Anselm's Firmness--Becket's Austerity--The king scourged--John becomes the Pope's Vassal--Collision between Popery and Liberty--The Vassal King ravages his kingdom--Religion of the Senses and Superstition, page 66
Reaction--Grostete--Principles of Reform--Contest with the Pope-- Sewal--Progress of the Nation--Opposition to the Papacy--Conversion of Bradwardine--Grace is Supreme--Edward III--Statutes of _Provisors_ and _Præmunire_, page 72
The Mendicant Friars--Their Disorders and Popular Indignation-- Wickliffe--His Success--Speeches of the Peers against the Papal Tribute--Agreement of Bruges--Courtenay and Lancaster--Wickliffe before the Convocation--Altercation between Lancaster and Courtenay--Riot--Three Briefs against Wickliffe--Wickliffe at Lambeth--Mission of the _Poor Priests_--Their Preachings and Persecutions--Wickliffe and the Four Regents, page 77
The Bible--Wickliffe's Translation--Effects of its Publication-- Opposition of the Clergy--Wickliffe's Fourth Phasis--Transubstantiation--Excommunication--Wickliffe's Firmness-- Wat Tyler--The Synod--The condemned Propositions--Wickliffe's Petition--Wickliffe before the Primate at Oxford--Wickliffe summoned to Rome--His answer--The Trialogue--His Death--And Character--His Teaching--His Ecclesiastical Views--A Prophecy, page 86
The Wickliffites--Call for Reform--Richard II--The first Martyr-- Lord Cobham--Appears before Henry V--Before the Archbishop--His Confession and Death--The Lollards, page 97
Learning at Florence--The Tudors--Erasmus visits England--Sir Thomas More--Dean Colet--Erasmus and young Henry--Prince Arthur and Catherine--Marriage and Death--Catherine betrothed to Henry--Accession of Henry VIII--Enthusiasm of the Learned-- Erasmus recalled to England--Cromwell before the Pope--Catherine proposed to Henry--Their Marriage and Court--Tournaments--Henry's Danger, page 106
The Pope excites to War--Colet's Sermon at St. Paul's--The Flemish Campaign--Marriage of Louis XII and Princess Mary--Letter from Anne Boleyn--Marriage of Brandon and Mary--Oxford--Sir Thomas More at Court--Attack upon the Monasteries--Colet's Household--He preaches Reform--The Greeks and Trojans, page 114
Wolsey--His first Commission--His complaisance and Dioceses--Cardinal, Chancellor, and Legate--Ostentation and Necromancy--His Spies and Enmity--Pretensions of the clergy, page 122