The Queen's piety--Her rash zeal--Conversations with the King--The King offended--Conspiracy of the Catholic Leaders--The King's distrust--A Prosecution ordered--The Bill of Indictment--The Queen unsuspecting--The Indictment in her hands--Her Distress--Her Interview with the King--Her Declaration--Rescue--Astonishment of her Enemies--Her Forgiveness of them 284 CHAPTER XI. CLOSE OF THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII. (1546-JANUARY 1547.) Disgrace of Gardiner--Two Parties at the Court--The Howards and the Seymours--Ambition of the Howards--Proceedings against Norfolk and Surrey--The King's impatience--Searches--A Divided House--Execution of Surrey--Humble Appeal of Norfolk--Inflexibility of the King--Last Hours of the King--His Death--His Will--Henry VIII. to be condemned as a Man, a King, and a Christian 297 BOOK XVI. GERMANY. CHAPTER I. PROGRESS OF THE REFORMATION IN GERMANY. (1520-1536.) The Reformation a Resurrection--Pretended Unity of Rome--All kinds of Progress produced by the Reformation--John Bugenhagen--His Conversion--Named 'Pomeranus'--The Reformation embraced by German Towns--Magdeburg, Brunswick, Hamburg--Pomeranus at Hamburg--Lübeck 311 CHAPTER II. THE PRINCIPALITY OF ANHALT. (1522-1532.) The Princes of Anhalt--Duke George--His Anxieties--His Resolution--Luther's Letter--Prince Joachim--Würtemberg--Westphalia--Paderborn--Hermann, Elector of Cologne--Peace of Nürnberg 322 CHAPTER III. TRIUMPH OF THE ANABAPTISTS OF MUNSTER. (1533.) Melchior Hoffmann--Bernard Rottmann--Rottmann's Marriage--John Matthisson of Haarlem--John Bockkold of Leyden--Bernard Knipperdolling--Disorders at Munster--The Visionaries in power--Their Enemies expelled--Destruction of Books and Works of Art--John of Leyden in power--Terror 331 CHAPTER IV. THE ANABAPTISTS OF MUNSTER. EXCESSES. (1535.) The King of the Universe--Pride and Luxury--A Supper--An Apostolate--Cruelty 342 CHAPTER V. THE ANABAPTISTS OF MUNSTER. CHASTISEMENT. (1535-1536.)