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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.
The next year Swanus entered into the Land again,1 and spoiled the Country, and ever when as he heard of the Kings Host coming, he took ship again, and went to a• other part of the Country, and when the King would meet him by Sea, he would fly, or else bribe the Admiral, so they brought the Englishmen into unspeakable misery, that the king was fain to give them 30000. lib. for peace. But after Swanus broke cou• nant, and landed in Northumberland with a great Host, proclaiming himself King, caused the Earle with the Rulers of the country, to swear him fealty: so he Conquered through the Country▪ and took pledges of them. He took Winchester, and Oxford, and came to London, hearing the King was there; he went into Kent, and conquered Canterbury, where he fired the city, and slew 900. Monk of the Abbey of Saint Augustine's, and 8000. of the men and women of the City, and they stoned Elphegus •• shop of Canterbury to death at Grinewich because he would not give them 3000. lib.
The next yeare Swanus entred into the Land againe,1 and spoyled the Contry, and euer when as he heard of the Kings Hoste comming, he tooke ship againe, and went to a• other part of the Contry, and when the King would méete him by Sea, he would fly, or else bribe the Admirall, so they brought the Englishmen into vnspeakeable misery, that the king was faine to giue them 30000. lib. for peace. But after Swanus broke cou• nant, and landed in Northumberland with a great Hoste, proclaiming himselfe King, caused the Earle with the Rulers of the contry, to sweare him fealty: so he Conquered through the Contry▪ and tooke pledges of them. He tooke Winchester, and Oxford, and came to London, hearing the King was there; he went into Kent, and conquered Canterbury, where he fired the citie, and slew 900. Monke of the Abbey of Saint Augustines, and 8000. of the men and women of the Citie, and they stoned Elphegus •• shoppe of Canterbury to death at Grinewich because hee would not giue them 3000. lib.