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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 he gave forth sundry Constitutions and Statutes, for ordering of Churches, dedicating Temples, for seven Sacraments, for giving Orders, farming Benefices, Collations, and resignations, Priests apparel, and single life, for eating of flesh in religious Houses, for Arch-deacons, Bishops, Proctors, &c. The King dreading the Commons, willed him to repair home to Rome, but he could not so be rid of him, but he renewed his commission, and still applied himself to his Harvest, gleaning and raking what he could, writing his Letters to every Bishop or Arch-Deacon, for procurations to bear his charges, and withal, to be speedily collected and sent to him. Provided, that the sum collected, should not exceed above four Marks of a Living, and where small Livings were two Livings to join, and if any contradicted or gain-said him, to excommunicate them.
Then he gaue forth sundry Constitutions and Statutes, for ordering of Churches, dedicating Temples, for seauen Sacraments, for giuing Orders, farming Benefices, Collations, and resignations, Priests apparell, and single life, for eating of flesh in religious Houses, for Arch-deacons, Byshops, Proctors, &c. The King dreading the Commons, willed him to repaire home to Rome, but he could not so be rid of him, but hee renued his commission, and still applyed himselfe to his Haruest, gleaning and raking what hee could, writing his Letters to euery Byshop or Arch-Deacon, for procurations to beare his charges, and withall, to be spéedily collected and sent to him. Prouided, that the summe collected, should not excéede aboue foure Markes of a Liuing, and where small Liuings were two Liuings to ioyne, and if any contradicted or gaine-sayed him, to excommunicate them.
And they sent forth Preachers and Fryers in all places, to persuade men to fight ⟨p. 82⟩against the common enemy the Turk, whom when they have bound with a vow, and signed with the cross, then they send their Bulls to release them for money, and the Bishops and Arch-deacons to proclaim it.
And they sent forth Preachers and Fryers in all places, to perswade men to fight