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the_o silver-tongued_a b._n 9_o p._n 142._o ¶_o 3_o 4._o rich._n smith_n â—â—eularie_o bishop_n of_o chaâ—â—edon_n b._n 11._o ¶_o 72._o some_o write_v for_o other_o against_o he_o episcopizethin_n england_n b._n 11._o p._n 137._o ¶_o 7._o oppose_v by_o nicholas_n smith_n and_o defend_v by_o dr._n kelison_n both_o zealous_a papist_n ¶_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n sobriquet_n what_o they_o be_v b._n 3._o p._n 30._o ¶_o 52_o fifteen_o principal_a of_o they_o ibid._n sodomitry_n the_o beginning_n thereof_o in_o england_n b._n 3._o p._n 19_o ¶_o 29._o with_o too_o gentle_a a_o canon_n against_o it_o ibid._n south_n saxon_n their_o kingdom_n when_o begin_v how_o bound_v c._n 5._o ¶_o 17._o convert_v to_o christianity_n by_o wilfride_n c._n 7._o ¶_o 98_o etc._n etc._n teach_v by_o he_o first_o to_o fish_n ¶_o 101._o spalleto_n his_o come_n over_o into_o england_n with_o the_o whole_a story_n of_o his_o stay_n here_o departure_n hence_o and_o burn_v at_o rome_n for_o a_o heretic_n after_o his_o death_n b._n 10._o p._n 93._o unto_o the_o 100_o king_n stephen_n usurp_v the_o crown_n b._n 3._o p._n 24._o ¶_o 28._o by_o the_o perjury_n of_o the_o clergy_n p._n 25._o ¶_o 29._o variety_n of_o opinion_n and_o argument_n pro_fw-la and_o con_v about_o he_o ¶_o 30_o 31_o etc._n etc._n the_o clergy_n revolt_n from_o he_o p._n 27._o ¶_o 39_o appear_v as_o some_o say_v in_o person_n summon_v to_o a_o synod_n in_o winchester_n p._n 28._o ¶_o 43._o a_o founder_n of_o religious_a house_n p._n 29._o ¶_o 46._o his_o death_n p._n 30._o ¶_o 51._o stew_n suppress_v by_o statute_n b._n 5._o p._n 239._o ¶_o 38._o their_o original_a ¶_o 39_o and_o constitution_n p._n 140._o ¶_o 40._o argument_n pro_fw-la and_o con_v for_o their_o lawfulness_n ¶_o 41_o 42._o stigandus_fw-la archbishop_n of_o cant_n his_o simony_n b._n 3._o ¶_o 2._o and_o covetousness_n ¶_o 4â—_n simon_n stock_n live_v in_o a_o trunk_n of_o a_o tree_n esteem_v a_o saint_n b._n 6._o p._n 272._o ¶_o 21._o stonehenge_n the_o description_n and_o conceive_a occasion_n thereof_o c._n 5._o ¶_o 26._o tho._n stone_n a_o conscientious_a nonconformist_a discoverth_n the_o anatomy_n of_o the_o disciplinarian_a meeting_n p._n 207_o etc._n etc._n his_o sixteen_o reason_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n against_o his_o accuser_n herein_o p._n 209_o etc._n etc._n j._n story_n a_o most_o bloody_a persecuter_n b._n 8._o s._n 2._o ¶_o 12._o with_o a_o fine_a design_n train_v into_o england_n b._n 9_o p._n 84._o ¶_o 20._o execute_v his_o revenge_n on_o the_o executioner_n ibid._n strasburgh_n the_o congregation_n of_o english_a exile_n therein_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o q._n marry_o b._n 8._o s._n 2._o ¶_o 41._o jack_n straw_v his_o rebellion_n b._n 4._o p._n 138._o ¶_o 18._o his_o rabble_n of_o rebel_n in_o rhythme_n p._n 139._o ¶_o 19_o their_o barbarous_a outrage_n p._n 140._o ¶_o 20._o and_o ruin_n ¶_o 21._o see_v wat_n tyler_n