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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.
In the 4. year of his reign Malcoline King of the Scots, entered into Northumberland and destroyed the Country, and slew men, women, and children; but within two years King William made such war with the Scots, that he forced Malcolm, their King to do him Homage.
In the 4. yeare of his raigne Malcoline King of the Scots, entred into Northumberland and destroyed the Contry, and slew men, women, and children; but within two yeares King William made such warre with the Scots, that hee forced Malcome, their King to doe him Homage.
In the same 4. year of this King,1 there was holden a Council of the Clergy at Winchester, at which was present two Cardinals from the Pope, and the King was there present: diverse Bishops, Abbots, and Priors, by the means of the King, were deprived, without any evident cause, that the Normans might be proffered unto the rule of the Church, as his Knights were to the rule of the Temporalty.
In the same 4. yeare of this King,1 there was holden a Councell of the Clergie at Winchester, at which was present two Cardinals from the Pope, and the King was there present: diuerse Bishops, Abbots, and Priors, by the meanes of the King, were depriued, without any euident cause, that the Normaines might bee proferred vnto the rule of the Church, as his Knights were to the rule of the Temporalty.
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O•• Thomas, a Norman, was preferred unto the Archbishopric, of York, and one Lanfranckus an Italian, was made Archbishop of Canterbury, betwixt them grew a contention, about giving and taking the Oath of obedience; but the King appeased it, and the Bishop of York, builded the Minster of York, and gave possessions thereto. But when these two Archbishops came to Rome for their Pale, the controversy renewed betwixt them for the Primacy, the Pope not disposed to decide the matter, sent them