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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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Thus standing before the Imperial1 Majesty, the Electors, Dukes, Earls, & all the Estates of the Empire, assembled there. He was first advertised by Ulricke of Pappenhim to keep silence, till such time as he was interrogated. Then the Ambassador of the Empire named John Ecke, the Bishop of Triers general official, with a loud and intelligible voice first in Latin, then in Dutch, according ⟨image 27⟩to the Emperors commandment, said and proponed this sen•ec• in manner as ensueth or like in effect.
Thus standyng before the Emperial1 Maiestye, the Electors, Dukes, Earles, & all the Estates of the Empire, assembled there. He was first aduertised by Vlricke of Pappenhim to keepe silence, til such tyme as he was interrogated. Thē the Embassadour of the Empire named Iohn Ecke, the Byshop of Triers general official, wyth a loud and intelligible voice first in Latine, then in Dutche, according ⟨image 27⟩to the Emperours commaundement, sayd and proponed this sen•ec• in maner as ensueth or lyke in effect.
- 1Luther is […]roughte before the emperor.Luther is 〈…〉roughte •efore the •mperor.
Martin Luther, the sacred and invincible Imperial Majesty, hath enjoined by the consent of all the estates of the holy Empire, that thou shouldest be appealed before the throne of his Majesty, to the end I might interrogate thee of these two points. First, if thou confessest these books