History of England, From the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth 1
History of England, From the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth 1
Froude James Anthony
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the 9th of February, a deputation of the judges appeared in Convocation, to ask whether the Houses were agreed, and to inform them finally that the king had determined to allow no quali- Tjie fications. The clergy begged for one more day, tempt to and the following morning the bishops held a move the • , ,• .t i j j» king. private meetmg among themselves, to discuss some plan to turn aside the blow. They desired to see Cromwell, to learn, perhaps, if there was a chance of melting the hard heart... of Henry ; and after an interview with the minister which could not have been encouraging, they sent two of their number, the Bishops of Exeter and Lin- The king is coin, to attempt the unpromising task. It was tory, and in vaiu ; the miserable old men were obliged to molei* ^ return with the answer that the king would not see them — they had seen only the judges, who had assured them, in simple language, that the pardon was not to be settled until the supremacy was admitted. The answer was communicated to the House, and again ^ debated.' Submission was against the consciences of the unhappy clergy; to obey their consciences involved for- feiture of property; and naturally in such a dilemma they found resolution diflSicult.
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