teined the societie of those foreners and straungers about hym.

MarginaliaThe disdainfull answere of the Bis. of Winchester to the Nobles.To this Peter Winchester aunsweryng agayne, sayd: that the king right well might call vnto him what foreners and straūgers him lysted, for the defense both of his kyngdome and of his crown: and what number of them he would, as by whō he might be able to bridle his proud and rebellious subiectes, and so to kepe thē in awe and good order. Whē the Earle and the nobles could get no other aunswere of him, in great pertubation they departed, promising among them selues, in in this cause which so touched the state of the whole, they would constantly ioyne together to the partyng of their lyfe.

MarginaliaWicked coūsaile about a kyng.After this, the foresayd Petrus Byshop of Winchester with his complices, ceased not by all meanes to inflame the kyngs hart to hatred and contempt of his naturall people, whom they so vehemētly peruerted, that he countyng them no other then his enemies, sought by all diligence the vtter destruction of them: sendyng dayly for mo garisons of the Pictauians, that in short space they replenished welnere the whole land, whose defense the kyng onely trusted vnto: MarginaliaPetrus de Rupibus Byshop of Wint. peruerter of the kyng.neither was any thing disposed in the Realme but through the guidyng of this Peter, and of the Pictauians.

The kyng thus garded and strengthned with these foreine alians and straungers, proclaimed a Parlamēt to be holden at Oxford, where the nobles were warned to be present. They considering the indignation of the kyng conceiued, would not appeare. Agayne they were required the first, second, & third tyme to present them selues. The assembly proceded, but they came not, for whom þ^e kyng looked. In this assembly or Parlament it was playnly told the kyng by a Dominicke Frier preachyng before him, that vnlesse he remoued from him the Bishop of Winchester and Peter Riuall his kinsmā, he should neither could long enioy peace in his kyngdome. This although it was bluntly spokē of the Frier agaynst the Bishop: yet this remedy he had: The Frier had nothyng to lose. MarginaliaA mery Apophthegma of the kynges chaplaine.Yet was there an other Chappleine of the Court, who perceauyng the kyng somewhat mitigated by the former preachyng, & after a courslyke dexteritie handlyng his matter, beyng a pleasaunt conceited man, thus merely came to the king, askyng a question, what was the thyng most pernitious and daungerous of all other thynges to them that trauaile by the Seas? That, sayd the kyng, is best knowen to such as trauaile in that kynd of trafficke. Nay, sayth he, this is easie to be told. They demaundyng what it was: forsoth (quoth he) stones & rockes, alludyng merely, but yet truly to the Bishop of Winchester, whose name and surname was Petrus de Rupibus For so Petræ in Latin signifieth stones, and Rupes rockes. Notwithstandyng the kyng either not perceauyng the meanyng, or not amendyng the fault, agayne signifieth to his nobles, to speake with hym at Westminster. But they fearyng some trayne to be laid for them, refused to appeare: sendyng playne word to the kyng by solēne message, MarginaliaThe message of the nobles to the kyng.that his grace without all delay would seclude from him Peter B. of Winchester & other alians of Pictauia, or if he would not, they with the common assent of the Realme, would displace hym with his wicked counsaillours from hys kyngdome, and haue within them selues tractation for chusing a new kyng.

The kyng at the hearyng of this message beyng mightly moued, partly to feare, partly to indignation, especially hauing the late example of kyng Iohn his father before his eyes, was cast in great perplexitie, doubting what was best to be done. But Winchester with his wicked coūsaile so wrought with the king, that he proceded with all seueritie agaynst them: MarginaliaWarre raised by the king again his nobles.In somuch that in short tyme the sparkles of poysoned counsayle kyndlyng more and more, grew to a sharpe battaile betwene the kyng, and Richard Earle Marshall, with o-ther nobles, to þ^e great disquietnes of þ^e whole realme. MarginaliaGreat thunders & floodes in England.The which warre before was presignified by terrible thunderyng and lightenyng heard all England ouer in the moneth of March, with such aboundance of raine and floudes growyng vppon the same, as cast downe milnes, ouercouered the fieldes, threw downe houses, and did much harme through the whole Realme.

