volume. When the work was done he ordered a copy to be placed in every church in the kingdom, so that all who wished might, if they could, read the Bible for themselves.

14. To prevent the book from being stolen, it was chained to the desk

which it rested. One of those old Bibles has been. preserved, and may still be seen with the chains fastened to it.

My Lord of London, the Bishop
of London.

Oc-cu-pied, took up; engaged.
Pre-vent', hinder.

Prot-es-tant, one who protests,
or declares openly.

Henry VIII. began to reign,

The Reformation,

Quar-relled, disagreed.
Ro-man-ists, Roman Catholics.
The Pope, the chief bishop in the
Roman Catholic Church.
Ver-sion, translation; account.
Vol-ume, book.

SUMMARY.

The Bible was first written in English by John Wycliffe, who lived in the reign of Richard the Second. One hundred and fifty years afterwards it was again translated by William Tyndal. A few years later some of the people wished to make changes in the government of the church. Their work was called the Reformation, and they became known as Protestants. Henry the Eighth was king, and encouraged them. He ordered a large copy of the Bible to be placed in every church. To prevent the book from being stolen it was chained to a desk.

XXXV.-A BUTCHER'S SON.

chan-cel-lor heav'i-ly

dis-charged'

a-ware' ser-vices

col-leg-es

splen-dour

an-xi-e-ty

grief

guards
nec-es-sar-y

o-pin-ion

1. The greatest man in England in the early part of the reign of Henry the Eighth was Thomas Wolsey, the son of a butcher. He had received a good education, and had been one of the chaplains of the former king.

2. After having discharged several small orders to Henry's satisfaction, he was sent to Flanders to conduct important business with the Emperor of Germany. Being determined to show his zeal, he left home as soon as he had received his instructions, and made so much haste that he was back again before the king was aware even that he had left the court.

3. Henry was both surprised and pleased, and resolved not to lose sight of so valuable a servant. One great office after another was given to Wolsey, as a reward for his services and to attach him still more to the king.

4. He was made Archbishop of York and then chancellor, which was the chief office in the state. The Pope also bestowed honours upon him. He first made him a cardinal, and then put into his hands all the power which the popes at that time had over the Church of England. Wolsey hoped that one day he might become Pope, but in this he was disappointed.

5. From his offices and from the large presents

which he received from the kings of Spain and France, who wished to gain his friendship, Wolsey became very rich. rich. He spent a large portion of his money in building splendid houses for himself, and in living in a grand style. Two of his houses, known as Hampton Court and Whitehall, afterwards became royal palaces. Wolsey also did much to encourage learning. He founded a school in Ipswich, his native town, and began to build the largest and richest of the Oxford colleges.

6. It was part of the duty of Wolsey to obtain the money necessary for carrying on the wars in which the king engaged, and for supporting the splendour of the court. In order to raise the large sums which were needed, he was obliged to tax the people heavily, and he became very much disliked. The nobles also hated him because he was so much more powerful than they.

7. So long as Wolsey was in favour with the king, he did not mind what opinion others had of him. But at last he lost the friendship of Henry, and then there were few to help him.

8. The king grew tired of Queen Katherine his wife, and wished to get rid of her that he might marry another lady. Katherine had been the wife of Henry's elder brother, who had died, and the king hoped that the Pope would say that he had done wrong in marrying his brother's widow.

9. Henry expected that Wolsey would have been able to obtain the Pope's consent to the divorce of the queen. As he could not the king became angry

with the cardinal, and soon found an excuse to take from him his great offices and his property.

10. When Wolsey left the court he went to York to perform his duties as archbishop, but his enemies were determined to destroy him. They pretended that they had discovered some wrong things which he had done, and persuaded Henry to send for him that he might be tried for his offences.

11. The grief and anxiety which Wolsey suffered on being taken prisoner made him very ill, and he could only travel slowly towards London.

12. He and his guards were to rest one night at Leicester Abbey. On reaching it he said to the abbot who received him, "Father, I am come to lay my bones among you." among you." Wolsey never left the abbey. Day by day his illness increased until he closed his eyes for ever. His last words were, Had I but served God as diligently as I have served the king, He would not have given me over in my grey hairs."

Abbey, a house in which monks | Di-vorce', the separation of huslived under the rule of one who was called an abbot.

Car-di-nal, one who is next in

rank to the Pope in the Roman Catholic church.

band and wife.

King's chaplains, the clergymen of the king's private churches.

Zeal, eagerness to serve the king.

SUMMARY.

The greatest man in England in the early part of the reign of Henry the Eighth was Thomas Wolsey, the son of a butcher. He was made Archbishop of York and chancellor of the kingdom by Henry, and a cardinal by the Pope. He lost the king's favour because he could not obtain the Pope's consent to the divorce of Henry from Queen Katherine. His offices and property were taken from him, and then he was arrested on a charge brought against him by his enemies. He died at Leicester while on his way to take his trial in London.

cous-ins mar-ried anx-ious

XXXVI.-LADY JANE GREY.

gai-e-ty hand-ker-chief

schol-ar ig-no-rant an-cient

1. There is one English queen whose name does not appear in the list of sovereigns who have governed England. This queen reigned only ten days, and was never crowned. She is known in history as Lady Jane Grey.

2. King Edward the Sixth and Lady Jane were cousins, and both were Protestants. As Edward did not wish his sister Mary, who was a Roman Catholic, to become queen if he should die, he was persuaded by the Duke of Northumberland, the chief nobleman of the land, to make a will and leave the crown to his Protestant cousin Jane.

3. Lady Jane Grey was married to a son of the Duke of Northumberland, and it was on that account that the duke was so anxious that the crown should pass to her. She was a gentle and amiable young lady, and was quite ignorant of the honour proposed for her by her father-in-law.

4. She was also a good scholar, and was fond of reading learned books. The tutor to the Princess Elizabeth having one day paid Lady Jane a visit, found her employed in reading while the rest of the family were hunting in the park. On his expressing his surprise that she had not gone with her friends, she told him that she received more pleasure from her book than the others could reap from all their sport and gaiety.