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A19586	A mittimus to the iubile at Rome: or, The rates of the Popes custome-house Sent to the Pope, as a New-yeeres-gift from England, this yeere of iubile, 1625. And faithfully published out of the old Latine copie, with obseruations vpon the Romish text, by William Crashavv, Batchelor of Diuinity, and pastor at White-Chappell.; Taxa cancellariae apostolicae. English	Catholic Church. Cancellaria Apostolica.; Crashaw, William, 1572-1626. aut	1625 (1625)	STC 6023; ESTC S121001	73,722	136

Booke saith Our holy Father Sixtus the fourth hath granted to all them that be in the state of grace saying this Prayer immediatly after the eleuation cleane remission of all their sinnes perpetually induring Nor doe these Indulgences onely deliuer those that purchase them but also others euen the soule of the deceased out of Purgatory for thus saith the same Booke of certaine Prayers called Saint Bridgets Oo's Ibid. fol. 59. There be the 15. Oo's the which the holy Virgin Saint Bridget was wont to say dayly before the holy Rood in Saint Pauls Church at Rome who so say this a whole yeere he shall deliuer 15. soules out of Purgatory of his next Kindred and conuert other 15 sinners to good life and other 15. fifteene righteous men of his kind shall perseuere in good life And whatsoeuer ye desire of God ye shall haue it if it bee to the saluation of your soule Nor is this all but they haue Indulgences annexed to certaine Prayers which shall deliuer them also from bodily dangers for thus saith the Booke of another Prayer Ibid. fol. 69. This Prayer was shewed to Saint Augustine by reuelation of the holy Ghost and who that deuoutly say this Prayer or heare read or beareth about them shall not perish in fire nor water neither in battell nor in iudgement and he shall not die of sodaine death no venim shall poyson him that day Nor is this yet all but they haue other Prayers whereunto are annexed such powerfull Indulgences as hee that saith them cannot be damned nor goe to Purgatory but must needs goe to Heauen immediately when hee dyes let the Reader iudge for these bee the words This Prayer made Saint Augustine affirming Ibid. fol. 65. who that say it daily kneeling shall not dye in sinne and after this life shall goe to the euerlasting ioy and blisse And the Conclusion of the former Prayer is this VVhatsoeuer he who saith this Prayer asketh of God Fol. 69. hee shall obtaine if it bee to the saluation of his soule and when thy soule shall depart thy body it shall not enter to Hell Nay they haue one Prayer which shall do more then all these witnesse the words for saith the Booke This Prayer is written in a Table that hanged at Rome in Saint Peters Church neere to the high Altar Ibid. fol. 78. there as our holy father the Pope is wont to say Masse and who that deuoutly with a contrite heart dayly say this Orizon if hee bee that day in the state of eternall damnation then this eternall paine shall bee changed him into temporall paine of Purgatory and if he haue deserued the paine of Purgatory it shall bee forgotten and forgiuen through the infinite mercy of God Of the infinitnesse of Gods mercy we are well assured and doubt not but by that mercy all sinne may bee forgiuen and this we know to be good Diuinity but that God forgiues sinnes by that meanes as by the saying of that Prayer is new Diuinity coynd in Rome but shall neuer be currant in Gods Church And yet this is not all but as the former Prayer makes a man happy when he dies so they haue also a Prayer that shall make a man happy all his life long and prosper in what hee goes about for thus saith the Booke The Prayer of Lot Iacob and Moses Ibid. fol. 10● for them that haue taken any new great thing vpon them that the would haue brought to good end VVe neuer knew till now that Lot Iacob and Moses did vse the same Prayer but when they made this Booke they might say any thing for they knew not one of a thousand had a Bible and so there was none that but either would not or could not controll them And that our English Papists may know the better what a Iewell they haue of this Booke and for that there bee diuers if I mistake not which beare this same title therefore that they may the better know it when they haue it and make account of it as it deserues I will let them know that there bee other precious Romish Iewels in this Cabinet there is a Prayer bearing this title Ibid. fol. 101. Ista nomina Regum videlicet Jasper Melchior Balthasar 12. Apostoli quorum nomina sunt haec Petrus Paulus c. Mihi assistant in omnibus necessitatibus meis ac me defendent liberent ab omnibus periculis tentationibus angustijs corporis animae ab vniuersis malis praesentibus praeteritis futuris me custodiant nunc in aeternum Amen Ibid. fo 101. Prou. 18.10 A deuout Inuocation and Prayer of all the blessed names of our Lord Jesu Christ as wee find them written in holy Scripture then followes a Prayer beginning thus and thus adorned OMNIPOTENS DOMINVS ✚ CHRIST VS ✚ MESSIAS ✚ SOTHER ✚ EMANVEL ✚ c. And so