his reigne, Theobaldus archbishop of Cant. and legate to the pope, dyd hold a coūcel at London: In the which councel first began new found appellations, from councels to the pope, founde out by Henry byshop of Wint. For as the wordes of myne autor do recorde: In Anglia nāq̀, appellationes in vsum non erant, donec eas Henricus wint. Episcopus dum legarus esset, malo suo crudeliter intrusit. In eodem nanq̀ concilio ad Ro. pontificis audientiāter appellatum est. &c. i. For appellatiōs before were not in vse in England, till Henry bishop of Wint. beyng thē the popes legate, brought them cruelly in, to hys owne hurt. For in that coūcel, thrise appeale was made to the byshop of Rome.

MarginaliaGracianus the cōpyler of the popes decrees.
Petrus Lumbardus maister of the sentēce.In the time of king Steuen, died Gracianus a mōke of Bouanie: who compiled the booke called the popes decrees. Also his brother Petrus Lumbardus bishop of Paris (which is called the master of sentences) compiled his foure bookes of the sentence. These two brethren were the greatest doers in finding out and stablishyng this blynde opinion of the sacrament: that the onelye similitude of breade and wyne remayned, but not the substance of them: and this they call a spirituall vnderstanding of þ^e misterye. And therfore no maruel if the sunne in those dayes were sene blacke and dym.

MarginaliaPetrus Comestor.Some also affirme, that Petrus Comestor, wryter of the scholasticall history was the third brother to these aboue named.MarginaliaHugo de sancto Victore.
Bernardus Clarenallensis.

In the same time and raygne of the sayd king Stephan, was also Hugo surnamed de sācto victore. About the which tyme (as Polychronicon reciteth) lyued and died Bernardus Clarenallensis.

MarginaliaHildegardisThe autor of the history (called Iornalensis) maketh also mencion of Hildegare the Nunne and prophetesse in Almaine, to liue in the same age. Concerning whose prophecy agaynst the Friars: hereafter (by the grace of Christ) more shalbe sayd, when we come to recite the order and number of Friars and religious men crept into the church of Christ.

MarginaliaIoannes de temporibusWe reade moreouer of one named Ioannes de temporibus: which by the affirmance of most of our olde histories, liued. 361. yeares (seruant once to Carolus magnus) And in the raygne of Steuen, king of England dyed. Polychron. lib. 7. Continuator Henr. Hunting. Iornalens. in vita Steph. Nicola. Trinet. &c.

In the dayes also of this king (and by him) was builded the Abbey of Feuersham: where his sonne and hee were buryed. He builded the monastery of Finerneys, and of Fomitance, the castle of Walingford, with a number of other castels mo.

MarginaliaThe Iewes crucified a christē boy at Norwyge.During the time of the sayd king Steuen, the yeare of our lord. 1144. the miserable Iewes crucified a child, in the citie of Norwyge. N. Treuet. et alii.

MarginaliaThe order of the GilbertinesMuch about the same tyme, came vp the oder of the Gilbertines, by one Gilbert, sonne to Iacoline a knig of of Lycolne shiere. &c.

Mention hath bene made before, of certayne English councels, holden in the tyme of thys king, where it was (in one of them, vnder Theobalde the Archbishop of Cāterbury) decreed, that bishops should lyue more discritely: should teache there flocke more diligentlye: that reading of the scriptures should be frequented more vsually in Abbeyes: that priests should not be rulers of worldly matters: MarginaliaThe Lords prayer and the crede in Englishe.and that they shoulde learne and teache the Lordes prayer, and the Crede in English. Malmesb.

MarginaliaMatheus Parisiensis li. chron. 4.
Steuē king of Englād.Matheus Parisiensis wryteth, how Steuen kyng of England in these dayes reserued to himselfe, the right & autoritie of bestowyng of spiritual liuings, & inuesting prelates, an. 1133.

