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that_o city_n persuade_v their_o senate_n to_o write_v to_o that_o of_o strasburg_n to_o send_v they_o peter_n martyr_n to_o be_v his_o successer_n the_o 13_o of_o july_n he_o leave_v strasburg_n to_o the_o great_a sorrow_n of_o many_o who_o love_v he_o for_o his_o incomparable_a learning_n exquilite_fw-la judgement_n great_a civility_n and_o modesty_n and_o his_o other_o rare_a virtue_n about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o archbishop_n and_o cardinal_n of_o pisa_n who_o be_v a_o sicilian_a by_o birth_n travel_v through_o bafil_n to_o the_o emperor_n in_o the_o low_a country_n to_o who_o he_o be_v send_v by_o the_o pope_n the_o cardinal_n of_o carassa_n a_o near_a kinsman_n of_o the_o pope_n have_v be_v send_v some_o small_a time_n before_o to_o the_o king_n of_o france_n there_o be_v a_o report_n which_o be_v also_o confirm_v by_o write_v that_o there_o be_v great_a debate_n between_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o emperor_n and_o that_o thing_n tend_v to_o a_o war_n for_o that_o among_o 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66._o agricola_n vide_fw-la islebius_n aix_n parliament_n of_o aix_n make_v a_o cruel_a decree_n against_o the_o waldenses_n 343._o albert_n of_o brandenburg_n bishop_n of_o mentz_n and_o magdeburg_n 2._o luther_n write_v to_o he_o vide_fw-la luther_n be_v make_v cardinal_n 4._o his_o speech_n to_o the_o elector_n at_o frankfort_n 14._o he_o proclaim_v charles_n the_o five_o election_n 18._o answer_v luther_n letter_n kind_o 31._o make_v a_o speech_n to_o charles_n the_o five_o 37._o be_v concern_v in_o the_o ban_n by_o which_o luther_n be_v proscribe_v 49._o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o protestant_n at_o smalcald_a 153._o dies_z 354._o albert_n of_o brandenburg_n grand_a master_n of_o the_o teutonick_n order_n war_n with_o sigismond_n king_n of_o poland_n 99_o demand_n succour_n from_o germany_n ibid._n swear_v allegiance_n to_o sigismond_n ibid._n marry_v and_o be_v make_v duke_n of_o prussia_n ibid._n what_o he_o do_v be_v rescind_v by_o the_o emperor_n 139._o he_o be_v proscribe_v 161._o he_o assist_v osiander_n and_o banish_v those_o minister_n who_o refuse_v his_o doctrine_n 511._o albert_n marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n assist_v duke_n maurice_n 417._o he_o keep_v rochlitz_n 420._o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n ibid._n set_v at_o liberty_n 428._o go_v into_o france_n to_o mediate_v a_o league_n between_o the_o french_a king_n and_o duke_n maurice_n 549._o his_o declaration_n of_o war_n against_o the_o emperor_n 551._o he_o joins_z d._n maurice_n and_o the_o landgrave_n son_n 555._o he_o waste_v the_o country_n about_o ulm_n 556._o he_o be_v very_o cruel_a to_o the_o noremberger_n 561._o fines_n the_o bishop_n of_o bamberg_n and_o wurtzburg_n 562._o make_v peace_n with_o the_o noremberger_n ibid._n he_o write_v to_o the_o city_n of_o ulm_n to_o yield_v to_o he_o 563._o he_o desert_n the_o confederate_n and_o war_n in_o his_o own_o name_n 567._o break_v in_o upon_o the_o bishop_n of_o mentz_n and_o trier_n ibid._n demand_n his_o chief_a castle_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o trier_n ibid._n he_o fall_v upon_o the_o bishop_n upon_o the_o rhine_n 571._o his_o demand_n of_o the_o strasburger_n ibid._n he_o besieges_fw-fr frankfort_n 572._o make_v war_n against_o the_o bishop_n of_o mentz_n and_o spire_n ibid._n and_o rob_v the_o church_n of_o those_o bishopric_n 573._o be_v receive_v at_o trier_n ibid._n march_n into_o luxemburg_n 