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speech_n be_v communicate_v to_o the_o state_n ibid._n he_o give_v in_o other_o paper_n to_o the_o diet_n 281._o protest_v by_o letter_n against_o a_o national_a council_n 282._o accuse_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o die_v 299._o cosimo_n succeed_v alexander_n de_fw-fr medicis_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o florence_n 210._o marry_v eleanor_n daughter_n to_o the_o viceroy_n of_o naples_n ibid._n cosmus_n vide_fw-la cosimo_n coyre_n bishop_n of_o coyre_n recall_v by_o the_o grison_n from_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 529._o cranmer_n tho._n a._n b._n of_o canterbury_n call_v bucer_n and_o fagius_n into_o england_n 479._o vindicate_v himself_o from_o the_o aspersion_n of_o the_o papist_n 590._o be_v send_v to_o the_o tower_n ibid._n burn_v at_o oxford_n ibid._n crescentio_n cardinal_n the_o pope_n legate_n at_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 518._o die_v at_o verona_n 548._o fall_v sick_a with_o see_v a_o apparition_n of_o a_o black_a dog_n ibid._n cronberg_n walter_n grand_a master_n of_o the_o 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restore_v liberty_n to_o his_o country_n 416._o his_o kinsman_n joannin_n doria_n be_v kill_v in_o a_o insurrection_n ibid._n dragut_n a_o pirate_n force_v from_o tripoli_n by_o char._n v._n fly_v to_o constantinople_n 500_o e_o ebleben_n christopher_n negotiate_v a_o peace_n for_o the_o landgrave_n 430._o die_v for_o grief_n that_o the_o condition_n be_v so_o treachersou_o keep_v 434._o eckius_fw-la john_n write_v against_o luther_n 3._o dispute_n with_o he_o at_o leipzick_n 21._o maintain_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n against_o he_o 22._o exasperate_v the_o quarrel_n 24._o 34._o dispute_n at_o baden_n with_o oecolampadius_n 105._o dispute_n with_o leonard_n caesar_n 110._o answer_v the_o augustan_n confession_n 130._o answer_n the_o confession_n of_o the_o confederate_a city_n 139._o be_v reward_v for_o his_o zeal_n in_o oppugn_v heresy_n ibid._n be_v displease_v with_o the_o book_n which_o be_v present_v to_o the_o diet_n at_o ratisbon_n 278._o write_v to_o the_o prince_n against_o 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several_a town_n for_o the_o protestant_n 388._o rout_v by_o duke_n maurice_n 504._o take_a into_o the_o service_n of_o duke_n maurice_n assist_v the_o magdeburgher_n 514._o henry_n the_o vii_o emperor_n refuse_v to_o pay_v allegiance_n to_o the_o pope_n 38._o henry_n the_o viii_o write_v against_o luther_n 50._o be_v call_v defender_n of_o the_o faith_n ibid._n be_v pensioner_n to_o charles_n the_o v._o 51._o his_o daughter_n mary_n be_v betroth_v to_o charles_n ibid._n write_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o house_n of_o saxony_n against_o luther_n 65._o receive_v a_o golden_a rose_n from_o the_o pope_n 75._o write_v a_o scornful_a answer_n to_o luther_n letter_n 101._o make_v a_o league_n with_o france_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o king_n francis_n 102._o make_v a_o league_n with_o francis_n against_o charles_n 112._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o protestant_a prince_n of_o germany_n 150._o be_v dissatisfy_v about_o his_o marriage_n with_o catharine_n 169._o sue_v to_o be_v divorce_v ibid._n they_o be_v dilatory_a at_o rome_n ibid._n he_o marry_v anne_n boleyn_n 170._o be_v declare_v in_o parliament_n head_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n revokes_n peter_n pence_n ibid._n send_v fox_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n ambassador_n to_o the_o protestant_n at_o smalcald_a 188._o his_o ambassador_n winter_n at_o wittenberg_n 205._o his_o letter_n to_o the_o protestant_n ibid._n he_o behead_v anne_n boleyn_n 206._o quell_v a_o rise_n in_o england_n 209._o his_o reason_n against_o the_o council_n of_o mantua_n 231._o his_o reason_n against_o the_o council_n at_o vicenza_n 250._o he_o enact_v in_o parliament_n several_a thing_n about_o religion_n 251._o marry_v anne_n of_o cleve_n ibid._n his_o answer_n to_o the_o elector_n of_o saxony_n ambassador_n 255._o behead_v romwel_o earl_n of_o essex_n 267._o be_v divorce_v from_o anne_n of_o cleve_n ibid._n marry_v catharine_n howard_n ibid._n burn_v papist_n and_o protestant_n for_o religion_n 269._o behead_v catharine_n howard_n for_o adultery_n 289._o marry_v catharine_n parr_n ibid._n make_v a_o successful_a war_n in_o scotland_n 324._o he_o make_v a_o expedition_n into_o france_n 327._o take_v bologne_n ibid._n make_v a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n with_o france_n 355._o forewarn_v the_o protestant_n in_o germany_n of_o their_o danger_n 356._o dies_z 418._o henry_n of_o zutphen_n suffer_v for_o religion_n in_o germany_n 75._o henry_n duke_n of_o saxony_n refuse_v to_o change_v his_o religion_n to_o gain_v the_o duchy_n 249._o but_o gain_v it_o by_o george_n death_n 250._o henry_n dauphin_z of_o france_n have_v a_o daughter_n 382._o henry_n the_o ii_o of_o france_n succeed_v to_o francis_n the_o i._o 424._o be_v crown_v 435._o the_o ceremony_n of_o it_o ibid._n persecute_v the_o lutheran_n severe_o in_o france_n 456._o enter_v paris_n in_o state_n 484._o crown_n his_o queen_n ibid._n persecute_v the_o lutheran_n ibid._n make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o swisser_n ibid._n regain_n several_a