fore, as touchyng the foresayd elect, let hym be receaued agayne by any meanes (as right and mete it is) vnto his churche. And if there be any question betwene the foresayd churches, let it be handled and decised in your presence, both the ij. parties beyng there present. &c.

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Assemble of the nobles at Salesbery.Vpon thoccasiō of this letter: a solemne assemble was appointed at Salesbury, about the hearyng of this controuersie. The variance betwene these ij. prelates stil encreased more and more. Radolphe archbishop of Cant. in no case would yeld nor condescend to geue imposition of hands vnto hym, vnles he would make his profession of obedience. Thurstine agayne sayd he would willyngly receaue and embrace hys benediction, but as touchyng the profession of his subiection, that he would not agree vnto. MarginaliaThurstin refuseth to professe subiection to tharchb. of Cant.
Thurstin promiseth to renoūce hys archbishoprike.Then the kyng declaryng hys minde therin, signified vnto Thurstin: that without his subiection and obedience professed to þ^e archbishop of Cant. he should not enioy his consecratiō to be archbishop of Yorke. Wherunto Thurstin (nothing replyeng agayn) renounsed his archbishopryke, promising moreouer to make no more claime vnto it, nor molest them that should enioy it.

Marginalia1118.Shortlye after this, it happened, that pope Paschalis died: After whom (as is aboue rehearsed) succeded pope Galasius, whiche lyued not paste a yeare, and dyed in Fraunce. Wherupon, the cardinals (which then folowed the sayd pope Gelasius to Cluniake) created an other pope of this chusing, whom they called Calixtus ij. The other cardinals whiche were at Rome dyd chuse an other pope called Gregory as mēcion before is made: About which two popes much sturre there was in christen realmes. As this Calixtus was remayning in Fraūce: and there callyn a generall councel at Renus as ye hard before. Thurstinus tharchbyshop of Yorke desired licence of the kyng to go to the councel, purposing there to open þ^e cause of his church, which eftsones he obtayned: first promising to the kyng, that he should their attempt nothyng that should be preiudiciall to the churche of Cant. In the meane tyme, the kyng had sent secret word vnto the pope, by Radulphe and other procurators, that in no cause he would cōsecrate Thurstinus. MarginaliaPope Calixtus breaketh promyse with the king.
Thurstine sacred archb. of Yorke by the pope against the kings mindYet (notwithstandyng the faythfull promise of the pope made to the kyng) so it fell out: that þ^e sayd pope, through the sute of his cardinals, whom Thurstinus had wonne to hym: was inclined to consecrate hym, and gaue hym the palle. For this dede the kyng was sore discontented with Thurstin, and warned him the entrie of his land.

MarginaliaConciliū Rhemēse.In this councel at Rhenus (aboue mencioned) where were gathered. cccc. xxxiiij. prelates, these v. principall actes were concluded.

MarginaliaActes of the counsel of Rhemes.
11. That no man should either bye or sell any bishoprike, abbashyp, deanery, archdeaconship, priesthode, prebensshyp, altare, or any ecclesiasticall promotion, benefice, orders, consecration, church hallowyng, seat or stalle within the quere, or any office ecclesiasticall, vnder daunger of excommunication, if he did persiste.

Marginalia2.2. That no lay person should gyue inuesture of any ecclesiasticall possession: or that any spirituall man should receaue any such at any lay mans hand vnder payne of depriuation.

Marginalia3.3. That no man should inuade, take away or deteyne þ^e goodes or possessions of the churhc: but that they should remayne firme and perpetuall, vnder payne of perpetuall curse.

Marginalia4.4. That no byshop or priest should leaue any ecclesiasticall dignitie or benefice to any, by way of inheritaunce. Adding moreouer that for baptisme, chrisme, anoyling, or buriall no money should be exacted.

Marginalia5.5. Item that all priests, deacons and subdeacons, should be vtterly debarred and sequestred from company of their wiues and concubines, vnder payne of excludyng from all christian communion.

