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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
danube_n 12._o lion_n nine_o person_n burn_v there_o for_o heresy_n 587._o de_fw-fr lyre_n be_v send_v to_o the_o landgrave_n with_o condition_n 442._o locust_n in_o germany_n 298._o lorrain_n cardinal_n of_o harangue_n to_o the_o pope_n about_o a_o council_n 443._o louvain_n divine_v rail_v at_o luther_n 21._o condemn_v his_o write_n 27._o censure_v they_o public_o 31._o they_o propose_v article_n against_o the_o reformation_n which_o the_o emperor_n ratify_v 343._o lubecker_n make_v war_n against_o christian_a k._n of_o denmark_n son_n to_o frederick_n 203._o lucern_n one_o of_o the_o swisse-canton_n vide_fw-la swisser_n they_o study_v to_o introduce_v the_o reformation_n there_o but_o in_o vain_a 618._o luther_n martin_n preach_v against_o indulgence_n at_o wittenberg_n in_o 1517._o 2._o write_v octob._n 31._o to_o albert_n bishop_n of_o mentz_n and_o magdebourg_n against_o it_o ibid._n publish_v 95_o thesis_n against_o indulgence_n purgatory_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n send_v a_o explication_n of_o they_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o brandenbourg_n and_o to_o stupitz_n ibid._n vindicate_v himself_o to_o pope_n leo_n ibid._n answer_v eckius_fw-la 3._o answer_v prierias_n dialogue_n ibid._n rejoin_v upon_o silvester_n reply_n 4._o answer_n hogostratus_fw-la ibid._n desire_v that_o his_o cause_n may_v be_v hear_v in_o germany_n 6._o be_v urge_v to_o retract_v his_o thesis_n by_o cajetan_a at_o augsbourg_n 7._o submit_v to_o the_o pope_n but_o refuse_v to_o recant_v ibid._n refer_v himself_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o german_a university_n with_o that_o of_o paris_n ibid._n give_v his_o opinion_n in_o write_v to_o cajetan_n 8._o go_v from_o augsbourg_n two_o day_n after_o ibid._n and_o write_v to_o cajetan_n when_o he_o go_v away_o to_o excuse_v himself_o ibid._n appeal_n from_o the_o pope_n not_o right_o inform_v to_o his_o determination_n after_o full_a information_n 9_o luther_n answer_v frederick_n letter_n excuse_v his_o retreat_n from_o augsbourg_n 11._o he_o appeal_v from_o the_o pope_n to_o a_o general_n council_n 12._o he_o write_v submissive_o to_o pope_n leo_n 13._o go_v to_o leipzick_n to_o dispute_v 21._o oppose_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n against_o eckius_fw-la 22._o write_v submissive_o to_o the_o pope_n at_o miltitz'_v desire_n 23._o his_o character_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n 24._o make_v proposal_n for_o peace_n ibid._n write_v a_o book_n of_o christian_a liberty_n 25._o another_o call_v tessaradicus_n ibid._n and_o about_o confession_n and_o vow_n ibid._n and_o communion_n in_o both_o kind_n ibid._n he_o anwser_n the_o louvain_n and_o cologne_n divine_v 27._o he_o write_v to_o charles_n v._n 31._o and_o to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n ibid._n and_o submissive_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o mentz_n 32._o and_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o mersburgh_n 33._o oppose_v the_o pope_n bull_n and_o appeal_v to_o a_o general_n council_n 36._o write_v about_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n ibid._n condemn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o seven_o sacrament_n ib._n write_v against_o the_o pope_n bull_n ibid._n his_o book_n burn_v by_o the_o pope_n messenger_n to_o frederick_n 39_o he_o burn_v the_o canon-law_n and_o the_o pope_n bull_n ibid._n his_o reason_n for_o it_o ibid_fw-la 40._o answer_v