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term_n and_o have_v no_o other_o way_n leave_v he_o for_o preserve_v the_o peace_n of_o germany_n confirm_v the_o peace_n of_o passaw_n after_o this_o they_o take_v into_o consideration_n the_o reduction_n of_o the_o money_n of_o germany_n to_o their_o ancient_a value_n and_o purity_n and_o hear_v the_o complaint_n of_o william_n of_o furstemberg_n great_a master_n of_o the_o knight_n of_o livonia_n who_o obtain_v a_o grant_n of_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o crown_n for_o the_o levy_v of_o a_o army_n for_o their_o protection_n against_o the_o russ_n but_o this_o sum_n seem_v less_o than_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o affaris_fw-la and_o of_o the_o time_n require_v the_o livonian_o neglect_v it_o and_o betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o protection_n of_o sigismond_n augustus_n king_n of_o poland_n to_o who_o they_o assign_v nine_o of_o their_o strong_a place_n upon_o condition_n that_o they_o may_v at_o any_o time_n redeem_v they_o by_o
christian_n of_o six_o year_n of_o age_n ibid._n john_n succeed_v his_o brother_n frederick_n of_o saxony_n 84._o go_v to_o franckhausen_a against_o muncer_n gang_n ibid._n come_v to_o the_o diet_n at_o augsbourg_n 127._o excuse_n the_o landgrave_n go_v from_o augsbourg_n to_o the_o emperor_n 131._o procure_v the_o removal_n of_o the_o guard_n from_o the_o gate_n of_o augsbourg_n 131._o be_v cite_v by_o the_o emperor_n to_o cologne_n 141._o send_v his_o son_n and_o go_v himself_o to_o smalcald_v 142._o write_v to_o the_o confederate_a prince_n to_o hinder_v a_o election_n of_o a_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n 143._o protest_v by_o his_o son_n against_o ferdinand_n election_n to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o roman_n 144._o plead_v age_n and_o demand_n safe_a conduct_n before_o his_o go_v to_o the_o diet_n at_o spire_n 153._o give_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o elector_n of_o mentz_n and_o the_o prince_n palatine_n 154._o the_o condition_n upon_o which_o he_o will_v acknowledge_v a_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n 157._o dies_z 161._o john_n frederick_n son_n to_o john_n d._n of_o saxony_n answer_v the_o emperor_n and_o pope_n ambassador_n 163._o yield_v to_o acknowledge_v ferdinand_n k._n of_o the_o roman_n 173._o answer_v vergerius_n proposition_n for_o a_o council_n 181._o negotiate_v with_o ferdinand_n to_o stop_v the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o imperial_a chamber_n 185._o go_v to_o smalcald_v 189._o negotiate_v with_o henry_n viii_o of_o england_n 205._o quarrel_n with_o his_o cousin_n george_n d._n of_o saxony_n 206._o he_o communicate_v the_o embassy_n of_o the_o elector_n of_o brandenbourg_n to_o the_o landgrave_n 243._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o brandenbourghers_n embassy_n ibid._n go_v to_o the_o convention_n at_o eysenach_n 244._o quarrel_n with_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 247._o write_v to_o the_o french_a k._n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o d._n of_o wirtemberg_n 249._o he_o send_v ambassador_n into_o england_n 252._o he_o answer_v the_o emperor_n letter_n 263._o quarrel_n with_o naumburg_n about_o a_o bishop_n 288._o put_v in_o amstorfius_n ibid._n make_v war_n upon_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n with_o the_o landgrave_n 298._o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o their_o undertake_n ibid._n