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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.
This time was strife betwixt the King and the Archbishop of York, because he ⟨p. 72⟩would not suffer the Sheriff to do such affairs as he had to do in his Diocese for the King, and excommunicated the Sheriff, and would not go with the King into Normandy, to make the marriage betwixt the French Kings Son and his Niece.
This time was strife betwixt the King and the Archbishop of Yorke, because he ⟨p. 72⟩would not suffer the Sheriffe to do such affaires as he had to dee in his Dioces for the King, and excommunicated the Sheriffe, and would not go with the King into Normandy, to make the marriage betwixt the French Kinges Sonne and his Néece.
The King of France required King John to depart with all his Lands in Normandy and Pictavia,1 &c. unto Arthur his Nephew, else he would war against him, which he denying, the next day the French King, with Arthur, set upon certain of his Towns and Castles in Normandy, but he was so repulsed of the English, who followed so near, and so enforced upon them, that they took Arthur and many other Prisoners, and left none to bear tidings home. This Arthur was the Son of Geoffrey, the elder Brother of King John: Geoffrey was the third Son of Henry the second, and John was his fifth Son. Arthur being taken, was brought to the King home, he exhorted him with many gentle words, to leave th• King of France and incline to his Uncle, he stoutly required the kingdom of England, with all things thereunto belonging, to be restored to him as lawful heir of the Crown: Whereupon he was committed to the Tower of Roan, wher• he finished his life. No Story agreeth certainly how, whether by leaping into the Ditch or no.
The King of France required King Iohn to depart with all his Landes in Normandy and Pictauia,