Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
book_n life_n world_n write_v 4,962 5 5.8081 4 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A30405 Reflections on Mr. Varillas's history of the revolutions that have happned in Europe in matters of religion and more particularly on his ninth book that relates to England / by G. Burnet ... Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. 1686 (1686) Wing B5852; ESTC R13985 50,351 202

There are 3 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

not_o make_v secretary_n of_o state_n till_o near_o the_o end_n of_o this_o negotiation_n nor_o be_v he_o ever_o send_v to_o rome_n with_o brian_n nor_o be_v brian_n a_o lord_n but_o only_o a_o knight_n and_o it_o be_v a_o year_n after_o this_o suit_n be_v first_o begin_v before_o brian_n be_v employ_v in_o it_o so_o that_o he_o can_v carry_v no_o such_o delude_a message_n to_o the_o pope_n concern_v the_o queen_n desire_v the_o divorce_n and_o for_o this_o pretention_n of_o the_o queen_n desire_v to_o retire_n to_o a_o monastery_n it_o be_v never_o make_v use_n of_o by_o the_o english_a ambassador_n it_o be_v on_o the_o contrary_a a_o notion_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o think_v that_o if_o that_o can_v be_v put_v in_o her_o head_n it_o will_v be_v the_o easy_a method_n of_o get_v out_o of_o this_o uneasy_a matter_n and_o therefore_o he_o order_v his_o legate_n card._n campegio_n to_o advise_v the_o queen_n to_o it_o and_o for_o the_o scandal_n of_o brian_n life_n they_o must_v have_v be_v very_o great_a if_o they_o give_v offence_n at_o rome_n at_o that_o time_n but_o as_o i_o can_v not_o answer_v much_o for_o brian_n so_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v myself_o to_o vindicate_v he_o but_o he_o can_v not_o behave_v he_o more_o indecent_o at_o rome_n than_o campegio_n do_v in_o england_n when_o he_o come_v over_o legate_n who_o scandalize_v even_o the_o court_n with_o his_o lewd_a behaviour_n 31._o he_o say_v 272._o the_o pope_n be_v sensible_a of_o his_o obligation_n to_o the_o king_n and_o resolve_v to_o do_v all_o he_o can_v to_o gratify_v he_o and_o so_o order_v cajetan_n to_o examine_v the_o matter_n who_o do_v it_o in_o his_o manner_n after_o the_o method_n of_o the_o school_n and_o here_o he_o give_v we_o a_o abstract_n of_o his_o book_n he_o lay_v this_o down_o for_o a_o maxim_n that_o the_o highpriest_n under_o the_o n._n testament_n have_v no_o less_o authority_n than_o the_o highpriest_n have_v under_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n who_o have_v power_n to_o allow_v of_o such_o marriage_n to_o good_a end_n and_o in_o good_a circumstance_n and_o that_o the_o end_n of_o this_o marriage_n be_v noble_a that_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n and_o spain_n be_v unite_v may_v send_v their_o fleet_n to_o block_n up_o constantinople_n and_o that_o by_o this_o marriage_n as_o italy_n be_v to_o be_v set_v at_o peace_n so_o k._n henry_n be_v divert_v from_o marry_v into_o family_n suspect_v of_o heresy_n and_o that_o therefore_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o grant_v a_o dispensation_n for_o annul_v it_o and_o with_o his_o usual_a confidence_n he_o cite_v on_o the_o margin_n cajetan_n consultation_n and_o this_o he_o say_v confirm_v the_o pope_n in_o his_o resolution_n not_o to_o grant_v the_o dispensation_n for_o break_v the_o marriage_n upon_o any_o term_n whatsoever_o i_o have_v give_v such_o authentic_a demonstration_n of_o the_o falsehood_n of_o this_o particular_a that_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o strong_a fit_a of_o mr._n varillas_n religion_n can_v not_o resist_v they_o for_o the_o pope_n upon_o the_o first_o proposition_n frank_o grant_v the_o dispensation_n and_o only_o consult_v with_o some_o cardinal_n about_o the_o method_n of_o do_v it_o and_o afterward_o he_o send_v one_o over_o to_o england_n and_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v