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by_o god_n providence_n and_o overcome_v the_o dane_n cause_v they_o to_o be_v christen_v 33_o adelstane_n crown_v king_n at_o kingston_n force_v the_o briton_n to_o pay_v he_o tribute_n send_v his_o brother_n to_o sea_n in_o a_o old_a boat_n build_v monastery_n for_o the_o release_n of_o his_o sin_n 35_o anselm_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n accuse_v henry_n the_o first_o king_n of_o england_n to_o the_o pope_n he_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o his_o bishopric_n and_o good_n 50_o anacletus_fw-la pope_n 51_o arnulphus_n a_o priest_n put_v to_o death_n for_o preach_v against_o the_o avarice_n and_o incontinency_n of_o the_o clergy_n 51_o adrian_n the_o four_o a_o englishman_n pope_n 52_o choke_v with_o a_o fly_n 54_o avarice_n of_o the_o popish_a prelate_n 80_o amadeus_n duke_n of_o savoy_n choose_a pope_n 138_o abraham_n of_o colchester_n burn_v for_o maintain_v the_o truth_n 142_o alexander_n the_o six_o poison_n the_o turk_n brother_n for_o 2000_o florin_n 151_o abiuration_n in_o henry_n the_o eight_o his_o time_n refer_v to_o the_o book_n at_o large_a 126_o adulphus_n clarbachus_n burn_v for_o maintain_v the_o truth_n at_o colen_n 170_o article_n against_o cardinal_n wolsey_n 171_o andrew_n hewit_n a_o prentice_n burn_v for_o maintain_v froth_n opinion_n 183_o anne_n of_o bullen_n her_o charitable_a &_o good_a work_n 184_o article_n agree_v upon_o in_o parliament_n 196_o abel_n hang_v for_o the_o supremacy_n 200_o anthony_n pierson_n burn_v at_o windsor_n 201_o adam_n damlip_n his_o persecution_n and_o martyrdom_n at_o calais_n 205_o anne_n askew_n her_o confession_n condemnation_n persecution_n and_o martyrdom_n 207._o 208._o adam_n wallace_n martyre_v in_o scotland_n for_o hold_v the_o mass_n to_o be_v idolatry_n 215_o altar_n in_o church_n pull_v down_o 226_o anne_n potten_v burn_v the_o next_o after_o samuel_n for_o profess_v the_o truth_n 290_o anthony_n burward_n of_o calais_n for_o say_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n be_v a_o idol_n burn_v at_o canterbury_n 291_o alexander_n the_o keeper_n of_o newgate_n his_o cruelty_n to_o m._n philpot_n and_o his_o man_n 311_o agnis_fw-la south_n about_o the_o sacrament_n of_o penance_n condemn_v and_o burn_v 314_o anne_n albright_n for_o deny_v the_o realty_n in_o the_o sacrament_n condemn_v and_o burn_v ibid._n agnes_n potten_v burn_v at_o ipswich_n 320_o adam_n foster_n husbandman_n martyr_n 326_o askin_n a_o constant_a martyr_n 327_o alice_n potkins_n starve_v to_o death_n 329_o agnes_n stamley_n burn_v 331_o alexander_n horsman_n martyr_n 332_o ambrose_n die_v in_o maidstone_n goal_n 339_o agnes_n siluerside_n alias_o smith_n condemn_v 340_o agnes_n banger_n martyr_v 348_o anne_n try_v martyr_n 349_o alexander_n lane_n martyr_n 362_o alexander_n gouch_v martyr_v ibid_fw-la alice_n driver_n a_o constant_a martyr_n ibid._n alice_n snoth_v burn_v at_o canterbury_n 365._o b_o bartholmew_n crucify_v and_o behead_v
choose_v king_n by_o the_o citizen_n of_o london_n and_o noble_n 41_o edricus_n kill_v edmund_n ibid._n edward_n the_o son_n of_o emma_n choose_v king_n and_o crown_v at_o winchester_n ibid._n elinor_n cobham_n banish_v into_o the_o isle_n of_o man._n 147_o elizabeth_n samson_n convent_v for_o speak_v against_o pilgrimage_n ibid._n elizabeth_n burton_n call_v the_o holy-maid_n of_o kent_n a_o notable_a imposter_n put_v to_o death_n 184_o edward_n the_o six_o king_n of_o england_n restore_v the_o scripture_n in_o the_o mother_n tongue_n 220_o edward_n the_o six_o die_v his_o prayer_n at_o his_o death_n 233_o 234_o elizabeth_n warne_n martyr_n 285_o edward_n sharp_a like_o pure_a gold_n try_v in_o the_o fire_n 329_o edmund_n allen_n and_o katherine_n his_o wife_n martyr_n 332_o elizabeth_n a_o blind_a maid_n martyr_n ibid._n elizabeth_n hooper_n burn_v 339_o ellen_n euring_n deny_v the_o law_n set_v out_o by_o the_o pope_n condemn_v 340_o elizabeth_n falke_v examine_v and_o condemn_v ibid._n f._n fredericke_n the_o emperor_n overthrow_v by_o the_o venetian_n and_o take_v 54_o franciscan_n