Dijj'e11tio11 abollt tbe E/e[/ion of tbe Arch-Bi/bop of Canterbury. 283 ~~~~~~Ji~f~~ Bilhops to m~d!e no mon: with tlut EleCtion, but to let ~h1ch Regnul~ aJ Cornlul jhnll tdl J~uon C:lr part.,tt:uc~ { ~:;,o} :~~~~~~~~k~v~~;~e.E!Jt~~~~ f\I~~~~ei~o~~;~;~~df,' f:l1~~(;~~ ~"f:}J, t:efa;;;~~~~ ,t~~~~:%nn~i:!lle_gfr~P;h:~o:;: ~~:i~hc ~~:r;~~o~rgf~~~m=~: ~~d ~h~~er~~;~n:~~~ht!~~fr~~ tunth day of March, m the nmth ~Mr of hu re~gn. c.~'""'"' rior, wou!~ that f:ltdion. to Jland. Th~ elder futt l1f rhc ~ow, albeit _the King took indtflnation at tlus proc~d ~~~.!.:'~r Monks replied agam, 6.ying, That the hrfi EleCtion wJS ing mthe EkChon of Sttphm, yet from thenceforth (f3~th ~~a,:;h· ~icl~~~ t~~:;~i~f !J ~~\~t~~~~the6;1g~~d~h:iid~~ t{k:~Xe~~~~~f;~~, t!~~ ~~~~;da~~ 11~a~~~~r ~~~~~~.~g~~~i it was .done without the Km;s hcrnfe, and ap~mtment, that ~1e wJS his own Je.tr Darlmg, and a Chtld of Ins own andwJthouctheduefolemllitythnetultObdongmg. creatiOn. And as concerning our Elttlion (~id they) it w:lS ~one Furthe~more? upon this occaf10n King 1qbn conceived in the clear light of the d:~y, by ~vhich it ~ author~cy in an excecdmg Mpltafi1re againft the Clagy a1!d Monks of k;r~~~fil~~ ~h~fa~e~rd the King; and his CounCil~ ;rii:~;~;~l ~~asp~~~~~~ ~~;~te~ t~~it;:~~:t~~:fe This Allegation thus prop::ued, the Suffragans l'rofror they Ekd«l thc1r AKhb~, a1xl p.1t by the Bilhop of ~~:~o!~'~ ~~::~~ra~~C:~ t~~~J~~t~ ~'~k'~~;}~~ ~~~ ci~V~~·md:~ b~~\~~ afi:tr this fort. Whrther the fufi EleCtion ( fillth he) were D1vd, they made Sttphm U~grm their high Metropohjull or unjufl, ye ought firfi by the Law to have condemn- tan, whom. he took tor a gne~ous ~nemy to the w~le ed it a~c ye thould have prcfumcd to the femnd; but Rtalm; ~ng always fo f.:unihar· wuh the Frtnch King. thus ye d1d noc : therefore is this your later doing n? Ekdi- Whcrtfore m his anger he banifh«l them out of the. Land, onatall,andthefirfithercforeisrathertoberatihtdthan tothenum~rofthrtt:G:orcand.four, forthisthelrconyours. Whmtheyha.d thus multiplied talk on bQ[h!ides, nunxy, and contempt of his R.egal Power. with many frivolru; allegations a long time, and could .The Mon~ of Cmmrb11ry thus bcing cxpulf~, t~e J!:b ~~~ b:h 3 f(: £~:e =~i~~=;;h~~~~~~ ~~~~~~9~7;;~:/~:t~t;;~~~oO:~e~~~x;~~~~~t~ ~ih1fh~ t;;~;~T~~~~d~~~~~r~~;t4'7t' thr: ~:~ =ro ili~\~~ed':~~;·of~;~~· ~ill~~~a~[o;;::k~~~ nfct'~:: ~~r~1~ .. ~~.~t~r~c cl:~en~~~~~e~L~~~n~~:~~~; ~~;V:fb; ~~~::~;';gt~f:'~~~e~f~ ~~t~~~w;;~~~ i~~ili~ a~1n:~~r!~~ ;r~~~~! Thtprld~ (fa1th the text) as one in a fury, takmg ~he: words out of Fr~"u,Confcc!'lung hunArchbdhop of CanurblfTY, an~ "''· ndrynMJ theirmouths,faid thusunrothem: Wewdl you to know, lettmg tl1e other go. Alfo (whichismore) furthatlt ofth~Popt That we have full power and authority over the Church of rcJoundeth to t~1e Subverfion anJ Derogati~n of t~e LiCanurbllry; neither are we wont to t:ury the confent of bcrtitS appertainmg to his Crown : for notwnh£bndmg his ~ft~ha~~~h~fcj~~~~~:~~~=~~:~.reat ~~~~~~~J;~~7obf~: )~.e~~t;~;b~~:u:~ct~~~ 1be Monks at thefc words abafhed and tmitio:l, though mote and prefer another. Wherefore he cannot man·d they much murmured in their hearts, yet confentcd they all (he faith ) enough, th3t neither the (aid Pop;, nor the in one, and thereupon &ng Te DtNm. Only DoCtor Ht- Court of Rumt, doth conftdtr and revolve wuh them- /ias Brll7ltfit.IJ withdrew him(df £rt.