no case yeld to the kinges inuesting.

MarginaliaEx Mathæ. Paris.In the meane tyme, while there was long disputation on both sides for inuesting: the nobles of the realme contended, that inuestings did belong to the kings dignity: wherfore the king callyng for Anselmus agayne, required hym eyther to do homage to hym, or els to voyde hys kingdome. MarginaliaEx Guliel. lib. j. de gestis pont. Ang.To whom Anselmus replying agayne, required the Popes letters to be brought forth: and according to the tenor thereof, so the matter to be decised. For now the messengers wer returned from Rome with the Popes answer, altogether bearyng with Anselmus. MarginaliaThe king hath nothing to doe with the Pope hys letters.Then sayd the kyng: what haue I to do with the Popes letters. I wyll not forgo the liberties of my kingdome for any Pope. Thus the contētion continued betwene them, Anselmus sayeth he would not out of the realme, but depart home to his church: and there see who would offer hym any violence: and so did. Not long after, message came from the kyng to Anselme, requestyng hym after a gentle sort, to repaire to the kinges presence againe, to set an end of the controuersie began: wherunto Anselme graunted and came. MarginaliaMessengers sent agayne to Rome.Then were new ambassadours sent agayne to the Pope, that he woulde somethyng qualifie and moderate (or rather abolish) the straitnes of þ^e Romaine decree before mentioned. On the part of Anselmus went two Monkes, Baldwinus and Alexander: On the kings behalfe were sent two bishops Robert bishop of Lichfield, and Herbert bishop of Norwich, with the kings letters written vnto the Pope, conteyning in forme as followeth.

Patri venerabili Paschali summo pontifici, Henricus dei gratia Rex Anglorum, Salutem. Promotioni vestræ in sedem sanctæ Romanæ ecclesiæ plurimum congaudeo petens vt amicitia quæ patri meo cum antecessoribus vestris fuit, inter uos quoq? illibata permaneat. Vnde, vt dilectio & benignitas a me videatur sumere initium, beneficium quod ab antecessoribus meis beatus Petrus habuit, vobis mitto: eosq? honores & eam obedientiam quam tempore patris mei antecessores vestri in regno Anglie habuerunt, tempore meo vt habeatis volo: eo videlicet tenore, vt dignitatis vsus & consuetudines, quas pater meus tempore antecessorum vestrorum in regno Angl. habuit: ego, tempore vestro in eodē regno meo integre obtineam. Notumq? habeat sanctitas vestra quod me vien?te (deo auxiliante) dignitates & vsus regni Angl. non minuentur. Et si ego (quod absit) in tanta me diiectione ponerem: optimates mei (imo totius Angl. populus) id nullo modo pateretur. Habita igitur (charissime pater) vtiliori deliberatione, ita se erga nos moderetur benignitas vestra, ne quid inuitus faciam & a vestra me cogatis recedere obedientia. In English.

MarginaliaThe letter of K. Henry the first vnto the Pope.To the reuerend father Paschal the chief bishop, Henry by the grace of God kyng of England, greetyng. For this your promotion into the see of the holy church of Rome, as I am hartily glad: so my request is to you, that the frēdship and amitie, which hath bene tofore betwene my father and your predecessors in tymes past, may now also betwene vs in like manner continue vndeminished. And that loue and gentlenes may first beginne of my part: here I send vnto you that gift that S. Peter had in foretime of my predecessors. And likewise the same honours and obedience, which your predecessors haue had in the realme of England before in the tyme of my father, I will you to haue the same in my tyme also: after this forme I meane & tenor, that the vsage and maner of dignity & such customes which my father hath had in this realm of England in the tyme of your auncetors: MarginaliaSpoken lyke a kyng.I in like ample maner also now in your tyme may fully enioy the same in this the said realme of England. Thus therfore be it knowen to your holinesse, that during this life of myne (God almighty abelyng me to the same) these aboue named dignities, vsages, and customes of this realme of England, shall in no part be lessened. Yea, and if that I (as God forbid I should) woulde so much deiect my selfe into such cowardnes: yet my Nobles, yea the whole people of England in no case would suffer it. Wherfore (deare father) vsing with your selfe a better deliberation in the matter, let your gentlenes so moderate it selfe toward vs, MarginaliaThe king is at a point to leaue the popes obedience.least ye compell me (which I shall do agaynst my will) to receade and depart vtterly from your obedience.

At the same terme also he sent an other letter or Epistle to the sayd Pope, crauing of hym the palle for Girardus, Archb. of Yorke, the forme wherof here also followeth.

Reuerendo & diligendo patri vniuersali papæ Paschali, Henricus dei gratia Rex Anglorum, salutem. Amor quem plurimum erga vos habeo, & benignitas quæ multum vestros actus exornat. &c. In English.

