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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.
The Cardinal having defied the Emperor, as before, and made him displeased with the King of England, he further whispered in the Kings ear, that the Emperor had evil entreated and imprisoned the Kings Ambassadors in Spain: by which means the Emperors Ambassador in England was imprisoned, and his goods seized, until Letters came to the contrary, and then he was set at liberty. When the Ambassador complained unto the Cardinal, he laid all the fault upon Clarentius, and that Clarentius had defied the Emperor without the Kings knowledge, by the request of the Herald of France, and that at his return he should lose his head at Calais.
The Cardinall hauing defied the Emperour, as before, and made him displeased with the King of England, he further whispered in the Kings eare, that the Emperour had euill intreated and imprisoned the Kings Embassadours in Spaine: by which meanes the Emperours Embassadour in England was imprisoned, and his goods seised, vntill Letters came to the contrarie, and then he was set at libertie. When the Embassadour complained vnto the Cardinall, hee layed all the fault vpon Clarentius, and that Clarentius had defied the Emperour without the Kings knowledge, by the request of the Herald of France, and that at his returne he should lose his head at Callice.
Clarentius hearing hereof, came privily into England, and was brought unto the King before the Cardinal knew it, to whom he showed the Cardinals commission, and their gentle entreaty.
Clarentius hearing hereof, came priuily into England, and was brought vnto the King before the Cardinall knew it, to whom he shewed the Cardinalls commission, and their gentle intreatie.
When the King heard hereof, and had mused a while, he said, O Lord Jesus, he that I trusted most told me all these things contrary: well Clarentius, I will be no more so light of credence. And from thence the King never put any more trust in the Cardinal.