their_o answer_n to_o the_o message_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n 299._o intercede_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o the_o d._n of_o cleve_n 313._o accommodates_n with_o king_n ferdinand_n 325._o his_o son_n be_v affiance_v to_o k._n ferdinand_n daughter_n ibid._n write_v to_o the_o emperor_n about_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 354._o he_o arm_n against_o the_o emperor_n 384._o he_o and_o the_o landgrave_n declare_v war_n against_o the_o emperor_n 385._o send_v his_o son_n john_n william_n ambassador_n to_o d._n maurice_n 406._o write_v to_o ulm_n to_o the_o confederate_n for_o assistance_n 409._o be_v in_o danger_n upon_o the_o retreat_n of_o the_o army_n 412._o raise_v contribution_n upon_o papist_n ibid._n write_v to_o the_o state_n of_o d._n maurice_n country_n 414._o besieges_n leipzick_n 417._o take_v most_o of_o maurice_n town_n and_o his_o own_o again_o ibid._n write_v to_o the_o city_n of_o strasbourg_n 419._o take_v rochlitz_n by_o storm_n and_o marquis_n albert_n of_o brandenbourg_n prisoner_n 420._o his_o ambassador_n to_o the_o bohemian_n 424._o he_o take_v some_o town_n from_o d._n maurice_n 425._o be_v overthrow_v at_o the_o forest_n of_o lochawer_n 427._o take_a prisoner_n ibid._n condemn_a to_o die_v ibid._n bear_v it_o brave_o ibid_fw-la accept_v the_o emperor_n proposal_n 428._o absolve_v his_o subject_n from_o their_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n 429._o his_o heroical_a courage_n in_o refuse_v the_o interim_n 462._o he_o be_v use_v with_o great_a harshness_n 463._o declare_v he_o will_v not_o persuade_v his_o son_n to_o receive_v the_o interim_n 469._o be_v carry_v prisoner_n into_o the_o low_a country_n 473._o and_o keep_v with_o the_o emperor_n 474._o be_v bring_v back_o into_o germany_n with_o the_o emperor_n 496._o be_v dismiss_v by_o the_o emperor_n 573._o solicit_v to_o be_v restore_v upon_o maurice_n death_n 587._o dies_z 596._o the_o difference_n between_o he_o and_o the_o elector_n augustus_n 597._o john_n prince_n palatine_a step_n between_o the_o landgrave_n and_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n at_o the_o diet_n of_o spire_n 319._o john_n marquis_n of_o brandenbourg_n answer_v to_o the_o saxon_n and_o landgrave_n letter_n 387â—_n refuse_v the_o interim_n 460._o illebius_n joannes_n agricola_n preach_v up_o antinomianism_n 244._o recant_v 245._o assist_v in_o draw_v up_o the_o interim_n 454._o jubilee_n reduce_v to_o 50_o year_n by_o pope_n clement_n 9_o p._n julius_n ii_o oblige_v to_o call_v a_o council_n in_o 2_o year_n 26._o refuse_v to_o appear_v at_o that_o of_o pisa_n ibid._n call_v another_o at_o the_o church_n of_o st._n john_n de_fw-fr lateran_n in_o rome_n ibid._n excommunicate_v the_o pisan_a cardinal_n 27._o dies_z ibid._n his_o decree_n concern_v appeal_n 35._o p._n julius_n iii_o de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr inaugurate_v 492._o give_v his_o hat_n to_o a_o youth_n ibid._n secure_v parma_n to_o octavio_n farnese_n 492._o publish_v bull_n to_o call_v a_o council_n at_o trent_n 503._o they_o offend_v many_o 505._o cites_n octavio_n farnese_n to_o rome_n 513._o write_v love_o to_o the_o swisser_n 514._o publish_v indulgence_n at_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n 542._o publish_v a_o declaration_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o reduction_n of_o england_n 611._o dies_z 614._o k._n king_n of_o the_o roman_n term_n of_o choose_v one_o 157._o the_o manner_n of_o their_o