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A30352 The history of the reformation of the Church of England. The first part of the progess made in it during the reign of K. Henry the VIII / by Gilbert Burnet. Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.; White, Robert, 1645-1703. 1679 (1679) Wing B5797; ESTC R36341 824,193 805

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censure_v p._n 259_o a_o act_n about_o the_o suppression_n of_o all_o monastery_n p._n 260_o another_o for_o erect_v new_a bishopric_n p._n 262_o the_o king_n design_n about_o these_o ibid._n a_o act_n for_o obedience_n to_o the_o king_n proclamation_n p._n 263_o a_o act_n concern_v precedence_n p._n 264_o some_o act_n of_o attaindor_n ibid._n the_o king_n care_n of_o cranmer_n p._n 265_o who_o write_v against_o the_o six_o article_n ibid._n proceed_n upon_o that_o act_n p._n 266_o bonner_n commission_n for_o hold_v his_o bishopric_n of_o the_o king_n p._n 267_o the_o total_a dissolution_n of_o abbey_n ibid._n which_o be_v sell_v or_o give_v away_o p._n 268_o a_o project_n of_o a_o seminary_n for_o minister_n of_o state_n p._n 269_o a_o proclamation_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o bible_n p._n 270_o the_o king_n design_n to_o marry_n anne_n of_o cleve_n ibid._n who_o come_v over_o but_o be_v dislike_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 271_o anno_fw-la 1540_o but_o he_o marry_v she_o yet_o can_v never_o love_v she_o p._n 273_o a_o parliament_n be_v call_v p._n 274_o where_o cromwell_n speak_v as_o lord_n vicegerent_n ibid._n the_o suppression_n of_o the_o knight_n of_o st._n john_n of_o jerusalem_n p._n 275_o cromwell_n fall_n p._n 276_o the_o king_n be_v in_o love_n with_o katherine_n howard_n ibid._n cranmers_n friendship_n to_o cromwell_n p._n 277_o cromwel_n attaindor_n p._n 278_o censure_n pass_v upon_o it_o p._n 279_o the_o king_n divorce_n be_v propose_v p._n 280_o and_o refer_v to_o the_o convocation_n ibid._n reason_n pretend_a for_o it_o ibid._n the_o convocation_n agree_v to_o it_o p._n 281_o which_o be_v much_o censure_v ibid._n it_o be_v confirm_v in_o parliament_n p._n 282_o the_o queen_n consent_v to_o it_o ibid._n a_o act_n about_o the_o incontinence_n of_o priest_n ibid._n another_o act_n about_o religion_n ibid._n another_o concern_v precontract_n p._n 283_o subsidy_n grant_v by_o clergy_n and_o laity_n ibid._n cromwell_n death_n p._n 284_o his_o character_n 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