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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.
Pope Clem: 7. in this year conspired with the Venetians, & raised a great army, and proclaimed war against the Emperor about the possession of Italy: the Emperor sent his army to Milan, & took the City & Castle; marching towards Rome, took it & spoiled it, & besieged Pope Clement, with his Cardinals in mount Adrian, and took the pope, who could not be ransomed under 40000. Florins: This Pope bare great hatred against the Family of the Columni, because it was imperial, and threatened the Cardinal thereof to take away his Cardinals hat, who answered, ⟨p. 169⟩if he so did, he would put on a helmet to overthrow the Popes triple Crown. Our Cardinal of England hearing of the captivity of his father the Pope, stirred up the King all he might fight with the Emperor, and defend the Faith, and he should receive a great reward of God. The King answered he was sorry for it: but where you would have me defend the Faith; I assure you this war is not for th• Faith, but for temporal possessions: I and my people can by no means rescue him; but if any treasure may help him, take that which seemeth to you convenient. Then the Cardinal made out of the Kings treasure twelve score thousand pounds, which he carried over the Sea with him: then the Cardinal sent his commission to all Bishops, commanding fastings and solemn processions to be had, wherein they did sing the Litany after this sort: Sancta Maria ora pro Clement Papa: Sancte Petre, ora pro Clement Papa &c.
Pope Clem: 7. in this yéere conspired with the Uenetians, & raised a great army, and proclaimed war against the Emperor about the possession of Italy: the Emp••ror sent his army to Millaine, & tooke the City & Castle; marching towards Rome, took it & spoiled it, & besieged Pope Clement, with his Cardinals in mount Adrian, and took the pope, who could not be ransomed vnder 40000. Floreines: This Pope bare great hatred against the Family of the Columni, because it was imperiall, and threatned the Cardinall thereof to take away his Cardinals hat, who answered, ⟨p. 169⟩if he so did, he would put on a helmet to ouerthrow the Popes triple Crowne. Our Cardinall of England hearing of the captiuitie of his father the Pope, stirred vp the King all he might fight with the Emperour, and defend the Faith, and he should receiue a great reward of God. The King answered he was sorie for it: but where you would haue me defend the Faith; I assure you this warre is not for th Faith, but for temporall possessions: I and my people can by no meanes rescue him; but if any treasure may helpe him, take that which seemeth to you conuenient. Then the Cardinall made out of the Kings treasure twelue score thousand pounds, which he carried ouer the Sea with him: then the Cardinall sent his commission to all Bishops, commanding fastings and solemne processions to be had, wherein they did sing the Letany after this sort: Sancta Maria ora pro Clemente Papa: Sancte Petre, ora pro Clemente Papa &c.