The life of Thomas Ld Cromwell , a black-smith's son, born at Putney in Surry, King Henry Viii. first knighted him; then made him Master of the Jewel Office, Privy Counsellor, Master of the Rolls, Knight of the Garter, Earl of Essex, Great Chamberlain and Ld High Chancellor of England, and the King's Vice-Gerent to represent his own Person. Yet, after Eleven Years Grandeur, he was Impeached and Attainted in Parliament, and Beheaded on Tower-Hill, in the Year 1541. Sic transit Gloria Mundi Collected from most authentick authors.

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1715