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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 two Cardinals writ to the Pope to this effect: coming to England we found the controversy more vehement then we would, for the King and the greater part about him said the Arch-bishop stirred up the French King against him▪ and made the Earle of Flanders his open adversary: and after the King had received your Letters, and brought forth other Letters, divers and altering from them received of us, be was moved with no little indignation; saying, that since we came from you, the Archbishop received of you other contrary Letters, whereby he was exempted from our Judgement: Moreover, the King and the Bishops there did affirm, that the complaint that was made unto you of the ancient customs of his progenitors, for the most pa•t was false; affirming farther to us, that if there were any customs and laws in his time that seemed prejudicial to the Statutes of the Church, he would willingly revoke and disannul the same: therefore we & other Bishops and Abbots of the land, hearing the King so reasonable, laboured by all means that the King should not break from us, but incline to us, and to have the matter brought before us, betwixt him and the Archbishop. Whereupon we sent our own Chaplains with Letters to him, appointing him the time and place, where safely he might meet with us, yet he made his dilatories till eight days after, which •tirred the Kings heart more then is to be thought: thus when he refused to meet us in the borders of the King, though we offered him safe coming: we to satisfy his mind condescended to meet him at a place which he appointed within the Land of the French King, we exhorted him humbly to submit himself unto his sovereign and King, who had heaped him with such benefits and dignities: after advise with his Couns•ll, he said he would submit himself to the King saving the honour of God, the liberty of the Church, the honesty of my person, the possessions of Churches, and the Justice of him and all his in all things: we asked him whether h• would submit himself to us, as the King and the Bishops were content to do:
The two Cardinals writ to the Pope to this effect: comming to England we found the controuersie more vehement then we would, for the King and the greater part about him said the Arch-bishop stirred vp the French King against him▪ and made the Earle of Flanders his open aduersarie: and after the King had receiued your Letters, and brought forth other Letters, diuers and altering from them receiued of vs, be was moued with no little indignation; saying, that since wee came from you, the Archbishop receiued of you other cotrarie Letters, wherby he was exempted from our Iudgement: Moreouer, the King and the Bishops there did affirme, that the complaint that was made vnto you of the ancient customes of his progenitors, for the most pat was false; affirming farther to vs, that if there were any customes and lawes in his time that seemed priudiciall to the Statutes of the Church, he would willingly reuoke and disanull the same: therefore we & other Bishops and Abbots of the land, hearing the King so reasonable, laboured by al meanes that the King should not breake from vs, but incline to vs, and to haue the matter brought before vs, betwixt him and the Archbishop. Wherevpon we sent our owne Chaplains with Letters to him, appointing him the time and place, where safely hee might meete with vs, yet he made his dilatories till eight dayes after, which tirred the Kings heart more then is to be thought: thus when hee refused to meete vs in the borders of the King, though we offered him safe comming: we to satisfie his minde condescended to meete him at a place which hee appointed within the Land of the French King, we exhorted him humbly to submit himselfe vnto his soueraigne and King, who had heaped him with such benefits and dignities: after aduise with his Counsll, hee said he would submit himselfe to the King sauing the honour of God, the libertie of the Church, the honestie of my person, the possessions of Churches, and the Iustice of him and all his in all things: wee asked him whether h would submit himselfe to vs, as the King and the Bishops were content to doe: