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    Alfield, Thomas Death of M. Campion, M. Sherwin, M. Bryan
    Year 1582
    Genre biography
    Title A true reporte of the death & martyrdome of M. Campion Iesuite and preiste, & M. Sherwin, & M. Bryan preistes, at Tiborne the first of December 1581 Observid and written by a Catholike preist, which was present therat Wheruuto is annexid certayne verses made by sundrie persons.
    Alleine, Theodosia Life of Mr. Joseph Alleine
    Year 1671
    Genre biography
    Title The Life and Death Of that Excellent minister of Christ Mr Joseph Alleine, Late Teacher of the Church of Taunton in Somerset-shire, Assistant to Mr. Newton.
    Anonymous Lyfe of Saynt Edwarde
    Year 1533
    Genre biography
    Title The lyfe of Saynt Edwarde co~fessour and kynge of Englande.
    B
    Bale, John First examinacyon of Anne Askewe
    Year 1546
    Genre biography
    Title The first examinacyon of Anne Askewe, lately martyred in Smythfelde, by the Romysh popes vpholders, with the Elucydacyon of Iohan Bale.
    Bale, John Brefe Chronycle of Iohan Oldecastell
    Year 1544
    Genre biography
    Title A brefe Chronycle concernynge the Examinacyon and death of the blessed martyr of Christ syr Iohan Oldecastell the lorde Cobham
    Baxter, Richard Life of Margaret, Daughter of Francis Charlton
    Year 1681
    Genre biography
    Title A breviate of the life of Margaret, The Daughter of Francis Charlton, of Apply in Shropshire, Esq; And Wife of Richard Baxter.
    Boreman, Robert Mirrour of Christianity
    Year 1669
    Genre biography
    Title A Mirrour of Christianity, and A Miracle of Charity; Or, A true and Exact narrative of the life and death Of the most Virtuous Lady Alice Dutchess Duddeley. Published after the Sermon in the Church of St. Giles in the Fields by R. B. D. D. Rector of the said Church on Sunday the 14th of March, MDCLXIX.
    C
    Carleton, George Life of Bernard Gilpin
    Year 1629
    Genre biography
    Title The life of Bernard Gilpin, a man most holy and renowned among the Northerne English. Faithfully written by the Right Reverend Father in God George Carleton Lord Bishop of Chichester, and published for the sake of his Countrimen, by whom it was long since earnestly desired.
    Cotton, Clement Mirror of martyrs
    Year 1613
    Genre biography
    Title The mirror of martyrs. In a short view lively expressing the force of their Faith, the feruency of their Loue, the wisedome of their Sayings, the patience of their Suffrings, &c.. With their Prayers and preparation for their last farewell.
    F
    Featley, Daniel Works of Iohn Iewel
    Year 1609
    Genre biography
    Title The works of the very learned and Reuerend Father in God Iohn Iewel, not long since Bishop of Sarisbvrie.
    Fell, John Life of Dr. H. Hammond
    Year 1661
    Genre biography
    Title The life of The most Learned, Reverend, and Pious Dr H. Hammond.
    Fisher, James Wise virgin
    Year 1653
    Genre biography
    Title The wise virgin, or, A wonderfull Narration of the hand of God, wherein his severity and goodnesse hath appeared in afflicting a Childe of eleven years of age, when stricken dumb, deaf and blinde through the prevalence of her disease: yet upon her wonderfull recovery was heard at severall times to utter many glorious Truths concerning Christ, Faith, and other subiects. To the wonderment of many that came far and neer to see and hear her.
    Foxe, John Book of Martyrs
    Year 1583
    Genre biography
    Title Book of Martyrs
    H
    Hall, Richard The Life of Fisher
    Year 1559
    Genre biography
    Title The Life of Fisher
    Hilton, Walter Newe Legende of Englande
    Year 1516
    Genre biography
    Title Here begynneth the kalendre of the newe Legende of Englande
    I
    Isaacson, Henry Life and death of Lancelot Andrewes
    Year 1651
    Genre biography
    Title An exact Narration of the life and death of the Late reverend and learned Prelate, and painfull divine, Lancelot Andrewes, Late Bishop of Winchester. Which may serve as a pattern of Piety and Charity to all godly disposed Christians.
