The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . mediationof England, in the person ofWolsey, was accepted by the princely disputants. The cardinal appears to have really laboured at thoattempt to reconcile the differences of these two proud and ambitious poten-tates ; and he drew up thescheme of a treaty of peace,which was solemnly carried toCharles and to Francis. But anew cause of quarrel brokeout; and then Wolsey decidedthat the king of France havingbeen the aggressor, the king ofEngland was bound to give hisaid to
The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . mediationof England, in the person ofWolsey, was accepted by the princely disputants. The cardinal appears to have really laboured at thoattempt to reconcile the differences of these two proud and ambitious poten-tates ; and he drew up thescheme of a treaty of peace,which was solemnly carried toCharles and to Francis. But anew cause of quarrel brokeout; and then Wolsey decidedthat the king of France havingbeen the aggressor, the king ofEngland was bound to give hisaid to the emperor. A treatywas then concluded againstFrance with Charles and withthe pope. Butthe papal andim-perial forces had already driventhe French out of Milan. Theexultation of Leo was un-bounded. In the hour of hiatriumph he was seized with amortal illness. Upon the deathof the pontiff, Wolsey aspired to the papal chair. The election fell upon cardinal Adrian, a Belgian, whohad been the preceptor of the emperor, and was now his viceroy in May, 1522, Charles again visited England, and remained with Henry five. Reverse of Medal of Luther. 2i)J LEVY ON PROPERTY. [1522.
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