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A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers…A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers…
A famous and godly history containing the lives a[nd] acts of three renowned reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martin Luther, John Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaration of Martin Luther's faith before the Emperor Charles the fifth, and the illustre estates of the empire of Germany, with an oration of his death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melanchthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.A famous and godly history contaynyng the lyues a[nd] actes of three renowmed reformers of the Christia[n] Church, Martine Luther, Iohn Ecolampadius, and Huldericke Zuinglius. The declaracion of Martin Luthers faythe before the Emperoure Charles the fyft, and the illustre estates of the empyre of Germanye, with an oration of hys death, all set forth in Latin by Philip Melancthon, Wolfgangus Faber, Capito. Simon Grineus, [and] Oswald Miconus, newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.
London: printed by John Awdely, 1561London: printed by Iohn Awdely, 1561
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Whereunto the Official answered ⟨image 35⟩simply to purpose, and said: No man could prove the Council had erred, but Luther alleged he could, & promised to prove. And now night approaching, the Lords rose and departed. And after Luther had taken his leave of the Emperor, divers Spaniards scorned & scoffed the holy man in his way to his lodging, hallowing & hooping after him a •on• while.
Wherunto the Offical aunswered ⟨image 35⟩simply to purpose, and said: No man could proue the Councell had erred, but Luther alledged he could, & promysed to proue. And now nyght approching, the Lordes rose and departed. And after Luther had taken hys leaue of the Emperour, diuers Spaniards scorned & scoffed the holy man in his way to his lodging, hallowing & hoopyng after hym a •on• whyle.
The Friday following after, the Princes Electors, Dukes, & other Estates, were assembled: the Emperor sent to all them that were deputed Counsellors, one letter, containing this that followeth: Our Predecessors,1 who truly were Christian Princes, were obedient to the Romish Church, which Martin Luther presently impugneth. And for as much as he is not determined to call back his errors in any one point, we cannot without great infamy and stain of honour degenerate from the examples of our Elders, but will maintain the ancient faith, and give ay•e to the sea of Rome. And further, we be resolved to pursue Martin Luther and his adherents by excommunications ⟨image 35⟩