There are 92 books by Bale, John on BookOrb. A strong starting point is John Bale's catalogue of Tudor authors an annotated translation of records from the Scriptorum illustrium maioris Brytanniae . . . catalogus (1557-1559) (2010). The bibliography below is in publication order, with series grouped in reading order.

Standalone books

  1. 1 A mysterye of inyquyte contayned within the heretycall genealogye of Ponce Pantolabus, is here both dysclosed & confuted by Iohan Bale. An, M.D.xlii. Marke in the capytall letters of this boke, the .A.B.C. with the name of the author 1545 · 88 pages
  2. 2 A mysterye of inyquyte contayned within the heretycall genealogye of Ponce Pantolabus [i.e. John Huntington]/ is here both dysclosed & confuted 1545 · 88 pages
  3. 3 The actes of Englysh votaryes 1546 · 80 pages
  4. 4 [A comedy concernynge thre lawes, of nature Moses, & Christ, corrupted by the sodomytes. Pharysees and Papystes 1548 · 104 pages
  5. 5 A Christen exhortation unto customable swearers ... 1548
  6. 6 Illustrium maioris Britanniae scriptorvm 1549 · 255 pages
  7. 7 The ymage of both churches, after the moste wonderful and heavenly Revelacion of Saincte John the Evangelyst 1550 · 512 pages
  8. 8 The apology of Johan Bale agaynste a ranke papyst 1550 · 157 pages
  9. 9 [A Comedye concernynge the lawes of nature, Moses, and Christ, corrupted by the Sodomytes, Pharisees and Papystes 1550
  10. 10 The first two partes of the Actes, or unchast examples of the Englysh votaryes 1551 · 80 pages
  11. 11 The vocacyon of Joha[n] Bale to the bishoprick of Ossorie in Irela[n]de his persecucio[n]s in ye same & finally delyueraunce 1553
  12. 12 The first two partes of The actes, or, Vnchaste examples of the Englyshe votaryes 1560 · 328 pages
  13. 13 Acta Romanorum Pontificum, a dispersione discipulorum Christi, usq[ue] ad tempora Pauli Quarti, qui nunc in Ecclesia tyrannizat 1560 · 555 pages
  14. 14 The first two partes of the Actes or vnchaste examples of the Englyshe votaryes, gathered out of theyr owne legendes and chronycles by Ihon Bale, and dedicated to oure most redoubted soueraigne kyng Edwarde the syxte 1560 · 160 pages
  15. 15 The first two partes of the actes or unchaste examples of the Englyshe votaryes 1560 · 150 pages
  16. 16 The first two partes of the Actes or vn- chaste examples of the Englyshe Votaryes, gathered out of theyr owne legendes and Chronycles 1560 · 153 pages
  17. 17 A declaration of Edmonde Bonners articles 1561 · 150 pages
  18. 18 A nevve comedy or enterlude, concernyng thre lawes 1562 · 86 pages
  19. 19 Acta Romanorum pontificum 1567
  20. 20 The image of both churches after the ... revelation of Sainct John the Evangelist ... 1570
  21. 21 The Pageant of popes, contayninge the lyues of all the bishops of Rome, from the beginninge of them to the yeare of grace 1555, deuided into iii. sortes bishops, archbishops, and popes .. 1574 · 198 pages
  22. 22 The pageant of popes 1574 · 198 pages
  23. 23 The pageant of popes, contayninge the lyues of all the bishops of Rome, from the beginninge of them to the yeare of grace 1555 ... 1574 · 198 pages
  24. 24 A tragedie or enterlude, manifesting the chiefe promises of God vnto man ... 1577
  25. 25 Anglorum Heliades 1700 · 256 pages
  26. 26 A brefe chronycle concernynge the examynacyon and death of the blessed martyr of Christ, Syr Johan Oldecastell, the lorde Cobham 1729 · 157 pages
  27. 27 Kynge Johan, a play in two parts 1838 · 110 pages
  28. 28 Select works of John Bale, D.D., Bishop of Ossory 1849 · 647 pages
  29. 29 Select works of John Bale, D.D 1849 · 647 pages
  30. 30 Selected works of John Bale ... 1849 · 647 pages
  31. 31 Select works of John Bale ... containing the examinations of Lord Cobham, William Thorpe, and Anne Askew 1849
  32. 32 The temptacyon of our Lorde 1870
  33. 33 Comedy concernynge thre lawes 1882 · 128 pages
  34. 34 Johan Bale's Comedy concenynge thre lawes 1882 · 128 pages
  35. 35 Index Britanniae scriptorum quos ex variis bibliothecis non parvo labore collegit Ioannes Baleus, cum aliis 1902 · 579 pages
  36. 36 A comedy concerning Three laws of Nature, Moses and Christ, 1538 1908 · 101 pages
  37. 37 A Comedye concernynge thre lawes 1914 · 101 pages
  38. 38 John Baptist's preaching in the wilderness 1955 · 150 pages
  39. 39 Dramatic writings. Edited by John S. Farmer 1966 · 347 pages
  40. 40 King Johan 1969 1969
  41. 41 John Bale's Index of British and other writers 1989 · 579 pages
  42. 42 Index Britanniae scriptorum 1990 · 579 pages
  43. 43 The image of bothe churches after the moste wonderfull and heavenly revelation of Sainct John the Evangelist, contayning a very frutefull exposicion or paraphrase upon the same, wherein it is conferred with the other scripturs and most auctorised historyes. Compiled by John Bale an exile also in this life for the faythfull testimonie of Jesu 2005 · 392 pages
  44. 44 John Bale's catalogue of Tudor authors an annotated translation of records from the Scriptorum illustrium maioris Brytanniae . . . catalogus (1557-1559) 2010 · 427 pages
  45. 45 The Secod Part of the Image of both churches, after the most wonderful aud heauenlye Reuelacion of Saynt Johan the euangelyste,etc. Compyled by Johan Bale. [woodcut] The sme disciple whome Jesus loues hath wytnessed and written these thynges, and knowe that his testimonye is trewe Johannes.xxi 143 pages

