Januarii 3. 1664. Imprimatur WILL. MORICE THE SECOND TOME OF AN EXACT CHRONOLOGICAL VINDICATION AND HISTORICAL DEMONSTRATION OF OUR British Roman Saxon Danish Norman English Kings Supream Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Over all Prelates Persons Causes within their Kingdomes and Dominions From the First Year of the Reign of King John Anno Dom. 1199. till the Death of King Henry the III. in the year 1273. WHEREIN The several branches of our Kings Ecclesiastical Soveraignty are truly stated the Popes usurped Vniversal Monarchy subverted by their own Popish Assertions concerning the Virgin Mary Transubstantiation and Christs corporal presence on earth in every Hostia Popes Popish Prelates Intollerable USURPATIONS on Vnchristian Practises against the Persons antient undoubted ECCLESIASTICAL TEMPORAL PREROGATIVES JURISDICTIONS RIGHTS of these KINGS CROWNES PRIVILEGES the LIBERTIES PROPERTIES of the Churches Kingdomes Clergy Nobility Commonalty of ENGLAND and IRELAND By Legates Nuncioes Delegates Bulls Palls Exemptions Dispensations Non-obstantes Decretals Canons Appeals Citations Journeys to Rome Inhibitions Sequestrations Provisions Ratifying void vacating legal Elections Presentations to Ecclesiastical Dignities Benefices at their pleasures By Croysadoes Procurations Tenths Firstfruits illegal Oathes Extortions Rapines Excommunications Interdicts Absolutions from Oathes Vowes open Treasons Rebellions Wars to depose enslave our KINGS KINGDOMES and make them HOMAGERS VASSALLS TRIBUTARIES to the SEE OF ROME With their and our Parliaments Nobles Clergies Commons successive memorable Complaints Oppositions Letters Writs Prohibitions Proceedings against them in the height of Popery The principal Transactions of State between these Kings and the Popes Cardinals Legates Court of Rome with their unparallel'd Avarice Bribery Simony Treachery Tyranny Frauds Impieties Extortions Corruptions are impartially related out of the best Historians in or next that age and irrefragable rare Records in the Tower not formerly published With Vsefull Observations on from them And several Indexes to this Tome By WILLIAM PRYNNE Esquire a Bencher and Reader of the Honourable Society of LINCOLNES INNE Tit. 3. 1. Put them in minde to be subject to Principalities and Powers to obey Magistrates to be ready to every good work 2 Pet. 2. 14 15. An heart they have exercised with covetous practises cursed children which have forsaken the right way and are gone astray following the way of Balaam who loved the wages of unrighteousnesse LONDON Printed for the Author by Thomas Ratcliffe 1665. and are to be sold by Abel Roper at the Sun over against St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet Gabriel Bedell at the inner Temple Gate and Edward Thomas at the Adam and Eve in Little Britaine To the Right Honourable EDWARD Earle of CLARENDON Lord High Chancellor of ENGLAND Chancellor of the Vniversity of OXFORD and one of His MAJESTIES most Honourable Privy Counsell MY LORD IT is the Institution of God and Nature that all things by a divine and natural right should terminate in their Original and revert to the Spring from which they issue Hence St. Paul the Apostle of the Gentiles and of our British Isle resolves that as all things in heaven and earth visible and invisible whether Thrones Dominions Principalities Powers or other Creatures were and are created By so likewise TO and FOR GOD their ALPHA and OMEGA Yea King Solomon long before him not only concluded in point of Divinity The Lord hath made all things FOR HIMSELF but thus demonstrates it by natural experimental Philosophy All rivers run into the Sea unto the place from whence the Rivers come THITHER THEY RETURN AGAIN This Contemplation hath excited yea obliged me in point of Right and Equity not only to return but dedicate this Large Chronological Vindication and Historical Demonstration to Your Lordship from whose unexpected Voluntary Motion and Subsequent Encouragements to collect publish it for the Honour of our Kings Nation Church Kingdome and benefit of Posterity it received its Original Conception Augmentation Production at vacant hours borrowed for the most part from my natural rest and repasts without the least neglect of my other distracting publick Imployments Which may justly excuse all Defects of Ornament Method Stile Substance any Curious Eyes shall discover therein or in my yet uncompleated Preceding or Succeeding Tomes of the same heroick subject not hitherto at large historically discussed by any Antiquary or Historian I have seen I have prefaced this Tome brought forth into the VVorld like Pharez before its elder brother with a brief necessary Introduction to supply the want of my Larger Introduction comprised in the First Book of the First Tome not yet compleated over-large to be annexed to this as I at first designed Wherein I have truly stated that antient Soveraign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction claimed exercised as there was occasion by our British Roman Saxon Danish Norman English Kings which I have historically vindicated in Fact and Right in this and my other intended Tomes Whereunto I have subjoyned a short Synopsis of Roman Popes and their Parasites impudent Claims to a Vniversal Antimonarchical if not Antichristian Soveraign Monarchy over all Churches Empires Kingdomes Nations Emperors Kings Prelates Priests persons throughout the world as well in Temporals as Spirituals under their own forged Titles of Christs Vniversal Vicars His and St. Peters Successors which Supremacy they have for sundry ages attempted to exercise and enlarge upon all advantages by scandalous Bulls Excommunications Interdicts Treasons Rebellions Absolutions of Subjects from their Oathes Allegeance deposals of Christian Emperors Kings wresting their Crownes Regal Authority and Kingdomes out of their hands by force and fraud to the grand disturbance of all Christian Realms to which they have forged Titles The sandy foundations of this their pretended Papal Monarchy I have utterly subverted in a new way by the avowed practises of their own Popes Church and Articles of their Romish Faith concerning the Vniversal Empire yea Deification of the Virgin Mary whom they have not only seated Soul and body in the very Throne of the sacred Trinity in heaven but elevated above God the Father and Christ her Sonne intituling her to all their Soveraign Power over all creatures in heaven earth hell to all their Divine Attributes Titles Offices Worship invoking adoring her in their publike private authorized Devotions more then them yea ascribing to her a commanding power over them in heaven it self And by their Doctrine of Transubstantiation or Christs real presence both in his human body soul Deity in every consecrated Host adoring it as God Christ himself seconded with their Legends of his frequent corporeal real visible apparitions on earth which infallibly overturn the foundations whereon they build St. Peters and their own Supremacy Upon which occasion I have briefly and I hope irrefragably refuted by new Topicks not hitherto used or not fully pressed by Protestant Divines their idolatrous Invocations Adorations of the Virgin Mary and other Saints wherein they not only imitate but farr exceed the antient
Idolatry Heresie of Pagans the Collyridian hereticks Together with their pretended Doctrine Miracle of Transubstantiation the Great Dianaes of the Pontificians now most insisted on to reduce them from their Romish Idolatry Superstition Errors and keep unstable Protestants from apostatizing to them in this and succeeding ages by the seducements of their superabounding active Emissaries This Tome as those intended to succeed it principally consists of memorable Records preserved in the Tower of London not formerly published intermixed with observable Historical passages pertinent to my Theam taken for the most part out of our best antientest Historians of the Roman Religion writing in or nearest the reigns of K. John and Henry the 3d which I have printed at large in their proper Dialects as most authentick the better to communicate them to forreign Nations and prevent all Cavills of Pontifician or other Criticks against their translations with some usefull Observations on Deductions from them for the Readers information or Romanists refutation if not conviction all which I hope are so genuine solid impartial that no carping Zoilus nor Advocate for Popes or the Court of Rome shall be justly able to quarrell with much lesse to refute or contradict them All the Records herein transcribed were perused with my own eyes and carefully examined re-examined by the Originals which are of so venerable irrefragable authority being carefully enrolled in the respective years they bear date by sworn Clerks without any rasure alteration diminution and so remaining till this present that no person by our Common Lawes may or ought to averr against them By their Verdict I have here not only corrected some mistakes ratified illustrated sundry obscure dubious passages in our Historians Chronologers and King Johns printed Charter but also supplyed many observable defects omitted or pretermitted Bulls Letters Patents Writs Records Transactions relating to the Ecclesiastical Supremacy of our Kings the Church-affairs Archbishops Bishops Clergy Lawes Customs Spiritual Temporal Courts Jurisdictions proceedings in England and Ireland not extant in nor remembred by any Histories or Law-books whatsoever not unworthy the knowledge if not of his Sacred Majesty yet of the greatest learnedest Counsellers Officers of State Prelates Divines Judges Professors of the Common or Canon Lawes the studious Nobility Gentry whether Protestants or Pontificians of both these Kingdoms from whose publike if not private view they have hitherto been concealed If these my crude Historical Collections which I had neither sufficient time nor leisure to digest polish according to the dignity of the subject matter shall through the Almighties blessing on and Your Lordships favourable Acceptation of them produce any Glory to God any honour advantage to our Reformed Protestant Religion Churches Realms any satisfactory Vindication of His Majesties or His Royal Predecessors Soveraign Ecclesiastical Civil just antient Rights Prerogatives against the injurious claimes pretences of Vsurping Romish Popes or Prelates any reformation of revived old Ecclesiastical Vsurpations Excommunications Vexations Corruptions Exactions Extravagances redressed suppressed by these and our other Kings Writs Prohibitions even in times of Popery any conviction conversion reduction of seduced Pontificians or Romish Proselytes to due obedience to his Majesty and the bosom of our Church by discovering to them the manifold unchristian if not Antichristian Practises Corruptions Vices Frauds Errors Exorbitances of Popes the Visible Heads Popish Cardinals Legates Nuncioes Prelates the chief pillars hinges of the Roman Church and the manifold just occasions given by them to our Kings Kingdoms to renounce all dependance on all communion with them Or if they shall contribute any increase of knowledge or other benefit to the honourable Profession and Professors of the Law whereof Your Lordship under his Majesty is and long may you still continue in all splendor and felicity to be the most eminent Patron as well as Member all which particulars were the chief ends aimed at in this Vndertaking I shall then repute my extraordinary expense paines therein sufficiently remunerated and be thereby encouraged with greater vigor and all possible expedition through Gods gracious assistance to compleat the anteceding and succeeding Tomes of this Chronological Vindication Which if God shall vouchsafe me life health oportunity to finish I hope I may crave leave to sue forth my Quietus est from any future labours of this nature because it will then be high time for me only to prepare for another world conclude with Paul the aged I am now ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith Hence forth there is layd up for me a Crown of righteousnesse which the Lord the Righteous Judge shall give me at that day and not to me only but unto all them also who love his appearing Which Crown of Righteousness that this Soveraign Lord of Lords and King of Kings may most graciously bestow upon Your Lordship in Heaven after You have long served honoured both HIM His MAJESTY His Realms Churches in your Generation upon earth shall be the daily prayer of Your Lordships most Humble Devoted Obliged Servant WILLIAM PRYNNE From my Study in Licolns Inne May 29. 1665. the most joyfull day Festival of his Majesties Birth and Restitution to his Royal Throne at Whitehall To the Candid and Ingenuous Readers especially Professors or Students of the Common Laws in England and Ireland Kinde Readers I Here present to your View and Censure The Second Tome of An Exact CHRONOLOGICAL VINDICATION and HISTORICAL DEMONSTRATION of our British Roman Saxon Danish Norman and English KINGS SUPREAM ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION over all Prelates Persons Causes within their Kingdomes and Dominions c. A Subject heretofore cursorily handled debated by Sir Edward Cooke in the First Part of his Fifth Reports Of the Kings Ecclesiastical Law by Sir John Davis in his Irish Reports The Case of Praemunire by Sir Christopher Sybthorp Knight one of His Majesties Iustices of the Court of Chief Place in Ireland in his Friendly Advertisement to the pretended Catholicks of Ireland Dublin 1621. Part 1. Concerning the Kings Supremacy and the Oath in that behalf to be taken and of late by my learned Friend Sir Roger Twisden in his elaborate acute Vindication of the Church of England in point of Schism as it stands separate from the Church of Rome and was reformed 1 Elizabethae London 1663. But never yet Chronologically and Historically Vindicated Demonstrated by any Lawyers Antiquaries Historians Chronologers or Divines in such ample manner as the Dignity of the subject matter demerits or as some learned French and German Lawyers Antiquaries Writers have Vindicated the Soveraign Ecclesiastical Prerogatives Rights Liberties of the Kings Emperors Churches of France and Germany in large Folio and Quarto Volumes when as our Histories Annals Records afford us more copious Presidents more numerous eminent Monuments of this kinde then France
are inserted out of their due Chronological series or years to which they relate If they consider that this was occasioned either by the continued series of the History to which they relate hapning in divers years which could not well be dis-joyned without greater inconveniences or to unite some Records or Stories of the same kind together illustrating or ratifying each other though different in time or else by casualty or oversight at the Press and withall if they observe how the distinct years rolls of every Record and of most Historians are truly cited quoted in the Text or Margin I hope it will be reputed no Solecism nor just ground of complaint Perhaps some other curious Perusers of this Work may charge me with Tautologie or surplusage for inserting several Letters Procurations of our Kings to Popes Cardinals and Proctors sent to Rome or several Patents and Prohibitions to distinct persons Courts running almost in the same words But I hope the rarity and novelty of them never formerly published in print their confirmation and explanation of each other especially in cases of Prohibitions and the matters conteined in them not mentioned in Story together with my care to avoid the censure of omitting or concealing any records of this nature wherewith others might upbraid me And the constant Practise of the Clergy Popes Prelates Church and Laicks of Rome most likely to pick quarrels with me in repeating sundry dozens scores if not hundreds of Pater-Nosters together on their Beads though that prayer was purposely instituted by Christ himself to avoid and condemn all such repetitions and likewise Reiterations of Ave-Maries of the name of Jesus and other Petitions ejaculations in their Primers Letanies Missals Jesus Psalters Breviaries Offices Howers of the Virgin Mary Manuals of Prayers and other their Bookes of publike and private Devotion will at least acquit if not justifie me against this exception That which I deem some polite dainty Readers will most censure me for is want of Elegant lofty eloquent language embellishments and transitions But this defect my declining age want of competent time to review polish every passage together with the gravity variety of the subject matter the usual Vulgar stile of most of our Records and Law-books will apologize for this defect A plain English Garbe modest natural beauty bush being in Gods and wise mens judgements better decenter commendabler then any fantastick outlandish habit a painted spotted face or effeminate powdred frizled head not of Gods or Natures making but the Barbers or Tyre-womans To conclude all I shall desire of my ingenuous Readers is a friendly construction and kinde acceptation of these my Lucubrations a free pardon of all defects or involuntary oversights if any shall occurr therein together with their cordial prayers for Gods assistance and enablement of me in the compleating of the remaining Tomes if they shall be judged usefull for the publike or gratefull to posterity there being few or none I know or hear of who will probably be at the pains or cost to carry on or compleat them when I am translated hence to a better world and shall rest from all my studies labours in this Farewell The GENERAL CONTENTS of the BOOKS and CHAPTERS conteined in this Second Tome All the particulars whereof being many and various are comprised in the TABLE BOOK 3. CHAP. 1. page 227. COntaining Evidences of King John's Supream Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over all Bishops Religious and Ecclesiastical persons Causes Bishopricks Monasteries Tithes Advowsons in granting Licenses to elect and to approve or reject Bishops Abbots when elected Examining the Jurisdictions of all Ecclesiastical Courts Imprisoning banishing Bishops Clergy-men seizing their Bishopricks Spiritualties Confiscating their Goods Benefices for their Contempts Rebellions Treasons against him and obedience to the Popes Interdicts and other unjust Commands with other particulars and his strenuous vigilant defence of the Rights of his Crown against Provisions and other Papal and Prelatical Usurpations in England and Ireland till the 15. year of his Reign CHAP. 2. page 270. Of King John's most unworthy prostitution not only of the undoubted Rights and priviledges of his Crown but of Himself his Diadem Kingdomes of England and Ireland after so many years Glorious Contests to the Tyrannical Usurpations of Pope Innocent and his own Trayterous Bishops and Clergy Of his resignation of his Crown and Kingdomes by Two supposed Charters but in truth only by one to the Pope and his Successors and resuming them as their Feudatory under an Annual Rent His Oath of Homage and Fealty to the Pope The Validity of this Charter these Rents and their payment debated the present and subsequent Oppositions against them This Kings Opposition against the Encroachments of his Treacherous Rebellious Bishops and Clergy who dealt most perfidiously with and stirred up the Barons warrs Rebellions against him after they had forced him to resign his Crown and protested against his unkingly actions when accomplished by their own procurement and designes With other memorable particulars and Records relating to these transactions and this Kings Charters proceedings in Ecclesiastical Elections Affairs as Supream Patron within his own Dominions BOOK 4. CHAP. 1. King Henry the 3. his succession to King John his Coronation necessitated Oath Homage Subjection to Transactions complyance with the Pope and See of Rome against his own and the Nobles wills his and their Complaints Oppositions Prohibitions against the Popes Bishops Clergies Incroachments Exactions both in England and Ireland With the chief passages concerning Ecclesiastical affairs in them during the first 20 years of his young and troublesome reign CHAP. 4. pag. 447. Containing sundry Records Patents and Historical passages evidencing this Kings Supream Jurisdiction in and over Ecclesiastical persons Courts Affairs in England and Ireland The intollerable Vsurpations Extortions Oppressions Innovations Proceedings of Popes their Legates Agents Instruments to the prejudice of the Rights Priviledges of the King Church Kingdom Subjects in both these Realms with the several Complaints and Oppositions against them The English and Irish Bishops Covents Courts Christians Encroachments upon the Kings Temporal Courts Rights Royal Dignity and Subjects Liberties The Prohibitions Writs Oppositions against them With the principal Ecclesiastical Affairs and transactions in relation to England and Ireland from the beginning of the 21. to the end of the 40th year of King Henry the 3d. his reign CHAP. 3. p. 872. Comprizing sundry evidences out of Law-books Histories and Records manifesting this Kings Soveraign Ecclesiastical as well as Temporal Authority over all Ecclesiastical persons Courts Causes in England and Ireland The Popes and his Instruments intollerable Extortions Oppressions Innovations Encroachments both upon the Kings Prerogative and Subjects Liberties Properties and their respective Oppositions Complaints against them Together with our Popish Prelates and Ecclesiastical Synods Courts illegal Usurpations upon the Kings Temporal Rights Courts Crown Dignity and Peoples Priviledges With the several Prohibitions Writs Mandates issued to restrain them And
some other Ecclesiastical Affairs transactions between the King Pope and Court of Rome from the end of the 40th Year of King Henry the 3d. till the expiration of his Reign Anno Domini 1272. A Brief Necessary INTRODUCTION to An Exact Chronological Vindication c. wherein the Antient Soveraign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction claimed and exercised by our Christian British Roman Saxon Danish Norman and English Kings within their Dominions is particularly stated The Vsurped pretended Vniversal Monarchy and Supream Authority of St. Peter and Popes his imaginary Successors in his Chair at Rome as well in Ecclesiasticals as Temporals with their Claims Titles to and Grounds thereof are concisely related and fully refuted subverted even by the contradictory Practises Devotions Resolutions Principles Assertions of their Roman Church Popes Doctors Votaries concerning the Virgin Mary and Christ in opposition to our Reformed Protestant Churches and Religion THis Second Tome being brought forth to the Worlds View before the First I repute it not only convenient but necessary by way of Introduction to the Chronological and Historical part thereof to present you with a Brief Account of these 4. particulars First What Soveraign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction it is that our Christian Kings and Monarchs as Gods Vicars have claimed exercised over all Prelates Spiritual or other persons causes within their Kingdomes and Dominions by an antient undoubted Right in all ages from their first Conversion to Christianity as Supream Heads or Governors of them next under God upon all emergent Occasions unlesse when forcibly or fraudulently interrupted therein by Popes and Popish Prelates and in what particular branches it principally consists Secondly What pretended claimes the Popes or Bishops of Rome of later ages have made and still make to the Supream Vniversal Ecclesiastical and likewise to the Soveraign absolute Temporal Jurisdiction or Monarchy over all Patriarchs Bishops Clergymen Emperors Kings Princes Nobles Laicks Churches Empires Kingdoms Nations throughout the World whether Christian or Pagan and particularly over our Kings kingdomes Istes of Great Britain and Ireland Thirdly By what fictitious Titles Deeds or Conveyances they derive and appropriate this Vniversal Ecclesiastical and Temporal Monarchy wholly and solely to themselves and their successors in the See of Rome Fourthly That the very Practises Resolutions and established Doctrines of their own Popes Doctors concerning the Virgin Mary Christ and Transubstantion refute yea totally subvert this their pretended Title Right unto this their Soveraign Universal Monarchy For the first of these The Soveraign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction claimed exercised by our Kings Monarchs as Gods Vicats over all Prelates Persons Causes within their Kingdoms and Dominions in all ages from their first conversion to Christianity as Supream Heads or Governors of them next under God upon all emergent occasions is not as our Romish Antagonists would perswade their seduced Proselytes an actual absolute authority to Administer the Word Sacraments of Baptism the Lords Supper or confer holy Orders by their own actual imposition of hands or exercise the Priests or Bishops peculiar ministerial Offices nor yet by their Laws Edicts or Royal commands to abrogate repeal contradict or dispense with any divine Lawes Precepts Ordinances Institutions Duties enjoyned or prescribed by GOD himself to his Church or Christians in the Old or New Testament nor to set up or countenance any Idolatry Heresie Sect False Doctrine Worship Superstition Innovation Corruption Vice repugnant to the Word of God which all true Christian Monarchs Kings how great soever have utterly disclaimed but it principally consists in these ensuing branches which will best define and explain it First in a Soveraign power by their Lawes Edicts to command enjoyn all Ecclesiastical and other persons whatsoever within their Dominions to serve worship professe fear love obey the only true God to believe embrace the Holy Scriptures and Articles of Faith revealed in them to observe keep use all Gods moral Commandements Evangelical Precepts Sacraments Institutions perform all religious publike and private duties prescribed to them in their respective places callings as Christians relating unto God as well as to men and to punish all such by themselves or their subordinate Ecclesiastical or Civil Magistrates who shall obstinately willfully or supinely offend in any of the premises with Ecclesiastical or Civil censures according to the quality of their persons and offences 2ly To prohibit suppresse and extirpate to their power all Atheism Blasphemy Heresie Idolatry Paganism Irreligion False worships Religions Errors Superstitions Sects Schisms Prophanations Crimes tending to Gods dishonor the prejudice or scandal of the true Religion the endangering of their Subjects souls or disturbance of the Churches as well as Kingdoms publick peace by Laws Edicts and suitable punishments inflicted on all who are guilty of such offences as oportunity shall require 3ly To protect maintain countenance encourage the Churches Ministers and people of God committed to their care in the faithfull publick and private discharge of their Christian duties both towards God and man 4ly To provide a competent number and succession of pious holy learned painfull able Bishops Ministers Pastors diligently to preach teach Gods Word catechize instruct both by Doctrin and Conversation pray with for administer the Sacraments duely and perform all other Episcopal ministerial offices to them and all their Subjects throughout their Realms To provide competent maintenance for them to enjoyn them diligently faithfully to discharge their pastoral duties avoid all scandals offences exorbitances in Doctrine Life And to rebuke correct remove deprive them for negligence Heresie Scisme Simony Scandalous Crimes and other offences in or against their sacred places and Functions 5ly To prescribe institute publike standing Sacred dayes Festivals Fasts for Gods ordinary publike worship and Church-meetings extraordinary Festivals Fasts Humiliations upon extraordinary emergent Occasions as Mercies Victories Dangers Wars Pestilences or other Judgements and see them religiously observed 6ly To erect new Churches Chappels Parishes Bishopricks Archbishopricks Colleges Houses of Religion divide unite or dissolve old to translate Bishops Sees from one City to another yea Abbies Priories into Bishopricks Bishopricks into Archbishopricks To endow them with what Ecclesiastical Priviledges Franchises Jurisdictions Exemptions they please to limit the bounds of their Diocesses Provinces exempt what peculiars Churches Free Chappels Religious Houses Societies they think meet from their Archiepiscopal or Episcopal Visitations Jurisdictions Censures To settle their respective precedencies in all publike Councils Solemnities and determin all Controversies concerning the same 7ly To elect nominate approve confirm yea antiently to invest per Annulum Baculum all Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors and present to all Ecclesiastical Dignities Offices Benefices any ways belonging to their Crowns by patronage lapse or other prerogative upon vacancies by death translation Simony resignation or deprivation To grant Charters Licenses to Deans Chapters Covents or other persons to elect Bishops Abbots c. yet so as to approve or disapprove their Elections when made and
suum sumptum de virgine Non ergo fecit nos corpus suum quod natum est de Virgine sumitur in altari sub specie panis vini sed fecit nos corpus suum spirituaie icil Ecclesiam fidelium â—hough Chrysostom averrs Nos secum Christus in unam quasi massam ut ita dicam reducit neque in fide tantum sed reipsa nos corpus suum effecit Then much lesse can these words of our Saviour This is my body This is my blood of the New Testament c. uttered by him but once necessarily or probably inferr that the Consecrated bread and wine whose Natures shapes accidents Christ never assumed which were never stiled Christ himself his members flesh bone one or one flesh with him in Scripture inferr or imply any real transmutation of them into the very substance of his natural body blood born of the Virgin praeexistent so many hundred years before what ever erroneous Popes Romish Councils or Doctors for their own private lucre to make their Masse a real propitiatory sacrifice for quick and dead have hitherto disputed defined to the contrary Finally Whereas Bellarmine Maldonet and other Pontificians do principally next after hoc est corpus meum ground their Doctrine of Transubstantiation and Christs corporal personal presence in the Eucharist on John 6. 53 54 55 56. Verily verily I say unto you except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood ye have no life in you Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath everlasting life For my flesh is meat indeed and my blood is drink indeed He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood dwelleth in me and I in him I answer 1. Origen * Augustin Bertramus with Berengarius of old and of later times Cardinal Cajetanus in his Commentar in Joan. cap. 6. Hermannus Bodius in his Collectanea as Sixtus Senensis confesseth Cornel. Jansenius in his Concord Evang. in Joan. 6. Biel Cusanus Taper Hesselius and Petrus Lombardus l. 4. Dist 8. D. besides other Docti religiosi probi viri Catholici of the Roman Church as Maldonet acknowledgeth as well as Luther Oecolampadius and other Protestants resolve that this Chapter Text was never intended of the eating of Christs body and blood in the Sacrament but only of our mystical or spiritual eating and drinking it by faith alone as these unanswerable arguments will evidence 1. Because these words were spoken by Christ near a year or more before the institution of the Lords Supper 2ly They were spoken to all the people and Capernaites who followed Christ only for the loaves John 6. 26 to 67 to whom he never administred the Sacrament not to his 12. disciples to whom only he administred it at his last Supper in private 3ly Because it speaks only of the eating of that bread and flesh of his which came down from heaven not of the Sacramental bread or wine of which there is not one syllable in this Chapter being not then instituted 4ly Of that eating and drinking which is only spiritual by faith not oral by the mouth or teeth and so St. Peter himself as well as Christ then expounded it v. 69. 5ly Of such an eating Christs flesh and drinking his blood without which none can have spiritual or eternal life Therefore not of a Sacramental eating else all infants and others who die before they receive the Sacrament must necessarily be damned which the Church of Rome as well as Protestants contradict 6ly Of such an eating and drinking only which gives eternal life to all who eat Christs flesh and drink his bloud which the Sacramental eating doth not for all unworthy communicants eat and drink damnation to themselves 1 Cor. 11. 23 24. 7ly Of such an eating his flesh and drinking his blood as their dwelling is in Christ and Christ in them John 6. 56. but that dwelling is only spiritual or mystical by faith alone not by eating swallowing bodily inhabitation union or commixture with the bodies of the Communicants as many Romanists in odium haereticorum assert by Suarez his confession 2ly Admit this Text meant of the Sacramental eating Christs flesh drinking his blood it proves only a quite contrary transubstantiation to that the Romanists assert to wit of the flesh of Christ into meat or bread indeed of his blood into drink or wine indeed not of bread into his flesh indeed as the words infallibly attest 3ly It utterly subverts their half-communion and depriving Lay-communicants totally of drinking Christs blood by taking from them the sacred Wine Cup here severed from their eating his flesh in the consecrated bread as not only sacrilegious but damnable since none by the express Letter of the objected Text can have any everlasting life or dwell in Christ and Christ in them unless they drink his blood as well as eat his flesh being here thrice coupled together with the conjunction and yea ratified with this double asseveration of Christ himself who is the truth Verily Verily I say unto you So as they must now either renounce their half communion or this abused Text and their Doctrine of Transuâ—â—â—aâ—â—iation founded thereon Which as it subverts St. Peters and their Popes usurped Universal Ecclesiastical and Temporal Monarchy Vicarship and as it is wholly inconsistent with it or their Ladies Queens Empresse Goddesse Maries Soveraignty or the antient undoubted Ecclesiastical and Temporal Rights of all Christian Kings so particularly of our Kings of England and Ireland whose Papal usurpations on their Crownes were the original occasion of many horrid Conspiracies Insurrections Rebellions Treasons Wars Attempts against their sacred Persons Prerogatives Subjects Liberties Properties in former ages as the ensuing Exact Chronological Vindication c. will at large demonstrate during the Reigns of King John and Henry the 3d. to which I shall now apply my self having been more large in this Introduction to it to help fill up the vacant Pages left for the second Book which I originally designed to have annexed thereunto but amounting to an intire Tome of it self was necessitated to sever from it THE SECOND TOME AND THIRD BOOKE The Prologue I Am now through Divine assistance arrived at the Second TOME and Principally intended part of An Exact Chronological and Historical Demonstration of our British Roman Saxon Danish Norman English Kings Supream Ecclesiastical Iurisdiction over all Prelates Persons Causes within their Kingdomes and the Popes and Popish Prelates intollerable Usurpations on Oppositions against the same beginning with the Tempestuous Reign of our Unfortunate King John when the Antientest Charter Clause Fine Liberate Patent and other Rolls yet extant in the Treasury of the Tower of London begin the Jawes of All-devouring Time having totally consumed all precedent Rolls of this nature during his Predecessors Regins except some Antient Charters and other Fragments of Records never reduced into Rolls In this Kings Reign we meet with
the Highest Attempts the most Audacious Dangerous Conspiracies and Treasonable Vsurpations ever formerly made not only upon the just antient Rights Priviledges Prerogatives of the Crown but also upon this King and his Kingdoms of England and Ireland themselves occasioned by the Treacheries Rebellions of some of his disloyal Popish Prelates at home instigating the Barons to take up Arms against Him and by the Unchristian Practises Tyranny of Pope Innocent the III. combining with those perfidious Bishops who perswaded him to Interdict the whole Kingdom Excommunicate King John himself for sundry years and at last to deprive him of his Crown Kingdomes and give them to the King of France yea injoyning exciting him and other foreign Enemies to raise puissant forces by Land and Sea to deprive him and his Posterity of the Crown and Realms of England and Ireland by open force The Clashes betwixt the Papal Crosier and Royal Scepter during his reign arising from small beginnings and the contests between Him Stephen Langeton Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishops Barons confederating with him farre exceeding those of King Henry the I. and II. with Archbishop Aâ—selm and Becket his trayterous predecessors canonized for their Treasons and producing the saddâ—st Tragedies ever acted in any Age on the Theatre of our other Little World Which though resolutely and gallantly resisted encountred by King John with great Regal Magnanimity Courage Pâ—udence and good success for sundry years at first yet at last through the Terrours of the Popes long-continued Interdicts Excommunications Abjudication of him from his Crown Kingdoms the formidable Forces of his Foreign Enemies ready to invade seise upon Him and them the Treachery of many of his own Bishops Clergy Nobility Subjects all absolved from their Allegiance to him by this nocent Pope Innocent on whose cordial assistance he could not safely rely but principally through the panniâ—k Fears Terrours wrought in his mind by the prophecies of Peter the Hermit forged Letters and the uncessant intoxicating Sollicitations of Pandulpbus the Popes Legate representing all these Dangers to his sad melancholly Thoughts in their blackest colours perswading him there was no other possible means left to preserve his Life Crown Kingdoms ward off the impendent Dangers disperse the Tempestuous Clouds then hanging over him or to save his Immortal Soul but by making his peace with God and taking Sanctuary in Pope Innocents bosom by casting Himself down at his Papal feet and resigning his Crown Kingdoms of England and Ireland into his hands to protect dispose of as his Own was thereupon in conclusion though with much reluctancy induced to resigne them by a detestable Charter into this Popes Legates hands to his use to become the Popes feudatory under an Annual Rent yea to do Homage swear Fealty to him and his successors as their Vassal to his perpetual Infamy as likewise to part with other Chief Flowers of his Royal Ecclesiastical Prerogative and Jurisdiction over his perfidious Usurping Popish Bishops to his own and his Successors grand prejudice Which encouraged succeeding Popes Prelates upon every oportunity to make many new successive dangerous bold Incroachments upon the Prerogatives Rights Priviledges of our Kings their Subjects Liberties Properties to their Intollerable Grievance till at last they were necessitated by degrees to shake off their unsupportable Papal yoaks and Usurpations I shall begin with some Histories and Records in the first Year of King Johns Reign evidencing the Supream Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction both claimed and exercised by him in and over all Persons Causes within his Realms with his vigilant care industry to preserve the same against Foreign Papal Domestick Episcopal and Monastical Usurpations upon several emergent occasions proceeding in a Chronological Method except only where the Series of the History to make it compleat and more intelligible or some other just occasion shall necessitate me to resort to Subsequent Years and Records before their just order of Time BOOK III. CHAP. I. Conteining Evidences of King Johns Supream Jurisdiction over all Bishops Religious and Ecclesiastical Persons Causes Bishopricks Monasteries Tithes Advousons in granting Licenses to elect and to approve or reject Bishops Abbots when elected examining the Jurisdictions of all Ecclesiastical Courts Imprisoning Banishing Bishops Clergy-men seizing their Bishopricks Spiritualties Confiscating their Goods Benefices for their Contempts and Obedience to the Popes Interdicts and unjust Commands with other particulars and his strenuous vigilant defence of the Rights of his Crown against Provisions and other Papal and Prelatical Usurpations in England and Ireland till the 15. year of his Reign IT is very observable that King John at his Coronation in Westminster Abby June 9. Anno Dom. 1199. was sworn in the first place by Hubert Archbishop of Canterbury as Matthew Paris and others relate Quod sanctam Ecclesiam ejus ordinatos diligeret eam ob incursione malignatium INDEMNEM CONSERVARET Dignitates illius bonafide et sine malo ingenio SERVABIT ILLAESAS as Roger Hoveden expresseth it This Archbishop with all the Bishops Abbots Nobles present at and consenting to this Oath and doing Homage and Fealty to him thereby declared him to be Supream Governour Patron Protector and Head on Earth of the Church of England as well in Ecclesiastical as Temporal affairs else this Oath had been Nugatory The 13. of June following he was solemnly divorced in Normandy in the presence of 3. of his Norman Bishops from the Duke of Gloucesters daughter Unde magnam Summi Pontificis Innocentii tertii Curiae Romanae indignationem incurrit praesumens temere contra Leges Canones dissolvere quod eorum suerat Auctoritate Colligatum as Radulfus de Diceto informs us But he no more valuing their Indignation then he did their Canons and Laws soon after married Isabel sole daughter and heir of the Earl of Engolesme who was crowned Queen Octob. 8. by Archbishop Hubert this Pope and Cardinals not daring to question or null his marriage Immediately after Pope Innocent the 3d. sent his Legate to King John desiring him to release Philip Bishop of Bâ—lvoire taken Prisoner by King Richard the first in the Field and kept Prisoner by him all his life notwithstanding this and other Popes importunate Letters for his enlargement VNDER PAIN OF AN INTERDICT who had-then by the space of two years been detained under most cruel Imprisonment some months in his very Armes in which he was taken fighting not suffered to be put off day or night But because the said Bishop was taken in Armes as a Souldier and Plunderer against the Dignity of his Order the King notwithstanding this Popes intreaties and menaces would not enlarge him untill he had paid 6000. marks of sterling money to his Exchequer and 2000. marks for his expences during his Imprisonment under King Richard and himself which he accordingly paid And till he had also taken an Oath before the Cardinals and other Bishops never thereafter to bear Armes during his life
copiosam milites solummodo servientes liberos homines cum Balistariis sagitariis juxta maritima retinentes Venit praeterea de Hibornia Johannes Episcopus Norwicensis cum militibus quingentis equitibus multis ad Regem ab ipso gratanter susceptus est Omnibus igitur congregatis ad pugnam aestimati sunt in exercitu apud Barham donam inter milites electos servientes strenuos bene armatos sexaginta millia virorum fortium quibus si erga Regem Angliae et defensionem Patriae cor fuisset et anima una non fuisset Princeps sub Coelo contra quem regnum Angliae se non defenderet Constituit preterea Rex cum adversariis navale praelium conferre ut eos pelago submergeret antequam terram occuparent Habebat namque classem uberiorem quam Rex Francorum unde maximam securitatem concepit hostibus resistendi What King John in point of prudence Policy Valour Warre Justice Conscience could have done more then he did to protect and defend the invaded Rights of his Crown Kingdom people Church of England against the manifold unparalleld Treasons Policies Stratagems Usurpations affronts unjust demands Interdict excomunication dijudication from his Crown and Kingdomes and intended invasions of this insolent Pope and his Agents his own perjured Trayterous Bishops Monks Clergy and their domestick confederats his French and other forraign enemies with admirable courage gallantry prudence success for 8. years space together transcends my understanding to define the times and circumstances duly considered for which he really deserved more honour thanks from the Crown Church Realm and people of England then all of his predecessors had he still persevered in his former unshaken magnanimous Resolutions and not been decoyed by Pandulphus must strangly to fail in his last actings his Army and Navy then raised through Gods assistance being able to have encountred all the forces raised against him and dissipated them like a mist before the Sun BOOK III. CHAP. II. Of King Johns most unworthy prostitution not only of the undoubted Rights and Privileges of his Crown but of Himself his Diadem Kingdoms of England and Ireland after so many years glorious Contests to the Tyrannical Vsurpations of Pope Innocent and his own Trayterous Bishops and Clergy Of his resignation of his Crown and Kingdoms by two several Charters to the Pope and his Successors and resuming of them as their Feudatory under an Annual Rent His Oath of Homage and Fealty to the Pope The Validity of these Charters Rents and their payment debated The present subsequent Oppositions against them His Oppositions to the Encroachments of his Treacherous Rebellious Bishops and Clergy who dealt most Treacherously with and stirred up the Barons Wars Rebellions against him when they had enforced him to resign his Crown and protested against his Vnkingly actions when accomplished by their own procurement and designs With other memorable particulars and Records relating to these Transactions and this Kings Charters proceedings in Ecclesiastical Elections Affairs as Supream Patron therein within his own Dominions HAving presented you with King Johns most heroick vigilant strenuous defence of his supream Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over all persons causes within his Realms and Dominions for 14. years space I shall in the next place inform you by what arts menaces fears terrours he was at last by the intoxications of the Pope and his Legate Pandulphus when he had raised such a puissant Army as might have secured him against all Foreign Invaders a small part of his Navy burning and sinking all the French Kings Fleet in Flanders soon after the surrender of his Crown suddenly emasculated and totally metamorphosed into a quite contrary person resolution and induced not only to part with most of the antient Ecclesiastical Prerogatives united to his Crown but with his very Crown Kingdoms themselves which he resigned to the Pope becoming his sworn Vassal Tenant for his own Kingdoms under an annual rent which rendred him a scorn derision to his Bishops Barons Subjects and all other Christian Kings with the Arguments and Policies by which the Pope and his Legates effected these their unjust designs You heard in the precedent Chapter what a puissant Army and Navy King John had provided to resist the Invasions of the French King and all his Confederates who conspired to deprive him of his Crown Kingdoms and what secret Agreements Articles Instructions the Pope had given to Pandulphus to communicate to K. John whereby he might purchase his peace at Rome if condescended to by him without any hesitation I shall now proceed to inform you out of Matthew Paris how Pandulphus proceeded to accomplish the Popes designs and decoy King John to submit to his most unworthy Proposals DUm autem Rex Anglorum cum innumera Armatorum copia circa maritima Regis Francorum prestolaretur adventum applicuerunt duo fratres de Militia templi apud Doveram venientes amicabiliter ad Regem dixerunt ei Missi sumus ad te O Rex potentissime ex parte Pandulphi subdiaconi ac Domini Papae familiaris qui pro utilitate vestra Regni vestri vobiscum petit habere colloquium proponet enim quandam tibi pacis formam qua poteris Deo Ecclesiae reconciliari licet in Curia Romana â— jure Regni Angliae abjudicatus fueris sententialiter condemnatus Rex vero cum Templariorum verba intellexisset misit Templarios memoratos propter Pandulphum quantocius transfretare Venit ergo Pandulphus ut dictum est invitatus ad Regem apud Doveram cum ipso loquutus est dicens Ecce Rex Francorum potentissimus in Ostio Sequanae fluminis cum innumera navium multitudine maximo militum equitum peditumque stipatus agmine ad hoc expectat ut majoribus adhuc vallatus catervis super vos Regnum vestrum hostiliter veniat quasi Domino summo Pontifici rebellem a Regno te violenter depellat atque authoritate sedis Apostolicae Regnum Angliae perpetuo jure possideat Veniunt cum illo omnes Episcopi dudum ab Anglia proscripti cum Clericis Laicis exultantibus ut ipso duce sedes Episcopales cum rebus aliis te invito recipiant obsequium vobis olim antecessoribus vestris exhibitum ipsi de caetero reverenter impendant Jactat se praeterea idem Rex Chartas habere omnium fere Angliae Magnatum de fidelitate subjectione unde plenam concepit securitatem ad finem optimum rem perducere inchoatam Consule ergo saltem nunc quasi in extremis agenti utilitati tuae ut ad poenitentiam redeas Dominum quem contra te ad vindictam provocasti gravissimam placere ne differas si enim sufficientem volueris praestare cautionem judicio Ecclesiae parendi humiliari pro ipso qui se pro te humiliavit poteris ex Clementia sedis Apostolicae Regnum recuperare a quo pro
Obedience to him till conformable to his Papal pleasure and to dispence with the Kings own Oathes to his Barons and people 8ly A pretended supream Antichristian Papal authority actually to deprive the King and his Heirs of his very hereditary Crown Kingdoms and give them away to other foreign Princes 9ly To command foreign Kings and all Christian Nobles Knights Souldiers by force of armes to seize upon and expell him his Kingdoms and issue out Crossadoes to War against and dethrone him as if he were a meer Saracen and Turk 10ly A Jurisdiction to deprive suspend sequester excommunicate the Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Ecclesiastical and Temporal Peers and Cities of the Realm at his Papal pleasure and summon them to attend the Pope personally at Rome to undergo his Papal censures 11ly A liberty inserted into the Great Charter for all Bishops Clergymen Monks and others to depart out of the Realm resort to Rome or to the Kings Enemies without his Royal license first obtained and to return again at their pleasures 12ly A liberty for all Chapters Covents Monks Clergymen freely to elect whom they pleased to Bishopricks Monasteries Deaneries and other preferments in the Kings Donation and to reject whatever persons the King should specially recommend unto them though never so deserving so as the King could prefer no person to any elective Dignity within his Realms but whom the Chapters Covents Clergy should voluntarily elect and the Pope or his Legates actually confirm at their pleasures 13ly A power to sequester suspend deprive excommunicate and reduce to extream necessity all such Scholars Clergymen and Loyal Subjects who had so much loyalty and courage as to appear in defence of the King and his Cause against the Popes illegal injurious encroachments and to protect advance reward encourage all Traytors and Rebells against the King to advance the Popes Usurpations 14ly A power to sell Archbishopricks Bishopricks Monasteries and all other Ecclesiastical preferments Palls to those who would give most money for them to extort monies for Papal Benedictions Valedictions dismissions from attendance in General Councils or the See of Rome upon summons thither 15ly An over-awing authority over all the Bishops Clergy of England Ireland to obey the Popes most unjust treasonable commands against the expresse commands protestations of the King Barons Kingdoms to the Kings Realms and Churches prejudice 16ly A power to hear and determine by Appeal or otherwise all causes and controversies concerning elections unions or disunions of Churches or other Ecclesiastical Offices As to the Kings and Kingdoms Temporal Rights and Jurisdictions Pope Innocent made these unparalleld encroachments on them 1. An actual Interdiction of the whole Realm sundry years for a pretended personal contempt in the King alone and after that the like Interdict of the Londoners and Barons temporal Estates for their Rebellions and civil offences against the King 2ly An Antichristian power to dethrone dis-inherit the King and his Heirs of their hereditary right in the Crown Kingdoms of England and Ireland and to transfer them to foreign Kings and Enemies without the Kings or Kingdoms consent or any tryal hearing of the King or Kingdom 3ly A forcible wrested resignation from the King of his Crown Scepter Kingdoms to the Pope and his Successors without his Barons or Kingdoms consents by a void illegal extorted Charter 4ly A resuming of them by King John and his Heirs from the Pope and his Successors under an Annual Rent or Pension and extorting of an Oath of Homage and Fealty from the King as a meer Vassal and Tributary to the Pope and Church of Rome directly contrary to the Rights of the Crown and freedom Office Royaly of a King 5ly A power to confirm null repeal the Kings own Temporal Charters yea Great Charters of Liberties and the Forrest and judge of their validity or invalidity at his Papal pleasure 6ly A power to examine hear determine the Right and Title of King John and others to the Crown of England and decide them in the Court of Rome as the supream Judicature in such cases 7ly A Jurisdiction to hear and determine all civil controversies touching Priviledges Rights Franchises between the King and his Barons and excommunicate them for not submitting to his Papal Edicts therein 8ly A power to make Truces and prohibit Christian Kings to War upon each others Kingdoms under pain of Excommunication and Interdiction 9ly A pretended right to protect all Kings and Nobles who took up the Crosse from any civil proceedings Wars against each other during the Crossado and to recommend promote grant prescribe Taxes Tenths to maintain those Wars against the Turks but in truth to fill his Papal coffers 10ly A power to exempt Treacherous Rebellious Clergymen from being Out-lawed or Interdicted by the King and force the King by publike Patents to disclaim this his antient Prerogative with his power of detaining any Clerks in Prison for capital Crimes or Felonies if demanded to be delivered by and to their Ordinaries All these with some other Usurpations of lesse concernment reducible to these heads were introduced by Pope Innocent the 3d. during the reign of King John never practised in England before by any of his ambitious Predecessors and so fastned upon the necks of the King Kingdom by wholesale by means of King Johns forced resignation of his Crown to the Pope intestine Wars differences between the King his Bishops Barons this Pope and his Legates policies that his Successors for many years after though they frequently complained petitioned against them with much earnestnesse and regret yet were hardly able with all their power or policy to resist much lesse to shake them off but only by piece-meal and inches as they had strength and opportunity to do it I shall now proceed to his Sons and Successors long yet troublesome reign by like unhappy contests between the Crosâ—er and Scepter the King and his Barons upon pretext of publike Liberty and our Ecclesiastical affairs under him THE FOVRTH BOOK CHAP. I. K. Henry the 3d. his succession to K. John his Coronation necessitated Oath Homage Subjection to Transactions Complyance with the Pope and See of Rome against his own and the Nobles wills his and their Complaints Oppositions Prohibitions against the Popes Bishops Clergies Encroachments Exactions both in England and Ireland with the chief passages concerning the Ecclesiastical affairs in them during the first 20. years of his young troublesome reign KIng John being taken out of this world by poyson through the implacable malice of the Monks and Prelates having then many Enemies both of Earls Barons and more especially of the Popish Clergy Henry his eldest son was then but of the Age of 9. Years at which time most of the Lords of England adhering to Lewes the French Kings son whom they had sent for before in displeasure of King John to be their King and had sworn to him their Allegiance Thereupon William Earl Marshall a Noble man of great
praecepta nostra quae vobis injunximus viva voce quae prius Vicecomitibus caeteris Ballivis nostris demandaveramus quae omnia diligenter volumus observari firmiter teneatis observetis Et si super aliquibus forsitan haesitetis consilium nostrum requiratis antequam aliquid novum durius attemptetis Teste Rege apud Waliford Vicesimo secundo die Decembris The Bishop soon after presuming against the Kings Appeal to enter into the Bishoprick of Winchester to conferre orders excommunicate his subjects the Mayor Citizens and interdict the whole City of Winton for obeying his commands as you heard before and intending to proceed de novo in the like contempts the King thereupon to preserve his own Royal Prerogative and Jurisdiction Ecclesiastical and evidence his supremacy in and over all Ecclesiastical persons causes issued this Writ to the Gardians of this Bishoprick touching his proceedings against him in this Appeal commanding them personally to acquaint the Bishop therewith to read it to him in the presence of witnesses to declare all his excommunications voyd and that he would severely proceed against him if he persisted in his obstinacy and submitted not to his Appeal REX Custodibus Episcopatus Winton salutem Licet contra W. de Raleg appellaverimus in hunc modum Dicit Dominus Rex c. ut patet ex alia parte Râ—â—uli in appellatione facta contra eundem Episcopum post appellationem quam de diversorum Jurisperitorum Regni nostri quos huic habere potuimus fecimus magistros Oxon. in Jurelegentes alios viros Religiosos Jurisperitos consuluerimus per omnes dicta appellatio fuerit approbata dictus tamen Episcopus haec omnia parvipendens spernens supra dictum Episcopatum sicut intelleximus intravit ordinesque celebravit ibidem sententiasque diversas excommunicationis et suspentionis protulit nuncque de novo manum suam totis viribus aggravando Majorem et Ballivos nostros Winton excommunicavit contra privilegia nostra prohibentia nequis in tales sententias proferat nisi Authoritate Rescripti Apostolici specialem facientes de dicto nostro privilegio mentionem et Civitatem Winton interdixit quae omnia licet de facto tantum teneant tamen utcunque famam nostram sugillant nec ipsa de catero possumus conniventibus oculis praeterire Ideoque vobis praecipiendo Mandamus quatenus convocatis Abbate Abbatiae de Hyda Priore fratrum praedicatorum cum duobus vel tribus de fratribus Gardiano fratrum minorum cum totidem aliis viris Religiosis honestis fide dignis quos habere poteritis ad dictum Episcopum accedatis supradicta omnia de verbo ad verbum legi faciatis iterum ex eisdem causis supradicto modo nomine nostro appellantes supplicantes Postea sibi ex parte nostra offeratis nos paratos incontinenti mittere Parisius ad omnes magistros in jure ibidem regentes alios Jurisperitos qui ibidem poterunt reperiri Et si audita dicta Appellatione plene intellecta ipsam dicant tanquam inanem frivolam non fuisse admittendam nec fore Nuncios procuratores nostros quos jam ad Curiam Romanam pro prosecutione dictae appellationis misimus alios qui jam sunt in procinctu Itineris sui revocabimus in aliis omnibus erga ipsum Episcopum nos habebimus secundum quod decuerit sicut praedicti Magistri Jurisperiti dixerint faciemus Quod si dictam Appellationem tanquam rationabilem seu probabilem admittendam fuisse fore dixerint idem Episcopus Episcopatum exeat et Clerici quos ordinavit suspensi permaneant et quicquid post et contra Appellationem praedictam factum est sicut hoc totum de jure fuerit in irritum revocetur Ita quod haec omnia offensas et injurias contra nos nostros attemptas corrigat emendet juxta dictum consilium Magistrorum Quod si hoc totum renuerit sciat pro certo quod nos contra ipsum et suos taliter procedemus quod paena decente sentiat se errasse Hiis autem omnibus lectis coram ipso post sigillum nostrum hiis praesentibus literis faciatis opponi sigilla praesentium testificantium lectionem oblationem praedictas responsum Episcopi supradicti apponentes diem annum quibus nomine de mandato nostro haec omnia legeritis optuleritis postmodum haec omnia universo Clero populo Winton publicetis transcriptum retinentes nobis incontinenti facta publicatione praesentes literas transmittatis Supradicta etiam sic intelligimus quod licet Appellatio per magistros Parisienses approbaretur nichilominus tamen postea Appellationem nostram prosequentes super praemissis voluntatem judicum sumum Pontificis audivimus secundum quod judicaverit per omnia faciemus Quod si hoc totum renuerit et sic per elationem et ambitionem nimiam nos et nostros sic in Episcopatu morando et administrando contra Deum et justitiam quasi in Regno nobis fortior sit offendere eligit Itâ—rum nomine nostro propter haec nova gravamina ad sedem Apostolicam appelletis ad tuitionem ad Electum Cantuariensem Nos enim dante Domino super hoc justum salubre consilium capiemus Teste Rege apud Wind. primo die Januarii The Bishop notwithstanding this Writ and Appeal persevering in his obstinacy the King thereupon sene this second Writ to the Gardians of the spiritualties and writ a Letter to the Pope answering all his Cavils and exceptions against this Appeal REX Custodibus Episcopatus Wint. Vicecomitibus Suthamp Sur. salutem Nuper pervenit ad aures nostras quod VV. de Ral. Episcopus post Legitimas nostras appellationes quas ad Dominum Papam interposuimus propter multiplices injurias magna gravamina quae nobis nostris intulit denunciavit magistrum Henericnm de Secus Clericum nostrum Specialem in hoc negotio nostrum procuratorem Monachos quosdam Sancti Switini VVinton nobis adhaerentes et quosdam alios sententia Excommunicationis innodatâ—s quam injuriam in Curia nostra nobis factam tanquam gravissimam ad animam revocamus Et cum tam grave delictum contra Nos attemptat nullatemis impunitum possumus derelinquere vobis districtius praecipiendo Mandamus sicut vos ipsos vestra diligitis si idem Episcopus contra Appellationes nostras legitime ad sedem Apostolicam interpositas Episcopatum Winton intret ad officium Episcopale exercendum eundem nullo modo hospitemini nec hospitari ab aliquo saico permittatis nec aliquem de Clericis suis nec aliquem de hiis qui se gerent suos officiales Immo sub paena memorata omnibus Laicis de Balliva vestra inhibeatis ne cum praescriptis contractus faciant vel commercia
