A fresh embassy with Wolsey's favourite and secretary, Stephen Gardiner, at its head reached Orvieto in March 1528 to find in spite of Gardiner's threats hardly better success; but Clement at last consented to a legatine commission for the trial of the case in England.

In this commission Cardinal Campeggio, who was looked upon as a partisan of the English king, was joined with Wolsey.
[Sidenote: The Papal difficulties] Great as the concession seemed, this gleam of success failed to hide from the minister the dangers which gathered round him.

The great nobles whom he had practically shut out from the king's counsels were longing for his fall.

The Boleyns and the young courtiers looked on him as cool in Anne's cause.

He was hated alike by men of the old doctrine and men of the new.
The clergy had never forgotten his extortions, the monks saw him suppressing small monasteries.