do_v not_o only_o all_o that_o he_o can_v grant_v either_o in_o law_n or_o justice_n but_o every_o thing_n else_o that_o he_o can_v grant_v out_o of_o that_o plenitude_n of_o power_n with_o which_o he_o be_v vest_v in_o the_o king_n favour_n the_o pope_n also_o propose_v a_o method_n that_o perhaps_o will_v have_v bring_v the_o matter_n to_o a_o easy_a issue_n which_o be_v that_o if_o the_o king_n be_v satisfy_v in_o his_o own_o conscience_n concern_v the_o divorce_n in_o which_o he_o do_v not_o think_v that_o there_o be_v a_o doctor_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n that_o can_v judge_v so_o well_o as_o himself_o than_o he_o may_v put_v away_o his_o queen_n and_o marry_v another_o and_o then_o the_o pope_n will_v confirm_v all_o for_o the_o crafty_a pope_n think_v it_o will_v be_v easy_a for_o he_o to_o confirm_v it_o when_o it_o be_v once_o do_v than_o to_o give_v authority_n to_o do_v it_o and_o in_o short_a the_o pope_n make_v the_o king_n still_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v do_v it_o till_o by_o that_o mean_v he_o bring_v the_o emperor_n to_o grant_v he_o all_o he_o desire_v and_o as_o for_o cajetan_n opinion_n i_o be_o now_o in_o a_o country_n where_o i_o can_v find_v his_o work_n so_o i_o can_v be_v so_o positive_a in_o this_o matter_n but_o as_o far_o as_o my_o memory_n serve_v i_o cajetan_a writ_n nothing_o with_o relation_n to_o this_o matter_n but_o only_o in_o the_o body_n of_o his_o school-divinity_n that_o he_o have_v publish_v long_o before_o this_o suit_n begin_v he_o have_v set_v on_o foot_n a_o new_a opinion_n touch_v the_o prohibition_n of_o marry_v in_o near_a degree_n which_o the_o church_n by_o a_o constant_a tradition_n have_v in_o all_o time_n look_v on_o as_o moral_a law_n whereas_o he_o assert_v they_o be_v only_o positive_a precept_n that_o do_v not_o bind_v under_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o by_o consequence_n that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n now_o against_o marriage_n in_o those_o degree_n but_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n with_o which_o the_o pope_n may_v dispense_v in_o all_o the_o book_n that_o i_o have_v see_v that_o be_v write_v for_o the_o queen_n cause_n cajetan_n authority_n be_v bring_v as_o a_o thing_n already_o abroad_o in_o the_o world_n and_o not_o as_o a_o consultation_n write_v upon_o this_o occasion_n and_o by_o what_o i_o remember_v of_o that_o cardinal_n life_n it_o be_v say_v that_o in_o his_o reason_n with_o luther_n he_o have_v find_v himself_o so_o defective_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o whereas_o former_o he_o have_v give_v himself_o whole_o to_o the_o study_n of_o school-divinity_n he_o after_o that_o give_v himself_o entire_o to_o the_o study_n of_o the_o scripture_n in_o which_o make_v allowance_n for_o his_o ignorance_n of_o the_o original_a tongue_n he_o succeed_v to_o admiration_n but_o tho'_o i_o can_v procure_v a_o sight_n of_o his_o treatise_n concern_v the_o degree_n of_o marriage_n the_o idea_n that_o i_o retain_v of_o his_o solid_a way_n of_o writing_n make_v i_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o write_v in_o so_o trifle_v a_o manner_n as_o mr._n varillas_n represent_v the_o matter_n for_o what_o man_n of_o sense_n can_v say_v that_o the_o highpriest_n under_o the_o jewish_a religion_n can_v dispense_v with_o a_o brother_n marry_v his_o brother_n widow_n in_o some_o case_n in_o case_n that_o a_o brother_n die_v without_o child_n his_o brother_n or_o the_o next_o of_o kin_n may_v have_v marry_v the_o widow_n by_o the_o dispensation_n that_o the_o law_n give_v and_o not_o by_o a_o dispensation_n of_o the_o highpriest_n and_o for_o the_o end_n that_o he_o pretend_v of_o those_o two_o prince_n go_v to_o block_n up_o constantinople_n with_o their_o fleet_n a_o man_n must_v be_v ignorant_a in_o history_n to_o the_o degree_n of_o mr._n