The history of the life and times of Cardinal Wolsey, : Prime Minister to King Henry VIII ... . THE PREFACE. E cannot but think ourfelves underthe Obligation of acknowledging,firft, the Good-will of our Friendsin particular, and next, the Cle-mency of the Public k in general, forthe kind Encouragement they have given to ourJirji Publication, and hope we fhali equallymerit their Favour in thisy and the two othersthat are to follow with as much Difpatch atcan be conveniently made. In our firft Volume we traced the Cardinalfrom his Birth, through his Education, Advance-^ment in Learning and firft
The history of the life and times of Cardinal Wolsey, : Prime Minister to King Henry VIII ... . THE PREFACE. E cannot but think ourfelves underthe Obligation of acknowledging,firft, the Good-will of our Friendsin particular, and next, the Cle-mency of the Public k in general, forthe kind Encouragement they have given to ourJirji Publication, and hope we fhali equallymerit their Favour in thisy and the two othersthat are to follow with as much Difpatch atcan be conveniently made. In our firft Volume we traced the Cardinalfrom his Birth, through his Education, Advance-^ment in Learning and firft Preferments, to hisEntrance and growing in Favour at Court. Inthis we have attended him, from his firft Rife atCourt, through the various Steps of Dignity thatconveyed him to be Archbijhop, Lord HighChancellor, Cardinal, and Legate a Latere, allwhich he enjoyed at once ; but how well heacquitted himfelf in thofe high Trufts, we (hallleave our Reapers to fee for themfelves,^vhich3 we hope, they will not be difcouragccl from The PRE FACE, from the Purfuit of, notwithftanding a Reve-rend Gentlemans jejune
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