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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.
The next year the same Cardinal came again into England, and summoned all the Clergy to another Council, to be held in the Cathedral Church of S. Paul in London, for redressing of divers and sundry matters concerning Benefices Religion, and other abuses of the Church: putting them in fear and hope, some to lose, and some to obtain spiritual promotions at his hands. Divers pre•ious rewards were offered him, in Pal•ries, in rich Plate, and Jewels, in costly and sumptuous Garments richly furred, in Coin and Victual, &c. The Bishop of Winchester sent him fifty fat Oxen, and hundred come of pure Wheat, eight tun of chosen W•ne, likewise other Bishops offered to the Cardinals Box after their ability.
The next yeare the same Cardinall came againe into England, and summoned all the Cl•argy to another Councell, to be held in the Cathedrall Church of S. Paule in London, for redressing of diuers and sundry matters concerning Benifices Religion, and other abuses of the Church: putting them in feare and hope, some to lose, and some to obtaine spirituall promotions at his handes. Diuers pre•ious rewards were offered him, in Pal•ries, in rich Plate, and Iewels, in costly and sumptuous Garments richly furred, in Coyne and Uictuall, &c. The Bishop of Winchester sent him fifty fat Oxen, and hundred coome of pure Wheat, eight tun of chosen W•ne, likewise other Bishops offered to the Cardinals Boxe after their ability.
The Cardinal commanded, at the West end of Saint Pauls Church, a high solemn Throne of great State to be prepared, rising up with a glorious Scaffold: before the Cardinal begun his Sermon, there happened a great discord betwixt the Arch-bishops of Canterbury and York, about sitting on the right hand of the glorious Cardinal: the Cardinal showed them a Bull of the Pope, in the middest of which was pictured the Cross, and Paul pictured on the right side of the Cross, and Peter on the left: saying, yet there is no contention betwixt these two, yet Saint Peter for the Prerogative of his Keys, and for the Preeminence of his Apostle-ship, and Cathedral Dignity, seemeth most worthy to be placed on the right side, and from that time forth, the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury hath enjoyed the Dignity and Preeminence of the ight hand.