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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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The beginning of this feast was this In the country of the Leodicenses there was a certain Recluse or Anckresse called Eva, which of a vain, foolish, and superstitious devotion and love toward the Sacrament of the altar,1 as they term it, procured through earnest suit of Pope Urban the fourth, that the Sacrament of the Altar, commonly called Corpus Christi, might also have a feast and holy day, being as well worthy as the Gallow tree or cross that Christ was hanged on, which was already celebrated in the ⟨image 203⟩Church: and that the same feast of Corpus Christi myghte with all solemnity be kept holy throughout the whole world. Pope Urban being an holy and devout Father, doubt ye not, considering the great devotion, earnest zeal and Godly mind of this holy and religious woman, accomplished fo•le graciously her tender request, and did not only ordain that this feast of Corpus Christi shuld be kept holy, but he also granted plenary Indulgence, and large pardon to so many as either do say or hear the service belonging to that feast which Thomas Aquinas the Black fryer made, Arnoldus Bostius. Guili. Durand. Chron.
The beginning of thys feaste was thys In the countrey of the Leodicenses there was a certayne Recluse or Anckresse called Eua, whiche of a vayne, foolyshe, and superstitious deuotion and loue towarde the Sacramente of the altare,1 as they terme it, procured thorowe earneste sute of Pope Vrban the fourthe, that the Sacramente of the Altare, commonly called Corpus Christi, might also haue a feast and holy day, being as wel worthye as the Gallowe tree or crosse yt Christ was hāged on, which was alredy celebrated in the ⟨image 203⟩Church: and yt the same feaste of Corpus Christi myghte with all solemnitye bee kepte holy thorowoute the whole worlde. Pope Vrban being an holy and deuoute Father, doubte ye not, consideryng the greate deuotion, earneste zeale and Godlye mynde of thys holy and religious woman, accomplyshed fo•le graciouslye her tender requeste, and dyd not onely ordayne that thys feast of Corpus Christi shuld be kept holy, but he also graunted plenarye Indulgence, and large pardon to so many as eyther do say or heare the seruice belonging to yt feast which Thomas Aquinas the Blacke fryer made, Arnoldus Bostius. Guili. Durand. Chron.