Anne Boleyn--Letters to her from the King--The Convent at Wilton--The Divorce--The Pope's promises--Arrival of Campeggio in England--Reception at the Bridewell Palace--Proposal to Catherine to take the veil--Her refusal--Uncertainty of the succession--A singular expedient--Alarms of Wolsey--The true issue--Speech of the King in the City--Threats of the Emperor-- Defects in the Bull of Pope Julius--Alleged discovery of a brief supplying them--Distress of Clement 70 CHAPTER V. Demands of the Imperial Agent at Rome--The alleged Brief--Illness of the Pope--Aspirations of Wolsey--The Pope recovers--Imperial menaces--Clement between the anvil and the hammer--Appeal of Henry to Francis--The trial of the cause to proceed--Instructions to Campeggio--Opinion at Rome--Recall of Mendoza--Final interview between Mendoza and the King 86 CHAPTER VI. The Court at Blackfriars--The point at issue--The Pope's competency as judge--Catherine appeals to Rome--Imperial pressure upon Clement--The Emperor insists on the Pope's admission of the appeal--Henry demands sentence--Interference of Bishop Fisher-- The Legates refuse to give judgment--The Court broken up--Peace of Cambray 99 CHAPTER VII. Call of Parliament--Wolsey to be called to account--Anxiety of the Emperor to prevent a quarrel--Mission of Eustace Chapuys-- Long interview with the King--Alarm of Catherine--Growth of Lutheranism--The English clergy--Lord Darcy's Articles against Wolsey--Wolsey's fall--Departure of Campeggio--Letter of Henry to the Pope--Action of Parliament--Intended reform of the Church-- Alienation of English feeling from the Papacy 110 CHAPTER VIII. Hope of Wolsey to return to power--Anger of Anne Boleyn and the Duke of Norfolk--Charles V. at Bologna--Issue of a prohibitory brief--The Pope secretly on Henry's side--Collection of opinions--Norfolk warns Chapuys--State of feeling in England-- Intrigues of Wolsey--His illness and death 131 CHAPTER IX. Danger of challenging the Papal dispensing power--The Royal family of Spain--Address of the English Peers to the Pope-- Compromise proposed by the Duke of Norfolk--The English Agents at Rome--Arrival of a new Nuncio in England--His interview with the King--Chapuys advises the King's excommunication--Position of the English clergy--Statute of Provisors--The clergy in a Praemunire-- Remonstrances of the Nuncio--Despair of Catherine--Her letter to the Pope--Henry prepares for war--The introduction of briefs from Rome forbidden--Warnings given to the Spanish Ambassador and the Nuncio 141 CHAPTER X.