A07225:2012
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.
William Flower, alias Branch.
This William was borne at Snow-hill in the County of Cambridge: after he owelt at Lambeth, and coming over the water to Saint Margarets Church at Westminster, where he seeing a Priest at mass, being greatly offended in his conscience, he wounded him on the head. whereupon he was apprehended and laid in the Gate-house at Westminster •and from thence being brought unto Bonner, and being examined, he said he came of purpose to do it, and when he saw the people to kneel down and give the honour of GOD unto a piece of Bread, he could not possibly forbear any longer, but drew forth his Hanger and smote the Priest: the Witnesses proved, that he smote him on the head, arm, and hand, and that he bled abundantly, and that having a Calais full of consecrated Hosts, the Hosts were besprinkled with the blood: The Bishop offered that he should be pardoned, if he would recant his opinion of the Sacrament, and return to the holy Church: He answered, Do what you will, I am at a point, for the heavens shall as soon fall, as I will forsake mine opinion. He was often called before the Bishop, but when neither by flatteries nor threatening he would not […] ▪ he was condemned.
THis William was borne at Snow-hill in the County of Cambridge: after he owelt at Lambeth, and comming ouer the water to Saint Margarets Church at Westminster, where he seeing a Priest at masse, being greatly offended in his conscience, hee wounded him on the head. whereupon hee was apprehended and layde in the Gate-house at Westminster •and from thence beeing brought vnto Bonner, and being examined, he said he came of purpose to doe it, and when hee saw the people to kneele downe and giue the honour of GOD vnto a piece of Bread, hee could not possibly forbeare any longer, but drew forth his Hanger and smote the Priest: the Witnesses proued, that he smote him on the head, arme, and hand, and that he bled aboundantly, and that hauing a Calice full of consecrated Hosts, the Hosts were besprinkled with the bloud: The Bishop offered that he should be pardoned, if he would recant his opinion of the Sacrament, and returne to the holy Church: He answered, Doe what you will, I am at a point, for the heauens shall assoone fall, as I will forsake mine opinion. He was often called before the Bishop, but when neither by flatteries nor threatning he would not he was condemned.