saId Archb. that he without any profession, MarginaliaSiluester consecrated AbbOt in hys owne Church, whether the Archb. would or not.simply should giue to Siluester his consecration in his own Church: omni occasione & appellatione remota, all maner of stay, or let, or appellation to the contrary notwithstāding, and so in cōclusion the Abbot contrary to whatsoeuer the Archb. and all the Monkes of Cant. could do, was in his owne church made Abbot, and had the victory for that tyme. Notwitstandyng the Archb. left not the matter so, but within v. yeres after obteyned of pope Adrian, that Siluester should make profession of hys obedience to the Archb. and so dyd. Ex Geruas.

In few yeres after this dyed kyng Stephen. an. 1154. and after hym Theobald the Archb. an. 1159. after he had sit 23. yeres. After whom through the instant procurement of king Henry 2. was placed Tho. Becket, the kynges Chauncellor. an. 1162. of whose sturdy rebellion against the kyng, because sufficient hath ben said before, it shal not nede to make a double labour now about the same.

MarginaliaPetition of kyng Henry to the Prior of Cant. for chusing of the Archb. and yet could not be graunted.After the death of Becket much adoe there was betwene kyng Henry and Odo Prior of Cant. about the election of a new Archb. For the kyng seing the Realme so oftentimes encombred by those Popishe Archbyshops, and fearyng least the Monkes of Cant. should elect such an other as would folow the steppes of Tho. Becket, most humbly wyth cappe in hand & curtesie of knee, desired MarginaliaOdo Prior of Cant.Odo the Prior that at hys request, & for cont?tation of his minde, such a one myght be elected, whom he would appoint (appointing and naming a certayne byshop, which was a good simple man after the kynges lyking): but the Prior dissemblingly aunsweryng the king agayne, that he neither could nor would without the consent of his Couent giue promise to any man, in fine contrary to the kynges so humble request, MarginaliaRichard Prior of Douer elected Archb. of Cant. An. 1173.agreed to the election of an other, which was the prior of Douer, called Richard. an. 1173. who continued in the seate xj. yeares.

MarginaliaAn other friuolous cōtention betwene Richard Archb. and Roger Abbot of the Austen Monkes in Cant. about professiō of obedience.And here was renewed agayne the like variaunce betwene this Archbyshop and Roger Abbot of the Austen monkes in Canterbury as was before mentioned betwene Theobaldus, and Siluester. For when the sayd Roger after his election to be Abbot, must needes take his consecration at the Archbyshops hand, neither would the Archbyshop graunt it vnto hym, vnlesse he made profession of obedience according to þ^e aūcient custome of his predecessours: then Roger consultyng with his Monkes, first denyed so to do, but at length was contented, so it might not be done in the Archbyshops Church, but in any other Church where he would, vnder writyng this clause withall: Saluis vtriusq; Ecclesiæ priuilegijs, MarginaliaRoger the Abbot of S. Aust?s maketh hys house tributary to pope Alexander. an. 1177.that is, sauing the priuileges of both Churches. To this the Archbishop sayd agayne, first that he should make his due & canonicall profession, & that he should not come to hym with writing or vnderwriting, but should say in his hart: Salue sancta parens: or Salue festa dies: not Salua priuilegijs, or any such like thyng. Wherunto when the Austen Monkes in no case would consent, nor the Archbishop otherwise would graunt his benedictiō: Roger the Abbot was fayne to post to Rome, and there to bryng the Archb. in hatred in the Court of Rome, made his Abbay tributary to Pope Alexander.

The Pope well contented with this, not onely graunted the Abbot his desire, but also in contumely of the archbyshop dubbeth the Abbot with all such ornamentes as to a Prelate apperteined, MarginaliaRoger the Abbat returneth home with triumph.and so in the yeare. 1178. sent home the Abbot triumphantly with his ryng and mitre, and other ensignes of victorie, with letters also to the Archbyshop inioyning him immediatly vpon the sight therof to cōsecrete the Abbot in his owne Church, and without making any profession. MarginaliaAppellation of the Archbyshop.Although with these letters the Archbyshop was shrewedly pressed, yet notwithstandyng his stoute hart would not stoupe for this, but layd his appeale against the same: and so the consecration for that tyme was suspended.

MarginaliaConcilium Lateranū sub Alexandro. Papa.
Roger Abbot of S. Austens trauayleth vp againe to Rome.Then Roger for his more defense, gettyng the kynges letters, trauailed vp the second tyme to Rome, where greuously he complayned to Pope Alexander of the Archbyshop At the same tyme a generall Councell was summoned to be kept at Lateran, where Richard the foresaid archbyshop was also looked for amongest other Byshops to be present. Who then came as farre as Paris, but being there, durst approch no further, and so retired home agayn. Wherupon the Pope being offended with his contempt, MarginaliaRoger Abbot cōsecrated at Rome by the Pope.without any more delay exalted the Abbot with his owne consecration, and inuested him with all pompe and glory: howbeit prouidyng before that the sayd consecration should redound to no preiudice agaynst the liberties of the mother Church of Canterbury, and so vpon the same wrote to the Archbyshop his letters of certificate, with this addition annexed.Saluo iure & dignitate Cant. Ecclesiæ, that is to say, Sauyng the liberties & dignitie of the church of Cant. &c.

