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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
Book 4 › ¶The Sentence of the Councell of Brixia against Hildebrand.
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Thus leaving him, they confirmed the Kingdom to his Son, and caused him to drive his Father out, who with nine persons, did ••y to the Dukedom of Li•burg, the Duke bearing of it, made after him, the Emperor having before put him from his Kingdom, being afraid of death, cra•ed pardon of him, ⟨p. 50⟩and not revengement, the Duke pitying his estate, remitted his displeasure, and received him to his Castle, and collecting men of War, brought him to Colin. His Son hearing thereof, besieged the City, but he escaped by night to Leodium, thither all they that had compassion and constant hearts resorted to him, so he was able to pitch a Field against his enemies, and so did, he desired his friends, if they that had the victory, they would spare his son, in that sight the Father had the victory, and the Son was chased, but in another battle the Son had the victory, and the Father was taken, who being utterly dispossessed, was fain to crave of the Bishop of Spire, whom he had done much for, to have a Pr•bendry in the Church,1 to serve in our Ladies quire, who swore by our Lady he should have none. Thus he came to Leodium, and there, for sorrow • dyed, after he had reigned 50. •eares. Pope Pascalis caused his body to be taken our of the grave, and to remain at Spites five years without burial.
Thus leauing him, they confirmed the Kingdome to his Sonne, and caused him to driue his Father out, who with nine persons, did ••y to the Dukedome of Li•burg, the Duke bearing of it, made after him, the Emperour hauing before put him from his Kingdome, being afraid of death, cra•ed pardon of him, ⟨p. 50⟩and not reuengement, the Duke pittying his estate, remitted his displeasure, and receiued him to his Castle, and collecting men of Warre, brought him to Colin. His Sonne hearing thereof, besieged the City, but hee escaped by night to Leodium, thither all they that had compassion and consiant hearts resorted to him, so hee was able to pitch a Field against his enemies, and so did, hee desired his friendes, if they that had the victory, they would spare his sonne, in that sight the Father had the victory, and the Sonne was chased, but in another battell the Sonne had the victory, and the Father was taken, who being vtterly dispossessed, was faine to craue of the Bishop of Spire, whom he had done much for, to haue a Prbendry in the Church,