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the House, it is said, in a great Park. Archbishop 

 Bourchier's successor, Morton who left such a 

 beautiful life record behind him " of being born 

 for the good of England" added extensively to 

 Knole till it was, indeed, a Palace worthy of a 

 great Cardinal of the Church and Chancellor of 

 England. 



Henry VII. paid Archbishop Morton a Royal 

 visit at Knole, and the old walls and courtyards 

 must have resounded with the noise and clatter of 

 horses and men-at-arms. 



Archbishop Morton, priest, statesman, architect, 

 and patron of every art, died at Knole, the spot which 

 shared his affections with Hatfield of earlier days. 



His successor, William Warham, is chiefly 

 remembered for being a friend of Erasmus, who 

 wrote : " Had I found such a patron in my youth, 

 I, too, might have been counted among the fortu- 

 nate ones." 



These two friends were both enthusiastic over 

 the " new learning." Green gives a most fasci- 

 nating picture in the " History of the English 

 People" of the life the Archbishop led: "In the 

 simplicity of his life the Archbishop offered a 

 striking contrast to the luxurious nobles of the time. 

 He cared nothing for the pomps, the sensual plea- 

 sures, the hawking and dicing in which they too 

 commonly indulged. An hour's pleasant reading, 

 a quiet chat with some learned newcomer alone 



