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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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1Furthermore this Emperor (as the Romanists feign) when he had made this donation to the Church of Rome plucked of the imperial crown made of most fine gold garnished with all kind of precious stones pearls and jewels from his own head, and set it upon pope Sylvester's pate for the reverence ⟨p. 4⟩that he bare to s. Peter & caused the Romish bishop to be set upon a costly & richly apparelled palfrey,2 & to be solemnly carried about through the city of Rome in the presence of all the citizens, the Emperor himself running on foot like a lackey by the Popes side, holding his horses bridle in his hand, as a most vile page. These things done, the Emperor Constantine departed from the West parts of the world which he had now given over to Pope Sylvester and to his successors for ever to be s. Peters patrimony, with all the privileges, emoluments, commodities & profits of the same, and went himself into the East parts, even unto the city Byzantium, which being in great ruin he repaired and amplified, beautifying it with many noble and sumptuous buildings, & called it Constantinople according to his name. He carried also with him almost all the noble men of the Romans, and the whole order of the Senators with their wives & children, because the pope and his complices (as it may appear) should have elbowroom enough, & as few to trouble his holiness, as might be ⟨image 34⟩In the year. &c. 315. Bartolomaeus Picerius de monte arduo, Joannes Laziardus, Edic. Constant Policronicon, &c.
1Furthermore this Emperoure (as the Romanists fayne) when he hadde made this donation to the Churche of Rome plucked of the imperial crown made of moste fine golde garnished wt all kind of precious stones pearles and iewels from his own heade, and set it vpon pope Siluesters pate for the reuerence ⟨p. 4⟩yt he bare to s. Peter & caused ye Romish bishop to be set vpon a costlye & richely appareled palfrey,2