lost all, and were glad to compoūd with the Monkes, & to seek their fauour: now were the Monkes on þ^e contrary side fayne to crouch to the kyng, and glad to haue a good countenaunce, who then resortyng to him, and findyng him altered both in word and gesture, desired he would confirme & graunt that, which of late before he had promised. To whom it was aunswered agayne by the kyng, MarginaliaThe kynges aūswere to the Monkes of Cant.that seyng the Archb. had graunted to thē their Sacrist, their Chamberlayne, and their Cellerar, they should haue no more restored of hym, neither would he suffer the liberties & priuileges of the Archb. to be emparyed to take any wrong. And as touchyng þ^e new Chapell of S. Thomas (sayd he) where aboutes ye striue so long, with the Canonshyps and other buildynges belongyng thereto, the same I shall receaue into my handes, so that none shall haue any thyng to do therin but my selfe. &c. In lyke maner of the Archb. such an other like aunswere they receaued, and of the Byshops litle better. So the Monkes sent away with a flee in their eare, went home againe out of Normandy vnto their Celle.

Now the Archb. hauyng the Monkes where as he would, wrought them much greuaunce. But that continued not very long. MarginaliaPope Gregory 8. dyeth.For within two monethes after and lesse dyed Pope Gregory 8. about the xvj. day of Decemb. folowyng. MarginaliaClement thyrd Pope.After whō succeded Pope Clemēt the 3. who folowyng the steps of Vrbane, bent all his power with þ^e Monkes agaynst the Archb. sendyng Marginaliapope Clemēts letters to the Archb.diuers preceptes & mādates in the yeare next folowyng, which was. 1188. with an Imperious letter, willing & commaundyng him to desiste from his oppressiō of the Mōkes, and to throw downe his new Chapell. Wherupon the Archb. made his appeale and minded to go to Rome, but was called backe of þ^e kyng, being ready to sayle ouer. MarginaliaHonorius Prior of Canterbury dyed at Rome.In the which yeare Honorius þ^e Prior dyed at Rome of the plague, which was some helpe & comfort to þ^e Archb. For whō þ^e Archb. made Roger Norys Prior, agaynst the wylles of the Couent. MarginaliaThe secōd letter of Pope Clement to the Archbyshop.After this about the latter end of the same yeare Pope Clement sent down his Legate called Radulfus a Cardinall, to Cant. with an other letter more sharply written to the same effect vnto the Archb. Ex hist. Geruasij.

Furthermore, in the yeare next after, which was 1189. he wrote also the third letter to him. MarginaliaKyng Henry second dyeth.In þ^e which yeare also dyed kyng Henry 2. MarginaliaKyng Rich. 1. ioyneth with the Archb.After whom succeded kyng Richard his sonne, who ioynyng likewise with the Archbishop, tooke his part strongly agaynst the sayd Mōkes. At last, after much a do on both partes, and after great disturbance and imprisonyng diuers of the Monkes, kyng Richard preparyng his viage toward Hierusalem, and studiyng first to set peace betwene them, MarginaliaAgreement betwene the Archb. and Monkes of Cant. vpon what conditions.consulted and agreed with the Byshops and Abbats about a finall concord in this matter betwene the Archb. and Monkes of Cant. which at length on both partes was made, vpon these conuentions as folow. MarginaliaConditions of peace cōcluded.1. First, that Roger Norys should be deposed, whom the Archbyshop had made Prior agaynst their wylles. Whom the kyng then at the request of the Archb. promoted to be Abbat of Eusham. 2. Item, that the Archbyshop should plucke down his Chapell, which he builded in the suburbes of Cant. agaynst the mindes of the Monkes. 3. Itē, that the foresayd Monkes should make profession of their obedience & subiection to the Archb. as they had done to his other predecessors before hym. 4. Item, as touchyng all other complayntes and iniuries (except onely the Chapell, and deposition of Roger Norys the Prior) the Monkes should stand to the arbitrement of the kyng, of the Archb. and the Prelates. 5. Item, that þ^e Monkes kneelyng downe before the kyng in the Chapter house, should aske the Archb. forgyuenes. Which beyng done, they went altogether to the Church & sang Te Deū for this reformation of peace. Ex veteri Chronico manu scripto & ex Geruasio.MarginaliaEx libro anonimo. & ex hist. Geruasij monachi Cantuariensis.

