But the Archb. of Roan there gaue commaundemēt, that the Church dores should be locked, and no seruice sayd, so long as he there remayned. MarginaliaThe Bish. of Ely cōplayneth to the kyng, and the Pope.The Bishop seyng that, directeth hys letters and messengers to Pope Celestine, and also to king Richard into Syria, signifiyng to them how Iohn the Erle of Morton and hys complices had handled hym, and expulsed hym out of the realme, requiryng that he might be restored agayne to that was taken from him: and also offering himselfe to be tryed by the lawe for that he had done, so that if þ^e kyng should dislike in any thing that he had done, he was redy to satisfie the kings contentation in all things wherin iustly he could be charged.

Vpon this Pope Celestine inflamed with an Apostlicall zeale in the behalfe of the sayd Bishop of ElyMarginaliaThe letter of Pope Celestine, in the behalfe of the Bish. of Ely hys Legate.hys Legate, wrote a sharpe and a thunderyng letter to the Archb. Bishops, and Prelates of England, commaundyng them by his authoritie Apostolicall, that for somuch as the iniuries done to his Legate did redounde to the contumelie of the whole mother Church of Rome, they should not faile therfore, but with seuere censures of the Church, that is, wyth booke, bell, and candle procede as well agaynst the foresayd Iohn Erle of Morton, as also all other, who so euer had or should attempt any violēce or iniury agaynst the said his Legate B. of Ely, with no lesse seueritie, then if the said iniury should be offred to the Person of the Pope himselfe, or any other of his brethren the Cardinals. &c.

MarginaliaThe B. of Ely bold vpon the Popes fauour.The bishop of Ely the popes Legate bearing hymselfe bold vpon the fauour and letters of the Pope which tooke his part, writeth to Henry B. of Lincoln, charging and requiring þ^t he in vertue of obedience should execute þ^e popes sentence and mandate, in excommunicating all such as were offenders in that behalfe, and there reciteth the names of diuers against whom he should procede, MarginaliaThe names of many which stoode against the Bish. of Ely appointed to be excommunicated.as the Archbishop of Roan, the B. of Wint. W. Marschall, Geffray Peterson, Bruere, and Bardolfe, the Erle of Salisbury, the Earle of Mellent, Gilbert Basset, the Archdeacon of Oxford, and especially Hugh B. of Couentry. Also M. Benet, and Steuen Ridle, Chauncelor to Erle Iohn the kings brother, to the which Earle he reserued a further day of respite before he should be excommunicate, with a number of other mo beside these. Howbeit, the sayd B. of Ely could finde none to execute this commaundement of the pope. Then they with a generall consent wrote agayne to king Richard, complaining of the intolerable abuses of the sayd B. hys Chauncellor. MarginaliaThe Bish. of Ely cōplayneth to the king of the Earle of Morton hys brother.In lyke sort the sayd Chauncelor also complaining of them, wrote hys letters to the kyng, signifiyng how Earle Iohn hys brother went about to vsurpe hys kingdom, and would also shortly set the crowne vpon his owne hēd, vnles he made the more speede homewarde. Marginalia1192.The kyng then was busie in repulsing the Saladine, and prepared to lay siege agaynst Hierusalem, and got Sclauonia, with diuers other townes from the Saracens, which was in the yere of our Lord. 1292. hauing diuers conflicts in the meane space, with the Saladine, and euer put hym to the worse. As the king thus was preparyng to lay his siege agaynst Ierusalem, þ^e Saladine glad to fall to some composition with the kyng, sent vnto him, that if he would restore to him againe Scalonia in as good state as it was when he tooke it, he would graunt to hym, and to all Christians in the land of Ierusalem truce for 3. yeres, and offred hymselfe therunto to be sworne. The king seyng the Duke of Burgundy and the Frenchmen to shrinke from him, and his own men to decay, and also his mony and health to diminish, but especially for that he vnderstode by the B. of Ely his Chauncelour, the Frenche kyng to set vp Iohn his brother to possesse his kyngdome, beyng counsailed thereto by the Templaries, toke the truce offerd of the Saracens, and so begā to draw homeward.

MarginaliaStrife betwene the B. of Ely & the Archb. of Roan.In this meane while much grudge and strife increased more and more betwene the B. of Ely, and the Archbishop of Roan aboue specified, in somuch that the Archb. beyng excommunicate, sent vp his Clerkes to Pope Celestine to complaine of the B. MarginaliaPope Celestine stādeth in excuse of the Bysh. of Ely.But the Pope euer stoode in hys purgation. At last he sent two of his Cardinals, to wit Ottomannus bishop of Hostia, and Iordanus de fossa noua, to breake the strife betwene the B. of Ely, and the Archbishop of Roan.MarginaliaThe B. of Ely wyth the kinges letters cōmeth agayne into England.After this, king Richard beyng taken, and in the custody of Henry the Emperour, the B. of Ely resorting to him was sent by hym into England to Alinore his mother, and other nobles. Who then returning into England agayne, not as Chauncelour, nor as Legate (as he sayd) but as a simple playne Bishop, so by that meanes was receaued. Ex Matthæo. Paris. Et ex alijs incerti nominis manuscriptis codicibus.