charissimi in Christo filii Regis Angliae illustris votis liberaliter annuimus ut ei in his quae dignè deposcit nos favorabiles exhibeamus Cum igitur sicut ex parte sua fuit propositum coram nobis nonnulli Pontifices et alii Praelati Regni sui Ballivos suos super his quae ad jurisoictionem Regiam pertinent coram se pro suo compellant libito litigare ac in eos nisi coram ipsis litigent excommunicationis ferant sententias in ipsius Regis praejudicium et gravamen Nos ejus supplicationibus inclinati ut nullus ipsius Regni Archiepiscopus Episcopus vel alius Praelatus Ballivos ipsos coram se super his quae ad Regiam jurisdictionem pertinent litigare compellat vel hac de causa in eos hujusmodi ferant sententias auctoritate literarum districte durimus inhibendum Quocirca discretioni vestrae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatenus praedictum super his contra inhibitionis nostrae tenorem non permittatis ab aliquibus indebite molestare Malefactores c. Datum Lugdini 7 Idus Martii Pontificatus nostri Anno 7. Hoc tamen non sine redarguatione peritorum haec fecit Dominus Rex Quod scilicet conquestus est super hoc Dominus Papae Having royal power to redress it himself by his own Writs of Prohibition asis evident by this remarkable Writ of K. Henry the 3d. in the 20th year of his Reign casually omitted in its due place directed to the Official of the Bishop of Winchester enjoyning him to absolve the Kings Bayliffs whom he had unjustly Excommunicated at the suit of the Prior of St. Swithin in Winchester for seising upon a Royal Fish belonging to the King by his Prerogative which the Prior claimed because drawn on shore upon his Land REX Magistro W. Officiali P. Winton Episcopi salutem Ad nostram pervenit noticiam quod cum quidam Piscis Regius nuper applicaret in terra Prioris Sancti Swithinis Winton constantibus illuc tà m Ballivis nostris quà m Ballivis ipsius Prioris manu communi esset ad terram tractus unanimi assensu Ballivorum nostrorum ipsius Prioris esset in quadam domo depositus sale conditus quia Ballivi nostri tandem non permiserunt dictum Priorem pro voluntate sua de dicto Pisce disponere resumentes eum ad opus Regium delata inde vobis querela per praefatum Priorem sententiam Excommunicationis in Ballivos nostros praecipitatis unde si miremur et movemur minime mirari debetis cum nullus in Regno nostro jus habeat hujusmodi Regium Piscem vendicandi ubicunque applicuerit nisi de jure speciali a nobis vel Praedecessoribus nostris 〈◊〉 fuerat indultum Et licet Ballivi nostri graves exstitissent ipso Priori vel 〈◊〉 super concessa ei à Regia potesrate libertate ob Regiam tamen reverentiam requirendi essemus ut id emendari faceremus et tunc demum si negligentes essemus in hac parte posset in Ballivos nostros honestius animadverti Et ideo vobis mandamus rogantes quatenus praefatos Ballivos nostros a dicta sententia Excommunicationis faciatis absolvi Et si memoratus Prior ostendere velit quod jus habeat in hujusmodi Regio Pisce paerati sumus ipsum audire ei per considerationem Curiae nostrae Justitiam exhibere Teste Rege apud Doncastr 27 die Septembris By which Writ and the Kings forecited complaint and Popes Letters in pursuance thereof it is apparent First That no Bishop nor Ecclesiastical person or Court ought to draw any of the Kings Officers or Bayliffs into their Ecclesiastical Courts for any matter belonging to the Kings proper Jurisdiction or Temporal Courts nor for the execution or neglect of their Offices 2ly That they ought not to Excommunicate them in their Courts for any Temporal cause or executing their Offices and that the King by his special Writs may command them to absolve them if Excommunicated 3ly That Royal Fishes as Whales and Sturgeon belong only to the Kings of England wherever cast on shore by vertue of their Prerogative and that none can claim them but by special grant from the Crown and that they ought to sue for them only in the Kings own Courts 4ly That in that age Abbots Prelates and Ecclesiastical Courts were very insolent ingratefull severe and uncivil in vexing Excommunicating the Kings Bayliffs Sheriffs Officers upon every trifling occasion without complaining first to the King notwithstanding they claimed all their Priviledges Royalties Lands from the Crown 5ly That the King was very sensible of these affronts to him and his Officers and industrious to redresse them by Writs out of his Temporal Courts for the maintenance of the Rights Prerogatives of his Crown and encouragement of his Officers to discharge their duties The forementioned high-spirited Bishop Grosthead in the second year of his Consecration offered an high affront to the King his Crown and Dignity by prohibiting Clerks attached for holding Plea in the Spiritual Court of a Temporal matter contrary to the Kings Prohibition to appear or answer their contempts in the Kings Courts whereupon he issued this notable Writ to him and his Justices of the Bench to maintain the Rights of his Crown against this Innovation and enchroachment REX Venerabili Patri R. eadem gratia Lincoln Episcopo salutem Ad aures nostras nuper pervenit quod cum temporibus Praedecessorum nostrorum Regum Angliae et tempore nostro Clerici qui contra Prohibitionem Regiam in placitis ad Regiam dignitatem pertinentibus processerint in foro Ecclesiastico ea occasione attachiati secundum leges et consuetudines Regni in Curia Regia inde respondere consueverint Nosque ea semper gavisi sumus libertate et adhuc in ejusdem possessione Vos in grave praejudicium dignitatis Regiae libertatem praedictam nobis intenditis auferre non permittentes Clericos vestros de Diocaesi vestra post contemptum Prohibitionis nostrae inde in Curia nostra respondere de quo cogimur mirari vehementer et moveri Cum igitur tantam et tam enormem injuriam non possumus sicut nec debemus aequanimiter toletare Vobis mandamus rogantes et bena fide consulentes quatenus possessionem libertatis memoratae nobis relinquentes illaesam nihil contra Coronam et Dignitatem attemptetis in hac parte propter quod asperius erga vos moveri debeamus Scituri indubitanter quod nullo modo permittemus pro defectu defensionis sufficientis juri nostro aliquid deperire Teste Rege apud Clarenden 17 die Junii Et mandatum est Justiciariis de Banco quod quatenus in eis Dominum Regem in seisina libertatis praedictae ficut ea usus est hucusque manuteneant non permittentes quod pro defectu sui aliquid jure Regio depereat Teste ut supra As this turbulent innovating
quatinus non impediatis vel impediri permittatis praefatum consanguineum nostrum Cruce signatum proponentem transire magnificè in Terrae Sanctae subsidium vel assignatos suos quin concessionem sibi a Domino Papa factam de redemptione votorum cruce signatorum in dicta terra Lagenia sicut in Literis Papalibus plenius continetur usque ad tempus illud quo nos fuimus crucis charactere insigniti integrè colligere possint restituentes eidem vel ejus procuratoribus si quid per vos vel per aliquem de terra praedicta collectum fuerit vel in alios usus deputatum usque ad tempus praedictum Teste Rege apud Winton 9. die Novembris REX Papae salutem Cum super pecunia de redemptionibus votorum cruce signatorum Legatis seu alio modo concessis succursui Terrae Sanctae nobis feceritis gratiam specialem sancti tati vestrae supplicamus attente quatinus venerabilibus Patribus Ciceslr Norwic. Episcopis ac Johannum Mansell praeposito Beverlaci per literas vestras mandare velitis ut ratiocinium seu compotum W. Wygorn Episcopi de hiis quae recepit distribuit de praedicta pecunia audiant si quid inde residuum fuerit nobis integrè faciant assignari Ita quod liberalitatem vestram sentiamus more folito fructuosam the King and Pope serving each others turns for their own advantages Teste Rege apud Wodstock 28. die Januarii How apt the Bishops and Clergy in this age were even against their Oath of Fealty to the King to encroach upon his Royal Perogative and Temporal Jurisdiction in holding Plea in their Ecclesiastical Courts at Rome of Temporal causes no way belonging to them and Excommunicating his Sheriffs against his expresse Prohibitions and how vigilant zealous the King and his Nobles were to prevent such incroachments upon his Crown and Perogative by Prohibitions and seisures of their Baronies this memorable Record will inform us REX Papae salutem Ex hoc quod Venerabilis Pater W. Wigorn. Episcopus tanquam immemor fidelitatis nobis praestiti Iuramenti placitum nam ii vetiti inter ipsum et dilectum et fidelem nostrum Willielmum de Bello Campo Vicecomitem nostrum Wigorn. exortum contra prohibitionem nostram sibi factam expresse tam viva voce quam literis prosequitur in Curia nostra non sine laesione et nostrae praejudicio dignitatis cum cordis turbatione admiratio nobis crescit quamquam non de eodem placito sed de sententia excommunicationis quam ipsius occasione in dictum Nobilem tulit se asserat agere coram vobis unde de Consilio Magnatum nostrorum Baroniam quam idem Episcopus de nobis tenet in Capite sicut est legis et consuetudinis Regni nostri providimus capere in manum nostram ipsam tamen captionem ad instantiam R. Com. Cornub. distulimus usque ad instans festum Purificationis beatae Mariae si forte dictus Episcopus a prosecutione praefata penitus duxerit desistendum Igitur ne Paternitatem vestram quae omnia nostram Coronam et Dignitatem Regiam tangentia semper voluit et vult illaesa servari decretum nostrum lateat in hac parte praesentes vobis literas destinamus supplicantes attente quatinus juxta quod vobis supplicavimus alias eidem Episcopo nullum praebere velitis audientiam in placito memorato seu aliis quae nostrum forum et dignitatis nostrae culmen tangere dinoscuntur Teste Rege apud Winton 21. die Decembris The Mayor and Bayliffs of Bristol seising some Stones collected for repair of St. Thomas Church in Dublin by the Kings license to repair the Castle of Bristol the King thereupon issued this Writ to restore them MAndatum est Majori Ballivis Bristol quatinus Petram quam Abbas Conventus S. Thoma Dublin colligi fecerunt apud Bristol ad construendum Ecclesiam Dublin quam arrestari fecerunt ad Castrum Regis Bristol reparandum eisdem canoncis liberent si quam in operatione Regis ibidem posuerint et restaurantes quocienscunque aliquam collectam Petrae illuc fecerint ad fabricam Ecclesiae suae permittant ipsos eandem Petram cariare quo voluerint Teste Rege apud Wind. 1◠die Jan. The inhabitants of Rochester having intruded one Christian condemned for the death of her Brother into the Church of Rochester as into a Sanctuary to save her from Execution and some of them taking Sanctuary in the same Church for this offence the King to curb these offenders and bring them to condigne punishment issued this Writ to the Sheriff of Kent to seise the Liberties of the Town into his own hands and to attach twelve of the discrectest men therein and keep in safe custody all Clerks and Laymen who had taken Sanctuary in the Church upon this occasion MAndatum est Vic. Kanciae quod capiat in manum Regis libertatem Villae Roffae attachiat Ballivos xii de probioribus discretioribus ejusdem Villae quod sint coram Rege in crastino Sancti Dionisii apud West monasterium ad respondendum Regi de hiis quae eis dicentur ex parte Regis omnes illos qui sunt in prisona nostra Roffae pro intrusione Christianae filiae Dunstani damnatae pro morte fratris sui venire faciat coram Rege ad praedictum diem locum omnes illos'tà m Laicos quà m Clericos qui se tenent in Ecclesia pro intrusione praedicta mulieris salvo custodiat ita quod non exeant ante quam faciant quod facere debuerint secundum consuetudinem terrae The King having built a New Chappel at Windsor issued this Mandate to provide a Mass-Book Breviarie with other Books Vestments Furniture and Ornaments fit for performance of the devotions then used therein MAndatum est Edwardo de Westmonast quod Regi habere faciat in nova Capella sua apud Windes unum Missale unum Breviar Collectar Capitular Impuar duo Antiphonar duo Salteria duo Gradal Tropar unum Calicem quatuor Manutergia quatuor Tual super altare ad Ministrandum in Capella praedicta Teste Rege apud Wind. 21. die Maii. The King before the Statute of Mortmain Anno. 7. E. 1. de Religiosis issued this Writ of Prohibition not to sell any Lands held in Capite to Religious persons or others to the impairing of the Revenues of the Crown MAndatum est Bartholomaeo de Creke in fide qua Regi tenetur firmiter inhibendo ne terram seu aliqua tenementa quae de Rege tenet in Capite viris Religiosis vendat nec de eisdem aliquam alienationem faciat per quam Regi aut Haeredibus Regis de hiis quae ad Regem pertinent aliquid subtrahatur Teste Rege apud Wind. 16. die Junii The Archbishop of Canterbury his Suffragans and Agents endeavouring to subject the Kings
per Literas Regis quod ab hujusmodi exactionibus desisterent Teste ut supra Those Prohibitions were seconded with these ensuing of like nature upon the complaints of particular persons unjustly prosecuted in the Courts Christian at York for Chattels and Debts not in cases of Matrimony or Testament to the prejudice of the Kings Crown and Dignity REX Decano Praeceptori S. Petri Eborum eorum Commissariis salutem Prohibemus vobis ne teneatis placitum in Curia Christianitatis de Catallis vel Debitis unde Walterus de Rudham Clericus sicut ex relatu quorundam fidelium nostrorum intelleximus trahitur in placitum coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis authoritate Literarum Domini Papae per Abbatem et Conventum de Fontibus nisi Catalla illa vel Debita sint de Testamento vel Matrimonio quia placita de Catallis et Debitis quae non sunt de Testamento vel Matrimonio spectant ad Coronam et dignitatem nostram inhibuimus etiam praedicto Waltero ne in Curia Christianitatis super hujusmodi Catallis vel Debitis examen Ecclesiasticum in juris et dignitatis Regiae praejudicium aliquatenus subire praesumat Eodem modo scribitur Abbati Conventui de Fontibus By which several Writs it is most apparent that there was a strong combination and endeavour at this time between the Bishops Abbots Deans Chapters and others who had Ecclesiastical Courts and Jurisdiction and the Court of Rome to usurpe and engrosse the cognisance of most Temporal causes concerning Lands or Goods especially of Clergymen and Religious persons into their own hands and to trample the Kings Temporal Courts Officers Crown Dignity and Lay-Subjects under their feet which they unanimously and strenuously opposed and endeavoured to prevent by the precedent and these subsequent Prohibitions to them in the case of the Monks of Winton who suing the Bishop elect of Winton in the Court of Rome and before the Popes Delegates touching the propriety of the Mannour of Taunton and other Lands held immediately of the King moving from him and part of the Barony of the Bishop to the prejudice of the Kings Crown and dignity whereof neither the Pope nor any Court Christian had or ought to have any cognisance or jurisdiction but only himself and his own Courts the King thereupon issued this memorable Prohibition to the Bishop not to appear or answer to any such Suit before the Pope or in any Court Christian under pain of seising his Temporalties being contrary to his Oath of Fealty to the King and to the prejudice both of his Crown and Realm REX A. Winton electo salutem Intelleximus ex relatu quorundam fidelium nostrorum quod Monachi Winton vos super Manerio de Taunton quibusdam aliis quae de nobis immediatè tenetis quae à nobis indubitanter movere noscuntur coram Domino Papa vel auditoribus suis in Curia Romana trahunt in causam et super proprietate Maneriorum ipsorum sibi cum instantia a vobis postulant responderi Quia vero ad nos tanquam ad Dominum principalem cognitio praedictorum sicut et aliorum feodalium Regni nostri indubitanter noscitur pertinere vobis sub debito fidelitatis in qua nobis tenemini et sub poena animadversionis debitae et condignae in temporalia et feodalia quae de nobis tenetis districtius inhibemus ne de praedictis in foro Ecclesiastico seu coram alio quam coram nobis in nostrum et Regni nostri praejudicium et gravamen aliquatenus respondere praesumatis praesertim cum hoc sine transgressione Iuramenti quo nobis tenemini facere non possitis sicut nec debetis Pro certo tenentes quod si secus egeritis omittere nec volumus nec valemus quin nos ad temporalia et feodalia vestra secundum legem et consuetudinem Regni nostri capiemus In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Novum Castrum super Tynam 29 die Augusti The King being further informed that the Monks of Winton in this Suit between the Bishop and them had procured a sequestration of the Temporal goods belonging to the Priory to the Abbots of Stafford and Boxley towards the satisfaction of the debts of the Priory and expenses of the Monks in this Suit which they intended to execute in derogation of the Rights of his Crown and contrary to the Law and Custom of the Realm issued this Prohibition to them not to proceed therein under pain of seising their Temporalties REX Abbatibus de Stafford de Boxlegh Cisterciensis ordinis salutem Intelleximus miramur plurimum et movemur quod in causa quae vertitur inter venerabilem Patrem electum Winton ex una parte Monachos loci ejusdem ex altera Dominus Papa non intelligens nec advertens qualiter et quantum negotium hujusmodi nos tangebat in nostrum praejudicium et gravamen ordinat vel ordinare proponit Quod facta sequestratione bonorum Temporalium ad Prioratum Ecclesiae Winton spectantium vobis eorundem bonorum custodia assignetur de quibus secundum quod fieri poterit fiat solutio debitorum et provideatur Monachis hinc inde sibi adversantibus in expensis sicque durante sequestratione hujusmodi Prior ibi non existeret qui possessionem Temporalium obtineret Cum autem Prior Winton in Curia nostra certis temporibus satisfacere et multa nobis alia consueta servitia exhibere et coram nobis et Iustitiariis nostris respondere omnibus de se conquerentibus teneatur nec ad haec de consuetudine Regni nostri inviolabiliter hactenus observata procuratorem vel atoruatum possit constituere loco suo nisi praesens in Curia ipsum constitueret viva voce et quociens in aliquo praedictorum defecerit in amerciamentum nostrum incidat et nobis debeat propter hoc certam pecuniae quantitatem per ordinationem et sequestrationem hujusmodi cum non esset qui praedicta faceret nos debitis consuetudinibus et servitiis contingeret defraudari Praeterea cum bona temporalia Prioratus praedicti de Baronia nostra esse et a nobis teneri noscantur et non existente ibi Priore ad Episcopum Winton vel si Episcopus ibi non existeret ad nos bonorum custodia pertineat eorundem Dominus Papa de bonis ipsis quae de Baronia nostra existunt nobis irrequisitis in nostrum praejudicium nihil potuit aut debuit ordinare Nec aliquid sine dubio ut credimus ordinasset si veritatem super hoc cognovisset cum nullus alius ubi nos maxime in justitiam non desicimus judicare vel ordinare habeat de eisdem Vnde vobis mandamus prout districtius possumus inhibendo quatenus si Literas forte super hoc receperitis vos de bonis praedictis donec saltem Dominum Papam super hoc
Of the Barons and Churches of London by the Pope and his Legate without any remedy by Appeal for contemning his Excommunications of them and taking up armes against King John to defend the Great Charter of Liberties after his nulling it as extorted by force and prohibition to maintain it under pain of Excommunication 359 â—â—0 361 362. Their slighting derâ—ding exclâ—ming against it as null having no power â—reâ—â—dent from Saint Peter or Scripture Appeal against it to the next General Council and to Christ officiate notwithstanding it Ibid. King Henry 3. â—njoyned by the Pope under pain of Excommunication and Interdict to inquire of and punish such who broke open the Romans barns and took away their Corn against the Liberties of the Church and his Coronation Oath whereupon he issued out Inquisitions against them 436 437. Against all Harbourers of Pyrates or such who send any Victuals Arms Ships or hold Commerce with Saracens to the prejudice of the Holy Land and against all Christian Kings Princes who made not peace with each other or invaded one anothers Territories during four years space to the hinderance of the Holy War This to be solemnly and publickly denounced in all Cities and Port-Towns on all Lords-dayes and Holy-dayes 449. 450. A General one ordered by the Archbishop of Cassal in Ireland of the Kings Tenants by his Authority against the Decree of Pope Honorius to be reversed within 15 days 384. Of the Cathedral and whole City of Winton by the Bishop elected consecrated against the Kings will for keeping him out of the City by the Kings special Writ to the Maior 584. 586. Of such as having layd down the Crosse refused to take it up or redeem it for Monys 681. Of those who opposed Pope Innocents grant of the First-fruits of all Benefices for seven years without any benefit of Appeal 583. Of the Monastery of Saint Albans for 15 days by the Popes Exactors of a Tax notwithstanding all their privileges evaded by a Non obstante during which their Bells Masses ceased onely they said their Canonical Howres with a low voyce 846. Of Sewald Archbishop of York for opposing the clandestine intrusion enstallment of an Alien into the Deanery of York by the Popes provision 850. 851. 926. 927. Of the Kings Castles Cities Towns Lands and also of the Kings Officers Judges Sheriffs Nobles Lay-mens Castles Lands by the Archbishop of Canterbury Bishop of London or other Bishops â—or summoning Bishops or Clergymen to appear in secular Courts for any Causes civil or criminal or distraining or attaching them for their contempts in not appearing 900. 901. 902. For refusing to take imprison excommunicate Persons or releasing conversing with them whiles excommunicated by the Kings Writs or otherwise before satisfaction given to the Church 903 904. For out-lawing Clerks in Criminal or Capital causes for not appearing to answer their Crimes in the Kings Courts 904. 905. For suing out Prohibitions or Attachments on them against Bishops and Ordinaries for suing men for breach of Faith and Oaths in Civil contracts 905. Of Jews by Interdict of all Commerce with them 905. 906. For hindering Prelates by Prohibitions and Attachments to compel persons to take Oaths in Criminal causes or testifie the truth or inquire of mens offences in their Courts and Visitations 907. For Abbots not entring into Bonds to the Popes Merchant for the King in such summes as the Popes Agents and the King demanded from them 933 934. Of the whole City of York by the Archbishop for a long time 954. Of King Henry 3. subjecting himself to excommunication and his Realm to the Popes Interdict by his Patent and Articles if he paid not Moneys to him c. for Sicily at certain dayes 919. Of the Bishop of Bangor of a Chappel in Wales for a laye Cause prohibited and ordered to be released by the Kings Writ 1009. By the Popes Legate of the City of London the Cinqueports and all the Barons in armes against King Henry the 3d. 1015. 1016. His Interdict brought by the Bishops out of France into England taken by the Inhabitants of Dover torn thrown into the Sea in contempt and not executed Ibid. Appeals against it to a General Council or to the Supream Judge 1025. See Excommunications Intestates Goods claimed seised on by a Papal Statute in England and elsewhere for the Pope forced at last by the Cardinals to null his constitution therein for its scandal and injustice 664. 671. 672. 681. 682. 692. 921. 922. Investitures of Bishops Abbots by a Pastoral Staff and Ring the antient approved right of our Kings and Christian Emperors wrested from them by the treachery perjury rebellion of Popes and popish Prelates after many years contests yet still their undoubted right by their own Canons Bulls 2. 226. 250. 328. Invocation of Mery and Saints by Papists See Mary Prayers Joseph of Aramathea his burial of Christ reserving the Water and Blood wherein he washed his dead Body for a Relique a Viol thereof sent into England attested to be his very blood 1200 years after there adored 712. 713. The fable of his long life 421. Is in This Is my body predicated onely significatively representatively not identically proved by sundry other Scriptures daily common instances 78. 79. Never signified nor produced a transubstantiation made by it when uttered in Scripture or Story Ibid. Judges Popes others not to be Judges and Parties or Judges in their own Cases by Popes own Doctrine 303. 343. Yet they were so in all cases between Kings Emperors and themselves 303. Enemies not to be Judges yet Popes both Enemies and Judges See Enemies Judges bound to defend the Kings Prerogative yet complained of by Archbishops Bishops Popes and ordered by their Constitutions to be excommunicated Interdicted for maintaining it and the Subjects Liberties against their usurpations and granting Prohibitions to that end 429. 430. 499. 704. 705. 706. 710. 827. 828. 857. 858. 859. 872 to 913. 964. 965. 969. 970. 972. Chief Justices of England and Ireland See Index 8. Judges Delegates and Subdeligates to which of them Prohibitions are to be directed 879. 880. Jurisdiction of Kings in and over all Ecclesiastical religious affairs Persons Churches 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. See Bishops Election Prerogative Prohibitions and Index 2. 3. 4. Opposed denied by Popes popish Prelates Canons Canonists 5. 6. 7. 8. 89. 874 to 912. 983. 990. 991. None coercive in Popes Bishops by Divine right but only by grace grants of Kings to be exercised in their names stile authority by their Commissions as their Substitutes 2. 3. 4. 5. What matters causes of right belong to Ecclesiastical Persons Courts Jurisdiction by the Lawes Customes of the Realm of England and Ireland What not and what to the Kings Temporal Courts See Bishops Canon Prerogative Prohibitions Excommunications Index 3. 4. 5. 6. p. 1 to 9. 272. 872 to 913. Bractons Discourse of Jurisdictions his distinction of Civil and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in Kings and Popes according to the
papal Divinity Law in that age 872. 873 to 890. No particular person can wave alter decline the Jurisdictions of the Kings Courts by his Contract oath nor give a Jurisdiction to Ecclesiastical Courts in Temporal matters contracts nor yet the Pope by his Bulls 872 to 890. Popes and popish Usurers endeavoured to do it by clauses in their Instruments priviledges contracts with our Kings 452. 453. 454 767. 768. 846 919. 931. 1001. 1002. and the Bishops by their Constitutions 998 to 913. See Prohibitions Popes Popish Canonists Prelates by their Constitutions exempted themselves Clerks Lands Goods Churches from all Emperours Laymens Jurisdiction Judicature Courts Laws Taxes for publick defence as subject onely to Gods judgement and their own and their very Concubines Harlots too 5. 6 7. 8. 874. 878. 886 897. 898 to 9â—2 Popes have no Jurisdiction in Temporal things or affairs 258. 259. 260. 278. 279. 360. 361. 473. 478. 872 882. When how Jurisdictions may be altered transferred and how to be excepted against 887. 888. Encroachments of Jurisdiction by Popes their Legates Delegates Archbishops Bishops Ecclesiastical persons Courts restrained by Kings Prohibitions 872 to 913. Appendix 8 9. See Prohibitions Jus Patronatus 971. Justices Itinerant licensed by Archbishops to give Oathes and impanel Juries in times prohibited by Canons at the Xings petition 394 407. K. KIngs particularly Kings of England Gods Vicars upon Earth chief Governors Patrons Protectors of the Church Christian Religion Gods Worship 1 2 3 4 5 872 873. Their Ecclesiastical Supremacy over all Prelates Priests persons causes within their Dominions in what particulars it principally consists Ibid. Popes claims and pretended Soveraign Monarchy Jurisdiction over them and their Kingdoms 5 6 7 8. Popes Popish Canonists exempt all Prelates Clergy-men their Lands Goods yea Concubines from their Jurisdiction Laws Taxes Judicatures for civil criminal matters as well as Ecclesiastical and make them meer cyphers 5 6 7 8 9. Excommunicate Interdict depose them absolve their Subjects from their Allegiance dispose of their Crowns Kingdoms at their pleasure See Frederick 2. Otho King John Henry 3. Index 10 12 14. Absolution Excommunication Interdicts Oaths Their Papal Titles to all their Kingdoms Territories 9 291 292. Our Kings Soveraign Authority Jurisdiction in Ecclesiastical as well as Civil things derived only from God not Popes 1 2 3 4 229 305 323 324 325 326 571 576 582 583 592 688 720 721. Their care duty zeal Writs endeavours to preserve defend the antient just Rights and Prerogatives of the Crown Kingdom against all Papal and Prelatical Usurpations in England Ireland France 227 228 230 232 233 236 237 239 240 to 273 300 301 302 303 323 324 326 338 356 586 592 593 to 598 640 641 644 645 663 710 727 739 740 962 963 964. Appendix 7 to 12 24 25. See Prerogative Prohibitions and Index 3 4 5 10 12. Right in Bishops elections dispensed with it out of special grace in some cases of Elections in Ireland See Index 4. and Elections Excepted out of Archbishops general Excommunications See Excommunications His Grants Acts by misinformation or circumvention nulled 304 373 374 482. They cannot alien their Crowns Kingdoms Crown-Lands without their Barons Subjects consents being against their Oaths trusts duty and Trustees of them only for the publick safety benefit of their Subjects 273 274 275 289. 290 291 316 to 329. Such alienations resumed Ibid. See Alienation Resumption Their care duty Oath Writs to preserve defend protect the just Rights Liberties of the Church Prelates Clergy in their persons possessions whereof God hath made them Defenders without prejudice to their Crowns and Royal Prerogatives See Index 2 3 4 5 6 10 12. p. 227 229 230 2â—3 234 242 251 252 279 323 324 334 335 336 380 381 571 57â— 575 576 58â— 592 593 6â—6 637 666 667 668 670 to 675 678 680 688 689 716 748 749 928 929 968 995 to 1007 1016 1017 1027 1028 1033. Obliged to protect foster the Rights Liberties of their Lay-Subjects against Popes and Prelates Usurpations 507 666 667 670 671 672. Kings desire declaration to govern by Law not power â—88 to do Justice to all great and small according to Law in all his Courts 989. Kings remain such whiles just cease to be Kings when they prove unjust 776. The King declared of full age by the Pope resumes the custody of his Castles 391 392. What virtues are requisite in Kings and by what precious stones represented 247 248. The King of England the most Christian of all Christiaâ— Kings where Faith Holiness hath more flourished then in any Kingdom throughout the World 712. His Coronation Oath See Oath Adorned with Armes Laws 588. Appealed to for Justice by Foreign Princes 588. The Kings Counsil Writs issued subscribed by them and their advice Acts done in their presence 265 277 278 381 389 390 394 1007 1008. See Index 8 9. and Writs His ill Counsellors especially Aliens complained against removed banished by the Barons 300. See Aliens Barons Pope obeyed by Bishops Abbots more then the King 300 933 934. Append. 9 10. See more in Prerogative Prohibitions Knights made at solemn Festivals the Popes Legates Nephew Knighted by King H. 3. with others 570 711. L. LApse after 6. months 389. None against the King by his Prerogative 481 482 563. Laws Popes usurped power to limit null dispense against the Law of God and the Apostles to take away all positive Laws without a cause and null all Princes Lay-mens Laws 5 6. No Princes Laws can binde Bishops or Clergymen though for their benefit unlesse ratified by the Pope 6. The making and interpreting of Laws in the Virgin Mary who knew both the Civil Canon Laws and Decretals 19. Laws of England setled in Ireland See Ireland Of King Edward the Confessor and King H. 1. sworn to be observed by our Kings evil Laws to be abolished 279 282 283 336 370. See Charter of Liberties Students of the Canon Law in the Universities of Oxford and Paris advised with in Appeals by the King 588. The Bishops learned in the Canon Laws much insisted on them to advance their own Jurisdiction exempt themselves and all the Clergy from Kings and secular Courts Jurisdiction 249 251 253 874 to 913. See Canons Canon Law Index 3. Judge Bractons learned Treatise of the Laws and Customs of England in the reign of King Henry 3. 872 to 888. Laymen though Emperors Kings Judges uncapable by Popes Popish Prelates Canons of any Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction over Ecclesiastical persons causes things or over Priests Concubines not to be witnesses against Clergymen 5 6 7 8 874 890 to 913. Their ill esteem of them and their authority though Emperors Kings Ibid. and Index 3 10 12. Lay-patrons Benefices exempted by order of Parliament and Popes Bulls from First-fruits and Popes Provisions by the Barons stout oppositions against them 507 508 718. Excommunicated Interdicted for arresting criminal Clerks or their Concubines suing Clergymen in the Kings secular Courts 6
tendred to them for their approbation upon just exceptions To alter the manner of such elections for special reasons To command Archbishops Bishops other Officers by their Writs to ordain consecrate install admit institute induct them when elected approved or Clerks presented by them at such convenient times places as they shall prescribe and to punish them for their contempts or neglects therein To remove translate Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Priests and other Religious Persons yea transfer their Temporalties Revenues Glebes Tithes Reliques at their royal pleasures from one Archbishoprick Bishoprick Abbey Priory Benefice Order Church to another upon just or necessary reasons of piety or state polity for the publike good 8ly To seise sequester and enjoy to their own proper uses the Temporalties revenues of all Archbishopricks Bishopricks and other Ecclesiastical dignities during their Vacancies with all incident profits any wayes belonging thereunto till they in their piety justice or prudence shall deem convenient to fill them with successors 9ly To seise sequester confiscate the temporalties real personal estates and indict arraign imprison out-law judge condemn banish execute the persons of all Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priests or other Ecclesiastical orders for their Contempts Treasons Rebellions Conspiracies Seditions Murders Felonies or other civil Crimes against their Crowns and dignities even in their temporal Courts in as ample manner as any of their Lay-Subjects notwithstanding Papal exemptions 10ly To demand and receive for the publike defence of the Church Realm and safety of their Government persons both Dismes Aydes Subsidies Firstfruits and Oathes of Homage Fealty Allegiance and Supremacy from all their Prelates Clergy as well as from their Nobility or Commonalty 11ly To summon National Provincial Parliamentary Councils or Synods at such times and places as they shall deem convenient upon all just occasions to compile out of the Scriptures and publish formes of Creeds Confessions of Faith Articles of Religion Liturgies Laws Canons for the suppression or reformation of Atheism Blasphemy Heresies Schismes False Doctrines Corruptions neglects in matters of Religion Doctrine Divine Worship Sacraments Ceremonies or circumstances belonging to them or concerning the manners lives good government ordering disposing of all Ecclesiastical persons Fabricks Glebes Tithes revenues or other Church-affairs whatsoever and reforming of any abuses in them To preside in their proper persons or by such as they shall appoint in all such Councils Synods to direct all their proceedings to alter reject approve or ratifie by their Edicts all or any of their Confessions Articles Laws Canons Votes Decisions Sentences as they shall see just cause when presented to them for their approbations And to remove prorogue or adjourn such Councils Synods dissolve them at their royal pleasures 12ly To receive hear and determine by themselves their Assistants or Delegates all final Appeals from or Complaints against the irregular Proceedings or unjust Sentences of any Ecclesiastical Councils Synods Archbishops Bishops Courts or Jurisdictions whatsoever who have no more nor other Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction nor conusance of any causes whatsoever commonly stiled Spiritual or Ecclesiastical but what they by their Lawes Charters Concessions under their Great Seals have conferred on them and what they derive by from under them and execute in their rights steads names by their authority To prohibit restrain redresse by their Prohibitions and other Writs from time to time wherewith our Records abound all such illegal Vsurpations Encroachments of Jurisdiction upon their Royal Prerogatives Temporal Courts Jurisdictions Lawes or the Properties Rights Liberties Consciences of their Subjects by Ecclesiastical Constitutions Canons Visitations Courts Inquisitions Oathes Vexations Interdicts Excommunications Sequestrations Extorsions Procurations or any other Extravagances 13ly To prohibit any Ecclesiastical Prelates Persons to resort to General Councils beyond the Seas unless specially licensed elected sent or permitted by them or assemble in any Synods or Convocations within their Realms without their summons or to debate conclude any thing in them to the derogation or prejudice of their Crowns or Kingdoms or excommunicate any of their Barons Officers Tenants in Capite or any persons inhabiting within their Cities Burroughs Castles Manors antient Demesnes without their precedent privity and license if within the Realm or license of their Lieutenants Chief Justice or the Chief Officers of such Cities Boroughs Castles Manors or Demesnes And command them when they or other Subjects are unjustly or illegally excommunicated to absolve and release them too if imprisoned upon a Capias Excommunicatum without any Oath at all or pledges ad râ—manendum upon caution or pledges given only to stand to the judgement of the Church 14ly To appoint Vicegerents general or other Commissioners of their natural born Subjects by their Letters Patents under the Great Seal to visit the Ecclesiastical State persons and punish correct order and redresse by Ecclesiastical Censures in their rights and by their authority all Heresies errors crimes offences contempts whatsoever punishable by the Ecclesiastical or Spiritual Lawes of their Realms 15ly To nominate and appoint what Archbishop or Bishop should annoint crown or re-crown Them or their Queens Sons and at what times places notwithstanding any pretences of custom or prescription to the contrary 16ly To license Archbishops Bishops Clergy-men to make Wills devise goods Legacies or to hold other Ecclesiastical promotions benefices by way of Commenda with their Bishopricks and exempt Clerks employed in their special service from residing on their benefices during such imployments and their royal pleasures without Episcopal coertion or censure for Non-residenceâ— To deraign or enable Monkes Nuns and other religious persons to purchase lands or take farms or sue elect marry upon special occasions 17ly To prohibit the alienation of Lands from by or in mortmain unto any Ecclesiastical or religious persons houses or the appropriation of any benefices to them without their special License or the ordination of the sonnes of Villains by Ordinaries to be Priests Deacons or the admission of them or any Infants to be Monks or Nunnes by Abbots Priors Abbesses without their Lords or Parents previous assents 18ly To admit install induct Clerks into Prebendaries and other Benefices and collect Subsidies granted by the Clergy by Lay hands or other persons particularly authorized by their Patents for that purpose when Ordinaries Archdeacons Prebends or other Ecclesiastical Officers neglect or refuse to do their duties therein 19ly To denounce Anathemaes Execrations and Excommunications by their own royal Charters as likewise with and by their Bishops against all infringers or violators of their Charters and the Donations Priviledges granted in or by them to Monasteries religious Houses or to the generality of their Subjects by the Great Charters of the Liberties of England and the Forest and by other publike or private Charters And to command their Bishops to excommunicate all such as should take up arms against or deprive them of their just Rights 20ly To prohibit all their Archbishops Bishops Clergy Subjects to own acknowledge
salvos plegios praedictos H. Dublinensem T. Tuamensem Archiepiscopos T. Clokoren Episcopum quod sint coram vobis ad diem competentem prout videritis expedire ostensuri quare tenuerint placitum in curia Christianitatis de Laico feodo ipsius Comitis in Lagenia contra Prohibitionem nostram et poni similiter faciatis per vadium et salvos plegios praedictum Fernensem Episcopum quod sit coram vobis ad eundem diem ostensurus quare prosecutus est placitum illud in curia Christianitatis contra prohibitionem nostram Teste Com. apud Gloucestriam Vicesimo die Aprilis As these Archbishops usurped upon the Kings Crown in his Courts in Ireland so some Souldiers after the War ended seised some of the Bishops Castles and Lands in England contra Regis prohibitionem illorum voluntatem detinere praesumpserunt Inter quos Robertus de Gaugi post multas Regis admonitiones Castellum de Neuverk cum villa tota pertinenti is multis quae ad jus Hugonis Episcopi Lincolniensis spectabant ei reddere contradixit Whereupon the Protector being highly offended by the Kings command raised a great Army and marching thither in person with the King beseiged it till surrendered to the Bishop by composition he paying one hundred pounds to Gaugi for the victuals in the Castle without receiving any recompence for the Town which he burnt down before the seige In the 3d. year of King Henry the 3d. the Bishoprick of Leismore united formerly to the Bishoprick of Waterford by the Popes Legat in Ireland whiles the Bishop was in England at the consecration of the Bishop of Carlile Macrobius a Canon of Leismore procuring an election from the rest of the Canons pretending the See to be then voyd obtained the Legates and Kings royal assent to the election and restitution of the Temporalties whereof the Bishop of Waterford complaining to the King the King upon information of the fraud and circumvention nulled that election and commanded the Bishop to be put in possession of his Temporalties notwithstanding his former Writs REX Justic Hiberniae salutem Cum venerabilis in Christo Pater R. Waterford Episcopus de mandato Venerabilis Patris G. quondam Legati in Anglia ad partes boreales pro Consecrando Episcopo Carleolensi accessisset Magister R. de Bedeford cum Magistro Macrobio David Canonicis Lismor ad Domum P nunc Legatum in Anglia nos consilium nostrum advenisset protestans ostendens quasdem Literas quibus Capitulum Lismor eisdem M. D. Canonicis potestatem contulerat eligendi Pastorem ad Lismor Ecclesiam quam tunc nobis asserebant vacare Nos dictis eorum fidem adhibentes electioni de persona ipsius Magistri R. sic celebratae Regium praestantes assensum eo quod consona videbantur esse rationi quae fuerunt de eadem nobis proposita si veritate fuissent subnixa ipsum Magistrum R. in possessionem omnium bonorum ad Ecclesiam Lismor spectantium tanquam Electum praecepimus Sane cum postmodum reverteretur Episcopus ille Waterford Episcopus proponens nobis et Concilio nostro ipsum et praedecessores suos Lismor Ecclesiam cum suis pertinentiis tanquam partem Episcopatus Waterfordensis diutius tenuisse et possedisse exhibuit ipsi Domino Legato et concilio nostro literas Domini I. titulo Sancti Stephani in monte Celio Presbyter Cardinalis pridem in Hibernia Legato super Ordinatione eorundem Episcopatuum qui licet aliquando tempore Hiberniensi divisi extitissent ut dicebatur ostendit eos per ipsum Legatum coadunatos nec poterat sic aliquis in ejus praejudicium qui utrique praesedebat Ecclesiae in unam earum per falsi suggestionem ingressum fraudulenter promeruisse Nos igitur attendentes nunc ex ipsius relatione et operis exhibitione Majestatem nostram fallaciter per ipsum Magistrum R. esse circumventum qui Lismoriensem Ecclesiam nobis dixit esse vacantem et nos sic ejus electioni fecit tacita veritate consentire decrevimus ut cum mendax precator carere debeat impetratis nec ei praestare debeat patrocinium quod per fraudem et dolum nisus est a nobis et consilio nostro impetrasse memoratus Waterfordensis Episcopus in possessionem omnium bonorum praefatae Ecclesiae Lismoriensis inducat Quocirca Uobis Mandamus quatenus non obstantibus literis nostris quas ipse Magister R. de Bedeford suppressa veritate a nobis et Consilio nostro obtinuit quibus possessionem eorum quae ad Ecclesiam Lismoriensem pertinent est adeptus sine dilatione memorato Waterfordensi Episcopo plenam seisinam habere faciatis omnium possessionum quae ad ipsam Ecclesiam Lismoriensem noscuntur pertinere Teste H. de Burgo Justic apud Westmonasterium Septimo die Junii per Literas suas dominorum Winton Dunolm Episcoporum factas authoritate Domini Legati IDem in narratione mandatum est Archiepiscopo Cassel in fine mandatum est ei quod dictum Waterfordensem Episcopum Episcopatum Lismoriensem pacifice possidere permittat Teste ut supra Consimiles Literas habent Patentes direct eisdem A clear evidence of this Kings Supremacy in and over Bishops Bishopricks and Ecclesiastical persons causes within the Realm of England as also of the Popes Legates late Usurpations there to unite Bishopricks without the King The Bishop of Ely an inveterate Enemy both to King John and King Henry the 3d. going into France after Lewes his return thither reported King Henry to be dead and endeavoured to stir up a new Warre and rebellion against him whereupon the King Writ to the Pope to deprive him and bestow his Bishoprick by provision upon some other the Isle of Ely being a place of strength and receptacle of Lewes and the Barons heretofore in which Letter the King acknowledgeth the Popes great favours and assistance to him during his infancy puts himself and his Realm under the protection of his Wings and by way of complement stiles them the Patrimony of the Church of Rome to gaine the Popes readier Protection and assistance in his suits Wars SANCTISSIMO Patri ac Spirituali Domino suo H. Dei gratia summo Pontifici Devotus filius ejus H. sua post Deum gratia Rex Angliae c. recommendationem et devota osculapedum Incipiens respirare una cum regno nostro Majestatis vestrae nostrae et sacrosanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Patrimonio post tot Angustias et pressuras quae Clarae Memoriae Patrem meum et me postmodum invenerunt et ereptus per Dei gratiam et vestrae paternitatis sollicitudinem ab ipso laqueo venantium vitam meam cum tam aetas mea quam status et tranquillitas regni nostri in teneritate concordent nec ut ita dicam sunt in aetate perfecti sub tegmine Alarum vestrarum inenarrabili mihi clementia
honoriâ—ice vixerum hospitalitatem ad posse procurando eleemosynas patentibus januis erogarunt durum esset nimis tales suis beneficiis spoliatos in ignominiosam trudi paupertatem Quidam vero juvenes feroces ac strenui maximis periculis se opponerent ancequam suis se sinerent privari beneficiis unico tantum retento Quod bene perpendo per memetipsum Antequam enim ad istam vocarer dignitatem proposuâ— in animo meo quod si unicum amitterem beneficium talis praetextu constitutionis omnia amitterem Unde timendum est quod multi ad praesens in simili proposito perseverent Quoniam igitur multitudo talium in causa est Sanctae Paternitati vestrae supplicamus quatenus ob salutem vestram nostram super hujusmodi statuto Dominum Papam consulatis Praeterea cum statutum vestrum in religione Sancti Benedicti ad omnes aequaliter se extendat durum sit multis tum propter locorum penuriam praecipue Monialibus cum sint debiles fragiles hoc statutum observare necesse est huic rigori discretum addere temperamentum Super quo etiam postulamus ut Dominum Papam super his velitis consultare Cui Dominus Legatus respondit Quod si omnes Praelati scilicet isti praesentes Archiepiscopi Episcopi una cum eo super his Domino Papae scriberent libenter consentiret Et sciendum quod quia aliqui opinabantur sicut datum fuit intelligi Domino Legato quod statuta sua robur nisi tantum in tempore suae Legationis non obtinerent jussu ejusdem surrexit in medio quidam Clericus suus Magister scilicet Altho aperto libro authentico scilicet registro Domini Papae ad majorem authoritatem ut validius talium opinionem improbaret quandam decretalem legit distincte aperte quam Dominus Legatus distinguens approbavit per illam asserens manifeste quod etiam post recessum ejus sua statuta perpetuae firmitatis robur debeant obtinere Nec praetereundum quod primo die Concilii collocatis ut praedictum est Archiepiscopis Cantuariensi scilicet a dextris Eboracensi vero a sinistris perlectoque Evangelio Ego sum Pastor bonus dictisque collectis ad hoc pertinentibus indictoque silentio turba comprimente castigata Dominus Legatus sedendo quasi â—ubam vocem suam exaltans sermonem suum inchoavit thema suum sic praeordinando In medio sedis in circuitu ejus quatuor animalia plena oculis ante retro In sermone prosequendo innuens quod Praelati quasi animalia habentia oculos ante retro debent esse in rerum saecularium dispositionibus providi in spiritualibus circumspecti Priora sequentibus caute continuantes Et post sermonem legi fecit statuta alta voce distincte quae firmiter statuit observari quae subscripta in hoc libro duximus annotari Quoniam domum Domini decet Sanctitudo Ministros ejus a Domino dicitur Sancti estote quoniam Sanctus sum ego Dominus Deus vester Satagit astutia humani generis inimici ut Sanctitatem subtrahat vel destruat utrobique dum in plerisque locis ut ne consecrentur Ecclesiae vel retardat ne suo digne fungantur officio Ministorum mores vitam multorum vitiat depravat Sanctorum Patrum regulis statutis generaliter omnibus Christianae religionis profectibus opponendo Huic est igitur armata manu a cunctis Christi fidelibus fortiter in fide resistendum ad ejus molimina renovatis novis semper utendum viribus enervanda sicut Isaac puteos quos foderant filii Abrahae sed humo impleverant Palestini prius studuit renovari deinde alios fodere prorsus novos Denique nos Otto miseratione divina Sancti Nicholai in carcere Tulliano Diaconus Cardinalis Apostolicae sedis Legatus ad partes Angliae cum Legationis officio a sede Apostolica destinati divino fulti auxilio et astantis Concilii suffragio et consensu ad roborandum et reformandum statum Ecclesiasticum in partibus Anglicanis salvis aliis Canonicis institutis quae cum reverentia volumus cupimus observari quaedam ex commissa nobis poteâ—tate duximus observanda quae per certos articulos fecimus digeri distingui After which follow all the Canons made and promulged in this Council which those who please may peruse at leasure in Matthew Paris and in Johannes de Aton his Constitutiones Legitimae Ecclesiae totiusque Regionis Anglicanae ab Legatis à Latere Summorum Pontificum collectio fol. 1 to 121. with his Glosse upon them The 1. Canon was for the Dedication and Consecration of Churches many Cathedrals as well as Parish Churches being then unconsecrated The 2. and 3. concerning Ecclesiastical Sacraments and Baptism Others concerning the covetousness of Priests their hearing Confessions the qualities of such as were to be ordained their Farmers and Vicars Presentations to Churches not dividing one Church into more the Residence of Bishops and Priests Pluralities the habit of Clerks Clandestine Marriages of Priests Priests Concubines their sons succession in their Benefices protecting of Theeves Murderers eating of flesh the Office of Archdeacons Bishops their Judges Procurations undue unjust Citations Exactions by Procurations Registers abuses of Proctors and Ecclesiastical Judges and an Oath to be prescribed to them to prevent the like abuses for the future In this Council this Legate introduced the use of Oathes in Ecclesiastical Courts and Causes never formerly used in England under a specious pretext by colour whereof the Bishops and their Agents extending their Authority beyond the Canon introduced these and other Oathes against the Laws and Customes of the Realm to the peoples great oppression as you shall hear anon till the King by his Prohibitions restrained this Usurpation The Canon first introducing an Oath of Calumny made in this Council runs in these words Jusjurandum calumniae in causis Ecclesiasticis cujuslibet de veritate dicendi in spiritualibus quoque ut veritas aperiatur facilius causae celerius terminentur statuimus de caetero praestari in Regno Angliae secundum Canonicas et Legitimas Sanctiones obtenta in contrarium consuetudine non obstante Huic statuto utiliter annectentes ut judiciales induciae judicis dentur arbitrio juxta Legitimas Canonicas Sanctiones The nature kinds forms words of this Juramentum Calumniae you may read at large in Johannis Schneidewini a most famous Civilian professor Academiae Witebergensis in quatuor Institutionum Imperialium D. Justiniani libros Commentarius printed Argentorati 1599. lib. 4. Tit. 6. and Tit. 16. De Juramento Calumniae to whom I referre the Readers desiring satisfaction therein He resolving p. 1102. Istud juramentum hodie non aestimatur uno obolo quia facti sumus contemptores Dei religionis ejus Unde ego puto quod litigatores
Manfreds hands in which des gn God blasted both the Popes forces and Kings rapines to their perpetual infamy I shall close up this year and Chapter too with the words of Mat. Paris Transiit igitur annus ille Ecclesiae et Praelatis ultimae servitutis genitivus Regni Angliae praedativus Terrae Sanctae sterilis et potius nocivus BOOK IV. CHAP. III. Comprising sundry Evidences out of Law-books Histories and Records manifesting our Kings Soveraign Ecclesiastical as well as Temporal Authority over all Ecclesiastical Persons Courts Causes in England and Ireland The Popes and his Instruments intollerable Extortions Oppressions Innovations Enchroachments both upon the Kings Prerogative and Subjects Liberties Properties and their respective Oppositions Complaints against them Together with our Popish Prelates and Ecclesiastical Synods Courts illegal Usurpations upon the Kings Temporal Rights Courts Crown Dignity and Peoples Priviledges with the several Prohibitions Mandates issued to restrain them And some other Ecclesiastical affaires transactions between the King Pope and Court of Rome of most concernment from the end of the 40th year of King Henry the 3d till the expiration of his Reign Anno Domini 1272. I Have presented you in the precedent Chapters with many memorable Records Writs Prohibitions restraining the Popes and Prelates Usurpations upon the Rights Crown Courts of King Henry the 3d. and his Subjects Liberties till the 40. year of his Reign about which time or soon after Henry de Bracton a famous Judge under him learned both in the Civil Canon and Common Laws of the Realm published five most excellent Books De Legibus Consuetudinibus Angliae wherein he asserts the Kings Supremacy over all persons whatsoever as having no Peer at all much less any Superior within his Realm stiling him Dei Vicarius several times in sundry places already transcribed in my Second Book chap. 2. p. 30 31 32. concerning King Lucius which I shall not here repeat Which passages of his will well explain those clauses in him which seem to patronize the Popes Supremacy viz. Apud homines verò est differentia personarum quia hominum quidem sunt praecellentes Praelati aliis principantur Dominus Papa videlicet in rebus spiritualibus quae pertinent ad Sacerdotium sub eo Archiepiscopi Episcopi alii Praelati inseriores Item in temporalibus sunt Imperatores Reges et Principes in hiis quae pertinent ad Regnum sub eis Duces Comites Barones Magnates sive Vavasores Milites etiam liberi villani diversae potestates sub Rege constitutae Ad Papam et ad Sacerdotium quidem pertinent ea quae spiritualia sunt ad Regem vero et ad Regnum ea quae sunt temporalia juxta illud Coelum coeli Domino terram autem dedit filiis hominum Et unde ad Papam nihil pettinet ut de temporalibus disponat vel ordinet non magis quam Reges vel Principes de spiritualibus ne quis eorum falcem immittat in messem alienam Et sicut Papa potest ordinare in spiritualibus quoad ordines et dignitates ita potest Rex in temporalibus in haereditatibus dandis vel haeredibus constituendis secundum consuetudinem Regni sui Which passages as they absolutely refute the Popes Temporal Supremacy and Jurisdiction in England upon pretext of K. Johns Charter or the grant of Peter-pence so they admit the Popes Supremacy only in Spiritual things to wit in consecrating depriving Bishops Priests administring Sacraments inflicting Ecclesiastical censures exercising their Ministerial function but not in the sapream Ecclesiastical Government of the Church or Clergy of England vested only in the King not Pope as Gods Vicar to whom all the Archbishops Bishops and Prelates of the Realm were then immediately subject as to their Soveraign Lord and Patron not so unto the Pope who notwithstanding his encroachments on the Crown in King Johns Reign which were regained only by degrees in those bad times by his successors could make no Archbishop Bishop in England or Ireland nor call Synods nor enact Laws or Canons to bind the Church or Clergy of England or Ireland without the Kings Royal assent who by his Writs of Prohibition controlled both the Popes his Legates Delegates and Archbishops Bishops yea Synods Jurisdictions and extravagant proceedings beyond their legal bounds as Bracton himself informs us in his Treatise of Jurisdictions and Prohibitions pertinent to my Theam wherein you may most clearly discerne a combination between the Pope Bishops and Ecclesiastical Courts especially by Bulls and Delegations from the Pope totally to subvert the Jurisdiction of the Kings Temporal Courts in that age and to engrosse them into their own hands to the prejudice of the King his Crown and Dignity and subversion of the antient Laws Customs Rights Priviledges of the Kingdom and Kings Officers Subjects and their diligence vigilancy courage to prevent it by several Writs and forms of Prohibitions thus digested into a perspicuous method and recorded to posterity by Judge Bracton 1. Est etiam jurisdictio quaedam ordinaria quaedam delegata quae pertinet ad sacertium forum Ecclesiasticum sicut in causis spiritualibus spiritualitati annexis Est etiam alia jurisdictio ordinaria vel delegata quae pertinet ad Coronam dignitatem Regis ad Regnum in causis placitis rerum temporalium in foro seculari unde videndum cujus judicium forum actor adire debeat Et verum est quod sive Laicum sive Clericum velit quis convenire debet adire judicem sequi forum rei judicium habebit illum apud quem reushabet domicilium sive domicilium habuerit sub jurisdictione unius vel duorum 2. Et licet generaliter verum sit quod actor forum rei sequi debeat fallit tamen in casibus propter diversitatem jurisdictionum causarum de rebus spiritualibus temporalibus earum sequela sicut in causa matrimoniali rebus permissis ob causam matrimonii quae in foro Ecclesiastico terminari debent quia cujus juris i. jurisdictionis est principale ejusdem juris erit accessorium Et eodem modo sicut in foro seculari agatur de aliquo placito quod pertinet ad Coronam dignitatem Regis fides fuerit opposita in contractu non propter hoc pertinebit cognitio super principali ad judicem Ecclesiasticum 3. Item fallit in causa testamentaria aliis pluribus causis Ecclesiasticis Item ratione criminis convenitur quis ubi deliquit ut si quis crimen commiserit in terra aliena quia ubi deliquit ibi subjceat juri sicut videri poterit de Vtfangthef per exemplum Item ratione contractus quia conveniendus ubi contraxit Item ratione rei petitae ut si Clericus petat versus Clericum Laicum debitum quod non sit de Testamento vel de Matrimonio sequi debet
p. 838 839. Bound in 500 Marks to the Pope against their wills p. 844 845. E. ST Edmunds Abby A protection for it committed by the King to the Popes Legat p. 333. The Abbot a Commissioner to inquire of the goods formerly taken from the Romans 436. Richard de Insula Abbot his praise death 442. The Abbot complains to the King against the Popes exactions 567. The Popes Delegate in the case between the Abbot of Glaston and Bishop of Bath p. 578 634. King H. the 3. his extortions from it during the vacancy the Abbots election nulled bound in 800 marks to the Pope 717. It s visitation by the Popes Delegates 789. The Abbot Conservator of the Priviledge granted to St. Augustinâ— Câ—nt 794. A refuge to oppressed Clerks 806. Converts â—ent to it 836 839. The Abbot confirmed at Rome against the Kings and Archbishops wills 924. The Freâ—â—s Mâ—â—oâ—s intrude there 935. It s Custos during the Vacancy called to account 977. King H. 3. dyeth in it 1067. The Abbot One of the Popes Delegates in a case between the Archbishop of Canterbury and Abbot of S. Augustines proceeds therein against the Kings prohibition Appendix p. 8. to 17. The Kings Commissioners to be present at their election of an Abbot p. 348. S. Edrulâ—us Abbot recommended to be elected Bishop of Sagion p. 234. St. Ellen de With Converts sent to it p. 840. Elleschirch Prioresse p. 352. Ely Prior and Covent their Bishops election against the Kings Writ vacated oppressed by him p. 913 923 924. A Writ concerning the goods distreined p. 965. Euchâ—esay Priory Converts sent to it p. 838 840. Evesham Abby dedicated p. 504. an Heretick brought before Richard Abbot of it and others p. 560. The Kings Chancellor p. 6â—4 Converts sent thither p. 838 840. The Abbot deprived and a new substituted by the Popes Legat Appendix p. 18. F. ST Facundus Abbot the Popes Legat to publish the Emperors Excommunication p. 655. St. Faith Fidis Convert Jewes sent thither p. 836 839. Farnley Pharlegg Priory Converts sent thither p. 836 839. Flay Abbot of the Cistercian Order preached against the Popes Usurers corruptions p. 802. Flexle Flaxele Abby Convert Jews sent to it p. 836 to 841. the collecting the Croysado money specially committed to the Abbot p. 861. Font-everoit Nunnes placed in Ambresbiry p. 228 229. De Fontibus Fountain Funtan Abbot his Appeal against the Archbishop of Yorks excommunication p. 242. John the Abbot made Bishop of Ely p. 379. A prohibition against the Abbot in a suit before the Popes Delegates 831. Converts sent thither p. 836 839. Collector of the Dismes in York Province 863. Frecheswill Fridswell Oxon Priory Converts sent to it p. 836 839 840. A Prohibition against it for the Church of Aclea to the Popes Delegates of which the Monks would disinherit the King p. 381. Frenton Prior made Abbot of Westminster by the Popes Legat p. 335. Appendix p. 18. G. GEnâ—ueâ—e Abbot a Prohibition against him to the Popes Delegates for â—â—ing for Lands before them p. 725 726 Gerwedon Abby Convert Jews sent to it p. 838 839. Gâ—â—â—bourne Prior and Covent of St. Austins Order bound in 300. Marks to the Pope against their will p. 845. Glaston Abbey united to the Bishopricks of Bath and Wells sundry Letters Writs suits between the Bishop of Bath and Abbot concerning it p. 356 357 851 852 995 996. Convert Jews sent to it p. 836 837 839. Abbot Roger excommunicated gets a prohibition p. 851 852. the Bishop summoned for proceeding against it p. 995 996. Godestow Abbesse Converts sent thither p. 835 838. Gregory Cantuar. A prohibition to the Prior then Dean of Canterbury p. 496. Convert Jews sent to it p. 835 837 839. A Delegate in an Ecclesiastical cause p. 835. Gutlacâ— Hereford Priory Converts sent to it p. 840. H. HAle Abby Converts sent to it p. 840. Harle Hurle Ralph Arundel Prior elected Abbot of Westminster p. 229. The Prior Kings Proctor at Rome 584. The Popes Visitor p. 789. Haverholm Converts sent to it p. 840. Hexstaâ—â—â—shâ—m Priory Converts sent thereto p. 838 840. Holcontram Abby Converts sent to it 838 840. Huntindon Priory Converts sent thither 836 837 839. Hyda Hyde Abbot sent by the King with an Appeal to the Bishop of Winton p. 585 586. Converts sent thither p. 838 840. I. JAmes Bristoll Priory Converts sent to it p. 840. James Noâ—thampton Converts sent thereto p. 840. St. Johns Jerusalem p. 864 945 947 1027. See Templars and Hospitallers K. KEmere Abbot Cicestrensis Ordinis one of the Popes Commissioners to absolve David Prince of Wales from his Oath to K. H. 3. p. 622. Kenwilworth Prior pretends right to Cesterton Church p. 993. Kingswode Abby Converts sent to it p. 838 840. Kirkest Abbey Converts sent to it p. 837. Kirkham Priory Converts sent thâ—reto p. 838 840. Kirkstead Abby Converts sent thither p. 836 837 839. Kokersand Converts sent thither p. 840. Kynes Priory Converts sent thither p. 838 843. L. LAncaster Priory Converts sent to it p. 840. Langâ—don Converts sent to it p. 840. Lanton Prior his suit and Appeal against the Archbishop of Ardmach p. 628. Lanynton Converts sent thither p. 837. Lesâ—es Abbot summoned to answer a contempt for holding a Plea as Popes Delegate against the Kings prohibition p. 477 478. Lewes Priory a Convert sent to it p. 836 837 839. Leycestre Priory Converts sent to it p. 836 837. Liwâ—hul Priory a Convert sent thither p. 840. M. MAlmâ—sbury The Abbot suspended by Martin the Popes Agent for opposing his exactions p. 606. Converts sent to it p. 836 839. A Writ to him to receive a Monk of Winchester p. 976. St. Maries Ebor. The Abbot with others sent to meet and receive the Popes Legat p. 287. A Writ to him and others touching the Bishop of Winchâ—sters election p. 354 355. defamed and the Monks dispersed for a false deed 775. A Prohibition to him concerning the Liberties of York p. 831. St. Martinâ— Dovor A Writ to the Constable of Dover to protect the Prior and Covent in their Liberties against the Subprior and Canons of Canterbury p 1059 1060. Mauvern pâ—rva Priory Converts sent to it p. 838 840. Merkeb Converts sent to it p. 840. Merlus Converts sent thither p. 840. Merton Prior suspended for opposing the Popes Nuncioes exactions p. 606. A Writ to the Prior and Covent not to suffer any monyes of the Bishop of Winchester or his brother to be thence removed p. 938. Gilbert Prior of it Collector of the Dismes his account p. 1050. Michelham Michalham Priory Converts sent to it p. 836 837 839. Middleton Abby Converts sent thither p. 838 840. Monte-acute Prior accused and ordered to be deprived for dilapidations if guilty p. 256 257. Converts sent to it 36 837 839. Monte Belli Abbot presents Articles of Reformation for Religious Houses to Pope Greg. 9. 440 441. N. ST Neoth the Priors Lands unjustly seised as an alien restored on complaint p. 631.