574._o make_v a_o peace_n with_o the_o emperor_n 575._o beat_v the_o french_a at_o pont_n a_o mousson_n ibid._n complain_v to_o the_o franconian_a bishop_n 577._o refuse_v a_o accommodation_n at_o heidelberg_n and_o declare_v war_n against_o the_o bishop_n of_o franconia_n 578._o take_v bamberg_n and_o spoil_v the_o country_n ibid._n make_v war_n upon_o duke_n maurice_n 581._o war_n be_v declare_v against_o he_o ib._n his_o answer_n to_o their_o declaration_n 584._o his_o territory_n be_v invade_v ibid._n he_o be_v rout_v by_o d._n maurice_n 585._o write_v a_o letter_n to_o d._n maurice_n subject_n 586._o renew_v the_o war_n against_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 591._o be_v rout_v by_o he_o ibid._n he_o retire_v towards_o france_n 592._o he_o be_v proscribe_v 594._o sue_v in_o vain_a to_o have_v it_o take_v off_o 595._o he_o remonstrate_v to_o the_o diet_n of_o ausburg_n against_o the_o noremberger_n 599._o by_o continue_v the_o war_n he_o be_v at_o last_o out_v of_o all_o 601._o go_v into_o france_n 604._o write_v to_o the_o diet_n at_o frankfort_n ibid._n albert_n count_n mansfield_n go_v against_o muncer_n rabble_n 84._o he_o rout_v they_o ibid._n albert_n of_o brunswick_n kill_v 404._o albertus_n magnus_n vide_fw-la aquinas_n aleander_n hieronymus_n send_v against_o luther_n to_o frederick_n by_o the_o pope_n 38._o make_v a_o cardinal_n 39_o alexander_n de_fw-fr medicis_n recover_v florence_n 132._o be_v kill_v by_o his_o kinsman_n lorenzo_n medicis_n 209._o alaski_n send_v by_o ferdinand_n ambassador_n to_o solyman_n 270._o imprison_v by_o he_o 271._o aloisia_n mother_n to_o francis_n i._o write_v to_o pope_n clement_n during_o his_o captivity_n 98._o make_v a_o league_n with_o henry_n the_o viii_o 102._o amstorfius_n vide_fw-la john_n frederick_n elector_n of_o saxony_n anabaptist_n their_o original_a 110._o their_o doctrine_n at_o munster_n 190._o their_o book_n call_v the_o restitution_n 196._o their_o supper_n ibid._n their_o 28_o apostle_n ibid._n who_o be_v all_o execute_v 197._o they_o write_v to_o the_o landgrave_n 198._o their_o hellish_a doctrine_n ibid._n their_o book_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o christ_n 199._o angelical_a doctor_n vide_fw-la aquinas_n anne_n boleyne_v wise_a to_o hen._n viii_o behead_v 208._o anthony_n d._n of_o lorraine_n forbid_v his_o subject_n to_o read_v luther_n book_n 75._o defeat_v the_o boor_n in_o his_o country_n 81._o kill_v 18000_o of_o they_o ibid._n of_o which_o many_o after_o promise_n of_o life_n be_v grant_v ibid._n he_o negotiate_v a_o peace_n between_o the_o emperor_n and_o french_a king_n in_o vain_a 320._o dies_z 327._o antinomian_o their_o original_a 244._o apparition_z of_o ghost_n frequent_a in_o the_o time_n of_o popery_n 172._o aquinas_n tho._n chief_o quote_v to_o prove_v indulgence_n 3._o study_a at_o cologne_n and_o paris_n 4._o scholar_n to_o albertus_n magnus_n ibid._n saint_a by_o pope_n john_n xxii_o ibid._n die_n an._n 1274._o ibid._n call_v angelical_a doctor_n ibid._n arbitrator_n elector_n of_o mentz_n and_o prince_n palatine_n choose_v to_o mediate_v between_o the_o protestant_a prince_n and_o the_o emperor_n 154._o their_o answer_n to_o the_o prince_n proposition_n 158._o aristotle_n better_a use_v by_o the_o louvain_n doctor_n than_o luther_n 29._o arnstadt_n a_o town_n in_o thuringia_n a_o convention_n of_o protestant_n there_o 251._o arras_n vide_fw-la anthony_n perenot_n granvell_n d'avalos_n ferd._n marquess_z of_o pescara_n hearten_v the_o imperialist_n to_o fight_v at_o pavia_n 79._o accuse_v the_o french_a king_n 295._o augsburg_n a_o