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cleve_n sue_v to_o the_o emperor_n for_o guelderland_n 266._o his_o treaty_n with_o the_o french_a king_n 277._o marry_v the_o queen_n of_o navarre_n daughter_n ibid._n retake_v duren_n 304._o a_o pacification_n attempt_v between_o he_o and_o the_o emperor_n 307._o submit_v to_o the_o emperor_n 315._o renounce_v his_o league_n with_o france_n and_o demand_v his_o wife_n 316._o intercede_v with_o the_o archbishop_n of_o cologne_n to_o lay_v down_o his_o bishopric_n 418._o coblentz_n a_o town_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o trier_n upon_o the_o confluence_n of_o the_o rhine_n and_o the_o moselle_n 13._o some_o prince_n meet_v there_o to_o quiet_a the_o stir_v of_o munster_n 197._o cologne_n university_n condemn_v luther_n write_n 27._o condemn_v and_o burn_v reuchlin_n book_n 30._o the_o elector_n of_o cologne_n herman_n call_v a_o provincial_a council_n 209._o endeavour_n a_o reformation_n 310._o confer_v with_o bucer_n ibid._n oppose_v by_o the_o clergy_n 311._o who_o publish_v their_o antididagma_a ibid._n and_o oppose_v bucer_n ibid._n the_o bishop_n mediates_n for_o the_o duke_n of_o cleve_n 313._o the_o clergy_n plead_v against_o their_o archbishop_n 340._o they_o appeal_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o emperor_n ibid._n the_o archbishop_n answer_v their_o appeal_n ibid._n they_o subscribe_v the_o appeal_n 341._o the_o archbishop_n be_v cite_v by_o the_o emperor_n and_o the_o pope_n 351._o answer_n to_o his_o citation_n to_o the_o emperor_n 352._o appeal_v to_o a_o council_n 411._o the_o archbishop_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o pope_n 417._o he_o be_v persuade_v to_o resign_v his_o bishopric_n 418._o vide_fw-la adolph_n count_n schauwenbourg_n herman_n the_o old_a bishop_n die_v 573._o conclave_n the_o ceremony_n there_o practise_v in_o the_o choose_n of_o pope_n 489._o confederate_a prince_n against_o charles_n the_o v._o propose_v condition_n to_o he_o 109._o vide_fw-la maurice_n consecration_n of_o all_o sort_n bell_n church_n altar_n etc._n etc._n 481_o 482._o constance_z council_z decree_v a_o pope_n subject_n to_o a_o council_n 9_o that_o safe_a conduct_n shall_v be_v null_a to_o declare_v heretic_n 47._o that_o the_o laity_n shall_v communicate_v in_o one_o kind_a ibid._n the_o bishop_n of_o constance_n hugh_n oppose_v zuinglius_fw-la 51._o send_v a_o book_n about_o image_n to_o the_o senate_n at_o zurich_n 72._o they_o abolish_v popery_n 112._o they_o send_v deputy_n with_o humble_a submission_n to_o the_o emperor_n 469._o their_o bishop_n die_v of_o a_o apoplexy_n ibid._n they_o repulse_n the_o spaniard_n who_o will_v seize_v the_o town_n 470._o upon_o their_o be_v proscribe_v they_o desire_v the_o swisser_n to_o intercede_v for_o they_o 471._o they_o surrender_v entire_o to_o the_o house_n of_o austria_n 474._o the_o condition_n upon_o which_o k._n ferdinand_n receive_v they_o ibid._n contarini_n card._n the_o pope_n legate_n at_o ratisbon_n his_o opinion_n at_o the_o diet_n 279._o his_o exhortation_n to_o the_o bishop_n 280._o his_o 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 teutonick_n order_n 99_o solicit_v char._n v._n for_o aid_n against_o albert_n the_o late_a grand_a master_n 139._o which_o be_v grant_v ibid._n the_o emperor_n in_o the_o diet_n of_o ratisbon_n ratify_v cronberg_n title_n 161._o cusanus_fw-la nicolaus_n cardinal_n vide_fw-la sigismond_n d_o decius_n philip_n write_v for_o the_o council_n of_o pisa_n 27._o denmark_n vide_fw-la christiern_n k._n of_o denmark_n send_v no_o aid_n to_o the_o protestant_n 415._o his_o ambassador_n intercede_v for_o the_o landgrave_n 534._o deux-ponts_n vide_fw-la wolfgang_n d._n of_o deux-ponts_n diazi_n john_n go_v to_o the_o conference_n at_o ratisbon_n 365._o be_v earnest_o persuade_v by_o malvenda_n to_o turn_v papist_n 366._o and_o by_o his_o brother_n alfonso_n diazi_n ibid._n go_v to_o newbourg_n ibid._n be_v assassinate_v there_o 367._o the_o ruffian_n flee_v to_o inspruck_a ibid._n ditlebius_n valentine_n his_o letter_n to_o frederick_n 33._o doria_n andrew_n a_o genoese_a char._n v_n admiral_n 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 the_o collocutor_n 282._o eckius_fw-la a_o lawyer_n draw_v up_o luther_n charge_n at_o worm_n 42._o question_v he_o if_o he_o will_v defend_v his_o book_n ibid._n reply_v to_o luther_n plea_n 44._o command_v he_o to_o leave_v worm_n 46._o edward_n vi_o of_o england_n bear_v 232._o succeed_v his_o father_n 418._o beat_v the_o scot_n by_o the_o d._n of_o somerset_n 440._o establish_v the_o reformation_n in_o england_n 443._o publish_v a_o declaration_n about_o the_o war_n in_o scotland_n 454._o the_o mass_n be_v abolish_v in_o england_n 463._o the_o admiral_n the_o d._n of_o somerset_n brother_n be_v behead_v for_o treason_n 479._o trouble_n in_o his_o reign_n 485._o conclude_v a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n with_o france_n 492._o and_o a_o peace_n conclude_v 495._o bologne_n restore_v to_o the_o french_a ibid._n he_o die_v 585._o egmont_n charles_n count_n die_v 240._o eldo_n mathias_n vicechancellor_n to_o char._n v._o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o german_a prince_n 212._o his_o speech_n to_o they_o at_o smalcald_a 213._o his_o reply_n ex_fw-la tempore_fw-la to_o their_o answer_n 218._o he_o solicit_v
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 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