The original [and] sprynge of all sectes [and] orders by whome, wha or were they beganne. Translated out of hye Dutch in Englysh.

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The original [and] sprynge of all sectes [and] orders by whome, wha or were they beganne. Translated out of hye Dutch in Englysh.

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[Printed in Southwarke :: By me James Nicolson for Jhon Gough],

1537.

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Monasticism and religious orders -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• To the reader.
• ¶ The contentes of thys treatyse.
• index
• Of sectes and orders.
  • subpart
    • ¶ Of the Byshop of Rome, Car∣dinals and other of hys spiritualty in generall.
    • iii. Basilius order.
    • iiii. Benedictus or Benets order.
    • v. Cluniacensis order.
    • vi. Uallis vmbrose or Shadowed vale order.
    • vii. Grandimontesis order.
    • viii. Gregorians order.
    • ix. The fyrst order of S. Austins.
    • x. Ambrosius order, two sortes.
    • xi. Ieronimus order. ii. kyndes.
    • xii. Chanons or regular prestes.
    • xiii. The Sarrabaites order.
    • xiiii. Charterhouse order.
    • xv. Anthonyes order.
    • xvi. Paulus or Paulins order.
    • xix. Of S. Iustines order.
    • xx. The heremites, of S. Austins. or Guishelmians order.
    • xxi. The regular order of the ob∣seruaunces of S. Austine.
    • xxii. Cisterciensis order.
    • xxiii. Bernardes order.
    • xxiiii. Templer order, theyr be∣gynnynge and decaye.
    • xxv. The order of Tem∣ple knyghtes.
    • xxvi. Premonstratensis order.
    • xxvii. Humiliatorum or the submitted order.
    • xxviii. The Sambonites or good brethren order.
    • xxix. The crossebearers or Crossed freres order.
    • xxx. Carmelites or whyte freres order.
    • xxxi. Preacher order or black freres of S. Dominike.
    • xxxii. The barefooted order.
    • xxxiii. The minorites of s. Fraūces.
    • order
    • xxxvi. The Celestines order.
    • xxxvii. The Dutch order, or order of the lordes of Prusse.
    • xxxviii. The order of Maryes. seruauntes.
    • xxxix. The order of saynt Ihons, or the Lordes of Rhodis.
    • xl. The order of the souldyers of Iesus Christ.
    • xli. The order of Iniesuates.
    • xlii. The Scopetines or S. Saluators order.
    • xliii. The order of S. Brigitte or Bryde.
    • xliiii. The whyte spretes or Beghart order.
    • lxv. The order of whyte monkes of mount olyuete.
    • xlvi. S. Georges order.
    • xlvii. S. Peters order or ye Apostles order.
    • xlviii. The order of the heremites of S. Ierome.
    • xlix. Camaldulensis order.
  • subpart
    • ¶ Here folowe some orders, whose tyme, founders, and begynners I coulde not hunte out, which orders neuerthelesse haue ben sene.
    • li. The order of S. Ioseph.
    • lii. Sepulchrers order.
    • liii. The Sheere order.
    • liiii. The Swearders.
    • lv. The order of Starred mōkes
    • lvi. The order of Starred freres.
    • lvii. The crosse starred brethren
    • lviii. Cōstātinopolitanysh order
    • lix. The order of Wentzelaus.
    • lx. The order of Nolhart brethren.
    • lxi. The order of S. Iames brethrē
    • lxii. The order of the brethrē of S. Iames with the swearde.
    • lxiii. The brethrē of S. Helēs order.
    • lxiiii. The order of the brethren of Ierusalem.
    • lxv. The order of the valley of Iosaphat.
    • lxvi. The Sclauony order.
    • lxvii. The new order of our Lady.
    • lxviii. The order of the brethren of S. Ihon de ciuitate.
    • lxix. The Lazarites, or Mary Magdalens brethren order.
    • lxx. The brethrē of wilful pouerte
    • lxxi. The order of the Indians.
    • lxxii. The crosse bearers order.
    • lxxiii. Another order of Scour∣gers or Flagellatores.
    • lxxiiii. Chapter monkes, or the chapter order.
    • lxxv. The order of Monachi or Monache in Italy.
    • lxxvi. The Stooll brethren order.
    • lxxvii. The Gerundinensish order.
    • lxxviii. The brethrē of Purgatorye.
    • lxxix. The brethren of Scotlande.
    • lxxx. The order of the keyed. monkes.
    • lxxxi. The order of the Lordes of Ungary.
    • lxxxii. The order of ye holy goost,
    • lxxxii. Speculariorum Order.
    • lxxxiii. The order of Hospitall brethren.
    • lxxxiiii. The order of S. Katherine of Sene.
    • ¶ Of all sectes and orders in generall.
• Fourtene fay∣thes or sectes of Christendome onely, besyde all other straunge orders, and faythes.
  • i. The secte, order and fayth of the Latines or Romanes, that is, the Byshops of Rome.
  • ii. Greci, the fayth, order and secte of the Grekes.
  • subpart
  • vi. Nestorini.
  • vii. The Moronites.
  • viii. The Armenians of ye greater Armenia.
  • ix. The Surian order, or Samaritan fayth.
  • x. The Mosarabites, or A∣rabysh Christians
  • xi. The Moscouites and whyte Russes fayth.
  • xii. The fayth of the Bemes or order of the Hussites.
  • xiii. The order of Waldenses or Picardes.
  • xiiii. The Georgians secte and fayth.
• Fyften orders sectes or supersticions of the Iewes.
  • i. Samaritani.
  • ii. iii. Morbonei and Meristei.
  • iiii. The Pharises both theyr secte and fayth.
  • v. The Saducees secte.
  • vi. The Esseyes, and theyr religion.
  • vii. The Iewes secte and religion.
  • viii. Rechabite or Recha∣bites secte.
  • ix. Nazaret or Naza∣rets secte.
  • x. Galilei or Galileans.
  • xi. Idumei or Idumeans.
  • xii. zelotes or Gelous secte.
  • xiii. Sicarii or Swearders
  • xiiii. Menelaysh & Iasonysh secte.
  • xv. The Amonites and Moabitessecte.
  • ¶ The conclusion of the Ie∣wysh sectes and orders with all the other.
• ¶ The fayth of the Indians, euen as one Mathew the embassadoure of Presteriās dyd vtter it before Emanuel kynge of Portingale. Anno. M. D. xiii.
• colophon