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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.
He was incontinent, and lascivious in deflowering Maids, he deflowered Wilfrida, a Dukes Daughter being a Nun, and had a daughter named Editha by her; and he coming to Andiver, thinking to have his pleasure of a Dukes Daughter, the mother grieving to have her daughter a Concubine, conveyed another beautiful maid into his bed in stead of her Daughter, which the King perceiving, made the Maid Mistress of both her Master and Mistress. He had another Concubine Edelf••eda, daughter to Duke Ordmere a professed Nun, of whom he begat Edward. But his greatest offence was in that he was the first, and chiefest cause of this Monkery: for lying with this Ethelfleda, Dunstan held him from Coronation seven years, and had seven ••eres penance enjoined him. After he had reigned 16. years he dyed, and was buried at Glastonbury. His penance was, to wear no Crown seven years, to fast twice a week, to give his treasure to the poor, and to build a Monastery of Nuns at Shaftesbury, as he had robbed God of one Virgin, so he should restore many; and that he should expel Priests and Canons, and place Monks in their place.
Hee was incontinent, and lasciuious in deflowring Maids, hee deflowred Wilfrida, a Dukes Daughter being a Nunne, and had a daughter named Editha by her; and he comming to Andiuer, thinking to haue his pleasure of a Dukes Daughter, the mother grieuing to haue her daughter a Concubine, con•eyed another beautifull maid into his bed in stead of her Daughter, which the King perceiuing, made the Maid Mistresse of both her Master and Mistresse. He had another Concubine Edelf••eda, daughter to Duke Ordmere a professed Nunne, of whom hee begat Edward. But his greatest offence was in that he was the first, and chiefest cause of this Monkery: for lying with this Ethelfleda, Dunstone held him from Coronation seauen yeares, and had seauen ••eres penance inioyned him. After he had raingned 16. yeares he dyed, and was buried at Glastenbury. His penance was, to weare no Crowne seauen yeares, to fast twise a wéeke, to giue his treasure to the poore, and to build a Monastery of Nunnes at Shaftsbury, as he had robbed God of one Uirgine, so he should restore many; and that he should expell Priests and Canons, and place Monkes in their place.