A07225:1814
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.
In February one thousand five hundred fifty and four, before the coming of King Philip, upon the fifteenth day, about nine of the clock in the forenoon, there was seen two Suns both shining at once: and that time was also seen a Rain-bow turned contrary, and a great deal higher then it was wont.
In February one thousand fiue hundred fifty and foure, before the comming of King Philip, vpon the fifteenth day, about nine of the clock in the forenoone, there was séene two Sunnes both shining at once: and that time was also seene a Raine-bow turned contrary, and a great deale higher then it was wont.
About this time at Saint Pancrase in Cheap, the Crucifix with the Pyx were taken out of the Sepulchre before the Priest rose to the resurrection: so that when he put his hand into the Sepulchre, & said very devoutly surrexit non est hic, he found his words true, for he was not there indeed, whereupon being dismayed, and debating amongst themselves whom they thought likest to do it: they laid it to one Marsh, which a little before had been put from that parsonage because he was married, but when they could not prove it, being brought before the ⟨p. 244⟩Mayor, they burdened him to have kept company with his wife since they were divorced: He answered that the Queen had done him wrong to take from him both his living, and his wife: whereupon he and his wife were committed several Counters.
About this time at Saint Pancrase in Cheape, the Crucifixe with the Pixe were taken out of the Sepulchre before the Priest rose to the resurrection: so that when he put his hand into the Sepulchre, & said very deuoutly surrexit non est hic, he found his words true, for he was not there indéede, wherevpon being dismaide, and debating amongst themselues whom they thought likest to doe it: they layed it to one Marsh, which a little before had beene put from that parsonage because he was married, but when they could not proue it, being brought before the ⟨p. 244⟩