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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.
The first day of October the Queen was crowned, and the tenth day a Parliament began, where Taylor Bishop of Lincoln, & Harley Bishop of Hereford after they saw the mass begin, not abiding the sight thereof, withdrew themselves from the company, wherefore Taylor was commanded to attend, but shortly after died, and Harley because he was married was ex••nded from the Parliament and his Bishopric. Then all statutes in K. Hen. the eight, and K. Edwards time, which were against papistry were repealed.
The first day of October the Queen was crowned, and the tenth day a Parliament began, where Taylor Bishop of Lincolne, & Harley Bishop of Herford after they saw the masse begin, not abiding the sight thereof, withdrew themselues from the company, wherefore Taylor was commanded to attend, but shortly after died, and Harley because he was married was ex••nded from the Parlament and his Bishoprick. Then all statuts in K. Hen. the eight, and K. Edwards time, which were against papistrie were repealed.
Sir James Hales Justice of the Common pleas, notwithstanding he had ventured his life for Queen Mary in not subscribing to King Edwards Will, as before; for giving charge upon the Statutes against Papistry, at the Assizes, he was committed to divers prisons, and so terrified, that he wounded himself, and meant to have killed himself with a knife, and after was contented to say as they willed him; whereupon he was discharged, but he never rested until he had drowned himself.
Sir Iames Hales Iustice of the Common pleas, notwithstanding he had ventured his life for Quéen Mary in not subscribing to King Edwards Will, as before; for giuing charge vpon the Statuts against Papistrie, at the Assises, he was committed to diuers prisons, and so terrified, that he wounded himselfe, and meant to haue killed himselfe with a knife, and after was contented to say as they willed him; whereupon he was discharged, but he neuer rested vntill he had drowned himselfe.