place_n from_o england_n 485._o publish_v another_o edict_n against_o the_o lutheran_n 492._o send_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o pope_n about_o his_o assist_a octavio_n farnese_n 514._o he_o declare_v war_n against_o the_o emperor_n with_o his_o reason_n 517._o justify_v himself_o from_o league_n with_o the_o turk_n 518._o send_v the_o abbot_n of_o bellozane_n to_o trent_n with_o a_o letter_n to_o the_o council_n ibid._n he_o publish_v a_o edict_n against_o the_o pope_n 521._o and_o another_o against_o the_o lutheran_n ibid._n answer_v the_o emperor_n declaration_n 522._o hinder_v the_o swisser_n from_o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 528._o he_o send_v ambassador_n to_o duke_n maurice_n 529._o make_v peace_n with_o the_o pope_n 548._o he_o declare_v war_n against_o the_o emperor_n 553._o call_v himself_o protector_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o germany_n 554._o he_o take_v toul_n verdun_n metz_n 555._o take_v a_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n from_o the_o people_n of_o metz_n ibid._n his_o treaty_n with_o the_o strasburgher_n 557._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o prince_n ambassador_n 558._o the_o reason_n of_o his_o leave_v germany_n 559._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o swisser_n ibid._n he_o waste_v luxembourg_n 563._o his_o ambassador_n speech_n at_o the_o treaty_n of_o passaw_n 564._o he_o solicit_v again_o by_o letter_n from_o aichstadt_n 567._o he_o bring_v his_o man_n from_o luxembourg_n back_o into_o artois_n 571._o be_v offend_v with_o the_o pacification_n at_o passaw_n 572._o write_v to_o the_o emperor_n 576._o send_v a_o declartion_n to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n 577._o carry_v on_o the_o war_n in_o the_o low_a country_n 603._o but_o be_v beat_v in_o tuscany_n in_o the_o sienese_n war_n 604._o his_o letter_n to_o the_o diet_n at_o francfort_n ibid._n take_v casal_n 613._o carry_v on_o the_o war_n into_o montferrat_n 617._o hereford_n vide_fw-la fox_n herman_n vide_fw-la cologne_n hesse_n vide_fw-la philip_n landgrave_n hildesheym_n a_o city_n in_o the_o duchy_n of_o brunswick_n embrace_v the_o protestant_a religion_n 300._o they_o be_v accuse_v by_o their_o bishop_n to_o the_o emperor_n 313._o hogostratus_fw-la james_n a_o dominican_n write_v against_o luther_n 4._o commissioned_n by_o maximilian_n to_o examine_v jewish_a book_n 30._o write_v against_o reuchlin_n ibid._n be_v cast_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o spire_n ibid._n appeal_n to_o rome_n ibid._n leave_v his_o cause_n ibid._n examine_v two_o augustine_n friar_n at_o brussels_n 63._o holland_n a_o inundation_n there_o 137._o hooper_n john_n bishop_n of_o gloucester_n burn_v for_o his_o religion_n 607._o huberine_n caspar_n a_o interimist_n preach_v at_o augsbourg_n 535._o hugh_n capet_n make_v himself_o king_n of_o france_n 150._o huglie_a john_n a_o protestant_a burn_v for_o religion_n by_o the_o bishop_n of_o constance_n 105._o hungarian_n beg_v for_o assistance_n at_o the_o diet_n of_o spire_n 324._o their_o horse_n join_v duke_n maurice_n 409._o husse_v john_n preach_v wiclef_n doctrine_n 46._o appeal_v from_o the_o pope_n to_o christ_n ibid._n went_n to_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n with_o safe_a conduct_n 47._o there_o burn_v ibid._n hutton_n ulricus_n a_o noble_a man_n of_o franconia_n 65._o favour_n luther_n and_o die_v ibid._n i_o james_n the_o v._o of_o scotland_n marry_v king_n francis_n daughter_n 209._o his_o queen_n die_v 230._o make_v a_o war_n with_o england_n unsuccessful_o 304._o dies_z ibid._n jerome_n bishop_n of_o brandenbourg_n 2._o jerome_n of_o prague_n burn_v at_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n 47._o jerome_n bishop_n of_o ascoli_n summons_n luther_n by_o p._n leo_n order_n to_o appear_v at_o rome_n 5._o jew_n compare_v with_o roman_a clergy_n 29._o illyricus_n mathias_n flaccius_n write_v against_o the_o adiaphorist_n 498._o imperial_a chamber_n vide_fw-la protestant_n be_v set_v up_o again_o in_o the_o diet_n at_o augsbourg_n 466._o the_o judge_n fly_v from_o spire_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o confederate_a prince_n 557._o they_o answer_v marquis_n albert_n deputation_n about_o the_o franconian_a bishop_n 577._o they_o decree_v in_o favour_n of_o the_o bishop_n 578._o indulgence_n preach_v up_o in_o germany_n 1_o 2._o confirm_a by_o pope_n clement_n decree_n in_o the_o extravagant_n 9_o why_o grant_v 273._o indult_n vide_fw-la p._n paul_n the_o iii_o p._n innocent_a the_o iii_o decree_v to_o the_o electoral_a prince_n a_o right_a of_o choose_v the_o emperor_n 21._o his_o decree_n de_fw-la majoritate_fw-la &_o obedientia_fw-la 107._o inquisition_n its_o original_a 434._o inquisitor_n about_o the_o emperor_n edict_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o netherlands_o how_o they_o proceed_v 498._o interim_n draw_v up_o at_o augsbourg_n 454._o the_o head_n of_o it_o 458._o often_o revise_v and_o correct_v 459._o send_v to_o rome_n ibid._n the_o elector_n differ_v in_o their_o opinion_n about_o it_o ibid._n those_o who_o draw_v it_o up_o be_v reward_v 468._o it_o be_v dislike_v on_o both_o side_n ibid._n confute_v by_o the_o saxon_a divine_n 481._o joachim_n elector_n of_o brandenbourg_n send_v a_o embassy_n to_o the_o elector_n of_o saxony_n 242._o send_v agent_n to_o