Hillarius. The Paynims had some appearance to do that, & used not such cruelty as our Priests, who for default of money do refuse the burial, not only unto the old folk, but also to the little Infants. And how many times doth it happen, that they have excommunicated some poor labourer or busbandmā, 1for twenty or thirty soubs, yea, for three, & if he do die being so excommunicated by them, having not wherewith to pay, they have denied him the place to be buried with the other christians: 2or else he must buy it dearly? And yet nevertheless there Canons deny not that Churchyard, but to those who are no Christians, or who do kill themselves: or to those ye have ben killed in doing some wicked act, as adultery, larceny, murder, & Jewish plays. I am greatly abashed where they & we have had the understanding. S. Paul & Moses do forbid us expressly, to be conformable to the imitations of the Paynims & Idolaters, it ⟨image 75⟩that in despite of them we have not taken any other mirror, nor have studied in any other thing. For what difference is there between our funerals and burials & theirs? 3Have not we the Bells in stead of the Minstrels that the Paynims had? And even as they had the Minstrels that were best allowed, according to the estate and condition of the persons, so have we the Bells, Priests & Monks. When 4there dyeth any Prince or noble man or rich man, that hath well wherewith to pay, they will bury him with the trumpet, with many torches, with great pomp & procession, & with a great company of Minstrels, and of men and women, for to singe, weep and lament about him, as it doth well appear by the description that Virgil made of the burying and funerals of Pallas the son of king Evander, saying, that after that he was known to be dead in the City, and that the Citizens did understand that men did bring the body, and that it was already at hand, did as followeth.
Th'Arcadians most suddenly, unto the gates then came,5
Holding the torches funerals, already for the same.
According to their old fashion, their guise and eke custom,
And every one his torch did light, that served in that room.
Marching so well before the hearse, by order on a row,
That there was none among them all, out of order did show.
Giving such great a shining light, the way the which they went,
With the dead corps & pomp so great, which to his grave him sent.
Hillarius. The Panims had some appearaunce to doe that, & vsed not such crueltie as our Priests, who for default of money do refuse ye buriall, not onely vnto the olde folke, but also to ye little Infāts. And how many times doth it happen, yt they haue excōmunicated some poore labourer or busbādmā, 1for twētie or thirtie soubs, yea, for thrée, & if he do die being so excōmunicated by thē, hauing not wherwith to pay, they haue denied him ye place to be buried with ye other christiās: 2or els he must buy it déerly? And yet neuerthelesse there Canons deny not that Churchyard, but to those who are no Christiās, or who do kill thēselues: or to those ye haue ben killed in doing some wicked acte, as adultry, larceny, murder, & Iewish playes. I am greatly abashed where they & we haue had ye vnderstāding. S. Paul & Moses do forbid vs expresly, to be cōfirmable to ye imitatiōs of the Panims & Idolatrers, it ⟨image 75⟩that in dispite of them wée haue not taken any other myrrour, nor haue studied in any other thing. For what difference is there betwéene our funerals and buryals & theirs? 3Haue not we the Bels in stéede of the Minstrels that the Panims had? And euen as they had the Minstrelles that were best allowed, according to the estate and condition of the persons, so haue we the Bels, Priests & Monks. When 4there dyeth any Prince or noble man or rich man, that hath well wherewith to pay, they will bury him with the trumpet, with many torches, with great pomp & procession, & with a great company of Minstrels, and of men and women, for to singe, wéepe and lament about him, as it doth wel appeare by the discription that Virgile made of the burying and funerals of Pallas the sonne of king Euander, sayinge, that after that hée was knowen to be dead in the Citie, and that the Citizens dyd vnderstand that men dyd bringe the body, and that it was already at hand, did as followeth.
Th'archadians most sodeinly, vnto the gates then came,5
Holding the torches funerals, already for the same.
According to their olde fashion, their guise and eke custome,
And euery one his torch did light, that serued in that rome.
Marching so well before the herse, by order on a row,
That there vvas none among them all, out of order did show.
Giuing such great a shining light, the vvay the vvhich they went,
With the dead corps & pomp so great, vvhich to his graue him sent.
- 1Excommunication for money.
- 2In c. ex parte de sepult. Extra. de torne. ca. De peni dist. 6. c. 1. 1. Thess. 4. a. 5
- 3The ringing of Belles.
- 4The burying of the rich.
- 5The burial of Pallas. Vir. Aene. 11The buriall of Pallas. Vir. Aene. 11
