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prove_v to_o be_v a_o heretic_n a_o murderer_n a_o sodomite_n and_o many_o other_o in_o the_o 8._o session_n john_n wickliff_n and_o his_o forty_o article_n be_v condemn_v 112_o council_n of_o basill_n send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o bohemian_n with_o their_o answer_n 130_o council_n of_o basil_n begin_v 137_o contention_n between_o two_o pope_n 145_o constantinople_n take_v 146_o clement_n the_o seven_o pope_n his_o wicked_a life_n and_o death_n 162_o collins_n for_o hold_v up_o a_o little_a dog_n when_o the_o priest_n be_v at_o mass_n burn_v and_o the_o dog_n with_o he_o 190_o cowbridge_n after_o he_o be_v almost_o starve_v martyr_v at_o oxford_n 191_o cardinal_n poole_n attaint_v of_o high_a treason_n fly_v to_o rome_n 200_o commotion_n in_o oxfordshire_n yorkshire_n norfolk_n and_o suffolk_n 222_o commotion_n in_o oxford_n and_o buckingham_n appease_v by_o the_o lord_n grey_n 224_o commotion_n in_o the_o north._n ibid._n cranmer_z archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n offer_v to_o defend_v the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n 235_o communication_n between_o doctor_n ridley_n and_o secretary_n bourne_n in_o the_o â—ower_n 240_o cranmer_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n send_v to_o oxford_n to_o dispute_v 242_o cat_n apparel_v like_o a_o priest_n hang_v at_o the_o cross_n in_o cheapside_n 244_o cardinal_n pool_n oration_n in_o the_o parlament-house_n 246_o christianus_n king_n of_o denmark_n his_o letter_n to_o q._n mary_n for_o miles_n câ—uâ—rdale_n 256_o causon_n of_o thunder_v in_o essex_n for_o maintain_v the_o truth_n burn_v at_o kayley_n 262_o christopher_n wade_v burn_v at_o dartford_n for_o deny_v the_o real_a presence_n in_o the_o sacrament_n 281_o cornelius_n burgie_n burn_v 295_o cranmer_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n his_o parentage_n and_o education_n he_o be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o emperor_n he_o be_v send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o pope_n he_o seek_v to_o banish_v popish_a error_n and_o to_o reform_v the_o church_n he_o be_v charge_v with_o heresy_n for_o deny_v the_o pope_n power_n he_o be_v condemn_v and_o disgrade_v by_o bonner_n bonner_n oration_n in_o disgrace_n of_o he_o he_o be_v allure_v to_o recant_v by_o fair_a promise_n and_o entreaty_n his_o martyrdom_n from_o fol._n 315._o to_o 32â—_n christopher_n liâ—â—er_o burn_v 322_o cisley_n ormes_n burn_v 343_o cuthbert_n simpson_n martyr_n 354_o christian_a george_n burn_v 357_o christopher_n browne_n burn_v at_o canterbury_n 365_o d._n description_n of_o the_o primitive_a and_o late_a time_n of_o the_o church_n 1_o domitius_n caesar._n 2_o dâ—cius_n tyranny_n against_o christian_n 11_o dane_n enter_v england_n and_o burn_v the_o i_o will_v of_o sheppey_n in_o kent_n 30_o dane_n take_v york_n 32_o dunston_n abbot_n of_o glastenbury_n banish_v by_o eâ—â—_n wine_n 36_o dane_n arrive_v and_o do_v much_o spoil_n 39_o danes_n sudden_o slay_v upon_o s._n brices_n day_n 40_o dane_n begin_v to_o be_v christian_n 41_o diverse_a pope_n at_o one_o time_n 52_o dominican_n or_o black_a friar_n order_v institute_v 78_o divorce_n of_o k._n henry_n the_o eight_o and_o q._n katherine_n 174_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n commit_v 201_o