agayne into the Church, from whence he was taken. MarginaliaHubert againe takē out of the Church, and brought in agayne.Which when the keepers denied to do, saying that they would rather that he should hange then they, then the Bishop gaue sentence agaynst them of excommunication. Which done, he with the Bishop of London and other Bishops, goeth immediatly to the kyng, complaynyng of the iniurie done to Hubert, and especially of the contumely against holy Church: neither would they leaue the kyng, before they had obtained that he should be reduced agayne into the Church, and so he was. It was not long after, but the kyng in great displeasure sendeth to the Sheriffe of the shyre to keepe him well watched in the Church, till either he came forth, or there perished with famine.

MarginaliaHubert deliuered out of prison and caried in Walles.It befell in the meane season that great dissension rose betwene the kyng and the nobles of his Realme, by reason wherof Hubert was taken and caried away by Richard Earle Marshall, into Walles, and there remained till the kyng at length was reconciled with his nobles, and so receaued with the rest, the sayd Hubert agayne into his fauour Ex Math. Parisi. Ex Flor. Hist. Of the which dissension more shalbe shewed (Christ willyng) hereafter.

MarginaliaRoger Byshop of Lōdō goeth to Rome to purge him selfe before the popeAs the begynnyng of this trouble of Hubert first sprang of vexyng the Popes barnes: so likewise Roger Bishop of London suspected for the same cause, was enforced to trauaile vp to Rome, there to purge him selfe before the Pope. Where after much money consumed, and robbed also by the way, he gat nothing els, but lost his labour, and so came home againe. MarginaliaAgaynst vsurers.Who then doyng the part of a good Bishop, after his returne from Rome attempted to expell and exclude out of his Dioces, all these Italian vsurers called, as is before sayd, Caursini. These Caursinites cōmyng with the Popes Legates into England, and lending their money to Religious houses, to Colleges, and Churches, had their debters to them bound in such sort, as was much vantishable to thē, and much iniurious vnto the other, as in the forme of their obligations in the storie of Mathew pariens. is largely expressed fol. 65. MarginaliaVsurers excōmunicate and expelled by the Byshop of Lōdon.Against these Caursinites the Bishop of London beyng worthely inflamed with zeale of iustice, first with louyng admonition went about to reclame them, for the wealth of their soules, afterward with sharper wordes began to charge them. But they neither regarding Christian counsaile, and despising the Byshops threatnynges, would not leaue the sweetnes of their occupation. MarginaliaExcommunication well vsed agaynst vsurers.Wherfore the Byshop proceding to the sentence of excommunication, precisely and districtly charged them to departe his Dioces. But they agayn being confident and emboldened vpon the popes defense, not onely set at light his excommunicatiō, but also wrought such wayes with the Pope, that they caused the sayd Bishop of London, being both aged & sickely, to be cited perēptorely to appeare beyond the Seas, there to aunswere to such obiections, as they should inferre against him. And thus the Bishop minding rather to couer, then to open the faultes of the Church, & partly beyng let with infirmitie and age, was compelled to let the cause fall.

And thus much of the Popes Marchantes here in England, which were not so busie here for their part, but the Pope the great master of these marchant vsurers, was as busie for his. And although his barnes here in England were destroyed, and his banke something decayed, yet he thought to wynne it vp an other way: MarginaliaThe generall visitatiō of the Pope, through all religious houses.for he proclaymed the same yeare a generall visitation through all the Religious houses exempt or not exempt vniuersally perteining to his iurisdiction, where by the cruel dealyng of the visitours many were compelled to appeale & to trauaile vp to Rome, to the great expenses of their money, and filling the Popes coffers. But as touching this visitation, to make short, (sayth the story) MarginaliaEx Paris.it tendeth not to any reformation so much, as to the deformation of the vniuersall order, Dum omnes quiin diuersis orbis partibus vnicam Benedicti secuti fuerant regulam, per nouas constitutiones ita inueniantur vbiq; discordes, quòd ex omnibus cœnobijs, vel alijs religiosorum Ecclesijs vix dua habeātur in norma viuendi concordes. i. While all they, which before throughe all partes of the world folowed onely the rule of Benedict, MarginaliaThe great diuersitie among all religious orders, noted.now through new deuised constitutions are found in all places to deuided and diuers, that of all monasteries, and other Churches of Religion, scarse may two be found, which do agree in one rule and institution of life. &c.

All this while that Hubert aboue mentioned was secluded from the king, Peter B. of Winchester bare all the rule, and aboue all other he alone was accepted. This Byshop beyng in such principall fauour with the king, as by whose counsaile all thinges were administred, remoued the naturall seruitours that were Englishmē, out of their offices, and placed other straūgers, named of Pictauia, & of other coūtreis in their rowme. MarginaliaAnno. 1233.
Old seruitores of the kyng put out & discharged.Amōg whom was thrust out William the Vndermarshal, which supplied the rowme of Richard Lord great Marshall of England: for the which cause the sayd Lord Richard was mightly offended. Also Walter Treasurer of the kinges house was not onely expelled, but also marsed at an hundreth pound, & put from all his holdes and munitions, which he had by the kings patent graūted to him,

Moreouer by the counsaile of the said Bish. of Winchester all the old counsaillours as well Bishops, as other Earles and Barons, and all the nobles were reiected from the king in such sort, that he would heare and folow no mans counsaile but onely the said Peter Bishop of Winchester and his cosine Peter de Ryuallis. Wherby it came to passe that all the greatest holdes & munitions in the Realme were taken from the old kepers, & committed to the custodie of the said Peter. Thē the Bishop of Winchester to plante and pitch him selfe more strongly in the kinges fauour, adioyned to his felowship Stephen Segraue succeding in the place of Hubert the Iustice: also Robert Passelew, who had the keping of the treasure vnder the foresayd Peter Riuall. So by these three all the affaires of the Realme were ordered. MarginaliaThe kyng forsaketh his nobles & sticketh to straungers.Moreouer to make their partie more sure, by them was prouided, that souldiours and seruitours frō beyond the Sea, as Pictauians and Britons were sent for, to the number of two thousand, which were placed partly about the kyng, partly were set in Castles and holdes within the Realme, and had the ouersight and gouernement of the Shyres and Baronies, who then oppressed the nobles of the land, accusing them to the kyng for traytours: whom the simple kyng did lightly beleue, committing to them the custodie of his Treasures, the sitting in iudgementes, and the doyng in all thinges: And when the nobles thus oppressed came to complaine of their iniuries to the kyng, by the meanes of the Bishop of Winchester, their cause was nothyng regarded. In somuch that the said Winchester moreouer accused certaine Bishps also to the king, so that he did flye and shunne them as open traytours & rebels.

MarginaliaRichard Earle Marschall admonisheth the kyng.These thinges standing thus out of order, Richard the noble Marshall of England, with other of the nobles ioynyng with him, seyng these oppressions & iniuries dayly growyng contrary to the lawes and wealth of the realme, came to the king, and blamed him for reteinyng such peruerse counsaile about him of the Pictauians and other foreners, to the great preiudice of his naturall subiectes, and of the liberties of the Realme, humbly desiring & beseching him, that he with asmuch spede as might be, would reforme and redresse such excesses, wherby the whole Realme semed to lye in daunger of subuersion. Otherwise if he refused to see correctiō therof, he with other pieres and nobles, would with draw them selues frō his counsaile so long as he mayn-