varillas_n to_o imagine_v this_o since_o as_o the_o king_n of_o those_o time_n have_v no_o royal_a fleet_n but_o be_v force_v to_o hire_v merchant_n vessel_n when_o they_o have_v occasion_n for_o they_o so_o the_o block_v up_o of_o constantinople_n be_v too_o bold_a a_o project_n for_o those_o day_n and_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v so_o much_o as_o once_o think_v on_o and_o for_o the_o other_o end_n that_o he_o mention_n tho'_o the_o procure_v such_o a_o peace_n to_o italy_n as_o be_v for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v a_o thing_n for_o which_o they_o will_v have_v sacrifice_v any_o thing_n yet_o this_o differ_v much_o from_o p._n julius_n the_o second_o be_v character_n who_o grant_v the_o dispensation_n since_o his_o whole_a reign_n be_v a_o continue_a imbroilment_n of_o italy_n nor_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o k._n henry_n marriage_n can_v have_v any_o influence_n on_o the_o peace_n of_o italy_n unless_o it_o be_v very_o remote_a and_o as_o for_o the_o other_o reason_n allege_v for_o the_o marriage_n that_o it_o divert_v k._n henry_n from_o marry_v into_o family_n suspect_v of_o heresy_n this_o be_v too_o great_a a_o violation_n of_o the_o costume_z for_o it_o seem_v mr._n varillas_n have_v the_o present_a state_n of_o europe_n in_o his_o head_n when_o he_o write_v it_o but_o cajetan_n can_v not_o write_v this_o for_o in_o the_o year_n 1503_o there_o be_v no_o family_n in_o europe_n suspect_v of_o heresy_n so_o that_o all_o this_o reason_n that_o be_v here_o entitle_v to_o cajetan_a be_v a_o mass_n of_o mr._n varillas_n crude_a imagination_n which_o do_v equal_o discover_v both_o his_o ignorance_n
beyond_o what_o be_v pay_v they_o in_o france_n be_v impute_v to_o his_o method_n of_o write_v that_o want_v none_o of_o the_o beauty_n of_o history_n except_o that_o of_o truth_n and_o to_o the_o ignorance_n in_o which_o stranger_n live_v as_o to_o the_o particular_n of_o their_o history_n it_o be_v true_a at_o last_o he_o have_v find_v a_o patron_n and_o a_o pension_n and_o now_o he_o have_v give_v we_o a_o essay_n of_o his_o merit_n but_o if_o this_o work_n be_v examine_v severe_o he_o will_v very_o probable_o soon_o lose_v his_o appointment_n since_o mercenary_a pen_n be_v seldom_o pay_v long_o than_o they_o can_v be_v useful_a here_o one_o find_v so_o much_o occasion_n for_o censure_n that_o whereas_o in_o other_o book_n one_o must_v run_v up_o and_o down_o to_o find_v matter_n for_o a_o critical_a judgement_n here_o it_o occur_v so_o copious_o that_o a_o man_n must_v take_v care_v not_o to_o surfeit_v his_o reader_n with_o too_o much_o of_o it_o and_o therefore_o must_v choose_v out_o the_o more_o remarkable_a error_n and_o there_o be_v even_o so_o many_o of_o these_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o the_o world_n will_v not_o think_v he_o not_o his_o write_n worth_a the_o time_n and_o the_o pain_n that_o must_v be_v bestow_v on_o they_o mr._n maimbourg_n have_v set_v a_o pattern_n to_o the_o world_n that_o tho'_o few_o will_v care_v to_o imitate_v yet_o it_o have_v take_v so_o much_o with_o the_o present_a age_n that_o it_o be_v no_o light_a indication_n of_o its_o degeneracy_n when_o surch_n book_n be_v so_o much_o read_v and_o sell_v in_o which_o the_o writer_n seem_v to_o have_v so_o break_v loose_a from_o all_o the_o common_a measure_n either_o of_o honesty_n or_o shame_n that_o one_o will_v wonder_v of_o what_o composition_n he_o be_v make_v if_o they_o do_v not_o know_v that_o he_o have_v live_v 50_o year_n the_o in_o jesuite_n order_n for_o as_o he_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o truth_n or_o likelihood_n in_o what_o he_o writ_n so_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v proof_n against_o the_o evident_a discovery_n of_o his_o prevarication_n that_o be_v possible_a and_o when_o they_o be_v lay_v open_a in_o a_o manner_n capable_a of_o make_v any_o