Henry intent

He now pursued his Divorce, in upon obtaining which Cranmer had made a considerthe Divorce.

able Progress; but, the Pope absolutely refusing to come into the King's Terms, all Commerce between his Subjects and the Papal See was entirely forbid in very harsh Words, the King in his Proclamation calling the Pope Tyrant, the Harpy of the World, the common Incendiary, and one utterly unworthy of that Title, be bad vain-gloriously ufurped, of Cbrift's Vicar. Plunders Next he fell upon the Clergy, for that, the Cler

without his Licence, as he alleged, they

had acknowledged and been obedient to the Authority of the Pope, by receiving Wolfey as his Legate, for which Offence he had the whole Clergy condemned in a Premunire, though nothing was more plain, than Wolfey's having the King's Authority for executing that Office. On this the Province of Canterbury, knowing his Majesty's Temper, instantly made their Submission, and obtained their Pardon upon paying 100,000l, of whom he also demanded, that they, afsembled in Convocation, should acknowledge him as Supream Head of the Ckurch, which, though with great Difficulty, they at last consented to. The Province of York likewise gained their Pardon, upon paying 18,8401. and acknowledging the King's Supremacy, which was soon after confirmed to his Majesty by Act of Parliament. Anna Bulleyn

The King was pleased to create created Marchio. his lovely Favourite * Anna Bulleyn mess of Pembroke. Marchioness of Pembroke, gave her 1533• 1000l. 4 Year, and publickly de

clared,

* As a further Initance of in the Vatican Library. Those the King's Love-fick Pallion for wrote in French were translated this Lady, before he enjoyed her, after they were copied by Dr. take the following Letters, the Fail, Frecentor of York, in the Originals of some of thein being Year 1683.

Leto,

declared he would seek some other Way to obtain Ease of Conscience, being fully satisfied, by the Determination of the Convocations of Canterbury and

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Letters written by King Henry • shall be well known in this the VIIlth to Anne Boleyn. • Matter; that he is not Impe

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And thus, for lack of O inform you what Joy Tyme, farewel. Written with it is to me to understand • the Hand which feign would of your Conformableness

s be yours, and so is the Heart, • with Reason, and of the sup

• H. Rex' • pressing of your inutile and vain Thoughts and Fantasies with

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me very long, fince I .you

all the Good in the World have heard from you, or concould not counterpoife for my • cerning your Health, the great

Satisfaction, the Knowledge and • Affection I ve for you has • Certainty thereof: Wherefore, obliged me to send this Bearer, to is

good Sweet-heart, continue the « be better informed both of your • fame nor only in this, but in * Health and Pleasure ; particular• all your Doings hereafter, for · ly because, fince my laft Part- . & thereby shall come both to you ing with you,

I have been told, • and me the greatest Quietness that you have intirely changed • that may be in the World.

• the Opinion in which I left & The Cause why this Bearer

you, and that

you would nei$ ftaid so long, is the Business other come to Court with your • that I have to dress up Geer • Mothers nor any other Way ; • for you,

which I trust, ere long · which Report, if true, I canto see you occupy, and then

not enough wonder at, being " I trast to occupy yours, which • persuaded in my own Mind, • Thall be Recom pence enough that I have never committed ó to me for all my Pains and

any Offence againit you ; and Labours. The unfeigned Sick- it seems a very small Return,

• ness of this well willing Legate for the great Love I bear to s doch somewhat retard his Ac

you, to be kept at a Distance cess to your Person, but I trust s from the Perlon and Presence • verily, when God shall send • of the Woman in the World • him Health, he will with Di. that I value the most; and if ligence recompence bis De- .

you love me with as much Afo mur ;

for I know well where s fection, as I hope you do, I am s he hath said, (lamenting the • sure the Distance of our two « Saying, and Brute, that he ! Persons would be a little un• Thall be thought Imperial*) that easy unto you. Though this

Vol. IV. * As much as to say he was of the Emperor's Party, and consequently against the Divorce.

† Here the King was mistaken,

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York, the Universities both at Home and Abroad, of divers learned Men, not only his own Subjects, but Foreigners, “ That the Pope, who had no Power over

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• does not belong so much to the • another Thing that may com6 Mistress as the Servant. Con- ' fort you, which is, that in • fider well, my Mistress, how < Truth, in this Diftemper greatly your Absence grieves • few or no Women have been I hope it

• taken ill; and besides, no Per• Will, that it should be fo; but • son of our Court, and few else• if I heard for certain, that you where, have died of it. For

yourself desired it, I could do 6 which Reasons I beg you, my no other than complain of my entirely Beloved, not to frighill Fortune, and by degrees a- • ten yourself, nor to be too

my great Folly: And so, i uneasy at our Absence. For, ' for want of Time, I make an

wherever I am, I am yours, • End of my rude Letter, desir- . and yet we must sometimes

ing you to give Credit to this • submit to our Misfortunes ; for, • Bearer in all he will tell you

« whoever will struggle against ' from me. Written by the Hand • Fate, is generally lo much the of your entire Servant,

« farther from gaining his End : •H, Rex.' - Wherefore comfort yourself,

" and take Courage, and make THE Uneasiness, my Doubts

• this Misfortune as eafy to you about your Health gave as you can ; and I hope shortly me, disturbil, and frightened s to make you fing for Joy of me extreamly, and I should · your Recal. No more at prenot have had any Quiet with.

