"few Days, and a great many of our best and most 66 worthy Friends dead, among whom is our Friend, "Andrew Ammonius, whofe Death I am concerned to "think will be an Affliction to you alfo, as Learning "and all good Men will have a very confiderable Lofs "in him. He feemed, in his own Opinion, to be very "well guarded against the Infection, by his temperate "Way of Living, which he thought was the Reason that, as fcarce any Perfon had this Illness, but the whole "Family had it also at the fame time, his whole Family "had before escaped it; which he boafted of to me, "and many others, not many Hours before he died: "For no one dies of this Sweat if he furvives the first Day he is fiezed with it. I, my Wife, and Chil"dren, have escaped it hitherto, and all the rest of ઃઃ my Family are got well again: And this I affure "you, that there is lefs Danger in the Country than in "the City. This Diftemper, as I am informed, is "now beginning to rage at Calais, at a Time when "we are obliged to go thither upon an Ambaffy, as "if it were not fufficient for us to have lived in the "Infection, but muft follow it also: But, as in every 66 Thing in which we are engaged, we must submit to whatever fhall befal us, I have compofed my "Mind to all forts of Events. I wish you your "Health. I write in hafte. "London, Aug. 19." Soon after the writing this Letter he proceeded on his Ambaffy to Flanders; and, when he had fully executed his Mafter's Commands, he returned to England. Having acquitted himself much to the King's Satisfaction, his Majefty was pleased to offer him a Penfion, which he refufed, and the Reasons he affigned for it he fets forth in another Letter to his Friend Erafmus, in which he says, "When I returned from my Ambaffy to Flan"ders, the King's Majefty would have given me a "yearly yearly Penfion, which furely, if we would refpect "Honour and Profit, was not to be a little esteemed; yet have I hitherto refused, and think I fhall refufe "it ftill, because I should be fain to forfake my pre"fent Means, which I have already in the City of "London,* (and I efteem that more than a better) or elfe I must keep it with fome Dislike of the Citi66 zens, between whom and his Highness if there "fhould happen any Controverfy, as fometimes it "doth chance, about their Priviledges, they might "fufpect me as not fincere and trufty to them, in "cafe I fhould be obliged to the King for an annual Stipend." + *Senior Judge of the Sheriffs Court. + This Letter fhews Sir Thomas More's Prudence, and how jealous the Citizens of London have early been in respect to afferting and maintaining their Rights and Priviledges against all Incroachments; and, to their Honour, it must be acknowledged, that they have, on feveral important Occafions, firmly afferted theirs and their fellow Subjects Liberties, against the Defigns of fome who would have invaded them in the most fenfible Part; and it will be great Pity, (because her Deftruction must inevitably enfue) if the fhould ever deviate from this plain, good, old Path. And we are not without hopes, that, notwithstanding this our great Metropolis and the whole Nation are at present but too fenfible of the great Decay of Trade, and Growth of Luxury, they will revive in the one, and abandon the other: So, with our moft earneft Defires, that All may strive to forward this glorious Work, we fhall conclude our Second Volume. נתור INDE X. A Bbots, mitred, entertained by Aberdeen, Earl of, 198. in the 2d, 115-in the 3d, 207-in the 4th, 142-in the 5th, 260 in the 6th, 267. A&t, paffed in the Parliament of Ireland, 274. At, for electing a Lord Juftice of Ireland, 253. Adrian, Preceptor to Charles of Auftria, is fent into Spain, to take Care of his Master's Intereft, 306-demands an Audience of Ferdinand, ib. is at last admitted, 307 -produces Letters Patents from his Mafter to the Council of Caftile, conftituting him Regent in his Abfence, 309 but admitted as Joint-Regent only, ib. -made a Cardinal, 371. Admirals Ships, two burnt in one Action, 125. Africanus, Scipio, 38. Agent to the Pope, 117. Albany, Duke of, 270-chofe Regent of Scotland, ib.-uneafy at the K. of England, ib. fwears writes fharply to the Pope, ib.-his Father banished, 271 -employs Hepburne, Bishop of Murray, ib.--flights Lord Hume, ib. fiezes on the young King, ib. Allegiance to him, ib. fends Ambaffadors to Henry, ib. and to treat with the Fugitives, 272 engaged in a Confpiracy against England, 339-fends a special Ambaffador to Henry the VIIIth, 361 obtains a Truce with England, ib. the Humes, with the Earls of Arran and Lenox, rebel against him, 362 -frefh - pardons them, ib.Plots against him by the Humes, ib.. reftores Peace, 363 brings the King from SterlingCaffle to Edinburgb, ib. commits the Government to a Regency, and returns to France, ib. Alliance between the Swiss and France expired, 60. Alliance between the Scotch and the English more natural than with France, 118. Alexander, King James of Scot land's natural Son, 197. Albert, John d, King of Na varre, fends Forces to recover his Dominions, under the Command - mand of the famous Marshal, Albert, Henry d, to have the - 11 - - tian Forces, ib. takes Pef- Alcoran, burnt, 33. Angola, taken by the Port- Antonio, Juftiniani's Speech to the Anne, Queen of France, 141, 222. Anchor, Sheet, 261. - returns to Scotland, 273-made one of |