MarginaliaThe house of the Austen Monkes in Cāt. not able to shew for them any deedes or writinges of antiquitie.After the Councell ended, Roger the Abbot returneth home, although with an empty purse, yet full of victory and triūphe. The Archbyshop agayne thinkyng to worke some greuaunce to the Austen Monkes, had procured in this meane tyme letters from Pope Alexander to the Byshop of Durhā, and Abbot of S. Albans, that they should cause the sayd Roger Abbot of the Austen monkes, to shew vnto the Archbyshop all the old priuileges of his house, which in deede being shewed seemed to be rased, & new written, with Bulles of leade not after the maner nor stile of that age, nor pretēdyng no such antiquitie as should seeme to reach from the tyme of Austen, but rather newly counterfeite.

MarginaliaEx hist. Geruasij.All this notwithstandyng, the Abbot bearyng him bold vpon the Popes fauour, ceased not stil to disquiet and ouercrow the Archbyshop by all wayes he could, in exemptyng all his Priestes and laymen belongyng to his iurisdiction, from the Archb. obedience: forbiddyng also that none of his should come to his Chapters or Synodes, nor to feare any sentence of his curse or excommunication. MarginaliaRichard the Archb. goyng toward Rome to cōplayne of the Abbot, was stayed by the kyng.Whereupon the Archbishop about the moneth of Nouember the same yeare sayling ouer to Normandy where the kyng was, thought to take his iourney to the Pope, to complaine of the Abbot: but beyng stayd by the kyng was not suffered to passe any farther, the kyng labouryng what he could, to bryng them to agreement, neuertheles the Pope and his Romanes (sayth my story) Aurum & argentum magis quam iusticiam sitientes, seditiones inter eos & litigia commouebant, MarginaliaA Catholicke practise of the Romish Court to set mē together at variance, that they might get their money.that is, caring more for gold and siluer, then for iustice, still styrred coales of sedition and debate betwene them. Ex historia Geruasij.

The next yeare after this ensuing, which was the yeare of our Lord. 1184. dyed Richard the Archbishop aforesayd: in the. 38. yeare of king Henry 2. MarginaliaTrouble in chusing the Archbish. of Cant. after the death of Richard.After whose decease much trouble happened about the electiō of a new Archbyshop betwene the kyng and monkes of Caunterbury. And now to enter here into the story of Baldwyne aboue mētioned, MarginaliaMonkes of Cant. sent for by kyng Henry 2. about chusing of theyr Archbishop.first the kyng sent to the mōkes, that they should consider with themselues about the election of their Archbyshop and to be ready agaynst the tyme that he would send for them to the Court. Vpon this the Couent gladly assemblyng together, agreed in themselues vpon one, whom they thought chiefly to preferre, yet namyng foure moe, that if the kyng would refuse one, the other yet might stand. Now the practise of the monkes was, first to keepe the election onely in their owne handes, as much as they could. MarginaliaMonkes of Cant. partial in chusing their Archb.And secondly, euer to giue the election either to some Prior or Monke of their owne house, or to some Abbot or Byshop, which some tyme had bene of their company. Whereby as much inconuenience and blind superstition was bred in the Church of England: so the same disliked both the kyng and the Byshops not a litle.

MarginaliaMonkes of Cant. againe sent for to the kyng, about their electiō.As this past on, the kyng when he saw his tyme willed the monkes of Canterbury, to be cited or sent for, to vnderstand what they had concluded in their election. MarginaliaAlanus Prior of Cant.Wherupon the Monkes sent vp their Prior called Alanus, with certaine other monkes to Redyng, where the kyng then lay, about the moneth of August. Who at first were courtuously enterteined: MarginaliaThe king offended wyth the Prior & Monkes of Cant.but after the kyng had intelligence whom they had nominated & elected: they were sent home agayne with cold cheare, the kyng willing them to pray better, and to aduise more earnestly vpon the matter amongest themselues. Alanus the Prior, with his felowes thus departed, who commyng home, MarginaliaThe stubburnes of the Monkes againe the k.in conclusion so concluded amongest them selues, that they would remitte no iote of their liberties to the kyng, without the Popes consent and knowledge. The kyng vnderstandyng hereof, sent his Ambassadours likewise to the Pope, for the fortifying of his cause, being in the meane time greuously offended with the Prior, saying: that he was proude & would make Archbishop whom he lysted, and would be the second Pope in England. &c.

MarginaliaThe king sendeth to Rome against the Monkes.Not long after this, as these letters were sent vp to Rome, the kyng sent for Alanus the Prior, and moe of the monkes, to come to him. Whom he entreateth, desiryng thē in gentle speach, MarginaliaThe kynges gentle wordes to the Monkes.that they would shew so much gentlenes & fauour to him being their Lord and kyng as becōmeth his frendes and subiectes to do, as to conferre with the Byshops of the Realme about this matter, and to take some better counsell, so as might redounde to Gods glory, his honour, & wealth of the publicke state, with other like wordes to the same effect.

To whō when the Prior agayne had aunswered with thākes and due reuerence, accordyng to the kyngs request, the Byshops and Monkes went to conferre together about the matter. And first, the Byshoppes maruelled why the