agaynst their enemies: And most chiefly to the commendation of the gentle and wise nature of the kyng: Who as he was gentle in promysing hys reconcilement with his subiectes, so no lesse constant was he in keeping that which he had promised.

MarginaliaRob. Winchelsey archbish. of Cāt.After the death of Iohn Packham Archbishop of Cāterbury aboue mentioned, who in the Parliament had resisted the kyng in the right of certayne liberties pertayning to the ccowne, touching patronages and such Church matters: succeded Robert Winchelsei, with whom also þ^e king had like variance: and accused hym to the Pope for breakyng the peace, and tooke part wyth them that rebelled agaynst the kyng about vsages and liberties of the Realme. Wherfore, the kyng being cited vp to the court of Rome, was there suspended till he had purchased his absolution agayne. MarginaliaK. Edward was troubled with two Archb. of Cant.And as the kyng was troubled in hys time wyth both the Archbyshops, Iohn Peckham, and also Robert Winchelsey: so it happened to all other kynges for the most part, from the tyme of Lancfrancus (that is from Pope Hildebrand) that euery king in hys time had some busines or other wyth that see. MarginaliaThe church of Rome, & Romishe prelates set against kinges and rulersAs William Rufus, and Henry the first were troubled with Anselmus: Henry the second wyth Thomas Becket: King Richard and all England, wyth William Byshop of Ely the Popes Legate: Kyng Iohn wyth Stephen Langhton: Kyng Henry the thyrd wyth Edmunde Archbyshop, called S. Edmund. Polic. lib. 7. Likewise this kyng Edward the first, wyth Iohn Peckham and Robert Winchelsey aforesayd. MarginaliaKinges of England commonly troubled, with Archb. of Cant.And so other kynges after him, with some Prelate or other: whereby ye haue to vnderstand, how and about what tyme þ^e church of Rome which before tyme was subiecte to kynges and Princes, began first to take head aboue, and against kings and rulers, and so haue kept it euer since.

MarginaliaPriests to haue but one benefice.By this Ihon Peckham afore mentioned, was ordayned: that no spirituall minister should haue any mo benefices then one, which also was decreed by the constitutions of Octo and Octobonus, the Popes Legates the same time in England.

MarginaliaVariaunce betwene the Archbish. of Yorke & the clergie of Duresme.About the beginning of this kynges reigne, after the decease of Walter Archbyshop of Yorke: William Wycewanger succeding in that sea, mynding to go on visitation: came to Duresme to visite the Church and Chapter there. But the clergie and the people of the citie, shoot the gates agaynst him and kept him out, wherupon rose no small disturbance. The Archbishop let flie his curse of excommunication and interdiction agaynst them. The Byshop of Duresme agayne wyth his clergie, despised al his cursinges grounding themselues vpon the constitution of Innocentius the fourth, De censibus & actionibus. And so they appealled to Rome, saying: that he ought not to be receaued there, before he had first begon to visite his owne Chapter and dioces, which he had not done. For so say the words of the constitutiō: We ordayne and decree that euery Archbyshop, that will visite his prouince, first must procure to visite his owne Church, citie, and dioces. &c.

MarginaliaInquisition made against ill rulers and false officers.Among other thinges in this kyng to be noted, this is not to be passed ouer: that where complaint was made to him of his officers, as Iustices, Maiors, Shiriffes Baliffes, Excheters, and such other: who in their offices abusing themselues, extortioned and oppressed the kynges liege people, otherwise then was according to right and cōscience: the sayd king not suffering such misorder to be vnpunished, did appoint certaine iustices or inquisitors to the number of xii. MarginaliaTrailbastoun.which inquisition was called Traibaston, or Trailbastoun: by meane of which inquisition, diuers false officers were accused, & such as were offenders were eyther remoued from their place, or forced to buye agayne their office at the kynges hand: to their no small losse, and great gayne to the kyng, and much profite to the common wealth.

MarginaliaEx chron. Rob. Auesburiensis.In the Chronicle of Robert Amesbury it is recorded of the sayd kyng, that he beyng at Amesbery to see hys mother (who was then in that monastery professed) there was a certayne man, that fained himselfe blynd a long MarginaliaA false miracle wel spied out of the k.time, brought to the presence of the sayde Alinore the kynges mother: saying, how that he had his sight agayne restored at þ^e tombe of kyng Henry her late husband, in so much that she was easely perswaded in the miracle to be very true. But kyng Edward her sonne, knowing the man a long time to be a vile dissembler, and a wicked person, vsed to lying and craftie deceauing: disswaded his mother not to geue credite to the vile vagabon, declaring that he knew so well the iustice of his father, that if he were aliue, he would twise rather plucke out both hys eyes, then once restore him one. Notwithstanding, the Queene the mother remayning still in her former fond perswasion, would heare or beleue no-thyng to the contrary, but was so in anger with her sonne, that she bid him depart her chamber, and so he did. By the example whereof may easely be conceaued, how and after what sort these blynde myracles in those dayes and since haue come vp amōg the blynd and superstitious people. For had not the kyng here bene wiser then the mother, no doubt but this would daue bene roong a miracle, and percase king Henry bene made a Saint.

