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thirteen years of age, he was promoted to the Bishopric of Beauveax; and
by the time he was twenty-two, he had been made Archbishop of Toulouse.
It might have been supposed that so great a number of honours, bestowed
on so young a man, would have bound him to the Church from which they
had proceeded; but, instead of that, the abominable system which could
produce such a result struck him forcibly. Having thus seen some of the
abuses of Romanism, he did not fail to discover many more; and, at the
age of twenty-eight, he had openly embraced Protestant opinions, and
threw in all his support to the cause of the Lutherans.

The house in Bishopsgate Street having been got ready for his reception,
I, with Sir Thomas Gresham, rode down to Tower Wharf, where the Cardinal
arrived at three o'clock in the afternoon. Here other persons of
distinction joined us, to do honour to the illustrious stranger, and,
together, we all accompanied him to Gresham House. He was a remarkably
handsome, courteous man, excessively insinuating in his manners, at the
same time with a firm and determined look. He was said to be a refined
courtier and a consummate politician. Probably the Romanists had no
more watchful enemy. His eagle eye was everywhere, and his great aim
was to counteract all their plots and machinations, at this time
especially so rife in England for the destruction of Queen Elizabeth and
all who desired to support Protestant truth. Though people still called
him a Cardinal, he wore the dress of an ordinary gentleman, with a short
cloak over his shoulders and a rapier by his side. Soon after he
arrived, the French Ambassador came to pay his respects, whom Sir Thomas
invited to stop to supper. It was very evident that there was no great
friendship between the two, and that the Ambassador's object was rather
to act as a spy on Chastillon--of which fact the latter was well aware.
In the train of the Cardinal, among other noblemen, came the Bishop of
Aries, who, I concluded, had embraced Protestant principles.

The Cardinal remained at Gresham House for a week, during which time
banquets were given to him, and every respect shown. Sir Thomas had the
pleasure of exhibiting to him his new Bourse. We then rode on to Saint
Paul's Church, and came back to dinner--having first, I should have
said, attended the Protestant service in the French Church. Meantime
the Queen had directed Zion House to be prepared for the Cardinal's
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