The vnmasking of all popish monks, friers, and Iesuits. Or, A treatise of their genealogie, beginnings, proceedings, and present state. Together with some briefe obseruations of their treasons, murders, fornications, impostures, blasphemies, and sundry other abominable impieties. Written as a caueat or forewarning for Great Britaine to take heed in time of these romish locusts. By Lewis Owen.

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Author:	Owen, Lewis, 1572-1633.
Title:	The vnmasking of all popish monks, friers, and Iesuits. Or, A treatise of their genealogie, beginnings, proceedings, and present state. Together with some briefe obseruations of their treasons, murders, fornications, impostures, blasphemies, and sundry other abominable impieties. Written as a caueat or forewarning for Great Britaine to take heed in time of these romish locusts. By Lewis Owen.
Print source:	The vnmasking of all popish monks, friers, and Iesuits. Or, A treatise of their genealogie, beginnings, proceedings, and present state. Together with some briefe obseruations of their treasons, murders, fornications, impostures, blasphemies, and sundry other abominable impieties. Written as a caueat or forewarning for Great Britaine to take heed in time of these romish locusts. By Lewis Owen. Owen, Lewis, 1572-1633. London: Printed by I[ohn] H[aviland] for George Gibs, and are to be sold a [sic] his shop at the signe of the Flower-de-Luce in Popes head Alley, 1628.
Alternate titles:	Unmasking of all popish monks, friers, and Jesuits Treatise of their genealogie, beginnings, proceedings, and present state. Genealogie of monks, friers, Iesuites, &c. Genealogie of monks, friers, Jesuites, &c.
Notes:	Printer's name from STC. Running title reads: A genealogie of monks, friers, Iesuites, &c. The last leaf is blank. Reproduction of the original in the Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.). Library.
Subject terms:	Catholic Church -- England -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
URL:	https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A08690.0001.001
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TO THE RIGHT VVOR∣shipfull, Sir IOHN LLOYD Knight, and Sergeant at Law, and one of his Maiesties Iustices of Peace and Quorum for the County of Merioneth, &c.

To the Gentle Reader.

errata

THE VNMASKING OF ALL POPISH MONKS, FRIERS, AND IESVITES.

introduction

Of the Benedictin Monks.

Of the Gilbertin Monks and Nuns.

Of the Bethlemit Friers.

The Robertin Friers.

The Heremits of Saint Paul.

Of Ieromite Monks.

Of the Canon Regulars of the Order of Saint Augustine.

Of the Monks called Praemonstratenses.

Of the Cruciferi, or Crucigeri, or the Cruched Friers.

Of the Trinitarian Friers.

Of the Friers of the Order of our blessed Lady, which they call in Spaine, Los frayles de nuestra Señora de Merced.

Of the Order of Saint Briget.

Of the Minorite Friers, otherwise cal∣led Boni homines, or Good men.

Of the Carthusian Friers.

Of the Augustin Mendicant Friers.

Of the Carmelite Friers.

Of the Dominican Friers.

Of the Franciscan Friers, otherwise called the Gray Friers.

Of the Theatines.

Of the Friers that are called the Fa∣thers of the Congregation of the Ora∣tory.

Of the Barnabists.

Of the Fullians Friers.

Of the Jesuites.

observations