the king's favorite, whom he had before created
Viscount Lisle, was now raised to the dignity of duke of Suffolk.
Wolsey, who was both his favorite and his minister, was created bishop
of Lincoln. Lord Herbert obtained the title of earl of Worcester; Sir
Edward Stanley, that of Lord Monteagle.

Though peace with Scotland gave Henry security on that side, and enabled
him to prosecute in tranquillity his enterprise against France, some
other incidents had happened, which more than counterbalanced this
fortunate event, and served to open his eyes with regard to the rashness
of an undertaking, into which his youth and high fortune had betrayed
him.

Lewis, fully sensible of the dangerous situation to which his kingdom
had been reduced during the former campaign, was resolved, by every
expedient, to prevent the return of like perils, and to break the
confederacy of his enemies. The pope was nowise disposed to push the
French to extremity; and provided they did not return to take possession
of Milan, his interests rather led him to preserve the balance among the
contending parties. He accepted, therefore, of Lewis's offer to renounce
the council of Lyons; and he took off the excommunication which his
predecessor and himself had fulminated against that king and his
kingdom. Ferdinand was now fast declining in years, and as he
entertained no further ambition than that of keeping possession of
Navarre, which he had subdued by his arms and policy, he readily
hearkened to the proposals of Lewis for prolonging the truce another
year; and he even showed an inclination of forming a more intimate
connection with that monarch. Lewis had dropped hints of his intention
to marry his second daughter, Renee, either to Charles, prince of Spain,
or his brother Ferdinand, both of them grandsons of the Spanish monarch;
and he declared his resolution of bestowing on her, as her portion, his
claim to the duchy of Milan. Ferdinand not only embraced these proposals
with joy, but also engaged the emperor Maximilian in the same views, and
procured his accession to a treaty which opened so inviting a prospect
of aggrandizing their common grandchildren.

When Henry was informed of Ferdinand's renewal of the truce with
Lewis, he fell into a violent rage, and loudly complained, that his
father-in-law had first, by high promises and professions, engaged him
in enmity with France, and afterwards, without giving him the least
warning, had now again sacr