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Author: N. S., fl. 1617.
Title: Merry iests, concerning popes, monkes, and friers Whereby is discouered their abuses and errors &c. Written first in Italian by N.S. and thence translated into French by G.I. and now out of French into English, by R.W. Bac. of Arts of H.H. in Oxon.
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Print source: Merry iests, concerning popes, monkes, and friers Whereby is discouered their abuses and errors &c. Written first in Italian by N.S. and thence translated into French by G.I. and now out of French into English, by R.W. Bac. of Arts of H.H. in Oxon.
N. S., fl. 1617., Willet, Roland, b. 1588 or 9.
[London]: Printed by G. Eld, 1617.
Subject terms:
Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Humor -- Early works to 1800.
Catholic Church -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800.
Friars -- Humor -- Early works to 1800.
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The Translator to the Reader.
To the Reader.
W. R. to R. W.
H.I. to R.W.
To R. W.
To the Papist Reader.
The Translator to the Reader.
MERRY IESTES of Popes, Munkes, and Friers: Wherein are discouered the Abuses of the Pope and his followers.
The first Apologue, in which is shewed, not onely that the Pope may erre in faith, but also what is the faith of Popes and their Pre∣lates.
The 2. Apologue by which is shewed that the Pope cannot deliuer soules out of Purga∣tory.
The 3. Apologue, by which is discouered the folly of Priests and Monkes, who pray vnto God singing.
The 4. Apologue, by which is shewed what force the Councils haue, as also, vpon what the Popedome is founded.
The 5. Apologue, whereby is shewed that Simonie is a sinfull thing, and whose succes∣sours the Popes Prelates are.
The 6. Apologue, by which is discouered the folly of those who beleeue in Reliques and worship them.
The 7. Apologue, in which is shewed the folly of many, who laugh when they should weepe, and weepe when they should laugh.
The 8 Apologue, in which is shewed plain∣ly that there is no Purgatory.
The 9. Apologue, by which is shewed the great ambition of the Popes Prelates, & the meanes they haue to come vnto dignity.
The 10. Apologue, by which is in part dis∣couered the auarice and superstition of the Priests and Monkes.
The 11. Apologue, by which is shewed that the Pope ought not to be Bishop of Rome.
The 12. Apologue, by which is shewed the superstition of some of the commaunde∣ments of the Pope.
The 13. Apologue, wherein is shewed the originall of the Popedome.
The 14. Apologue, by which is shewed that the Pope as Pope, may erre.
The 15. Apologue, by which is shewed that the Pope ought not to haue dominion in the temporall estate.
The 16 Apologue, by which is discouered the excessiue pride and folly of the Popes.
The 17. Apologue, in which is shewed the vanity and folly of those which place their Daughters in Monasteries.
The 18. Apologue, by which is shewed vs what commonly is the pride of the Pope, and faith of his Prelates.
The 19. Apologue, by which is shewed the great men of the world, what they ought to doe.
The 20. Apologue, whereby is shewed the folly of them who beleeue that the Coun∣cells cannot erre.
The 21. Apologue, whereby is shewed the folly of them who beleeue in the Pope.
The 22 Apologue, in which is declared the impiety of them who commit the charge of soules to vnworthy persons.
The 23. Apologue, by which is discoue∣red the foolish presumption of them, who teach new rules and manners of liuing like Christians.
The 24 Apologue, wherin are condemned humane rules and commandements touch∣ing spirituall liuing, together with a demon∣stration of the euil which proceedeth thence.
The 25. Apologue, whereby are shew∣ed the sottish frenzies of the Munkes and Nunnes,
The 26. Apologue, where in is discouered the great ignorance of some of the Popes Prelates.
The 27. Apologue, by which is shewed the originall of the Popedome, and now it came to be so great.
The 28. Apologue, by which is shewed the great pride of the Popish Bishops.
The 29. Apologue, where in is discouered the folly of the Pope and Papists.
The 30. Apologue, wherein is discouered and condemned the Superstition of Bells.
The 31. Apologue, by which is shewed the great folly of those that beleeue that God hath giuen the charge of beasts to Saints.
The 32. Apologue, by which is discouered the sottish superstition of them who thinke they can deliuer soules out of Purgatory, by saying the Masses of Saint Gregory.
The 33. Apologue, whereby is shewed the folly of them that worship Images.
The 24. Apologue, wherein is discouered the folly of them who thinke they may bee iustified and saued by their owne workes.
The 35. Apologue, by which is shewed what the Popes are and what is their autho∣rity.
The 36. Apologue, by which is shewed the folly of the Romans, who yeeld them∣selues to the Pope.
The 37. Apologue, by which is in part shew∣ed what and how great the authority of the Popes is.
The 38. Apologue, wherein is discouered the cruelty and impiety of the Spanish inqui∣sition.
The 39. Apologue, by which is discouered the auarice of them, who desire to haue the charge of diuerse Churches.
The 40. Apologue, by which is shewed the rediculous superstition of the three knots in the Cord of the Frier of S. Francis.
The 41 Apologue by which is shewed the superstition of them who repugne and con∣tradict the Gospell.
