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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
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Because they had put down Leo and chosen another without his consent, the Emperor came with his Army, and set up Pope Leo the eight again; wherefore Leo Crowned Otho for Emperor, and entitled him Augustus, and what Carolus magnus had given to the Sea, and people of Rome, he by a Synodal Decree▪ granted to the Emperor and his successors. The Emperor again restored to the Sea of Rome, all such donations and possessions as Constantine, as they falsely pretend, or which Carolus Magnus took from the Lombards, and gave to them.
Because they had put downe Leo and chosen another without his consent, the Emperour came with his Army, and set vp Pope Leo the eight againe; wherefore Leo Crowned Otho for Emperour, and intituled him Augustus, and what Carolus magnus had giuen to the Sea, and people of Rome, he by a Synodall Decre▪ granted to the Emperour and his successors. The Emperour againe restored to the Sea of Rome, all such donations and possessions as Constantine, as they falsly pretend, or which Carolus Magnus tooke from the Lumbards, and gaue to them.
After him succeeded John the 14. against whom, for holding with the Emperor, Petrus, the chief Captain of the City, with two Consuls, and twelve Aldermen, and other Nobles, laid hands upon the Pope, and imprisoned him eleven months: the Emperor came to Rome with his Army, executed the chief doers of the fact.
After him succéeded Iohn the 14. against whom, for holding with the Emperour, Petrus, the chiefe Captaine of the Citie, with two Consuls, and twelue Aldermen, and other Nobles, laide hands vpon the Pope, and imprisoned him eleuen monethes: the Emperour came to Rome with his Armie, executed the chiefe doers of the fact.