History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth. Vol. III

CHAPTER XIV.

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THE COMMISSION OF CARDINAL POLE.

James the Fifth 176 Reginald Pole made a Cardinal 177 The Mission into Flanders 178 The Credentials 180 State of the North of England 181 Sir Francis Bigod 182 Second Insurrection 184 Failures at Scarborough and Hull 185 Arrival of the Duke of Norfolk 187 The Rebels attack Carlisle 189 Martial Law 191 Pole arrives in France 193 He is dismissed into the Netherlands 194 He retires to Liège 195 Arrests in England 196 Aske, Darcy, and Constable 197 Trials of the Prisoners 199 Executions 206 Aske and Constable 207 Death of Aske 209 The Children of Benjamin 211 Pole at Liège 212 Michael Throgmorton 213 Letter of Cromwell to Michael Throgmorton 214 Illustrative Sketches of the Time 219 The Sacraments 228 The Bishop's Book 229 Address of the King 230 State of the Navy 231 Piracy in the Channel 232 Battle in Falmouth Harbour 233 Outrages of Foreign Cruisers 234 Equipment of a Fleet 235 Action in the Downs 236 English Successes 237 Survey of the Coasts 238 The Revenue 239 Ill-health of the King 240 Birth of the Prince of Wales 241 Death of the Queen 243 Anxiety for the Prince 245 Creation of Peers 247 Proposal of a New Marriage 248