The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

¹And the alms of the congregation ⟨image 27⟩which was the food and patrimony of the poor and necessary preachers,² that he called saint Peters patrimony, saint Peters rents, saint Peters lands, saint Peters right; to cast a vain fear & an heathenish superstitiousness into the hearts of men, that no man should dare meddle with what soever came once into their hands, for fear of saint Peter, though they ministered it never so evil: and that they which should think it no•e alms to give them any more (because they had to much already) should yet give saint Peter somewhat (as N•buchodonesser gave his God Bell) to purchase an advocate and an intercessor of saint Peter,³ and that saint Peter should at the first knock, let them in.

¹And the almesse of the congregacyon ⟨image 27⟩which was the fode and patrimony of the poore and necessary preachers,² that he called saīt Peters patrimony, saynt Peters rentes, saynt Peters lands, saynt Peters right; to cast a vayne feare & an hethenish supersticiousnes into ye hartes of mē, that no man shuld dare meadle with what soeuer came once into their hādes, for feare of saynt Peter, though they ministred it neuer so euel: and that they which shuld thinke it no•e almesse to geue thē any more (because they had to much alreadye) shuld yet gyue saynt Peter somwhat (as N•buchodonesser gaue his God B•ell) to purchesse an aduocate and an intercessor of saynt Peter,³ and that saynt Peter shuld at ye fyrste knocke, let them in.