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"fit unpracticable; but, as he had for a long Time borne a fenfible Part in his Misfortune, fo now he rejoiced with him on the Occafion of his Delivery." The Ambaffador had further in Charge to make an Offer, in the King's Name, of any Service that might either be for his Advantage, Pleasure, or Honour.

Thefe Ambaffadors, whilft they were in France, received further Instructions, drawn up by the Cardinal, concerning a League between England and that Court, and were directed to reprefent to Francis, "That the "Kindness he had been pleafed to exprefs for the

The SECRET HISTORY of the CARDINAL,

ing his Vehemency, foberly faid: Sir, of all Men in this Realm you have leaft Caufe to difpraife Cardinals; for if I poor Cardinal had not been, you fhould not at this prefent I have had a Head: upon your Shoulders, wherewith to make fuch a Brag in Difpute of us,

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not but you would; and therefore abate your Malice and Spite, and confider we are Commiffioners for a Time, and cannot by Virtue of a Commiffion proceed to Judgment, without the Knowledge and Confent of the Head of the Authority, and Licence obtain

who wish you no Harm; neithered from him, who is the Pope.

have given you fuch Cause to t be offended with us. I would have you think, my Lord, I and my Brother with the King as much Happiness, and the Realm as much Honour, Wealth and Peace, as you, or any other Subject of what Degree foever he be within this Realm, and would as gladly accomplish his lawful Defires.

And now, my Lord, I pray you fhew me what you would do in fuch a Cafe as this, if < you were one of the King's Commiffioners in a foreign kegion about fome weighty Mat. ter, the Confultation whereof was very doubtful to be decided? Would you not advertise the King's Majefty ere you went thro with the fame? I doubt

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Therefore do we neither more nor lefs than our Commiffion allows us; And if any Man will be offended with us, he is an unwife Man: There fore pacify yourself, my Lord, and fpeak like a Man of Honour and Wifdom, or hold your Peace. Speak not reproachfully of your Friends, you beft know what Friendship I have fhewn you: I never did reveal to any Perfon till now, either to nine own Praise or your Dishonour. Whereupon the Duke went his Way, and faid no more, being much dif⚫ contented.

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This Matter continued thus a long Seafon, and the King was in Difpleafure against my Lord Cardinal, because his Suit had

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Then he proceeds to acquaint the Ambaffadors with

By GEORGE CAVENDISH, Efq;

had no better Succefs to his • Purpose.

Notwithstanding the Cardi*nal excused himself by his Commiffion,which gave him no Authority to proceed to Judgment without the Knowledge of the Pope, who referved the fame to himself. At laft they were advertised by a Poft, that they should take Deliberation

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in the Matter until his Coun* fel were opened, which should • not be till Bartholomew-tide next. *The King, thinking it would

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be too long ere it would be determined, fent an Ambaffador to the Pope, to perfuade him to fhew fo much Favour to his Majefty, as that it might ⚫ be fooner determined.

On this Ambaffage went Dr. Stephen Gardiner, then called by the Name of Dr. Steven, Secretary to the King, afterwards Bishop of Winchester: This Ambaffador ftaid there 'till the latter End of Summer, of whofe Return you shall hereafter hear.

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the Overtures that had been made at our Court, in the Prefence of the French Ambaffador, concerning a reciprocal Obligation to be entered into between the two Powers; and that what he had propofed had been well received both by the Ambassadors and the King's Commiffioners, appointed to treat with them.

By these Inftructions our Ambaffadors carried on the mutual Reconciliation at the Court of France, while thofe of Francis were pursuing the fame here; infomuch that both Princes neglected no Opportunity of fhewing the utmost Friendship for each other:

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The SECRET HISTORY of the CARDINAL,

expected to be received of the great Officers, as the Manner was, but they found the contrary: Nevertheless, because the ⚫ Cardinal Campaine was a Stranger, the Officers met him with Staves in their Hands in the outward Court, and foconveyedhim to his Lodging prepared for him; and after my Lord had brought him to his Lodging he departed, thinking to have gone to his Chamber, as he was wont to do. But it was told him, he had no Lodging or Chamber appoint⚫ed for him in the Court, which News did much astonish him.

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vers Noblemen of his Friends, to welcome him to the Court, by whom my Lord was advertifed of all Things touching the King's Favour or Dif⚫ pleasure; and, being thus informed of the Caufe thereof, he was more able to excufe himself.

So my Lord made him ready, and went to the Chamber ' of Presence with the other Cardinal, where the Lords of the Council ftood all of a Row in order in the Chamber, and all the Lords faluted them both: And there were present many 'Gentlemen, which came Purpose to observe the Meeting and Countenance of the King to my Lord Cardinal: Then immediately after the King came into the Chamber of Prefence, ftanding under the • Cloth of State.