The 42. Apologue, wherin is shewed the authority of the Pope.
The 43. Apologue, whereby is discouered the folly of them which place their daugh∣ters into Monasteries.
The 44. Apologue, whereby is shewed the folly of them who would haue God painted.
The 45 Apologue, shewing hew little the reuerence of them is, who belieuing that Christ is in the host doe keepe him as it were in prison.
The 46. Apologue, wherein is shewed on whom the Popes Church is founded.
The 47. Apologue, wherein is shewed the foolly of them who giue credit to the Indul∣gence of the Portioncula.
The 48. Apologue, which sheweth what the Pope and Popish Bishops are.
The 49. Apologue, by which is shewed how great the Popes authority is.
The 50. Apologue, by which is con∣demned the foolish superstition of Con∣fession.
The 51. Apologue, by which is shewed how easily the Popes followers deceiue the world.
The 52. Apologue, whereby is condem∣ned the little reuerence of them who beleeue that Iesus Christ is in the Host.
The 53. Apologue, of the Miracles of the Diuell.
The 54. Apologue, whereby is discouered, the impiety of them who constraine men to worship Iesus Christ in the host.
The 55. Apologue, wherein is disco∣uered the folly and arrogancy of the Popes Prelats.
The 56. Apologue, by which is shewed the faction of humane religions.
The 57 Apologue, wherein is discouered and reproued the ignorance of some of the Popish Prelates.
The 58. Apologue, whereby is shewed what are the foundations of the Popedome.
The 59. Apologue, whereby is shewed the vse of the Popes Excommunications.
The 60. Apologue, shewing the cause that moueth the Pope to persecute them that beleeue in Christ.
The 61. Apologue, whereby is shewed that the Popish Absolutions are of none effect.
The 62. Apologue, whereby is shewed that in the Church of God there ought to be no Pope, nor Cardinalls.
The 63. Apologue, whereby is shewed the folly of them who beleeue they shall bee saued by the Masses of S. Gregory, and how the world is abused.
The 64. Apologue of the Cardinall of Chiety.
The 65. Apologue, shewing why Pope Paul made the Bishop of Chiety Cardinall.
The 66. Apologue, shewing how men are abused by the Pope.
Thr 67. Apologue, wherby is declared the great perfection of the Chartreuse Friers.
The 68. Apologue, wherein is shewed of what sort the life of the Monkes is.
The 69. Apologue, whereby is shewed what good the Monkes doe in visiting the sicke.
The 70. Apologue, concerning the beard of the Capuchine Friers.
The 71. Apologue, shewing the folly of them, who doe almes to the Monkes.
The 72. Apologue, by which wee may perceiue what are the Consciences of the Popes.
The 73. Apologue, shewing how much authority the Pope hath ouer Paradice.
The 74. Apologue shewing a reason of the common saying that Antichrist shall bee borne of a Monke and a Nunne.
The 75. Apologue, carping at the igno∣rance of the Papisticke Bishops.
The 76 Apologue, shewing where the Popes holines lies.
The 77. Apologue, by which is shewed in what Pope Leo was a good Cocke.
The 78. Apologue, shewing that one can∣not bee Pope and an honest man.
The 79. Apologue, of the folly of the Cardinall of Lunes.
The 80. Apologue, by which is shewed the quality of the Monasteries.
The 81. Apologue, shewing what thing the Popedome is.
The 82. Apologue, by which is shewed what kinde of men the Popes and Popish Bishops are.
The 83. Apologue, shewing the great fault of the Emperour Phoca.
The 84. Apologue, whereby is shewed what are the deeds of the Popes.
The 85. Apologue, whereby is shewed what are the exercises of the Monkes.
The 55. Apologue, shewing of what sort the Monasteries are, and what ought to bee done vnto them.
The 87. Apologue, shewing the pride, co∣uetousnes, and foolish superstition of them that say they can deliuer Soules out of Pur∣gatory.
The 88. Apologue, by which is shewed what are the fruites of the Confessionals and Confessors.
The 89. Apologue, whereby is condemned the pride and ignorance of the Monkes.
The 90. Apologue, whereby is discouered and condemned the ridiculous couetousnes, and superstition of the Cordeliers.
The 91 Apologue, shewing that the Corde∣liers of the Obseruance enioy more worldly pleasure then all other.
The 92 Apologue, shewing the superstiti∣on of them that whip themselues.
The 93. Apologue, shewing that the Popes doe nothing else but sucke and eat the Church.
The 94. Apologue, shewing the liberty of a Councell.
The 95. Apologue, shewing that the Emperour had not taken hold of a good oc∣casion.
The 96. Apologue, shewing how Pope Paul repented.
The 97. Apologue, which sheweth what euill proceedeth from bad examples.
The 98. Apologue, shewing what maner of fellow the Pope is.
The 99. Apologue, whereby is discoue∣red the vnsatiablenesse of the Mend cant Friers.
The 100. Apologue, whereby are shewed the qualityes of the Friers.
The 101. Apologue, by which is shewed what benifite men receiue by the spirituall medicines of the Pope.
Epigramme Englished.