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.