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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.
After whose death the Princes, Lords, Barons, and strangers, that were on the kings part, with the Council of the Legate Gualdo, proclaimed Henry his son king, and at Gloucester, with the Earle there, they anointed and Crowned him King, b• the Legate Gualdo, assisted with the Bishops of Winchester, and Bath, and called him Henry the third.
After whose death the Princes, Lords, Barons, and strangers, that were on the kings part, with the Councell of the Legate Gualdo, proclaimed Henry his sonne king, and at Gloster, with the Earle there, they annointed and Crowned him King, b• the Legate Gualdo, assisted with the Bishops of Winchester, and Bath, and called him Henry the third.
The Pope sent with all speed, that they should mightily stand •ith the young king, being but ten years old, and defend England with Armour, and his thundering curses against Lodowicke. He confirmed his Legate Gualdo, and committed to his discretion all that appertained to his Office, none to appeal from him. He compelled the Prelates to be sworn to the young King, and punished them which refused, Th• Bishop of Winchester laid a heavy talk upon his beneficed men, to help the king in his wars.
The Pope sent with all spéede, that they should mightily stand •ith the young king, being but ten yeares old, and defend England with Arm•ur, and his thundring curses against Lodowicke. Hée confirmed his Legat Gualdo, and committed to his discretion all that appertained to his Office, none to appeale from him. Hee compelled the Prelates to bée sworne to the young King, and punished them which refused, Th• Bishop of Winchester laid a heauie talke vpon his beneficed men, to helpe the king in his warres.