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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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Then all that had their hearts wounded for obeying their liege King, came and were absolved of their own Bishops, but the Spiritual men were compelled to seek their absolution of the Pope. Some of the Clergy were not pleased that the King should be absolved, until the King had payed all which any of the Clergy should demand, and complained of the Popes Legate, that he was too partial for the King, in the matter of restitution, and because he went, with the Kings Officers, to the Cathedral Churches, Abbeys, Priories, and other Churches vacant, and appointed two Incumbents, to every place, one for the King, and the other for the parties, and commonly compelled the election to pass upon him whom the king nominated.
Then all that had their hearts wounded for obeying their liege King, came and were absolued of their owne Bishops, but the Spirituall men were compelled to séeke their absolution of the Pope. Some of the Clergie were not pleased that the King should be absolued, vntill the King had payed all which any of the Clergie should demaund, and complained of the Popes Legate, that he was too partiall for the King, in the matter of restitution, and because he went, with the Kings Officers, to the Cathedrall Churches, Abbyes, Priories, and other Churches vacant, and appointed two Iucumbants, to euery place, one for the King, and the other for the parties, and commonly compelled the election to passe vpon him whom the king nominated.
The Archbishop called a Council at Oxford, some would not tarry, seeing the confusion thereof, others reviled the king most spitefully, behind his back, saying; he ought to be taken for no Governor of theirs, that it grew to a grievous tumult, ⟨p. 76⟩and most grievous commotion.
The Archbishop called a Councell at Oxford, some would not tary, séeing the confysion thereof, others reuiled the king most spi•efully, behinde his backe, saying; he ought to bée taken for no Gouernour of theirs, that it grew to a grieuous tumult,