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A treatise declaring [and] showing divers causes take[n] out of the holy scripture[es] of…A treatise declaryng [and] shewig dyuers causes take[n] out of the holy scriptur[es] of…
A treatise declaring [and] showing divers causes take[n] out of the holy scripture[es] of the sent[n]ces of holy fathers [and] of the decrees of devout emperors, that pictures [and] other images which were wont to be worshipped, are i[n] no wise to be suffered in the temples or churches of Christen men. By the which treatise the reader that is indifferent, shall see and perceive, how good and godly a deed it was of the senators of Arge[n]tine, that of late days they caused all the images with their altars to be clean take[n] out of their churches. The authors of this little treatise are the ope[n] preachers of Argte[n]yne.A treatise declaryng [and] shewig dyuers causes take[n] out of the holy scriptur[es] of the sente[n]ces of holy faders [and] of the decrees of deuout emperours, that pyctures [and] other ymages which were wont to be worshypped, ar i[n] no wise to be suffred in the temples or churches of Christen men. By the whiche treatise the reder that is indifferent, shall se and perceyue, how good and godly a dede it was of the senatoures of Arge[n]tine, that of late daies they caused all the ymages with their auters to be cleane take[n] out of their churches. The authours of this litle treatise ar the ope[n] preachers of Argte[n]yne.
London: printed for W. Marshall, 1535
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Valens & Theodosius1 the noble emperors wrote to the officer called Prefectus pretorius: Forasmuch as our diligent study & care is / in all things to maintain & uphold the faith & honour of god: we forbid any manner man to grave or make the image of christ our saviour of stone / of wood / or of any other stuff / or else to paint the same with colours. yea / and wheresoever any such image be found / we command that it be taken away / and they sore punished / who soever shall attempt any thing contrary to our decrees and commandment / in which thing if any man do require an author / let him read the decrees and commandments of Emperors / which have ⟨image 40⟩ben collected and gathered by a satire of the right conning men / Tribunianus / Basylydes / Theophilus / Discorus / and other / at the commandment of the most noble Emperor Justinian.
Valens & Theodosius1 the noble emperours wrot to ye officer called Prefectus pretorius: Forasmoche as our dilygent study & care is / in all thingꝭ to maynteyne & vphold the faith & honour of god: we forbyd any maner mā to graue or make the image of christ our sauyour of stone / of wood / or of any other stuffe / or els to paynte ye same with colours. yea / and whersoeuer any such image be foūde / we cōmaūde that it be taken awaye / and they sore punysshed / who soeuer shall attempte any thynge contrarye to our decrees and commaūdement / in whiche thynge if any man doo requyre an authour / let him rede the decrees and commaundementes of Emperours / whiche haue ⟨image 40⟩ben collected and gathered by a satyre of the righte connynge men / Tribunianus / Basylydes / Theophilus / Discorus / and other / at the commaundement of the moost noble Emperour Iustinian.
- 1The decree of Theodosius and Valens.