>m that EleCtion ; tC.I\'CS, how na:dfary his love and favour hath bem alv."ays whom th~ King had fmt for the admilf!On of the Bifhop hithmo to the Stt of Rume ; and that they ro1~ider not of Norwteh. whJtgreatprofltandrevetJewsh:weprocecdcdhithertoto st.,tm Thus was Stephm Langton (in the high Church ofVt- them OUt of the Realm of Engl~n~J; the like whereof ~::o'fb- ter~,~h:~~~~J:twi~:~~~~~~~!u?a~ ~~hfid~~~;.iv~~O:Jd~h~:r:t·~~2'r:~~~h~ c."'.. ~IUJ· van:~ the !Jid Suphtn had in England, among others that for his LibertttS he will fiand ( ifn«d be) unto Death, foliated has caufe to the King, a brother mmed Mafier Si- neither can he be fo removal and (haken off from the Elemrm Lfmttrm, who in traCt of time alfo became Archbi- Ction of the Bifhopof Norwich, which he feet:h to be fo fbopofTork, asappcareth inthecourfcofthis Story, in commodioustohiJ!Iandproflt_:~ble. Finally,hc:tbusconchr theR~ign of HmrJthethird, An. 1;28. In this behalf deth,_{aying, Th~tmcafeinthas hisrequeffht:benoth~rd, rh.e K1ng fccm«< traCtable; f~ herrught have. his Sove- he w.ill fo provtdt: bytheSt:JS that there fhall be nof~ch reJgllly cntirc. Againfi. the wh1ch, bccau~ the fa1d Sttphtn gaddmg and courting any more over to RMnt, fi1ffermg had vowtd to oppotC hmll(Jf,. and the Kmg mifliked fuch the Riches of the Lan? no more to h: tranfported over, demeanor > he ~em abroad ~IS I;etters certificatory about w~ereby he ll~uld be hunfelf the le!S able to rdifl: h~ Ene-- the R.alm: thtrtm giving intunauon to all peopleof proud ~~Je5.And (wng he h:ith of hisow11 at home, Arc~b1!h~ ~f=roto!~h·~ countenance. The form of the faid ~~~::~t~f'o~~~: jfi~~~~~~fy~;~~i~;d!~~~t~~~r~fr~~~ allkindofknowlcdge:thercforehefhallnot netdgreatly Le~~~:uc~:t~;~;S~~p~!nKt~J,:!~A:~~b~~~ t~f to {V~:~~~je~;: ~?~~.~tf~~~~:~~~~e~~hc diredeth C4nttrbNrJ, by the Popes EleCtion. P Letters agam to the Kmgm thas form: r-hrni. R Ex. ummb111 bDminibru, .&c. Seiati1 IJUDtl magifltr I ~~~r~~~;J!;:,~~r:;ft~t:tm";:j£~:~:1~:;;,~ ~f: Mm];;"',~x'/:,/-;::f,rU::,r~!"n; i"!a;,:g;J'm~1~on Jit ;;: t/;~/:;,"ttx~~ a:f7:r~~~/:;,::ft;::~r;::;_ tU~,,.~, . bit, Jtltgmt, anJgmtle fort ( cunarnm.g the Church of In Engtilh. C:anterbury ) yau h":'~ writtm to us agat~ after a thrtal- It 11 tlt1 1lt ki11g to all mtn, ~· 1<Mw ye tbat Mafter Simrn1 {r_;;/;jl;'":J 'J,~"~';;/::a::r~:::~'tb/!!e~=~a:~ E~.~ ~;;~~: ~~;,:; ~;~,~ ;~ ;:~~n!:;h:h~ r;:::, j; ~zr;!~;rJ):,::;vW::,:::t,;~~fo~~~~~?b; :::~f~n:. i:~~~~~:u ~:~r:hb~J,~ h;;- ~:::~:.Ajf;nJt~~~ ~~~0;;:, :~{;/{.;',t b;:~t :t~/4;u :;":,~:;!to;. ,,,
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