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The Relics of Rome · Thomas Becon

The Relics of Rome, Table of contents – List of authors

A Table of the principall matters contayned in this Booke.

1 Of the Pope & of hys vsurped power & fained authoritie.

fol. 1.

2 Of the Popes election.

15

3 Of Cardinals.

18

4 Of Bishops.

19

5 The othe, whiche the popishe Bishops vse to swear, whē they are cōsecrated.

24

6 Of Priestes.

26

7 Of the single lyfe of Priestes.

32

8 Of the Mariage of Priestes.

35

9 Of Uowes, and that the vowe of chastitie hindereth not him, or her frō mariage, whiche hathe not the gift of continencie.

37

10 Of benefices and Prebendes.

39

11 Of impropriations of benefices.

42

12 Of tythes & offrings.

45

13 Of monastical sectes.

46

14 Of heremites, & of theyr sondry orders.

46

15 Of anckers & anckresses and all other recluses.

52

16 Of monkes, & of the diuerse sectes of the same.

54

17 Of Chanons, and of the diuersitie of them.

66

18 Of Friers and of their manifold sectes.

66

19 Of Nunnes and of their diuers orders.

73

20 Of the Monastical apparell, and who was the fyrste deuiser therof.

76

21 Of tēples or churches.

77

22 Of Church yardes.

79

23 Of Churche goods.

80

24 Of the ornamentes of the Churche.

80

25 Of Images to be had in Churches.

85

26 Certayne godly lawes of Emperours and kinges against the hauing of Images in Churches, with the aduise, consent and iudgemēt of diuers godly learned men.

88

27 Of Baptisme.

95

28 Of the Lordes Supper commonly called of the Papistes. The Sacrament of the aultar.

97

29 Of receiuing the Sacrament vnderunder both kindes according to Christes institution.

102

30 Of receauing the Sacrament vnderunder one king accordyng to the Popes tradition.

103

31 Of confirmation or Byshopping of children.

105

32 Of Matrimony.

106

33 Of auriculer cōfessiō.

107

34 Of annointyng or extreme vnction.

108

35 Of prayeng for the dead.

108

36 Of diuine seruice, as thei cal it, Mattens, Prime, and Houres, Euensong, Complain. &c.

109

37 Of playne song. Prickesong, Discant. &c.

116

38 Of singing in the church the iudgement of diuers learned men.

117

39 Of the Masse, and of all the partes therof.

122

40 Of certayne decrees appertaynyng vntounto the Masse.

138

41 Of ye massing priest.

14…

42 Of the dignitie and power of the massing priest, & of the honor that is due vntounto him, be he good or bad.

148

43 Of the ceremonies of the Popishe Churche.

158

44 Of holy water, and the vertue of the same.

158

45 Of holy bread, and the power therof.

162

46 Of Procession.

162

47 Of sensyng.

Idem

48 Of cande…s bearyng on Candlemasse day.

Idem

49 Of ashes spryncklyng.

165

50 Of palmes bearing.

165

51 Of Palmes, ashes, candels and halowyng.

Idem

52 Of crepynge to the Crosse.

166

53 Of halowyng the paschal.

Idem

54 Of Oyle and Creame, and of the halowyng of the same.

Idem

55 Of the fire on Easter euen and of the halowyng therof.

167

56 Of halowyng the fonte on Easter euen.

Idem

57 Of halowynge newe fruites.

Idem

58 Of Fasting.

Idem

59 Of holy dayes and of the feastes of Sainctes.

173

60 Of canonising or making of Sainctes.

179

61 Of saints Reliques.

183

62 Pylgrimages.

184

63 Of Pardons.

Idem

64 A rehearsall of diuerse pardons graunted of diuers Popes for diuerse considerations.

189

65 Of Purgatory.

197

66 Remedies deuised by the Papistes agaynst the fyrye tormētes of Purgatory.

202

67 Of Trentalles for soules departed, and howe they firste began.

207

68 Of the vertues of the Masse.

209

69 Of Councels.

212

70 Of Heretiques.

214

71 Of Excōmunication.

219

72 The manner and forme of excommunication.

219

73 The manner of the reconciliation of excommunicate persons.

223

74 Of Penaunce.

224

75 Of absolution.

227

76 Certaine formes of absolution.

228

77 A Speciall note of the Papistes concernyng absolucion.

231

78 The forme or manner of bydding the beads on Sondayes in Popyshe paryshe Churches.

231

79 The generall Sentence or curse.

237

80 Certayne fragmentes of Papistrye.

255

Finis.

