Chapter XXIV (3)

Henry VIII.:
prospects (in 1526) of a disputed succession through the lack of an
heir, 21;
primary reason for his ceasing to cohabit with Catherine, _ib._;
irregularity of his marriage, 23;
first mention of the divorce, 25;
receives an appeal for help from Clement VII., 27;
sends the Pope money, 28;
the first public expression of a doubt as to Princess Mary's
legitimacy, 31;
Falieri's description of Henry, 32;
the King before the Legatine court, 34;
unpopularity of the divorce, 39;
receives a letter from Charles urging him not to make the divorce
question public, 44;
Henry determines to choose a successor to Catherine, 47;
attracted to Anne Boleyn, _ib._;
endeavors to obtain from the Pope a dispensation to marry a second
time, 51;
_resume_ of Henry's position, 52 _sq._;
examination of the charge that Henry's connection with Anne was
incestuous, 55 _sqq._;
the Pope's advice that he should marry again and then proceed with the
trial, 63;
Henry joins with France in declaring war against Charles, 65;
his statement of his case as laid before Clement at Orvieto, 67;
Henry's letter to Anne Boleyn, 70;
the Abbess of Wilton, 71;
Henry's letter of complaint to Wolsey about the appointment of an
unfitting person, 72;
Campeggio's prearranged delays, 74;
speech in the City, 81;
resolves to let the trial proceed before Campeggio and Wolsey, 93;
Henry's address to the Legates at Blackfriars, 101;
refuses to accept Clement, the Emperor's prisoner, as judge of his
cause, 102;
his momentary inclination to abandon Anne, 111;
reception of Chapuys, the Imperial ambassador, 112;
interpretation of the advocation of his case to Rome, 123;
denunciation of the Pope and Cardinals, 126;
approves of the _reforming_ side of Lutheranism, _ib._;
consults foreign doctors on his cause, 127, 134, 136;
continued liking for Wolsey, 129;
a brief from Clement forbidding his marriage, 134;
Henry invited by Francis to join the Smalcaldic League, 135;
desire to recall Wolsey, 136;
sends him down to his diocese, 139;
the suggestion of a neutral place for the trial, 143;
Henry again denounces the Pope and all his Court, 145;
emphatically refuses to allow his cause to be tried at Rome, _ib._;
revival of the Praemunire, 147;
a step towards the break with the Papacy, 149;
Henry's direct appeal to the Pope, 150;
Clement's second brief against Henry's second marriage, 153;
a struggle with the Pope inevitable, 157;
clipping the claws of the clergy, 158;
Henry declared Supreme Head of the Church of England, 159;
receives the Papal brief forbidding his second marriage, 162;
reply to the Nuncio's questions as to the nature of his new Papacy,
163;
and to the Pope's appeal for aid against the Turks, 164, 178;
disregards the Pope's threat of excommunication, 169;
rejects the Pope's efforts at friendly negotiations, 178;
alleged bribery by Henry's ambassador at Rome, 179;
deliberateness of Henry's conduct of his policy, 182;
his reply to Bishop Tunstal's letter against schism, 183;
steps towards the toleration of heresy, 186;
displeasure with More, _ib._;
Annates Bill, 187;
French advice to Henry to marry without waiting for sentence, 192;
meeting with Francis, 193 _sqq._;
the immediate outcome thereof, 195 _sq._;
rumour of his secret marriage with Anne, 196;
again threatened with excommunication, 198;
Henry appoints Cranmer to Canterbury, 203;
privately married to Anne Boleyn, _ib._;
his law in restraint of the powers of bishops, 205;
courteous conduct towards the Nuncio, 206;
allows his marriage to be known, 208;
preparations for possible war, _ib._;
appeals to Rome forbidden, 209;
