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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.
There was apprehended for heresy in Coventry, Robert Hatchets, Shoemaker, one Wrigsham, 1a Glover; one Lansd•ll, a Hosier, with three others: and one Mistress Smith, a Widow, because they taught their children and families the Lords prayer, the Belief, and the ten Commandments in English; they were imprisoned, some in places under-ground, some in Chambers, and other places: after they were sent to Blackstocke Abbey, where they were imprisoned whilst they were there; their Children were sent for before one Stafford, Warden of the Grey-Fryers in Coventry, who examined them of their belief, and what errors their Fathers had taught them, charging them upon pain of death, which their Fathers should suffer, that they no ways meddle with the Pater-noster, Creede, and ten Commandments in English, which is heresy. After their Fathers were brought again to Coventry, where four years before they had borne Faggots in the Church and Market. The Bishops and Doctors, they and the said Gentlewoman before them, who told them they should wear Faggots portrayed in their clothes, to signify they were heretics. Robert Hatchets answered, we desire no more but the Lords prayer, ten Commandments, and Creed, in English, which I am sure every Christian ought to have. Whereupon they were judged all to be burned, except the Gentlewoman, who was pardoned: and because it was evening, and her sight dim, the Summoner offered to go home with her; as he led her, he heard somewhat rattle in her sleeve, and taking it from her, and looking upon it, he found it was the Lords Prayer, the Creed, and ten Commandments in English; so he brought her back again to the Bishop, where she was presently condemned, and burned with the six before. There was another in Coventry, called Robert Silks, which escaped from taking, and two years after was taken in Kent, and sent to Coventry and burned. Then the Sheriffs went to their houses, and took all their goods and Chattels to their own use, leaving their wives and children nothing to live by.
There was apprehended for heresie in Couentry, Robert Hatchets, Shomaker, one Wrigsham, 1a Glouer; one Lansd•ll, a Hosier, with thrée others: and one Mistris Smith, a Widdow, because they taught their children and families the Lords praier, the Beleefe, and the ten Commandements in English; they were imprisoned, some in places vnder-ground, some in Chambers, and other places: after they were sent to Blackstocke Abbey, where they were imprisoned whilst they were there; their Children were sent for before one Stafford, Warden of the Gray-Fryers in Couentry, who examined them of their beleefe, and what errors their Fathers had taught them, charging them vpon paine of death, which their Fathers should suffer, that they no waies meddle with the Pater-noster, Creede, and ten Commandements in English, which is heresie. After their Fathers were brought againe to Couentry, where foure yeares before they had borne Faggots in the Church and Market. The Bishops and Doctors, they and the said Gentlewoman before them, who told them they should weare Faggts portraied in their cloaths, to signifie they were hereticks. Robert Hatchets answered, we desire no more but the Lords prayer, ten Commandements, and Creed, in English, which I am sure euery Christian ought to haue. Wherupon they were iudged all to be burned, except the Gentlewoman, who was pardoned: and because it was euening, and her sight dim, the Somner offered to go home with her; as he led her, he heard somewhat rattle in her sleene, and taking it from her, and looking vpon it, he found it was the Lords Prayer, the Creed, and ten Commaundements in English; so he brought her backe againe to the Bishop, where she was presently condemned, and burned with the sixe before. There was another in Couentry, called Robert Silkes, which escaped from taking, and two yeares after was taken in Kent, and sent to Couentry and burned. Then the Sheriffes went to their houses, and tooke all their goods and Chattels to their owne vse, leauing their wiues and children nothing to liue by.