2552).] Wolsey's pride in himself, and his jealousy of others, were not (p.

115) more conspicuous than his thirst after riches.

His fees as Chancellor were reckoned by Giustinian at five thousand ducats a year.

He made thrice that sum by New Year's presents, "which he receives like the King".[312] His demand for the Bishopric of Bath and Wells, coupled with the fact that it was he who petitioned for Hadrian's deprivation, amazed even the Court at Rome, and, "to avoid murmurs,"[313] compliance was deferred for a time.

But these scruples were allowed no more than ecclesiastical law to stand in the way of Wolsey's preferment.