pares ambuscade for Danes, 105;
sends force to Finland, 105;
lays siege to Stockholm, 105-106;
issues "klippings," 107-108;
sends to Lubeck for a fleet, 109-110;
continues siege of Stockholm, 110-111;
recruits his forces, 111-112;
calls diet at Strengnaes, 113;
is elected king, 114;
enters Stockholm in triumph, 115-116;
his successes, 117;
charges Christiern with murdering Swedish bishops, 125-126;
summons Johannes Magni, 127;
is called upon to pay the debt to Lubeck, 128;
calls upon Brask to aid the crown, 129-130;
strives to improve condition of Stockholm, 131;
endeavors to soothe the people, 131-133;
writes to the pope for confirmation of the bishops, 133-134;
writes to Rome about Trolle, 135-136;
writes to Rome again and to Magni, 136-137;
deposes bishop and dean of Vesteras, 137-138;
subdues Finland, 138;
plans expedition against Gotland, 138-140;
appeals to Brask for aid, 140-141;
lays the odium of the new tax on Brask, 141-143;
communicates with Fredrik concerning Gotland, 144-145;
begins war with Gotland, 145-146;
takes part in the congress at Malmoe, 147-148;
oppresses Brask, 149-150;
holds Cabinet meeting to improve trade, 150-153;
his feelings toward Luther, 157-159;
writes concerning Luther, 162-163;
his purpose in opposing the Church, 163;
his treatment of the Anabaptists, 167;
holds a disputation, 168-169;
discusses the marriage of Petri, 170-171;
deposes Mehlen, 173-176;
tries to quell insurrection in Dalarne, 176-177;
his distrust of Fredrik, 178-179;
his distrust of Christina, 179;
is opposed in Kalmar, 179-180;
summons diet to stay discontent, 180-183;
fights Norby, 184;
is displeased with Fredrik, 185-186;
captures Kalmar, 186-189;
his negotiations with Fredrik, 190-193;
his communications with Norby, 194-195;
his communications concerning Knut and Sunnanvaeder, 195-197;
his movements against Norby, 197-199;
executes Knut and Sunnanvaeder, 200-203;
negotiates about debt to Lubeck, 203-206;
forms treaty with Russia, 207-209;
with Holland, 209-212;
negotiates with the Dalesmen, 213-215;
with Fredrik, 215-217;
with the archbishop of Trondhem, 218-219;
orders Bible to be translated, 222-223;
oppresses the monasteries, 224-226;
seizes Gripsholm, 228;
oppresses Brask, 229-231;
denies charge of favoring Luthe