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ness, we may know of your Highness what to say further.

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As touching the Bulles to be here impetracte for your Highness, I have spoken with the Popes Holynes, and he is content in all Points to grant as I required him, saving in that matier de animadversione in Clericos, to the which he wolde not absolutely assent, but said he wold with the Cardinal Sanctorum quatuor divis that shuld be to your Highnes Satisfaction wishing then that he might grante as easely our other Peticions, which he knoweth your Highnes to have more to Harte, as he may these, adding by and by that he would for the Welth of Christendom, the Queen wer in her Grave: and as he thought the Emperour wolde be thereof most glad of al: saying allso that he thought like as the Emperour hath destroyed the Temperaltis of the Church, soe shall she be the Cause of the Destruction of the Spiritualties. Making exclamation of his Misfortune, in whose Personne these two Adversites shuld chaunce, and upon the Occasion of that Famylie. Whenne we speak with him we think we shuld have all Things, and in the Ende his Counsail denyeth all: By reason the Cardinall Sanctorum quatuor hath been sick, and is every other Day sikely, and for the most parte when the Cardinall is hol the Pope is sike, we have yet no expedition of the said Bulles, trusting that your Highnes will have Consideration of these Letts, accordingly praying Almighty God to preserve your most Noble and Royall Estate. From Rome the 4th Daye of Maye,

Your Highnes most Humble

Subject Servant and dayly Orator,
STEVEN GARDYNER.

XV.

The Pope's Promise in the King's Affair.
(Cotton Library, Vitellius, B. 12.)

CUм nos Clemens Domina providentia illius nominis papa septimus modernus justitiam ejus causæ perpendences quam charissimus in Christo Filius noster Henricus Octavus Angliæ Rex illustris Fidei Defensor et dominus Hiberniæ, de ejus Matrimonii nullitate tanquam Notorium Publicum et famosum, apud nos exposuit, quod cum charissima in Christo Filia nostra Catharina claræ memoriæ Ferdinandi Hispaniarum regis catholici Filia nulliter et dø

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facto contraxisse et consumasse affirmati leges tam dominas quam per humanas in ea parte notorie transgrediendo, prout revera sic transgrediebat. Ad dilictos nobis in Christo Filios Thomam et Laurentium miseratione divina sancta Ceciliæ et sanctæ Mariæ transtiberim respective titulorum nostri et sedis Aplicæ in Regno Angliæ predicto legatos de lacere commissionem sub certa tunc expressa forma, quam pro hic inserta et expressa haberi volumus et habemus; emiserimus, ac eosdem nostros in ea parte vicegerentes ac competentes Judices deputaverimus, prout sic etiam tenore presentium effectualiter et plenissime conjunctim et divisum committimus et deputamus, quo ammi nostri eidem Henrico Regi in justicia illa quam celerime administranda propensionem certius et clarius attestemur securiorem que reddamus de judiciorum labyrintho longo varioque ambitu in causis (ut nunc sunt mores) justissimis non una forte ætate explicabili, denique ut processus per eosdem deputatos nostros nuper et secundum tenorem dictæ commissionis habitus et factus fiendus ve aut habendus validus et firmus ac inconcussus maneat, promittimus et in verbo Romani Pontificis pollicemur, quod ad nullius preces requisitionem instantiam mero ve motu aut aliter, ullas unquam literas, brevia, bullas; aut rescripta aliave quecunque per modum vel justitiæ vel gratiæ aut aliter, quæ materiam emissarum ante hac in causa predicta commissionum commissionis ve predictæ processus ve per hujusmodum deputatos nostros nuper et secundum tenorem dictarum commissionum commnissionis ve predictæ habitus et factus habendi ve aut fiendi, inhibitoria, revocatoria, aut quovismodo prejudicialia quacunque racione contineant atque ut dictarum commissionum vel commissionis processus vero hujusmodi plenam perfectam finalem et effectualem executionem remorentur, impediant, aut in aliquo contrarientur, illa ve aut eorum aliqua revocentur, aut eiisdem vel eorum aliquibus in toto vel in aliqua parte eorundem prejudicent, concedemus: sed datas a nobis eiisdem deputatis nostris commissiones et commissionum hujusmodi processum quæ per hujusmodum deputatos nostros juxta et secundum tenorem dictarum commissionum commissionis ve predictæ habitum et factum, habendum qua et fiendum sua plenissima vi auctoritatum robore et efficacia realiter et cum effectu confirmabimus, ratihabemus, tenebimus et defendemus. Denique omnes tales literas brevia, bullas, aut rescripta aliâ ve quæ dictarum commissionum commissionis ve hujusmodi processus ve antedicti executionem aut ejusdem virtute decreta, deffinita, et pronunciatum per eosdem deputatos nostros, confirmare possint aut

