A07225:1715
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.
The Council at London, understanding that the Lady Mary increased in puissance, and the peoples hearts mightily bent unto her, they turned their song, and proclaimed for Queen, the Lady Mary, eldest daughter of K. Henry the eight, and appointed by Parliament to succeed King Edward, dying without issue: the Duke of Northumberland with some of his sons, were left destitute at Cambridge, as also the Earle of Huntingdon, who were arrested and brought to the Tower as Traitors.
The Councell at London, vnderstanding that the Ladie Marie increased in puisance, and the peoples hearts mightily bent vnto her, they turned their song, and proclaymed for Quéen, the Lady Mary, eldest daughter of K. Henry the eight, and appointed by Parliament to succeed King Edward, dying without issue: the Duke of Northumberland with some of his sonnes, were left destitute at Cambridge, as also the Earle of Huntingdon, who were arrested and brought to the Tower as Traytors.
Then the Queen came to the Tower, where the Lady Jane and the Lord Guildford her husband were imprisoned five months, but the Duke within a month was beheaded, with Sir John Gates and Sir Thomas Palmer: the Papists promised the Duke pardon if he would openly recant upon the Scaffold, which in hope of pardon he did, and yet he was beheaded; whose recantation the papists published not a little, rejoicing at his conversion: but Sir Thomas Palmer confessed his faith in the Gospel, and was sorry that he had not lived more Gospel-like.
Then the Quéen came to the Tower, where the Lady Iane and the Lord Gilford her husband were imprisoned fiue months, but the Duke within a moneth was beheaded, with Sir Iohn Gates and Sir Thomas Palmer: the Papists promised the Duke pardon if he would openly recant vpon the Scaffold, which in hope of pardon he did, and yet he was beheaded; whose recantation the papists published not a little, reioycing at his conuersion: but Sir Thomas Palmer confessed his faith in the Gospell, and was sorie that he had not liued more Gospell-like.