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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13961	The fierie tryall of Gods saints (these suffered for the witnes of Iesus, and for the word of God, (vnder Queene Mary,) who did not worship the Beast ... As a counter-poyze to I.W. priest his English martyrologe. And the detestable ends of popish traytors: (these are of Sathans synagogue, calling themselues Iewes (or Catholiques) but lie and are not ... Set downe in a comparatiue collection of both their sufferings. Herewith also the concurrance and agreement of the raignes of the kings of England and Scotland, since the first yeare of Q. Mary, till this present, the like before not extant.	Burton, Francis, fl. 1603-1617.	1612 (1612)	STC 24270; ESTC S118537	37,474	82

THE FIERIE TRYALL OF GODS SAINTS ¶ These Suffered for the witnes of Iesus and for the word of God vnder Queene Mary who did not worship the Beast nor his Image nor had taken his marke vpon their foreheads or on their hands or on their Garments and these liue and raigne with Christ Reuel 20. 4. As a Counter-poyze to I. W. Priest his English Martyrologe AND THE DETESTABLE ENDS OF POPISH TRAYTORS ¶ These are of Sathans Synagogue calling themselues Iewes or Catholiques but lie and are not These worshipped the Beast saying who is like vnto the Beast who is able to warre with him Reuel 13. 4. and these shall drinke of the wine of Gods wrath and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone before the holy Angells and before the Saints because they worshipped the Beast and his Image Re. 14. 10. 11 Set downe in a comparatiue Collection of both their sufferings Herewith also the Concurrance and agreement of the raignes of the Kings of England and Scotland since the first yeare of Q. Mary till this present the like before not extant AT LONDON Printed by T P for Arthur Iohnson 1612. TO THE PRINCE ENglands faire Hope borne Downe to quell the rage of Rome That proud Babell Which in its swelling-madde Desires to Worlds sole Empire still Aspires Deigne Sir to reade this little Booke at least with milde aspect to looke Vpon 't The pledge of Loyaltie and Subiects loue to Royaltie it is Vouchsafe your Princely Grace to me that humbly place my Faith and Dutie First to God then my King Who Vnitie did bring then to my Countrie The faithfull Subiect of my Lord the King and your Highnesse TO THE PATRONAGE AND protection of the high and mightie Prince Henry eldest Sonne of our Soueraigne Lord the King Prince of Wales c. AS that in one place was well sayd by Heathen Tullie Non nobis solùm nati sumus sed partē patria partem parentes partem liberi partem amici partem propinqui familiares peculiaritèr sibi vendicant So elsewhere was it spoken no lesse Christian-like Non quid quis fecerit sed quo animo studio fecerit ponderandum est Of these sayings the first seemed vnto me to Challenge at my hands A speciall Dutie to my Prince and Country which I knew not how to performe but in this kind The second I assumed as an Apologie for my weake and slender performāce of that Duty If my desire noble Prince to pay that debt for which by obligation Diuine Naturall and Nationall I stand obliged hath transported me beyond that wherevnto I am able of your Princely Clemency I humbly beseech you winke at that amisse and of your Heroicall and Magnanimous Spirit Shield me from the Darts of the mightie and maleuolent Your Kingly Father out of the goodnes of his nature for to iudge the worst as dissonant to a good Disposition hath been obserued to conceiue of things ill ment or which at least might be doubtfully taken well you certainly being the true Heire as of his Kingdomes so also of his vertues cannot adiudge of that which is well ment ill The cause which I handle is not mine owne but my Prince and Countryes wherein what I haue done I the rather vndertooke to publish at this time and in this Kind by reason of these encouraging Woordes of the reuerend then Bishop of Chichester now of Ely in his Booke Cuititulus est Tortura Torti in Epistola dedicatoria ad Regiam Maiestatem his wordes are these I am vbi in Discrimen adducta causa communitatis Spectator nemo sit Actor quisque c. My Intentions herein are right wherein I desire prodesse principi patriae non obesse If I faile in my purpose that is not want of will but of power If I haue performed ought herein that good is that same also is Multò plus votis quam factis Therefore for that sometimes noble Q. Elizabeths sake for she deserued to be loued etiam post mortem whose fame shall neuer die nam virtus post funera viuit For the King your Fathers sake who according to his names signification is a Maintainer of our peace for the Common wealths sake which is the Crowne of your Glory For your owne sake who are our Hope yeald me as the reading hereof so also your fauourable and Princely protection then shall I not care for the faces of mine enemies The Faithfull Subiect of my Lord the King and your Highnesse TO THE WELL affected and loyall hearted Reader AS to the spirit and soule of man nothing internally then a good conscience can bee more comfortable so externally then a good report from others nothing can be more precious And as for the first euery one that will enjoye it must himselfe alone by the vprightnesse of his owne actions assure it vnto himselfe in the sincerity of his own heart so for the secōd as it depends not vpō ones selfe alone but vpon the tongues and reports of others euery Christian by the rules of his profession is chargeable to his power to seeke the preseruation thereof towards others whome hee knoweth to be wronged This being graunted as it cannot be denyed if euery priuate mans good name so neerely touch him as that for the preseruation thereof wee are all of vs to others reciprocally bound and by law diuine obliged How much more strictly then are all faithful subiects tyed as much as in them lyeth to maintaine the good name honour and reputation of their lawfull Soneraignes by traytors rebels And antichristians so vniustly jmpiously and jmpudently taxed both in words and writings For as his Majestie is our King by God appoynted to rule ouer his British and Irish Israell both in Church and common wealth and as in dignity he is nulli secundus nay more for that may seeme to admit an equall Primus inter omnes without a mate highest euen so the blemish of good name honour and reputation in his Majestie is of all others most dishonourable most scandalous as his Majesty is of all others most eminent most conspicuous and therefore by euery good subiect as occasion offereth it selfe pro viribus to be maintained If a naturall father haue a bad name though vndesernedly yet is that in the worlds eye that cannot iudge thereof but by report a scandall vnto the children Our King is more for he is not onely Pater familiae a father of a priuate family but he is Pater Patriae a father of our Country nay more he is Pater multorum gentium regnorum a father of many Kingdomes England Scotland France and Ireland and which is most hee is a good Christian Christianae fidei Defensor the chiefe Champion for defence of Christian faith through whose sides the enemy seeketh to wound the whole Church of Christ and to lay aspersions of bloud and tyrany vpon all such as with him professe the gospell of Christ The consideration whereof as also a