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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 order of scourgers, or flagellators.
Of the order of scourgers, or flagellatours.
Pope Clement the sixth being Bishop of Rome, a certain pestilent sect of false religious persons sprung up in high Almain which called themselves Penitentes Cruciferos, seu, Flagellatores, that is to say, Penitent cross bearers, or scourgers of them selves. Their manner was to go from place to place, having a banner upon the crucifix borne before them, and never to tarry in one place, but on the sunday. Every day also they did penance both morning and evening, by scourging themselves before the people, with a great whip of .iii. cords full of knots,1 upon their bare bodies, sharp big needles being put into the cords: affirming that it was revealed unto them by an Angel from heaven, that they thus scourging themselves, should within .xxx. days and .xii. hours through the suffering of those pains be made so clean and free from sin, as they were, when they first received baptism. In the year, &c. 133. Joannes. ⟨p. 61⟩Laziardus. Mat. Palmer. Christ. Mass. These martyrs of the Devil were afterward destroyed by Philip, king of France.
POpe Clement the sixt being Byshop of Rome, a certayne pestilent secte of false religious persons sprong vp in high Almayne which called themselues Penitentes Cruciferos, seu, Flagellatores, that is to saye, Penitent crosse bearers, or scourgers of thē selues. Their manner was to go from place to place, hauyng a banner vpon the crucifixe borne before them, and neuer to tarye in one place, but on the sondaye. Euery day also they dyd penaunce both mornyng and euenyng, by scourging themselues before ye people, with a great whip of .iii. cordes ful of knots,1 vpon their bare bodies, sharp byg nedles being put into the cordes: affyrmyng yt it was reueled vnto them by an Angell from heauen, that they thus scourging themselues, shoulde within .xxx. dayes and .xii. houres thorowe the suffryng of those paynes bee made so cleane and free from synne, as they were, when they fyrste receaued baptisme. In the yeare, &c. 133. Ioannes.