The Book of the Church, Volume 1

Wells and Lilly, 1825 - Great Britain

INTRODUCTION	1

Rocking Stones	7

First introduction of Christianity into Britain	12

Bainham	15

Heptarchy	20

He translates the New Testament	21

The Nun of Kent	39

Execution of some Carthusians for refusing to	46

Death of Queen Mary	242

CHAPTER IX	248

Insolence of Story	249

Terms of accommodation	253

His martyrdom	256

The Clergy in general conform	257

Henrys penance at his shrine	262

The Popes Nuncio not permitted to enter Eng	263

The Pope excommunicates Henry	48

Mercia and Sussex receive	51

Venners insurrection	63

First endowments of the AngloSaxon Church	64

CHAPTER V	67

The Danish Conquest	75

The Benedictines	80

Bonner	82

The Bishops refuse to issue a paper against	99

The King alters Cranmers arms	100

Edwy and Elgiva	105

Schemes of the Republican party	110

His ascendency during Edgars reign	111

Plunder of the Churches	115

CHAPTER VII	118

Anselm returns to England	127

The Nonjurors	133

His death	135

Improvement of Church architecture	146

He yields upon the representation of the Prelates	159

Rigorous and unjust demands of the King	174

Henry allows the Bishops to cite Becket before	178

Confiscation of the Church lands 448	185

Henry appeals to the Pope	193

Henry negotiates at Rome	202

Interview between Henry and Becket in presence	209

Trial	210

The Nuncio threatens Henry	217

Duplicity of the Pope	223

He requests permission to return to England	229

Lands at Sandwich	235

Gunpowder treason	236

Henrys indignation at his conduct	241

Innocents Letter	269

Intention of Charles I to restore the Church pro	270

The Jesuits	277

Langton produces the Charter of Henry I	280

Defeat of the Spanish Armada	283

VOL I	289

Admirable conduct of Langton in these transac	290

Schemes of Hildebrand	296

Declaration from Breda 456	301

Saint Worship	303

Pelagius and Augustine	310

Sir Edward Derings character of Laud	311

Works of Supererogation	319

Transubstantiation	326

The Waldenses	331

Evangelium Eternum	340

He attempts to enforce conformity	342

Wicliffe	347

Accused of heresy	349

Punishment of Prynne Bastwicke and Burton	351

Wicliffe translates the Bible	353

His writings introduced into Bohemia	359

Submits to the Church	360

William Sautre	361

The Lancasterian usurpation	372

Petitions against the Bishops	378

Committees for Religion	384

Weekly fast	390

Lord Cobham taken and executed	394

He protests against the violence of the Puritans	397

His abjuration	401

Refuses to make his escape	403

Title	The Book of the Church, Volume 1 The Book of the Church, Robert Southey
Author	Robert Southey
Publisher	Wells and Lilly, 1825
Original from	the University of California
Digitized	3 Mar 2010

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