diet_n there_o 4._o the_o diet_n at_o ausburg_n remove_v to_o spire_n 97._o they_o embrace_v the_o protestant_a religion_n 109._o commissioner_n to_o frame_v a_o decree_n there_o 135._o the_o tenor_n of_o it_o ibid._n the_o decree_n of_o that_o diet_n 139._o they_o publish_v a_o book_n against_o the_o ecclesiastic_n 212._o they_o promise_v to_o lend_v no_o more_o money_n to_o the_o emperor_n 389._o they_o capitulate_v with_o the_o emperor_n 418._o a_o diet_n call_v to_o ausburg_n 435._o it_o be_v a_o arm_a diet_n 437._o it_o be_v open_v ibid._n a_o decree_n there_o about_o a_o free_a council_n 467._o another_o arm_a diet_n at_o augsburg_n 499._o the_o decree_n of_o the_o diet_n about_o a_o council_n 512._o their_o divine_n examine_v of_o a_o sudden_a by_o granvell_n and_o send_v out_o of_o germany_n 516._o be_v surrender_v to_o d._n maurice_n and_o the_o confederate_a prince_n 555._o great_a contest_v about_o religion_n in_o the_o diet_n 621._o the_o allegation_n of_o the_o papist_n against_o the_o protestant_n 622._o the_o decree_n of_o the_o diet_n 626._o augsburg_n cardinal_n of_o vindicate_v himself_o 633._o augustane_n confession_n read_v to_o charles_n the_o five_o 129._o oppugned_a by_o the_o popish_a divine_n 130._o augustine_n monk_n at_o wittenberg_n forbear_v say_v mass_n 49._o two_o augustine_n friar_n examine_v at_o brussels_n 63._o burn_v 64._o augustus_n sucee_v his_o brother_n maurice_n in_o the_o electorate_v of_o saxony_n 587._o call_v a_o convention_n of_o his_o state_n what_o be_v their_o answer_n to_o his_o proposal_n ibid._n refuse_v to_o appear_v at_o the_o diet_n of_o ausburg_n 612._o austrian_a nobility_n petition_n ferdinand_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n 285._o they_o renew_v their_o instance_n 287._o they_o address_v again_o 628._o their_o reply_n to_o ferdinand_n answer_n 630._o ferdinand_n answer_n to_o their_o reply_n 632._o b_o baden_n a_o disputation_n there_o of_o both_o party_n of_o swisser_n 105._o the_o point_v dispute_v of_o ibid._n bamberg_n wigand_n bishop_n of_o quarrel_n with_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenburg_n 152._o barbarossa_n the_o turkish_a admiral_n take_v castlenovo_n 251._o lie_v with_o his_o fleet_n at_o thoulon_n 314._o he_o besieges_n the_o castle_n of_o nizza_n ibid._n when_o he_o can_v not_o take_v it_o he_o retire_v to_o thoulon_n 316._o as_o he_o retire_v from_o thoulon_n make_v sad_a ravages_n in_o italy_n 326._o barn_n rich._n burn_a at_o london_n 269._o basil-council_n assert_v the_o superiority_n of_o council_n to_o a_o pope_n 10._o oecolampadius_n preach_v there_o 76._o great_a dissension_n about_o religion_n 116._o image_n break_v down_o and_o burn_v upon_o ash-wednesday_n 117_o mass_n abolish_v there_o ibid._n the_o form_n of_o the_o safe_a conduct_n which_o be_v grant_v at_o the_o council_n of_o basil_n 539._o bavaria_n the_o duke_n oppose_v the_o election_n of_o ferdinand_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n 158._o the_o d._n of_o bavaria_n intercede_v for_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 307._o beaton_n david_n cardinal_n archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n kill_v 382._o beckon_v otho_n give_v the_o
