the king of England fauoured not much þ^e see of Rome, because of their impudent & vnsatiable exactions, which they required: MarginaliaThe king of Englandes iudgement agaynst the pope.neither would he suffer any of his subiects to go to Rome, alleaging these wordes, in the autor thus expressed: Quòd Petri non inhærent vestigiis, præmiis inhiatires, nec eius potestatem retinent, cuius sanctitatem probantur non imitari: MarginaliaEx Mathe Paris.that is, because they follow not þ^e steps of Peter, hunting for rewardes, neyther haue they the power and autoritie of him, whose holines they declare themselues not to follow, &c.

MarginaliaDecrees of Pope Vrbanus.By the same Vrbanus: the seuen howres, which we call septem horas canonicas, were fyrste institute in the churche.

Item, by this Pope was decreed, no byshop to bee made, but vnder the name and tytle of some certayne place.

MarginaliaIoā Stella.Item, that mattens and howres of the day, shoulde euery day be said.

MarginaliaNauelerusAlso euery Satterday, to be said the masse of our Lady: and all the Iewes Sabboth to be turned to þ^e seruice of our Lady, as in þ^e councel of Turon, to the which seruice was apointed the Antheme, Ora pro populo, interue ni pro clero, intercede pro deuoto fœmineo sexu.

MarginaliaDist. 31.

Eos qui. 15. q. 6.
Iuratos.Item, all such of the clergy as had wyues to be depriued of their order.

Item, to be lawfull for subiects to breake their othe of allegeaunce, with all such as were by the pope excommunicate.

Marginalia30. q. 8.
quod autē.Item, not to be lawfull both for husband and wyfe to christen one chylde both together, with matters manye moe.

By þ^e said pope, thus many chapters stand writtē in þ^e canon law. Dist. 7. Sanctorū, dist. 31. Eos. qni. 1. q. 1. Si qui dist. 56. præsbyterorum, 11. q. 3. quibus. 15. q. 6. Iuratos, 16. q 7. congregatio. 19. q. 2. Statuimus, 23. q. 8. Tributum, 30. q. 4. quod autem. &c.

MarginaliaExample of Gods rightfull iudgement in punishing cruell murther.In the vi. yeare of this kynges raigne: Malcolyne kyng of Scottes (which foure tymes before had made great slaughter of olde and yong in the North partes, as is before shewed) brake into Northumberland wyth all the power he could make: and there by the righte iudgement of God was slayne with his sonne Edward, & also Margaret his wife sister to Edgar Adeling, aboue minded, a vertuous & deuout Lady, within. iij. dayes after.

MarginaliaAnselmus made archbishop of Cant.The same yere he gaue þ^e archbishopricke of Canterburye (after that he had deteyned the same in hys owne handes iiij. yeares) to Anselmus Abbot of Becke in Normandye.

This Anselme was an Italian in the citie of Augusta borne, and brought vp in the abbey of Becke in Normādy: where, he was so straite a follower of vertue, MarginaliaThe saying of Anselme pondered.that (as the story recordeth) he wyshed rather to be without sinne in hell, then in heauen with synne. Which saying & wish of his (if it were his) may seme to procede out of a mynd neither speaking orderlye according after the phrase & vnderstandyng of the scripture, nor yet sufficientlye acquaynted with the iustification of a christen man. Further they report hym to be so farre frō singularitie: MarginaliaThe vice of singularitiethat he should say it was the vice, which thrust the aungels fyrst out of heauen, and man out of paradise.

MarginaliaAnselme ill willing to take the archishopricke. Canterbury first geuen to the archbishop, wholy. Strife and contention betwene the king & Anselmus.Of this Anselme it is moreouer reported, that he was so ilwilling to take the archbishoprike: that the king had much ado to thrust it vpon him: and was so desyrous to haue hym take it, that the city of Canterbury (which before Lancfrancus did hold but at the kyngs good wyll and pleasure) he gaue now to Anselme wholy: which was about the yeare of our Lord. 1093. But as desyrous as the kyng was then to place the sayd Anselme: so muche did he repent it afterward, seekyng all maner of meane to defete hym if he might: Such stryfe and contention rose betwene them & wo for certayne matters, the groūd and occasion wherof fyrst was this.

