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thefe Applications, the King diffolved the Colleges, and that at Ipfwich quite dropped, but the other the King founded a new, as is before-mentioned.

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The Cardinal in his Profperity, at great The King feiExpence, caufed his Tomb to be prepa- dinal's Tomb. red, which not being finished before his Adverfity, Antonio Cavallory, a most exquifite Workman employed about it, writes thus to him, "That for gilding that Part of his Tomb, already done, being "the Half, he had laid out 380l. 13s. and there"fore defires to know his Pleasure, whether he meant to "have the rest of his Tomb perfected; because, if he "did not fo mean, he defired the Cardinal's Leave, that "the Gilder might go Home to Antwerp, and that "the Carver might have the like Leave to return to "Italy." But, it seems, the King feized the * Tomb likewise, which made the Cardinal afterwards defire to have it restored to him, to the Intent that he might order and dispose the same for his Burial, which is likely, (faid he) by reason of my Heaviness, to be shortly. Yet it feems this Requeft was denied him, as well as that of Money to pay his Debts.

The Cardi

nal's Patience.

The Cardinal, being now fully fatiffied of the Designs his Enemies had on his Life, used all wife and neceffary Precautions, in order to fruftrate them, and armed himself with so much Patience, that they could not provoke him either to say or do any Thing that might justly render him obnoxious. However, being stript of his vaft Fortune, and the Profpect of being yet more flighted, tho' undeservedly, making deep Impreffions on his Spirits, he fell into a dangerous Sicknefs much about the Time he wrote the Letter we have just mentioned to Cromwell, the King began now to relent, and Dr. Butts was by his Order fent to attend him, who found him extreamly

*As his Majefty had ftript him of his very Robes, while living, he doubtless thought a needleis

Covering, when dead, would be unneceffary, as a fine Tomb or Monument might be deemed.

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extreamly ill. Upon his Return to Court he reported, "That, if the Cardinal did not receive Comfort from "his Majefty, he would within four Days be a dead "Man." When the King made Anfwer, "God forbid, that he should die, for I would not lofe him "for 20,000l. I pray you go to him, and do your " best Care to him." Upon which, Dr. Butts advifing the King to fend fome Gracious Meffage to him, his Majefty took a Ring from his Finger, charged with a Ruby, upon which his own Picture was engraved, commanding the Doctor to deliver it to him, and withal to acquaint him, That he was not in his Heart* offended with him for any Thing, ufing other Expreffions which difcovered a friendly and tender Concern for him; and the Lady Ann, at the King's Requeft, alfo fent him Tokens of Favour. Upon receiving them, the Cardinal too easily apprehended the King and his Lady were feeking a Reconciliation with him; and foon after he was in a good Way of Recovery.

The King grants
Wolfey a Par-

don.

The King about Candlemas was pleased to grant the Cardinal a full and general Pardon. Rapin fays, "Among "all the Pardons in the publick Acts, "there are none fo full and particular as this, which 66 was done in order to relieve the Cardinal in fome "meafure from the Anxiety he had been under from "October to that Time, before his Pardon, he well "knowing, that he was fubject to the Penalty of perpetual Imprisonment, which feemed to him to "be equal, if not greater, than any Lofs he had yet "fuftained."

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This Pardon was drawn fo full as to take in the higheft Articles charged on him; and that it was penned with the utmoft Advantage and Strength of Law may be further proved from Sir Edward Coke's Authority, which take in his own Words.

* Then he had a very evil and ungrateful one.

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"The most learned * and beneficial Pardons, which "we have read, or do remember, were that to Wil“liam Wickham, Bishop of Winchester, (for good Men "will never refufe God and the King's Pardon, be"caufe every Man does often offend both of them) " and the other to Thomas Wolfey, Cardinal, which are learnedly and largely penned.'

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Now the King gave him further Marks of his Friendship, and promised to restore to him the whole Revenues of the Archbishoprick of York; and at the fame time sent him fome rich Furniture for his Houfe and Chapel.

* Articuli Pardonationis Reverendiffimi Patris THOм Æ, Cardinalis, &c. 21 Hen. VIII. Feb. 12. t Omnimoda Proditiones tam majores quam minores; Proditionum Mefprifiones & alia Mefprifiones;

Legum fubverfiones, & earum illicita Extenfiones; Outlagarum quæcunque ; Intrufiones & ingreffus in temporalia Archiepifcopatuum, Epifcopatuum, Abbatiarum, Priora. tuum, five aliarum Domorum Religiofarum, infra Regnum Anglia;

Provifiones Bullarum circa Executionem Officii Legationis de Latere, contra formam Statuti de proviforibus.

