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The theater of the Popes monarchie wherein is described as well the vncleane liues of that wicked generation, as also their Antichristian gouernment, and vsurped kingdome : togeather with their horrible superstition, and blasphemous religion, as it is now vsed at this present, where Antichrist the Pope & his members do beare rule / by Phillip Stubbes.
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Stubbes, Phillip.
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1585
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STC 23399.3; ESTC S2912
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is geuen them by myracle that they build them gorgeous houses stately edifices and sumptuous mansions to dwel in furnished with all kind of necessaries supelleâ—â—iles coÌ„parable to any prince or noble man And these riches they get with their hypocrâ—ticall prayers longe seruice selling of merites by their other apish â—estures of â—â—cking down the head the like by their dissembling hypocrisie filed eloquence seuere grauâ—tie austeritie of life by these crossing and blessing by their deep profound flattery and a thousand such deuises wherein they are so skilfull that they maye seem not practisioners but masters not masters but doctors Out of these puddles proceedeth al their game Thorow the exercise practise whereof they are grown so impudent that ther can be no marriage solemnized neither in towne nor countrie no feast or good cheere any where but these shamelesse friers are redy with boxes in their hands begging crauing money meate drinke and all things els of euery one present Neither can any maÌ„ sit quietly either at dinner or at supper in his house but in comme these beging friers crossing blessing so faring that they wearie euerie manne and away will they not till theyr bellies be ful and their hackes wel loaden also Then when certaine holye times of fasting and praying commeth in that the people must fast pray and do pennance then and neuer vntil then their gaines commeth tumbling in thicke and threefold Then doth euery man hyre theÌ„ too fast to pray and do penance for them and pay them well for theyr labour Besides these deuises they get abundance of their good dames of the couÌ„trie both of cheese puddinges porke bacon brawns sowse corne hemp flaxe bread pyes custards flawnes tarts and what not for al is fish that commeth to net and nothyng commeth amisse that carryeth a pennie or a halfpeny on his back And because they may seeme to giue somewhat agayne they carrye about wyth them tootinge glasses needles pinnes pointes laces ribbons and other pedlary trifles which they bestow vpon their good dames of the country for bussing theÌ„ in the dark Which thing when they be about leaste they should be cumbred with vntrussing of their pointes they weare no hosen at all but long side gownes to the foot so that with litle adoe they may go to their businesse And if the good man chaunce to come in in the meane time find him at it yet must he imagine that he is but in shriuing of her and then al is wel Phile. How many sorts of Friers are there Stupe There bee twoo sortes the rich friers and the pore begging friers The richer sorte the Pope dispenseth withall giuing them leaue that after they haue got their great riches togeather by theyr begginge throughe the world they may builde them gorgeous houses and stately buildyngs plant orchardes Gardens Uineyardes and what they wil purchase landes and liuings as much as they please Then are they called by the names of Lordes beyng ashamed of the names of beggers any longer The poore begging fryers are such as by theyr orders are constrained to remaine in pouertie to beg as long as they liue By theÌ„ the Pope vttereth his merchandize and getteth himselfe into fauour of euery one For the better perfourmaunce whereof they make no conscience to tel lies to preach fables to vtter Canturbury â—ales for the word of God They come raunge all abroad euery where both by sea and land they creepe intoo the bosomes of kings princes noblemen gentlemeÌ„ subiects others seeking by all meanes possible to withdraw them from the way of truth to establish their dads kingdom And thus by this meanes they vpholde the popes estate and their owne credite and wealth Phil. Whatfurther authoritie haue they Stup They haue coÌ„mission graunted theÌ„ froÌ„ y t pope for feare least their proud kingdom should catch any sâ—atâ—e to enquyre after heretikes lollardes other schismatiks which deuide theÌ„selues froÌ„ their blaspemous church By force of which commission like bloddy butchers dogs they trouble good meÌ„ women in the end suck their blood by burning their bodies to ashes if they wil not forsake the truth beleeue their lyes But if there be any out of their iurisdiction whoÌ„ they cannot handle so then fal they the yeere of our Lorde God 1523. And comming to the Pope afterwarde confirmed the same order of Iesuites by his Bulles These holy Iesuites forsooth are vowesses as well as the reste but whereas the others make but 3. vowes they make foure First they vowe pouertie secondarily chastitie thirdly obedience and fourthly that they wyll trudge ouer all the world if they be commaunded eyther by the Pope or any of their good masters els to set abroch popery to abandon Christianitie to plaunt superstitioÌ„ to root out goodly religion for this is their chiefest offce as far as euer I coulde perceiue And of suche perfectioÌ„ are they thought to bee that in holines they are coÌ„parable to y e maiestie of god in godlines excelling the angels in rightuousnes far surpassing y e common nature of mankind And therefore haue they taken to themselues a name deriued very blasphemously froÌ„ y e name of Iesus To this end no doubt that they may be thought to bee the seruaunts of Iesus and none els and too holde the trueth and none but they These seditious Iesuites a 〈◊〉 kind of vipers run rouing froÌ„ place to place from countrie to countrie now openly now secretly sometimes in their priestly habite and sometime in seruing mans attyre now like lawiers then like Courtiers now like one sort of menne and then like another and all to roote vp as I haue saide christianitie and too plant poperye And if they perceiue that the prince wyll not incline to theyr humours nor agree to theyr ydolatrie and papistrie but mayntayne the true religion of God then fall thâ—y to this pollicie They creepe secretely into the mindes of the Nobilitie Gentrie and Communaltie indeuoring by al means possible to draw theyr hearts from their alleageaunce and obedience too theyr lawefull Prince to diâ—like of all things and too sowe the seedes of Sedition to moue Rebellion Insurrection Commotion Warre Mutunie Murther Bloodshed and all kynde of trouble to this ende that they and their Complices may with more securitie make Inuastâ—â—s and Incursions into that Realme or mites Lateranes GeorgeaÌ„s Ioannians Trinitaries Iudians Ambrosians Magdalines or Lazarines redde Augustines HeleniaÌ„s Sophians Wincesbaterers Gregorians CoÌ„staÌ„tinopolitanes Columbins crossed bretheren Fratres clauorum blacke friers bretheren of the holy sepulchre brethreÌ„ of y e vale of Iosaphat brethreÌ„ of S. Ioseph brethren of S. Rufines a thousande others Also of womeÌ„ as Bagghines Cloke Nuns sisters Chanonesses Ancresses Next come in their orders of Heremites as Heremites of S. Antonie Heremites of S. Hillarie of S.