TO THE REV. CHRISTOPHER WORDSWORTH, D. D. AND MASTER OF TRINITY COLLEGE, Cambridge, WHO HAS EVER BEEN KNOWN AS A LOVER OF EARLY ENGLISH LITERATURE, AND TO WHOM THE PUBLIC IS INDEBTED for a FAITHFUL CHARACTER OF WOLSEY, GIVEN IN THE FIRST GENUINE EDITION OF CAVENDISH'S BEAUTIFUL MEMOIR, THE PRESENT WORK IS HUMBLY INSCRIBED, AS A TOKEN OF GRATITUDE FOR MANY PAST FAVORS, BY HIS MOST OBEDIENT SERVANTS, THE PUBLISHERS. |