man_n beside_o himself_o to_o blush_v he_o neither_o have_v the_o conscience_n to_o confess_v his_o error_n nor_o the_o sense_n of_o honour_n to_o justify_v himself_o but_o he_o find_v out_o still_o new_a matter_n to_o writ_n on_o and_o a_o new_a stock_n of_o champagne_n wine_n as_o i_o have_v be_v tell_v that_o he_o have_v oft_o say_v to_o make_v his_o blood_n boil_v till_o he_o have_v spoil_v a_o other_o piece_n of_o history_n and_o he_o think_v a_o scornful_a period_n or_o two_o in_o a_o preface_n be_v enough_o to_o carry_v off_o all_o the_o shame_n to_o which_o his_o error_n ought_v to_o condemn_v he_o he_o have_v also_o the_o impudence_n to_o dedicate_v his_o book_n to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o world_n be_v still_o willing_a to_o be_v cozen_v by_o he_o this_o trade_n have_v succeed_v so_o well_o with_o he_o that_o it_o seem_v mr._n varillas_n vie_v with_o he_o in_o it_o and_o as_o he_o have_v the_o chaste_a stile_n and_o the_o more_o natural_a way_n of_o mislead_v his_o reader_n so_o he_o have_v resolve_v not_o to_o be_v behind_o he_o in_o a_o bold_a quality_n that_o i_o love_v not_o to_o set_v down_o by_o its_o proper_a name_n but_o tho'_o mr._n varillas_n have_v the_o art_n to_o refine_v upon_o the_o pattern_n that_o mr._n maimbourg_n set_v he_o yet_o mr._n maimbourg_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o invention_n and_o therefore_o he_o deserve_v the_o better_a pension_n history_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o trade_n in_o which_o false_a coin_n and_o false_a weight_n be_v more_o criminal_a than_o in_o other_o matter_n because_o the_o error_n may_v go_v further_o and_o run_v long_o tho'_o these_o author_n colour_n their_o copper_n too_o slight_o to_o make_v it_o keep_v its_o credit_n long_o if_o man_n think_v there_o be_v degree_n of_o lie_v then_o certain_o those_o that_o be_v the_o most_o loud_o tell_v that_o wind_v the_o deep_a that_o be_v tell_v with_o the_o best_a grace_n and_o that_o be_v transmit_v to_o posterity_n under_o the_o deceitful_a colour_n of_o truth_n have_v the_o black_a gild_n but_o some_o man_n have_v arrive_v at_o equal_a degree_n in_o harden_v their_o conscience_n and_o in_o steel_v their_o forehead_n and_o be_v without_o the_o reach_n either_o of_o inward_a remorse_n or_o public_a discovery_n so_o that_o as_o augustus_n fancy_v there_o be_v a_o charm_n in_o the_o pillour_n of_o a_o roman_a that_o die_v huge_o indebt_v since_o without_o a_o extraordinary_a saporiferous_a composition_n he_o can_v not_o fancy_v how_o such_o a_o man_n can_v sleep_v secure_o so_o if_o humane_a nature_n do_v not_o often_o produce_v some_o very_a irregular_a individual_n a_o man_n that_o feel_v the_o authority_n that_o truth_n and_o modesty_n have_v ever_o a_o pure_a mind_n can_v not_o easy_o imagine_v by_o what_o secret_a other_o can_v quite_o extinguish_v those_o inclination_n which_o he_o find_v be_v so_o prevalent_a in_o himself_o but_o i_o will_v now_o by_o mr._n varillas_n leave_n take_v the_o liberty_n to_o set_v before_o he_o some_o of_o his_o most_o conspicuous_a error_n and_o tho'_o i_o do_v not_o expect_v much_o sincerity_n from_o himself_o yet_o i_o hope_v the_o world_n will_v be_v just_a than_o he_o have_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v mr._n varillas_n begin_v his_o history_n with_o a_o view_n of_o the_o progress_n of_o that_o which_o he_o call_v heresy_n in_o a_o prophetic_a stile_n set_v forth_o what_o effect_n it_o be_v to_o produce_v as_o if_o he_o be_v foretell_v what_o be_v to_o fall_v out_o and_o that_o for_o 11._o page_n according_a to_o the_o impression_n of_o amsterdam_n this_o have_v so_o little_a of_o the_o air_n of_o a_o historian_n and_o be_v so_o full_a of_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o declaimer_n that_o it_o look_v like_a the_o strain_n of_o a_o heat_a and_o angry_a friar_n than_o of_o a_o grave_n and_o serious_a writer_n of_o history_n