y 336

The Penal Laws 337

The Battle of the Faiths 338

The Charterhouse Monks 339

The Anabaptist Martyrs 357

Fisher and More 359

Fisher named Cardinal 364

The Pope condescends to Falsehood 365

Fisher Tried and Sentenced 366

Execution of Fisher 367

Sir Thomas More 368

Effect upon Europe 377

Letter to Cassalis 382

Reply of the Pope 385

Bull of Deposition 386

Intrigues of Francis in Germany 388

England and Germany 390

CHAPTER X.

THE VISITATION OF THE MONASTERIES.

Visitation of the Monasteries 396

The Abbey of St. Albans 402

Commission of 1535 407

The Visitors at Oxford 409

Progress of the Visitors 413

Visit to Langden Abbey 415

Fountains Abbey 417

The Monks at Fordham 419

The Monks of Pershore 421

Rules to be observed in all Abbeys 423

The Black Book in Parliament 427

Discussion in Parliament 429

Conflicting Opinions 431

Smaller Houses suppressed 433

The Protestant Bishops 435

State of London 437

The Vagrant Act 439

Remission of Fi