A07146:1271
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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And all those, that for wrath, or hate, or meed, or any other encheson falsely do slaunderen, or diffamen any man or woman, so that they been brought out of her good fame into wicked name: or make hem to lose her worldly goods, wherefore they han need to purge hem by that law. And all those, that stelen, or distrain, or falsely withholden charters or testaments that longen to other men, wherefore they lessen her heritage, or any right, that they shoulden have by law. And all those, that let or distroublen a testament or the last will of man or woman lawfully made, ⟨image 279⟩although they be dead, of the things that were their own, and that they might rightfully make a testament of, and skilfully biqueth: and all that let the fulfilling of any rightful testament and all that withholden the goods, so that the deeds will skilfully may not be performed. And all those, that been sworn and charged by executory, and fulfyllen not the deeds will, as her charge axeth. And all that let the kings writ, cleped a Significavit, that is to make hem that been accursed after forty days to do hem to prison, and those that procure her deliverance unrightfully, before they be buxom to holy church. Also lewd men that intermeddle with offerings in churches or chapels against the will and the leave of him that it longeth to. And all secular justices or judges that been in offices, and han the law to keep, when they be proved and required to do her office in helping of the people that han suffered wrongs and harm, but if they do rightfulness and truth by her coming, be they learned men or lewd: else they ben accursed. And all those, that ben wedded together against ⟨p. 251⟩the law of God and of holy church in degrees that been forbidden, as in consanguinity, or in affinity, or gossibred. And all that been professed in any religion, and broken out of her order, and become wedded men or women. Also priests that been within holy orders, & forsaken her order, and be comen wedded, and all that procure, helpen, or assenten thereto. And all that known in matrimony, when it shall be made, any great default or letting, but if they by some way do holy church to know it.
And all thoe, that for wrathe, or hate, or mede, or any other encheson falsely doe slaunderen, or diffamen any man or womā, so yt they bene brought oute of her good fame into wicked name: or make hem to lose her worldly goodes, wherefore they han nede to purge hem by yt law. And al thoe, yt stelen, or distreine, or falselich withholdē charteries or testamentes yt longen to other men, wherfore they lesen her heritage, or any righte, yt they shoulden haue by lawe. And all thoe, that letten or distroublen a testamente or the laste will of man or woman lawfully made,