After that Anselmus had been thus elected to the see of Cant. before he was fully consecrate, the kyng commoned w^t hym (assaying by all gentle maner of wordes to intreat hym) that suche landes and possessions of the church of Cant. as the kyng had geuen and graunted to his frends since þ^e death of Lancfrancus: they might stil inioye þ^e same, as their owne lawfull possession, through his graunt & permission. But to this, Anselme in no case would agree. MarginaliaAnselme stopped from hys consecration.Wherupon þ^e king conceiuing greate displeasure agaynst him, did stop hys consecration a great season: tyll at length in long proces of time, the kyng enforced by the daily complaintes and desyres of hys people and subiectes, for lacke of an archbishop to moderate the church, was constrained to admit and autorise him vnto them. MarginaliaAnselme consecrated.
Anselme doth homage to king William.Thus Anselme with much adoo, takyng his consecration, and doyng hys homage to the kyng, went to hys see of Cant. And not long after the kyng sayled ouer to Normandy.

MarginaliaVrbanus and Clemens striuing for the papacye.About this tyme there were two striuing in Rome for the popedome, as is afore touched: Vrbanus & Guibertus. Diuers realmes diuersly cōsēting some to þ^e one, some to the other. MarginaliaEngland fauored Clemens.England takyng part with their kyng was rather inclined to Guibert⁹, called Clemens þ^e iij. MarginaliaAnselmus holdeth with Vrbanus.but Anselmus dyd fully go wyth Vrbanus, makyng so hys exception with the kyng, entryng to hys bishoprike. After the kyng was returned agayne from Normandy, the archbishop commeth to hym, and asketh leaue to goe to Rome, to fet his palle of pope Vrbane: MarginaliaAnselme denyed leaue to goe to Rome.which when he coulde not at the fryst obtayne, he maketh hys appeale from the kyng, to the pope. Whereat the kyng beyng iustly displeased, chargeth the archbishop wyth breache of hys feaultie, contrarye to hys promise made, that is: MarginaliaAnselme appealeth from the kyng to the Pope.if he, w^tout hys licence, would appeale eyther to Vrbane or to any other Pope: Anselme aunswereth agayne: that was to be referred to some greater councel, where it is to be disputed: whether this be to breake a mans alleageance to a terrene prince, if he appeale to the vicare of S. Peter. And here, much arguyng and contendyng was on both sydes. MarginaliaAnselme charged for a traytour.
The kings argumēt agaynst Anselme.
The custome of England, from William Conquerours tyme not to appeale to the pope.The kynges reason proceeded thus: The custome (sayth he) from my fathers tyme hath bene in England, that no person should appeale to the Pope without the kings lycence. He that breaketh þ^e customes of the realme, violateth the power and crowne of þ^e kingdome. He that violateth and taketh away my crowne, is a traitour and enemye against me. &c. To this Anselme replyeth agayne: MarginaliaAnselmes reply agaynst the king.
Tthe reasons of Anselme to proue the popes authoritie aboue other kings.The Lorde (sayth he) easely discusseth this question, briefly teaching what fidelitie and alleageance we ought to geue to the vicare of S. Peter, wher he saith: thou art Peter, and vpon this rocke wil I build my church, &c. And to thee I will geue the keyes of the kyngdom of heauen, and whatsoeuer thou shalt bynd in earth, it shalbe bound in heauen: and what soeuer thou loosest in earth, shal be loosed in heauen, &c. Agayn to thē all in generall he sayth: he that heareth you, heareth me: and who despiseth you, despiseth me. And in an other place, he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of myne eye. On the other syde, what duety we owe to the kyng, he sheweth also: Geue (saith he) to the emperour, what belongeth to the emperour, and to God, geue that to god belongeth. Wherfore in such thinges as belong to God, I will yelde and must yeld by good right and dutie, my obedience to the vicare of S. Peter: MarginaliaAnselme heere ignorantlye calleth the pope the vicare of Saint Peter, where the canon lawe calleth him but the successour of Peter, and vicar of Christ.and in such thynges as belong againe to the terrene dignitie of my prince, in those I wyll not deny to hym my faithful help and counsel, so far as they can extend.

Thus haue ye the grounded argumentes of this prelate, to stand so styfly against his prince: wherunto perauenture was ioyned also some peece of a stubborne hart. MarginaliaAll the bishops of the realme stoode of the kinges syde agaynst Anselmus.But in this conclusion, none of his fellowe bishops durst take his part, but were all against him: namely Williā bishop of Duresme, To whō Anselme thus protesteth saying: who soeuer he were, þ^t would presume to