christian_n of_o six_o year_n of_o age_n ibid._n john_n succeed_v his_o brother_n frederick_n of_o saxony_n 84._o go_v to_o franckhausen_a against_o muncer_n gang_n ibid._n come_v to_o the_o diet_n at_o augsbourg_n 127._o excuse_n the_o landgrave_n go_v from_o augsbourg_n to_o the_o emperor_n 131._o procure_v the_o removal_n of_o the_o guard_n from_o the_o gate_n of_o augsbourg_n 131._o be_v cite_v by_o the_o emperor_n to_o cologne_n 141._o send_v his_o son_n and_o go_v himself_o to_o smalcald_v 142._o write_v to_o the_o confederate_a prince_n to_o hinder_v a_o election_n of_o a_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n 143._o protest_v by_o his_o son_n against_o ferdinand_n election_n to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o roman_n 144._o plead_v age_n and_o demand_n safe_a conduct_n before_o his_o go_v to_o the_o diet_n at_o spire_n 153._o give_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o elector_n of_o mentz_n and_o the_o prince_n palatine_n 154._o the_o condition_n upon_o which_o he_o will_v acknowledge_v a_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n 157._o dies_z 161._o john_n frederick_n son_n to_o john_n d._n of_o saxony_n answer_v the_o emperor_n and_o pope_n ambassador_n 163._o yield_v to_o acknowledge_v ferdinand_n k._n of_o the_o roman_n 173._o answer_v vergerius_n proposition_n for_o a_o council_n 181._o negotiate_v with_o ferdinand_n to_o stop_v the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o imperial_a chamber_n 185._o go_v to_o smalcald_v 189._o negotiate_v with_o henry_n viii_o of_o england_n 205._o quarrel_n with_o his_o cousin_n george_n d._n of_o saxony_n 206._o he_o communicate_v the_o embassy_n of_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenbourg_n to_o the_o landgrave_n 243._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o brandenbourghers_n embassy_n ibid._n go_v to_o the_o convention_n at_o eysenach_n 244._o quarrel_n with_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 247._o write_v to_o the_o french_a k._n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o d._n of_o wirtemberg_n 249._o he_o send_v ambassador_n into_o england_n 252._o he_o answer_v the_o emperor_n letter_n 263._o quarrel_n with_o naumburg_n about_o a_o bishop_n 288._o put_v in_o amstorfius_n ibid._n make_v war_n upon_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n with_o the_o landgrave_n 298._o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o their_o undertake_n ibid._n their_o answer_n to_o the_o message_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n 299._o intercede_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o the_o d._n of_o cleve_n 313._o accommodates_n with_o king_n ferdinand_n 325._o his_o son_n be_v affiance_v to_o k._n ferdinand_n daughter_n ibid._n write_v to_o the_o emperor_n about_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 354._o he_o arm_n against_o the_o emperor_n 384._o he_o and_o the_o landgrave_n declare_v war_n against_o the_o emperor_n 385._o send_v his_o son_n john_n william_n ambassador_n to_o d._n maurice_n 406._o write_v to_o ulm_n to_o the_o confederate_n for_o assistance_n 409._o be_v in_o danger_n upon_o the_o retreat_n of_o the_o army_n 412._o raise_v contribution_n upon_o papist_n ibid._n write_v to_o the_o state_n of_o d._n maurice_n country_n 414._o besieges_n leipzick_n 417._o take_v most_o of_o maurice_n town_n and_o his_o own_o again_o ibid._n write_v to_o the_o city_n of_o strasbourg_n 419._o take_v rochlitz_n by_o storm_n and_o marquis_n albert_n of_o brandenbourg_n prisoner_n 420._o his_o ambassador_n to_o the_o bohemian_n 424._o he_o take_v some_o town_n from_o d._n maurice_n 425._o be_v overthrow_v at_o the_o forest_n of_o lochawer_n 427._o take_a prisoner_n ibid._n condemn_a to_o die_v ibid._n bear_v it_o brave_o ibid_fw-la accept_v the_o emperor_n proposal_n 428._o absolve_v his_o subject_n from_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n 429._o his_o heroical_a courage_n in_o