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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.
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King John made a Letter obligatory to the Pope, in this manner; Whereas we have grievously offended God, and our mother Church of Rome, and our body and Realm is not a sufficient satisfaction to him that humbled himself on the Crosie for us, through Counsel of the noble Earls and Barons, we freely grant unto God and the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and to our mother Church of Rome, and to our holy Father Pope Innocent the third, and all the Popes that come after him, all the Realm, and patronage of the Churches of England and Ireland, with all the appurtenances, for the remission of our sins, and the help of our kinsfolks souls, and of all Christian Souls; so that henceforth we will hold as Farmer to her Mother Church, doing fealty to the Pope, and his successors. We will do homage to the Popes Legate▪ as it were in the Popes presence; paying •or all manner of Custom which we should do for the said Realms yearly 1000. marks of silver, saving to us and our heirs, our Justices and our Franchises, and other realties that appertain to our Crown. And for the assurance hereof, we bind our successors and heirs, that if any of our heirs shall go against these things, and being warned, will not an end, he shall then loose the foresaid Realms for evermore.
King Iohn made a Letter obligatory to the Pope, in this manner; Whereas wee haue grieuously offended God, and our mother Church of Rome, and our body and Realme is not a sufficient satisfaction to him that humbled himselfe on the Crosie for vs, through Councell of the noble Earles and Barons, we freely grant vnto God and the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, and to our mother Church of Rome, and to our holy Father Pope Inocent the third, and all the Popes that come after him, all the Realme, and patronage of the Churches of England and Ireland, with all the appurtenances, for the remission of our sinnes, and the helpe of our kinsfolkes soules, and of all Christian Soules; so that henceforth we will hold as Farmer to her Mother Church, doing fealtie to the Pope, and his successors. Wee will doe homage to the Popes Legate▪ as it were in the Popes presence; paying •or all manner of Custome which we sho•ld doe for the said Realmes yearely 1000. markes of siluer, sauing to vs and our heires, our Iustices and our Franchises, and other realties that appertaine to our Crowne. And for the assurance hereof, we binde our successors and heires, that if any of our heires shall goe against these things, and being warned, will not an end, he shall then loose the foresaid Realmes for euermore.