The life and death of Cardinal Wolsey . hop of Canterbury 14 From the painting by Hans Holbein, the younger. In the Gallery atWindsor. Sir Henry Guildford 26 From the painting by Hans Holbein, the younger. In the Gallery atWindsor. Anne Boleyn 30 From the painting by Hans Holbein, the younger. In the Gallery atWindsor. Catherine of Aragon 36 From the painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon 52 From the painting attributed to Mabuse. In the collection of the Earlof Tar borough. Facsimile of Letter from Henry VIII to Cardinal Wolsey, July, 1518 60 From th
The life and death of Cardinal Wolsey . hop of Canterbury 14 From the painting by Hans Holbein, the younger. In the Gallery atWindsor. Sir Henry Guildford 26 From the painting by Hans Holbein, the younger. In the Gallery atWindsor. Anne Boleyn 30 From the painting by Hans Holbein, the younger. In the Gallery atWindsor. Catherine of Aragon 36 From the painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon 52 From the painting attributed to Mabuse. In the collection of the Earlof Tar borough. Facsimile of Letter from Henry VIII to Cardinal Wolsey, July, 1518 60 From the original manuscript in the British Museum. John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester 80 From the painting by Hans Holbein, the younger. In the Gallery atWindsor. Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, about 1537 106 From the painting by Hans Holbein, the younger. In the collection ofthe Countess of Caledon, at Tyttenhanger Park, near St. Albans, Hert-fordshire. Henry VIII 168 After the painting by Hans Holbein, the younger. In the Gallery THE PROLOGUE ^ESEEMS it were no wisdom to credit everylight tale, blasted abroad by the blasphem-ous mouth of the rude commonalty. Forwe daily hear how, with their blasphemoustrump, they spread abroad innumerable lies,without either shame or honesty, whichprimd facie showeth forth a visage of truth, as though it werea perfect verity and matter indeed, whereas there is nothingmore untrue. And amongst the wise sort so it is esteemed,with whom those babblings be of small force and effect. Forsooth I have read the exclamations of divers worthyand notable authors, made against such false rumours andfond opinions of the fantastical commonalty, who delightethin nothing more than to hear strange things, and to see newalterations of authorities ; rejoicing sometimes in such newfantasies, which afterwards give them more occasion of re-pentance than of joyfulness. Thus may all men of wisdomand discretion understand the temerous madness of the rudecommonalt
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