not withdrawn his false
charges against her, 171;
Cranmer's inquiries into
her relations with Butler
and Percy before her
marriage to Henry, 172;
Cranmer's interview with
her in the Tower, 174;
the inquiry into the law-
fulness of her marriage
by Cranmer, ib.; Cranmer
declares her marriage to
Henry to be null and
void, 175; orders for exe-
cution received at the
Tower, 176; her last
hours, 177; her message
to the Princess Mary,178,
179; her resignation, 181,
182; Henry orders that
she should be beheaded
not by the axe but by the
sword, 185; distributes
her keepsakes, 186; her
last words, 186, 187; is
beheaded, 188
Boleyn, Lady Elizabeth,
daughter of the Duke of
Norfolk, and mother of
Anne Boleyn, her death
at Howard House, while
her husband was abroad,
IV. 133; her tomb in the
Howard Chapel in St.
Mary's Church, ib. See
Lady Elizabeth Howard.
Boleyn, Geoffrey, removes
from Norwich to London,
IV. 24; his death, and
burial in Laurence Poult-
ney Church in the Old
Jewry, 24, 25
Boleyn, George, brother of
Anne Boleyn, his birth at
Hever Castle, IV. 122;
estates to which he was
heir, 123; his abilities
and accomplishments, V.
20; his friendship with
Wyat, 30; is made a gen-
tleman of the privy cham-
ber, 85, 89; estates con-
ferred upon him, 85; mar-
ries Jane, the daughter
of Lord Morley, ib.; his
attack by the sweating-
sickness, 184; is granted
a pension in the prizes of
wine, 188; is sent as am-
bassador to France, 221;
on his father being raised
to the earldom of Wilt-
shire, is created Viscount
Rochford, 234; order
given for his arrest, VI.
125; his sister's anxiety
respecting him, 137; na-
ture of the charges
brought against him, 153;
his trial, 164; his sentence,
ib.; is visited by Norfolk,
and asked to confess,
164, 165; his reply, 165;
the King allows him but
a few hours to prepare
for death, 166; his last
words, 168, 169
Boleyn, Sir Godfrey, his
opulence, IV. 24, 25; he
serves in London the
offices of sheriff, alder-
man, and mayor, 25; pur-
chases Blickling Park and
Hever Castle, ib.; mar-
ries the daughter of Lord
Hoo and Hastings, ib.;
his family and death,
ib.
Boleyn, Lady, acts as a spy
on Anne, when com-
mitted to the Tower, VI.
126; reports her words to
Audley and Cromwell,
ib.
Boleyn, Lady Margaret,
daughter of the Earl of
Ormond, is married to
Sir William Boleyn, IV. 27
(see Sir William Boleyn);
lodges an appeal against
Sir Piers Butler, 228, 229;
her opposition to the
match between Anne
Boleyn and James Butler,
V. 12; her legal wrangles
with Sir Piers Butler, v.
21, 37, 38
Boleyn, Lord. See Sir Tho-
mas Boleyn.
Boleyn, Mary, sister of
Anne Boleyn, her birth
at Hever Castle, IV. 122;
is privately married to
Carey, v. 10, 11; her mar-
riage to Carey not ap-
proved by her family, 20;
receives the title of Lady
Mary Carey, 234
Boleyn, Sir Thomas, father
of Anne Boleyn, marries
Lady Elizabeth Howard,
IV. 20, 28; his relation-
ship to the Earl of Or-
mond, 23; is sent on an
embassy to the imperial
court, 121, 122; family
born to him at Hever
Castle, 122, 123; his ar-
rival at the imperial court,
129; his wager with the
Archduchess Marguerite
as to the success of his
mission, 131; his remark
as to the experience of
the English in warfare,
132; King Henry rewards
his services, 133; death
of his wife, ib.; is em-
ployed on a secret mis-
sion to the court of Fran-
çois, 225; is presented by
Ormond with the ivory
horn which had belonged
to St. Thomas of Canter-
bury, 226; returns to Lon-
don, 233; is again ap-
pointed ambassador to
the court of Blois, 238; is
appointed one of the
commission for the trial
of the Duke of Buck-
ingham, V. 7; estates
granted him on the exe-
cution of Buckingham,
8; is opposed to the mar-
riage of his daughter
Anne to her cousin James
Butler, 12; is engaged
in a secret correspond-
ence with the Emperor's
agents, ib.; his training of
his daughter Anne, 15;
his second wife, 19, 20;
honours conferred on him
by Henry, 20; protests
against Sir Piers Butler's
assumption of the title of
Earl of Ormond, 37, 38;
writes a letter to Margue-
rite in behalf of his
daughter Anne, 72; is
created Viscount Roch-
ford, 83; is named Arbi-
trator of Europe, 85;
leases to James Butler
some of his Irish estates,
87; is visited by Henry at
Hever Castle, 106, 107;
goes on a mission to
Paris, 118; his journey to
Paris and its objects, 142;
his return to England,
147; his close intercourse
with the King, ib.; his
opinion regarding the
matrimonial contracts of
Henry and François, ib.;
receives a copy of Eras-
mus' Commentary on the
Twenty-second Psalm,
151; interest taken by
him in the Great Reform,
153; is at Greenwich with
his family at the com-
mencement of the sweat-
ing-sickness, 179, 181;
engages Cranmer as his
chaplain and tutor
Anne, 183; goes with
Suffolk to François to
suggest the separation
of England from the Ro-
man See, 211; Henry
leaves all the State busi-
ness in his hands, 222; is
created Earl of Wiltshire
in England and Earl of
Ormond in Ireland, 234;
introduces Chapuys to
Catharine, 238; is ap-
pointed ambassador to
Rome, VI. 12; his answer
to Charles when accused
of having a personal in-
terest in the suit, ib.; is
convinced that justice
must not be sought for
in Rome, ib.; informs
François of the marriage
of Henry and Anne, 40;
receives a royal order to
attend the trial of Norreys
and the other prisoners,
Boleyn, Sir William, grand-
father of Anne Boleyn,
his marriage to the daugh-
ter of the Earl of Ormond,
IV. 26; growing influence
of his family, ib.; his con-
nexion by marriage with
the Geraldines and other
Irish chiefs, 27; his nu-
merous family, ib.; his
connexion, through his
son's marriage, with the
Howards, 28; his ability
as a financier, ib.; offices
conferred on him, ib.