refuse_v the_o interim_n 462._o he_o be_v use_v with_o great_a harshness_n 463._o declare_v he_o will_v not_o persuade_v his_o son_n to_o receive_v the_o interim_n 469._o be_v carry_v prisoner_n into_o the_o low_a country_n 473._o and_o keep_v with_o the_o emperor_n 474._o be_v bring_v back_o into_o germany_n with_o the_o emperor_n 496._o be_v dismiss_v by_o the_o emperor_n 573._o solicit_v to_o be_v restore_v upon_o maurice_n death_n 587._o dies_z 596._o the_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o the_o elector_n augustus_n 597._o john_n prince_n palatine_a step_n between_o the_o landgrave_n and_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n at_o the_o diet_n of_o spire_n 319._o john_n marquis_n of_o brandenbourg_n answer_v to_o the_o saxon_n and_o landgrave_n letter_n 387â—_n refuse_v the_o interim_n 460._o illebius_n joannes_n agricola_n preach_v up_o antinomianism_n 244._o recant_v 245._o assist_v in_o draw_v up_o the_o interim_n 454._o jubilee_n reduce_v to_o 50_o year_n by_o pope_n clement_n 9_o p._n julius_n ii_o oblige_v to_o call_v a_o council_n in_o 2_o year_n 26._o refuse_v to_o appear_v at_o that_o of_o pisa_n ibid._n call_v another_o at_o the_o church_n of_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr lateran_n in_o rome_n ibid._n excommunicate_v the_o pisan_a cardinal_n 27._o dies_z ibid._n his_o decree_n concern_v appeal_n 35._o p._n julius_n iii_o de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr inaugurate_v 492._o give_v his_o hat_n to_o a_o youth_n ibid._n secure_v parma_n to_o octavio_n farnese_n 492._o publish_v bull_n to_o call_v a_o council_n at_o trent_n 503._o they_o offend_v many_o 505._o cites_n octavio_n farnese_n to_o rome_n 513._o write_v love_o to_o the_o swisser_n 514._o publish_v indulgence_n at_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 542._o publish_v a_o declaration_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o reduction_n of_o england_n 611._o dies_z 614._o k._n king_n of_o the_o roman_n term_n of_o choose_v one_o 157._o the_o manner_n of_o their_o election_n 158._o knight_n the_o ceremony_n of_o their_o creation_n 37._o knipperdoling_n a_o great_a incendiary_n in_o munster_n 193._o make_a public_a hangman_n of_o the_o town_n 194._o be_v take_v at_o the_o storm_n of_o munster_n 201._o and_o execute_v with_o john_n of_o leyden_n 202._o l._n landgrave_n vide_fw-la philip_n landgrave_n of_o hesse_n landre_n francis_n de_fw-la a_o preacher_n at_o paris_n 297._o article_n exhibit_v against_o he_o ibid._n his_o answer_n ibid._n recant_v 309._o latimer_n hugh_n burn_v for_o his_o religion_n at_o oxford_n 619._o langus_n matthew_n bishop_n of_o gurk_n vide_fw-la maximilian_n make_a cardinal_n 27._o lateran_n four_o council_n its_o dignity_n 26._o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n debate_v in_o it_o 27._o lautrec_n lead_v a_o army_n into_o italy_n 110._o take_v alexandria_n and_o pavia_n ibid._n besieges_n naples_n 115._o die_v before_o it_o ibid._n lenoncour_n robert_n cardinal_n make_v bishop_n of_o metz_n 499._o assist_v the_o french_a king_n in_o the_o take_n of_o metz_n 555._o pope_n leo_n x._o publish_v bull_n of_o indulgence_n 1._o send_v cajetan_n to_o the_o diet_n at_o augsbourg_n 4._o summon_v luther_n to_o appear_v at_o rome_n 5._o write_v to_o cajetan_n to_o fetch_v luther_n to_o augsbourg_n and_o to_o command_v all_o person_n to_o declare_v their_o abhorrence_n of_o his_o opinion_n ibid._n write_v to_o frederick_n d._n of_o saxony_n to_o abandon_v luther_n 6._o and_o to_o venize_v to_o command_v he_o to_o take_v care_n of_o luther_n ibid._n publish_v