Buckingham's end was undoubtedly hastened by Wolsey's jealousy; before the end of 1518 the Cardinal had been instilling into Henry's ear suspicions of Buckingham (_L.

and P._, iii., 1; _cf.

ibid._, ii., 3973, 4057).

Brewer regards the hostility of Wolsey to Buckingham as one of Polydore Vergil's "calumnies" (_ibid._, vol.iii., Introd., p.
lxvi.).] [Footnote 518: _L.

and P.of Richard III.