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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.
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, 1the first Emperor of the Almains, when he had reigned 24. years he dyed.
Then the King builded Chester, twise as big as it was, and builded a Castle at Herford in the edge of Wales, and another Castle at the mouth of the water of Auon, and another Castle at Buckingham; and another vpon the riuer of Ouse. He re-edified the townes of Tocester, and Wigmore, vpon the riuer of Trent. He builded a newe towne ouer against Nottingham, and made a Bridge ouer the Riuer betwixt the two townes, By the Riuer of Merce he builded a new Citie called Thilwall, and repaired the City of Manchester, and diuerse others. His Daughter Edgitha was •aried vnto Otho, 1the first Emperour of the Almaines, when hée had raigned 24. yeares hee dyed.
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Adelstan his Son reigned after him, and was Crowned at Kingston; he was nothing inferior to his Father in renown of Civil Government, and in prosperous success in reducing this Realm into subjection of a Monarchy. He expelled the Danes, subdued the Scots, and quieted the Welshmen.