_resume_ of Henry's position (in regard to the divorce) towards the
Pope, 218 _sq._;
Cranmer's judgment, 220;
Henry informs the Emperor of his marriage, 224;
the formal announcement in the House of Lords, 225;
discovers that he had been misled by Francis, 231, 235, 245;
disappointment at the birth of a daughter, 238;
order that the Pope was only to be styled "Bishop of Rome," 230;
difficulty in disposing of Catherine, 251;
Henry's fears of an insurrection, _ib._;
the King's nomination to bishoprics sufficient, without requiring
Papal Bulls, 256;
the Papal sentence, 259;
passage of the Act abolishing the Pope's authority in England, _ib._;
refusal of Chapuys's demand to speak in Parliament for Catherine, 263;
enforces the oath to the Succession Act, 267;
orders more kindly treatment of Princess Mary, 271;
the question of demanding the Succession oath from Catherine and Mary,
271 _sqq._;
the King modifies the demand, 276;
another meeting with Francis arranged, but postponed, 279;
cooling of his feelings for Anne, 286;
reported _nouvelles amours_, 287, 296;
interference on behalf of Mary, 287;
refuses to acknowledge any special authority in any Pope, 291;
prospects of civil war, 301;
anxiety for Mary in her second illness, 303;
refuses Chapuys's request that she should be again placed under her
mother's care, 304;
his high opinion of Catherine's courage, 305;
desire to be on good terms with Charles, 310;
letters to Sir John Wallop for the Spanish Ambassador in Paris, 330;
receives a letter from Charles, 335;
threat in regard to "Cardinal" Fisher, 339;
jealousy of the rival Powers, 350;
enthusiastic reception during his progress to the Welsh borders, _ib._;
slanders against him on the Continent, 359;
interference in the election of Lord Mayor, _ib._;
a period of danger for Henry, 361;
opinion that Catherine and Mary must "bend or break," 365;
interview with Chapuys during Catherine's mortal illness, 375;
effect of Catherine's death, 382;
rejoicings in the Palace, 383;
Henry's treatment of Mary, 384;
beginning of his dissatisfaction with Anne, 387;
disappointment at her second miscarriage, 389;
present from him to Mary of her mother's crucifix, 395;
speculation on his remarriage, 398;
rumours about Henry's partiality to Jane Seymour, 400;
his legal position towards Anne Boleyn, 401;
refuses the Emperor's proposal of reconciliation with Rome, 403;
reception of Chapuys at Greenwich (Easter, 1536), 404 _sqq._;
Henry's determined position towards Charles, 406 _sqq._;
his report on the affair to his ambassador to the Emperor, 410;
dissolution of Parliament, 413;
informed of Anne's infidelities, orders an inquiry, 415;
the trials resulting, 422 _sqq._;
the trial of Anne, 425;
the mystery of Anne's confession to Cranmer, 430 _sqq._;
the Lambeth sentence, 431;
Anne's execution: high personages present by the King's command, 435;
competition from the Continent for his hand, 436;
overtures for reconciliation from Rome, 440 _sq._;
Jane Seymour, 441;
speedy marriage with her, 444;
Mary restored to favor, 445;
Henry's declaration of neutrality in the war between Francis and
Charles, 449;
his return to the Roman communion expected by the Catholics, 450;
determination to carry out the Reformation, 452;
his difficult position towards the new Parliament, 453;
his popularity strengthened by the condemnation of Anne, 454;
strength of his affection for Mary, 455;
his anger at her again refusing to take the Succession oath, 457;
joy at her acquiescence, 458;
hopeless of further offspring, 460;
close of the first Act of the Reformation, 460 _sqq._

