1154. and after him Theobalde the Archb. an. 1139. after he had sit xxiij. yeares. After whom through the instāt procurement of kyng Henry 2. was placed Tho. Becket, the kynges Chauncelour. an. 1162. of whose sturdy rebellion agaynst the kyng, because sufficient hath bene sayd before, it shall not nede to make a double labour now about the same.

MarginaliaPetition of king Hēry to the Prior of Cant. for chusing of the Archbyshop and yet could not be graūted.After the death of Becket, much ado there was betwene kyng Henry and Odo Prior of Cant. about the electiō of a new Archb. For the kyng seyng the realme so oftentymes encombred by those Popishe Archbyshops, and fearyng lest the Monkes of Cant. should elect such an other as would folow the steppes of Tho. Becket, most humbly with cappe in hand and curtesie of knee desired MarginaliaOdo Prior of Cant.Odo the Prior that at his request, and for contētation of his minde such one might be elected, whom he would appoint (appointyng and namyng a certeine Bishop which was a good simple mā after the kynges likyng): but the Prior dissemblingly aunsweryng the kyng agayne, that he neither could nor would without the consent of his Couent giue promise to any man, in fine contrary to þ^e kynges so humble request, MarginaliaRichard Prior of Douer elected Archb. of Cant. An. 1173.agreed to the election of an other, which was the Prior of Douer, called Richard. an. 1173. who continued in the seate xj. yeares.

MarginaliaAn other friuolous contention betwene Rich. Archbyshop and Roger Abbot of the Austen Monkes in Cāt. about professiō of obedience.And here was renewed agayne the lyke variaunce betwene this Archb. and Roger Abbat of the Austen Monkes in Cant. as was before mentioned betwene Theobaldus, and Siluester. For when the sayd Roger after his election to be Abbat, must nedes take his consecration at the Archbyshops hand, neither would the Archb. graunt it vnto him, vnles he made profession of obedience accordyng to auncient custome of his predecessours: then Roger consultyng with his Monkes, first denyed so to do, but at length was contented, so it might not be done in the Archbyshops Church, but in any other Church where he would, vnder writing this clause withall: Saluis vtriusq; Ecclesiæ priuilegijs, that is, sauyng the priuileges of both Churches. To this the Archb. sayd agayne, first that he should make his due and canonicall profession, & that he should not come to him with writyng or vnderwriting, but should say in his hart: Salue sancta parēs: or Salue festa dies: or Salua priuilegijs, or any such like thyng. Wherunto when the Austen Monkes in no case would cōsent, nor the Archb. otherwise would graunt his benedictiō: MarginaliaRoger Abbot of S. Austēs maketh hys house tributary to pope Alexander. an. 1177.Roger the Abbat was faine to post to Rome, and there to bryng the Archb. in hatred in the Court of Rome, make his Abbay tributary to Pope Alexander.

The Pope well contēted with this, not onely graūted the Abbat his desire, but also in contumelie of the Archb. dubbeth the Abbat with all such ornaments as to a Prelate apperteined, MarginaliaRoger the Abbat returneth home with triumph.and so in the yeare. 1178. sent home the Abbat triumphantly with his ryng and mitre, and other ensignes of victorie, with letters also to the Archb. inioynyng him immediatly vpon the sight therof to consecrete the Abbat in his own Church, and without makyng any profession. MarginaliaAppellatiō of the Archbyshop.Although with these letters the Archb. was shrewedly pressed, yet notwithstandyng his stout hart would not stoupe for this, but layd his appeale agaynst the same: and so the consecration for that tyme was suspended.

MarginaliaConcilium Lateranū sub Alexandro. Papa.
Roger Abbat of S. Austens trauaileth vp agayne to Rome.Then Roger for his more defense, gettyng þ^e kyngs letters, trauailed vp the second tyme to Rome, where greuously he complained to Pope Alexander of the Archb. At the same tyme a generall Councell was summoned to be kept at Laterane, where Richard the foresayd Archb. was also looked for amōgest other Bishops to be present. Who thē came as farre as Paris, but beyng there, durst approche no further, & so retired home agayne. Wherupon the Pope beyng offended with his contempt, MarginaliaRoger Abbat consecrated at Rome by the Pope.without any more delay exalted the Abbat with his owne consecration, and inuested him with all pompe and glory: howbeit prouidyng before that the sayd consecration should redound to no preiudice agaynst the liberties of the mother Church of Canter-bury, and so vpon the same wrote to the Archb. his letters of certificate, with this additiō annexed, Saluo iure & dignitate Cant. Ecclesiæ, that is to say, Sauing the liberties and dignitie of the church of Cant. &c.