eysenach_n 244._o make_a geneali_fw-la ssimo_fw-la against_o the_o turk_n 292._o he_o strike_v in_o with_o the_o papist_n in_o the_o war_n against_o the_o smalcaldick_n league_n 375._o interpose_n for_o a_o peace_n 418._o with_o the_o landgrave_n ibid._n intereede_v for_o saxony_n 427._o and_o his_o life_n be_v spare_v at_o his_o intercession_n 428._o intercede_v for_o the_o landgrave_n 429._o remonstrate_v to_o the_o emperor_n for_o he_o at_o hall_n 433._o call_v bucer_n to_o augsbourg_n 454._o angry_a with_o he_o for_o not_o subscribe_v the_o interim_n 457._o receive_v the_o interim_n 461._o act_n with_o duke_n maurice_n in_o the_o magdeburgick_a war_n 505_o 506._o he_o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o conncil_n of_o trent_n 526._o his_o ambassador_n with_o those_o of_o d._n maurice_n solicit_v the_o emperor_n about_o the_o landgrave_n 531._o john_n xxii_o p._n vide_fw-la aquinas_n john_n king_n of_o denmark_n overthrow_v the_o swede_n 62._o die_v leave_v his_o son_n
day_n ibid._n marot_n clement_n a_o account_n of_o he_o 310._o marry_o q._n of_o hungary_n make_v governess_n of_o the_o netherlands_o 149._o go_v to_o augsbourg_n to_o mediate_v for_o the_o mitigation_n of_o the_o emperor_n edict_n 501._o hold_v a_o convention_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o netherlands_o at_o aix_n la_fw-fr chapelle_n 560._o she_o stop_v the_o landgrave_n at_o mastricht_n 573._o marry_o q._n of_o scot_n trouble_v in_o her_o minority_n 316._o affiance_a to_o prince_n edward_n of_o england_n ibid._n be_v carry_v into_o france_n 477._o marry_o daughter_n to_o henry_n viii_o proclaim_v herself_o queen_n of_o england_n upon_o k._n edward_n death_n 589._o enter_v london_n ibid._n make_v gardiner_n chancellor_n ibid._n behead_v the_o d._n of_o northumberland_n ibid._n she_o establish_v the_o popish_a religion_n again_o in_o england_n 591._o order_n a_o public_a disputation_n at_o london_n 593._o dissolve_v k._n edward_n law_n about_o religion_n in_o parliament_n 595._o marry_v pr._n philip_n of_o spain_n ibid._n break_v wiat_n conspiracy_n 596._o behead_v jane_n grey_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o the_o suffolk_n ibid._n banish_v foreign_n protestant_n out_o of_o england_n 597._o publish_v a_o book_n of_o article_n about_o religion_n ibid._n commit_v the_o princess_n ellizabeth_n to_o the_o tower_n 598._o her_o marriage_n with_o k._n philip_n be_v solemnize_v with_o great_a splendour_n 604._o call_v a_o parliament_n wherein_o england_n be_v again_o subject_v to_o rome_n 605_o 606._o dissolve_v that_o parliament_n 607._o burn_v several_a for_o religion_n ibid._n she_o mediate_v a_o peace_n between_o the_o emperor_n and_o king_n of_o france_n 616._o it_o be_v report_v that_o she_o be_v with_o child_n ibid._n she_o increase_v the_o persecution_n in_o england_n ibid._n her_o ambassador_n return_v home_o from_o rome_n 618._o she_o call_v a_o parliament_n where_o she_o propose_v the_o restitution_n of_o the_o church-land_n in_o vain_a 627._o martyr_n peter_n come_v into_o england_n and_o profess_v divinity_n at_o oxon_n 443._o dispute_v there_o about_o the_o lord_n supper_n 483._o be_v in_o trouble_n upon_o edward_n death_n 590._o apply_v himself_o to_o cranmer_n ibid._n get_v leave_n to_o be_v go_v ibid._n go_v to_o zurich_n 637._o matthews_n john_n a_o great_a prophet_n among_o the_o anabaptist_n command_v a_o community_n of_o good_n 194._o run_v truteling_n through_o with_o a_o pike_n by_o inspiration_n ibid._n be_v run_v through_o himself_o by_o a_o soldier_n ibid._n maurice_n d._n of_o saxony_n marry_v the_o landgrave_n daughter_n 272._o quarrel_n with_o the_o elector_n of_o saxony_n 292._o be_v wound_v in_o hungary_n 304._o refuse_v to_o enter_v into_o the_o protestant_a league_n after_o his_o father_n death_n ibid._n make_v law_n for_o the_o government_n of_o the_o country_n 311._o endeavour_n a_o accommodation_n between_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n and_o the_o landgrave_n 353._o persuade_v the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n to_o surrender_v 354._o purge_v himself_o of_o treachery_n ibid._n hold_v a_o secret_a conference_n with_o the_o emperor_n at_o ratisbon_n 380._o have_v a_o conference_n with_o k._n ferdinand_n 391._o call_v a_o convention_n of_o the_o state_n at_o chemnitz_n 405._o consult_v against_o the_o protestant_n ibid._n his_o friend_n write_v to_o the_o protestant_n 406._o he_o write_v to_o the_o landgrave_n ibid._n write_v to_o the_o elector_n 409._o and_o to_o his_o son_n ibid._n take_v most_o of_o the_o elector_n town_n ibid._n be_v ill_o speak_v of_o and_o lampoon_v by_o the_o protestant_n 410._o publish_v a_o manifesto_n to_o clear_v himself_o ibid._n join_v ferdinand_n to_o go_v towards_o bohemia_n 423._o intercede_v for_o the_o landgrave_n 429._o write_v to_o the_o landgrave_n to_o comply_v 430._o receive_v wittenberg_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o electorate_v from_o the_o emperor_n 431._o exact_v a_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n of_o john_n frederick_n subject_n ibid._n promise_v the_o landgrave_n to_o intercede_v with_o the_o emperor_n at_o hall_n 433._o and_o remonstrate_v about_o it_o ibid._n receive_v the_o wittenberg_n divine_v gracious_o 435._o he_o be_v invest_v in_o the_o electorate_v solemn_o at_o augsbourg_n 457._o call_v a_o convention_n at_o meisen_n who_o draw_v