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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.
Edwin being hated of his Subjects for his misdemeanours was removed from his kingly honour, and his brother Edgar received in his stead: yet one reigned over all on the one side of the Th•mes, and the other on the other side of the Thames: but Edwin after he had reigned 4. years dyed, leaving no Heir, wherefore all fell to Edgar.
Edwine being hated of his Subiects for his misdemeaners was remoued from his kingly honour, and his brother Edgar receiued in his stéede: yet one raigned ouer all on the one side of the Th•mes, and the other on the other side of the Thames: but Edwine after hee had raigned 4. yeares dyed, leauing no Heire, wherefore all fell to Edgar.
Edgar at the age of 16▪ years began to reign,1 but was not crowned until 14. years after. He sent for Dunstan home again, whom Edwin had exiled, he was made Bishop of Woster, and after of London; and not long after of Canterbury. By his entreaty to the King, Oswoldus was made Bishop of Woster; and by his means also Ethelwaldus, Abbot of Abendon, was made Bishop of Winchester. By the means of these three Bishops the multitude of Monks began first to swarm in this Realm of England. By the means of them King Edgar, builded 40. Monasteries, and by the instigation of them King Edgar, in diverse great houses, and Cathedral Churches, where Prebends and Priests were before, displaced them, and set in Monks, and many secular Priests, being put to their choice whether they would change their habit or leave their rooms, departed out of their houses. After, Oswaldus was made Archbishop of York, and then they had their mind; and when he by no persuasion could make the Priests and Canons of the Cathedral Church of York become Monks, within the Churchyard he erected another Church of our Lady, replenishing it with Monks, and there he kept his seat, and was ever conversant, whereby the other Church was desolate, and all the people gathered where the Bishop was, so they were fain, for shame and contempt, either to relinquish the house, or become Monks: so did Ethelwolfe drive out the Canons and Priests, out of the Monastery of Hide in Winchester, and placed his Monks so in Oxford and Mildune, and diverse places more secular Priests and their wives were expelled o give place to Monks.