Husee, John:
his letter on Anne Boleyn to Lord and Lady Lisle, 422;
on Henry's seclusion after Anne Boleyn's execution, 444.

Hussey, Lady, 457.

Hussey, Lord, 288, 334, 461.

Illegitimacy, treatment of, by the Church of Rome, 22.

Inteville, M. d':
his compound mission to England, 423, 437.

Ireland, rebellion in:
proofs that it was part of a Papal holy war, 285.

Italian conjuror, the, 294.

Italian League, the, 28.

Jaen, Cardinal of, 269.

James V. of Scotland, a possible claimant to succeed Henry VIII., 23.

Jordan, Isabella (Prioress of Wilton), 71.

Julius II., Pope:
his dispensation for Henry VIII.'s first marriage, 53;
defects in his Bull of dispensation to Henry, 83;
alleged brief correcting these, 83, 87;
a Roman opinion of the nullity of his dispensation, 160.

Kimbolton, Catherine's residence at, 252.

Kingston, Sir W. (Constable of the Tower), 300, 431, 435, 443.

Kite, Bishop (Carlisle), 443.

Knight, Dr. (secretary to Henry VIII.):
his special mission to Rome, 51.

Laity, English middle class:
their feelings towards Queen Catherine and towards the Church, 79.

Lambeth sentence, the:
the nullity of Henry's marriage with Anne Boleyn, 431 _sq._

Langey, Sieur de:
special envoy to Anne Boleyn from Francis, 194.

Lee, Archbishop (York), 176.

Legatine Commission, the (Campeggio's), 67 _sqq._, 74, 76.

Legatine court, Wolsey's, 34.

Legend, invulnerability of, 61.

Legends, historic, 1 _sqq._

Liberty, spiritual, of the world, won by Henry's work in the
Reformation, 463.

Liege, Cardinal of:
suggested as a judge in the divorce cause, 144.

Lincolnshire rebellion, 460.

Lingard, Dr.:
his interpretation of Wolsey's suggested Papal dispensation for
Henry VIII.'s second marriage, 55.

Llandaff, Queen Catherine's confessor Bishop of, 64.

Lorraine, Cardinal, 46.

Louis XII.:
his method of settling a matrimonial difficulty, 188.

Luther, Henry VIII.'s partial sympathy with, 126.

Lutheran advances to Henry VIII., 91.

Lutheranism:
its rapid spread in England, 255, 280, 297.

Lutherans, German:
their tacit encouragement by Charles V., 27, 35;
his fear of exciting them, 133;
decidedly opposed to Henry's divorce, 154.

Mai, Micer:
Imperial agent at Rome, 89;
resentment of a slight put upon the Emperor, 90;
assent to Lutheran political objections to Rome, 91;
his opinion of the Pope and his councillors, 103;
and of Salviati's instructions to Campeggio, _ib._;
reports on the mission from Henry to Clement, 143;
suggestion of a General Council to settle difficulties, 166;
obtains from Clement concessions as to reunion of Lutherans, 175;
distracted with the Pope's evasions, 179;
charges English ambassador with bribery, 179, 191.

Manor of the More, Wolsey's residence at, 116.

Martyrology:
the Protestant longer and no less honourable than the Catholic, 463.

Mary, Princess:
proposed marriage of, with Francis I. or with one of his sons, 29;
suggested proposal to marry her to her father's natural son (Duke of
Richmond), 79;
separated from her mother, 174;
her father's love of her, _ib._;
the Emperor's desire to protect her rights, 200;
allowed again to live with her mother, 234;
deprived of the title of "Princess," 240;
letter to her father after his marriage with Anne, 254;
attached to the establishment of her sister Elizabeth, 252;
anecdotes of the King's affection for her, 252 _sq._;
her determined attitude, 261, 266;
"shows her teeth" against the Succession oath, 271 _sq._;
has an alarming illness, 286;
belief that her life is threatened, 287;
project to convey her out of England, 300;
another serious illness, 302;
consternation of the physicians, 303;
reality of her personal danger, 317;
fresh plans for her escape, 319;
removed from Greenwich to Eltham, 320;
further plans, _ib._;
petition to the Emperor to "apply the remedy," 355;
her friends desire to have her married to the Dauphin, 358;
reply to Anne Boleyn's friendly message after Catherine's death, 383;
discovery of a letter about her from Anne to Mrs. Shelton, 388;
proposal to take the Succession oath with a mental reservation, 390;
another plan of escape, 391;
rejoiced at the prospect of her father's separation from Anne, 399;
received back into her father's favor, 445;
question of her marriage, 446;
her popularity increased in consequence of the machinations of Anne,
455;
the question of the Succession oath revived, 456;
by Chapuys's advice she submits (with a secret protest), 457;
delight of the King and Queen, 458;
her real feelings not disguised, _ib._;
unable to obtain a Papal absolution for the "secret protest" connected
with her oath, 460.

