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THE

HISTORY

O F

ENGLAND.

Written in FRENCH by

M. RAPIN de THOYRAS.

Tranflated into ENGLISH, with additional Notes, by
N. TIND. A L, M. A.
Rector of ALVERSTOKE, in HAMPSHIRE, and
Chaplain of the Royal Hofpital at GREENWICH.

ILLUSTRATED WITH

MAPS, GENEALOGICAL TABLES, and the HEADS
and MONUMENTS of the KINGS.

The FIFTH EDITION, corrected.

VOL. VI.

LONDON:

Printed, by Affignment from Mr. KNAPTON, for
T. OSBORNE, J. ROBINSON, H. WOODFALL,' W. STRA-
HAN, J. RIVINGTON, J. WARD, R. BALDWIN, W.
OWEN, W. JOHNSTON, J. RICHARDSON, P. DAVEY
and B. LAW, G. KEITH, T. LONGMAN, T. FIELD,
T. CASLON, S. CROWDER and Co. H. WOODGATE,
M. COOPER, and C. WARE.

MDCCLIX.

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THE

HISTORY

OF

ENGLAND.

BOOK XV:

The reign of HENRY VIII. containing the space of thirty feven years and nine months.

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2C. HENRY VIII.

ENRY VIII. fon and fucceffor of Henry VII. Henry VIII. came to the crown at the age of eighteen years, 1509. wanting a few months . The lord Herbert, his

hiftorian, fays, the king his father defigned him

at first for the archbishoprick of Canterbury, because, having an elder fon, there was no likelihood that Henry would afcend the throne. And therefore, continues he, care was His educa taken to inftruct him in all the parts of learning neceffary tion. for a prince that was one day to be a churchman. He would have spoken more juftly, if he had only faid, that Henry VII. had fuch a defign when he first put him upon his ftudies. But as the young prince was become his heir apparent at the age of eleven years, it could not be with the fame view, that he caufed him to pursue the study of such parts of learning as were proper for a clergyman. It is more likely therefore, that the king his father kept him to his ftudies, for fear his active and fiery fpirit fhould carry him

* He was born June 28, 1491, and came to the crown April 22, 1509.

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