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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.
On the day that was appointed for the aforesaid Tragedy: the King went into his Garden, whether the Queen being sent for came, only the three Ladies above named waiting on her; with whom the King was as pleasant as ever he was in his life: In the middest of his mirth the hour appointed being come, the Lord Chancellor cometh into the Garden, with forty of the Kings guard at his he•les, with purpose to take the Queen with the three Ladies to the the Tower, whom the King sternly beholding, called him to him, who on his knees whispered to the King: the King called him knave, arrant knave, and beastly fool, and commanded him to avaunt out of his presence; which words the Queen heard, though they were low spoken: then he departed with his train, the whole mould of his device broken.
On the day that was appointed for the aforesaid Tragedy: the King went into his Garden, whether the Queene being sent for came, onely the three Ladies aboue named waiting on her; with whom the King was as pleasant as euer hee was in his life: In the middest of his mirth the houre appointed being come, the Lord Chancelor commeth into the Garden, with forty of the Kings guard at his he•les, with purpose to take the Queene with the three Ladies to the the Tower, whom the King sternely beholding, called him to him, who on his knees whispered to the King: the King cal'd him knaue, arrant knaue, and beastly foole, and commanded him to auant out of his presence; which words the Quéene heard, though they were low spoken: then he departed with his traine, the whole mould of his deuice broken.
The Queen seeing the King so cha•ed, spoke for the Lord Chancellor: Ah poor soul quoth he, thou little knowest how evil he deserveth this grace at thy hands, he hath been towards thee sweet heart an arrant knave, and so let him go.
The Queene seeing the King so cha•ed, spoke for the Lord Chancellor: Ah poore soule quoth hee, thou little knowest how euill hee deserueth this grace at thy hands, he hath been towards thee sweet heart an arrant knaue, and so let him goe.