[7] Vide Stow’s “Annals,” by Howes, p. 562. edit. 1633.  “King
        Henry priuily married the Lady Anne Boleigne on the fiue and
        twentieth of January, being St. Paul’s daie:  Mistresse Anne
        Sauage bore vp Queene Annes traine, and was herselfe shortly
        after marryed to the Lord Barkley.  Doctor Rowland Lee, that
        marryed the King to Queene Anne, was made Bishop of Chester, then
        Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield, and President of Wales.”

    [8] Harleian MSS.  No. 6148.  This letter is quoted by Burnet in
        the first volume of his “History of the Reformation:”  it may be
        found printed entire in the eighteenth volume of the
        “Archaeologia:”  and also in the second volume of Ellis’s “Original
        Letters,” first series, p. 33.  The MS. consists of a rough
        copy-book of the Archbishop’s letters, in his own hand writing.

    [9] Wyatt’s Life of “Queen Anne Boleigne.”  Vide Appendix to
        Cavendish’s “Life of Wolsey,” by Singer, vol. ii. p. 200.  This
        interesting memoir was written at the close of the sixteenth
        century, (with the view of subverting the calumnies of Sanders,)
        by George Wyatt, Esq, grandson of the poet of the same name, and
        sixth son and heir of Sir Thomas Wyatt, who was decapitated in
        the reign of Queen Mary, for his insurrection.

   [10] “Annales,” p. 51. edit. 1616.  “Ulterioris morae perlaesus
        Rex, Boleniam suam iam tandem Januarij 25, duxit uxorem, sed
        clauculum, & paucissimis testibus adhibitis.”  Polydor Virgil
        makes no mention of the period of the marriage, he only says, “in
        matrimonium duxit Annam Bulleyne, quam paulo ante amare caeperat.
        ex qua suscepit filiam nomine Elizabeth.” p. 689. edit. 1570.

   [11] Hume’s “History of England,” vol. iv. p 3.

Lingard, whose History is now in the course of publication, intimates that the ceremony was performed “in a garret, at the western end of the palace of Whitehall;"[12] this, however, when we consider the haughty character of Henry, is totally improbable, and rests entirely on the authority of one solitary manuscript.  There is no reason, however, to doubt but that they were married in some apartment in that palace, and most probably in the king’s private closet.[13] Dr. Rowland Lee, one of the royal chaplains, and afterwards Bishop of Coventry officiated, in the presence only of the Duke of Norfolk, uncle to the Lady Anne, and her father, mother, and brother.  Lord Herbert,[14] whose authority has been quoted by Hume, says, that Cranmer was also present, but this is undoubtedly an error, as that prelate had only just then returned from Germany, and was not informed of the circumstance until two weeks afterwards, as appears from the following passage in his letter to Hawkyns, before quoted:—­“Yt hath bin reported thorowte a greate parte of the realme that I married her; which was playnly false, for I myself knew not thereof a fortenyght after it was donne.”