up_o a_o form_n of_o religion_n for_o saxony_n 478_o intercede_v with_o prince_n philip_n for_o the_o landgrave_n ibid._n write_v to_o the_o state_n to_o clear_v himself_o from_o the_o imputation_n of_o popery_n 484._o his_o deputy_n at_o augsbourg_n protest_v against_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 499._o he_o engage_v in_o the_o expedition_n against_o the_o magdebourgher_n 502._o he_o be_v make_v generalissimo_n of_o that_o war_n 503._o he_o attack_n the_o magdebourgher_n 504._o defeat_v heideck_n and_o mansfeldt_n ibid._n he_o promise_v the_o landgrave_n aid_v secret_o 505._o rout_v in_o a_o sally_n by_o the_o magdebourgher_n ibid._n proposes_n condition_n of_o peace_n to_o the_o town_n 515._o command_v his_o divine_n to_o draw_v up_o a_o confession_n of_o their_o faith_n ibid._n demand_n a_o safe_a conduct_n for_o his_o divine_n to_o go_v to_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 516._o send_v the_o proposal_n to_o the_o magdebourgher_n by_o heideck_n 521._o he_o hold_v a_o convention_n about_o the_o business_n of_o magdebourg_n 525._o he_o take_v a_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n from_o the_o man_n of_o atzenelbogen_fw-mi 526._o he_o conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o city_n of_o magdebourg_n 528._o complain_v of_o the_o preacher_n ibid._n hatch_n a_o war_n against_o the_o emperor_n 529._o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o emperor_n about_o the_o landgrave_n 531._o he_o hold_v a_o conference_n with_o prince_n william_n the_o landgrave_n son_n 534._o his_o ambassador_n come_v to_o trent_n and_o declare_v their_o instruction_n 537._o they_o join_v with_o the_o agent_n of_o wirtemberg_n and_o strasburg_n to_o solicit_v for_o the_o hear_n of_o the_o protestant_n in_o the_o council_n ibid._n the_o saxon_a divine_n be_v upon_o their_o way_n to_o come_v to_o the_o council_n 541._o the_o ambassador_n complain_v against_o perlargus_n ibid._n maurice_n send_v letter_n to_o his_o ambassador_n 542._o they_o leave_v trent_n secret_o ibid._n his_o care_n for_o the_o release_n of_o the_o landgrave_n 549._o he_o declare_v war_n against_o the_o emperor_n 550._o take_v the_o field_n and_o join_v with_o marq._n albert_n 555._o he_o go_v with_o the_o other_o prince_n and_o besieges_fw-fr ulm_n 556._o treat_v with_o ferdinand_n of_o condition_n of_o peace_n ibid._n write_v to_o the_o french_a king_n 558._o his_o army_n skirmish_n with_o the_o imperialist_n 559._o a_o mutiny_n in_o his_o camp_n for_o want_v of_o pay_n ibid._n his_o soldier_n make_v the_o emperor_n fly_v from_o inspruck_a 560._o which_o be_v plunder_v ibid._n they_o publish_v a_o declaration_n ibid._n he_o restore_v the_o out_v minister_n ibid._n his_o grievance_n at_o the_o treaty_n of_o passaw_n 563._o his_o proposal_n at_o the_o treaty_n 566._o he_o be_v impatient_a of_o delay_n and_o hasten_v ferdinand_n 568._o he_o return_v to_o the_o confederate_n 569._o besieges_n francfort_n ibid._n at_o last_o he_o accept_v a_o peace_n 571._o send_v his_o force_n into_o hungary_n 573._o send_v commissioner_n to_o treat_v with_o john_n frederick_n commissioner_n to_o no_o purpose_n 577._o go_v to_o heidelberg_n to_o mediate_v between_o albert_n and_o the_o bishop_n 578._o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n ibid._n declare_v war_n against_o marq._n albert_n 581._o he_o overcome_v albert_n and_o be_v kill_v in_o the_o fight_n 586._o his_o death_n foretell_v by_o prodigy_n ibid._n maximilian_n emperor_n hold_v a_o diet_n at_o augsbourg_n 4._o write_v in_o august_n 1518._o to_o pope_n leo_n to_o correct_v luther_n and_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o his_o grow_a heresy_n 5._o dies_z jan._n 12._o 1519._o 13._o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o council_n of_o pisa_n 26._o go_v off_o to_o pope_n julius_n 27._o send_v langus_n to_o the_o lateran_n council_n ibid._n commission_n hogostrate_a and_o reuchlin_n to_o examine_v jewish_a book_n 30._o war_n with_o the_o swisser_n 469._o maximilian_n son_n to_o ferdinand_n come_v into_o germany_n out_o of_o spain_n 505._o be_v well_o belove_v ibid._n he_o return_v home_o from_o spain_n 529._o be_v honourable_o receive_v at_o trent_n 535._o go_v to_o brussels_n 637._o mecklenbourg_n vide_fw-la george_n d._n of_o mecklenbourg_n mechlin_n almost_o consume_v by_o lightning_n 392._o medici_n the_o rise_n of_o that_o family_n to_o greatness_n 169._o meinier_n precedent_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o aix_n persecute_v the_o waldenses_n 345._o use_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o merindol_n and_o cabrier_n barbarous_o 345_o 346._o meisen_n john_n bishop_n of_o meisen_n oppose_v luther_n about_o communion_n in_o both_o kind_n 25._o melancthon_n philip_n come_v to_o wittenberg_n 21._o go_v to_o leipzick_n ib._n answer_v the_o parisian_a censure_n of_o luther_n book_n 47._o come_v to_o the_o diet_n at_o augsbourg_n 127._o one_o of_o the_o protestant_a deputy_n there_o to_o mediate_v a_o
