MarginaliaEx Gualthero Gisburnensi. Ex Gulie. De pontif. Lib. 4. Ex Roger. Houed. Fabia. &c.church of Yorke (a discreite and industrious man) is sequestred from the church of Yorke: which standeth against both diuine iustice, and the institution of holy fathers. Our purpose is, that neither the church of Cant. should be empaired, nor agayne that the church of Yorke should suffer any preiudice: but that the same constitution which was by blessed Gregory (the apostle of the english nation) set and decreed betwene those two churches: should remayne still in force and effect inuiolate. Wherfore, as touchyng the foresaid elect, let hym be receaued agayne by any meanes (as right and meete it is) vnto hys Church. And if there be any question betwene the foresayd churches, let it be handled and decised in your presence, both the two parties beyng there present. &c.

MarginaliaAn. 1116.
Assemble of the nobles at Salesbury.Vpon the occasion of this letter: a solemne assemble there was appoynted at Salisbury, about the hearyng of this controuersie. The variance betwene these two prelates stil encreased more and more. Radolph Archbishop of Cant. in no case would yeld nor condescende to geue imposition of handes vnto hym, vnlesse he would make hys profession of obedience. Thurstine agayne sayde he woulde willingly receaue and embrace hys benediction, but as touchyng the profession of hys subiection, that he would not agree vnto. MarginaliaThurstine refuseth to professe subiection to the archb. of Cant.
Thurstine promiseth to renounce hys archbishoprike.Then the king declaring hys minde therin, signified vnto Thurstin: that without his subiection and obedience professed to the Archbishop of Cant. he should not enioy hys consecration to be Archbishop of Yorke. Wherunto Thurstin (nothing replyng agayne) renounced his Archbishoprike, promising moreouer to make no more clayme vnto it, nor molest them that should enioy it.

MarginaliaAn. 1118.Shortly after this, it happened, that Pope Paschalis dyed: After whom (as is aboue rehersed) succeded pope Galasius, which lyued not past a yeare, and dyed in Frānce. Wherupon, the Cardinals (which then followed the sayd Pope Gelasius to Cluniake) created an other Pope of this chusing, whome they called Calixtus ij. The other Cardinals which were at Rome did chuse an other Pope called Gregory as mention before is made: About which two Popes much sturre there was in christen realmes. As this Calixtus was remayning in Fraunce: and there calling a general councell at Renus as ye heard before. Thurstinus the Archbishop of Yorke desired licence of the kyng to go to the Councell, purposing there to open the cause of hys church, which eftsones he obtained: first promising to the kyng, that he should there attempt nothyng that should be preiudiciall to the church of Cant. In the meane tyme, the kyng had sent secret worde vnto the Pope, by Radulph and other procurators, that in no cause he would consecrate Thurstinus. MarginaliaPope Calixtus breaketh promise with the kyng.
Thurstine sacred archb. of Yorke by the pope against the kinges myndeYet (notwithstandyng the faythfull promise of the Pope made to the kyng) so it fell out: that the said Pope, through the sute of hys Cardinals, whom Thurstinus had wonne to hym: was inclined to consecrate him, and gaue hym the palle. For this deede the kyng was sore discontented with Thurstine, and warned hym the entrie of hys land.

MarginaliaConciliū Rhemense.In this councell at Rhenus (aboue mentioned) where were gathered 434. Prelates, these 5. principall actes were concluded.

MarginaliaActes of the coūsell of Rhemes.1. That no man should either buy or sell any bishoprike, abbotship, deanry, archdeaconship, priesthoode, prebensship, altar, or any ecclesiasticall promotion, or benefice, orders, consecration, church hallowyng, seat or stalle within the quere, or any office ecclesiasticall, vnder daunger of excommunication, if he did persiste.

2. That no lay person should geue inuesture of any Ecclesiasticall possession: or that any spirituall man should receaue any such at any lay mans hande vnder payne of depriuation.

3. That no man should inuade, take away or deteyne the goodes or possessions of the church: but that they should remayne firme and perpetuall, vnder payne of perpetuall curse.

4. That no bishop or priest should leaue any ecclesiastical dignitie or benefice to any, by way of inheritaunce. Addyng moreouer that for baptisme, chrisme, anoyling, or buriall no money should be exacted.

5. Item that all priests, deacons and subdeacons, should be vtterly debarred and sequestred from company of theyr wyues and concubines, vnder payne of excludyng from all christian communion.

