were wythin. Thus by falsehood and policie, when they had got this noble citie, they caried the kyngs corpes to Paris where they buried the same. MarginaliaThe number of the French souldiours in this siege destroyed.Of the whole number of the French souldiors which in this siege were destroyed by famine, pestilence, and drowning, be recounted mo then. 22000. Wherby saith the storye of Math. Paris. it may euidently appeare the warre was vniustly taken in hand, &c. Ex Mat. Paris.

MarginaliaThe incontinent lyfe of these Romishe prelates to be noted.After these things finished, and after the funeral of the king celebrated at Paris, it followeth more in the said history of Paris. that the sayd legate Romanus was vehemently suspected, and greuously infamed to abuse himselfe with Blauca the kyngs mother. Sed impiū est (saith he) hoc credere, qui æmuli eius hoc disseminauerūt. Benignus autem animus dubia in melius interpretatur. i. But it is vngodly to suspect any such thyng of hym, because his enemies so rumored þ^e same abroad, but a gētle mind expoundeth things doubtfull in the better part.

Marginalia1227.To passe further to the yeare next folowing, whiche was the 1227. of þ^e Lord: first is to be noted, that in this yere kyng Henry beginnyng to shoote vp to the xx. yeare of his age, came from Reding to London, where he begā to charge the citizens of London for old rekenyngs, namely for geuyng or lending 1000. markes to Lewes the French kyng at his departyng out of the realme, to the great preiudice of him and of his kyngdome. For the recompense wherof, they were constrayned to yeld to the kyng the full summe of the lyke money. MarginaliaThe king claimeth to be freed from gouernours and to be hys own man.That done, he remoued to Oxford where he assembled a great counsaile, there denouncing and protesting before them all, that he was come to sufficient age, no more to be vnder tutors and gouernours but to be hys owne man, requiryng to be freed from the custody of other. Whiche thyng beyng protested, and contraried forthwith: he, MarginaliaHubert the iustice made earle of Kent.by the counsaile of Hubert the chief iustice (whom he made then the earle of Kent) remoued from his company, the bishop of Winchester, and other vnder whom he was moderated. MarginaliaThe king vndoeth & dissolueth the liberties, which before he graunted.And immediatly in the same counsaile, by the sinister persausion of some, doth adnihilate and make voyde the charters, and liberties before by him graunted, pretendyng this colour: for that they had ben graunted and sealed in the tyme of hys minoritie, at what tyme he had the rule neither of him selfe, nor of hys seale. Wherupon much mutteryng and murmuryng was amōg the multitude. Who did all impute the cause to Hubert þ^e iustice. MarginaliaPractises of princes to fet in money.Moreouer it was the same tyme proclaimed, that who soeuer had any charter, or gift sealed vnder the time of þ^e kings minoritie, they should come and renew the same agayne vnder þ^e new seale of þ^e kyng, knowyng otherwise that þ^e thyng should stand in no effect. And finally for renewing of their seales, were taxed not accordyng to their abilitie, but accordyng as it pleased the iustice and other to leuie them.

Moreouer beside this generall subsidie of the fyftene graunted to the kyng through the whole realme, and beside also the contribution of the Londiners, diuers other parcels and payments he gathered through seuerall places: as of þ^e burgesses of Northāpton he required a thousand and 200. markes, for his helpyng of them, and so of other lykewyse. All thys preparation of money was made toward þ^e furnishyng of his viage to recouer Normandie. MarginaliaThe citizens of Londō freed from tole through all England.
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Ex Fabia. part. 7.And yet because he would gratifie the citie of London againe with some pleasure: he graunted the citizens therof should passe tole free (saythFabian) through all England. And if of any citie, borough, or towne they were constreined at any tyme to pay their tole, then the shyriffes of London to atache euery man cōming to Lōdon of the sayd citie, borough, or towne: and him and his goods to with hold, till the Londiners were agayne restored of all such mony payd for the said tole, w^t al costes and damages susteined for the same. Ex Fabia.