Maximilian, Emperor:
his high opinion of the English people, 20.

Medici, Catherine de' (niece of Clement VII.), marriage of, with the
Duke of Orleans, 243.

"Melun, the eels of" (proverb), 226.

Mendoza, Inigo de (Bishop of Burgos), mission of, from Spain to France
and England, 29, 32, 34, 38;
offers Wolsey the bribe of the Papacy, 39;
instructed to offer other bribes to win Wolsey's friendship to the
Emperor, 45;
his first mention of Anne Boleyn, 48;
his belief that Wolsey was the instigator of the divorce, 49;
reports to Charles on the Legatine Commission, 75;
mistaken estimate of English national opinion, 82;
recalled: his farewell interview with Henry, 97.

Milan:
the question of succession reopened, 362;
treaty prepared by Spain for settlement of the dispute, 393.

Molza, Gerardo:
his account of Campeggio's reception in England, 76.

Monastic orders:
their depraved condition, 325;
preachers of insurrection, 326;
the "very stews of unnatural crime," 350;
continued proofs of their iniquitous condition, 452.

Money, comparative value of, in Henry VIII.'s time, 89, 117.

Montague, Lord, 305, 461.

Montfalconet (Charles's maitre d'hotel):
his report to Charles on Catherine's desire for a sentence, 188.

Moor Park:
Catherine's residence at, 174.

More, Sir Thomas:
made Lord Chancellor, 120;
lack of sympathy with advanced Reformers, 131;
enforces heresy laws against Lutherans, 154;
horrified at the King's claim to Supremacy over the Church, he resigns
the Chancellorship, 163;
statement before the Lords of the opinions of Universities on the
divorce, 166;
his chancellorship distinguished for heresy-prosecutions, 186;
resigns his office, 188;
sent to the Tower for refusing to take the Succession oath, 268;
his prophecy in regard to Anne Boleyn's fate, 329;
committed for trial, 339;
sketch of his position, 343;
trial, 344;
execution, 345.

Mortmain Acts:
measures to prevent their evasion, 185.

Mountjoy, Lord, 214.

Mythic element, the, influence of, in history, 1.

Nixe, Bishop (Norwich):
imprisoned for burning a heretic, 255 _sq._

Norfolk, Duke of (uncle of Anne Boleyn), joins in an appeal to the Pope
to concede the divorce, 84;
opposed to Anne's marriage with the King, 111;
sentiments about the divorce, 114;
made President of the Council, 120;
his opinion on the absolute need of the divorce (1529), 128;
condemnation of the Pope's position in the matter, 129;
suspicions of Wolsey's possible return to power, 129, 131 _sq._;
his statement to Chapuys of the necessity of Henry having made
succession, 136;
suggests the Cardinal of Liege and the Bishop of Tarbes as judges in
the divorce cause, 143;
cautions Chapuys against introducing Papal briefs into England, 154;
firm stand against the threat of excommunication, 164;
admiration of Catherine and dislike of Anne Boleyn, 167;
heads a deputation of Peers and Bishops to Catherine, 170;
consultation with Peers on restraint of Papal jurisdiction, 186;
his courtesies to the Papal Nuncio, 206;
interview with Chapuys before attending the meeting of the Pope and
King Francis at Nice, 230;
denunciation of Rome and Romanism, 250;
expected that Henry would submit to the successor of Clement in the
Papacy, 291;
withdrawal from Court, 305;
present at the execution of Charterhouse monks, 328.

Norris, Sir Henry, 255;
present at the execution of Charterhouse monks, 328;
a paramour of Anne Boleyn, 416 _sq._, 418, 419;
execution, 429.

Northumberland, Earl of (Henry Percy), alleged secret marriage of, with
Anne Boleyn, 47;
disgust at Anne's arrogance, 297.

Nun of Kent;
disclosures connected with, 195, 265;
the effect of the "revelations," 247.

Observants, the General of the, Charles V.'s guardian of the Pope, 52,
62, 68.

Orleans, Duke of:
marriage with Catherine de' Medici, 243.