a_o bull_n nou._n 8._o 1518._o for_o indulgence_n 12._o favour_n the_o election_n of_o francis_n i._n 14._o meet_v he_o at_o bononia_n after_o the_o defeat_n of_o the_o swisser_n at_o marignano_n 14._o conclude_v the_o four_o lateran_n council_n 27._o answer_v the_o elector_n of_o saxony_n letter_n 34._o publish_v a_o bull_n against_o luther_n 35._o condemn_v his_o book_n and_o give_v he_o 60_o day_n to_o repent_v ibid._n else_o he_o excommunicate_v he_o 36._o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o swisser_n 48._o and_o with_o charles_n v._n 50._o dies_z ibid._n leva_n antonio_n de_fw-la charles_n v.'s_n general_n in_o provence_n 208._o unsuccessful_a there_o ibid._n lewis_n xii_o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o council_n of_o pisa_n 26._o his_o kingdom_n put_v under_o a_o interdict_v by_o p._n julius_n 27._o lewis_n k._n of_o hungary_n crave_v aid_n from_o the_o diet_n at_o nurenberg_n 54._o overthrow_v by_o solyman_n and_o kill_v 105._o lewis_n prince_n palatine_n stand_v up_o for_o the_o preserve_a luther_n safe_a conduct_n at_o worm_n 44._o send_v ambassador_n to_o smalcald_v to_o the_o protestant_n 153._o dies_fw-la 321._o lewis_n d._n of_o bavaria_n vide_fw-la bavaria_n leyden_n john_n of_o a_o tailor_n 192._o preach_v anabaptism_n at_o munster_n ibid._n incense_v the_o mad_a multitude_n 193._o marry_v matthew_n widow_n 194._o publish_v polygamy_n by_o inspiration_n 195._o be_v make_v king_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n ibid._n administer_v the_o supper_n to_o his_o subject_n 196._o behead_v one_o of_o his_o queen_n 199._o be_v obstinate_a to_o the_o last_o 201._o be_v take_v in_o the_o surprise_n of_o the_o town_n by_o opersteyn_n ibid._n garried_a about_o for_o a_o sight_n 202._o execute_v ibid._n his_o body_n set_v in_o a_o cage_n upon_o a_o tower_n in_o munster_n ibid._n lindaw_n the_o city_n of_o lindaw_n receive_v the_o interim_n 472._o lintz_n a_o town_n of_o austria_n upon_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 emperor_n in_o person_n at_o ulm_n 421._o receive_v the_o interim_n 462._o dies_z 502._o vogelsberg_n sebastian_n raise_v man_n in_o germany_n for_o henry_n king_n of_o france_n 434._o be_v behead_v at_o augsbourg_n for_o it_o 456._o w._n waradin_n george_n martinhausen_n bishop_n of_o make_v a_o cardinal_n 528._o be_v kill_v for_o commotion_n in_o transylvania_n 535._o waldenses_n persecute_v 345._o barbarous_o massacre_v at_o merindol_n 346._o their_o opinion_n 347._o wenceslaus_n emperor_n intercede_v for_o husse_v 46._o wyatt_n sir_n thomas_n rise_v in_o kent_n upon_o queen_n mary_n marry_v king_n philip_n 594._o be_v suppress_v 596._o execute_v 598._o wiclef_n john_n preach_v against_o the_o pope_n in_o england_n 46._o his_o bone_n order_v to_o be_v burn_v by_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n 47._o william_n vide_fw-la bavaria_n winchester_n stephen_n gardiner_n bishop_n of_o he_o write_v a_o reproachful_a book_n against_o bucer_n 340._o be_v imprison_v for_o obstinacy_n 511._o make_a lord_n chancellor_n by_o queen_n mary_n 589._o a_o account_n of_o his_o proceed_n in_o the_o divorce_n of_o henry_n viii_o ibid._n he_o die_v of_o a_o dropsy_n 627._o wirtemberg_n vide_fw-la ulric_n and_o christopher_n wittenberg_n a_o city_n of_o saxony_n upon_o the_o elbe_n and_o a_o university_n 2._o connive_n at_o luther_n ibid._n they_o write_v to_o pope_n leo_n in_o his_o behalf_n 6._o and_o to_o miltitz_n that_o he_o may_v be_v try_v in_o germany_n ibid._n and_o to_o frederick_n in_o excuse_n of_o luther_n proceed_n against_o cajetan_n 12._o the_o