The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History
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[13] Margaret absolutely refused to marry Henry, and a substitute was
found in the betrothal of young Charles, the eldest son of Philip, to
Henry's younger daughter, Mary Tudor, afterwards Queen of France and
Duchess of Suffolk.
[14] _Spanish Calendar_, vol. 1, 386.
[15] This letter is dated in March 1507, and is a most characteristic
epistle. Ferdinand in it professes the deepest love for his daughter and
sympathy for her unhappiness. He had had the money all ready to send, he
assures her, but King Philip had stopped it; and she must keep friendly
with King Henry, never allowing any question to be raised as to the
binding nature of her marriage with his son. As to the King's marriage
with Juana, the proposal must be kept very secret or Juana will do
something to prevent it; but if she ever marry again it shall be with no
one else but Henry. Whether Ferdinand ever meant in any case to sell his
distraught daughter to Henry may be doubted; but the proposal offered a
good opportunity of gaining a fresh hold upon the King of England.
[16] Puebla says that Henry had bought very cheaply the jewels of the
deposed Kings of Naples and had great stores of them. He would only take
Katharine's at a very low price.
[17] _Spanish Calendar_, vol. 1, 409, 15th April 1507.
[18] The letters relating to this curious affair were for some years kept
secret by the authorities at Simancas; but were eventually printed in the
Supplement to vols. 2 and 3 of the _Spanish Calendar_.
[19] _Calendar Henry VIII._, 26th July 1509.
[20] It is doubtful if he was ever present at an engagement, and he
hurried home from Boulogne as soon as hard fighting seemed to the fore.
His fear of contagion and sickness was exhibited in most undignified
fashion on several occasions.
[21] _Calendar Henry VIII._, 23rd September 1513.
[22] Katharine to Wolsey, 13th August 1513. _Calendar Henry VIII._
[23] _Venetian Calendar_, vol. 2, 7th October 1513.
[24] _Venetian Calendar_, vol. 2.
[25] Lippomano from Rome, 1st September. _Venetian Calendar_, vol. 2.
[26] _Calendar Henry VIII._, 31st December 1514.
[27] See Giustiani's letters in the _Venetian Calendars_ of the date.
[28] See the letters of Henry's secretary, Richard Pace, in the _Calendar
of Henry VIII._, vol. 2.
[29] The Emperor's fleet was sighted off Plymouth on the 23rd May 1520.
[30] In the _Rutland Papers_ (Camden Society), Hall's _Chronicle_, and
Camden's _Annales_ full and interesting details will be found.