cathedral church of St. Paul's, where on dismounting they were met by the dean and canons in their copes, and proceeded thus to the high altar.
The Cardinal was under a canopy, an unusual thing, and after the oration gave the blessing, whereupon all went out of the church processionally, into the churchyard, where there was a lofty platform, which we ascended in great confusion. On this stage was a high chair with its canopy of cloth of gold. In this chair Cardinal Wolsey seated himself, having on his right hand the Papal Nuncio [Ghinucci] and part of the English bishops, and on his left the Imperial and Venetian ambassadors, with the rest of the bishops. In the center were prelates and lay lords and plebeians. The Cardinal and others having seated themselves, the Bishop of Rochester [Fisher] ascended a pulpft and delivered an English oration,^ two hours in length, against Friar Martin Luther, which, being ended, was much commended by Cardinal Wolsey. Then the Cardi- nal made a speech also in English, excommunicating and curs- ing Martin and his followers. During the delivery of these speeches, the Lutheran works were burnt
These ceremonies being concluded, the Cardinal gave the blessing to all present, and everybody returned home. Thus Luther's festival terminated, upwards of 30,000 persons at- tending the celebration. The ambassadors accompanied the Cardinal to his dwelling, and dined with him. . . .
Above the two placards at the doors of the church excom- municating Luther and his works in the name of the Cardinal, the following words were added in some unknown hand; namely, over one,
"Bulla Bullae ambae amicullaef
and over the other,
"Araine * ante tubatn/'
This has greatly displeased the Cardinal, and from what I understand, he has determined to excommunicate the writer, although he knows not who the author is.
>Thit sennon was printed. The title, with extracts from it, in Ames and Herbert: Typographicai AniigmHes, 1875, i, 459.
- Arain€ meant a copper trumpet; what the exact sense of either of these
inficriptions is, I cannot fathom.
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