uer while the world stode, agree to that election of the Byshops, MarginaliaConditiōs prescribed to the kyng by the monkes of Cant. for þ^e ratification of þ^e Archb. made by þ^e Bishops.vnles the kyng in his owne person would come to Cant. and there openly before the whole Couent, protest by his owne mouth the foresayd election to be nought and voyde: and so returnyng to London agayne openly likewise before the Clergy and the people would repudiate and reiect the same: And furthermore that the partie also elected should openly in the same place protest, and say, that he neither would nor ought to take that function vpon him, vnles he entred by the consent of the Prior and Couent of Cant: And all this to be done in the same place where the Bishops had made their election before, and so peraduenture (sayd they) at the kynges so earnest sute & request, they would gratifie his will and ratifie the sayd election with the voyces of their consent. To make the story short, after great hold betwene the seculare Clergy on the one side, and the regular order on þ^e other side, and after the kynges indignatiō agaynst the Prior, and the swondyng of the Prior before the kyng, at length the kyng to take vp the matter, and to saue the Priors life was fayne to performe in his owne person all these cōditions aboue prescribed by the Monkes. Ex Geruas. fol. 100.MarginaliaBaldwyne Bishop of Worcester second Archb of Cant. an. 1184.

And thus haue ye hard the tragicall election of the Bishop of Worcester, named Baldewinus made Archbyshop of Cant. Now what a troublesome tyme the sayd Baldewyne had with the Monkes, in gouernyng the Church of Cant. here foloweth likewise not vnworthy to be considered.

MarginaliaThe great trouble and contention betwene Baldwyne Archb. and the mōkes of Cant.IN the first yeare the Archb. shewed him selfe frēdly & louing to þ^e Monkes: the next yeare folowyng he began to appeare somewhat roughe vnto them. The maner then was of the house of Christes Church toward the time of the Natiuitie and of Easter, to receane certeine presentes or giftes of their fermers or tenaunts, which the cellarer should take and lay vp. Those presentes the Archbishop began first to intercept from the Monkes, & to bestow them vpon his seculare Clerkes. After this he tooke three Churches or benefices (which the Monkes claimed as proper to them selues) and placed in them three of his Chaplaynes. After this he encroched to his handes certeine tenemētes, reuenewes, and victuall belongyng before to the Monkes (as they sayd) and committed the custodie therof to certeine of his owne Clerkes and houshold seruauntes.

MarginaliaThe monkes of Cant. Appeale to the Pope against their Archb.The Monkes which had borne so much with the Archb. before, seing this, could forbeare him no lōger, but nedes would make their appeale against him. The Archb. not much regardyng that, waxed therby more fierce agaynst thē, in somuch that such fermes & tenementes, as he before had let alone, now he receaued to hys owne occupyng: with many other greuaunces, wherwith he greatly vexed the Monkes: so that three Abbats were fayne to come and reconcile the Archbyshop and the Monkes. MarginaliaReconciliation made betwen the Archb. and þ^e monkes, which dyd not long hold.Which reconciliation was this, that the Monkes should let fall their appeale, and the Archb. should restore agayne to them their fermes and tenementes. But as touchyng the benefices and the presentes, the Archb. stil kept thē in his hādes for a further triall of their obedience and pacience. Neuerthelesse some there were of the auncient Monkes, which in no case would giue ouer the foresayd appeale before the Archbyshop made a full restitution of all together.

MarginaliaThe Archbyshop sendeth to the Pope.After this agreement, such as it was, betwene the Monkes and him, the Archbishop soone after sent vp to Rome one of his Chaplaynes (to whom he had giuen one of the benefices afore mentioned) partly for confirmation of his benefice, partly also to obteine lycence for the Archb. to build a Church, which he intended to erect of seculare Priestes nere to the towne of Cant. Which beyng obteined of the Pope, the Archb. not a litle glad therof, began now more and more to waxefierce agaynst the Monkes, not onely in takyng from them their Churches and oblations, but also in aggrauatyng the whole state of their house, MarginaliaThe Archb. goeth about to plucke down the pride of the Monkes of Canterbury.which he intended either to subuerte, or greatly to diminish, to plucke down the pride and stubbernes of the Monkes. Wherfore takyng with him certeine other Byshops (whom he knew bare no good will to that Monkish generatiō) he went to the kyng, declaryng how he had a good purpose in his minde, MarginaliaBaldewyne Archb of Cāterbury about to buylde a new Church on the North side of Cant.to erect a new and a solēne Church in the honour of S. Thomas of Cāt. of secular Priests or Canons, and therfore desired of the kyng, to haue his fauorable licence to the same. The kyng right well perceauyng the purpose of the Archb. whether it tended, as to the bridlyng of the stifnecked Monkes, was the more willyng to giue his assent, if he were not also the chief worker of that matter him selfe.

