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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13834	The history of our B. Lady of Loreto. Tra[n]slated out of Latyn, into English; Lauretanae historiae libri quinque. English	Torsellino, Orazio, 1545-1599.; Price, Thomas, 1570-1625.; Du Tielt, Guillaume, engraver.	1608 (1608)	STC 24141; ESTC S118494	227,693	614

small store of siluer a bow and an excellent quiuer of arrowes not so gratefull and acceptable for value as because the gifts were rare and the giuer himselfe to be admired At that time Gaspar Doctus a Venetian was Gouernour of Loreto who putting the other Donaries on the Altar cōmanded that the bow and the quiuer of arrowes should be set vp ouer the doore of the most Sacred Cell for a monument of the miracle to posteritie Also the partie of whome I haue spoken being set at libertie by the Bassa brought with him the hand-writing of his Patrone for a testimonie of the miracle which Gaspar translating out of Arabian into the vulgar tongue would haue preserued for an euerlasting memoriall therof and the same turned into latin is this That which the great and mercifull Lord of the world would haue to happen vnto vs. A certaine thing chauncing to me my self from aboue I Corcutte the Bassa not to faile in my dutie and to haue some monument of so greate a wonder to be extant to posteritie will relate the whole matter in order A great impostume growing in our breast and certaine death being at hand and also despayring of health by means of Physitians my slaue came vnto me and with great confidence vttered these wordes vnto me If you will promise me libertie I will pray to the Mother of my God to restore you your former health Out of hand sending for the notarie I secured him libertie if he performed his promise Whereuppon my slaue kneeling downe presently on the ground and making certaine signes on himselse with his hand requested me to say after him repeating these words before me I implore the helpe of our B. Ladie of Loreto Saying after through the goodnes of God I recouered For which cause manumitting my slaue I gaue him this testimonie with votiue gifts for a monument of my Reuerence and gratefull mind towards B. Marie the mother of God the Almightie who hath made vs whole The House of Loreto is enriched with the Donaries of Noble men CHAP. XIX THE House of Loreto was not more graced with miracles thā with gifts in time of Iulius the third The Cardinall of Augusta brought to the B. Virgin of Loreto for a gift The gift of the Card. of Augusta and of many others a vestment of gold of curious worke a neck-lace of a 150. orient pearles notablie graced with golden stones of equall distance and a coyne of gold hāging beautified with gemmes and precious stones Cardinall Cesius siluer ornature for the Altar The Cardinall of Carpa costlie furniture of cloth of gold for the Bishop celebrating diuine seruice with solemnitie and an other of cloth of siluer wrought with curled gold Cardinall Medices who afterward was created Pope by the name of Pius the 4. a suite for the Altar of cloth of gold Bernardine San-Seuerino Prince of Bisinia his owne Image of siluer to the brest of no small weight and ornature of crimson veluet for the Priest the Altar Hercules Duke of Ferrara goodly ornature of damaske wrought with great flowres of golde for the Altar Priest and Ministers celebrating diuine seruice with solemnitie Vidobaldus Duke of Vrbine a suite for the Altar and the Priest of cloth of gold The Duke of Grauine ornature for the Priest of the same stuffe The Viceroy of Naples golden vestments imbrodered for the Priest and ministers to vse in time of solemne seruice The Marques of Mantua vestments of siluer for the same to vse in like solemnitie Portia Cesia a golden Cope The Countesse of Palena in Abruzzo a neck-lace of golde and precious stones Constantia Leiua a Spaniard a Crownet of gold of one pound weight There was also a worthie gift sent out of Germanie from Ferdinand king of the Romanes that is to say a siluer Image of the B. Virgin of a foote a half of 31. pound weight at whose feete doth lye prostrate Anne the Queene of Bohemia pourtured in siluer which hath a double inscription in the base The one before FERDINAND THE MIGHTIE AND POTENT KING OF THE ROMANES OF HVNGARIE AND BOHEMIA ARCHDVKE OF AVSTRIA c. SENT THIS SILVER IMAGE TO BE OFFERED TO THE B. VIRGIN OF LORETO THE YEARE M. D. LII IN THE MONETH OF MAY. The other behinde FERDINAND KING OF THE ROMANES OF HVNGARIE AND BOHEMIA ARCHDVKE OF AVSTRIA c. IN MEMORIE OF ANNE HIS BELOVED VVIFE DEDICATED AND CONSECRATED THIS HER IMAGE OF SILVER TO THE B. VIRGIN OF LORETO IN PERFORMANCE OF A VOVV VVHICH VVAS MADE FOR HER RECOVERIE Marcellus Ceruinus the Cardinall knoweth by reuelation in the sacred Chappell that he should be Pope CHAP. XX. IN this meane while Marcellus Ceruinus the Cardinall a man famous for learning and sanctitie had made his dwelling in a towne neere to the House of Loreto Annal. Laur. Rier The piet●e and deuotion of Card. Cerninus called Monte-fano which he accompted his natiue soile choosing indeed a very conuenient place to visit the natiue Cell of the B. Virgin from whence he came to Loreto with great zeale and deuotion to say masse in the most Maiesticall Chappell of the whole worlde After the decease of Iulius the third there happeneda certaine thing in sight and euent most meruailous to Marcellus Ceruinus the Cardinall celebrating diuine seruice at Loreto as he was accustomed A very white and a beautifull doue flying peaceably vp and downe ouer his head in the presence of many people sometimes rested on the hāds of the Sacrificant sometimes on the Missal it self which filled them that were present with great admiratiō wōder The Priest who as the vse is assisted the Card. in tyme of the dreadfull Sacrifice thinking it to be some ordinary doue come thither by chāce assaied to driue her away But the Cardinall well remembring that here to sore in former ages sometimes Bishops had beene designed from aboue by the manifestation and shewing of a white doue forbad him to disquiet her Whereuppon he permitted the heauenly doue to rest till the Sacrifice being ended she flew away of her owne accorde Shortly after a heauenly vision confirmed the truth hereof vnto him For Marcellus being called to Rome by a messenger of the Popes death would not commit himself to his iourney and to the election of the new Pope vntill he had saluted the B. Virgin of Loreto according to his custom And the sacred day of the B. Virgins Annunciation being at hand did more inuite his godly minde Therfore cōming to Loreto the day before and shutting out the rude people on the Festiuall day he began to say masse with great attention in the most Maiesticall Cell of the B. Virgin And in time of the dreadfull Sacrifice a litle after the beginning of the Canon remembring the Church depriued of her Pastour and recommending her most effectually to God and the B. Virgin our B. Lady accompanied with many heauenly spirits The reuelation vvhich vvas shevved to