    J
    Janeway, James Life of John Janeway
    Year 1673
    Genre biography
    Title Invisibles, Realities, Demonstrated in the holy life and Triumphant Death of Mr. John Janeway, Fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge.
    Jessey, Henry Exceeding Riches of Sarah Wight
    Year 1647
    Genre biography
    Title The exceeding Riches of grace advanced By the Spirit of Grace, in an Empty Nothing Creature, viz. Mris Sarah Wight, Lately hopeles and restles, her soule dwelling as far from Peace or hopes of Mercy, as ever was any. Now hopefull, and joyfull in the Lord, that hath caused light to shine out of darknes; that in and by this Earthen Vessell, holds forth his Own eternall love, and the Glorious Grace of his dear Son, to the chiefest of sinners. Who desired that others might hear and know, what the Lord had done for her soul, (that was so terrified day & night:) and might neither presume, nor despair and murmure against God, as shee hath done
    L
    Lake, Arthur Sermons With some Religious and Diuine Meditations
    Year 1629
    Genre biography
    Title Sermons With some Religious and Diuine Meditations. By The Right Reuerend Father in God, Arthvre Lake, late Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells. Whereunto is prefixed by way of Preface, a short view of the Life and Vertues of the Avthor.
    M
    Melanchthon, Philipp History of Martine Luther, Iohn Ecolampadius, Huldericke Zuinglius
    Year 1561
    Genre biography
    Title A famous and godly history, contaynyng the Lyues & Actes of three renowmed reformers of the Christia~ 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, & Oswald Miconus, Newly Englished by Henry Bennet Callesian.
    Merbecke, John Lyues of holy Sainctes
    Year 1574
    Genre biography
    Title The lyues of holy Sainctes, Prophetes, Patriarches, and others, contayned in holye Scripture so farre forth as expresse mention of them is delyuered vnto vs in Gods worde, with the interpretacion of their names: Collected and gathered into an Alphabeticall order, to the great commoditie of the Chrystian Reader. By Iohn Marbecke.
    P
    Paule, George Life of Iohn Whitgift
    Year 1612
    Genre biography
    Title The life of the most reverend and religiovs prelate Iohn Whitgift, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury.
    Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni Francesco Lyfe of Iohan Picus
    Year 1510
    Genre biography
    Title Here is co~teyned the lyfe of Iohan Picus Erle of Myra~dula a grete lord of Italy an excellent co~ning man in all scie~ces & vertuous of lyuing. with dyuerse epistles & other warkis of the seyd Iohan Picus full of grete science vertew and wysedome. whos lyfe & warkys bene worthy & digne to be redd & oftyn to to be had in memorye.
    S
    Strype, John Memorials of Thomas Cranmer
    Year 1694
    Genre biography
    Title Memorials of the Most Reverend Father in God, Thomas Cranmer sometime Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Wherein The History of the Church, and the reformation of it, during the Primacy of the said Archbishop, are greatly Illustrated; and many singular Matters relating thereunto, now First Published.
    Stubbes, Phillip Crystall glasse
    Year 1591
    Genre biography
    Title A crystall glasse, for Christian Women. Wherein they may see most wonderfull and rare examples of a right vertuous Life and Christian Death, as in the discourse following may appeare.
    W
    Walton, Izaak Sermones preached by Iohn Donne
    Year 1640
    Genre biography
    Title LXXX sermons preached by that learned and reverend divine, Iohn Donne, Dr in divinity, Late Deane of the Cathedrall Church of S. Pauls London.
    d
    de Bèze, Théodore Historie of Iohn Caluin
    Year 1564
    Genre biography
    Title A discourse wrytten by M. Theodore de Beza, conteyning in briefe the Historie of the life and death of Maister Iohn Caluin, with the Testament and laste will of the saide Caluin, and the Catalogue of his Bookes that he hath made. Turned out of Frenche into Englishe, by I.S. In the yeare of our Lorde. M.D.LXIIII.
    de Losa, Francisco Life of Gregory Lopez
    Year 1675
    Genre biography
    Title The holy life of Gregory Lopez a Spanish hermite in the West-Indies.
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