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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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When they brought him to the fire to be burned, a woman offered her self to suffer 1000. stripes, and to give them much money, so they would keep him in prison until he might plead his matter before the whole Convocation of the Country: then they were more mad, threw down the woman, trod her under feet, and beat Henry unmercifully; one struck him behind the head with a Dagger, another struck him with a Mace, othersome thrust him in the back and reins, as often as he began to to speak: The Chancellor cried, go to boldly, good Fellows, truly God is present with us. A Franciscan Fryer came to confess him, to whom Henry said; What injury did I ever do• you Brother? The Fryer said; never none, then he said, What should I confess unto you, that you can forgive me? when the fire still was kindled, it would not burn, yet they satisfied their minds on him, striking and pricking him with all kind of weapons: then they gat a lather and bound him to it, and cast him into the fire. When he began to pray, and repeat his Creed, one struck him with his Fist, saying; Thou shalt first be burned, after prate while thou wilt: another trod on his breast, and bound his neck so hard to the Ladder, that the blood gushed out of his mouth, and the Ladder being propped up with a Halberd, and slipping aside, the Halberd run through him: then one struck him with a Mace on the breast until he was dead, then they consumed the body in the fire.
When they brought him to the fire to be burned, a woman offered her selfe to suffer 1000. stripes, and to giue them much money, so they would kéepe him in prison vntill he might plead his matter before the whole Conuocation of the Country: then they were more mad, threw downe the woman, trod her vnder féet, and beat Henry vnmercifully; one strucke him behind the head with a Dagger, another struck him with a Mace, othersome thrust him in the backe and raines, as often as he began to to speake: The Chancelor cryed, go to boldly, good Fellowes, truly God is pres•nt with vs. A Franciscan Fryer came to confesse him, to whom Henry said; What iniury did I euer do• you Brother? The Fryer said; neuer none, then hee saide, What should I confesse vnto you, that you can forgiue me? when the fire still was kindled, it would not burne, yet they satisfied their minds on him, striking and pricking him with all kind of weapons: then they gat a lather and bound him to it, and cast him into the fire. When hee beganne to pray, and repeate his Creede, one strucke him with his Fist, saying; Thou shalt first be burned, after prate while thou wilt: another trode on his breast, and bound his neck so hard to the Ladder, that the blood gushed out of his mouth, and the Ladder being propped vp with a Holbert, and slipping aside, the Holbert runne through him: then one strucke him with a Mace on the breast vntill he was dead, then they consumed the body in the fire.