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 divine service, as they call it: Matins, Prime, and Hours, Even…: Of divine service, as they call it: Matins, Prime, and Hours, Evensong. &c.The Reliques of Rome. › Of diuine seruice, as they cal it: Mattens, Prime, and Houres, Euen…: Of diuine seruice, as they cal it: Mattens, Prime, and Houres, Euensong. &c.

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¹Pope Calixt the third ordained, that the great bell should be tolled every day at noon, or at .xii. of the clock, and that the people hearing the sound of the bell, should straight ways say an Ave Maria, in the worship of our Lady. In the year, &c. 1455. Joannes. Stella. Phil. Bergom.

¹Pope Calixt the thirde ordayned, yt the greate bell shoulde bee tolled euery day at noone, or at .xii. of ye clocke, and yt the people hearyng the sounde of the bell, should strayght wayes say an Aue Maria, in the worship of oure Ladye. In the yeare, &c. 1455. Ioannes. Stella. Phil. Bergom.

1Ave Maria at noon.Aue Maria at noone.

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Pope John the xxii. made a decree that after evensong be done,¹ the bell should be tolled thrice, and that then out of hand every man and woman should straightways fall down upon their knees, and say three Ave Maries, in the honour of our blessed Lady Saint Marye. In the year of our Lord, 1302. Chronic.

Pope Iohn the xxii. made a decree yt after euensong bee done,¹ the bel should be tolled thrice, and that then oute of hande euery man and woman shoulde streyghtwayes fall downe vpon theyr knees, and say three Aue Maries, in the honour of oure blessed Ladye Sainte Marye. In the yeare of our Lord, 1302. Chronic.

1Tolling to the Aves.Tolling to the Aues.

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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 plain song, prick song, descant, &c.

Of playne song, prycke song, descant, &c.

Of singing in the Church the judgement of diverse learned men.

Of singing in the Churche the iudgement of diuerse learned men.

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