THE

STORY

HISTORY

OF THE

LIFE and TIMES

O F

Cardinal W OLSEY,

Prime Minister to King HENRY VIII.

to his Difgrace and Death, in-

cluding the general Tranfac-

tions of Europe.

I. Of his Birth, and the various

Steps he took to attain Pre-

ferment, connected with Af-

fairs, both Foreign and Do-III.

meftick, from the Death of

EDWARD IV. to the End

of the Reign of HENRY

VII..

Memoirs of the Emperor

CHARLES V. HENRY VIII.

and FRANCIS I. from the

Demife of the Cardinal to

their refpective Deaths.

II. Of his Conduct and Ma-IV. The fecret History of the

nagement while Prime Mini-

fter, (commencing with the

Reign of HENRY VIII.) and

continued by way of Annals|

In which are

Cardinal, by George Caven-

difh, Efq; his Gentleman Uther,

written in the Reign of PHILIP

and MARY.

interspersed

The LIVES and memorable ACTIONS of the most eminent
Perfons: And the whole illuftrated with Political and
Moral Reflections.

Collected from antient RECORDS, MANUSCRIPTS, and
HISTORIANS.

Ne quid Falfi dicere audeat, ne quid veri non audeat. Cic.
Oh fatal Love of Fame! Oh glorious Heat!
Only deftructive to the Brave and Great.

ADDIS.

VOL. I. Adorn'd with CUTS, and a compleat INDEX.

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