MarginaliaThe monkes of Cant. appeale to the pope agaynst there Archb.needes would make their appeale agaynst him. The Archbishop not much regarding that, waxed thereby more fierce agaynst them, in somuch that such fermes and tenementes, as he before had let alone, now he receaued to his owne occupyng: with many other greuaunces, wherewith he greatly vexed the Monkes: so that iij. Abbots were fayne to come and reconcile the Archbishop and the Monkes. MarginaliaReconciliation made betwene the Archb. & the mōkes, which did not lōg holde.Which recōciliation was this, that the monkes should let fall their appeale, and the archbishop should restore againe to them their fermes and tenementes. But as touchyng the benefices and the presentes, the archbishop still kept th? in his handes for a further triall of their obedience and pacience. Neuerthelesse some there were of the auncient Monkes, which in no case would giue ouer the foresayd appeale before the archbishop made a full restitution of all together.

MarginaliaThe Archb. sendeth to the pope.After this agreemōt, such as it was, betwene the mōkes and him, the archbishop soone after sent vp to Rome one of his Chaplaines (to whom he had giuen one of the benefices afore mentioned) partly for cōfirmation of his benefice, partly also to obteine licence for the archbishop to build a church, which he intended to erect of seculare Priestes neare to the towne of Canterbury Which beyng obteined of the Pope, the archbishop not a litle glad therof, began now more and more to waxe fierce agaynst the mōkes, not onely in taking from them their churches and oblations, but also in aggrauating the whole state of their house, MarginaliaThe Archb. goeth about to plucke down the pride of the Monkes of Cant.which he intended either to subuerte, or greatly to diminish, to plucke down the pride and stubbernes of the Monkes. Wherfore taking with him certeine other byshops (whom he knew bare no good will to that mōkish generatiō) he went to þ^e kyng, declaring how he had a good purpose in his minde, MarginaliaBaldwine archb. of Cant. about to build a new Church on the North side of Cant.to erect a new & a solēne Church in the honour of S. Thomas of Cant. of secular Priests or Canons, and therfore desired of the kyng, to haue his fauorable licence to the same. The kyng right well perceauing the purpose of the archbishop whether it tended, as to the bridlyng of the stifnecked mōkes, was the more willing to giue his assent, if he were not also the chief worker of that matter himselfe.

MarginaliaThe purpose of the Archb. in building his new Church at Cant.The intent of the archbishop in plantyng of that new Church was to found there diuers prebendes, and to make both the kyng, and euery Bishop beyng his Suffraganes, prebendaries therof, so that euery one of them should conferre one prebendship to the same foūdation, mindyng there to consecrate Bishops, to make his Chrismatorie, to celebrate his Synodes, and to administer all other thynges belonging to the function of his Sea, MarginaliaHakyngton Church.and the same to be called Hakyngton Church. The monkes not ignoraunt how the archbishop priuely intended the desolation and subuersiō of their house and liberties, MarginaliaThe monkes of Cant. make their appeale against Baldwine their Archb.consulting vpon the matter, determined at length among themselues to appeale to the sea of Rome, namely for these iij. causes against the archbishop: MarginaliaThree causes alledged against the Archb. by the Monkes.First for spoiling them of their giftes & oblations: Secondly, for depriuyng thē of their Churches and benefices: And thirdly for erectyng a new foundatiō of secular Canons to the derogation & ouerthrow of their religious order, giuyng admonition to the archbishop before by their Monkes sent vnto him of this their appellatiō. To whom the archbishop aunswered, that the foundation which he went about, was to no derogation, but rather to the fortification and honor of their house. Who aunswered agayne that it was and could not otherwise be, but to their subuersion. And what should let me (then sayd the archbishop) but I may build in myne owne ground what I will? MarginaliaThe Monkes of Cant. claime all the goods of the Archb. to be there owne.No (sayd they) no ground of yours, but your ground is our ground, as all other thinges that you haue by right are ours, for asmuch as you haue them not of your selfe, but of the Church & for the churches cause: all which thinges haue bene giuen neither to you, nor to the archbishops, but to the Church of Christ: and therfore (sayd they) all such as apperteine to vs inwardly and outwardly, with the persons also, MarginaliaThe Monkes put thēselues & their house in the popes protectiō.and the whole state of our Church we submit vnder the Popes protection, & now here make our appeale to the Sea Apostolike, assignyng also the terme when to prosecute the same.

