit, that it falleth to have either by law written, or else by good custom, which that hath been holden and used of old time. And in this point fallen three manner of folk. First all those that stelen any Church goods, in what place so that they be done to keep, or ells that stelen unhallowed thing out of holy place, or things that been hallowed out of place unhallowed. And all those that wittingly breaken or destroyen any point of freedom that longeth to holy Church. And this is not alonely understand of the freedoms that longen generally to all holy Church, but also of other special freedoms, which that some church hath more than an other, temporal or spiritual whether so it be. ⟨image 275⟩The third point is, that all those been accursed, that purchasen writs or letters of any lewd court for to let the process of the law of holy church of causes that longen skilfully unto Christen court, the which should not be deemed by none other law. All those also that breaken or distroublen the franchises and the freedom of holy church. And all that been against the peace and the right state of holy church, or thereto assenten with word, deed, or counsel. And all that maliciously biriven holy church of her right, or make holy church Lay fee, that is hallowed and blessed. And all those that let Archbishop or Bishop, or any other that hath jurisdiction and power by the law of holy Church that they may not visit her sugettes, or dare not use her law for to amend the souls of hem that they have to keep. And all those that falsely fleen away from one place to an other, that holy church may not chastise them, nor rule them as she should. Also god & holy church accursen all those, that lay hand in malice on priest or clerk, on man or woman learned or lewd within church or churchyard, ⟨p. 247⟩or man or woman of Religion, but it be hemself defendant, so that they may not else save hemself: or else that it be in certain points, that the law giveth licence: and all that thereto procure or mainteinen such deeds by coū sail or strength.
Fyrst and formest we denouncen accursed all that holy Churche falsely depriuen of any ryghte or profyt, that it falleth to haue eyther by law written, or elles by good custome, whiche that hath bene holden and vsed of old time. And in thys poynte fallen three manner of folke. Fyrst all thoe yt stelen any Churchegoodes, in what place so that they bee done to kepe, or ells that stelen vnhalowed thyng oute of holye place, or thynges that beene halowed oute of place vnhalowed. And all thoe yt wittingly breaken or destroyen anye poynt of freedome that longeth to holy Churche. And thys is not alonely vnderstande of the fredomes yt longen generally to all holy Churche, but also of other speciall freedomes, which yt some church hath more thā an other, temporal or spiritual whether so it be.