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The actes of Englysh votaryes comprehendynge their vnchast practyses and examples by all ages, from the worldes begynnynge to thys present yeare, collected out of their owne legendes and chronycles by Iohan Bale. ...; Acts of English votaries. Part 1
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Bale, John, 1495-1563.
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busynesse for their other tradycyons HEre passe I ouer the clowtynge in of their canonycall houres of their absolucyoÌ„s for synnes their temples their aulters their bel ryngynges their leÌ„tes their dyuersyte of orders and dyuysyons of paryshes least I shuld be therin to tedyouse vnto the readers Aidanus Finnanus and ColmaÌ„nus beynge all iij. byshoppes of lyndysfarne in Northunberlande one after an other Scottysh men borne coude not wele awaye with the pryde and wanton toyes which they behelde in their Romyshe rytes but perseuered styll in the symple ordre of the prymatyue churche not contented to chaÌ„ge yt For the which in those dayes they had moche a do with these hygh stomaked Romanes Hilda in lyke case that was thaÌ„ abbasse of Streneshalt that we now call Whytby a womaÌ„ lerned wyse and vertuouse dysputed with them in their generall counsell vpon Colmannus syde in the yeare of our lorde DC and lxiiij concernynge the daye of their eastre celebracyon their head shauynge and other vnsauerye ceremonyes and wrote afterwarde an ernest treatyse agaynst Agilbertus a frenche man and at that tyme byshop of Wynchestre All thys myght not helpe than but in processe of tyme they had their whole myndes magry all their hartes Bedas Giruuinus li. 3. Ca. 25. De gestis Anglorum Guilhelmus Malmesburye li. 3. De Pontificibus Ranulphus li. 5. Ca. 17. Ioann es Capgraue and other ¶ Relygyouse examples dysuadynge marryage AFter Laurencius folowed Melitus in the Archebyshoppes seate of Caunterburye in the yeare of our lorde DC and .xix. whiche they saye both alyue dead dysuaded yonge men from christen marryage As Saynt Columbanus a Scott about the same tyme came to the sell of an holye Nonne for ghostlye counsell She bad hym awaye least wanton youthe wolde brynge them togyther wylde they nylde they Saynt Edwyne kynge of Northumberlande gaue vnto saynt Paulinus the archebyshop of yorke hys yonge doughter Eanfleda so sone as she was baptysed in the yeare of our lorde DC and. xxvi that he shuld make her an vnholye Nonne And the daye after the sayd Edwyne was slayne he toke with hym both the doughter and mother and so fled with them vnto Rochestre in kent be water neuer returnynge thydre agayne Saynt fiacre a Scottysh hermyte had so greate malyce vnto women that he plaged so manye of theÌ„ with the fowle euyll as came within the precynct of hys monasterye bycause one woman had ones complayned to the byshâ—p of hys prodygyouse charmynges Hector Boethius Saynt Foillanus an Iryshe Byshop with hys bretherne was verye famyâ—yar and seruysable vnto Saynte Gerâ—ruyde and her nonnes at Nigella made dyuerse barren women full gracyouslye to conceyue Saynt keynwirye a virgyne of wales conteÌ„mpnynge marryage fled from theÌ„s to Saynt Myhels of the mounte to kepe her vowed virgynyte amonge the holye fathers there as vower with vowers All these storyes hath Iohan Capgraue ¶ Other relygyouse examples of that age SEbba kynge of the East SaxoÌ„s was so bywytched of the Byshop of London and hys caskynge collygeners there for hys substaunce that he had made hymselfe a monke leauynge vnto them both hys wyfe and possessyons yf she had bene no wyser than he Yet was she by their incantacyous at the last deceyued they hauynge of hym an innumerable summe of moneye and he nothynge of them agayne but a mangye monkes cowle and hys buryall in Paules Whan Saynt Egbynes father was ones departed in wales his mother resorted with hym to the abbeye of Saynt Sampson and there receyued of hym the habyte of a Nonne bestowynge the rest of her lyfe amonge the good bretherne there Saynt Eanswyde abbesse of folkstane in kent inspyred of the deuyll dyffyned christen marryage to be barren of all vertues to haue but transytoryouse frutes and to be a fylthye corrupcyoÌ„ of virgynyte Yet ware Marye Iohan Baptyst and Iesus Christ swete frutes therof the iust fathers of the olde lawe not reckened Saynt Paule sayth also that by vertue of marryage the vnfaythfull man ys sanctyfyed by the woman that ys faythfull 1. Cor. 7. Neyther ded he at anye tyme teache marryage to be eyther a corrupcyon or yet an impedymeÌ„t of christen virgynite whan he coupled the Corintheanes which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ed styll marryed a chaste vyrgyne to Christ. 