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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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The manner and order of consecrating or hallowing altars,1 is this. First the bishop muste beginne, Deus in adiutorium meum intend. Secondly, he shall make holy water, Thirdly at the ⟨image 286⟩four corners of the altar he shall make four crosses with holy water. Fourthly, the Bishop shall go seven times about the altar: and seven times he shall wash the table of the altar, or altar stone with holy water, having the holy water sprinkle made of Hyssop. The church also shall be sprinkled again with holy water: and whatsoever holy water doth afterward remain, shall be poured out beneath at the altar. Fifthly in the four corners of the Sepulchre, wherein the Relics are laid, the Bishop shall make four crosses with the cream: and the Relics shall be laid up in a bag with three grains of Frankincense, and put again in the Sepulchre. Then shall there be made in the midst of the Sepulchre, a table with the sign of the cross. Sixthly, the stone, which is called the table, shall be made mete, and laid upon the altar: and being so made mete, the Bishop shall anoint it with oil in five places: and likewise shall he afterward do with the Cream, as it is said of the oil. The Bishop also shall confirm the altar in the forehead or ⟨p. 258⟩forefront with a cross of cream: and shall burn frankincense upon the altar in five places. After all these things be done, the altar shall be covered with fair clothes: And the priest may now lawfully sing mass upon it, when he will. Ibidem.
The manner and order of consecrating or halowing altars,1 is this. First the byshop muste beginne, Deus in adiutorium meum intende. Secondly, he shall make holy water, Thyrdly at ye ⟨image 286⟩foure corners of ye altare he shal make foure crosses with holy water. Fourthly, the Byshop shall goe seuen tymes aboute the altare: and seuen tymes he shall washe the table of the altare, or altare stone with holy water, hauyng ye holy water sprinckle made of Ysope. The churche also shall be sprinckled agayne with holy water: and whatsoeuer holy water doth afterwarde remaine, shall bee poured out beneath at the altare. Fiftlye in the foure corners of the Sepulchre, wherein ye Reliques are laide, the Byshop shall make foure crosses with ye creame: and ye Reliques shall be layde vp in a bagge with three graines of Franckencense, and put agayne in the Sepulchre. Then shall there be made in the middes of the Sepulchre, a table with the signe of the crosse. Sixtly, the stone, which is called the table, shall be made mete, and laide vppon the altare: and being so made mete, the Byshop shal annoynt it with oyle in fiue places: and lykewise shall he afterward doe wt the Creame, as it is sayd of ye oyle. The Byshop also shal confyrme the altare in the forehead or