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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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One of the Archbishops Chaplains writeth that the French king prostrated himself at the feet of the Archb. repented he had given him such counsel in a case pertaining to the honour of God, & desired to be assoiled, and that Henry sent to the king to desire him not to support his enemy within his Realm: the French King utterly denied the Kings request, and took part rather with the Archbishop.
One of the Archbishops Chapleins writeth that the French king prostrated himselfe at the féet of the Archb. repented he had giuen him such councell in a case pertaining to the honour of God, & desired to be assoiled, and that Henry sent to the king to desire him not to support his enemy within his Realme: the French King vtterly denied the Kings request, and tooke part rather with the Archbishop.
The King of England returned from Normandy into England & in the 16.1 year of his reign kept his Court of Parliament at Westminster, & by assent both of the Clergy & Temporalty, caused his son Henry to be crowned King: the Coronation was done by the Archbishop of York, other Bishops assisting Becket: not being called took no little displeasure; and so did the French King, hearing that Margaret his Daughter was not like wise crowned with her husband: whereupon he came with a great army to Normandy, but the King sent his son to him which entreated peace, promising that his son should be crowned again, and his daughter crowned with him.
The King of England returned from Normandy into England & in the 16.1 yéere of his reigne kept his Court of Parliament at Westminster, & by assent both of the Clergy & Temporalty, caused his sonne Henry to be crowned King: the Coronation was done by the Archbishop of Yorke, other Bishops assisting Becket: not beeing called tooke no little displeasure; and so did the French King, hearing that Margaret his Daughter was not like wise crowned with her husband: wherevpon hee came with a great armie to Normandie, but the King sent his sonne to him which intreated peace, promising that his sonne should be crowned againe, and his daughter crowned with him.