MarginaliaThe Cardinall set Clarentius to defie the Emperour, & afterward would be excused by his death.Callis. Whereof Clarentius beyng aduertised by the Captaine of Bayon, in his returne tooke shyppyng at Bullen, and so priuely came into Englande, and by meanes of certaine of his frendes of the kynges priuie chamber, he was brought vnto the kinges presence, before the Cardinall knew of it, where as hee shewed vnto the kyng, the Cardinals letters of commission, and declared the whole order and circumstaunce of their gentle intreatie. When the king heard the whole circumstance therof, and had a while mused therupon, he sayd: O Lord Iesus, he that I trusted most, told me all these thinges contrary. Well Clarentius, I will no more be so light of credence hereafter: for now I see well that I haue bene made beleue the thyng, that was neuer done, and from that tyme forwarde the kyng neuer put any more confidence or trust in the Cardinall.

The cause why the Cardinall should beare the Emperour all this malice and grudge, after some writers, it appeareth to be thus. At what time as Pope Clemēt was taken prisoner (as is before sayd) the Cardinall wrote vnto the Emperour, that hee should make hym Pope. But when he had receaued an aunswere that pleased him not, he waxed furious madde, and sought all meanes to displease the Emperour, writyng very sharply vnto him, many manacing letters, MarginaliaThe Cardinals proude threates against the Emperour.that if hee would not make him Pope, he would make such a ruffling betwene Christian Princes, as was not this hundred yeares before, to make the Emperour repent, yea though it should coste the whole Realme of England. Whereunto the Emperour made aunswere in a lytle booke, imprinted both in Spanyshe and Dutche, aunsweryng vnto many manacinges of the Cardinall, and diuers of his Articles: but speciallye to that his rufflyng threat, wherin he manaced hym, that if he would not make hym Pope, hee would set such a rufflyng betwixt Christiā Princes, as was not this hūdred yeare, thoughe it should cost the whole realme of Englande. MarginaliaThe Emperours aūswere vnto þ^e Cardinals threates.Whereunto the Emperour aunsweryng agayne, biddeth hym looke well about him, lest through hys doynges and attemptes, hee might bryng the matter in that case, that it should cost hym the realme of England in deede.

You haue heard before, how that when Pope Clement was prisoner in the Emperours armye, the Cardinall required the kyng, because he did beare the title of defēdour of þ^e fayth, that he would rescue the Pope: also what the kynges aunswere was thereunto, and what summes of money he had obteyned of the kyng. MarginaliaThe title of defendour of the fayth.Now, because you shall not also be ignoraunt by what meanes and vpon what occasion this title of the defender of the fayth was geuen vnto the kyng, we thinke it good somewhat to say in this place. When as Martine Luther had vttered the abomination of the Pope and his Clergie, and diuers bookes were come into England, our Cardinall here thinkyng to finde a remedye for that, sent immediatly vnto Rome, for this title of defendour of the fayth, which afterward the Vicare of Croydon preached, þ^t the kings grace would not loose, for all London and. xx. myle about it. Neither is it maruaile, for it cost more then London and xl. myle about it, considering þ^e great summes which you haue heard the Cardinall obteyned of the kyng, for the Popes reliefe, beside the effusion of much innocent bloud.

When this glorious title was come from Rome, the Cardinall brought it vnto the kyngs grace at Grenewych, and though that the kyng had it alreadye, and had read it, yet against þ^e morning, were all the Lordes and Gentlemen that could in so short space be gathered, sent for, to come and receaue it with honour. In þ^e mornyng, the Cardinall gate hym through the backe side, into the Frier obseruauntes, & part of the Gentlemen went round about and welcomed him frō Rome, part met hym halfe way, and some at the Court gate. The kyng hym selfe, met hym in the halle, and brought him vp into a great chamber, whereas was a seat pre-pared on hygh, for the kyng and the Cardinall to sit on, whiles the Bull was read. MarginaliaThe glorious vanitie of the Cardinall, laughed to scorne.Which pompe all men of wisedome and vnderstandyng, laughed to scorne.

