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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.
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 King not long after departed without issue, and John his Brother reigned after him: the Arch-bishop putting his crown upon his head, swearing him to de•end the Church and his good laws and destroy the evil, and except he thought in his mind to do this, he charged him not to presume to take upon him this dignity: On John Baptist day next after, he went to Normandy, where he was royal•y received, and a truce made betwixt him and the French King: and the Earle of Flanders, and all the Lords of France that were in league with King Richard, cam• to him, and were sworn unto him.
The King not long after departed without issue, and Iohn his Brother raigned after him: the Arch-bishop putting his crowne vpon his head, swearing him to de•end the Church and his good lawes and destroy the euill, and except he thought in his minde to doe this, he charged him not to presume to take vpon him this dignitie: On Iohn Baptist day next after, he went to Normandy, where he was royal•y receiued, and a truce made betwixt him and the French King: and the Earle of Flanders, and all the Lords of France that were in league with King Richard, cam• to him, and were sworne vnto him.
Not long after the French King made Arthur Knight, and took homage of him for Normandy, Britain, and all his possessions beyond the Sea, and promised him help against King John: after the French King, and King John with their Nobles spake together an hour: the French King asked him much land for himself, and King Arthur, which he would not g•ant, but departed in w•ath.
Not long after the French King made Arthur Knight, and tooke homage of him for Normandy, Brittaine, and all his possessions beyond the Sea, and promised him help against King Iohn: after the French King, and King Iohn with their Nobles spake together an houre: the French King asked him much land for himselfe, and King Arthur, whch he would not gant, but departed in wath.