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pope_n 417._o enter_v upon_o the_o resignation_n of_o the_o archbishop_n 418._o his_o first_o mass_n 457._o make_v his_o public_a entry_n into_o cologne_n 499._o he_o leave_v trent_n 543._o he_o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o house_n of_o burgundy_n 560._o adrian_n succeed_v leo_n x._o 50._o send_v a_o legate_n to_o the_o diet_n of_o nuremberg_n 54._o and_o a_o breve_fw-la to_o frederick_n ibid._n write_v a_o long_a letter_n to_o the_o state_n assemble_v at_o nuremberg_n 55._o and_o to_o private_a person_n against_o luther_n 56._o as_o also_o to_o the_o senate_n of_o strasburg_n ibid._n a_o account_n of_o his_o life_n ibid._n he_o be_v choose_v pope_n 57_o write_v to_o the_o college_n of_o cardinal_n ibid._n and_o to_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n ibid._n go_v to_o rome_n ibid._n his_o instruction_n to_o the_o diet_n at_o nuremberg_n 58._o desire_v a_o answer_n to_o they_o 60._o dies_z
a_o holy_a league_n among_o the_o popish_a prince_n 245._o lose_v his_o interest_n in_o the_o emperor_n court_n 255._o elector_n vide_fw-la albert_n 14._o the_o elector_n answer_n to_o the_o emperor_n at_o ratisbon_n 281._o the_o elector_n of_o the_o rhine_n meet_v about_o the_o elector_n of_o cologne_n 356._o the_o elector_n separate_v their_o council_n at_o the_o diet_n of_o ratisbon_n 375._o ecclesiastical_a elector_n severe_a for_o the_o interim_n 477._o and_o hold_v synod_n wherein_o the_o trinket_n of_o popery_n be_v restore_v 481._o they_o complain_v of_o the_o soldier_n who_o come_v from_o magdebourg_n 535._o emperor_n how_o choose_v 19_o now_o subject_a to_o the_o pope_n in_o his_o election_n 38._o empire_n vide_fw-la prince_n english_a refuse_n to_o pay_v first-fruit_n for_o benefice_n of_o small_a value_n 63._o english_a bibles_n print_v at_o paris_n 241._o enthusiast_n begin_v to_o preach_v in_o germany_n 52._o erard_n bishop_n of_o liege_n die_v 240._o erasmus_n write_v to_o frederick_n in_o luther_n behalf_n 21._o and_o to_o luther_n encourage_v he_o to_o go_v on_o but_o calm_o ibid._n and_o to_o rome_n in_o favour_n of_o reuchlin_n 31._o write_v about_o freewill_n 75._o write_n against_o the_o reformer_n under_o the_o title_n of_o gospel-teacher_n 122._o write_n to_o campegio_fw-la to_o promote_v unity_n in_o germany_n 133._o his_o jest_n upon_o eckius_fw-la and_o faber_n 139._o quarrel_n with_o luther_n again_o about_o freewill_n 170._o dies_z 209._o his_o colloquy_n forbid_v by_o the_o delegate_n cardinal_n 236._o erixon_n gustavus_n wrest_v sweden_n from_o christiren_n king_n of_o denmark_n 62._o marry_v steno_n stura_n daughter_n ibid._n ernest_n d._n of_o brunswick_n take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o emperor_n 427._o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n 428._o exorcism_n with_o the_o ceremony_n 481._o eysenach_n a_o town_n in_o thuringia_n a_o convention_n of_o the_o protestant_n there_o 244._o f._n faber_n john_n deputy_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o constance_n 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