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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

Parish they shut him vppe in a Chamber and kept him vnder locke and key that hee might bee present to serue them at their neede But when the Bishoppe was certified of it hee was greatly moued thereat so that hee cited the Church-wardens of the Village to appeare before him and sharpely reprehended them but they excusing themselues said that that which they had done to their Curate was not to doe him harme but that they might haue him present when they stood in need of him what said the Bishoppe are yee not ashamed to doe an act so worthy of blame as to kéepe your Curate shut vp as it were in prison why sir said the Church-wardens you keeps not onely a simple priest but Iesus Christ the great Pastour and Bishoppe of our soules and the onely Sonne of the liuing God shut vppe as your selues confesse vnder locke and key in a little chest or bare to serue you against maladies and if you therein doe nothing worthy of dispraise haue wee done ill in keeping our Curate in a faire and spacious Chamber nay which is more that Iesus Christ may bee present at your néede yée kéepe him imprisoned not onely in a bore but also in the host it selfe wherein hee is so irrately held that hee cannot moue and yet yee can easily namely with speaking onely fine words as our Curate hath tould vs make him discend thither when yee please but as for vs the words admonitions and intreaties which wee vsed to our Curate preuailed nothing for though wee did call and séeke and send for him yet oftentimes hee would not come at vs. To conclude the Bishoppe seeing they spooke reason promised that their Curate should forsake them no more The 46. Apologue wherein is shewed on whom the Popes Church is founded IN a disputation concerning the foundation of the Ramane Church it was concluded that the Pope was the foundation thereof because that Iesus Christ had said to Peter Thou art Peter and vpon this rocke will I build my Church but there was one who dissenting from the rest said I am not of your opinion but I thinke that it is much rather founded on the King of France and the Emperour for if they should become Lutherans they would vtterly ruinate the Romane Church because that all men following their example would bee Lutherans also but it would not bee so if the Pope should turne Lutheran for in that case it were to bee feared that they which are Lutherans by reason of the Antipathie betweene them and the Pope would suddenly become Papists The 47. Apologue wherein is shewed the foolly of them who giue credit to the Indulgence of the Portioncula THe Capuchin Cordeliers hauing vnderstood that S. Francis had heretofore obtained of the Uirgin Mary full remission of sinnes for all those who at any time should goe or cause other to goe and enter for them into a certaine Chappell of hers and knowing that they could not doe a worke of greater charitie then to deliuer soules from their sinnes on a day fiue and twenty of them went to that Chappell and did nothing else but goe in at one doore and out at another so they thought by that meanes they did euery day deliuer more then fiue and twenty thousand from their sinnes therefore after a little time supposing that they had deliuere all Christians of their sect they were determined to enter also for Turks Iewes Gentiles and Heritiques But the Cordeliers of the Obseruance violently set vpon them and braue them thence saying that if they had gone foreward with their enterprise none would haue come to the Portiuncula because all would thinke themselues by their meanes fréed from their sins which would be a cause of cooling the peoples deuotion and by consequence of withholding their almes from them The 48. Apologue which sheweth what the Pope and Popish Bishops are ON a time there was a new Pope created while a Councell was held and a friend of his came priuately vnto him and said holy Father vse meanes to dissipate the Councell and doe not you trust the Bishops who are all Traitors for if they were so bold to lay hands on Iesus Christ and cast him out of the Church to set the Pope in his place doe not thinke they will spare you but the Pope answered wee are not at all afraid in that respect for wee know certainely that the Bishops are so wicked that they doe not desire that an honester man then my selfe should be Pope and a worse they can by no meanes finde The 49. Apologue by which is shewed how great the Popes authority is THe Fathers of the Councell of Trent desiring to increase the dignity of the Popedome proposed whatsoeuer they thought fit to accomplish their purpose and one of them said thus I thinke it fit to bee enacted that S. Peter be héereafter painted with three keyes in his hand and that to those pictures which are already made there be one added to shew and declare vnto the world that the Pope hath not onely the key of Paradise and the key of Purgatory but also the key of hell and I greatly wonder that the Bishops in precedent Councells had so little wisedome and discretion as to neglect a matter of such great importance What said the other Bishops shall the Pope haue authority also in hell without doubt answered he the Pope hath more authority there then in Paradice the other replied that the Pope could not deliuer the damned out of Hell As more said he can he call backe those which are saued out of Paradice although he haue the key thereof the other Bishops answered that it was sufficient hee could send them thither so said the Bishop he can send soules to the Diuells and much easier too then to Paradice and being asked by what meanes hee answered by his commandements articles of faith excommunications maledictions and bad examples and principaly according to the Lutherans by his false doctrine Of all these things the Pope was certified and hee was content to doe as they should thinke conuenient The 50. Apologue by which is condemned the foolish superstition of Confession A Certaine Priest demanded of his Bishop whether hee ought not at confession to cause the sinners to shew the members where with they offended saying that as it was the part of a good Phisition not onely to heare of his sicke patient what his disease is but also to sée the soare if it bee possible and touch it with his hande for feare least hee faile in the cure so hee thought it his part being a spirituall Phisition not onely to bee informed of the sinnes with their circumstances but also to behold the Instruments wherewith they were committed then being asked by the Bishop whether hee were not ashamed to behold the secret parts of man he answered and said If I ought not to be ashamed to sée with the eyes of my spirit which are much more precious then those