The Actes thus determined, were sent eftsones to HenMarginaliaThe actes sent to the Emperour.ricus the Emperour, to see and try, before the breakyng vp of the councel, whether he would agree to the canonicall elections, free consecration, and inuestyng by spirituall persons, and to other Actes of the sayd coūcel. The Emperour maketh aūswere agayne, that he would lose nothyng that auncient custome of his progenitors had geuen him. MarginaliaThe emperour agreeth not to the popes inuesting.Notwithstanding, because of the autoritie of the generall councell, he was content to cōsent to the residue, saue onely the inuestyng of ecclesiasticall functiōs to be takē from hym: to that he would neuer agree. Vpō this, at the next returne of the pope to the councel, the emperour was appoynted to be excōmunicated. MarginaliaThe councel deuided.Which thyng when diuers of the councell, dyd not well like, and therfore did separate them selues, from the rest, the pope applyeng against them the similitude of the. 70. disciples whiche were offended at the Lorde, when he taught thē of eatyng his flesh and bloud, and therfore deuided them selues from hym. MarginaliaEx Rog. Houed.Declaryng moreouer to thē, how they whiche gathered not with hym scatered, and they that were not w^t hym, were agaynst him: by these & such like persuasiōs reducing them agayn to hys side, MarginaliaHenry the Emperour excommunicated.and so by þ^e councell Henricus the Emperour was excōmunicated.

MarginaliaAgreed that England should haue no other legat frō Rome, but only the archb. of Cāterbury.It was not long after, but the pope came to Gisortium: where, Henry kyng of England resorted to hym, desiryng and also obtayning of him, that he would send hēceforth no legate, nor permit any to be sent frō Rome to England, vnles the kyng hym selfe should so require by reason of some occasion of strife, which els could not otherwise be decised, by hys owne bishops at home. MarginaliaEngland spoyled by the popes legates.The cause why the kyng required this of the pope: was, for þ^t certayne Romaine legates had ben in England, a lytle before (to witte) one Guido, & an other Romaine named Anselm⁹, & an other also called Petrus: who had spoiled þ^e realme of great treasure, as þ^e customed maner of the popes proud legates is wōt to do. Guliel. de pont, lib. 1. Also he required of the pope, that he might vse and retaine all the customes vsed before of his forefathers, in England and in Normandy.

MarginaliaAll the customes of the realme graūted of the pope.To these peticions the pope did easely consent, requiryng agayne of the kyng that he would licence Thurstinus the archb. aboue minded, to returne with fauour into his realme. But that the kyng vtterly denyed vnlesse he would professe subiection, to the churche of Cant. as his predecessours had done before: and excused him selfe by his oth, whiche he before had made. To thys the pope answered againe, þ^t he by his autoritie Apostolicall both might and would also easely dispense with hym for hys promise or othe. Then the kyng sayd that he would talke w^t his counsaile therof, & so send hym an answere of hys minde. Which answere was this: that for the loue & request of the pope, he was contēt that Thurstinus should safely reenter hys realme, and quietly enioye hys prelateshyp, vpon this condition that he would (as hys predecessores did) professe his subiection to the church of Cant. Otherwise (sayd he) so long as he was kyng, he should neuer sit archbyshop of the churche of Yorke. And thus ended that metyng betwene the kyng of England, and the pope for that tyme.

MarginaliaAn. 1120
The popes letter to the king.The yeare folowing after that, which was an. 1120. the foresaid pope Calixtus directeth his letters for Thurstinus, to the kyng, and to Radulphe archb. of Cant. In whiche Epistle by his full power Apostolicall he doth interdict both the church of Cant. and the church of Yorke withall the parish churches within the same cities, from all diuine seruice: from the burial also of the dead, except onely baptising of children, and absolution of them that lye on dyeng: MarginaliaThe king compelled to receaue Thurstinus, for feare of the popes curse.vnles within a moneth after the receite of the same, Thurstinus (without any exactiō of subiection made) were receaued and admitted to the sea of Yorke: and that the kyng likewise should doubtles be excommunicated, except he would consent vnto the same. Wherupon Thurstinus for feare of the popes curse, was im-