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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
John Beverley, alias Battle, a labourer, having lye• long in Irons, and having nothing proved against him, the Commissary made him swear, that every year after he would confess is slune, once a year unto his Curate, and receive the Sacrament at Easter, and for his penance, the Friday, and Saturday next following, he should fast br•ad and water, and upon the Saturday be whipped from the Bishops Palace […] Norwich, about all the streets, and the Market place, having in his hand a wax candle of two pence, to offer to the Image of the Trinity, after he had done his penance; and because he had eaten flesh on Easter day and was not shriven in Lent, nor received on Easter day, the Judge enjoined him he should fast Tuesday. Wednesday, and Friday, in Whitsun week, having but one meal a day of Fish and other white meats, and depart out of the Diocese, and never come there again.
Iohn Beuerley, alias Bat•ile, a labourer, hauing lye• long in Irons, and hauing nothing proued against him, the Commissary made him sweare, that euery yeare after he would confesse is slune, once a yeare vnto his Curate, and receiue the Sacrament at Easter, and for his penance, the Friday, and Saturday next following, hee should fast br•ad and water, and vpon the Saturday be whipped from the Bishops Palace 〈…〉 Norwich, about all the streets, and the Market place, hauing in his hand a waxe candle of two pence, to offer to the Image of the Trinitie, after he had done his penance; and because he had eaten flesh on Easter day and was not shriuen in Lent, nor receiued on Easter day, the Iudge inioyned him he should fast Tuesday. Wednesday, and Friday, in Whitsun weeke, hauing but one meale a day of Fish and other white meates, and depart out of the Dioces, and neuer come there againe.
John Skilley of Flixton Miller, was forced to abjure, for holding the Articles aforesaid, and for receiving certain godly men into his house, had a most sharp penance seven years imprisonment in the Monastery of Langly. and to fast with bread & water, every Friday, and to appear every Wednesday in the beginning of Lent, and every Monday, and Thursday for two years after the seven years, before the Bishop, his successor, and Commissary in the Cathedral Church of Norwich, together with other penitentiaries, to do open penance for his offence, diverse others the same year were forced to abjuration and penance.