order_n begin_v 78_o frederick_n the_o second_o emperor_n persecute_v by_o pope_n 83_o four_o and_o twenty_o burn_v in_o paris_n 185_o five_o burn_v in_o scotland_n 186_o fetherston_n for_o deny_v the_o supremacy_n hang_v 200_o friar_n burn_v at_o rochestâ—r_n 343_o g._n godwin_n forswear_v himself_o choke_v 42_o gregory_n the_o eight_o pope_n 50_o grosthead_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n 84_o george_n carpenter_n burn_v 167_o george_n constantine_n apprehend_v for_o heresy_n 171_o geoffrey_n lon_n for_o disperse_v of_o luther_n book_n force_v to_o abiuâ—â—_n 178_o giles_n germaâ—e_n burn_v at_o s._n giles_n in_o the_o field_n 192_o george_n blage_n knight_n imprison_v and_o condemn_v for_o speak_v against_o the_o mass_n but_o pardon_v 209_o george_n wizard_n of_o scotland_n his_o persecution_n and_o martyrdom_n 214_o gardner_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n send_v to_o the_o tower_n 220_o gernsey_n and_o gersey_n invade_v by_o the_o french_a 225_o gardner_n a_o englishman_n cruel_o torment_v at_o lisbon_n in_o portugal_n for_o maintain_v of_o the_o truth_n 228_o gibbet_n set_v up_o for_o wiat_n soldier_n 244_o gardner_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n his_o sermon_n at_o paul_n cross_n 247_o gardner_n call_v the_o preacher_n before_o he_o at_o saint_n mary-oueries_n 249_o god_n judgement_n upon_o the_o parson_n of_o arundel_n 264_o george_n marsh_n cruel_o use_v and_o burn_v 267_o george_n tankerfield_n of_o london_n cook_n condemn_v 285_o george_n king_n die_v in_o prison_n ibid._n george_n catmer_n burn_v 290_o george_n broadbridge_n burn_v at_o canterbury_n 291_o gardner_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n his_o history_n and_o death_n 303_o george_n soper_n burn_v at_o canterbury_n 304_o george_n park_n burn_v at_o canterbury_n ibid._n george_n ambrose_n fuller_n burn_v in_o smithfield_n 327_o george_n stephens_n martyr_v 332_o george_n eagle_n alias_o trudgeover_o hang_v draw_v and_o quarter_v between_o two_o thief_n 342_o george_n eagle_n sister_n burn_v 343_o h._n hieraclius_n cut_v off_o the_o pope_n hand_n &_o foot_n 24_o harold_n last_v king_n of_o the_o saxon_n 42_o hildebrana_n pope_n a_o sorcerer_n 45_o honorious_a the_o second_o pope_n 51_o he_o be_v take_v with_o whore_n ibid._n henry_n the_o first_o king_n of_o england_n die_v ibid._n henry_n the_o second_o his_o penance_n for_o the_o death_n of_o becket_n 67_o he_o divide_v the_o realm_n into_o six_o part_n and_o ordain_v justice_n of_o assize_n 68_o his_o great_a fame_n and_o large_a dominion_n ibid._n henry_n the_o son_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o his_o disobedience_n and_o death_n 69_o hildegris_n be_v a_o prophetess_n 79_o henry_n the_o three_o king_n of_o england_n 81_o henry_n the_o five_o crown_v 104_o hugh_n pie_n of_o ludney_n for_o hold_v sundry_a opinion_n contrary_a to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n accuse_v and_o purge_v before_o the_o bishop_n of_o norwitch_n 141_o henry_n the_o fift_v cruel_a commition_n for_o attach_n sundry_a suspect_v of_o lolardy_n ibid._n harman_n peterson_n commit_v to_o the_o counter_a for_o not_o be_v confess_v in_o lent_n 161_o henry_n voz_fw-mi burn_v at_o brussel_v for_o maintain_v luther_n opinion_n 161_o henry_n sudphen_n of_o breame_n his_o piety_n persecution_n and_o martyrdom_n 163._o 164._o henry_n the_o 8._o entitle_v defender_n of_o the_o faith_n 170_o his_o solemnity_n at_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o title_n of_o defender_n of_o the_o faith_n ibid._n henry_n finmore_n taylor_n burn_v at_o windsor_n 201_o haruy_n a_o commissary_n a_o persecutor_n hang_v draw_v and_o quarter_v 206_o homes_n a_o yeoman_n of_o the_o guard_n his_o cruel_o to_o doctor_n taylor_n 261_o higbed_n of_o horden_n burn_v at_o horden_n 262_o humphrey_n middleton_n martyre_v at_o canterbury_n 280_o henry_n laurence_n burn_v at_o canterbury_n 284_o hugh_n latimer_n bishop_n of_o worcester_n his_o conference_n with_o antonian_a his_o parentage_n his_o godly_a sermuns_n his_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a