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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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Of newing, of all manner of bestial, of calf, or of lamb fro seven upward in the tenth: and fro six downward for everich of hem an half penny, but if the person or vicary will abide till another year, and tell thilke that leaven, and take the other beast that followeth. Of wool that is waxen: of fells fro purification of our Lady. Of milk all the while that it dureth, as well in winter as in summer, but if they will do gree therefore to the person or to the vicary for the profit of holy Church. Of fishing, of fouling, of venison, of been, of all other good rightfully wonnen, y• newen by the year. Of profit of mills, & weirs of fishing no cost abate, but to the ⟨image 277⟩very value shall the tithe be paid. Of lesewys, communis, severelis, shall the tithe truly be paid, after the number of the beasts or the days, as it is most profit to holy Church. All workmen & chapmen that wynnen on her crafts & on her merchandise shall truly pay her tithe to God, and to holy Church. Also Carpenters and smiths, weavers, and all other craftsmen, and all other hired men and women shall tythen of the they getten, but if they will give any certain therefore to holy Church at the persons or vicaries will. Also of fowls, of calves, of pigs, of gees, of hens, of flax, of hemp, of corn, and of all that neweth by the year. Also of shredding of trees, and of all man ner of underwood waxing or hewed. Also men of holy church mowen curse by name hem that woollen not pay her tithes, as it is written in many places of the law of holy Church.
Of newing, of all manner of beastial, of calfe, or of lambe fro seuen vpwarde in the tenthe: and fro six downewarde for euerich of hem an halfe penye, but if the person or vicarye will abyde till another yeare, and tell thilke that leuen, and take the other beaste that followeth. Of wulle yt is woxen: of fellis fro purification of our Lady. Of milke al the while yt it dureth, as wel in winter as in sōmer, but if they will do gree therefore to the person or to the vicary for the profyte of holy Church. Of fyshing, of fouling, of veneson, of been, of all other good ryghtfully wonnen, y• newen by ye yere. Of profyt of milles, & weris of fyshing no cost abate, but to ye ⟨image 277⟩very value shall the tithe be payde. Of lesewys, communis, seuerelis, shall the tithe trulich be paide, after the number of the beescis or the dayes, as it is most profite to holy Churche. All werckmen & chapmen that wynnen on her crafts & on her marchaundise shulen trulyche paye her tythe to God, and to holye Churche. Also Carpēters and smithes, weyuers, and al other craftysmen, and all other hyred men and wimmen shulen tythen of ye they getten, but if they wulle geue any certaine therfore to holy Churche at the persons or vicaries wil. Also of foules, of calues, of pigges, of gees, of hennes, of flax, of hempe, of corne, and of all yt neweth by the yeare. Also of shriding of trees, and of al mā ner of vnderwoode woxing or hewed. Also men of holy church mowen curse by name hem that wolen not paye her tythes, as it is written in many places of the lawe of holy Churche.