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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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Of the Impropriations of benefices.
Pope Adrian the first ordained the impropriations of benefices and granted this privilege unto the Monks, Canons, Nuns, &c. that they might enjoy the tenths & fruits, which tofore the time that lay people paid (as right is) to their own pastors & preachers for the sustentation of their living, and for the relief of the pore. And these tenths and fruits the ⟨image 72⟩aforesaid pope most unjustly and tyrantlike toke away from the true owners, and gave them to the Cloisterers unto this end,1 that they might be the more without care and thought taking for their living, and so the more freely attend upon their religion: again that they should be the more able to maintain hospitality, and to succour the poor, In the year of our Lord. 796. Petrus Blesensis.
POpe Adriane the fyrst ordayned the impropriations of benefices and graunted this priuilege vnto the Monkes, Chanons, Nunnes, &c. that they myghte enioye the tenthes & frutes, which tofore ye tyme yt laye people paid (as right is) to their owne pastors & preachers for ye sustentation of their liuing, and for the reliefe of the pore. And these tenthes and frutes the ⟨image 72⟩aforesayd pope moste vniustly and tyrantlike toke away frō ye true owners, and gaue them to the Cloysterers vnto thys end,1 that they might be ye more without care and thought takyng for theyr liuing, and so the more freely attende vpon their religion: againe that they should be the more able to mayntayne hospitalitye, and to succoure the poore, In the yeare of our Lorde. 796. Petrus Blesensis.
- 1Why benefices were impropriate to the cloisterers.