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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11248	Merry iests, concerning popes, monkes, and friers Whereby is discouered their abuses and errors &c. Written first in Italian by N.S. and thence translated into French by G.I. and now out of French into English, by R.W. Bac. of Arts of H.H. in Oxon.	N. S., fl. 1617.; Willet, Roland, b. 1588 or 9.	1617 (1617)	STC 21510; ESTC S110774	55,403	144

kinde against this concupiscence which is the holy marriage instituted of God in Paradice and honored by the presence of our Lord Iesus Christ in Cana of Galilee where he did his first miracle This counsell so well pleased the Gentleman that he resolued to marry his daughter The 18. Apologue by which is shewed vs what commonly is the pride of the Pope and faith of his Prelates A Cardinall being sicke and likely to dye made his confession and his Confessor amongst other things demanded of him whether he had worshipped one God alone And he answered and said knowing wel that I ought to worship but one God and one Christ and seeing that the Pope is God and Christ on earth for feare least I should worship two Gods and two Christs I haue abandoned the inuisible God in heauen and in his stead haue adored the visible God on earth and therefore haue alwayes worshiped the Pope as my God and Christ and on him haue grounded all my faith and hope him haue I honored loued feared praised magnified and glorified as my God Then the Confessor said that there was but one God and one Christ and that the Pope was neither God nor Christ although indéed the abused world did accompt him as his Vicar When he had thus spoken the Cardinall cryed out vpon him and said thou art a foole and a very hereticke too if thou beléeuest that the Pope is Christs Vicar on earth for then it would necessarily follow that Iesus Christ were greater then the Pope but on the contrary I would thou shouldst well know that if Iesus Christ should come visibly to Rome the Pope would not entertaine him if hee did not first humble himselfe before him acknowledgeing him to bee his superior yea and also kisse his Pantosle The 19. Apologue by which is shewed the great men of the world what they ought to doe A Cerretan or seller of pardons ariued at a citty w e authority to deliuer soules out of Purgatory and many went vnto him to obtaine this deliuerance Wherefore the Gouernour of the Citty communded him to shew his buls and when he perceiued by them that he had all the power of the Pope hee demaunded of him how many soules hee could deliuer out of Purgatory The Cerretan answered that the power of the Pope which he had was infinite and that by the same he could deliuer as many soules as were in Purgatory although they were in number infinite and moreouer that hee could preserue all from comming thither which should at any time deserue to bee tormented there Then the Gouernour said vnto him for how many crownes wilt thou deliuer all the soules of those which either are dead or shhall hereafter die within my Iurisdiction And bée demaunded two hundred crownes contenting himselfe to gaine foure hundred by the bargaine for the odde hundred he had disbursed for the buls and authority which he had bought of the Pope the Gouernour was contented with the price and paid him the money and caused him to make a publike and authentike acknowledgement of the sale Then presently he let the Priests and Monkes which were his subiects vnderstand how the matter went aduertising them that they should no more take paines to read their Breuíere nor to say Masses and prayers for those which either were dead or should at any time dye within his liberties but that they should praye onely for the liuing or if they would pray for the dead that they should pray for those only which died out of his dominions but thee knew well enough that they would pray for none but those they were paid for Then hee caused the yearely donatiues and guifts which his Subiects had subiects had bestowed for saying of Masses and Seruices for the dead to be brought vnto him and therwithall conuerting it to a good vse hee built an Hospitall for the poore and maintained a great number therein for the reuenewes were very great The 20. Apologue whereby is shewed the folly of them who beleeue that the Councells cannot erre CErtaine Iudges on a day went and visited their Bishop and finding him very busie in the study of the holy Scriptures they demanded of him why he did so trouble and weary himselfe with study Because said he I must goe to the Councell of Trent where wee must iudge not of things which concerne the goods life and honor of men as you do in your iudgements but of things which concerne the safety of mens soules You are unwise said the Iudges vnto him to study for that purpose séeing that when you are at the Councell you cannot erre in your determinations for the Councells cannot erre If that wee temporall Iudges were as sure that wee could not erre in our iudgements wee would neuer study the lawes then the Bishop said vnto them Ye say true indéed and for that cause many of vs Bishops who come to the Councels are very ignorant and vnlearned but I study that I may be able to conferre and talke with other men of matters which shal be presented vnto vs or haue bin heretofore obiected by the Lutherans for although wee cannot erre in our publike determinations it doth not follow that we cannot erre in our priuate talks and conference nay if you were there present yée should heare not only differences and dissentions amongst vs but also manifest contradictions The Iudges said vnto him that for all this he did ill to study séeing that by how much the more learnedly and truely hee spake of Iesus Christ by so much the more he should be estéemed a Lutheran The 21. Apologue whereby is shewed the folly of them who beleeue in the Pope IN the time of Pope Boniface the seauenth who was very wicked as commonly the rest of the Popes are there was in Rome a foolish and wicked fellow possessed with such a frenzie that he thought himselfe to bee the Popes Lieutenant wherefore going vp and downe Rome he would bragge that he had all the Popes authority so that all laughed at his folly except one Romane Gentleman who beléeued him and there vpon bought of him diuers offices and liuings which when the Cittizens vnderstood they began to mock and laugh at him more then at the foole saying vnto him that he had lesse wit then the other because he belieued him withall shewing him certaine reasons why he should not giue credit to the fooles words as first because he shewed no warrant or authentike testimonie from the Pope secondly because the Pope was then present at Roome so that hee could well execute his office in his owne person and therefore it was not likely that hee would ordaine a Vicar in his place Lastly that if the Pope would make one hee would by no meanes substitute such a wicked foole as this fellow was to exercise his authoritie in his stead But the Gent. answered them and said by your owne reasons ye are better fooles then I in that you belieue that

