the Emperour Fridericke, he would bridle the insolēt pride of England wel enough.

Marginaliaan. 1246After this Councell ended, in the begynnyng of the next yeare folowyng, an. 1246. Pope Innocent came to Cluniacke, where was then appointed a secret meetyng or colloquie betwene the Pope and Lewes the French kyng (who was then preparyng his viage to Ierusalem): MarginaliaThe Pope stirreth Lewes the french king to warre against the king of England.in which colloquie the Pope sought by all meanes to persuade the French kyng, in reuengement of his iniurie, to warre contra Regulum (as hee termed him) that is agaynst the weake and feeble kyng of England, either to driue him out vtterly from his kyngdome, or els so damnifie him, wherby he should be constrayned, whether he would or no, to stoupe to the Popes will and obedience. Wherin he also would assiste hym with all the authoritie he could do. MarginaliaLewes the French king refuseth to warre against England.Neuertheles the French kyng to this would not agree, first for the consanguinitie that was betwene thē (for there ij. Queenes were sisters.) Also for the truce that they had takē. Thirdly, for feare of þ^e Emperour, lest he should take his part. Item, for that it could not be without the spillyng of much Christen bloud. And lastly because he was preparyng his viage to the holy land, where his comming was already looked for. And thus the French kyng denying the Popes bloudy request, refused not onely to enter warre agaynst the kyng and Realme of England, but also shortly after concluded with hym lōger truce. an. 1246. Ex Mat. Paris. fol. 196. b.

MarginaliaThe first yeares fruites for vij. yeares gathered of all benefices for the Archb. of Cant.Straight vpō the necke of this, folowed then the exaction of Boniface Archb. of Cant. that he had bought of the pope: which was to haue the first yeares fruites of all benefices and spirituall liuynges in England for the space of vij. yeares together, vntill þ^e summe should come of x. thousand markes. Whereat the kyng first was greatly agreeued. But in conclusion he was fayne at last to agree with the Archbishop and so the money was gathered. Paris. fol. 197.

MarginaliaThe Prelates of England charged to find horse & harnes for the Popes warres.Ouer and besides all other exactions, wherwith the Pope miserably oppressed the Church of Englād, this also is not to be silenced, how the Pope sendyng down his letters from the sea Apostolicke, charged and commaunded the Prelates to finde him, some x. some v. and some xv. able men well furnished with horse & harnes, for one whole yeare, to fight in the popes warres. MarginaliaA subtile practise of þ^e Pope.And lest the kyng should haue knowledge therof, it was enioyned thē, vnder payne of excommunicatiō, that they should reueale it to none, but to kepe it secret onely to them selues. Paris. fol. 200.

MarginaliaThe Popes bayte layd for more money.The Pope yet notwithstandyng partly beyng labored by suters, partly of his owne minde thinkyng good somewhat to giue to the kyng and people of England, as fathers are wont to giue some thyng to their babes to play with all to keepe them still, sent downe this releasement to the king, that hereafter when soeuer any of þ^e Popes nephewes, or of his Cardinals were to be beneficed in any Church of England, either he, or the Cardinals should first make the kyng priuy therof, and instantly craue his good will in obteinyng the procuration, or els the same to stand in no effect. &c. Paris. fol. 202. howbeit all this semed to be done but of a policie, to get the kynges fauour, wherby he might be suffered more freely to passe with greater exactions, as afterward appeared.

MarginaliaA new law of the Pope, to season vpon all the goods of the clergie men that die in testate.For when the foresayd Pope Innocent had knowledge the same tyme of certeine rich Clerkes leauyng great substaunce of money, which died intestate, as of one Rob. Hailes Archdeacon of Lyncolne, which dyed leauing thousāds of Markes & much plate behind him, all which because no wil was made, came to temporall mēs hāds: MarginaliaA note of certayne ecclesiasticall persons dying in England worth great substāce.also of M. Almarike Archdeacō of Bedford, beyng found worth a great substaūce, when he dyed: & likewise of an other M, Iohn Hotosp Archdeacon of Northāpton, who dyed sodenly intestate, leauyng behind him v. thousand markes, & xxx. standyng peeces of plate, with other infinite iewels besides: sent forth vpōthe same a statute, to be proclaymed in England, that what soeuer Ecclesiasticall person henceforth should decease in England intestate, that is, without makyng his will, all his goodes should redoūd to the Popes vse. Paris. fol. 203.

