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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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Two Cardinals were sent to inquire who were consenters to his death, the king, being not certain wherefore their coming was, with a great power entered into Ireland, giving charge that no bringer of any brief should come into the realm, or pass out without special license, and an assurance to bring nothing prejudicial to the Realm: the King in short time subdued the whole land of Ireland, which was governed by five Kings, of whom four submitted themselves; only the fifth, the king Tonacta, denied to be subdued, keeping himself in woods and Marshes.
Two Cardinals were sent to inquire who were consenters to his death, the king, being not certaine wherefore their comming was, with a great power entred into Ireland, giuing charge that no bringer of any briefe should come into the realme, or passe out without speciall license, and an assurance to bring nothing preiudiciall to the Realme: the King in short time subdued the whole land of Ireland, which was gouerned by fiue Kings, of whom foure submitted themselues; only the fift, the king Tonacta, denied to be subdued, kéeping himselfe in woods and Marshes.
In this time the two Cardinals were come to Normandy:1 the next year in October, the king went to them, & made his purgation touching the death of Becke•, taking his oath he was never aiding nor consenting, but only spake rigorous words against him; wherefore for penance he was sworn to send so much money to the holy land, & should find two hundred Knights for the defence thereof, and should set forth by Christmas following his own person to fight for three years, except the pope should dispense with him: and that if he went into Spain, & fought with the Saracens, as long as he was there he might prolong his journey to Jerusalem.
In this time the two Cardinals were come to Normandy:1 the next yéere in October, the king went to them, & made his purgation touching the death of Becke, taking his othe he was neuer aiding nor consenting, but onely spake rigorous words against him; wherefore for penance hee was sworne to send so much money to the holy land, & should find two hundred Knights for the defence thereof, and should set forth by Christmas following his own person to fight for thrée yéeres, excpt the pope should dispence with him: and that if he went into Spaine, & fought with the Sarracns, as long as he was there he might prolong his iourney to Ierusalem.