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The Anatomie of the Romane Clergie

or, a Discoverie of the Abvses Thereof. Written in Latine by sundrie Authors of their owne profession. And Translated into English verse by G. L. [i.e. George Lauder]

Lauder, George

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THE ORDER OF THE Friers, written by Lelius Capilupus in Latine verse, and translated into English.

CERTAINE VERSES TAKEN OVT OF THE EPISTLES of Francis Petrarch, Archdeacon of Parma,

EPITAPHES AND EPIGRAMS of Popes, Monkes, and Friers, translated out of diuerse Authours.

THE EPITAPH OF POPE CLEMENT the seuenth, fixed on his tombe at Rome.

The Epitaph of Alexander the third, by Sanazer.

The Epitaph of Paule the fourth.

Epitaph of Pius the second.

Io. Sapidus in Sixtum.

Epitaph of Lucrece Pontanus.

Epitaph of Pius the fifth.

EPIGRAMES.

Mantuanus of Sixtus 4. in hell.

Pope Ioane being with child coniuring the diuell had this answer.

Marullus in Innoc. 8.

Pontanus of Alexander 6.

Albericus de Rosata.

Conradus Grebelius of Iulius 2.

Pasquillus.

Mantuanus of the Citie.

Pasquillus of Paule 4.

The Popes answer.

Gilberti Ducerij Epigram de Iul. 2.

Io. Pannomus.

Cordus lib. 2. Epigram in Iul. 2.

Stigelius in Sylua.

Cordus lib. 6. Epigram.

The Translators farewell to those of the Church of Rome.

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Marullus in Innoc. 8.

What need this toyle, to trie this Pope a man,

Quid quaritis testes sit mas an fæmina, &c.

Behold his of-spring clearely if ye can:
Eight sonnes, as many daughters he begat,
Rome needs not doubt, his sect wer't but for that.