MarginaliaStephen Langhton archbishop dyed. The chapters in the Bible first distincted by Steaphē Langhton.In the which yere died Stephā Langhton archbishop of Cāt. by whō (as is recorded by Nich. Triuet) the chapters of the Bible, in that order and number, as we now vse them were first distincted: The sayd Langthon also, made postiles vpō the whole Bible. The same moreouer builded the new hall in the palace of Canterbury.

MarginaliaRichard archbishop elect, in his iourney cōming from Rome diedAfter the death of this Langhton, insued an other variance about the election of the Archbyshop of Cant. betwene the monkes of Canterbury and the king. The perturbation wherof as it was no lesse seditious, so the determination of the same was much more costly. After þ^e death of Stephā Langhton, the monks of Cant. obtaynyng licence of the king to procede in þ^e election of a new Archbyshop, did chuse one of their owne societie named master Walter Hemesham. MarginaliaAn other cōtentious dissention betwen the monkes of Cant. and king Hērye the. 3.Whō when the mōkes had presented to the kyng, he after long deliberation, began to obiect agaynst that election, saying: MarginaliaObiections laid against the new archbishopfirst þ^t the monkes had elected such one as neither was profitable to him nor to his kingdome. Secondly, he obiected agaynst the partie elect, that his father was conuict of felony, and hāged for þ^e same. Thirdly, þ^t he stoode in causes against his father K. Iohn in the tyme of þ^e interdict. Moreouer the bishops his suffragans charged the partie elect, that he had lyen with a certayne nonne, and had children by her: addyng farther, that the electiō of the Archbishop was without their presence, which ought not to be. &c. MarginaliaAppeale sued to Rome.But þ^e archbishop agayne stoutly standyng to his election, appealed vp to Rome, and eftsones taking with him certayne monkes presēted him selfe to the popes owne proper person, there to sue his appeale: instātly intreating, that his election might stand confirmed by his authoritie pontificall. But the Pope, vnderstandyng that the sayd election was resisted by the kyng and the Byshops, differred the matter, till he did here farther of þ^e certeintie therof. The kyng & the bishops hauyng intelligence þ^t the archbishop w^t his monks were gone to Rome, thought good to articulate the foresayd obiectiōs aboue alledged in writyng: & sealing the same w^t the seales both of þ^e king & of þ^e bishops to exhibite them to the bishop of Rome. The messēgers of these letters were þ^e bishop of Rochester, of Chester, & the archdeacō of Bedford master Ihon &c. MarginaliaK. Henry sendeth to the pope.Who cōmyng to Rome, and exhibityng their message w^t their letters vnto the pope (consideration beyng had vpon the same) were commaunded to wayte attendaunce agaynst the next day after Ashewedēsday: then to haue a resolute aunswere concernyng the cause, whiche was þ^e second day of March, the yeare next folowyng vidz. an. 1229. In the meane seasō, the kings proctors ceased not with all instance to labour the pope and his cardinals to be fauourable to the kynges side. But findyng thē somwhat hard and strait in the matter (as is þ^e guise of that court) they began to misdoubt there spedyng. Wherfore cōsultyng together with them selues vpō the premisses, they came to the pope, MarginaliaTithe of all moueable goods in England & Ireland, promised to the pope for graunting the kings sutepromisyng in the kyngs behalfe, to be geuen & graunted to hym out of the realmes both of England and Scotland the tith or tenthe parte of all the goodes within the sayd realmes moueable, to sustein his warres against the Emperour, so þ^t he would incline fauourably to the kyngs sute and petition herin. At dominus papa (sayth Parisien.) MarginaliaO Auri sacra fames.
It is pitye, the pope will take no bribes.qui rebellem Imperatorem super omnia æstuabat deijcere, tantis promissionibus exhilerat⁹ trahitur ad consensum. That is, but the pope (saith the autor) which boyled with desire aboue all measure, to haue the Emperour his enemy cast down: beyng chered with so great promises, graunted hys consent to them: who sittyng then in hys consistory had these wordes, as here folowe.

