The historie of the Councel of Trent Conteining eight bookes. In which (besides the ordinarie actes of the Councell) are declared many notable occurrences, which happened in Christendome, during the space of fourtie yeeres and more. And, particularly, the practises of the Court of Rome, to hinder the reformation of their errors, and to maintaine their greatnesse. Written in Italian by Pietro Soaue Polano, and faithfully translated into English by Nathanael Brent.

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The historie of the Councel of Trent Conteining eight bookes. In which (besides the ordinarie actes of the Councell) are declared many notable occurrences, which happened in Christendome, during the space of fourtie yeeres and more. And, particularly, the practises of the Court of Rome, to hinder the reformation of their errors, and to maintaine their greatnesse. Written in Italian by Pietro Soaue Polano, and faithfully translated into English by Nathanael Brent.

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Sarpi, Paolo, 1552-1623.

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London :: Printed by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings most excellent Maiestie,

M.DC.XXIX. [1629]

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Council of Trent (1545-1563) -- Early works to 1800.

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"The historie of the Councel of Trent Conteining eight bookes. In which (besides the ordinarie actes of the Councell) are declared many notable occurrences, which happened in Christendome, during the space of fourtie yeeres and more. And, particularly, the practises of the Court of Rome, to hinder the reformation of their errors, and to maintaine their greatnesse. Written in Italian by Pietro Soaue Polano, and faithfully translated into English by Nathanael Brent." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A11516.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• THE APPENDIX OF THIS SE∣COND Edition, conteining;
• TO HIS MOST SACRED MAIESTIE.
• TO THE READER.
  • Verba Edmundi Campiani, ratione quarta, reddita Academicis.
  • The words of Edmond Campian in his fourth reason giuen to the Vniuersities.
• TO THE MOST REVEREND FATHER IN GOD, MY SINGV∣LAR GOOD LORD, THE LORD Archbishop of Canterburie his GRACE, Primate of all ENGLAND, and Metropolitane, and one of His MAIESTIES most Honourable Priuie Councell.
• THE FIRST BOOKE OF THE HISTORY OF THE COVNCELL OF TRENT.
• THE HISTORIE OF THE COVNCELL OF TRENT. THE SECOND BOOKE.
• THE THIRD BOOKE OF THE HISTORY OF THE COVNCELL OF TRENT.
• THE FOVRTH BOOKE OF THE HISTORY OF THE COVNCELL OF TRENT.
• THE FIFT BOOKE OF THE HISTORY OF THE COVNCELL OF TRENT.
• THE SIXT BOOKE OF THE HISTORY OF THE COVNCELL OF TRENT.
• THE SEVENTH BOOKE OF THE HISTORY OF THE COVNCELL OF TRENT.
• THE EIGHTH BOOKE OF THE HISTORY OF THE COVNCELL OF TRENT.
• appendix
  • TO THE READER.
  • GREGORIE to the Emperour MAVRICIVS, concerning IOHN Bishop of Constantinople, who hath assumed the name of Ʋniuersall Bishop. Chap. 76.
  • A part of the Historie of FRANCIS GVICCIARDINE, stollen out of his third Booke concerning Pope ALEXAN∣DER the sixt.
  • A second place conteining a large discourse by what meanes the Popes of Rome attained to that greatnesse which they now enioy, taken quite out of the fourth Booke of the Historie of FRANCIS GVICCIARDINE.
  • A part of the historie of FRANCIS GVICCIARDINE stollen out of his tenth Booke.
  • In a Letter of Monsieur de LANSAC the French Ambassa∣dor, resident in the Councell of Trent, written to the King his Master.
  • In a Letter of Monsieur de PIBRAC, the French Ambassa∣dor in the said Councell, to the Queene mother.
  • In another place of the same Letter.
  • In a Letter of Queen Mother to Monsieur de LANSAC.
  • The King of France, in a Letter to the Lords du FERRIER and PYBRAC, his Ambassadors in the Councell.
  • In a Letter to the King of France by the Lords du FERRIER, and de PYBRAC, his Ambassadors in the Councell Sep∣tember 25. 1563.
  • ANDREW DVDITHIVS, Bishop of Fiue Churches, in an Epistle to MAXIMILIAN 2. Emperour, in which he deliuereth his opinion about the ministring of the Cup to the Laitie, and the mariage of Priests.
  • An Epistle written by IOHN IEWELL, Bishop of Sarum, vnto one Seignr SCIPIO, a Gentleman in Venice, in an∣swere of an expostulatory letter of his concerning the Councell of Trent.
  • Epistola Reu. P. IOANNIS IVELLI, Episcopi Saris∣buriensis, ad virum nobilem, D. SCIPIONEM, Pa∣tricium Venetum.
  • ANDREAS DVDITHIVS EPI∣SCOPVS QVINQVEECCLESIENSIS in Epistola ad Maximilianum II. Caesarem; vbi sententiam suam refert de Calice Laicis concedendo, & Sacerdotum coniugio.
• AN ALPHABETICALL TABLE OF ALL THE Principall matters conteined in this Historie of the Councell of TRENT.
• colophon