sturbridge_n fair_a the_o original_a thereof_o hist_o of_o camb._n p._n 66._o ¶_o 36._o subscription_n first_o press_v by_o the_o bishop_n b._n 9_o p._n 76._o ¶_o 66._o and_o more_o rigorous_o p._n 102._o ¶_o 3._o simon_n sudbury_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n why_o silent_a in_o the_o conference_n at_o st._n paul_n b._n 4._o p._n 136._o ¶_o 10._o slay_v by_o the_o rebel_n under_o jack_n straw_n ¶_o 20._o be_v one_o hundred_o thousand_o ¶_o 21._o found_v whilst_o live_v canterbury_n college_n in_o oxford_n b._n 5._o p._n 169._o ¶_o 28._o matthew_n sutcliffe_n dean_n of_o exeter_n his_o bounty_n to_o chealfey_n college_n b._n 10._o p._n 51._o ¶_o 22._o the_o land_n of_o that_o college_n restore_v to_o his_o heir_n general_a p._n 55._o ¶_o 27._o richard_n sutton_n his_o death_n b._n 10._o p._n 75._o ¶_o 15._o the_o several_a manor_n bestow_v by_o he_o on_o charterhouse_n ¶_o 16._o the_o cavil_n of_o mr._n knot_n ¶_o 17._o his_o constant_a prayer_n p._n 66._o ¶_o 20._o sweat_v sickness_n in_o cambridge_n the_o cause_n and_o cure_v thereof_o hist_o of_o camb._n p._n 128._o edward_n sympson_n a_o excellent_a critic_n hist_o of_o camb._n p._n 123._o ¶_o 20._o enjoin_v a_o recantation_n before_o king_n james_n p._n 160._o ¶_o 44._o zion_n nun_n their_o notorious_a wantonness_n b._n 6._o p._n 318._o ¶_o 8._o t._n adam_n tarleton_n bishop_n of_o hereford_n his_o life_n and_o death_n letter_n b._n 3._o p._n 107._o ¶_o 28._o thrice_o arraign_v for_o his_o life_n yet_o escape_v p._n 108._o mr._n tavernour_n high_a sheriff_n of_o oxford_n part_n of_o his_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n mary_n b._n 9_o p._n 65._o ¶_o 35._o tavistock_n in_o devon_n the_o last_o mitre_a abbot_n make_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o few_o year_n before_o the_o dissolution_n b._n 6._o p._n 293._o ¶_o 5._o taurinus_n how_o by_o mistake_v make_v the_o first_o bishop_n of_o york_n c._n 2._o ¶_o 1._o taxer_n in_o cambridge_n their_o original_n he_o of_o camb._n p._n 10._o ¶_o 36_o 37_o &c_n &c_n st._n teliau_n his_o high_a commendation_n c._n 6._o ¶_o 12._o temple_n of_o heathen_a idol_n convert_v into_o christian_a church_n c._n 2._o ¶_o 11._o our_o church_n succeed_v not_o to_o the_o holiness_n of_o solomon_n temple_n but_o of_o the_o jewish_a synagogue_n b._n 11._o p._n 150._o ¶_o 51._o ten_o their_o original_a why_o pay_v to_o the_o pope_n b._n 5._o p._n 226._o ¶_o 1._o commissioner_n be_v unquestioned_a gentleman_n employ_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o to_o rate_v they_o ¶_o 2._o their_o instruction_n ¶_o 3._o ten_o remit_v by_o q._n mary_n p._n 228._o ¶_o 6._o resume_v by_o q._n elizabeth_n ¶_o 7._o in_o vain_a heave_v at_o at_o the_o present_a in_o our_o state_n ¶_o 8._o a_o terrier_n make_v of_o all_o glebe_n land_n b._n 3._o p._n 113._o new_a testament_n several_a bishop_n assign_v to_o peruse_v the_o translation_n of_o the_o several_a book_n thereof_o b._n 5._o p._n 233._o gardiner_z gives_z in_o a_o