election_n 158._o knight_n the_o ceremony_n of_o their_o creation_n 37._o knipperdoling_n a_o great_a incendiary_n in_o munster_n 193._o make_a public_a hangman_n of_o the_o town_n 194._o be_v take_v at_o the_o storm_n of_o munster_n 201._o and_o execute_v with_o john_n of_o leyden_n 202._o l._n landgrave_n vide_fw-la philip_n landgrave_n of_o hesse_n landre_n francis_n de_fw-la a_o preacher_n at_o paris_n 297._o article_n exhibit_v against_o he_o ibid._n his_o answer_n ibid._n recant_v 309._o latimer_n hugh_n burn_v for_o his_o religion_n at_o oxford_n 619._o langus_n matthew_n bishop_n of_o gurk_n vide_fw-la maximilian_n make_a cardinal_n 27._o lateran_n four_o council_n its_o dignity_n 26._o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n debate_v in_o it_o 27._o lautrec_n lead_v a_o army_n into_o italy_n 110._o take_v alexandria_n and_o pavia_n ibid._n besieges_n naples_n 115._o die_v before_o it_o ibid._n lenoncour_n robert_n cardinal_n make_v bishop_n of_o metz_n 499._o assist_v the_o french_a king_n in_o the_o take_n of_o metz_n 555._o pope_n leo_n x._o publish_v bull_n of_o indulgence_n 1._o send_v cajetan_n to_o the_o diet_n at_o augsbourg_n 4._o summon_v luther_n to_o appear_v at_o rome_n 5._o write_v to_o cajetan_n to_o fetch_v luther_n to_o augsbourg_n and_o to_o command_v all_o person_n to_o declare_v their_o abhorrence_n of_o his_o opinion_n ibid._n write_v to_o frederick_n d._n of_o saxony_n to_o abandon_v luther_n 6._o and_o to_o venize_v to_o command_v he_o to_o take_v care_n of_o luther_n ibid._n publish_v a_o bull_n nou._n 8._o 1518._o for_o indulgence_n 12._o favour_n the_o election_n of_o francis_n i._n 14._o meet_v he_o at_o bononia_n after_o the_o defeat_n of_o the_o swisser_n at_o marignano_n 14._o conclude_v the_o four_o lateran_n council_n 27._o answer_v the_o elector_n of_o saxony_n letter_n 34._o publish_v a_o bull_n against_o luther_n 35._o condemn_v his_o book_n and_o give_v he_o 60_o day_n to_o repent_v ibid._n else_o he_o excommunicate_v he_o 36._o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o swisser_n 48._o and_o with_o charles_n v._n 50._o dies_z ibid._n leva_n antonio_n de_fw-la charles_n v.'s_n general_n in_o provence_n 208._o unsuccessful_a there_o ibid._n lewis_n xii_o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o council_n of_o pisa_n 26._o his_o kingdom_n put_v under_o a_o interdict_v by_o p._n julius_n 27._o lewis_n k._n of_o hungary_n crave_v aid_n from_o the_o diet_n at_o nurenberg_n 54._o overthrow_v by_o solyman_n and_o kill_v 105._o lewis_n prince_n palatine_n stand_v up_o for_o the_o preserve_a luther_n safe_a conduct_n at_o worm_n 44._o send_v ambassador_n to_o smalcald_v to_o the_o protestant_n 153._o dies_fw-la 321._o lewis_n d._n of_o bavaria_n vide_fw-la bavaria_n leyden_n john_n of_o a_o tailor_n 192._o preach_v anabaptism_n at_o munster_n ibid._n incense_v the_o mad_a multitude_n 193._o marry_v matthew_n widow_n 194._o publish_v polygamy_n by_o inspiration_n 195._o be_v make_v king_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n ibid._n administer_v the_o supper_n to_o his_o subject_n 196._o behead_v one_o of_o his_o queen_n 199._o be_v obstinate_a to_o the_o last_o 201._o be_v take_v in_o the_o surprise_n of_o the_o town_n by_o opersteyn_n ibid._n garried_a about_o for_o a_o sight_n 202._o execute_v ibid._n his_o body_n set_v in_o a_o cage_n upon_o a_o tower_n in_o munster_n ibid._n lindaw_n the_o city_n of_o lindaw_n receive_v the_o interim_n 472._o lintz_n a_o town_n of_o austria_n upon_o the_o
