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Locke, John (1632-1704)
Also called Saint Thomas More, humanist and statesman, chancellor of England (1529-32), More was beheaded for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic church.
Select Texts:
- A mery gest how a sergeau[n]t woldel erne [sic] to be a frere. 1516.
- Thomae Mori Epistola ad Germanu[m] Brixiu[m]. 1520.
- Eruditissimi viri Guilielmi Rossei opus elegans, doctum, festiuum, pium, quo pulcherrime retegit, ac refellit insanas Lutheri calumnias. 1523.
- The supplycacyon of soulys made by syr Thomas More knyght councellour to our souerayn lorde the Kynge and chauncellour of hys Duchy of Lancaster. Agaynst the supplycacyon of beggars. 1529.
- A dyaloge of syr Thomas More knyghte: one of the counsayll of oure souerayne lorde the kyng [and] chauncellour of hys duchy of Lancaster. 1529.
- The co[n]futacyon of Tyndales answere made by syr Thomas More knyght lorde chau[n]cellour of Englonde. 1532.
- The second parte of the co[n]futacion of Tyndals answere. 1533.
- A letter of syr Tho. More knyght impugnynge the erronyouse wrytyng of Iohn Fryth agaynst the blessed sacrament of the aultare. 1533.
- The debellacyon of Salem and Bizance. 1533.
- The answere to the fyrst parte of the poysened booke, which a namelesse heretyke hath named the souper of the lorde. 1533.
- The apologye of syr Thomas More knyght. 1533.
- The boke of the fayre genty[l]woman that no man shulde put his truste, or confydence in. 1540.
- A fruteful, and pleasaunt worke of the beste state of a publyque weale, and of the newe yle called Vtopia, 1551.
- A dialoge of comfort against tribulacion. 1553.
- The historie of the pitifull life, and unfortunate death of Edward the fifth, and the then Duke of Yorke, his brother. 1641.