it goes on with 43. names and as many red Crosses and betwixt euery name a Crosse after all which the Prayer is that those names may defend and blesse him that saith it Nay not onely these names of Christ but euen the same Prayer is made of the VVise-men that came from the East to worship Christ whom they call Kings and the Prayer is this These names of the three Kings Jasper Melchior and Balthasar and the 12. Apostles whose names are Peter Paul c. Assist me in all my necessities defend me and free me from all dangers temptations and extremities of soule and body and keepe me from all euil past present and to come now and for euermore Amen Salomon told vs that The name of the Lord is a strong Tower and the Righteous flying to it are helped But it seemes Salomon was short in his Diuinity for heere bee names of men not one but many that can doe it as well Moreouer you Romish Catholickes know to your speciall edification This is the Booke wherein you haue that rare piece of Deuotion which I dare say Gods Church neuer had namely a Prayer which the Diuell taught Saint Bernard for saith the Booke VVhen Saint Bernard was at his Prayers Ibid. fol. 125. the Diuell said to him I know certaine Verses in the Psalter who that say them dayly shall not perish and shall haue knowledge of the day that hee shall die but the Fiend would not shew them to him who then said I shall say dayly the whole Psalter and so I shall be sure to say those verses but rather then hee should doe so the Fiend shewed him those Verses And so follow 12. Verses of the Psalmes taken for the most part our of the 119. Psalmes and there is a Title ouer them in these words Precor te 〈◊〉 Princeps egregi● Gabriel fortissimè agonista certantium exurge mihi in adiutoriu● aduersus malignantes Esto mecum contra aduersarios meos omnes operantes iniquitatem deleg● versuros busies ●●●na violentes omnes aduersantes mihi

not God keepe no Sabboths care for no Churches haue no Wiues but community of Women and in a word liue in all licentiousnes more like Heathens then Christians We confesse indeed with S. Paul wee are all sinners in Gods sight and the best of vs all haue cause to cry out with him O miserable man that I am c. And there bee many great sinners and sinnes amongst vs which as wee confesse to be blemishes in the face of our Profession staines to our Religion and occasions of griefe to all the godly so wee dare iustifie it they are none of them allowed no nor tolerated much lesse maintained either by the Lawes of our Land or rules of Religion yet among all the euils that are among vs and the enormities which by the abuse of our long peace and plenty are too commonly practised among vngodly and vnregenerate men we challenge euen the most malicious enemies to proue if they can that euer any in these Kingdomes euen of the prophanest refuse of our Religion were found to be so extremely and shamefully impious as to lye with women in the Churches which it seemes by these words of their owne is alas too common among the Papists for if it were not frequent the price for the Absolution would not here bee rated among the rest for our parts our hearts trembled our mindes were amazed our soules sighed and sorrowed when we read it and had it not come from themselues such is our equity charity towards them wee should not haue beleeued it But seeing it is so manifest euen by their owne confession and was neuer charged vpon them by vs till thus they discouered it of themselues wee appeale to all the World of reasonable men whether they deale not vnreasonably with vs to appropriate all holinesse as only being their owne and to exclude vs amongst whom blessed bee God no such foule euils are found at all as heereby appeare to be frequent among themselues As for those other enormious and shameful things intimated in these words to bee perpetrated amongst them in their Churches Forasmuch as it seemes they are so foule as they be ashamed to name them wee for our parts are content to be as ignorant of them as their people be of that which is taught in our Pulpits or contained in the Bibles that lye in our Churches And for our neighbours the English Papists if they long to know the secret of this Pope-holy Mystery they may easily send and bee certified by some of their zealous Brethren who are now preparing to goe to Rome to the iolly Iubile now at hand who doubtlesse will bee carefully Catechized by the English Iesuites there and sufficiently instructed in this and many other poynts of Romish Catholicke Diuinity But if their stomacks be so sharpe set and their deuotions so earnest and their soules so sicke of filthy loue towards this spirituall Strumpet as they cannot indure to stay so long without it they may doe well to trusse vp their fardels and goe themselues that so they may receiue the speedier fuller and surer satisfaction And therefore O yes you that are so minded among our English Papists get you gone wee pray you what should hinder your Voyage seeing it's hard to say whether our King will more willingly let them