A14460:479
The cautels, canon, and ceremonies, of the most blasphemous, abominable, and monstrous popish Mass…The cauteles, canon, and ceremonies, of the most blasphemous, abhominable, and monstrous popish Masse…
The cautels, canon, and ceremonies, of the most blasphemous, abominable, and monstrous popish Mass Together, the Mass entitled of the body of Jesus Christ. Fully and wholly set down, both in Latin, and English, the Latin faithfully taken out of the Mass book after the romish use. Imprinted at Lyons by John Cambray, in the year a thousand five hu[n]dread and twenty, the title whereof hereafter ensueth on the next page. With certain annotations for the understanding of the text, set forth by that godly and learned minister in the Church of God Peter Viret, and translated out of French into English by Tho. Sto. Gent.The cauteles, canon, and ceremonies, of the most blasphemous, abhominable, and monstrous popish Masse Togither, the Masse intituled of the body of Iesus Christ. Fully and wholy set downe, both in Latine, and Englishe, the Latine faithfully taken out of the Masse booke after the romishe vse. Imprinted at Lyons by Iohn Cambray, in the yeare a thowsand fiue hu[n]dred and twenty, the title whereof hereafter ensueth on the next page. With certaine annotations for the vnderstanding of the text, set forth by that godly and learned minister in the Church of God Peter Viret, and translated out of French into English by Tho. Sto. Gent.
London: printed by Thomas Vautrollier for Andrew Maunsell, 1584London: printed by Thomas Vautrollier for Andrewe Maunsell, 1584
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.
b There is in this part,1 by the Romish order, in all solemn Masses, great mysteries, in the manner of the handling, holding, covering & uncovering the Paten: and about the Deacons, Subdeacons, and Acolytes: who according to our young masters expositions, do here represent the women which came to the Sepulchre of Jesus Christ. Howbeit, ⟨p. 217⟩we will not busy our heads any farther about this gear. It shall suffice us to understand, that our young masters expound the paten, to signify the largeness of charity. And surely they have great reason in it. For, there is no doubt, but that these our young masters have very large platters and saucers at their table. Moreover, after that Sir Gurdegobreas hath played the passion and death of Jesus Christ, he passeth from that, and thrusteth him self in, to play the burial, resurrection and ascension, even to the very end of the Mass. And because, when he hath made his white God lustily dance and skip, he now layeth him down to rest a while: howbeit he resteth not there long. And after he hath lifted him up, he layeth him down again, and when he hath crucified him, he putteth him into the grave. And because he keepeth here again silence, as he doth in the recital of the Canon: Therefore this place of the Mass, is properly called the Silence: and the Priest, softly and secretly sayeth this prayer, after he hath said the Lords prayer, because he hath put his Jesus into the Sepulchre. And in this sort expound they these ceremonies, and all the rest of the ceremonies that follow. Howbeit this should never have needed, if a man would but touch the tenth part of the dotages which these dotterels set forth, to make them agree with their foolish dreams.
b There is in this part,1 by the Romish order, in all solemne Masses, great misteries, in the manner of the handling, holding, couering & vncouering the Paten: and about the Deacons, Subdeacons, and Acolites: who according to our yōg maisters expositions, do here represent the women which came to the Sepulcher of Iesus Christ. Howbeit, ⟨p. 217⟩we wil not busy our heades any farther about this geare. It shall suffice vs to vnderstand, that our young maisters expound the paten, to signifie the largenes of charitie. And surely they haue great reason in it. For, there is no doubt, but that these our young maisters haue very large platters and saucers at their table. Moreouer, after that Syr Gurdegobreas hath played the passion and death of Iesus Christ, he passeth from that, and thrusteth him selfe in, to playe the buriall, resurrection and ascension, euen to the verye ende of the Masse. And because, when he hath made his white God lustily daunce and skippe, he nowe layeth him downe to rest a while: howbeit he resteth not there long. And after he hath lifted him vp, he layeth him downe againe, and when he hath crucified him, he putteth him into the graue. And because he keepeth here againe silence, as he doth in the recitall of the Canon: Therefore this place of the Masse, is properly called the Silence: and the Priest, softly and secretly sayeth this prayer, after he hath sayd the Lordes prayer, because he hath put his Iesus into the Sepulchre. And in this sort expound they these ceremonies, and all the rest of the ceremonies that follow. Howbeit this shoulde neuer haue needed, if a man would but touch the tenth parte of the dotages which these dottrels set forth, to make them agree with their foolish dreames.