MarginaliaAppellation against the Archb.The archbishop receauyng this appellation, and saying that he would aunswere to the same either by himselfe or by his responsall, so within iij. dayes after, which was the xvi. of December, he came to Canterbury: MarginaliaBusines betwen the mōkes & the Archb. for placing secular Clerkes in the Church of S. Steuēs in Cant.where the Monkes vnderstandyng how he was in minde to place new secular Priests in the Church of S. Stephen, where the monkes had serued before, came to the Church to stoppe the procedyng of the archbishop by way of appeale. Wherof the archbishop hauing warning before, differred that matter till the next day after. On which day the Mōkes agayne beyng sent by Honorius the Prior into the Church, charged the archbishop in the name of almighty God, and by vertue of their appeale made to the Apostolicke Sea, to surcease those his doynges, forbiddyng also the Parson of the Church in no wise to suffer those secular Clerkes to be admitted into the Church. All which yet notwithstāding the archbishop procedeth in his businesse. MarginaliaThe Prior of Cant. suspended.And first placing in his Clerkes he suspendeth the Prior from his administratiō. Then he adiureth the Porters of the gate vpō their othe to let none of the monkes passe out of the house without his licence. The Monkes likewise he commaūded by vertue of obedience, not to stray any where abroad without his leaue. And furthermore one of the foresayd Monkes, which serued the appeale agaynst him, he vtterly banished from that Couent. Vpon this, the day next folowing Honorius the Prior trustyng (sayth the story) on God, and S. Thomas, tooke his way to Rome, sent in Commission by the Couent, to prosecute the appeale agaynst the archbishop.

MarginaliaAn other garboile betwene the Monkes of Cant. and their Archb.In this meane season a new Iarre begā betwene þ^e said Archb. and the Monkes, about their rentes and reuenewes, which the Archb. would haue committed to the receauyng and kepyng of 3. Monkes, but the Supprior Geffray, with the Couent, in no case would suffer that: wherabout there was a foule stirre. The Archb. crauing the aide of the king, first had 3. Bishops sent downe to him, of Couentry, Norwich, and Worcester. Who beyng instant with the Monks to submit their cause into the kinges handes, like as the archb. had done, they vtterly refused it, especially seing they had already referred the whole state of their cause to the determination of the Apostolicall Sea. MarginaliaThe king cōmeth into the Chapter of Cant.The king seyng no other remedy came hymselfe with the Archb. into the chapter house, where he commaunded first the dores to be kept fast, that none should enter but which by name were called for. Amongst whom were two Bishops, to witte, of Norwich, and of Durham, and one MarginaliaPetrus Blesensis a great doer agaynst the Monkes.Petrus Blesensis a learned man (whose Epistles be yet extant in Libraries) a chiefe worker in this matter against the Monkes. Then was called in Geffrey the Supprior, with a few other Monkes whom he brought with hym. MarginaliaThe king entreath peace betwene the monkes and the Archb.The king then first talkyng with the Archb. and his company, and afterward with the Monkes, laboured to entreat them that they would let fall their appeale, and so stand to the Arbitrement of hym and of the Bishops, concerning the cause which was betwene the Archb. and them in trauers.

To this the Monkes answered, that these were good wordes, but serued not for that tyme, for so much as their cause was already translated to the court of Rome, and now was presently in hearyng before the Popes holynesse: MarginaliaThe Mōkes deny to put their matter frō the Pope to the kings hearing.and therfore they could not, ne would do that iniury to their Lord Pope, to refuse hym, and to put the matter to the iudgemēt of any other. Then was it required of the Monkes, that they would put the matter in comprimise, in case the Prior would consent thereto, vpon this entent, that if the Prior consented, and the Monkes not, then should they runne in contempt and disobedience: or if the Monkes would consent, and the Prior not, then should the Prior be excluded the Realme. The wily Monkes beyng not vnprouided of this subtletie, made their aunswer, MarginaliaThe Mōkes excuse to the kyng.that seyng they had sent their Prior forth in their commission, it stōde not with their honesty, to geue any determinate cōsent, without þ^e knowledge and before the returne of the sayd Prior: vnlesse the Archb. first would promise to make full restitution of all þ^t he had wrongfully wrasted from thē. When the kyng could get no other aunswer of the Monkes, neither could moue the Archb. to release the sentence of their suspension vnlesse they would confesse and knowledge their fault, he so parting from them passed ouer into Fraunce.

MarginaliaThe first letter of Pope Vrban sent to Baldwine Archb. of Cant.Not long after this, came a messenger from Rome, bringing letters from Pope Vrbanus to the Archb. wherin þ^e Pope considering and tēdering (as he sayd) the enorme greuaunces done agaynst the Monkes, straightly enioyned & commaunded hym, within x. dayes after the receauyng therof, to release the sentence of hys suspension against þ^e Prior, and other of the sayd Couent, and also to retract & restore agayne to the Monkes whatsoeuer he plucked from them since the tyme of their appeale first made. Who in case he should deny, or forslacke the doyng hereof, C?missiō was geuen to 3. Abbots of Battaile, of Feuersham, of S. Austens, with ample authoritie to performe the same. &c. The Archb. receauing these letters brought to him by a Monke of the foresayd house, first made hys excuse, that the Pope was misinformed. But the Monkes not contented wyth that excuse, when they would nedes know what answer he would make to the Popes nuncio: MarginaliaThe answere of the Archb. to the Popes letter.his aunswer was that he had yet x. dayes giuen him of the Pope. In which mean tyme the Archb. went to London and there in the church of S. Paul, consecrated his holy oyle and creameMarginaliaThe Archb. maketh hys oyle & cream at London.making one of the Popes 7. Sacraments) which was greuously takē in the church of Cant. At last, the x. days beyng ended, whē