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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.
One Elfredus, with seditious persons, conspired against the said King at Winchester, presently after the death of his Father, went about to put his eyes; but, by the help of God, he escaped. Elfred, being accused thereof, fled to Rome to purge himself by his Oath, before the Pope, and swearing, or rather forswearing himself in Saint Peters Church, suddenly, upon his Oath, fell down, and within three days died. The Pope sent to the King to know whether he would have him buried in Christian burial; at length, by persuasion of his kindred, he was buried in Christian burial.
One Elfredus, with seditious persons, conspired against the said King at Winchester, presently after the death of his Father, went about to put his eyes; but, by the helpe of God, he escaped. Elfred, being accused thereof, fled to Rome to purge himselfe by his Oath, before the Pope, and swearing, or rather forswearing himselfe in Saint Peters Church, suddenly, vpon his Oath, fell downe, and within thrée dayes died. The Pope sent to the King to know whether he would haue him buried in Christian buriall; at length, by perswasion of his kinred, he was buried in Christian buriall.
Ater the death of Sythericus King of Northumberland, King Athelstan seized that Province into his hands, and put out his son Alanus, who fled into Scotland, married the daughter of Constantine King of Scots, by whose stirring, gathered a company of Danes, Scots, and others, and entered the North of Humber with a strong Navy of 615. ships. King Athelstan and his people joined in fight with them at a place called Binford; where fighting with them from morning till night, after a terrible slaughter on both sides, the like hath not been seen in England, King Athelstan had the victory; five under kings were slain in that battle, with Constantine King of Scots, and twelve Dukes, with the most part of the strangers that were there.
Ater the death of Sythericus King of Northumberland, King Adelstone seazed that Prouince into his hands, and put out his sonne Alanus, who fled into Scotland, maried the daughter of Constantine King of Scots, by whose stirring, gathered a company of Danes, Scots, and others, and entred the North of Humber with a strong Nauie of 615. shippes. King Adelstone and his people ioyned in fight with them at a place called Binford; where fighting with them from morning till night, after a terrible slaughter on both sides, the like hath not béene seene in England, King Adelstone had the victorie; fiue vnder kings were slaine in that battell, with Constantine King of Scots, and twelue Dukes, with the most part of the strangers that were there.