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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.
Then the King took all the possessions of the four Bishops into his hands, and appointed certain to keep the Livings of the Clergy throughout the Realm. The Bishops cursed all that kept, or meddled with Church-goods, against the wills of the owners. Then they went to the Bishop of Canterbury, and showed him all the matter, he promised, he would shortly come to Canterbury himself, or send some which should do as much as himself. […] came to the King, that the Bishops had been beyond-Sea, with the Archbishop and were returned. He sent to them Bishops, Earls, and Abbots, to show that the King would receive the Archbishop Steven, and the Prior, and all the Monks of Canterbury, promising on his behalf, that he should never take any thing of the Church-goods, but would make amends for them taken, and the Church should have all her Franchises, as amply as in King Edwards time the Confessor.
Then the King tooke all the possessions of the foure Bishops into his hands, and apointed certaine to keepe the Liuings of the Clergie throughout the Realme. The Bishops cursed all that kept, or medled with Church-goods, against the wils of the owners. Then they went to the Bishop of Canterbury, and shewed him all the matter, he promised, he would shortly come to Canterbury himselfe, or send some which should doe as much as himselfe. 〈…〉 came to the King, that the Bishops had beene beyond-Sea, with the Archbishop and were returned. He sent to them Bishops, Earles, and Abbots, to shew that the King would receiue the Archbishop Steuen, and the Prior, and all the Monkes of Canterbury, promising on his behalfe, that he should neuer take any thing of the Church-goods, but would make amends for them taken, and the Church should haue all her Franchices, as amply as in King Edwards time the Confessor.
This agreement was concluded, and engrossed in a pair of Indentures, the said four Bishops set their hands to one part, the other part was carried to the King, which he liked well, but he would not make restitution of the Church-goods. The four Bishops would not agree to put out that Article, then the King sent for the Archbishop to come to him and speak with him at Canterbury, and for his safe conduct to come and go at his will, sent three Justices to be pledges for him: whereupon the Archbishop came to Canterbury, and the King came to Chham, and sent his Treasurer to him to put out the clause of restitution, which he denied to do, or any word of the same.