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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 5 › The Epitaph of JOHN ZISCA.Book 5 › The Epitaph of IOHN ZISCA.
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.
Pope Martin perceiving the Gospel to increase more and more, sent a Cardinal into Germany to move them to war against the Bohemians: whereunto the Emperor assisted: there were three armies: in the first were the Dukes of Saxony, the second was under the conduct of the Marquess of Brandenburg, the third was led by the Archbishop of Trevers.
Pope Martin perceiuing the Gospell to increase more and more, sent a Cardinall into Germany to moue them to warre against the Bohemians: wherevnto the Emperor assisted: there were three armies: in the first were the Dukes of Saxony, the second was vnder the conduct of the Marques of Brandenburge, the third was led by the Archbishop of Treuers.
They entered Bohemia, and set upon a Town which the Protestants the night before had won from the Papists: The protestants hearing thereof gathered an army and came towards them: they fled leaving behind them their warlike Engines, with a great prey: they followed them, and destroyed many Cities, and returning back again, they had great sums of money sent them that they should not destroy the Countries of Bamberg, and Norenberge, whereby the host of the Bohemians was greatly enriched.
They entred Boheme, and set vpon a Towne which the Protestants the night before had woon from the Papists: The protestans hearing thereof gathered an army and came towards them: they fled leauing behinde them their warlike Engi•es, with a great prey: they followed them, and destroyed many Citties, and returning back againe, they had great summes of money sent them that they should not destroy the Countries of Bamberge, and Norenberge, whereby the host of the Bohemians was greatly enriched.
After this News the Emperor gathered a new aid, and Pope Martin sent an other Cardinal to Germany to stir them to make war against the Bohemians: so there was a new expedition decreed. Many Bishops allowing a great ayd thereto: the number of the horsemn was forty thousand, but the footmen were not full so many.