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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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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
holye Ghost he went fearcelye vpon them with wo vpon wo callynge them all that nought was As hypocrytes dyssemblers dodypolles fooles blynde beastes bellygoddes scorners false prophetes periures vypers serpentes deuourers rauenours brybers theues tyrauntes murtherers and fyre brandes of hell Loke the .xxiij. chapter of Mathew ye shall fynde that he poured all thys vpon them and doubled yt in the captyuyte of Hierusalem whan the great vengeaunce of all innocent blood lyght greuouslye vpon them For in the syege of that cytie were slayne by vespasianus Titus to the nombre of .x. hondred thousandes of Iues. Not onlye of the inhabytauntes of that regyon there but from all quarters of the worlde aboute which at that tyme came thydre to their Eastre celebracyon Besydes there were there ledde fourth from thens captyue .xcvij. thousande of whome some were solde to the Romanes to become their contynuall seruauntes and slaues and the resydue geuen vnto the Lyons and wylde beastes that they shuld daylye deuoure them and be fed with their fleshe All thys witnesseth Egesippus Iudeus li. 5. Ca. 49. De Hierosolimorum excidio And now after hys most manyfest example Christ wylleth vs also extremelye to rebuke these cruell corrupters of the christyanyte for their most spyghtfull contempt of hys wholsom warnynges the Christen magistrates hereafter or els some other enemye of theirs folowynge with double vengeaunce vpon the heades of them Apoca. 18. Thys plage whan yt shall fall as yt ys not farre of wyll be the most ryghtouse hande of God vpon the malygnaunte generacyon Great wondre wyll yt be vnto manye I know yt wele to beholde their chefe Englyshe sayntes thus rebuked And paraueÌ„ture they wyll thynke that I myght as wele speake agaynst Peter and Iohan Paule and Iames with the other Sayntes Apostles and Martyrs of the prymatyue churche as agaynste these vngodlye hypocrytes of theirs But I tell those men afore hande that they are wretchedlye blynde for want of lyuelye knowlege in the sacred scripturs They haue no true iudgement in them to dyscerne the fallen starre from the starre so fyermelye fixed in the fyrmameÌ„t as neuer coude be yet from theÌ„s remoued Neuer shall he that declyueth to mennys inuencyons be all one with hym whyche onlye folowethe the pure woorde of God But vndoubtedly of no small tyme great honoure wyll yt now be to yow yea rather moche greatter to flee the sede of the Serpent by the worde of God as euer yt was to Saynt George that noble captayne to slee the great hydre or Dragon at Silena as Baptista Mantuanus specyfyeth I speake not thys for that I wolde ye to fall vpon that sorte with materyall weapon but with the myghtye stronge worde of the Lorde For as Esaye Daniel and Paule reporteth they shall be destroyed without haÌ„des Esa. 11. Dani. 8. et 2. Thes. 2. Onlye ys yt Gods true knowlege that nobleth yow before hym be therfor no longar neglygent An vnrecurable dyshonoure were yt vnto yow from hens fourth to be led blynde felde of these bushardes in the darke The most of yow are all redye verye plentuouslye entered that lorde be praysed thynke hym only blessed which perseuereth to the ende Hauynge the gouernaunce of Christes dere herytage drawe not your lawes out of Antichristes rules now that ye knowe Christes wholsom doctryne Neyther yet fatche the breade that ye shall feade your commons with oute of hys bawdye beggerlye bowgettes but lete them haue the pure purueaunce of God out of the vndefyled scripturs