and possession of the Tenement to the Plaintiff according to the Law and Custom of Ireland to take and imprison the Judges who held plea thereof in the Ecclesiastical Court and the Bishop too for prosecuting the cause there against his Prohibition in contempt of his Crown and Dignity till they made full satisfaction to the King for such an enormous and grand contempt and to proceed in like manner in other like cases that he might lose none of his right 635. See Imelic Daniel the King at the earnest importunity of many great and Religious persons gave order to his Chief Justice to restore his Temporalties although the Dean and Chapter of Clon refused to present him to the King after his election for to approve or disallow him and without his favour proceeded by the Popes command to consecrate him in prejudice of his Royal Dignity Provided that the Bishop Dean and Chapter should first give security by a Charter under their hands and seals that they would not hereafter proceed to any election of a Bishop without first petitioning for a license and that after the election they should present the person elected to him and his heirs before his consecration p. 719. Clokor Bishops Th. An Attachment against him for holding Plea in the Ecclesiastical Court of a Lay fee against the Kings Prohibition p. 372. Cluacensis and Cluenfert Bishops with others under the Archbishop of Tuam procured a Bull from Pope Alexander to excommunicate the Kings Justices and Bayliffs for inquisitions imprisonments and legal proceedings against them their Tenants and Officers notwithstanding the Kings Prohibitions The Kings Proctors appeal and exteptions against these clauses as contrary to the Kings prerogative p. 857 858. Cork Bishops Mauritius translated to the Archbishoprick of Cassel by the Kings license and assent p. 391. Corliagensis Episcopus William a Monk of Jariponte confirmed by the Popes Legate his confirmation approved by the King a Writ to restore his temporalties p. 1033. Cuntren Bishop Adam subject to Armach 604. D. Dary Bishoprick Bishops DArensis Episcopus The Popes delegate to absolve the Archbishop of Cassels causless interdict of the Kings men and Lands after an Appeal at the Kings complaint in case he took it not off in 15. dayes 384. His certificate of a Bishops consecration by the Archbishop of Dublin at Rome 980. Dublin Archbishoprick and Archbishops Henricus Loundres subscribes King Johas Chatter in Mat. Paris of his surrender of England and Ireland to the Pope p. 274. His protestation against it and grief at Pandulphus trampling the first money under his feet 274 293 300. Joyns in a Letter with the Barons for recalling the exiled Bishops and Stephen Langeton and their safe return into England 277. Sent with others by the King to meet them 278. A Writ with his Teste to deliver two imprisoned Clerks to the custody of the Popes Legat 283. An Attachment against him for holding plea of a Lay fee in his Court against the Kings prohibition 372. The Kings Writ to him to consecrate the Bishop elect of Artferten according to the Popes mandate which he approved 393. Justice of Ireland a Writ commanding him to proceed in a certificate to the Justices in Assise of Mortdauncester where Bastardy was pleaded to take the proofs of the plaintif therein notwithstanding any Appealâ— according to the Law and Custom of Ireland and to give a definitive sentence therein that Justice might not be obstructed the Kings Court declined and his Jurisdiction transferred to another Judicature 393 394 Pope Honorius Bull to him to punish the detainers of the Kings Castles with Ecclesiastical Censures if they refused to surrender them to him 397. A Writ to him to collect the 5. part of all movable goods of Bishops Abbots Priors and a 6. of all inferiour Clergymen within his Province and Ireland according to their annual values granted to H. 3. by the Pope and to dispose reserve pay and account to the King for them that it should not be drawn into example for the future 406. The other Archbishops summoned to meet him ac Dublin concerning it 409. A mandate to him when any Cathedral within his Diocesse fell void not to admit any person to vacant dignities untill it shall appear they have petitioned for and obtained license from the King to elect and obtained his royal assent to the election 407. The profits of all Archbishopricks and Bishopricks which should fall voyd in Ireland granted to him till a debt owing him by the King was fully satisfied p. 423. A Mandate to all Abbots Priors Earls Barons Knights Citizens Burgesses and other persons within the Archbishoprick to pay Tâ—thes of their Fishponds to their parish Priests without expecting the Kings royal Mandate and assent 424. A Writ to transmit to him the Constitution of Merton concerning Bastardy that the issue born before marriage ought not to inherit Lands or Tenements but the Brother born after marriage That the Lord ought not to be vouched to warranty in such cases by the tenant nor duel allowed to proceed accordingly in Irel. 474. A special Writ to him and the chief Justice to grant a license to the Dean and Chapter of Arefarten to elect a new Bishop for that time out of special grace and to confirm consecrate the person elected in his royal name and right that his right might not be impeached and to null their former election made without his license which he would by no means confirm to preserve his prerogative to confirm consecrate no Bishop without his precedent license to elect subsequent confirmation when elected 480 481. A Writ to him to preach the Crosse publish the Popes Bull through all Ireland to ayde the Holy Land by such persons as he should think meet to reserve the Bull safe when published in the Priory of Trinity in Dublin where all might resort to it and use diligence therein 732 733. A Writ to him to permit Stephen Longespe and his agents according to the Popes Bull to him to collect all the monyes in Lagenia for the redemption of the Vows of such who had taken on them the Crosse in that Province and to assist them therein 757. A writ to collect and unite the Disms of Beneficed persons in Ireland by the Chief Justices advise 768 A mandate to him to release the Excommunication he hâ—d published against Stephen Longespe and to the chief Justice to induce him to it 784. Lucas the Kings Parent to him and others with the Bishops of Notwich Chichester and Abbot of Westminsters Letters and instructions to them concerning the businesse of the Crosse and collecting the Dismes of all Ireland for relief of the Holy Land p. 815 816. Ranulphus de Norwico Chancellor of Ireland elected Archbishop by the Canons at Dublin was excepted against his election nulled in the Court of Rome and the Electorblamed because he was a secular person brought up in the Kings Court sitting at the receit of Custom and the
kinred who interdicted the Realm with Langeton and his Parents sâ—ising their goods temporalties and of all who obeyed the Interdict commanding it to be published in all Cathedral and Conventual Churches through England the Clergy in England refuse to publish it King John and his Nobles slight it Alexander Cementarius disputes writes against it and the Popes power to inflict it all his Nobles others publickly communicate with him he hath admirable successes in his wars affairs notwithstanding it 248 to 262. His Legates Agents insolent words messages deportment towards the King notwithstanding his promise to receive the exiled Bishops and Archbishop without restitution of the profits of their Bishopricks during their exile 252 261 to 265. He absolves King Johns subjects from their Fealty Oaths obedience to him prohibiting them under pain of excommunication strictly to avoid his company both in Table Counsil Conference 264 265. After which at the Archbishops and Bishops sollicitation he deprived King John and his heirs of the Crown of England gives it to King Philip of France and his heirs writes to him and all Nobles Souldiers in sundry Countries to take arms to deject him and conquer it for his contumacy rebellion to crosse themselves for that purpose granting them the same Indulgences as those who went to the Holy Land against the Saracens Sends Pandulphus his Legat to see it executed yet with secret instructions to him to agree with King John upon termes he was to propound to him 267 288. When the French King and John had both raised great forces by Land and Sea against each other Pandulf by fraudulent perswasions menaces terrors induced King John and his Nobles to receive the exiled Bishops give them dammages swear to make good the terms the Pope propounded for himself and exiles to resigne his Crown kingdoms of England and Ireland to this Pope by a special Charter enjoying them under him and his successors paying 1000. Marks annual rent swearing fealty to him as his vassal The manner therof being effected he prohibited the French King to invade him after vast expences to his great discontent because under his Papal protection by this submission 267 to 293. The Interdicts Excommunications Frauds force by which this Charter was extorted with the protests Declarations against and real Nullities of it 271 273 274 280 281 289 to 330. 414 1058. King Johns Oath to him 274 279 290. The Emperor by his Embassadors stirred up the English others to contradict withstand this Charter Tribute and other illegal oppressions 414 415. 613. His Bull to his Legate to conferr all vacant dignities benefices in England by postulation or Canonical election to correct all rebellious persons opposing his proceedings therein by Ecclesiastical censures without any appeal his tyranny inhumanity proceedings therein especially against those who had been loyal to the King during the Interdict 258 259 329 330 334 335. The Original of his provisions in England 237 329 330 778. His Bull to his Legate for releasing the long Antichristian Interdict of England after 7. years 3. months 14 days space during which divine Offices Sacraments and Christian burials ceased 331 332 33. His Bull for confirmation of the Great Charter of King John to his Prelates Barons and Freedom of Elections to the Church Clergy upon the Kings request 337 338 K. Johns complaint to him against his Great Charter as extorted from him by armed force fear circumvention rebellion and of designs to expell him the Realms now under the Crosse and Popes protection his Oath by St. Peter to avenge this injury His Bull perpetually nulling the great Charter notwithstanding its former confirmations prohibiting any to observe it under pain of excommunication reciting the Barons rebellion obstinacy perjury against their Oaths 341 342 343 345 346 347. He first excited the English Barons by his Bulls to take arms against King John as an obstinate enemy to the Church to enforce him to surrender his Crown to him and after his unworthy effeminate surrender of it to him as his Tributary endeavoured without fear of God or shame of the world to trample them under feet disinherit put them to death and swallow up their estates He promoted none to livings but unworthy outlandish Clerks 414 415. His Letter to the Barons charging them with rebellion disobedience to his commands and the King threatning to excommunicate them if they persisted therin 342. His Letters for the Barons Excommunication sent to the Archbishop and his Suffragans 344 345 348 351. The Archbishop delayes denyes to publish it siding with them for which he is cited to the Council at Rome suspended his Archbishoprick and all prohibited to obey him as Archbishop 343 to 348. His Bull reprehending the Chapter of York for electing Simon Langeton their Archbishop against the Kings and his prohibition and Simons promise his menaces of him and them His election nulled he swears he would provide an Archbishop himself for them unlesse they presently proceeded to a new election whereupon they elected Walter Gray whom the King at first propounded who paid ten thousand pound sterling for his Pall for which he stood bound in the Court of Rome to this Simon Magus and his Usurers 350 351. The Kings Letters to him not to null the union of the Abby of Glaston to the Bishoprick of Bath and Wells formerly confirmed being prejudicial to the Crown He appoints delegates to hear and determine the cause 356 357. His Care to preserve King John and his heirs rights in Normaudy 357 535. His Bull exempting all his French appels from Episcopal Jurisdiction and excommunications though a royal prerogative before 358 720 721 727 728 759. His Bull to the Abbot of Abbendon and others to excommunicate certain Barons Londoners and others by name for opposing rebelling against King John with their high contempt thereof and reviling speeches against him and his Papal power as Constantines not Peters successor either in merits or works making a prey of the Church and Kingdom he had invaded 359 360 361 362 414. He absolves the Archbishop upon caution but prohibits his return into England till the King and Barons were accorded 361. He sends Walâ— to the French King Philip to prohibit him or his sonne to invade King John being his Vassal or the Realm of England the Churches patrimony whereof he was supreme Lord by the Kings Charter Homage to him The French Kings reply thereto declaring the Charter void denying England to be St. Peters Patrimony Lewis his Proctors opposition objections before him against King Johns and plea for Lewes his Title to the Realm of England This Popes replyes thereto on King Johns behalf his Dilemma in this controversie between them The Barons reject King John elect receive crown Lewis notwithstanding his Legates prohibitions excommunications of Lewis and them which they contemn 358 to 367. His Usurpations upon King Johns Crown kingdom Church Subjects of England and Ireland 370. His Vnchristian Excommunication and
attempt the Pope had disinherited and precipitated from the Imperial dignity so great a Prince then whom there was not a greater yea not an equal not being convicted of nor confessing the crimes objected That if he deserved to be deposed he was not to be adjudged cashiered but by a General Council That no credit was to be given to the crimes objected against him by professed enemies whereof the Pope was known to be the principal That he was yet guiltlesse as to them and a good neighbour who never discerned any infidelity in him in secular matters or in the Catholick Faith That they knew be faithfully warred for our Lord Jesus Christ against the Saracens jeoparding himself both by Land and Sea for his cause That they found not so much Religion in the Pope who instead of assisting promoting protecting him warring in Gods cause as he ought to do â—ickedly endeavoured to confound and supplant him whiles absent That they could not precipitate themselves into so great dangers to impugne Frederick himself being so potent whom so many Kingdoms would assist against them and whose just cause would afford him assistance That the Pope cared not for the prodigal effusion of their blood so as they might satisfie his wrath That if he should conquer him by them or others he would tread down all other Princes of the world under his feet assuming hornes of boasting and pride because he had broken in pieces the great Emperor Frederick himself That they would send Messengers to him to enquire diligently and certifie them of the Orthodoxy of his Faith That if they found nothing in him but what was sound why should they impugne him If otherwise they would persecute both him yea and the Pope himself if he shall think evil of God or any other mortal even unto death whereupon the Nuncioes departed confounded His satisfactory pious answer to the French Messengers concerning the Orthodoxy of his Faith the treacheries of the Pope and prayer to God to avenge them 540 541. He maketh a Truce with the Soldan recovers the Cities taken from him by the Popes forces marched towards Rome against the Pope who endeavoured not only to depose but murder him writes Letters to the King of England relating the Popes impious proceedings Rebellions Wars raised against and ingratitude towards him exhorts him to adhere to and assist him in this cause which concerned the Jurisdiction honour security of all other Kings Princes whose rights he patronized which Letters much discredited the Popes authority and prejudiced the Clergies honour 541 to 545. His expostulatory Letters to King H. 3. for permitting the Popes Agents continually to extort vast sums of money out of his Realm to maintain Wars against him and suffering his scandalous Bulls to be published in all places to his infamy against the Law of Nature Nations bonds of affinity between them being his Son-in-law Brother Friend against whom he had declared no War his cause concerning the Interest Prerogative of other Kings Crowns and his own the Pope to his infamy claiming a Lordly Dominion over him as his Vassal To which he unworthily answered That he durst not contradict the Popes will 546 547 548. The Pope to divert his march to Rome stirs up the Earl of Flanders to invade his Territories 548. He makes peace with Millain and Bononia reduceth the Cities near Rome to obedience by his forces and Letters causeth the Romans and most of the Cardinals to desert the Pope who desired a General Counsil to settle a peace between them which he assented to The Pope despairing of his cause consents to a Truce till the Council His Legate in France perswades him to break it and bid open defyance to the Emperor having raised monies enough to maintain one years War against him He summons all the Emperors enemies to the Council to depose him who thereupon by his Letters to the King of England and others prohibits the Bishops to repair to it stops all their passages by Land who upon the Popes Letters repairing thither with a strong Convoy sent from Jenoa by Sea three Popes Nuncioes above one hundred Archbishops Bishops Abbots and Pâ—oxies of Prelates besides Embassadors from Cities in Rebellion against the Emperor and above 4000 Mariners of Jenoa were taken prisoners by the Emperors Gallies and some Bishops slain drowned in the fight wherein God signally owned his cause against the Pope his Letters concerning it 549 to 558. He surprizeth the Popes new Castle built with the Croysado money whereupon he dyed of grief and discontent 647. The Cardinals desire his release of the imprisoned Cardinals and license to elect a New Pope to which he condescends Their division double election he assents to one but dislikes the other being a Roman and his professed enemy 647 648. Cardinal Columna taken prisoner his Castles demolished for seeming favourable to him 648. The English Bishops Embassy to him to remit his indignation against the Church of Rome though justly provoked to permit command the Cardinals to elect a New Pope after Coelestine the 4. his death Ibid. His answer That the pertinacious pride and unsatiable covetousnesse of the Church of Rome not he hindred the proceedings to a New Popes election That if he hindred the successes of the Roman and English Church none might admire since the one endeavoured by all means to depose him from his Imperial dignity and the other desisted not to excommunicate not a little to defame him and pour forth their money to his detriment 648 649. He commanded the disagreeing Cardinals to elect a Pope to take off the infamy that he hindred the election releaseth all the imprisoned Cardinals and Prelates at their request for the Churches peace who thereupon became more obstinate schismatical and hating each other then before He thus deluded besieged Rome and the Romans as the authors of this schisme to the detriment of the Church and Empire from which suspicion the Roman Citizens freeing themselves by their Agents and laying all the blame on the schismatical Cardinals he by publick Proclamation in his Camp commanded all the Cities and possessions of the Church and Cardinals to be depopulated by his Souldiers which they vigorously pursuing the Cardinals petitioned him to forbear his indignation and plunder of them promising faithfully speedily to elect a Pope profitable both to the Church and Empire they elect Innocent the 4 Pope 649 650 651. This Pope being confirmed trayterously ratified his former sentence of Excommunication raised forces against him routs his Army publickly defamed him That he never heard divine service nor prayers occasioned by his Excommunications and Prelates refusal to communicate with him that he did not worthily reverence Ecclesiastical persons that he did neither rightly speak nor think of the Catholick Faith that he lay with Saâ—â—cen women that he called Saracens and other Insidels into the Empire wherein they built fortified Citus Which calumnies caused many Noble grave persons to depart from him and his
dejected enemies to life up their heads After which he caused the Germans to elect another Emperor the Lantgrave who upon conference sided with him against the Pope who refused all termes of peace unlesse he would sweat absolutely to stand to his-his-Ecclesiastical censure which he refused to do unlesse he knew before hand the causes and all conditions of it without restoring the places he had gained belonging to the Empire of antient right 651. The Pope refuseth all sorts of cautions he tendred to him to settle place to the great rejoycing of Saracens Turks and other Pagans who invaded spoyled the Christians in all places during their dissentions Upon which he stops all passages to Rome by Sea and Land imploying his Son Coâ—rade therein forced the Pope and Cardinals to fly out of Rome and Italy disguised into France his jeer against the Pope for this his dishonourable flight 651 652 653. By assistance of the French King the Pope summoned a General Council excommunicated deposed the Emperor afresh absolves all his Subjects from their allegiance prohibits any to own or converse with him under pain of Excommunication in a most insolent manner notwithstanding all his Embassadors Advocates allegations and proffers of satisfaction 643 to 654 664 753. The Bulls causes of his Excommunication and dethroning 644 to 660. His notable stout speech after his dethroning by the Pope and Council He sets his Crown on his head bids defyance against the Pope sends notable Letters to the King of England and other Princes against the pride insolency ingratitude of the Pope and Prelates occasioned by their great endowments riches by the bounty of Christian Emperors Kings to the impoverishing of their Realms asseits it would be an act of charity very acceptable to God to resume their possessions riches which made them cast God behind their backs choaked their Religion caused them ungratefully to conspire and set themselves against their advancers Heirs exhorting them to reduce them to their primitive humility condition to substract their great noxious revenues from them which made them mad riotous rebellious and unlike the Primitive Bishops in the Apostles times who subdued Emperors Kings by their piety holineste nor by Armes 660 661 662. The great dangers many Princes Prelates apprehended would ensue by this Emperors deposing by encouraging Popes though of mean birth to trample all Emperors Kings Princes Prelates under feet at their pleasures and grow intollerably proud insolent to boast we have trampled the very greatest Lord and Emperor Frederick under feet and who art thou who rashly believest thou art able to resist us 662. The Pope exhorts the Cistercians to live and dye in his and the Churches quarrel against him who thereupon inclined to his party 662 663. All Christendome troubled with Wars by the hatred discord between the Pope and him and the Universal Church every where endangered 753 754. The French Nobles adhere to him detest the pride of the Pope the Servant of Servants who rejected all the honest conditions of peace which he offered him 755. He the greatest of all Christian Princes who had not his equal an enemy to Pope Innocent the 4. generally hated in most Kingdoms 676. Two new Emperors successively set up against him their forces defeated one of them slain in battle the other dyes 753. Appendix 27. He is poysoned by his most intimate Counsellor and Advocate Peter de Vinea corrupted by Pope Innoccut the 4. his great gifts and promises his memorable declamation against Popes ingratitude insolency advanced from nothing by his predecessors to so great wealth power who thereby endeavoured to exterminate destroy their advancers and the tottering Empire 754 756 809 810. The punishment of his poysoner the Popes great rejoycing at his misery death 754 755. Frederick King of Naples his great munificent gifts of Crown Lands revoked 319. G. GErmany Almaign Popes pretended Title to it 391. The Emperors Oath power he cannot alien his Lands or Soveraign power 316 317 318 319. See Index 14. Emperor Oath Frederick Otho Seditions Rebellions raised in it by Popes against the Emperor 411 523 5â—8 536 753 754 810 811. Shaken with intestine wars by the Pope 676 698 717. Gothes obey the Greek Church 491. Granado Popes pretended Title to it 9 291. Greek Church subject to the Patriarch of Constantinople its errors opposition against separation from the Church of Rome for its detestable symony ambition corruptions the several Nations Countries obedient to it rejecting the Popes authority its claim of primacy above the Pope by St. Peters first preaching fixing his See at Antioch not Rome G 〈◊〉 us its Patriarch and Greek Churches opposition against Pope Gregory 9. who grants a Croysado against them 484 490 491 492 512 513 676 752. Greek Emperors 319 490 491 492 512. Their donations of the Lands of the Empire revoked 319. H. HAco King of Denmark Norway and Sweden his Coronation by the Popes Legate gifts to him and the Pope for it 697. Henry 5. Emperor Pope Paschal 2. and his Cardinals grant of the right of Investitures to him by his Bull Oath perjuriously revoked soon after 328. King Henry 1. of England his Charter of Laws Liberties â—ead to the Barons by Archbishop Langeton who swear to revive maintain and fight for it to death in convenient time 283. Enlarged with divers new additions in King Johns Great Charter 338. He erected endowed the Bishoprick of Carlisle 376 377. King Henry 2. of England his antient Jurisdiction over Clergymen by prescription declared voyd by the Pope 6 7. He ejects the Abbesse and Nuns of Ambresbury for their Incontinency and puts others in their places 228. His contests with Becket abjuration of the antient priviledge of Investitures and right of conferring Bishopricks before the Popes Legate 250. Revokes resumes the Crown Lands Mannors Castles granted by King Stephen an Usurper to the Nobles as voyd and the Counties of Northumberland Cumberland Westmerland from the King of Scots 324. King Henry 3. of England his Coronation at Gloucester at 9. years old after his Fathers death his Oath Homage to the Pope 369 370. The Bishops Nobles Castellans Homage Fealty and Fidelity to him he remains in the custody of William Earl of Pembrock his chief advancer Ibid. Many Barons revolt from Lewes to him for breach of his Oath and detaining their Lands Casties 370. He routs Lewes his forces Articles of agreement between them ratified by Oath out of which sundry Bishops Abbots Clerks were excepted 371 372. The Popes Usurpations on him by reason of his infancy necessities assistance of him against the French and revolted Barons 369 372 1068. His memorable Prohibitions Writs to restrain the Usurpations Extortions exorbitant Encroachments of Popes Popes Legates Delegates Archbishops Bishops and other Agents in England and Ireland upon the rights of his Crown the Liberties Properties Consciences of his Subjects Courts Officers and redresse their grievances See Prohibitions Elections Excommunications Oathes Index 14. and Index 3 4 5 6
Germany or any other Christian Kingdom throughout the World as I hope to evidence in due time for the Honour of our Kings Kingdoms Churches Nation if God send life health oportunity encouragements to accomplish such an heroick Undertaking not hitherto essayed by any of our own or other Nation If any shall demand why I preposterously against my Chronological Method published this Second Tome before the Edition of the First I answer Because in my primitive undertaking of this Subject upon the motion of an Honourable Great Officer of State I designed it to be the First beginning my Collections from the First Year of King John when the Charter Clause Fine Liberate and Patent Rolls in the Tower begin All the rest except some few Chartae Antiquae of former Kings reignes never transcribed into Rolls being long since perished or lost beyond recovery and accordingly fitted it for the Presse But afterward upon second thoughts and motions mounting my Chronological Collections in relation to the Kings of our Isle as high as the first preaching embracing of the Gospel therein by the Apostles or their Disciples and to Lucius our first Christian King and deducing them down to King John in a more copious manner then I originally intended a Work of much pains search study difficulty requiring farr longer time to compile then this Tome swelling to another large Folio Volume and my Chronological Introduction to it from Adam the first Monarch in the World till Christs Ascention into Heaven and from thence in relation to the Roman Greek German Emperors and other Christian Kings in forreign parts till our modern age thought fit to be superadded amounting to another Volume requiring a larger proportion of time then I can yet promise to my self had I no other publike or private Divertions to interrupt its progresse I was thereupon not only induced but in some sort necessitated to praepone this Second Tome in point of publication before the First lest death or sickness should deprive posterity of both Whereas if God shall preserve my life bealth afford leisure and encouragement I intend to publish the First with other ensuing Tomes with all convenient expedition What the General and particular Contents of this large Volume are the Title Page the Table of the Books and Chapters and Index in the cloze thereof will fully satisfie the perusers If any require an account from me What persons may probably receive information or benefit thereby I answer with all humility and sobriety That if I be not much mistaken Our KINGS Themselves their Great Officers of State in England and Ireland the reverend learned Prelates Divines Judges Lawyers Nobility and Gentry in both these Kingdoms and all studious professors of the Protestant Faith or Romish Religion may receive more or less advantage thereby in these particulars First our Kings and Counsellors of State may herein discern the antient Ecclesiastical and Civil Prerogatives Jurisdictions Rights Liberties of the Kings Crowns kingdoms Churches Clergy Subjects of England and Ireland herein vindicated and by what Papal artifices frauds conspiracies policies treacheries violences instruments they were gradually invaded undermined encroached usurped upon and trodden under foot by Popes their Legates Nuncioes Agents Confederates how they were countermined opposed and those recovered from them by degrees 2ly Our Protestant Bishops Clergy may here learn and discover how treacherous rebellious seditious undutifull their Popish predecessors frequently were to our Kings Kingdoms Curches yea to their own interests how oppressed fleeced tyrannized over vexed squiesed enforced to trot to and from Rome and other forreign parts whiles under the Tyrannical Vsurped Jurisdiction Citations Censures arbitrary Power Rapines Provisions Oppressions of Popes their Legates Nuncioes and other Agents sent from Rome and what just cause our Kings Kingdomes Churches had in point of conscience as well as policy for their publick ease liberty safety tranquillity prosperity to cast off their Vsurpations Innovations Oppressions and renounce all subjection to or communion with the Roman Pontifs See Court for their manifold Corruptions Extortions Abuses Frauds unsatiable Avarice detestable Tyranny Bribery Simony Injustice Ambition Pride Treachery antimonarchical and antichristian practises which even our Popish Kings Nobles Commons yea sundry of our most conscientious Romish Prelates Monkes Priests Historians publikely abominated and protested against with highest detestation Which if now duly pondered by those of the Romish perswasion may justly move perswade them to reject both the pretended Authority Sanctity Infallibility and real Corruptions of the Popes Court See Church of Rome and return to their due Allegiance to our Kings and unto the bosom of our Reformed Church wherein the true worship of God is more sincerely performed his Word more orthodoxly powerfully preached his Sacraments more purely administred then in any of the Roman Churches or in the Popes own Chappels 3ly All Judges Practisers Students of the Common Laws in England or Ireland may here peruse some memorable resolutions and Records concerning points of Law many Excellent Rare Writs Prohibitions Patents and other Records not formerly published for the most part hitherto unknown against the illegal Constitutions Canons Assemblies Oathes Inquisitions Interdicts Excommunications Provisions Extorsions Rapines Oppressions Vexations Citations Appeals other Vsurpations of Popes Legats Nuncioes Delegates of Rome yea some of our Popish Archbishops Bishops Archdeacons and their Ecclesiastical Officers Courts upon the Rights Prerogatives of the Crown the Kings Temporal Courts Lawes the Advowsons rights Properties of Patrons the Liberties consciences of the Subjects in England and Ireland when ever invaded or endangered by them 4ly The learned Nobility and Gentry of both Nations studious of History Antiquity Church or State-affairs may herein peruse many rare usefull Records never formerly brought to publike view illustrating divers obscure rectifying some mistaken passages supplying sundry defects in our Histories and Annals in the reigns of King John and Henry the III. especially concerning the Archbishops Bishops Bishopricks Affairs of Ireland and sundry transactions between these Kings their Embassadors Procurators and the Popes Cardinals Legates Nuncioes Court of Rome not extant in former Histories or Authors Perchance some Readers may demand why I printed all the Records in their proper Latin or French Dialect and most of the Historical passages interwoven with them out of Matthew Paris Matthew Westminster and other Latin Historians Writers in their own Language I answer I did it upon 3. accounts 1. Because I conceived they would be more authentick usefull gratefull especially to Lawyers and Gown-men in their original proper Dialects then in the best English Translation 2ly To avoid all cavills exceptions of Criticks or Romanists against their translations wherewith they would evade when as now they cannot deny nor disprove their authority being presented to them in their proper words 3ly To make them more communicable and diffusive to Statesmen and Scholars in forraign parts If any Chronologers shall find fault that some few Records and Historical passages herein mentioned
to the Pope that the King had done soe much malice then hee was towards the King full wroth and sent two Legates unto the King that one was called Pandulfe and that other Durâ—unt that they should warne the King in the Popes name that hee should cease of his Persecution that hee did unto holy Chirche and amend the wrong and the trespasse that hee had done to the Archbyshop of Canterbury and to the Priour and to the Monkes of Canterbury and to all the Clergy of England And that hee should restore all the goodes agen that hee had taken of them agenst their will and else they should curse him by name And to do this thing and to confirm the Pope toke them his Letters in Bulles Patents These two Legates came into Englond and came to the King to Northampton there that hee held his Parliament and full courteously they him salewed and said Syr we come from the Pope of Rome the peace of the holy Chirche and the Lond to amend And wee admonish you first in the Popes half that yee make full restitution of the goodes that yee have ravished and taken of holy Chirche and of the Lond and that yee receive Stephen Archbyshop of Canterbury into his Dignitee and the Priour of Canterbury and his Monkes and that yee yeld agen unto the Archbyshop all his Londs and Rents without any withhoulding And Syr yet moreover That yee shall make restitution unto all holy Chirche whereof they shall hould them well apaid Tho answered the King as touching the Priour and his Monkes of Canterbury all that yee have said I will doe gladly and all things that yee will ordeine But as touching the Archbyshop I shall tell you in my hert as it lyes That the Archbyshop leave his Archbyshoprick and that the Pope then for him would pray and then upon a venture mee should lyke some other Byshoprick to give him in Englond And upon this condition I will him accept and receive And neverthelesse as Archbyshop in England if hee abyde hee shall never have soe good safe conduyte but that hee shall be take Tho said Pandulph unto the King Sir holy Chirche was wont never to discharge an Archbyshop without cause reasonable But it ever hath heene wont to chastize Princes that to God and holy Chirche were disobedyent What how now said the King menace yee mee Nay said Pandulph But yee now have openly tould as it standeth in your heart And to you wee will tell what is the Popes will And thus it standeth that hee hath you hooly enterdyted and accursed for the wrongs that yee have done to holy Chirche and to the Clergy And forasmuch as yee dwell and heth in will to abyde in malice and in wretchednesse and will not come out thereof ne to amend yee shall understond that this time afterward the sentence is upon you geven and houldeth stede and strength and upon all tho that with you hath communed before this time whether they bene Earles Barons or Knights or any other whatsoever that they bee wee them assoylle safely unto this day And from this tyme afterward of what condition soever they bene wee them accurse that with you comyne ony word and doe wee sentence upon them openly and specially And wee assoylle clene Earles Barons Knights and all other men of their homages services and feautees that they should unto you doe And this tydynge to conferme wee geve plaine power to the Byshop of Winchester and to the Byshop of Norwich And the same power wee geve into Scotland to the Byshops of Rochester and of Salisbury And in Wales wee geve the same power to the Byshop of Saint Davids and of Landaff and of Saint Asse And moreover wee sente thrughout all Chrystendome that all the Byshops beyond the Sea that they doe accurse all those that helpe you or any Counsell giveth you in any manner nede that yee have to doe in any part of the World And wee assoylle them alsoe all by authoryte of the Pope and commaund them alsoe with you for to fight as with him that is Enemy to all holy Chirche Tho answered the King What may yee doe more to mee Tho answered Pandulph Wee say to you in the word of God that yee ne no Heyre that yee have never after this day may be Crowned Tho said the King By him that is Almighty God and I had wift this ere that yee came into my Londe that yee had brought mee such tydings I should have made you ride all one year Tho answered Pandulph Full well wende wee at our first cominge that yee would have beene obedyent to God and holy Chirche and have fullfilled the Popes Commandement And now wee have shewed unto you and pronounced the Popes will as wee were charged therewith And as now yee have said that if yee had wist the cause of our coming that yee would have do us to ryde all au hoole yeare And as well yee might have said that yee would have taken an hoole yeare of respyte by the Popes leave But for to suffer what dethe yee could ordeyne wee shall not spare for to tell you hooly all the Popes Message and his will that wee were charged with And anone tho commaunded the King the Shyriffs and Baylyffs of Northampton that were in the Kings presence that they should bring forth all the Prysoners that they might bee done to death before Pandulph for bycause the King wened that they would have gaynsaid their deeds for cause of the Dethe all thing that they had spoken afore When the Prysoners were come before the King the King commanded some to bee hanged and some to bee drawne and some to drawe out their Eyne out of their head And among all other there was a Clerke that had falsyde the Kings moneye and the King commanded that hee should be hanged and drawed And when Pandulph heard this Commandement of the King hee sterte him upright quickly and anone axed a Booke and a Candle and would have cursyd the King and all them that would set upon the Clerke any hand And Pandulph himselfe went for to seeke a Crosse And the King followed him and delivered him the Clerke by the hond that hee should doe with him what hee would and thus was the Clerke delivered and went thens And Pandulph and Duraunt his fellow wente from the King and came agen to the Pope of Rome and tould him that King Iohan would not amended bee but ever abode soe accursyd And neverthelesse the Pope graunted that yeare throughout all England that Priests might sing Masse in covenable Churches and consecrate our Lords body and give it to syck men which were likely to passe out of this World and alsoe that men might Chrysten Children over all the Londe And when the Pope wift and saw that the King would not bee under the rule of holy Chirche for no manner thing the Pope then sente to the King of Fraunce
appeal of Stephen Archbishop of Canterbury at the sealing and delivering of the second Charter unlesse one of them appealed for Ireland the other for England since the Archbishop of Dublins appeal was never insisted on in the Council of Lyons or elsewhere but only this of Archbishop Langhtons which had it not been true as well as the other Allegations the King and his Advocates would never have propounded them so solemnly in this general Council and Pope Innocent the 4th for his own and his Predecessors honour Innocent the 3d. would have there denyed this appeal to be true but his stupid silence without the least reply either then or afterwards is a convincing argument of their verity and this Charters nullity 3ly Matthew Paris relates that the Pope setting his Study in Lyons on fire a little before this Council to burn some lose papers and things of small value that so by pretext thereof Occasionum Dominus Papa acciperet pecuniam petendi extorquendi à Praelatis ad Concilium properantibus the fire exceeding his intended bounds Cumbusta sunt etiam quaedam quae habebuntur chariora Et fuit multorum assertio quod detestabilis illa Charta quae de tributo Angliae sub flebilis memoriae Rege Iohanne confecta fuerat eodem incendio in cinerem est redacta And if so as is most probable by his fore-mentioned silence in the Council to Powics complaint against it how a Charter thus burnt nulled by divine providence gotten by such sinister forcible fraudulent means should be still in force no Lawyer or Statesman can resolve 4ly The Pope returning no satisfactory Answer at all to the Procurators of the King and generality of England touching this Charter exacted Rent or other grievances then complained of thereupon they departed thence with indignation The Pope soon after as Matthew Paris informs us being conscious of the burning and invalidity of King Johns Charter sent a Transcript thereof no man can suppose he would send the original 31. years after its date to all the Bishops of England to subscribe and seal to give it the best countenance he could thereby MIsit igitur ad singulos Episcopos Angliae praecipiens districtissime ut quilibet eorum illi Chartae detestabili quam lachrymabilis memoriae Rex Anglorum Iohannes reclamante Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi Stephano infoeliciter confecit de tributo signum suum appenderet ut magis roborata perpetuaretur Quod ipsi Episcopi timore inexcusabiliter effaeminati non sine enormi Regis et Regni proh dolor fecerunt praejudicio Vnde cum Dominus Rex hoc audisset in maximam iram excandens juravit quod etsi etiam ipsi Episcopi turpiter fint incurvati ipse firmiter staret pro Regni libertate nec unquam dum vitales carperet auras censum sub nomine tributae Curiae Romanae persolveret Porro Episcopus Londinensis F. ultimus et invitus in arcum pravum versus signum suum dictae Chartae apponens minus aliis meruit reprehendi Simili quoque modo cuidam amplae Chartae transcriptae de verbo ad verbum as that of K. Johns Charter was secundum Chartam Bulla Papali communitam de sententia depositionis in Imperatorem Fredericum lata apposuerunt omnes Praelati signa sua tam ad majorem roborationem quam memoriam rei sempiternam From whence I shall observe 1. That King Johns original Charter was then either actually burnt or lost else what needed this desired subscription and sealing a new transcript of it 2ly That this Pope held it invalid if not burnt for want of the Bishops seals and subscriptions to confirm it 3ly The unparallel'd Treachery Unworthinesse Cowardice Slavery of all the English Archbishops and Bishops in that age who fearing the Pope more then either God himself or their King against Gods and St. Peters peremptory commands out of an Unenglish Unmanly Unchristian fear of his indignation after such a general complaint against this Charter and Tribute made by the King and whole Kingdom in the general Council of Lyons and the protestation of Archbishop Langhton himself in the name of all the people of England durst thus presume upon the Popes Decree Mandate without the Kings Barons Kingdoms privity and against their resolutions Trayterously to subscribe seal and as much as in them lay ratifie this detestable Charter such broken reeds were they then for the King Church Barons Kingdom to depend on yea so perfidious to them as upon all extremities to desert betray them to advance the Pope and his interest to the Kings Kingdoms Churches their own prejudice and inthralling 4ly Their like unworthy compliance in setting all their seals to the Popes excommunication of the Emperor Frederick the Kings alley though his Embassadors protested against it in the Council of Lyons 5ly The Kings just indignation against the Bishops for this their Treachery Cowardice and Unworthy complyance and his magnanimous resolution to unburthen the Kingdom of Papal exactions and never to pay this Rent or Tribute to Rome whiles he breathed 6ly That neither the King nor Barons ever subscribed or ratified this Transcript but only the degenerous craven Bishops and that in a clan destine manner Therefore it neither obliged the King Barons Kingdom or Commonalty of the Realm and was but a meer insignificant nullity 15ly That the Parliament of England Anno 40 Edw. 3. was specially summoned for this particular occasion of King Johns Charter and the Rent therein granted which the Pope after above 50. years discontinuance and non-claime intended to revive and put in execution by issuing out a Processe against the King and Kingdom to demand the Homage and Rent reserved to him and his Successors by vertue of that Charter whereupon the King craved the advice of the Bishops Dukes Earls Barons Knights Citizens and Burgesses then assembled in case the Pope should proceed against him or the Realm for this cause and what they would do therein who upon mature deliberation severally resolved that King John had no power at all to make such a Charter or grant such a Rent without his Barons and Commons consents That it appeared by several evidences they never gave their assents thereto and so the Charter null and voyd and that if the Pope should issue out any Processe to demand the Homage or Rent against the King or his Kingdoms they would resist him with all their might I shall here present you with a true Transcript of the Parliament Roll it self thus Recorded in French ET ceste chose fait feust commande as Grantz Communes q'ils se depertisont q'ils y feussent lendemain cest assavoir les Prelatz Grantz en la Chambre Blanche les Communes en la Chambre de peintz an quele lendemain nostre Seigneur le Roy les Prelatz Ducs Counts Barons en mesme le Chambre blanche les Chivalers des Countees Citiens Burgeis demurrantz en la Chambre de
one part he may cut away also another and so may his Successors and so the Empire should at last be brought to nothing and utterly destroyed which is against the Publique good and the end why the Empire is ordained Ex quo verè credo Whereupon I do truly believe that the aforesaid Donation De Iure cannot be of force to prejudice the Empire or the Successors He adds That praescriptio dat utile Dominium Ecclesiae praestitis tamen Tributis Censibus Imperatorum Directum non tollit Contra Principem non nisi quoad utile Dominium praescribitur because the Pope in using this Dominion doth it as the Emperors Deputy or Minister and in the Emperors name and so the Soveraignty still rests in the Emperor against which there is no prescription As for prescription by the Canon Law that is least available for the Pope For by the Canon Law there is required to a valid prescription TITULUS BONA FIDES Both which in this case of Constantines Donation and so in King Iohns too he saith seem to be wanting for there is a Title pretended where there is no Title at all quia datus per eum quidare non potuit and because the alienation is made contrary to Law as we have shewed Bona fides also is here wanting because the Pope and his Successors knew Res esse alienas hoc est Imperii Thus Albericus most clearly resolves whose words and reasons extend as fully to King Johns Charter as to Constantines pretended Donation to the Pope Antonius Rosellus noble both for his birth and learning in the Civil Law and other Literature though he defends the Donations made to Popes by Constantine Charles Lewes and Otho yet after long debate he concludes thus Firmiter teneo That as to those lands and territories which the Pope hath from antient times possessed by vertue of those gifts they are good for the possession profits utile Dominium seeing therin the Imperial right is not taken away SED DIRECTUM IMPERIUM EST PENES CAESAREM Directum Imperium est in ossibus Caesaris irremovibile vel inalienabile Habet ergo Papa executionem potestatis in the Territories given him but he hath not the Soveraign power over them that belongs to the Emperor who in all temporal goods and possessions is the Soveraign Prince For as we daily see the Emperor gives Dukedoms Earldoms or Kingdoms et tamen retinet in directo Dominio ipsam Inrisdictionem et Jus Imperii in ipsis bonis aut commissis even so in those gifts given by the Emperors to the Church or Pope JUS IMPERII et Jurisdictionem retinuit et retinet quamvis utile Dominium ejus et executionem potestatis Pontifici commisit He subjoyns The Donation to the Pope is good quoad proprietatem dominium particulare sed non quoad Jurisdictionem totalem Jus Imperii Although the Pope be capable of Imperial right quoad subsidium non tamen est capax principaliter ideo impossibile est per viam praescriptionis Nay it is impossible that in the same person should subsist the Imperial Authority and the Priesthood ideo impossibile est per viam praescriptionis He further resolves If there happen a controversie betwixt the Pope and the Prince concerning any meer temporal matter I think the Emperour himself ought to be Judge herein seeing in Temporal matters he is above all even the Pope himself ipse est Judex suae causae the Emperour is Judge in his own cause as the Law teacheth Therefore King John his Successors and Parliaments are meet Judges in the case of England by like reason who have adjudged this Kings Charter voyd He proceeds one step further Whereas the Popes to make sure that Authority which they use in the Patrimony of St. Peter cause the Emperour to swear that he will not exercise that Imperial Authority which he hath in those Lands but permit the Popes to enjoy the same as they have used tying the Emperours by this Oath from the exercise of any Imperial Jurisdiction in those Territories this learned Lawyer teacheth That Emperours indeed after they have once taken this Oath cannot intermeddle in those Lands but ought by vertue of their Oath leave the Jurisdiction therein to the Pope But withall he adds that seeing the Emperor retaineth still the direct dominion in those Lands which dominion he cannot possibly passe away to the Pope his Successors need not to take that Oath and not taking it saith he they may actually use their own Imperial Rights and Jurisdiction in the same and it were better they would do so Hugo Grotius one of the learnedest most judicious Lawyers Scholars of this later age positively concludes Rex partem populi alienare non potest nisi etiam pars de qua alienanda agitur consentiat accedente populi consensu libero alienari posse etiam à rege quid obstet non video Quare subscribere non possumus Jurisconsultis qui de non alienandis Imperii partibus adjiciunt exceptiones duas de publica utilitate de necessitate nisi hoc sensu ut ubi est eadem utilitas communis corporis partis facile etiam ex silentio etiam non longi temporis consensus populi partis intervenisse videatur facilius verò si etiam necessitas appareat At ubi manifesta est in contrarium voluntas aut corporis aut partis nihil actum debet intelligi Sub alienatione merito comprehenditur infeudatio sub onere Quare videmus a pluribus populis irritas habitas ut alienationes ita infeudationes Regnorum quas populis inconsultis Reges fecerant Populum autem consensisse intelligimus sive totus coiit quod olim apud Germanos Gallos fieri solebat sive per Legatos partium integrantium mandato sufficiente instructos Nam facimus quod per alium facimus d Sed nec pignori dari pars Imperii poterit nisi consensu simili non ea tantum de causa quod ex pignoris datione sequi alienatio soleat sed quod et Rex teneatur populo ad exercendum per se summum Imperium et populus partibus suis ad conservandum hoc exercitium in sua integritate cujus rei gratia in societatem civilem coitum est Patrimonium quoque populi cujus fructus destinati sunt ad sustentanda Reipublicae aut Regiae dignitatis onera a Regibus alienari nec in totum nec in partem potest Nam in hoc jus majus fructuario non habent Nec admitto distinctionem si res modicum videat quia quod meum non est ejus nec exiguam partem alienare mihi jus est sed in rebus modicis quam in magnis consensus populi ex scientia et ex silentio facilius praesumitur Existimat Barclaius Si Rex regnum alienet aut alii subjiciat amitti ab eo
therefore the Court of Parliament upon a civil request obtained by the Kings Proctor General against a Decree made in favour of the Successors of Foelix of Nogaret to whom King Philip the fair 260. years before had given the Lands and Seigniory of Calvisson for his virtues and well deserving of the Common-weale whereby it was revoked unto the Council shewing thereby That Prescription hath no place when there is any question of the Revenues of the Crown And the Court of Parliament at Rovan by a sentence given the 14. February 1511. betwixt the Kings Proctor and the Religious of St. Omer adjudging the possession of certain goods unto the King allowing the Religious to relieve themselves by some other means and to prove it duely by way of Inquest and for cause which words and for cause are not to be understood for the poor subjects of the Country only but generally for all And oftentimes the Treaties made betwixt Princes have no other difficulties but for the preservation of the Revenues the which Princes cannot alienate to the prejudice of the publique Henry the 8. King of England in a Treaty made with the Pope and Potentates of Italy in the year 1527. caused this clause to be added That they might not give away any thing of the Crown of France for the redeeming of King Francis and upon this point the breach of the Treaty of Madrid was grounded for that the antient custome of this Realm conformable to the Edicts or Ordinances of other Nations requires the consent of the three Estates the which is observed in Poland by a Law made by Alexander King of Poland according to the disposition of the Common Law unlesse the sale were made at such time as the Enemy had invaded the Country and that the forme be observed from point to point as in the alienation of Pupils goods the Common-weale being alwayes regarded as a Pupil and if there be any thing omitted it is all of no force or at least it is subject to recission without restitution unto the Purchaser of the thing purchased Neither can the Prince challenge that unto himself which belongs unto the publique no more then a Husband can his Wives Dowry wherein the Prince hath lesse right for the Husband may abuse the fruits of his Wives Dowry at his pleasure but a Prince may well use but not abuse the fruits of a publique Dowry As the Citizens that were in society with the Athenians complained That the publique money was to be put in Apolloes Treasury and not to be wasted by the Athenians Our Kings have and do acknowledge that the propriety of the Crown Lands is not the Princes for King Charles the 5. and 7. would not have the Crown Lands pawned unlesse the Parliament at the instance of the Kings Proctor had so decreed as we may see in the antient Registers of the Court of Parliament and Chamber of Accounts And the reason is for that the Revenues belong unto the Common-weale as wise Princes have alwayes acknowledged And when as K. Lewis the 8. dyed having given much by his Testament to poor Widdows and Orphans he commanded all his Jewells and moveables to be sold to pâ—rform his Legacies least that any thing belonging to the Crown should be sold as having no Interest in it And for this cause Pertinax the Roman Emperor caused his name being written upon the publique Lands to be rased out saying That it was the very Inheritance of the Common-weale and not the Emperors although they enjoy the Rents for the maintenance of their houses and the Common-weale And we do also read that Antonius Pius lived of his own Inheritance applying nothing that belonged to the publique to his private use Whom K. Lewis the 12. called the Father of his Country doth seem to imitate who would not mingle his Patrimony and Revenues with that of the publique erecting the Chamber of Blois for his Lands at Blois Coussy and Monfort and yet many have erroneously confounded the publique with the Princes private Lands Neither is it lawfull for Soveraign Princes to abuse the fruits and Revenues of the Crown Lands although the Common-weale be in quiet and free from all trouble for that they have the use only and ought the Common-weale and their house being maintained to keep the surplusage for publique necessity Although that Pericles said to the Ambassadors of the Confederates That they had no Interest in the imployment of the Treasure so as they were maintained in peace for it was contained in the Treaty of Alliance that the money which should be raised in the time of peace should be guarded in Apolloes Temple and that it should not be imployed but by a common consent But there is great difference between the Treasury or Exchequer in a Monarchy and in popular States for a Prince may have a Treasury of his private Patrimony the which was called Fiscus by the Antients and that of the publique Revenues Aerarium the one being divided from the other by the antient Laws the which can have no place in a popular or Aristocratical Estate Yet there never wanted Flatterers to perswade Princes to sell their Revenues of the Crown to make a great benefit the which is a Tyrannical Opinion and the ruine of a Common-weale For it is well known that the publique Revenues consist chiefly in that which Dukes Marquesses Earles and Barons did sometimes possesse the which either by Succession Dowry or by Confiscation have come unto the State in Lordships Coppy-holds in Fees Alienations Sales Seisures Rents Amercements Rights Confiscations and other Regalities the which are not subject to Imposts and ordinary Charges and oftentimes are gotten by them which are free from all Charges Moreover Commissioners granted to sell the publique Revenues for the making of money speedily allow it to be sold for Ten Years purchase when as private Lands in Fee with Justice are sold for Thirty Years purchase and those that have Dignities at Fifty Years and more so as some with the purchase of the publique Lands reap in one year more profit by the Iurisdiction then they paid for the Land Others have paid nothing at all taking the Valuation of the Revenue by Extracts from the Chamber of Accounts given in by the receivers in Ten Years who oftentimes have not received any thing for that the profits of inferiour Iustice is made in the chief and Regal Court. As for Sales the purchaser hath more profit then the Interest of the money which they have paid can amount unto As also the receivers of the Revenues are not accustomed to give any account of Casualties but for a small part And in Farming out the Crown Lands the Farmers are liable to Subsidies and are charged according to their abilities There are infinite more abuses which the Common-wealth sustains by Sales of their Revenues but the greatest is that the money which is made is not put out to Rent like to those that think
cruce signati fuimus volentes in omnibus cum humilitate mansuetudine procedere salva appellatione nostra obtulimus Baronibus illis quod omnes malas consuetudines suscitatas et per quemcunque introductas temporibus nostris penitus aboleremus nec non et malas consuetudines tempore Regis Richardi fratris nostri subortas extirparemus de consuetudinibus autem tempore Patris nostri suscitatis si quae essent quae eos gravarent per consilium fidelium nostrorum operareâ—ur Sed nec hiis nec aliis supradictis contenti omnia praemissa recusarunt Videntes igitur quod ipsi manifeste nitebantur ad turbationem Regni nostri rogavimus Dominum Cantuariensem Archiepiscopum et ejus Suffraganeos quod exequerentur mandatum vestrum scilicet quod secundum tenorem Literarum vestrarum consueta nobis exhibere et servitia Et postea si quae a nobis petere vellent cum humilitate et sine armis ea a nobis peterent denunciantes eos excommunicatos qui pâ—st praedicta eis oblata pacem Regni nostri perturbarent Et videbatur Episcopa Exon. et Magistro Pandulfo qui praesentes erant quod de jure per sententiam excommunicationis eos compescere debebant sed Archiepiscopus respondens ait quod sententiam excommunicationis in eos nullo modo proferret quia bene sciebat mentem vestram et videbatur nobis similiter quod ita facere debebat quia mandavimus gentem copiosam de terris extraneorum ad succursum terrae nostrae Et promisit nobis quod si eos revocare vellemus non solum sententiam excommunicationis in eos inferret verum etiam in quantum posset eis resisteret Vnde gentem nostram revocavimus Postmodum autem obtulimus eis per Literas nostras Patentes per Dominum Cantuariensem Archiepiscopum duos vel tres Suffraganeos ejus eis delatas quod nos eligerimus ex parte nostra quatuor ipsi ex parte sua quatuor Ita quod vos superiores constitueremini de omnibus querelis Libertatum quas ipsi proponerent et ad suas nos responderemus quod quicquid vos una cum illis Octo statueretis super omnibus quae ipsi peterent a nobis nos gratum haberemus et teneremus Et quamvis se humiliare noluerunt versus nos sicut debuerunt nos tamen pro servitio Dei et succursu Terrae Sanctae in tantum nos humiliavimus quod haec praedicta eis obtulimus Et praeterea eis obtulimus quod de omnibus petitionibus suis per considerationem Parium suorum Iustitiae plenitudinem eis exhiâ—eremus Quod ipsi recusarunt Ad haec Domine die Veneris in crastino Ascensionis Domini venit ad hos frater Willielmus de Camera vestra vester familiaris deferens nobis Literas vestras continentes quod disposito peregrinationis nostrae itinere sanctitatis vestrae pedibus aliquem de nostris in Concilio representaremus paternitatem vestram de processu nostro et itineris nostri expeditione certificantes super quo pie paternitati vestrae taliter respondemus quod cum perversis Baronum praedictorum inquietationibus ut ex praemissis vobis innotuit affligamur nec possumus in eis bonum pacis invenire quosalâ—em concordes afficiamur ut sic facilius proposito insisteremus vos de itinere nostro et itineris nostri expeditione certos reddere non possumus Unum pro certo scientes quod multi signatorum qui ad Terrae Sanctae succursum se accinxerunt de partibus longinquis viri magni nobiles ut in consortio nostro eos reciperemus benigne per suas Literas Nuncios postulaverunt quos pro praedictis incommodis super mandatis suis adhuc certificare non potuimus Praeterea Pater Reverende in praesentia praedicti fratris Willielmi vestri familiaris nec non Venerabilium Patrum Wygorniensis Coventrensis Episcoporum obtulimus praedictis Baronibus quod de omnibus petitionibus suis quas a nobis exigunt in vos benignissime compromitteremus ut vos qui plenitudine potestatis gaudetis quod justum foret statueretis et haec omnia efficere renuunt Igitur pie Pater dominationi vestrae praesentia duximus declaranda ut de consueta benignitate vestra quod nobis videritis expedire inde statuatis Teste meipso apud Odiham xxix die Maii. Soon after this Letter of complaint to the Pope whose power and usurpations increased by the Barons Rebellions there was a General Council held at Rome to which the Archbishop was summoned and there suspended from his Archbishoprick upon the Kings complaints against him EOdem Anno celebrata est Romae Sancta universalis Synodus in Ecclesia Sancti Salvatoris quae Constantiana appellatur mense Novembri praesidente Papa Domino Innocentio tertio Pontificatus ejus Anno Decimo octavo In hoc Concilio steterunt contra Stephanum Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem procuratores Regis Anglorum Abbas videlicet de Bello loco Thomas de Hundintona Godefridus de Croucumbe Milites constanter accusantes eum de conniventia Baronum Angliae quodque ipsius favore et consilio iidem Barones dictum Regem a solio depellere molirentur Et cum a sede Apostolica Literas accepisset ut dictos Magnates per censuram Ecclesiasticam a persequutione Regis refraenaret ipse id facere dissimulans ab Episcopo Wintoniensi et suis conjudicibus a divinorum celebratione et ingressu Ecclesiae suspensus sicque ad Concilium propâ—rans manifestis indiciis se fuisse praeceptis Apostolicis rebellem ostendit His aliis multis in hunc modum allegatis Archiepiscopus quasi convictus non mediocriter confusus nihil respondit nisiquod a suspensione petiit absolvi Cui Papa cum indignatione tale fertur dedisse responsum Frater per Sanctum Petrum non ita de facili beneficium absolutionis impetrabis qui non solum ipsi Anglorum Regi This was no crime in him heretofore but a virtue by this Popes resolution verum etiam Romanae Ecclesiae tot et tales injurias irrogasti This indeed was the only cause of his indignation not his injuries to the King Volumus quoque cum plena fratrum nostrorum deliberatione decernere qualiter tam temerarium puniamus excessum Tandem habito super hoc cum Cardinalibus tractatu suspensionis sententiam in ipsum Archiepiscopum subscriptis Literis confirmavit A just divine retaliation for all his former Treasonable compliances with this Pope and after that with the Barons against King John from whom he had received so many obliging favours When this suspension of the Archbishop was executed the Pope commanded all his Suffragans and Subjects to disobey him till by his humiliation and giving sufficient caution for his future deportment he should demerit it as this Bull or Letter to all the Clergy and Laity of his Province evidenceth INNOCENTIUS Episcopus c. Dilectis filiis Clericis
def I cannot find that he succeeded in this suite nor yet in this his recommendation of three several persons to the Prior and Covent of Ramesy REX Priori Conventui de Rames c. Audito rumore quod Ecclesia vestra Pastore est destituta eidem ad honorem Dei providere affectantes pro dilectis nostris Abbate Eborum Priore de Coventr Priore de Coldingham universitatem vestram duximus rogandam quatenus unum istorum trium vobis in Pastorem invocata Spiritus Sancti gratia unanimiter eligere non differatis Speramus enim unum praedictorum virorum praecipue cum magnae sint Authoritatis bonae famae nobis et Regno nostro utilem et Ecclesiae vestrae Gubernationi necnon et omnium rerum vestrarum dispositioni necessarium Adquiescentes igitur taliter consilio nostro Petitiones nostras exaudientes quod id ad honorem Dei cedere valeat vestrum commodum quod proinde vobis gratias exsolvere debeamus Teste meipso apud Farnham Decimo nono die Aprilis What interest King John claimed in giving his Royal assent or dissent to the uniting of Bishopricks and Abbies whereof he was Patron appears by these Records concerning the union and disuniting of the Bishoprick of Bath and Wells and Abby of Glastonbury wherein the Pope had exercised the principal Jurisdiction by Usurpation SAnctâ—ssimo Patri c. J. Dei gratia c. Et tam debitam quam devotam ut Domino Patri in omnibus reverentiam Quoniam nostri et Haeredum nostrorum plurimum interest ne unio Bathoniae et Glaston Ecclesiarum dissolvatur parati sumus jus nostrum defendere sicut decet habita opportunitate Ad quod tamen ea diligentia intendere non possumus ad praesens tum propter statum negotia Regni nostri tum propter expeditionem quibus nos oportet omnem continuam diligentiam adhibere Quapropter Sanctitati vestrae supplicamus cum omni qua possumus instantia quatenus negotium super unione praedicta saltem suspendi velitis quousque a peregrinatione nostra nos reduxerit miseratio divina Teste Domino P. Wintoniensi Episcopo apud Walling secundo die Maii. SAnctissimo Domino Fratri J. Dei gratia Rex c. salutem Quoniam ea quae Apostolicae Authoritatis deliberatione providè statuta sunt consistere decet stabilitate perpetua ut nullatenus infirmentur eo confidentius Paternitati vestrae duximus supplicandum pro conservatione unionis Bathoniae Glastoniae Ecclesiarum quam de assensu R. quondam Regis Angliae fratris nostri Sanctae recordationis Dominus E. praedecessor vester stabilitat Et postmodum vestra prudentia multiplici Authenticorum vestrorum beneficio roboravit Cui etiam multis a retro Annis nostrum praebueramus assensum Meminimus autem nos vacante sâ—de Bathoniensi Glastoniensi sublimitati vestrae scripsisse pro ipsa unione rescindenda Et similiter ad magnam instantiam nostram et Regni nostri Magnates Episcopi quidem et Abbates quamplurimum etiam Bathoniensis et Wellensis Capitula ob idem nobis supplicarunt Quod proculdubio minime fecissemus si tunc memâ—res fuissemus assensus nostri quem eidem unioni adhibueramus aut si multiplex praejudicium quod nobis et Haeredibus nostris et dispendium quod Ecclesiis memoratis Bathoniensi et Wellensi et etiam Glastoniensi imminere dignoscitur animadvertissemus sicut nunc clarius intuemur Quodque vobis super eodem iterato scripsimus id nos fecisse recolimus ob iram et indignationem quam adversus Uenerabilem Patrem nostrum I. Bathoniensem et Glastoniensem Episcopum conceperamus eo quod cum inimicis nostris Interdicti temporibus Angliae fuerat in partibus transmarinis nondum insuper intendentes ad praejudicia et dispendia praedicta quae nunc videmus sed nec etiam assensum nostrum quem praediximus ad memoriam reducentes Placeat igitur Sanctitati vestrae ut praedictarum unio Ecclesiarum indultam sibi firmitatem obtineat in perpetuum ne ad successionem maliciosam tantae tamque sollempnis Authoritatis ordinem enervetur Quod in non modicum nostri et Haeredum nostrorum similiter in Bathoniensis et Glastoniensis et Wellensis Ecclesiarum cederet praejudicium Apud Walling secundo die Maii. Hereupon the Pope referred the examination of this cause to his Legates in England before whom King John constituted his Proctor by this Writ REX N. Tusculanensi Episcopo Magistro Pandulpho Domini Papae Subdiacono Decano Sarr salutem In causa super unione Bathoniae Glastoniae Ecclesiarum vobis a Domino Papa commissa ad diem Jovis proximam ante Dominicam in Ramis palmarum in Capella Sancti Thomae juxta Oseneyam apud Oxon. dilectum fidelem nostrum Henricum de Ver procuratorem nostrum constituimus ratum habituri quicquid dictis die loco in dicta causa mediante justitia fecerit ad appellandum etiam si necesse fuerit dictum H. procuratorem constituimus Judicatum solvi promittimus pro eodem idem parti adversae significamus Teste meipso apud Oxon. Octavo die Aprilis Anno Regni nostri xvi Sub eadem forma scribitur Episcopo Cicestriae Magistro Pandulpho Teste eodem Dat. eadem Anno eodem The conclusion was this That the Monks of Glastonbury prevailed with money and importunity to have their Abby severed from the Bishoprick and to be governed by an Abbot as formerly parting with no lesse then 4. Mannors and the Patronage of 6. Benefices to Ioceline Bishop of Bath and Wells and his Successors by way of composition to obtain this disunion The Pope and his Legates having stripped King John of his Crown and most of the Prerogatives thereto belonging seemed to make him some kind of recompence by these two insignificant empty Priviledges which they indulged to him to give him some content being meer Cyphers in themselves without any substance In this 16. year of King John Robert de Corcuâ— a Cardinal of Rome by the Popes Authority held a Council at Burdeaux in France wherein he made sundry Decrees concerning Jews Tithes and other particulars enchroaching upon the Rights of Temporal Princes and Barons subjecting their persons to Excommunications and Lands to Interdictions and that in particular From all which Statutes and Canons this Legate specially exempted King Johns and his Heirs rights as no wayes to be impaired thereby but rather preserved which was but a meer Complement neither he nor his Kingdoms or Subjects being obliged thereby ITem si Barones vel quicunque alii per Quadragintos dies veleo amplius excommunicationem in eos latam sustinuerint eorum subditi ab eorum fidelitate absolvantur eorum terra Interdicto supponantur nihilominus per eorum Dominos Praelatos communes totius Provinciae contra eos directas puniantur
