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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01581	Nevv shreds of the old snare Containing the apparitions of two new female ghosts. The copies of diuers letters of late intercourse concerning Romish affaires. Speciall indulgences purchased at Rome, granted to diuers English gentle-beleeuing Catholiques for their ready money. A catalogue of English nunnes of the late transportations within these two or three yeares. By Iohn Gee, Master of Arts, late of Exon-Colledge in Oxford.	Gee, John, 1596-1639.	1624 (1624)	STC 11706; ESTC S103057	47,344	130

to tarry one day longer in Purgatory Consider now what a sharpe bitter biting sauce Purgatory is all the plagues pains whereof thou maist escape if thou wilt but goe to the Faire at Rome and carry some store of money with thee A prettie tale to tole Greist to the Popes Mill. In the territory of Apamea a towne of Syria there liued one German Mossocus a man very rich and covetous He was advised by his friends in one of the yeares of Grace or Iubilee to travell to Rome there to be made a brother of the Gild and to partake of all the Indulgences Remissions Priviledges Liberties Dispensations Sacrifices Benedictions c. which his Holines is vsed to giue at that time publickely the said German was so loth to part with his money and to be at any expence in trauelling to Rome that he chose rather to loose that great blessing offred him then to vnloose any of his worme-eaten rotten bags of siluer Wherefore marke what followed His house was burnt downe to the ground and his money perished therewith and him selfe narrowly at that time escaped the fire And now his riches being all vanished he trauailed to Rome for Indulgence Pardon for his sinnes where being arriued he entred into the Temple of S. Constanza where there met him the Ghost of one Isoac a neighbour of his who dyed some two yeares before and told him he had all that while beene in Purgatory but now quoth he by the helpe of the holy Masses Mattenses Suffrages Almes-deeds Pilgrimages and other good workes of pietie and charitie had at this time I am delivered Those bitter paines that I haue indured quoth the Ghost thou mightest haue escaped but that thou didst regard a little dirt and dust that is thy money more then thy soule thou hast escaped of late one fire the burning of thy body but there is a worse fire the flames of Purgatory which thou canst not escape German Mossocus herevpon much amazed pined away and about a weeke after dyed And at the very instant as he was departing out of the world he was heard pronounce these words I see the Flame In the Booke called The proofe of Purgatory Printed An. 1621. pag. 84. 85. Againe one Hernandes Garcia Earle of Castile in Spaine who warred much with Almancor of Corduba King of the Moores being to fight a great battaile against his said Adversary was desirous afore his going into the field to get our holy Father the Popes Benediction not doubting but by meanes thereof he should haue the more prosperous successe And so with hast to Rome he went where being arrived he visited his Holines who did Blesse him and thereby assured him of victory At the same time he obtained from his Holines a speciall pardon and plenary Indulgence for all his sinnes and then salied vpon the Moores In the conflict the Moores were chased and admirably discomfited Great cause here was for Hernandes to praise God for the grace he received from his Holines finding that good issue in his aforesaid affaires But he became most ingratefull and did at a certaine time scoffe at the Popes Indulgences no whit regarding the inestimable weight thereof But marke his reward he was presently stricken lame and blinde And after that there appeared vnto him many thousand soules who said they came out of Purgatory and did striue amongst themselues who should gaine of his Holines that Pardon which had beene given to this said Hernand Garcia and by him wretch not esteemed Belike it was Holiday with them that day For learned Mr Stevens writeth that vpon any Saints day The soules in Purgatory are at rest This said vision brought him to a remembrance of his impietie a serious consideration of the infinite mystery of the Popes Indulgence which is perfectly auaileable to purge a man from his sinnes and to free him from the scorching paines of Purgatory So that after he repented him of his former evill and still sued vnto the Pope to be againe mercifull vnto him And after the performance of great penance he was againe pardoned by his Holines Which pardon was no sooner granted but he had his sight restored him and the perfect vse of his limmes as he had before Witnesse the Author of the Booke before Cited called The Proofe of Purgatory pag. 71. 72. Et sequ Here are too tales able to stop the mouth of the most obstinate Hereticke in the world who shall be bold to say the Popes Indulgences are but pickpurse trash and trumpery Oh yes note the punishments of the contemners of them marke their extraordinary operation farre beyond any quack-salving Empericks pill or potion A man blinde and lame you haue heard restored to his limmes and sight by the holy Fathers onely Pardon and Indulgence And but that one of his Holines Canonicall Authors told mee of it I should haue sworne it had beene a lye in a budget For my owne part I now know what to thinke beleeue it else who will Yet it may be as Aesop devised all his Fables for the Morals sake So the Popish Legendarians inuent their tales to make a good morall vse of them onely for the wealth and reputation of the Pope and his Clergie Purgatory Pardons and Indulgences indeed they are the Channels that bring water to the Bishop of Rome and his Chaplaines Mill the stalking walking Horses that bring home all the Provander and provision to his Holines Kitchen the Posts or Pillers that vphold the whole fabrick of their Masses Miracles Processions Pilgrimages Dirges and the like Pope Iohn the eight through the great pittie that he had vpon the silly soules burnt and broiled in Purgatory like dryed Herring or Westphalian Hammes or Gamons of Bacon which hang seaven yeares long in the smoake by the good and ripe advise and councell of Odilion a holy Father and Monke of an Abby called Clunie did command and ordaine that alwayes the next day after All-hallowes day All-soules day a solemne day of devotion should be kept for all Christen soules which order is very precisely followed and observed by our deere mother the holy Church of Rome and many yeares of Pardon given or granted to all those which vpon that day doe devoutly visit the Chantry Priests and Masses of Scali Coeli vsing their purse liberally for that purpose and to haue a trentall of Masses a sacke full of seven Psalmes and three or foure pokes packt with Pater nosters and Aue Maries all well measured and filled whereof to make a present to the silly soules in Purgatory for that is fit meate for their mouths and they are as well refreshed with those dainties as though they were wrapped about the head with a wet clout in a cold morning But yet I will not omit a pretty take for my purpose Wee read quoth the Author of the booke called Sermones discipuli de tempore Serm. 41. that in old time good people would on