Vergerio, Peter Paul, Bishop of Capo d'Istria, and a papal
nuncio; his interview with Luther, 207-215: account of
his conversion to protestantism, and his subsequent conduct,
452-457: effect of the case of Francis Spira on him, 456.
Vergerio, John Baptista, Bishop of Pola, brother to P. P., his
conversion to protestantism, 453.

Vesalius, Bishop of Lund, and afterwards of Constance, 267.
Vicelius a deserter from Lutheranism, 249, 256, 274.

Vicenza, 315.

Vienna, besieged by the Turks, 18.

Visitation of Saxony, 171, 255.

Vitus, Theodorus, his account of Luther's devotions, 77.

Voightland, reformation of, 171.

Vorstius, Bishop of Aix, a papal nuncio, 200.

Vulgate version of the Scriptures, pronounced authoritative
by the Council of Trent, 423.

W

Waldeck, Francis Count, Bishop of Munster: see Munster.
Waldenses, of Provence, their communications with the re-
formers, 134-150: their ministers lived unmarried, 137:
they admitted more sacraments than two, 138: they had not
different orders of ministers, 139; they did not administer the
sacraments among themselves, 138-9: Qu. Whether not a
mistake that the Waldenses amounted to 800,000 in the year
1530, 139: their difficulties about free will and predestina-
tion, 140-1 agreement of their article on this subject with
that of the Synod of Dort, 141-2: persecutions of them,
140, 150 reformation among them, 151: Luther concerning
them, 237 massacre of them, 443-449.

Walker, Obadiah, a work of, 307.

Weissenberg, city of, joins the protestants, 54.

Wicked, the good derived from the contemplation of, 242.
Wied, Herman de, Archbishop of Cologne-see Cologne :-
Frederic de, Bishop of Munster—see Munster.

Will, Free, Confession of Augsburg on, 35: sense in which
it is denied by the reformers, 88, 520: difficulties of the
Waldenses about, 140: Erasmus's later sentiments upon,
159, 161: agreement of Luther's doctrine with that of the
Church of England, 520.

Melancthon's, 296-299.

Wimpina, de, a popish divine, 7.

Winckler, George, a preacher at Halle, 303.

Winsheim, city of, joins the protestants, 54.

Wise men, errors into which they may run, 213.

Wittemberg, university of, 172: Concord of, 215: divines of,

their scheme of reformation, 428, 432: their correspondence
at a critical time, 433: their feelings on the death of Luther,
482-3.

Wolferinus, Simon, superintendant in Mansfeld, 473.

Works, good, Confession of Augsburg on 35, 36, 38: con-
sidered by Luther as evidences of faith and justification, 152,
233, 237, 558; and as necessary, 238.

Worms, conferenees there, 267: diet of, (1545,) 410.
Würtemberg, reformation of, 175–177, 456.
Wurtzen, town of, 347.

Zerbst, in Anhalt, Luther preaches there, 131.

Zuinglius, his Confession presented at Augsburg, 85: his death,
118-120: his notions respecting the heathen condemned by
Luther, 513.

Zwickau, removal of Hausman from his pastoral office there,
131.2.

A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.

A. D.

1500 CHARLES V. born.

1509 Accession of Henry VIII. of England. 1513 Leo X. succeeded Julius II. Pope.

1515 Accession of Francis I. of France. 1517 Luther opposes indulgences.

1518 He is summoned to Rome: appears before Cajetan at Augsburg.

1519 Charles V. elected successor to Maximilian, Emperor. Luther's conferences with Miltitz: his disputation with Eckius at Leipsic: he is condemned by the divines of Louvain and Cologne.

1520 Solyman II, Sultan. Bull of condemnation against Luther, June 15: which he burns December 10. Melancthon comes forward.

1521

War: Charles, Leo, Henry, against Francis.
Diet of Worms: Aleander legate. Luther concealed
at Wartburg, April 1521 to March 1522. University
of Paris condemns him: Henry VIII. writes against
him.

1522 Adrian VI. succeeds Leo X. Belgrade and Rhodes conquered by the Turks. Diet of Nuremberg-the "Hundred Grievances." Luther's New Testament. Carolstadt.

1523 Clement VII, succeeds Adrian VI. Another Diet at Nuremberg: Campeggio.

1524 Battle of Pavia: Francis prisoner. Insurrections in Germany. The Landgrave of Hesse supports the reformation. Erasmus's Diatribe. Sacramental controversy begun.

1525 War of the peasants.

1525-6

John succeeds Frederic,

Elector of Saxony. Luther's marriage. His answer

to Erasmus, de Servo Arbitrio.

Diet of Augsburg and Spires.

1526 Treaty of Madrid: Francis liberated.

1527 War: Pope, Venice, Milan, (and afterwards Henry,) against Charles. Sack of Rome by Charles's troops: Pope a prisoner.

of Spires: name of Protestants.

・of Cambray. Vienna besieged by the Turks.
'es crowned by the Pope at Bologna. Confer-
of Marpurg-Lutherans and Zuinglians.

1530 1531

Diet and Confession of Augsburg.

League of Smalkald. Death of Zuinglius and Ecolampadius.

1532 Pacification of Nuremberg. John Frederic succeeds the Elector John. Cranmer Archbishop.

1534 Anabaptists of Munster. Paul III. succeeds Clement VII. Ulric of Würtemberg, restored. Henry VIII, "Head of the Church."

1535 Charles's successful expedition to Tunis. Persecution in France.

1536 War between Charles and Francis. (Marseilles.) Death Concord of Wittemberg.

of Erasmus.

1537 Pope's Commission for reformation.

1538

1539

Smalkald.

Truce of Nice.

Convention of

Articles of

Alliance against the Protestants. Francfort. Henry succeeds George. of Saxony. Henry VIII.'s Law of Six Articles. 1540 Conferences of Haguenau and Worms.

established.

Jesuits

1541 Conference of Ratisbon. Charles's fatal expedition to Algiers. Maurice succeeds Henry of Saxony. 1542 Diet of Spires. Henry of Brunswick expelled. War between Charles and Frances.

1543 Diet of Nuremberg. Abp. of Cologne's reformation. 1544 Diet of Spires. George of Anhalt. Peace of Crespy. 1545 Diet of Worms. Council of Trent opened.

1546 Death of Luther, Feb. 18. Conference and Diet of Ratisbon. Smalkaldic War.

1547

Battle of Muhlberg; Smalkaldic league dissolved.
Maurice elector of Saxony. Council of Trent

interrupted. Edward VI. of England. Henry II.
of France.

1548 The "Interim."

1549 Julius III. (di Monte) succeeds Paul III.

1552 Maurice's expedition: the Council again interrupted. Treaty of Passau.

1553 Mary of England. Death of Maurice : succession of Augustus.

1555 Peace

of

Religion-establishing

Protestantism.

Popes Marcellus II. (Santa Croce,) and Paul IV. (Caraffa.)

1559 Pius IV, Pope.

1560 Death of Melancthon.

1562 Council of Trent again resumed.

1563 Its dissolution.