house without his licence. The Monkes likewise he commaunded by vertue of obedience, not to stray any where abroad without his leaue. And furthermore one of the foresayd Monkes, which serued the Appeale agaynst him, he vtterly banished from that Couent. Vppon this, the day next folowyng Honorius the Prior trusting (saith þ^e story) on God, and S. Thomas, tooke his way to Rome, sent in Commission by the Couent, to prosecute the Appeale agaynst the Archb.

MarginaliaAn other garboyle betwene the Monkes of Cant. and their Archb.In this meane season a new Iarre began betwene the sayd Archb. and the Monkes, about their rents and reuenewes, which the Archb. would haue committed to the receauyng and keepyng of three Monkes, but the Supprior Geffray, with the Couent, in no case would suffer that: whereabout there was a foule styrre. The Archb. crauyng the ayde of the kyng, first had three Byshops sent downe to him, of Couentry, Norwyche, and Worcester. Who beyng instant with the Monkes to submit their cause into the kynges handes, lyke as the Archb. had done, they vtterly refused it, especially seing they had already referred the whole state of their cause to the determination of the Apostolical Sea. MarginaliaThe kyng cōmeth into the Chapter of Cant.The kyng seyng no other remedy came him selfe, with the Archb. into the Chapter house, where he commaunded first the doores to be kept fast, the none should enter but which by name were called for. Amongest whom were two Byshops, to wytte, of Norwyche, and of Durhā. and one MarginaliaPetrus Blesensis a great doer agaynst the Monkes.Petrus Blesensis a learned man (whose Epistles be yet extant in Libraries) a chief worker in this matter agaynst the Monkes. Then was called in Geffray the Supprior, with a few other Monkes whom he brought with him. MarginaliaThe kyng entreath peace betwene the Monkes and the Archb.The kyng then first talkyng with the Archb. and his company, and afterward with the Monkes, laboured to entreat them that they would let fall their appeale, and so stand to the Arbitrement of hym and of the Byshops, concernyng the cause which was betwen the Archb. and them, in trauers.

To this the Monkes aunswered, that these were good wordes, but serued not for that tyme, for somuch as their cause was already translated to the Court of Rome, and now was presently in hearyng before the Popes holynes: MarginaliaThe Monkes deny to put their matter from the Pope to the kynges hearyng.and therfore they could not, ne would do that iniurie to their Lord Pope, to refuse hym, and to put the matter to the iudgement of any other. Then was it required of the Monkes, that they would put the matter in comprimyse, in case the Prior would consent therto, vpon this intent, that if the Prior consēted, and the Monkes not, then should they runne in contempt and disobedience: or if the Monkes would cōsent, and the Prior not, then should the Prior be excluded the Realme. The wyly Monkes beyng not vnprouided of this subtletie, made their aunswere, MarginaliaThe Monkes excuse to the kyng.that seyng they had sent their Prior forth in their Commission, it stoode not with their honesty, to gyue any determinate consent, without the knowledge and before the returne of the sayd Prior: vnlesse the Archb. first would promise to make full restitution of all that he had wrongfully wrasted from them. When the kyng could get no other aunswere of the Monkes, neither could moue the Archbyshop to release the sentence of their suspension vnles they would confesse & knowledge their fault, he so partyng from them passed ouer into Fraunce.

MarginaliaThe first letter of Pope Vrban sent to Baldewyne Archbyshop of Cant.Not long after this, came a messenger from Rome, bryngyng letters from Pope Vrbanus to the Archbyshop, wherein the Pope consideryng and tenderyng (as he sayd) the enorme greuaunces done agaynst the Monkes, straitly enioyned and commaūded hym, within x. dayes after þ^e receauyng therof, to release the sentence of his suspēsion agaynst the Prior, and other of the sayd Couent, and also to retract and restore agayne to the Monkes what soeuer he plucked from them since the tyme of their appeale first made. Who in case he should deny, or forslacke þ^e doyng hereof, Cōmission was giuen to iij. Abbats of Battayl, of Feuershā, of S. Austens, with ample authority to per-forme the same. &c. The Archb. receauyng these letters brought to him by a Monke of the foresayd house, first made his excuse, that the Pope was misinformed. But the Monkes not contented with that excuse, when they would nedes know what aunswere he would make to the Popes nuncio: MarginaliaThe aunswere of the Archb. to the Popes letter.his aunswere was that he had yet x. dayes giuen hym of the Pope. In which meane tyme the Archb. went to Lōdon & there in the Church of S. Paul, consecrated his holy oyle & creameMarginaliaThe Archbishop maketh hys oyle and creame at Londō and not at Canterbury. (makyng one of the Popes vij. Sacramentes) which was greuously taken in the Church of Cant. At last, the x. dayes being ended, whē the Archb. refused to accōplish that was in þ^e Popes letter enioyned him, MarginaliaThree Abbats commaūded by the Pope to assoyle the mōkes whom the Archb. had suspended.the iij. Abbats aforesayd to execute the Popes commaundement, came at their day assigned to Cant. and there assoyled all such as the Archb. before had suspended, and in the end certified Pope Vrbane by letters, what they had done.