MarginaliaThe purpose of the Archb. in buildyng hys new Church by Cant.The intent of the Archb. in plantyng of that new Church was to foūd there diuers prebēdes, & to make both þ^e kyng, & euery Byshop beyng his Suffraganes, prebendaries therof, so that euery one of them should conferre one prebendshyp to the same fundacion, mindyng there to consecrate Byshops, to make his Chrismatorie, to celebrate his Synodes, and to administer all other thinges belonging to the function of his Sea, MarginaliaHakyngton Church.and the same to be called Hakyngton Church. The Monkes not ignoraunt how the Archbyshop priuely intended the desolation and subuersion of their house and liberties, MarginaliaThe Monkes of Cant. make their appeale agaynst Baldwyne theyr Archb.consultyng vpon the matter, determined at length among them selues to appeale to the Sea of Rome, namely for these three causes agaynst the Archbyshop: MarginaliaThree causes alledged agaynst þ^e Archbyshop by the Monkes.First for spoiling them of their giftes and oblations: Secondly, for depriuyng them of their Churches and benefices: And thirdly for erectyng a new foundation of seculare Canons to the derogation and ouerthrow of their religious order, giuyng admonition to the Archbyshop before by their Monkes sent vn- him of this their appellation. To whom the Archb. aūswered, that the fundation which he went about, was to no derogation, but rather to the fortification and honor of their house. Who aunswered agayne that it was & could not otherwise be, but to their subuersion. And what should let me (then sayd þ^e Archb.) but I may builde in myne owne ground what I will? MarginaliaThe Monkes of Cant. claime all the goodes of the Archb. to be theyr owne.No (sayd they) no ground of yours, but your ground is our ground, as all other thinges that you haue by right are ours, for asmuch as you haue them not of your selfe, but of the Church and for þ^e Churches cause: all which thinges haue bene giuē neither to you, nor to the Archbishops, but to the Church of Christ: and therfore (sayd they) all such as apperteine to vs inwardly and outwardly, with the persons also, MarginaliaThe Monkes put thē selues and their house in the Popes protection.and the whole state of our Church we submit vnder the Popes protection, & now here make our appeale to the Sea Apostolike, assignyng also the terme when to prosecute the same.

MarginaliaAppellation agaynst the Archbyshop.The Archbyshop receauyng this appellation, and saying that he would aunswere to the same either by him selfe or by his responsall, so within three dayes after, which was the xvj. of Decēber, he came to Canterbury: MarginaliaBusines betwene þ^e mōkes and the Archb. for placyng secular Clerkes in the Schurch of S. Steuen in Cant.where the Monkes vnderstandyng how he was in minde to place new secular Priestes in the Church of S. Steuen, where the Monkes had serued before, came to the Church to stoppe þ^e procedyng of the Archbyshop by way of appeale. Wherof the Archb. hauyng warnyng before, differred that matter till the next day after. On which day the Monkes agayne beyng sent by Honorius þ^e Prior into the Church, charged þ^e Archb. in the name of almighty God, and by vertue of their appeale made to the Apostolicke Sea, to surcease those his doyngs, forbyddyng also the Parson of the Church in no wise to suffer those seculare Clerkes to be admitted into the Church. All which yet notwithstanding the Archb. procedeth in his busines. MarginaliaThe Prior of Cāterbury suspended.And first placyng in his Clerkes he suspendeth the Prior from his administration. Then he adiureth the Porters of the gate vppon their othe to let none of the Monkes passe out of the