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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
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Then they said divers Gentlewomen gave me money, but I know not their names, then they said many Ladies sent me money, I answered, there was a man in a blew cote delivered me ten shillings and said my Lady of Hereford sent it me, and another in a Violet cote gave me eight shillings, and said my Lady Denny sent it me, but I am not sure who sent it me, then they said there were of the Council which did maintain me, and I said no.
Then they sayd diuers Gentlewomen gaue me money, but I know not their names, then they said many Ladies sent me money, I answered, there was a man in a blew cote deliuered me ten shillings and said my Lady of Hereford sent it me, and another in a Uiolet cote gaue me eyght shillings, and sayd my Lady Denny sent it mee, but I am not sure who sent it me, then they said there were of the Councell which did maintaine mee, and I said no.
Then they put me upon the Rack and kept me there a long time, because I would not confess any Gentlewomen or Ladies on my opinion, and because I did not cry, my Lord Chancellor and Sir John Baker took pains to rack me with their own hands until I was nigh dead.
Then they put mee vpon the Racke and kept me there a long time, because I would not confesse any Gentlewomen or Ladies on my opinion, and because I did not cry, my Lord Chancelor and Sir Iohn Baker tooke paines to racke me with their owne hands vntill I was nie dead.
Then the Lieutenant caused me to be loosed from the rack and incontinently I swooned, and they recovered me again: after I sat two hours reasoning with my Lord Chancellor upon the bare flour, where with flattering words he persuaded me to leave my opinions, but God gave me grace to persevere and will do I hope, then I was brought to bed with as painful bones as ever patient Job: then my Lord Chancellor sent me word if I would leave mine opinions, I should lack nothing, if I would not I should to Newgate and be burned: I sent him word again I would die rather then break my faith,