destruction_n of_o merindall_n &_o cabriers_n in_o fr._n 202_o â—od_n alius_fw-la scot_n burn_v at_o calais_n 206_o daâ—id_v beaton_n archb._n and_o cardinal_n in_o scotland_n his_o miserable_a end_n and_o burial_n in_o a_o dunghill_n 215_o duke_n of_o somerset_n protector_n his_o history_n proclamation_n against_o he_o send_v to_o the_o tower_n discharge_v again_o commit_v to_o the_o tower_n again_o arraign_v at_o westminst_n and_o condemn_v behead_v at_o tower-hill_n 230_o 231_o 232_o duke_n of_o northumberland_n behead_v 235_o dagger_n throw_v at_o the_o preacher_n at_o paul_n cross_n ibid._n disputation_n in_o the_o convocation_n house_n about_o the_o sacrament_n 256_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n bring_v to_o the_o tower_n ib._n duke_n of_o suffolk_n behead_v at_o the_o tower-hill_n 239_o derick_n carver_n condemn_v 281_o dunstone_n chittenden_n famish_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o canterbury_n 329_o denis_n burges_n martyr_a at_o lewis_n 332_o denis_n brig_v martyr_v 349_o dunning_n the_o cruel_a chancellor_n sudden_a death_n 356_o e._n evstachius_n a_o captain_n with_o his_o wife_n &_o family_n martyr_v 4_o england_n trouble_v only_o with_o the_o ten_o persecution_n 16_o ethelbert_n king_n of_o kent_n 21_o edwine_n convert_v by_o paulinus_n and_o christen_v at_o york_n 25_o ethelwood_n convert_v the_o people_n of_o southsax_a 26_o empire_n translate_v from_o the_o grecian_n to_o the_o frenchman_n 28_o egbert_n sole_a king_n 30_o ethelwolph_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n succeed_v k._n by_o the_o pope_n dispensation_n his_o superstition_n ibib_fw-la edw._n the_o elder_a subdue_v wales_n and_o scotland_n and_o be_v always_o victorious_a 35_o edmund_n expel_v the_o dane_n and_o be_v slay_v at_o glassenbury_n 36_o edwine_n crown_v at_o kingston_n ibid._n edward_n succee_v edgar_n and_o be_v murder_v 39_o egelred_n king_n ibid._n elphegus_n bishop_n of_o canterbury_n put_z to_z death_n at_o grenwich_n 40_o eldred_n drive_v out_o canutus_n ibid._n edmund_n surname_v ironside_n
escape_v into_o wales_n he_o be_v condemn_v of_o heresy_n and_o treason_n and_o draw_v to_o s._n giles_n in_o the_o field_n hang_v by_o the_o middle_n &_o burn_v 137_o oâ—colampadius_n testimony_n of_o diverse_a good_a man_n 166_o oldman_n of_o buckingham_n burn_v for_o eat_a dacon_n in_o lent_n 181_o ombler_n a_o rebel_n in_o the_o north_n refuse_v the_o king_n pardon_n be_v afterward_o take_v and_o execute_v at_o york_n 224_o p._n pilâ—t_o slay_v himself_o under_o tiberius_n 2_o parmenias_n put_v to_o death_n 3_o persecution_n the_o first_o by_o domitius_n nero._n ibid._n persecution_n the_o second_o by_o domitian_n ibid._n persecution_n the_o three_o under_o trayanus_n 4_o phocas_n bishop_n of_o pontus_n cast_v in_o a_o hot_a furnace_n ibid._n persecution_n the_o four_o under_o antonius_n verus_n 6_o polyâ—arpus_n his_o constancy_n and_o death_n ibid._n persecution_n the_o five_o under_o pertinax_n 7_o parmachus_n with_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n put_v to_o death_n 9_o persecution_n the_o six_o under_o maximinus_n ibid._n persecution_n the_o seven_o under_o decius_n ibid._n persecution_n the_o eight_o 12_o persecution_n the_o nine_o under_o aurelian_a 13_o persecution_n the_o ten_o under_o dioclesian_n 14_o paulâ—s_a church_n in_o london_n build_v by_o