apicem necesse sit honoribus extolli quam in nullo vilescere decet vel egere revocatis si placet in irritum alienationibus dictarum Ecclesiarum factis temporibus quibus vacavit sedes Carleolensis ipsas eidem Ecclesias restituere et confirmare velitis in usus et honorem sui Pontificis tanto benigniores nostris precibus aures accommodantes quanto libentius et propensius nobis noscitur valuisse et in posterum posse valere ut de provectione sua quae nostra est una cum caeteris Apostolicae sedis beneficiis ad humillimas gratias et perpetuas devotiones vestrae debeamus assurgere sanctitati Teste Com. apud Westmonasterium Decimo septimo die Februarii Per eundem P. Wint. Justic VEnerabilibus Patribus amicis in Christo charissimis Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalibus suis in omnibus H. Dei gratia Rex Angliae c. salutem debitam Sanctissimis Patribus devotionem Cum adhuc in nostris ageret partibus Venerabilis Pater G. titulo Sancti Martini Presbyter Cardinalis merito nobis semper diligendus de mandato Domini Papae Carleolensi Ecclesiae tunc vacanti Pastorem prafecit idoneum videlicet H. quondam Abbatem Belli loci virum utique in fidelitate nostra multipliciter expertum suae perutilem Ecclesiae totique pariter Regno nostro Sane cum suam invenerit Ecclesiam tantis tempore vacationis suae possessiombus honoribus mutilatam videlicet Ecclesiis de Novo Castro cum Capellis pertinentiis suis de Neuborne de Corrbrigg de Reebrigg de Wintingham de Penred quae sibi concessae fuerant in usus proprios in prima fundatione sua a Rege Henrico primo aliis praedecessoribus nostris Regibus Angliae per privilegia Romanorum Pontificum confirmatae ut Pontificali non sufficiant quae sibi sunt reservata de Concilio nostro cui innotuerunt haec omnia vestra duximus Sanctitati devotissimè supplicandum ut eidem Episcopo fideli nostro cui multo tenemur debito ac Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae devotissimo ad reformationem Ecclesiae suae diligentius aspiranti Si placet assistere velitis in consiliis et auriliis quibus mediantibus ea quae dispersa sunt et ab Ecclesia sua per incuriam et negligentiam habitantium in ea Canonicorum alienata sibi restituta fuisse gratuletur ut suis sufficiat usibus Episcopalis dignitas quae nunc quasi vilescere cogitur et egere Et quia provectionem ejusdem Episcopi meritis fidelitatis suae multipliciter exigentibus proprium reputamus et reputare debemus honorem vestram sibi gaudeat in hac parte diligentiam taliter affuisse ut ad obsequia condignas devotiones vobis diebus perpetuis arctius teneamur obligati Teste Domino P. Wintoniensi Episcopo apud Westmonasterium Vicesimo quarto die Januarii Anno Regni nostri Tertio By these Records it is evident 1. That King Henry the 1. originally founded the Bishoprick of Kartiol and endowed it with several impropriations by his own Regal Authority that he and his Successors setled and confirmed by their Charters sundry Lands and impropriations thereon and that it is the right duty of our Kings as founders of Bishopricks to see the Lands and Revenues unduly alienated from them restored when there is just cause which this King by reason of his infancy being then under a Protector and the Popes and Legates great usurped power in England at that season could not easily effect by his Regal power without the Popes and Cardinals assistance the true occasion of these his Letters to them King Henry having continual occasions to make use of the Pope and Court of Rome about his Domestick and Foreign affairs in the 4th year of his reign constituted W. de St. Albin his Proctor general therein especially against the Son of the Earl of March in Picardy who against his faith to King John his Father to marry his Sister refused to do it or to restore her without a ransome whereupon he desired the Pope to command him to marry or restore her or else to give order to two Bishops he names and a Dean to Excommunicate him for his disobedience as these three Records attest VEnerabilibus in Christo Patribus amicis charissimis universis Episcopis Presbyteris Diaconis Sacro-sanctae Ecclesiae Romanae Cardinalibus H. Dei gratia Rex Angliae c. Eo ampliorem de dilectione vestra gerentes fiduciam in nostris nostrorum promovendis negotiis novimus prudentiam vestram circa ea fidelius elaborasse mittimus ad vos dilectum nostrum Willielmum de Sancto Albino procuratorem nostrum ad impetrandum et contradicendum in omnibus nostris et nostrorum negotiis quae contra nos et nostros fuerint proposita in Curia Romana Rogantes attentius sinceritatem vestram ut cum fueritis super hiis ab eo ex parte nostra requisiti de solita clementia vestra velitis ea quae honoris nostri sunt consueta diligentia procurare De negotio autem nostro quod exponet idem plenius de Johan primogenita sorore nostra H. de Lizen per Dominum J. Patrem nostrum pridem commissa de qua traducenda fidei praestitit Sacramentum vos duximus exorandos quatenus laborare velitis si placet pleno effectu erga Dominum Papam ut soror ipsa nostra restituatur quam ipse fidei spreta religione superinducta matre nostra nobis reddere contradicit volens nos per ipfius detentionem ad ejus redemptionem invitos compellere Et rogamus vos ut scribatur super hoc Xancton et Limovic Episcopis et Decanis Burdeg ut nisi munitione praemissa illam nobis curaverit restituere ad id per censuram Ecclesiasticam rite compellatur Teste H. de Burgo Justiciario nostro apud Notingham Vicesimo die J nii REX Domino Papae salutem se totum semper tam devotum quam fidelem Cum a sedis Apostolicae gratia dependeant si quae sunt circa nos serena si quae prospera necesse habemus vestrae dominationi proponere quae in dispendium nobis veniunt et gravamen Dominus autem I. Rex genitor noster agens quondam in partibus Pictaviae Johannem filiam suam sororem nostram nuptui H. de Lexim fil Com. de March concessit qui licet eam de manibus ipsius Patris nostri Regis accepisset et jurasset quod eam in Vxorem duceret non observata tamen juramenti religione spretaque sorore nostra matrem nostram Reginam Maritali sibi foedere copulavit Quam quidem sororem nostram nihilominus nobis reddere contradicit immo eam detinendo contramandatum nostrum ad ipsius redemptionem nos intemptat cohercere Hanc igitur injuriam passi sub vestra protectione Sanctissimae Paternitati vestrae supplicamus
under the wardship of Peter Bishop of Winchester was on Whitsonday Crowned the second time at Westminster by Stephen Archbishop of Canterbury Soon after which there being a difference concerning the Bishoprick of Ely between Galfridus de Burgo Archdeacon of Norwich and Robert of York the Pope at last nulled both their Elections and conferred the Bishoprick upon John Abbot of Fontain who was consecrated at Westminster The same year and day Hugh Bishop of Lincoln was canonized a Saint in this form AD natales Domini Sanctus Hugo Lincolniensis Episcopus a Papa Honorio canonizatus est in Catalogo Sanctorum admissus facta prius Miraculorum ejus inquisitione a Stephano Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo Abbate de Fontibus Johanni sicut in hoc sequenti Domini Papae authentico continetur HONORIVS Episcopus servus servorum Dei dilectis filiis universis Christi fidelibus praeseâ—tem paginam inspecturis salutem Apostolicam Benedictionem Divinae dignatio pietatis Sanctos electos suos in coelestis Regni foelicitate locatos adhuc in terra miraculorum coruscatione clarificat ut fidelium per hoc excitata devotio eorum suffragia digna veneratione deposcant Cum igitur Sanctae recordationis Hugonem Lincolniensem Episcopum quem sicut nobis plenarie constat divini muneris largitas tam in vita quam etiam post vestem mortalitatis exutam insignium miraculorum multitudine illustravit Sanctorum Catologo Asscripsimus universitatem vestram monemus exhortamur in Domino quatenus eius apud Deum patrocinia devote imploretis Ad haec statuentes ut die depositionis ipsius ejusdem festivitas annis fingulis devote de caetero celebretur Data Viterbii xiij Kalend. Marcii Pontificatus nostri Anno quarto The transcendent virtues of this canonized Bishop were his ingratitude and perfidiousnesse to King John in resorting to this Arch-traytor Stephen of Canterbury receiving his Consecration from siding with him against and deposing of the King contrary to his Oath and duty for which the King seized his Temporalties and kept them in his hands near five years space Yet for these virtues this Archbishop procured him to be canonized for a Saint About the same time this Arch-traytor Stephen to canonize Treason against our Kings as demeriting the highest honour and Saintship caused his Trayterous insolent Predecessor Thomas Becket to be translated enshrined adored with great solemnity Thus related by Matthew Paris EOdem tempore levatum est de lapide marmoreo corpus Beati Thomae Archiepiscopi Martyris a Stephano Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo praesente Rege omnibus ferè Episcopis totius Regni cum Abbatibus Prioribus Comitibus Baronibus Clero populo multo in crastino Octavarum Apostolorum Petri Pauli Cujus corpus sanctissimum collocatum est honorifice in Pheretro ex auro lapidibus pretiosis mirabiliter fabrefacto Interfuerunt etiam huic translationi Archiepiscopi Episcopi Abbates Priores alii multi de Regno Francorum aliarumque diversarum Regionum qui ob honorem reverentiam Beati Martyris ut tantae adessent solemnitati alacriter convenerunt Nam dignissimum omnibus videbarur ut Sanctum Martyrem Christi generaliter honorarent et colerent qui pro universali Ecclesia sanguinem suum fundere et ad finem usque non timuit fideliter decertare It is observable That most of the English many of the French Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Clergy and of other Countries were by the Archbishops invitation present at the translation of this Arch-traytor Becket as most worthy to be honoured and worshipped as a Saint and Martyr for the universal Church of Christ for which he shed his blood and truthfully contested against his Soveraign till the last only to exempt Clergymen though Traytors Rebels Murderers Sodomites Theeves from secular Jurisdiction and overturn the antient Rights Prerogatives of the Crown and Kingdom too as the premises demonstrate No wonder therefore that so many Archbishops Bishops and Clergymen in our own and other Kingdoms became Arch-traytors Rebels to their Emperors and Kings since it was the readiest way to procure the highest preferments that Popes could conferre upon them in their lives and a canonization adoration of them for Saints and holy Martyrs after their deaths King Henry the 3d. this year issued on a memorable Prohibition and Proclamation to the Sheriffs of Middlesex Hertford and Surry prohibiting any to enter into any the Lands of the Bishop of London under a penalty as his Father King John had done before him REX Vicecomiti Middlesex salutem Constat nobis consilio nostro quod Dominus J. Rex Pater noster per Literas suas Patentes prohibuit ne quis Feoda W. quondam London Episcopi ingrederetur sive ex donâ— sive ex venditione sive ex invadiatione sive ex concessione alicujus sine assensu et voluntare ejusdem Episcopi Nos autem Venerabili Patri E. London Episcopo idem concedentes prohibemus super forisfacturam nostram ne quis Feoda ingrediatur sive ex dono sive ex venditione sive ex invadatione vel concessione alicujus sine assensu et voluntate ipsius Episcopi Et ideo tibi praecipimus quod hanc prohibitionem nostram clamari facias per totam Ballivam tuam et firmiter observari Si quis autem contra hanc prohibitionem nostram Feodum ipsius Episcopi ingredi praesumpserit sine assensu et voluntate ipsius Episcopi sicut praedictum est tu sine dilatione eidem Episcopo plenariam inde seisinam habere facias capiens ad opus nostrum ab illo quâ— Feodum suum sic ingressus fuerit forisfacturam nostram in quam incidit ex hoc facto durent autem Literae istae usque ad aetatem nostram Teste H. c. apud Turrim London Tertio die Julii Per eundem Concilium Domini Regis Eodem modo scribitur Vicecomitibus Hereford Surr. A pregnant evidence of our Kings Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in and over Bishops and Bishopricks Soon after the King having in his Temporal Court recovered by Judgement the Church of Acley against the Prior and Canons of St. Friswiths in Oxford they by false suggestions to detain the possession of the Church against the King procured Letters from the Pope to certain Delegates to examine the cause again in prejudice of the Kings Court Crown and Dignity whereupon the King issued forth this memorable Prohibition to and Appeal against them to preserve his Right and Prerogative REX Abbatibus de Stanlegge de Bordest Priori de Stanl salutem Sciatis quod Venerabilis Pater P. Norwicensis electus publice recognovit coram vener Patribus E. London P. Wintoniensi J. Bathoniensi W. Coventrensi R. Sarisburiensi B. Roffensi Episcopis praesenti etiam Domino Linc. aliis fidelibus de Consilio nostro Quod nunquam per ipsum vel mandatum suum Prior Canonici Sancti Fritswith
Oxon. missi fuerant in possessionem Ecclesiae de Acleya quam contra nos et judicium Curiae nostrae injuste detinent occupatam Uerum quia sicut audivimus praedicti Prior et Canonici ad tuendum si possent intrusionem suam Literas Domini Papae ad vos tacita penitus hac veritate impetraverunt per quas memoratam Ecclesiam cum pertinentiis tanquam ipsam Canonice fuerint ingressi retinere nituntur in praejudicium nostrum et contra possessionem juris nostri quam per judicium Curiae nostrae contra ipsos disrationabimus vos rogamus discretioni vestrae mandantes et in fide qua nobis tenemini firmiter inhibentes quatenus ad manutenendam praedictorum Prioris et Conventus maliciam qua nos nituntur exhaeredare nihil statuere velitis unde jus nostrum vel possessio juris nostri nobis adjudicata possit aut debeat retardari Cum suppressa veritate ut diximus Literae praedictae ad vos sint impetratae Nos igitur ne aliquid statuatis in praejudicium nostrum et contra possessionem juris nostri ut praedictum est ad Dominum Papam coram praedicto Legato et praedictis Episcopis appellavimus et adhuc appellamus Teste H. apud Westmonasterium Vicesimo die Julii Anno quinto Per eundem consilium Domini Regis You heard before how the Bishop of Waterford in Ireland was restored by the Kings Writ to the Bishoprick and Temporalties of Lismore upon complaint which cause by reference from the Pope being referred again to the examination of the Popes Legate Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of Rochester who gave a diffinitive sentence therein against the Bishop of Waterford thereupon the King issued this Writ to restore the Temporalties again to the Bishop of Lismore REX Justiciario Hiberniae salutem Cum pridem Electus esset canonice in Episcopum Lismorensem venerabilis vir Magister R. de Bedeff nobisque fuisset eius electio rite praesentata et interveniente assensu nostro debite prius requisito confirmata foret ipsius Electio quo sic erat idem R. in Episcop Lismorensem consecratus Mandavimus vobis ut eidem de Episcopatu praedicto cum suis pertinentiis plenam possessionem habere faceretis Verum procedente tempore recurrente ad nos venerabili Patre Waterfordensi Episcopo qui se dicebat possessioni ejusdem Episcopatus Lismor tanquam juri suo Episcopatui suo Waterford unito â—â—niuncto possessionem sibi petebat instanter restitui quia ut dicebat ea fuerat injuste spoliatus non vocatus nec absens per contumaciam quique de praecepto domini G. quondam Legati Angliae ad Consecrationem Karleolensis Episcopi tempore praefatae electionis se transtulerat unde non potuit se adversario suo opposuisse et factum fuit de consilio Communi ut ei possessio sua restitueretur Suborta vero postmodum quaestione inter praefatos Episcopos de Episcopatu Lismorensi causa illa fuisset de mandato Domini Papae venerabilibus P. Norwicensi Electo Apostolicae sedis Legato S. Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo B. Episcopo Roffensi demandata adjudicata fuit demum dicto Lismor Episcopo Episcopatus illius vera possessio per sententiam diffinitivam assignata facta igitur nobis rei istius plena veritate noticia conveniente et concordante consilii nostri assensu Lismorens Episcopum decrevimus sua possessione investire Vnde vobis mandamus quatenus ipsi Episcopo Lismor de Episcopatu Lismor cum omnibus suis pertinentiis plenam seisinam sine dilatione et occasione habere faciatis Teste H. c. apud Westmonasterium Octavo die Maii. Per ipsum Justiciarium consilium Domini Regis The Pope the same year sent a Legat into Ireland who procured these Letters Patents from the King to the cheif Justice and others of Ireland to receive honor reverence and assist him as the Popes Legate and likewise to advise with him upon any new occasion concerning the affaires of that Kingdom A clear evidence the Pope could send no Legat thither without the Kings consent or Approbation to execute any Legatine Authority REX Justiciario Magnatibus aliis de Hiberniae salutem Cum dominus Papa miserat Magistrum Jacobum Capellanum poenitentiarium suum Legatum in Hiberniae virum utique scientia religione probatum vobis praecipiendo Mandamus quatenus ipsum recipiatis honorem et reverentiam ei exhibentes tanquam Legato Domini Papae ac Consilium etiam et auxilium opportunum sicut expedierit ei inpendatis Ita quod super hoc fidelitatem vestram possimus commendare Et si qua etiam nova emerserint quae nos et statum Regni nostri contingant ipsius consilium et auxilium requiratis Teste H. c. apud Westm Vicesimo die Novembris Anno Quinto You heard before what a great contest there was between King John and the Monks of Durham about the election of John Marisco for their Bishop against the Monks will yet imposed on them by the power of the Pope and his Legate how ill the Monks and this Bishop accorded this Narative will inform you SUb his diebus exorta est magna inter Richardum de Marisco Episcopum Dunelmensem ejusdem Ecclesiae monachos dissensio pro quibusdam libertatibus antiquis consuetudinibus quas iidem Monachi se gavisi sunt multis retro temporibus habuisse Episcopus autem fraudulenter Monachis significavit praedictis venirent ad eum cum privilegiis suis Ecclesiae suae instrumentis ut si quid in eis esset corrigendum ad perfectam eorum libertatem ipsius arbitrio suppleretur Prior vero Monachi fraudem Episcopi habentes suspectam instrumenta sua ei nullatenus ostendere voluerunt Episcopus itaque cum munimentorum inspectionem habere non potuit juravit quod omnia bona eorum in usus suos converteret adjiciens quod si aliquam ex Monachis extra portas curiae suae inveniret non aliam quam caput redemptionem acciperet Juravit etiam audientibus multis quod eo vivente pacem Dunelmensis Ecclesia non haberet Nec multo post cum servientes Episcopi Monachum quendam ab Ecclesia quadam violenter extraxissent usque ad sanguinis effusionem flagellassent Monacho conquerenti super hoc coram Episcopo querelam deponenti respondit Episcopus quod melius fecissent Ministri si Monachum occidissent Sicque deinceps ita Monachis praefatis idem Episcopus injuriosus extitit infestus ut necessitate cogente ad praesentiam Domini Papae appellantes sese sua omnia sub ejus protectione ponerent Ac deinde Romam clericos mittentes Monachos Episcopum accusaverunt in multis Contra quam accusationem hoc sequens rescriptum impetraverunt a Papa HOnorius Episcopus servus servorum Dei c. Saresberiensi Elyensi
c. Episcopis Salutem c. Ita nobis in Odore bonae opinionis fratrum cooperatorum nostrorum convenit delectari ut in pestilentibus vitia non palpemus cum non deoeat pro reverentia ordinis sustinere peccantes quorum culpa tot eos dignos mortibus facit quot ad subjectos perditionis exempla transmittunt qui sola quae pravitatis exempla conspiâ—iunt imitantur Hinc est quod cum de venerabili fratre nostro Dunelmensi Episcopo saepius nobis insinuata fuissent quae ab Episcopali honestate nimium dissonabant tandem inconculcatis funibus clamoris excitati ut non pateremur cum perditione multorum quiescere amplius in suis enormitatibus Episcopum memoratum de quo insinuatio clamosa processit quod postquam fuit ad officium Pontificale promotus reâ—s sanguinis symoniae adulterii sacrelogii rapinae perjurii ac dilapidationis multiplicis est effectus non formidans clericos orphanos acviâ—os religiosos opprimere testamenta decedentium impedire Regia jura contra scientiam dilecti filii nostri Pandulphi Norwicensis electi munire ac excommunicationi ligatus ingerere se divinis Item etiam appellationibus non defert ad Romanam Ecclesi interpositis statuta generalis concilii non observat nunquam proponit populo verbum Dei lingua exemplo vitae pravum subditis praebet exemplum Coram multis juravit quod pacem ipso vivente Dunelmensis Ecclesia non habebit Conquerente sibi Monacho quodam Dunelmensi se a servientibus suis ab Ecclesia quadam fuisse extractum usque ad sanguinis effusionem pulsatum respondit ei quod melius factum fuisset si servientes Episcopi Monachum perimissent Ipse insuper Apostolicam regulam continentem qualis debeat esse Episcopus penitus calcavit in cunctis Nos ergo ne alienae culpae simus authores si clausis oculis tot tanta praedicti Episcopi transeamus errata cum adeo ad nos clamor super his ascenderit ut dissimulationi amplius non sit locus dignum duximus ex officii nostri debito descendere ut haec an ita sint vel aliter videamus Quocirca fraternitati vestrae per Apostolica scripta Mandamus quatenus inquisita super his cognita sollicite veritate quae inveneritis vestris fideliter inclusis sigillis ad nostram praesentiam remittatis ut Authore Deo quod super hoc faciendum fuerit statuamus Datum Viterbii Pontificatus nostri Anno Quarto CUM autem literae Domini Papae ad notitiam executorum pervenissent ex officio sibi injuncto vocaverunt Episcopum Dunelmensem cum Abbatibus Prioribus Archidiaconis Decanis apud Dunelmum ad suum consistorium alios laicos clericos illius provinciae quoscunque hujus rei esse conscios crediderunt Illis autem omnibus die sibi loco statuto coram executoribus comparentibus recitatae fuerunt literae Domini Papae audientibus cunctis aperte distincte ad intelligendum Quibus perfectis intellectis surrexerunt Clerici Dunelmensis Episcopi quasdam refutationes frivolas fallaces allegantes contra executores praedictos atque ne procederent in inquisitione praedicta praesentiam Domini Papae appellarunt Et sic facta appellatione episcopus cum Clericis suis recessit diem statuentes adversariis qua contra eum in Domini Papae praesentia comparerent Interposita itaque appellatione saepedictus Episcopus Romanam adivit Curiam praemissis Clericis suis qui sibi supervenienti Domini Papae gratiam praepararent Unde contigit ut antequam Monachi Dunelmenses Romam venissent clerici memorati actionem eorundem Monachorum non mediocriter infirmaverant Unde post multas hinc inde coram Papa altercationes tam Episcopi quam Monachi immoderatis profusis expensis remissi sunt in Angliam ad executores supradictos ut coram eis quod justum fuerit sententialiter statuatur Duravit autem haec diu inter eos semel suborta contentio donec mors Episcopi litem sicut ipse praedixerat terminavit What was the general corruption of the Pope Prelates Monks Clergy in that age appears by this relation The Archbishop of Cassel in Irâ—land by his own usurped authority interdicted the Kings Tenants and Lands there without reasonable cause and after an Appeal whereof the King complaining to Pope Honorius he thereupon enjoyned him to release the Interdict within 15. dayes or in case of his refusal authorized other Bishops to release it and finally to hear and determine the cause by this ensuing Bull. HONORIVS Episcopus servus servorum Dei c. Archiepiscopo Cassel salutem Apostolicam Benedictionem Charissimus in Christo filius H. Rex Anglorum illustris suam ad nos querimoniam destinavit quod tu in homines et terras ejus sine causa rationabili post appellationem ad nos interpositam Interdicti sententiam authoritate propria contra statuta generalis Concilii promulgasti Quocirca fraternitati tuae per Apostolica scripta mandamus quatenus si est ita infra xv dies post susceptionem praesentum sententiam ipsam sine difficultate relaxes Alioquin Venerabilibus fratribus nostris Dar. Midens Osser Episcopis damus nostris Literis in mandatis ut ipsi extunc sufficienti ab eis super hiis pro quibus praedicta sententia est prolata recepta iuxta formam Ecclesiae cautione sententiam relaxantes eandem audiant si quid postmodum remanserit questionis appellatione remota fine debito decidant faciant quod decreverint authoritate nostra firmiter observari Dat. Alatri xiiij Kalend. Iunii Pontificatus nostri Anno sexto Anno 1221. William de Marisco Bishop of London of his own accord resigning his Bishoprick Eustachius de Faucumberge tunc Scaccarii thesaurarius quinto Calendas Martii in Episcopum Londinensem eligitur cuius electio a Legato Pandulpho confirmatur vii Calendas Maii apud Westmonasterium consecratur Which Bishop soon after petiit ab Abbate Willielmo Conventu Westmonasteriensi processionem procurationem visitationem omnimodam jurisdictionem propter quae ad Papam fuit appellatum After which Appeal this difference was by consent of both parties referred to Stephen Langhton Archbishop of Canterbury two other Bishops and two Priors as arbitrators to determine Qui Monasterium Westmonasterii ab omnimoda subjectione jurisdictione Episcopi Londinensis penitus exemptum declaraverunt by vertue of the Kings Charters ordinaverunt quod Ecclesia de Stanes cum pertinentiis suis in usus proprios Ecclesiae Westmonasteriensis commutaretur manerium de Sunneb in proprietat Episcopi Londinensis Ecclesia ejusdem manerii cedat in usus proprios Ecclesiae Sancti Pauli in perpetuum Which prevented all proceedings on this Appeal The same year upon the forementioned complaint and Letters of King Henry to Pope Honorius against Henry de Lezimaco Earl of March the Pope sent
Comitis de Clare nuper defuncti quae ad jus suum Ecclesiae Cantuariensis spectabant injuste detinebat Unde idem Comes sibi antecessoribus suis ipse praedecessores sui ad recognitionem homagium tenebantur Qua de causa Regem rogavit ut custodiam dicti Castelli cum pertinentiis sibi restitueret jura Ecclesiae Cantuariensis conservaret illaesa Ad haec respondens Rex dixit Comitem praefatum de se tenere in capite vacantes custod as Comitum Baronum eorundem Haeredum ad suam Coronam usque ad aetatem legitimam pertinere unde sibi licere proposuit tales custodias cui voluerit vendere vel conferre Archiepiscopus vero cum aliud responsum habere non potuit excommunicavit omnes invasores possessionum praedictarum et omnes praeter Regem it was well he was excepted qui cum eis communionem haberent Et tam pro his quam aliis de causis Romam profectus jus suum Ecclesiae suae prosequi maturavit Rex vero è contra ut causam suam prosequeretur Magistrum Rogerum de Cantelu Romam cum aliis quibusdam nunciis destinavit VEnit hoc tempore ad Curiam Romanam Richardus Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus in praesentia Domini Papae proposuit haec quae sequuntur Conquestus est in primis de Rege Anglorum quod solummodo omnia Regni negotia per consilium Huberti Justiciarii aliis spretis Magnatibus disponebat Item de Justiciario proposuit quod habeat uxorem cujus consanguineam prius habuerat sibi matrimonio copulatam et quod jura Ecclesiae Cantuariensis invaserat et injuste detinebat Proposuit etiam quod Episcopi quidam ejus Suffraganei neglecta Pastorali cura sedebant ad Scaccarium Regis Laicas causas ventilantes and was not the Kings cause of Wardship such for which he appealed to the Pope judicia sanguinis exercentes Item conquestus est quod Clerici beneficiati infra sacros ordines constituti plures habebant Ecclesias quibus adnexa fuerat cura animarum quod insuper sicut Episcopi ab ipsis trahentes exemplum curis saecularibus Laicorum se judiciis immiscebant His au tem consimilibus coram Papa propositis petiit ut talibus limam correctionis excessibus adhiberet The later being worthy redresse were annexed only to countenance the former complaints against the King and Hubert which else would have seemed harsh Cumque haec omnia Dominus Papa diligenti studio intellexisset vidisset quod universa quae proposuerat Archiepiscopus justitia fuerant ratione subnixa jussit incontinenti quatenus Archiepiscopi negotia sive petitiones expedirentur justitia mediante Proposuerunt autem in contrarium Clerici Regis pro ipso Rege et Justiciario multa inaniter allegantes sed parum vel nihil profecerunt Quia ut breviter dicatur favor Archiepiscopi quicquid petiit impetravit Such was the Popes partiality that this Prelate in a bad cause could over-ballance his own King in a just one that concerned his Royalties Erat namque staturae elegantissimae facundiae admirabilis scientia moribus incomparabilis allegavit pro eo causa justa favorabilis But observe Gods justice on this ungratefull treacherous usurping Prelate when he had accomplished his designs against the King he was presently taken away by sudden death before his return to reap the fruits of his conquest Archiepiscopus igitur Cantuariensis Richardus cum expletis negotiis suis omnibus pro voluntate sua repatriare maturavit apud S. Gemmam in domo fratrum minorum tertia dieta citra Romam diem clausit obiter supremum iij. Nonas Augusti Et sic ipso expirante expirabant cum eo negotia impetrata De quo hoc mirabile accidit quia cum Pontificalibus sicut moris est corpus defuncti sepeliendum insigniretur de nocte venerunt homines illius Patriae qui haec omnia oculo fascinante inspexerant aperuerunt de nocte sepulchrum cupientes ut annulum alia insignia Episcopalia fruerentur nulla vi vel ingenio id potuerunt De quo non tamen signato propositum consummare nequiverunt recesserunt confusi pectora sua in quibus scelerata corda latitabant percusserunt It had been well this Archbishop too had repented him of his oppositions against his Soveraigns Prerogative before his death whose Crown or chief flower of it Wardships he endeavoured to pull off whiles alive The Pope upon the death of this Archbishop having deprived the King and Monks of their rights in the election of two Archbishops before by the Kings and their mutual differences endeavoured now to wrest the power out of both their hands in the election of a third in whose election they both concurred to prevent his feared Usurpation as this History will demonstrate DEfuncto ut dictum est Richardo Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo decreverunt Monachi Cantuariae Radulphum de Nevilla Cicestrensem Episcopum sibi in Praesulem postulare qui erat Regis fidelissimus Cancellarius et inconcussa columna veritatis singulis sua jura praecipue pauperibus singulis juste reddens indilate In multis Regni perturbationibus stans directe non arundo quolibet vento agitata nec declinans ad dextram vel sinistram Constanter igitur petierunt eum Monachi memorati quasi dignissimum idoneum Ecclesiae suae approbatum defensorem potentem verbo opere ut foeliciter Beato Thomae succederet assimilatus qui de Cancellario factus est Archiepiscopus Facta igitur rite electione praesentaverunt eum Regi viij Calend. Octobris Quem Rox gratanter quantum ad se pertinebat acceptans de maneriis et rebus aliis ad Archiepiscopatum adjacentibus illum protinus investivit before his approbation by the Pope or consecration here Et Monachi Romam profecturi ad electum suum venientes petierunt ab illo auxilium ad expensas itineris servitium Curiae Romanae si qua sunt similia Sed ille sentiens in animo illud non penitus carere scrupulo simoniae ac ambitionis plane affirmavit quod propter hoc eis nec obolum unum donaret manus tendens in coelum dicens Domine Deus omnipotens si vocandus sum licet indignus ad Archipraesulatus officium fiat hoc te disponente Si autem in hac sollicitudine Cancellariae ne◠non minoris officii cui assignor Regno populo tuo sum necessarius non recuso laborem fiat voluntas tua Monachi vero viri constantiam potius quam rebellionem in hoc verbo pensantes non ideo minus Romam profecti electionem sive postulationem factam petierunt a Papa ut authoritate sua confirmaret Dominus itaque Papa facta ut dicitur a Magistro Simone de Langetuna diligenti inquisitione de persona postulati respondit illum Curialem esse illiteratum rapidum in verbo ac
ei ut cederet electus humiliter factae electioni renunciavit et licentiam petiit repatriandi Tunc Papa cujus sola voluntas vim legis habuit concessa licentia Monachis ipsis praecepit ut alium talem eligerent cui onus suum communicare et curam posset committere pastoralem Hereupon the Monks proceeded to a third Election Tertio itaque J. cognomento Blundus Clericus apud Oxon. in Theologia stuâ—ens ac legens in Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem electus est Qui à Rege susceptus cum Monachis quibusdam Cantuariensibus Romam profectus est ut electionem suam confirmariâ—a sede Apostolica impetraret But this third person though duly elected and approved by the King sped no better then the other two elected being cashiered by the Pope as our Historians thus relate PEr idem tempus cassatus est Magister Johannes Blundus Cantuariensis electus Divulgatum quidem erat Romae quod post electionem suam acceperat ex dono Petri Wintoniensis Episcopi Mille Marcas argenti praeter alias Mille Marcas quas eidem Johanni crediderat ut promoveretur unde constat manifestè quod magis ei nocuit quam profuit familiaritas Episcopi memorati Scripsit etiam idem Episcopus Imperatori ut suas partes interponeret circa promotionem praedicti Johannis versus Papam unde Papa perpendens notam Symoniae ambitionis dixit in corde â—uo illud Ovidianum Et stricto supplicat ense potens Unde cor Domini Papae non erat bene cum eo Praeterea confessus fuerat Romae idem Johannes ut dicitur quod duo habebat beneficia quibus cura annexa fuit animarum contra statuta Concilii generalis qua praesumptione quia carebat dispensatione creditur reprobatus licet allegatum fuerit contra quod ea possederat ante Concilium You see the reason of vacating these Elections in the Popes ensuing words Sed quoniam jam cassatis tribus Ecclesiae Cantuariensis electis praefata fuit diu Ecclesia a pastore viduata similis facta Sarae uxori Tobiae filiae Raguelis tot viris viduatae dedit Monachis qui cum electo cassato venerant potestatem eligendi Magistrum Edmundum Ecclesiae Sarisburiensis Canonicum which himself alone had pitched upon and recommended to them virum honestae conversationis bene literatum in Pastorem animarum suarum Cui etiam Pallium transmisit ne tanta sedes Metropolitana a Pastore diutius frustraretur Monachi Cantuarienses vero qui Roma fuerant nec ipsum Edmundum instante ne Papa quidem nec alium quemlibet nisi de consensu Regis et Conventus sui recipere decreverunt Papa enim tanquam ex taciturnitate Monachorum qui aperte contradicere non audebant electo transmisit Pallium quo ductus in absentem peregrinum et ignotum motu haud scimus ex historiis writes his Successor Matthew Parker but no doubt some golden or silver spring was the true cause of this extraordinary Papal favour and collating of him to this Archiepiscopal See without any further election by the Monks that I can finde About a year after he was consecrated at Canterbury most probably by the Kings consent he being present at his consecration thus related by our Historians EOdem anno 1234. 18. H. 3. in Ecclesia Christi Canturiae consecratus est Aedmundus ejusdem Ecclesiae electus a Rogere Londinensi Episcopo in Archiepiscopum Cantuariensem Dominica qua cantatur Laetare Hierusalem quae tunc fuit quarto Nonas Aprilis praesente Rege cum xiij Episcopis Et eodem die Missam cum pallio quod caute ei de curia Romana Simon de Legro ejus Ecclesiae monachus detulerat solemniter celebravit This See continued voyd above 3. years after Richards death by reason of this Popes vacating three successive due elections to it to make way for Edmund recommended to it by himself without the Kings or Monks consent who by the Popes vacating their 3. former elections without any right ground but his own Papal pleasure found it bootlesse to withstand his consecration after the Pope had nominated him Archbishop and sent him a Pall as an earnest of its fruition in despite of King or Covent Now I return to my Chronological method interrupted by these treble elections to make them more intelligible and intire Anno 1232. The King in a Parliament at Westminster demanding an Ayde to pay his debts incurred by his Wars Praelati Regi respondentes dixerunt quod Episcopi multi Abbates qui vocati erant non fuerunt praesentes sic petierunt inducias quousque ad diem certum possent omnes pariter convenire Praefixus est itaque dies a quindecim diebus post Pascha ut omnibus congregatis tunc fieret quod erat de jure faciendum They being backwards to supply the King though overcomplyant to the Popes exactions This Popes his Legates and Agents usurpations by exactions Provisions disposing Churches to aliens and other Innovations at this time became so intollerably oppressive tyrannical to all sorts of people in England that by several Letters of complaint dispersed against them there was stirred up a general commotion and opposition against them throughout England thus Recorded by Mat. Paris SUborta est hac tempestate in Anglia maxima rerum perturbatio immo ut verum fateamur indiscreta praesumptio propter Romanorum Insolentiam Clericorum quae tam nobiles Regni quam ignobiles ad temerariam compulit ultionem sicut in subscriptis expressum continetur Tali Episcopo tali Capitulo universitas eorum qui magis volunt mori quam a Romanis confundi salutem Qualiter circa nos et alias personas Ecclesiasticas Angliae hactenus se habuerint Romani et eorum Legati vestram non dubitamus latere discretionem beneficia regni suis secundum quod eis placet conferendo in vestrum et omnium aliorum regni intollerabile praejudicium et gravamen In vos etiam coepiscopos vestros aliasque personas Ecclesiasticas ad quos collatio beneficiorum pertinere dinoscitur quod magis dignum est pro confusione notari suspensionis sententias fulminando ne alicui de regno beneficia conferatis donec quinque Romanis nec dum proprio nomine nominatis imo nato Rumfridi et nato talis et talis in singulis Ecclesiis vestris per totam diocesin sit provisum unicuique eorum in redditu centum Librarum Alia etiam gravamina quam plurima tam laicis et magnatibus regni super advocationibus suis et eorum eleemosynis ab eis et antecessoribus suis datis in Pauperum regni sustentationem quam Clericis et aliis viris religiosis regni super rebus et beneficiis inferendo Nec praemissis contenti ad ultimum a clericis regni beneficia quae obtinent ut ea Romanis conferant non secundum quod decet sed sicut eis placet
praedilectam sinceris affectibus prosequitur praefert effectibus gratiae singularis incujus odoris suavitate reficitur statu recreatur tranquillo prosperis prosperatur illámque ea praerogativa favoris gratiae prosequamur quod ipsius ardenti desiderio potentissimè ejusdem Archiepiscopi consideratione qui tanquam filius devotus Ecclesiae nobile membrum cujus devotione fervens vita perspicuus nobilitate praeclarus nobis fratribus nostris charus acceptus plurimum habeatur ipsius supplicationibus favorabiliter annuentes de fratrum nostrorum consilio damus venerabili fratri nostro Herefordensi Episcopo nostris Literis in mandatis ut ipse per septennium et non ultra omnium Beneficiorum Ecclesiasticorum quae deinceps in Civitate Diocaesi et Provincia Cantuariensi vacabunt primi anni provent us usque ad decem millium Marcarum summam Quae si ante dictum septennium haberi poterit nil amplius exigatur Nec non duo millia Marcarum de ipsius Archiepiscopi redditibus colligat annuatim et convertat fideliter in solutione debitorum Ecclesiae memoratae Proviso quod personis servientibus in eisdem Beneficiis de praedictis redditibus idem Episcopus faciat competentem portionem pro ipsarum sustentatione ne ipsa debitis defraudentur obsequiis assignari Et si forsan dictorum beneficiorum redditus hujusmodi primi anni esse debeant juxta morem patriae decedentium personarum dictus Episcopus ipsorum beneficiorum redditus in anno colligat subsequenti contradictores auctoritate nostra appellatione postposita compescendo Quocirca universitatem vestram rogamus monemus hortamur attentè per Apostolica vobis scripta praecipiendo mandantes quatenus attendentes prudenter quod dignum sit matris egentiam filiorum opibus relevari cujus tà m devotè quà m benignè debent onera supportare eidom Episcopo ad exhibendos hujusmodi redditus habendos sic ope opere promptos sollicitos vos reddatis quod ipsius Archiepiscopi favorem gratiam vobis proinde futuris temporibus vendicantes nos habeatis propter hoc specialiter ad vestra Ecclesiarum vestrarum commoda promptiores Datum Lugdum 6 Calend. Septemb. Pontificatus nostri anno 3. In cujus rei testimonium praesentibus sigillum nostrum feeimus apponi Haec autem cum ad audientiam Regis pervenirent primo obstupuit iratus et commotus valde clamose dicens Miror si talia procuravit Regno meo dispendia Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis Bonifacius quem promovi Nec sufficit ei quod electum meum Cicestrensem Robertum videlicet Passeleve cujus promotionem procuraveram procaciter praecipitavit sed et diatim intendens bellis ruptoris more tam in Provincia quam Anglia contra me jam jacturam et dedecus machinaturam Ecce nova et inaudita pecuniaris extorsio O quam multiformes sunt laquei venantium ad subjectorum simplicitatem decipiendam In hac equidem machinatione Nobiles mei ad quos Ecclesiarum spectant patronatus defraudantur terra censu spoliatur et similium consequentia formidatur Tandem tamen Dominus Rex cum insibilatum fuisset ei quod minimè irasci teneretur memorato Archiepiscopo pro dicta Roberti cassatione tum eo quod in examinatione insufficiens reperiebatur tum quia ejus cassatio multum Regi fuit utilis lucrosa cum quotidiè Regiis diligenter intenderit emolumentis muliebriter in suo proposito resistendi fractus est muliebri ut dicitur intercessione turpiter emollitus quia merito hoc nomen mulier quasi molliens herum id est enervans etymologizatur Nec proh dolor viriliter pro Ecclesiae indemnitate cum non constiterit Ecclesiam Cantuariensem alieno aere per Archiepiscopum Ae. sub usuris maxime irretitam in tantum nec pro Regni sui tuitione vel Sanctorum Pontificum Cantuariensium honore stetit Rex prout decuit et expedivit sed eidem Archiepiscopo Bonifacio concessit per Angliam secundum quod praedicitur praedictam habere collationem Veruntamen per idem tempus prohiberi fecit Dominus Rex per Literas suas ne quis veniens de Curia portans Literas Bullatas de Provisionibus faciendis praecepto Papali ad extorquendam pecuniam de Ecclesia Anglicana et depauperandum Regnum permitteretur vagari per terram ad Praelatos et si quis talis inveniretur caperetur carceri Regis retrudendus Portus autem hoc praecipiens portuum custodibus fecit custodici Sed hoc animos miserorum Anglorum parum exhilaravit qui cor cereum Regis cognoverant ea facilitate advertendum qua converti frequenti experientia certificabantur The Bishops basenesse inconstancy timidity ill advice and compliance with the Pope against the King upon all occasions being the principal cause of the Kings inconstancy The Bishops for their own Interest opposing this new Papal Exaction were thereupon Excommunicated by the Archbishop who forced them to submit to this Papal Innovation by the Popes formidable authority which they durst not strenuously to resist Tempore quoque sub eodem Bonifacius Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus Episcopos Cantuariensis Provinciae authoritate Apostolica suspendit eo quod consentire noluerunt novae et inauditae contributioni quam a gratia Papae impetraverat videlicet proventuum Ecclesiarum vacantium ut primo anno vacationis fructus ipsi Archiepiscopo contribuerentur ad liberationem debitorum quibus ut asserebat ipsam Ecclesiam Cantuariensem praedecessores sui cum gravissima usura irremediabiliter obligaverant Quod non sine injuria B. Ae dmundi immediatè praedecessoris sui aliorum Sanctorum constat esse confictum Episcopi vero contra Papalem auctoritatem et mandatum non valentes nec volentes recalcitrare licet inviti tandem cum summa mentis amaritudine consenserunt ut absolvi mererentur Iterum per Decanum Belvacensem hujus negotii executorem mandatum receperunt quod a Papa Excommunicarentur et denunciarentur Excommunicatiper Provinciam Cantuariensem omnes obloquentes omnesque detrahentes fraudemve facientes in negotio praenotato exgratia Papae foeliciter concesso exceptis Domino Rege uxore et liberis suis et nobili viro Richardo Comite Cornubiae How rigorously this Archbishop proceeded against all opposers of his Usurpations whiles imployed as a Souldier for this Antichristian Pope in his Wars to murder mens Bodies instead of discharging his Office of a Bishop to feed and save the peoples Bodies and Souls committed to his care is thus recorded Diebus quoque sub eisdem Archiepiscopus Cantuariensis Bonifacius qui in partibus Lugdunensibus minus solicitus quantum ad animarum custodiam Ecclesiae Domino Papae militavit ab Ecclesiis in sua Provincia vacantibus quas per annum retinuit auctoritate fultus Apostolica the saurum non minimum a miserrima Anglia quae facta est vinea ab apris exterminanda quam
quapropter ipsum non criminor Necesse habeo ad sinum misericordiae vestrae paternum refugere auxilium à vobis in hac necessitate petiturus Videmus namque nobilem virum Comitem Richardum qui licet cruce non signetur per obtentum gratiae vestrae in hac parte nimis fructiferae à cruce signato populo non minimam pecuniam vindemiare in Regno Angliae ego ex eo spem consequenter accipiens cruce signatus indigens eandem mihi postulo concedendam Considerans igitur Dominus Papa loquentis facundiam rationis efficaciam corporis elegentiam se ipsi favorabilem exhibuit concedens ei in parte quae postulavit latam videlicet ex aliena cute corrigiam Tunc etiam temporis Comes Richardus authoritate Domini Papae cujus indigentiae clà m cautè satisfecerat a cruce signatis infinitam collegit pecuniam ita quod ab uno Archidiaconatu dicitur sexcentas libras reportasse harum literarum fretus auctoritate Consimilique cautela Willus Longa Spata mille marcas et amplius de cruce signatis ut praescriptum est reportavit besides what Archbishop Boniface qui in partibus transmarinis Domino Papae militabat violently extorted by Excommunications from the Bishops and Clergie of his Province at the same time of which before In regard of the manifold Extortions this year both at home and abroad by the Pope and his agents principally to raise and maintain Wars against the Emperor Mat. Paris and Matthew Westminster render us this Epitome and brief character thereof Transiit igitur annus ille uberrimus in frugibus in fructibus autem sterilis Angliae nocivus Walliae dominator Tyrannicus Terrae Sanctae inimicus suspectus et formidabilis Ecclesiae nocivus universali et spoliator turbulentus Italiae cruentus Imperio et Curiae Romanae infamis et inimicus et praecipue Regno Alemanniae martius et hostilis Regnis Francorum et Anglorum exactor hostilis et praedator turbulentus odium generans in cordibus Praelatorum et aliorum plurium contra Papam eo quod Patronis violenter spoliatis suspendit a beneficiorum collatione quod est hactenus inauditum et contra Dominum Regem eo quod talia toleravit As the Pope thus vexed oppressed the Clergy and Religious persons on the one hand this year so Bishop Grosthead and his Ecclesiastical Officers vexed oppressed the Nobility and Laity on the other hand by Bulls Priviledges obtained at a dear rate from this Pope as our Historians and Records inform us For this Robert Grosthead Bishop of Lincolne after a long contest and suit at Rome Anno Dom. 1245. purchasing from Pope Innocent the 4th a Priviledge forecited to visit the Dean Chapter Canons Clerks Ministers of the Quire and Cathedral Church of Lincolne and all the Ministers Chaplains Churches and Parishioners belonginging to the Churches within his Diocesse et ad correctionem excessorum ac morum reformationem libere admittendum And likewise that the Canons of Lincolne should yield and render to him Canonical obedience and reverence Obligare se tamen ad hoc Iuramento manuali praestatione seu promissione minime tēneantur cum ad hoc consuetudine non juveris The next year Anno. 1246. he visited his Diocesse in pursuance of this priviledge by his Archdeacons Deans and Officials and at the suggestion of the Friers Minorites and Predicants in his Visitations and Consistories made strict Inquisitions concerning the continency and manners as well of the Noble as ignoble to the enormous defamation and scandal of many compelling Laymen to present and give in testimony in these cases upon Oath an Innovation never used in the Realmes before The King upon complaint thereof issued forth Writs to the Sheriff of Lincoln to inhibit any Lay persons within his County to appear before them to make any Inquisitions or take any Oath at the will of the Bishop except only in causes of Matrimony and Testament which Matthew Paris thus records to posterity living at that time within this Diocesse and taking special Notice of these proceedings His quoque diebus cum Episcopus Lincolniensis supra quà m deceret vel expediret in Subjectos suos ad suggestionem ut dicitur Praedicatorum Minorum desaeviret ita scilicet ut faceret Inquisitiones districtas per Archidiaconos et Decanos suos in Episcopatu suo de continentia et moribus tam Nobilium quam Ignobilium in enormem laesionem famae multorum et scandalum QUOD NUNQUAM FIERI CONSUEVERAT Dominus Rer audiens super hoc populi graves quaerimonias CONSILIO CURIAE SUAE scripsit Vicecomiti Hertfordiae in haec verba Henricus Dei Gratia Rex Angliae c. Praecipimus tibi quod sicut teipsum et omnia tua diligis non permittas quod aliqui Laici in Balliva tua ad voluntatem Episcopi Lincolniensis Archidiaconorum Officialium seu Decanorum ruralium in aliquo loco conveniant de caetero AD COGNITIONES PER SACRAMENTUM EORUM VEL ATTESTATIONES ALIQUAS FACIENDAS nisi in Causis Matrimonialibus vel Testamentartis Quod cum audisset Episcopus asserebat Dominum Regem quorundam Conspiratorum qui jam in Francia in consimilem audaciam proruperunt vestigia securum An insolent undutifull answer of a furious turbulent wilfull Prelate The Conspiracie of the Nobility and Commonalty of France which Grostheads words related to is thus recorded by Mat. Paris They being intollerably oppressed by the Insolencies usurpations of the Pope French Bishops and Clergy upon their antient Liberties Rights Priviledges by citing them into their Ecclesiastical Courts for Temporal Matters and causes belonging to the Civil Jurisdiction judging them by new Canons and Constitutions made by themselves alone without common consent in their Parliaments when as they ought rather to be Judged by the Nobles and Laity by whose Valour and Liberality they enjoyed all their Ecclesiastical Priviledges and possessions Excommunicating interdicting enforcing them to take new Oathes and tyrannizing over them at their pleasures as if they were slaves and vassals rather then Freemen they thereupon after all other fruitlesse complaints entred into a Solemne League and Confederacy against them to vindicate and regain their antient Rights and Priviledges Cum vero dierum istorum fluenta prolaberentur tepuit devotio fidelium et filialis affectus Charitatis quem quilibet Christianus adversus Patrem nostrum spiritualem videlicet Dominum Papam gerere teneretur non sine animarum periculo laesus deperiit imo et in odium execrabile et maledictiones occultas est conversus Videbant enim omnes et singuli et videntes sentiebant ipsum Dominum Papam pecuniae et pecuniarum rapinis in multorum damnum et depauperationem insatiabiliter inhiare Nec credebant jam multi ipsum potestatem beato Petro concessam coelitus videlicet ligandi et solvendi obtinere qui penitus beato Petro dissimilis probabatur
and take his new devised Oathes against their wills the King thereupon issued out new Writs to the Sheriff of Lincoln to attach the Bishop and enforce him to put in good bayle and sureties to appear before the King to answer this contempt as these Records attest REX Vicecomiti Lincolniae salutem Pone per Uadium et salvos Plegios R. Lincoln Episcopum quod sit coram Nobis in Octab. Sanctae Trinitatis ubicunque tunc fuerimus in Anglia ostensurus quare fecit summoneri et per Censuram Ecclesiasticam distringi Laicos homines et Laicas foeminas ad comparendum coram eo et ad praestandum jucamentum pro voluntate sua ipsis invitis et in grave praejudicium Coronae nostrae et Regiae Dignitatis necnon et magnam laesionem Regni nostri Et habeas ibi nomina Plegiorum et hoc Breve Teste Rege apud Wistm. secundo die Maii. REX Vicecomiti Lincolniae salutem Pone per Uadium et salvos Plegios R. Lincoln Episcopum quod sit coram Nobis in Octab. Sanctae Trinitatis ubicunque c. ostensurus quare pro voluntate sua distringit Laicas personas suae Dioc. ad jurandum eis invitis in grave praejudicium Coronae et Dignitatis nostrae et contra Consuetudinem Regni nostri Et habeas c. Teste c. Anno 35 Henr. 3. The Bishop of Worcester by the Bishop of Lincolns encouragement in his Visitations and Consistories by himself and his Officers summoned Lay persons as well Villains as Freemen to take an Oath of Inquiry upon Articles at his own pleasure without the Kings special command against the Custom of the Realm and his Royal Dignity which Innovation caused great scandal and raised a schism among the people whereupon the King issued the like Writs to the Sheriffs of Gloucester and Worcester as he formerly did to the Sheriff of Lincoln and others An. 30 31 H. 3. REX Vic. Glouc. salutem Audivimus quod W. Wâ—gorniensis Episcopus transeundo per suam Dioc. vel Clericos suos specialiter destinando compellit tam Liberos quam Uillanos ad praestandum Sacramentum sine mandato nostro speciali super Inquisitione pro voluntate sua fac contra Consuetudinem et Regiae Dignitatis excellentiam Et quia ex hoc scandalum magnum et schisma in plebe generatur Tibi praecipimus quod nullum Laicum de caetero coram eodem Episcopo vel Clericis suis comparere permittas ob causam memoratam ita quod inde diligentia tua merito valeat commendari Teste Rege apud Westm. 14. die Augusti Per ipsum Regem Eodem modo mandatum est Uic Wygorn Teste c. The Bp. of Lincoln and his Officers notwithstanding the former Writs still vexing those of his Diocess as well Noble as Ignoble citing many poor Husbandmen from place to place and Excommunicating them for not appearing so as they could not attend their Husbandry and Temporal affaires to their great impoverishing vexation and likewise compelling them to inquire give testimony upon Oath of the private sins of others whereby many were defamed and might easily incurre the danger of perjury The King upon the general complaint of his Subjects against these grievances and Innovations An. 36 H. 3. sent this memorable Prohibition to the Bishop himself commanding him from thenceforth to desist from these Citations and Vexations newly invented against the long Custom of the Realm bringing a double dammage to his Subjects which he neither would nor could any longer endure without putting his Royal hands to redresse them and punish him for his contumacy REX Episcopo Lincoln salutem Ex querela multorum accepimus tam Magnatum de Diocaesi vestra quam aliorum per quosdam Clericos vestros et Decanos quosdam citari facitis passim et indifferenter pauperes homines de Diocaesi vestra et quosdam liberos homines cujuscunque sint homines et trahitis eos de locis variis ad loca varia et eos artari faciatis per poenam Excommunicationis ad comparendum coram praedictis Clericis et subditis vestris ad loca varia et eis honerosa dum vacare deberent agrorum culturâ— et aliis Temporalibus agendis suis necessariis per quod depauperantur indebite et enormiter vexantur Et insuper quod inauditum est eos jurare compellunt praedicti scrutatores vestri de privatis peccatis aliorum quae non sunt ut dicitur publica cohercione purganda pro quo multi Christiani forte praeter merita turpiter diffamantur Et quia hujusmodi vexationes contra longam Consuetudinem Regni nostri sunt excogitatae et duplex populo per eas imminet periculum tum propter laborum necessariorum amissionem tum propter Sacramentum praestitum super privatis factis aliorum in quibus homines decipiuntur per quod reatum perjurii de facili possunt incurrere Vobis prohibemus ne de caetero hujusmodi convocationes populi fieri faciatis in Diocaesi vestra contra Regni nostri Consuetudinem et usum longaevum Nec etiam audivimus quod Ecclesia consueverit aliquem ad testimonium perhibendum compellere nisi in certis causis et nisi quis se gratia odio vel timore subtraxerit a testimonio perhibendo Et sciatis quod nisi a praedictis inusitatis populi ac indebitis vexationibus desistatis nos sustinere non poterimus ulterius quin ad hoc manus Regias apponemus Teste Rege apud Windes 14. die Junii By these premised passages and Regal Writs of Prohibition it is most evident 1. That Grosthead Bishop of Lincoln by colour of a pretended Priviledge and Grant from the Pope not King was the first Introducer of Inquisitions upon Oath and Oathes in private causes into the Church Realm of England in the 30. year of King Henry the 3d. there being no warrant nor president for ought I can find upon my strictest search in Histories or Records of any such Inquisitions or Oathes used in England or elsewhere by Bishops or Ecclesiastical persons in their Visitations or Consistories And no wonder since Origen Athanasius Ambrose Jerome Chrysostome Hilary Epiphanius Cromatius Aquiliâ— Episcopus Euthymiâ—s Oecumenius Theophylactus and other Ancients collected by Sixtus Senensis from Mat. 5. 34 to 38. But I say unto you swear not at all c. but let your communication be Yea Yea and Nay Nay for whatsoever is more then these cometh of evil and Jam. 5. 12. But above all things my Brethren swear not c. but let your Yea be Yea and your Nay Nay leâ—t you fall into condemnation and the Waldenses with sundry modern Commentators condemned the usual imposing of Oathes interdicted to Christians under the Gospel as dangerous and not to be enforced upon any unless in extraordinary cases of necessity for ending controversies
and divisions amongst his people 3ly Because they withdrew them from their Husbandry and other necessary temporal occasions to dance attendance from time to time and place to place on them and their Officers to their grand vexation and impoverishing 4ly Because they involved them in the danger or guilt of perjury by enforcing them to swear concerning the secret private actions of others wherein they might easily be mistaken All which reasons remain still in full force against all such like Oathes Inquisitions Innovations Vexations of Bishops Archdeacons Rural Deans Officials and other Ecclesiastical Officers which the King his Courts Judges Counsil may and ought by Law to prohibite redresse from time to time by like Writs of Prohibition for the Subjects relief upon all occasions as is evident by these six antient successive Writs the Register of Writs part 2. f. 36. Fitzherbert Natura Brevium f. 41. a. Rastals Abridgement of Statutes Tit. Prohibition sect 5. and other Law-books concurring with these Writs 4ly That Bishops Archdeacons Officials and other Ecclesiastical Officers and Courts had then no legal authority by the antient Laws usage Custom of this Realm to administer any Oath to Laymen except only in causes of Matrimony and Testament as these Prohibitions with sundry others hereafter cited in their due Chronological order the Statutes of 2 H. 5 c. 3. 2 E. 6. c. 13. and the last recited Lawbooks resolve 5ly That Bishops have been and may be legally attached and their Temporalties seized into the Kings hands if they prejudice the Kings Crown Dignity or vex his Subjects by administring enforcing illegal Oathes and Articles of Inquiry upon them by Excommunications and other Ecclesiastical Censures contrary to the Laws and antient Custom of the Realm 6ly That by the antient Laws and Custom of this Realm no new Oathes whatsoever may or ought to be framed imposed on any of the Kings Subjects by any Bishops Ecclesiastical or other persons whatsoever nor any old legal Oathes altered but by special Acts of Parliament prescribing both the forme words of the Oathes themselves and the persons who shall take and administer them who must be specially authorized either by express words in the Acts themselves or by special Commissions from the King under the Great Seal of England to administer them when made and not otherwise This is most apparent by all the Oathes heretofore prescribed to Justices of the Kings Courts Justices of Oyer and Terminer and of the Peace Barons and Officers of the Exchequer Sheriffs Under-Sheriffs the Officers of the Court of Wards and Liveries the Court of Augmentations Customers Searchers Commissioners of Sewers of Castles and Holds Conservators of the Truce Bayliffs of Franchises Coroners Sheriffs Clerks Attornies the Kings Privy Counsil Knights of Shires Burgesses of Parliament Champions Clerks of the Council Mayors and other Officers by the several Oathes of Fealty Allegiance and Supremacy made from time to time for the necessary preservation of the Sacred Persons of our Kings the safety of the Kingdom and defence of the Rights Priviledges Jurisdiction of the Crown against all Papal Usurpations and Treasonable practises whatsoever all made prescribed by special Acts of Parliament as these ensuing resolve us 9 H. 3. c. 28. 51 H. 3. c. 14. 3 E. 1. c. 40. 6 E. 1. c. 8. 13 E. 1. c. 43. 13 E. 1. Stat. of Winchester c. 6. 13 E. 1. Stat. Merchant and Articles of Inquisition upon the Statute of Winchester 34 E. 1. Statute of Liberties c. 6. Totles Magna Charta 1556. f. 164 to 168. Rastals Abridgement of Statutes Coroners sect 3. 9. E. 2. Statute of Sheriffs 17 E. 2. c. 4. 1 E. 3. Parl. 1. c. 8. Parl. 2. c. 4. 5 E. 3. c. 2. 9 E. 3. of Money c. 9. 15 E. 3. c. 3 4. 15 E. 3. Rot. Parl. num 10 20 28 37 41 42 17 E. 3. Rot. Parl. n. 11. 18 E. 3. Star 3. 20 E. 3. c. 1 2 3. Rot. Parl. num 25. Rastal Justice and Justices sect 2 3 4. and Clerks of the Chancery sect 1. 21 E. 3. Rot. Parl. num 7. 25 E. 3. Rot. Parl. num 10. 25 E. 3. Stat. 1. c. 5. Stat. 4. c. 1. Stat. 7. of levying the Quindisme 27 E. 3. Stat. 2. c. 1 15 16 23 24 26. 31 E. 3. Stat. 2. 5 R. 2. Stat. 1. c. 11 13 14. 5 R. 2. Rot. Parl. num 74. 6 R. 2. c. 12. 7 R. 2. Rot. Parl. num 27. 9 R. 2. c. 3. 11 R. 2. Rot. Parl. num 23. 12 R. 2. c. 8. 13 R. 2. c. 7. 14 R. 2. c. 3. 17 R. 2. c. 9. 17 R. 2. Rot. Parl. num 18. 21 R. 2. c. 5. 21 R. â— Rot. Parl. num 21 37 to 44 51 52 53 89. 1 H. 4. Rot. Parl. num 38. 4 H. 4. c. 10 18 20 21. 8 H. 4. Rot. Parl. num 66. 11 H. 4. Rot. Parl. num 14 39 63. 1 H. 5. c. 6. 2 H. 5. c. 4 6 7. 4 H. 5. c. 2 4. 1 H. 6. Rot. Parl. num 62. 2 H. 6. Rot. Parl. num 17. 2 H. 6. c. 10. 11 H. 6. c. 8. 11 H. 6. Rot. Parl. num 14 15 16. 18 H. 6. c. 4 10. 20 H. 6. c. 10. 23 H. 6. c. 2. 33 H. 6. c. 3 5. 39 H. 6. Rot. Parl. num 25 26 29. 3 E. 4. c. 3. 7 E. 4. c. 1. 8 E. 4. c. 2. 12 E. 4. c. 2 3. 17 E. 4. c. 2. 1 R. 3. c. 6. 19 H. 7. c. 7. 22 H. 8. c. 8 14. 23 H. 8. c. 5. 25 H. 8. c. 22. 26 H. 8. c. 2. 28 H. 8. c. 7. 10 16. 31 H. 8. c. 14. 32 H. 8. c. 46. 33 H. 8. c. 22. 2 3 Phil. Mar. c. 1. 1 Eliz. c. 11. 5 Eliz. c. 1. 8 Eliz. c. 1. 13 Eliz. c. 7. 18 Eliz. c. 6. 27 Eliz. c. 12. 29 Eliz. c. 4. 43 Eliz. c. 1 2. 1 Jac. c. 9. 3 Jac. c. 4. 7 Jac. c. 2 6 8. â—1 Jac. c. 7. 20 33. 1 Car. 1. c. 1. 2 Car. 1. c. 1. The Petition of Right 3 Car. 1. 17 Car. 1. An Act for repeal of the Branch of the Statute of 1 Eliz. c. 1. a meer Declaration of the antient Common Law of England in point of administring Oaths by Ecclesiastical Courts and Persons and the Act for Explanation of a Clause therein 13 Car. 2. p. 66 67. The Acts for well Governing and Regulating of Corporations An. 13 Car. 2. p. 11. 12 13 14 15. The Act against Quakers and others refusing to take lawfull Oathes p. 3 4 5 7. The Act for Ordering the forces in the several Counties of this Kingdom p. 53 54. An Act for the Uniformity of publike Prayers c. p 73 77 80. An Act for Regulating the making of Stuffs in Norfolke and Norwich p. 49 108 110. An Act for Distribution and supply of Threescore thousand pounds c. for relief of Poor and maimed Officers and Soldiers p. 178 188. An Act for preventing Frauds
ut saltem tunc maturus aetate vobis acceptetur Which he might do by his Prerogative to supply his pressing necessities But he was not so good as his word for the next year Walter de Kirkham by his royal licence and assent was elected and consecrated Bishop of this See The King by reason of his Royal Prerogative during the vacancy of the See of Canterbury presented William de Plessetis to the Church of Eneford then void belonging to that See who after his institution was opposed by Robert de Gloucester claiming a right thereunto by the Popes Provision and commenced a Suit thereupon which the Pope willing to determine brought the examination of the cause before himself and after many altercations gave a definitive sentence for his own Provisor against the Kings Clerk without considering the Kings right commanding the Bishops of London and Lincoln to put him into corporal possession thereof to the manifest prejudice of the Kings Crown Right and Dignity whereupon the King issued this memorable Prohibition to the Bishops setting forth the antient Right Prerogative of his Crown the destructivenesse of this Provision and proceedings of the Pope thereunto and his duty to obviate the same commanding them according to their Oath of Allegiance to defend the Rights of his Crown and not to proceed or attempt any thing therein to its prejudice under pain of seising their Baronies as this memorable Record attests REX Episcopis London Lincoln salutem Olim Archiepisc Cantuar. vacante nobis custodiam ipsius habentibus Willielmum de Plessetis dilectum Clericum ratione vacationis ejusdem ad Ecclesiam de Eneford tunc vacantem duximus praesentandum Cui instituto ad nostram praesentationem in illa Magister Robertus de Glouc. se â—ppenens asseruit sibi per Abbatem de Boxleya auctoritate Literarum Domini Papae eodem tempore fuisse provisum in eadem Ecclesia the Popes new Provision being preferred before the Kings old Royal Jurisdiction Super quo inter ipsos postmodum lis est orta quam Dominus Papa terminare volens causam ipsam ad suum revocavit examen In qua contra eandem Willielmum post multas altercationes habitas quarum seriem praesentibus longum foret inserere diffinitivam tulit sententiam Iure nostro in judicium non deducto Mandans vobis ut amoto quolibet detentore praefatum Magistrum in ipsius Ecclesiae possessionem corporalem mittatis ut dicitur non sine nostrae dignitatis praejudicio manifesto Cum enim ex approbata consuetudine et antiqua debeamus ad hujusmodi Ecclesias vacantibus sedibus praesentare patenter advertitur quod si praemissa sententia speratum sortiretur effectum contingeret eundem Clericum nostrum Ecclesia memorata destitui et Ius nostrum quod in ipsa praesentatione habuimus et in consimilibus praesentationibus habere debemus per consequens enervari sic que proculdubio nostrae â—aederetur Coronae dignitas et nostra gravis ac enormis exhaeredatio sequeretur Verum discriminis tanti periculo volentes occurrere sollempnem Nuncium cum Literis nostris ad Apostolicam sedem transmisimus quibus Domino Papae factum et Ius nostrum in praemisso negotio referamus Quapropter vobis quorum est Iura nostra tueri prohibemus districte in virtute Iuramenti fidelitatis quo nobis estis astricti firmiter injungentes ne super Ecclesia praefata aliquid attemptetis vel exequamini contra nos aut nostrum Clericum supradictum Scituri quod si secus egeritis contra vos super Baroniis vestris juxta quod decet Majestatem Regiam procedamus The Canons of York being by the Popes authority questioned in the Spiritual Court by the Abbot of St. Genovefe and his Covents for the sale of the Mannor of Brumford within the Realm when as Spiritual Courts ought not to hold Plea of any Lands or Chattels but only of Matrimony Testament and Tythes the King thereupon issued this Prohibition and Supersedeas to them REX Abbati Sanctae Genovefae Conventibus suis salutem Cum cognitio omnium Causarum tangentium fundum aliquem sive res aliquas in Regno nostro exceptis causis Matrimonialibus et Testamentariis seu Decimarum ad dignitatem et Coronam nostram spectant Ita quod de eis alibi quam in foro nostro cognosci non debeat nec consueverit temporibus praedecessorum nostrorum aut nostro vos rogamus quatenus causae motae coram vobis auctoritate Apostolica inter quosdam Canonicos Eboracensis Ecclesiae super venditione Manerii de Brumford siti in Regno praedicto Supersedeatis omnino Alioquin Magistro Nicholao Archidiacono Elyensi et Henrico de Helegeya vel eorum alteri quem praesentem esse contigerit damus potestatem appellandi Apostolicam sedem pro nobis in causa praefata Teste Rege apud Geytinton sexto die Augusti King Henry the 3d. having conquered Wales subdued the Welshmen and brought them under the Lawes of England notwithstanding they had put themselves under the Popes protection rendring him an annual Tribute to defend them against the English the Welsh Bishops siding with their Countrymen against the King had their Bishopricks Churches so spoyled and destroyed that they were enforced to beg their bread and live upon the Alms of others the Archbishop of St. Davids dying for grief whereupon a new Bishop was elected by the Kings license to whose election he gave his royal assent Exercising the same regal Prerogative in the election and confirmation of all Bishops in Wales from thenceforth as he did in England thus registred to posterity Arctabatur Wallia eisdem diebus cessante eorum cultura commercio pecudum custodia Pastorali caeperunt consumi inedia Anglorum invitilegibus incurvati Emarcuit antiqua eorum superba nobilitas etiam virorum Ecclesiasticorum cithara conversa in luctum lamenta Obiit ergo quasi prae dolore contabescens Episcopus Menevensis id est Sancti David Episcopus vero de Landaff Willielmus caecitate percutitur Episcopus de Sancto Asaph Episcopus de Bangor destructis Episcopatibus caede ac incendio mendicare ut de alieno viverent cogebantur Eodem tempore venit ad Sanctam Albanam Episcopus de Bangor Richardus ut eidem depauperato sinus pateret misericordiae ibidem cum Domino Abbate donec Episcopatus ejus qui per bellum destructus erat aliquantulum restauraretur habitaret ipse cum Clericis suis à pressuris quae circumdederant eos respiraret Vacante igitur sede Menevensi post innumeras Walliae tribulationes per bellum Principum eorum mortem electus est in eundem Episcopatum Magister Thomas cognomento Wallensis eo quod in Wallia fuerat oriundus Lincolniensis Ecclesiae Archidiaconus Cui electioni licet Episcopatus pauperrimus extitisset consensit tum propter Episcpum Lincolniensem qui Canonicos
oppressionibus et depauperatione To pass from these Croysadoes this year the Prelates and their Officials being summoned to Oxford about the grace and indulgence forementioned granted to Archbishop Boniface the King to preserve the Rights and exemptions of his free Chapples from this Papal imposition issued this memorable prohibition to them REX Universis Praelatis eorum Procuratoribus vocatis et venturis apud Oxoniam pro gratia Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo à Domino Papa concessa salutem Cum Capellae nostrae in Episcopatibus Cestriae Sarum London alibi in Regno temporibus nostris ac progenitorum nostrorum adeo liberae extiterint immunes quod nec Dominus Papa nec aliquis Archiepiscopus Episcopus sell Praelatus Jurisdictionem vel potestatem suam extenderit ad easdem statuendo aliquid in eisdem vel exigendo subsidium vel aliquid aliud quocunque nomine ab eisdem Vobis districte inhibemus quatenus metis vestris hactenus usitatis contenti nichil exigatis nomine gratiae praedictae Cantuariensi Archiepiscopo concessae vel quacunque alia occasione a Capellis memoratis vobis praecaventes ne sitis delatores vel accusatores apud sedem Apostolicam vel alibi super juribus et libertatibus nostris sicut indignationem nostram velitis evitare et fidelitatem nobis vinculo Iuramenti praestitam observare In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium 20. die Aprilis The Archbishoprick of Tuam in Ireland becoming void by death the King upon the humble Petion of the Dean and Chapter issued this signification of his license to Elect another to the chief Justice of Ireland provided they made choice of a fit person profitable to his Realm of Ireland and faithfull unto his Majesty REX Dilecto fideli suo I. filio Galfr. Justic Hiberniae salutem Veniens ad nos Cristinus Canonicus Ecclesiae Tuamensis intimavit nobis Ecclesiam suam per mortem Martini quondam Archiepiscopi ejusdem Ecclesiae esse pastoris solatio destitutam humilter postulans ex parte Decani Capituli loci memorati quod eis concederemus licentiam eligendi alium in Patrem et Pastorem Nos autem precibus eorum condescendere volentes Vobis mandamus quod si post mortem praedicti Archiepiscopi si Archiepiscopatus ille in manu nostra extterit tunc eis ex parte nostra licentiam eligendi concedatis liberaliter benignè Eosdem rogantes attente ut talem eligant qui Ecclesiae suae idoneus regno nostro Hiberniae utilis et nobis existat fidelis In cujus c. Teste Rege spud Westmonasterium 16. die Januarii The Pope upon the Kings complaint ordering the Bishop of Worcester to repeal a sentence given against William de Beuchamp and others in a cause belonging to his temporal Court and not to the Ecclesiastical and in his default to the Archbishop of Canterbury to effect it the King thereupon constituted Proctors by his Letters Patents to prosecute and accomplish it accordingly OMnibus Christi fidelibus praesentes Literas visuris vel audituris H. Dei gratiâ Rex Angliae c. salutem Noverit Universitas vestra quod cum Dominus Papa ad instantiam nostram Domino Wigorniensi Episcopo suis dederit Literis in mandatis ut sententiam quam ipse in Willielmum de Bello Campo Vic. nostrum alios pro hiis quae non ad Ecclesiasticum sed ad nostrum Regium forum spectant in nostri praejudicium proponitur promulgasse si ita sit infra certum tempus sine difficultate relaxaxet Ac insuper venerabili patri Domino Catuar Archiepiscopo extunc juxta formam Ecclesiae sententiam relaxet eandem prout in praedictis literis Apostolicis plenius continetur Nos dilectos nostros Magistros Nicholaum de Plumpton Johannem Clarell constituimus ordinamus procuratores nostros subalternatione unumquemque eorum in solidum ad praedictam causam ad omnia facienda in praedicto negotio quae verus legitimus procurator facere potest Promittentes nos ratum habituros firmum quicquid per ipsos vel eorum alterum quibuscunque diebus locis coram quibuscunque Judicibus ordinariis vel delegatis super praemisso negotio nomine nostro factum fuerit justitia mediante In cujus c. Sigillum nostrum fecimus apponi Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium 7. die Maii. The King this year by his Ecclesiastical supremacy granted his Licence to the Jews of London that the Master of their Law should publish a sentence of excommunication against all such Jews who had promised any ayd towards the reparation of their Churchyard in London and had not payd it provided that all Jews thus excommunicated should make amends only to himself not to any other REX Justiciariis suis ad custodiam Judaeorum assignatis salutem Sciatis quod concessimus Judaeis nostris London quod Magistri Legis eorundem Judaeorum in Civitate London promulgare possint sententiam excommunicationis in omnes illos Judaeos qui subsidium aliquod promiserint ad Coemiterium suum London sustinendum et illud non solverint Ita quod nos et non alius de Judaeis excommunicatis emendas recipiamus In cujus c. Teste Rege apud Clarendon 28. die Julii The Pope by his Provisions intending to dispose of a Deanery belonging to the Kings presentation by the vacancy of the Bishoprick of Exeter in derogation of the Kings Crown and Dignity the King thereupon issued this Writ to the Sheriff of Cornwall and Dean of Wells to prevent it REX Vic. Cornubiae salutem Audivimus quod J. Saracenus Decanus Wellen. occasione provisionis ei a sede Apostolica demandata proponit ordinare et instituere Decanum in Ecclesia sancti Carantoci Et quia ordinatio et institutio praedictae manifeste esset contra pacem Coronam et dignitatem nostram praesertim cum vacante sede Episcopatus Exon collatio Praebendarum praefatae Ecclesiae sancti Carantoci ad nos pleno jure pertinere dignoscitur mandamus eidem Decano et ejus vices gerenti firmiter inhibendo ne in praefata Ecclesia vel alibi contra libertatem nostram ordinando vel instituendo aliquid attemptare praesumat Et ideo praecipimus quod si contingat ipsos ad praefatam Ecclesiam accedere vel destinare ad ordinationem seu institutionem in eadem fac tu quantum in te fuerit hoc nullatenus fieri permittas sed ab eadem omnem vim Laicam penitus amoveas Et ita te habeas in hac parte quod diligentiam tuam merito debeamus commendare Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium 12. die Martii Et Mandatum est praedicto Decano ut supra The like Writ in substance he issued to the Sheriffs of Lincoln to preserve the Patronage of the Abbot and Covent of Thorny against all provisors intrusions to a Church to which they had presented
