Wolfey, on his return from Oxford, fettled in the country as a fchoolmafter, where happening to displease a powerful neighbour, Sir James Pawlet, "he (as his Biographer, Cavendish, fays) set Wol"fey by the heels; which affront," it is added, "was neither forgotten nor forgiven; for when "the schoolmafter mounted fo high as to be Lord "Chancellor of England, he was not forgetful of "his old difpleasure moft cruelly miniftered to "him by Sir James, but fent for him, and after (36 a very sharp reproof, enjoined him not to depart "out of London without licence firft obtained; "fo that he continued in the Middle Temple for "the fpace of five or fix years, and afterwards lay "in the Gate-house near the Stayres, which he re❝ edified, and sumptuously beautified the fame all

over on the outfide with the Cardinal's arms, his "hat, his cognizance, and badges, with other de*vices, in fo glorious a manner, as he thought "thereby to have appeafed the Cardinal's difpleafure."

The eldest fon of the Earl of Northumberland, who was in the Cardinal's household, was contracted in marriage to Anne Boleyn, to the extreme indignation of Henry the Eighth, who ordered the Cardinal to fend for his father to London, to talk to him on the subject of his intended marriage. "The Earl of Northumberland,”. fays Cavendish," came to London very speedily,

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"and came first to my Lord Cardinal, as all great "perfonages did that in fuch fort were fent for, "of whom they were advertised of the cause of "their fending for; and when the Earl was 66 come, he was presently brought into the gallery to the Cardinal. After whofe meeting, my "Lord Cardinal and he were in fecret communi

cation a long space. After their long discourse, "and drinking a cup of wine, the Earl departed; "and at his going away, he fate down in the "gallery, upon a form, and called his fon unto "him, and faid: Son (quoth he) even as thou "art and ever haft been a proud, difdainful, "and very unthrifty mafter, fo thou haft now "declared thyself. Wherefore what joy, what "pleasure, what comfort, can I conceive in thee, "that thus, without discretion, haft abused thy"felf; having neither regard to me thy natural "father, nor unto thy fovereign.Lord, to whom "all honest and loyal fubjects bear faithful obe"dience, nor yet to the profperity of thy own "eftate; but haft fo unadvifedly enfnared thyfelf "to her (Anne Boleyn), for whom thou haft pur"chafed the King's high difpleafure, intolerable "for any fubject to fuftain? And but that the "King doth confider the lightnefs of thy head, and the wilful qualities of thy perfon, his dif"pleasure and indignation were fufficient to caft

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"me and all my pofterity into utter ruin and "deftruction. But he being my fingular good "Lord and favourable Prince, and my Lord Car"dinal my very good friend, hath and doth clearly "excufe me in thy lewdnefs, and doth rather "lament thy folly than malign thee; and hath "advised an order to be taken for thee, to whom. "both you and I are more bound than we can "conceive of. I pray to God, that this may be "a fufficient admonition to thee, to ufe thyfelf "c more wifely hereafter. For affure thyself, "that if thou doft not mend thy prodigality, thou

wilt be the laft Earl of our Houfe. For thy "natural inclination, thou art waftful and prodigal "to confume all that thy progenitors have with "great travail gathered, and kept together with "honour; but having the King's Majefty's my ❝fingular good Lord's favour, I trust (I affure

thee) fo to order the fucceffion, that thou shalt "confume thereof but little. For I do not intend "(I tell thee truly) to make thee heir; for, thank "God, I have other boys, that (I truft) will use "themselves much better, and prove more like to "wife and honeft men, of whom I will chuse the "moft likely to fucceed me."

"Then," continues Cavendish, "turning to us who were the attendants of the Lord Car"dinal, he faid, Now, good Masters and "Gentlemen,

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"Gentlemen, it may be your chances, when I "am dead, to see these things which I have spoken "to my fon, prove as true as I now fpeak them. "Yet, in the mean time, I defire you all to be "his friends, and tell him his faults in what he "doth amifie, wherein you will fhew yourfelves "friendly to him; and fo I take my leave of you. "And fon, go your wayes unto my Lord, your "Master, and ferve him diligently. And fo parted "my Lord of Northumberland, and went down "into the Hall, and fo took his barge."

The Cardinal's naif and interefting Biographer gives the following account of his fall, and of the incidents that took place whilft it was impending.

"Now," fays he, "the King commanded the "Queen (Catharine of Arragon) to be removed "from the Court, and fent to another place, and "prefently after the King rode on progrefs, and "had in his company Mistress Anne Boleyn. "In which time Cardinal Campejus made fuit to "be discharged, and fent home to Rome; and in "the interim returned Mr. Secretary (Gardiner); "and it was concluded, that my Lord (the Cardinal "Wolfey) fhould come to the King to Grafton

in Northamptonshire; as alfo, that Cardinal "Campejus, being a stranger, fhould be conducted "thither by my Lord Cardinal. And so next

"Sunday

"Sunday there were divers opinions that the "King would not fpeak with my Lord. Whereupon there were many great wagers laid.

"These two Prelates being come to the Court, "and lighting, expected to be received of the great Officers (as the manner was); but they "found the contrary. Nevertheless, because the "Cardinal Campejus was a ftranger, the Officers "met him with ftaves in their hands in the

outward court, and fo conveyed him to his "lodging prepared for him; and after my Lord "had brought him to his lodging he departed, "thinking to have gone to his chamber, as he

was wont to doe; but it was told him, he had "no lodging or chamber appointed for him in the "Court, which news, did much aftonifa him.

"Sir Henry Norris, who was then Groom of "the Stole, came unto my Lord, and defired him "to take his chamber for a while, until another "was provided for him. For I affure you (quoth "he) here is but little room in this house for the "King, and therefore I humbly befeech your "Grace to accept of mine for a feafon. My "Lord, thanking him for his courtefie, went to

his chamber, where he shifted his riding apparel. "In the mean time came divers Noblemen of "his friends to wellcome him to court, by whom my Lord was advertised of all things touching