The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . t in the disposition of this king to be a looker-on. Hesoon made for himself more exciting occupations than his daily exercise inshooting, singing, dancing, wrestling, casting of the bar, playing at therecorders, flute, virginals, and in setting of songs and making of was to show himself the most Christian king, by higher feats than • Ellis, Original Letters, Second Series, vol. i. p. 176. f 1 Hen. VIII. c. 14. t See especially Hall, from whom we c|_uote a few
The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . t in the disposition of this king to be a looker-on. Hesoon made for himself more exciting occupations than his daily exercise inshooting, singing, dancing, wrestling, casting of the bar, playing at therecorders, flute, virginals, and in setting of songs and making of was to show himself the most Christian king, by higher feats than • Ellis, Original Letters, Second Series, vol. i. p. 176. f 1 Hen. VIII. c. 14. t See especially Hall, from whom we c|_uote a few passages. 1512.] IMPENDING WAR WITH FRANCK 2fJl that skill in music by which he did set two goodly masses, every of themhve parts, which were sung oftentimes in his chapel, and afterwards in diversother places. In the third year of his reign king Henry was preparing forwar with France and Scotland. f f & The Statute of 1511-12, which grants a subsidy to the king of two wholehfteenths and tenths, in the preamble says, We your humble subjects inthis present parliament assembled, weU knowing and perceiving that the. Heury VIII. Maying at Shooter*! Hill. French king, ancient enemy to this your realm of England, daily obtametliwith great strength and power many great cities, towns, and countries, in theparts of Italy and other parts beyond the sea; and also of his high andinsatiable appetite and mind, not contented with region and dominions ofFrance, giveth his assistance to the duke of Gueldres against the archdukeand prince of Castile, your near ally, and against his subjects of Flanders;and if he may therein prosper and obtain, it is greatly to be presumed that thesame country shaU be utterly destroyed and subdued, to the inestimable loseand damage of this realm. * From this recital we see that the impendin/j VOL. II.—49. • 8 Hen. Till. c. 22. 262 ALLEGED REASONS FOR THE WAR. f] 511-12. war -with France was essentially different in one material principle from anyprevious w
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