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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.
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,
Then the Liefetennant caused mee to be loosed from the racke and incontinently I swounded, and they recouered me againe: after I sat two houres reasoning with my Lord Chanc•llor vppon the bare floure, where with flattering words hee perswaded me to leaue my opinions, but God gaue mee grace to perseuere and will doe I hope, then I was brought to bed with as painefull bones as euer pacient Iob: then my Lord Chancellor sent me word if I would leaue mine opinions, I should lacke nothing, if I would not I should to Newgate and be burned: I sent him word againe I would die rather then breake my faith,
She was borne of such a kindred, that she might have lived in great prosperity, if she would rather have followed the world then Christ: at the day of her execution she was brought into Smithfield in a chair, because she could not go on her feet by means of her torments, she was tied by the middle with a chai•e that held up her body, then Doctor Shaxton began his Sermon: Anne Askew hearing and answering again unto him, where he said well, she confirmed the same, where he jaid amiss, she said, he speaketh without book. ⟨p. 209⟩There was at the same time three burned with her: One Nicholas Belemy a Priest of Shropshire, John Adams a Taylor, and John Lacels, Gentleman of the Court and Kings household.
She was borne of such a kindred, that she might haue liued in great prosperity, if she would rather haue followed the world then Christ: at the day of her execution she was brought into Smithfield in a chaire, because she could not goe on her feete by meanes of her torments, she was tyed by the middle with a chaie that held vp her body, then Doctor Shaxton began his Sermon: Anne Askew hearing and answering againe vnto him, where hee sayd well, she confirmed the same, where hee iaid amisse, she said, hee speaketh without booke.