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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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The twenty five of March, the Lord Courtney and Lady Elizabeth were suspected to consent to Wiats conspiracy: and thereupon apprehended and commit• to the Tower. This was a politic practice of Steven Gardiner, which always was an enemy to Lady Elizabeth, Wyatt at his death protested to the people, that the Lord Courtney and Lady Elizabeth were clear from all suspicion of Commotion, but Doctor Weston cried to the people, believe him not, •or he confessed otherwise before unto the Co••cell. The same day it was told in the Parliament house, that Wiat desired the Lord Courtney to confess the truth, as he had done before.
The twenty fiue of March, the Lord Courtney and Lady Elizabeth were susspected to consent to Wiats conspiracy: and therevpon apprehended and commit• to the Tower. This was a politicke practice of Steuen Gardiner, which alwaies was an enemy to Lady Elizabeth, Wyat at his deat• protested to the people, that the Lord Courtney and Lady Elizabeth were cleare from all suspition of Commo•ion, but Doctor Weston cryed to the people, beleeue him not, •or hee confessed otherwise before vnto the Co••cell. The same day it was told in the Parliament house, that Wiat desired the Lord Courtney to confesse the truth, as he had done before.
One Cut a Prentice of London, was sent for by Gardiner unto the Star-chamber, for that he should say that Wiat was constrained by the Council to accuse the Lady Elizabeth and the Lord Courtney, to be consenters to his rising. When the Mayor brought him thither, Gardiner began to declare how miraculously God had brought the Queen to the Crown: the whole Realm in a manner being against her, and it was that she might reduce this Realm, overwhelmed with ⟨p. 240⟩