they_o 313._o write_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o prince_n 320._o write_v a_o sharp_a letter_n to_o the_o emperor_n to_o chide_v he_o for_o the_o decree_n of_o spire_n 337._o create_v several_a cardinal_n 340._o summon_v the_o council_n once_o more_o to_o trent_n ibid._n endeavour_n to_o raise_v a_o war_n against_o the_o lutheran_n 348._o send_v his_o legate_n to_o trent_n 360._o write_v to_o the_o swiss_n bishop_n to_o come_v to_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 374._o excommunicate_v the_o archbishop_n of_o cologne_n ibid._n write_v to_o the_o swisser_n to_o persuade_v they_o to_o join_v against_o the_o protestant_n 382._o he_o publish_v a_o bull_n declare_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o war_n against_o the_o protestant_n 388._o make_v the_o count_n schawenbourg_n archbishop_n of_o cologne_n 417._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o cardinal_n of_o trent_n and_o mendoza_n 444._o his_o letter_n to_o his_o legate_n at_o bononia_n ibid._n his_o answer_n to_o the_o emperor_n ambassador_n 445._o and_o letter_n to_o the_o german_a bishop_n ibid._n his_o answer_n to_o the_o emperor_n ambassador_n to_o justify_v the_o removal_n of_o the_o council_n to_o bononia_n 450._o his_o animadversion_n upon_o the_o interim_n 459._o send_v legate_n into_o germany_n 473._o who_o bring_v a_o indulgence_n or_o indult_n of_o several_a thing_n 482._o he_o die_v 487._o libel_n come_v out_o against_o he_o with_o account_n of_o his_o horrid_a lust_n 488._o his_o funeral_n ibid._n he_o institute_v the_o order_n of_o the_o jesuit_n 615._o paul_n iv._o caraffa_n choose_v pope_n 615._o pelargus_n ambrose_n reflect_v insolent_o upon_o the_o protestant_n in_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 541._o de_fw-fr pensier_n à _fw-fr lutheran_n divine_a recant_v at_o paris_n 309._o pescara_n vide_fw-la d'_fw-fr avalos_n peter_n pence_n what_o 170._o petro_n aloisio_n p._n paul_n iii_n bastard_n d._n of_o parma_n and_o piacenza_n 438._o be_v assassinate_v at_o piacenza_n 439._o his_o flagitious_a life_n ibid._n phefecorn_v john_n a_o convert_n jew_n 29._o his_o petition_n to_o maximilian_n ibid._n write_v against_o reuchlin_n 30._o phifer_n a_o companion_n of_o muncer_n 84._o philip_n landgrave_n of_o hesse_n his_o speech_n to_o his_o soldier_n against_o muncer_n 85._o his_o discourse_n with_o muncer_n 86._o arm_n for_o fear_n of_o a_o confederacy_n against_o the_o reform_a religion_n 114._o depart_v private_o from_o the_o diet_n at_o augsbourg_n 131._o make_v a_o league_n for_o six_o year_n with_o the_o reform_a swisser_n 141._o answer_v the_o arbitrator_n 154._o endeavour_n to_o restore_v ulric_n duke_n of_o wirtemberg_n 169._o and_o bring_v it_o about_o 173._o write_v to_o acquaint_v the_o emperor_n with_o his_o proceed_n for_o duke_n ulric_n 174._o make_v his_o submission_n to_o ferdinand_n about_o ulric_n business_n 179._o command_v his_o divine_n to_o answer_v the_o anabaptistis_fw-mi book_n 198._o he_o send_v a_o answer_n to_o their_o mad_a proposal_n ibid._n go_v to_o the_o convention_n at_o eysenach_n 244._o intercepts_n the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n letter_n 246._o he_o write_v in_o his_o own_o vindication_n to_o the_o german_a prince_n 247._o excuse_n the_o d._n of_o wirtemberg_n to_o k._n francis_n by_o letter_n 249._o he_o answer_v the_o emperor_n letter_n about_o a_o pacification_n 263._o joyns_n with_o the_o elector_n of_o saxony_n against_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 298._o oppose_v the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n 353._o submit_v to_o a_o accommodation_n ibid._n receive_v the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n upon_o surrender_n 354._o write_v to_o the_o emperor_n concern_v he_o ibid._n write_v again_o 355._o answer_v the_o emperor_n letter_n ibid._n write_v to_o granvel_v about_o the_o war_n intend_v against_o the_o protestant_n 356._o write_v to_o nave_n about_o the_o same_o business_n 358._o go_v to_o spire_n to_o meet_v the_o emperor_n 368._o treat_v with_o he_o ibid._n and_o with_o granvel_n and_o nave_n 370._o and_o with_o the_o emperor_n again_o 373._o be_v courteous_o dismiss_v ibid._n send_v notice_n to_o ratisbon_n of_o the_o emperor_n preparation_n 376._o he_o arms_z against_o the_o emperor_n 384._o his_o force_n 388._o he_o send_v his_o son_n william_n to_o strasbourg_n ibid._n refuse_v to_o confer_v with_o the_o duke_n of_o brunswick_n ibid._n his_o man_n skirmish_v with_o the_o spaniard_n 395._o his_o bold_a advice_n to_o set_v upon_o the_o emperor_n 397._o come_v near_o the_o imperialist_n with_o his_o army_n 404._o a_o skirmish_n between_o he_o and_o the_o prince_n of_o sulmona_n 407._o his_o letter_n to_o the_o maurician_n ibid._n and_o to_o maurice_n 408._o be_v in_o danger_n upon_o the_o retreat_n of_o the_o army_n 412._o write_v to_o maurice_n his_o son-in-law_n ib._n he_o reject_v the_o emperor_n proposal_n 423._o he_o justify_v himself_o from_o the_o reproach_n about_o surprise_v francfort_n 426._o be_v invite_v to_o come_v to_o leipzick_n 429._o article_n of_o peace_n be_v propose_v to_o he_o 430._o which_o he_o accept_v 431._o go_v to_o hall_n to_o the_o emperor_n 432._o sign_n the_o article_n and_o submit_v to_o the_o same_o in_o person_n ibid._n be_v detain_v prisoner_n 433._o letter_n be_v spread_v abroad_o in_o his_o name_n as_o if_o he_o allow_v of_o the_o interim_n 463._o be_v carry_v prisoner_n into_o flanders_n 473._o and_o send_v to_o oudenard_n 474._o his_o subject_n refuse_v the_o interim_n 477._o new_a intercession_n for_o he_o in_o vain_a 479._o the_o minister_n in_o his_o country_n refuse_v the_o pope_n indult_n 483._o he_o attempt_v a_o escape_n 504._o not_o succeed_v be_v keep_v close_a prisoner_n 