Ortiz, Dr., Catherine's special representative at Rome, 159, 165, 176,
178 _sq._, 181, 189, 194, 199, 259, 261, 351 _sqq._, 361, 367, 373.

Orvieto, imprisonment of Clement VII. at, 52, 62.

Oxford, Earl of, 214.

Paget, Lord:
his description of Chapuys's character, 112.

Papal curse, inefficiency of, in modern days, 260.

Paris, University of:
decision in favor of the divorce, 142.

Parliaments, annual, introduced by Henry, 13.

Parliament summoned after the failure of the Blackfriars court, 110;
object of the meeting, 120;
impeachment of Wolsey, 121;
reform of Church courts, and Clergy Discipline Acts, 125;
effect of Clement's delays on, 151;
treatment (session 1531) of the Universities' opinions on the divorce,
166;
third session (Jan. 1532): formation of an Opposition against violent
anti-clerical measures, 182;
measures passed in restraint of clerical claims, 185;
the Opposition (Peers and Prelates) appeal to Chapuys for armed
intervention by the Emperor, 225;
the Act of Supremacy, 292;
dissolution, 413;
a new Parliament speedily summoned after Anne's execution, 453;
no account left of the debates in this Parliament, 454;
the new Act of Succession, 455.

Patriarchate, a new, proposed, with Wolsey as its head, 38.

Paul III. (Farnese):
elected Pope as successor to Clement VII., 290;
favourably disposed towards Henry, 291;
restrained by Charles from issuing the Brief of Execution, 318;
acknowledgment (when Cardinal) of Henry's right to a divorce, 333;
prevents the treaty between Charles and Henry, 337;
creates Fisher a Cardinal, 338;
exasperation at the news of the execution of Fisher, 348;
difficulties of desired retaliation, 349;
delay in issuing the censures, 351;
reasons therefor, 352;
desire that Catherine should apply for the Brief of Execution, 356;
thinks of declaring Mary Queen in place of her "deposed" father, 358;
annoyance at the failure of Fitzgerald's rebellion, 360;
thinks himself a new Hildebrand, 362;
summary of his Bull against Henry, 363;
delay in its issue, 367;
a warm debate in Consistory, 368 _sqq._;
professes kindly feelings to Henry after Catherine's death, 403;
reception of the news of Anne's fall, 439;
overtures for reconciliation, 440 _sq._;
eager solicitations to Henry to return to the Roman communion, 454.

Paulet, Sir William, 420.

Pavia, political results of the defeat of Francis I. at, 25 _sqq._

Peers, English:
their petition to Clement to grant Henry's petition, 142.

"Penny Gleek," 443.

Percy, Henry (Earl of Northumberland):
his statement that Anne Boleyn meant to poison the Princess Mary, 253;
swears that there was never contract of marriage between him and Anne,
419.

Petition of the Commons (1529), 115.

Peto, Cardinal, 60.

Pilgrimage of Grace, the, 59, 460.

Pole, Geoffrey (brother of Reginald), 295, 416.

Pole, Reginald:
his manifesto accompanying Paul III.'s Bull deposing Henry VIII., 56;
his statement of Henry's desire to break with Anne Boleyn, 111;
suggested marriage with Princess Mary, 241, 295.

Pommeraye, La (French ambassador in London):
his denunciation of "that devil of a Pope," 181;
recommendation that Henry should follow Louis XII.'s example, 188, 192.

Praemunire, 118, 147;
proclamation for its enforcement, 148;
embarrassments caused by its revival, 164.

Prejudice, influence of, in judging historical characters, 2 _sqq._

Provisors, the Statute of, 122;
its revival, 149.

Reformation, English:
at first political rather than doctrinal, 6;
its characteristic excellence, 7.

Reunion of Christendom, Charles V.'s efforts for, 175.

Richmond, Duke of (_cr._ 1525), natural son of Henry VIII., 22, 395;
present at the execution of Charterhouse monks, 328;
educated as a Prince, but his position not recognized by the law, 453;
his popularity and resemblance to his father, 455;
Surrey's proposal that the Crown should be settled on him, 455;
his death, 459.

