The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII

CHAPTER III.

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Anxiety of the Pope to satisfy the King--Fears of the Emperor-- Proposed alternatives--France and England declare war in the Pope's defence--Campeggio to be sent to England--The King's account of the Pope's conduct--The Pope's distress and alarm--The secret decretal--Instructions to Campeggio 62