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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.
In the year 1517. one Cardinal Campeius was sent as Ambassador into England, to gather money for war against the Turk, the Cardinal of York caused him to send to Rome that he might be joined in Legacy with him, and sent him red cloth for his servants, that he might come mo•e gloriously; at every town he was received with procession, accompanied with Lords and Gentlemen: at Black heath the Duke of Norfolk, with a number of Prelates, Knights, and Gentlemen met him richly apparelled, and in the way he was brought into a Tent of cloth of gold, where b• put on his Cardinals Robes and took his Mule towards London, this Cardinal had eight Mules laden, the Cardinal of York, thinking them not sufficient for his State, sent him twelve mules more with empty Coffers covered with red, the next day these twelve Mules were led through the City as though they had been laden with treasure and other necessaries, to the great admiration of all men, but passing through Cheapside, the people pressing to behold them, one of the Mules broke his collar and ran upon the other Mules, and they running together, overthrew divers of their burdens, and so there showed the Cardinals treasure, with great laughter and scorn o• many, and the boys and girls gathered up pieces of meat and bread and roasted eggs, horse shows and old store of such baggage, crying out, behold here is my Lord Cardinals treasure, and the Mulers greatly ashamed, gathered up their treasure as well as they could and went forward, then he was brought to the Cardinal of York, and then to the King, this Cardinal of York, at all times at dinner and supper was served with his Servitors kneeling, and many Noble men of England waited upon him, such was his monstrous pride.
In the yeare 1517. one Cardinall Campeius was sent as Ambassador into England, to gather money for warre against the Turke, the Cardinall of Yorke caused him to send to Rome that hee might be ioyned in Legacie with him, and sent him red cloth for his seruants, that he might come mo•e gloriously; at euery towne hee was receiued with procession, accompanied with Lords and Gentlemen: at Black heath the Duke of Northfolke, with a number of Prelates, Knights, and Gentlemen met him richly appareled, and in the way hee was brought into a Tent of cloth of gould, where b• put on his Cardinalls Robes and tooke his Mule towards London, this Cardinall had eyght Mules laden, the Cardinall of Yorke, thinking them not sufficient for his State, sent him twelue mules more wt empty Coffers couered with red, the next day these twelue Mules were led through the Citty as though they had beene laden with treasure and other necessaries, to the great admiration of all men, but passing through Cheapeside, the people pressing to behold them, one of the Mules broke his coller and ranne vppon the other Mules, and they running together, ouerthrew diuers of their burthens, and so there shewed the Cardinalls treasure, with great laughter and scorne o many, and the boyes and girles gathered vp peeces of meate and bread and rosted egges, horse showes and old store of such baggage, crying out, behold here is my Lord Cardinalls treasure, and the Mulers greatly ashamed, gathered vp their treasure as well as they could and went forward, then hee was brought to the Cardinall of Yorke, and then to the King, this Cardinall of Yorke, at all times at dinner and supper was serued with his Seruitoures kneeling, and many Noble men of England wayted vppon him, such was his monstrous pride.