The life and Death of Thomas Woolsey, Cardinal; Once Arch Bishop of York and Lord Chancellour of England
Subtitle: Containing, I. The Original of his Promotion, and the way he took to obtain it.2. The continuance in his Magnificence. 3. His Negotiations concerning the Peace with France and the Netherlands. 4. His Fall, Death, and Burial. Wherein are things Remarkablefor these Times
By: Written by one of his own Servants, being his Gentleman Usher [i.e. George Cavendish].
Contributors: Cavendish, William, Sir, ca. 1505-1557.
Publisher: Printed for Dorman Newman, and are to be sold at the Chyrurgeons Armes in Little Brittain, near the Hospital Gate
Published: 1667
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
Subjects: Wolsey, Thomas, -- 1475?-1530.
Notes: Author supplied by H&L and Wing; NUC has note that this work was formerly ascribed to the author's brother Sir William Cavendish and Percy has evidently adopted this attribution; the DNB states:'For a long time there was some uncertainty about the authorship, whether it was the work of George Cavendish or of his better known brother William. The question was settled in 1814, by Rev. Joseph Hunter of Bath ... '.

This is the first edition bearing this title; the DNB states: 'Cavendish's work, the 'Life of Cardinal Wolsey', long remained in manuscript ... In 1641 was published for party purposes a garbled text under the title of 'The Negotiations of Thomas Woolsey... composed by ... his gentleman-usher'.

Wing C1618.
Table of contents: value: Contains, after title-page: 'The Epistle Dedicatory', initialled: 'N.D.', 'The Preface', 'An Advertisement to the Reader', and 'The Table', preceding the text.