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 Celestines order.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Monkes. › Of the Celestines order.

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Of the Celestines order.

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Pope Celestinus the fifth, willingly gave over his bishopric, and returned again to his solitary life, wherein he quietly lived before his papacy. Certain superstitious persons like apes counterfeited this Bishop, taking upon them an order under the rule of s. Benet in a wilderness, and called themselves Celestines after Celestine. Their orders garment, cloak, •oule, and cap are blew. In the year, &c. 1297. Ibidem.

POpe Celestinus ye fifth, willingly gaue ouer hys bishoprike, and returned agayn to hys solitary lyfe, wherin he quietly liued before his papacie. Certayne supersticious persons lyke apes counterfayted thys Bishop, taking vpon them an order vnder ye rule of s. Benet in a wildernesse, and called themselues Celestines after Celestine. Their orders garment, cloke, •oule, and cappe are blew. In the yere, &c. 1297. Ibidem.

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Of the Gilbertines 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 Celestines order.

Of the Gilbertines order.

Of the Justinians order.

Of the Iustinians order.

Of the Charterhouse Monks.

Of the Charterhouse Monkes.

Of the Templars orders.

Of the Templares orders.

Of the Premonstratenses order.

Of the order of the white Monks of Mount Olivet.

Of the order of the white Monkes of Mount Oliuet.

The author

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the Celestines order.

Of the Gilbertines order.

Of the Justinians order.

Of the Iustinians order.

Of the Charterhouse Monks.

Of the Charterhouse Monkes.

Of the Templars orders.

Of the Templares orders.

Of the Premonstratenses order.

Of the order of the white Monks of Mount Olivet.

Of the order of the white Monkes of Mount Oliuet.

The author

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