A07225:1951
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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After these wrangling Articles were given up, then the Bishop was called to answer, the hearing whereof was committed unto Sir John Mason, Knight, and Doctor Wo•ton.
After these wrangling Articles were giuen vp, then the Bishop was called to answere, the hearing whereof was committed vnto Sir Iohn Mason, Knight, and Doctor Wo•ton.
Then they had a Commission into the Country, where they examined sixscore and seven witnesses, and during the time of the examination of these witnesses, the said Bishop was stayed at London, because his adversaries said, if the Bishop should go into his Diocese, he would let them of their proves.
Then they had a Commission into the Country, where they examined sixscore and seauen witnesses, and during the time of the examination of these witnesses, the said Bishop was stayed at London, because his aduersaries said, if the Bishop should go into his Dioces, he would let them of their proues.
During which trouble King Edward died, and in Queen Mary's time another named Henry, was made Bishop of S. Davids, who sent for the said Robert Farrar, and committed him to prison, and afterward declared unto the said Robert the great clemency, that the King and Queens Highness pleasure was to be offered unto him, if he would submit himself unto the Laws of this Realm, and conform himself unto the unity of the Catholic Church, and seeing the said Robert made him no answer, he ministered unto him these Articles.
During which trouble King Edward died, and in Quéene Maries time another named Henry, was made Bishop of S. Dauids, who sent for the said Robert Farrar, and committed him to prison, and afterward declared vnto the saide Robert the great clemency, that the King and Quéenes Highnesse pleasure was to bee offered vnto him, if he would submit himselfe vnto the Lawes of this Realme, and conforme himselfe vnto the vnity of the Catholike Church, and séeing the said Robert made him no answere, he ministred vnto him these Articles.