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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.
Notwithstanding, the king, in time, was comforted by the providence of God: First, 1300. Danes were slain, as they landed, by an ambushment of King Alfrid's men, who lay in Garrison for their own safety, then the King showed himself more at large, and men out of Wiltshire, Somersetshire, and Hampshire came to him, until he had a strong company
Notwithstanding, the king, in time, was comforted by the prouidence of God: First, 1300. Danes were slaine, as they landed, by an ambushment of King Alfrids men, who lay in Garison for their owne safetie, then the King shewed himselfe more at large, and men out of Wiltshire, Somersetshire, and Hampshire came to him, vntill hee had a strong company
Then the king apparelled himself in the habit of a Minstrel, as he was very skilful in Music, and entered into the Tents of the Danes, lying at Eddingdon, and there espied their Idleness, and heard much of their Counsel, and suddenly, in the nigh, he fell upon the Danes, and slew a great multitude of them; his Subjects bearing of his manly Victories, drew to him daily, so he won Winchester from the Danes, and divers other towns, and forced them to seek peace, the which was concluded, upon condition that Gutrum their King should be Christened, and that such as would not be Christened should depart the Country.
Then the king apparelled himselfe in the habit of a Minstrell, as he was very skilfull in Musicke, and entred into the Tents of the Danes, lying at Eddingdon, and there espied their Idlenesse, and heard much of their Counsell, and sodainly, in the nigh, he fell vpon the Danes, and slew a great multitude of them; his Subiects bearing of his manly Uictories, drew to him daily, so he wonne Winchester from the Danes, and diuers other townes, and forced them to sêeke peace, the which was concluded, vpon condition that Gutrum their King should be Christned, and that such as would not be Christned should depart the Country.