who_o ought_v to_o be_v always_o in_o cold_a blood_n and_o ought_v not_o to_o let_v the_o heat_n of_o a_o vicious_a rhetoric_n transport_v he_o but_o this_o be_v so_o like_o one_o of_o the_o force_a rapture_n of_o some_o missionary_n that_o one_o will_v think_v it_o be_v write_v either_o by_o one_o of_o they_o or_o for_o one_o of_o they_o it_o be_v much_o a_o safe_a thing_n to_o prophesy_v concern_v matter_n that_o be_v past_a than_o concern_v those_o that_o be_v to_o come_v and_o one_o be_v less_o in_o danger_n of_o commit_v error_n yet_o when_o heat_n enter_v into_o matter_n of_o history_n and_o meet_v with_o so_o vast_a a_o deal_n of_o ignorance_n as_o be_v that_o of_o mr._n varillas_n no_o wonder_n if_o it_o carry_v he_o into_o great_a error_n if_o mr._n varillas_n have_v gather_v the_o history_n of_o the_o last_o age_n out_o of_o any_o book_n or_o out_o of_o those_o letter_n tha●_n he_o so_o often_o vouch_v 5._o he_o can_v not_o have_v say_v that_o edward_n th●_n 6th_n tutor_n or_o governor_n be_v the_o duke_n of_o northumberland_n since_o there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o book_n write_v concern_v that_o time_n that_o do_v not_o show_v the_o contrary_n the_o duke_n of_o somerset_n be_v his_o governor_n and_o for_o the_o duke_n of_o northumberland_n tho'_o the_o last_o two_o year_n of_o that_o reign_n in_o which_o that_o king_n be_v past_o the_o age_n of_o tutelage_n he_o bear_v the_o chief_a sway_n of_o affair_n yet_o he_o have_v neither_o the_o character_n of_o the_o king_n tutor_n or_o governor_n nor_o any_o other_o whatsoever_o but_o only_o that_o of_o a_o privy_a counsellor_n that_o be_v much_o consider_v by_o he_o and_o he_o at_o his_o death_n profess_v that_o he_o have_v be_v always_o a_o catholic_n in_o his_o heart_n so_o that_o his_o pretend_v to_o be_v of_o the_o reform_a religion_n to_o serve_v his_o interest_n show_v that_o he_o belong_v no_o more_o to_o our_o church_n than_o the_o now_o force_v convert_v belong_v to_o that_o of_o rome_n in_o the_o same_o page_n he_o say_v that_o mary_n queen_n of_o scotland_n do_v by_o her_o bastard_n brother_n persuasion_n marry_v a_o single_a gentleman_n and_o on_o the_o margin_n he_o give_v his_o name_n henry_n d'_fw-fr arley_n this_o be_v a_o new_a proof_n how_o little_a he_o know_v the_o book_n of_o the_o last_o age._n this_o henry_n who_o he_o call_v d'_fw-fr arley_n be_v henry_n lord_n darly_n elder_a son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o lenox_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a family_n of_o scotland_n and_o a_o branch_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o stewart_n it_o be_v true_a it_o come_v off_o from_o it_o before_o the_o crown_n come_v into_o it_o by_o marriage_n yet_o the_o
all_o our_o power_n and_o the_o emancipate_v we_o from_o all_o scrupulosity_n concern_v truth_n or_o falsehood_n this_o perhaps_o be_v the_o character_n of_o mr._n varillas_n religion_n tho'_o those_o that_o know_v he_o well_o assure_v i_o that_o religion_n make_v very_o little_a impression_n on_o he_o and_o if_o that_o be_v true_a than_o his_o apophthegm_n fail_v in_o himself_o since_o the_o interest_n of_o a_o pension_n and_o the_o passion_n of_o make_v himself_o acceptable_a in_o the_o present_a time_n have_v as_o entire_o free_v he_o from_o all_o regard_n to_o truth_n as_o ever_o any_o false_a principle_n of_o religion_n do_v a_o enrage_a zealot_n it_o be_v matter_n of_o horror_n to_o see_v religion_n and_o conscience_n set_v up_o as_o the_o violent_a corrupter_n of_o truth_n but_o we_o know_v out_o of_o what_o school_n this_o have_v spring_v and_o it_o seem_v mr._n varillas_n have_v so_o devote_v himself_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o jesuit_n that_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o speak_v aloud_o that_o which_o they_o more_o prudent_o think_v fit_a to_o whisper_v in_o secret_a and_o indeed_o if_o we_o may_v judge_v