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.Isaiah. 5.Wo be unto them, that call evil good, and good evil, which make darkness light and light darkness, that make sour sweat, and sweet sour. Wo be unto them, that are wise in their own sight, and think themselves to have understanding.¶Imprinted at London, by John Day, dwelling over Aldersgate, beneath Saint Martins.¶Cum Privilegio.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.Esay. 5.Wo be vnto them, that call euill good, and good euill, whiche make darknesse light and lighte darkenesse, that make soure swet, and swete soure. Wo be vnto thē, that are wise in their owne sighte, and thinke thēselues to haue vnderstādyng.¶Imprinted at London, by Iohn Day, dwelling ouer Aldersgate, beneath Saint Martines.¶Cum Priuilegio.Title page of The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…, London, 1563

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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…

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

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The Relics of Rome. › Of Fryers, and of the diversity of that sect.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Fryers, and of the diuersitie of that secte.

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Of Fryers, and of the diversity of that sect.

Of Fryers, and of the diuersitie of that secte.

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Of the Cross bearers, of Crossed Fires order.

Of the Crosse bearers, of Crossed Fyers order.

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Pope Innocent the third being bishop of Rome, the order of the Crossed ⟨p. 67⟩Fryers which in the year of our lord. 1215, was denied by a certain man called Quiricus a bishop and Martyr, in the time of Helena the Mother of Constantine the great Emperor, & afterward fell to such decay, that it was almost gone to nought, was raised again by the aforesaid Innocent in the .xviii. year of his papacy. The beginning of this sect was on this manner. Among them of Albonia rose a pestilent heresy, which caused a great dissension among them of Rome. Wherefore the bishop of Rome sent many against them marked with the Cross, which were all s•aine. These laudable and praise worthy soldiers did he hallow therefore and make saints, and raised the order again with giving of many freedoms and privileges. Unto this order did Pope Innocent the fourth give a rule, commanding that the spirituality of this order, should alway wear a cross in their hands. There clothing is a black cope with a cross thereon, the highness of an hand. Chron. 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 Fryers, and of the diversity of that sect.

Of Fryers, and of the diuersitie of that secte.

Of the Cross bearers, of Crossed Fires order.

Of the Crosse bearers, of Crossed Fyers order.

Of the Carmelites, or white Fryers order.

Of Dominikes order, called, black Fryers or the Fryers Preachers.

Of Dominikes order, called, blacke Fryers or the Fryers Preachers.

Of the barefooted Friars otherwise called Minorites or Grey Friars.

Of the barefooted Friers otherwise called Minorites or Graye Friers.

Of the Friars observants.

Of the Friers obseruantes.

Here follow the seven privileges, which the Franciscans feign to be given of god to S. Francis for the advancement of his order.

Here follow the seuen priuileges, which the Fraunciscanes faine to be geuen of god to S. Fraunces for the aduauncemēt of his order.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of Fryers, and of the diversity of that sect.

Of Fryers, and of the diuersitie of that secte.

Of the Cross bearers, of Crossed Fires order.

Of the Crosse bearers, of Crossed Fyers order.

Of the Carmelites, or white Fryers order.

Of Dominikes order, called, black Fryers or the Fryers Preachers.

Of Dominikes order, called, blacke Fryers or the Fryers Preachers.

Of the barefooted Friars otherwise called Minorites or Grey Friars.

Of the barefooted Friers otherwise called Minorites or Graye Friers.

Of the Friars observants.

Of the Friers obseruantes.

Here follow the seven privileges, which the Franciscans feign to be given of god to S. Francis for the advancement of his order.

Here follow the seuen priuileges, which the Fraunciscanes faine to be geuen of god to S. Fraunces for the aduauncemēt of his order.

The author

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