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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 Pope was not ashamed to require the fifth part of every Ecclesiastical living, and further, he promised and gave to the Romans, for helping him in wars against Frederick the Emperor, which had married King Johns daughter: the gift of all the spiritual livings in England, belonging to the religious houses, and thereupon sent express Commandment to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and other four▪ Bishops joined with him that they should provide spiritual livings, for three hundred Romans, in the best Benefits in England, at the next voidance, so that the said Bishops should be suspended in the mean time from all collation of Benefice: the Arch-bishop seeing their unreasonable oppressions being not able to endure it, went into France.
The Pope was not ashamed to require the fift part of euery Ecclesiasticall liuing, and further, hee promised and gaue to the Romanes, for helping him in warrs against Fredericke the Emperour, which had married King Iohns daughter: the gift of all the spirituall liuings in England, belonging to the religious houses, and therevpon sent expresse Commandement to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and other foure▪ Bishops ioined with him that they should prouide spirituall liuings, for three hundred Romanes, in the best Benefites in England, at the next voidance, so that the said Bishoppes should bee suspended in the meane time from all collation of Benefice: the Arch-bishop séeing their vnreasonable oppressions being not able to endure it, went into France.
And further one Petrus Rubeus, was sent from the Pope, to go from Bishop, to Bishop, Abbot and Abbot, telling them such a Bishop, such an Abbot hath given thus much unto the Popes Holiness, trusting you also will not be behind, in a matter that so much concerns the good of the Church, by which cunning subtlety he gathered together into the treasury of the Church such a Mass of money as is almost incredible to believe.
And further one Petrus Rubeus, was sent from the Pope, to goe from Bishop, to Bishop, Abbot and Abbot, telling them such a Bishop, such an Abbot hath giuen thus much vnto the Popes Holines, trusting you also will not be behinde, in a matter that so much concernes the good of the Church, by which cunning subtiltie he gathered together into the treasurie of the Church such a Masse of money as is almost incredible to beleeue.