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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 HISTORY OF THOMAS BECKET Arch-bishop of Canterbury.
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the King sent the Bishop of London, and the Earle of Arundell unto the King of France, to require him not to receive the Archbishop, nor retain him in his Dominion, and that he would be a means to the Pope not to show any familiarity unto him, but the French King, contrary to the Kings Letters and request, not only harboured and cherished him, but writ to the Pope, entreating him upon all loves, as ever he would have his favour to tender the cause of the Archbishop Becket. The King sent another embassy to Pope Alexander, ⟨p. 62⟩by the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London, Winchester, Chichester, Exeter, with other Doctors and Clerks: with the Earle of Arundel, with certain moe Lords and Barons, they were friendly accepted at the Popes Court, the next day following the Pope sitting in the Consistory with his Cardinals, when the Ambassadors were called for the hearing of Beckets matter, and the Bishops every one in order had made his Oration, the Pope did not accept some of their speeches, and disdained some: wherefore the Earle of Arundell disdained in this manner, spake:
the King sent the Bishop of London, and the Earle of Arundell vnto the King of France, to require him not to receiue the Archbishop, nor retaine him in his Dominion, and that he would be a meanes to the Pope not to shew any familiaritie vnto him, but the French King, contrarie to the Kings Letters and request, not only harboured and cherished him, but writ to the Pope, intreating him vpon all loues, as euer he would haue his fauour to tender the cause of the Archbishop Becket. The King sent another ambassage to Pope Alexander, ⟨p. 62⟩by the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London, Winchester, Chichester, Exeter, with other Doctors and Clarkes: with the Earle of Arundel, with certaine moe Lords and Barrons, they were friendly accepted at the Popes Court, the next day following the Pope sitting in the Consistorie with his Cardinals, when the Ambassadours were called for the hearing of Beckets matter, and the Bishops euery one in order had made his Oration, the Pope did not accept some of their spéeches, and disdained some: wherefore the Earle of Arundell disdained in this manner, spake: