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Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this councell the prebendaries of Yorke, togi|ther with Henrie Mordach then abbat of Fount|ney, presented themselues, exhibiting their com|plaint against William archbishop of Yorke, for that (as they alledged) he was neither canonicallie chosen, nor lawfullie consecrated, but intruded by the kings authoritie. At length archbishop Willi|am was conuicted and deposed, Albert bishop of Ho|stia pronouncing sentence in this wise:

We doo de|crée by the apostolike authoritie, that William arch|bishop of Yorke is to be deposed from his sée, bicause Stephan king of England, before any canonicall e|lection, named him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then, for that pope Eugenius had thus deposed archbishop William, although not with the consent of the more part of the cardinals, the chapiter of the church of Yorke, by his commandement comming togither, part of them chose Hilarie bishop of Chiche|ster, and the other part elected Henrie Mordach ab|bat of Fountney. Now pope Eugenius, when both elections were shewed him at Auxerre, confirmed the election of Henrie Mordach, and disanulled the other, and then consecrated the foresaid Henrie with his owne hands. The late nominated archbishop William being thus deposed, returned into Eng|land, and remained at Winchester with king Hen|rie till the death of pope Eugenius, following the counsell of the same bishop in all things.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now when the councell at Rhemes was ended, archbishop Theobald returned into England, and comming to Canturburie, was receiued with great ho [...]or of the couent and citizens there. But the king remaining then at London, when he heard of it, was sore displeased, and came with great spéed vnto Can|turburie, where much conference being had betwixt him and the archbishop (although to small purpose) for the bringing of them to an agréement, at length the king compelled the archbishop to depart the realme. Wherevpon, after a few daies respit, he went to Douer, where he tooke ship and sailed into France. But within a while he was called backe by the quéene and William of Ypres, vnto S. Omers, that they might the sooner aduertise him of the kings mind and pleasure. Here he consecrated Gilbert the elect bishop of Hereford, the fift daie of Septem|ber, Theodoric bishop of Amiens and Nicholas bi|shop of Cambre assisting him.

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