1896-1898 Tome 18 - Ouvrages anciens sur Saint-Omer (Pas-de ...

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tution of Pope Pius against such appeals, and hetherefore
rejected it as frivolous. The Council itself lie
AAroulddo his best to proniote, as lie had done in
times past, though your Highness had not answered
him then, but rcmitted his Nuncio to the French
king. He added that the king of England had no
authority to call a General Council, for that belonged
to himself. He refused to return the documents,
saying he Avould keep them safely,
I might hâve as many copies as I pleased
and that
from the
bishop of Winchester and those, before whom they
Avèremade. Going with the Datary to his chamber,
I saAVthat the answer Avasalready written, but it
was not so full as the Pope had made by mouth,
and he asked me to corne for it next morning.
[n nov. ].Next morning, I folloAvedhimto the Pope's
chamber, when he delivered to me the same document
with thèse Avords added. Et Iioec ad proesens,
saloo jure latius et particulariufs, si oidebimus, respondendi,
and signed it, keeping a copy for himself.
With this I rcpaired to the other ainbassadors.
Fears the Pope, on his return to Rome, Avili do
much displeasure. Sends the answer delivered by
the Datary. NotAvithstanding Henry's directions in
his letter dated Cobliam, 10 aug, that he sliould
ahvays folloAvthe Pope, thinks the king would not
Avish him to pursue the enterprise further, and,
as the Pope left for Rome, on the 12 "'., lias taken
hisjourney toAvards Lyons, on the i3 "'., en route
for England. Cannot express the anxiety he had, till
this intimation Avas made. Refers to Mr Brian,