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the rest wee may easyly gesse) ther weare 354 principals numbred. 



Thus living, as it weare, in the lap of fortune, and prosperity 

 the second from the king, and wanting nothing w ch the hart of 

 man could desire, unless (as if he had bin borne to the greatest 

 honour) the times afforded to affect a Cardinal's hatt, w ch w th in 

 the 8 years of his translation he p'cured. He was sollenly 

 invested w th y 6 title of cardinall of St. Anastasia, and by Alex. 6, 

 least he might be deferred from his supreame greatnes, orderly 

 enrowled in the conclave of those purple robed fathers. 



At this time peradventure, others weare inflamed w th this new 

 title and dignity, espetially Bichar, Bish. of London, w th whome 

 the Archbishop had some charable controuuersies about the 

 p'vingof wills, and signing of testaments, suggesting that he was 

 afraid to admit of this cardinall dignity, as mistrusting that he 

 would usurpe the full authority or complement of Justice (for such 

 weare his words), and yet he was ready upon some religious 

 interposition to obtaine the same. He much stomached the 

 com' on people, excommunicating them, I know not upon what 

 contumacy, and rebellious occasions, ratining to posterity that if 

 the victory weare the lesse in such contentions, he might be 

 esteemed the better for the goodnesse of the cause ; but it is 

 now convenient to pass ouer, then com'emorate these things, and 

 therefore I will come to other matter. 



It is said he affected Anselmus, a man so famous in the 

 world at that time, as it was disputable wheither his piety or 

 learning excelled, in soe much that of all other things he 

 endeauoured whatsoeuer it cost, to canonise him a sainte, w ch 

 Hen. 7 likewise went about, for his uncle Hen. 6, second to none 

 of his p'decessor kings for princelenesse of manner and sanctitie 

 of life, to w ch purpose o r Morton had full authority to examine 

 his actions and miracles, and render a true relation of the same ; 

 but when the king undertooke that it must cost 894,000 duccats 

 he very indiciously desisted from his purpose. 



Not long after Queene Elizabeth most happily brought forth 

 the lady Margarett, her eldest daughter, having had two male 



