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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.
Whereupon Duke William prepared his Army, and sent to Pope Alexander concerning his Title, and voyage, the Pope confirmed him in the same, and sent him a Banner. And they took shipping with a great company, and landed at Hastings in Sussex, the Normans and Harald joined battle in the place where after was builded the Abby of Battle in Sussex, where the Normans obtained the victory through the Just Providence of God, where Harold was wounded in the left eye with an arrow, and incontinently dyed, when he had reigned nine years, and was buried at Wal•ome.
Whereupon Duke William prepaired his Armie, and sent to Pope Alexander concerning his Title, and •oiage, the Pope confirmed him in the same, and sent him a Banner. And they tooke shipping with a great company, and landed at Hastings in Sussex, the Normans and Harald ioyned battell in the place where af•ter was builded the Abby of Battell in Sussex, where the Normaines obtained the victory through the Iust Prouidence of God, where Harold was wounded in the left eye with an arrowe, and incontinently dyed, when hee had raigned nine yeares, and was buryed at Wal•ome.
This Duke William and King Edward were by the Fathers side, Cozen Germans.
This Duke William and King Edward were by the Fathers side, Cosen Germaynes.
After this Gregory the first, succeeded Sylvester the second; he sate 4. years, […] month and 8. days Pope. By the testimony of Stella, Benno, and Platina, and many others, he was a Sorcerer, and was exalted to the Papacy by the Devil, upon this condition, that after his death, he should give himself to the Devil. He demanded of the Devil how long he should enjoy his Popedom. He answered, Until thou say Mass in Jerusalem thou shalt live. At length the Pope in Lent, saying Mass in the Temple of the Holy Cross, which Church (unknown to him) was called Jerusalem then he knew he should dye; then repenting, he confessed his fault before all the people.