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Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…
Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful soldiers that the Devil either by his grand captains the emperors, or by his most dearly beloved sons and heirs the popes, have most cruelly martyred for the truth. With all the poisoned doctrines wherewith that great read dragon hath made drunken the kings and inhabitants of the earth; with the confutations of them together with all his traitorous practises and designs, against all Christian princes to this day, especially against our late Queen Elizabeth of famous memory, and our most religious Sovereign Lord King James. Faithfully abstracted out of the Book of martyrs, and divers other books. By Thomas Mason preacher of Gods Word.Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull souldiers that the Diuell either by his grand captaines the emperours, or by his most deerly beloued sonnes and heyres the popes, haue most cruelly martyred for the truth. With all the poysoned doctrins wherewith that great redde dragon hath made drunken the kings and inhabitants of the earth; with the confutations of them together with all his trayterous practises and designes, against all Christian princes to this day, especially against our late Queen Elizabeth of famous memorie, and our most religious Soueraigne Lord King Iames. Faithfully abstracted out of the Book of martyrs, and diuers other books. By Thomas Mason preacher of Gods Word.
London: printed by George Eld and Ralph Blower, 1615
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Amongst them that were arrested, and caused to abjure; in this year▪ as aforesaid▪ was Thomas Pie, and John Mendham of Aldbor•ough, who being convicted upon diverse Articles before mentioned, were joined penance six whippings about the […] Church of Alborrough, before a solemn Procession, six several Sundays; and three whippings three several Market days about the Market Place of […] heads, necks, legs, and feet bare▪ their bodies only covered with their […] and breeches, either of them carrying a taper in his hand, of a pound waigh•, which t•pe, the last Sunday after the Penance […], they should devoutly offe• unto the high Altar of the Church of Alborrough, at the time of the offertory of the high Mass; and that going about the Market pl•ce aforesaid, they shall make four stays▪ every one to receive devoutly three whips, and if they would not obey this monition, they were to be cited to appear before the Bishop, to show cause why they should not be excommunicated, and to receive such punishment as Justice shall provide in that behalf, this was their […] of penance, howbeit some were often more cruelly handled, and after banished out of the Diocese: and others were more straggly used by l•ng imprisonment, whereof we will briefly rehearse one or two for example.
Amongst them that were arrested, and caused to abiure; in this yeare▪ as aforesaid▪ was Thomas Pie, and Iohn Mendham of Aldbor•ough, who being conuicted vpon diuerse Articles before mentioned, were ioyned penance sixe whippings about the 〈…〉 Church of Alborrough, before a solemne Procession, sixe seuerall Sundaies; and three whippings three seueral Market daies about the Market Place of 〈…〉 heads, necks, legs, and feete bare▪ their bodies onely couered with their and breeches, either of them carying a taper in his hand, of a pound waigh, which tpe, the last Sunday after the Penance , they should deuoutly offe vnto the high Altar of the Church of Alborrough, at the time of the ffetory of the high Masse; and that going about the Market plce aforesaid, they shal make foure stays euery one to receiue deuoutly thrée whips, and if they would not obey this monition, they were to be cited to appeare before the Bishop, to shew cause why they should not bee excommunicated, and to receiue such punishment as Iustice shall prouide in that behalfe, this was their of penance, howbeit some were often more cruelly handled, and after banished out of the Dioces: and others were more straly vsed by lng imprisonment, whereof we will briefly rehearse one or two for example.