and their Councils Abridged. 4'5 tut the fault of his writing is that he was too credulous of dreams and vvfions. He tells us alfo of twenty Miracles done at Lincoln for the fake of'the late BithopRobert. And that at a Parliament in London, the greatelh which hath been feen, all the Nobles Ecclefiaflical and Civil, demanded of theKing that the choice of the Lord Chief Ju/tice, the Lord Chancellor, and the Lord Treafurer Jhould be in theParliament (or their common Council) as of Mat. Paris c old wasufual, and j4; and that they fhould not be removed without notoriouç p'904. 9'4 I faults, which theKings floret Councellours perfmaded him todeny. Prelates and Nobles beinggrieved by exatiiont exprefe it, &c. 4 205. Here the faid Monk, Matth. Paris, exclaimeth 0 the flail fnlici- tideof the RomanCourt! their blind ambition! Though holy,yet often deceived ' by the Council of bad men : Why doff thou not learn to moderate by the bridle of difcretiou, thy violence, being taught by things pail, and fo often chaftifèd ' by experience. In thy loffes we are all punted, &c 'Thou now endeavoureft to make two German .Empereurs which mutt 'eoft ineffimable treafure whence fnever taken, and both uncertain of the dig- ' pity, &c. g 2c6. At that time the Lords and Prelates of England crying out of the King Hen. 3d. as falfe and oppreßïve, and pillaging Churches and People to maintain his profufenefs, the Bithop of Hereford laid a Plot which the King accepted, that getting the hands and Peals of a few Bi- (hops he would go to Rome, and get power from the Pope togather the King as much money as he needed. SotoRomehe went, and there found the Pope in great grief and care himfelf for money, to pay vatl debts that his Fars had colt him: The Bithop told him that the King whohad en- gaged his Kingdom to be forfeited, if he paid not the Popes debts, would help him to money if he would be ruled by him, and write to the Bi- (hops and Churches to grabt the King fuch help as they could well do. The Pope gladly gave leave to the Bithop to write what he would; And home he went, and Euftandusa Legate was tent fromRome to fee ail done: faith, M.Paris, p. 9 s r. anno is 5 5. The Legate was prepared and ready in all,'" things to the dellrullion of all England to obey the will of theKing which was tyrannical, and to bind the oppreffed contradielors in the bonds of Anathema Ruftandes cometh with the Arch-Bithop of Canterbury, and the Bithop of Hereford is empowred by the Pope to gather moneys,for the Pope or King - A Parliament is called at Wettminfter They refute and go home. The popes Letters press the Colleaion : ACouncil-of Bithops is called at Lon- don, fo much money is demanded, faith M. Paris, as would have enflaved or undone all the Kingdome. The Bithopof London prorefled hewould lofe his head rather than content; The Bifhop of Worceffer.faid hewould behang'd_' brit : The reft follow them. The King is angry and threatneth. The Earl' Márfhal in anger, when the King called himTray tor, anfwered, thorn`s lieft, 7never was aTraytor nor willbe: TheKing threat tied to fend men to threfh out his corn and fell it to humble him: TheEar.l.told him,:if he did fo he would-'
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