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fo. be a mere cover for defigns, which 
Wrolfey’s fubfequent condué too frongly 
confirmed. Charles dazzled the ambitious 
prelate with the hopes of the Papal chair, 
the demife of its poffeflor being daily ex- 
pected ; and Wolfley eftimated the Em- 
peror’s interference too highly to defpife 
the intimations he had given. 
On Welley’s return, the French found 
that he had become the ready apologift of 
Charles, whofe repeated ageoreffions and 
attacks Wolfey attempted to explain 
with inconfiitent levity. — 
Welfey, at laft, finding all profpe&t of 
amicable compromife at an end, propofed 
z truce for feven, eight, or ten years, 
which the French could not but refufe, as 
Charles would thus have been left in un- 
difturbed poffeffion of the kingdoms of 
Wavarre and Naples, and time would 
have fortified his claim into a right. 
' Wolfey, however, before he left Ca- 
Jais, made another attempt, by propofing 
terms of peace to the royal competitors 
themfelves, without the intervention of 
their minifters. ‘Thefe terms Francis alfo 
rejected, and the immediate commence- 
ment of a war was the confequence, in 
which the Englifh joined the Imperialifts, 
owing to Francis’s refufal to accede to 
what Wolfey had propofed ; and here the 
tmanufcript clofes its very curious detail. 
The next tract which engages our at- 
tention is, Anz Account of the Negotiation of 
of M. de Lomenie, Secreiary of State to 
Heury ihe Fourth, King of France, who 
was fent by that King into England, fo 
folicit Succours both of Men and Money 
From Elizabeth for carrying on the War.— 
The negotiation proved ineffectual, Eliza- 
beth refufing to embroil herfelf further in 
the war, which fhe alleged was not con- 
ducted with fufficient attention to her in- 
terefis. The correfpondence, however, 
given at length in this manufcript, de- 
velopes. the iecret defigns of that politic 
queen, who was anxious to get Calais into 
her hands as a counterpoife to the alarm- 
ing extent of coaft which the Spaniards 
then pofleffed, but which Henry valued 
too jufily to part with. M. Gailiiard, who 
“4s alfo editor of this paper, introduces it 
by an Account of the ftate of the War 
in France, and does ample juftice to the 
Englifh troops, whom Elizabeth at dif- 
ferent periods fent to the affiftance of 
Henry. The Queen (he fays) was al- 
ways fond of fcolding her allies ; and ac-. 
cordingly when Henry demanded further 
reinforcements, charged him with having 
made bad ufe of thofe fhe had already 
fent, and expofing them to the brunt of 
Manuferipts relating to Englifp Hiftory. 
[May 1, 
every battle; but the fact was, that fhe did 
them great injuftice on this oecafion; for 
the Englifh troops, animated by the gal- 
Jant-f{pirit of their leader, the Earl of 
Effex, voluntarily expofed themfelves, and 
would omit ne opportunity of . gaining 
honour both for their miftrefs and them= 
felves. The correfpondence between Eliza- 
beth and Henry is extremely curious, and 
ftrongly difplays the chavatters of the 
refpegtive monarchs. 
Elizabeth, in the difpatches fle fent by 
her aimbafiador, Sir Roger WHliams, re- 
proaches Henry with much bitternefs that 
the enemies in the provinces adjoining tothe 
fea-coaft, in which fhe was of neceflity more 
immediately concerned ,were more powerful 
than ever; fhe calls upon him to give her 
back the blood of her foldiers, which had 
been fpilt, before he afks for new aids ; 
fl:e fears, fhe fays, to weary the patience 
of her fubjeéts, who murmur at feeing 
that blood fhed which fhould be kept to 
defend them again the dangers with 
which they were threatened at home, in- 
ftead of being wafted in the fervice of a 
foreion prince, while the beft interelts of the 
nation were negleéted ; for fays fhe ** We 
fpeak as a prince, who is conftrained to 
render an account of his actions to his 
fubjeéts; as itis the duty of all princes, 
and your majefty yourfelf, to adapt your 
condué to the content of your people, 
and we, who yield to no prince whatever 
in the poffefiion of the hearts and affec- 
tions of our fubjects, cannot be regard= 
lefs of thefe thoughts.”’—-Elizabeth here 
unmafks the whole policy of her reigns 
for it is very true, that a defire to pleafe 
the nation, was predominant in her heart, 
and regulated her whole condu&t; for by 
that alone fhe was enabled to rule them 
them with fuch uncontrouled fway. 
Henry replied to the Virgin Queen, not 
with the {tif formality of a fecretary of 
fiate, but as a man of gallantry to the 
object of his adoration. He declares, that 
the coldnefs of the ftyle in which fhe ad- 
drefles him affects him more than her re- 
fufal of aid, and that the leaft apprehen- 
fion of lofing her friendfhip is a greater 
grief to him than the extreme peril and 
derangement of his affairs. ‘ = 
To obtain the ceffion of Calais as an 
equivalent for further fupplies was the 
immediate object of Sir Roger Williams’s 
miffion to Henry, who, :upon his arrivals 
fent M. de Lomenie to Elizabeth witha 
politive refufal on that head, but inftruc- 
tions to do all that was poffible to prevail 
on the Queen, on hearing an account of 
his real fituation, to fend the defired rein 
fi “- forcements. 