list_n of_o latin_a word_n which_o he_o will_v not_o have_v translate_v p._n 238._o why_o p._n 239._o ¶_o 35._o teuxbury_n abbot_n in_o glocestershire_n controvert_v whether_o on_o no_o a_o baron_n in_o parliament_n b._n 6._o p._n 294._o ¶_o 12._o the_o odorus_fw-la archbishop_n of_o cant._n c._n 7._o ¶_o 95._o settle_v easter_n according_a to_o the_o romish_a rite_n ¶_o 96._o the_o canon_n of_o a_o council_n keep_v by_o he_o at_o hartford_n ibidem_fw-la tho._n thirleby_n bishop_n of_o ely_n send_v to_o rome_n to_o reconcile_v england_n to_o the_o pope_n b._n 8._o ¶_o 42._o no_o great_a persecuter_n in_o his_o diocese_n in_o the_o day_n of_o q._n marry_o s._n 2._o ¶_o 14._o find_v favour_n under_o q._n elizabeth_n b._n 9_o ¶_o 18._o be_v a_o prisoner_n to_o be_v envy_v ibidem_fw-la though_o repute_v a_o good_a man_n waste_v the_o land_n of_o westminster_n church_n whereof_o he_o the_o first_o and_o last_o bishop_n b._n 9_o ¶_o 43._o thomas_n tisdale_n founder_n of_o pembroke_n college_n in_o oxford_n b._n 11._o ¶_o 41._o tithe_n first_o give_v to_o the_o clergy_n c_o 9_o ¶_o 8_o etc._n etc._n by_o king_n athelwolphus_fw-la the_o objection_n against_o his_o grant_n answer_v etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la confirm_v by_o the_o charter_n of_o king_n william_n the_o conqueror_n b._n 3._o ¶_o 12._o three_o order_n exempt_v from_o payment_n of_o they_o b._n 6._o p._n 283._o ¶_o 3._o thor_n a_o saxon_a idol_n his_o name_n shape_n and_o office_n b._n 2._o c._n 6._o ¶_o 6._o john_n thrask_n censure_v for_o his_o judaical_a opinion_n b._n 10._o p._n 76._o ¶_o 64._o george_n throgmorton_n a_o oxford_n man_n challenge_v all_o cambridge_n to_o dispute_v on_o two_o question_n hist_o of_o cambridge_n p._n 104._o ¶_o 44._o the_o ill_a success_n thereof_o ¶_o 45_o etc._n etc._n toleration_n of_o papiss_v set_v afoot_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n james_n with_o the_o argument_n pro_fw-la and_z con_fw-mi b._n 10._o p._n 106_o and_o 107._o resume_v 〈◊〉_d reject_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o k._n charles_n â—_o 11._o ¶_o 56_o 57_o 58._o rob._n tounson_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n his_o death_n b._n 10._o p._n 91._o ¶_o 35._o translatour_n of_o the_o bible_n their_o name_n and_o number_n b._n 10._o p._n 45_o 46._o instruction_n give_v by_o king_n james_n p._n 47_o their_o work_n finish_v p._n 58._o and_o defend_v against_o causeless_a cavil_n ibidem_fw-la trinity_n coll._n in_o oxford_n found_v by_o sir_n tho._n pope_n b._n 8._o s._n 3._o ¶_o 43._o be_v the_o first_o that_o gain_v by_o abbey_n land_n and_o make_v a_o public_a acknowledgement_n in_o charitable_a use_n ibidem_fw-la the_o precedent_n bishop_n benefactor_n etc._n etc._n of_o that_o college_n trinity_n coll._n in_o cambridge_n found_v by_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o hist_o of_o cambridge_n p._n 121._o ¶_o 17._o enrich_v by_o queen_n mary_n p._n 122._o ¶_o 18._o and_o enlarge_v by_o dr._n nevile_n ¶_o 19_o