goe as long as they beare such minds or the Pope more heartily bid them welcome as long as their English Gold sounds merrily in their pockets The while till they put the matter to tryall let the diligent and discreet Reader obserue with me this one thing for a Conclusion of this vnsauory Subiect Wee heere haue heard of Romish Catholickes how they vse their Churches some do lye with Women in them others commit such foule things there as they are ashamed to name yet these shamefull enormities found nowhere in the world but among themselues are esteemed and punished as poore idle and triuiall matters whereas if one should be found reading the holy Bible in the vulgar Tongue in one of their Churches or if two men two women or a man and a woman should bee taken reading and conferring vpon some Chapter of the blessed Gospell in their Mother-Tongue it is not 7 nor 700. Grosses would serue their turnes to procure their Absolution A fearfull thing and not to be beleeued if it came not from themselues that a man and a woman had better lye together in the Church and commit any wickednesse possible to bee done then to bee found reading the New Testament in the Church CHAP. IIII. 4. PERIVRIE The Romish Text. An Absolution for him that hath committed Periury or hath wilfully and falsly forsworne himselfe is rated at 6. Grosses English Obseruations PEriurie is one of the great Sinnes condemned in the Morall Law vnder the heauiest penalties and it is so foule a sinne as all well-formed Common-wealths euen amongst Turkes and Heathens doe detest it and deeply punish it What an holy Catholike Church then is this which makes so small account of so great a sinne And how vnworthily doe they wrong vs and other reformed Churches in whose Courts both Ciuill and Ecclesiasticall Periurie is so sharply censured And how good cause haue all Christians to take heed how they trust or haue any thing to doe with this Generation where Periurie is bought and sold at so easie a rate CHAP. V. 5. VSVRIE The Romish Text. An Absolution for him that secretly practiseth Vsury is rated at 7. Grosses An Absolution for him that burieth an open and notorious Vsurer in Christian mans buriall is rated at 8. Grosses English Obseruations VSurie is worthily condemned by the common Law and it is a commendable thing in the Popes Law that it forbids and punisheth all Vsurie If the Popes Canon Law were as good in other things wee should sooner and easier come to a good agreement But see how euen their best Lawes are made but Spiders webs for heere Vsurie is bought at an easie rate For if the Vsurer can gaine Hundreds in a yeere hee will little care for paying for his Absolution once a yeere nay if hee paid for it once a weeke hee would not lose by the bargaine And whereas by the * Greg. Decret Lib. 5. Cap. 2. Tit. de Vsuris Ecclesiasticall Lawes no Priest may bury the body of a knowne Vsurer in Christian buriall vnder a very great penalty you may bee sure a rich Vsurer will not care at least when hee dyes and can keepe his money no longer to pay the Priest soundly that will aduenture to bury him in the Church because though they liue like dogges deuouring their poore Neighbours yet dying they would not bee buried amongst dogges but amongst men and Christian men For they bee of Balaams Religion that howsoeuer they liue the life of the wicked Numb 23.10 yet they would bee glad to dye the death of the Righteous and to haue their carcases rest with the bodies of the best whose minds they would

neuer let rest but vexed them with their viperous Vsurie whilst they liued Now marke the mockery of the Romane Church for what Priest will not aduenture vpon it for a great summe of money to bury him in the Church or Church-yard when he can haue his Absolution for so doing at so cheape a rate as 8. Grosses that is for 12. shillings sterling CHAP. VI. 6. SIMONIE The Romish Text. An Absolution for a Lay-man for the vice of Simonie is rated at 6. Grosses But if hee be a Priest 7. Grosses But if a Monke bee guilty of that vice then his Absolution is rated at 8. Grosses English Obseruations THe better sort of Papisticall Writers haue euer complain'd of the enormities abounding in the Romane Church by reason of this reigning and swelling sin of Simony And they haue continually cryed for reformation lest it bring a deformation of all And herein again the ancient Canon Law is very commēdable for inflicting so great Penalties both spirituall and corporal vpon that sin But see here to what little purpose any good Lawes or Canons be made amongst them seeing not onely Lay-men and secular Priests but euen their Regulars or Religious men for all their holy Vowes to the contrary may be absolued frō it on so easie conditions which are set by the Popes who for the most part creep into the Chayre by Simonie and other indirect meanes yet see withall how they cannot what euer they be doing but still they faile not they forget not to keep their grounds to make good and maintaine the Principles of their Policie whereof this is one That their