valent absque mora recusatione, difficultate, quacumque de tempore in tempus realiter et cum effectu valida et efficaria, dabimus et concedemus. Et insuper promittimus et in verbo Romani pontificis pollicemur quod præmissa vel eorum aliqua nullacemus infringemus nec aliquid contra ea vel eorum aliqua directe vel indirecte tacite vel expresse, principaliter vel incidenter, quovis quesito colore vel ingenio, nisi vi vel metu coacti, vel dolo aut fraude ad hoc inducti, attemptabimus aut faciemus: sed ea omnia et singula firma valida inconcussa et inviolabilia patiemur et permittemus. Ac infurum si (quod absit) aliquid contra premissa vel eorum aliqua quovismodo faciemus aut attemptemus, illud pro casso irrito inani et vacuo omnino haberi volumus et habemus: ac nunc prout ex tunc, et ex tunc pro nunc, cassamus annullamus et reprobamus, nullius quæ roboris aut efficacia fore vel esse debere pronunciamus decrevimus et declaramus. Datum Viterbie Die xxiii July Millessimo Quingentissimo Vigessimo Octavo Pontificatus nostri Anno Quinto.

Ita est Clemens Papa Septimus Antedictus.

XVI.

Some Account of the Proceedings of the University, in the Case of the Divorce, from Dr. Buckmaster's Book M. S.

C. C. C.

QUOD hodie studia vestra interpellaverim, Doctissimi Senatores, ac Viri gravissimi, Voluntas Regia in Causa est, cui pro insigni bonitate sua, ac summo quem erga nos et studia nostra gerit amore, tum etiam pro aliis forsitan negotiis, in quibus vestras prudentias consulere decrevit sua Majestas, visum est placuitque literis suis vos omnes salutare, quas si diligenter auscultare velitis, a me statim per legente audietis.

To our Trusty and Well-beloved the Vicechancellour, Doctors, and other Regents and Non-Regents of our Universitie of Cambridge.

By the King.

And

TRUSTY and Well-beloved, we grete you well. wheras in the Matter of Matrimony between Us and the Quene, uppon Consultation had with the gretest Clerks of Christendom, as well withoute this our Realme, as within

the same, thei have in a grete Nombre affermed unto us in writing, and therunto subscribed their Names, that, Ducere uxorem Fratris mortui sine liberis sit prohibitum jure Divino et naturali, which is the chefe and principall Point in our Cause. We therefore desirouse to knowe and understand your Myndes and Opynyons in that behalf, and nothinge dowtinge, but like as ye have always founde us to you and that our Universitie, favourable, benevolent, and glad to extend our auctoritie for your wealth and benefite, whan ye have required the same, ye will now likewise not omytt to doo any thyng wherby ye shulde mynistre unto us gratuite and pleasour, and specially in declaration of the Truth, in a Cause so near touching us your Prince and Soveraine Lorde, our Soule, the Wealth also and Benefite of this our Realm, have sent hither purely for that our Purpose, our Trusty and Right Well-beloved Clerks and Counsaillors, Mayster Doctor Gardyner our Secretary, and Mayster Fox, who shall on our behaulf further open and declare unto you the Circumstances of the Premiss: Wherfore we Will and Require you, not oonly to gyve ferme credence unto them, but also to advertise us by the same under the Comen Seale of that our Universitie of such Oppynion in the Proposition afore sayd, as shall be ther concluded, and by the consent of lerned Men shall be agreed upon. In doing wherof, ye shall deserve our especiall Thanks, and gyve us Cause to encrease our Favour towards you, as we shall not faile to do accordyngly. Yeven under our Signet at York's Place the 16th Daye of February.

