History Of England From The Fall Of Wolsey To The Death Of Eliz

Chapter 5

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THE CATHOLIC MARTYRS.

State of England in 1534 307

Temper of the Clergy 308

Order for Preaching 310

Secret Disaffection among the Clergy 312

The Confessional 313

Treasonable Intrigues 317

Catholic Treasons 318

Persecuting Laws against the Catholics 319

The Act of Supremacy 322

The Oath of Allegiance 326

Election of Paul the Third 328

Anxiety of the Emperor 330

Proposals for a Catholic Coalition 331

Counter-Overtures of Francis to Henry 332

Attitude of Henry 333

Distrust of France 335

England and the Papacy 336

The Penal Laws 337

The Battle of the Faiths 338

The Charterhouse Monks 339

The Anabaptist Martyrs 357

Fisher and More 359

Fisher named Cardinal 364

The Pope condescends to Falsehood 365

Fisher Tried and Sentenced 366

Execution of Fisher 367

Sir Thomas More 368

Effect upon Europe 377

Letter to Cassalis 382

Reply of the Pope 385

Bull of Deposition 386

Intrigues of Francis in Germany 388

England and Germany 390