38/53 and P._, iii., 1297.] [Footnote 348: _Ibid._, iii., 1273.] [Footnote 349: F.M.Nichols, _Epistles of Erasmus_, p. and P._, iv., 5412.] [Footnote 350: _L. and P._, iii., 1450.] [Footnote 351: _Ibid._, iii., 1574, 1654, 1655, 1659.] Proud as he was of his scholastic achievement and its reward at the hands of the Pope, Henry was doing more for the future of England by his attention to naval affairs than by his pursuit of high-sounding titles. His intuitive perception of England's coming needs in this respect is, perhaps, the most striking illustration of his political foresight. |