MarginaliaThe actes sent to the Emperour.The Actes thus determined, were sent eftsones to Hēricus the Emperor, to see and try, before the breakyng vp of the councell, whether he would agree to the canonicall elections, free consecration, and inuestyng by spirituall persōs, and to other Actes of the sayd Councell. The Emperour maketh aunswer agayne, that he would lose nothyng that MarginaliaThe emperor agreeth not to the popes inuesting.auncient custome of hys progenitours had geuen him. Notwithstandyng, bicause of the authoritie of the general councell, he was content to consent to the residue, saue onely the inuestyng of ecclesiasticall functions to be taken from hym: to that he would neuer agree. Vpō this, at the next returne of the Pope to the councell, the Emperour was appointed to be excommunicated. MarginaliaThe councell deuided.Which thyng, when diuers of the Councell did not well lyke, and therfore did separate themselues from the rest, the Pope appliyng agaynst them the similitude of the. 70. disciples which were offended at the Lord, when he taught them of eatyng his flesh and bloud, and therfore deuided thēselues from hym. MarginaliaEx Rog. Houed.Declaryng moreouer to them, how they which gathered not with hym scatered, and they that were not with hym, were against him: by these and such like persuasions reducing them againe to hys side, MarginaliaHenry the Emperour excommunicated.and so by that Councell Henricus the Emperour was excommunicated.

MarginaliaAgreed that England should haue no other legat from Rome, but onely the Archb. of Canterb.
Englād spoyled by the popes legates.It was not long after, but the Pope came to Gisortium: where, Henry kyng of England resorted to hym, desiryng and also obtayning of hym, that he would send henceforth no Legate, nor permit any to be sent from Rome to England, vnlesse the kyng hymselfe should so require by reason of some occasion of strife, which els could not otherwyse be decised, by his owne bishops at home. The cause why the kyng required this of the Pope: was, for that certaine Romaine legates had bene in England, a little before (to witte) one Guido, and an other Romaine named Anselmus, and an other also called Petrus: who had spoyled the realme of great treasure, as the customed maner of the Popes proud legates is wont to do. Guliel. de pont, lib. 1. Also he required of the Pope, that he might vse and retaine all the customes vsed before of his forefathers, in England and in Normandy.

MarginaliaAll the customes of the realme graūted of the Pope.To these peticions the Pope did easily consent, requiring agayne of the kyng that he would licence Thurstinus the Archb. aboue mynded, to returne with fauour into hys realme. But that the kyng vtterly denied vnlesse he would professe subiection, to the Church of Canterbury as hys predecessours had done before: and excused hymselfe by hys othe, which he before had made. To this the Pope aunswered agayne, that he by his autoritie Apostolical both might and would also easily dispense with hym for hys promise or othe. Then the kyng sayd that he would talke with hys counsaile therof, and so send hym an aunswer of his mynde. Which aunswer was this: that for the loue and request of the Pope, he was content that Thurstinus should safely reenter hys realme, and quietly enioy hys prelateship, vpon this condition that he would (as hys predecessors did) professe his subiection to the church of Cant. Otherwise (sayd he) so long as he was kyng, he should neuer sit Archbishop of þ^e church of Yorke. And thus ended that meting betwene the king of England, and the Pope for that tyme.

Marginalia1120.The yeare following after that, which was an. 1120. the foresayd pope Calixtus directeth his letters for Thurstinus, to the king, and to Radulph Archb. of Canterb. In which Epistle by his full power Apostolicall he doth interdict both the church of Cant. and the church of Yorke withall MarginaliaThe popes letter to the kyng.the parish churches within the same cities, from all diuine seruice: from the buriall also of the dead, except onely baptising of children, and absolution of them that lye on dieng: MarginaliaThe kyng compelled to receaue Thurstinus, for feare of the popes curse.
Thurstinus restored.vnlesse within a month after the receite of the same, Thurstinus (without any exaction of subiection made) were receyued and admitted to the sea of Yorke: and that the kyng likewise should doubtles be excommunicated, except he would consent vnto the same. Wherupon Thurstinus for feare of the Popes curse, was immediately sent for and reconciled to the kyng, and was placed quietly in his Archiepiscopall see of Yorke.

Marginalia1122.
William Archbish. of Cant.
The gray friers first came into EnglandIt followed not long after (within two yeares) Radulph Archbishop of Cant. departed: in whose see succeeded after hym, Gulielmus de Turbine. About which tyme (in the 27. yeare of the kynges raigne) the gray Friers by procuring of the kyng, came first into England, & had their house first at Canterbury. Marginalia1125.
Priestes payd for their wiues.
Ex Roger. Houed.
Et Guliel. Gisburnensi.
Ex Henrie. Huntyngt. Lib. 7.About the same season, or a little before: the kyng called a councell at London, where the spiritualtie of England (not knowyng to what purpose it was required) condescended to the kyng, to haue the punishment of maried priestes: by reason of which graunt (wherof the spiritualtie afterwarde much repented) the priests paying a certayne to the kyng, were suffered to retaine their wiues still, wherby the kyng gathered no small summe of mony. Rog. Houed. Guliel. Gysburnens. MarginaliaThe Abbey of Gisburne builded.At this tyme, beganne first the foundation of the Monastery called Gisburne in Cleueland.

It was aboue touched, how Matild or Maude daughter of king Henry, was maried to Henry the 5. Emperour: