Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Wherevpon the cardinall turning the kings mind at his plasure, persuaded him,The cardinall an enimie to peace. that the next way to abate the French kings puissance (which in the be|gining of his reigne had recouered Millan, and grew euerie daie in power more than other) should bée to mainteine the emperour with monie against him, so as the Frenchmen should be chastised without the trauell of him or his people. Herevpon was Richard Pase sent first into Germanie with a great summe of monie to wage the Swizzes, which vnder the con|duct of the emperor Maximilian inuaded the duchie of Millan; but without anie great gaine returned from thence, leauing Millan in the Frenchmens hands at that time. And now for a new reliefe was this cardinall of Sion sent from Millan, at whose in|stance monie was assigned to be deliuered, and cer|teine Genowaies vndertooke the exchange, which made not paiment thereof at the day, although they had receiued it of the king.

In this yeare the king kept his Christmasse at his manor of Gréenwich, & on the Twelfe night, Ed. Hall in Hen. 8. fol. lix. A moueable garden called the garden of Esperance, verie costlie & artificiallie wrought. accor|ding to the old custome, he and the queene came into the hall: and when they were set, and the quéene of Scots also, there entered into the hall a garden arti|ficiall, called the garden of Esperance. This garden was towred at euerie corner, and railed with railes gilt, all the bankes were set with flowers artificiall of silke and gold, the leaues cut of gréene sattin, so that they séemed verie flowers. In the midst of this garden was a piller of antique worke, all gold set with pearles and stones; and on the top of the piller, which was six square, was a louer or an arch em|bowed, crowned with gold: within which stood a bush of roses red and white, all of silke and gold, and a bush of pomegranats of like stuffe. In this garden wal|ked six knights, and six ladies richlie apparelled; and then they descended and dansed manie goodlie dan|ses, and so ascended the garden againe, and were con|ueied out of the hall, and then the king was serued of a great banket. After this Christmasse the king ex|ercised himselfe much in hawking.

¶ This yeare, and about this time, Iohn Hooker, aliàs Vowell. Corpus Chri+sti college in Oxford foun|ded by Ri|chard Fox bi|shop of Win|chester. Richard Fox bishop of Winchester builded and founded Corpus Christi college in Oxford, and minded to haue appoin|ted the same for a house of monks: but Hugh Ol|dom then bishop of Excester changed his mind from that purpose by these meanes. This Hugh Oldom albeit hée were not the best learned of himselfe, yet verie much and well affected towards learning and learned men; and was minded to haue inlarged Ex|cester college. But being denied the preferment of a scholer, which stood then in election for a roome, his good will was withdrawne from that college, and he would haue ioined with William Smith bishop of Lincolne, who then was in building of Brasen nose college; but it tooke no effect. And then being aduer|tised that Richard Fox bishop of Winchester was in hand to build Corpus Christi college, hee did send his letters vnto him, and offered to ioine with him therein, who was verrie glad thereof and well con|tented. Now these two bishops conferring togither EEBO page image 840 what maner of house they should build, and to what end and purpose.