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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
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As soon as King Henry the fifth was Crowned, at the same time the Lord Cobham was cast into the Tower, the Bishops and Prelates came to the King, complaining that they, and the whole Clergy were despised, and their censures and Sacraments not regarded, and all jending to utter ruin and decay, and all by suffering of Heretics, which hold assemblies in secret places, a•d corners; which if it were any longer suffered, would overthrow the Commonwealth.
As soone as King Henry the fift was Crowned, at the same time the Lord Cobham was cast into the Towre, the Bishoppes and Prelates came to the King, complaining that they, and the whole Clergie were despised, and their censur•s and Sacraments not regarded, and all iending to vtter ruine and decay, and all by suffering of Heretickes, which holde assemblyes in secret places, a•d corners; which if it were any longer suffered, would ouerthrowe the Commonwealth.
Whereupon the King held a Parliament at Leicester, and made an act, that they that held Wycliffe's opinion, were Heretics, and Traitors, and to be hanged and burned. The Bishops, being armed herewith, exercised wonderful cruelty against many guiltless men, amongst which (besides the Lord Cobham, whose Story is deferred) was Sir Roger Acton Knight, John Browne Gentleman, and John Beverley a Preacher, who were condemned by the Law aforesaid, and crowned with the double Martyrdom of hanging and burning,1 at Saint Giles i• the Field.
Whereupon the King held a Parliament at Lecester, and made an act, that they that held Wicliffes opinion, were Heretickes, and Traytors, and to bee hanged and burned. The Bishops, beeing armed herewith, exercised wonderfull crueltie against many guiltlesse men, amongst which (besides the Lord Cobham, whose Story is deferred) was Sir Roger Acton Knight, Iohn Browne Gentleman, and Iohn Beuerley a Preacher, who were condemned by the Lawe aforesaid, and crowned with the double Martyrdome of hanging and burning,