This done, the kyng went to hys chappell to heare Masse, accōpanyed with many nobles of his realme, & Ambassadours of sondry Princes. The Cardinal being reuested to sing Masse, the Earle of Essex brought the basen of water, the Duke of Suffolke gaue the assay, and the Duke of Norfolke held the towell, & so he proceded to Masse. When Masse was done, the Bull was agayne published, the trompettes blewe, the shawmes and sackbuts played, in honour of the kings new style. Then the kyng went to dyner, in the myddest wherof, the kyng of Herauldes & his company begā the larges crying: MarginaliaThe kings stile augmented.Henricus Dei gratia Rex Angliæ & Franciæ, defensor fidæi & Dominus Hiberniæ. Thus was all thynges ended with great solemnitie.

MarginaliaThe thrasonicall receauing of the Cardinals hatte.Not much vnlyke to this, was the receiuyng of the Cardinalles hatte, which when a ruffian had brought vnto him to Westminster, vnder his cloke, he clothed þ^e messenger in riche araye, & sent him backe agayne to Douer, appointyng the Bishop of Canterbury to mete him, and then an other company of Lordes and gentlemen, I wote not howe often, before it came to Westminster, where it was set vppon a cupbourde, and tapers round about it, so that the greatest Duke in the land must make curtesie therunto, and to his emptie seate, he being away.

MarginaliaThe cruell dealing of the Cardinal, against Richard Pacie.And for somuch as we are in hand with þ^e actes & doinges of Cardinal Wolsey, amōg many other thinges, which of purpose we ouerpasse, this is not to be exempted out of memory, touchyng his vncourtuous or rather currish hādlyng of MarginaliaRichard Pacie, Deane of PaulesRich. Pacie, Deane of Paules. This Pacie beyng the kynges Secretarie for þ^e Latine tongue, was of such rypenes of wytte, of learnyng and eloquence, also in forein languages so expert, that for þ^e one he was thought most meete to succede after Iohn Colet in the Deanry of Paules: beside which he was also preferred to the Deanry of Excetor. MarginaliaRichard Pacie Ambassadour at Venice.For the other he was sent in the kings affaires, Ambassadour to Venice. Whiche function there he so discharged, that it is hard to say whether he procured more commendation, or admiration among the Venetians, both for dexteritie of his witte, and especially for the singular promptnes in the Italian tongue, wherin he semed nothing inferiour, neither to Peter Vanne here in England, the kinges Secretarie for the Italiā tongue, nor yet to any other, which were þ^e best in that tounge in all Venice. For opiniō and fame of learnyng, he was so notoriously accepted, not onely here in England with Linacre, Grocinus, More, and other, but also knowen and reported abroad in such sorte, that in all the great heape of Erasmus Epistles, he wrote almost to none, so many, as he wrote to this Richard Pacie.

As the sayd Pacie was resident Ambassadour at Venice, the king hauing warre the same time, with Frances the Frenche kyng (as is afore rehearsed) throughe the conductyng of þ^e Duke of Bourbon, MarginaliaThe Duke of Bourbon waged with the king of Englands money.whom he then waged with his expenses, sent commaundement to Pacye to geue attendance to the Duke of Bourbon, concernyng the receate of that money, and other necessities and exploytes to that expedition apperteinyng. In the meane while, as the Frenche king with his armie, & the Duke of Bourbon were approching in battaile together, nere about the Citie of Pauia, it so happened (some thinke through the crafty packyng of the Cardinall) that the kyngs money was not so ready, as it was loked for. MarginaliaThe Duke of Bourbon disapoynted of the kinges money.By reason wherof, þ^e Duke of Bourbon perceauyng his souldiours about to shrynke from hym to the French king for lacke of payment, called to him þ^e Ambassadour, cōplayning vnto him how the kyng of Englād had deceaued him, & broke promise with him, to his great dishonour & vtter vndoyng. &c. Pacie then being sure of the kinges will, and suspecting the craftie fetche of the Cardinall, desired the Duke not to take