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follow_v childebertus_fw-la rex_fw-la francorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o honorem_fw-la s._n vincentij_fw-la martyris_fw-la this_o vincent_n be_v convert_v by_o st._n george_n as_o before_o be_v say_v cvius_fw-la reliquias_fw-la de_fw-la spania_n apportavimus_fw-la ceu_fw-la &_o sanctae_fw-la crusis_fw-la &_o beatissimi_fw-la georgij_fw-la etc._n etc._n quorum_fw-la reliquiae_fw-la ibi_fw-la sunt_fw-la consecratae_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o the_o same_o author_n also_o we_o have_v another_o story_n of_o st._n george_n arm_n give_v by_o justinian_n the_o emperor_n unto_o st_n german_n 9_o than_o bishop_n of_o paris_n as_o he_o return_v from_o his_o pilgrimage_n to_o jerusalem_n by_o the_o way_n of_o constantinople_n vnáque_fw-la brachium_fw-la d._n georgij_fw-la martyris_fw-la pro_fw-la magno_fw-la munere_fw-la contulit_fw-la as_o my_o author_n have_v it_o which_o relic_n be_v afterward_o by_o saint_n gerrman_n bestow_v upon_o the_o abbey_n of_o saint_n vincent_n wherein_o he_o be_v inter_v and_o which_o since_o then_o have_v be_v call_v st._n germane_a thus_o much_o i_o find_v record_v of_o the_o relic_n of_o our_o martyr_n not_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o colour_n or_o his_o banner_n preserve_v as_o schedell_n tell_v we_o in_o bambergeâ—_n â—_z city_n of_o germany_n magna_fw-la cum_fw-la solennitate_fw-la with_o great_a solemnity_n and_o this_o enough_o to_o show_v that_o even_o from_o the_o beginning_n his_o relic_n and_o himself_o be_v always_o have_v in_o special_a honour_n 5_o and_o now_o at_o last_o we_o come_v unto_o the_o last_o of_o those_o four_o way_n or_o course_n whereby_o the_o church_n endeavour_v to_o preserve_v alive_a the_o memory_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o martyr_n viz._n the_o call_n of_o such_o temple_n by_o the_o name_n of_o those_o bless_a spirit_n which_o she_o have_v solemn_o erect_v to_o god_n special_a service_n and_o consecrate_v to_o his_o honour_n a_o custom_n which_o she_o long_o have_v practise_v even_o in_o the_o very_a time_n and_o heat_n of_o persecution_n when_o as_o it_o be_v more_o dangerous_a unto_o the_o
be_v the_o principal_a syllabus_n capitum_fw-la part_n i._o the_o preface_n 1_o the_o nature_n of_o curiosity_n 2_o and_o proneness_n of_o the_o present_a age_n to_o new_a fancy_n 3_o the_o open_n of_o the_o cause_n in_o hand_n 4_o the_o reason_n which_o induce_v the_o author_n to_o undertake_v the_o patronage_n of_o st._n george_n cause_n and_o history_n 5_o his_o resolution_n in_o it_o and_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o proceed_n 6_o the_o method_n of_o the_o whole_a 7_o the_o author_n free_a submission_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o performance_n to_o the_o wise_a and_o learned_a chap._n i._n 1._o three_o kind_n of_o imposture_n 2._o the_o first_o author_n of_o scholastical_a or_o fabulous_a hiâ—â—â—rie_n 3._o the_o three_o age_n of_o the_o church_n in_o these_o late_a time_n 4._o jacobus_n de_fw-fr voragine_fw-la the_o author_n of_o the_o golden_a legend_n his_o time_n and_o quality_n 5._o his_o fiction_n of_o st._n george_n kill_v of_o the_o dragon_n 6._o the_o remainder_n of_o that_o legend_n continue_v out_o of_o ovid._n 7._o the_o fable_n of_o st._n george_n birth_n in_o england_n 8._o poetical_o countenance_v by_o edm._n spencer_n 9_o the_o legend_n of_o the_o dragon_n reject_v by_o the_o learned_a romanist_n 10._o defend_v by_o geo._n wicelius_n 11._o the_o scene_n thereof_o remove_v from_o africa_n into_o asia_n chap._n ii_o 1._o of_o heretic_n and_o their_o original_a 2._o their_o early_a practice_n to_o corrupt_v the_o gospel_n 3._o their_o art_n to_o countenance_v their_o cause_n 4._o their_o plot_n discover_v and_o condemn_v by_o counsel_n and_o by_o father_n 5._o the_o injury_n do_v by_o heretic_n unto_o the_o history_n of_o st._n george_n 6._o st._n athanasius_n accuse_v for_o magic_a by_o the_o arian_n 7._o of_o alexandra_n diocletian_o wife_a in_o the_o arian_n legend_n 8._o the_o indiscretion_n of_o some_o church-historian_n