MAndatum est Vicecomiti Hertford quod sine dilatione amoveri faciat Willielmum de London quondam Capellanum Reginae omnes suos existentes in Ecclesia de Flamstede non permittens ipsum vel suos aliquam habere administrationem de domibus vel bonis ejusdem Ecclesiae quam Rex contulit Artaldo de Sancto Romano quia nullus praeter ipsum Artaldum possessionâ— ejusdem Ecclesiae posset incumbere sine praejudicio juris patronatus ad Regem spectaâ—â—is râ—â—â—one custodiae terrae Haeredis Radulfi de Tony. Teste Rege apud Wistm â—5 die Martii The Archbishops Official holding Plea concerning the right of an Advowson and presentation appertaining to the King by his Prerogative by reason of a vacancy to the prejudice of his Crown and Dignity the King thereupon sent this memorable Prohibition to him REX Magistro A. de Len. Offic. Cantuar. Commissionar suis salutem Cum tempore Progenitorum nostrorum Regum Angliae et nostro hactenus sit obtentum quod vacantibus Abbatiis Prioratibus et aliis quibuscunque domibus Religiosis Regni nostri et in manu nostra existentibus conferre possimus Ecclesiastica Beneficia ad hujusmodi domos pertinentia et nos ratione vacationis domus Sancti Thomae de Acon in London dilectum Clericum nostrum Rogerum de Messenden ad Ecclesiam de Colchirch in London durerimus praesentandum fratres ejusdem domus et Hugo Capellanus eorum ab eisdem fratribus indebite praesentatus ad eandem dictum Clericum nostrum inde trahit in placitum coram vobis in Curia Christianitatis Et quia hoc est contra Coronam et Dignitatem nostram et manifeste cederet in nostram et Haeredum nostrorum exhaeredationem vobis prohibemus ne placitum illud de caetero teneatis Teste Rege apud Woodstock 18. die Augusti Though Bishops might usually grant administration of the Goods of Clerks deceased yet the King by his Royal Prerogative issued these Writs to the Bishops of Norwich Coventry and Lichfield not to make any disposition or grant any Administration of the Goods of a Clerk deceased indebted to him till his debt was satisfied and his further order QUia Simon de Norwic. in pluribus debitis Regi tenebatur Mandatum est Norwic Episcopo quod de bonis quae fuerunt ipsius Simonis nullam alienationem seu etiam dilapidationem de caetero fieri sustineat vel aliquem aliquam habere Administrationem donec praedicta debita de bonis praedictis Regi solvantur aliud à Rege habuerit in mandatis Teste Rege apud Westm 23. die Februarii Eodem modo mandatum est R. Coventr Lichfield Episcopo The Archbishops Official proceeding in a cause of Bastardy upon an Appeal according to the Canon Law against the Law of the Land and Statute of 20 H. 3. c. 9. against a former Certificate of the Bishop of the Diocesse the King thereupon issued this Prohibition to him MAndatum est Magistro E. de Len. Offic. Cautuar quod quia R. Landavensis Episcopus significavit Regi quod Mereduc filius Griffini de legitimo Matrimonio coepit originem in causa quae vertitur coram ipso super Bastardia ipsius Mereduc non procedat quia si ulterius procederet hoc esset contra legem terrae et ad exhaeredationem ipsius Mereduc Teste c. And whereas the Kings Justices without his privity issued a Writ to the Bishop of Landaffe to make a new Inquisition and Certificate in this case of Bastardy the King thereupon sent this Supersedeas to the Bishop not to proceed therein REX W. Landavensi Episcopo salutem Quod Justiciarii nostri de Banco nomine nostro Paternitati vestrae demandaverunt Inquisitionem facere de legitimatione Mereduc filii Griffini ex nostra conscientia non emanavit cum alias nobis ad mandatum nostrum significastis ipsum legitimum esse et de legitimo matrimonio natum unde non est necesse quod super hoc iteratam facias Inquisitionem Teste Rege apud Eveshaw 14. die Novembris The Archbishop of York suing and vexing the Barons of Heth both in the Spiritual and Temporal Courts in a case of Wreck against their Priviledges the King thereupon issued these Writs of Prohibition to relieve them from these unjust vexations REX benè recolit quod querela quae nuper erat inter Archiepiscopum Eborum Barones Regis de Heth de wrecco maris posita fuit in respectum usque ad adventum ejusdem Archiepiscopi in Angliam Et quia contentio illa jam resuscitatur sicut ex querela praedictorum Baronum Rex intellexit Et mandatum est E. de Lenne Offic. praedicti Archiepiscopi ne super hoc ipsos molestet aut in aliquo vexet ante adventum praefati Archiepiscopi Teste Rege apud Dover 5. die Marcii Monstraverunt etiam iidem Barones Regi quod Ballivi Archiepiscopi in Com. Kanciae eos injustè molestant trahendo eos in placitum pro transgr aliis ad forinsecas Curias quae in Villa Regis de Heth placitari terminari debuerunt consueverunt Et mandatum est praedictis Ballivis quod ab hujusmodi vexatione molestia penitus desistant ne pro defectu c. Teste ut supra Et mandatum est Vic. Kanciae quod si praedicti Ballivi contra mandatum Regis venerint nullatenus permittat praefatos Barones ad forinsecas Curias à Ballivis suis super praemissis trahi aut ab eis in aliquo injustè molestari Teste c. Per ipsum Regem The Dean and Canons of Arfarden in Ireland petitioning the King in an illegal form for a License to Elect a new Bishop the King out of his meer grace gave power to his chief Justice in Ireland in his stead to give them a License to elect so as they duely presented the person elected to him for his confirmation when elected LIcet Decanus Canonici Arfardens Ecclesiae vacantis per cessionem Brendani quondam loci ejusdem Episcopi licentiam eligendi sibi alium in patrem pastorem per literas suas clausas et aliter quam deceret a nobis per simplicitatem forte petierunt ob quod petitioni suae acquiescere non debuimus volentes tamen eis in hac parte gratiam facere specialem Mandavimus Justic Hiberniae quod licentiam eligendi eis ad praesens vice nostra concedat ut electione facta electum suum nobis per literas personas quas decet praesentent Teste Rege apud Westm 20. die Aprilis Per Regem The Bakers of Essex Hertford and other Counties presuming this year to make the sing or print of the Crosse Agnus Dei or the name of Jesus upon the Bread they sold to their great abuse and prophanation the King thereupon by his supream Ecclesiastical Authority issued Writs to the Sheriffs to prohibit this prophanation
In cujus c. dur sine termino REX Omnibus Ballivis c salutem Sciatis quod suscepimus in salvum securum conductum nostrum exhaeredatos de partibus borealibus vel Nuncios eorundem quos Venerabilis Pater O. sancti Adriani Diaconus Card. Apostolicae sedis Legatus in Literis patentibus duxerit associandos inveniendo ad ipsum Legatum ad tractandum de pace reconciliatione sua morando redeundo Et ideo vobis mandamus quod eisdem exhaeredatis vel eorum Nunciis quos praedictus Legatus in Literis suis patentibus duxerit nominandos in veniendo morando redeundo sicut praedictum est nullum inferatis vel inferri permittatis injuriam molestiam dampnum aut gravamen Dum tamen nobis aut aliquibus de fidelibus nostris interim dampnum non inferant nec inferri procurent In cujus rei testimonium has Literas nostras fieri fecimus patentes duraturas usque ad diem Mercurii in crastino beatae Margaretae Virginis prox futur per totam eandem diem Teste Rege apud Kenillworth 5. die Julii Matthew Westminster relating the chief Causes of the Civil wars between King Henry and his Barons that the Bishops were the principal Advisers Fomentors thereof and of the Ordinance of Oxford gives us a more particular account of this Cardinals proceedings in the close thereof In diebus illis provisionum Apostolicarum in Ecclesiasticis Beneficiis Angliae multitudo succrevit pro commercio regni Apuliae exactionis debiti tam mercatorum quam Romanae Ecclesiae jugum grave Haec sunt illa discordiae incentiva inter alienigenas et indigenas tam nobiles quam praelatos quorum pauci reipublicae plures invidiae plures ambitionis movebantur affectu Colligerunt etiam pontifices ne dicam Pharisaei consilium adversus Christum Domini regem suum dicentes Videtis quia nihil proficimus si sic regem dimittimus Uenient Romani et tollent nostros loculos cum argento Constituamus ergò 24. seniores in circuitu chroni ejus qui exclusis Parthis Medis Elamitis advenâ—sque Romanis liberantes Hierusalem ab Aegyptiaca servitute negotia regni singula universa disponanc primos in coenis accubitus salutationes in foro tamen regiae magnificentiae reservantes Whereupon they made their Ordinances of Oxford to which they compelled the King Prince Edward and all others to swear under pain of perpetual imprisonment Aethelmaro Winton electo Gulielmo de Valentia dicti regis fratribus uterinis pluribus aliis inchoaâ—ae factionis exordio resistentibus expulsis de regno pariter bannitis Vniversi et singuli alii Praelati Comites et Barones de infidelitate hujusmodi fideliter observanda corporale praestiterunt juramentum et lata est ab omnibus Archiepiscopis et Episcopis regni excommunicationis sententia in rebelles Porro qua fronte patres conscripti senex ille Wigorn. antistes et quidam alii praelati conscientiarum patres et judices subversioni regiae potestatis gratis praestitere consensum admiratione non caret cum de terreno honore dicto regi et haeredibus ejus servando corporale praestiterint juramentum quod ordinando ne unquam regerent sed semper ab aliis regerentur pessime servaverunt Si enim prodigalitas intolerabilis vel defectus regis ipsius evidenter exigeret operam curaâ—oris nusquam cavetur divinis legibus aut humaâ—â—s ut â—itio vel defectu cessante poenatranseat in haeredes c. Et cum inter regem Angliae adhaerentes ei ex parte una Comitem Leâ—ceâ—â—râ—ae complices suos ex altera per quosdam mediatores solennes de pace diutius tractaretur tandem super omnibus controversiis ortis occasione provisionum Oxon. fuit à partibus in illustrem Regem Francorum compromissum â—e dicto ejus ad altum bassum firmando corporali praestito juramento prout in instrumento super hoc confecto omnium praedictorum sigillis signato plenius continetur Cumque Dominus Rex Francorum summi pontificis inhaerens vestigiis provisiones et ordinationes hujusmodi quicquid statutum fuit ex eis arbitâ—ia potestate â—assasset Comes Leicestrae ejus complices fautores praesumpserunt eas nihilominus sustinere dicto Regi Franciae praeceptis ejus in omnibus per omnia resistentes demolientesque cum Wallensibus Castra domini Regis fidelium associatisque sibi Lond nensibus violationes Ecclesiarum depredationes macerationes personarum Ecclesiasticarum Christianorum Judaeorum caedes incendia sine delectu conditionis aut sexus aetatis aut ordinis perpetrantes Et cum abominationis hujus clamor quotidianis afflictorum gemitibus et querelis ascenderet ad praedictos principes sacerdotum omnes quaerentes quae sua sunt non quae Christi inventi sunt proculdubio canes muti valentes sed nolentes latrare Yea he adds Episcopus Cicestrensis die praecedente praelium Lewense Comites Leicestriae Gloverniae contra Dominum Regem suum praeliaturos ab omnibus peccat is dicitur absoluisse Cumque per Londin Winton Wigorn. quosdam alios Epipiscopos Cantuariae Provinciae Episcopo Sabinensi Cardinali tunc Apostolicae sedis Legato fuisset instantius supplicatum quod pacem novam â—â—â—cabili consensu partinm ordinatam promovere curaret omnibus Episcopis Comitibus Baronibus consentientibus instrumento super hoc confecto apponentibus â—igna sua ipse dictos Episcopos pro eo quod tantae dâ—pressioni regiae potestatis consentire praesumpserant graviter reprehendens Et quia ei non patebat ingressus in regnum publicis edictis Bononiae propositis eos citare curavit ut super regni negotiis tractaturi cum eo tertio die Bononiae comparerent Quibus dictis die loco ultra diem diutius expectatis nec per se nec perprocuratorem curantibus comparere Legatus eos à divinorum celebratione suspendit In praedictos vero Leicestriae Gloverniae Comites eorum complices Civitatem Londini â—t quinque pontus qui transitum ejus in Angliam manifestè praesumpserant impedire excommunicationis et interdicti sententias promulgavit Sed dicti Episcopi Comites Barones caeâ—eri gravaminibus quibusdam confectis ad sedem Apostolicam si necesse fuerit ad Consilium generale et ad Ecclesiam tam triumphantem quam militantem per Wigorn Cicestren Elien officiales legis peritos scibas ultra lâ—galeâ— et canomcas observantias appellantes excommunicationes hujusmodi non curarunt sed de gladii Martialis tuitione confisi spirituali gladio par vipenso usque ad adventum Domini Othonis Cardinalis in Angliam immiscere se divinis obsequiis praesumpserunt So little did they esteem the Popes or his Legats Excommunications or Interdicts Walterus Cantilupo Bishop of Worcester the night before the Battle of Leweys
aliis ad eandem villam spectantibus capiend in manum nostram salvo custodiend prout sua discretio melius noverit expedire eis plenius injuximus viva voce Et ideò vobis mandamus quod eis Hugoni Galfrido Radulpho in praemissis intendentes sitis respondentes consulentes auxiliantes prout ipsi vobis scire facient ex parte nostra Et hoc nullo modo omittatis Teste ut supra He likewise issued this Writ to the Bayliffs of Colechester to apprehend all Citizens of Norwich in or passing by those parts and to seise all their goods and Merchandise in whose hands soever and detain them till further order REX Ballivis suis de Colecestria salutem Cum occasione Contentionis discordiae inter Priorem Conventum de Norwico Burgenses nostros ac Communitatem villae nostrae de Norwico subortae capi fecerimus in manum nostram eandem Villam de Norwico donec aliud inde ordinaverimus Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes quod si aliquos de Burgensibus ejusdem Villae de Norwico in partibus vestris inveniri contigerit vel per partes vestras transitum faciant ipsos arrestetis eorum bona Catalla mercimonia in quorumcunque manibus inventa fuerint sine dilatione capiatis in manum nostram ea una cum corporibus ipsorum salvo custodiatis donec aliud indè praeceperimus Diligenter etiam inquiri scrutari faciatis si aliquis de Balliva vestra praedictos Burgenses seu eorum mercimonia vel alia bona receptaverit seu ea penes se detineat ea omnia quae in hac parte inveneritis feceritis distinctè apertè conscribi faciatis Ita quod nos certiorare nos inde respondere possitis ad mandatum nostrum ita viriliter diligenter vos habeatis in hac parte quod fidelitatem diligentiam vestram merito commendare debeamus Et ne pro defectu vestri in hac parte dampnum incurramus propter quod ad vos omnia bona vestra graviter capere debeamus Teste ut supra Mr. John Fox Relates that this controversie between the Monks and Citizens of Norwich fell out about certain Tallages and Liberties that after much altercation and wrangling words the furious rage of the Citizens so much increased and prevailed that so little was the fear of God before their eyes that altogether they set upon the Abbey and Priory and burned both the Church and Bishops palace When this thing was heard abroade the people were very sorry to hear of so bold and naughty an enterprise and much discommended the same At the last King Henry calling for certain of his Lords and Barons sent them to the City of Norwich that they might punish and see Execution done on the chiefest malefactors insomuch as some of them were condemned and burnt and some were drawn by the heèls with horses through the Streets of the City and after in much misery ended their wretched lives The Continuer of Matthew Paris and John Speed inform us that King Henry as soon as he could having in his Company the Bishop of Rochester and the Earle of Gloucester followed his Justice Thomas Trivet to Norwich where beholding the deformed ruines of the burned Church totally consumed he could hardly refrain from tears The Bishop having therefore excommunicated all who consented to this wickednesse and the Judge executed the nocent Next the King condemned the Town in three thousand Marks of silver to be paid by a day towards the reparation of the Church so burnt and also to pay one hundred pound in silver towards the repair of a Cup arising to twenty pounds in Gold Cum Rex Henricus condignam ultionem Norwicensibus dedisset sacrilegis this publick Act of Zeal to Religion and Justice being the last act which he did as a King he returning thence towards London fell grievously sick at the Abbey of St. Edmunds in Suffolke where after he had in a religious manner prepared his soul by acknowledging his fins he rendred up the same to his Redeemer when he had reigned almost an old mans age and more years then ever any King of England reigned either before or since to wit fifty si◠years and twenty dayes A Prince writes Speed whose devotion was greater then his discretioni as we see in permitting the depredation of himself and his whole Kingdome by Papal overswayings the error of whose Government concurring with the tumultuous Treasons of his Nobles did precipitate him into many mischiefes out of which God Almighty did strangely deliver him for if he had not been divinely protected there is no cause for a reasonable man to doubt but that his end had proved as headlong as some of his own and his Barons actions seemed to threaten I must acknowledge that this King Henry in the beginning and latter end of his raign not out of any devotion to the Pope but meer Policy and pure necessity did more comply with and connive at the incroaching innovations Usurpations exactions of the Popes and Court of Rome then all his progenitors or successots upon these several accounts 1. By reason of the deplorable and almost desperate condition wherein his Father King John left him and the whole Realm at the time of his death for the Roman Pontifs having but 3 years before by Menaces Wars Censures interdicts rebellions of his Prelates and Nobles enforced him to enthrall himself and his Realms to their vassallage left him an infant but nine years of age under the general disgust hatred disaffection of most of the English Nobles and Clergy the hostile Power of the French intruder Lewes before called in with a potent Army Crowned King of England by the Barons John being but * Regis Imago as his Epitaph stiled him Papae Vassallus for that little part of the Realm he had possession of having no Treasure at all and scarce any revenue to support himself to raise sorces or renumerate such persons as should engage their lives fortunes in his quarrell In respect of all which concurrent difficulties he had no other probable meanes left to expell the French reduce the revolted Bishops Nobles to obedience and recover the actuall possession of the City of London orother Garisons of his Kingdome but by the Popes assistance which he and his Legats readily afforded him for preservation of his own usurped interest therein wrested from his Father by force fraud treachery rather then out of any affection to this young King 2. The frequent conspiracies rebellions of his Bishops Barons against him their obstinate refusals to grant him ayds or subsidies in Paliaments in a legal way when his and the Kingdoms necessities required them or upon dishonorable termes which severall times enforced him not only to overstrain his regal Perogative but likewise to make use of the Popes Usurped Authority Legates Agents to excommunicate the Barons and other
license to the Judges itinerant to take Oaths try some cases on times prohibited by the Canons so it were not drawn into president 394. Pope Honorius Bull to him and the Bishops to grant a Subsidy to the King 396 His Decree against Priests Concubines 397. Adviseth the King to assemble all the Clergy and Laity to hear the Popes Legates Message 398 to â—02 Caused the Pope to recall Otto calls the King to a Synod at Westminster to answer the Popes demands 402. Pope Gregory the 9. his Epistles to him to denounce his Excommunication against the Emperor Frederick 409 to 414. His death 418. Pope Gregory the 9. his applauses of him 419 420. Walter de Hevesham elected by the Monks by a Conge de eslier refused by the King Suffragans for insufficiency incontinency with a Nun on whom he begot divers Children and other causes His election nulled by the Pope at last upon promise to him of a Dism against the Emperor p. 307 418 419. The Popes sentence against him Ibid. Richard upon the nulling of Walters election at the Kings and Suffragan Bishops request declared Archbishop by Pope Gregories Bull without the Monks election by way of provision p. 419 420 421 430 778. Consecrated by the Bishop of Rochester without a Pall 421. Vngratefully denyed an ayde to the King in Parliament when he readily granted aydes to the Pope 428 429. He complains to the King against Hubert his Chief Justice for denying him the Wardship Custody of the heir of Gilbert de Clare and Castle of Tunbridge because he held of the King in Capite 429 430 Excommunicates Hubert and all else but the King for not betraying the Kings prerogative in Wards as invaders of the Churches Liberties Ibid. Makes a Trayterous Complaint against the King and Hubert to the Pope from whom he obtained what ever he demanded but dyed in his returne from Rome 430 431. Ralph Nevil Bishop of Chichester the Kings Chancellor elected by the Monks approved by the King yet rejected by the Pope only because Simon Langeton informed him he would cause the King and Nobles to oppose King Johns Charter Tribute if confirmed Archbishop 293 294 431. John their Subprior thereupon elected approved at Rome by the Cardinals but perswaded by the Pope to desist for his age inhability for so great a trust 432 433. Richard Blundus an Oxford Student thereupon elected but refused by the Pope because he had 2. benefices and borrowed great sums of mony as was thought not proved to purchase the place by Symony p. 433. Edmund Treasurer of Salisbury thereupon nominated Archbishop by the Pope to the Monks at Rome who durst not deny the Pope nor do any thing therein without the Kings consent Yet the Pope sent him a Pall into England before any election whereupon the King and Monks were content to accept of him without exception 294 433 434. Consecrated by the Bishop of London 434. Present at a Parliament as Bishop elect before his Consecration He and his Suffragans admoneshed King H. 3. to remove the Bishop of Winchester and other ill Counsellors 443 444. After his Consecration he and they advise the like threaten to excommunicate the King unlesse he reformed his error and all hinderers of peace concord with the Lords whereto he answered he would obey them in all things 443 445. Sent by the K. into Wales with other Bishops to treat a peace between the King Lewellin the Earl Marshall 445. An Act that no Assise of Dareign presentment should lie of a Prebennd made by his and other Bishops advice ibid. Present in the Council of Merton and debate concerning Bastardy 472 474. The custody of its temporalties and Rochesters belong to the King during both their vacancies 479. Its Services New-years gifts not to be sued for in Ecclesiastical Courts Ib. 476. A difference between a Bishop and Archbishop in Ireland referred by the King to this Archbishop and the Bishop of Cicester 482. Reprehends the King for sending for a Legate into England to the prejudice of his Dignity and the publike 485. The Archbishop of Yorks contest with him for precedency in the Council of London under the Popes Legat ruled for Canterbury 487. Goes to Rome though recalled by the Popes Legat A sentence there given against him for the Monks of Rochester touching their Bishops election and in the cause of the Earl of Aâ—undel condemned in about 1000. Marks costs his sentence reversed 498 499. Otto and the King his enemies Ib. Obtains a priviledge to the prejudice of the Monks of Canterbury deposeth the Prior and enjoynes penance to the Monks for interlining rasing burning a Deed of Priviledge Interdicts the Chapter nulls the Priors election as made in an undue place and without his consent 499 500. His Charter composition with the Monks and Monastery of St. Augustines to secure their priviledges by his lodging in it whiles the Legat lay in his Palace 499 500 792. His and his Suffragans complaints of the injuries oppressions done to the Church by the Kings ill Counsel and Popes Legat against his Oath Charter frequent promises and excommunications 544. Earl Richard bewayles the desolation of the Kingdom to him by the Popes Legates ill counsil and exactions 546. Yields to the Popes intollerable exactions which he at first opposed Complained to the Pope by Messengers Letters of the Kings detaining Cathedral Conventual Churches long in his hands hindring their free elections Procured a Bull for money that the Archbp of the place should present to them after 6. months voydance which the King caused the Pope to revoke as contrary to his prerogative 563. whereupon being exceedingly grieved he resolved to imitate Becket reprehended the King voluntarily banished himself into France to the Abby where Becket sojourned weary of his life addicting himself to fasting prayers tears falls sick dyes p. 563 564. 698. The Legat absolved those he excommunicated against the priviledge of his See 564. His Executors by the Kings Writ permitted to dispose of his goods according to his will and to call all his Bayliffs to account for the Rents 576. The Corn fruits provisions of the Archbishoprick during the vacancy after his death sent into France to victual the Kings forces 579. The King blamed by the French as the banisher persecuter of this holy Bishop 591. The King dreaded not his Sentence of Excommunication but violated his promise Charter notwithstanding it 611. His Miracles attested by many Archbishops his Canonization moved for in the Council of Lyons but deferred then by the Pope 642 644. Canonized by the Pope for a Saint 685. A Chapel built at Westminster for his honor 686 697 698. Reputed austere furious by his Suffragans 740. Applauded after his death 773 926. The disinherited Barons in the Isle of Eâ—y pleaded they firmly held the Articles of Faith they had learned from him and other Bishops 1022. Supposed by Boniface to have put his Church into great debts p. 683 684. Boniface elected
about goods generally devised granted to the King by the Pope for the Holy Land prohibitions and proceedings therein 964 963 966. A writ to him to sequester the Benefices of John Walerond an accountant indebted to the King for the fruits of the vacancy of Ely and other things 977 978. His Barony seised for not sending horse and arms to the King upon summons 1008. His fine and composition with the King for the Dismes of his Diocesse 1051. Exon Bishoprick Bishops Commissioners in it to inquire of the Exiled Bishops dammages p. 280. Bartholmew present with other Bishops at the induction of the Nuns of Fonteveroit into Ambresbery Nunnery 228. Simon thought fit the Barons should be excommunicated according to the Popes command p. 346. A license to the Chapter of Exon to elect a Bishop after his death in presence of some of the Kings Commissioners named in it 348. William Brewer A Commissioner to treat a peace with France 446 447. In the Parliament at Merton at the settlement of Bastardy according to Common Law against the Canons 472. A Writ to his Official to certifie the Number values of Benefices and provisions granted in his Diocesse by and to whom 573 A Delegate to the Pope in the cause between the Bishop of Bath and Abbot of Glaston 578. A Prohibition to secure him and his with other Suffragans from the Innovations Vsurpations of the Prior and Monks of Canterbury 600. The Donation of the Deaneryes Prebends of it belong to the King during the Bishopricks vacancy A Writ against the Popes provision of a Deanery in the Kings gift by vacancy as derogatory to his prerogative 736. Richard Blondy A Writ to him to publish the Kings graces granted to them who took up the Crosse to be freed from Usemony to Jewes c. to be published by Freers Preachers Minors and other in his Diocesse 769. present at the sentence of Excommunication on the infringers of the Churches Liberties and Great Charter 796 797. Collectors of the Disms in his Diocesse appointed in Parliament 814. Walter Bronescombe A Writ with the Kings this Bishops other Bishops and Barons Teste prohibiting all Lay-force in a Prebendary to waste substract the goods of Walter de Merton 1005. One of the 6. Commissioners chosen and sworn in the Parliament at Kenelleworth to elect 6. more indifferent persons to establish peace between the King and others who had been in arms against him who drew up Dictum de Kenelworth 1019. Writs to the Collectors diligently to collect the Dismes granted to the King by the Pope in that Bishoprick 1034. H. Hereford Bishoprick Bishops EGidius Giles de Breuse Joynes with the other Bishops in interdicting the Realm excommunicating the Kings Officers then departs with them out of England his temporalties goods seâ—â—ed he and his banished for it 253 254. K. John at last forced to covenant swear to be reconciled restore him to his Bishoprick and damages by agreement with the Popes Legat 271 272. The Kings and Nobles Letters of safe Conduct to him 276 277. his arrival in England and reception by the King 278 Commissions and Commissioners to inquire of and restore his dammages 279 280 281 333. One of the Popes Commissioners to suspend those Clergymen who adhered to King John during his excommunication and said divine service or received benefices during the interdict till they went to the Pope in person and made their peace 334 335. Satisfaction of damages given or promised him by the King 337 338. A witnesse to King Johns Charter to Archbishop Langeton of the Patronage and Royalties of the Bishoprick of Rochester 339 The Kings Writ to him to procure Hugh Fâ—liot to be elected Bishop of St. Davids 355. Ralph de Mendeveston present in the Parliament of Merton and resolve concerning Bastardy 472. he resigned and turned Monk 509. Peter de Egeblank recommended to Durham but refused as unknown a forreigner insufficient chosen p. 565. approved by the King consecrated at Pauls 565. A Writ to him to certifie the number value of all Benefices Provisions within his Diocesse by and to whom granted 573. Popes Delegate in the case between the Bishop of Bath and Abbot of Glastonbury 578. the Archbishops Vicegerent 589. Reprehends the King and threatens to Interdict his Chapple for prosecuting the Bishop of Winton 590 591. The Popes Letter to him on the Bishop of Wintons behalf and to certifie him the names of those who incensed the King against him 593. K. H. 3. solicits to have him chosen Bishop of London yet prevails not 623. Authorized by the Pope to grant dispensations from time to time to such Clerks of the Kings as he should think fit to hold Pluralities the Kings Writs to him for some Clerks 632. Authorized by Pope Innocent for 7. years to receive the first years fruits of all Benefices which shall become voyd within the Province of Canterbury to levy 10000. marks and 2000. more yearly of the Mannors of the Archbishoprick of Canterbury to defâ—ay the debts of that Church 68â— The Kings Writ to him by Freers Predicants and others to preach promote the businesse of the Crosse and collect the monies arising by it 767. to publish the Popes Indulgences granted to those who took the Crosse 768. sent beyond Seas 770. The Kings Writ to his Vicar General to grant his Clerk an Inquisition admit him to his Church and not endeavour to defraud him of the rights of his Crown under pain of seizing the Bishops Barony if he neglected to do it 781. joynes with Archbishop Boniface in excommunicating all those who seized and imprisoned his Official 786. joynes in the Excommunication of all infringers of the Churches Liberties and Great Charter 796. The King recommended him earnestly to the Chapter of Lincoln to be elected after Grostbeads death who rejected him as a foreigner ignorant of the English tongue a perfidious enemy to the Kingdom intruded by secular power into the Bishoprick of Hereford living infamously in foreign parts fatted with the milk wool fat of his flock committed to him exposing them as well religious as secular to the teeth of Wolves 805. Collectors appointed in Parliament to collect the Dismes granted the King in his Diocesse 814. His infamous detestable advice to the King and Pope how to raise monies to supply their wants by obliging all the Bishops Abbots Prelates of England in great bonds against their wills without their privity to the Popes Usurers by what frauds he effected it for which his memory was execrable 821 822 823 824 825 844 845 860 918 1000. The Popes proffer of the Realm of Apulia to Edmund King H. 3. his Son brought by this Bishop to the King his endeavour to have the acceptance of it ratified under all Religious and other persons seals 834. Imployed in the Kings service beyond Sea the collection of Dismes due for his Commenda respited by Writ 825. Desires the Archbishoprick of Burdeaux whose sick Bishops recovery defeats his hopes 851. The
prime instrument to promote levy the Kings Popes exactions 860. Fraudulently obliged in 4000. marks to the Popes Usurers to draw on others which by the Popes Bull and Kings Patents he was to reimburse with the expenses use out of the Crosse money of England and Ireland which he rigorously collected 860 861. Impowered by the Pope to interdict suspend excommunicate all persons who opposed the Disme notwithstanding any appeal or exemption from it by former Bulls 861. A Writ to his Agents to spare no Templar Hospitaler or Cistercian from paying Dismes for their impropriations or parish Churches 863 864. One of the Kings Counsil subscribes his Patent by Oath and promise to perform the conditions required of the King and Edmund for the Popes grant of Sicily to him 866. Writs to the Collectors of the Crosse money Dismes in Hereford Bishoprick and elsewhere to expedite the collection payment of it to the Popes Usurers contrived made at his house in London by him the Popes Legate and others 917 918. Takes up more monies binds the King in more Obligations at Rome for Sicily then he expected called by Writ to give an account thereof and of all his receipts of Dismes Crosse money and expenses in the Court of Rome 943 956 958 His account thereof by the Dean of Hereford imperfect ordered by the Nobles to make a better to come personally into England to do it by a day else all his Temporalties goods to be seized 958 959. Summoned so shew cause why he admitted a Clerk to a Benefice before the title tryed against the Kings Prohibition 971. Taken by the Barons in his Cathedral imprisoned in Ordeley Castle plundered of his monies 1000. A Non-resident from taking no care of his Church or peoples souls the miserable desolation the King found in it his memorable Mandate to him to reside on his Bishoprick discharge his pastoral duty in person if able or else by Deputy under pain of seizing his Temporalties and Revenues given to support Gods service with Writs to the Archbishop and his Official to compell him by Ecclesiastical censures to residence and his duty wherein the negligence of Bishops their duty end of instituting endowing Bishopricks the Kings care of Gods service and his peoples souls are excellently expressed 1011 1012. a Canon for Archbishops and Bishops residence made thereupon 1041. Writs to his Official for collecting the Dismes in his Dâ—ocesse 1034. the account for the Dismes thereof and allowance of it 1053 1054. K. Karliol Carlisle Bishoprick Bishops ERected by King H. 1. who to augment its maintenance impropriated settled four Churches on it within the Bishoprick of Durbam by the Bishops consent their names 232 375 376 421 942 970 972. Some Priviledges granted to the Archdeacon of Richmond upon its erection to its prejudice 232. Richer then Rochester 766. The Archbishop of Ragusa forced to fly thence to save his life made Bishop of it by King John at the Popes request for his relief who held a living in Commenda with it 241. Hugh Abbot of Bâ—llâ—iu the Bishop of Waterford sent for out of Ireland by the Popes Legate to his consecration 373 374. his learning fidelity to the Pope King Kings Letter to the Pope on his behalf 375 376 The poverty desolation of it the Churches united to it by King H. 1. alienated desired to be reunited confirmed King H. 3. his Letters to the Pope Cardinals for that end Ibid. 377. Walter Malclerke intended to crosse the Sea at Dover without the Kings license cast out of the Ship with his Servants Goods by the Kings Officers ordered not to passe over without his license for which the Officers were Excommunicated by the Bishop of London who with other Bishops complained thereof to K. H. 3. resolving in the Kings presence to Excommunicate all the authors of it at which the King much murmured 439. Present in the Parliament at Merton and Lords resolution not to alter the Law of Bastardy 472. His lodging in London from whence the Scholars of Oxford were to go barefoot to the Popes Legates lodging at Durham house and humbly crave his pardon to be absolved for their force at Oxford 494. A Writ to him to enquire how many Benefices of what value and what Provisions to foreigners by and to whom granted were within his Diocesse 57â— A Writ to him and others not to permit the Prior and Covent of Trinity Canterbury to attempt any novelty or new power to the disturbance of the Clergy or Realm 579. One of the Guardians of the Realm in the Kings absence several Writs issued by him and them in that capacity 599 to 60â— See Eboâ— The Kings Patent for him and his Heirs confirming his Will made or to be made of his Corne in barns or on the ground Wards Farmes and all his moveables that he they and their Officers should not interrupt him or his Executors therein 636. meets with other Bishops and grave men to procure the long deferred election of a Pope prevent the desolation of the Church appoint fasting and prayers to be used through England and send Agents to the Emperor for this end 648. Summoned to St. Edwards Feast at Westminster and adoration of Christs blood there reserved â—15 Present in Parliament joynes with other Bishops in reproving the King for invading the Churches Liberties and keeping their Temporalties in his hands during vacancies against his Oath trust 721 Syâ—vester A suit between him and a Baron for a Mannor he had sold to his predecessor Walter the Kings protection to the Bishop against the Barons suit revoked in his absence with a Non obstante debated in Court 760. sent to the King with the Archbishop of Canterbury and other Bishops to reprehend him for breaking his Oath in not suffering the Church to enjoy her Liberties especially in the freedom of Elections and to beseech him to reform it for the future The Kings sharp answer to him that he was an under-Clerk in Chancery where he long hankered that he had made him Bishop though unworthy preferring him before many learned Divines that he and the rest should give him and others good example by repenting and resigning their Bishopricks whereof they were unworthy lest they should be eternally damned that he would thereupon place and promote none but worthy persons for the future 795 796. Collectors of the Dismes in this Diocesse appointed in Parliament with York Provice 814. Writs to hasten the collection 917. Thomas Vipont transleted to Ely dyed within one year after 851. The Kings layes claim to the profits of the impropriate Churches belonging to it during the vacancy which the Bishop of Durham claimed Writs concerning them 942 970 972. Sequestred and layd up in safe custody during the two last vacancies in New Monastery the money made of them ordered at last to be payd to the Bishop of Durham 970. L. Landaff Bishoprick Bishops COmmissioners to enquire of damages done to the exiled Bishops in it 280. The Bishops antiently
subject to the Archbishop of St. Davids 234. John de Mâ—nmuth made Bishop of it by the Popes provision consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury after the Kings assent 558. The custody of the Bishoprick and all its Demesne Lands granted by King H. 3. to the Duke of Gloucester and his Wife for their lives reserving the fealty only of the Bishop when he should be made The Demesnes Temporalties after his fealty made by Writ to the Eaâ—l ordered to be restored to him notwithstanding this Patent to him 559 William struck with blindnesse his Bishoprick wasted by King H. 3. his Wars against the Rebellious Welsh 726. his Certificate that Mereduc Son of Gâ—ssiâ— was born in lawfull Matrimony allowed a Prohibition against proceedings by appeal against his Certificate before the Archbishops Official as illegal 782. A new Writ to the Bishop for another Certificate superseded Ibid. Collectors of the Dismes therein appointed in Parliament 814. his death 851. Writs to the Collectors to hasten the gathering of the Dismes there 91â— John Paschal Archbishop Boniface his Precept to him to excommunicate Lewellin Prince of Wales with his complices and Interdict their Lands for breaking the Truce wasting the Kings and his Subjects Lands with fire and sword against their Oaths and their Treacheries therein mentioned 976 977. Lincoln Bishoprick Bishops When and how removed from Dorchester to Lincoln 596 597. In Bishops deprived for Symony Ibid. Hugh Archdeacon of Wells the Kings Chancellor made Bishop by the King during the Interdict 257. having license to go to the Archbishop of Rhoan to be consecrated he trayterously went to Stephen Langeton Archbishop of Canterbury whom the King opposed being unduly made Bishop by Pope Innocent against his Regality did canonical obedience to received consecration from confederated with him against the King for which the King seized his Temporalties which he restored to him before 259. The Popes Excommunications Violence and Legates perswasions enforced King John to agree to receive him to favour restore him to his Bishoprick profits damages during his exile with the other Bishops his Patents Writs Letters Commissions concerning him and it 271 272 277 278 280 287 288 333 337 338. His return into England and reception by K. John 278 279. A witnesse to K. Johns infamous Charter of Resignation Homage and Fealty to the Pope 290. and to the Archbishop of the Patronage of Rochester Bishoprick 339. A Writ to remove all those who had intruded into any of his Lands and possessions during the differences between the King and him and put him into personal possession of them 334. The Popes Legates Mandate to him to suspend all Clergymen who adhered to the King received any Benefices celebrated Divine Service by his command or openly communicated with him during the Excommunication and Interdict till they personally went to Rome to be absolved the rigour used therein 334 335. dyed soon after canonized a Roman Saint by Pope Honorius for his Ingratitude Treasons 379 380. Prohibited any victuals to be sold to the Jews the King commands the contrary by his Writs under pain of imprisonment 387. The Kings Teste to a Writ in his presence to admit a Clerk 389. Robert Grossetest Grosthead A mandatory Writ to him to command the Archdeacon of Oxon. without delay to revoke his presumption in removing the Kings Administrator placed in the Hospital of St. Johns Oxon. of his Ancestors foundation and thrusting his Chaplain into it to the great prejudice of his Royal dignity 480. Churches dedicated by him according to the new Decrees of Otto the Popes Legate and Council of London 504. A cruel persecutor of the Monks and his own Canons who made him their Bishop 509. Resolved to visit the Dean and Canons of Lincoln never formerly done in the memory of man against which they appeal they at last submit to an arbitrement all Visitations in the mean time to cease 509. Contests about the word cease since he and his predecessors never visited nor began to visit before They refuse his Visitation repent of his Election tell him so publickly to his face openly declaim against him and his oppressions in their Sermons saying if they held their peace the very stones would speak at which words a great part of the Church fell down 509. Their appeals contests expences at Rome concerning his Visitation of them Ibid. The Popes agreement with the Romans to conferre all Benefices in England especially of Religious persons on them when they fell voyd his Letters to Grosthead and two Bishops more to provide 300 livings that next fell voyd in their Diocesses for Romans admired at by all 564 572. The King Writs thereupon to Grosthead and other Bishops to res turn him the number of all Benefices Prebendaries Ecclesiastical Dignities in his Diocesse their values and how many were conferred on aliens by the Pope his Legates or others by Provisions 573. He conjures and perswades Nicholas de Fernham to accept the Bishoprick of Durham to which he was elected though he formerly refused it 565 566. A prohibition to the Popes Delegates not to proceed in the cause between him the Dean and Chapter of Lincoln by the Popes authority concerning Visitations and Procurations to the prejudice of the Kings Crown dignity 577. He with two more Bishops sharply reprehended the King for his tyranny in persecuting the Bp of Winchester adding prayers to prayers yea menaces to menaces to interdict his Chapel forcing him to respit his proceedings till he heard from Rome 590 An high contest between the King and him concerning the Church of Thame his high Message to the King by his Archdeacons and menaces to excommunicate all the in fringers of the priviledges of his Church his contempt of the Popes provision and authority in this case which caused the Kings Clerk to desist 595 596. The Dean and Chapter forced by the Bishop to shew their antient Charters which gave the King a claim against both 596 597. The Bishop â—ash obstinate wills all the Archdeacons Bishops to joyne to oppresse the Abbot and Monks of Canterbury they excommunicate each other with Bell Book and Candle contemn each others excommunications interdicts celebrating notwithstanding them 598. The Popes Decree at Rome between him the Dean and Chapter concerning their Controversie 599 997. He excommunicates the Monks of Bardeney after their Appeal to the Pope the King Writ to the Gardians of England not to take them upon a Writ of Capias Excommunicatum 599 Not yet to permit the Prior and Monks of Canterbury during the Sees vacancy to attempt any Novelty or exercise any new power against the Bishop of Lincoln or other Suffragans to the disturbance of the Clergy Realme or prejudice of either Church and to supersede all proceedings till his comming into England to settle their differences by advice of his Bishops and Nobles 600. A Prohibition to his Archdeacon of Oxon exacting annual procurations against Law from the Kings Church of St. Cross 602. Causeth
Weseham Dean of Lincoln to be elected Bishop of Coventre and Lichfiâ—ld without the Kings license or consent in opposition to the King who was consecrated by the Pope at Lions against the Kings will He injuriously seised upon his Church of Aillesberry by whose opulency he thought the Dean took horns against him to humble and subject him to his will for which the King was highly offended 625 626 627. A person of an unquiet contentious spirit his hand being against every one and every ones almost against him 629. After many Letters and inestimable expence of monyes he purchased Pope Innocent the 4th his Decree against the Canons of Lincolne to visit the Dean Chapter Canons Clerks of the Quire Choristers Priests and Parishioners of the Churches belonging to them to correct their excesses reform their manners but freely without any procuration 629 630. He and other Bishops meet to consult about the desolation of the Church the election of a new Pope long deferred to send Messengers to the Emperor for that end prescribing fasts and prayers through England that God would provide for and relieve the Church of Rome being destitute of a Pastor 648. Published Pope Innocents Bull throughout England whereby he granted Boniface Archbishop of Canterbury the first years profits of all Benefices and livings which should fall voyd for 7. years within his Bishoprick Province till he should raise the summ of 10000 Marks to defray the pretended Debts of his Church at which the King at first was amazed and exceediog angry 683 684. After his purchased Priviledge at Rome to visit the Dean Chapter Canons of Lincolne and their Churches he his Deans Archdeacons Officials exceedingly oppressed vexed those of his Diocesse as well Noble as ignoble especially religious persons Monks under pretext of correcting reforming their manners enforcing them to make inquiries presentments and give in testimonyes upon Oath in their Visitations and Courts against their wills never practised before in England Which the King hearing of by many greivous complaints by advise of his Court and Counsil issued Writs of Prohibition to the Sheriffs of his Diocesse not to suffer that any Laymen in his Diocesse at the will of the Bishop or of his Archdeacons Officials or Rural Deans from thenceforth to assemble in any place to make any Recognitions Presentment or Attestation upon their Oaths except only in causes of Matrimony or Testament not of incontinency manners scandal which Grosthead hearing of asserted That the King followed the footsteps of those in France who had then newly broken forth into the like audacity to cast off the Popes and Prelats extravagant Oppressions Oaths Censures and entred into a Confederacy to assist each other 698 699 700 701 702 704 761 762. This obstinate Bishop and his Officers proceeding notwithstanding the King issued forth New Writs to the Sheriffs to prohibit all such Recognitions Inquiries and Attestations upon Oath 704. which he and his Officers obstinately persisting in the King issued several Writs to attach summon the Bishop himself by good sâ—ireties and safe pledges to appear before him wherever he should be in England to answer his contempt in causing Laymen and women to be cited and compelling them by Ecclesiastical censures to appear before him to take an Oath at his pleasure against their wills to the great prejudice of his Crown and Royal dignity and likewise to his grand dammage dishonour and against the Custom of this Realm Upon which the King issued forth this memorable Prohibition to the Bishop of Lincoln himself reciting We are informed by the complaints of many as well Great men of your Diocesse as others that you by your Clerks and Deans do every where cause certain poor men of your Diocesse and other Freemen whose men or tenants soever they were to be promiscuously cited and draw them from divers places to sundry other places and compell them by the power of excommunication to appear before your said Clerks Officers at divers places to their great burthen when they ought to attend their plowing husbandry and other necessary temporal affairs by which they are unduly impoverished and enormously vexed And moreover which was never heard of before the foresaid Inquisitors or Visitors compell them to swear concerning the private sinns of others which were not as is reported to be purged by publike coertion for which many Christians perchance without merit were shamefully defamed And because these Vexations are devised against the long custom of the Realm and a double danger hangs over the people by them as well for the losse of their necessary labors as by reason of the Oath taken upon the private facts of others wherein men are deceived by which they may easily incurr the guilt of perjury We therfore prohibit you that from henceforth you do not cause such assemblies of the people to be made in your Diocesse against the long-continued custom of our Realm Neither also have we heard That the Church hath used to compell any to give testimony but in certain causes and unlesse any through favour hatred or force shall withdraw himself from giving testimony And know ye that unlesse you shall desist from such unusual undue vexations of our people We cannot suffer them any longer but shall put to our Royal hands to redresse punish you and them Whereupon after 7. years contest between the King his Court Counsil Bps. by these several prohibitions this first introducer of Visitation Oaths Inquisitions Excommunications vexer of the Subjects by them was quelled and his Innovations prevented till Bonners time who revived them p. 705 706 to 711 761 762. His justification of the Forged Relique and Viol of Christs blood reserved shewed adored at Westminster Abby 711 712 713. Reprehends the King with other Prelates in the Parliament at London for violating the Liberties of the Church he was bound by his office Oath to protect to its great impoverishing and for his prodigal expences refuseth to grant the King an Ayde whereby the Parliament brake up in discontent so as the King was enforced to go a begging for money to particular Prelates and Abbots p. 721 722 723 724. The Kings writ to him for endeavouring to remove his Clerk out of a living to which he presented him by vacancy of the Archbishoprick of Canterbury according to the antient right of his Crown to put in the Popes Clerk by Provision by the Popes order to the manifest prejudice and enormous disinherison of the rights of his Crown prohibiting him upon his Oath of Fealty made to him not to attempt ought therein against his Clerk threatning to seise his Barony as became his Majesty if he desisted not 725. Published the Popes general Letters and others granted by the Pope to the Earl of Cornwall for the Collection of Dismes and redemption of Vowes of persons crossed commanding them to be diligently speedily effectually executed 731 732. An indefatigable injurer of Religious persons summons all of them to appear before
him purchaseth with a vast sum of money at Rome a priviledge to reduce all their Lands for which they could produce no good evidences under his own power many of them appeal against him to the Pope others compound with him 737. Goes in person to Rome to dismisse the Appeals and complaints against him Failing of his ends after many travels and infinite expences he taxed the Pope with injustice and corruption who recriminating charged him with Tyranny Rapine Covetousnesse suppressing spoyling others and many religious persons to advance enrich himself whereupon he departed confounded from the Popes presence but continued still at his Court hoping to effect his designes yet failed therein 737. Excommunicates the Sheriff of Rutland for not taking and imprisoning a Clerk upon his Significavit whom he deprived for incontinence and excommunicated for contumacy in continuing in his benefice notwithstanding his deprival contrary to the Rights of the Crown The Kings Writ Popes Letter to him to absolve the Sheriff not to molest the Kings Officers who ought by Law to be punished in his own Courts only 738. His high contempt against the King in holding plea of temporal causes in his Courts against the Law Kings prohibitions in prohibiting his Clerks to appear or answer their contempts in the Kings Courts for disobeying his Prohibitions and attachments on them to the subversion of his royal authority and rights of his Crown which he neither would nor ought to suffer for which he was highly incensed p. 739 740. Crossed in his exorbitant proceedings by the Kings Prohibitions and in his appeals to the Pope he resolved to retire from the world and quit his Bishoprick yet retains it only in spight to the King that he might not selfe the Temporalties by its vacancy 740. Held his exorbitant Visitations by colour of Pope Innocents Bull which prohibited Oaths and coertion which he exercised 743 744. Archbishop Boniface oppressed Canons and others he visited by his example 754. A prohibition to him not to hold plea of Chattels in his Ecclesiastical Court for which there was a suite pending before the Barons of the Exchequer 757. His Visitation of Religious Houses within his Diocesse with austeâ—ity inhumanity be violently searching their Chambers breaking open their Chests Cabinets overturning their beds trampling their Cups under feet thundring out execrable horrid maledictions against all who transgressed his Edicts but pronouncing Blessings on those who kept them taken out of Moses Laws as if his were equal to them 761. He injoyned all Priests to live continently to remove all suspected women far from them depriving transgressors of their benefices allured many with flattering words to turn Priests Ibid. frequently preached to the people compelled Priests living near to hear his Sermons under penalties hated dishonest Homans having Popes provisions like the poyson of Serpents said he should play the Devil if he committed the cure of souls to such oft times throwing away such Bulls of the Pope refusing to execute them 762. Publickly opposeth the Disme granted by the Pope to the King for 3. years with much scorn great indignation induced the other Bishops to withstand it for which the King was highly incensed 771. The Parliament thereupon dissolved with high indignation and discontent 774 795. Forced Priests Schoolmasters to take orders reside on their benefices and procured a Bull for augmenting the Stipends of small Vicaredges out of Religious persons impropriations out of hatred to them 774 775. Suspended his Bishoprick for opposing the Popes provisions and trampling them under feet 762 777 790. Computes the Revenues of the Romans provisions in England which amounted to 700000 marks a year being three times more then the Kings Revenue 777. A Mandate to him to admit the Kings Clerk or elâ—e to summon him to appear before the King for his contempt 781. Joyned with other Bishops in the publike excommunication of the infringers of the Churches Libertyes and Great Charter which he commanded to be published in every parish Church throughout his large Diocesse which made most mens ears to tingle hearts to tremble 796 797 802. He opposeth the Popes Letters for an Ayde to the King exciting all the Bishops unanimously to withstand it which they did notwithstanding the Kings and Popes petitions to them 795 796. His notable Epistle to Pope Innocent the 4th against Provisions Non-obstante's with other corruptions comparing him to Lucifer Antichrist the Murderers of Christ c. The Popes Oaths indignation intentions against him for it though perswaded to passe it by 799 800 801 926 927. His great learning and skill in tongues 801. His sicknesse at Bugden actions discourses against the Popes Court of Romes Legates Cardinals Priests and Monks corruptions rapines avarice usury indulgences during it stiles proves them to be Hereticks Antichrists few Popes to be saved that they cannot reverse the Bulls Constitutions of their predecessors 801 802 803 804. An open Reprever of the Pope King Prelates Monks Mall contemner of the Romans c. His death Musick heard at it â—b The Pope intended to dig up cast out his corps burn his bones declare him an infamous Ethnick Rebel Disobedient person throughout the world writ a Letter to K. H. 3. to that effect His apparition words to the Pope the next night whom he smote with his pastoral staff terrified pricked him to the heart killed 804 805 812. 469 802. Being excommunicated by the Pope he appealed him to appear before Christs Tribunal Ibid. His miracles famous yet not canonized a Saint by the Court of Rome for opposing its corruptions 805. The difference between the Archbishop of Canterbury and Canons of Lincoln after his death 805. The Rebels in the Isle of Eâ—y stiled him a Saint affirmed they followed his doctrine 1082. He encouraged the Barons and Earl of Leicester who committed his children to him in their wars against King H. 3. affirmed the peace of the Church could not be setled without the material sword p. 1022. Archbishop Sewal imitated his Example 926 927. Henry de Lexinton elected approved consecrated Bishop 805. The King presents the Prior of Ravenstone to him constitutes Proctors before him 833. A prohibition to him not to draw any into suit out of the Realm 980 981. Benedict a Patent to him to inquire of those who injured or damnified Ecclesiastical persons during the troubles and give the complainants reparation upon hearing 1003 1004. His Barony seised for not sending horse and arms to the King upon summons 1008. Collectors of Dismes assigned in that Diocesse Writs to them An account thereof to the King 1033 1034. 1051 1052. A Writ to the Sheriffs to assist the Collectors thereof in levying the arrears Ibid. London Bishoprick Bishope The Church Bishoprick instituted endowed by King Ethelbert to what end 607. The Bishop Dean of the Bishops of Canterbury Province to admonish interdict the King during its vacancy 901 902. Gilbert Foliot the Abbesse Nuns of Ambresbury thrust out for their Incontinency by his
to his perpetual infamy and intollerable damage dishonour of the Realm Nation 251 to 292. Walter Gray King John promised in his presence to grant all the Barons petitions which the Pope should deem just which they refused 347. recommended to York by the King but rejected by the Canons electing Simon Langeton whose election was nulled 349 350. See Ebor. Walter de Cantelupo elected confirmed consecrated by the Pope without difficulty 484. Opposed Otto the Popes Legates Canon against Pluralities in the Council of London as prejudicial to Noblemens Sons 488. chosen an arbitrator between the Bishop of Lincoln his Dean and Chapter in the difference about their Visitation 509 Consecrated the Archbishop of Ardmach at Westminster 566. A Prohibition to him as Popes Delegate to proceed in the cause between the Bishop Dean and Chapter of Lincoln as prejudicial to the Kings Crown Dignity 576 577. Joynes with Grosthead in threatning to Interdict the Kings Chapples if he desisted not from persecuting the Bishop of Winton 590. The Popes Epistle to him to prosecute that businesse and send the names of all whisperers to him who incensed him against the Bishop 593. His other Bishops petition that the Prior and Monks of Canterbury might use no new Jurisdiction over them to disturbe the peace of the Clergy or Realm the Kings Prohibition thereon to them 600. Very dear to the Pope as created by him suspected to the English as apt to do any thing to the Kingdoms prejudice to please the Pope he departs suddenly out of the Realm to him 626. The chief of the Papal Bishops who promoted the Popes extortions disswaded Earl Richard and the King from opposing them having a power from the Pope to Interdict the Land by whose counsils the King being swayed effeminately relinquished his manly resolutions to withstand the Popes intollerable exactions trembling for fear of the Popes menaces 675. This Bishop imitating Grosthead in passing through his Diocesse by himself or his Clerks specially designed to visit it compelled as will Freemen as Villains without the Kings special command to take an Oath to make Inquisition according to his will against custome and the excellency of the Royal Dignity from whence great scandal and schism were engendred in the people Whereupon the King issued a Writ to the Sheriffs of Gloucester and Worcester commanding them that they should from thenceforth permit no Lay-person to appear before the said Bishop or his Clerks for the cause aforesaid so as he might be able justly to commend their diligence therein which quelled this his usurping innovation 705. Summoned to present at St. Edwards Feast at Westminster to honour and adore the false relique of Christs blood 715. Present with other Bishops in Parliament who joyned in a sharp reprehension of the King for violating the Churches Liberties and freedom in Elections denyed him an ayde then departed in discontent 721 722. One of the Bishop of Durbams provisors to retain 3 Mannors of his Bishoprick during life upon his surrender thereof 724. The Popes principal Commissioner Agent to publish his general Letters through all Bishopricks for a collection of Dismes and redemption of Vows for Richard Earl of Cornwall 731 732. The Popes command to him to absolve William Beauchamp the Kings Sheriff of Worcester and others from an Excommunication denounced by him against them for things belonging to the Kings Court to his prejudice or else the Archbishop to absolve them a Parent of Procuration by the King thereupon 735. The Kings Letter to the Pope to call him to an account for the Crosse-money and redemption of Vows received or distributed 758. Appointed one of the preachers of the Crosse to all the Londoners summoned to Westminster by the King 766. Joynes with Bishop Grosthead in opposing a Tax and Disme granted by the Pope to the King 771. Collectors assigned in his Bishoprick for the Disme granted the King in Parliament 814. Writs to them to hasten the Collection 917 1034. Protested he would rather be hanged then yield to such an insupportable exaction as Rustand demanded for the Pope from the English Prelates and Clergy 823. Excommunicated some of the Sheriff of Worcesters Bailiffs for distreining upon his Lands after which an Attachment and Distringas issuing against him for this contempt he released his Excommunication whereupon the King suspended his Attachment and Distringas 860. One of the Kings Counsil the Bishop of Ely his Will produced under his Seal 965. A Writ to him to sequester the Benefices of John Walerand an accountant and debtor to the King 978. A Writ to his Official prohibiting the citing of any of the Kings Clerks to answer for their Benefices out of the Realm 981. One of the Kings Proxies and solemn Nuncioes before the French King and Popes Legate Arbitrators of the differences between him and his Barons 1002. Peremptorily adhered to the Barons Constitutions at Oxford against the King asserted that the King having sworn to them the Pope had no power to absolve him from his Oath nor reverse those Provisions made and sworn to by common consent drawing with him many false Prophets into this his error ravenous Wolves in Sheeps cloathing against the Vicar of Christ and the Lords anointed their own King muttering not what the Holy Ghost gave them to utter but what the object of the supreme power this Bishop to gainsay 1016. The night before the battle of Lewes he absolved Simon Earl of Leicester and all his Souldiers Complices from all their sins commanding them upon the remission of their sins to fight manfully for justice the next day promising entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven to all who dyed in that cause 1022. Publickly excommunicated by name in the Council of Northampton by the Popes Legate for siding with and encouraging the Barons against the King He soon after dyed basely 1018. Godfry Gifford the Kings Chancellor elected Bishop one of the 6. persons chosen in and by the Parliament at Kenelworth to elect 6. more who upon their Oath were to draw up Articles tending to peace and settlement between King H. 3. and those who had been and then were in armes again him who thereupon drew up the Statute of Kenelworth 1019. The King upon his election presently granted him the profits of the Bishoprick during the vacancy belonging to the Crown of antient right towards the repair of the houses and edifices then fallen to decay gave him a special license to fence his houses within the Close at Worcester and at Widdington in Gloucester-shire with a wall of stone lime and battlements in form of a Castle by two special Patents and so to hold them to him and his successors for ever without question or impediment of him or his Heirs 1038 1064. His seal and testimony to Pope Martin the 4th his acquittance for 4000. Marks received from King Edward the 1. by his Agents for his use for some years arrears of the annual rent granted by King John to the Pope and
Church of Rome 312 313. This Index with those in the other Tomes when finished will adde a considerable Supplement to the defects and rectifie some mistakes in Francis Godwin his Catalogue of the Bishops of England INDEX 4. Of the Archbishopricks Bishopricks Archbishops Bishops Clergy of the Kingdom of Ireland in general and particular and all matters concerning them mentioned in this Tome which will adde some Supplement to James Ware his Book De Praesulibus Hyberniae MAtter 's in general A Writ to the Chief Justice of Ireland that no Benefice or Ecclesiastical living belonging to the King in Ireland shall be conferred without his privity and assent to the prejudice of his Crown as was lately practised in his and his Fathers dayes to the derogation of his Prerogative p. 378. A Writ to all the Archbishops and Bishops in Ireland to attempt nothing to the prejudice of the Crown in conferring Prebendaries belonging to the King during the vacancies of their Sees 402. Writs to all the Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors to levy the 15th part of their goods granted the King by the Pope for his relief 406 407. To the Archbishops of Ireland to admit no Bishops or others to any Dignities belonging to Cathedrals within their Provinces unlesse they first have the Kings special Letters Patents to elect and afterwards his assent to their elections 407. The King to have the custody of all Bishopricks in Ireland during their vacancies and that their Tenants ought to sue in his Courts for Justice of which antient Prerogatives the Irish Bishops endeavoured to deprive him his Letters to the Pope and his Proctors against this attempt 428. See Limeric Prohibitions that no election should be made in any voyd Cathedral in Ireland without the Kings special license first had since it tended to the disinheriting of him and his Heirs 481. The Kings Writ to all Chapters of the Freers Minorites in Ireland that no Freer of their Order should be elected an Archbishop or Bishop in Ireland nor consecrated though elected which the King assented to 632 633. To the Chief Justice not to suffer J. de Frussyn the Popes Nuncio to exercise any other Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction in Ireland but to collect the Dismes for relief of the Holy Land and absolve those who layd violent hands on Clerks although the Prelates would suffer it 634. A Writ to the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland summoned to the Council of Lyons not to assent to any thing to the Kings or Kingdoms prejudice 640 641. A Writ of King H. 3 for a Cup to be provided to keep the Eucharist in for every Cathedral in Ireland by his Chief Justice 798. To the Archbishops and Bishops to certifie who and what number of persons had there taken up the Crosse for the Holy Land 807 808. Writs to all Archbishops Bishops Abbots Priors Archdeacons Officials Deans and other Prelates in Ireland to assist the Collectors of the Dismes there for relief of the Holy Land 815. and satisfaction of the Queen and Pope 1049 1054. A Writ to Prince Edward to redresse several grievances and oppressions complained of by the Bishops and Clergy of Ireland to the prejudice of their Liberties by advice of the Chief Justice and others of the Kings Counsil 827 828. Pope Alexanders Bull for that purpose upon complaint of the Archbishop of Tuam and his Suffragans to excommunicate the Kings Justices Bayliffs as well as others for their proceedings at Law against their Clerks and Tenants notwithstanding the Kings Prohibitions with the Kings Proctors protestations against it and the Bishops holding Plea of Advousons in Ireland as derogatory to the Kings Prerogative which they endeavoured to procure from the Pope 857 858 859. A Prohibition for Archbishops Bishops and Ecclesiastical Judges in Ireland to hold Plea in their Ecclesiastical Courts of Advousons of Churches Chapples Lay-see or Goods not given in Marriage or Testament Appendix p. 24 25. A. Aladen Alleden Aland Bishoprick Bishops THe Bishops complaint to the King against his Justices oppression of him and his Tenants in citing them out of their Counties and Provinces in hindring the Irish to make Wills take up the Crosse and distraining them to make suit in causes which concerned them not 827 828. The Popes Bull upon his and other Bishops complaints to redresse their grievances excommunicate the Kings Justices Bayliffs and Kings Proctors appeal against their Excommunication of them for executing their Offices as against his Crown and Dignity whereupon the Excommunication was agreed to be suspended as to the Justices 857 858 859. Ardacen Bishoprick Bishops An Appeal against this and other Bishops electing an Archbishop of Ardmach without the Kings license against his Right and Dignity 240. Ardmach Archbishoprick Archbishops It s Suffragans their actings against the Kings Right and Dignity by electing Eugenius Archbishop without his privity orlicense his appeal Writs against it A Prohibition issued to all Archbishops Bishops others of his Diocesse not to receive or own him as Archbishop 240 241. A Writ to the Archbishop to collect the 15th part of all Ecclesiastical and Religious persons goods in his Province granted by the Pope to the King for his ayde 406 407. A second Writ to that purpose to proceed therein with all diligence without delay 422 423. Cuneren Bishoprick subject to it 604. A Prohibition to the Archbishop not to cite any out of the Realm not proceed in his Ecclesiastical Court in a case of the Prior of Lanton for Advousons or Lands belonging to the Kings Temporal Court which he would by no means suffer since thereby he might utterly cast down and enervate his Crown and Dignity which he ought by no means to will if there were loyalty in him 628. Power granted by the King to the Chief Justice of Ireland to grant a license to the Dean and Chapter to chuse an Archbishop and consent to his election so as it might not be drawn into example because the Pope endeavoured to deprive him of this antient right 690. Letters to the Archbishop to publish a Croysado and raise monies for the Kings voyage to the Holy Land 735. St. Patrick Archbishop of Ardmach Christs apparition gifts to him and his Purgatory p. 69. D. Archbishop of it The Kings Writ to him to admit and consecrate a Bishop to whose election he had given his Royal assent for that time though elected only by his Chief Justice license without his own first craved and obtained which ought to have been 474. The Archbishop complained against by the Bishop of Clocor for grievances spoliations of Lands Churches of him and his Tenants imprisoning his men as excommunicated by the Kings Letters since the Archbishop circumvented the King therein by his Proctors he and his Tenants being then in truth excommunicated as the King was certified by other Bishops to whom the cause was referred to be examined Writs to the Chief Justice to right him and them according to Law 482. Audelmus of Colen consecrated at
Westminster Archbishop of Ardmach Primate of all Ireland in King Henries and the Popes Legates presence 566. R. Archbishop licensed by the King to repair to the Court of Rome for his Churches affairs a protection from suits granted him for a time 808. Consecrates a Bishop elected without the Kings license approbation command to the prejudice of the Crown a Writ to the Chief Justice to remove him his Lay-force and null his presentations 816 817. Abraham a person profitable to promote the Kings affairs residing at Rome about his Churches affairs at the Popes request was restored to the Temporalties by the Kings special grace against custome before he came personally to the King to do his Fealty the profits thereof collected by his Bayliffs to be sequestred till he did his Fealty and then delivered to him 939 940. He nulls the Bishop of Dunes election which the King approves and at his request consented to the election and confirmation of a new Bishop recommended by him to the King 941. Artferten alias Keâ—ry Bishoprick Bishops G. approved by the King a Writ to the Archbishop of Dublin to consecrate him according to the Popes command 393. He resigns his Bishoprick 480. The Dean and Chapter electing a new Bishop without the Kings license the King refuseth to confirm the election as null apparently derogatory to his Crown and contrary to custome used in all Cathedrals belonging to his Patronage who upon every avoydance ought to petition for a license to elect ere they proceed to chuse a Bishop but because the Bishoprick was poor the King granted the Archbishop of Dublin and Chief Justice power to grant them a license to elect and approve a new Bishop by his Royal favour and authority so as the person be faithfull to him and necessary for his land of Ireland 480 481. Brendan A Writ to the Chief Justice not to suffer the Archbishop of Casseren to disturbe or implead this Bishop for any Lands or Temporal things belonging to the Kings Crown or Dignity without special command 603. He relinquisheth it the Dean and Chapter petition the King for a license by sealed Letters contrary to usage to elect a new Bishop which the King assented not to but of his special grace gave power to his Chief Justice to grant them a license in his stead so as they present the person elected to him for his confirmation 783. Attoden Bishoprick Bishops His with other Bishops complaints to Pope Alexander against the Kings Justices and Bayliffs grievances and proceedings in Ireland A Bull procured to redresse them with the Kings Proctors exceptions against some clauses therein 857 858. See Tuam C. Cassal Cassel Archbishoprick Archbishops HIs Suffragan Bishops 603. A Writ to the Archbishop to put the Bishop of Waterford in possession of Lismore Bishoprick of which he was fraudulently dispossessed by a false suggestion to the King 373 374. Pope Honorius his command to him upon the Kings complaint to release his unjust Interdict of the Kings Tenants and Lands after his appeal within 15. dayes else other Bishops are authorized to release it upon caution 384. Mauritius O Brien Bishop of Cork promoted by the King at the Popes request to this Archbishoprick a Writ to restore his Temporalties and another to him to consecrate the Bishop of Cleon 393. A Writ to restore whatever the Kings Bayliff had received from his Archbishoprick or Clerks Lands after the Kings first Writ of restitution and his journey towards Rome 397. A Writ to him to repair to Dublin to receive and execute the Popes Mandate for a competent Ayde granted the King from the Clergy and Religious persons of Ireland and those within his Province 406 407. The Kings Proctor appointed to prosecute a cause before him as Popes Delegate concerning the election of the Bishop of Imelin which the King opposed 422. The Kings Prohibition to the Archbishop not to take advantage of any laps of time to sequester the Bishoprick of Artferten by reason of the Deans and Chapters electing a Bishop without his license which election he nulled putting them to a new one with license to the prejudice of his Crown and Dignity which he would no wayes suffer there being no neglect in him 481. A Prohibition to the Chief Justice not to suffer the Archbishop to sue his Suffragans or molest them for any Lands or Temporalties belonging to his Crown but only for their Spiritualties 602 603. A Writ to him to promote the preaching and businesse of the Crosse in Ireland 733. A Writ to prohibite the Archbishop to confirm the Bishop of Limeric chosen without the Kings license or confirmation and to seise his Temporalties and appeal against him if he proceeded therein 757. A Writ to him to preach the Crosse daily by Freers Predicants and permit the Kings Collectors to collect all Legacies redemptions of the Crosse and other gifts towards that expedition within his Province 768. David Archbishop of Cassel confessing his error in consecrating some Bishops in his Province before the Kings confirmation not out of fraud or malice but ignorance promised by his Letters Patents under hand and seal for him and his successors never to offend in this kind nor to consecrate any Bishop till first elected by the Kings license and afterwards specially confirmed by the King according to custome 1038 1039. Cenanen Bishop The Kings appeal against him and other Bishops conspiring to elect an Archbishop of Ardmach without his license contrary to his Right and Dignity 240. Clocharen Clocoren Clocâ—r Bishoprick Bishops The like appeal against him as next before 240. N. Bishop thereof a Writ to the Chief Justice to hear his complaints against the Archbishop of Ardmach for grievances spoyles of his Lands Churches and imprisoning his Tenants by pretext of Excommunications and the Kings Letters wherein the Archbishop circumvented the King and to do him full and speedy justice 482. Cloanensis Cleonensis Clonen Clon Bishoprick Bishops The like appeal of the King against him as the two former Bishops 240. A Patent to the Dean and Chapter to elect a Bishop so as he be an English man 402. Florentius the Kings Royal assent to his election and Mandate to the Archbishop of Cassel to consecrate him 393. Elyas resigned his Bishoprick 473. Thomas Dean of Clon elected by the Chief Justice his license only without the Kings first petitioned for and obtained which ought not to be yet approved by reason of its poverty for this time out of special grace A Writ to the Archbishop of Dublin to consecrate and Chief Justice to confirm him 474 475. Alanus an Assise of Novel Disseisin was brought against him by the Bishop of Imelic for a Tenement in Kâ—lcomyr of which he apparently disseised him whereupon the Bishop of Clon threatned to excommunicate the Chief Justice if he proceeded who desisted thereupon the King admiting at it by special Writ commanded the Chief Justice to proceed notwithstanding his threats to amerce the Defendant and give damages