of_o he_o by_o this_o character_n that_o he_o give_v of_o religion_n we_o must_v conclude_v he_o to_o be_v entire_o possess_v with_o it_o since_o never_o man_n seem_v to_o be_v less_o solicitous_a than_o he_o be_v concern_v the_o truth_n or_o falsehood_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o hoaver_n he_o accuse_v i_o of_o favour_v my_o own_o side_n too_o much_o and_o that_o if_o i_o confess_v some_o of_o king_n henry_n fault_n it_o be_v only_o that_o i_o may_v have_v a_o occasion_n to_o excuse_v the_o wretched_a cranmer_n this_o be_v some_o intimation_n as_o if_o he_o have_v read_v my_o book_n but_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v he_o have_v do_v it_o for_o tho'_o i_o have_v no_o great_a opinion_n either_o of_o his_o virtue_n or_o of_o his_o understanding_n yet_o i_o do_v not_o think_v he_o be_v so_o forsake_v of_o commonsense_n and_o of_o all_o regard_n to_o his_o reputation_n as_o to_o have_v adventure_v to_o have_v advance_v so_o many_o notorious_a falsehood_n if_o he_o have_v see_v upon_o what_o authentical_a ground_n i_o have_v so_o expose_v they_o that_o i_o do_v not_o think_v it_o possible_a even_o for_o mr._n maimbourg_n himself_o after_o all_o his_o 50_o year_n noviciat_a to_o arrive_v at_o a_o confidence_n able_a to_o maintain_v they_o any_o long_o if_o he_o have_v once_o read_v my_o book_n and_o what_o i_o have_v write_v be_v at_o least_o so_o important_a that_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v weaken_v the_o credit_n of_o my_o history_n by_o some_o more_o evident_a proof_n than_o that_o of_o say_v bare_o that_o i_o be_v extreme_o partial_a to_o my_o own_o side_n my_o book_n be_v so_o much_o read_v and_o so_o favourable_o speak_v of_o in_o france_n these_o three_o year_n past_a that_o in_o common_a decency_n he_o ought_v to_o have_v allege_v somewhat_o to_o have_v justify_v his_o censure_n but_o this_o manner_n of_o writing_n be_v more_o easy_a as_o well_o as_o more_o imperious_a and_o if_o a_o large_a volume_n of_o history_n support_v with_o the_o most_o authentic_a proof_n that_o have_v ever_o yet_o perhaps_o accompany_v any_o book_n of_o that_o sort_n be_v to_o be_v thus_o shake_v off_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n to_o write_v book_n for_o man_n of_o mr._n varillas_n temper_n this_o have_v be_v more_o pertinent_a if_o he_o have_v vouch_a for_o it_o a_o report_n which_o be_v so_o spread_v over_o paris_n that_o i_o have_v receive_v advice_n of_o it_o from_o several_a hand_n of_o a_o design_n in_o which_o as_o be_v report_v a_o clergyman_n be_v engage_v that_o have_v many_o excellent_a quality_n to_o which_o mr._n varillas_n seem_v to_o be_v a_o great_a stranger_n for_o he_o have_v both_o great_a application_n and_o much_o sincerity_n he_o have_v search_v with_o great_a exactness_n that_o vast_a collection_n of_o mss._n that_o relate_v to_o the_o last_o age_n which_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o the_o king_n library_n and_o he_o have_v find_v so_o many_o thing_n relate_v to_o england_n that_o he_o intend_v to_o publish_v a_o volume_n of_o memoires_n relate_v to_o our_o affair_n he_o have_v also_o say_v that_o in_o some_o thing_n he_o will_v enlarge_v himself_o more_o copious_o than_o i_o have_v do_v and_o that_o in_o other_o thing_n he_o must_v differ_v from_o i_o matter_n general_o grow_v big_a by_o be_v oft_o tell_v so_o this_o be_v give_v out_o as_o a_o design_n to_o write_v a_o counter-history_n which_o shall_v overthrow_v all_o the_o credit_n that_o my_o work_n have_v get_v but_o upon_o my_o come_n to_o paris_n i_o find_v some_o sincere_a enquirer_n into_o truth_n and_o who_o by_o consequence_n be_v man_n that_o have_v no_o value_n for_o mr._n varillas_n who_o intend_v to_o bring_v we_o together_o that_o we_o may_v in_o a_o amicable_a manner_n reason_n the_o matter_n be_v foresome_n of_o our_o common_a friend_n and_o both_o of_o we_o seem_v to_o be_v so_o well_o