and_o needy_a accuse_v of_o heresy_n his_o subscription_n to_o certain_a article_n propound_v unto_o he_o he_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n his_o prayer_n for_o the_o lady_n elizabeth_n his_o martyrdom_n at_o oxford_n with_o bishop_n ridley_n from_o folio_n 293._o to_o 303._o hugh_n lame_a rock_n a_o old_a lame_a man_n burn_v at_o stratford_v the_o bow_n 322_o hooke_n burn_v at_o chester_n 329_o hugh_n fox_n burn_v in_o smithfield_n 354_o henry_n pond_n burn_v in_o smithfield_n 362_o i_o ierusalem_n destroy_v by_o tytus_fw-la &_o vespasian_n 2_o john_n banish_v to_o bathmos_fw-la 3_o judas_n thadeus_n slay_v ibid._n iraeneus_n with_o many_o other_o martyre_v 8_o ignatius_n martyr_n 4_o jue_v king_a of_o west_n saxon_n go_v to_o rome_n 26_o innocentius_n the_o second_o pope_n 51_o john_n king_n of_o england_n 71_o john_n claydon_n a_o currier_n burn_v in_o smithfield_n 104_o john_n hus_n his_o history_n his_o article_n put_v to_o he_o his_o answer_n his_o constant_a end_n 113._o 114._o 115._o jerome_n of_o prage_n his_o hard_a usage_n and_o marryrdome_n 125._o 126._o john_n wadden_n priest_n burn_v 142_o john_n wendham_n of_o alborough_n cruel_o handle_v for_o maintain_v the_o truth_n ibid._n john_n beverley_n whip_v for_o the_o truth_n ibid._n iâ—hn_n stelley_o of_o flixton_n force_v to_o abjure_v 143_o john_n burrell_n force_v to_o abjure_v ibid._n john_n finch_n force_v to_o do_v penance_n ibid._n jubilee_n at_o rome_n 145._o 146._o julius_n the_o second_o pope_n exceed_v all_o his_o predecessor_n in_o iniquity_n 151_o john_n coin_n for_o contemn_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o not_o receve_v at_o easter_n die_v at_o saint_n martin_n 160_o james_n gossen_n dutchman_n commit_v for_o not_o receive_v at_o easter_n 161_o john_n wiâ—cock_n a_o scotish_n friar_n commit_v for_o preach_v against_o holy_a water_n and_o purgatory_n ibid._n john_n esry_n burn_v ibid._n john_n athelane_n burn_v 165_o john_n thewxbury_n burn_v in_o smithfield_n 179_o john_n randall_n find_v in_o his_o study_n hang_v in_o his_o girdle_n 180_o john_n frith_n martyr_a 18â—_n john_n lambert_n martyr_v 187._o 188_o john_n painter_n burn_v 192_o injunction_n set_v out_o in_o the_o 38._o year_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o ibid._n john_n porter_n a_o tailor_n famish_v to_o death_n 200_o idolatry_n suppress_v 〈◊〉_d james_n morten_n burn_v ibid._n john_n marbeck_n condemn_v and_o pardon_v by_o the_o king_n 211_o john_n athee_n indict_v for_o speak_v against_o the_o sacrament_n ibid._n john_n adam_n burn_v 209_o john_n lacel_v a_o gentleman_n burn_v ibid._n john_n browne_n burn_v 219._o john_n hun_n trouble_v about_o the_o sacrament_n 221_o joh._n alasco_n uncle_n to_o the_o k._n of_o poland_n banish_v 239_o jest_n of_o a_o rood_n at_o cockram_n in_o lancashire_n 248_o james_n george_n die_v in_o prison_n and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o field_n 249_o john_n rogers_n first_o martyr_n in_o q._n mary_n day_n 249._o 250_o john_n hooper_n his_o martyrdom_n 254._o john_n laurence_n burn_v at_o colchester_n 264._o judge_n hales_n his_o history_n and_o death_n 265._o julius_n the_o three_o pope_n his_o wicked_a life_n and_o profaneness_n 266._o john_n awcoke_n die_v in_o prison_n ibid._n johannes_n de_fw-fr casa_fw-la a_o dean_n of_o the_o pope_n chamber_n play_v the_o sodomite_n and_o defend_v it_o ibid._n john_n card-maker_n his_o martyrdom_n 268._o john_n warn_v burn_v ibid._n john_n hardley_n his_o martyrdom_n 274._o john_n simpson_n suffer_v at_o rochfort_n for_o maintain_v the_o truth_n ibid._n john_n bradford_n his_o reason_n against_o transubstantiation_n and_o his_o martyrdom_n 275_o to_o 278._o john_n lease_n a_o apprentice_n burn_v with_o master_n bradford_n 278_o john_n bland_n martyr_v 279._o john_n franbesh_n martyr_v 280._o james_n trevisam_n persecute_v and_o after_o his_o death_n bury_v in_o more_o field_n 281_o john_n lanuder_n of_o godstone_n martyre_v for_o the_o truth_n 282._o john_n aleworth_n die_v in_o prison_n 283._o james_n abbs_n burn_v
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