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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
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Pope Anastatius succeeded him, after him Pope Laudo succeeded, which was father of Pope John the 11. Pope John is said to be the Paramour of Theodora, a famous Harlot of Rome, by whom he had a daughter called Marozia, and the aforesaid Pop• Sergius had a son by her, which after was Pope John the 12. After, she married Guido Marquis of Tuscia, by the means of whom, and his friends at Rome, she caused John the 11. to be smothered with a pillow, and John the 12. her son to be made Pope; but the Clergy and people did not agree to his election, therefore Pope Leo the 6. was set up in his place: after him Pope Stephen succeeded, who being poisoned, the said John the 12. was set up again in the Papacy, where he reigned about 5. years. This strumpet Marozia, married two brothers one after another, she governed all Rome, and the Church at that time. After him succeeded Stephen the 7. After him Leo the 7. After him Stephen the 8. After him, Pope Martin the 3. After him, Pope Agapetus the 2. about whose time began first the Order of Monks called Ordo Cluniensis.
Pope Anastatius succeeded him, after him Pope Laudo succéeded, which was father of Pope Iohn the 11. Pope Iohn is said to be the Paramour of Theodora, a famous Harlot of Rome, by whom he had a daughter called Marozia, and the aforesaid Pop• Sergius had a sonne by her, which after was Pope Iohn the 12. After, she maried Guido Marquis of Tuscia, by the meanes of whom, and his friends at Rome, she caused Iohn the 11. to be smothered with a pillow, and Iohn the 12. her sonne to be made Pope; but the Clergy and people did not agrée to his election, therefor• Pope Leo the 6. was set vp in his place: after him Pope Stephen succéeded, who being poysoned, the said Iohn the 12. was set vp againe in the Papacie, where he raigned about 5. years. This strumpet Marozia, maried two brothers one after another, she gouerned all Rome, and the Church at that time. After him succeeded Stephen the 7. After him Leo the 7. After him Stephen the 8. After him, Pope Martine the 3. After him, Pope Agapetus the 2. about whose time began first the Order of Monks called Ordo Cluniensis.