MarginaliaEx codem chro.But as this was a fayned miracle and false no dout, so in the same autor we read of an other maner of myracle sounding more neare the truth, and so much the more likely, for that it serued to the conuersion vnto christian fayth: to which vse properly, all true myracles do appertaine. MarginaliaA true miracle.The myracle was this. In the reigne of this kyng, and the latter yeare of his reigne, Cassanus king of the Tartarians (of whom commeth these whom now we call Turkes) which fighting against the Souldian kyng of the Saracens, in the playne of Damascus, MarginaliaVictory agaynst the Saracens.slew of them C. thousād of Saracens: and agayne, at Babylon fighting wyth the sayde Souldian slew him in the field, and CC. thousand of his Saracens, calling vpon the helpe of Christ and therupō became Christiā. This Cassanus I say, had a brother a Pagane, who being in loue wyth the daughter of the kyng of Armenia a Christian woman, desired of her father to marry with her. Wherevnto the king her father would not agree, vnles he promised to be a Christian. Notwithstanding, the other being stronger in power, and threatning to get her by warre: the king at lēgth was forced to agree. In conclusion, it happened that the childe being borne betwixt them was ouergrowen and all rough wyth hayre, like the skin of a Beare. Which child beyng brought to the father, he commaunded it to be thrown in the fire and burned. But the mother desiryng first to haue the chylde baptised, caused all things therunto to be prepared. The infant beyng 3. tymes in water plunged, after the Sacrament of holy Baptisme receyued: incontinent was altered and turned from all his hairy roughnes, and seene as fayre and smooth skinned, as any other. The which thyng after the father sawe and behelde, was Christened hymselfe and all hys house. &c.

MarginaliaMarton colledge builded in Oxford.In the raigne of this kyng, Walter Merton Bishop of Rochester, builded Merton colledge in Oxford. In whose reigne also lyued, Henricus de Gaudano, Arnoldus de villa noua, Dantes and other mo. And Scotus called Dūs. MarginaliaI. Scotus, duns.Who in hys 4. booke of Sent. Dist. 18. complaineth of the abuse of excommunication and of the Popes keys. Where as before, excommunication was not vsed, but vpon great and iust causes, and therfore was feared: now sayth he, it is brought forth for euery trifling matter, as for not payng the priests wages. &c. and therfore sayth he, it groweth in cōtempt. Under the same kyng about the beginnyng of hys reigne, was the yeare so hote and so dry: that from the month of May vntill the mōth nere of September fell no rayne, in so much that many died for heat, & the vulgar people in their rekenyng of yeres, did counte the tyme from the sayd dry yeare long after.

MarginaliaPope Clement 5.After Pope Benedictus aboue mētioned, succeded pope Clement the v. who translated the Popes court toMarginaliaThe popes court translated to Fraunce.Auinion in Fraunce, where it remayned the terme of 74. yeares after. At the coronation of this Clement, was present Philip kyng of Fraunce, Charles hys sonne and Duke Ihon Duke of Britany, with a great number of other men of state and Nobilitie. MarginaliaA slaughter of nobles at the pompe of the popes coronatiō.At which coronation, they beyng in the middle of the pompe or procession, a great wall brake downe and fell vpon them: by the fal wherof, Duke Ihon with xij. other were slayne, king Phillip hurt and wounded, MarginaliaA Carbuncle in the popes myter valued at 6000 Florence.þ^e Pope stroken from hys horse, and lost out from hys mitre vpō his hed a Carbuncle, estemed to the value of 6000. florence Plat. de vit. pont. MarginaliaEmperour no Emperour except he were by the pope.By this Clemēt was ordeyned, þ^t the emperour, though he might be called kyng of the Romanes before, yet he might not enioy the title and right of the Emperour, before he was by him confirmed. And that the Emperours seat beyng vacant, the Pope should raigne as Emperor, till a new Emperor was chosen. MarginaliaThe templares put downe.By him the orders of the Templaries (who at that tyme were to abhominable) was put downe at the Councell of Vienne, as hereafter (Christ willing) shalbe declared. MarginaliaThe feast of Corpus Christi.He also ordeyned and cōfirmed the feast of Corpus Christi, assignyng indulgences to such as heard the seruice therof. And as Pope Bonifacius afore heaped vp the booke of Decretals, called Sextus Decretalium, MarginaliaSeptimus decretalium, called the Clementines.so this Clement compiled the 7. booke of the decretals, called of the same Clement, the Clementines. MarginaliaHenricus 6. Emperour poysoned in the host.In the tyme of this pope, Henricus the 6. of that name Emperor, was poisoned in receauyng the Sacrament by a false dissembling Monke called Bernard, that feigned hymself to be his familiar friend, which was thought to be done not