The History of Mary I, Queen of England: as found in the public records, despatches of ambassadors, in original private letters, and other contemporary documents — John Shaqi
The History of Mary I, Queen of England: as found in the public records, despatches of ambassadors, in original private letters, and other contemporary documentsStone, J. M. (Jean Mary)
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The History of Mary I, Queen of England: as found in the public records, despatches of ambassadors, in original private letters, and other contemporary documents
Stone, J. M. (Jean Mary)
Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603; Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558
Katharine had, in truth, need of patience. Anne grew daily more
overbearing, and it was hardly to be expected that the Queen’s sense
of humour should be equal to the grotesque littleness, with which the
favourite exulted over her enemies. In a hapless moment she showed her
contempt for them by the device, _Ainsi sera, groigne qui groigne_,
which she caused to be embroidered on her servants’ liveries, but
learned to her mortification that she had unwittingly adopted the
motto of her bitter enemies, the princes of the house of Burgundy. In
England, the friends of the Queen cried: “_Groigne qui groigne et vive
Bourgoigne!_” The liveries, being thus covered with ridicule, had to
be discarded, and on Christmas Day, her servants appeared in their old
doublets.[73]
In October 1528, the papal legate, Cardinal Campeggio arrived in
London. The Pope had charged him with the mission to do his utmost to
restore mutual affection between the King and Queen, and failing this
result, to open a court of inquiry, in conjunction with Wolsey.
But it was clear that no reconciliation would be possible. Henry was
infatuated with Anne; and as for the legatine court, the two judges
were at cross purposes, Wolsey aiming at nothing but a verdict against
the marriage, while Campeggio was determined that justice should be
done. His policy was to counteract the haste with which the proceedings
were hurried forward, “with great strides always faster than a trot,”
and in this he succeeded so well, that the legates being pressed
to give sentence in the King’s favour by the 22nd July, Campeggio
declared, that if Wolsey agreed with him, he was willing to pronounce
sentence, otherwise it would not be pronounced. The cause was then
removed to Rome, to be tried before the Court of the Rota, and it being
apparent that Wolsey possessed neither weight nor credit with the
Pope, his fall became imminent. Anne had not schemed in vain, and his
disgrace filled her with exultation, although her cause was in no way
benefited by it.
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