+Source.+--Cavendish's _Life of Wolsey_, p. 246.
After Cardinal Campeggio was thus departed and gone, Michaelmas Term
drew near, against the which my lord returned unto his house at
Westminster; and when the Term began, he went to the Hall in such like
sort and gesture as he was wont most commonly to do, and sat in the
Chancery, being Chancellor. After which day he never sat there more.
The next day he tarried at home, expecting the coming of the Dukes of
Suffolk and Norfolk, who came not that day: but the next day they came
thither unto him: to whom they declared how the king's pleasure was
that he should surrender and deliver up the great seal into their
hands, and to depart simply unto Asher, (Esher) a house situate nigh
Hampton Court, belonging to the Bishoprick of Winchester. My lord,
understanding their message, demanded of them what commission they had
to give him any such commandment, who answered him again, that they
were sufficient commissioners in that behalf, having the King's
commandment by his mouth so to do. "Yet," quoth he, "that is not
sufficient for me, without further commandment of the King's pleasure;
for the great seal of England was delivered me by the King's own
person, to enjoy during my life, with the ministration of the office
and high room of Chancellorship of England: for my surety whereof, I
have the King's letters patent to show." Which matter was greatly
debated between the Dukes and him, with many stout words between them;
whose words and checks he took in patience for the time; in so much
that the dukes were fain to depart again, without their purpose at
that present: and returned again unto Windsor to the King: and what
report they made I cannot tell; howbeit the next day they came again
from the King, bringing with them the King's letters. After the
receipt and reading of the same by my lord, which was done with much
reverence, he delivered unto them, the great seal, contented to obey
the King's high commandment: and seeing that the King's pleasure was
to take his house, with the contents, was well pleased simply to
depart to Asher, taking nothing but only some provision for his house.
A LETTER WRITTEN BY CARDINAL WOLSEY TO
DR. STEPHEN GARDNER (1530).
+Source.+--Cavendish's _Life of Wolsey_ (published by Harding and
Lepard, 1827), p. 474.