Boleyn, William, uncle of
Anne, his position in the
Church, V. 20
Bologna, league for the re-
the
covery of, from
French, IV. 129, 130
Boughton, Nicolas, accom-
panies Anne Boleyn to
the court of Marguerite,
V. 72
Bourbon, Duke of, his love
for Renée, v. 76; excites
a passion in the heart of
Louise of Savoy, ib.; his
rejection of the passion
of Louise makes her his
bitter enemy, ib.; his ap-
pearance and abilities,
ib.; François' jealousy of
him, ib.; enters into a
conspiracy against his
sovereign, 77; is obliged
to flee from France, ib.;
takes command of the
army of Charles, ib.;
defeats the French, ib.;
captures Wyat, 126; at-
tacks and sacks Rome,
127; is killed, ib.
Boxley Abbey, popularity
of the shrine of, V. 23;
treatment of the abbot
of, by Lady Wyat, 26,
27
Brandon, Charles, is created
Viscount Lisle, IV. 140;
his feelings towards the
King's sister Mary, ib.;
Henry desires that he
should marry the Arch-
duchess Marguerite 142;
is created Duke of Suf-
folk and appointed am-
bassador to the Flemish
court, 162; his marriages
and divorces, 162, 163;
aspires to the hand of
Archduchess Marguerite,
163; is present at the be-
trothal of Mary Tudor
and King Louis, 184;
feelings of the Duke of
Norfolk towards him,
191; desires on the death
of Louis to be near Mary,
197; by the influence of
Wolsey is appointed am-
bassador to France, ib.;
pledges extorted from
him by Henry before his
departure, ib.; his in-
structions to negotiate a
treaty with France against
Spain, 204; his interview
with François, 205; Mary's
declaration to him, 206;
is married at the Hôtel
de Cluny to Mary, ib.;
effect of his marriage on
Norfolk and his party,
207; Norfolk demands
that he should be tried
for treason, 207; Wol-
sey's letters to him, ib.;
his submission, 207, 208;
is created Earl of Lin-
coln, v. 83; harbours
vindictive feelings to-
wards Wyat and Anne
Boleyn, 150; his enmity
to Wolsey, 194; goes
with Rochford on a mis-
sion to François to pro-
mote a separation of
England from the Roman
see, 211; François warns
him to beware of car-
dinals, 212; his attack on
the cardinals after the
trial of the divorce cause,
215; his altercation with
Wolsey, ib.; is made vice-
president of council, 233;
his reasons for opposing
Catharine's divorce, 239;
his projects with respect
to his ward, Catharine
Willoughby, ib.; is foiled
in his attempt to defame
the character of Anne,
VI. 18; engages in a plot
to reinstate Catharine
and ruin Anne, 29; his
ingratitude to Anne, ib.;
his fellow-conspirators,
29, 30; his gross amours,
31; being foiled in his
plot, changes his line of
conduct, 33, 34; his con-
tinued enmity to Anne,
53; his desire to acquire
the property of his ward
Catharine Willoughby,
ib.; his message to Queen
Catharine, 63, 64; his re-
pulse by Catharine, ib.;
is appointed one of the
judges of Norreys and his
fellow-prisoners, 154
Brankston Field,
Flodden, defeat of the
Scots at, IV. 142, 143
Brehon law, IV. 227, 231, V.
Brereton, Sir William, his
position at the court of
Henry, v. 92; commands
the troops sent to Ire-
land to quell the rebel-
lion, VI. 80; lays siege to
Drogheda, 81; his arrest
and committal to the
Tower, 119, 146; reasons
for including him among
the "conspirators," 146;
charges brought against
him, 153; denies the ac-
cusation, 155; his trial
and sentence, 166; his
death on Tower Hill,
169
Bretagne, duchy of, in-
trigues of Fernando to
gain possession of it, IV.
149, 152
Bridewell Palace, assembly
of peers and commoners
at the, V. 207
Brooke, Sir George, IV.
123, 127, V. 91, 92
Bruges, treaty of, V. 12, 13
Bruys, Pierre de, v. 58
Bryan, Lady Margaret, ap-
pointed lady-mistress of
Mary's household, IV.
221; and of Elizabeth's,
VI. 56
Bryan, Sir Thomas, his
connexion with the Bo-
leyn family, v. 20; is ap-
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