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'Then my Lord Cardinal took • Cardinal Campaine by theHand, and kneeled down before the K. but, what he faid unto him, I know not, but his Counte· nance was amiable, and his Majefty ftooped down, and with

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other: And this favourable Change has been attributed to the refined Policy and good Conduct of Cardinal Wolfey. In fhort, thefe Negotiations terminated in a new Treaty concluded between the Kings of England and France, which was fettled by Sir Thomas More, Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster, with the French Ambaffadors; wherein the two Monarchs agreed, "Not to make any Peace with the Emperor, before he reftored to Francis the Ift his ແ two Sons, who were still detained in Spain as Hoftages, "for the Performance of the Treaty of Madrid." Both

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By GEORGE CAVENDISH, Efq;

• with both his Hands took him up, and then took him by the Hand, and went to the Win• dow with him, and there talk⚫ed with him a good while.

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Then to have beheld the • Countenance of the Lords and • Noblemen that had laid Wagers, it would have made you fmile, especially those that had laid their Money, that the King would not speak with

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Thus were they deceived, for the King was in earnest Difcourfe with him, infomuch that I heard the King fay, How can this be? Is not this your • Hand? and pulled a Letter out of ⚫ his own Bofom, and fhewed the

fame to my Lord. And, as I • perceived, my Lord fo anfwered the fame, that the King had no more to say; but faid to my Lord Cardinal, Go to " your Dinner, and take my • Lord Cardinal to keep you • Company, and after Dinner • I will speak further with you; and fo they departed. And the King that Day dined with Mrs. Anne Bulloigne in her Chamber.

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Then was there fet up in the • Prefence-chamber a Table for my Lord, and other Lords of the Council, where they dined together; and fitting at Dinner, telling of divers Matters, • The King fhould do well, quoth my Lord Cardinal, to fend his Bishops and Chaplains home to their Cures and Benefices.-Yea, 'marry, quoth my Lord of Norfolk, and fo it were meet for you to do alio.-I would be very well contented therewith, quoth my Lord, if it were the King's Pleasure to licence me with his Grace's Leave to go to my Cure at Winchefter: Nay, quoth my Lord of Norfolk, to your Benefice at York; where your greatest Honour and Charge is-Even as it fhall please the King, quoth my Lord Cardinal, and fo they fell upon other Difcourfes. For • indeed the Nobility were loth • he should be fo near the King, as to continue at Winchester. Immediately after Dinner they fell to counsel till the Waiters had alfo dined.

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Both the Pope and the Venetians were foon informed, that King Francis would refufe to execute the Treaty of Madrid, and that he would be glad to enter into a League, in order to protect himself against the Emperor, whom, they knew, would naturally refent Francis's refufing to fulfil the Treaty. This induced these Powers, with the Duke of Milán, to fend Ambaffadors to the French Court, which was then kept at Cognac, who were foon introduced to an Audience of his moft Chriftian Majefty, to whom they imparted the Sentiments of their Mafters, with re

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The SECRET HISTORY of the CARDINAL,

that waited on the King at Dinner, that Mrs. Anne Bulloigne was offended as much as fhe durft, that the King did fo graciously entertain my Lord Cardinal, faying, Sir, Is it not a marvellous Thing to fee into what great Debt and Danger he • bath brought you, with all your Subjects? How fo? quoth the King. For footh, quoth the, there is not a Man in all your whole Realm of England worth a bundred Pounds, but he hath in• debted you to him (meaning the Loan, which the King had of his Subjects.) Well, well, quoth the King, for that Matter there " was no Blame in him, for I know that Matter better than you, or any else.

Nay, quoth fhé, befides that, what Exploits bath he wrought in feveral Parts and Places of this Realm, to your great Slander and Diferace? There is never à Nobleman, but, if he had done half fo much as he hath done, were well worthy to lofe his Head. Yea, if my Lord of Norfolk, my Lord of Suffolk, my Father, or any other Man,

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had done much less than he hath done, they should have loft their • Heads ere this.

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Then I perceive (quoth the King) you are none of my Lord Cardinal's Friends. Why Sir, quoth fhe, have no Gause, nor any that love you; no more bath your Grace, if you did well confider his indirect and unlawful Doings.

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By that Time the Waiters had dined, and took up the Table; and fo for that Time ⚫ended their Communication.

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• You may perceive by this, how the old Malice was not forgotten, but begins to kindle and be fet on fire, which was ftirred by his antient Enemies, whom I have formerly named in this Treatife.

The King, for that Time, departed from Mrs. Anne Bulloigne,and came to the Chamber of Prefence, and called for my Lord, and in the greatWindow had a lóng Difcourfe with him, but of what I know not. Af terwards the King took him by the Hand, and led him into the Privy Chamber, and fat

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