The names of those Authors, whose testimonies and witnesses are recited in this Booke.

A.

ABbas vrspergensis.

Achiles pyrminius.

Aeneas siluius.

Albertus magnus.

Albertus crantzius.

Alcuinus.

Ambrosius.

Anselmus ryd.

Antoninus.

Alnoldus bostius.

Athanasius.

Augustinus.

Author sermonum discipuli

B.

Bartholomaeus picerius.

Bartholomaeus de chaimis.

Bartholomaeus charranza.

Bartholomaeus westmerus.

Barnardus abbas.

Blondus.

Bonifacius episcopus.

C.

Catalogus sanctorum.

Chrisostomus.

Christianus massaeus.

Chronica anglica.

Chronica chronicarum.

Cronica flandrica.

Chronica gallica.

Chronica germanica.

Clemens pont. rom.

Cornelius agrippa.

Cyprianus.

D.

Damascenus.

Decreta iuris canonici.

Decreta extrauagant.

E.

Edictum constantini Impe.

Epyphanus.

Epitome chronicarum.

Erasmus roterodamus.

Eruditi cuiuspiā chronicon.

Euagrius.

Eusebius, coesariensis

Eutropius.

F.

Fasciculus temporum.

Festiuale anglicum.

Flores historiarum

Franciscus petrarcha.

G.

Gabriel biel

Gaspar achilles.

Gaspar hedio.

Gratianus monachus.

Gregorius magnus.

Guilielmus Caxton.

Guilielmus Durandus.

H

Hartmanus scedel Nurenbergensis.

Henrichus pantaleon.

Henrichus primaeus.

Henrichus de vrimaria.

Hermanus contractus.

Hesychius.

Hieronimus.

Hiero. paulus Cathalanus.

Honorius.

Huldricus episcop. august.

Huldricus Huttenus.

I.

Iacobus de visaco.

Iacobus de voragine.

Iacobus manlius.

Iacobus mayer.

Iaco. philippus bergomēsis

Iacobus vuimpholibus.

Ioannes billet.

Ioannes charion.

Ioannes cuspinianus.

Ioannes clythoneus.

Ioannes de burgo.

Ioannes laziardus.

Ioannes monachus.

Ioanns nauclerus.

Ioannes stella.

Ioannes Tilio.

Isidorus Hispalensis.

Isuardus gallus.

Iustinianus imperator.

L.

Lactantius firmianus.

Laurentius valla.

Lex pontificia.

Liber conciliorum.

Liber de miraculis R. mariae.

Liber germanicus de sectis monasticis.

M.

Marcus anton. sabellicus.

Martinus papae penitentiarius.

Martinus polonus.

Mathaeus parisius.

Mathaeus palmerius florentinus.

Mathias palmerius pisamus

Michael bucchingerus.

N.

Nauclerus.

Nicephorus panuinius.

Nicolas de cusa.

O.

Onuprius panuinius.

Origenes.

Otho frisius.

P.

Paulinus nolanus.

Paulus aemilius.

Paulus phrigio.

Paulus Vergerius.

Paulus warnefridus.

Panormitanus.

Paralipomena rerum memorabilium▪

Patronius.

Petrus Crinitus.

Paulus diaconus.

Petrus blesensis.

Petrus cluniacensis.

Petrus de natalibus.

Petrus Lombardus,

Platina.

Polichronicon.

Polidorus vergilius.

R.

Ranulphus cartrensis.

Raphael volateranus.

Rationale di. officiorum.

Robertus barus anglus.

Robertus caguinus.

S.

Sabellicus.

Sebastianus francke.

Serenus Episcopus Masciliae.

Sigebertus.

Sozomeus.

Speculum ecclesiasticum.

Stella clericorum.

T.

Tertullianus.

Theodorus bibliander.

Thomas aquinas.

V.

Valentinus vannius.

Vincentius.

Vitas pa trum.

Volateranus.

Z.

Zonoras.

FINIS.