At which time also, Lotharius the emperour began to do the lyke: in recoueryng again the righte and priuilege taken away from Henricus his predecessor: had not Bernardus geuen hym contrary councel.

MarginaliaCursing with boke, bell, and candle.Here came into the churche, the maner of cursing with booke, bell, and candel, deuised in the councel of London holdē by William bishop of Winchester vnder pope Celestinus, which succeded after Innocentius, an. 1144.

MarginaliaAn. 1138After Lotharius, succeded in the imperiall crowne, Conradus the nephew of Henricus þ^e v. afore mētioned an. 1138. which only amongst manye Emperours is not found to receiue the crowne at the popes hand.

In þ^e dayes of this Emperour (who raigned, xv. yeres) were diuers popes: as Celestinus ij. Lucius þ^e ij. Eugenius. 3. At which tyme þ^e Romains went about to recouer agayn their former olde maner of chusing their consuls and Senators. But the popes then beyng in their ruffe, in no case would abyde it: wherupon rose many commotiōs, with much ciuile war amongst them. MarginaliaPope Lucius the ii. warring agaynst the Senators.In so much, that Pope Lucius (sending for ayde to the Emperour, and he otherwise letted at that tyme could not come) armed his souldiours: thinking to inuade thē or els to destroy them in their Senate house. But this commyng to their knowledge before: the people was all in aray, & so much ado was amongst thē. Pope Lucius being also amongst thē in the fight (wel pelted w^t stones & blowes) lyued not long after. MarginaliaSpirituall excōmunication abused in temporall causes.Likewise pope Eugenius after him, an. 1145 (pursuing the Romaines for the same matter) first did curse them with excommunication. After, when he saw that would not serue, he came with his hoste: and so compelled them at length to seeke his peace, & to take his conditions which were these: that they should abolish their consuls, and take such Senators, as he by his papale authoritie, should assigne them.

MarginaliaHadrianus a pope an Englishman.Then followed Anastasius, 4. and after him Hadrianus, 4. an english man by his name (called Brekespere) belonging once to S. Albones. This Hadrianus kepte great stir in like sort with the citisens of Rome, for abolisyng their consuls, and Senate: cursing, excommunicating, & warring against them, with all power he could make: to the time he remoued the consuls out of their office, and brought them all vnder his subiection. The lyke busines and rage he also styred vp against Apulia, and especially agaynst the impiere: blustring and thundering against Fridericus the emperour, as (the Lorde graunting) you shall here anone after we haue prosecuted such matter, as necessarily apperteyneth first to the continuation of our english story.

MarginaliaAn. 1154
K Henry the second.HEnry the second of that name, the sonne of Ieffray Plantagenet, and of Maude the empresse and daughter of king Henry the first, begā his raigne after kyng Steuen, and continued, 35. yeres. The first yeare of his raigne he subdued Ireland, and not long after MarginaliaThomas Becket chaūcelor of England.Thomas Becket was made by hym L. Chauncellour of England. This kyng cast down dyuers castels, which were erected in þ^e tyme of K. Steuen. He went into the Northpartes, where he subdued William king of Scotland: who at that time helde a greate part of Northumberland vnto new castel vppon Tyne: and ioyned Scotland to hys owne kyngdome from the South Oceane to the North Iles of Orchades. Also he put vnder his dominion the kingdom of Wales, & there let to fall downe many great woodes, and made þ^e wais playne. So þ^t by his great manhode and policie, the segniorie of England was much augmented with the addicion of Scotlād, Ireland, the Iles Orchades, Britain, Poytow and Guyan. Also he had in hys rule, Normandy, Gascoyn, Angeo, and Chynon: also Aluerne and þ^e citie of Tolowys he wan, and were to him subiect. Ouer and besydes (by the title of his wife Elenore daughter to the erle of Poyteowe) he obtained the Mountes Piranie in Spayne: so that we read of none of his progenitours, which had so many countreis vnder his dominion.