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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.
After king Alfride, as before, his son Edward succeeded, surnamed, the Elder; there were three Edwards before the Conquest: the first Edward, the Elder; the second Edward the Martyr; the third, Edward the Confessor. This Edward began his reign in the year 901.1 The Princedom of Wales, and the Kingdom of Scotland, with Constantine king thereof, w•re subdued unto him, also he recovered Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Northumberland from the Danes. In all hi• wars he had the victory, his men were so inured with continual practises of Feats of War, that when they heard of any enemies coming, they would never tarry for the King, or any of his Dukes, but encountered with them, the assaults of enemies were to the Soldiers but a trifle, and unto the King a ridicule.
After king Alfride, as before, his sonne Edward succéeded, surnamed, the Elder; there were thrée Edwards before the Conquest: the first Edward, the Elder; the second Edward the Martyre; the third, Edward the Confessor. This Edward began his raigne in the yeare 901.1 The Princedome of Wales, and the Kingdome of Scotland, with Constantine king thereof, w•re subdued vnto him, also he recouered Northfolke, Suffolke, Essex, and Northumberland from the Danes. In all hi• warres he had the victorie, his men were so inured with continuall practises of Feates of Warre, that when they heard of any enemies comming, they would neuer tarry for the King, or any of his Dukes, but incountred with them, the assaults of enemies were to the Souldiers but a trifle, and vnto the King a ridicle.
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Then the King builded Chester, twice as big as it was, and builded a Castle at Hereford in the edge of Wales, and another Castle at the mouth of the water of Avon, and another Castle at Buckingham; and another upon the river of Ouse. He re-edified the towns of Tocester, and Wigmore, upon the river of Trent. He builded a new town over against Nottingham, and made a Bridge over the River betwixt the two towns, By the River of Merce he builded a new City called Thilwall, and repaired the City of Manchester, and diverse others. His Daughter Edgitha was aried unto Otho,