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Now when he came to Paules, there he was recei|ued with bishops mitred, and vnder a canopie ente|tered the church: which canopie his seruants tooke for their fees. And when he had offered, he gaue his bene|diction to all the people, & tooke againe his mule, & so with all his traine aforesaid was conueied to Bath place, and there rested: where he was welcommed of cardinall of Yorke. On sundaie next insuing,The glorious shewes or pompous port of the two car|dinals going to the court. these two cardinals as legats tooke their barges, & came to Gréenewich, ech of them had besides their crosses two pillers of siluer, two little axes gilt, and two cloake-bags embrodered, & the cardinals ha [...]s borne before them. And when they came to the kings hall, the cardinall of Yorke went on the right hand: and there the king roiallie apparelled and accompanied, met them euen as though both had come from Rome and so brought them both vp into his chamber of pre|sence.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then a solemne oration was made by an Italian, declaring the cause of the legacie to be in two arti|cles, one for aid against Gods enimies, and the se|cond for reformation of the clergie. And when masse was doone, they were had to a chamber, and serued of lords and knights, with much solemnitie: and after dinner they tooke their leaue of the king, and came to London, and rode through the citie togither, in great pompe and glorie to their lodgings.] This cardinall Campeius for his fréendship shewed in hel|ping the cardinall of England to the bishoprike of Bath, was considered (besides other great rewards) with the bishoprike of Salisburie, the profits where|of he receiued, vntill the act was established, that no forrenner should inioie anie spirituall benefice with|in this realme. But for the chéefest errand that this cardinall Campeius came, he could haue no toward answer: which was (as you haue heard) to haue lea|uied a summe of monie by waie of tenths in this realme, to the maintenance of the warre in defense of the christian confines against the Turke.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There were at the same time other legats sent in|to other parts of Christendome about the same mat|ter, as into France, Spaine, and Germanie.

Sée after in the extract out of Guicci|ardine.

A craftie feare of the pope.

For pope Leo calling to remembrance, that the feare con|ceiued of the Turkes had brought no small gaines to diuerse of his predecessors, he began to feare too. But for that such feare was now too well knowne to be v|sed as an ordinarie shift of the popes, when they stood in néed of monie, this practise was at this time vsed in vaine; so that Campeius hearing that it tooke not place in other parties, left off his earnest sute a|bout it, and with great rewards receiued of the king and cardinall, returned to Rome, not without hope yet (by reason of promises made vnto him by his fréends) that the popes request might hereafter be granted, according to his motion. There attended him to Rome one Iohn Clearke a lawier, as am|bassadour from the king.

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