_Cardinal Erskine._--I am anxious to obtain some information respecting
Cardinal Erskine, a Scotchman, as his name would impart, but called
Cardinal of England? I suppose he was elevated to the sacred college
between Cardinal Howard, the last mentioned by Dodd in his _Church
History_, and the Cardinal of York, the last scion of the house of Stuart.
And is the following a correct list of English Cardinals since Wolsey, who
died in 1530?
Elevated in
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester 1535
Reginald Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury 1536
William Peyto, Bishop of Salisbury 1557
William Allen 1587
Philip Howard 1675
---- Erskine ----
Henry Stuart of York 1747
Thomas Weld 1830
Charles Acton 1839 or 1842
Nicolas Wiseman, who is the 53rd 1850
on the list of English Cardinals
Both the latter were born abroad, the former at Naples, the latter at
Seville; but they were born of British subjects, and were brought to
England at an early age to be educated. The Cardinal of York was born in
Rome; but being of the royal family of England, was always styled the
Cardinal of England.