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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 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