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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 same year a Legate came into France, and commanded the King upon pain of interdiction to deliver one Peter out of prison, which was elected to a Bishopric, who was delivered, the same Legate came into England, and commanded King John upon pain of interdiction to deliver the Arch-bishop whom he had kept in prison two years, which the King denied until he had payed him six thousand marks, because he had took him in harness in a field against him, and he swore him he should never bear harness against a Christian man.
The same yeere a Legate came into France, and commanded the King vpon paine of interdiction to deliuer one Peter out of prison, which was elected to a Bishoprick, who was deliuered, the same Legate came into England, and commanded King Iohn vpon paine of interdiction to deliuer the Arch-bishop whom hee had kept in prison two yeares, which the King denied vntill he had payed him six thousand markes, because hee had tooke him in harnesse in a field against him, and he swore him hee should neuer beare harnesse against a Christian man.
This time King John & his wife were divorced,1 because they were in the third degree of kindred, and after by the Counsel of the French King, was married unto the Daughter of the Earle of Anguilla, and then Arthur of Britain did homage for Britain, and other his possessions to King John.
This time King Iohn & his wife were diuorced,1 because they were in the third degrée of kindred, and after by the Councell of the French King, was married vnto the Daughter of the Earle of Anguilla, and then Arthur of Brittan did homage for Brittaine, and other his possessions to King Iohn.
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