Rochford, Lord (Anne Boleyn's brother):
mission to Paris to announce his sister's marriage, 208;
present at the execution of Charterhouse monks, 328;
specially attentive to Chapuys, 404;
refused the Garter, 415;
takes part in the tournament (1536), 416;
arrested, 418;
charged with incest with his sister, 420;
his trial, 426 _sq._;
Chapuys's account of his dying speech, 428;
the real speech, _ib._

Rome, sack of, by the Duke of Bourbon, 35.

Royal Supremacy, meaning of, 159;
accepted by Convocation, 186.

Russell, Sir John, sent with money to Clement VII., 28.

St. Albans, Wolsey abbot of, 89, 116.

St. John the Baptist and Herod, Bishop Fisher's allusion to, in the
matter of the divorce, 106.

Salisbury, Countess of, 23, 241, 461.

Salviati, Cardinal, 46, 88, 103, 233.

Sampson, Dean (of the Chapel Royal):
speech against the Pope's claims over England, 274.

Sanctuary:
felonious clerks deprived of the right of, 454.

Sandys, Lord (Henry's chamberlain), 297.

Sanga (Clement VII.'s secretary), 27, 80, 96.

Sens, Cardinal (Chancellor), 46.

Seymour, Sir Edward, 405.

Seymour, Jane:
first association of her name with Henry, 400;
her marriage, 444;
great popularity, 445;
kindness to Mary, 455, 458.

Sforza, Duke of Milan, death of, 362.

Shelton Mrs. (Anne Boleyn's aunt), 252, 262, 267, 269 _sq._, 320, 387,
392.

Six Articles Bill, the, 7.

Smalcaldic League, the, 135, 255.

Smeton, Mark (paramour of Anne Boleyn), 415, 416, 419;
execution, 429.

Sorbonne, the:
suggested reference of the divorce cause to, 129.

Soria, Lope de (Minister of Charles V. at Genoa), his letter on the
sack of Rome, 36, 43.

Spain:
the Cabinet's discussion of Catherine's position after Cranmer's
judgment, 221 _sqq._;
their decision, 223;
debates on proposed treaty between Charles and Henry, 307, 335.

Spaniards, the:
their atrocities in Italy, 29, 35.

Statute Book, the:
its historic aspect, 13.

Stokesley, Bishop (London), 134, 416.

Succession to the English throne, danger of a disputed, 21, 79, 123;
various possible claimants if Henry VIII. had no heir, 23.

Succession, Act of, 264;
the oath to it enforced, 267;
debate in Council as to its enforcement on Catherine and Mary, 271
_sqq._;
(after Anne's death) the discussion of, 454 _sq._

Suffolk, Duke of:
his mission from Henry to France, 94;
Chapuys's report on his sentiments about the divorce, 114;
made Vice-President of the Council, 120.

Supremacy, Act of (explaining in detail the meaning of the Royal
Supremacy), 292 _sq._;
enforced, 327 _sqq._

Sussex, Lord:
one of a deputation of nobles to Catherine at Moor Park, 176;
proposes to Parliament (after Anne's execution) that the Duke of
Richmond should have the succession to the Crown, 455.

Tarbes, Bishop of (afterwards Cardinal Grammont):
his mission to England from France, 30;
the first publicly to question the legitimacy of the Princess Mary,
31, 81;
(ambassador to Clement VII.) his statement of Clement's real opinion
on the divorce, 134;
suggested by Duke of Norfolk as a judge in the divorce cause, 143;
caution to Clement as to the consequences of his losing England, 168;
mission to Rome to demand a General Council, 195;
a proposal to Clement apparently in Henry's name, 244.

Talboys, Sir Gilbert:
married the mother of Henry VIII.'s illegitimate son, 22.

Throgmorton, Sir George:
his statements about Henry VIII., Lady Boleyn and her daughters, 59
_sqq._

Throgmorton, Michael, 59.

Toison d'or (French herald), 65.

Tournon, Cardinal:
his special mission to Rome to demand a General Council, 195, 231.

Treasons, the Statute of, 456.

