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 Fryers, and of the diversity of that sect. › Of the Friars observants.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Fryers, and of the diuersitie of that secte. › Of the Friers obseruantes.

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Of the Friars observants.

Of the Friers obseruantes.

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Bernardine the Grey fryer perceiving the great enormities and wicked since, which Francis Fryers without all shame committed against the rule and order of their profession, began a new reformation of the order in many places, insomuch that they which were reformed, be called Friars observants, and are counted of a greater perfection and more holiness, than the common sort of Grayefryers are, which are called Minorites.¹ The observant Friars were brought into England by king Edward the fourth, & were greatly enhanced by the famous Prince king Henry the seventh, but they withal other Monastical sects were most worthily ⟨image 100⟩and justly expelled and extirped with their Babilonicall houses, by that most victorious and triumphant Prince King Henry the eight.

BArnardine the Gray fryer perceauing the great enormities and wicked synnes, whiche Fraunces Fryers without all shame committed agaynst the rule and order of theyr profession, began a new reformation of the order in many places, in somuche that they whiche were reformed, be called Friers obseruantes, and are counted of a greater perfection and more holynesse, than the common sorte of Grayefryers are, whiche are called Minorites.¹ The obseruaunt Friers were brought into Englād by kyng Edward the fourth, & were greatly inhaunced by ye famous Prince king Henry the seuenth, but they withall other Monastical sectes were most worthelye ⟨image 100⟩

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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 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.

Of the Friarly order of Mary's servants.

Of the Frierly order of Maries seruantes.

Of the new order of the Friars of our Lady.

Of the new order of the Friers of our Lady.

The author

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

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.

Of the Friarly order of Mary's servants.

Of the Frierly order of Maries seruantes.

Of the new order of the Friars of our Lady.

Of the new order of the Friers of our Lady.

The author

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