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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.
At length the said Lord Lisle, which was Bastard to King Edward the fourth, which maintained Damlip as before, by the enticing of his wicked wife, the Lady Honora, she being thereunto provoked by Sir Thomas Palmer, and John Rockwood▪ Esquire: these, with seven others, wrote very heinous Letters unto the King and Council, against divers of the Town of Calais. Whereupon, divers of them were often punished in Calais, and many of them sent for over into England, and were sorely imprisoned and punished, and had not escaped the fire, but by the Kings pardon.
At length the said Lord Lisle, which was Bastard to King Edward the fourth, which maintained Damlip as before, by the intising of his wicked wife, the Lady Honora, she being thereunto prouoked by Sir Thomas Palmer, and Iohn Rockwood▪ Esquire: these, with seauen others, wrote very haynous Letters vnto the King and Councell, against diuers of the Towne of Calice. Whereupon, diuers of them were often punished in Callice, and many of them sent for ouer into England, and were •orely imprisoned and punished, and had not escaped the fire, but by the Kings pardon.
The aforesaid Adam Damlip taught School about some two years in the West Country, after he was apprehended and brought unto Stephen Gardiner, who committed him to the Marshalsea, where he continued two years: and for his honest behaviour he was beloved of the whole house, and especially of the keeper, and he did much amongst the common sort of the prisoners in reproving vice: Then being resolved rather to loose his life, then not to suffer his talent to be used to Gods glory by being detained in prison.
The aforesaid Adam Damlip taught Schoole about some two yeares in the West Country, after he was apprehended and brought vnto Stephen Gardiner, who committed him to the Marshalsie, where he continued two yeares: and for his honest behauiour hee was beloued of the whole house, and especially of the kéeper, and he did much amongst the common sort of the prisoners in reprouing vice: Then being resolued rather to loose his life, then not to suffer his talent to be vsed to Gods glory by being detained in prison.