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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 thought it best at first to begin with such Ladies as she most esteemed, and wer• privy to all her doing, as the Lady Harbert, after Countess of Pembroke the Queens Sister; and the Lady Jane, and the Lady Tirwit, all of her Privy Chamber: and to accuse them upon six Articles, and to search there Closets and Coffers, that they might find somewhat to charge the Queen, and that being found, the Que•ne should be taken and carried in a Barge by night to the Tower: of which advice the King was made privy by Gardiner, and the Lord Chancellor, to which they had the Kings consent, and the time and place appointed.
Then they thought it best at first to begin with such Ladies as she most esteemed, and wer• priuy to all her doing, as the Lady Harbert, after Countesse of Pembro•ke the Queenes Sister; and the Lady Iane, and the Lady Tirwit, all of her Priuy Chamber: and to accuse them vpon six Articles, and to search there Closets and Coffers, that they might finde somewhat to charge the Queene, and that being found, the Que•ne should bee taken and carried in a Barge by night to the Tower: of which aduice the King was made priuy by Gardiner, and the Lord Chancelor, to which they had the Kings cons•nt, and the time and place appointed.
This purpose was so finely handled, that it grew within few days of the time appointed, and the poor Queen suspected nothing, but after her accustomed manner visited the King, still••• deal with him touching Religion as before: After the King brake the whole practise to one Doctor Wendy, one of his Physicians, telling him that he would no longer be troubled with such a Doctresse as she was, but charged him upon his life, not to utter it to any.
This purpose was so finely handled, that it grew within few daies of the time appointed, and the poore Quene suspected nothing, but after her accustomed manner visited the King, still deale with him touching Religion as before: After the King brake the whole practise to one Doctor Wendy, one of his Physitions, telling him that hee would no longer bee troubled with such a Doctresse as shee was, but charged him vpon his life, not to vtter it to any.