a nearer Advance, fhe gave his Majefty to underftand, that her Virtue was dearer to her than her "Life; that no Mortal fhould have the last Favour "unlefs in the State of Wedlock. And thus the in"fatuated King, fluctuating between the Thoughts of "a Mistress and a Wife, was fo intangled, that, ra"ther than be disappointed in the one, he was re"folved to precipitate himself upon the other. Now, "as far as Intentions can fall under human Cognizance, "the violent Paffion King Henry had for this Lady, not only gave the first Motion to, but carried on "the whole Affair concerning the Divorce. This "Mr. Cavendish, not only a cotemporary Writer, but one of Wolfey's Domefticks, has delivered to Pofterity in express Words. 66 The French Ambaffadors, having fully executed their Commiffion, fet out for their own Court, highly pleased with their Entertainment during their Abode in England; for the Particulars whereof fee Mr. Cavendish's Hiftory, in our IIId Vol. fol. 31, to 39. The News of the Sacking of Rome and the Pope's Captivity having reached England, speedily after the Conclufion of the Treaties between Henry and Francis, their Majefties thought fit to alter the Articles of the Second Treaty, concerning their carrying the War into the Low Countries, and agreed to act in Italy only. But, as the English Troops could not be tranfported into Italy, without great Difficulties and Lofs of Time, they concluded, "That King Francis fhould carry on the War alone, in Confideration of 30,000 "Ducats monthly, to the End of October, to be de"ducted out of what Francis owed Henry, And this was figned the 29th of May, about three Weeks after the taking of Rome. The King fends to France. Soon after the French Ambaffadors were returned to France, the King fent a folemn Ambaffy to Francis by Thomas Lord Viscount Rochford, Sir Nicholas Sir Anthony Brown; in whofe Prefence Francis (wore VOL. IV. Garew, and to to obferve the Treaties lately concluded at Westminfter, between himself and the King of England. Then the Ambassadors, after having been grandly entertained, returned Home. * The Commiffions for hearing Caufes by Bill of poor People not anfwering the defigned Purposes, the Cardinal obtained another from his Majesty, empowering certain Perfons to hear Caufes in Chancery in his Abfence, that the Subjects might not be delayed *The King to his beloved and 'faithful John Taylor, Clerk, Mafter and Keeper of the Rolls. of our Chancery, &c. 6 6 K NOW ye, that whereas the moft Rev. Father in Chrift, Thomas, by Divine Permiffion, Cardinal Priest, &c. has been employed, for the Sake of the Peace and Tranquillity of our Kingdom and Subjects of England, and for the Intereft, Profit, and Utility of the Publick, in which Poft he conftantly exifts; and confidering and piously compaffionating the infupportable Cares, Labours, and Fatigues, which he on that Account undergoes and fuffers; and left fuch fingular Fortitude of Mind and Body should be too much impaired, which God avert, through fuch Fatigues, ⚫ and he not be able to attend in good Health, as ufual, to our moft neceffary Affairs, with his chiefeft Care: Being therefore willing, that Juftice be adminiftred to all and every of our Subjects, and fully confiding in your Fidelity and Circumfpection, we have appointed you, the aforefaid John Taylor, &c. by Virtue of these Prefents, granting unto you Power and Authority to hear all and every the Caufes, Difputes and Complaints whatever of our Sub jects, depending before us in our Chancery, or already moved or to be moved therein; and by the faid Lord Chan⚫cellor committed to you or any of you, (but not to less than four however) and that for the future fhall be committed to you from Time to Time, to be heard, examined and fcrutinized, with due Regard, according to the Allegations and "Proofs, and your own found Difcretion, to difcufs and finally ' determine, and to command a full Execution thereof. Therefore we command that, with regard to the Premifes, you truly and diligently act and execute every Thing with Effect. By the Tenour of these. Prefents we give it as a firm Command, to all and fingular our Officers, Ministers, and Subjects, whom it may concern, that in all the faid Premifes they be intent and obedient in the Execution thereof as it becometh. In Teftimony, &c. delayed in their Suits, when his Eminency was called to attend other grand Affairs of the State. As the Pope was ftill in Captivity his Majefty exprefsed great Uneafinefs thereat; therefore it was thought mete to concert further Measures with the French King, to affift his Holiness and restore Peace to Italy; for which Purpose the Cardinal was pitched on to go over to France as the King's High Ambassador, as Hall calls him. the 3d of Wolfey passes into France. Matters being fettled the Cardinal, on July, paffed through London attended by Dr. Tunftal, Bishop of London, Dr. Taylor, Mafter of the