ambrose_n catharinus_n 40._o promise_v to_o appear_v at_o worm_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o frederick_n 41._o be_v put_v into_o the_o bull_n de_fw-fr coena_fw-la domini_fw-la 42._o turn_v it_o into_o high-dutch_a and_o write_v animadversion_n ibid._n go_v to_o worm_n ibid._n be_v dissuade_v from_o it_o ibid._n to_o no_o purpose_n ibid._n own_v his_o book_n ibid._n take_v time_n to_o consider_v of_o his_o defence_n ibid._n have_v a_o day_n allow_v ibid._n plead_v to_o his_o accusation_n before_o the_o emperor_n and_o state_n 43._o answer_n eckiu's_fw-mi return_v upon_o his_o plea_n 44._o meet_v commissioner_n who_o be_v to_o hear_v he_o private_o ibid._n his_o answer_n to_o the_o commissioner_n 45._o parley_n with_o they_o 46._o submit_v to_o the_o next_o general_n council_n ibid._n go_v home_n from_o worm_n ibid._n write_v to_o the_o emperor_n for_o protection_n upon_o the_o road_n ibid._n and_o to_o the_o state_n ibid._n droll_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o parisian_a censure_n of_o his_o book_n 47._o write_v letter_n to_o strengthen_v his_o friend_n in_o his_o retirement_n 49._o and_o book_n against_o the_o mass_n and_o monastic_a vow_n and_o one_o against_o latomus_fw-la ibid._n answer_v henry_n the_o viii_o sharp_o 50._o return_v to_o wittenberg_n 51._o excuse_n it_o to_o frederick_n ibid._n disapprove_v the_o take_n down_o of_o image_n 52._o he_o write_v to_o the_o bohemian_n to_o persuade_v they_o to_o unity_n 53._o write_v against_o false_a bishop_n ibid._n call_v himself_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n ibid._n refuse_v to_o stand_v to_o the_o determination_n of_o any_o under_o god_n 54._o translate_v adrian_n instruction_n to_o the_o diet_n with_o remark_n 60._o interpret_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o diet_n at_o nuremberg_n 64._o and_o add_v thereto_o a_o discourse_n against_o private_a mass_n 65._o admonish_v the_o prince_n of_o germany_n 75._o write_v de_fw-fr servo_n arbitrio_fw-la against_o erasmus_n ibid._n warn_v the_o saxon_n of_o muncer_n 86._o write_v a_o book_n to_o prevent_v sedition_n ibid._n his_o answer_n to_o the_o demand_n of_o the_o boor_n in_o schwabia_n 90._o his_o monitory_a epistle_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o nobility_n 94._o his_o general_n epistle_n to_o nobility_n and_o boor_n 95._o his_o alarm_n against_o the_o boor_n 96._o censure_v as_o too_o sharp_a ibid._n he_o defend_v it_o afterward_o ibid._n write_v against_o caralostadius_n about_o the_o eucharist_n 97._o undertake_v his_o protection_n upon_o his_o submission_n ibid._n marry_v a_o num_fw-la ibid._n differ_v with_o zuinglius_fw-la about_o the_o eucharist_n ibid._n write_v submissive_o to_o henry_n viii_o 100_o and_o to_o george_n d._n of_o saxony_n 101._o complain_v of_o k._n henry_n answer_n 102._o have_v a_o conference_n with_o zuinglius_fw-la at_o marpurgh_n 121._o write_v to_o the_o bishop_n at_o the_o diet_n of_o augsbourg_n 140._o comfort_n melancthon_n ibid._n he_o defend_v the_o league_n of_o smalcald_a 148._o he_o persuade_v the_o leipzicker_n to_o continue_v protestant_n 168._o he_o justify_v himself_o from_o the_o charge_n of_o rebellion_n ibid._n quarrel_n with_o erasmus_n 170._o write_v against_o the_o anabaptist_n at_o munster_n 199._o write_v against_o the_o draught_n of_o a_o reformation_n publish_v by_o the_o delegate_n cardinal_n 238._o write_n against_o the_o antinomian_o 244._o preach_v at_o leipzick_n 250._o he_o publish_v a_o book_n about_o the_o authority_n of_o council_n ibid._n he_o write_v