I declared before, how after þ^e death of Honorius, succeded pope Gregory the x. betwene MarginaliaSeditiō by the Romanes and the pope.the whiche Gregory and the people of Rome, this yeare, fell a great sedicion. In somuch þ^t about þ^e feast of Easter, they thrust þ^e pope out of the citie, pursuing hym vnto his castell at Viterbium. Where also they inuaded him so valiantly, þ^t they chased hym to Perusium. Thē hauing no other remedy wherewith to reuenge his persecutors, fiersly did excommunicate them. Ex Mat. Paris. pag. 69.

MarginaliaThe popes church may be iudged by theyr dissention and schisme.¶ Here, by the way, is to be obserued and considered Christian reader, not onely by this seditiō, but by so many other schismes, diuisions, tumultes, fightinges, brawles and contentions, in the churche of Rome from þ^e first beginning of the popes vsurped power: and that not onely within the citie of Rome, but vniuersally almost in all popishe monasteries colleges, churches, and couents vnder the pope subiected, continually reignyng amongest them, what is to be thought of their religiō and holynes, MarginaliaNo peace in the popes church.hauing so litle peace, so great disquietnes, dissētions, and wranglyng amongest them, as in storyes both manifest it is to behold, and wonderous to consider.

And for as much, I haue entred here into the mention of this schismaticall commotion betwene the Pope and hys Citizens: it foloweth moreuer in the history of Parisiensis, who maketh relatiō of a lyke brawlyng matter, MarginaliaDissention betwene the prior & couent of Durham, & the king.whiche befell the same yeare and tyme. an. 1228. betwene the prior and couent of Durham, and this Kyng Henry the iij. vpon this occasion. After the death of Richard bishop of Durham, the prior and chapter of þ^e sayd churche, came to the Kyng to obteyne license for the electyng of their Byshop: The kyng offered to them one Lucas a chaplaine of hys, requiryng them instantly to elect him for their Byshop. To this the monkes aunswered, þ^t they would receaue no man, but by their order of canonicall election. MarginaliaCanonical election.Meanyng belyke by their canonicall election that is, whē as they electe either some monke out of their own company, or els some monkysh priest, after their owne likyng. Contrary, the kyng agayn sendeth worde vnto them & bound it w^t an othe, that they should tarye vij. yeares without a Bishop, vnlesse they woulde admitte the foresayd Lucas to that place of that dignitie. All which notwithstandyng, the monkes procedyng in their election, refused the sayd Lucas, and preferred an other clerke of theirs, named William archdeacon of Worcester, and hym they presented to the kyng. But the kyng bringing in exceptions and causes agaynst the partie, would not admitte hym. MarginaliaThe monks of Dyrham send to Rome agaynst the king.Then the monkes in all hasty spede sent vp to Rome certayne of their couent, to haue their election ratified, by the autoritie Apostolicall. On the other side the king lykewise hearyng, sendeth also to Rome agaynst the monkes, the byshop of Chester, and the prior of Lētonie on his behalfe, to withstand the purpose of the monkes. MarginaliaAppellatiō to Rome, agaynst the kyng.
Ex Math. Parisiens.And so the matter beyng trauised with great altercation on both sides, did hang in suspense, sayth mine autor, til at length thus it was concluded, betwene both: that neither master Wilham, nor yet Lucas should be taken, but that Richard Bishop of Sarum should be translated to Durham and be byshop there. an. 1228. Ex Mat. Paris.

MarginaliaAn other contention betwen the monkes of Couētry, & the chanōs of LichfieldThe like stirre also happened both the same yeare and for the lyke matter, betwene the monkes of Couentry, and the canons of Lichfielde, about chusyng of their bishop, whiche of them should haue the superiour voyce, in the election of their prelate. After much a do, the cause at lēgth being hoysted vp to Rome, had this determination: that the monkes of Couentry, and the churche of Lychfield should chuse their bishop by course, ech part keping his turne thone after thother: prouided notwithstādyng, that the prior of Couentry should alwayes haue the first voyce in euery election, where as the old custome was, sayth myne autor, that the couent with the prior of Couentry was wont to haue the whole election of þ^e Bishop w^tout the canons. This was, an. 1228. Ex Paris. pag. 68.MarginaliaEx Mat. Parisiens. Pasg. 68.