. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . revelations about the divorce then pretensions of this holy maid of Kent, as she was called, were notsuddenly developed under the popular irritation about the kings a letter written in 1533, to Cromwell, by the prior of Clirists Church111 Canterbury, it is shown that trances and revelations of ElizabetliBarton commenced seven or eight years before that time—that is, four years • Kllis, Finit Series, vol. ii. p. 40. t 25 Hen. VIIL c. 22. J 26
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . revelations about the divorce then pretensions of this holy maid of Kent, as she was called, were notsuddenly developed under the popular irritation about the kings a letter written in 1533, to Cromwell, by the prior of Clirists Church111 Canterbury, it is shown that trances and revelations of ElizabetliBarton commenced seven or eight years before that time—that is, four years • Kllis, Finit Series, vol. ii. p. 40. t 25 Hen. VIIL c. 22. J 26 Hcii. VIII. c. 12. 1533.] THE HOLY MAID TRIED FOP. TUEaSO:>^. 853 before the fall of Wolsey ; and that archbishop Warham took an interest inthese matters, and appointed Doctor Bockyns;, the cellarer of Christs Church,to be her holy father. The prior, who writes this letter, had known her onlyabout two years ; and she showed him, at such times, that she had revelationsand special knowledge, concerning my lord of Canterbury that was (my lordcardinal), and also the kings highness, concerning his marriage; so that she. Court-,i-Street Chapel, in the Parish of Aldingcon, Kent. said if he did marry another woman his grace should not reign king past onemonth afterward; and also she said that she had been with the kings grace,and showed hi:u thereof two times at the least; and also she said then shehad showed the same unto my lord of Canterbury, that was my lordWarham.* Out of the ravings of this poor servant-girl, Avho afterwards, atthe instance of Warham, became a professed nun, was got up a mightycharge of conspiracy, in which bishop Fisher and Sir Thomas More wereimplicated. The ravings of this woman were of the most extravagantnature. She saw the king, Anne Boleyn, and the earl of Wiltshire, walkingin a garden; and a little devil whispering in the ladys ear to send her fatherwith a great bribe to the emperor. She saw evil spirits struggling forWolscys soul after his decease
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