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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.
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.
At length the Ambassadors came home, bringing word that the Pope was greatly displeased with the Realme, saying; Rex Anglorum qui iam recalcitrat & frederiscat suum habet consilium, ego vero & meum habeo, quod & sequar, &c. And that they were halfe counted Schismatickes, for speaking in the Kinges behalfe, and could no more be heard, the King being insenfed heere-with, sent out Proclamations through all the Realme, that none should consent to any taxe of Money for the Pope: he hearing of it, in cruell rage sent to the Prelats, vppon paine of interdiction to prouide the saide summes of Money by the Feast of Assumption, the King for feare of the Pope, durst not stand to the liberties of the Church.
Moreover, the gulf of the Romish Avarice waxed so immeasurable, that he shamed not, upon his curse, to ask the third part of Church goods, and the yearly fruit of all vacant Benefices.
Moreouer, the gulfe of the Romish Auarice waxt so immeasurable, that he shamed not, vpon his curse, to aske the third part of Church goods, and the yearely fruit of all vacant Benefices.
Otho coming to Oxford, lying in the house of Osney, was received with great honour, the Scholars presenting him honourable Dishes and rewards Dinner being done, they came to welcome him; coming to the Gate, the Porter an Italian asked what they would have, and holding the door half open, with contumelious terms, thrust them out, they with force thrust open the gate, and came in, the Romans within fell to alarm by the ears together, some of the Scholars going or Weapons, the Master Cooke cast scalding liquor, wherein meat was sodden, in the face of a poor Scholar, an Irish-man, which waited for Alms: another Scholar a Welsh-man seeing it, shot the Cooke thorough with an Arrow, and killed him: Whereupon was a great clamour, the Cardinal hearing the tumult, like a valiant Romaine, ran up into the steeple, and locked himself […] until midnight. The Scholars sought all corners for the Legate, crying out; Where is that Usurer, that Simoniacs, that Prowler and Extortioner of our Livings and Monies? Who perverteth the King, and subverteth the Kingdom, enriching himself with our spoils: The Cardinal heard all this and held his peace, and conveyed himself by night unto the King, and the King sent to Oxford a garrison of armed men to deliver the Romans which were hid, for fear of the Scholars. One Odo a Lawyer, and thirty of the Scholars were apprehended and carried to Wallingford Castle, and thence in Charts to London, and by much entreaty of the Bishops, were brought bare-footed to the Legates door, where they pardoned, and the University released of interdiction.