God absolue me first and being so what would you haue me doe with your vaine Absolution When hée had thus said he departed from him The 62. Apologue whereby is shewed that in the Church of God there ought to be no Pope nor Cardinalls POpe Adrian was asked on a time why S. Paul speaking of Ministers ordained by God to gouerne his Church and saying that hée had appointd some to bée Apostles some Prophets some Evangelists some Pastors and Teachers had not also added as it was conuenient necessary he should that hée had ordained that there should bée one Pope and a great number of Cardinalls and hee answered that in the Primatiue Church men were so simple grosse of vnderstanding that if hee had named such kind of Creatures they would not haue vnderstood what they had meant The 63. Apologue whereby is shewed the folly of them who beleeue they shall bee saued by the Masses of S. Gregory and how the world is abused A Cerretan or Popish Marchant trauelled about the Country to vtter his commodities and wheresoeuer he came he said vnto the people when any of you is likely to dye hee ordaines by his last Wil and Testament that his friends shall after his death giue a Crowne to the Cordeliers to say the Masses of S. Gregory for him but you do not consider that before they are begun and ended many dayes doe passe away during which time yée must néedes remaine in the fire of Purgatory Now if yée will giue mee but halfe a Crowne for a man I will assure you that yee shall not come thither at all so that yée will onely weare about your necks continnually a little crosse which I will giue you and die with it about you And so many of the people receiued these crosses that the Masses of S. Gregory lost their credit wherefore the Cordeliers made all meanes they could against him calling him a seducer of the people and a preacher of lies but the Cerretan excusing himselfe said that hee had spoke nothing but the truth What said the Friers will thou affirme that thou hast authority to bring back Soules out of Purgatory If I had so said answered the Cerretan I would acknowledge my selfe the greatest sinner in the world I said indéede that I could préserue them from going thither but I spoke not a worde of bringing them backe thence Dost thou presume then said they that thou canst send them immediately into Paradice No said he then I were a foole and an hereticke but I said that if they would weare my little crosses and pay mee halfe a Crowne a man I would assure them they should neuer goe into Purgatory and my reason why I said so is that in such a case they shall be sure to goe to the Diuells in Hell because they beléeue they shall abtaine remission of their sinnes not by Iesus Christ but by paying halfe a Crowne and wearing a little piece of wood about their necks If that you would take as great héede to those thinges which you say when you preach your Indulgences Suffrages Merits Benedictions Absolutions Masses of S. Gregory as haue taken to my words so many false and faigned thinges which would neuer procéede out of your mouths to the detriment and ruine of so many simple people who giue credit to your lies after that yée haue blinded their eyes with your hipocrisie The 64. Apologue of the Cardinall of Chiety THere was two men on a time talking of the Cardinall of Chiety and one of them said that hee had a braine so dry and hard that a man could not with mattockes roote vp the superstitions which grew there much lesse imprint Iesus Christ in it and the other answered It is no maruaile if his braines be so hard and dry for heretofore the measure thereof did consume away w t his studying to bée Cardinall and since hee was Cardinall to bee Pope so that it doth wast and consume continually The 65. Apologue shewing why Pope Paul made the Bishop of Chiety Cardinall AFter that Pope Paul had made the Bishoppe of Chiety Cardinall one of his friends came vnto him and said that hee had done ill seeing that the Fishoppe was not so holy a man as the foolish world was perswaded and the Pope answered wee did not make him Cardinall because wee iudged him an holy man but that the world might iudge vs holy in that wee exalt those which are commonly thought good men Then his friend replied that the Bishop had taught some Venetian gentlemen part of Luthers doctrine wee know that said the Pope and therefore to bee reuenged on him wee made him Cardinall is it a reuenge said the other to make him Cardinal Yes very great said the Pope for whereas the world before tooke him for a Saint now euery one will account a Diuell and wee will yet make him more resemble a brast for wee will not onely not esteeme or regard him at all but also make him commit a thousand grosse and absurd errors The 66. Apologue shewing how men are abused by the Pope CErtaine Germanes beeing asked why they went not to Rome as the custome was answered that it was because they did no more giue credit to the Iubilees and Indulgences of the Pope but onely to the indulgences of Iesus Christ which through faith are offred by God in all places and to all persons when the other replied that it were good to goe thither if for no other cause but to see the Cittie of Rome which is so famous and admirable for monuments of antiquity they answered and said Seing that for a long space wee haue béene so blinde and foolish that wée haue beléeued that Antichrist was our God and vpon that confidence haue not spared our purses to buy Paradice wee are now much ashamed to goe abroad to be seene and knowne to be Germans Thr 67. Apologue wherby is declared the great perfection of the Chartreuse Friers THe Chartreuse Friers doe in vertues excéede all other religious men which is prooued first because they keepe Charity alwaies locked in their Cloisters for feare least they should loose her and neuer suffer her to enter into the Hospitall where they lay their Sicke least shee should bee infected with their diseases Againe they neuer suffer dame pouerty to come amongst them least that being a woman she should defile their chastity Thirdly because they would not offend through disobedience they kéepe themselues for the most part in their chambers to the end that no man should command them any thing Fourthly the greatest part of their time they spend in sléep that they may obserue the great vertue silence Fiftly they keepe patience alwaie prisoner least she should escape them so that there is none among them hath patience but hee that is in prison Sixtly they eate alone that they may lay vp what they leaue Lastly that they may bee humble in the lowest degree they tye their humility