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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.
Maxima, Donatilla, and Secunda, three Virgins, after cruel torments, were given to beasts, which refused to touch them, then they were beheaded; also one Pontius after diverse torments, was given to beasts, who refusing to touch him▪ he was burned at which time Claudius his Judge with Anabius his assistant, were taken with wicked Spirits, and bit off their own tongues, and died.
Maxima, Donatilla, and Secunda, three Uirgins, after cruell torments, were giuen to beasts, which refused to touch them, then they were beheaded; also one Pontius after diuerse torments, was giuen to beasts, who refusing to touch him▪ he was burned at which time Claudius his Iudge with Anabius his assistant, were taken with wicked Spirits, and bit off their owne tongues, and died.
The same time Zeno Bishop of Verona was Martyred; one Phillippus President of Alexandria came down with his Wife, two Sons, and his Daughter Eugenia she with two Eunuchs, Prothus and Hiacintus, were converted to Christianity; she put on the apparel of a man to a••ide trouble, and to hear Helenus Bishop, and named herself Eugenius. Malena a Marton of Alexandria fell in lou• with her, end seeing that by no means she could obtain her suit, she made an outcry, saying that Eugenius went about to deflower her, and accused her to Phillippus, so she was forced to manifest her self to her Father; after, she won him and other of her kindred, to the Faith, her Father was after Martyred: after, she returned to Rome with her Eunuchs, and converted Basilla, who was beheaded after sundry torments.
The same time Zeno Bishop of Uerona was Martyred; one Phillippus President of Alexandria came downe with his Wife, two Sons, and his Daughter Eugenia she with two E•nuches, Prothus and Hiacintus, were conuerted to Christianitie; she put on the apparell of a man to a••ide trouble, and to heare Helenus Bishop, and named herselfe Eugenius. Malena a Marton of Alexandria fell in lou with her, end séeing that by no meanes she could obtaine her sute, she made an outcry, saying that Eugenius went about to delowre her, and accused her to Phillippus, so shee was forced to manifest her selfe to her Father; after, she wonne him and other of her kindred, to the Faith, her Father was after Martyred: after, shee returned to Rome with her Eunuches, and conuerted Basilla, who was beheaded after sundry torments.