this Boniface is the Vicar of Iesus Christ for first yee haue no warrant or testimonie for it from the holy Scriptures which are the word of God Againe yee know well that Iesus Christ in spirit is alwaies present with his Church so that he can well rule and gouerne it himselfe Thirdly if hée would haue another gouerne in his place without all doubt to an office and gouernment of such great importance hee would neuer haue chosen such a foolish and wicked man as this Pope Boniface is These reasons so well pleased them all and were found so sufficient that presently they droue the Pope out of Rome But indeed men were at that time wiser then any that liue in these our dayes The 22 Apologue in which is declared the impiety of them who commit the charge of soules to vnworthy persons THere was on a time at Rome a Cardinall of Germanie who intreated a learned Doctor who then liued at Rome that hee would vndertake the charg of instructing his sons offering him for his paines fiue hundred crownes by the yeare And being asked by the Doctor when hee would send them to Rome hee answered that he would not send them thither at all then said the Doctor it is vnpossible that I should be their maister for I haue determined neuer to leaue Rome I care not said the Cardinall whether you be present with them or no so that you will onely beare the name of being their Maister That condition the Doctor willingly accepted wherefore the Cardinall as one very ioyfull thereat went presently and recounted all to the Pope saying hee now thought himselfe well eased of a great charge but the Pope laughing at him said what profit I pray you will arise to your Children from such a Maister who will neuer bee with them by this you shew the small loue that you beare vnto them Then the Cardinall answered and said you shew much lesse loue to your spirituail Children in that you appoint Italians and other strangers to bee Pastours ouer the poore Germanes who notwithstanding neuer come at vs insomuch that many of them know not where their Bishoprickes lie and yet things which concerne the soule are of farre greater consequence then letters moreover I haue prouided for my children a master who is a learned man and well able to teach and instruct them but you ordaine to be Bishops ouer the People those who are not onely sinfull and wicked but also vnlearned and ignorant beasts wherefore if I in this case haue not satisfied my duety assure your selfe that you much lesse satisfie yours in placing such Pastours or rather Wolues ouer the sheepe of Iesus Christ the Pope knew not what to answer but being very angry bad him depart out of his sight The 23. Apologue by which is discouered the foolish presumption of them who teach new rules and manners of liuing like Christians POpe Iulius the second hauing caused the Church of S. Peter to be pulled downe with an intent to reedifie it after a more beautiful and stately manner commanded a pourtrait thereof to be drawne by the chiefest Architect and contriuer of buildings which was then to be found which he did so exactly that the Pope liked well of it as soone as hée saw it and gaue charge that the foundation of the building should bee laid according therevnto Now at the same time there were certaine Maister Carpenters who knew how to make nothing well vnlesse it were a Boxe or a Coffir or such small matters yet notwithstanding did so much presume of themselues that euery one of them did vndertake to drawe a seuerall Platforme of S. Peters Church which being compared with the former resembled rather little cottages then any thing else Finally euery one being desirous y t the Pope should approue his for good and build the Church according to it made such meanes that the Pope had the sight of them but hee mocking at their foolish presumption said vnto them our purpose is to build but one Church and therefore one platforme will suffice and already wee haue procured one which wee thinke to be absolute what therefore would you haue vs doe with your cabbins then the Carpenters answered and said Holy Father you know that there is but one Church of God and Iesus Christ the Soueraigne maister and builder thereof hath giuen it an absolute and most perfect forme and rule of liuing as Christians ought to doe approued euen of you Popes to be very good and neuerthelesse you receiue and approoue other rules and formes of liuing made by Basill Benet Dominicke Francis and many other who haue presumed so far at least as the Munkes would haue men beléeue as to ad their foolish inuentions humane traditiōs to the most perfect rule of the commandements of our Lord and only lawmaker Iesus Christ why therefore will not youreceiue and allow of the platformes and portraites which wee haue drawne But the Pope made answer that theirs was nothing worth because they did not serue as the other did either to the augmentation or preseruation of the Popedome The 24 Apologue wherin are condemned humane rules and commandements touching spirituall liuing together with a demonstration of the euil which proceedeth thence IN the yeare of Iubile two holy men went vnto Rome to see if it were true as they had heard that there were so many hypocrisies superstitions Idolatries and impieties And that they might bee the better resolued they went vnto Cardinall Chietie as to the fountaine of all and demaunded of him what a man ought to doe to be saued and hee answered that hée ought to enter into his religion As said they there is but one Christ one Gospell one law of God one Baptisme and one faith so there is but one true Religion which is that of Iesus Christ. Then the Cardinall answered I would haue him enter into my religion without departing from that of Christ that cannot bée replied the other for the Conuentual Friers of S. Francis the Friers of S. Francis the Friers of the Obseruance and of the loue of God the Friers of S. Clare and the Boscaines and the Cabuchines haue all one same rule of S. Francis and yet the same person cannot at the same time bee of two of these religions and then how can one at the same time be of Christs religion and yours seeing the rule of yours is repugnant to that of Christ that is as much to say as that a Dunke of S. Francis may be at the same time a Chartreuse also which is a thing vnpossible for as much as their orders are not onely different but in many things quite contrary Then the Cardinall said although the rule of my religion be different from that of Christ yet is it not contrary but said they the rule of Iesus Christ is so perfect that nothing can be added therevnto for wee ran doe no good worke to the glory of God but we are obliged vnto it