danube_n 12._o lion_n nine_o person_n burn_v there_o for_o heresy_n 587._o de_fw-fr lyre_n be_v send_v to_o the_o landgrave_n with_o condition_n 442._o locust_n in_o germany_n 298._o lorrain_n cardinal_n of_o harangue_n to_o the_o pope_n about_o a_o council_n 443._o louvain_n divine_v rail_v at_o luther_n 21._o condemn_v his_o write_n 27._o censure_v they_o public_o 31._o they_o propose_v article_n against_o the_o reformation_n which_o the_o emperor_n ratify_v 343._o lubecker_n make_v war_n against_o christian_a k._n of_o denmark_n son_n to_o frederick_n 203._o lucern_n one_o of_o the_o swisse-canton_n vide_fw-la swisser_n they_o study_v to_o introduce_v the_o reformation_n there_o but_o in_o vain_a 618._o luther_n martin_n preach_v against_o indulgence_n at_o wittenberg_n in_o 1517._o 2._o write_v octob._n 31._o to_o albert_n bishop_n of_o mentz_n and_o magdebourg_n against_o it_o ibid._n publish_v 95_o thesis_n against_o indulgence_n purgatory_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n send_v a_o explication_n of_o they_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o brandenbourg_n and_o to_o stupitz_n ibid._n vindicate_v himself_o to_o pope_n leo_n ibid._n answer_v eckius_fw-la 3._o answer_v prierias_n dialogue_n ibid._n rejoin_v upon_o silvester_n reply_n 4._o answer_n hogostratus_fw-la ibid._n desire_v that_o his_o cause_n may_v be_v hear_v in_o germany_n 6._o be_v urge_v to_o retract_v his_o thesis_n by_o cajetan_a at_o augsbourg_n 7._o submit_v to_o the_o pope_n but_o refuse_v to_o recant_v ibid._n refer_v himself_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o german_a university_n with_o that_o of_o paris_n ibid._n give_v his_o opinion_n in_o write_v to_o cajetan_n 8._o go_v from_o augsbourg_n two_o day_n after_o ibid._n and_o write_v to_o cajetan_n when_o he_o go_v away_o to_o excuse_v himself_o ibid._n appeal_n from_o the_o pope_n not_o right_o inform_v to_o his_o determination_n after_o full_a information_n 9_o luther_n answer_v frederick_n letter_n excuse_v his_o retreat_n from_o augsbourg_n 11._o he_o appeal_v from_o the_o pope_n to_o a_o general_n council_n 12._o he_o write_v submissive_o to_o pope_n leo_n 13._o go_v to_o leipzick_n to_o dispute_v 21._o oppose_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n against_o eckius_fw-la 22._o write_v submissive_o to_o the_o pope_n at_o miltitz'_v desire_n 23._o his_o character_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n 24._o make_v proposal_n for_o peace_n ibid._n write_v a_o book_n of_o christian_a liberty_n 25._o another_o call_v tessaradicus_n ibid._n and_o about_o confession_n and_o vow_n ibid._n and_o communion_n in_o both_o kind_n ibid._n he_o anwser_n the_o louvain_n and_o cologne_n divine_v 27._o he_o write_v to_o charles_n v._n 31._o and_o to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o empire_n ibid._n and_o submissive_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o mentz_n 32._o and_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o mersburgh_n 33._o oppose_v the_o pope_n bull_n and_o appeal_v to_o a_o general_n council_n 36._o write_v about_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n ibid._n condemn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o seven_o sacrament_n ib._n write_v against_o the_o pope_n bull_n ibid._n his_o book_n burn_v by_o the_o pope_n messenger_n to_o frederick_n 39_o he_o burn_v the_o canon-law_n and_o the_o pope_n bull_n ibid._n his_o reason_n for_o it_o ibid_fw-la 40._o answer_v ambrose_n catharinus_n 40._o promise_v to_o appear_v