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We have been this twenty years without a head, for when King Henry first took upon him the head of the Church, it was then no Church at all. After whom King Edward could not be head, but was only a shadow of a head: and in our Queens time we had no head, for she alone could not be head, and her two Arch-bishops were both convicted of one crime, and deposed in Henry the eights time, when the tumult was in the North, the King would have given the supremacy ⟨p. 248⟩again to the Pope, but the hour was not then come, least it had been said he did it for fear. After Master Knevet and I were sent Ambassadors to the Emperor, to be a means to reconcile the King to the Pope, but the time was not come, for it might be said it was done for policy: the matter was likewise moved in the beginning of King Edwards reign, hut the time was not yet come; for it might have been said, the King was bought & sold in his infancy, neither was the hour come in the beginning of the Queens reign, for it would have bin said it was done in weakness, and if it had been done when the King first came, it might have been said it had been done by violence, but now, hora est, when nothing can be objected, but that it is the providence of God. Now Pope Julius the hath sent unto us this most reverend Father the Cardinal, not to revenge injuries done, but to give his benediction to those which defamed and persc•uted him.

Wee haue beene this twenty yeares without a head, for when King Henry first tooke vpon him the head of the Church, it was then no Church at all. After whom King Edward could not be head, but was onely a shaddow of a head: and in our Queenes time we had no head, for she alone could not be head, and her two Arch-bishoppes were both conuicted of one crime, and deposed in Henry the eights time, when the tumult was in the North, the King would haue giuen the supremasie ⟨p. 248⟩againe to the Pope, but the houre was not then come, least it had beene said he did it for feare. After Master Kneuet and I were sent Ambassadors to the Emperor, to be a means to reconcile the King to the Pope, but the time was not come, for it might be said it was done for policy: the matter was likewise moued in the beginning of King Edwards raigne, hut the time was not yet come; for it might haue been said, the King was bought & sold in his infancy, neither was the houre come in the beginning of the Queens raign, for it would haue bin said it was done in weaknes, and if it had been done when the King first came, it might haue been said it had beene done by violence, but now, hora est, when nothing can be obiected, but that it is the prouidence of God. Now Pope Iulius the hath sent vnto vs this most reuerend Father the Cardinall, not to reuenge iniuries done, but to giue his benediction to those which defamed and perscuted him.