A68840:1665
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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But they say that these are tributes.1 But in the Code in ye title de vectigalibus & cō mensis, in the law ex prestatione, and in the law allegatis: Tribute is defined to be that which is paid for those things which are brought into the public wealth from outward nations. For they are called in latin vectigalia, that is tributes, of this word Vehere, which signifieth to carry. And the eight part of every thing was paid in the name of a tribute,2 wherefore publicans were called Octavarii of octava part, that is the .viii. part which they gathered. But what do harlots I pray you bring into the public wealth? Uncleanness and filthy lusts, of which things the courtiers & sacrificers of the Pope do not gather the eight part, but the whole. These things are called tributes and customs, which are taken of fields and lands, but what fields have harlots? What lands? None. Wherefore let them cease to excuse a most filthy thing with an honest title. I know they will say, if harlots were suffered free and at liberty, they would more licentiously sin. O godly kind of correction. Can harlots be by no other means restrained, but so? They should rather decree that they should not be in the city, that they should have filthy and dark houses, that they should cast away all the ornaments of their body, that they should not come abroad openly, and should be dishonested by some marks of filthiness, that thereby they might be a mocking stock unto all men. By this means peradventure they might be revoked into the right way. But now good God, how are they restrained?3 They have most gorgeous houses, they openly ride in Chariots, apparelled like princes, they ride upon their fine ambling horses, they have with them as fellows, men decked with chains and disguised, yea and sometimes Cardinals, especially in the night, and a most sumptuous flock of waiting maidens. Will they deny that these things are true? Let grave and sincere men then, which have at any time been at Rome, show whither the thing be so or no. If they will not believe me, I can bring for witnesses Cardinals and Prelates of Rome.
But they say yt these ar tributes.1 But in ye Code in ye title de vectigalibus & cō mensis, in the law ex prestatione, and in the lawe allegatis: Tribute is defined to be that which is payd for those things which are brought into the publike wealth from outward nacions. For they ar called in lattē vectigalia, that is tributes, of this worde Vehere, which signifieth to cary. And the eight parte of euery thinge was paide in the name of a tribute,