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Page 523
... court of Navarre . His version of the Bible , 1525-28 , promoted the Protestant cause , which he never formally espoused . Faber , or Heigerlin , JOHANNES , 1478-1541 . Bp . of Vienna 1530 ; called " Hammer of Heretics , " from his book ...
... court of Navarre . His version of the Bible , 1525-28 , promoted the Protestant cause , which he never formally espoused . Faber , or Heigerlin , JOHANNES , 1478-1541 . Bp . of Vienna 1530 ; called " Hammer of Heretics , " from his book ...
Page 535
... court . His Spirit- ual Letters . Dialogues , and other works are well - known in En- glish versions . His memory has been much cherished by Pro- testants , though he was a persecutor 1685-86 . 536 Fenestella . Foliaceous polyzoan ...
... court . His Spirit- ual Letters . Dialogues , and other works are well - known in En- glish versions . His memory has been much cherished by Pro- testants , though he was a persecutor 1685-86 . 536 Fenestella . Foliaceous polyzoan ...
Page 541
... Court of Appeal at Auspach 1817 , won high repute as a criminal jurist . His last work dealt with Kaspar Hauser's case . Feuillants . Congregations of reformed Cistercians in France , dating from 1567 ; named from an abbey in Languedoc ...
... Court of Appeal at Auspach 1817 , won high repute as a criminal jurist . His last work dealt with Kaspar Hauser's case . Feuillants . Congregations of reformed Cistercians in France , dating from 1567 ; named from an abbey in Languedoc ...
Page 542
... Court 1857 , and Associate Justice U. S. Supreme Court 1863 ; to CYRUS WEST , 1819-92 , were due the initiation of the Atlantic Cable and its success , after long delays and difficulties in 1866 ; HENRY MARTYN , D.D. , b . 1822 , ed ...
... Court 1857 , and Associate Justice U. S. Supreme Court 1863 ; to CYRUS WEST , 1819-92 , were due the initiation of the Atlantic Cable and its success , after long delays and difficulties in 1866 ; HENRY MARTYN , D.D. , b . 1822 , ed ...
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... court - martial , beginning with the vote of the junior member , and continuing in order of rank , upon the question of the guilt of the accused , as to each specification of each charge . After the finding the Court proceeds to fix ...
... court - martial , beginning with the vote of the junior member , and continuing in order of rank , upon the question of the guilt of the accused , as to each specification of each charge . After the finding the Court proceeds to fix ...
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