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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 Agapetus the first commanded the people to go on procession, on the Sundays, & to follow the cross. In the year, &c. 533. Plot. Pal. D. Barns.
Pope Agapetus the fyrst commaunded the people to go on procession, on ye Sondayes, & to folowe the crosse. In the yere, &c. 533. Plat. Pal. D. Barns.
Pope Gregory the first brought in banners into the church.1 This was that Gregory, 2which sent Austen the Monk into England to preach to the english nation the faith and doctrine of the bishop of Rome with all his superstitious traditions, counterfeit religions, and such other wicked abominations. This Monkish Austen with, xl. Monks moe, when they arrived and came on land in the east side of Kent in the Island of Thanet, entered in with a cross, & with banners displayed having a crucifix painted upon every one of them, singing the Litany with orate pro nobis to al angels, Archangels, Patriarchs, Prophets, priests, Apostles, Martyrs. Confessors, Virgins, Monks, Nuns, Hermits, and finally to all he saints and she Saints, that they might have good luck and well to fare in setting forth their Romish religion. Which swarm of monks, when they had once through their hypocrisy and flattering, obtained of the King to inhabit at Canterbury, went joyfully forth on their journey, having their crucifix ⟨image 114⟩cross and banners borne before them, and singing Alleluia with a lusty courage and merry voice until they came to the city, where they practised all kind of superstition, as beads bidding, popish fasting, wifeless living, long latin Matins and Masses singing, Saints relics boasting, &c. In the year of our Lord. 590. Chron. Ranulphus. Cestrens.
Pope Gregorye the fyrst broughte in banners into the churche.1