MarginaliaThe Archbyshop appealeth vp the iij. Abbats to Rome.The Archb. hearyng this, within iiij. dayes after sent two of his Clerkes, which appealed the three Abbats aforesayd vp to Rome, and he hym selfe in the meane tyme prepared busily for the buildyng vp of his Church, sending to all Churches in England, vpon releasement of their sinnes, to conferre to the same: MarginaliaThe Archbyshops new church made of woode.and to make the more hast, for lacke of free stone, he made vp his buildyng with tymber, and such other stuffe as he could get.

The Prior Honorius all this while remained still at the Court of Rome, giuyng attendaunce vppon the Pope, who hauyng intelligence of the Archbyshops doynges, MarginaliaA letter of Pope Vrban sent to the Clergie of England agaynst the Archb.procured an other letter of Pope Vrbane to the whole Clergie of England, straitly inioynyng thē, that none should conferre to the new fraternitie of Baldewyne Archbyshop of Cant. To these letters þ^e Archbyshop shewed such reuerence, that where before he had planted his Chappell of woode and boardes, now he prouided the same to be builded of lyme and stone.

MarginaliaThe Archbyshops messengers come to the Popes Court.By this tyme Petrus Blesensis, with other messengers of the Archb. seyng Honorius the Prior to be gone from the Court to Fraunce, resorted to the Court of Rome, MarginaliaLetters of the kyng the Archb. and of other Byshops to the Pope.bringyng with them letters of credite from the kyng, frō the Archb. and also from other Byshops of the Realme: but the Pope readyng onely the kinges letters and the Archbyshops, the residue he cast into a wyndow by, saying he would read them at further leasure. Then the Pope giuyng audience in hys consistory to heare their cause: first came in Petrus Blesensis with the agentes of þ^e Archb. exhibityng their letters & propoūdyng their requistes to the Pope, which were, that restitution should be made by þ^e Monkes to the Archb. wherin they had iniuried hym. Itē, that the thinges which had bene graunted before to the Prior in the Court, might be called in agayne. Thirdly, that þ^e Archb. might haue licence to procede in buildyng his Colledge of Canons. &c. MarginaliaM. Pilleus atturney in the Popes Court for the mōkes of Cant.
Petrus Blesensi agent for the Archb. of Cant.After this was called in M. Pilleus the Atturney for the Monkes of Cāt. Who alledgyng many great thynges agaynst the Archb. for his contempt and disobedience to the Popes preceptes, required that he rather should make restitution to the Monkes for his iniuries done to them: and also that his new fundation of secular Canons, tendyng to the ouerthrow of the conuentuall Church of Cant. should be vtterly rased and throwen downe to the ground. Thus betwene these parties pleyng and repleyng one agaynst þ^e other, much hard hold there was. But in cōclusion for all the kinges letters, & for all that þ^e Archb. and Byshops could do, the matter went on the Mōkes side. MarginaliaThe Pope holdeth on the mōkes side against the kyng, the Archb. and the Bishops of þ^e Realme.So that there was no remedy, but þ^e Pope would nedes haue the Archbyshops new buildyng to come downe, and the Monkes to be restored agayne to their full possessions. The execution wherof was committed to the three Abbats aforesayd, to wytte, of Battayl, of Fauersham, of S. Austens in Cant. and to Geffray Supprior of Cant.

Which thynges beyng thys determined at Rome, then Radulph Granuille, Lorde Stuard of England