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Déposition de Fox, écéque de Winchester, relative à la protestation de Henri, prince de Galles, p. 57.

The most substantiall part whereof was, that he concciv'd, doctor Puebla did Grst motion this match, and that more lhan onc Bull was impetralcd for dispcnsing Iherewilh, whereof two remain'd in England, one or two were extant in Spain. but ail of Ihe same ténor, and goltcn wilhoul asking Ihe consent of Henry the eighth. Furlhermore, that he did not remember that Henry ihe eighth when he came lo âge, did expressly consent to, or dissent from the intended marriage. yel that he believed llial a protestation was made in the name of Henry thc eighth to thisefïect; that nolwilhslanding any contractor tokens mulually sent, or cohabitation in Ihe house ofking Henry VII., hewould not hold himself bound to ratifie thisact done in his non âge. And that this protestation is lo be found inter prolocolla Magislri Ryden, then clerkeof theCouncil, before whom il was made, As for the perso 11 by whom this protestation was made, Coram magistro Ryden nolario publico , crédit quod tel ipsemet, vel magister Thomas But hall tune secretarms domini régis, et posteà episcopus Dunelmensis, vel magister doctor We$t tune consiliarius ejusdem Domini Régis et nunc episcopus Eliensis, fecit eamdem protestationemnomine domini nostri Régis Henrici octavi moderni; prœsentibus tune ibidem comité deSurrey tune thesaurario Angliœ et posteà duce Norfolciœ ac Domino doctore Puebla , et coram sœpe dictd clarissimd Domind Catharind , ut recolil , ac infrà œdes episcopi Dunelmensis vulgariter nuncupatas Duresme place. Adding furlher, lhat our King was not présent there, lhat he remembers. Furlhcrroore lhat upon conférence bad betwixt Henry the sevenlh and himself, be found it was the intention of that King, that his sonne Henry should marry the said lady Katharine, although he deferred the solemnization of this intended malrimony, by reason of some discord which was at that time belwixt bim and thc King of Spain, for the calling back of the dowry.

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P1KCES JUSTIFICATIVES.

N° IV, PACB 70.