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To the Right Honourable William Earl of Besborow This Plate is humbly Inscribed by his Lordships most humble &most obedient Servant Joseph Grove

THE

HISTORY

OF THE

LIFE and TIMES

O F

Cardinal WOLSEY,

Prime Minister to King HENRY VIII.

to his Difgrace and Death, in-
cluding the general Transac-
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 respective Deaths.

II. Of his Conduct and Ma-IV. The fecret Hiftory 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-
dib, Efq; his Gentleman Ufher,
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.
Ob fatal Love of Fame! Oh glorious Heat!
Only deftructive to the Brave and Great.

ADDIS.

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

LONDON:

Printed by J. PURSER, for the AUTHOR,
And fold by J. STAGG, in Westminster-Hall; H. CHAPELLE,
in Grofvenor-ftreet; R. DODSLEY, in Pall mall; J. NOURSE and
R. SANDBY, at Temple-Bar, J. WORRAL, in Bell yard; J. WHIS-
TON, in Fleet-ftreet; T. ASTLEY, in St. Paul's Church-yard; J.
CLARKE, W.MEADOWS, J. CROKATT, and R. WILLOCK, at the
Royal Exchange; R. CHANDLER and C. WARD, at York and Scar-
borough; and J. HUGGONSON, on Ludgate-Hill. MDCCXLIII.

Staatsbibliothek München

RIGHT HONOURABLE

Arthur Onflow, Efq;

SPEAKER of the Honourable

HOUSE OF COMMONS,

THIS

SECOND VOLUME

OF THE

LIFE and TIMES

O F

Cardinal WOLSEY,

Is Moft Humbly DEDICATED,

BY

His moft Obedient,

Humble Servant,

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