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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.
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 mean time Fredericus, called Barbarossa, succeeded Conradus in the Empire, marched to Italy to subdue rebels; the Pope and his Clergy met him to have aid against their enemies, the Emperor lighted to receive him, and held his left stirrup where he should the right, the Pope displeased, he smiling, excused himself as not used to hold stirrups, and that it was not of duty: the next day the emperor sent for him, received him, and held his right stirrup, and all was well. When they came in the Pope told the Emperor that his predecessors left some token of benevolence for crowning of them; as Carolus Magnus subdued the Lombards, Otho the Bexingarians, Lotharius the Normans; therefore required him to restore the Country of Ap•lia to the Church of Rome. He and his Princes seeing he could not otherwaies •e crowned, promised to do it, and the next day was crowned. Whilst the Emperor was providing for Apulia, the Pope excommunicated William Duke thereof, and sent Emanuel Emperor of Constantinople, incensing him to war against the said Duke. Th• Duke hearing it, sent unto the Pope for peace, promising to restore what he would, which the Pope, by the Council of the Cardinals, would not grant. The Duke put Emanuel the Emperor to flight, and besieged the C•tie Bene•entum, where the Pope and Cardinals were looking for victory, that they were glad to entreat for the peace they refused, the Duke only granted not to invade the possessions of Rome, and the P•pe made him King of both Sicils.
In the meane time Fredericus, called Barbarossa, succeeded Conradus in the Empire, marched to Italy to subdue rebels; the Pope and his Clergie met him to haue ayde against their enemies, the Emperour lighted to receiue him, and held his left stirrop where he should the right, the Pope displeased, he smiling, excused himselfe as not vsed to hold stirrops, and that it was not of duetie: the next day the emperour sent for him, receiued him, and held his right stirrop, and all was well. When they came in the Pope told the Emperour that his predecessors left some token of beneuolence for crowning of them; as Carolus Magnus subdued the Lumbards, Otho the Bexingarians, Lotharius the Normans; therefore required him to restore the Country of Ap•lia to the Church of Rome. He and his Princes seeing he could not otherwaies e crowned, promised to doe it, and the next day was crowned. Whilst the Emperour was prouiding for Apulia, the Pope excommunicated William Duke thereof, and sent Emanuell Emperour of Constantinople, incensing him to warre against the said Duke. Th Duke hearing it, sent vnto the Pope for peace, promising to restore what hee would, which the Pope, by the Councell of the Cardinals, would not grant. The Duke put Emanuell the Emperour to flight, and besieged the Ctie Beneentum, where the Pope and Cardinals were looking for victory, that they were glad to intreat for the peace they refused, the Duke onely granted not to inuade the possessions of Rome, and the Ppe made him King of both Sicils.