Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 3<br><br>The numerous enemies whom Wolsey's sudden eleva ftviii tion, his aspiring character, and his haughty deportment had raised him, served only to rivet him faster in Henry's 1515, confidence; who valued himself On siipporting the choice Effigy which he had made, and who was incapable of yielding tration. Either to the murmurs of the people, or to the discon tents of the great. That artful prelate, likewise, well acquainted with the king's imperious temper, concealed from him the absolute ascendant which he had acquired; and while he secretly directed all public councils, he ever pretended a blind submission to the will and authority Of his master. By entering into the king's pleasures, he preserved his afi'ection'; by conducting his business, he gratified his indolence and by his unlimited complais ance in both capacities, he prevented all that jealousy to which his exorbitant acquisitions, and his Splendid osten tatious train Of life, should naturally have given birth.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.