MarginaliaThe house of the Austen Monkes in Cant. not able to shew for thē any deedes or writynges of antiquitie.After the Councell ended, Roger the Abbat returneth home, although w^t any empty purse, yet ful of victorie & triumphe. The Archb. agayne thinkyng to worke some greuaunce to the Austen Monkes, had procured in this meane tyme letters from Pope Alexander to the Byshop of Durham, and Abbat of S. Albans, that they should cause the sayd Roger Abbat of the Austen Monkes, to shew vnto the Archbishop all the old priuileges of his house, which in dede beyng shewed semed to be rased, and new written, with Bulles of leade not after the maner nor style of that age, nor pretendyng no such antiquitie as should seme to reach from the tyme of Austen, but rather newly counterfeite.

MarginaliaEx hist. Geruasij.All this notwithstandyng, the Abbat bearyng hym bold vpon the Popes fauour, ceased not stil to disquyet and ouer crow the Archbyshop by all wayes he could, in exemptyng all his Priestes and laymen belongyng to his iurisdiction, from the Archbyshops obediēce: forbyddyng also that none of his should come to his chapters or sinodes, nor to feare any sentence of his curse or excommunication. MarginaliaRich. the Archbyshop goyng toward Rome to complayne of the Abbat, was stayd by the kyng.Wherupō the Archbyshop about the moneth of Nouember the same yeare sayling ouer to Normandie where the kyng was, thought to take his iourney to the Pope, to complayne of the Abbat: but beyng stayd by the kyng was not suffered to passe any farther, þ^e kyng labouryng what he could, to bring them to agreement, neuertheles the Pope and his Romanes (sayth my story) aurum & argentū magis quā iusticiam sitientes, seditiones inter eos & litigia cōmouebant, MarginaliaA Catholicke practise of the Romish Court to set men together at variāce, that they might get their money.that is, caryng more for gold and siluer, thē for iustice, still styrred coales of sedition and debate betwene them. Ex historia Geruasij.

The next yeare after this ensuyng, which was the yeare of our Lord. 1184. dyed Richard the Archbyshop aforesayd: in the. 38. yeare of kyng Henry 2. MarginaliaTrouble in chusing the Archb. of Cāt. after the death of Richard.After whose decease much trouble happened about the election of a new Archb. betwen the kyng and Monkes of Cant. And now to enter here into the story of Baldewyne aboue mentioned, MarginaliaMonkes of Cant. sent for by kyng Hēry 2. about chusing of theyr Archbyshop.first the kyng sent to the Monkes, that they should consider with them selues about the election of their Archb. and to be ready against the tyme that he would send for them to þ^e Court. Vppon this the Couēt gladly assemblyng together, agreed in them selues vpon one, whom they thought chiefly to prefer, yet namyng iiij. moe, that if the kyng would refuse one, the other yet might stand. Now the practise of the Monkes was, first to kepe the electiō onely in their owne handes, as much as they could. MarginaliaMonkes of Cant. partiall in chusing their Archb.And secondly, euer to giue the election either to some Prior or Monke of their own house, or to some Abbat or Bishop, which some tyme had bene of their company. Whereby as much inconuenience and blynd superstition was bred in the Church of England: so the same dislyked both the kyng and the Byshops not a litle.

MarginaliaMonkes of Cant. agayne sent for to the kyng, about their election.As this past on, the kyng when he saw hys tyme, willed the Monkes of Cant. to be cited or sent for, to vnderstand what they had concluded in their election. MarginaliaAlanus Prior of Cant.Wherupon the Monkes sent vp their Prior called Alanus, with certaine other Monkes to Redyng, where the kyng then lay, about the moneth of August. Who at first were courtuously enterteined: MarginaliaThe kyng offēded with the Prior and Monkes of Cant.but after þ^e kyng had intelligēce whom they had nominated and elected: they were sent home agayne with cold chere, the kyng willyng thē to pray better, and to aduise more earnestly vpon the matter amongest them selues. Alanus the Prior, with his felowes thus departed, who commyng home, MarginaliaThe stubburnes of the Monkes agaynst the kyng.in conclusion so concluded amōgest them selues, that they would remitte no iote of their liberties to the kyng, without the Popes consent and knowledge. The kyng vnderstandyng hereof, sent his Ambassadours likewise to the Pope, for the fortefying of his cause,