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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.
Fryer Forrest hanged for Papistry.
HE was an observant Fryer, and had secretly in confessions declared to certain of the Kings Subjects in confessions: that the King was not supreme head of the Church, and being examined how he could say the King was not supreme head, being sworn to the contrary: he answered; he took his oath with his outward man, and his inward man never consented thereto: he was further accused of divers damnable Articles & convicted, after he was hanged in Smithfield alive in chains, by the arm-holes and middle, and fire made under him, and so he was consumed to death. There was a scaffold prepared for the Privy Cancel and the Nobles to sit on, to grant him pardon if he repented: there was also a Pulpit, where M•ster Hugh Latimer Bishop of Worcester declared his errors, and confuted them by Scripture, with many exhortations to repent; but he would neither hear nor speak. A little before the execution, a great Image was brought out of Wales to the gallows, which was called Daruell Gatheren, whom the Welsh-men much worshipped, and had a prophecy amongst them, That this Image should set a whole Forest on fire; which took effect: for he set this Forest on fire, & consumed him to nothing. When the Friar saw the fire coming unto him, he took hold on the ladder, and would not let it go, but died so unpatiently as never did any that put his trust in God.
HE was an obseruant Fryer, and had secretly in confessi•ns declared to certaine of the Kings Subiects in confessions: that the King was not supreame head of the Church, and being examined how he could say the King was not supreme head, being sworne to the contrary: he answered; he took his oath with his outward man, and his inward man neuer consented thereto: he was further accused of diuers damnable Articles & conuicted, after he was hanged in Smithf•eld aliue in chaines, by the arme-holes and middle, and fire made vnder him, and so he was consumed to death. There was a scaffold prepared for the Priuy Cauncell and the Nobles to sit on, to graunt him pardon if he repented: there was also a Pulpit, where Mster Hugh Latimer Bishop of Worcester declared his errours, and conuted them by Scripture, with many exhortations to repent; but he would neither heare nor speak. A little before the execution, a great Image was brought out of Wales to the gallows, which was called Daruell Gatheren, whom the Welch-men much worshipped, and had a prophesie amongst them, That this Image should set a whole Forest on fire; which took effect: for he set this Forest on fire, & consumed him to nothing. When the Frier saw the fire comming vnto him, he took hold on the ladder, and would not let it goe, but died so vnpatiently as neuer did any that put his trust in God.