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extracts from his sermons on the Gospels, 196–198; his De Ecclesia, 199–202; his Apellatio, 202–204; other Latin works, 204–207; his treatise on the pretentions of the Bohemian clergy, 204, 205; his affirmation that Christ, not the pope, is the head of the Church, 207; arrives at Nuremberg, 209; sends his friend to receive letter of safe-conduct for him, and proceeds direct to Constance, 209, 210; his first letter after arrival at, 210; accusation against placed on the door of the church, 211; is surrounded by enemies and spies, 212, 213; pope promises him protection, 214; circulation of false tales about, 215; visit of the cardinals to, 216; his dwelling-place surrounded by armed men, 217; his reply to the cardinals in the pope’s palace, 217; his interview with the monk Didacus, 218; his arrest, 219; taken to the dungeon of the Dominican monastery, 220; commissioners appointed to report on, 222; asks to be allowed a lawyer for his defence, 223; is refused, 223; falls dangerously ill, 223; continued prosecution of, 224; concocted accusations against, 233, 234; his letter to the citizens of Prague, 234; has a few friends to visit him, 235; placed in custody of the Bishop of Constance, 236; cruel treatment of, 236, 237; his examination by the commissioners, 238; intervention of Bohemian nobles on behalf of, 238–241; promise extracted from council of his having a public hearing, 243; is brought to trial, 246; is not allowed to speak, 247; his second day of trial and scholastic duel with D’Ailly, 248, 249; further witnesses brought against, 250; endeavour to prove his dependence on Wycliffe, 250; his answer to the Cardinal of Cambray, 251; his third day of trial, 252; accusations against, founded on De Ecclesia and other works, 253, 254, 256; his speech concerning unworthy kings, 254, 255; his answer to D’Ailly about Wycliffe, 255, 256; his final speech of defence, 257; his answer to those who urge him to recant, 257; corresponds with “the father,” 261; is aware of Sigismund’s treachery, 263; his letter to the Bohemian nation, 264–266; his letter on the subject of utraquism, 268, 269; his books condemned to be burnt, 269; his further letters to the Bohemians, 269–273; his farewell letter to Prague University, 273, 274; his messages to his various friends, 275; last efforts made to induce him to recant, 276; is taken to the Cathedral, 278; is not allowed to defend himself, 279, 280; final proceedings against, 280–282; sentence passed upon, 282; his degradation and deconsecration, 282; is led to the stake, 283; account of his last moments, 283–285; discussion as to whether he was justly accused of heresy, 286–288; his patriotic devotion to his own country and language, 293, 294. 295; the first to attempt to establish a recognised written language, 296; revises the Bohemian translations of the Bible, 298; his character antagonistic to that of Wycliffe, 299; his views on church-singing, 299; endeavours to replace the latin singing in his church by songs in the national language, 301; objections to raised by Bohemian prelacy, 302; hymns composed by, 303; his efforts to establish relations with foreign countries, 304; writes to Lord Cobham, 304; relations with King Vladislav, 304, 305; sends latter congratulatory letter on his victory, 305, 306, 307; his letter on church-reform to, 308, 309; his fame as a writer, 312 (see below under works by); portraits of, 318–320; defence of by Bohemian nobles, 337, 338; development of his doctrines in Bohemia, 356 seq.; no one found to be his true successor, 362

Hus, John, works by, 84–92, 164, 165, 186–207, 310–318; disappearance of some, 311; earliest work printed, 312; danger incurred in publishing as late as 19th century, 314, 315; periods of Hus’s literary activity, 317 (see under separate works)

Husinec, birthplace of Hus, 64; national feeling strongly developed in that part of the country, 293

Huska, .Martin, surnamed Loquis, his fanaticism and eloquence, 359, 360

Hussites, the Hussite movement, first check to the autocratic tendencies of Rome, 3; origin of Hussitism, 17, 170; discord among the Hussites, 344; movement for a time has iconoclastic character, 352; agreement among Hussites on matters of reform, 354; the Hussites obtain possession of nearly all Bohemia, 356; the Hussite war, the first in the world’s history fought for intellectual interests, 335; meeting of contending Hussites after the battle of the Vysehrad, 362, 363; peace between, 364; great meeting at,