CHAPTER II.

Mission of Wolsey to Paris--Visits Bishop Fisher on the way-- Anxieties of the Emperor--Letter of the Emperor to Henry VIII.-- Large offers to Wolsey--Address of the French Cardinals to the Pope--Anne Boleyn chosen by Henry to succeed Catherine--Surprise and displeasure of Wolsey--Fresh attempts of the Emperor to bribe him--Wolsey forced to continue to advocate the divorce--Mission of Dr. Knight to Rome--The Pope at Orvieto--The King applies for a dispensation to make a second marriage--Language of the dispensation demanded--Inferences drawn from it--Alleged intrigue between the King and Mary Boleyn 41