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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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Also all those that falsen or counterfeyten the Popes Bulls, or his seals, or any other seal authentic. And all ye wittingly use such false letters purchased or counterfeited. And all those that falsen & counterfeten the kings seal, or the kings money, or clippen it, or make it less, or thereto assent because of winning Also all ye falsen the kings standard, or use any false weights, or false yards or ells, or any false measures, that is to say, to bye with one & sell with an other for to deceive the common people. And all false conspirators, & beginners of false quarrels, & helpers thereto. And all ye falsely forsweren them upon the holydom, ⟨image 278⟩and yet known well that it is false, when they begin to swear, namely in quests, or in assizes, or in any other false causes. And all thilke that hiren such men, or make to be hired, or procure, or mainteinen thereto, or teach hem thereto by word or by deed, for to make a man lose his good. And all that let true cause or lawful matrimony, or heritage, or any testament, to be discussed and ordained. And all those, that for hate or for winning make men lessen her cattle maliciously before any doomsman in willing of vengeance. And all that purchasen writs to outlaw any man unwittingly in another shire than he wonith in, all that pursuen such writs, or procure thereto, or given counsel, consent, help, or favour, or ells have firm or stable such writs in her name purchased. In self doing or consenting, they fallen into the great curse. Also all false advocates, that allegen any false exceptions or quarrels in cause of matrimony: and all that let rightly Matrimony. And all thilke procurators or advocates, or other men ⟨p. 250⟩of law of holy church, the which in plea of Matrimony, or any other cause make exception or delays wittingly, with advisement, for to destroy, let or tarry a true cause, that it may not be helped, discussed, & ended after the right process and course of law. And all that make privily wedlock in church or in chapel withouten banes axing lawfully and solemnly against forbidding of holy church. And all those, that for winning of friendship, or for kindred, or for love, intermeddle with such pretty wedlock.
Also all thoe that falsen or counterfeyten the Popes Bulles, or his sealis, or anye other seal autentike. And all ye wittingly vsen suche false letters purchased or coūterfeted. And al thoe yt falsen & counterfeten the kings seal, or the kings mony, or clippen it, or maken it lesse, or therto assēt bicause of winning Also all ye falsen the kings standard, or vsen any false weights, or false yardes or elnes, or any false measures, yt is to say, to bye with one & sel with an other for to deceaue the cōmō people. And al false conspirators, & beginners of false quarelis, & helpers therto. And al ye falslishe forsweren thē vpon the holydom,