. General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order. to the country. The kingin person passed over to Calais, July, 1544, atthe head of 30,000 men, which were joined by14,000 more from the Low-countries. Charlesmade his attack with an army of 60,000 on theside of Luxcmburgh, and it was agreed thatthey should meet before Paris. Each prince,however, chiefly attentive to his own interest,wasted the time in sieges. Henry sat downbefore Boulogne, which at length surrendered
. General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order. to the country. The kingin person passed over to Calais, July, 1544, atthe head of 30,000 men, which were joined by14,000 more from the Low-countries. Charlesmade his attack with an army of 60,000 on theside of Luxcmburgh, and it was agreed thatthey should meet before Paris. Each prince,however, chiefly attentive to his own interest,wasted the time in sieges. Henry sat downbefore Boulogne, which at length the emperor made his peace withFrance; and Htnry, withdrawing from .Mont-reuil, which he had also besieged, returned forthe winter to England. The war continuedtwo years longer, with no remarkable event; andwas concluded, June, 1546, on the conditionof the payment of a sum from France, as secu-rity for which Boulogne was to be held for aterm of years. Scotland was comprehended inthe treaty. With respect to domestic concerns, Henry,in 1543, had taken liis sixth wife, CatharineParr, widow of lord Latimer; a lady of merit,inclined to the Reformation. In 1544 lie had. HEX f 14J ) H E N ^?gulated the succession to the crown by a billin parliament, declaring his son Edward, andany future male issue, his immediate heiis, andafter tliem, tlie princesses Mary and Elizabeth,who were thus legitimated. l»ut he also addeda clause giving him power to dispose of thecrown according to his pleasure. The necessi-ties of the war, which the parliament scantilysupplied by grants, put him upon various arbi-trary measures for raising money, among whichvas enhancing tiie value of the coin. The set-tling of religion was still an object nearest hisheart, and he obtained such powers from par-liament as rendered his will the sole authorityin this point. The Catholic party endeavouredto render archbishop Cranmer obnoxious to himas a favourer of heresy, and his ruin was onlyprevented by the perso
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