Excerpt from Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain: Engraved From Authentic Pictures in the Galleries of His Majesty, the Nobility, and the Public Collections; With Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions; Nos. I. To Vi Upon the death of that Prelate, in the Spring of 1504, he was retained in the same capacity by Sir John Nanfan, an ancient cour tier, in some degree of favour with Henry the seventh, and at that time treasurer of Calais, and was by that gentleman presently after recommended to the King's service. He was now appointed one of the Chaplains in the royal household, the treasurer of which, Sir Thomas Love], a wise man, and Of much weight in Henry's councils and favour, presently discerned his superior merit, and distinguished him byhis patronage; and he gained at the same time the esteem of Fox, Bishop Of Winchester, a minister who enjoyed the King's peculiar confidence. On the recommendation of these statesmen, Henry, in 1508, sent him to Flanders, to make a per sonal communication to the Emperor, which he performed with Such address, and within a period Of time so inconceivably short, that he was received on his return, both by the King and Council, with the highest approbation. The rich Deanery Of Lincoln, and other ecclesiastical preferments, were immediately bestowed on him, and these grants were among the last acts Of that reign. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.