in_o their_o choice_n of_o argument_n chah._n iii_o 1._o a_o proposition_n of_o the_o two_o contrary_a opinion_n 2._o calvin_n the_o first_o that_o ever_o bid_v defiance_n to_o st._n george_n 3._o melanchthon_n misreport_v by_o the_o papist_n 4._o calvins_n opinion_n in_o it_o by_o who_o second_v 5._o saint_n george_n by_o who_o first_o make_v a_o arian_n bishop_n 6._o the_o principal_a abettor_n of_o this_o last_o opinion_n 7._o no_o enemy_n more_o dangerous_a to_o the_o truth_n than_o a_o great_a man_n error_n 8._o a_o examination_n of_o the_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o canon_n of_o p._n gelasius_n 9_o and_o the_o authority_n of_o cardinal_n baronius_n chap._n four_o 1._o a_o conjecture_n at_o those_o reason_n which_o may_v make_v the_o history_n of_o st._n george_n suspect_v 2._o the_o church_n of_o rome_n too_o prodigal_a in_o bestow_v divine_a honour_n 3._o false_a saint_n no_o prejudice_n unto_o the_o true_a 4._o the_o life_n of_o saint_n how_o fabulous_o and_o vain_o write_v 5._o what_o may_v induce_v the_o church-historian_n to_o that_o vein_n of_o writing_n 6._o the_o undertake_v of_o aloysius_n lippomanus_n how_o well_o perform_v 7._o the_o intermixture_n of_o vain_a fable_n no_o prejudice_n to_o truth_n of_o story_n 8._o of_o arthur_n guy_n of_o warwick_n and_o sir_n bevis_n 9_o haereticall_a dream_n and_o practice_n not_o able_a to_o bear_v down_o the_o truth_n 10._o a_o application_n of_o the_o whole_a unto_o st._n george_n chap._n v._n 1_o undoubted_a truth_n the_o ground_n of_o fabulous_a report_n 2_o the_o privilege_n of_o two_o french_a church_n and_o the_o fable_n thence_o arise_v 3_o the_o baron_n case_n of_o gascoigne_n 4_o st._n george_n kill_v of_o the_o dragon_n how_o â—arre_o it_o may_v be_v justify_v 5_o the_o portraiture_n of_o constantine_n 6_o the_o order_n of_o the_o dragon_n and_o of_o st._n michael_n 7_o st._n george_n how_o picture_v common_o and_o what_o it_o signify_v 8_o the_o memorable_a story_n of_o st._n george_n his_o horse_n 9_o the_o picture_n of_o st._n george_n how_o make_v a_o fable_n and_o by_o who_o 10_o the_o entertainment_n of_o it_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n 11_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o missal_n 12_o a_o final_a answer_n to_o all_o those_o on_o the_o part_n of_o calvin_n chap._n vi_o 1_o the_o whole_a story_n of_o george_n the_o arian_n bishop_n 2_o george_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n not_o prove_v by_o doctor_n reynolds_n to_o be_v a_o cappadocian_n 3_o the_o cappadocian_o infamous_a for_o their_o lewdness_n 4_o the_o life_n of_o george_n before_o he_o be_v appoint_v bishop_n 5_o his_o butcherly_a behaviour_n in_o that_o holy_a dignity_n 6_o degrade_v in_o the_o counsel_n of_o sardica_n and_o seleucia_n 7_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o drusius_n in_o make_v george_n the_o laodicean_n to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o he_o of_o alexandria_n 8_o the_o strange_a effect_n of_o fancy_n and_o preconceipt_n 9_o george_n return_n to_o alexandria_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n 10_o george_n bishop_n of_o alexandria_n never_o repute_v for_o a_o martyr_n 11_o shred_n of_o the_o arrian_n legend_n by_o who_o patch_v on_o upon_o st._n george_n cloak_n 12_o sr._n w._n raleighs_n resolution_n in_o receive_a opinion_n 13_o a_o transition_n to_o the_o examination_n of_o witness_n on_o st._n george_n side_n the_o second_o part._n chap._n i._n 1_o the_o name_n and_o etymology_n of_o george_n 2_o the_o story_n of_o st._n george_n by_o metaphrastes_n 3_o the_o time_n of_o that_o author_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o name_n 4_o the_o opinion_n of_o he_o in_o the_o greeke-church_n 5_o this_o metaphrastes_n not_o the_o same_o with_o simeon_n the_o schoolmaster_n 6_o the_o country_n parentage_n and_o first_o fortune_n of_o st._n george_n 7_o the_o state_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n at_o that_o time_n and_o persecution_n than_o beginning_n 8_o the_o speech_n of_o george_n unto_o the_o tyrant_n his_o torment_n and_o his_o death_n 