MarginaliaThe saying of Anselme pondered.sinne in hell, then in heauen with sinne. Which saying and wish of hys (if it were hys) may seme to proceede out of a mynd neyther speakyng orderly accordyng after þ^e phrase and vnderstandyng of the scripture, nor yet sufficiently acquaynted wyth the iustification of a christen mā. Further they report hym to be so farre from singularitie: MarginaliaThe vice of singularitiethat he should say it was the vyce, which thrust the aungels first out of heauen, and man out of paradise.

MarginaliaAnselme ill willing to take the archishoprick. Canterbury first geuen to the archbish. wholy. Strife and contention betwene the kyng and Anselmus.Of thys Anselme it is moreouer reported, that he was so ilwillyng to take the Archbishoprik: that the kyng had much ado to thrust it vpon hym: and was so desirous to haue hym take it, that the Citie of Caunterbury (which before Lancfrancus dyd hold but at the kynges good will & pleasure) he gaue now to Anselme wholy: which was about the yere of our Lord. 1093. But as desirous as the kyng was then to place the sayd Anselme: so much did he repent it afterward, sekyng all maner of meane to defeate hym if he myght: Such strife and contention rose betwene them two for certayne matters, the ground and occasion wherof first was thys.

After that Anselmus had bene thus elected to the see of Canterbury, before he was fully consecrate, the king commoned wyth hym (assaying by all gentle maner of wordes to entreat him) that such lands and possessions of þ^e church of Cant. as the kyng had geuen and graunted to his frends since the death of Lanfrancus: they myght stil enioye the same, as theyr owne lawfull possession, through his graunt and permission. But to thys, Anselme in no case would agree. MarginaliaAnselme stopped from his consecration.Wherupon the kyng conceiuyng great displeasure against hym, dyd stop hys consecration a great season: till at length in long proces of tyme, the kyng enforced by the daily complaintes and desires of hys people and subiectes, for lacke of an Archbyshop to moderate the church, was constrained to admit & autorise hym vnto them. MarginaliaAnselme consecrated.
Anselme doth homage to k. Williā.Thus Anselme with much ado, takyng hys consecration, and doyng hys homage to the kyng, went to hys see of Cant. And not long after the kyng sayled ouer to Normandy.

MarginaliaVrbanus & Clemēs striuing for the papacie.
Englād fauored Clemēs.
Anselmus holdeth with Vrbanus.
Anselme denied leaue to goe to Rome.
Anselme appealeth from the king to the Pope.
Anselme charged for a traytour.About this tyme there were two striuyng in Rome for the popedome, as is afore touched: Vrbanus & Guibertus. Diuers realmes diuersly consentyng some to the one, some to the other. England takyng part with theyr kyng was rather enclined to Guibertus, called Clemens the 3. but Anselmus dyd fully go with Vrbanus, making so his exception with the kyng, entryng to hys bishoprike. After the kyng was returned agayne from Normandy, þ^e Archbishop commeth to hym, and asketh leaue to go to Rome, to fet hys palle of Pope Vrbane: which whē he could not at the first obtayne, he maketh hys appeale from the kyng to the Pope. Whereat the kyng beyng iustly displeased, chargeth the Archbishop with breach of hys feaultie, contrary to hys promise made, that is: if he, without hys licence, would appeale eyther to Vrbane or to any other pope: Anselme aunswereth agayne: that was to be referred to some greater councell, where it is to be disputed: whether this be to breake a mans alleageance to a terrene Prince, if he appeale to the vicare of S. Peter. And here much arguyng & contendyng was on both sides. MarginaliaThe kinges argument agaynst Anselme.
The custome of England, from Williā Cōquerours time not to appeale to the Pope.
Anselmes reply against the kyng.
The reasons of Anselme to proue the popes authoritie aboue other kynges.
Anselme here ignorātly calleth the Pope the vicare of S. Peter, where the cānō lawe calleth hym but the successour of Peter, & vicar of Christ.The kynges reason proceeded thus: The custome (sayth he) from my fathers tyme hath bene in England, that no person should appeale to the Pope wythout the kynges licence. He that breaketh þ^e customes of the realm, violateth the power and crowne of the kyngdome. He that violateth and taketh away my crowne, is a traitour and enemy agaynst me. &c. To this Anselme replyeth agayne: The Lord (sayth he) easily discusseth this question, briefly teachyng what fidelitie and alleageance we ought to geue to the vicar of S. Peter, where he saith: thou art Peter, and vpon this rocke will I builde my church, &c. And to thee I wyll geue the keyes of the kyngdome of heauen, and whatsoeuer thou shalt bind in earth, it shalbe bound in heauen: and whatsoeuer thou loosest in earth, shalbe losed in heauen, &c. Agayne to them all in generall he sayth: he that heareth you, heareth me: & who despiseth you, despiseth me. And in an other place, he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of myne eye. On the other side, what duty we owe to the kyng, he sheweth also. Geue (sayth he) to the Emperour, what belongeth to the Emperour, and to God, geue that to God belongeth. Wherefore in such thynges as belong to God, I will yelde and must yeld by good right and duty, my obedience to the vicare of S. Peter: and in such thynges as belong agayne to the terrene dignity of my prince, in those I will not deny to hym my faithfull helpe and counsell, so far as they can extende.