at_o worm_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o frederick_n 41._o be_v put_v into_o the_o bull_n de_fw-fr coena_fw-la domini_fw-la 42._o turn_v it_o into_o high-dutch_a and_o write_v animadversion_n ibid._n go_v to_o worm_n ibid._n be_v dissuade_v from_o it_o ibid._n to_o no_o purpose_n ibid._n own_v his_o book_n ibid._n take_v time_n to_o consider_v of_o his_o defence_n ibid._n have_v a_o day_n allow_v ibid._n plead_v to_o his_o accusation_n before_o the_o emperor_n and_o state_n 43._o answer_n eckiu's_fw-mi return_v upon_o his_o plea_n 44._o meet_v commissioner_n who_o be_v to_o hear_v he_o private_o ibid._n his_o answer_n to_o the_o commissioner_n 45._o parley_n with_o they_o 46._o submit_v to_o the_o next_o general_n council_n ibid._n go_v home_n from_o worm_n ibid._n write_v to_o the_o emperor_n for_o protection_n upon_o the_o road_n ibid._n and_o to_o the_o state_n ibid._n droll_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o parisian_a censure_n of_o his_o book_n 47._o write_v letter_n to_o strengthen_v his_o friend_n in_o his_o retirement_n 49._o and_o book_n against_o the_o mass_n and_o monastic_a vow_n and_o one_o against_o latomus_fw-la ibid._n answer_v henry_n the_o viii_o sharp_o 50._o return_v to_o wittenberg_n 51._o excuse_n it_o to_o frederick_n ibid._n disapprove_v the_o take_n down_o of_o image_n 52._o he_o write_v to_o the_o bohemian_n to_o persuade_v they_o to_o unity_n 53._o write_v against_o false_a bishop_n ibid._n call_v himself_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n ibid._n refuse_v to_o stand_v to_o the_o determination_n of_o any_o under_o god_n 54._o translate_v adrian_n instruction_n to_o the_o diet_n with_o remark_n 60._o interpret_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o diet_n at_o nuremberg_n 64._o and_o add_v thereto_o a_o discourse_n against_o private_a mass_n 65._o admonish_v the_o prince_n of_o germany_n 75._o write_v de_fw-fr servo_n arbitrio_fw-la against_o erasmus_n ibid._n warn_v the_o saxon_n of_o muncer_n 86._o write_v a_o book_n to_o prevent_v sedition_n ibid._n his_o answer_n to_o the_o demand_n of_o the_o boor_n in_o schwabia_n 90._o his_o monitory_a epistle_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o nobility_n 94._o his_o general_n epistle_n to_o nobility_n and_o boor_n 95._o his_o alarm_n against_o the_o boor_n 96._o censure_v as_o too_o sharp_a ibid._n he_o defend_v it_o afterward_o ibid._n write_v against_o caralostadius_n about_o the_o eucharist_n 97._o undertake_v his_o protection_n upon_o his_o submission_n ibid._n marry_v a_o num_fw-la ibid._n differ_v with_o zuinglius_fw-la about_o the_o eucharist_n ibid._n write_v submissive_o to_o henry_n viii_o 100_o and_o to_o george_n d._n of_o saxony_n 101._o complain_v of_o k._n henry_n answer_n 102._o have_v a_o conference_n with_o zuinglius_fw-la at_o marpurgh_n 121._o write_v to_o the_o bishop_n at_o the_o diet_n of_o augsbourg_n 140._o comfort_n melancthon_n ibid._n he_o defend_v the_o league_n of_o smalcald_a 148._o he_o persuade_v the_o leipzicker_n to_o continue_v protestant_n 168._o he_o justify_v himself_o from_o the_o charge_n of_o rebellion_n ibid._n quarrel_n with_o erasmus_n 170._o write_v against_o the_o anabaptist_n at_o munster_n 199._o write_v against_o the_o draught_n of_o a_o reformation_n publish_v by_o the_o delegate_n cardinal_n 238._o write_n against_o the_o antinomian_o 244._o preach_v at_o leipzick_n 250._o he_o publish_v a_o book_n about_o the_o authority_n of_o council_n ibid._n he_o write_v against_o