505._o he_o relieve_v the_o oppress_a minister_n liberal_o 517._o he_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n and_o stop_v again_o 573._o he_o return_v into_o his_o own_o country_n 574._o he_o accept_v a_o mediation_n in_o the_o difference_n with_o the_o count_n of_o nassaw_n about_o catzenelbogen_n 617._o which_o still_o keep_v in_o suspense_n 620._o have_v a_o meeting_n with_o augustus_n elector_n of_o saxony_n 633._o philip_n prince_n palatine_a governor_n of_o vienna_n when_o solyman_n besiege_v it_o 121._o force_v he_o to_o raise_v his_o siege_n ibid._n philip_n son_n to_o charles_n v._o come_v through_o the_o netherlands_o into_o italy_n 477._o be_v receive_v at_o genoa_n ibid._n and_o at_o milan_n 478_o go_v into_o germany_n ibid._n enter_v brussels_n 479._o homage_n be_v do_v to_o he_o in_o the_o law_n country_n 485._o he_o marry_v queen_n mary_n in_o england_n 604._o he_o have_v naples_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o jerusalem_n ibid._n with_o the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n resign_v to_o he_o 605._o go_v into_o flanders_n to_o meet_v his_o father_n 618._o he_o enter_v upon_o the_o government_n of_o the_o netherlands_o ibid._n send_v ambassador_n into_o germany_n to_o acquaint_v they_o with_o his_o new_a government_n 628._o phlugius_fw-la julius_n vide_fw-la gropper_n choose_a by_o the_o chapter_n of_o naumbourg_n to_o be_v their_o bishop_n 288._o be_v admit_v one_o of_o the_o precedent_n of_o the_o conference_n at_o ratisbon_n 359._o assist_v in_o draw_v up_o the_o interim_n 454._o phlugius_fw-la caspar_n head_n the_o bohemian_a confederate_n 423._o be_v condemn_v of_o high_a treason_n 434._o picard_n a_o sect_n of_o the_o bohemian_n 53._o picus_n vide_fw-la mirandula_n pisa_n council_n there_o 26._o call_v by_o cardinal_n ibid._n reason_n of_o so_o do_v ibid._n suspend_v p._n julius_n 27._o remove_v to_o milan_n ibid._n p._n pius_n decree_n concern_v appeal_n 35._o he_o alter_v his_o opinion_n from_o what_o it_o be_v at_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n 36._o excommunicate_v sigismond_n ibid._n poiet_a william_n chancellor_n of_o france_n disgrace_v 299._o pool_n reginald_n cardinal_n send_v nuncio_n from_o the_o pope_n to_o the_o french_a king_n 210._o write_v a_o book_n call_v a_o defence_n of_o ecclesiastical_a unity_n ibid._n make_a cardinal_n by_o p._n paul_n iii_o 211._o lose_v the_o popedom_n on_o suspicion_n of_o lutheranism_n 490._o be_v detain_v in_o germany_n by_o the_o emperor_n 594._o return_v into_o england_n 605._o reconcile_v the_o nation_n to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n 606._o write_v to_o the_o emperor_n and_o king_n of_o france_n to_o mediate_v a_o peace_n 615._o pope_n ancient_o subject_a to_o emperor_n 38._o pragmatic_n sanction_n vide_fw-la paris_n priest_n the_o ceremony_n of_o their_o degradation_n 64._o prierias_fw-la sylvester_n write_v against_o luther_n 3._o he_o assertâ—_n the_o pope_n to_o be_v absolute_a head_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n reply_v to_o luther_n 4._o prince_n of_o the_o empire_n disagree_v about_o the_o emperor_n letter_n against_o luther_n 44._o complain_v of_o the_o pope_n proceed_n in_o the_o affair_n of_o germany_n 60._o return_v a_o answer_n to_o adrian_n letter_n to_o the_o diet_n ibid._n draw_v up_o a_o account_n of_o the_o grievance_n of_o germany_n which_o they_o give_v to_o the_o pope_n legate_n 63._o their_o answer_n to_o campegio_n speech_n at_o nuremberg_n 68_o they_o write_v to_o charles_n v._o to_o make_v haste_n into_o germany_n 108._o they_o
the_o demand_n of_o their_o divine_n in_o the_o council_n 546._o the_o protestant_a prince_n make_v a_o league_n at_o nuremberg_n 614._o they_o acquaint_v the_o emperor_n with_o it_o ibid._n their_o answer_n in_o the_o diet_n of_o augsbourg_n to_o the_o papist_n allegation_n 623._o their_o reply_n to_o ferdinand_n answer_n to_o their_o paper_n 626._o prussia_n vide_fw-la albert_n of_o brandenbourg_n vide_fw-la sigismond_n of_o poland_n vide_fw-la wolfgang_n grand-master_n r._n ratisbon_n catholic_n lord_n there_o with_o campegio_n confirm_v the_o decree_n at_o worm_n against_o luther_n 74._o make_v regulation_n for_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o clergy_n 75._o the_o prince_n do_v not_o meet_v at_o ratisbon_n at_o the_o diet_n 110._o the_o diet_n remove_v thither_o from_o spire_n 155._o the_o article_n of_o the_o treaty_n of_o nurenberg_n be_v there_o confirm_v 160._o a_o diet_n there_o 272._o the_o act_n of_o the_o diet_n at_o ratisbon_n 275._o the_o precedent_n and_o witness_n at_o the_o conference_n 276._o the_o act_n of_o the_o diet_n 278._o the_o decree_n of_o the_o diet_n 283._o they_o promise_v aid_n against_o the_o turk_n ib._n a_o conference_n be_v appoint_v there_o 351._o the_o name_n of_o the_o conferrers_n ibid._n it_o be_v refuse_v by_o the_o papist_n 352._o the_o conference_n open_v 358._o the_o name_n of_o the_o precedent_n ibid._n the_o point_v dispute_v upon_o ibid._n it_o break_v up_o 359._o a_o diet_n there_o 374._o reformation_n in_o germany_n its_o original_a 273._o religion_n those_o of_o the_o reform_a religion_n begin_v to_o form_v a_o league_n 105._o renate_a prince_n of_o orange_n be_v kill_v 327._o reuchlin_n john_n capnio_n commissioned_n to_o examine_v jewish_a book_n 30._o his_o answer_n to_o maximilian_n ibid._n answer_v phefercorne_n