Tunstal, Bishop (Durham):
his letter to Henry on the Royal Supremacy, 182;
speech in favor of the Succession Act, 273 _sq._;
mission to Catherine on the subject, 275.

Wallop, Sir John (English representative at Paris), 306, 373, 424.

Warham, Archbishop (Canterbury), assessor to Wolsey as Legate, 34;
doubtful as to the divorce, 42;
afterwards in favour of it, 142;
his halting opinions 151;
protest against the Royal Supremacy, 183;
dying protest against the anti-papal legislation, 187.

Weston, Sir Francis, paramour of Anne Boleyn, 417 _sqq._, 422 _sq._;
execution, 429.

Wilton, the state of the convent at, 71;
Henry VIII.'s letters on the appointment of its Abbess, 72.

Wiltshire, Earl of (Sir Thomas Boleyn, Anne Boleyn's father), 111, 134;
one of the English deputies at the coronation of Charles V., 134;
withdraws his opposition to his daughter's marriage with the King, 208;
present at the execution of the Charterhouse monks, 328.

Winchester, Wolsey bishop of, 89, 116.

Wolsey, Cardinal:
his first efforts to promote the divorce of Henry, 25;
eager to maintain the Papacy, 26;
his desire of an Anglo-French alliance, 29;
a pensionary of the Emperor, _ib._;
brings the question of divorce before his Legatine court, 34;
his policy after the Sack of Rome, 37;
the proposal to make Wolsey Archbishop of Rouen and Patriarch, 38;
refuses the Emperor's offered bribe of the Papacy, 39;
mission to Paris, 41;
interview with Bishop Fisher, 42;
further bribes offered him by Charles, 45;
signs the French Cardinals' protest against the Pope's captivity, 46;
distrust at the King's selection of Anne Boleyn, 49;
at first endeavors to check the divorce, 50;
sends a draft dispensation for the Pope's signature, 53;
the wording thereof, 54;
consultations with Campeggio, 79;
the secret decretal, 84, 88;
chances of Wolsey's election to the Papacy, 88;
his boundless wealth, _ib._;
letter to Campeggio on Catherine's position, 93;
in doubt about the progress of his French policy, 94;
foresight of coming events, 97;
the Legatine court at Blackfriars, 99;
delays, 105;
effect of Bishop Fisher's interposition, 106;
Campeggio refuses to pass sentence, 107;
despatch to the Commissioners at Rome, _ib._;
causes of the animosity that broke out against him, 116;
the manifold sources of his wealth, _ib._;
his son, 117;
Lord Darcy's list of complaints against him, _ib._;
details of his fall, 120 _sqq._;
hopes of return to power, 131;
obliged to resign the sees of Winchester and St. Albans, 132;
allowed a grant by way of pension, _ib._;
becomes the friend of Catherine and the secret adviser of Chapuys, 138;
starts to visit his diocese, 139;
his death at Leicester Abbey, 140.

Worcester, Lady, the first accuser of Anne, 415.

Wriothesley Chronicle, the, 428, 432.

Wyatt, Sir Henry, 421.

Wyatt, Sir Thomas (the poet), one of the lovers of Anne Boleyn, 47, 421.

York, Archbishop (Lee):
mission, with Tunstal, to Catherine about the Succession Act, 275.

York, Wolsey archbishop of, 89, 116.

Yorkshire rebellion, 460.

Transcriber's Notes:

Passages in italics are indicated by _underscore_.

Superscripted letters are shown in {brackets}.

The following misprints have been corrected:
"communiated" corrected to "communicated" (page 37)
"thoughout" corrected to "throughout" (page 39)
"resource" corrected to "recourse" (page 51)
"againt" corrected to "against" (page 84)
"been" corrected to "be" (page 291)
"as sure" corrected to "assure" (page 302)
"longed" corrected to "longer" (page 451)
"nuanimons" corrected to "unanimous" (index)
"Cramer" corrected to "Cranmer" (index)
"Winton" corrected to "Wilton" (index)

Other than the corrections listed above, printer's inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation usage have been retained.

Punctuation has been corrected without note.

End of Project Gutenberg's The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon, by J.A. Froude