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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
The Relics of Rome. › Of Priests.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Priestes.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Pope Innocent the first ordained, that no defamed person should be admitted to be a priest. In the year, &c, 408. Dist. 50. Cap. Canons. Phil, Bergom.
Pope Innocent the fyrst ordayned, yt no diffamed person should be admitted to be a priest. In the yere, &c, 408. Dist. 50. Cap. Canones. Phil, Bergom.
Pope Zozimus ordained, that no gelded person, nor bond man should be made a priest, except he were first made free of his Lord. In the year, &c, 424. Fasc. Temp. Chron. But this constitution of the bishop is evil kept of certain men, saith Joannes Laziardus. 1For now a days, (saith he) not only bondmen, but also bastards and whores children, are received into the ministry, and have the government of parishes committed unto them, and they also bestow the patrimony of Christ upon whores at their pleasure.2
Pope Zozimus ordained, that no gelded person, nor bond mā shuld be made a priest, except he were fyrst made free of hys Lord. In the yeare, &c, 424. Fasc. Temp. Chron. But thys constitution of ye byshop is euell kept of certayne men, sayth Ioannes Laziardus. 1For nowe a dayes, (sayth he) not only bondmē, but also bastardes and whores children, ar receaued into the ministery, and haue the gouernement of paryshes committed vnto them, and they also bestowe the patrimony of Christ vpon whores at their pleasure.2
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