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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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1546
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sent hym thydre and taught hym manye Godly thyngs What rule this partrick kepte in that behalf I haue not redde Yet fynde I in hys lyfe wrytten that he had a ladde waytynge on hym called Benignus which alwayes reported hym to be his owne propre father he neuer deuynege yt I reade also that one Moduenna an Iryshe woman was verye famylyar with hym whether yt were by the waye of marryage or no that can I not tell Ex ante nominatis autoribus ¶ Sayntes were begotteÌ„ in whordome TO entre more depelye into the peoples oppnyon a chastyte was pretensed anon after in that moÌ„kerye but not yet solempnelye vowed in manye places of the realme were monasteryes buylded both of men and women But marke what folowed therof immedyatlye after Christ chaunced in those dayes to haue many bretherne For manye virgynes had than children with our fathers at the least the fathers of theÌ„ were neuer yet knowne Saynt Dubrice that was after warde the great archebyshop of Cairlegyon and metropolytane of all the lande had a mayde to hys mother called Eurdila but neuer wolde she confesse hym to haue any father Saynt KeÌ„tigerne byshop of glasghu that ye now call Saynt Asses or Asaphes had in lyke case a fayre mayde to hys forth bryngar but father wolde she graunt non to hym for no coÌ„pulsyon Merlyne also the great soth sayer of wales was an holy Nonnes sonne in saynt Peters of Cairmardyne no father yet knowne to hym but a sprete of the ayre The first .ij. sheweth Iohan capgraue in Catal sanc Ang. And this lattre wondre ys mencyoued of all famouse writers A great sort of the hystoryes roude I reherse but these are ynough at thys tyme. ¶ Lyke examples are amonge the Turkes SOche an other knauerye ys vsed amonge the Turkes relygyouse buggerers to this present daye and those chyldren that are begotteÌ„ amonge them are holden for most holye sayntes as these were They take it for no maruele that Christ was borne of a vyrgyne for they saye they haue soche amonge them at all tymes But to turne agayne to my purpose The cause whye the fathers of the afore seyd chyldren myght not than be knowne was thys Iohan capgraue sayth The lawe was that tyme in Brytayne that yf a yonge wenche had be begotteÌ„ with chylde in her fathers howse or anye where elsâ— this was her iudgement She shuld haue bene brought vnto an hygh mountayne aÌ„d there throune downe headlonges her corruptour beynge byheaded Yf this lawe had styll contynued and neuer so bene put to the spirytuall courte without conseyence neuer had the vowe of their chastite ronne so farre as yt hath done to manye a thousandes dempnacyon ¶ More Sayntes yet begotten in whoredome SAynt Dauid of wales the great archebysehop of Mentuia which had so manye prophecyers and so manye Angels sent afore to geue warnynge of hys coÌ„mynge .xxx. years ere he was borne was begotten out of maryage in stynkyng whoredome For hys mother was a Nonne aÌ„d his father the earle of a contreye there called Cairdigam shyre A prynce called Dyhocus in Kynge Arthurs tyme inflamed at the deuyls suggestion with the fleshlye loue of hys owne naturall doughter begat of her Saynt Kynede the holye hermpte that in Wales wrought so manye great myracles One Dubtacus an Iryshe maÌ„ begate holy saynt Brigyde of hys mayd seruaunt called brocsech euen vnderneth hys wyure nose to spyght her with it which had so manye reâ—eâ—lacyons from heauen and so manye popes pardoÌ„s froÌ„ Rome Saynt Cuthbert the great God of the Northe and he that was wonte to defende vs from the Scottes was a mysbegotteÌ„ also for hys mother was vnmarryed And hys father in Irelande to haue the good occupyeÌ„g of her slewe both her father and mother These were the spirytuall begynnynges of the Sayntes of that age If ye beleue not me loke Iohan Capgraue in Catalogo sanctorum Anglie and he shall tell ye moche more of the matter I coude shewe yow manye more yet of soche holye sayntes byrthes but lete these for this tyme suffise ¶ Whoredome estemed most holynesse MArke how abhominable whoryshnesse in all these whorysh frutes is auaunced of that whorysh Rome churche to the great blemyshynge of Godlye marryage The spyrytuall Sodomytes and knaues hath not bene ashamed to wryte yt in the lyues and lyenge legeÌ„des of all these that is to saye of Dubricius Dauid Kynedus Kentigerne Cuthberth and Brigyde with soche lyke and solempnelye so to reade and syng yt as Gods seruyce in their seÌ„ples that they were sanctyfyed in their mothers wombes Se what aduauncementes they haue for stynkynge whoredome and now lytle deuocyon to chast marryage instituted of God Neuer were the soÌ„nes of Abraham Isaac aÌ„d Iacob of Moyses Eleazar and Phinees so paynted oute with myracles aÌ„d wonders nor yet so pranked vp with tabernacles aÌ„d lyghtes sensynges and massynges as these whores byrdes Thus iudge they whoredome holynesse wholsoÌ„ maryage synne Come out of Sodome ye whoremongers and Hypocrytes popysh byshoppes and prestes for as yet ye haue not refourmed thys abhomynacyon but styll vpholde yt for your Romyshe Gods seruyce Come out theues and knaues come out ¶ Women greuouse and solacyouse VVhat a do these holye sayntes of theyrs had aÌ„d their vowers whaÌ„ they come ones to vowes makynge for women aÌ„d with womeÌ„ as to kepe them out of their monasteryes to make theÌ„ beare chyldreÌ„ whaÌ„ they were barreÌ„ it were in infynyte thyng to wryte Saynt Dauids moÌ„kes were sheared away with naked women at a broke syde in Rosidaualle So were Saynt Theliaes hermytes also in an other place not farre froÌ„ thens Saynt Dubrices bretherne had manye hote mouynges in their fleshe aÌ„d were fayne oft tymes to stande naked in the colde ryuer Saynt Kentigernes disciplen toke great paynes vpon them to make barren women frutefull Whan saynt Brigyde was at the verye poynt of marryage she stole awaye preuylye with her iij. maydes and wayted longe after vpoÌ„ byshop Machyll doynge manye great cures in hys seruyce with holye water Saynt ModweÌ„ also after soche an other sort wayted vpon byshop Hiber and his bretherne with her maydes A woman the same season accused byshop Broon for begettynge her with chylde and Brigyde lyke a good bodye by a charme or ij made all safe agayne As one of her maydes was goynge to her louâ—r a prestes bed for returnynge agayne in tyme she coude her moche thanke All these holy hystoryes shall ye fynde in IohaÌ„ capgraue ¶ A spirytuall example of a votarye SAynt Iltute which had bene alwayes a most valeaunt captayne amonge the Brytaynes at the suggestyon of saynt of Cadoc an Hermpte put from hym hys most vertuouse and chast wyfe leauynge her nothynge els to lyue vpon but barlye breade and water an homelye repast for