Mr.Lupton has done much to increase our scanty knowledge of Colet by his recent editions of several of his works.

Halle's Chronicle extends from the reign of Edward the Fourth to that of Henry the Eighth; for the latter he is copied by Grafton and followed by Holinshed.

Cavendish has given a faithful and touching account of Wolsey in his later days, but for any real knowledge of his administration or the foreign policy of Henry the Eighth we must turn from these to the invaluable Calendars of State Papers for this period from the English, Spanish, and Austrian archives, with the prefaces of Professor Brewer and Mr.Bergenroth.

Cromwell's early life as told by Foxe is a mass of fable, and the State Papers afford the only real information as to his ministry.

For Sir Thomas More we have a touching life by his son-in-law, Roper.