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A good starting point is John Bale's catalogue of Tudor authors an annotated translation of records from the Scriptorum illustrium maioris Brytanniae . . . catalogus (1557-1559) (2010).

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In publication order: 1. A mysterye of inyquyte contayned within the heretycall genealogye of Ponce Pantolabus, is here both dysclosed & confuted by Iohan Bale. An, M.D.xlii. Marke in the capytall letters of this boke, the .A.B.C. with the name of the author (1545), 2. A mysterye of inyquyte contayned within the heretycall genealogye of Ponce Pantolabus [i.e. John Huntington]/ is here both dysclosed & confuted (1545), 3. The actes of Englysh votaryes (1546), 4. [A comedy concernynge thre lawes, of nature Moses, & Christ, corrupted by the sodomytes. Pharysees and Papystes (1548), 5. A Christen exhortation unto customable swearers ... (1548), 6. Illustrium maioris Britanniae scriptorvm (1549), 7. The ymage of both churches, after the moste wonderful and heavenly Revelacion of Saincte John the Evangelyst (1550), 8. The apology of Johan Bale agaynste a ranke papyst (1550), 9. [A Comedye concernynge the lawes of nature, Moses, and Christ, corrupted by the Sodomytes, Pharisees and Papystes (1550), 10. The first two partes of the Actes, or unchast examples of the Englysh votaryes (1551), 11. The vocacyon of Joha[n] Bale to the bishoprick of Ossorie in Irela[n]de his persecucio[n]s in ye same & finally delyueraunce (1553), 12. The first two partes of The actes, or, Vnchaste examples of the Englyshe votaryes (1560), 13. Acta Romanorum Pontificum, a dispersione discipulorum Christi, usq[ue] ad tempora Pauli Quarti, qui nunc in Ecclesia tyrannizat (1560), 14. The first two partes of the Actes or vnchaste examples of the Englyshe votaryes, gathered out of theyr owne legendes and chronycles by Ihon Bale, and dedicated to oure most redoubted soueraigne kyng Edwarde the syxte (1560), 15. The first two partes of the actes or unchaste examples of the Englyshe votaryes (1560), and 30 more.