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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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That whereas we have heretofore written to you, once, twice, thrice, both by our Privy Seal, and our Letters Patents, that you should levi for the pope no exactions, either upon the Clergy, or Laity, yet you vilipending our commandment, and contrary to our provision made in our last Council at London, have proceeded in collecting the said your taxes and tallages whereupon we greatly marvel and are moved: Wherefore we straitly will and command you, that you do so no more, as you will enjoy our •avour and your possessions; and if you have made any such collection or gathering, that you suffer it not to be transported out of the Realm, but keep it until the return of the Ambassadors, ⟨p. 83⟩and that you make this our inhibition common to your Arch-Deacons and Officials.
THat whereas wee haue heeretofore written to you, once, twice, thrice, both by our Priuy Seale, and our Letters Patents, that you should leuy for the pope no exactions, either vpon the Clergy, or Laitie, yet you vilepending our commandement, and contrarie to our prouision made in our last Councell at London, haue proceeded in collecting the said your taxes and tallages wherevpon wee greatly maruell and are mooued: Wherefore we straitly will and command you, that you doe so no more, as you will enioy our •auour and your possessions; and if you haue made any such collection or gathering, that you suffer it not to be transported out of the Realme, but kéepe it vntill the returne of the Ambassadours, ⟨p. 83⟩and that you make this our inhibition common to your Arch-Deacons and Officials.
At length the Ambassadors came home, bringing word that the Pope was greatly displeased with the Realm, saying; Rex Anglorum qui jam recalcitrat & frederiscat suum habet consilium, ego vero & meum habeo, quod & sequar, &c. And that they were half counted Schismatics, for speaking in the Kings behalf, and could no more be heard, the King being incensed here-with, sent out Proclamations through all the Realm, that none should consent to any tax of Money for the Pope: he hearing of it, in cruel rage sent to the Prelates, upon pain of interdiction to provide the said sums of Money by the Feast of Assumption, the King for fear of the Pope, durst not stand to the liberties of the Church.