The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events
CHAPTER X.
WOLSEY AND WHITEHALL.
Regal Character of Whitehall -- York Place -- Personal and Moral Character of Wolsey -- Comparison of him with his Master, Henry -- His Pomp and Popularity -- Humorous Account of his Flatterers by Sir Thomas More -- Importance of his Hat -- Cavendish's Account of his household State, his goings forth in Public, and his entertainments of the King 382