9_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n according_a to_o friar_n anselm_n and_o the_o english_a story_n 10_o fabulous_a history_n of_o that_o nature_n of_o what_o profit_n to_o the_o reader_n 11_o a_o rejection_n of_o the_o residue_n in_o metaphrastes_n 12_o argument_n ab_fw-la autoritate_fw-la negative_a of_o what_o credit_n in_o the_o school_n chap._n ii_o 1_o magnentius_n mention_v in_o the_o former_a story_n what_o he_o be_v 2_o vestem_fw-la exuere_fw-la militarem_fw-la the_o meaning_n of_o it_o and_o when_o use_v 3_o lydda_n the_o scene_n of_o this_o great_a action_n now_o call_v st._n george_n 4_o malmesbury_n reconcile_v with_o other_o author_n 5_o no_o execution_n permit_v by_o the_o ancient_n within_o their_o city_n 6_o the_o former_a story_n justify_v most_o of_o it_o by_o eusebius_n 7_o st._n ambrose_n testimony_n of_o st._n george_n how_o certain_a to_o be_v he_o 8_o the_o time_n and_o canon_n of_o p._n gelasius_n 9_o the_o story_n of_o st._n george_n why_o reckon_v as_o apocryphal_a 10_o the_o meaning_n of_o gelasius_n not_o to_o explode_v the_o martyr_n with_o his_o history_n 11_o the_o arrian_n george_n not_o likely_a in_o so_o small_a a_o tract_n of_o time_n to_o be_v repute_v as_o a_o martyr_n 12_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o author_n cite_v in_o this_o book_n which_o have_v make_v honourable_a mention_n of_o saint_n george_n as_o also_o of_o those_o prince_n peer_n and_o prelate_n which_o have_v do_v he_o honour_n digest_v in_o their_o time_n and_o age_n chap._n iii_o 1_o the_o state_n of_o learning_n in_o the_o church_n divide_v into_o two_o natural_a day_n 2_o the_o time_n and_o learning_n of_o venerable_n bede_n 3_o his_o testimony_n of_o st._n george_n 4_o of_o dacianus_fw-la king_n of_o persia_n and_o who_o he_o be_v 5_o persia_n take_v in_o some_o author_n for_o the_o eastern_a country_n 6_o a_o reconcilement_n of_o the_o other_o doubt_n touch_v this_o dacianus_fw-la 7_o the_o martyrology_n of_o vsuardus_n rabanus_n maurus_n and_o notgerus_n 8_o st._n george_n how_o say_v to_o have_v convert_v many_o people_n 9_o the_o witness_n of_o vincentius_n jacobus_n and_o antoninus_n florent_fw-la 10_o nicephorus_n callistus_n and_o his_o evidence_n 11_o the_o suffrage_n of_o sabellicus_n schedell_n bergomensis_n and_o volaterran_n 12_o of_o the_o magdeburgian_o and_o some_o other_o protestant_a divine_n 13_o a_o recollection_n and_o application_n of_o the_o whole_a proof_n chap._n four_o 1_o four_o several_a way_n use_v by_o the_o church_n to_o keep_v alive_a the_o memory_n of_o the_o martyr_n 2_o the_o way_n of_o martyrology_n how_o ancient_a 3_o the_o roman_a martyrologie_n and_o what_o it_o testify_v of_o st._n george_n 4_o natale_n what_o it_o be_v in_o the_o construction_n of_o the_o church_n 5_o the_o testimony_n give_v unto_o st._n george_n in_o the_o greek_a church_n 6_o st._n george_n why_o call_v tropaeophorus_n 7_o commemoration_n of_o the_o dead_a how_o use_v in_o the_o church_n primitive_a 8_o the_o depravation_n of_o the_o ancient_a use_n of_o it_o in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n
taint_v the_o heretic_n insert_v such_o passage_n into_o their_o history_n as_o may_v persuade_v the_o world_n to_o think_v they_o of_o their_o party_n the_o other_o labour_v so_o to_o describe_v their_o life_n and_o passion_n as_o may_v procure_v unto_o their_o shrine_n a_o great_a measure_n of_o devotion_n and_o attendance_n the_o one_o of_o these_o a_o effect_n only_o of_o a_o superstitious_a piety_n the_o other_o a_o design_n of_o a_o malicious_a cunning_n 2_o and_o first_o beginning_n with_o the_o legendary_n which_o of_o these_o two_o impostor_n be_v the_o last_o in_o time_n and_o least_o in_o danger_n they_o take_v beginning_n from_o one_o peter_n surname_v comestor_n the_o author_n as_o his_o friend_n do_v style_v he_o and_o as_o himself_o inscribe_n his_o work_n of_o the_o scholastical_a history_n but_o they_o which_o look_v upon_o his_o write_n with_o the_o eye_n of_o judgement_n and_o not_o of_o blind_a affection_n have_v think_v it_o fit_a to_o bestow_v upon_o he_o that_o 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