But of this vayne glorious prelate inough and to much.MarginaliaWhat discord doth.Now to returne agayne to Richard, concerning whose worthy actes done abroad, in getting of Cyprus, Achon, & Ptolemaida, in pacifiyng Ioppe &c. partly is spoken of before. Many other valiaunt and famous actes were by hym and the French kyng acheued, and moe should haue bene, had not those two kings fallyng into discord, disceuered thē selues: MarginaliaThe French king returneth from Palestina.by reason wherof Philip the French king returned home agayne within short space. Who beyng returned agayne eftsones inuaded the countrey of Normandy, exciting also Ihon the brother of King Richard to take on hym the kyngdome of England in his brothers absence. Who then made league (vpon the same) with the French kyng, and did homage vnto hym, MarginaliaAn. 1193.which was about the fourth yere of King Richard. Who then beyng in Syria, and hearing therof made peace with the Turkes for 3. yeres. MarginaliaK. Richard returneth from Palestina.And not long after, King Richard the next spring followyng returned also. Who in hys returne driuen by distresse of wether about the parties of Histria, in a towne called Synaca, was there taken by Limpold duke of the same countrey, and so sold to the Emperour for 60000 markes. Who for no smal ioy therof, writeth to Phillip the French kyng these letters here followyng

HEnricus dei gratia Romanorū Imperator, & semper Augustus dilecto & speciali amico suo Philippo illustri Francorum Regi salutem & sinceræ dilectionis affectū. Quoniam Imperatoria celsitudo non dubitat regalem magnificentiam tuam lætiorem effici de vniuersis quibus omnipotentia creatoris nostri nos ipsos & Rom. imperium honorauerit & exaltauerit, nobilitati tuæ tenore præsentium declarare duximus, quod inimicus imperij nostri æ turbator regni tui Rex Angliæ, quum esset in transeundo mare ad partes suas reuersurus, accidit vt ventus rupta naui sua in qua ipse erat, induceret eam in partes Histriæ, ad locum qui est inter Aquileiam & Venetias. Vbi Rex Dei permissione passus naufragium, cum paucis euasit. Quidam itaq:̀ fidelis noster comes Maynardus de Gooxce & populus regionis illius, audito quod in terra erat, & considerato diligentius qualē nominatus Rex in terra promissionis, proditionem & traditionem, & perditionis suæ cumulum exercuerat, insecuti sunt, intendentes eum captiuare. Ipso autem rege in fugam conuerso, cæperunt de suis octo milites. Postmodum processit Rex ad Burgum in Archiepiscopatu Salesburgensi, qui vocatur Frisorum, vbi Fridericus de Betesow, rege cum tribus tantum versus Austriam properante, noctu, sex milites de suis cepit. Dilectus autem consanguineus noster Limpoldus Dux Austriæ, obseruata strata, sæpe dictum Regem iuxta Denam in villa viciniori in domo despecta captiuauit. Cum itaq:̀ in nostran nunc habeatur potestate,& ipse semper tua molestauit & turbationis operam præstiterit, ea quæ præmisimus, nobilitati tuæ insinuare curauimus, scientes ea dilectioni tuæ beneplacita existere animo tuo vberrimam importare lætitiam. Datum apud Ritheountum V. Kalendas Ianuar.

King Richard thus beyng traiterously taken and solde to the Emperor by the duke of Austrige for 60000. markes, was there kept in custody a yere and 3. monethes. In some stories it is affirmed, that K. Richard returning out of Asia, came to Italy with prosperous winde, where he desired of the Pope to be absolued frō an othe made against his will, and could not obeteine it. And so setting out from thence toward England, passing by the countrey of Conradus the Marques, whose death (he beyng slaine a little before) was falsly imputed by the French king, to the Kyng of England, and there traiterously was taken as is before sayd by Limpoldus Duke of Austrige. Albeit in an other story I find the matter more crediblly set forth, which sayth thus that King Richard slewe the brother of this Limpolous, playing with hym at chesse in the French kings court. And Limpolous takyng his vantage was more cruel against hym, and deliuered him, as is sayd, to the Emperour. In whose custody he was deteined, during the tyme aboue mentioned, a yere and 3. monethes. MarginaliaConfederacy of the French kyng and Earle Iohn against kyng Richard.During the which tyme of the kings enduraunce, the French king in the meane season stirred warre in Normandy. And Erle Ihon þ^e kings brother made stirre and inuaded England, but the barons & bishops of the land mightely withstode hym. MarginaliaEarle Iohn beseiged at Wyndsoure.And besieged hym in the castell of Windsore, where they tooke from hym all the castels and munitiōs, which before he had got. Thus the Erle seyng no hope to preuaile in England, and suspec-