2. Cor. 11. But thys gentylwoman Eanswyde was moche better acquaynted with the monkes lernynge than with Christes and with a chastyte rather to their behoue than to hys Yet droue she out all the gyantes there yf their churche legende be true These storyes sheweth Iohan Capgraue ¶ The wanton toyes of the holye fathers ABout thys same tyme sent Pope Bonyface the fift a shyrte with a golden collor and a fyne petycote of straunge makynge vnto kynge Edwyne with the blessynges of Peter and Paule And vnto hys wyfe Ethelburge a syluer glasse and a combe of yvoriye with the same to vpholde them in thys newe christyanyte Se these wanton fathers what toyes they vse to set vp their kyngedome here Neuer shall ye reade that Christes dysciples had anye soche wyttye polycyes Saynt Petrock an hermyte of Cornewale was fayne euerye nyght from the crowe of the cocke to the sprynge of the mornynge to stande naked in a pyt to abate the hote mouynges of hys fleshe And neuer coude he haue remedye of that dysease tyll he went on pylgrymage to Rome HierusaleÌ„ Here was a newe sought out salue for that sore Saynt Pyrane a Byshop also in Cornewale had a fayre dammesell in the monasterye of hys mother wingell called Brunett whom the Lorde of the soyle toke vp for hys occupyeÌ„ge At the last he a greed with hym no loÌ„gar to haue her thaÌ„ the bernacle or butture shuld breake hym of hys slepe which chaunced sone after than he sent her home agayne If these be not good honest legendes to be redd in the popes holye churche tell me Plentuouse shall ye fynde Iohan Capgraue in the rehersall of them and soche other The ghostly bestowynge of their vowes A Nonne beloÌ„gynge to saynt Cota and a monke perteyninge to saynt Pyrane aboute the same tyme strake vp a couenaunt of loue And as they mett in a wode for perfourmaunce of the same a yonge pygeon fell betwixt theÌ„ aÌ„d made them both ashamed so they went home agayne â–ª iâ— lyke matter Soche an other pagent was played at yorke but it was longe after The monkes of saynt Marye abbeye and the nonnes of Clement thorpe mett togyther there at haye makynge the abbottes fole beynge with them And as the abbot enquyred of hym at supper for pastyme where he had done all that daye He fell in a great laughynge and declared before all hys gestes that a sore battayle had bene foughten that after none betwixt hys monkes and the monkes of clemeÌ„t thorpe But he thanked
name and therfore the matter ys doubtfull As Dunstane was on a tyme hallowynge of a churche in the honoure of Saynt deuyll saynt Deuys I shuld saye he behelde the ryght thombe of the foreseyd Edithe thaÌ„ beynge abbesse of wylton as she was crossynge aÌ„d blessynge her forhead And moche delyghtynge therin he toke yt in hys hande and sayd Neuer myght thys thombe peryshe Immedyatlye after he beynge at Masse and dolouroussye wepynge sayd vnto the deacon that serued hym Alas thys floryshynge floure will fade thys redoleÌ„t rose wyll be gone this dayntye Dyamonde wyll peryshe thys swete byrde wyll awaye for euer And after her deathe he founde all her bodye resolued into ashes except that thombe and the secrete part vndre her bellye for those .ij. partes of her he had blessed afore In dede he was verye homelye to serche so farre But the cause of thys they saye she afterwarde declared vnto hym in a secrete vysyon Thys storye sheweth VuillyaÌ„ of Malmesburye li. 2. de pontificibus Ranulphus in polychronico li. 6. Ca. 9. Vincencius li. 25. Ca. 33. Antoninus par 2. ti 16. Ca. 8 Iohannes Capgraue in uita Edithe ¶ Kynges become th Beastes Images VVhan Kynge Edgare had ones perfourmed hys .vij. years penauÌ„ce for hys aduowterye with fayre Wilfrith whom DuÌ„stane paraueÌ„ture prepared for hys owne store he became altogyther the dumme Image of the Beast and myght not vtter froÌ„ thens fourth but as they gaue hym sprete Apo. iâ— Than caused they hym to call a generall counsell at London some saye in the yeare of our lorde DCCCC and .lxix. by the vngracyouse autoryte of the aforeseyd pope Iohan. And there was yt fullye enacted and establyshed for a lawe euer to endure that all canons of cathedrall churches collygeners persons curates vycars prestes deacons and subdeacons shuld eyther lyue chast that ys to saye become Sodomytes for that hath bene their chastyte euer sens or els be suspended from all spirytuall iurysdyccyon Thys more than Pharaonycall constytucyoÌ„ was the kynge sworne to ayde maynteyne and defende with the materyall swerde by the popes antoryte ThaÌ„ were there chosen oute .ij. pryncypall vysytours