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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 caused to be proclaimed throughout the Realm, that th•se that had any Church-livings, and went beyond-sea, should return at a certain day, or loose the•• Livings for ever. And that all Sheriffs should inquire if any Church-man, from that day forward, received any commandment from the Pope, to apprehend him and bring him before him: and that they should take into their hands, unto his use all the Church Lands, that were given by the Archbishop Steven, or the Priors of Canterbury, from the time of the election of the said Archbishop, and that all the woods of the Archbishop, should be cut down▪ and sold.
Then the king caused to be procl•imed throughout the Realme, that th•se that had any Church-liuings, and went beyond-sea, should returne at a certaine day, or loose the•• Liuings for euer. And that all Sheriffes should inquire if any Church-man, from that day forward, receiued any commaundement from the Pope, to apprehend him and bring him before him: and that they should take into their hands, vnto his vse all the Church Lands, that were giuen by the Archbishop Steuen, or the Priors of Canterbury, from the time of the election of the said Archbishop, and that all the woods of the Archbishop, should be cut downe▪ and solde.
Thou the Pope sent over two Legates, which resorted to the King at Northampton, where he held his Parliament, and saluted him, they said, they came from the Pope, to reform the peace of holy Church, and we admonish you, in the Popes behalf, that you make full restitution of the goods that you have ravished of holy Church, and of the land, and that you receive Stephen Archbishop, into his dignity, and the Prior of Canterbury, and his Monks, and yield again to the Archbishop, all his Lands and rents; and Sir, yet moreover, that you shall make such restitution to them, as the Church shall think good.