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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
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.
In the mean time the Emperor with a great army entered Bohemia, and got Cencho, with large gifts and promises, to render up unto him the Castle of Prague, and there placed himself to annoy the town: the Citizens of Prague sent for Zisca, who speeded thither with his Taborites, and received the City under his governance, the Castle was so strong it could not be conquered, but by famine, therefore they stopped all the passages, that no victuals should be carried in: but the Emperor opened the passages by force, and gave them in the Castle all things necessary, and besieged the City, and was crowned in the Metropolitan house in the Castle.
In the meane time the Emperour with a great armie entered Boheme, and got Cencho, with large gifts and promises, to render vp vnto him the Castle of Prage, and there placed himselfe to anoy the towne: the Cittizens of Prage sent for Zisca, who speeded thether with his Thaborites, and receiued the Citie vnder his gouernance, the Castle was so strong it could not be conquered, but by famine, therefore they stopped all the passages, that no victuals should bee carried in: but the Emperour opened the passages by force, and gaue them in the Castle all things necessarie, and besieged the Citie, and was crowned in the Metropolitane house in the Castle.
Zisca planted a strong Garrison upon a high hill, near the Town of Prague, with whom the Emperors host skirmishing, having gotten the top of the hill, were driven back into a corner: Some were slain, and some falling headlong from the hill were destroyed: whereupon the Emperor raised his siege, and Zisca and his company returned to Tabor: they of Prague strongly besieged the Castle, then they were compelled to eat horse-flesh, and except the Emperor did aid them by such a day they promised to yield it up: the Emperor was present before the day: but entering into a strait under the Castle, was suddenly set upon by the Soldiers of Prague, had a great overthrow, and so leaving his purpose undone returned back again, and the Castle was delivered unto them.
Zisca planted a strong Garrison vpon a high hill, neere the Towne of Prage, with whom the Emperours host skermishing, hauing gotten the top of the hill, were driuen back into a corner: Some were slaine, and some falling headlong from the hill were destroyed: wherevpon the Emperour raised his siege, and Zisca and his company returned to Taber: they of Prage strongly besieged the Castle, then they were compelled to eate horse-flesh, and except the Emperour did ayde them by such a day they promised to yeeld it vp: the Emperour was present before the day: but entering into a strait vnder the Castle, was sodenly set vpon by the Souldiers of Prage, had a great ouerthrow, and so leauing his purpose vndone returned back againe, and the Castle was deliuered vnto them.