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A07146 The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times past bene brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherentes: faithfully gathered out of the moste faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and nowe newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singuler profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563. Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567. 1563 (1563) STC 1755; ESTC S101368 243,805 590

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or_o not_o if_o he_o have_v they_o that_o they_o the_o cardinal_n shall_v cry_v with_o a_o merry_a and_o a_o loud_a voice_n testiculos_fw-la habet_fw-la and_o the_o whole_a college_n of_o the_o cardinal_n rejoice_v at_o the_o tiding_n shall_v answer_v deo_fw-la gratias_fw-la and_o so_o immediate_o y_fw-mi e_o cardinal_n shall_v set_v the_o new_a choose_a and_o approve_a pope_n in_o s._n peter_n chair_n as_o a_o man_n find_v worthy_a such_o a_o most_o excellent_a dignity_n in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 860._o nauclerus_fw-la sabel_n platina_n pantal._n chron._n sebast_n franc._n paul_n verg._n consecration_n pope_n john_n the_o fyft_n ordain_v that_o after_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v elect_v and_o choose_v he_o shall_v be_v consecrate_v of_o the_o bishop_n hostuense_a portuense_a &_o velitern_n in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 679._o chron._n volateran_n pantaleon_n some_o ascribe_v this_o ordinance_n to_o pope_n mark_v of_o cardinal_n ordain_v pope_n marcellus_n ordain_v in_o 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liberty_n of_o holy_a church_n for_o the_o catholyke_a faith_n &_o for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 1193_o joan._n laziard_n joannes_n stella_fw-la christianus_n massaeus_n etc._n etc._n of_o bishop_n high_o pope_n clement_n the_o first_o ordain_v that_o no_o bishop_n ought_v to_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o clergye_n but_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o common_a people_n he_o command_v also_o that_o the_o bishops_n seat_n shall_v be_v set_v in_o a_o hygh_a and_o more_o honourable_a place_n than_o the_o seat_n and_o place_n of_o other_o in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 92._o joan._n laziard_n chron._n pope_n boniface_n the_o thyrd_o command_v that_o the_o clergye_n and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o diocese_n shall_v choose_v their_o own_o bishop_n law_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 605_o platina_n sabell_n pope_n gregory_n the_o seven_o ordain_v that_o no_o priest_n shall_v take_v a_o bishopric_n of_o any_o lie_v man_n if_o he_o do_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v excommunicate_a and_o lose_v his_o bishopric_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1073._o lib._n council_n pope_n boniface_n the_o four_o make_v a_o decree_n byshopryke_n that_o so_o long_o as_o the_o bishop_n live_v no_o man_n shall_v entreat_v of_o the_o new_a election_n of_o his_o successor_n but_o differ_v the_o matter_n unto_o the_o thyrd_o day_n after_o his_o death_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 106._o ranulph_n cestrensis_n pope_n sixtus_n the_o first_o make_v a_o decree_n pope_n that_o if_o any_o byshopryke_n be_v void_a no_o man_n shall_v presume_v to_o be_v bishop_n thereof_o except_o he_o be_v first_o admit_v unto_o it_o by_o the_o pope_n letter_n in_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n 129._o chron._n angl._n lib._n council_n pope_n anacletus_fw-la make_v a_o decree_n that_o a_o bishop_n shall_v be_v consecrate_v of_o no_o less_o than_o of_o three_o bishop_n bishop_n yea_o &_o those_o of_o the_o same_o province_n for_o say_v he_o a_o example_n of_o 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