MarginaliaAn other letter of kyng Henry the first sent to the Pope.To the reuerend & welbeloued father, vniuersall Pope Paschalis, Henry by the grace of God, king of England, greeting. The great loue which I beare to you, and the no lesse gentlenes in you, which not a litle beutiefith your doings, ministreth to me boldnes to write. And where I thought to haue reteined still this Gerardus with me, and to haue craued your palle for hym by letters: yet not withstanding, when hys desire could not otherwise be satisfied, but would nedes present himselfe before your presence, by his owne hart to craue of you the same, I haue sent him vp vnto you. Desiring your benigne fatherhood in his behalfe, that he obtaining the palle at your handes, may be sent home againe to me. And thus requiring the assistance of your prayers, I pray the Lord long to conserue your Apostleship.

This second letter of the kyng in sending for the Palle, was well taken of all the court of Rome, whiche (as mine autor sayth) procured such fauour to Girardus archbyshop of Yorke, and bringer therof: that no complaint of his aduersaries afterward could hurt hym with the pope. Notwithstanding he was accused greuously for diuers things, and specially for not standyng to the consecratiō of Anselme archbishop of Cant.

MarginaliaA place of Polydorus Virg. found faultie.Polidorus in his xi. booke of his English history, affirmeth, that Anselmus also went vp to Rome with Girardus, about the same cause. But both the premisses, and sequele of the story argueth that to be vntrue. For what neded the ij. Monkes to be sent vp on Anselmus side, if he had gone vp hymselfe. MarginaliaEx Guliel lib. 1. De pontific. Angla.Agayne, how could the pope write downe by the sayd messengers to Anselme, if he had there bene him selfe present? For so procedeth the story by the narration of Malmesbery and others.

MarginaliaThe pope lothe to goe agaynst hys owne profit.After the Ambassadours (thus on both sides sent vp to Rome) had laboured their cause with instant sute, one agaynst the other: the pope glad to gratifie the kyng (yet loth to graunt his request, beyng against his owne profite, and therfore more inclining to Anselmus side) sendeth downe his letters to the sayd Anselme, signifiyng that he would not repeale the statutes of his holy fathers for one mans pleasure: charging him moreouer, not onely not to yeld in þ^e cause of inuesting, but constantly to adhere to the foresaid decremKt of pope Vrbane his predecessour. &c. Besides this letter to Anselme, he directed also an other to the kyng him selfe: whiche letter, myne autor saith, the king suppressed, & did not shew: onely declarying by word of mouth, what the embassadoures had sayd vnto him from the pope. Whiche was, that he permitted vnto him, the licence of Inuesting vpon condition, that in other thinges he would execute the office of a good prince. &c. To this also the testimonie of the ij. bishops aboue minded, did accord, which made the matter more probable. But the ij. monkes on the other side replied againe, bringing forth þ^e letter of Anselme to the cōtrary. &c. To them was aunswered againe, þ^t more credite was to be geuen to the degree and testimonie of the byshops, then to theyrs: And as for monkes, they had no suffrage nor testimonie (sayd they) in seculare matters, and therfore they might hold their peace. But this is no secular matter, sayd Baldwyne abbot of Ramesey. Wherunto the nobles again on the kynges parte, aūswered saying: that he was a good man, and of such demeanour, as they had nothyng to say agaynst him, neither so would if they might: but yet both humane and diuine reason taught them so, to yeld more credite and confidence to the testimonie of iij. byshops MarginaliaHe meaneth beside the two bishops Girardus which made the third.then of two monkes. Whereby may well appeare, that Anselme at that tyme went not with them. Then Anselmus seyng the king and hys peers how they were set: and hearing also the testimonie of the iij. byshops, agaynst whiche he saw, he could not preuaile: And also hauyng the popes seale, whiche he sawe to be so euident on the contrary side: made his answere againe, that he would send to Rome, for a more certeinty of the truth. MarginaliaAnselme a deuout chaplayne to the church of Rome.Adding moreouer, that he neither would nor durst geue ouer his cause, though it should cost him his lyfe, to do or procede against the determinatiō of the church of Rome, vnlesse he had a perfect warrant of absolution from thence, for his discharge. Then was it agreed by the king and his nobles, that he should not send, but goe himselfe to Rome. And much intreaty was made, that he would take that iorney himselfe, in his owne person, to present himselfe to the pope, for the peace of the church and of his countrey. MarginaliaAnselme iournieth agayne to Rome.And so at length by persuasion was content, went to Rome, and spake with the Pope. In short tyme after foloweth also, the kynges Ambassadour (William Warlwast) new elect byshop of Exetor: who there pleading on the kynges side, for the auncient customes of the realme, and for the