against_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 272._o he_o install_v amstorfius_n 288._o write_n against_o phlugius_fw-la ib._n write_v a_o camp_n sermon_n for_o those_o who_o go_v against_o the_o turk_n 292._o his_o opinion_n about_o magistracy_n 293._o his_o second_o camp_n sermon_n 294._o his_o prayer_n against_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o turk_n 295._o he_o write_v about_o the_o sacrament_n 340._o answer_n what_o the_o louvain_n doctor_n write_v against_o the_o reformation_n 343._o publish_v a_o book_n against_o the_o roman_a hierarchy_n 349._o his_o thesis_n about_o government_n ib._n his_o ludicrous_a picture_n about_o the_o pope_n ibid._n write_v to_o dissuade_v the_o protestant_n from_o release_v the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 354._o he_o go_v to_o isleben_n to_o be_v a_o arbitrator_n between_o the_o count_v mansfield_n 362._o fall_v sick_a ibid._n his_o prayer_n 363._o dies_z ibid._n be_v bury_v at_o wittenberg_n ibid._n his_o life_n ibid._n his_o skill_n in_o the_o german_a language_n ibid._n his_o undaunted_a courage_n ibid._n m._n magdebourg_n refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o emperor_n 434._o be_v proscribe_v 436._o in_o great_a distress_n upon_o that_o account_n 485._o they_o publish_v a_o manifesto_n 486._o another_o manifesto_n of_o they_o 496._o they_o be_v by_o the_o d._n of_o mecklenbourg_n 500_o condition_n be_v propose_v to_o they_o 501._o they_o publish_v a_o three_o declaration_n ibid._n they_o sally_n out_o brisk_o upon_o maurice_n 502._o they_o answer_v the_o deputation_n of_o their_o own_o state_n 502._o they_o overcome_z d._n maurice_n in_o a_o sally_n and_o take_v the_o d._n of_o mecklenbourg_n prisoner_n 505._o they_o be_v solicit_v to_o surrender_v 506._o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o state_n and_o clergy_n against_o they_o ibid._n their_o answer_n to_o it_o 508._o a_o mutiny_n in_o the_o town_n 515._o they_o accept_v of_o a_o peace_n 528._o their_o preacher_n vindicate_v themselves_o to_o d._n maurice_n 529._o they_o get_v credit_n by_o their_o constancy_n ibid._n malvenda_n open_v the_o conference_n at_o ratisbon_n 359._o treat_v of_o justification_n ibid._n answer_v bucer_n ibid._n mantua_n a_o council_n call_v to_o meet_v there_o by_o p._n paul_n iii_o 207._o the_o d._n of_o mantua_n demand_v a_o garrison_n before_o the_o council_n shall_v sit_v 230._o marcellus_n ii_o choose_a pope_n 615._o die_v after_o a_o reign_n of_o 22_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 city_n 120._o a_o diet_n call_v thither_o 152._o remove_v to_o ratisbon_n 155._o another_o diet_n call_v there_o 288._o a_o mighty_a full_a diet_n 317._o a_o decree_n there_o which_o anger_v the_o papist_n 325._o state_n of_o the_o empire_n some_o at_o ratisbon_n desire_v to_o refer_v every_o thing_n to_o the_o pope_n legate_n 279._o they_o treat_v with_o though_o d._n of_o cleve_n to_o restore_v guelderland_n 285._o they_o send_v a_o message_n from_o nurenberg_n to_o the_o saxon_a and_o landgrave_n about_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 299._o write_v to_o the_o swisser_n not_o to_o aid_v the_o french_a king_n 321._o they_o acquaint_v maurice_n the_o elector_n of_o brandenbourg_n with_o the_o emperor_n resolution_n about_o the_o landgrave_n 442._o strasbourg_n priest_n marry_v there_o 66._o the_o bishop_n cite_v they_o ib._n they_o justify_v themselves_o ibid._n the_o bishop_n write_v to_o campegio_n complain_v of_o the_o senate_n 73._o the_o senate_n justify_v themselves_o to_o 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