CHAPTER VI.

The Pope's Illness--Wolsey's Desire--Conference about the Members of the Conclave--Wolsey's Instructions--The Pope recovers--Speech of the English Envoys to the Pope--Clement willing to abandon England--The English demand the Pope's Denial of the Brief--Wolsey's-- Alarm--Intrigues--Bryan's Clearsightedness--Henry's Threats--Wolsey's new Efforts--He calls for an Appeal to Rome, and retracts--Wolsey and Du Bellay at Richmond--The Ship of the State, page 359