Archbishop bestowed on Fulco Sandford his Proctor at Rome who betrayed him 850 852 1056. Falco established therein by the Popes assistance after many irreparable devastations of his Archbishoprick 852. His Official in his absence at Rome by his authority confirming the Bishop of Ossory the King upon his and two other Bishops certificates thereof granted a Writ to restore his Temporalties 979 980. The King after the death of Fulco de Saunford Archbp. of Dublin granted the issues profits thereof to Pr. Edward towards the expences of his voyage to the Holy Land excepting all Knights fees wards reliefs eschears advowsons of all Abbies Priories Dignities Prebends Churches that fell void Writs to the Escheator and Archbishops Tenants to this purpose 1056. Robert de la Provend The King of special grace granted this priviledge to him his heirs and their Tenants in perpetual that their goods should not be distrained in any place for debts wherein they were not principal or sureties unlesse where the debtors were within their power p. 1017. Dumensis Dume Bishops Thomas Lidel his election justly nulled by the Archbishop of Ardmach who was ready by his Metropolitical authority to conferr it on Reginald Archdeacon of Dume if the King thereto assented the King thereupon at his request assented to him as a fit person receives his fealty and issued a Writ to the Chief Justice after the Archbishops confirmation of him to restore his Temporalties and to the Archbishop to do his duty in confirming and consecrating him p. 941. E. Elfin Elphin Bishoprick and Bishops I. Archdeacon of Elfin approved Bishop elect by the Popes Ordinance in derogation of the Kings prerogative being chosen without the Kings assent the Archbishop of Tuam refused to consecrate him yet because the Pope gave a laudable Testimony of him in his Letters to the King he issued a Writ to his chief Justice to restore his Temporalties to him p. 635. Thomas Dean of Archada elected Bishop of Elfin by the Dean and Chapter before they obtained a license from the King yet the King assented to his electionâ— to prevent danger to the Church so as by occasion of his grace at this time no prejudice might accrue to him for the future nor any prerogative confered on them but that the Chapter of Elfin when the See became void should have a license from the King before they went to an election 687. He joynes in a complaint to Pope Alexander with the Archbishop and Suffragans of Tuam against the Kings Justices in Ireland for interdicting imprisoning oppressing their Priests and Tenants for crimes and suspitions of crimes before confession or conviction and binding them to appear before secular Judges procuring a Bull to excommunicate them if they desisted not from it notwithstanding any prohibition or constitution p. 857 858 859. Thomas made Archbishop of Tuam p. 955. See Tuam Miso Archdeacon of Clon elected by the Kings License and none excepting against it the King gave his assent thereto commanding the Archbishop of Tuam to do his duty therein and the chief Justice to restore his Temporalties if his election was confirmed by the Archbishop After which the Dean Archdeacon Treasurer and Provost of that Church presented Thomas Abbot of Buelie of the Cistercian order whom they elected Bishop to the King by Letters Patents under their Common Seal certifying him that the Archdeacons election was unduly made without expecting the Kings license which the Archbishop also certifyed by his Letters Patents and that by his Archiepiscopal authority he had nulled his election for certain causes And although the King by reason of the contradiction of these their Certificates might well doubt which of them was justly to be preferred as duly elected yet he assented to the Abbots election upon the Archbishops certificate so as he more fully examined the merit of both elections and certified the King which of them he ought to admit without violation of Law p. 979. After this the Archbishop of Dublin confirming and consecrating Milo and the Archbishop of Tuam Thomas as duly elected Thomas appealâ—d to the Pope who gave a definitive sentence for Thomas as appeared by the Popes certificate to the King and Milo being dead as appeared by the Archbishop of Tuams Letters thereupon the King who suspended the restitution of the Temporalties till the controversie descided between them issued Writs to his Escheator to restore the Temporalties to Thomas without delay out of special grace he receiving first in his name an Oath of fealty which he and all other Bishops and Prelates of the Land were bound to make p. 991 992. F. Fern Bishoprick Bishops ALbinus a Writ to the Chief Justice to attach him by safe pledges and sureties to appear before him on a set day for his contempt in prosecuting a suite in the Ecclesiastical Court before the Archbishops of Dublin Tuam and Bishop of Clokor against William Earl Marshall for his Lay-fee against the Kings Prohibition to them p. 372. A Patent to him and the Archbishop of Dublin to promote and collect the Ayde of all the Irish Clergy granted by the Pope to the King and to repair to Dublin to conferr with the other Archbishops and Bishops concerning it 406 407. A Delegate of the Pope with others in the case of the Bishop of Imelic 422. John a Patent for him and another to receive the profits of all Archbishopricks and Bishopricks which should fall void in Ireland to satisfie a Debt the King owed the Archbishop of Dublin in the first place and after that for the Kings use during pleasure to be answered to his Exchequer 423. Finabarun Finabern Bishop Pope Alexanders Bull to him his Dean and Archdeacon to compell the Kings Officers and Bayliffs in Ireland by Ecclesiastial censures to give over their grievances of indicting suing and imprisoning the Archbishop of Tuams and his Suffragans Clerks and Tenants in Temporal Courts notwithstanding the Kings prohibition or any constitution p. 857 858 859. The Kings Proctors exceptions protest at Rome against it as against the Kings prerogative Ibid. Mauritius elected Bishop thereof by license from the King was unwarily confirmed and consecrated Bishop by the Archbishop of the province before and without the Kings royal assent to his election or receiving or sending to the King for his assent which offence and neglect the King at this time remitting issued a Writ to the Escheator of Ireland to restore the temporalties to him receiving Fealty first from the Bishop in the Kings name according to usage and Letters Patents from the Chapter that they shall not draw the said negligence or omission into consequence yet punishing the Metropolitans Trespasse done to the King in admitting the Bishop elect without his assent according to the quality of it 1017 1018. H. Henechdun Bishoprick IT being antiently a Parish Church and no Cathedral two Bishops were successively placed in it as a Cathedral The Pope upon the Archbishop of Tuams petition to whom it
belonged gave way to reduce it to its pristine state the Archbishop petitioned for the Kings favor and assent thereto whereupon a Writ of Inquiry issued to the Chief Justice concerning it p. 783 784. See Tuam I. Imelic Bishoprick and Bishops A Suffragan to the Archbishop of Cassel 623. John Ocolingba pretending himself Bishop elect of Imelic the King appealing against his election the Pope appointed the Archbishop of Cassel Bishop of Fern and Archdeacon of Dublin to hear and determine it before whom the King constituted a special Proctor to defend his right p. 422. C. A Writ to the Chief Justice of Ireland not to intermeddle if the Archbishop of Casel questioned him and other his Suffragans conterning their Spiritualties but not to permit him to trouble or sue them for their Lands and Temporalties belonging to the Kings Crown and Dignity 602 603. Christinus Bishop of Imelic sued an Assise of Novel disseisin against the Bp of Clon for a Tenement in Kâ—lcomyâ— of which he injuriously disseised him The Bishop of Clon threatning to excommunicate the Chief Justice who for fear thereof delayed to give judgement against him and dammages or possession thereof to the Bishop of Imelic according to the Lawes and custom of Ireland for which the King by special Writ checks and commands him to proceed to judgement notwithstanding his threatned Excommunication or any other cause and to imprison the Bishop of Clon and those Judges who held plea of it in the Ecclesiastical Court against his Prohibition Crown and Dignity p. 635 See Clon L. Lanensis Laon Bishop D. Bishop thereof a Suffragan to the Archbishop of Cassel prohibited to molest or sue him for his Lands and Temporalties held of the King but only concerning Spirituties p. 603. Laon The Bishop one of the Popes Delegates in a case of the Election of the Bishop of Meden The Kings prohibition and menace if he unduly proceeded therein p 816 817. Lethlin Bishops R. his decease p. 424. W. Archdeacon of Lethlin elected Bishop thereof after him without the Kings precedent license required his election declared null in Law yet the King out of special grace by reason of the honesty of the person afforded him his favour royal assent thereto though his election were deservedly void Upon condition that the Chapter and Clergy of Lethlin should first make Letters Patents to the Justice of Ireland of a license craved from him lest it should prejudice him and his heirs in a like election in future time p. 423 424. Limeric Limbrick Bishoprick and Bishops Suffragan to the Archbishop of Cassel p. 629. The Bishops of Ireland contending to deprive the King of the Liberty he and his predecessors usually enjoyed to have the Custody of their Bishopricks during the vacancies and that their Tenants from thenceforth should not require Justice from the Kings Court and Pleas which were used to bee brought in determined by his Writs to the prejudice and hurt of his Royal Dignity specially sent or intended to send the Bishop of Limeric to the Popes Court to obtain these designes whereupon King Henry the 3. sent a special Letter to the Pope not to permit any thing to be obtained or granted by any ones suggestion against him that might hurt his rights or deprive him of his accustomed power in this behalf but remain safe under the wings of his protection against the machinations of his Enemies Commanding 4. Proctors manfully to resist those who would obtaine those things in the Court of Rome so as thereby he might have cause to commend their discretion and fidelity p. 428. H. A Prohibition that the Archbishop of Cassal should not molest nor implead him for his Lands and Temporalties held of the King but only for Spiritualties p. 602 603. A Prohibition to the Archbishop of Cassel not to confirm a Bishop if canonically elected in the Church of Limerick notwithstanding the Kings royal assâ—nt was not required thereto and to revoke whatever he had done to the Kings prejudice without delay 756 757. See Cassall Lismore Bishoprick and Bishops Suffragans to the Archbishop of Cassal p. 603. R. de Bedeford by Letters patents from the Chapter of Lismore to 2. Canons thereof was elected Bishop of Lismor to which election the King gave his royal assent they affirming the Church to be then voyd the King issued a Writ to put him in possession thereof whiles R. Bishop of Waterford to whose Bishoprick it was annexed was sent into England by the Popes Legates command to help consecrate the Bishop of Carlisle The Bishop upon his return compained of this surprise to the King and Counsil producing before them the instrument of J. the Popes Legat for the union of both Bishopricks and alleged that he could not be justly put out of either of them without hearing or summons whiles absent and thus united by a false and fraudulent suggestion whereupon the King decreed that the lying informer who circumvented him should not obtain his suit that his fraud and guile should not patronize him thereupon he by Writ commanded the Chief Justice of Ireland to put the Bishop of Waterford in full and speedy seisin of all possessions and goods belonging to the Bishoprick of Lismor or Waterford The like Writ â—â—â—â—ed to the Archbishop of Cassel 373 374. After which the Pope referred the examination of this cause to his Legat then Bishop elect of Norwich the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of Winchester who by their definitive sentence adjudged Râ—de Bedeford his election and possession to be good legal and that he ought to enjoy the Bishoprick whereupon there issued a Writ to the Chief Justice of Ireland by advice of the Counsil to put the Bishop of Lismor into the possession thereof and of all its profits without delay p. 381 382. Griffin gaining possession of the Bishoprick by pretending to the King he was elected and confirmed so deceiving the King being not confirmed the King by Writ commandded his Chief Justice upon sight thereof to seise into and keep safely in his hands the Bishoprick then in Griffins possession with all the appurtenances lands goods rents possessions belonging to it till further order p. 422. A Writ that the Archbishop of Cassel should not molest nor sue the Bishop for any Lands or Temporalties belonging to the Crown but only for Spiritualties 602 603. The Kings presentation of VV. de Kylkenny to the Church of Dungarvan directed to the Bishop of Lismor by the King 756. M. Meden Midensis Midden Bishoprick Bishops THe Bishop one of the Popes delegates to release the interdict of the Archbishop of Cassel against the Kings lands and Tenants in Ireland if he refused to do it in 15. dayes p. 384. T. appointed one of the Kings Collectors by the Pope to collect the Dismes granted him in Ireland for relief of the holy Land 559 560. Hugo Bishop thereof having obtained confirmation and the spiritualties and temporalties of the Bishoprick Galsridus de Cusack pretending
of the Bishoprick of Lismor by this Union during his absence in England by the Popes Legates mandate to help consecrate the Bishop of Carliâ—le the Chapter of Lismor informing the King the Church was void elected and presented a new Bishop to him whom he confirmed and restored the Temporakies to but upon complaint of the Bishop of Waterford and proof of the Union restored him to the possession thereof Upon an Appeal to the Pope the Bishop of Norwich elect then his Legate the Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of Rochester to whom he referred the examination of the cause resolved the Union to be void the election and confirmation of the other good whereupon the King restored him to the possession of Lismor and the other to all the possessions and Temporalties belonging only to Waterford p. 373 374 381 382. See Lismor Philip Dean of Waterford being elected Bishop thereof whom the Pope approved to be Bishop the King thereupon granted him his Royal assent and favour And because he had done fealty to the King he issued Writs to his Chief Justice to give him full seisin of the Temporalties thereto belonging according to usage and to all Tenants of the Bishoprick to be intendent and respondent to him p 784. King H. 3. being in Gascoigne granted a license to elect to the Dean and Chapter of Waterford yet to spare their labour and expenses of sending thither for a confirmation after the election made he commanded his Chief Justice of Ireland when the person they required or elected should be presented to him he should give the royal assent and favour to him yet so as the King might have no reason to suspect his loyalty and to restore him full seisin of the Bishoprick and all Temporalties thereto belonging when he was confirmed having first received the due and accustomed Fealty to the King from him and that he should take care he received Letters Patents from the Dean and Chapter conteining that they should not draw this grace of the King into consequence in future times p. 818. This Index with those in my other Tomes when compleated will supply sundry defects in Sir James Ware his Book De Praesulibus Lageniae sive Provinciae Dublinensis Archiepiscoporum Cassaliensium Tuamensium Vitae INDEX 5. Of Foreign Archbishopricks Bishopricks Patriarchs Archbishops Bishops Matters Acts relating to them those only formerly under our Kings Dominions in France and Normandy are particularly touched the rest referred to the pages wherein mentioned A. AMciensis Bishop p. 1032. Sr. Andrews Archbishop G. A Writ to the Barons Bayliffs of the Cinque-ports and others to arrest him and all his and other enemies coming from beyond the Seas oâ— out of Scotland who had procured certain things from the Court of Rome tending to the disinheriting of the King of Scotland who had married King H. 3. his daughter not without the manifest scandal and disgrace of him and the said King and not to suffer any of them to come into the Realm 973. Antiocha Patriarch claims primacy of the Bishop of Rome p. 490 491 492 521 643. Anxianensis Auxiensis Archbishop p. 400. Aquensis Episcopus ordered by Pope Honorius his Bull at King H. 3. his instance to excommunicate Geoffry de Lizimace the Kings sworn Vassal for breach of his Oath of Fealty to him p. 402 403. Summoned to appear before the King at Burdeaux on a certain day upon the men of Aquis complaint for invading them in an hostile manner to the Kings great disgrace and dishonour taking three of them prisoners and slaying one J Mansell sent thither to hear and end the differences between them The Bishop prohibited not to molest them again as he would avoyd the Kings revenge p. 600 601. Aquilegia Patriarch p. 643. Arelatenâ—is Archbishop prohibits Earl Richard by the Popes authority not to passe to the Holy Land when in his journey towards it to all mens admiration 514. Armenia Archbishop arrives in England p. 421. B. BElvacensis Bishop Philip taken in his armes against King Rich. 1. by his forces was kept in them long detained prisoner not released by him noâ— by King John notwithstanding all the Popes Letters menaces till he payd a ransom of 6000 Marks and 2000 Marks more for expences in prison p. 227. Beritensis Bishop p. 643. Bithuricensis Archbishop p. 400. Bononiensis Bishop James p. 822 866 867 870 880. Brixiniensis Bishop G. p. 532 550. Burdegalensis Archbishop summoned to a Council to Biturica in France by the Popes Legate p. 400. The Bishop of Hereford aspiring to it defeated by the Archbishops unexpected recovery p. 851. Fortone the Kings Clerk elected by the major part the Kings Letters to the Pope on his behalf 971. C. CAesariensis Archbishop p. 529. Canturcensis Bishoprick p. 1032. Cathanensis Bishop p. 516. Coloniensis Archbishop H. p. 453 912. Appendix p. 27. Condonensis Bishoprick 516. Constantinopolitanus Patriarcha contests with the Pope for primacy p. 490 491 492 643 752. Corliagensis Bishop William p. 1033. Cremonensis Bishop p. 520. Cuma Bishop H. p. 532. Cunerensis Bishop A. p. 598. D. Dolensis Bishop Sampson Archbishop of St. Davids carries his Pall from St. Davids thither whereupon the Bishop succeeding him refused subjection to the Archbishop of Turon till Pope Innocent the 3d. descided the controversie for Dole p. 234. E. EBredunensis Archbishop King Henries grand Proctor to the Pope in the businesse of Sicily wherein he decoyed him p. 944 to 948 957 958 960 966. F. FErraria Bishoprick p. 516. Florence Bishop p. 530. G. GLasgo Bishop Nicholas his election vacated by the Pope who conferred the Bishoprick by Provision on John de Cheyham whom he consecrated King H. 3. his Letters at the Popes request to the King and Queen of Scots and whole Council of Scotland to restore his Temporalties without opposition though they might justly withstand it p. 972 973. H. HEâ—bipâ—lâ—nsis Bishop p. 520. L. LAudensis Bishop p. 520. Lexovi Bishoprick Bishops King Johns memorable Writ to the Dean and Chapter shewing his and his ancestors antient Prerogative that no Bishop ought to be elected there or in any other of his Cathedrals but by his special license to elect and confirmation after the election his admiring their presumption in electing a Bishop without it appeals against it to preserve his right p. 229 230. Limovicensis Bishop at the Kings request by the Popes command excommunicates Hugh de Lizimaco Earl of March and his Wife interdicts his Lands for seising and besieging King H. 3. his Castles and other things against his Oath p. 377 384. Proctors constituted concerning a difference between the King and him in the French Kings Court 1032. Lingonensis Bishoprick p. 641. Lucanensis Bishoprick p 516. Lugdunensis Archbishop p. 400 401 641 642. M. MEssanensis Archbishop the Popes Agent p. 520 521 522 523 530 928. Mons Regalis Bishoprick p. 516 520 521. Mutinensis Bishop p. 520 655. N. NArbonensis Archbishop p 400 Navariensis Bishop p. 520.
Dismes of the Diocessâ— p 105â— 1054 Huntingdon W. dâ— Câ—ahull the sequestrationâ— of all Abbots Clerks c. in Lincoln Diocesâ—â— who obeyed thâ— Popes Interdict committed to him by King John p. 255. sent to meet the exiled Bishops upon their return 278. A Prohibition to exact a Disme from a Clerk 5â—3 sent by Bishop Grostheadâ—n â—n o Wals to Admonâ—â— King H. 3 to correct his excesses 595. Roger de Râ—â—ckyâ—â—â—â— compounds with King H. 3. for all the Dismes of Lincoln Diocesse 1051 1052. L. LEgr Leycester sent to reprove the King by Bishop Grosthead p. 595. Lethlin Ireland W. p. 424. Lincoln his injurious proceedings and excommunication against the Abbot and Monks of St. Augustâ—â—â—s Canterbury contests suits appeals thereon 597 598. William Lupus an Attachment against him for proceeding contrary to a Prohibition 720. Excommunicated by Archbishop Boniface appeals against him to his â—ace goes in person to Rome oppressed by his power till his death none daring to favour or protect him 805 806. Lions Guido p. 845. London Peter Excommunicated by the Archbishop his appeal against it p. 745. M. MIddlesex p. 814. N. NOrsolk Nicholaus de Plumpton p. 1034. Northampton A Writ not to prejudice the Archbishoprick of York p. 233. Northumberland R. de Marisco recommended by King John to be elected Bishop of Winton rejected by the Monks 355 356. Complaints and a Prohibition against him for vexing the Inhabitants of New Castle upon Tyne and citing them to remote parts to take Oaths and answer Articles 969 970. Norwich Ganfridus de Burgo apprehended imprisoned put to death with a Cap of Lead by King John for deserting his service Court upon his Excommunication by the Pope and using words to others to desert him 258 267. Johannes Florentius Popes Agent forced to fly to escape apprehension 435. Simon Normannus Keeper of the Great Seal deprived of it his Pluralities and Archdeaconry by the Pope 566. slanders the English as Traytors Ibid. Nottingham W. recommended to the Chapter of York by Writs for their Dean p. 352. O. Oxon A Writ to him to publish in places convenient that the Schollars which fled thence for assaulting the Popes Legate might safely return p. 496. A Prohibition to him against suits for Legacies and Goods belonging to the Kings Chapple of Stiâ—â—feld 497. A Prohibition against his exacting Procurations from the Church of St. Crosse 602. A Prohibition to him against an Inquisition to the prejudice of the Kings Crown and Prerogative 972. Richard de Mepham A Commission to him and others to sequester and secure the goods of Alien and Non-resident Clerks and recover those distracted during the Troubles by common consent of the King and Barons 1004. Gualther Mapâ—s his Verses against the Popes and Court of Romes bribery and corruptions p. 1069 1070. R. RIchmond Honorius the Kings protection and Popes Letter for him against the Archbishop of York's oppressionâ— p. 231 232. A Delegate to the Romish Cardinals in case of a Provision 650. Churches therein 954. Opposed the Kings right to promote the Popes Provision to the prejudice of the Crown 963. Roffen Rochester the Kings Proctor 984. S. SAlop Petrus de Radenour made an impropriation during the vacancy of the Bishoprick by fraud which the King nulled p. 689. Stafford A Prohibition to him not to proceed in a cause against the Kings Clerk touching St. Michaels Church in Coventry p. 689. Sudâ—uâ—y Alâ—nus de Becles more peremptorily denyed the Popes Legates exactions then any other 569. Constantinus an auditor for the account of the Dismes 1051. Suâ—folke Richard de Langedon A Writ to him not to reveal the Kings counsil to any person touching a dispensation to marry p. 454. Surrey L. a Writ to exempt him from paying Dismes p. 562. A Writ to him faithfully to preserve the rights of the Crown 590. W. WAterford Ireland p. 817. Wells Simon a grand contest between him and the Abbot and Monks of St. Augustines touching the Church of Feversham to which King John presented him Appendix p. 1 to 14. Hugo the Kings Chancellor made Bishop of Lincoln p. 257. Westminster Richardus de Crokesdâ—le skilfull in the Law elected Abbot of Westminster p. 685. Winton H. a Writ to exempt him from Dismes p. 562. A Writ to him to maintain the rights of the Crown against the Bishops invasion of them p. 590. A Writ to him presently to depart the Realm by the King and Counsils order 938. A Prohibition to him not to implead any of the Kings Clerks out of England p. 981. Wygorniensis William elected Bishop of Durham by the Monks but refused by the King p. 405. One of the arbitrators to end the controversie between the Bishop of Lincoln and his Dean and Chapter p. 509. X. XAâ—cton p. 971. Deans Chapters and Canons A. ALtissiodorensis Dean A Prohibition to him as Popes Delegate not to proceed in a cause between the Prior of â—anton and Archbishop of Ardmach p. 628. Artferten Ireland p. 480 481 763. See Artferten Bishops St. Asaph Wales Their Charter of acknowledgement under hands and seal that upon every avoydance of the Bishoprick they ought humbly to petition the King and his Heirs for a license to elect a new Bishop and after the election made to require their Royal assent thereto p. 726 727. B. BElvacensis Excommunicated all who spoke against the Popes grant of First fruits to Boniface p. 685. C. CArantoke Cornwall A Prohibition to the Sheriff of Cornwall to hinder a Provisor to be put into it by Provision from the Pope belonging to the Kings presentation in right of his Crown by the vacancy of the Bishoprick of Exon p. 736. Clon in Ireland p. 759. See Bishops of Clon E. ELfin in Ireland p. 687. See Elfin Bishops Eâ—or William specially recommended p. 352. Fulco elected Bishop of London p. 623. The Dean a Cardinals Delegate touching a Provision p. 650. A Writ to the Sheriff to permit them to enjoy all their Liberties granted enjoyed by former Charters without prejudice to the Kings rights 719 720. Their Lands seised into the Kings hands by reason of a difference with the City of York restored by Writ 820. A Prohibition to them for usurping upon the Jurisdiction of the City in several particulars 830 831. Jordan thrust into it by a Papal Provision secretly installed vexeth Archbishop Sewall caused the Pope to excommunicate him for opposing him 851. 926. A Writ to the Dean and Chapter to admit John Mâ—unsell to the Treasurership of Yorke in the Kings gift by vacancy or upon their refusal others authorized to admit him 854 855. Godfrey de Kymâ—ton Dean elected Archbishop 953. William de Langeton elected Archbishop his election nulled 1009. William de Rotheâ—field Dean 1011. F. Fâ—â—abarun Ireland p. 857 858 859. H. HE eford His account of the Dismes thereof p. 959. K ST Kanitiâ— Kilkenny Ireland p. 980. L. LIchefeld their election of their Bishop with the Monks of Coventry joyntly or by turnes differences about elections p. 418 510
acts at St. Albans ibid. Simon a Priest 595 1005. William the Queens Chaplain 781. De Longchamp Henry p. 819. De Longotham Paul the Emperors messenger 521. Lovel Henry 942. VVilliam Canon of Rippon 693. De Lovetot Roger Sheriff of Not. Derby 828. Lucius Tiberius a Roman 326. De Luci Lucy Geoffry King Iohns Counseller and adherent 265. Stephen Kings Proctor agent at Rome 389 390 395 405. William 736. De Ludelow Robert a Baron in Parliament exceeds his Commission 584 585. Thomas 1089. Lungespee Nicholas a living to be provided for him 601 Stephen King Henries kinsman a Croysado granted him in Ireland 757 784. Lupus Robert â—ustos of the Temporalties of Winton 254. Luvel Philip a Clerk 736. Treasurer 865. Roger Kings Proctor 785 984 986 991. M. MAlet W. excommunicated for being against King John 359. De Mandevilla Geoffry a Nobleman 339. Excommunicated for opposing King John 359. Robert and William excommunicated for the same cause 359 360. De Mara Blasius Kings Proctor 497. Marcii Hugotio 864. De Mare Henry his Teste to a Writ 830. De Marescis Richard 290. De Marisco Adam a Monk Popes delegate 852. Richard one of King Johns Counsellers against the Pope 265. Robert Official to the Bishop of Durham 740. De Mansell John Provost of Beverly Treasurer of York King H. 3. great Counseller Writs subscribed by for him acts concerning and complaints against him 593 597 598 599 600 601 632 748 756 758. 813 834 854. 862 868 915 916 917. 942 943. 962 963 964 967 970 974 975 977 987 988 989. 990 1000. Marescal John a Baron in Parliament 453 472. Margaret Tenant in Capite gives security not to marry but by license 602. Wife to H. de Burgo 443. De St. Martin Godfry a Commissioner for Bishops damages 280. Ralph 292. Matilda wife of William de Brause her harsh words to King Johns Officers flight imprisonment death 256 260. De Maula Peter one of King Johns Connsellors assistants a-against the Pope 265. De Mekillon John 495. De Melkele Gervase attachment against him 458. Robert 965. Mereduc fil Griffin 782. De Merton Waleran Kings Clerk and agent 940 972 1004 1005 1006. De Messenden Roger Kings Clerk 782. De Middleton John Clerk of the Chapel 1000. Geoffry Append. 4 De Mildhall Constantine an Official 955. Millers Gilbert promoter of the Crosse 863. De Mohun Richard 956. De Monasteriis Walter Commissioner for Bishops damages 261. Monke Robert a Canon 745. De Monte Acuto W. a Baron excommunicated for opposing K. John 359. De Monte Begonis R. excommunicated 359. De Monte Canisio William a Baron 1001. De Monte Causa Hugh his case 882. De Montesort Almericus Treasurer of York his case 1010. Peter subscribes the Noblemens Letter against the Popes Innovations as a Baron 951. De Monte Pessulano William a Monk voluntarily resigned his Bishoprick to the Pope 624 625. De Monte Visito J. Lewes Proctor at Rome against King John 362 De Montibus Ralfe Clerk a provision for him 806. De Monmouth John a Clerk his provision 559. De Montilis Peter a Canon 1062. De Montimer Hugh Archbishop Bonifaces Official his acts 626 690 825 851 1012. Robert Commissioner for Bishops damages 280. Roger a Baron 276 277. Kings Proctor and Agent 1002 1006. Of his Couusil 1014. Robert Kings Messenger 977. De Mounterant Imbertus a Messenger 937. De Mounfichet Munfichet Richard a Baron 339. excommunicated for opposing King John 360. De Mucegros Robert 453. De Muletona Lambertus Miles his priviledge not to be excommunicated 682. Roger 974 975 1037. Thomas Commissioner for Bishops dammages 280. Excommunicated 360 390. De Mumbray Moubray William excommunicated for opposing King John 359. De Mussengey R. a Baron in the Parliament of Merton 472. N. DE Nassord Kings Proctor at Rome 428. De Nevill Robert Sheriff of York 1009. De Newburgh Novo Burgo Roger a Monk 483. De New-market Novo Mercato Adam his Teste to a Writ 1008. disinherited 1037. De Niccoto VVilliam flies into France 267. Norisco Robert Martins conductor 619. De Normanvil Ralph Commissioner for Bishops dammages 280. Norman Simon 501 505. Slanders the English as Traytors 545 566. De Norwich Geoffry imprisoned tortured to death for treasonable words acts 258 267. Simon sequestred for the Kings debts 782. De Norwod Northwood Roger 941 942 1004. O. DE Ocra VValter the Emperors Nuncio 605. an eloquent Clerk 644 675. De Oleia John 242. Olive Richard his case 883. Oliverius the Bishop of VVintons servant 787. De Orture Peter 827. De Otinton Henry Clerk of the Wardrobe 1000. P. DE Palude Puddle Guido Clerk 690. Pamson Henry 473. Parcel Henry Clerk 978. De Parco Galfrid 818. De Paris John 1023. De Parker Adam 971. De Parmniter Thomas 1013. De Passeleve Robert turns Clerk 729. Simon Kings Clerk his fraud 932 933. De Pateshull Simon Commissioner for the Bishops dammages 279 281. an eminent man 511. De Pausy a Baron in the Parliament of Merton 472. De Paxton Roger 465. Payforer Fulk a Commissioner of Inquiry 1033. De Pecche Bartholmew Kings Proctor at Rome 640. Hugh Commissioner to secure the goods of the Citizens of Norwich 1066. De Penriis Iterus Kings Proctor 1032. De Penton Roger a Commissioner for Bishops dammages 280. De Percy R. excommunicated as against King John 359 Geoffry a Commissioner for Norwich riot 1066. De Perdriz G. an Attachment against him 458. De Pet-Pont Robert Commissioner for Bishops dammages 280. De Pevecestre Stephen Constable of Dover Castle 1060 1061. Peverel Guido excommunicated 787 788. De Peyteum Gilbert a Judge 262. Picard John excommunicated 787 788. Pikot Robert Commissioner for Bishops dammages 280. Thomas 995. De Perecat William to poll long-haired Clerks 479. Plegele Plegilis a Priest his prayer Christs personal presence in the Eucharist in the form of a Child Berengarius his censure of him 71 72. De Plessetis John sent with a Prohibition to the Popes Delegates 478. William Kings Clerk provision for him 562. with a prohibition to him 725. De Plexeto John takes the Crosse 766. Le Pless W. Kings Clerk exempt from Dismes 562. De Plumton Nicholas Kings Clerk provision for him 806. collector of dismes 862 863 864 916 917. De Plymton Nicholas Kings Proctor 807 808. Rustands Vicegerent 921 1034. De Pointun Alexander excommunicated as against K. John 360. De Poterna James Commissioner for Bishops dammages 280. De Poppia William Kings Clerk exempt from disms 562. Porretanus Rogerus an ambitious Monk his discourse with the Abbot of St. Albans 350 351. De Powic Powikâ— William Kings advocate to the Council of Lions against King Johns Charter and other grievances of the Pope 299 638 639 644 645. De Preston Gllbert a Judge 925. Pruz Walter an Astrologer 487. Q. DE Quency Sacruâ— hated by King John 286. De St. Quintino Bonetus Kings Proctor at Rome 1032. R. DE Rad. Henry a Clerk 495. De Rale Walter excommunicated for a
conferre it on whom he pleased nulls the election of Ralph the Kings Chancellor by the Monks approved by the King without alledging any cause but his own Papal pleasure commanding the Monks to make a new election by clauses prejudicial to his Prerogative 431. The Kings Inhibition thereupon to the Monks to do nothing therein to the prejudice of his Crown nor go to a new election without his special license 432. Nulls their Priors new election by the Kings license because old too simple to govern that Church nulled their third election of Blundus approved by the King because he held two Benefices without his license 433. Commanded the Monks at Rome to elect Edmund to whom he sent a Pall who refused to do it without the Kings license they and the King at last enforced to accept of him for Archbishop without any election 433 434. The corn goods of his foreign Clerks by provisions publickly threshed out and sold by a general insurrection against them 434 435 436. The Pope very angry at the tidings thereof writes biting Letters to the King for not punishing the offendors contrary to his Coronation Oath threatens to Excommunicate him if he did not exemplarily punish them to deterre others commanding some Bishops and Abbots to Excommunicate all they found guilty thereof till absolved by himself Whereupon sundry found guilty by inquisition were imprisoned others forced to fly 436 437 438 c. Hubert de Burgo his Mannors sequestred to give them satisfaction he removed from his Chief Justiceship for conniving at confederating with these Rioters and not punishing them 438. His Bull for visiting all Religious Orders Houses in all places for their vices corruptions by his special visitors their severe proceedings therein appeals against them 440 441 442. His Letters on behalf of Hugh de Burgo 443. King Henry submits himself at his command to prolong the Truce with France for three years to ayd the Holy Land 446 447. His abusive Bulls to all Christians for the ayd of the Holy Land only to extort monies upon that pretext levyed by and payd to his own Agents to be imployed against the Emperor Frederick promoted by Freers without the names of Nuncioes yet having their power and authority to absolve men from their Vows for money when crossed and to compell them to pay their monies by Excommunications Interdicts the Indulgences therein contained 447 to 451 466 367 He propounds a marriage between Isabella King Henries Sister and the Emperor his Letters concerning it the Kings answer to him and submitting himself to the Jurisdiction censures of the Pope and Roman Church in case he failed to pay the marriage portion promised 450 to 455. King Henry 3. sends Proctors to him concerning his own Marriage-Treaty to be ratified by his Papal authority dispensation which he prayed 454. Humbly relorted to him for counsil refuge upon all emergent occasions his over-submissive Procurations Letters to that purpose 454 455. His remonstrance to him of grievances by Philip Earl of Britain in seising his Castles Lands and revolting from his Allegiance and prayer to compell him to give him satisfaction who instead thereof imployed him in his Wars 455 456. His Letter to the King for receiving the Bishop of Winton into England who fled out of it was sent for by him to Rome to supply him with monies and ayd him in his Wars being a better Souldier then Preacher which he is content to do at the Popes request 456 457. His Legate prohibited to enter into Ireland without the Kings command 458. His encroachments upon the elections and confirmations of Abbots his new Oath of Fealty exacted from the Abbot of St. Albans to the prejudice of the Crown Churches Abbots Priviledges his Bulls and his Delegates proceedings therein 458 to 467. Published new compendious Decretals to get monies and usurp a legislative power over the world 457. He set up countenanced Usurers called Caursini in all places especially in England to whom most Prelates Abbots were bound in strange Obligatlons to raise monies for his use protected by him against the Bishop of London whose threats to excommunicate and banish them the City they derided 467 to 470. The insolency cruelty secular imployment of the Freers Minorites against their Orders by his countenancing them 469 470. King H. 3. by his Bull endeavours to revoke sundry of his grants as if unable to make them without his consent 470 486. His frequent abuse of Croysadoes and new wayes to raise money by dispencing with Vows and perverting it to his own use to the gâ—eat scandal of many discovered declamed against 470 471. Confirmed the Archbishop of Rhoaâ—s election which the King approved 482. His license to hold Pluralities to such of the Kings Clerks as he should appoint 483. I he miserable estate of England by his Agents Bulls Provisions to unlearned vitious Foreigners extortions symony abuse of Ecclesiastical censures being made a common prey by his Hypocrisie Tyranny 484. The Greek Church rejects his pretended authority over them separated from the Church of Rome for his and her avarice symony corruptions and claims superiority over it against whom he grants a Croysado and sends Souldiers to reduce them 484 489 to 494. He sends Otto at the Kings request into England under pretext to reform abuses who proved a ravenous wolfe 485 c. See Index 12. Opposed by Archbishop Edmund as prejudicial to his Archiepiscopal authority Ibid. The Nobles refuse to grant King H. 3. an Ayd publickly reprehend him in Parliament for saying publickly and secretly he could dispose exchange or alien nothing in his Kingdom without the Popes or Legates consent as if he were not King but the Popes Feudatory Vassal as many stiled him 470 485 486 504 5â—5 He Decrees St. Edwards Feast to be publickly observed His Canonization of Francis and Dâ—mâ—ick for Saints published and that his Legates Decrees in Councils should be valid after his Legateship ended 488. Recalls his Legate Otto from England by reason of the commotions against him for his rapines the Kings supplication for his stay notwithstanding them 49â— 493 505. Gives sentence for the Monks of Rochester and Earl of Arandel at Rome against Archbishop Edmund awarding them costs of suit yet granted him a priviledge to the prejudice of the Monks of Canterbury whom he oppressed by it 498 499. His unjust sentence by bribery against the Canons in the cause of Alienor married to the Earl of Leycester against her vew of chastity and in case of the Monks and Bishop elect of Winton upon appeals to him 498 500 to 504. His Statutes concerning the reformation of the black Monks and proceedings on them 503 504. His sharp Letter Bull to King H. 3. for giving alienating the Lands of the Crown to Bishops Abbots Nobles others to the prejudice of the See Apostolick to whom the Realm of England belonged and command to resume them notwithstanding his improvident Charters Oath 504 505. His Legate not permitted to enter
to depose the Emperor by force 550 551. He endeavoured to subject the Emperor and all Christian Kings to his Papal Dominion and make them his Vassals taking example boldnesse from his predecessors trampling the King and Kingdom of England under his feet The Emperors resistance of him the only means to secure the Rights Crowns of all other Christian Kings though they deserted or engaged against him and their own interest by ayding this Pope with monies extorted by his Nuncioes 544 552 553 554. The Emperor contradicts his summons of a General Council designed to excommunicate and depose him prohibited all Legates Bishops summoned to it to repair thither under pain of imprisonment who presuming to repair to it upon this Popes Letters great naval forces to transport them by Sea Gods owning of the Popes Churches cause and disowning of the Emperors as accursed excommunicated by him were all intercepted spoyled some of them slain drowned by the Emperors naval forces the Popes Fleet scattered his Legates Cardinals Prelates long detained in prison the Popes designs Council frustrated to his grief infamy 552 to 556 655 656 657. A Carâ—busian Monk at Cambridge brought before his Legate and others affirmed to their faces That Gregory was not Pope nor bead of the Church That he was the Devil broke loose an Heretick who pâ—llâ—â—â—d the Church yea World That he had not power to biâ—â—e oâ— loose souls nor was St. Peters Vicar nor had his power on earth being a Simoniack Usurer and perhaps involved in greater crimes following not Christs footsteps virtues as St. Peter did At which the Legate blushed and all were silenced 560. He conferred the Bishoprick of Landaff by his Papal provision which the King assented to 558 559. Granted K. H. a Dism in Ireland for relief of the Holy land 559 560. He grants the Tenths of all profits of Benefices to the Abbot and Monks of Cluny belonging to any houses of their Order in England without the Kings privity against his prerogative and custom of the Realm for which the King issued Writs to prohibit the collecting of them 562. Grants a priviledge to Edmund Archbishop of Canterbury that he and other Archbishops in their Provinces should present to all Bishopricks Abbots Priories continuing voyd in the Kings hand after 6. moneths space which he afterwards nulled as contrary to the Kings prerogative at his instance 563. He intends to bestow all the benefices in England upon the sonnes kinred of Romans to incourage them unanimously to rise up against the Emperor writing for 300 of the next benefices that fell voyd only in 3. Bishopricks to be conferd on them by provision 564. He sent Peter Rubeus to demand an intollerable Tax of the English Clergy proposed privatly to each of them under an Oath of secrecy not to discover it which the Prelats and inferior Clergy generally Cistercians manfully withstood 566 to 570. Recalls Otto from Engl. to Rome who burnt his letters to advise assist him in a Council against the Emperor 401 402. 570. The insatiable shameles covetousnesse corruption Simony of him and the Court of Rome exposing all things to sale reputing Usury a small sinne but Simony none at all 571. His two Agents intollerable exactions in England by Procurations and new devised extortions 572. Writs to all Bishops to inquire of the number value of the Benefices granted by him and his Legates by provision to aliens 572 573. The King by writs exempts all his own Clerks and Freechappels from his Legates procurations taxes exactions provisions 573 574. A Prohibition against his Legates compelling any person by Ecclesiastical censures to contribute any thing to him and against his provision of a Prebendary in Pauls belonging to the Kings presentation 574 575. The Kings appeal Proctors to him against the Bishop of Wintons election His Nuncioes and their Treasure seised by the Emperor 605 606. His death Sees vacancy and schisms after it 605 647 648 650 651. His Bull for relief of the Holy Land transcribed verbatim by Pope Innocent the 4th 660. His Statutes Letters whereby Archbishop Boniface would visit the Monks of Canteabury resisted and revoked by his Successor 793 794. The Kings Letters of Complaint against his Provisions His death concealed by his agents til they could collect transport their rapins 608. Gregory the 10. His Complemental Letter to King Edward the 1. for a safe Conduct to his Agent to collect Peter-pence and desiring the payment of 7. years arreaâ—s of the annual rent then due for England and Ireland by King Johns Charter 311 312. According to his predecessors practise he rejected the Monks election of Chillenden to the Archbishoprick of Canterbury opposed by the King made Robert Archbishop by his Papal provision which the Monks not daring to oppose elected him proforma to preserve their right of election 1061 1062 1063. H. HOnorius 2. his Decree against Priests taking an Oath or being compelled to swear in criminal or other causes unlesse by their Bishops special license 707. Honorius 3. Young King Henry 3. his Complemental Epistles to him and his Legates for their tender care of him and his Realm during his minority professing himself his creature subject desiring him not to confirm the election of the Bishop of Ely a professed enemy to him and his father adhering to the French King against them the Isle being a place of strength and to provide a fitter Bishop for it 374 375. His Epistle to him touching the Bishop Bishoprick of Karlisle and resetling the impropriations thereon granted to it by H. â— then alienated from it 375 376. touching the restoring of his Sisteâ— Jone detained from him by H. de Lizimaco and his excommunication if he refused to do it 377 378. His canonizing Hugh Bishop of Lincoln for a Saint 379 380. The Kings appeal to him touching the Church of Aeley 381. His Bull to two Bishops in England to examine the abuses vices excesses of the Bishop of Dâ—â—â—â—m upon the Monks complaints against him and certifie their proceedings to him 382 383. One of the first introducers of Papal provisions 337 778. His Letter to the Earl of March and his wife upon K. H. 3. his complaint to restore his Castles unjustly seised by him by a day with dammages under pain of excommunication and interdict of their lands formerly released by him which he endeavoured to elude by craft and contempt 384 385. The Kings Letters of thanks to him for former favours requesting him to write to several Bishops and Nobles therein named to assist and continue faithfull to him and restrain all who should rebell against him or detain his Castles Lands by the spiritual sword and censures 389 390. Excommunications thereupon denounced against the detainers of them by the Archbishop and his Suffragans 391. Commanded King Henry to prolong the Truce with France for 3. years 392. At his request the King give his royal assent to the election of the Archbishop of Cassâ—l The King prohibits an appeal to
to the Executors discretion and levy them by Ecclesiastical censures for his use to compound for monies with Excommunicated persons and those who had taken up the Crosse 681 682. He granted a priviledge for a vast sum of money to Lambert de Muleton not to be excommunicated for any offence by any person but by the Popes special command 682. His sophistical delusory priviledge to King Henry that he would grant no provision of Ecclesiastical Benefices in England to any Italian Cardinal or Kinsman unlesse he or his Cardinals should intreat the King with importunity to assent to the Provision 682 683. The Kings Writs that all bringers of this Popes Bulls of Provisions to Benefices or for collections of monies to the impoverishing of the Realm should be seised on imprisoned and the Ports kept that none should be brought in 684. His priviledge granted to the new Abbot of Westminster at the Kings request to celebrate Masse Pontifically and give the benediction solemnly to the people when Agnus Dei was sung 686. His Bull to the Abbot of Cluny who brought his house in debt by the great gifts bestowed on him to collect one years Disme from all of his Order on this side the Alpes notwithstanding the contradiction of any Ordinary whereof he was to receive 3000 Marks to his own use and the Abbot the residue King Henry by Writ seised all the money thus collected in England 686 687. A Prohibition to his Delegates not to molest the Kings Clerk 688 689. His Provisions odious in England yet the King approved of one at the instance of two of his Clerks 690. His intollerable depredations in France and England Ibid. He sends Freers Minors into England armed with terrible Bulls to extort monies from the English Prelates and Clergy under severe penalties which they concealed from the King who demanded no lesse then 6000 Marks out of the Bishoprick of Lincoln and 40 Marks from the Abby of St. Albans for the Popes use which the Abbot refusing was enforced to pay and expend upon Appeals above 300 Marks besides other daily extortions which the King summoned a Parliament to prevent from which the Bishops cowardly absented themselves 690 691 693 694. He sent likewise Freers Minors severally to all the Bishops of France to beg and borrow monies of them which the King prohibited them to grant under pain of forfeiting all their goods whereupon his sophistical Legates departed thence with hissing and derision 691. He dispersed several Legates into Scotland and Ireland to collect monies 692. His Cardinals compelled him to revoke his Decree of Intestates goods by reason of its general scandal and the damage it did to many against Law 692. An unsatiable Carybdis 694. He authorized his Freers by Bulls and their Delegates to interdict excommunicate Archbishops Bishops without any appeal notwithstanding any priviledge if they opposed their exactions or refused to contribute to him according to their faculties 694 695. He attempted by all means to ordain the Archbishop of Ardmach which the King endeavoured to prevent by authorizing his Chief Justice to give his Royal assent to the election for that time 690. He sent Martin his Chaplain into England with the power not title ensigns of a Legate to elude the Kings priviledge and fish for mens goods possessions not souls 691 692. He taught Princes Laymen the way to mutilate and revoke the possessions they had given to the Church by Non-obstantes 693. Excommunicated those Prelates Abbots and others who refused to provide liberally for his Nuncioes whom he impowred to enquire of vexations of Provisors all alienations of Lands Churches and Symoniacal Contracts made by Prelates Clergymen or Religious persons to revoke them without judgement or noyse and notifie them to him that he might proceed against them according to the quality of their offences to get money and to excommunicate suspend interdict all opposers notwithstanding any priviledge or appeal 695 696. The King summons another Parliament to advise how to redresse these manifold and frequent extortions exhausting the Kingdoms Treasure bringing no good but much detriment to the Church and very displeasing to God summoning the Bishops specially to it frequently impoverished by them who all most basely condescended to a Contribution of 11000 Marks to the Pope which some of them before resolved to oppose being so frequently worried tyred with the Popes Agents vexations when they opposed them which act rendred all the Clergy suspected to the Kingdom 696. He sent a Cardinal Legate to crown and anoint Haco King of Norway Denmark and Sweden in whose entertainment the Bishop of Norwich spent 4000 Marks besides other presents For this Coronation the Pope received 15000 Marks sterling besides rich presents to the Legate and 500 Marks extorted by him from the Churches of that Kingdom 697. He sold Bishopricks and Canonizations of Saints for money 698. Granted Croysadoes Dismes to Richard Earl of Cornwall and William Longespee whereby vast sums of money were collected by rapines injustice by his Nuncioes wherein he shared He suspended Patrons from presenting to their Benefices never heard of before to preferre Romans to them or satisfie his avarice filled Germany with Wars preyed upon France and England whereby he and the Court of Rome became infamous 698 716 720 to 736 753 755. The French Peers King conspire and enter into a confederacy against his and the Prelates Exactions Excommunications Encroachments on their Rights and Liberties 699 to 704. His Citation of the Abbot of Abbendon to Rome for his contempt in denying to present a Roman his Provisor to a Benefice of the Abby and presenting another by the Kings command for which though old and infirm he was forced to go to Rome and after much vexation expence to give the Roman a pension of 50 Marks a year to the great prejudice of his Church 716 717. He vacated the Monks election of the Abbot of St. Edmunds without just cause to insnare him in the net of his unmercifull mercy and then to content the grieved Monks out of his meer grace confirmed him their Abbot so as he entred into bond to pay 800 Marks to his designed Merchant which he forced to do dyed of grief in his return thence which oppressions made the Court of Rome infamous and drew the Plague and Gods wrath upon it 717. He commanded the Bishop of Clon elected without the Kings license to be consecrated without his assent contrary to his Royal Prerogative 719. His Bull to exempt the Kings Free Chappels from Episcopal Jurisdiction and Excommunications 720 721 727. Thrusts his Clerk by a Provision into the Church of Eneford belonging to the Kings presentation by vacancy of the Archbishoprick of Canterbury to which the King presenting his Clerk he took the examination of the cause into his own hands giving judgement against the Kings Clerk not considering the Kings right commanding his Delegates to eject him and put in his Provisor which tending to the hurt of the Crown and
415 421 424 436 470 476 490 492 506 507 512 513 539 540 546 611 to 621 639 to 649 664 665 to 687 690 to 699 716 717 730 to 736 746 747 752 753 754 766 768 776 to 781 799 801 802 803 822 823 824 825 841 843 to 853 861 to 872 918 to 922 925 to 935 944 945 961 to 965 968 980 1015 1016 1023 1024 1025 1026 to 1027. Appendix 25 26. See Index 10 12. and King Henry 3. King John Rome Popes not peremptorily imposed but only recommended desired Aydes from it at first granted imposed assented to only by the King Nobles who proportioned ordered the times manner of levying them 238 239 240 Pope Innocent 4. stiled it an unexhausted pit whence he might extort much 671. Often hurt provoked by the injuries of that Pope who yet in a rage threatned to Interdict it encouraged by the Kings and their effeminate fear for which he was reprehended admonished by John an Englishman a Cistercian Monk and Cardinal for beating it like Balaams Asse with his spurs rod and yet not suffering them so much as to mutter against him 676. English thoâ— miserablest of all men by biting devouring each other 737. F. FErdinand 1. Emperor Cassander his Consultation dedicated to approved by him 22. Flanders invaded by the French King when prohibited to invade England 275. France Popes pretended Title to it 9 291. An Ayde granted collected therein by the Kings assent upon the Popes Bull and Legate sent thither for relief of the Holy Land 238 239 240. Kings of France ought not to alien their Crown Lands or Territories to others their alienation of them voyd 319 to 324. The Realm of England never was in subjection to France Its descent to King Edward 3. his Law concerning it 325. No Pope presumed to conferre any Prebendary Benefice by Provision therein till Pope Innocent 3. 330 777 778. The French invade England excommunicated by the Popes Legate 361 362. See Lewes The French Peers Courts proceedings and condemnation of King John to death for murdering his Nephew Arthur the Popes exceptions against it as voyd 363 364. Pope Honorius and Pope Gregories Bulls to the French King for the English to passe and repasse freely to Rome through France without impediment 396 408. The Popes Legate calls a Council therein against the Earl of Tholouse exacts two Prebendaries and two Monks portions in every Cathedral Monastery there to avoyd the old infamy of avarice symony bribery and delay of justice in the Court of Rome with the French Bishops Clergies answers oppositions against it 401 402 403. A Croysado published in it against the Earl of Tholouse and Albigenses the French King crosseth himself against them the Pope prohibites the King of England to invade France during his imployment in this War against these good Christians 403 404. Wars between England and France 406 408. A Truce propounded between them 446. King H. 3. his invasion of it the Earl of Britains revolt from him to the King of France against his Oath and Obligations 455 456. A Croysado published in it to defraud the people and pick their purses 470 512. The Kings and Popes Agents rigour in extorting it his and his Armies great defeat slaughter the King taken prisoner by the Saracens soon after to his Kingdoms great desolation reputed a just judgement 717 733 734 753 754 776. The French Kings Peers confederacâ— and memorable protestation against the Popes Bishops Ecclesiastical Officers encroachments upon their Rights Liberties by new Constitutions holding Pleas of Temporal causes abuse of Excommunications Oaths c. 699 to 760. France reduced to poverty by Pope Innocent 4. conspired against the Pope and Cardinals 676 698. Many Frenchmen slain in ayding Baldwin in his expedition against the Grecians 492. The French crossed for the Holy Wars prohibited to go by the Pope when prepared their speeches mutiny thereupon 512 513. The French Kings and his Nobles Counsils detestation of speeches against Pope Gregories depriving the Emperor Frederick Robert the Kings brothers refusal of the Empire tendred to him by the Pope the dignity of its Kings by lineal descent 540 541. The French alwayes envy the English traduce the Kings of England for banishing Becket and Edmund of Canterbury his leaving England in discontent 591. The long feud controversie between France and England which destroyed innumerable people prayed by King H. 3. to be composed by the Popes mediation 944 945 956 957. a Peace at last concluded 961. King Henries advice to Prince Edward by reason of his sicknesse to hasten his return with the French King from the Holy Wars 1058. King Francis 1. of France declares his Articles under hand and seal ratified by his Oath to consign the Dutchy of Burgundy to the Emperor for his ransome to be voyd because against his Coronation Oath and Laws of France not to alien the Crown Lands 319 320. King Francis 2. of France his complaint of the alienation and mortgaging the Crown Lands thereof 323. Frederick the 2. whiles King of Sicily persecuted by Otho the Emperor for seising some Castles of the Empire during the vacancy 260. Made Emperor by Pope Innocent 3. out of meer malice to Otho 5. interdicted excommunicated deposed by him only for seising and restoring to the Empire according to his Coronation Oath the antient Possessions thereof which Popes had injuriously usurped on purpose to persecute Otho to death by force of Armes 539. He by a just retaliation is soon after excommunicated by Bulls published in all places interdicted defamed by Pope Gregory the 9th for not going to Jerusalem against the Saracens according to his Oath though hindred by sicknesse necessary emergent affairs of the Empire and Civil Wars raised against him in Sicily by this Popes instigation and for contemning the Popes and St. Peters Keyes All prohibited to celebrate divine service to him till he submitted himself to the Church to be proceeded against as an Heretick if he presumed to be present at divine service all his Subjects absolved from their allegiance deprived of his Empire for endeavoring to recover the antient rights possessions of it from the Popes Churches Usurpations 409 to 414. His notable Letters to the King of England and all Christian Princes setting forth Popes designs by Excommunications Interdict to wrest their Kingdoms Lands out of their hands make them their Vassals Tributaries trample them under feet like King John and the Earl of Tholouse pick all their Subjects purses swallow up their wealth by unsatiable blood-suckers Legates Wolves in Sheeps cloathing their symonies rapines extortions unheard of in former ages 414 415. King H. 3. his Letter to him not to revolt from his obedience to the Church of Rome but humbly to obey and submit to the Pope 415 416 He goes to the Holy Land to avoyd the scandals raised of him and his Excommunication for not going which the Pope continued at his arrival at Acon none of the people or Clergy would kiss
10 12. His Letters to Popes to remove two Bishops of Ely and put another in their place by reason of their manifold Treasons against his Father himself and consequence of the Isle of Ely to the Realm 374 922 1022 to 1026. His gratulatory Letter to a Cardinal for the Popes and Church of Romes assistance in delivering him from protecting supporting him in his troubles and craving his assistance to protect the English from the French who had crossed themselves against the Albigenses 375. To Pope Honorius and his Cardinals concerning the appropriations settled on the Bishoprick of Carlisle and the Bishop thereof promoted by the Popes Legate 375 376. He constitutes a general Proctor in the Court of Rome for him and his in all matters for or against them 377 378. He writes to the Pope and Cardinals to order some French Bishops to compell the Earl of March his Son to marry his Sister according to his Oath or restore her to him both which he had refused 377. The detainers of his Castles upon his complaint excommunicated by the Popes Legate till restored 378 379 384 385. Crowned the second time at Westminster by the Archbishop of Canterbury 379. under the Guardianship of the Bishop of Winton Ibid. Present at Beâ—kets solemn Translation as a Martyr and Saint 380. Prohibits any to detain the Bishop of Londons Lands by gift sale mortgage or grant without the Bishops consent and to put the Bishop in possession of them 380 381. His Writs Patents Procurations Appeals contests concerning the election and confirmation of Archbishops Bishops Deans Chapters Archdeacons Clergy Dismes and Church-affairs of England Wales Ireland Normandy See Index 3 4 5 6 10 12. His appeal to the Pope in case of the Church of Acley before the Popes Legate and others 381. His Patent to the Chief Justice and others in Ireland to receive and assist the Popes Legate sent thither 382. His Writ to sell Victuals and other necessaries to the Jews notwithstanding the Archbishops Inhibition 387. His answer to the Archbishop and Nobles in a Parliament at London requiring the confirmation of the Great Charter of Liberties and other Customs ratified by Oath notwithstanding their extortion by violence 387. His demand of Normandy from Lewes the French King according to his Oath with his answer thereto 387 388. His Prohibition to the Archdeacons Official to invade his rights and rents and to the Bishop of Durhams Officers not to hold any Plea use any Writ Liberty in right of the Bishoprick not formerly used in time of his ancestors 388. His Letters of thanks to the Pope and his Legate Gualo for their former assistance imploring their Letters to some Bishops Nobles whose activity or fidelity he suspected to assist adhere to him in his affairs gain restitution of his Castles Lands detained by the Spiritual Sword to lay aside all prejudice against him and his Chief Justice with his recommendation of some of their Loyalties 389 390. The Popes Letters adjudging him of full age able to govern the Realm by advice of his Counsil requiring all Nobles Souldiers others to restore his Castles Honours Lands in their custodies in England and Ireland and compell the refusers to it by Ecclesiastical censures which most refusing to do the Archbishop and his Suffragans excommunicated them whereupon the Earl of Chester and all others by his example restored them to him 391 392 397. His and his Parliaments Bishops proceedings against Falcatius de Brent for seising and close imprisoning one of his Justices Itinerant in Bedford Castle and holding it by force against him till taken by siege 392. His Letter to the Pope for Simon Langetons return into England upon the Archbishops security that his return should not be hurtfull to him or his Realm 392. The Popes Letters to him concerning a Truce with France 292 442 446. His royal assent to a Bishops election Writ concerning a certificate of Bastardy in Ireland and against an Appeal to the Pope therein 393 394. His obtaining license from the Pope and Archbishops to hold Pleas and Juries in Advent and other prohibited times in certain causes 393 407. His Patents constituting several general and special Proctors in the Courts of Rome France and elsewhere for his affaires there with the Pope Cardinals French King and others 395 432 446 452 453 454 455 483 497 558 561 578 589 590 634 637 667 672 735 785 807 808 835 857 858 859 864 to 873 913 to 922 942 to 948 957 to 962 367 968 983 984 985 986 to 990. 1002 1006 1011 1020 1030 to 1034 1062. His Pensions gifts to Cardinals others for expediting his affairs there Popes Letters to him for their continuance 395 432 496 509 756 785 855 974 975 977 991. Popes Bulls for his Messengers free passage to him through the King of Francâ—s tertitories notwithstanding their differences 396 408. His Letters to Popes their Bulls for Ayds Disms Collections for him from the Prelates Clergy of England and Ireland for publick defence necessary supplies voyages to the holy Land with the Prelates Churches Nobles answers oppositions against them disposing the moneys only as the Pope and his Legates appointed 396 406 422 490 500 609 610 732 733 768 to 776 814 to 817. 821 822 862 to 973 922 923 9â—4 1006 1007 1008 1033 1034 to 1098 1048. His Inquisition concerning the Liberties of the Bishop of Ely 398. He refuseth to hear or answer the Popes Letters demands by Otto his Nuncio but in a Parliament of the Clergy and Nobles with his and their answer thereto 398 to 403. He refuseth to restore Falcatius to his favour and lands at the Legates motion being condemned by the Clergy and Nobles in Parliament 398. His Writ to the Archbishops Bishops of Ireland to attempt nothing to the prejudice of his Crown 402. Pope Honorius Letters to the Earl of March Geoffry de Lizimaco and others to restore his Sister Castles and return to their allegiance to him according to their Oath under pain of Excommunication 384 385. 402 403. He refuseth to go into France by advice of his Nobles to recover his rights against the French King while crossed imployed in the Popes wars against the Earl of Tholouse and Albigenses upon his inhibition to him 404. His contest with the Monks of Durham about their Bishops election 405 406. He extorts a fifteenth from the Prelates Clergy of England and Ireland by the Popes assistance and censures without appeal or relief 406 407. The Emperors notable Epistle to him for suffering the Popes scandalous Excommunication of him and absolution of his Subjects from their allegeance to be published openly in England to subject him and the Empire to the See of Rome and make them his Vassals Tributaries as he did King John his father and England and timely to look to the Popes avarice iniquity ambition since his dangerous president concerned him and all other Christian Kings 414 415. His particular Letter thereupon to the Pope that
the only peace of Kings and kingdoms consisted in his and the Churches safety that he exhorted the Emperor by no mans rash advice to recede from the devotion due to him and the Church but humbly to obey and submit to him that he would and was obliged to him as to his Father and Lord whom he would assist in the fulnesse of all fidelity and obsequiousnesse advising him to a reconciliation with the Emperor upon due submission for the relief of the holy Land hindred by their quarrels 415 416 The contest between him and the Monks of Canterbury about the Archbishops election his disallowing their choice and his Proctors promise of a Disme to the Pope in England and Ireland to subdue the Emperor upon condition to null their election and make Richard Archbishop whom he recommended to him which he did accordingly Making an Archbishop hereupon by provision without any election though at the Kings and Suffragans request which introduced all subsequent provisions by Popes to other Bishopricks in England and Ireland 418 419 420 778 779. His grant of the Custody of all Archbishopricks Bishopricks in Ireland to satisfy debts His Patent to all Abbots Priors Nobles and other Lay-Subjects in Ireland to pay Tithes of Ponds and Fishings to the parishes wherein they were without expecting any Writ or Mandate because he would not have those Tithes detained to the peril of his soul 424. His Cowardise to oppose and forwardnesse to promote a Disme for the Pope through England Wales Ireland which most of the Nobles Clergy denyed to wage war against the Emperor to depose him according to his promise upon nulling the Archbishops election the Popes agents insolency Tyranny thereupon 425 426 427. He exacts an ayde from the Clergy to recover his rights beyond Sea 428. Complains to the Pope against the endeavors of the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland to deprive him of his antient Right of the Custody of Bishopricks there during their vacancie and suits in his Courts by his Bulls which he requests him not to grant to the hurt of his rights and authority 428. He denyed to grant a pension to one of the Popes creatures at his request by reason of his penury and want of money 428 429. The Archbishop and some other Prelates refuse to grant him an ayde of escuage in Parliament which all else assented to 429. His offence against the Pope for nulling the due election of his Chancellor to Canterbury by all the Monks after his restitution of the Temporalties without any cause and ordering a new election by his Bull his prohibition and appeal against it as contrary to his prerogative 431 432. The Monks refuse to elect any Archbishop without the Kings special license whereupon the Pope sent a Pall to Edmund made him Archbishop without their previous consent or the Kings license vacating 3. elections one after another approved by the King 433 434. The insurrection against the Romans by Popes provisions and spoyling of their Barns goods throughout England with the Kings and Prelates severe proceedings against them and those who countenanced them upon the Popes Letters 434 to 439. His severe proceedings against Hubert de Burgo Earl of Kent his Chief Justice and faithfull Counsellor for conniving at the plunderers of the Romans and other pretences taking him per force out of Sanctuaries to which he was constrained to restore him by the Bishops excommunications interdicts against the actors and assisters therein 438 439. He commanded the Bishop of Carlisle and his goods to be stayed by his Officers at Dover departing the realm against his license for which they were excommunicated by his insolent Bishops in the midst of his Army at Hereford though he murmured against and prohibited the excommunication 439. He erects an house for the Convert Jews in London and an Hospital 442 476. He resolves the wife of a Convert Jew who refused to turn Christian with her Husband should have no dower of his houses 442. His prohibition to Bishops to act any thing in their Convocation contrary to his Crown person State under pain of forfeiting their Baronies 443. His contest with reprehension by the Archbishop elect and Bishops in Parliament advising him to banish his Foreign ill Counsellors reform his practices whereby his Father lost Normandy his Subjects hearts almost all his Treasure kingdom and Crown of England the Realm troubled interdicted and the Prince of Provinces made Tributary to ignoble persons threatning to excommunicate him and all other contradictors in a short time if he corrected not his errors whereupon he humbly craved time to alter his counsil and take account of his Treasure till he could remove them and sends to the Earl Marshal and Prince of Wales for a reconciliation with them 443 444 445. His Writ for imprisoning and banishing all whores and Priests concubines out of Oxford upon their Oath never to return again or keep company with them 445 446. Clerks livings sequestred for his debt 446. His contract of marriage between the Emperor Frederick and his Sister Isabella and submission of himself and his Successors therein to the Jurisdiction Censure of the Pope and Church of Rome who promoted the match notwithstanding any exception of the Court or Royal dignity if he failed of paying her portâ—on on the dayes prescribed The instruments Letters concerning it 450 to 455. His proxy to the Pope to confirm his contract of marriage 454 455. His Remonstrance to the Pope of the Treachery of the Earl of Britain in revolting from him and delivering up his Castles in Gâ—scoigne to the French King against his Homage Fealty and expresse Oath desiring him by Ecclesiastical censuâ—es to compell him to reparations 455 456. His Letters signifying his consent to permit the Bishop of â—riaton to return into England at the Popes request on his behalf 457. His reprehensory Letter to the Chief Justice of Ireland for not executing his Letters sent to him and to prohibit a Legates comming into Ireland from the Pope without his license 458. His Letters to the Pope on behalf of the Abbot Elect of St. Albans the Pope thereby inforced on him a new Oath of Fealty his Letters slighted at Rome without great gifts and bribes 462 463 465. The Popes Vsurers harboured and maintained in London under him their execrable bonds and penalties 667 668 669. Append. 25 26. He repeals his grant made before his marriage because not made with assent of the Pope or his Legates without which he pretended he had no power to make any grant of his Lands as if he were not King but the Pope subjecting himself to his sentence and Excommunications 470 504 505. Pope Grâ—gory the 9. his Bull sharply reprehending him for alienating the Crown-lands to the prejudice of the See Apostolick as Lord thereof and ordering him to resume them notwithstanding his grants and Oath 504 505. His Parliament at Merton Law Nobles resolution in case of Bastardy contrary to the Popes Canons and