Be ones so mercyfull to that christen flocke that ye clerelye delyuer them from that vyle generacyon Lete them no longer worshyp deuyls as they haue done in these dead monkes and theues but lete theÌ„ loke frelye towardes their eternall lyuynge God both to their sowles helthe and yours Amen ¶ Thus endeth the first parte of thys worke called The Actes of Englyshe votaryes Collected by Iohan Bale Anno. 1546. ¶ The Autours names both Englyshe and other out of whom thys present Boke ys collected Abbas Vrspergensis Achilles Pyrminius Alphonsus de Castro Alphredusbeuâ—rlaceÌ„sis Amandus Zierixensis Antoninus FloreÌ„tinus Baptista Platina Baptista Mantuanus Bartholomeus Anglus Bedas Girnuinus Bernardus LutzeÌ„burg Berosus Chaldeus Biblia Sacra Blondus Flauius Caius Iulius Christianus Masseus ClemeÌ„s Alexandrinus Colfridus Abbas Conradus Gesnerus Cornelius Tacitus De utraque Potestate Diodorus Siculus Edgari Oratio Egesippus Iudeus Epiphanius Cyprius Eusebius Cesariensis Festiuale Sacerdotum Flores Historiarum Franciscus LaÌ„bertus Freculphus lexouieÌ„sis Galfredus Monemutensis GeÌ„nadius MassilieÌ„sis Georgius Ioye Gorgius Vuicelius Gildas Britannus Giraldus Cambrensis Guido de Columna Guilhelmus Malmesburiensis Guilhelmus Caxton Guilhelmus Tyndale Guilhelmus Turner Hartmannus Shedel Hector Boethius HelinaÌ„dus Monachus Henricus Huntyngtonensis HemaÌ„nus Contractus HermaÌ„nus TorreÌ„tinus Honorius Augustudunensis Iacobus Vorago Iacobus Bergomas Iacobus Zieglerus Iodocus Badius Ioannes Capgraue Ioannes Hardyng Ioannes Stella Ioannes de Molinis Ioannes Annius Ioannes Nauclerus Ioannes Lydgate Ioannes Textor Ioannes Tritemius Ioannes Pomeranus Ioannes Carion Ioannes Maior Ioannes Lelandus Isidorus hispalensis LegendariuÌ„ Ecclesie Liuthprandus TicineÌ„sis Marcus Sabellicus Marianus Scotus Martinus Carsulanus Martinus Lutherus Matheus Palmarius Merlinus Ambrosius Michael Ricius Nauclerus Ioannes Nennius Britannus Odo Cluniacensis Osbertus CaÌ„tuarieÌ„sis Osuualdus Myconius Otto Phrisingensis Paulus Orosius Paulus Aemilius Paulus Constantinus Petrus Equilinus Philippus MelaÌ„chton Plinius Secundus Polycrates Ephesius Polydorus Vergilius Pomponius Mela. Prosper Aquitannus Ptolomeus Lucensis Ranulphus Cestrensis Raphael Volateranus Robertus Fabyane Robertus Barnes Sigebertus GeÌ„blaceÌ„sis Strabo Cretensis Thomas Braduuardin Thomas Vualden Thomas Scrop VinceÌ„cius BeluaceÌ„sis Vtraque potestas VVernerus Cartusiensis VVilibaldus Anglus Finis The holye Gost shall rebuke the worlde of synne and of ryghtousnesse and of iudgement Ioan. 16. Into the newe Hierusalem shall entre no vncleane thynge neyther that which worketh abhomynacyon nor yet what maketh lyes But they only which are written in the lambes boke of lyfe Apoca. 21. The man of synne shall be opened before the Lordes commynge euen the sonne of perdycyon whiche is an aduersarye and ys exalted aboue all that ys called God whom he shall consume with the sprete of hys mouthe 2. Thes. 2. ⧠Printed at Wesel In the Yeare Of our Lorde God 1. 5. 4. 6. Olde goddes c. newe Dyffa â–ª macyoÌ„s of Marryage blasphemye The deuyls Sayntes vnmaryed Votaryes ChristeÌ„ doctors The antour Chronycles prestes Maryage Vyrgynyte Faythe 2. Cor. â—â— Mat. 7. Myracles Autours Byshoppes Gospel Errour Face of Antichrist Marryage maketh laye Nobylyte Kynge Henry Christ. Matrymonye the first relygyoÌ„ Vnmaryed prestes Gods aduersaryes Cain NoÌ„nes and MoÌ„kes Sodomytes Prestes wyues Prestes wyues Haters of the Pope â—arnes The autour EnglaÌ„de Afore Noe. The flood Iapheth Phaleg Samothes gygas Albion gigas Neptunus Samothytes vestals chastyte TyraÌ„ny now brutus syluius Druydes Athens whores one god beastes worshypped