Concello quod præfatus THOMAS Cardinalis omni pardonatione & gratia gaudeat, populo Regni ANGLIE in aliquo parliamen to conceffa ; Donatio Archiepifcopatus EBORA CENSIS cum pertinentiis.

After

*The Articles in Cardinal WoLSEY'S Pardon, 21 Hen. VIII. Feb. 12.

All manner of Treafons or Treacheries, as well High as Petty Mifprifons of Treafon, and other Mifprifons; Subvertions of the Laws, and illegal Extentions thereof; All Outlawries; Intrufions and Invasions on the

Temporalities of Archbishop ricks, Bishopricks, Abbeys, Priories, or other Religious Houfes, within the Kingdom of England;

Procuring Bulls relating to the Execution of the Legatine Of fice, contrary to the Form of the Statute of Provisors. That the faid Cardinal, Thomas, may enjoy all manner of Pardons and Graces, granted to the People of the Kingdom of England in any Parliament; AGrant of the Archbishoprick of YORK with its Appurtenances.

+ Cotton. Libr. Julius I. fol. 271. Ann. Dom. 1529.

Another Letter from Cromwell to the Cardinal.

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After the Cardinal had obtained this Pardon, and other Marks of Favour from the King, Cromwell writ a Letter to him, wherein he says, Touching the Procefs "against your Grace out of the Exchequer, and all "other Matters and Suits brought against you, I "have pleaded your Pardon, which is allowed in "all the King's Courts, and by the fame your Grace "is difcharged of all manner of Causes at the King's "Suit."

His Complaint in his Letters to Cromwell.

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Wolfey foon after writ, "That he hoped the King, to whom I have given all my Goods and Revenues, "will pay my Debts, which may be "done by the Arrears of my Penfion out of France for "the Year by past." But we do not find much heed was given to this Letter, except that foon after the King was pleased to fend him four Loads more of rich Furniture unknown to the Lords of the Council: (So that the Reader may eafily guefs the Condition Wolfey was in, from October to the time he received the firft Supply.) This Prefent was very acceptable to him; and in a fhort time he writ again to Cromwell, and tells him, "My Fever is fomewhat affuaged, and the black Humour alfo; howbeit I am "entering into the Kalends of a more dangerous Sicknefs, which is the Dropfy; fo that, if I am not " removed into a drier Air, and that fhortly, there "is little Hope. This had the defired Effect; for, on Application, the King permitted Wolfey to remove to Richmond, and alfo fent him fome Money.

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His Enemies alarmed at the Favours fbewn him.

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The Favours, which had been lately fhewn to his Eminence, greatly alarmed his Enemies; and, as he was fo near the Court, they likewife feared his Majefty might, on one Occasion or other, be moved to vifit, or perhaps re-call him; therefore they follicited the King to fend him down to his Province in the North,

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concealing the true Reason of their Application, (as is ufual with Minifters, who would cover their private Defigns under the Umbrage of publick Good) but pretending, that his Prefence would be neceffary towards compofing certain Animofities in that Country. The King, upon this fpecious Suggestion, confented to the Propofal, and Cromwell was commanded, by the Duke of Norfolk, to acquaint his Mafter, that he must think of repairing to his Charge at York.

Wolfey pre

pares to proceed to York.

This Meffage the Cardinal did not relifh; however, as he found his Refidence at Richmond was disagreeable to the Courtiers, he offered to remove to Winchester: But this did not give Content to the Duke of Norfolk and his other Enemies; for Wolfey received for Answer, that he must immediately prepare for his fetting out into the North. Upon this feveral Petitions were preferred to the King to allow him Part of the Revenues of Winchester and St. Albans, and other Matters, in order to enable him to proceed on his Jour ney, which were promised him.

Writes to his
Steward.

There are now in Being, Letters from the Cardinal to his Steward, Robert Brown at Southwell, wherein his Grace takes notice, that shortly he intended to fet out for his Seat there, and therefore orders him to fee the House compleatly fitted up, and to buy in Corn, ready to make Bread for the Family.

The Stew.

ard's An

fwer.

Brown answered, as appears from a Letter in the Exchequer Record-office, to this Effect, "That Mr. Holgil, the Surveyor, "had covered the Houfe in, and done other Mat"ters; but, as to himself, he was grown old, and did " not now understand buying of Corn." From the wording of the Letter it appears but too plain, that, as his Mafter's Affairs were in a very unhappy Situation, he did not care to truft him.

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