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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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No body or Corps ought to be buried in the Church,1 or nigh unto the place, where the body and blood of the Lord is made, but the bodies of holy fathers, which are called Patroni, that is to say, defenders, which through ⟨p. 256⟩their worthy and noble acts defend all the country: Again, Bishops, and Abbots, and worthy Priests, and lay men which be of most high holiness. As for all other, they ought to be buried about the church, as in the yard, or in the porch, or in the volts and such like places as are nigh unto the Church. Durandus. in Ratio. di. off. Lib. 1.
No bodye or Corps ought to be buried in the Churche,1 or nigh vnto the place, where the body and bloud of the Lorde is made, but the bodyes of holye fathers, whiche are called Patroni, that is to saye, defenders, whiche thorowe ⟨p. 256⟩theyr worthye and noble actes defende all the countreye: Agayne, Byshops, and Abbottes, and worthye Priestes, and laye men whiche be of most highe holynesse. As for all other, they oughte to be buryed aboute the churche, as in the yarde, or in the porch, or in ye voltes and suche lyke places as are nigh vnto the Churche. Durandus. in Ratio. di. off. Lib. 1.
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When any Church is to be hallowed:1 this order must be observed. First all the people must depart out of the Church, and the Deacon must remain there only, having all the doors shut fast unto him. The Bishop with the Clergy shall stand without before the Church door, and make holy water mingled with salt. In the mean season within the church there must be set up .xii. candles burning before xii. crosses, that are appointed upon the church walls. Afterward the bishop accompanied with the Clergy & people, shall go thrice about the church without, and the bishop having in his hand a staff with a bunch of