Ethelwolde the Byshopp of Wynchestre that nest ys euer vngracyouse Oswalde the Byshopp of Worcestre both monkes to se thys throughe out the whole realme executed Vincencius li. 24. Cap. 83. Antoninus par 2. li. 16. Cap. 6. Guilhelmus Malmesburye Ranulphus Guido de columna Ioan Capgraue et opus nouum De utraque potestate fo 57. ¶ Dunstane ys accused of yll rule IN thys counsel were some wyse men as all these writers wytnesse though yt be sumwhat fayntly which layed for their marryage the scripturs and substancyallye proued themselues the maynteyners of vertu therin aÌ„d not of aduouterye as they were there vncharytablye noted But that wolde not serue theÌ„ The holye Ghost myght in no wyse preuayle the popes bawdye bulles beynge in place but they must nedes haue the preferment no remedye An other sort were there which accused Dunstane of yll rule in the darke For Petrus Equilinus sayth in Catalogo Sanctorum li. 8. Ca. 49. that he was put to hys purgacyon of manye thyngs there layed agaynst hym Of a lyekelyhode therfore they had smelled oute sumwhat that was not all to hys spirytuall honestye Neyther wolde these accusacyons helpe the popes Power ones so largelye publyshed The kynge durst vtter nothynge that was agaynst hym for feare of newe penaunce and for as moche as yt was wele knowne that in the tyme of hys olde penaunce he had occupyed one mynyon at Wynchestre an other at Andouer besydes alfrede whoÌ„ he at the lattre gote to wyfe by the craftye mourther of her husbaÌ„de Ethelwolde an earle ¶ The kynge defendeth Dunstane destroyeth wolues BVt to pacyfye and please thys Dunstane kynge Edgare in hys oracyon there to the clergye rebuked the prestes verye sore for banketynge with their wyues for slacknesse of their masse saynges for pretermyttynge their canonycall houres for their crownes shauynges with their vnprestlye aparellynges and soche other lyke More ouer he alleged vnto theÌ„ in the seyd oracyon the lamentable complayntes good knauerye I waraÌ„de yow of hys fathers sowle aperynge to Dunstane and reprouynge the wantoÌ„ behauer of the prestes with their wyues He also tolde them in repressynge their former accusementes that by hys peramoure Stephana of hys breames and vysyons for the tyme of hys progresse desyeryng hys power agaynst the prestes also with manye other wonders IohaÌ„nes Capgraue in Catal. Guilhelmus Malmesburye Vincencius Antoninus Ranulphus Guido de columna â–ª et Polydorus ¶ Oswalde with hys Beastlye autoryte ON the other syde went Oswalde with hys autoryte froÌ„ that wycked counsell which had stodyed necromancye with other vnpure scyeÌ„ces at floryake besydes Orleaunce in fraÌ„ce where he was first made monke and afterwarde in Englande bycame byshopp of Worcestre Thys fellawe so wele armed with deceytes as euer were Pharaoes sorcerers was thought a man mete to deceyue with lyenge sygnes the commoÌ„ sort So trudged he fourth with hys craftye caâ—kynges and first expelled the Canons of the cathedrall churche of worcestre with their carefull wyues and chyldren and out of .vij. other churches more within that hys dyoces and there placed for them the laysye leane locustes which not longe afore had leaped out of the bottomlesse pytt Apoca. 9. the monkes which at that tyme were bare and nedye ThaÌ„ went he farther abrode and wrought there lyke masteryes wherof EnglaÌ„de hathdepelye felt euer sens Hys suggestyons were lyke the other as that the prestes lyued wantonlye and wolde not masse in due forme For hys trauayle in thys was he made archebyshop of Yorke by the laboure of Dunstane To tell hys other feates yt wolde axe to moche tyme and therfor I passe yt ouer These .ij. promoted the seyd DuÌ„stane aboue all other as men hauynge most wylye craftes to assyst hym in hys busynesse These .iij. Monkes brought the Kynges so vndre that they had than all the realme at their pleasures Ioannes Capgraue Malmesburye Vincencius Antoninus Ranulphus Guido de Columna et Polydorus ¶ Dunstane maketh a Kynge at hys pleasure AFter the decease of Kynge Edgare in the yeare of our lorde DCCCC and .lxxv. was a wonderfull varyete and scysme through out the whole realme partlye for hym that next shuld succede Kynge and partlye for the great iniurye done to the marryed prestes The quene Alfrede with Alpherus the duke of Mercia and other great lordes fauorynge her quarell worlde nedes haue Ethelrede Kynge whiche was her sonne by Edgare on the one syde Dunstane and hys moÌ„kyshe byshoppes with the earle and Eastsexe and serten other lordes part both of the nobles and commons iudged the prestes to haue great wronge and sought euerye where by all meanes possyble