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550 [1514 Restant 15 non queas. Farrago p. 195. London. {c. 14 February 1514.) The visit to London probably 5 aliud tempus distuli. turus ; sed frustra. 1o nostrum. Rumor est Margaretam, 286. 15. per aegritudinem tuam F, his add. F. 3. D. E: regium H. . 13. fecit om. F. 287.3. Lincolniensem] Cf. Ep. 284 introd. 5. Rex laborabat] Henry’s illness can be dated from a letter from Margaret of Austria, Brussels, 7 Feb. 1513, inquiring for news of it. Brewer, 1. 4726; cf. ibid. 4831 and 4845. Richemondiae] It was perhaps on this occasion that the incident narrated in the Exorcismus siue Spectrum (LB. i. 749 C-E) took place. Polus there is probably More. 6. sabbato proximo] Mr. Nichols suggests Saturday, 11 Feb. 1514. 7. Pontificis nuncius] John Peter Caraffa (1476-18 Aug. 1559), Bp. of Chieti 1505, and joint-founder with Gaetano of Tiene of the Order of Theatini; Abp. of Brindisi 1518. In 1524 he resigned both his sees and retired into quietude; but he was unwillingly made Cardinal in 1536, 287. 2. et in rr. Rumor I7. M.D.XII add. H. and elected to the Papacy as Paul rv in 1555. For this mission to England see Brewer, i. 4563, 5048. Erasmus received great encouragement from him in his work on the New Testament (Ep. 335). II. Principi nostro] Castile į ef. Ep. 252. 33 n. Margaretam] of Austria (10 Jan. 1480-27 Nov. 1530), Governess of the Netherlands since 1507. Brewer, i. 4850, 1 gives a letter, dated 4 March 151%, from Henry vm to Maximilian affecting to complain of this rumour, and some statements of Margaret herself about the matter. 12. nouo Duci] Chas. Brandon (e. 1485-24 Aug. 1545), a favourite of Henry vur, who afterwards married the King’s sister, Mary. He had been created Duke of Suffolk on 1 Feb. 1514: See DNB. Charles of