The next day after the Archb. commyng into the Chapter, restored to þ^e Couēt their manours & farmesagayne: also discharged the Prior which he had made before, desiryng them likewise, that if he had offended them either in word or deede, they would from their hart remitte him. This reconciliation beyng made betwene the Archb. & the Couent, then the Archb. goyng about to dissolue þ^e building of his new Church, though he chaunged the place, yet thought not to chaunge his intent, MarginaliaAarchb. of Cant. purchaseth of the B. of Rochester, land in Lābeth to build hys house vpō.and therfore making exchaunge of landes with the Byshop and Monkes of Rochester, purchased of them their groūd in Lambeth. an. 1191. Which done, he came to his Clerkes whom he had placed to be Canons in his new Colledge of Hakynton, and wylled them to remoue all their goodes and furniture to Lambeth, ouer agaynst Westmynster, MarginaliaBaldewyn Archb of Cant. buildeth his house at Lambeth.where he erected for them an other Church, and there placed the sayd Canons. About which Colledge at Lambeth afterward much trouble lykewise ensued by þ^e styrryng of the sayd Monkes of Cant. in time of Hubert their Archb. in the reigne of the sayd kyng Richard and in þ^e yeare of our Lord. 1196. Furthermore after the deposing of Roger Norys Prior of Cant. aforesayd Baldewyn the Archb. enforced to graunt them an other Prior by the assent of the kyng and of the Couent, assigned Osbernus to be their Prior, who had taken part before with the Archb. but the Monkes not pleased with him, after the death of Baldewyne the Archb. remoued him agayne.

And thus haue you the tedious discourse of this Catholicke tragedy betwen the Monkes of Cant. & their Archb. scarse worth the rehearsall. Notwithstandyng this I thought to gyue the reader to see, of purpose: MarginaliaThree thynges to be obserued in this story of Canterbury monkes aboue rehearsed.first to shew forth vnto the world þ^e stoute sturdynes of this monkish generation, who professing profound humilitie in their coate, what litle humilitie they had in theyr hart, what pride and arrogancie in their cōuersation, MarginaliaHypocrisie in Mōkery.& what hypocrisie in their Religion, this one example amongest a thousand other may gyue some experience. MarginaliaKynges made slaues vnder the Pope.Secōdly, that þ^e posteritie now may see, how litle kings could them do in their owne Realmes, for the Pope. MarginaliaNo cōcord nor vnitie in Popishe Churches.And thirdly, to the entent it may more notoriously appeare to all readers, what strife and debate, what dissention and diuision, what litle vnitie and concorde hath alwayes folowed the Popes Catholicke Church, wheresoeuer the corrupt Religion and vsurped ambition of the Pope preuailed. For not to speake onely of this Monkish house of Cant. what Church Cathedral. collegiate, or conuētuall, what sea, Church, monastery or Chapell was vnder all the Popes gouernement, but euer there happened some variance either betwen the kyng and Archb. as betwene kyng William and Lancfranc, kyng Henry 1 and Anselme, kyng Stephen and Richard, kyng Henry 2. and Becket, kyng Iohn, and Steuen Langhton, kyng Henry 3. and Boniface. &c. or els betwene Archbyshop and Archb. for makyng profession, for carying the Crosse, for sittyng on the right hand of the Popes Legate &c. or els betwene Archbyshops and their Suffragans, or betwene Archbyshops and their Couētes, or betwene Byshops and Monkes, betwene Deane and the Chapter, betwene Monkes and secular Priestes, Monkes of one sort agaynst another, Friers of one order agaynst an other, studentes agaynst Friers, townes men agaynst scholers. &c. MarginaliaExamples prouyng what discord and how litle vnitie is in þ^e popes Church.As for example, what discord was betwene the Archb. of Cant. and Rich. Archbyshop of Yorke. Betwene Lancfrancus, and Archb. Thomas, betwene Theobalde Archb. of Cant. and Siluester Abbat of S. Austens, betwene Walter of Christes Church, and Siluester Abbat aforesayd, betwene William Archb. of Cant. and Ieremias Prior of Cant. an. 1144. betwen the Mōkes of Cant. and Odo their Prior for translatyng the Reliques of Dunstane, betwen kyng Stephen and Roger Bysh. of Salisbury, þ^e Bysh. of Lyncolne, & Roger B. of Ely his sonne, an. 1138. betwene Pope Innocent 2. and Anacletus the space of 7. yeares, the Cardinals for money (sayth Geruasius) some tyme holdyng with the one, some tyme with the other & at last the election