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 smoke is gone and the sun still shines. I will keep on polish- ing up the truth and putting it forth, and will fear my un- gracious lords as little as they despise me much. Neither of us is over the mountain, but I have one advantage, I travel empt>'-handed. God grant victory to the truth. God have you in His keeping. I commend Sir Ulrich von Hutten and Martin Bucer to your Grace.

494- SIR RICHARD WINGFIELD TO WOLSEY.

Letters and papers of Henry VIII, iii, no. 1328. English.

Mayence, June 3, 1521.

Sir Richard Wingfield (c. 1469-1525) was educated at Cambridge and Ferrara, and began his diplomatic career with a mission to the Emperor in 1512. He discharged many confidential embassies. Allen, ii, 174.

... As to the matter of Luther, he [the Emperor] sayde to be ryght glad to know that the Kynge hys broder [Henry Villi had wele takyn the manner of his proceedings in that behalf, sayenge that wher the sayde Luther had as well prechyd as also wryttyn moche false doctryne to the abusion of the grosse and imlemyd people, that it was the parte and office of all princes, and specially his, to do their best for the reformation of his said false doctrine; which thing he trusted to do in such wise as should stand with the pleasure of God, and that the said people might be reduced fro suche errour as the said Luther may have set them in, and thanked the king most highly for his exhortation and his offered aid.

495. CARDINAL DE'MEDICI TO GHINUCCI, BISHOP OF

ASCOLI.

Letters and Papers of Henry VIII, iii, no. 1333.

(Rome, circa, June 7, 1521.)

The Pope is well pleased at the King and Wolsey's resolu- tion touching the Lutheran heresy. The bull is [not] yet pub- lished for burning their books. The Pope sends a brief to the King and another to Wolsey, thanking them for their zeal against the common enemy of Christendom, and is rejoiced to hear that the former will defend it with his pen as well as with his sword. He does not speak of the King's work

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