Thus haue ye the grounded argumentes of this prelate, to stand so stifly agaynst his prince: wherunto perauenture was ioyned also some peece of a stubborne hart. But in this conclusion, none of his fellow Byshops durst MarginaliaAll the byshops of the realme stoode of the kynges side against Anselmus.
William byshop of Duresme.take his part, but were all agaynst hym: namely William Byshop of Duresme, To whom Anselme thus protesteth saying: who soeuer he were, that would presume toproue it any breache of allegiance of feaulty to hys soueraigne, if he appealed to the vicar of S. Peter, he was ready to answere at all tymes to the contrary: the byshop of Duresme answering agayne, that he which would not be ruled by reason, must with force be constrained. &c. The king hauing on his part þ^e agreement of the bishops, thought to depriue the archbishop both of his pastorall sea, and to expell him out of the realme. But he could not performe his purpose: for Anselme, as he was ready to depart the realme: hee sayde: whensoeuer he went he would take his office and authoritie with him, though he tooke nothing els. Whereupon that matter was deferred till a longer tyme. In the meane season the king had sent priuely two messengers to pope Vrbane, to intreat him to send his pall to the king, for him to geue it where he would. Which messengers, by this time were returned againe, bringing with them frō Rome: MarginaliaGaulterus the Popes legate cōmeth to Englād.Gualter bishop of Albane the Popes Legate, with the pall to be geuen to Anselme. This Legate first landing at Douer, from thence came priuely (vnknowing to Anselme) to the king: declaring and promising, that if Vrbane was receaued pope in England, whatsoeuer the king required to be obtayned, he by his priuilege from the apostolicall sea would ratifie and confirme the same: saue onely, that when the king required of the Legate that Anselme might be remoued, the Legate therunto would not agree, saying: MarginaliaAnselme could not be remoued by the kyng.
The pope taketh this no fault, for a subiect to repugne against hys kyng.that was vnpossible to be obtayned, that such a man as he, being lawfully called, should be expelled without manifest cause. In conclusion so it folowed, that although he could not obtaine his request of the Legate, yet the Legate wrought so wyth the kyng, that Vrban was proclaymed lawfull Pope through all the realme.

Then were sent to Anselmus certayne Byshops, to moue and proue his mynde: declaring what charges and paynes the kyng had beene at in his behalfe, to procure the palle for hym frō Rome, which otherwise would haue stoode hym in great expences: and that all thys, the kyng had done for his sake. Wherefore it were good reason and conuenient that he (to gratefie the kyng) should somethyng condescend to hys request agayne. MarginaliaThe stoutnes of Anselme stādyng against his king.But wyth all thys, Anselme the stout Archbyshop would not be moued. Wherefore the kyng seeyng none other remedy: was compelled to graunt vnto hym the full right of hys archbyshoppricke. MarginaliaThe maner of bringing in Anselmes palle into Cant.And so the day apointed when the pall should be brought to Cāterbury (beyng caryed with all solemnitie in a thing of siluer) the archbyshop with a great concourse of people, came forth barefoote, wyth his priestly vestmentes, after a most goodly maner, to meete þ^e same. And so being brought in, was layde vpon the aulter, whyliest Anselme (spreading ouer his shoulders his popishe vestments) proceeded vnto his popishe masse.

Thus agreement beyng made betweene the kyng and the byshop, so long as it would hold: it happened the yeare following, the kyng wyth his armye entred into Wales to subdue such as there rebelled agaynst him. After the victory gotten, the kyng returned home agayne with triumph. MarginaliaAn other quarrell of the kyng against Anselme.To whom Anselme thought to haue come, to congratulate his prosperous successe. But the kyng preuented hym by messengers: laying to the byshops charge both the small nnmber, and euill seruice of his soldiours sent to hym at hys neede. At þ^e hearing herof, all þ^e hope of Anselme was dasht: who at þ^e same presēt had thought to haue obtayned & done many great matters with the kyng, touching the state of the Church. But here, all turned contrary to his expectation. In so much that he was charged agaynst the next court of parlament, to make his answere. MarginaliaAnselme againe appealeth to Rome.
The kings answere to Anselme for hys appealing to Rome.But he auoyded that by appealyng to Rome. Wherfore he made hys sute and friendes to the kyng for license to goe to the Pope. Vnto the which sute the kyng answered againe, that he should not goe, neyther was there any cause for hym so to doe: for that both he knew hym to be of so sounde a life, that he had done no such offence whereof he needed to craue absolution at Rome: neither was there any such lacke of science and knowledge, that he needed to borrow any counsel there. In so much (sayth the kyng) that I dare say, Pope Vrbane, rather hath to geue place to the wysedome of Anselme, then Anselme to haue neede of Vrbane. Wherfore as he hath no cause to goe, so I charge him to tarry. And if he continue in hys stubbernes styll, I will assuredly season vpon his possessions, and conuert hys archbishopprick vnto my cofers: for that he transgresseth and breaketh hys fidelitie and obeisance, promising before to obserue all the customes of my kyngdome. MarginaliaThe custom of Englād no prelate or noble man to go to Rome without the kyngs sendyng.Neyther is it the fashion in thys Realme, that any of my Nobles should go to Rome,