MarginaliaSixe thousand markes to be gathered of the clergie of Englād for the Pope.Furthermore the Pope yet not satisifed withall this, addresseth new letters to the Byshop of Winchester and to W. Byshop of Norwich, for gatheryng vp amongest the Clergy, and religious houses in England vj. thousand markes to the behoufe of the holy mother the Church, without any excuse or delay, by vertue of obedience. Which tallage beyng greatly grudged of the Clergy, when it came to the kynges eare, he eftsoones directeth contrary letters to all the Prelates and euery one of them, MarginaliaThe king beginneth to gainstād the Pope, but durst not hold out.commaundyng them, vppon forfetyng their temporalties to þ^e kyng, that no such subsidie of money should be gathered or transported out of the Realme. But the Pope agayn hearyng therof, in great anger writeth to the Prelates of Englād, that this collection of money, vpon payne of excommunication and suspension should be prouided, and brought to the new Temple in Londō, by the feast of the Assumption next ensuyng.

MarginaliaThe Pope in a chafe.And furthermore, for asmuch as he perceaued the king to go about to gaynstand his procedynges, taking therat great disdayne, he was about þ^e same tyme to interdict the whole land. To whom then one of his Cardinals, called Ioannes Anglicus, an Englishmā borne, speaking for the Realme of Englād, MarginaliaThe wordes of Ioannes Anglicus, Cardinall to þ^e Pope.desired his fatherhode, for Gods cause, to mitigate his modie ire, & with the bridle of temperaunce to assuage the passion of his minde: which (sayd he) to tell you plaine, is here styrred vp to much w^tout cause. Your fatherhode (quoth he) may consider, that these dayes be euill. MarginaliaThe miserable troubles of Christendome.First the holy land lyeth in great perils to be lost. All the Greeke Church is departed from vs. Fridericke the Emperour is agaynst vs, the mightest Prince this day in all Christendome. Both you and we, which are the peeres of the Church are banished from the Papall sea, thrust out of Rome, yea excluded out of all Italy. Hungary with all the coastes borderyng about it, looketh for nothyng but vtter subuersion by the Tartarians. Germanie is wasted and afflicted with inward warres and tumultes. Spayne is fierce and cruell agaynst vs, euen to the cuttyng out of the Byshops tounges. MarginaliaOf Spain he mocketh because the king of Aragonne a litle before had cut of the tongue of a certayne Bish. that did reprehend him. Paris. fol. 206.Fraunce by vs is so impouerished, that it is brought to beggary, which also conspireth agaynst vs. Miserable England beyng so often plagued by our manifold inuiries, MarginaliaEngland well compared to Balaams Asse.euen much like to Balaames Asse, beaten and bounst with spurres and staues, begynneth at length to speake and complayne of her vntolerable griefes and burdens, beyng so weryed and damnified, that she may seme past all recouery: And we after the maner of Ismaell hatyng all men, prouoke all men to hate vs. &c. Ex Paris. fol. 207.

MarginaliaPower geuen to the Bish. of Worcester to interdict the lande.For all these wordes of Ioan. Anglicus his Cardinall, the Popes cholerike passion could not yet be appeased, but forthw^t he sendeth cōmaundemēt with full authoritie to the Bishop of Worcester, that in case the kyng would not spedely surcease his rebellion agaynst his Apostolicall procedynges, he should interdict his land. MarginaliaThe king fayne to relent to the Pope.So that in conclusion, the king for all his stoute entreprise was fayne to relent at last, and the Pope had his money. an. 1246. Ex Paris. fol. 204.

MarginaliaOf this deuision betwene the Greeke church and þ^e latin read before pag.Ye heard before of the Greke Churches vnder the Empire of Constātinople, how they sequestred them selues from the company of the Romish Church. In somuch that Germanus the Patriarch of Constantinople, and the Archbishop of Antioch did excommunicate the Byshop of Rome. And after the sayd Germanus an other Archbyshop of Constantinople at the Coūcell of Lyons protested, that where as before were xxx. Suffragans belonging to that prouince, now there were not iij. that held with the Church of Rome. And this breach, albeit it chiefly braste out in the tyme of