Accepistis modo quod postulat a vobis Regia Majestas, Intelligitis quæ sit ejusdem voluntas, nimirum nihil aliud, nisi ut veritas cujusdam Conclusionis agnoscatur atque inter nos determinetur, quam ut sua refert plurimum scire, ita et nos pro studio illo ac amore quem omnes gerere debemus in Principem nostrum alioque Clementissimum, benignissimum et de nobis omnibus ac Achademia nostra optime meritum, omne studium ac diligentiam adhibere debemus, ut quod tam rationabiliter postulaverit, id impetreta nobis. Si de veritate quæstio aliquando emergat, ubi potius aut melius investigaretur, quam inter ipsos veritatis' Professores, si veritas perquiri debeat, ubi melius quam in ipsa Achademia, ubi et bona semper vigent studia, solida judicia, ac mentes ab omni ambitione sunt aliena. Verum ego prudentias vestras prolixiori oratione non detinebo, vobis ac vestro judicio ista relinquam. Est cuique suus animus liber ac ingenuus. Dictet cuique in hac Causa Conscientia sua, Quod melius expedire viderit. Ego quod ad officium

meum spectat, perficiam sedulo, nempe ut primi consulantur seniores, quid melius in hoc negotio putent faciendum, deinde et vestras scrutabitur sententias atque suffragia. postulabimus.

Dixi.

The Forme of the Grace that was axed and graunted in the Accomplishment of the Kyng's Requeste.

PLACET Vobis ut Vicecancellarius, Doctores Salcot, Watson, Reps, Thomson de Collegio Michaelis, Venetus, Edmonds, Downes, Wygan, Crome, Boston, et Magistri Mydelton, Heynes, Mylsente, Shaxton, Latymer, Symon, Mathew, Longforthe, Thyxtell, Nycols, Hutton, Skyp, Goodrick, Hethe, Hadway, Deye, et Bayne, una cum Procuratoribus, habeant plenam facultatem et authoritatem nomine totius Universitatis, respondendi literis Regiæ Majestatis in hac Congregatione lectis, ac nomine totius Universitatis deffiniendi et determinandi quæstionem in eisdem literis propositam: Ita quod quicquid duæ partes eorum presentium inter se decreverint respondendum dictis literis, et deffinierint ac determinaverint super quæstione proposita in eisdem, habeatur et reputetur pro responsione, deffinitione et determinatione totius Universitatis. Et quod liceat Vicecancellario, Procuratoribus, Scrutatoribus, literis super dictarum duarum partium responsione, deffinitione, et determinatione, concipiendis, sigillum Commune Universitatis apponere: Sic quod publice disputetur, et antea legantur coram Universitate absque ulteriori gratia, desuper obtinenda aut petenda.

9. die Martii.

Haudquaquam vos fugit (opinor) Clariss. Viri ac Senatores gravissimi, ut nuper Excellentissimi Principis nostri literas acceperitis, quibus cum super quadam quæstione inter illum ac Illustrissimam Reginam Controversa, nostram sententiam desideraret, flagitaret impense, nos (ut nos decuit) tanti Principis petitioni haudquaquam inique morem gerere volentes, tandem in illam omnium (presertim Seniorum) suffragiis convenimus sententiam, ut selectis quibusdam Sacræ Theologiæ tum Professoribus tum Bacchalauriis ac aliis Magistris, tantam quæstionem examinandi, determinandi, ac deffiniendi. nomine totius Universitatis Provincia, delegaretur. Illi (inter quos et ego minimus a vobis selectus) tantæ rei curam demandatam agentes, omni consultatione, deliberatione, diligentia, ac sacræ Scripturæ locorum conferentia tum etiam Interpretum, deni

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