ethelbert_n k._n of_o kent_n 21_o phocas_n kill_v mauritius_n the_o emperor_n 24_o pope_n work_n mastery_n against_o the_o greek_a emperor_n 27_o paschalis_n pope_n die_v 50_o pope_n pall_v institute_v 69_o pope_n by_o his_o policy_n levy_n a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n in_o england_n 83_o prophecy_n of_o the_o pope_n persecution_n 91_o pope_n martin_n death_n 137_o pope_n eugenius_n the_o four_o 138_o paul_n craw_n a_o bohemian_a for_o hold_v wickliss_n opinion_n deliver_v to_o be_v burn_v 144_o printing_n the_o ruin_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o antichrist_n invent_v in_o germany_n 145_o philip_n norrice_n a_o irishman_n sore_o trouble_v for_o the_o truth_n 147_o pope_n a_o weaver_n in_o eye_n martyr_v about_o the_o sacrament_n 148_o peake_n burn_v in_o ipswich_n for_o give_v a_o sacrament_n cake_n to_o a_o dog_n ibid._n pius_n the_o second_o pope_n his_o proverbe_n 150_o paulus_n secundus_fw-la pope_n a_o hater_n of_o learning_n &_o learned_a man_n 151_o petrus_n ruerrius_n in_o two_o year_n spend_v 200000._o florin_n &_o permit_v the_o cardinal_n to_o play_v the_o sodomite_n the_o three_o hot_a month_n ibid._n prodigy_n and_o prophecy_n show_v the_o fall_n of_o antichrist_n 154_o petrus_n flistedius_n burn_v at_o collen_n 170_o packington_n a_o favourer_n of_o tindall_n deceive_v the_o bishop_n of_o london_n 171_o patrick_n hamilton_n a_o scottish_a man_n of_o the_o blood_n royal_a burn_v for_o the_o truth_n 175_o pavy_n a_o persecutor_n hang_v himself_o 182_o puttedue_n for_o taunt_a a_o priest_n condemn_v and_o burn_v 191_o peter_n a_o german_a burn_v at_o colchester_n about_o the_o lord_n supper_n ibid._n powell_n hang_v for_o deny_v the_o king_n supremaciy_n 200_o persecution_n in_o calais_n 204_o persecution_n in_o scotland_n 218_o peter_n martyr_n banish_v for_o religion_n out_o of_o england_n 239_o priest_n of_o canterbury_n say_v mass_n one_o day_n and_o the_o next_o preach_v against_o it_o 243_o philip_n prince_n of_o spain_n land_n at_o southampton_n marry_v at_o winchester_n 245_o priest_n do_v penance_n at_o paul_n crosse._n 246_o procession_n through_o london_n for_o their_o conversion_n to_o the_o catholic_n religion_n 249_o patrick_n packington_n martyr_v 284_o persecution_n at_o wenson_n in_o suffolk_n 323_o persecution_n at_o mendlesam_n suffâ—lke_n ibid._n persecution_n in_o coventry_n and_o lichfield_n 329_o philip_n humphreys_n burn_v at_o berry_n 362_o q_o queen_n mary_n crown_v quarrel_n between_o the_o spaniard_n &_o english_a about_o two_o whore_n 248_o queeene_v mary_n say_v to_o be_v with_o child_n ibid._n r_o raâ—enna_n give_v to_o the_o pope_n by_o pipinus_fw-la king_n of_o france_n richard_n ceuâ—r_v the_o lion_n rebellion_n against_o his_o father_n 69_o richard_n the_o first_o king_n of_o england_n 70_o richard_n the_o second_o depose_v 95_o richard_n turmin_n a_o baker_n burn_v in_o smithfield_n 104_o rebel_n overthrow_v and_o execute_v 223_o ridley_n make_v bishop_n of_o london_n 226_o redman_n his_o judgement_n rouch_v certain_a point_n of_o religion_n on_o his_o deathbed_n 227_o ridley_n bishop_n of_o london_n visit_v the_o lady_n mary_n and_o offer_v to_o preach_v before_o she_o which_o she_o refuse_v 233_o his_o conference_n in_o the_o tower_n with_o secretary_n bourne_n 240_o 241_o he_o be_v send_v to_o oxford_n to_o dispute_v 242_o his_o