book_n ibid._n be_v cite_v to_o mentz_n ibid._n except_v to_o hogostratus_fw-la as_o a_o judge_n ibid._n appeal_n to_o the_o pope_n ibid._n be_v acquit_v at_o rome_n ibid._n die_n 55._o rhodes_n take_v by_o solyman_n 57_o richard_n elector_n of_o trier_n vide_fw-la trier_n ridley_n nicholas_n bishop_n of_o london_n burn_v at_o oxford_n for_o religion_n 619._o rochel_n a_o insurrection_n there_o 304._o quiet_v 305._o rome_n court_n of_o rome_n it_o be_v description_n 24._o a_o great_a inundation_n there_o 137._o roman_a clergy_n vide_fw-la jew_n roman_n vide_fw-la king_n of_o the_o roman_n rotman_n bernard_n preach_v up_o the_o reformation_n at_o munster_n 190._o declare_v himself_o a_o anabaptist_n 192._o s._n samson_n friar_n preach_v indulgence_n at_o zurick_n 22._o savoy_n d._n of_o savoy_n quarrel_n with_o geneva_n 203._o lose_v most_o part_n of_o his_o country_n to_o the_o french_a ibid._n accuse_v the_o french_a king_n 323._o dies_z 602._o saxon_n embrace_v luther_n doctrine_n of_o the_o eucharist_n 97._o saxony_n prince_n of_o saxony_n answer_n to_o the_o arbitrator_n 159._o quarrel_n in_o the_o church_n there_o about_o indifferent_a thing_n 481._o scherteline_n sebastian_n march_v towards_o inspruck_v with_o his_o army_n for_o the_o protestant_n 388._o leave_v the_o camp_n 406._o retire_v from_o strasbourg_n to_o constance_n 418._o a_o fine_a be_v set_v upon_o his_o head_n by_o the_o emperor_n 554._o he_o raise_v man_n in_o germany_n for_o the_o french_a king_n ibid._n be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o emperor_n and_o king_n ferdinand_n 594._o schwabian_a confederates_n beat_v ulric_n d._n of_o wirtemberg_n 80._o they_o refuse_v a_o truce_n with_o the_o boor_n ibid._n they_o rout_n the_o boor_n at_o saltzbourg_n 81._o a_o account_n of_o the_o schwabian_a league_n 82._o the_o schwabian_a city_n mediate_v betwixt_o albert_n and_o the_o city_n of_o noremberg_n 562._o schwinfurt_n a_o town_n upon_o the_o main_a there_o the_o prince_n mediate_v a_o accommodation_n 156._o the_o treaty_n be_v remove_v to_o norenberg_n 160._o sepsy_n vide_fw-la sepusio_fw-la sepusio_n claim_v the_o crown_n of_o hungary_n after_o k._n lewis_n death_n 105._o vide_fw-la vaivod_n of_o transylvania_n dies_z 269._o his_o son_n put_v under_o solyman_n solyman_n protection_n 270._o servetus_n michael_n burn_v at_o genoa_n 593._o seymour_n edw._n d._n of_o somerset_n protector_z of_o k._n edward_n vi_o and_o the_o kingdom_n in_o his_o minority_n 418._o be_v imprison_v 485._o release_v and_o marry_v the_o d._n of_o northumberland_n daughter_n 492._o be_v again_o make_v a_o prisoner_n 528._o and_o behead_v 538._o sforza_n francis_n obtain_v the_o duchy_n of_o milan_n of_o charles_n v._n 122._o marry_v christina_n the_o k._n of_o denmark_n daughter_n 174._o dies_z 180._o sibylla_n of_o cleve_n wife_n to_o john_n frederick_n elector_n of_o saxony_n solicit_v the_o emperor_n for_o her_o husband_n 429._o be_v receive_v gracious_o by_o the_o emperor_n ibid._n she_o die_v 596._o sickius_n francis_n at_o war_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o trier_n 56._o sickness_n sweat_v sickness_n in_o germany_n 121._o sidonius_n michael_n a_o champion_n for_o the_o mass_n at_o augsbourg_n 437._o assist_v in_o compile_v the_o interim_n 454._o sienna_n revolt_v from_o the_o emperor_n 573._o be_v besiege_v by_o the_o d._n of_o florence_n 598._o retake_v by_o the_o emperor_n force_n 615._o sigismond_n take_v cusanus_fw-la prisoner_n 36._o appeal_v from_o the_o pope_n to_o a_o cowcil_n ibid._n call_v the_o council_n of_o constance_n 47._o beg_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o empire_n against_o zisca_n ibid._n sigismond_n k._n of_o poland_n war_n against_o albert_n great_a master_n of_o the_o teutonick_n order_n 99_o make_v he_o d._n of_o prussia_n ibid._n his_o answer_n to_o the_o emperor_n ambassador_n 348._o his_o plea_n give_v in_o by_o his_o ambassador_n alaskia_n about_o the_o duchy_n of_o prussia_n 445._o he_o die_v 450._o sixtus_n iv'_v decree_n concern_v the_o virgin_n mary_n 377._o sleidan_n john_n send_v by_o the_o protestant_n ambassador_n into_o england_n 352._o send_v deputy_n from_o strasbourg_n to_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 529._o he_o applies_z himself_o to_o the_o emperor_n ambassador_n 531._o complain_v of_o gropper_n to_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 535._o join_v with_o the_o wirtemberg_n and_o saxon_a ambassador_n in_o their_o solicitation_n with_o the_o emperor_n ambassador_n 537._o take_v leave_n of_o the_o emperor_n ambassador_n who_o stop_v he_o 545._o leave_v trent_n 546._o deputy_n from_o strasbourg_n to_o the_o french_a king_n 557._o treat_v with_o he_o and_o the_o constable_n ibid._n die_n 638._o smalcald_a a_o town_n in_o franconia_n belong_v to_o the_o landgrave_n of_o hesse_n vide_fw-la protestant_n league_n at_o smalcald_a 142._o the_o confederate_n of_o the_o league_n expostulate_v upon_o the_o motion_n to_o chase_v a_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n 143._o the_o league_n renew_v 189._o a_o convention_n of_o the_o protestant_n there_o 212._o solyman_n make_v war_n in_o hungary_n 50._o take_v belgrade_n 51._o and_o rhodes_n 57_o invade_v hungary_n 103._o besieges_n vienna_n 121._o break_v up_o the_o siege_n ibid._n make_v a_o new_a irruption_n into_o austria_n 161._o his_o troop_n be_v defeat_v ibid._n imprison_v