A07225:525
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.
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.
The Archbishop saying, he stood only for the peace of the Church, one of the Cardinals offered him, if he would relinquish his Bishopric, the King should relinquish his Customs. He answered, He could not renounce his Church, saving the honour of the Church and his person, but it standeth upon the souls health, and honour of the King to renounce his customs.
The Archbishop saying, he stood onely for the peace of the Church, one of the Cardinals offered him, if he would relinquish his Bishoppricke, the King should relinquish his Customes. He answered, He could not renounce his Church, sauing the honour of the Church and his person, but it standeth vpon the soules health, and honor of the King to renounce his customes.
After the Cardinals were gone, the French King seeing the King of England disquieted, and solicitous of peace, pretending to set agreement betwixt them, the King and the Arch-bishop, both were content to stand to his arbiterment. The Archbishop prostrating himself at the feet of the King of England, said he would commit the whole matter to his own arbiterment, Saluo honore Dei, the King was highly there-with displeased, rebuking him of pride and stubbornness, and charged him with sundry and great benefits bestowed on him, and he a person unkind and forgetful.
After the Cardinals were gone, the French King séeing the King of England disquieted, and s••icitous of peace, pretending to set agréement betwixt them, the King and the Arch-bishop, both were content to stand to his arbiterment. The Archbishop prostrating himselfe at the féete of the King of England, said he would commit the whole matter to his owne arbiterment, Saluo honore Dei, the King was highly there-with displeased, rebuking him of pride and stubbornenesse, and charged him with sundry and great benefits bestowed on him, and hee a person vnkind and forgetfull.