his Crown kingdom and not to act or assent to any thing contrary or prejudicial thereunto 640 641. He denyes Pope Innocent the 4. his request to come into England wherein he had a special right by reason of the prejudice that would arise to it and infamy of the Popes Court whose stink ascended to heaven 654. The Emperors notable Letter to him against the ingratitude pride insolency treachery of Popes Prelates Clerks against Emperors Kings others from whom they received their endowments oppressing the Sons of their Donors by whose almes they were fatted enriched forgetting their native condition being the Sons of their poor Subjects yet neither reverencing fearing Emperor or King when made Popes or Prelates The injustice tyranny of Pope Innocent 4. in denouncing a sentence of Excommunication and deprivation against him without any ciration hearing conviction of any fraud or pravity to the enormous prejudice of all Kings who might justly expect the like proceedings if he a Christian Emperor lawfully unanimously elected approved by the Church whiles the Clergy flourished in Faith and Religion owned Emperor by God and magnificently governing other Kingdoms was thus dethroned who had nought to do with him in temporal matters if peccant in them That he was not the first neither should he be the last who was thus infested by the abuse of Papal authority since their ambition sought to swallow down Jordan and all earthly powers though the turpitude of the Court of Rome was such as all might execrate and honesty shame prohibited to recite That their plentifull rents revenues wherewith they were enriched to the impoverishing of most Realms made them mad That the more they received the more they coveted insnaring dethroning their Pations advancers That he intended to reduce all Clerks especially the greatest to their primitive humility state condition in the Apostles age when they were famous for piety miracles conquering Kings Princes by their Apostolical lives humility sanctity not aâ—mes That those now being addicted to the world drunken with delights cast God behind their backs all their Religion being suffocated by the affluence of riches and wealth That it was a work of charity for him and all Christian Kings to substract their hurtfull riches wherewith they were damnably burdened and that they should serve God in doing it exhorting him to joyn therein 661 662. His extraordinary anger against the English Bishops for setting their hands and seals out of effeminate fear to the transcript of King Johns detestable Charter burnt at Lyons at the Popes command after his and the Nobles protestation against it therein and resolution never to pay or suffer the Tribute therein mentioned to be payd His Oath after the Nobles protestation Thâ—â— although the Bishops were dishonestly incurvated yet he would firm'y stand for the liberty of the Realm neither would he whiles he lived pay the church of Rome the annual reat under the name of Tribute 300 663. The Popes secret rancour and great anger against him and the Realm for daring to bewaile or mutter against his manifold injuries his vaunting speeches That if he could tame Frederick he would easily tread under feet the insolent pride of the English who complained of the oppressions of the Roman Court especially of the Tribute in the Council instigating the King of France in a secret conference at Glungy to wage War upon the King of England for so great an injury till he had disiaherited or so enormously buâ—t him that he should wholly submit to the will of the Roman Court volens â—olens which he refused because he was King Henries Kinsman and their Queens Sisters because he had no manifest right to the Crown of England because there was a Truce between him and the King of England which he would rather Prolong that so he might relieve the Holy Land because much Christian blood would be shed before the Realm of England would yield to France because the Christians in the Holy Land were now oppressed besieged by the Pagans who expected his relief and because he had a stronger and more hurtfull enemy to the Chruch of Rome to be first conquered to wit Frederick 663 664. His priviledge that no Legate should come into his Realm unlesse requested fraudulently abused by the Popes sending certain sophistical Legates having greater power to excort rents money and were more insolent then Legates in all things although they had not the ensigns of Legates being Clerks or Freers Minors or Preachers who made them his Beadles and Tax-masters to the scandal and detriment of their Order 664 690 691 692. He summons a Parliament at London by reason of the Popes indignation against him and all his Nobles oppressing them with many daily intollerable grievances and divers new devices to extort monies more then before their complaints against his grievances which they could no longer tolerate without the brand of sluggishnesse and imminent ruine being done in contempt and spight his Papal indignation so swelling against the miserable English for that they durst complain against their daily injaries and oppressions in the Council which he so multiplied without intermission that the English were more vile in his eyes Court then any other even of the remotest Nations Insolently saying It is expediens for us to compound with the Emperor Frederick that we may trample the little King of England our Vassal under feet who now kicks with the beel against us 664 665. The King Archbishops Bishops Abbots and Nobles draw up 7. Articles in Parliament against the Popes grievances and oppressions 1. In extorting collecting several sums of money by general Taxes and Assesses without the Kings assent or consent against the antient Customs Liberties and Rights of the Realm and against the Appeal and contradiction of the Proctors of the King and Kingdom made in a General Council 2. In hindring Patrons to present their Clerks to vacant Livings and bestowing them by Provisoes on other Roman Clerks utterly ignorant of the English tongue to the peril of the peoples souls and impoverishing of the Realm beyond measure by transporting money out of it 3 In granting pensions out of Livings by Provision and more Provisions of Benefices then he promised after his Bull against them 4. That one Italian succeeded another 5. That Subjects causes were drawn out of the Realm by the Popes authority against the Custome of the Realm against the written Laws that men ought not to be condemned amongst their enemies and against Indulgences granted by his predecessors to the Kings and Realm of England 6. The frequent mention of that infamous word Non-obstante in his Bulls by which the Religion of an Oath antient customes vigor of writings the established authority of Charters Laws Priviledges were debilitated vanished away and his not carrying himself courteously towards the Realm in revoking the plenitude of his power as he promised 7. That in the Benefices of Italians neither their rights nor sustentation of the poor nor hospitality nor preaching of
might receive the amends for it 736. His indignation against Grosthead Bishop of Lincoln for excommunicating the Sheriff of Roteland for not apprehending a Clerk excommunicated by him after 40. dayes and Popes Letter he procured concerning it 738. His Prerogative to have all Royal Fishes wherever they arrive and Writ concerning it 738 739. His notable Writ to Bishop Grosthead to appear and answer his contempt before him for endeavouring to deprive him of his ancient Prerogative to attach Clerks in his Diocesse for contempts in proceeding against his Writs of Prohibition in the Ecclesiastical Court which exorbitant injury and contempt he neither would nor ought patiently to endure with his special Mandate to his Justices of the Kings Bench to keep him in possession of this liberty not permitting any thing of this his right to be diminished 739 740. He refuseth to hear or redresse the complaints of the Prior of St. Bartholmews and Canons of Pauls against Archbishop Boniface for beating wounding him and his Canons and tearing his Miter when he came to visit them he excusing and justifying himself before him His Proclamation throughout London that none under pain of losse of life or member should presume to intermeddle in that quarrel to prevent a sedition the Londoners resolving to ring their common bell and hew the Archbishop in peices if they found him for this fray and riot who backed by the King and Queen excommunicated the Canons afresh in his Chapple at Lambeth 742. Pope Innocent 4. desires his license to repair to Burdeaux in Gascoign the King of France his brothers charging the Pope that his covetousnesse in prohibiting the voyage of the Crucesignati and dispensing with their vows for money was the cause of the French Kings overthrow soliciting King Henry to joyn with the Emperor and hasten his voyage to the Holy Land according to his vow as he tendred the honour of Christ which put the King to a great Dilemma either to displease the Pope or the Emperor and French King 746 747. He used all diligence to procure the Monks of Winton to elect his brother Aethelmar Bishop of Winton though a foreigner youth unlearned His Letters speech to them to induce them to chuse him Bishop and menace to confound all the Monks if he found them rebellious to his perswasions who despairing of any assistance from the Pope by appeal where any thing might be obtained by gifts they unanimously elected him out of fear against their consciences The Kings Letters Messengers to the Pope for his confirmation which he obtained by great gifts and by a provision of 500 Marks a year rent which the Pope exacted for the Duke of Burgundies young son 748 749. He commands the Woods of the Bishoprick of Winton to be cut down sold and the money brought into his Treasury but distracted not the goods thereof because his brother Aethelmar was to enjoy them 751. He enricheth his brethren and Queens kinred with Ecclesiastical Livings writes on their and Boniface his behalf to the Pope against his Suffragans 752. Prescribes an anniversary obsequy for his Mother Qu. Isabell and prayers to be made for himself his Queen and Children 755 756. He refused to assent to a Disme granted by the Popes Letters to his brother Geoffry in the province of Burdeaux because he should suffer damage thereby yet consents to his grant of a Disme in the province of Dublin to Stephen Longespe 757. His Letters to the Pope to appoint auditors named by him to take the account of the Bishop of Worcester of the Disme he granted him for the Holy Land and not to hearken to his complaint for seising his Barony for excommunicating the Sheriff of Roteland against his prohibition to the prejudice of his royal dignity 738. His license to transport stones from Bristol Castle to Ireland to build a Church in Dublin 758. He seiseth the Liberties and attacheth the Bayliffâ— and 12. Burgesses of Rochester for thrusting a condemned person into the Church to prevent execution 759. The Massing furniture he provided for his Chappel in Windsor Castle 759. His Patents Temporal Courts defiled with Non-obstantes like the Popes by whose Non-obstantes he justified his 760. He sides with the Covent of Westminster against the Abbot grants them the Custody of the temporalties of the Abby and goods thereof during the vacancies His prohibition to foreign Merchants Usurers to lend any monies to the Abbot or Covent thereof without his Royal and both their joynt assents thereto 763 764. He Feasts with his brother the new Bishop of Winton upon his return from Rome 764 His injuries grievances to the Church of St. Alban spoyling Prelates and religious persons by the Popes command reducing them to extreme servitude 765. His hydropical thirst after gold silver jewels which he extorted from Jewes and Christians 766. The Pope animates him to go to the Holy Land to ayde the King of Francâ— he takes on him the Crosse and summons all the Londoners to Westminster to crosse themselves for the Holy Land only to gain money 766 767 771 772. His Writs to the Archbishops Bishops of England and Ireland to promote the preaching of the Crosse to raise monies by Freers Predicants and others and to publish the Popes indulgences to such who crossed themselves 766 767 768. Several Writs concerning it and his voyage to the Holy Land His Letters to the Queen of France for restoring the lands taken from him in France which would be a great encouragement for him and his Nobles to relieve the distressed Christians and King Lewis 769 770. He summons a Parliament reads the Popes Bull to the Prelates to grant him an ayde which the Bishops opposed lest it should be drawn into custome by a double act They promise him an ayde conditionally to confirm the Great Charter of their Liberties so often agreed to promised to swear anew inviolably to observe it for the future and so as the money might be faithfully collected reserved in safe hands for his use till he actually went to the Holy Land and not prodigally spent to the prejudice of the Realm and his faithfull subjects and advantage of his enemies like former aydes whereupon he swore horribly in a great rage that he would never whiles he lived inthrall himself to such a servitude Their further debates concerning it his discourse with the Bishop of Ely with his stout answer refusal to ayde him to the impoverishment and servitude of the Church in imitation of Tho Becket and Edmund of Canterbury who were martyred His indignation against his brother Bishop of Winchester for his ingratitude in opposing his ayde he committing him to the living Devil at his departure The Parliaments dissolution in great discontent without ayding him they telling him he was born only to extort money and empty their purses 770 to 775 He and the Pope favoured furthered each other in their tyranny exactions which provoked the anger and internal hatred of all against them yea
of the stock of the Bishoprick of Winchester to stock his Bishoprick of London which he warranted to him against any Bishop elect of Winton unlesse Adomar his brother were restored to it 954 955 984. His Writ to the Guardian of the Temporalties of Winton to put his Clerk into possession of a parcel of Tithes in default of the Archbishops Official who delayed to do it 955 956. His Letters to the Roman Cardinals 958. His Writ to the Bishop of Hereford concerning the particulars of the vast sums wherein he obliged him and the Bishops Abbots of the Realm to the Court of Rome for the businesse of Sicily 958 659. His exemptions of some of his Clerks from the Dismes granted 961 962 996 1007. His Letters to the Pope and Cardinals in defence of his antient right in conferring Prebendaries and Benefices by his Prerogative during the vacancies of Bishopricks and his grant of the Prebend of Fenton to John Mansell his Clerk against the Popes provision thereof to a Cardinals Nephew and to the Nobles of his Counsil to assist him in defence of this his right 962 963 964. His Writs to Sheriffs not to permit any of his Clerks to be ejected out of their possessions of Benefices to which he presented them by provisors or others 964 974 975. His Letters to the Pope not to restore his brother Adomar to the Bishoprick of Winton to prevent sedition discord and danger in the Realm the Nobles people being extremely incensed against him and his Queen with himself for withdrawing the Prince his Son from obedience to him 966. His Proctors and appeal against his and others grievances to him and his Realm 967. His Writ to the Barons and Bayliffs of Dover and other Ports to apprehend all Italian or other Clerks of what order soever or Laymen arriving with Papal Bulls prejudicial to him or his Realm and to arrest them with their Bulls Letters till further order 968. His Writ to remove a Lay-force disturbing a sequestration of a Benefice being both willing and obliged to defend the Rights and Liberties of the Church to which he could not be wanting 968. His notable Writs to the Bishop of Durham and his Officials against vexing impoverishing the Inhabitants of Newcastle by Citations and compelling them by Ecclesiastical censures to take an Oath and answer Articles in their Courts and Visitations 969 970. He intended not by his Writs to disseise any man of his rights 970. His Writ to promote his Queens Chaplain to a Benefice when it should fall voyd 971. His Letter to the Pope on behalf of the Bishop elect of Burdeaux whom he had approved as fit and faithfull to him 971. His Writ to the Bishop of Lincoln to correct the extravagant proceedings of his Archdeacon to the manifest prejudice of the Rights of his Crown and Dignity according to his duty 972. His Writs to the Chief Justice of England to preserve the rights of him and his Clerks against all new evasions and disturbances to obtain possession of the Churches to which he presented them that no disinherison might come to him or his Heirs thereby in processe of time 972 His Letter to the King and Queen of Scots at the Popes request to restore the Temporalties of the Bishoprick of Glasgo to him the Pope made Bishop by his provision unlesse he could show good cause to the contrary 973. His Writs to prohibit the Archbishop of St. Andrews or any of his followers to land in England with Bulls tending to the infamy or disinherison of the King of Scots or any other of his enemies and to arrest them till further order 973. His Writ for a Prior to improve a Wood and great waste leaving the Commoners sufficient Common 973 974. His Writs to Abbots and Covents to receive the Monks he sent them from Winton where they could not follow their contemplations as they ought 975 976. His Patent to the Archbishop of Yorks Tenants to move them to a liberal Contribution towards the satisfaction of the Archbishopricks debts 977. His Writs to sequester the Benefices of a Clerk accountant indebted to him 977 978. His Patent to provide 50 Marks a year for his Escheator in Ireland out of the Benefices of Bishops Abbots Priors which should first fall voyd there during their vacancies 979. The Romans and their Legates domineered in England over the Laity and Clergy disposing of their best Benefices at their pleasures excommunicating the Bishops Abbots Priors who contradicted them through his folly and sluggishnesse 980. His Son Edmunds Letter to the Sicilians stiling Sicily his Kingdom granted him by the Popes special grace desiring them to admit him for their King and promote his affairs promising to prosecute that affair to preserve the Charter of their Liberties and readily to promote their honour 985. His flattering Letters and Proxies to the Pope Octobon and other Cardinals extolling the benefits protection he received from his pious mother the Church of Rome and them continually upon all occasions to procure an absolution from his Oath to observe the Provisions of Oxford and not to ratifie them at the Barons request or their Agents being made to the depression of his Regal liberty and prejudice of his right 985 986 987 988 989. His memorable Writs to all the Sheriffs of England reciting the Barons breach of their promises and conditions made at Oxford his absolution by Pope Alexander 4. and Urban 4. from his Oath to observe their Provisions and Confederacies there made to the prejudice and derogation of his Royal right and dignity and disturbance of the Kingdoms peace His promise freely to use his royal power and exhibit the fulnesse of Justice to all great and small and to make publick Proclamations throughout their Counties that all should obtain justice from him with all security and confidence and prosecute and obtain their right against great and small before him and in all Courts by his Royal authority that he would be wanting in his justice to none whether great or small that he would maintain the Great Charter and Charter of the Forest in all points And that if any should adhere in their Counties to their former Confederacies or attempt any thing against the right of his Regality or the Sheriffs Office appointed by him or preach any thing against him or his honour or perswade the people to do ought against it they should apprehend and detain them prisoners till further order received from him 989. Hâ—s and the Nobles Procurations Appeals against the Antimonarchical Ordinances Constitutions Statutes of the Archbishop and his Suffragans in the Council at London to the prejudice and grievance of his Crown and Liberties of the Realm and people yet printed in Lindewode and Aton as the Canon Law of our Church and Realm 983 990 991. He grants the Wardship of the Bodies and Lands of two Wards to Arlots Nephew 991. His Writs concerning the case of the Bishop of Elphia in Ireland 991 992 See Index 4.
Elphin His Writs to the Archbishop of Canterbury's Tenants to contribute towards the discharge of his debts 992. He prohibits the Cistercians and other Monks to buy and sell Wools or other Merchandâ—zâ— against their profession and order to the impoverishing of the Merchants of Lincoln and other Towns under pain of severe penalties if they transgressed therein for the future 992 993. He manures sowes the Temporalties of the Bishoprick of Sarum in his hands seals the corn and fruits thereof by Inquisition of honest men the money to be answered for them in his Exchequer 993. The Bishop of Winton compounds to give him 22 29 l. 13 s. 1 d. for the corn and stock upon his Temporalties 994. His prohibition to Sheriffs to distrain Religious and Beneficed persons to find Horse and Foot for the common defence of the Realm against enemies being appointed by accord to find Horse or Foot or pay such a sum of money in lieu thereof as the Bishops should appoint 994. His Epistle to Pope Urban 4. to congratulate his election to the Papacy from which he was for a time interrupted by the Barons Rebellion 994 995. His Writ against the Bishop of Bath and Wells for suing the Abbot of Glaston out of the Realm for a matter belonging to his Temporal Court against the custome of the Realm and in contempt prejudice of his Royal dignity 995. His Proclamations and Writs against offering violence to the persons Churches houses lands goods or liberties of any Ecclesiastical or Religious persons within the Diocesse of St. Davids whose Liberties he was bound and specially desired to maintain 996 997. His Charter to Richard Earl of Cornwall chosen King of Romans to tax his Tenants in Boroughs and Mannors which were the Kings Demesne for this time towards his journey to Rome for most weighty affairs concerning his and the Kings profit and honour 997. His Treaty and Articles with the Nobles concerning Archbishop Boniface and his Clerks return into England upon certain conditions to absolve all excommunicated to act nothing relating to the Church or State but by common consent of his Suffragans and the Nobles and bring with them no Letters Mandates or act ought to the prejudice of the King or Realm or carry any money out of it 997 998. He permitted Archbishop Boniface to confirm and consecrate Bishops beyond Sea against the Rights and Customs of the Realm His Writ to him to appoint some of his Suffragans to confirm consecrate the Bishop elect of Bath and Wells in England who could not come to him to be confirmed which he notwithstanding neglecting he commanded him to come forthwith into England in person or appoint others to do it else he would seise the profits of his Archbishoprick and not suffer them to be carried to him out of the Realm where he refused to execute his Episcopal Cure 998 999. His Writs Commissions by advice of and Articles of agreement with his Barons to enquire diligently of all who by reason of the troubles seised and spoyled the goods tithes fruits of Churches Bishops and Clerks who were Aliens Non-residents or beyond the Seas and of other Clerks to remove all Lay-force to secure their goods and rents from violence and give complainants full satisfaction according to Justice 999 to 1006. His and the Barons submission of the differences between them concerning the Ordinances of Oxford to the French Kings and Popes Legates arbitrement 1001 1002. His safe conduct protection and Letter of advice to the Popes Legate sent for into England 1006 1014 1015. A Disme granted him by the Clergy for the common defence of the Realm and Church his Writs for the Bishops to levy and pay it by a certain day to prevent its levying by his Bayliffs on their default 1006 1007 1008. He seiseth the Baronies of Archbishops Bishops Abbots who refused or neglected to send Horse and Armes to ayde him according to their Tenures upon summons 1008 1009. He commands the Bishop of Bangor by Writ to release an Interdict against Lewellin in a Lay-cause not belonging to his Court 1009 He revokes his presentation under his Great Seal to the Treasurership of York whiles a prisoner under Simon Montefort and conferres it on another when free and commands other Commissioners of his appointment to install him upon the Canons refusal 1010 1011. His memorable Writ to the Bishop of Hereford expressing the reason of instituting Bishops Pastors and their duty checking him for his neglect thereof and non-residence commanding him to return to reside on his Bishoprick and discharge his duty and the Archbishop and his Official to enforce him to it by Ecclesiastical censures under pain of seising his Temporalties since he was unworthy to reap the Temporalties who feared not irreverently to substract and neglect the spiritual duties of his Office taking the milk and wool of the flock but neither knowing feeding nor caring for them which neglect he could not permit to go unpunished 1011 1012. His Patent to some Citizens of Lincoln to protect the Jews there from all violence to their persons or goods 1013. His Writs to the Bishops of the Province of Canterbury to excommunicate the Earl of Gloucester and others for not going over into Ireland and seising the Kings Castles Towns in an hostile manner drawing the Prince to violate the late agreement made with the Barons against former and late publick Excommunications without sparing any great or small for this their contempt of God and the keys of the Church 1013 1014. His Inquisition to punish the violations of the rights of the Church of Norwich which he was obliged to defend by the Inhabitants of Len 1016 1017. His priviledge granted to the Archbishop of Dublin and his Tenants concerning distresses for debts 1017. He sends for two Legates successively to excommunicate the Barons and suspend the Bishops and Clergymen from their Office and Benefices who fomented them in their Rebellions 1018 1019. He summons a Parliament at Kenilworth Commissioners there elected and sworn to make an accord between him and those who had been and were in Armes against him who drew up a Statute and Articles accordingly 1019 1022. His protection and safe conduct to Clerks and others who had been against him to repair to the Legate to make their peace or demand Justice 1019 1020. The Popes Provisions of Benefices his intollerable exactions touching the businesse of Sicily the heavy yoak of the Roman Church Usurers the principal causes of the differences Wars between the King and his Barons whereupon the Prelates Barons assembling in Counsil against the Lord and his anointed said You see how we profit nothing if we thus let the King alone the Romans will come and take away our purses and money Let us therefore constitute 24. Elders round about his Throne which excluding the Parthians Medes and Elamites coming from Rome may free Jerusalem from Aegyptian servitude may order all and singular affairs of the Realm may receive the first
the Pope wherein he reprehended him for nulling Groyes legal Election approved by him and presuming to confirm Langeton a Person unknown to him conversing very long amongst his publick Enemies in the Realm of France without either demanding or receiving his or the Monks assent to his Election to the prejudice and subversion of the Liberties and Rights belonging to his Crown At which he could not sulficiently admire for that as well the Pope as whole Court of Rome did not call to memory how much his love had hitherto been necessary to the See of Rome and that they received plentifuller Fruits from his Realm of England than from all other Countryes on this side the Alpes Adding that if need should be he would stand for the Liberties of his Crown even unto death immutably affirming that he could not be removed from his Election and promotion of the Bishop of Norwich who was so beneficial unto him Concluding that if the Pope would not right him in the Prâ—mises he would stop all passages by Sea to those who would go to Rome lest his Land being any longer enervated should be lesse able to repulse Enemies from it That since the Archbishops Bishops and other Prelates of Churches as well in England as other his Territories sufficiently abounded in the fulness of all Sciences if necessity shall compell he would not seek begg for Justice or Judgement from Foreigners out of his own Lands 248 249. The Popes insolent Letter in answer to him that he needed not his assent to Langetons Election the See Apostolick not using to wait for Princes consents to Bishops Elections That he had his implyed assent thereto that if he received not Langeton he would involve himself in inextricable difficulties Since he to whom the kneâ—s of all things in Heaven Earth and under the Earth did how whose Vicar he was though unworthy would overcome That he should not listen to their advise who loved to fish in troubled waters but submit himself to his Masters will and pleasure for his prayse and honour Because it could not be safe for him to resist in this Cause of God and his Church for which Becket had so lately shed his Blood and his Father and Brother Richard had abjured 249 250. He peremptorily refusing to receive Langeton for the Popes Flatteries or Menaces the Pope writ Letters to the Bishops of London Ely and Worcester earnestly to solicite the King to accept of him and if he persisted contumacious and rebellious therein then to Interdict the whole Realm by his Apostolical Authority Adding if he still persisted in his obstinacy he would then aggravate his hand upon him since he must of necessity conquer who for the safety of the holy Church had conquered the Devil and his Angels and spoyled Hells Cloysters 250 251. Upon this intimation admonition by the Bishops he was so highly incensed that he swore if they or any other should rashly Interdict his Lands he would forthwith banish all the Prelates Clerks and Persons in Orders out of England send them to the Pope and confiscate all their Goods That wherever he found any Romans within any of his Dominions he would send them to Rome with their Eyes pulled out and their Noses cut off that by these marks they might be distinguished from other Nations Conmanding the Bishops to depart speedily out of his sight if they would avoid the danger and scandal of their own Bodies Having formerly told them He was ready to do what should be reasonable by the advice of his Loyal Subjects saving to himself and his Heirs in all things their Right Dignities and Liberties 251. He gave the like Answer to Simon Langeton who returned him this peremptory Reply That he would do nothing therein unless the King would wholly put himself into his hand 250. The Bishops notwithstanding put all England under the Popes Interdict whereupon all Church doors throughout England were shut up no Divine Service Masses Prayers Preaching Sacraments celebrated in them for above six years space the Bodies of all Christians deceasing were buried like Doggs in High ways and Corners without Christian burial onely Baptism of â—nfants Confession and Sacraments administration in private to Persons deceasing were permitted by the Popes special Indulgence that by alienating the Subjects hearts from the King by this antichristian Interdict he might subject both the King and Kingdom to himself The Bishops Temporalties Goods are hereupon seised who to save their Persons fled beyond Sea excommunicating all the Kings Officers who seised their Goods and Temporalties Wherupon the King bâ—niâ—hed them their Kinsfolk with Archbishop Langetons Parents and Kinred cut of the Realm sequestred the Lands Benefices Goods of all Bishops Abbots Priests and Religious Persons who submitted to the Interdict and refused to celebrate Divine Service particularly the Abbot of St. Albans restoring their Lands Goods who celebrated and disobeyed the Interdict 253 354 255. The wâ—ite Monks are punished by the Pope for celebrating by the Kings command Cemâ—ntarius Abbot of the Benedictins deprived of all his Preferments Goods and forced to begg his Bread for pleading his Cause against the Pope by Disputations Writing and affirming the Pope had no Legal power to interdict Kings Kingdoms or meddle with their Temporal Government 256 258 â—59 335. He disposeth of vacant Bishopricks punâ—sheth Priors for delapidations Executed a Clerk at Oxford for Murder for which the Clerks and Scholars desert the University 244 245. The Contests between him and the Monks of Canterbury about a Presentation to the Church of Faversham Appendix p. 2 to 14. His Writs to the Monks concerning it he refuseth their Money Gifts prohibits them to disturb his Presentation by Writs Which they disobey and put force in the Church His Writ to the Sheriff to remove the force threatning to burn the Church and the Monks in it The violence or the Sheriff against the Monks the Scusfles Excommunications Interdicts thereupon Pope Innocents Bulls to Delegates to examine the force to the reproach contempt of his Regal Dignity his memorable Prohibitions thereupon in opposition contempt of the Popes Authority He seiseth all the Monks Temporalties for their contempt against his Writs Ibid. 7 8 9 10 11. He is pacified at last upon their Submission 11 to 14. He requires Hostages of all the Nobles whose fidelity he suspected to revoke them to their obedience if the Pope should absolve them from it The Answer of William de Brause and his Wife thereupon with their flight apprehension in Ireland imprisonment sufferings for it being starved to death in Windsor Castle 256 260. He kept the Abby of Ramsey seven years in his hands because the Monks refused to chuse the Abbot he recommended to them by his Precept Appendix 18. His Charter to St. Albans Appendix 21. He loseth Normandy by his sluggishness and many other Lands beyond the Seas 752. After two years general Interdict of England the Pope by advice of his Cardinals commands the exiled Bishops
many Ministers refused to publish in or near London for which the whole City was Interdicted 344 345 346 348 to 36â— Their appeal against these Excommunications Interdicts as not warranted by any power from God and Saint Peter to the next General Council and to Christs Tribunal celebrating Divine Offices notwithstanding their revilings against the Pope 360 361 362. His Licenses to elect the Archbishop of York other Bishops Abbots Priors in the presence onely of certain Commissioners nominated who were to assent thereto without whose concurrence he would not confirm them 348. His Appeal Patent Prohibitions to the Chapter of York not to elect their Dean or any other Person whose Loyalty the King suspected recommending to them his Chancellour Walter Gâ—â—y whom they rejecting elected Simon Langeton Archbishop whose Election was nulled because contrary to the Kings Popes inhibition his own promise to the Pope dangerous to the Realm that the Power of it and of the Church should be in two Brothers hands and Gâ—â—y thereupon made Archbishop 349 350. The King commands the Archbishops suspension to be published at St. Albans and throughout England â—aisâ—th two Armies against the Barons and rebellious Clergy whom they plundered abused in all places 351. His licenses for electing approving Abbots Abbesses Deans Bishopâ— recommendations of persons to be elected and prohibitions delayes to elect others refuseth to confirm persons elected against his will 351 353 to 357. His Letters concerning the union and against the severing of Glaston Abby from the Bishoprick of Bath and Wells 356 357. The Popes Legates care to preserve his and his Heirs rights in France from suffering prejudice by his new Canons there made in a Council 357 â—58 His Bull exempting his Free-Chappels from Excommunications and all Episcopal Jurisdiction 358 359. The Barons Londoners slight the Popes Excommunications Interdicts Bulls Legares authority reject King John call in elect crown Lewes for their King swear Homage Fealty to him as their Soveraign who swore to ayde them and restore their Lands Liberties The Popes Legate â—alo assembling some Bishops Abbots Clerks to him excommunicated him with all his ayders and assistants especially Simon Langeton with Bells and Candles commanding all Bishops and others to publish it every Lords-day and Holy-day throughout all England Simon Langeton appeals against it as voyd in the behalf of Lewes 362. Lewes his Advocates Objections against King Johns Title to the Crown his condemnation to dye by the Peers of France for the murder of his Nephew Arthur Pope Innocents answer to all their Objections on King Jobas behalf and the lawfulnesse of his War against him The Realm of England being his own and he in actual possession of it by reason of King Johns Charter Oath of Feaâ—ty and annual rent payd for it who was now his Vassal and therefore might not be Warred upon without complaint first made to him his Superior Lord to whom the King of England is Subject as his Vassal with their replyes thereto 362 to 367. King Lewes his notable Letter against his Title to the Crown to the Abbot of St. Augustines to stay his Excommunication against him who proceeds notwithstanding Appendix 18 19 20. King Lewes his Oath with 16. more of his Barons to banish all the English Barons who adhered to him against their native Soveraign King John as Traytors and extirpate all their kinted if ever the Crown of England were peaceably setled on him 366. His sicknesse poysoning by a Monk pious death at Swinestead Abby forgiving his enemies causing his Son Henry to do the like and swearing all present to do Fealty to him as next Heir to the Crown 366. The Monks scandals raised of his Adulteâ—y Tyranny Cruelty c. during his life and damnation after his death 256 284 285 286 366 367. His piety and good deeds 366 367. He possessed no Land peaceably at his death whence he was stiled John the exiled 366 752. stiled the Image of a King and Popes Vassal 1068. What encroachments Pope Innocent and his Legates made upon his Ecclesiastical and Temporal Prerogatives and Jurisdiction 229 230 367 368. Pope Innocent kept him so long excommunicated interdicted till he brought him and his Kingdoms under Tribute encouraging his Barons by his Bulls Letters to rise up against him as an obstinate enemy of the Church till he had enormously humbled and made him effeminately to enthral both himself and his Realms to the Roman Church but after the Pope postponing the shame of the world and fear of God exposed the same Barons after the manner of Rome whom he at first supported excited to death and miserable disinherison that he might swallow up the fattest of them and by the unsatiable avarice of the Romans this Prince of Provinces was brought under Tribute King Johns president made a pattern for Popes to disinherit other Emperors Kings Princes and keep their Kingdoms Territories Persons so long under Interdicts and Excommunications till they reduced them under the like Tribute and bondage 414. His detestable Charter burnt in Pope Innocentâ— his Study at Lyons 31. years after Its transcript subscribed sealed out of fear by the English Bishops at the Popes command to the enormous prejudice of the King and Kingdom 300 663. The Pope Pandulph and others disdainfully stiled him his Vassaâ— in Letters Discourses 292 295 296 297 359 362 365. John King of Jerusalem 411. John King of Scots his League with King John 261. Ireland Popes pretended Title to it 9 291 292. Its Archbishops Bishops Deans Chapters Chief Justices acts actions in it See Index 4 6 8. Legates in it and their acts See Index 13. Conquered and the English Laws Government setled in it by King John 260 261. Souldiers brought thence to assist King John against the French 269. King Johns surrender of and granting an annual rent of 3000 Marks out of it to the Pope besides Peter-pence and Fealty to the Pope for it 274 275 289 290 291 292 300. St. Patricks Purgatory and Christs gifts to him in it 69. The Popes grant of an Ayde to the King in it 406 407. King Henry sent for ayde of men the Chief Justice and some Nobles out of it to Gascoign whereat the disaffected Irish rejoycing the King commanded the Chief Justice to stay there to prevent danger and borrow monies from the Popes Collector if there were cause 818. How Bastardy was there to be judged proceeded in 393 394 474. Grievances complaints of the Archbishop of Tuam and his Suffragans to the King and Pope against his Justice and Officers oppressions there 827 828 857 858 859. Isabella King Johns Queen divorced from imprisoned by him for adultery and some put to death as over-familiar with her 227 256 285. An Anniversary for her 755 756. Queen Isabellaes Dower mother to King Edward 3. resumed 325. Italy Popes pretended Title to it 9 291 316 321. The grant of it to the Pope may be resumed 316. The Emperors march Armies sent into it
particulars and with saving the rights lands of the Empire 651 652. Of the Bishop of Winton from his Excommunication by the Popes Legate at the point of death upon his professed repentance for favouring Simon Monteforts party against the King 1018. Absolution of England from the impious Interdict after 6 years 3 moneths 14 dayes continuance 331 332 333 340 414. See Interdict Of Abbots from visiting the Popes pallace every 3. years for money 465. Of Subjects from their Allegiance Oaths of Fealty Homage obedience to their Kings Emperors by usurped Papal authority in the cases of Otho 5. Frederick 2. King John and Henry 3. 260 263 264 265 410 516 524 439 540 619 621 622 664. contrary to the Law of God Nature Nations and some Popes Bulls and Bishops resolutions 341 343 402 403 456 849. Of Kings by Popes from Oaths inviolably to observe the Great Charter and other Ordinances made by their Lords in Parliaments 336 337 340 to 345 934 936 946 988 989 1015 1016 1021. Of the Cruce-signati from their Oathes Vowes to go to Jerusalem against the Saracens taken by Popes Bulls instigations soon after only to gain money for Popes to the great scandall of Christians and Christianity though they excommunicated the Emperor Frederick and others for not going at the time prefixed when hindred by sicknesse and other grand affairs 411 412 413 449 452 470 471 512 513 514 545 547 571 728 729 746 747 754 766 767 822 814 825 1049 1050 1056. Of all sinnes by Bishops to rebels before battles against their Kings to encourage them to fight manfully 1021 1022. To others by Popes Legates 370 371 448. Popish penances injoyned by Legates before absolutions from excommunications 287 494 495. Adam seduced by Eve and the Serpent 61. He Eve their posterity and mankinde saved by the Virgin Mary as Papists assert 26 31 to 36. Administration of intestates goods indebted to the King prohibited Ordinaries till the Kings debt satisfied 782 89â— See Intestates Admiral of Genâ—â— Fleet 652. Of the French taken beheaded 371. Admittendo Clerico to Bishops to admit Clerks or shew cause why they do it not by a day 781. Adoration due only to God of Angels the Virgin Mary Saints Hostia Idolatry prohibited by God 56 57. 60 61 62. Of Mary more then God by the Church of Rome and Papists See Mary Prayer to Saints Adultery of King John his Queen imprisoned by him and those suspected to defile her put to death for it 256. Punishable by Kings 2. Advocate a good ones properties 43 44 45. All of them found in the Virgin Mary whom the Church of Rome and Romanists stile make invoke magnify as their best chiefest compassionatest eloquentest most sollicitous prevailing Advocate to Christs dishonor our only Advocate by Gods appointment relying on her Advocation more then on Christs 30 to 40. 43 to 50 55 56 63. St. Dominick and St. Francis made Advocates in Heaven equivalent to or more prevalent then Christ 64 65. Advocates delaying marriage Contracts by frivolous exceptions excommunicated 386. The Emperor Fredericks in the Council of Lyons 655. King Hen. 3. his Advocate therein 299 638 639 644. The Clergies Advocate against Popes exactions 841. Of the Court of Rome King Henry the 3. his Letter to ample reward promised him 1031. Advowsons of Churches Patrons cheated of them by Papal provisions complaints against it 444 506 507. See Provisions Prohibitions against suits concerning them in Ecclesiastical Courts or out of the Realm See Prohibitions Patrons Presentations Agnus Dei a vain Charm against thunder tempests 466. Sung in Churches 686. Prohibited to be impressed by Bakers on sale-bread 783. Christs pretended appearing in Popish Hostiaes under that form 71 72. Alienation of Capite Lands in mortmain or otherwise prohibited 597. A License to alien such lands upon a Voyage to the Holy Land 1056. Of Lands belonging to Archbishopricks Bishopricks Abbyes or Chauntries prohibited recovered resumed by the Kings writs 3 4 230 233 372 to 378. 380 381 1004 1033. Prohibited Abbots Bishops by new Oaths to the Pope without his license 465. who yet may alien all the Churches lands against his Oath 5. Aliens Poictovins Italians Romans others promoted to Bishopricles Ecclesiastical preferments benefices in England by King Joha Henry 3. and Popes provisions though illiterate scandalous ignorant of the English tongue to the prejudice of the English Church Scholars Complaints by the Nobles against this abuse still continued notwithstanding promises of reformation 243 310 435 442 446 456 457 501 502 550 579 580 626 627 748 749 751 764 765 777 1020 1323. Alienated the Kings heart from incensed him against the English consumed his Treasure domineered over the Natives married the English Nobles oft complained against the King sharply reprehended for it by the English Nobles in Parliament 443 444 445 721 775 949 to 952. The chief cause of the Barons rebellion against King H. 3. 1020 1023. Their Corn threshed out goods houses plundered by the English who are excommunicated imprisoned for it Inquisitions after their Lands plundered goods 434 to 439 630 631 1000 to 1006. The Nobles rise up in arms against banish force them several times out of the Realm seise their moneyes goods oppose their return as firebrands of sedition 443 444 445 450 930 to 938 949 950 966 967 1020. Alien Priors and Normans Lands rents in England enquired after seised by the King 630 631. Alien Usurers introducei protected by the Pope excommunicated imprisoned till they made their peace 437 469 651 652 754 802. Append. 26. Altars of and to the Virgin Mary 51 52. Christs corporal apparition on them in Popish Hostiaes 72 73. Appeal made at the High Altar against King Johns Charter by the Archbishop 293 294 300 431. Archbishops after their elections carried to the high Altar 242 243 247. Priests flying to their â—horns for sanctuary pulled thence 786 787. Hubert pulled from before it with his Crucifix in his hand to which he fled 439. Broken in pieces because persons excommunicated celebrated Mass on them Appendix 6. King H. 3. his Oath upon the Altar at Westminster to observe the great Charter and reform all his former errors 935. Christs body offered on them 504. Angels their several Orders all subject to the Virgin Mary their Queen Empresse attending on her at her death Assumption 16 20 to 25 28 34 43 48 68. Shew Christ on the Altar to Plegilis 71 72. Not to be adored 60 61. Americaments of Clergymen 337. Of their Tenants 828. Antichrist The Pope Court of Rome reputed so by Alexander Cementarius Grosthead the Greek Church others for their antichristian practises corruptions 259 760 765 773 778 799 to 806 824. See Index 10 12 Apparitions of Christ in Popish Hostiaes delusions 74. Apparators Beadles their exactions prohibited 910. Apostacy of Convert Jewes others punished with death 385 634. Of Christians by reason of the Saracens victories over them and their ill successes in the Holy Warre 734. Apostate
some few deny 256 263 271. The French King boasted he had most of their Charters of fealty and subjection to him 271 305. Sixteen of the potentest Earls and Barons swear to perform King Johns agreement with Pandulf touching the Bishops exile 271 273. The assent consent of them all inserted into King Johns detestable Charter of resignation of his Crowne Kingdoms of England and Ireland unto the Pope and 11. of their Names subscribed to it in whose presence he did his homage and swore fealty 273 â—74 289 290. when as the Nobles not only generally murmured at but protested against the Kings grant thereof as made without their assents 294 295 296 298 299 301 302 305 327. Appendix 19. They refuse to follow King John into France till absolved from his excommunication 276. They pretend poverty and want of monies to be the cause 282. Twelve of their Letters to the exiled Bishops for their safe return and Kings performance of his agreement with the Legate for their restitution and dammages 276 277. Meet at St. Albans force the King to observe the Lawes of King Henry the 1. reform all ill Lawes extortions He intends to raise an army to subdue those Barons who seemed to desert him from which he desists through the Archbishops menaces and promise they should submit themselves to a legal trial in his Court 282. They enter into a secret Oath and confederacy by the Archbishops instigation to revive and maintain the good Lawes of King Edward and Hen. 1. for which they would fight even to death in time convenient 282 283. He sends to the Pope to whom he had resigned his Crown Realm for a Legate to excommunicate the Archbishop and Barons 287. They meet in 2. Parliaments at London and Reding about the Bishops dammages to whom they adhered more then to the King 287 288. Some of them connived at King Johns sealing his Charter to render him more odious and take occasion from thence to oppose contest with rebell against him 294 295 296. Crown Lands Charters alienated to them resumed revoked by our Kings 324 325. King Johns Letters to them concerning the Popes release of the Interdict craving their effectual ayde advice for their and his honor and reformation of the State of the Realm 332. Their meeting in Parliament thereupon with the Legate Bishops agreeing the summe of the Bishops dammages and for the release of the long continued Wars Interdicts 332 333. Their demand of the confirmation of the Great Charter of Liberties and Lawes from King John by the Archbishops instigation menaces to raise war against and withdraw their allegiance from him if denyed providing of horse arms to force him to it they seise upon London raise a great army whereby through fear the King granted them the Great Charter of Liberties and of the Forest with many new clauses inserted by the Bishops consented to 25. conservators of them whom all swore to obey ratified them by his Great Seal Oath and more readily to incline the Prelates hearts to him granted a New Charter to them for the freedom of elections and ratified them by the Popes Bull 335 to 341. His appeal Letters to the Pope against these Charers as extorted from him by the Barons by force fear without the Popes privity who had the Dominion of England he and it being then under his protection without whose knowledge he ought to do nothing and he crossed for the Holy Land The Popes Bull nulling these Charters admonitions Letters to the Barons to honor please obey him as their King and to him to treat them favourably grant all their just petitions and checking them for taking arms against him being his vassals 327 340 341 342. He prohibits them or their Complices to exact these Charters and nulls all obligations cautions to observe them His Bulls to the Barons to that purpose 342 343. They more fiercely rebell against him thereupon the Archbishop trayterously surrenders Rochester astle to them the Barons excommunicated for their rebellion all enjoyned to assist the King against them under pain of excommunication 344 345 The Archbishop suspended for refusing to publish their Excommunication as gained by misinformation and for favouring siding with them 345 347 348 351. It is yet published every Lords-day against them by the Bishop of Winton and Pandulphus the Popes Legate 345. The Barons except against it as null because general and none of them named in it 345 346. They refuse contemn King Johns offer to grant all their petitions which the Pope by the plenitude of his power should deem just to grant hinder his voyage to the Holy Land by their insurrections whereof he complained to the Pope 346 346. Upon which they and their complices are excommunicated interdicted a fresh by name at the Kings request 359 360. Their excommunication interdict published through all England except London where the Barons Citizens contemn them as Null deny the Popes authority in temporal matters revile scorn him appeal against and officiate notwithstanding 360 361 364. They renounce King John send for receive Lewis of France Crown him King swear Homage fealty to him 361 362. Appendix 18 19. His Oath to them to restore good Laws and their lost possessions which he violated by detaining their Castles whereupon many revolt from him to King John and for Lewes and 16 of his Chief Barons taking a private Oath to exile all the English who adhered to them against King John as Traytoys not to be trusted 362 366. The Pope excited them by his Bulls to rise up against King John 〈◊〉 an obstinate Enemy to the Church at first to enslave him and his Realm yet after he had effeminately surrendred his kingdom to him he excommunicated disinherited them and gave away their Estates according to the Roman mode agreeing with the King to trample them under feet 287 367 368 414 415. Many of them revolt from Lewes to King Henry 3. 269 370. his Oath in the Agreement with Lewes to render to them and all others of the Realm all their Rights Inheritances Liberties formerly demanded forwhich the discord arose between King John and them and to secure them from all harm and reproach for their former actings 371. Requests the Popes Letters to command those Barons whose fidelity he suspected faithfully to assist and adhere to him and to compell those who were rebellious by Ecclesiastical censures without any appeal to surrender his Castles which they at first resusing were forced thereto by the Archbishops and Bishops Excommunications 389 390 391 392. They advise the King to obey the Popes Inhibition not to invade France 404. The custody of their Heirs Castles Land belong to the King 430. They expostulate with him for impoverishing the Kingdom and following the advice of the Popes Legate and Strangers when he demanded an ayde in Parliament 485. In the Parliament of Merton will not change the Law of England concerning Bastardy which they settled 471 472 473. Summoned to a Parliament
to be elected in England Ireland Wales Normandy but by their special license first petitioned for and obtained by their electors 2. 3. 4. 229. 230. 234 236 237. 240 241. 244. 245. 218. 249. 250. 251. 257. 338. 348. 349. 351. 352. 353 354 355. 357. 384. 407. 418. to 423. 424 431. 432. 433. 460. 461. 462. 465. 466. 480. 481. 482. 483. 502. 504. 505. 569. 510. 511. 512. 579. 580. 581. 582. 588. 59â— 624. 635. 682. 687. 697. 690 719. 724. 726. 727. 735. 748. 752. 757 783. 784 805. 816. 817. 818. 913. 922. 524. 525. 953 954 956 963. 964 971. 973. 980. 996. 1017. 1061. 1062. Append. 18. 27. Index 2. 3. 4. Election without such a precedent license nulled unlesse specially dispensed with by the Kings grace in some particular cases in Ireland 243 246. 447. 4â—4 480 481. 482. 635. 687 719. 783. 818. 1039. None to be confirmed consecrated Abbots Bishops after their elections by license unlesse first approved confirmed by our Kingâ— 244. 407. 431. 432. 433 462. 460. 465. 579 580. 581 to 596. 637 690. 724. 726. 727. 748. 752. 783. 784. 805. 817 818. 9â—3 92â— 923. 924 925 941. 951. 953. 954. 955 956. 971. 973. 979 980. 991 992 964. 996. 998. 999. 1017. 1018. 1038. 1039. Appeals contests by our Kings against elections of persons they approved not when elected and not electing those whom they recommended to be elected 234 236 237 240 241 244 245 248 249 250 258 338 348 348 349 351 to 353 354 357 405 406 418 to 421 483 489 510 581 to 596. 624 625 627. 913 922 923 924 1061 1062. Appendix 18. Practises of Deanes Chapters Bishops Popes to deprive the King of this prerogative of licensing and approving clâ—câ—ions 229 230 234 236 242 to 250. 424 480 481 482 635 667 719 783 828 1038. Elections to be ratified confirmed by Popes and their Legates before consecrations by Papal institutions 384. 458 to 466. 580 581. 784 522 to 526. 925 956 973. 990. Elections ratified by Popes against our Kings appeals for money or selâ—enâ—s to their great affront their resentments of oppositions against them 483 484 581 to 799. to 596. 922 to 925. Cressed â—aâ—ified by Archbishops 980 998 999. Due Elections nâ—â—lled by Popes without cause upon frivolous pretences to please oâ—r Kings by bribes oâ— to prefer their own creatures to them by Provisions to the prejudice of our Kings prerogatives with their oppositions complaints against it 246 to 252. 351 352 367 416 418 to 4â—0 431 433 434 581 to 596. 1001 1002. Voided because clandestinely made at midnight or before the first election declared null by the Pope 246 247. Election nulled by an Archbp who recommended another 941. The right of electing the Archbishop of Canterbury adjudged to be in the Mâ—â—ks alone not in the Suffragan Bishops 245 246. Of Rochester in the Monks thereof 498 499. 748. 500 marks given by the Covent of Abâ—â—â—â— to K. H. 3. to elect whom they pleased after their paâ—alâ—tick Priorâ— death Append. 27. Popes disdainfull answers to King Jâ—â—â— and Henry 3. that they used and ought not to expect the pleasure or assent of Princes in matters of Bishops elections 250 592. Emperors General Council summoned by them presidents directorâ— in them correctors confirmers of their proceedings Canons c. 2 3. Chief Head Patron of the Church Bishoprick of Rome and all other Bishopricks the right of Investitures of Popes and all other Archbishops Bishops through the Empire acknowledged by Popes Bulls Oath in a Council at Rome to be his preregative 328 417 516. 517 to 521 527 532. 662. The Chiefest greatest of all Christ an Princes over whom he hath no commanding power 517 to 552 539 544 662. His care of Religion 531 661 662. His Oath to resume the alâ—â—natâ—d lands of the Empire excommunicated by Popes for executing it 259 260 316 317 318 515. See Oath The Pope hath no power to excommunicate or depose him 517 to 520. 540. to 545. 660 661 662. Popes Prelates ingratitude to rebellions against depositions of them though endowed enriched by them endeavours to trample them and all other Kings Crowns kingdoms under feet and make them their Vassals in whose cause excommunication interdict deposal they were all concerned 416 417 517 553 661 662. See Frederick Cannot alien give away the Soveraign Dominion nor Lands of the Empire may resume them from usurping Popes 316 to 324 260. 515. His Oath to the Pope invalids not his Coronation Oath nor is he bound to take it 316. Popes usurpations over implacable successive malice treacheries slanders warrs against them 5 6. See Frederic 2. Otho 5. Alexander 3. Gregory 9. Innocent 3 4. Index 10. 12. Empresse the Virgin Mary Augusta Empresse of Heaven Earth and the whole world 22. 26. See Mary Enemies not to be Judges 341 342. 531 550 551. 676. nor witnesses 8. not to come into or go out of the Realm in time of war 336. To the King not to be made Bishops 248 249 349 374 922 Epiphaâ—â—s his memorable passages against invocation adoration of the Virgin Mary or any other Saint Angel but God alone 58 to 63. Escuoge granted beyond Sea opposed by the Archbishop 429. See Aydes by the Clergy not to be drawn into president 475. Escheator in Ireland See Index 8. Writs to him to restore Bishops temporalties Ibid. Index 4. Escheats to the King taxed to an ayde for the Holy Land 239. Eve seduced by the Devil deceived Adam destroyed mankinde she and her posterity saved by the Virgin Mary compared with her 31 32 33 41 42 58 60 61 62 Mary her advocate 54. Exchequer Barons of it 248. â—11 Prohibitions out of it against administration or disposal of the goods of the Kings debtors by Ordinaries 782 893. Exactions extortions of Popes their Legates agents complained against See Frederic 2. Henry 3. England Rome and Index 10 11 12. Of Sheriffs Bayliffs prohibited redressed 281 282. Of Archdeacons Bishops Officials Ecclesiastical Courts complained of Canons against them 232 233 910 949 950. Of Priests for Sacraments and Sacramentals 233 1041. Excommunications and Interdicts Popes Popish Legates Prelates and their Officers principal instruments to batter down undermine subvert the Soveraign power rights priviledges of Christian Emperors Kings Nobles people to usurp their Crowns kingdoms trample them under feet and tyrannize over them as their Vassals at their pleasures 6 7 230 231 24â— 243 259 262 263 358 359 360 367 370 385 391 392 409 410 to 416. 424 425 426 449 484 512 526 540 547 553 584 585. 604 651 to 664. 680 681 682 810 811 812. 891 892 896 to 913. Popes and their Parasites assert it to be Heresie to deny their usurped power of excommunicating interdicting Emperors Kings kingdomes 6. 410. 538 656 657 658. The manner of Popes Popish Legates Bishops fulminating denouncing their solemn Excommunications with Bells ringing Tapers Candles burning and extinct all Lords dayes holy dayes throughout the Realm
Appeals Councils Archbishops Bishops Clergymen excommunicated suspended from their Offices Bishoprick Benefices for not publishing or not submitting to them or officiating to conversing with or receiving any promotion from Kings or others excommunicated 334 335 345 346 347 348 359 36â— 371 372 385 410. Threatned by the Pope to King H 3. if he did not strictly inquire after and exemplarily punish according to his Coronation Oath those who threshed out and took away the Romans corn yea send them personally to him to Rome to be absolved for it 536 437. Absolutions from them denyed by Popes their Legates instruments to Emperors Kings others till they extorted an Oath from them to stand to and obey the Popes or Churches Judgements Commands though an illegal Oath and Usurpation See Absolution Popes Excommunications in temporal matters and in their own causes where Judges parties and professed Enemies reputed null and void by the Emperor Frederick 424 2â—5 513 to 533 536 543 544 548. 648 657 658 660 661 662. By Conrad 810 811 812. By Brancaleo and the Romans who pleaded Exemptions from it Appendix 28. By our English Archbishops Bishops Clergymâ—n 345 346 347 348 361 362 371 598. 1020 to 1024. By our King John and his Nobles against whom no Bishops in England durst publish the Popes excommunication but only whisper it privately 257 258 259. By the English Barons and Citizens of London Lewes and his adherents in King Johns reign 345 360 361 362 367. Appendix 18 19 20. By the Barons in King H. 3. his reign 1015 1020 1021 1022. King Johns victorious glorious Successes in England Ireland Scotland Wales during the Popes excommunication and Interdict of him and his Realm 260 261. The Emperor Fredericks victories successes whiles excommunicated by Pope Gregory and Innocent 4. whom he chased from Rome and fled like Cain before him from place to place 415 427 428 548 554 to 557. See Frederick and Index 10. Gregory and Innocent 4. Popes general excommunications of the Barons and others in arms without reciting their particular names held null voyd thereupon their particular names were inserted in renewed Excommunications interdicts 345 359. 360. The Kings Chappels not to be excommunicated but by Popes special command 358 720 721. See Free Chappels The Popes new policy custom when war arose between Kings or King Nobles to assist that party which made addresses to him by excommunicating the other and countenancing the weaker against the stronger party that when they recovered their power they might be perpetually obliged to him and become his Vassals 680. An exemption from excommunication for any crimes or offence but by the Popes special command granted for money 682 The Freach Nobles engagement against Popes Prelates Papal Excommunications and other encroachments on their Liberties 699 700 701 702. The Emperor Fredericks Letters to the Romans and Cardinals for suffering him to be excommunicated by the Popes in Rome it self against their duties allegeance and to K. H. 3. for suffering his excommunications to be published in England against the bonds of amity affinity common interest of Kings 515. to 533. 544 546 547 548 648 649. Helias a Monk by the Emperors command absolves those the Pope excommunicated 513 514. The Emperor apprehended and long detained Otho the Popes Legat in prison for publishing the Popes Excommunication against him in England 648 Popes Canons concerning Excommunications abuses and absolutions from them not observed by them 659 660. Tenants of Lords continuing excommunicate 40 dayes absolved from their fealty to them their Lands forfeited to the Supream Lord till submission to the Church by Popes Legates Constitutions 358. Excommunications nulled revoked by Popes revived against the same parties in the same cause for money upon other pretences to the great scandal of the Clergy 762. After Appeals to Popes nulled by his Bulls Legates if not revoked by those who denounced them 232 242. Excommunications threatned denounced by our Archbishops and Bishops against our Kings and those who adhered to them 263 268. 444. Against the King and all other infringers of the Churches Liberties Great Charter of Liberties and of the Forest and good Lawes of the Realm 385 391 444 499 544 611 613. 796 797. 910 911 919 935. Of all the infringers of the Barons Provisions made and sworn to at Oxford 1021 1023. Of all infringers of the publike Peace of the Realm 386 391. Of all Traytors to the King and kingdome 443 444. Of-Sheriffs Bayliffs other the Kings Officers and Judges for executing the Kings Writs Mandates discharging their Trusts distraining Bishops and their Tenants for publike Taxes sesing their Temporalties for contempts apprehending imprisoning executing Clergymen for Murder Felony Criminal affairs in affront of the Kings Soveraign authority 326 7 230 231 238 249 253. 254 387. 386 787. 430 438 439. 512 584 586 587 to 596. 655 657 688 689. 701 702 703 704 735 738 739 758 784. 829 830 857 858 859 860. 874 878 885 to 913. Appendix 5. 6. Archbishops Bishops banished their Temporalties seised persons attached proceedings prohibited they forced to absolve the Kings Officers and cry peccavi for such excommunications of them being against the Law and destructive to the Kings Soveraign power Ibid. 983. 990. 991. 997 998. See Arrests and Prohibitions Of such who violate sequestrations of Church-living 386. Of such who take malefactors goods or distrain in Churches Church-yards or Sanctuaries or kept victuals from persons flying to them 386 387 438 439 516 892 893 906. Of malitious false accusers witnesses and their suborners 386. Of Sheriffs Officers refusing to apprehend excommunicate persons or releasing them before satisfaction to the Church or conversing with them 386 883 884 891 892 903 904 906. Of Theeves Robbers Pyrats their receivers countenancers 386 449. Of such Virgins Widdows who marry against their Vow of Chastity though not professed by the Canons dispensed with by the Pope 500. Of defrauders detainers of any sort of Tithes to whom they are due 386 499 500. Of intruders into Churches to defraud Patrons of their rights 386. Of Advocates delaying the execution of marriage contracts through malice or frivolous cavils 386. Of persons serving or selling victuals to Jewes against Bishops inhibitions countermanded by the Kings Writs 386 387. 475. 894. 905 906. Of Priests Concubines 397. Of unjust takers distrainers of the goods of Bishops Priests or their Tenants or offerers of violence to their persons 230. 242. 243. 384. 386. 425. 515. 516. 536. 537. 538. 656. 657. 796. 797. 811. 830. 831. 841. 898. 903. 904. 906. See Arrests Of Lords and Bayliffs hindring Tenants to make prove Wills before Ordinaries 909 910. Of persons refusing to take Oathes not in cases of Matrimony and Testament or to present accuse or give testimony upon Oath in Bishops Visitations Courts against the Kings prerogative Lawes Custome of the Realm prohibitions in such cases 699. 704. to 711. 728. 764. 892 907 969 970. See Prohibitions Oath Of Judges others who
off their skins 730. 766. 809. Appendix 26. 27. Imprisoned executed for crucifying a Christian Childe at Lincoln 855. 856. 857. A Writ to the Citizens of Lincoln to protect the Jews there from violence 1002. 1003. A License to excommunicate such as paid not the Mony promised towards their Church-yard in London 735. 736. The Popes Usurers more cruel than the Jews in taking advantages of forfeitures and use 802. Supplanted and undermined them Appendix 26. 27. Prohibited to answer before the Bishops by the Kings Writs 905 906. The Jews at Oxford condemned to build a standing Crosse there and make a silver guilt cross to be carried before the Chancellour and University in processions for a contempt of a Jew in breaking the Crosse of the Vice-Chancellour in a procession there in contempt of Christ crucified 1045. 1046. 1047. Their special Justice 442. Images of the Virgin Mary and Christ how made pourtrayed by Papists 14. 15. 16. issuing Blood when pierced Ibid. With what Prayers consecrated in the Roman Rituals 1 62. The Second Commandement obliterated out of Popish Howres Psalters Missals Catechismes because inconsistent with them Ibid. Of the Virgin Mary not to be adored Ave-Maries Pater-Nosters said to and before them by Papists 52 58 59 62 63. Imprisonment See Arrests Prisons Impropriations made by the Kings License direction Appendix 27. A Sâ—persedias to tax those belonging to Hospitallers Templars and Cistertians to Dismes 863 864. Of Bardeny seised into the Kings hands during the vacancy 599 600. Poor Curates Vicars stipends augmented out of them 774 775. Inductions of Clerks by Kings Delegates 4. 854. By a Proctor Ibid. Belongs not to the Archbishop but Dean and Chapter 231. Indulgencies of Popes for many thousand years sinneâ— for saying Prayers before an Image and saying the Virgin Maries Rosary 15. For such as are present at the consecratioâ— of Churches 566. Or at the Archbishops Excommunication 786. See Pardons To such who go to the Holy war or contributed towards it 418. See Jerusalem Croysadoes To such who adored the viol of Christs blood at Westminster 722. The special priviledge of the Pope to St. Albans Monastery in general Interdicts of the Land to say their Offices and Masse privately with a low voyce and doors shut without sounding any Bell and secluding all persons excommunicate and interdicted from it Appendix 25. Infallibility of Popes annexed to St. Peters wooden Chair at Rome 5. Infâ—â—cy of the King gave advantage to the Popes usurpations 369 370. 372 374. 375 1068 Under Protectoâ—s whiles an Infant 379 370. Declared of full age and to govern his Estate by the Popes Bull 392. Infants not to enter into Religion without Parents consent 4. See VVards Infangethefe 228. Innovations in Jurisdictions to disturbance of the Clergy and people prohibited by Writs 699 704 705 706 753 754 755 830 831 909 970. See Prohibitions Inquisitions for the dammages of exiled Bishops 279 to 284. Concerning the liberties of the Bishop of Ely 397 398. For Archbishop Edmunds goods 576. After such who plundered the Romans Barns and threshed out their Corn 436 437. After such who seised and took away the Corn Goods of Bishops and Clergy men during the Barons Wars 998 to 1008. After the Lands of Archbishops Bishops Religious Persons Normans and other Aliens 630 631. Of the number value of Romans Benefices and Provisions and by whom granted 616 617 777. Of Bishops and their Officers in their Visitations ought to be made without Oath or Coertion 699 700 704 705 to 712 728 743 744. See Oath Ought not to issue by the Pope but upon a precedent fame of good grave men and for a just cause 812. Of the Popes for Intestate Goods and Goods ill gotten by Usury c. 681 682. Instalment of a Prebend Dean belong not to Archbishops 231. By the Kings Delegates in default of the Dean or Prebends 4 8 676 850 854 855. By fraud and a Popesp oviso opposed 850 926. Institution by a Proctor to a Benefice in Ireland 756. Challenged by the Archbishop of York against the Archdeacon of Richmond 231. By the Kings Delegate 955 956. Interdicts Popes power to interdict all Lay-Princes Persons for making Lawes to Tax binde Ecclesiastical Persons though â—or publick good or defence till they expugn them â—ut of their Statute Books 6. An Interdict suspends not the ringing of Ave-Mary Bellâ— 52. threatned to King John by the Pope for not releasing the Bishop of Belvoire taken in arms in the field upon the Popes Letters 227. Of the whole Province of York by Archbishop Geoffry for levying and paying an Ayde to the King for which his Temporalâ—tes were seised and he put to a Fine 230 231. Of the Archdeacon of Richmond and his Clerks by the Archbishop of York after an Appeal ordered to be revoked by the Pope 232. Of the whole Realm of England by the Bishops of London Ely and Worcester by Pope Innocent 3. his Bull for K. Johns obstinâ—cy in not receivâ—ng Stephen Langhton Archbishop against the Rightâ— of his Crown its impiety to God inhumanity to the Souls Bodies of men continued for six years three months fourteen days to the irrepairable dammages of the Church as well in Temporals as Spiritualâ— 255 256 333 368. No Divine Service Masse Preaching Sacraments or Christian burial permitted in all this space onely private Baptisme to Infants and the Eucharist permitted by the Popeâ— Indulgence to such as lay dying Ibid. All suspended from Office Benefice who durst officiate during its continuance by the Kings Writs and Mâ—nâ—ates who sequestred the Temporalties and Benefices of such who râ—fused 231 255 256 258 334 335. The exiled Bishops delayed the release of it till their avâ—â—ice and dammagâ—s were fully satisfied 281. 282 283. 287 to 291. 330 to 334. An Indulgence granted to some conventual Churches to officiate once a week according to their Rules with a low voyce after two years 255 256. The Popes Legate received with prâ—cession singing and festival Robes during the Interdict 287. The Letters fâ—r Kings Writs time manner of its release by the Popes Legate with Te Deâ—m loudamâ—â— 331 332 333. Non vi intâ—rdicti inserted into the printed Copy of King Johns Charter of Surrender as no forcible coertion on him 289. It s continuance for so many years the principal engine to â—rest the dâ—testable Charter of Surrender from him and make himself a Vassal his Kingdom Tributary to the Pope 340 341 368 414 415 553. See Excommunications Of the Church Town of Favershâ—m and the Church-Mannors of the Abbot and Monks of Sâ— Augustins Cantâ—rbury by the Archdeacon of Câ—nterbury his Official prohibiting all Divine Service purification of Women Christian burial and Sacraments Appendix 4 5 6. All Altars broken to pieces Palls of Altars Corporals burnt and Chalices melted that were made use of during his interdict before the Churches reconciled Appendix 6 It revival threatned to King John by Archbishop Langeton if he raised for eâ—â—gainst the Barons 282.
