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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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Pope Adrian the first being bishop of Rome,1 there was a synod or council holden at Frankford, in y• which it was decreed, that whosoever doth any service in the Church, he should wear a surplice upon his back in service time, and no man to go in his common apparel without a surplice, no, not so much as the sexton or Belringer. In the year of our Lord. 796. Christ. Massaeus.
Pope Adriane the fyrst being bishop of Rome,1 there was a synode or councell holden at Franckforde, in y• which it was decreed, that whosoeuer doth any seruice in the Churche, he shoulde weare a surples vpon hys backe in seruice tyme, and no man to goe in hys common apparel withoute a surples, no, not so muche as the sexten or Belringer. In the yeare of our Lord. 796. Christ. Massaeus.
- 1Surplice.Surplesse.
Pope Sylvester the first commanded,1 that the priest at his mass should wear no silk, nor any coloured clothing, but a white linen Alb only. For Christ, sayeth he, was buried in a fine white linen cloth. In the year, &c 315. Grat. Plot. Joan. Stella. D. Barns.
Pope Siluester the fyrst cōmaunded,1 that the priest at his masse shuld weare no silke, nor any coloured clothing, but a white linnen Albe only. For Christ, sayeth he, was buryed in a fyne white linnen cloth. In the yeare, &c 315. Grat. Plat. Ioan. Stella. D. Barns.