MarginaliaThe Popes answere to the election of Walter archbishop of Cant.There hath come alate to our intelligence, the election of a certaine monke named Walter, to be Archbishop of Cant. wherupon after that we hard and aduised as well those things, which the sayd monke hath said for him selfe, and for his election: as also on the contraryside, the obiections and exceptions of the bishops of England alledging against him, and agaynst his electiō: Namely of the bishop of Chester, þ^e bishop of Rochester, and Ihon Archdeacon of Bedford: we vpon the same committed the examination touching the person of the man, vnto our reuerēd brethren, L. Cardinall Albane, L. Cardinal Thomas de Sabina, and maister Peter. And whē the foresayd electe commyng before them was asked of thē, first concernyng þ^e lordes descending into hell, whether he descended in flesh, or without his flesh, he aunswered not well. Item, beyng asked touching the makyng of the body of Christ on the aulter, he aunswered lykewise not soundly: Beyng asked moreouer, how Rachell wept for her children, she beyng dead before, he aunswered not well. Item beyng asked concerning the sentence of excommunicatiō denounced against the order of law, he aunswered not well. MarginaliaNo, but when your darlyng T. Becket came, he was heard without such excōmunications.Agayne being required of matrimony, of one of þ^e maried parties be an infidele, & do depart, he aunswered thereto not well. Vpon these articles he was (as is sayd) diligently examined of the cardinals to the which (we say) he aunswered not onely well, but also very ill. For so much therfore, as þ^e church of Cant. is a noble churche, and requireth a noble prelate, a man discrete, and modest, and such as ought to be taken out of the bosome of the church of Rome: and forasmuch as this new elect (whome not onely here were pronounce to be vnworthye, but also should saye more of him, yf wee would procede with hym by the rigour of law) is so insufficient, that he oughte not to bee admitted to suche a roume: MarginaliaThe election of Walter archbishop of Cāt. dissolued of the pope for the kings monye.we do vtterly infringe, annihilate, and euacuate his election alwayes reseruing to our selues the prouisiō of the sayd church. Hæc ex Mat. Paris. ad verbum.

Thus the election of Walter beyng frustrate and dissolued, the kyngs procurators bringing forth the letters of the kyng and of the suffraganes of the church of Canterbury, MarginaliaRichard Chaūcelor of Lyncolne cōmēded to the pope to be archbyshop of Cant.presented the same vnto the pope for the ratification of Richard chauncelor of Lincolne, to be appoynted archbishop of Canterbury, whome they wyth great commendation of wordes did set forth to be a mā of profound learnyng and knowledge: of an honest conuersation: and which was greatest of all, that he was a man much for the profite of the church of Rome, as also for the realme of England. MarginaliaRichard made archb. of Cant. by the pope without election.And thus the sayd Rychard beyng commended to the pope by the letters procuratory of the kyng, and of the bishops: had the consent of the pope and of the Cardinals, and so was made byshop of Cant. before he was elected. MarginaliaThe effect of the popes letters to the suffragans of Canterbury.Wherupon the sayde pope Gregory in hys behalfe directeth down his letters to al and singulare suffraganes of the church of Cant. declaryng thus,MarginaliaThe pope beginneth fyrst with a lye.and beginnyng first with a lye, that for so much as by the fulnes of ecclesiasticall power, þ^e charge of pastorall office is committed to hym in general vpon all churches: he therfore for the sollicitude he heareth as wel to all other churches in generall, as in special to the metroplitane churche of Cant. repudiatyng and disanullyng the former election of Walter the monke, vpon iust causes: hath prouided for that see, a man as in all other good giftes perfecte and excellent, by the reporte of them that know hym: so for that function very fytte and commodious: and willeth & cōmaundeth them & all other by his autoritie Apostolicall, with all deuout reuerence to receiue hym ,and humbly to obey him, &c. which was an. 1229. Ex parisMarginaliaEx Math. Paris.

These things thus finished at Rome, the pope forgettyng þ^e swete promises made of the english siluer, which he so gredely gaped for, omittyng neither tyme nor diligēce in all spedy wise sēdeth to the kyng of Englād maister Stephen his own chaplen & trusty legate, to require and collect the foresaid tithes of all the moueable goods both of England, Ireland, and Wales, which were promised to hym before, MarginaliaThis was a deare archb. of Cant. broughte with the tithes of all Englād.therewith to maintayne his warre against Friderike the Emperour. And to the intente he