Clergie is aboue their Laity and their Regular Clergie aboue their Secular Againe That those who bee greater in place and honour if they doe well are also to bee deeper in punishment if they offend accordingly heere the Laity offending in this kinde payes 6. Grosses the Secular Clergie 7 the Regulars 8. Herein for my part I commend their care the wisdome of their Gouernment and do wish that the Children of Light were as wise in their Generation for the gouernment of Gods true Church as bee these children of this World in the vpholding of their Synagogue CHAP. VII 7. SIMONIE The Romish Text. An Absolution for him that Symoniacally enters into holy Orders is rated at 4. Duc. 4. Carlens And his Letters of Absolution from the Simonie at 16. Grosses English Obseruations IT is well that this which is most properly and truly Simonie and indeed the foulest Simonie of all is rated a little higher then the rest yet it is horrible that so shamefull and scandalous a thing as to enter into holy Orders by Simonie should be past ouer with any Pecuniary punishment at all whereas such a one rather deserues to be depriued of his vnholy Orders and to be exposed as vnsauory salt to be trodden vnder the foote of all contempt But the while where is the punishment of the vngodly Bishop that thus wickedly giues holy Orders for money whose fault must needs bee farre the greater seeing hee is in the higher place and by his learning wisedome and Authority should teach and guide the Inferiors who neuer can Simoniacally enter into holy Orders if hee were not as ready so to giue them as they to get them But these greater Flyes or bumble Bees the Romish Bishops must not bee catcht in the Spiders webbes of the Popes Lawes but must in all loosenes and liberty flie abroad to bring home good store of honey to the Popes Hiue Now wee nothing doubt but this their partiality to themselues will hasten the hand of Heauen the sooner vpon them and the more heauily when it comes For as no base fellow could enter into holy Orders for money if there were not mercinary Ordainers ready to giue them seeing no man can ordaine himselfe so no Popish Bishop durst attempt so vnlawfull a thing knew hee not that the Pope their Bishop of Bishops will bee as ready to absolue him as was the Foxe in the old Fable to absolue the Wolfe CHAP. VIII 8. MVRDER The Romish Text. An Absolution for a Lay-man who kils any Clergy-man or Priest Regular or Secular Abbot or Pryer or any vnder a Bishop is taxed at the price of 7. 8. or 9 Grosses This is if the Offender bee present for if hee be absent it is not so easily granted For such must visit the Sea Apostolicke that is they must personally appeare at Rome vnlesse he haue an vnconquerable impediment But if that impediment be at any time remoued then he must go thither where euer he dwels yea though he be a Monke Nay the same Law holds for women But if the impediment be perpetuall then the rate is allowed euen for the absent English Obseruations BVt why will some say must the absent goe to Rome why doe they not rather take the money and spare them their Iourneyes The Pope and his Factors are cunning Marchants and know how to make the best of their Marchandize No Pilgrime no Penitent no Offender no Suter comes at Rome but he goes away well fleec'd There bee many Churches to visit many Reliques to look at and adore many goodly Images to worship many Offices to passe through and euery one of these like a Bush of thornes will haue a peece of this sleece before hee can come to kisse the Popes holy holy foote or get out his Letters of Absolution So although the price thereof bee very small yet the Tole will cost more then the Griest and so a large amends is made for that defect in the monstrous charge and expences which otherwise his iourny costs him All which either falls into the Popes or his Officers Purses or at least helpes to maintaine the state of the City which if by these weekly Markets and by certaine yeerely Faires and by secular Iubilees and such like deuices were not maintained this new Rome would bee externally as base as old Rome was glorious But by this meanes and these spirituall Markets they draw thousands and in time millions of men to Rome and make them trudge many a weary mile and spend many a penny to come for that which is of as much value at home and the Sellers wel know is not worth a farthing And as thus they will improue their commodities to such as are able to come so on the other side for such as cannot come to Rome like wise Gamesters that had rather play small play then sit out and like wise Marchants that know Light gaines make a heauy Purse rather then they will lose good customers they will louingly send them their Absolutions at the same rates See what a carefull tender louing Mother you haue of your Romane Church O that this her loue would inuite you all to leaue this cursed Hereticall earth of England and goe to the holy hands and sweet embracements of your Romish Mother But surely either you thinke that shee wants truth in these her offers and