report_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o disputation_n at_o oxford_n ibid._n rise_v a_o minister_n with_o thirty_o man_n and_o woman_n take_v at_o communion_n in_o bow_n church-yard_n 248_o rowland_n taylor_n doctor_n his_o disputtation_n with_o gardner_n his_o cruel_a usage_n and_o constant_a martyrdom_n 255_o robert_n farrar_n bishop_n of_o â—_o david_n in_o wales_n for_o refuse_v to_o subscribe_v to_o certain_a popish_a article_n burn_v at_o caâ—rnaruan_n 260_o rawlins_n white_a burn_v in_o cardiff_n 261_o richard_n hooke_n for_o the_o truth_n end_v his_o life_n at_o chichester_n 284_o richard_n collier_n burn_v at_o canterbury_n ibid._n richard_n wright_n burn_v at_o canterbury_n ibid._n robert_n smith_n his_o examination_n and_o conference_n with_o boâ—ner_n and_o martyrdom_n 285._o to_o 289._o robert_n samuel_n a_o godly_a preacher_n burn_v 290_o roger_n coo_o burn_v at_o yâ—xford_n in_o suffolk_n 291_o robert_n swater_n of_o heath_n burn_v at_o canterbury_n ib._n robert_n glover_n gentleman_n burn_v at_o coventry_n 292_o robert_n picot_n painter_n burn_v at_o ely_n 293_o ridley_n bishop_n of_o london_n his_o parentage_n carry_v to_o oxford_n like_o a_o traitor_n his_o conferencâ—e_n with_o antonian_a his_o protestation_n against_o the_o pope_n authority_n his_o prayer_n at_o his_o martyrdom_n from_o folio_n 292._o to_o 303._o robert_n spicer_n burn_v at_o salisbury_n 32â—_n robert_n drake_n burn_v in_o smithfield_n richard_n spurge_n fuller_n burn_v in_o smithfield_n for_o deny_v the_o real_a presence_n ibid._n richard_n nicoll_n burn_v at_o colchester_n 322_o robert_n bacon_n a_o persecutor_n and_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o truth_n 323_o robert_n lawson_n linen_n weaver_n martyr_n 326_o robert_n bernard_n martyr_v for_o the_o truth_n at_o ay_o ibid._n richard_n woodman_n his_o martyrdom_n 332_o ralphe_n hardin_n a_o persecuter_n of_o george_n eagle_n hang_v 342_o richard_n crashfield_n his_o examination_n and_o martyrdom_n ibid._n ralphe_n alberton_n his_o examination_n before_o bonner_n and_o martyrdom_n at_o islington_n 345_o richard_n roth_n burn_v at_o islington_n ibid_fw-la richard_n gibson_n burn_v in_o smithfield_n 351_o richard_n day_n burn_v at_o colchester_n 357_o raynald_n eastland_n martyr_n ibid_fw-la robert_n southam_n martyr_n ibid_fw-la roger_n holland_n merchant_n tailor_n his_o conference_n with_o bonner_n his_o pprophecy_n of_o the_o cease_n of_o persecution_n and_o martyrdom_n 357._o 358._o 359_o robert_n miles_n burn_v at_o brainford_n 359_o richard_n yeoman_n persecute_v and_o martyr_v 360_o robert_n miles_n alias_o palmer_n burn_v at_o s._n edmundsbury_n 362_o s_o seneca_n put_v to_o death_n 2_o stephen_n martyr_v 3_o simon_n burn_v ibid_fw-la simon_n zelotes_n crucify_v ibid_fw-la simon_n the_o brother_n of_o jude_n sâ—aine_n ibid._n sulpitius_n and_o seruilia_fw-la martyr_v 4_o simpronissâ—_n with_o her_o seven_o son_n martyr_v 5_o severus_n the_o emperor_n slay_v at_o york_n 8_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o easy_a to_o be_v number_v as_o the_o name_n of_o those_o that_o suffer_v under_o decius_n 10_o six_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o christian_a soldier_n martyr_v under_o mauritius_n 14_o simon_n zelotes_n spread_v the_o gospel_n in_o britain_n 19_o synod_n at_o aquisgrane_fw-la 31_o swanus_fw-la spoil_n