Rolls, Lord Sands, the Earl of Derby, Sir Henry Guilford, * Sir Thomas More, Sır Nicholas Carew, Sir Anthony Brown,Sir Thomas Wriothef * Sir Henry was elected, at about 39 Years of Age, Knight of the Garter, on the 24th of April, 18 Hen. VIII. at Greenwich, and inftalled on St. George's Feaft following, being defcended from a very antient Family, who had done confiderable Services to the Publick. He was one of the Knights who in Parliament fubfcribed the Letter to the Pope. He died in the 23d Year of this King; and a curious Picture of him, drawn by the famous Hans Holbein, is ftill in being; and from this great Man the prefent Sir Robert Guilford of HampsteadPlace, Bart. is defcended. S 2 ley, ed; and, being thereon conducted into the Chapter-house, he received the Investiture. He was indeed the only Heir of the younger Branch of the Family of Carew, which had feated itfelf at Bedington in Surry for a confiderable Time: Yet this noble Gentleman afterwards fell under the Displeasure of the fame Prince, and was attainted by Act of Parliament, in the 31st Year of his Reign, for High Treafon, and beheaded: But his Son Francis, 1 Ed. VI. procured a Reverfal of that Attainder. From this Family was defcended the late Honourable Sir Nicholas Carew, Bart. who was Knight of the Shire for the County of Surry, in the 2d Parliament of K. George the Ift, (with the Right Hon. Arthur Onflow, Efq; Speaker of the Hon. Houfe of Commons.) His worthy Succeffor is his only Son, Sir Nicholas Hacket Carew, Bart, whofe Motto is Nil confcire fibi. ley, Garter King at Arms, "and other Knights and Ef quires to the Number of 1200; on the 6th he landed at Calais; and Stow fays, "That there he committed "the Cuftody of the Great Seal in the Hands of Dr. John Taylor, Mafter of the Rolls, until his Re turn to Calais;" which not only fhews that the Cardinal knew better than to take it out of his Mafter's Dominions, but in fome measure wipes off Rapin's Reflection on that Head. On the 12th he was complimented, in Francis's Name, by the Cardinal of Loraine, fix Bishops, and 40 Gentlemen, whom the King had fent for that Purpose; and, in the Collection of the publick Acts, we find Francis's Letters Patent, empowering the Cardinal, to release the Prifoners at what Place foever he fhould arrive in his Dominions, a Translation of which we have here introduced. 66 FRANCIS, by the Grace of God, King of France, "makes it known to all prefent and to come. WH HEREAS our most dear and great Friend, the Cardinal of York, Legate in England, "is fhortly to meet us in our Kingdom, on the Part of our moft dear and moft beloved Brother and "Coufin the King of England, on certain great and urgent Affairs, relating to the Intereft, Profit, and "Advantage of us, and of our faid Brother and Cou"fin; and defiring with all our Heart to do Honour to that Cardinal with all the Favour we can think on, as well for the moft cordial Love which we have for our aforefaid most dear Brother and Coufin, "the King of England, as for himself, We, for these "Caufes and other Confiderations moving us thereunto, "out of our proper Inclination, certain Knowledge, tr st fpecial Grace, full Power and Royal Authority, have given and granted, and by these Prefents do give *Rym. Fad. Vol. XIV. "and "and grant unto him, that he may, in all the Cities "and Boroughs through which he fhall pafs, on his "Journey towards us, deliver all, and every the Pri"foners then confined in thofe Places; and to forgive, "acquit and pardon all Matters, Crimes, and Delin"quencies, committed and perpetrated by fuch Pri"foners, in the fame Manner and Form as we do, " and have been accustomed to do, at our first vifiting Cities and Boroughs of our faid Kingdom; " and that he may alfo grant and expedite his Letters "Patent under his Seal, the which we will and defire to have as much Effect and Force, as if given by "Ourfelves. 66 "We also order, by these Presents, our beloved "and faithful, Bailiffs, Senefchals, Provosts, and "others, our Juftices and Officers, and their Lieu tenants, holding our Courts of Parliament, and to every of them in their refpective Pofts, that fuch "Letters given by the aforefaid Legate be regarded "in every Particular, according to their Meaning and "Tenour, as if they had been granted and given by "ourselves, excepting always the Crimes of High Trea fon, Murder, Rape, Sacrilege, Coining, and burn"ing Houfes; for fuch is our Pleafure: And, that "the fame may be put in Execution in the refpec"tive Places, we will that on Sight hereof, given "under the Royal Seal, Faith may be given there66 unto. In Teftimony whereof we have caused our "Seal to be affixed with a Salvo always to our Rights, &c. Given at St. Dennis in France, in the "Month of July, in the Year of our Lord, 1527, "and of our Reign the 13th. "By the KING. On the 3d of Auguft the Cardinal arrived at Abberville; and, as foon as King Francis heard the Car |