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| | A Short History of the Council of Trent, by R.F. Littledale |
 | | These last demanded the Basle safe-conduct; the suspension and re of the proceedings; that the Pope should be withdrawn from the presidency of the Council, and be declared subject to it; and that the bishops should be released from their oath of fealty to him, that they might speak their minds freely. |
 | | Several Protestant envoys, relying on the new safe-conduct, came to Trent in February, 1552, and hopes were entertained of some operative progress in negotiation, but the fresh outbreak of the war in Germany, with the French King in alliance with the Protestants, changed the face of affairs. |
 | | The Elector of Saxony headed the Protestant forces, and as the whole Tirol was up in arms, many of the prelates, including the Electors of Mainz, Trier, and Cologne, hastily quitted Trent, and the flight of the Emperor from Innsbrück completed the panic. |
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