The life and death of Cardinal Wolsey . t Rome, beingthere the kings ambassador under Pope Julius; unto whichbenefice the king presented his new Bishop of Lincoln; so thathe had three bishopricks in one year given him. Then pre-pared he again of new as fast for his translation from the Seeof Lincoln, unto the See of York. After which solemnizationdone, and he being in possession of the Archbishoprick ofYork, and Primas Angliae, thought himself sufficient to com-pare with Canterbury; and thereupon erected his cross in thecourt, and in every other place, as well in the presence of theArchbishop
The life and death of Cardinal Wolsey . t Rome, beingthere the kings ambassador under Pope Julius; unto whichbenefice the king presented his new Bishop of Lincoln; so thathe had three bishopricks in one year given him. Then pre-pared he again of new as fast for his translation from the Seeof Lincoln, unto the See of York. After which solemnizationdone, and he being in possession of the Archbishoprick ofYork, and Primas Angliae, thought himself sufficient to com-pare with Canterbury; and thereupon erected his cross in thecourt, and in every other place, as well in the presence of theArchbishop of Canterbury, and in the precinct of his juris-diction as elsewhere. And forasmuch as Canterbury claimethsuperiority and obedience of York, as he doth of all other bish-ops within this realm, forasmuch as he is primas totius Angliae,and therefore claimeth, as a token of an ancient obedience, ofYork to abate the advancing of his cross in the presence of thecross of Canterbury; notwithstanding, York, nothing minding ?/.iraiuiiiAidiB C. Cattiinal 3^ol0e^ 15 to desist from bearing of his cross in manner as is said before,caused his cross to be advanced and borne before him, as wellin the presence of Canterbury as elsewhere. WhereforeCanterbury being moved therewith, gave York a certain checkfor his presumption; by reason whereof there engendered somegrudge between Canterbury and York. And York perceivingthe obedience that Canterbury claimed to have of York, in-tended to provide some such means that he would rather besuperior in dignity to Canterbury than to be either obedientor equal to him. Wherefore he obtained first to be made PriestCardinal, and Legatus de latere; unto whom the Pope senta Cardinals hat, with certain bulls for his authority in thatbehalf. Yet by the way of communication ye shall understandthat the Pope sent him this hat as a worthy jewel of his hon-our, dignity, and authority, the which was conveyed hither ina varlets budget, who seemed to all men to be but a p
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