preaching and peoples souls the grand cause of Gods wrath and judgement upon this Kingdom 1042. 1043. Cardinal Sâ—bine the Popes Legate preached often to the people to palliate all things under the shew of Holinesse 607. Prebends constituted by the Virgin Mary but conferred by Bishops 19. Our Kings present to them during vacancies of Bishopricks contests about them and Popes provisions to them 845. 891 962 963. 964. 9â—2 402. 606. 629. No assise of Darraâ—gn presentment lyes of them 445. Pluralities Commendaes of them granted to Popes Legates Italians others 570 654. Belonging to Deaneries 954. Claimed by the Archbishop during Bishops vacancies 805. Of St. Martins and other Churches See Index 6. Provisions Precedency of Bishops Archbishops ordered by our Kings 2. 422. 607. 570. Contests for i between our Arch bishops 487. Of the Abbot of Saint Albans before all other Abbots 582. Appendix 22. Praemunire incurred 5. 326. Praerogative Ecclesiastical of the Kings of England in what particulars it principally consists 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. His and his Crowns unsubjection to the Pope or any other person power but immediately to God as his chief Vicar Viceroy within the Realm having the Supreme care of the Church Ibid. 284. 297. 302. 305. 325. 326. 575. 576. 586. 592. 748. 997. 1003. 1005. 1011. 1012. His Praerogative in the election translation union division of Churches Bishopricks election confirmation refusal of Abbots and Bishops when elected in punishing them and all sorts of Clerks and Religious persons for their offences See Abbots Bishopricks Bishops Clerks Arrests Elections Prohibition and Index 2. 3. 4. 5. His Prerogative over the Advoâ—sons Temporalties of Abbyes Bishopricks during their vacancies or when seised for contempts See Advowsons Presentations Prohibitions Free-chappels Churches Vacancies Woods In prohibiting Alienations in Mortmain of Bishops Lands Abbots Covents Bonds to bring their Houses in debt in hindering Appeals Citations to Popes at Rome Popes Bulls Legates Agents sent from Rome issuing Prohibitions to them restraining their Extortions Procurations Provisions Corruptions See Alienations Appeals Citations Popes Prohibitions and Index 3. 4. â—0 11. 12. throughout In restraining all encroachments on their Crowns Jurisdictions Laws Subjects Liberties Consciences by Popes their Legates Nuncioes Ecclesiastical Courts Officers Persons and their extravagant Excommunications Interdicts Proceedings Constitutions in calling prohibiting proroging dissolving Councils Convocations Parliaments and making confirming nulling Ecclesiastical Lawes and Canons See Canons Councils Excommunications Oaths Parliaments Prohibitions In summoning Armies Navies granting Protections Safe-conducts demanding Pledges from Persons suspected prohibiting Marriages of Tenants of Castles in seiâ—ing demolishing licensing the building of Castles in Wardships Whales See all these respective Titles In commanding the Clergy to officiate during Interdicts sesing their livings if they obey such Interdicts 254. 255. Their great vigilance care zeal in defending the Rights Prerogatives of their Crowns against all Papal Prelatical and other encroachments on them according to their Oath which they neither would could nor ought to suffer expressed in several memorable Letters Prohibitions Writs and other Records the Kings irrevocable resolution to defend them in all Courts worthy observation 229. 230. 236. 237. 240. 241. 248 249 251. 253. 254. 255. 257. 258. 262. 264. 268. 269. 299. 301. 302. 326. 402. 476. 477. 478. 481. 582. 583. 584. 585. 586. 587. 590. 592. 593. 594. 601. 602. 603. 616. 617 628. 639. 640. 633. 666. 667. 670. 672. 673. 676 684. 688. 689. 725. 739. 740. 742. 817. 829. 830. 831. 853. 962 to 965. 1007. 989. 1009. 1011. 1012. Appendix 14. 15. Saved with a Salvo Jure c in Appeals and other Writings See Salvo Praescription none against the Popes or Clergies pretended priviledges and exemptions 6. What required in it by the Canon-law 317. Praesentations to Churches See Adâ—owsons Patrons Provisions Vacations 520. 522. 526 606. Priests Popish their Office to make Christs body 19. 707. Not to be forced to take an Oath 707. Cannot be degraded by the Temporal Judge but by the Bishop 886. 887. See more Clerk Concubines Canons Protections Prisoners of War released on both parts upon peace concluded 371. Murdered in Castles 256. 260. Not to go out of the Realm or wander abroad 336. Prisons one or two for every Bishop by their Constitutions to keep criminal Clergy men in 910 See 230. 383. 887. Clerks incorrigible deserving death to be perpetually imprisoned in them 910. The King hath no prison for thâ—se he cannot judge 887. See Arrest Clerks Priviledges granted by Kingâ— Charters and Popes Bulls nulled by Popes Non obstantees See Non obstante Lost forfeited by the â—busâ— 727. 546. Of London other Cities and the Cinqueports in respect of Suits 887. Of the Cistertians Hospitallers Templars See those Titles Of Religious Persons and St. Albans 8â—0 881. Appendix 21 to 24. See Index 2. Procession with the Virgin Maries Picture to drive away the Plague in Rome 41. 59 Dating the Interdict to receive the Popes Legate 287 Aâ— a Council held at Pauls by the Pope Legate 487 Oâ— King Henry 3. his Nobles Prelates from Pauls to Vestminster with a Viâ—l of Christs pretended Blood brought from Jerusalem in honour and adoration of that Relique 711. 712. Procession of the Londâ—ners and the Pâ—â—ishioners of St. Margarets to it by Writs from the King 826. Of the Papists conâ—ecrated Host 66. 67. To Bovibiles Asse to adore it 74 Proctors sent by Abbots Bishops to Councils with Procutations to excuse their absence through age or sickness 486. 487 63â— 64â— Of our Kings to Rome Frince Councils elsewhere upon sundry occasions with their respective Patents or Procurations 395. 423. 454. 455 458. 483. 497. 627 639. 640. 805. 807. 80â— 833. 834 85â— 914. 915. 916. 944. 945. 946. 947 957. 958. 961 967. 983. 984 to 993. 1031. 1034. 1062. See Index 9. of the Clergy in general to Rome 841 Oâ— Abbots and others to the Pope upon their occasions 458. 462. 463. Installments by Proctor 854. 846. Oath of Fealty by Proctor to the King for Archbishops 482 48â— 686. Marriage by a Proctor 451 to 454. Procurations exacted by Popes Legates Agents 368. 398. 402. 545. 559. 572. 615. 616. 697. Denyed them 506. 569. 570. None to Archdeacons 233. Of Bishops demanded in Visitations opposed Moderate only to be taken by Archbishops Bishops in their Visitations 231. 233. 742. 743. 791. 792. See Visitations Prohibitions sent by our Kings their Council Courts Judges to Archbishops Bishops Archdeacons Officials and other Ecclefiastical Persons Against Admitting Clerks to Benefices Prebendaries till the Title tryed in the Kings Courts 388. 386. 900. 901. 671. Against holding Plea of Advowsons of Chappels Churches Prebendaries or determining the Rights of Patronages to Churches Prebendaries Chappels in Ecclesiastical Courts or before Popes Delegates 382 477. 478. 718. 725. 726. 858. 859. 875. 876. 877. 883. 884. 893. Appendix 24 25. Against Alienations of Lands in Capite in Mortmain or otherwise 602. Against granting Administrations of In estates Goods Debters or Accomptants
230. 886. 887. 904. 905. Against womens marriages who hâ—ld Castles or Lands in Capite without the Kings license 602. Against the Crucesignati or others going over-Sea out of the Realm without the Kings special license 3. 4. 603. 850. 865. Against offering violence to the goods or persons of Clerks Churches or Churchyards 996. 997. 999. Against ayding or assisting those who detain the Kings Castles from him 378. 379. Against Monks selling Leather Wool or using Merchandice 480. 993. Not to distrain a Bishop for Debts after his resignation 728. Not to disturbe the Liberties of the City and Citizens of York by Ecclesiastical Suits or Censures to the Dean and Chapter 830. 831. Nor of Newcastle 969. 970. Against removing monies of Delinquents and Aliens out of Monasteries 938. Against offering violence to Jews or their goods 1012. 1013. Against Noblemens siding with Bishops in their quarrels 788. Against holding Markets or Fairs in times of War or other special Fairs 269. 715. Against suits between persons for Tithes when the Patron may be prejudiced 875. 876. See Indicavit Or for the money of Tithes sold 882. Untill it be discussed by the King and Counsil whether the right belongs to the King or whether the cause belongs to the Kings or the Ecclesiastical Court 388. 389. 819 825. 876. 885. 886. 942. Against examining things in the Ecclesiastical Court that have been judged in the Kings Courts in cases of presentations to Churches and the like 725. 874. 875. 876. 877. For the King where the party is bound by admitting the Jurisdiction 873. 874. 875. 882. 883. 886. 888. 889. To what Judges Delegates or Subdelegates they are to be directed 879. 880. 881. Judge Bractons learned Treatise of Prohibitions 879 to 889. Relief by them against Popes Usurers renounced conditions in their bonds 468. Complaints and Constitutions of the Clergy against granting Prohibitions to curb their Usurpations on the Crown and peoples Liberties their Excommunicating Interdicting those who sued for or granted them 889 to 912. Attachments awarded against Bishops Archdeacons Officials Popes Delegates others for contempts in proceeding against them 3. 4. 5. 372. 437. 458. 477. 561. 675. 717. 718. 720. 739. 740. 758. 860. 883. 884. 885. 886. 894. 897. 898. 901. 902. Appendix 8. 9. 10. 11. Prohibitions of the Pope contemned by the Archbishops Bishops and Clergy of Apulia in crowning obeying Manfred for their King 948. Prophecies false treasonable suborned to affright King John 266. 267. Protections against violence injustice suits granted by our Kings to some persons their estates Churches 231. 242. 49â— 808. 835. 984. 1006. 1014. 1020. 1049. Of Popes to Kings persons crossed for their Wars 340. to 350. 374. 375. 383. 410. Of persons appealing to the Pope 231. 59â— Provisions by Popes to Bishopricks Ecclesiastical Benefices Prebendaries first introduced by Pope Innocent 3 and his Legate Nicholas 247. 248. 329. 330. 367. 777. 778. His first Provisions to the Bishoprick of St. Davids and Archbishoprick of Ardmach strenuously opposed nulled by King John and Archbishop Hubert 5. 227. 234. to 238. 240. 241. Complaints Letters maledictions exclamations execrations oppositions of King Henry 3. the Nobles Abbots Bishops and Commonalty of England against them and Provisors for the most part Romans Italians who neither knew nor ever saw their flocks kept no hospitality let their Houses Churches fall exhausted the Treasure of the Realm and succeeded one after another their grosse injuries abuses Popes answers Bulls qualifications of them upon complaint with a seeming but no real redresse of the grievance 4. 5. 329. 330. 484. 504. 505. 506. 507. 508. 595. 596. 605. 606. 607. 608. 635. 637. 639. 642. 645. 646. 647. 665. 666. 667. to 671. 682. 716. 717. 736. 737. 750. 752. 753. 799. 800. to 806. 842. 843. 913. 952. 1023. Patrons suspended from presenting to their Livings by Popes Bulls till they had disposed of how many they pleased to Romans and Italians 300 reserved by the Pope only out of three Diocesses exclamations against them 564. 565. 572. 573 605. 606. 607. 753. 952. Prohibited by the Kings Writs to Churches Prebendaries whereof he was patron and ought to present by his Prerogative and to Free-Chappels 557 575. 725. 736. 781. 782. 842. 843. 993. See Prohibitions Free-Chappels The first direct Provision to the Archbishoprick of Canterbury without any election of the Monks was by the Kings and Suffragans recommendation of Richard to the Pope 419. 420. 778. Which made way for the Pope himself upon his death to null 3. successive elections of the Monks approved by the King and obtrude Edmund without election by his own Provision 432. 433. 434. 778. The Kings assent to some Provisions at the Popes request of his own Chaplains though odious 558. 559. 784. 797. Inquisitions after the number values granters of them by the Kings Writs to Bishops and Sheriffâ— 572. 573. A priviledge to the Bishop of Lincoln that he should be bound to provide for none unlesse special mention was made of his priviledge and by his consent 595. 596. 690. Opposed stoutly by the Canons of Lyons in France 642. and French King Nobles 653. 777. 778. Granted by the former Pope controlled by the Cardinals during the vacancy of the Papacy 650. 651. Granted by Popes in foreign parts 626. 627. The Popes delusory priviledge granted to King H 3. not to grant any Provisions to Italians within his Realm or to Cardinals Nephews unlesse he or his Cardinals earnestly desired the King to be pleased to assent thereto 682. 683. Those Abbots Bishops who opposed them cited to Rome excommunicated by the Pope 716. 717. Bishop Grosthead hated the Popes Provisions to dishonest Italians as poyson saying He should play the Devil if he delivered the custody of souls to such rejecting and often throwing away such Papal Bulls with contempt 762. 799. 801. 803. Pope Innocent 4. his Bull for a Provision to an Italian to the Abbot of St. Albans 765. 842. 843. His Bull to the Abbot of St. Albans for moderating and taking them away after many complaints and impowering the Abbot to tear his Letters Bulls without punishment which contradicted it yet nulled by his Nonobstantes 779. 780. 781. His Bull and priviledge against Provisions to the Abbot of St. Augustines of Canterbury 794. 795. The Popes Provisions to Aliens in England amounted to above sixty thousand Marks a year 646 777. The multitude of Popes Provisionsâ—ne â—ne of the chief occasions of the difference Wars between King H 3 and his Barons 1020 Their complaint to the Legate against them 1023 Robert Kylwarby promoted by the Pope to Canterbury by way of Provision though afterwards elected proforma by the Monks 1062. 1063. A Provisor resigning his Provision out of conscience is confirmed therein by the Patron Appendix 25. Purgation and Compuâ—gators of Ecclesiastical Judges upon Attachments on Prohibitions 885. 886. Of Clerks See Clerks Oath Purgatory the Virgin Maries power over mercy in it and Hell too 19. 26. St. Patricks in
corroborate it 300 663. Of the Prior and Monks of Durham to their election of the Dean of Sarum 354. No Seals to antient Kings Charters Appendix 17. A new forged Seal to St. Augustines Charter of lead Ibid. Of lead to Popes Bulls 385 504 505. Chancellors and Keepers of the Kings Great Seal 510. See Index 8. Blanks Sealed with King H. 3. his Great Seal Prince Edwards and Edmunds sent to the Kings Agents at Rome to insert what they thought fit 920. Blanks sealed by Popes to their Nuncioes 514 939. A grant under the Great Seal whiles the King and it was under the power of the Earl of Leycester revoked 1010. Of the Bishop Dean and Chapter of St. Asaph 726 727. Of the Nobles to their Letter to the Pope 951. Secular arme 7 1029. Sedition stirred up by Pope Gregory 9. and Innocent 4. against Frederick 2. and by him and the Romans against them 415 525. See Index 10 12. Frederick 2. Index 14 Of Brancalco and the Romans against the Pope and Cardinals Appendix 28. Of the Bishop of Winton and Poictovins against the English See Aliens In London a Proclamation to prevent it 742. Against the Roman Clerks 436 437. Against the Popes Legate 493 494 495. Of the Citizens of Norwich against the Prior and Monks 1065 1066 1067. Of the Barons See Barons Writs to prevent it 788. Senators of Rome 523. Appendix 28. Sequestrations and Suspensions of Bishops Abbots and Clerks livings by the King for obeying the Popes Interdict 254 255. Ab Officio Beneficio by the Popes authority for obeying and adhering to the King receiving Benefices from him during the Interdict and his Excommunication 334 335. Of the Archbishop and others who refused to publish the Popes Excommunication against the Barons or officiated to them 344 345 347 348. By the Archbishop of York against the Archdeacon of Richmond and some of his Clerks 231 232. An Excommunication denounced against such who violate a Bishops Sequestration of vacant Churches 386. Of Clerks livings indebted or accountant to the King by his Writs 446 977 978. For First-fruits to the Archbishop a Prohibition against it 718 719. By Popes Legates 824. Of Temporal goods of a Priory by the Pope prohibited by the King as against his Prerogative 832 833. Of the Impropriations of the Bishop of Carlisle during the vacancy of the Bishoprick of Durham and Kings Writs concerning it 912 942. Of goods of intestate persons or pretended to dye intestate by the Popes Agents 921 922. Of intestates goods by Bishops 782. Of Bishops adhering to and encouraging the Barons in their Wars ab Officio Beneficio 1018 1021 1022. Appealed against ibid. 232. Sheriffs exactions enquired after prohibited punished 28â— Writs to them not to suffer any Layman or Woman to appear before Bishops or their Officials to take any Oath or make any Inquisitions unlesse only in cases of Matrimony and Testament 699 704 705 728. Complaints Constitutions Interdicts Excommunications of Bishops Officials Clergymen against them for distraining their and their Tenants goods arresting their persons in criminal and civil causes executing the Kings Writs Mandates upon them in high affront of his Royal Authority Crown Government for not taking but conniving at conversing with and releasing persons excommunicated by them and Writs enjoyning them to absolve them 688 689 738 739 827 828 829 830 857 858 859 860 874 875 883 884 892 893 897 898 to 912. See Bayliffs Sheriffs setled in Ireland by King John 260. Writs to all Sheriffs to proclaim the Kings resolution to do equal justice to great and small observe the Great Charter and apprehend such as should oppose them in their Office 988 989. See Arrests Inquisitions Vi Laica removenda Ships summoned by Writ against Foreign Enemies 278 279. Of the French Navy taken burnt by the English 276 371. Provided by the King for Voyages beyond Sea 282 807 808. For the Holy Land 449 770 807. Of Legates how built furnished 485 697. Shire-Court Socha Exemption from them 228. Souldiers imployed to eject Monks 248 581 582. To demand Hostages of Barons 256. Their plunders of Clerks and others in time of War 351 996 997 999 to 1007. Stallagium Exemption from it 229. Suite of Court Clergymens complaints of and Constitutions against being forced to it 632 828 895 900 908 909. Summagium Exemption from it 229. Supersedeas 782. Superstition to be suppressed by Kings 1 2. Surplesse 487. Symony reputed no sin in Popes or at Rome 571. Their detestable Symonies of several kinds 242 350 353 414 425 426 433 484 490 491 513 560 728 1026. prohibited in any kinde 237. 1040 1041. It infects most Nunneries Monasteries in taking â—ony for admitting 〈◊〉 the Archbishops provision against it 503. A Bishop deprived for it 597. T. TAllage exemption from it to a Nunnery 229 Imposed by Archbishop Boniface on the Clergy and people of his province 626. Tapers Candles effcted to the Virgin Mary on Candlâ—mâ—sse day 52 59. Burning Tapers used in Popish processions 487 In Excommunications See Excommunications Taxations of Churches â—t full improved Values in Disms for the Pope King and Holy Land 426 814 815 921 1027 10â—8 1029. Taâ—â—s Imposers of unusual ones on the Clergy excommunicated by them and their Canonâ— held null though for necessary defence of the Realm and Church unlesse confirmed by the Pope 6. 8. 233 386 522 526 895 906. A Writ for 〈◊〉 Richard to Tax the Kings Tenants towards his journey to Rome 997. See Ayâ—â—es Tâ— Dâ—um the Papists new bl 〈◊〉 ous one to the Virgin Mary 53 Sung after â—â—e election of Archbishops 243 245 247. At the release of the Interdict 3â—3 Tempestâ— deliverance from them by invocating the Virgin Mâ—â—y 4â— Predicted a terrible one during the Council at Pauls under Otto the Popes Legates 487. Templars and Hospitallers taxed by King John Henâ—y 3 and the Pope notwithstanding their priviledges to publike Taxes and Dismes for the Holy Land 260 261 864 865 45 Exampted from them 1048. Aâ— Templar imployed by the Pope with others to collect Dismes 470. Subâ—â—â—â—d by the Pope to betâ—ay the Emperor Frederick 2 to the Soldan who detested discovered their Treason 418. The Emperor seising their goods landâ— for it and Lands purchased without his licnse contrary to the Lawes of Sicily is excommunicated deposed for it by the Pope amongst other causes 516. 521. 811. Mr. of the Templars attests the truth of Christs bloâ—d under their Common Seal 711 712. A Schisme between them and the Hospitallers 633. Appeal against Bishop Grostheads Visitation of them 737. To answer only before the King or his Chief Justice 887. Their great wealth priviledges made them insolent mad and were therefore fit to be resumed 776. Theingpeny exemption from it 229 Tithes of what things to be paid the substractors or non-payers of them to be excommunicated 3â—6 Oâ— Fâ—sh â—n Fâ—shponds in Ireland by the Kings special Writ out of conscience 424. The Ecclesiastical Court
Monuments vol. 1. p. 325. Nota. Nota. Mat. Paris p. 215 216. Fox Acts and Monuments vol. 1. p. 325 326. Nota. * The contrary appeared in both * Phil. 2. 9 10. An. Dom. 1208 Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 216 217. Nota. Pat. 9. Johan Regis m. 3 n. 22. R Pat. 9 Johan 7 â—gis m. 2. n. Pat. 9. Johan Regis m. 2. n. 15. Pat. 9. Johan Regis m. 3. n. 21. Ibidem * Hist Angliae p. 217 218. * Antiqu. Eccles Brit. p. 148. †In their Chronicles and Histories †William Caxtons Chronicle part 7. * Hist Angliae p. 217 218. * The King might more justly punish the parents of the Archbishop and Bishops who Interdicted England then they his Subjects and whole Realm for his pretended disobedience to the Pope Nota. * See Speeds Chronicle Book 9. Chap. 8. Sect. 40. p. 971. Godwins Catalogue of Bishops in the Life of Peter de la Roche Bishop of Winchester p. 173. in the Life of Philip of Poitiers Bishop of Durhâ—un p. 511. Claus 9. Johan Regis mem 5. Ibidem Pat. 9 Regis 11. Claus 9. Johan Regis m. 10. dors Additamenta Veta 23. Abbattum Sancti Albani p. 109. 110. Speeds Hist p. p. 570. 571. An. Dom. 1201. Mat. Paris p. 218. Mat. West p. 86. 87. Speeds History Book 9. ch 8. Sect. 40. p. 571 * Mat. Paris p. 218. Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 218. Mat. Westm p. 86 87. * Anno 1208. Pat. 9. Johan Regis m. 4. intus n. 23. * Fox Acts and Monuments vol. 1. p. 328. Anno Domini 1209. Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 218 219. Mat. Westm p. 88. * Mat. Paris p 218 219 220. Mat. Westm p. 88. * A Cooie or Cap of Lead Speeds Chronicle p. 571. a Anno 1209. p. 88. b Ms. c Centuria 3. Scriptorum Brit. c. 57. d Speeds History p. 571. e Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 219 220. * Omitted in Printed Copies f Ms. Speeds History p. 571. Mat. Paris An. 1207. p. 212. g Centur. 3. Scriptorum Brit. sect 57. p. 249. Anno 1209. Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 229. Edit Lond 1640. Anno. 1210. Mat. Paris Edit London 1640. p. 229. Mat. Westm p. 88. Historiae Angliae Edit Londi 1640. p. 229 230. * Behold the Popes Justice * It is a persecution in this Popes Judgment for the Emperor to demand restitution of his unjust Rapines according to his Oath * Excellent Papal Justice An. Dom. 1210. Mat. Paris Hist Angliae p. 220 221. Mat. West Holinshed Speed Grafton Stow Anno. 1210. * Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 227 228 229 230 231. Mat. Westm p. 87. * Mat. Paris Ibidem * Caxtons Chronicles pars 7. King John and Fox Acts and Monuments vol. 1. p. 326 327 328. * An undutifull obstinate Answer * A strangedisloyal Oath insolent Answer * Had he not just cause * By the Popes and Bishops instigation See Speeds Chronicle p. 571 572. †A Royal and Gracious Answer * A most iseâ— lent Reply * A strange unparallel'd Anâ—christian Antimonarchical Message and Sentence delivered to theface of a King in his Kingdom in the presences of his own Parliament * He tells us not where it is written * A strange unparallel'd insolency contumacy * Answer to Cook part 2. c. 9. Speed p. 571. An. Dom. 1211 Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 221 222. Mat. Westm p. 89 90. * Equissimos had been better truer Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 222. Anno 1212. Hist Angl. p. 22â— 223. Mat. Westm p. 92. * Acts and Monuments vol. I. p. 328. * Note the fruits of this Popes Interdict An. Dom. 1212. Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 223. Mat. Westm p. 91 92. Claus 14. Joh. Rs. m. 8. dorso Anno Domini 1213. Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 223. 224. Mat. Westm p. 92. 93. * Of being reputed a Turn-Tayle or Run-away for which offence he not only became for ever infamous but likewife forfeited all his lands goods hand and life too in some cases sâ—e Leges Canuti pars 2. c. 12. 14. Concil Aenhamens c. 24. Leges Contâ—ssoris cap. De Heraetochiis Hom. â— c. 10. Gulielmi Sâ—mneri Glossarium Tit. Fridwita Spelmanni Glossarium and Dr. Wats his Glossarium Tit. cnl. vertagium a Mat. Paris p. 2. Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 225. Mat. Westm p. 92 93. Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 2. 5 â—26 Mat Westm p. 9â— 93. Nota. Anno 1213 a Chron. part 7. Johan b Speeds History p. 571. Fox Acts and Monuments vol. 1. p. 329. c In Phil. Augusto Speeds Hist p. 576. Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 227. Mat. Westm p 93. * All the premises prove the contrary that it was done by fraud force circumvention against his will and without the Barons advice * Observe that it is not said His Testibus but Coram H. c. they refusing to subscribe such an execrable deed Sealed and delivered only in their presence if at all Mat. Paris Hist Angliae p. 227 228. * How this came to be St. Peters Patrimony against his expresse precept 1 Pet. 2. 13 to 18. c. 5. 2 3 4. I cannot define * Book 1. Chap. 4. 5. Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. â—28 â— Mat. Paris p. 228. 229. * Mat. Paris p. 229. * It was but Duodecim as the Record resolves Pat. 15. Johan Regis m. 12. Dorso parte prima Pat. 15. Johan m. 12. intus num 48. Pat. 15. Johan Regis â— 12. Pat. 15. Johan Regis parte secunda m. 8. Intus Claus 15. Johannis Regis parte 2. Dors m. 8. Pat. 15. Johan Regis parte 2. m. 8. intus Mat. Paris Hist Angl p. 229 230. * Lo the Kings transcendent humility to these Traytors who should have fallen down on their knees to him * Non Claus 15. Johannis Regis parte 2. m. 8. Dorso Claus 15. Johannis Regis pars 2. m. 8. dorso Claus 15. Johannis Regis pars 2. m. 8. dorso Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 229 230. Mat. Paris p. 230. Hist Angliae p. 230. 231. Rog Wendover n. s Speeds Hist p. 579. * Mat. Paris p. 230. Pat. 15. Johan Regis part 1. m. 11. 12. intus * Tit. 4 26. * Mat. Paris p. 233. * Misprinted injancto * A forgery for the Popes advantage * He was neither †A likely story * A very probable talâ— that he should thus defame King John and yet be rewarded and advanced by him for this Embassy * A likely story * It was granted him 3 years or more before this fictitious Embassy * The true ground of this fiction and â—lander of King John * Note this Embassy or his relation of himself and King John * Speeds History p. 588. * Speeds History p. 588. * Hist p. 234. Speeds History p. 567 568. Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 235. * A true Character of Pope Innocent Claus 15. Johannis Regis parte 2. Dâ—â—s m 7. Mat. Paris Hist Angl. p. 236 237. * A very Royal Guard * Mat. Paris
himself saith of Christ in reference to his ascending into heaven The Lord said unto my Lord sit thou at my right hand untill I make thine enemies thy footstool Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly That God hath made the same Jesus whom ye have crucified both Lord and Christ Which he thus seconded both before the Councel and High Priest of the Jews Acts 5. 31 32. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour for to give repentance to Israel and forgivenesse of sins and we are witnesses of these things And in his Sermon to Cornelius Acts 10. 36. he addes He not I is Lord of all Which St. Paul whom he stiles Our beloved brother and fellow Apostle and whose Epistles he voucheth as concurring with his own 2 Pet. 3 15 16. thus amplifies 1 Cor. 15. 24 25 26. For Christ must reign till he hath put all his enemies under his feet the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death Then cometh the end when he shall deliver up the Kingdom to God even the Father when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power Compared with Ephes 1. 20 21 22. Col. 1. 17 18 19. Phil. 2. 9 10 11. 2 Tim. 5. 14 15 16. And St. John thus thirds Rev. 11. 15 16 17. And there were great voices in heaven saying The Kingdoms of the world are become the Kingdoms of the Lord and of his Christ and He not St. Peter or the Pope his pretended successor shall reign for ever and ever And the twenty four Elders fell upon their faces and worshipped God saying We give thee thanks O Lord God Almighty which art wast and art to come because thou hast taken to thee not delegated to the Pope or St. Peter thy great power and hast reigned And Rev. 19. 6. I heard as the voyce of a great multitude and as of mighty thunderings saying Allelujah for the Lord God omnipotent not Pope reigneth Moreover David in relation to the Kingdom Kingship of Christ after his resurrection and ascension assures us Psal 29. 10. The Lord sitteth King for ever Psal 97. 1. The Lord reigneth let the earth rejoyce let the multitude of Isles be glad thereof Yea Dan. 2. 44. c. 4. 3 34. c. 6. 26. c. 7. 14 27. Luke 1. 33. It was prophesied and predicted of Christ That his Kingdom shall never be destroyed that his Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom and his Dominion an everlasting Dominion from generation to generation without any inter-regnum or succession and shall be even unto the end and shall not passe away or be transferred and shall not be left to other people therefore not to St. Peter or Roman Pontiffs of several Nations and all Dominions shall serve and obey him not St. Peter or Popes Compared with Mich. 4. 7. And the Lord not Popes shall reign over them for ever Isa 9. 6 7. Luke 1. 38 39. And the Lord God shall give him the throne of his Father David and the government shall be upon his shoulders and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever and of his Kingdom and of the encrease of his government there shall be no end Therefore by the concurrent verdicts of St. Peter himself backed by St. Paul St. John and all these sacred Texts it is infallible that Christ neither at his ascension nor at any time else ever transferred the right exercise dominion of his Kingdom Church or government thereof much lesse of all Kingdoms Nations Monarchs in the world to St. Peter or his Roman successors but intirely reserved it to himself as personal and untransferrable to any other And so they must bid farewell for ever to St. Peters pretended Universal Monarchy and Patrimony as Christs Successors or Vicars by the Testimony of all these sacred Texts whereon they would gladly found and establish it The third Texts are such as destroy both St. Peters and all Popes Titles to Christs Universal High Priesthood or Shepherdship over the Catholick Church as the precedent do their Kingship The first is St. Peters own expression 1 Pet. 5. 2 3 4. Feed the flock of God which is amongst you neither as being Lords over Gods heritage but being ensamples to the flock And when the Chief Shepherd Christ shall appear therefore Christ not he was then Chief Pastor of the Sheep you shall receive a Crown of glory that fadeth not away The next is that of St. Paul Hebr. 13. 20. Our Lord Iesus Christ brought again from the dead is the Great Shepherd of the Sheep to whom be glory for ever and ever Amen compared with Hebr. 7. 21. to the end ch 10 12. 15 to 22. and Psal 110. 4. The Lord sware and will not repent in relation to Jesus Christ and his Priesthood Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizedech And they truly were many Priests because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death but this man because he continueth ever hath an unchangable or untransferrable Priesthood that passeth not to another by succession or delegation therefore not to St. Peter or any other Roman Pontiff Wherefore he is able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by Him not by Peter Mary or the Pope seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them For such an high Priest became us who is holy harmlesse undefiled separate from sinners and made higher then the heavens are any Roman Pontiffs so qualified and who needed not daily as these Priests did and all Popes and Masse-Priests too to offer up sacrifice for their own sinnes and then for the peoples for this he did once when he offered up himself and is consecrated for evermore For by his own blood he entred in once into the holy place having obtained eternal redemption for us After he had offered one sacrifice for ever he sate down at the right hand of God from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool for by one offering he hath perfected for ever those that are sanctified And having him an High Priest over the House of God not St. Peter nor his successors let us draw near with a pure heart in full assurance of faith Popes therefore and their seduced Pontificians must now bid adieu to their Antichristian Titles of Pontifex Optimus Maximus Pontifex Summus Sanctissimus Episcopus Vniversalis Oecumenicus Pastor summus Pastor Pastorum and to their Vicarship and succession in Christs Vniversal High Priesthood as well as to his Kingship unlesse they will renounce all these Canonical Scriptures Vnking Vnpriest our Saviour Christ and usurp both his Royal Throne and Chair upon Christs pretended Donation of them to St. Peter at his ascention who never heard of claimed but professedly disavowed any such Gift and all Popes of Rome too for some hundreds of years Of no greater Credit or Validity then their forged Donation of all Ecclesiastical and Temporal Soveraignty and
Dominion from Constantine the Great which refute and destroy each other Now because the sacred Scriptures are of little or no Authority in the Church of Rome but as they are glossed interpreted from time to time by Popes themselves in their own causes for their own advantage I shall in the next place subvert the foundation of their pretended Universal Monarchy by their own established Romish Devotions Practises Doctrines directly or consequentially contradicting overturning each other by a divine infatuation I shall reduce them to these two general heads 1. Such Practises Devotions Doctrines of the Roman Church and its members as directly invalid diminish subvert the Soveraign Universal Kingly or Priestly offices of Christ himself and by consequence St. Peters and the Popes which they derive from him 2ly Such as subvert the Popes alone To begin with their Practises and Devotions as they deem them The Romanists as you heard before acknowledge that our Saviour Christ as God and Man did not receive the actuall possession or exercise of his Universal Kingly power in earth or heaven especially in Temporals till after his resurrection and his ascention in his humane body and nature into heaven to the Throne of his Majesty not whiles he was a sucking babe in his mothers arms or hanging nayled on his Crosse or intombed in his sepulcher the lowest acts parts of his humiliation antecedent to his actual Soveraign Exaltation and Regal Power as Phil. 2. 1 to 12. Ephes 2. 19 to 23. Mat. 28. 18 19. Lu. 24. 26. Acts 2. 23 to 27. c. 5. 30 31. c. 13. 33 34. Heb. 1. 3. c. 12. 2. Rev. 3. 21. c. 5. 12 13. resolve Now how do Popes Popish Churches Councils Cardinals Bishops Doctors Priests Monks Nonnes Laicks and the whole Church of Rome picture represent our Saviour Christ to the eyes of their bodies and mindes either in all or most of their publike or private Masse-books Breviaries Offices Psalters Primers Processionals Manuals Rosaries or other Books of Devotion and Religion in all their Collegiate Cathedral Parochial Churches Chappels or private Oratories Monasteries Colledges Cells Closets or Crosses which they erect and in their publike or private Masses Processions devoutest prayers and addresses to him when they most implore his grace or assistance Not as a most glorious triumphant Soveraign King of Kings or head of all Principalities and Powers or as their only high Priest Advocate Mediator sitting in Heaven on the Throne of his Majesty and glory at his Fathers right hand there making perpetual intercession for them to reconcile and bring them to his Father But rather as a despicable sucking babe or infant lying in his swadling clouts in his Mothers arms lap bosom brest or at her feet in a cratch or manger as if he were still an infant and not grown to his manly stature Yea they make him such a frail despicable infant that his very bones and limbs too may now be easily broken and knocked off from his body contrary to John 19. 33. 36. Ps 34. 26. A bone of him shall not be broken and he tumbled down out of his mothers armes to the ground witnesse this famous Legend recorded for a most certain miraculous truth by our Gervasius Dorobernensis Anno Gratiae 1187. King Henry the 2d being in Castello Radulphi in Provincia Bituricensi wherein the French King intended to besiege him Est ibidem Coenobium Monachorum habitus nigri in honore beatae virginis Mariae dedicatum Quo cum Braibanceni Regis Angliae stipendiarii festinarent ut ea quae in eadem Ecclesia reposita erant absportarent Lemovicensis Vicecomes armatus accessit eorumque ab ingressu Ecclesiae cohibuit furorem fugatoque tandem latronum Cuneo remanserunt quidam ex ipsis in ipso atrio Ecclesiae tessara ludentes Cum ergo quidam ex ipsis ut moris est sorte perderent alii vero lucro inhiantes eos qui perdebant probris irritarent hi qui perdebant furore succensi in Deum et beatam ejus genetricem nefandas blasphemias jactitabant ac si ecrâ—m esset culpa quod hujusmodi infortunia eis accidebant Vnus autem ex eis insanior caeteris arrepto lapide ad imaginem Sanctae Virginis Mariae in lapide sculptam projecit quo infantem feriens ejus manum dejecit in terram Qua ruente ipse quoque puer e gremio lapsus est inferiusque solito resedit De brachio autem pueri simul et manu quae jam in terram lapsa est sanguis uberrime manavit ac si viventis hominis vigor esset in lapide It seems this statue of their Saviour was transubstantiated into his very body and blood as well as the Hostia Ipsa vero Imago Mariae ac si suo compateretur filio conjectis manibus ad humeros proprios Vestimentum lapideum abrupit et corpus proprium fere usque ad mamillas detexit Hic vero qui lapidem jecerat absque mora corruit et expiravit caeterique amentes effecti sunt as madd as they who forged and believed this Legend Vicecomes autem Lemovicensis accurrens manum pueri sanguine madidam apprehendit magnumque defensionis proemium laetabundus absportavit The like miracles wee have recorded of abundance of blood issuing out of the little Images of our Savior wounded or crucified by Iewes since his ascention into heaven publikely read in the Roman Church recorded for truths by Sigebertus yea by Baronius himself and Henricus Spondanus his Epitomizer Anno Christi 446. nu 3. Anno 560. nu 1. Anno 765. nu 2. which blood they reserve and shew to the people who adore it as the very blood of Christ himself in several places Yea our Radulphus de Diceto in his Abbreviationes Chronicorum Anno 765. out of Sigebertus and others stories Judaei Imaginem Jesu Salvatoris nostri invenientes in domo Judaei ibi relictam à quodam Christiano eam deponunt omnia opprobria quae Judaei Jesu Christo intulerunt imagini ejus inferebant tandem lancea latere ejus aperto exivit de eo sanguis et aqua Quod illi supposita ampulla suscipientes omnes infirmos in Synagoga sua collectos sanabat Quod cum vidissent Judaei baptizati sunt omnes when as the shedding of Christs blood and sight of the miracles wrought at his Passion converted no one Jew and in memory hereof Passio autem Dominicae Imaginis celebratur singulis annis 5 Idus Nov. the day of our Gunpowder Treason apud Beretham in Syria where this Image was crucified So as they had two good Fridayes the one for the Passion of our Saviour which is moveable changing every year and the other for the passion of his very image which is certain Or 2dly They represent and adore him as a diâ—inutive despicable babe or dwarfe whose real natural glorified body born of the Virgin Mary if they believe their own Popes Councils Doctors Churches resolutions
hath conusance of them 882 885. The Popes Bull to morgage them for 3. years for the holy war 449. Tithwite exemption from it 219. Toll exemption from it 229. exacted from Clerks 896. Transubstantiation subveâ—â—â— the foundation of St. Peters and Popes Universal Vicarship to Christ and Monarchy 10 11 15 97 98. proved by sundry Popish Miracles apparitions of Christ as an infant or blood in the consecrated Host all impostures or diabolical delusions 68 to 75. How stated asserted by their Treat Councils Doctors Canonists 15. 66 67 68. 71. 79. See 456. 504 707 1065. Not wrought nor proved by This is my body 77 78. Nor intended proved by Joh. 5 p. 79 10. Against Scripture Articles of our Faith sense reason experience 71 72 No Miracle 75 76. Invented asserted only to make their M 〈◊〉 a propitiatory sacrifice which else would be of no value See Mâ—sse Treasure trove not incident to Bishops Liberties 398. Treason for Bishops to resort appeal to Rome and own any for Pope without the Kings license 4. To Interdict the Realm excommunicate or depose the King by the Popes Bulls See H n. 3. and King John Index 3 4 10. They and all other Clergymen punisha le for it by Kings and Temporal Magistrates as well as Laymen 2. â— See Bishopâ— Clerks Banishment for it See â—â—â—â—shment Pâ—oâ—hâ—cying the Kings deposal by a day Trâ—aâ—â—â— 266 267. 268. To desert his service because excommunicated by the Pope 25â— 267. To betray the rightâ— of 〈◊〉 Crown 248. To detain the Kings Castles against him 3â—2 See Castles To imagin his death of betray him to his Enemies 265. Truce continued between England and France Popes interpâ—sing therein 4â—6 447 448. 244 945 With the Saracens broken by the Pope though 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the great scandal diâ—grace of Christians 4 8 Made by the Emperor with the Soldan upon honourable terms objected by the Pope as a crime 427. See Frederick and Gregory 9. V. VAcations of Bishopricks Abbyes the Custody of their Temporalties presentation to their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to our Kings by their antient Prerogative of which some Prelates in England and Ireland endeavoured to 〈◊〉 them 2 3 236 237 2â—8 272 37â— 428 511 522 81â— 627 687 913 9â—8 993 96â— 963 955. 96â— 994 10â—4 6â—9 â—â—1 782 9â—â— 636. Appendix 18 See Index 3. 4. The Custody of the Temporalties of 〈◊〉 granted to the Archbishop and his Successors 339. 819 877 Oâ— Westminster Abby to the Monkes by spicial Charters 763 7â—4 The Archbishops Jurisdiction claimed over the Church of Lincola during the Vacancy 805 And of the Prior Monks of Canterbury over their Diocesans as Gardians of the Spiritualties of Canterbury during vacancies thereof 597 to 6â—0 Vexations by Ecclesiastical persons of the Kings Subjects complained of prohibited â— 4 699 704. 705. 706. 728. 830 832. 8â—3 884. 969. 970. 992. Vâ—cariges endowed by Kings directions 4â—7 Append. 29. Vâ—caâ—s of God and Christ on earth Christian Kings are such in over their own Realms Churches not Popes 1. 3 4. 872. 873. See King Popes pretences to be Christs and Gods Universal Vâ—â—ars upon earthâ— claiming all his regal Sâ—cerdoral Offices and Sâ—veraign Universal authority by that pretex yea a power to excommunicate depose all Christian Kings Emperors nuâ—â— all Laws c. p. 6. 7. 8. This their 〈◊〉 disproved by Scripture 9 10 11 Dâ—â—â—ed by the Gâ—â—el Church S 〈◊〉 Antioch and Greek Church by the Emperor Frederick and others 360. 513 154 533 538 539. 560. Pope Alexander the 4. desires prayers so to govern the Church aâ— to deserve to be called Gods Vâ—câ—â— and 〈◊〉 sâ—ccâ—ssâ—â— claimed expressed in their own Bulls as unworthy of it 407 449. 449. 81â— Vicats General of the King to take place of all Bishops and visit the Ecclesiastical state persons under him 3 4. Victuals to be sold to Jewes notwithstanding Bishops inhibitions 387. 475 476. not to Saracens 449. Villains soas not to enter into Religion without their Lords assent 4. Vi Laica amovenda to Sheriffs c. 6â—8 689 867. 1004. 1005. Virgini y consecrated by Mary 32 a great virtue 350. Virgins consecrated by Mary internally externally only by â—ishâ—ps 19. Visitations of the Ecclesiastical state persons a prerogative of the King by such as he shall appoint by Letters Patents 3 4 Kings may exempt persons places from Archiepiscopal or Episcopal Visitations and Jurisdiction their Free Chappels exempted from them 3 4 720. 721 721. 727. 729. 748. 757. 559. 982 923. 1047. Vexatious illegall proceedings and procurations in them together with coertion and administing enforcing Oathes prohibited in them by Popes Bulls Canonists Kings Writs 699 704 to 713. 728 743 744 760 892 907 969 970 What procurations fees are to be demanded taken in them 233 743 744. 79â— 791. Of Archbishop Boniface with the oppositions appeals against it 740 741 746 747 748 752 76â— 789 790 791. Of the Bishop of Lincoln and oppositions appeals against it 698 699 704 705 706 709. 754. 761 76â— 798 Of Monks by the Popes Visitors grievances and appeals against them 440 441 442. 789. By the Abbot of the Cistertians by the Kings license 601 789. By Bishops for Popes to get money from Monks to exempt them from it 798 799. The principal end to get mony not reform abuses 789 790 798. Exemptions of Abbots from Archiepiscopal and Episcopal Visitations for mony by Popes Bulls 384 791 79â— 798. App. 22 23. The Emperor excommunicated for not suffering an Archbishop to come to his See to visit 410. Pope Innocent 4. his Decree concerning Visitations procurations and preaching at them 743 744 790 791. Usurpation of Jurisdiction punished by our Kings restrained by their Writs 3. See Prohibitions Usurpers Charters neither do nor ought to prejudice the right heir to the Crown resumed 324. Usurers of Popes Caursini and other Italian Merchants countenanced by them against the Lawes of God Man Bishops Excommunications their detestable Usury bonds undermining of Jewes Popes remitting the Usury of Jewes not theirs to such as crossed themselves for the Holy Land with other matters concerning Popes Usurers Usury 350. 371. 426. 427. 437. 448. 460. 462. 467. 4â—8 469. 516. 522. 546. 560. 573. 654. 718. 753. 754. 802. 809. 845. 846. 848. 868. 869. 717. 821. 835. 859. 871. 877. 878. 1034 1035. Uâ—fâ—ngthees 428 873. U lawry of King John against exiled Bishops and Clergymen reversed by his Patent his declaration he had no power to outlaw Clerks 270 272. W. VVApentake 228. Waâ—peni exemption from it 229. Wards of body and lands of Tenants in Capite belong to the King 429 430. The Archbishop opposed this prerogative and complained to the Pope against it Ib. Granted maried to Aliens of mean fortune complained against as a grievance in Parliaments 444 721 991. Contribution out of Wardships to relieve the Holy Land 239. Warrants of Judges produced else coram non Judice 887. Warranty not in a suit between a Bastard and Mulier 474. Warre what a just cause
of it not to be made on the Vassal without complaint first made to the Superior Lord 363 364. Prohibited by the Pope under pain of Excommunication interdict and deposition Upon King John when his Vassal and upon Princes under his protection crossed for his or the Holy War 6. 363. to 366. 370. 371. 449. 450. 404. In joyned by Popes under promises of remission of sinnes not only against Saracens but the E. of Tholouse the Greek Church the Emperors Otho Frederick Conrade Manfred K. John when interdicted excommunicated deposed by him for vindicating the rights of their Crowns 363 c. 414. 415. 419. 425. 426. 450. 470. 471. 490 491. 492. 513 515. 517. 546. 547. 549. Popes prohibited the Crucesignati to go against the Saracens according to their vow to imploy their armes and monies raised by dispensing with their Vows against these Christians Ibidem The Barons Warrs excited fomented by the Bishops and Clergy who ought to maintain peace not warre 1021 to 1026. See Barons The plunders and miseries of Warre 351. 806 to 907. Whales belong to the King an Inquisition for taking one away 739. 982. Wills of Bishops licensed authorized by the King to make them valid 576. 636. A Writ for removing an interred Corps from St. James Bristoll to Ambresbery according to the parties last Will 575. 576. Woods of Archbishopricks Bishopricks Abbyes now and then felled sold by the King during Vacancies and when seised for contempts or high Misdemeanors 262. 462. 913. Appendix 27. Of the Archbishoprick felled and sold by Boniface 626. Improved 973 974. Wooll of the Cistercians demanded of them by the King for one year denyed Writs prohibiting them to be Merchants of Wooll 480. 893. 993. 603. 604. Women authors of the worship of the V Mary as the Queen of Heaven of the Collyridian and other Heresies 56 57. to 63. Their visions and apparitions not to be credited 74. The Virgin Mary their Advocate Intercessor by Popish devotions 45. See Mary Sainted by Popes 56. Wreck to be sued for in the Ecclesiastical Court 783. Writs no new ought to issue out of Chancery without the consent of the Nobles and Prelates in Parliament 895. Writs of severall kindes bearing Teste sometimes in the Kings Name sometimes in the Name of the Gardians of the Realmes in his absence sometimes in his Privy Counsellors somtimes in the Chancellors or Chief Justices which you may observe throughout all the Writs here recorded as you read them See Index 8. Kings INDEX 15. Of Scripture Texts abused perverted alledged altered by Popes Pontificians and the Church of Rome to justifie their Errors Corruptions and St. Peters Popes Vniversal Monarchy Vicarship and those which most evidently refute them SCripture Texts professedly altered corrupted for their Adoration Exaltation Invocation of the Virgin Mary as breaker of the Serpents head their Advocate Empresse Lady Queen of Heaven Mediator Saviour Gen. 3. 15. It changed into She p. 16 18 34. Psal 3. 1. Ps 4. 1. Ps 5. 1. Ps 6. 1. Ps 7. 1. Ps 9. 1. Ps 11. 1. Ps 13. 1. Ps 16. 1. Ps 18. 1. Ps 20. 1. Ps 25. 1. Ps 26. 1. Ps 27. 1. Ps 28. 1. Ps 31. 1. Ps 34. 1. Ps 45. 1. Ps 51. 1. Ps 54. 1. Ps 70. 1. Ps 71. 1. Ps 79. 1. Ps 95. 1. Ps 105. 1. Ps 110. 1. Ps 119. 33. Ps 127. 1. Ps 128. 1. Ps 130. 1. Ps 132. 1. Ps 134. 1. Ps 140. 1. Ps 145. 21. Ps 148. 1. Ps 149. 1. Ps 150. 6. in all these Lord is directly changed by them into Lady and he into she and these Texts appropriated to God applyed to her Ps 12. Ps 36. Ps 91. Ps 125. 1. Mat. 11. 28. God Lord are altered into the Mother of God by Bonaventura Bernardinus de Busti and others by Popes approbation p. 23 29 35 39 40 50. Moreover the Second Commandement Exod. 20. 4 5 6. Deut. 5. 8â— 9 10. is quite obliterated out of all their Breviaries Missals Howres Offices Psalters Letanies Rosaries Primers of our Lady and most of their late Catechisins as inconsistent with their Images and adorations of them All which are against these direct Texts Deut. 4. 2. c. 12. 32. Josh 1. 7. Prov. 30. 6. Rom. 1. 25 26. 2 Pet. 3. 16. Rev. 22. 18. p. 50 56. They abuse wrest these particular sacred Texts applying them to the Virgin Mary her Kingdom Subjects Gen. 2. 28. c. 16. 9 13. c. 18. 3. c. 27. 29. c. 29. 20. p. 28 29 42 45. Deut. 33. 3. Judg. 9. 8 10. 1 Chron. 29. 11. 2 Chron. 12. 8. Esth 2. 17. c. 5. 2 3. Job 12. 10. Psal 36. 9. Ps 45. 9. Ps 48. 9. Ps 74. 12. Ps 89. 21. Ps 95. 4. Ps 103. 19. Ps 116. 16. Ps 145. 16. Prov. 8. 15 17. c. 23. 13. Cant. 2. 4. c. 5. 1. Isa 60. 7. c. 49. 6. Dan. 2. 44. Mat. 11. 28. Lu. 1. 33. c. 2. 32. John 1. 16. Ephes 1. 21 22. Phil. 2. 9 10. Hebr. 4. 16. p. 16 â—0 22 23 27 28 29 31 37 38 45 47. Besides other Apocrypha Texts They insist on the very words of the Idolatrous Jews Jer. 4. 17 18 19. to justifie their adoration of the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Heaven as they did the Moon p. 16. Texts they impertinently or blasphemously alledge wrest misapply to prove St. Peters and Popes Universal Monarchy Supremacy over Kings Kingdoms c. Gen. 1. 16. Psal 2. 8. Ps 45. 16. Ps 72. 8. Ps 89. 27 37 38. Isa 9. 6 7. Dâ—â— 2. 44 c. 4. 3 34. c. 6. 26. c. 7. 14 27. Mich 4. 7. Mat. 16. 14 18 19. c. 26. 18 19 20. Lu. 1. 2â— Johâ— 21. 15 16 17. Acts 10. 12 13. Phil. 2. 9 10 11. p. 9 10 11 409 538 539 568 656 658. Texts produced by them to prove the consecrated Bread and Wine Transubstantiated into the very Body and Blood of Christ Mat. 26. 26 27 28. John 5. 53 54 55 56. p. 15 75 77 79 80. Several Scripture Texts over-tedious to recapitulate directly refuting Prayers to Angels Saints the Virgin Mary or to any but God alone p. 56 57 60. Saints seeing of Prayers in the New Popish Looking-glasse of the Trinity p. 57 58. The pretended Soveraign Monarchy and Vicarship of St. Peter and Popes p. 9 10 11 12 13. The Advocateship Mediatorship c. of the Virgin Mary proving Christ alone to be our only Advocate Intercessor Mediator Redeemer Reconciler Ayde Hope Help Deliverer Saviour Light Salvation High Priest p. 29 36 41 42. Texts proving that Christ alone was born without original and lived without actual sin not the Virgin Mary p. 46. That Vows are to be made to God alone p. 51. That all Miracles are ever visible to all mens eyes and seldome wrought by some extraordinary persons not every Priest and that God hath made our senses judges of the truth of Christs body incarnation resurrection ascension as well as Miracles p. 75 76. That the Verbe Is