alaski_n ferdinand_n ambassador_n 271._o strangle_v his_o son_n mustapha_n 594._o solmes_n count_n vide_fw-la nave_n spira_n francis_n his_o dismal_a story_n 475._o spires_n bishop_n of_o spire_n appoint_v to_o hear_v reuchlin_n cause_n 30._o decrce_n in_o favour_n of_o he_o against_o hogostratus_fw-la ibid._n a_o diet_n hold_v there_o 103._o the_o state_n there_o differ_v about_o religion_n 104._o but_o their_o breach_n be_v make_v up_o ibid._n and_o they_o make_v a_o decree_n about_o religion_n ibid._n the_o prince_n assemble_v here_o write_v to_o the_o senate_n of_o strasbourg_n about_o the_o mass_n 116._o the_o diet_n there_o assemble_v 118._o they_o refuse_v the_o deputy_n of_o strasbourg_n to_o sit_v in_o the_o diet_n ibid._n they_o make_v a_o decree_n about_o religion_n ibid._n the_o prince_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n protest_v against_o the_o decree_n 119._o as_o also_o the_o free_a 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campegio_n ibid._n and_o parley_n with_o he_o upon_o his_o answer_n 74._o the_o popish_a clergy_n complain_v against_o the_o senate_n to_o the_o
the_o emperor_n 204._o appoint_a of_o the_o committee_n to_o draw_v up_o a_o bull_n for_o the_o call_n of_o a_o council_n ibid._n his_o speech_n at_o worm_n 272._o talk_v with_o spira_n at_o milan_n 475._o turn_v protestant_a 476._o persuade_v his_o diocese_n of_o justinople_n to_o join_v with_o he_o ibid._n be_v persecute_v settle_v in_o the_o valteline_n 477._o and_o thence_o remove_v to_o tube_v ibid._n write_v a_o book_n to_o disswad_v the_o swisser_n from_o send_v to_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 528._o vey_fw-mi a_o lawyer_n of_o baden_n speak_v to_o luther_n from_o the_o commissioner_n at_o worm_n 45._o exhort_v he_o to_o submit_v his_o book_n to_o the_o emperor_n and_o prince_n 46._o vienna_n vide_fw-la solyman_n visconti_n duke_n of_o milan_n their_o pedigree_n 203._o ulm_n receive_v the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o a_o church_n be_v constitute_v there_o 149._o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o emperor_n and_o fine_v 413._o a_o diet_n call_v thither_o 428._o what_o be_v do_v at_o it_o 431._o adjourn_v to_o augsbourg_n 432._o the_o government_n change_v by_o the_o emperor_n 472._o their_o divine_n refuse_v with_o great_a courage_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o interim_n ibid._n their_o minister_n be_v release_v 479._o their_o answer_n to_o albert_n proposal_n 563._o ulric_n duke_n of_o wirtemberg_n claim_v his_o country_n 79._o be_v repulse_v by_o the_o schwabian_a confederate_n 80._o be_v restore_v into_o it_o by_o the_o landgrave_n of_o hesse_n 173._o engage_v to_o be_v feudatary_a to_o ferdinand_n ibid._n and_o recover_v his_o country_n entire_o 174._o he_o acknowledge_v himself_o feudatary_a to_o ferdinand_n 180._o be_v admit_v into_o the_o protestant_a league_n 206._o excuse_n himself_o by_o letter_n to_o king_n francis_n 249._o he_o with_o upper_a germany_n first_o take_v arm_n 380._o write_v supplicatory_a letter_n to_o the_o emperor_n 413._o be_v receive_v upon_o hard_a condition_n 415._o he_o make_v his_o submission_n to_o the_o 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the_o emperor_n as_o far_o as_o he_o can_v 481._o wolsey_n die_v for_o discontent_n 170._o worm_n a_o diet_n call_v thither_o 38._o it_o be_v open_v 41._o luther_n proscribe_v by_o a_o edict_n there_o 48._o a_o diet_n call_v to_o punish_v the_o anabaptist_n 200._o another_o diet_n call_v there_o 201._o a_o convention_n cite_v thither_o 268._o the_o head_n of_o the_o conference_n at_o worm_n 271._o a_o diet_n there_o 343._o z._n zisca_n john_n raise_v a_o war_n in_o bohemia_n against_o sigismond_n in_o revenge_n of_o husse_n death_n 47._o zuinglius_fw-la ulricus_fw-la come_v to_o zurick_n 22._o oppose_v friar_n samson_n about_o indulgence_n ibid._n dissuade_v the_o swisser_n from_o serve_v abroad_o in_o the_o war_n 48._o defend_v himself_o against_o the_o bishop_n of_o constance_n 51._o write_v to_o the_o swisser_n to_o allow_v marriage_n among_o their_o priest_n ibid._n dispute_n with_o john_n faber_n in_o the_o assembly_n at_o zurick_n 57_o acquit_v himself_o of_o the_o accusation_n of_o the_o state_n 66._o preach_v up_o the_o abrogation_n of_o image_n ibid._n differ_v with_o luther_n about_o the_o sacrament_n 97._o will_v not_o go_v to_o the_o conference_n at_o baden_n 105._o dispute_n at_o bern_n 111._o dispute_n with_o luther_n at_o marpurg_n 121._o be_v kill_v 156._o zurick_n vide_fw-la zuinglius_fw-la they_o refuse_v to_o serve_v abroad_o at_o zuinglius_n desire_n 48._o they_o est_fw-fr ablish_v the_o reformation_n 57_o they_o answer_v the_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o other_o canton_n 70._o and_o the_o bishop_n of_o constance_n book_n abort_a image_n 72._o they_o remove_v image_n 76._o they_o expostulate_v with_o the_o other_o cantens_fw-fr about_o the_o seize_v of_o their_o minister_n 77._o the_o mass_n abolish_v there_o 82._o they_o stop_v provision_n from_o the_o other_o canton_n 155._o they_o be_v rout_v in_o battle_n 156._o and_o so_o a_o second_o time_n ibid._n and_o at_o last_o conclude_v a_o peace_n ibid._n the_o minister_n of_o zurick_n answer_n 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betray_v conde_n 73._o she_o pretend_v she_o be_v at_o
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