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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.
After the death of King Edward, Egelred his younger brother, reigned in his stead; upon his Coronation a cloud was scene through the Land, one half like blood, the other half like fire; shortly after, the third year of his reign, the Danes arrived in sundry places of this Land, and did much spoil, and retired to their ships again, and about the same time a great part of London was consumed with fire. The King besieged the Bishop of Rochester; Dunstan ⟨p. 40⟩required the King, for Saint Andrew's sake, to give over the siege, yet he would not depart until the king had of him 100. lib. of gold.
After the death of King Edward, Egelred his younger brother, raigned in his steade; vpon his Coronation a cloud was scene through the Land, one halfe like bloud, the other halfe like fire; shortly after, the third yeare of his raigne, the Danes ariued in sundry places of this Land, and did much spoyle, and retyred to their ships againe, and about the same time a great part of London was consumed with fire. The King besieged the Bishoppe of Rochester; Dunstone ⟨p. 40⟩required the King, for Saint Andrewes sake, to giue ouer the siege, yet he would not depart vntill the king had of him 100. lib. of gold.
The Danes, seeing the hatred of the Subjects against the King, rose again, and […] great harm in many places in England,1 that the King granted them great sums of money for peace, and a sore sickness of the bloody Flix, and hot Fevers fell amongst the people, of which many dyed; and a like murrain amongst the beasts, and for lack of Justice, many thieves and bribers were in the Lan•.
The Danes, séeing the hatred of the Subiects against the King, rose againe, and 〈…〉 great harme in many places in England,