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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 white daubed Monks.
Of the order of white dawbed Monkes.
Pope Boniface bearing rule, the order, which is called Ordo de albatorum was invented by a certain priest in Italy, which pretended such a modesty and gravity both in words and in countenance that every man toke him for a Saint. The professors of this order were clad all with long white linen clothes even down to the ground, having cowls upon their heads like unto other Monks. ⟨image 93⟩The chief point of their profession was to lament the state of mankind, to bewail the sins of the people, and to pray for a redress of the same at gods hand. They never went abroad but they had a cross with the image of the crucifix borne before them, which cross the Lucenses keep at this day with great reverence as a most precious relic, and daily make vows, & offer divers gifts unto it. But Pope Boniface aforesaid conceiving that they should do no good to his honourable estate, if they continued, forasmuch as they all appeared before men righteous, good and Godly, and the Pope with his con plices, most wicked, evil and ungodly, caused the author of this order as a seditious person to be beheaded at Viterbium. Some say that he was burnt as a superstitious hypocrite, and attainted of some heresy. In the year of our Lord .1400. Lib. Germ. Philip. Bergom. Polid. &c.
POpe Boniface bearyng rule, the order, which is called Ordo de albatorum was inuented by a certayne priest in Italy, which pretēded such a modesty and grauity both in woordes and in countenaunce that euery man toke him for a Sainct. The professors of this order were cladde all with long white lynnen clothes euen down to the ground, hauyng coules vpon theyr heads lyke vnto other Monkes. ⟨image 93⟩The chief point of their profession was to lament the state of mankind, to bewaile the sinnes of the people, and to pray for a redresse of ye same at gods hand. They neuer wente abroade but they had a crosse with the image of the crucifyx borne before thē, which crosse ye Lucenses kepe at this day with great reuerence as a moste precious relique, and daily make vowes, & offer diuers giftes vnto it. But Pope Boniface aforesayd conceauyng that they should do no good to hys honourable estate, if they continued, forasmuch as they all appeared before men righteous, good and Godly, and the Pope with hys cō plices, most wicked, euel and vngodly, caused the author of thys order as a seditious person to be beheaded at Viterbium. Some say that he was brent as a superstitious hipocrite, and attaynted of some heresye. In the yeare of oure Lorde .1400. Lib. Germ. Philip. Bergom. Polid. &c.