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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 other was given by the means of Osbright, reigning under the King of West Saxons in the North parts, who ravished the wife of Brewer one of his Nobles; wherefore the said Brewer took shipping, and sailed into Denmark, where he was brought up, and had great friends; and making his moan to Codrinus the King, who being glad of some just quarrel, levied a great Army, and sent them with •ugnar and H•bba, his chief Captains, into England, who first arrived at Holdernesse, and burned up the Country, and killed, without mercy, men, women and children: and entering towards York, entered battle with Osbright, where he, with the most part of his Army, was slain, so they took possession of York.
The other was giuen by the meanes of Osbright, raigning vnder the King of West Saxons in the North parts, who rauished the wife of Bruer one of his Nobles; wherefore the said Bruer tooke shipping, and sayled into Denmark•, where hee was brought vp, and had great friends; and making his mone to Codrinus the King, who being glad of some iust quarrell, leuied a great Army, and sent them with •ugnar and H•bba, his chiefe Captaines, into England, who first arriued at Holdernesse, and burned vp the Contry, and killed, without mercie, men, women and children: and entring towards Yorke, entred battell with Osbright, where he, with the most part of his Army, was slaine, so they tooke possession of Yorke.
Ethelbald, 1eldest son of Ethelwolfe succeeded his Father in Westsex, and Ethelbright •is second son, in K•nt; they reigned both together 5. years. Ethelbald married Judith his Stepmother, his Fathers wife. After these two, succeeded Ethelred, his third son, he was so encumbered with the Danes, that he and his brother Allured, fought nine battles with them in one year, and they spoiled and burned the city of York. The Northumberlands likewise rebelled, thinking to recover their Kingdom again, whereby the strength of England was weakened, and the Danes the more prevailed, after he had reigned 5. years in much trouble, he died.