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…

Name: The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…
Author: Thomas Becon

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.

Thomas Becon 1512–1567London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563

[28], 144, 147-266 leaves : port. · 109k words · STC 1755 · ESTC S101368

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The Relics of Rome. › Of Monks. › Of the Gregorians order.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Monkes. › Of the Gregorians order.

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Of the Gregorians order.

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Pope Gregory the first borne of a noble stock, and very plenteously endowed with goods of fortune, forsook all & became a Monk. After the decease of his father he builded Six religious houses in Sicily, giving them a form ⟨image 86⟩and rule of living. He builded an other within Rome, in the name and honour of Saint Andrew, wherein he dwelt with many Monkish brethren, which from time to time keeping his rule diligently, are called Gregorians. Their habit is of a copper coloured course cloth according to their rule. In the year. &c 594. Chron. Lib. Germ.

POpe Gregory the fyrste borne of a noble stocke, and verye plentuouslye endowed with goods of fortune, forsoke al & became a Monke. After the decease of his father he builded Syxe religious houses in Sicilia, geuyng them a forme ⟨image 86⟩and rule of liuing. He builded an other within Rome, in the name and honor of Saint Andrew, wherein he dwelte with many Monkyshe brethren, which from time to time keping his rule diligently, are called Gregorians. Their habite is of a copper coloured course cloth according to their rule. In the yeare. &c 594. Chron. Lib. Germ.

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Of the Shadowed valley order.

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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…

Of the Gregorians order.

Of the Shadowed valley order.

Of the Grandimontensis order.

Of the Cisterciensis order.

Of the Humiliates order.

Of the Celestines order.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the Gregorians order.

Of the Shadowed valley order.

Of the Grandimontensis order.

Of the Cisterciensis order.

Of the Humiliates order.

Of the Celestines order.

The author

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