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 Shadowed valley order.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Monkes. › Of the Shadowed valley order.

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Of the Shadowed valley order.

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Pope Gregory the Sixth bearing rule, Joannes Gualbertus a knight began this order in a certain mountain called, valla umbrosa, that is to say, a shadowy valley, under Benets rule, with adding thereto, & changing of black clothes into grey. In the year, &c. 1038 Chron. Polyd. Lib. Germ.

POpe Gregory the Sixte bearyng rule, Ioannes Gualbertus a knight began this order in a certayne mountayne called, valla vmbrosa, that is to say, a shadowie valley, vnder Benets rule, with adding therto, & chaungyng of black clothes into gray. In the yere, &c. 1038 Chron. Polyd. Lib. Germ.

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Of the Grandimontensis order.

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Pope Alexander the second being bishop of Rome, the sect fo•the Grandimontensis Monks was invented by Stephen of Avernia, their order is to lead a strait ⟨p. 57⟩life (as Monks use to do) to give themselves to watching, fasting and praying: to wear a cote of males upon their bare bodies, and a black cloak thereupon. In the year, &c. 176. Chron. Pol, Lib. Germ.

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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 Shadowed valley order.

Of the Grandimontensis order.

Of the Cisterciensis order.

Of the Humiliates order.

Of the Celestines order.

Of the Gilbertines order.

Of the Justinians order.

Of the Iustinians order.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the Shadowed valley order.

Of the Grandimontensis order.

Of the Cisterciensis order.

Of the Humiliates order.

Of the Celestines order.

Of the Gilbertines order.

Of the Justinians order.

Of the Iustinians order.

The author

Transcription key