• sent for lack of Time, but that out hearing a certain Account. "I wish you in my Arms, that

since
you have yet felt

«I might a little difpel your nothing, I hope it is with you « unreasonable Thoughts. Writ

as with us ; for, when we were ten by the Hand of him who • at Walton, two Ushers, two • is, and always will be yours, • Valets de Chambre, and your

• My H.Rex, lovely.' Brother, Maiter Treasurer, fell ill, and are now quite well ; Y turning over in my and, since we are returned to Thoughts the Contents of

your House at Hounsdon, we your last Letters, I have put • have been perfectly well, Go • myself into a great Agony, • be praised, and have not at pre- not knowing how to understand « fent one fick Person in the Fa. • them, whether to my Disad. mily; and I think, if you

vantage, as I understood fome o would retire from the Surrey • others, or not: I beseech

you Side, as we did, you would with the greatest Earnestescape all Danger. There is • ness, to let me know your

In

tention * The Sweating Sickness.

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OR a Present so valuable us two. For I must of Necef

that nothing could be fucy obtain this Answer of you, more, (considering the whole • having been above a whole • of it) I return you my most • Year struck with the Dart of hearty Thanks, not only on • Love, and not yet sure whe.. “ accouni of the costly Dia“ther I shall fail, or find a Place mond, and the Ship in which • in your Heart and Affection the solitary Damsel is tossed « this Uncertainty has hindered • about ; but chiefly for the fine

me of late from naming you Interpretation, and too humble

my Mistress, since you only Submission which your Good• love me with an ordinary Af- ness hath made to me. For I « fection ; but if you please to,

I think it would be

very

difficult • do the Duty of a true and for me to find an Occasion to • loyal Mistress, and to give up • deserve it, if I was not affifted

yourself, Body and Heart un- . by your great Humanity and

to me, who will be, as I have • Favour, which I have fought, • been, your most loyal Ser- s do feek, and will always seek, • vant, (if your Rigour does to preserve by all the Services

, . « not forbid me) I promise you, • in my Power ; and this is my • that not only the Name shall « firm Intention and Hope, ac• be given you, but also that I cording to the Metto, Aut il« will take

you

for my Mistress, • lic, aut nullibi. * The Demoncasting off all others that are • ftrations of your Affections are • in Competition with you, out such, the fine Thoughts of your • of my Thoughts and Affection, · Letter fo cordially expressed, • * and serving you only. I beg • that they oblige me for ever

you to give me an entire An- to honour, love, and serve you • swer to this my rude Letter, • fincerely ; bele ching you to • that I may know on what, 6 continue in the same firm and • and how far I may depend. 'constant Purpose ; and alluring • But if it does not please you to you, that on my Part I will • answer in Writing, let me ( not only make you a suitable • know some Place, where I may • Return, but out-do you in Loy• have it by Word of Mouth, alty of Heart, if it be posible. o and I will go thither with all . I desire you also, that, if at

my Heart. No more for fear 'any Time before this I have . of tiring you. Written by the in any sort offended you, you • Hand of him who would wil- ' will give me the Abfolution lingly remain yours,

« which you ask, afsuring you, • H. Rex;' « that hereafter my Heart thall

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"Brother, and a Brother's Widow, it being forbidden $ by the express Words of the Scripture." *

The be dedicated to you alone, 1 • caused my Lord, your Father, I wish my Body were so too. to make his Provisions with • God can do it if he Pleases ; Speed. And thus, for lack of

to whom I pray once a Day Time, Darling, I make an • for that End; hoping that at • end of my Letter. Written with

length my Prayers will be • the Hand of him which I heard. I wish the Time may ! would were yours, be short, but I shall think it

H. Rex.! long, till we shall see one ano• ther. Written by the Hand of Ine

own Sweet-heart, 6 the Secretary, who in Heart,

this shall be to adver: Body, and Will, is,

tise you of the great Aillingness • Your loyal and most • that I find here since your DeAssured Servant,

parting, for I ensure you, me 'H.no other Heart, A.B.feek:Rex. thinketh the Time longer, since

your Departing now lait, than I Arling, tho' I have scant

was wont to do a whole FortLeisure, yet, remembring night : I think your Kindness my Promile, I'thought it con- • and my Fervence of Love çaus, ! venient to certify you briefly, eth it,' for otherwise I would

in whát Case our Affairs ftand, not thought it possible, that for • As touching“a Lodging torso little a while it should have

you, we have gotten one by grieved me: But now, that I

my Lord Cardinal's Means, the am coming towards you, me ! like whereof could not have ? thinketh my Pain's been half • been found hereabouts for all released, and also I am right Causes, as this 'Bearer shall well comforted, insomuch that

• more shew you. As touch

my, † Book maketh substaning our other Affairs, I ensure . tially for my Matter, in writ. you there can be no more done, ing whereof I have spent above nor more Diligence used, nor • 1 Hours this Day, which all Manner of Dangers better caused me now to write the shorboth foreseen and provided for ;

ter Letter to you at this Time, f so that I trust it shall be here- because of some Pain in my « after to both our Comforts, the Head, wishing myself (pecialSpecialities whereof were both • ly in an Evening) "in my Sweet

• too long to be written, .and ( beart's Arms, whose pretty • hardly by a Meffenger to be de- • Duckys I trust shortly to kiss. I

clared. 'Wherefore, till you ! Written with the Hand of him repair hither, I keep some that was, is, and shall be yours, thing in fiore, trusting it shall ! by his Will,

' not be long too. For I have

H. Rex, See Vol. II. p. 14. + The King it was said, zurote a Treatise against the Pope's Suprematy,

Very pretty Expressions, for a pond Youth of forty-one, run through the whole,

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