The University daily. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 18??-????, 1880-06-05

] bic obstacles n the way, not the least ct
which was that Queen Catharine was now
! the wife Of Henry Henry was only too
] ready 10 lend himself to the project for
divorce. Of all his children Mary alone
/ had survived and there was no prospect
Of son 70 follow him III the throne.S But
| the acute Cardinal successful thus far had
failed to perceive an al important element
IN this probeierne The failure was fatal.
Henry morbid constitution aroused into
/ sluggish life BY the successive deaths Of
his children become quickened into ir-
tence activity ~ i sentiment that Wolsey.
did not snspecr Instead Of the French
princess, ofthe Cardinals programme, the
/ King had himself chosen successor I'd
Catharine. Before the world had been
/ made acquainted with the secret Of the in
tended divorce or the Pope had been called
upon to invalidate the former marriage,
the King informed the dansbfolnded Car
dinal Of his purpose to marry Anne Bo-
leyn. Had troupe Of English mobiles
who had gone down from the headman's $.
block, made irruptions out Of Hades into
the royal chamber, it could not have
struck Wolsey with greater horror than
did this announcements Of the King That
an untitled lady Of the court, with her
cunning combination Of soft blandish-
1 mcnts and dextrous reserve, should OBJ
truds her face Of fatal beauty between his
far reaching plans and the supreme mo
ment of their accomplishment, fell upon
i the amazed Cardinal as though a bolt
from midheavenf had struck him. On his
knees before the monarch, he poured out
his pitious appeals that Henry Would7re-
linqulsh this design. He pleaded with
| him that for his own sake and for Eng
lands sake he would not bring this shad-
ows on the royal name and hold the ma
ton up to the Contempt Of Europe. Vain
pleadefi Who ever gained cause with
such odds against hin,9 Anne's pretty
face was more than match for score of
such counter pleaders as Wolsey From
that hour the King and the Cardinal
knew they were pursuing divergent paths.
Henry was obstinate and Wolsey became
obsequious. Both men took downward
courses and each kept his declivity till
they lost sight Of each other. Both men
labored for the divorce, the one 70 gain a
queen, the other to save himself To
/ NVolsey tile recoil Of the marriage project
was his death blow. The royal council
1 discussed it, but did not dare to grapple
with II. The English theologians avoided
| uxeision OH it and referred the thing to
the Pope. The merchants sl,rank from
/ lit because It would affect their continental
trade. The Pope element VII unable
i to justify the divorce on religious grounds,
and VT fearful Of offending Henry adj
/ vised that the King determine the aues-
ton for himself. But nothing short Of
regular ecclesiastical authority would sat
Eisfy this conscientious monarch Wolsey,
suspected Of unfaithfulness by the King,
began to feel his power waning. The
Duke of Norfolk, with Anne's father. af
l-terWard Lord Rockford, gained unwonted
influence in the council. Anne, enter
tanned in the palace with royal state.
charmed the reluctant council into hom-
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age. to the coming queen. The trial Of
1 Catharine at Black Friars precipitated the
crisis. The over caution Of Wolsey in
censed the impatient monarch, and vhen
the court adjourned for the purpose of
consulting the Pope as to the judgment
which should be passed on Catharine all
parties knew that the door of the Car
dinal was sealed. The Infatuated King at
once banished Wolsey from the court and
readily acceded to Anne that she should
see the minister no more. The Duke Of
/ Norfolk, the chief champion Of Anne and
a bitter opponent Of the French alliance,
took Wolsey's place at the council That
nothing might be wanting to effect the
complete disgrace Of the Cardinal, he was
4 araignsd for violation Of the stGfnte Pse-
mzfzs BY holding court as 4 Legate within
| the realm Of England The horrors of
the situation accumulated when the mis-
! cradle prelate threw himself at the feet of
the King and in abjeet submission offered
to give up everything Of wealth Or office
| to be spared the infection Of the royal in