dispose_v to_o sacrifice_v all_o to_o truth_n that_o two_o person_n of_o such_o eminence_n that_o they_o can_v receive_v no_o honour_n by_o the_o most_o advantageous_a character_n that_o i_o can_v give_v they_o who_o be_v mr._n thevenot_n and_o mr._n auzont_n do_v procure_v we_o a_o meeting_n in_o the_o king_n library_n and_o in_o their_o presence_n in_o which_o the_o abbot_n as_o he_o discover_v a_o vast_a memory_n great_a exactness_n and_o much_o sincerity_n so_o he_o confess_v that_o he_o have_v no_o exception_n to_o the_o main_a part_n of_o my_o history_n he_o mention_v some_o thing_n of_o less_o moment_n in_o all_o which_o i_o give_v not_o only_o our_o two_o learned_a arbiter_n but_o even_o himself_o full_a satisfaction_n so_o that_o i_o quick_o perceive_v i_o have_v to_o do_v with_o a_o man_n of_o honour_n he_o insist_v most_o on_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o sorbonne_n against_o k._n henry_n marriage_n which_o be_v not_o in_o their_o register_n but_o i_o be_v certain_o inform_v by_o a_o dr._n of_o the_o sorbonne_n that_o their_o register_n be_v extreme_o defective_a and_o that_o many_o of_o their_o book_n be_v lose_v he_o allege_v a_o letter_n to_o k._n henry_n that_o he_o have_v see_v tell_v he_o that_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v that_o he_o may_v be_v displease_v with_o the_o decision_n of_o the_o sorbonne_n and_o that_o it_o may_v do_v he_o more_o hurt_v than_o good_a which_o letter_n bear_v s_o after_o the_o decision_n that_o i_o have_v print_v do_v not_o seem_v to_o agree_v with_o it_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o all_o the_o other_o decision_n of_o university_n be_v give_v simple_o in_o the_o king_n favour_n and_o that_o of_o the_o sorbonne_n bear_v only_o that_o the_o majority_n have_v declare_v for_o he_o this_o left_a ablot_n upon_o the_o matter_n since_o when_o the_o opposition_n be_v inconsiderable_a decision_n be_v give_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n but_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o majority_n import_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a opposition_n make_v which_o tho'_o it_o be_v not_o support_v by_o a_o number_n equal_a to_o the_o other_o yet_o be_v so_o considerable_a as_o to_o lessen_v very_o much_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o decision_n to_o this_o i_o add_v that_o k._n henry_n print_v this_o the_o year_n after_o it_o be_v give_v and_o none_o ever_o accuse_v that_o piece_n of_o forgery_n card._n pool_n on_o the_o contrary_n acknowledge_v that_o he_o be_v in_o paris_n when_o it_o be_v obtain_v these_o be_v undeniable_a evidence_n of_o its_o genuinness_n to_o which_o he_o answer_v by_o a_o hearty_a acknowledgement_n that_o he_o have_v see_v another_o letter_n in_o which_o the_o detail_n of_o the_o whole_a proceed_v of_o the_o sorbonne_n be_v set_v down_o and_o as_o i_o remember_v there_o be_v but_o one_o or_o two_o more_o than_o the_o majority_n that_o opine_v on_o the_o king_n side_n but_o the_o rest_n be_v in_o different_a class_n some_o suspend_v their_o opinion_n other_o tho'_o they_o condemn_v the_o marriage_n yet_o do_v not_o think_v it_o can_v be_v break_v since_o it_o be_v once_o make_v and_o some_o be_v positive_o of_o the_o pope_n side_n in_o end_n after_o some_o hour_n discourse_n in_o which_o all_o the_o company_n be_v full_o satisfy_v with_o the_o answer_n that_o i_o give_v he_o conclude_v that_o as_o he_o have_v see_v many_o more_o letter_n relate_v to_o that_o matter_n than_o i_o have_v do_v so_o if_o i_o think_v fit_a he_o will_v furnish_v i_o with_o a_o volume_n of_o authentical_a proof_n for_o what_o i_o have_v write_v great_a than_o that_o which_o i_o have_v already_o print_v and_o these_o be_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o french_a ambassador_n that_o be_v in_o king_n henry_n the_o 8th_n court_n that_o be_v in_o the_o king_n library_n but_o i_o do_v not_o stay_v