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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 Hieronimians order.
Pope Innocentius the Seventh, being bishop of Rome, the Monkish order of the Hieronimians, began under the name of Saint Hierom which after Christs birth. 490. leaving his native country, went into Jury & there not far from Bethlehem, builded him an house where he lived very devoutly in the latter end of his life, These Apes and counterfeiters of S. Hierome wear their clothes of white and a cope plaited above over their coat, gird with a leather girdle. In the year. &c. 145. This order was endued with divers privileges, franchises and liberties by certain bishops of Rome, as Gregory the twelfth Eugenius the fourth. &c. Chron. Polydor. Libro Germ.
POpe Innocentius the Seuenth, beyng bishop of Rome, the Monkish order of the Hieronimians, began vnder the name of Saint Hierom whiche after Christes byrthe. 490. leauing his natiue coūtrey, wēt into Iury & there not farre from Bethlehē, builded him an house where he liued very deuoutly in the latter ende of his lyfe, These Apes and counterfaitors of S. Hierome weare their clothes of white and a cope plaited aboue ouer theyr coate, gyrde with a leather gyrdle. In the yere. &c. 145. This order was endued with diuers priueleges, fraunchises and liberties by certaine bishoppes of Rome, as Gregory the twelfthe Eugenius the fourthe. &c. Chron. Polydor. Libro Germ.