Louis turned a deaf ear to their demands; and in November, 1511, they bound themselves to defend the Church against all aggression and make war upon the aggressor.
[Footnote 104: _Sp.

Cal._, ii., 59.] [Footnote 105: _L.

and P._, i., 1828.] [Footnote 106: _Ven.

Cal._, ii., 177.] * * * * * This reversal of the pacific policy which had marked the first two and a half years of Henry's reign was not exclusively due to the King's zeal for the Church.

The clerical party of peace in his council was now divided by the appearance of an ecclesiastic who was far more remarkable than any of his colleagues, and to whose turbulence and energy the boldness of English policy must, henceforth, for many years be mainly ascribed.