the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 272._o he_o install_v amstorfius_n 288._o write_n against_o phlugius_fw-la ib._n write_v a_o camp_n sermon_n for_o those_o who_o go_v against_o the_o turk_n 292._o his_o opinion_n about_o magistracy_n 293._o his_o second_o camp_n sermon_n 294._o his_o prayer_n against_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o turk_n 295._o he_o write_v about_o the_o sacrament_n 340._o answer_n what_o the_o louvain_n doctor_n write_v against_o the_o reformation_n 343._o publish_v a_o book_n against_o the_o roman_a hierarchy_n 349._o his_o thesis_n about_o government_n ib._n his_o ludicrous_a picture_n about_o the_o pope_n ibid._n write_v to_o dissuade_v the_o protestant_n from_o release_v the_o d._n of_o brunswick_n 354._o he_o go_v to_o isleben_n to_o be_v a_o arbitrator_n between_o the_o count_v mansfield_n 362._o fall_v sick_a ibid._n his_o prayer_n 363._o dies_z ibid._n be_v bury_v at_o wittenberg_n ibid._n his_o life_n ibid._n his_o skill_n in_o the_o german_a language_n ibid._n his_o undaunted_a courage_n ibid._n m._n magdebourg_n refuse_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o emperor_n 434._o be_v proscribe_v 436._o in_o great_a distress_n upon_o that_o account_n 485._o they_o publish_v a_o manifesto_n 486._o another_o manifesto_n of_o they_o 496._o they_o be_v by_o the_o d._n of_o mecklenbourg_n 500_o condition_n be_v propose_v to_o they_o 501._o they_o publish_v a_o three_o declaration_n ibid._n they_o sally_n out_o brisk_o upon_o maurice_n 502._o they_o answer_v the_o deputation_n of_o their_o own_o state_n 502._o they_o overcome_z d._n maurice_n in_o a_o sally_n and_o take_v the_o d._n of_o mecklenbourg_n prisoner_n 505._o they_o be_v solicit_v to_o surrender_v 506._o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o state_n and_o clergy_n against_o they_o ibid._n their_o answer_n to_o it_o 508._o a_o mutiny_n in_o the_o town_n 515._o they_o accept_v of_o a_o peace_n 528._o their_o preacher_n vindicate_v themselves_o to_o d._n maurice_n 529._o they_o get_v credit_n by_o their_o constancy_n ibid._n malvenda_n open_v the_o conference_n at_o ratisbon_n 359._o treat_v of_o justification_n ibid._n answer_v bucer_n ibid._n mantua_n a_o council_n call_v to_o meet_v there_o by_o p._n paul_n iii_o 207._o the_o d._n of_o mantua_n demand_v a_o garrison_n before_o the_o council_n shall_v sit_v 230._o marcellus_n ii_o choose_a pope_n 615._o die_v after_o a_o reign_n of_o 22_o
elector_n of_o saxony_n the_o university_n of_o wittenberg_n intercee_v with_o duke_n frederick_n for_o luther_n pope_n leo_n bull_n for_o the_o indulgence_n luther_n appeal_n from_o the_o pope_n to_o a_o council_n 1519._o luther_n letter_n to_o pope_n leo._n the_o emperor_n maximilian_n die_v competitor_n for_o the_o empire_n charles_n king_n of_o spain_n and_o francis_n king_n of_o france_n the_o speech_n of_o the_o elector_n of_o mentz_n about_o the_o election_n of_o the_o emperor_n the_o speech_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o treves_n the_o vote_n of_o frederick_n elector_n of_o saxony_n charles_n of_o austria_n choose_v emperor_n the_o elector_n letter_n to_o the_o emperor_n his_o answer_n the_o french_a king_n vex_v that_o charles_n shall_v be_v prefer_v before_o he_o the_o genealogy_n of_o charles_n the_o emperor_n the_o way_n of_o choose_v the_o emperor_n the_o head_n of_o the_o golden_a bull._n bull._n or_o charter_n because_o it_o be_v seal_v with_o a_o seal_n of_o gold_n 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