To prosecute here at large the whole discourse of this warre betwene the kyng and Earle Marshall, which continued nere the space of two yeares, to declare all the partes and circumstaunces therof, what trouble it brought, what damage it wrought to the whole Realme, what traynes were layd, what slaughter of men, what wast of whole coūtreis ensued from Walles vnto Shrewsbery, how the Marshall ioyned him selfe with Leoline Prince of Walles, how the Pictauians were almost all slaine and destroyed, how the kyng was distressed, what forgerie wyly Winchester wrought by the kynges letters to entrappe the Marshal, and to betray him to the Irishmen, among whom he was at length slayne, all this I referre to other authours, who at large do entreate of the same, as Math. Pariens. Florilegus and such other. This is to be noted and obserued (which rather perteineth to our Ecclesiasticall history) to see what sedition and continuall disquietnes was in those dayes among all Christē people almost, beyng vnder the Popes Catholicke obedience. But especially to marke the corrupt doctrine then reignyng, it is to be meruailed, or rather lamentated, to see the king, and the people then so blinded in the principall point & Article of their saluation, MarginaliaMonasteries builded pro redemptione anima.as we find in stories which makyng mention of a house or Morasterie of Conuertes builded the same yeare by the king at London, do expresse in playne wordes, that he then did it Pro redemptione animæ suæ, & Regis Ioannis patris sui, & omnium antecessorum suorum. i. For the redemption of his soule, of the soule of kyng Iohn his father, and for þ^e soules of al his aūciters &c. wherby may be vnderstand in what palpable darkenes of blind ignoraunce the sely soules redemed by Christ, were then inwrapped, which did not know, nor yet were taught the right doctrine and first principles of their redemption. Ex Mat. Pariens. pag. 86.

MarginaliaIohn Archb. of Cant. elected by the chapter and agayn vnelected by the Pope.Mention was made a litle before pag. 358. of dissoluyng the election of Iohn Priour of Cāterbury, which was chosen by the Monkes to be Archbyshop of the sayd Church of Canterbury, but by the Pope was defeited. After whom one Iohn Blund was elected, who trauailyng vp to Rome this yeare an. 1233. to be confirmed of the Pope, was also repealed and vnelected agayne, for that it was thought in England, and so complayned of to the Pope, that he had receaued of Peter Bishop of Winchester a thousand markes, and had an other thousand promised him of the sayd Winchester. MarginaliaCorruption of bribes.Who by his money thought to make hym of his side, and also wrote to the Emperour to helpe forward hys promotion in the Court of Rome. Notwithstandyng both he with his geuyng, and the other with hys takyng of bribes were both detected and disapointed of their purpose. For the Pope hatyng then the Emperour, for the same cause admitted not the election, pretendyng the cause, for that he was proued to hold two benefices without his dispensation. MarginaliaEdmund Archbishop of Canterbury.After whom by the commaundement of the Pope one Edmund Chanon of Salisbury was ordeined Archbishop, and had hys Palle sent to him frō the Pope. MarginaliaSanct. Edmūde. Canonised.Which Edmund after for his vertues was Canonised of the Popish Monkes there for a saint, and called S. Edmund. MarginaliaRob. Grosted made Byshop of Lyncolne.About which tyme also Robert Grosted was made B. of Lyncolne.

This Edmund accompanied with other Byshops, during this trouble betwene the kyng and his nobles, beyng in counsail at Westmynster, in þ^e yere next insuyng, which was. Marginaliaan. 1234.1234. came vttering their mynd boldly in the name of þ^e Lordes, & declaring vnto þ^e king as became his faythful seruants, þ^t his counsail, which thē