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- noun Plural form of
Lollard .
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The names of such as taught the articles and conclusions mainteined by those which then they called Lollards or heretikes, [Sidenote: Sir Lewes Clifford bewraieth his fellowes.] the said sir Lewes Clifford gaue in writing to the said archbishop.
Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed
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(The nickname Lollards was erroneously derived from "lolia" (tares).)
Chaucer Adolphus William Ward 1880
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That on the north was part of the Bishop's Palace; that on the south was commonly known as Lollards 'Tower.
Old St. Paul's Cathedral William Benham 1870
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[449] The origin of the word Lollards has been always a disputed question.
The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) James Anthony Froude 1856
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The followers of Wickliffe, then called Lollards, were become extremely numerous, and the clergy were so vexed to see them increase whatever power or influence they might have to molest them in an underhand manner, they had no authority by law to put them to death.
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They came to be called Lollards, though the origin of the name is obscure.
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Near the centre of the wall is a curious building generally known as the Lollards 'Prison, although whether it ever was used for this purpose is a matter of conjecture.
Exeter Sidney Heath 1907
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Was the Lady of Cardiff ready to give all possible aid to himself and his troops, against those traitors and heretics called Lollards?
The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Emily Sarah Holt 1864
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These Lollards, perhaps you will remember, were the followers of John Wickliffe, called Lollards as
Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853
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The part called the Lollards 'Tower is celebrated as having been the reputed prison of the Lollards.
Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands, Volume 2 Harriet Beecher Stowe 1853
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