and_o cruelty_n 40_o his_o sudden_a death_n ibid._n steven_n langhton_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 77_o sauâ—noralâ—a_n a_o learned_a monk_n of_o florence_n burn_v and_o his_o ash_n cast_v into_o the_o river_n 147_o sixtus_n the_o four_o pope_n build_v stew_n of_o both_o kind_n in_o rome_n reduce_v the_o jubilee_n from_o 50_o to_o 25._o year_n institute_n the_o feast_n of_o our_o lady_n canonize_v bonaventure_n &_o francis_n for_o saint_n 151_o scholar_n of_o abbevill_n burn_v for_o take_v the_o host_n from_o the_o priest_n at_o mass_n 162_o soliman_n letter_n to_o the_o great_a master_n of_o rhodes_n ibid._n senate_n of_o bearne_n assign_v disputation_n and_o propound_v their_o article_n 168_o soliâ—an_n the_o turkish_a emperor_n enter_v into_o austria_n with_o a_o great_a army_n and_o besiege_v vienna_n 171_o schism_n in_o holland_n about_o the_o paternost_a 216_o story_n of_o certain_a friar_n of_o orleans_n in_o france_n 218_o story_n of_o certain_a monk_n of_o suevia_n 219_o sanders_n declaration_n for_o disputation_n 244_o steven_n knight_n his_o martyrdom_n and_o his_o prayer_n at_o his_o death_n 264_o steven_n harwood_n burn_v at_o stratford_n for_o the_o truth_n 289_o simon_n join_v burn_v at_o colchester_n 322_o
slave_n he_o marry_v his_o cousin_n niece_n and_o kinswoman_n i_o will_v not_o say_v his_o daughter_n unto_o the_o best_a baron_n and_o earl_n yet_o his_o grandfather_n be_v a_o poor_a ploughman_n and_o his_o father_n a_o cowherd_a and_o have_v thus_o tyrannous_o abuse_v his_o office_n fear_v examination_n flee_v with_o a_o few_o of_o his_o trusty_a servant_n to_o dover_n castle_n to_o have_v steal_v beyond_o sea_n and_o come_v in_o a_o woman_n apparel_n with_o a_o peâ—ce_n of_o cloth_n under_o his_o arm_n and_o a_o meet_a rod_n in_o his_o hand_n be_v take_v upon_o suspicion_n his_o kercheefe_n pluck_v off_o his_o balaams_n mark_n or_o shave_a crown_n appear_v the_o people_n wonder_v raiâ—ed_a and_o spit_v on_o he_o and_o draw_v he_o some_o by_o the_o arm_n some_o by_o the_o leg_n over_o the_o sea_n sand_n until_o they_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o dark_a seller_n with_o shame_n enough_o to_o be_v keep_v till_o the_o council_n â—ent_v for_o he_o to_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n where_o he_o be_v examine_v deprive_v and_o banish_v the_o realm_n after_o restore_v by_o king_n richard_n and_o send_v to_o rome_n but_o die_v by_o the_o way_n as_o king_n richard_n return_v from_o the_o holy_a land_n drive_v by_o diâ—â—resse_n of_o weather_n about_o the_o part_n of_o austria_n 1192_o he_o be_v take_v in_o synaca_n by_o hubald_n duke_n of_o the_o same_o country_n and_o sell_v to_o the_o emperor_n for_o 60000._o mark_n the_o emperor_n write_v of_o the_o matter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n that_o he_o may_v rejoice_v with_o 〈◊〉_d at_o length_n king_n richard_n be_v ransom_v for_o 140000._o crown_n and_o as_o he_o be_v come_v into_o england_n besiege_v a_o castle_n in_o pictavia_n take_v his_o deadly_a wound_n and_o be_v sick_a among_o other_o fulco_n archbishop_n of_o roan_n come_v to_o he_o who_o say_v to_o the_o king_n 1199_o o_o mighty_a king_n thou_o have_v three_o daughter_n very_o vicious_a provide_v good_a husband_n for_o they_o lest_o thou_o incur_v great_a damage_n 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