university_n abett_v the_o augustine_n in_o not_o say_v mass_n 49._o their_o reply_n to_o frederick_n about_o that_o matter_n 50._o wolfgang_n make_v grand_a master_n of_o prussia_n 324._o his_o plea_n at_o the_o diet_n of_o augsbourg_n about_o the_o teutonic_n order_n 447._o be_v drive_v out_o of_o his_o country_n 571._o wolfgang_n d._n of_o deux-ponts_n absolute_o refuse_v the_o interim_n 480._o yet_o promise_v to_o obey_v 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 gardiner_n book_n 340._o a_o table_n to_o the_o continuation_n a._n albert_n marquis_n of_o brandenburg_n die_v 13._o alva_n war_n on_o the_o pope_n 9_o he_o go_v to_o rome_n 11._o the_o emperor_n ambassador_n to_o the_o electoral_a prince_n to_o carry_v his_o resignation_n 6._o dr._n woton_n english_a ambassador_n in_o france_n 14._o between_o france_n and_o king_n philip_n at_o peronne_n 19_o at_o cambray_n 22._o in_o france_n 27._o to_o the_o diet_n of_o germany_n 28._o the_o pope_n ambassador_n to_o the_o christian_a prince_n and_o to_o the_o council_n 49_o 62._o admit_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o germany_n of_o the_o augustane_n confession_n 63._o refuse_v by_o queen_n elizabeth_n 64._o his_o legate_n to_o trent_n french_a ambassador_n to_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 87._o the_o ambassador_n of_o spain_n receive_v 91._o lansac_n ambassador_n for_o france_n at_o rome_n 94._o the_o french_a ambassador_n protest_v against_o the_o council_n 95._o and_o go_v to_o venice_n 96._o andelot_n marshal_n of_o france_n lose_v the_o favour_n of_o his_o prince_n 19_o suspect_v to_o be_v in_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o bloys_n 43._o send_v for_o succour_n into_o germany_n 78._o be_v in_o the_o battle_n of_o dreux_n 80._o defend_v orleans_n 82._o the_o archbishop_n of_o toledo_n suspect_v of_o heresy_n 48._o a_o assembly_n of_o the_o great_a man_n of_o france_n at_o fountainbleau_n 44._o of_o the_o three_o estate_n decree_v 46._o open_v at_o orleans_n 51._o prorogue_v 52._o reassembled_a at_o pont_n oyse_n 58._o a_o assembly_n of_o the_o delegate_n of_o france_n 68_o b_o babotz_n a_o town_n in_o hungary_n besiege_v 5._o the_o battle_n of_o st._n quintin_n 15._o of_o gravel_v 20._o of_o dreux_n 80._o the_o bavarian_o demand_v the_o cup_n and_o the_o marriage_n of_o their_o clergy_n in_o a_o tumult_n 97._o bellay_v jean_n cardinal_n die_v 50._o the_o bible_n sufficient_a alone_o to_o determine_v the_o controversy_n of_o religion_n 60._o book_n prohibit_v and_o why_o 86._o bona_fw-la sfortia_n queen_n of_o poland_n die_v du_n bourg_n anna_n a_o member_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n offend_v the_o king_n 31._o be_v prosecute_v 32._o condemn_v and_o execute_v 34._o c_o calais_n its_o form_n and_o strength_n 17._o siege_n and_o take_n from_o the_o english_a 18._o proffer_v to_o the_o queen_n 41._o catharine_n de_fw-fr medicis_n queen_n dowager_n of_o france_n make_v regent_n 33._o she_o preserve_v conde_n and_o navarre_n 47._o she_o show_v great_a favour_n to_o the_o protestant_n but_o yet_o underhand_o oppose_v they_o 56._o suspecteâ—h_o the_o nobility_n 57_o excuse_v the_o conference_n of_o poissy_n 60._o dissemble_v the_o rudeness_n of_o laine_n 61._o solicit_v to_o begin_v a_o persecution_n by_o the_o spaniard_n 65._o she_o prohibit_v the_o worship_n of_o image_n 69._o she_o put_v herself_o and_o her_o son_n under_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o conde_n 72._o yet_o out_o of_o fear_n join_v with_o the_o catholic_n lord_n 72._o and_o betray_v conde_n 73._o she_o pretend_v she_o be_v at_o