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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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The morrow after S. Georges day Luther obeying the Archbishops commandment, entered his palace, being accompanied thither with his said great Vicar, and one of the Emperors Heralds, and such as cam1 in his company out of Saxony to Worms, with other his chief friends Where as Doctor Voeus, the Marquess of Baden's Chaplain began to de clare and protest, in the presence of the Archbishop of Triers, Joachim Marquess of Brandenburg, George Duke of Saxony, the Bishops of Augsburg & Brandenburg, the Earle George, John Back of Strasburg, ⟨image 36⟩Verdeheymer & Peutinger Doctors, that Luther was not called to be conferred with, as of a different or disputation, but only that the Princes had procured licence of The Emperor's Majesty, through Christian charity, to have liberty granted unto the, to exhort Luther benignly & brotherly.
The morrow after S. Georges day Luther obeying the Archbishops commaundement, entred his palaice, beyng accompanied thyther wyth hys said great Vicar, and one of the Emperours Herauldes, and such as cam1 in hys companye out of Saronye to Wormes, wt other his chiefe friends Where as Doctor Voeus, the Marques of Bades Chaplein began to de clare and protest, in the presence of the Archbishop of Triers, Ioachyme Marques of Brandeburge, George Duke of Sarony, the Byshoppes of Ausburg & Brandeburge, the Earle George, Iohn Back of Strasburge, ⟨image 36⟩Verdeheymer & Peutinger Doctors, that Luther was not called to be conferred with, as of a different or disputacion, but onelye that the Princes had procured licence of Themperors Maiesty, through Christian charity, to haue liberty graunted vnto the, to exhort Luther benignely & brotherly.
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