Compare 1577 edition: 1Compare 1577 edition: 1 that he would neuer consent that Stephan which had béene brought vp & alwaies conuersant with his enimies the French|men, should now enioy the rule of the bishoprike and dioces of Canturburie. Moreouer, he declared in the same letters, that he maruelled not a little what the pope ment, in that he did not consider how necessarie the freendship of the king of England was to the see of Rome,How gainfull England was to the court of Rome sith there came more gains to the Romane church out of that kingdome, than out of any other realme on this side the mountaines. He added here|to, that for the liberties of his crowne he would stand to the death, if the matter so required. And as for the election of the bishop of Norwich vnto the sée of Canturburie, sith it was profitable to him and to his realme, he meant not to release it.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, he declared that if he might not be heard and haue his mind, he would suerlie restraine the passages out of this realme, that none should go to Rome, least his land should be so emptied of mo|nie and treasure, that he should want sufficient abi|litie to beat backe and expell his enimies that might attempt inuasion against the same. Lastlie of all he concluded, sith the archbishops, bishops, abbats, and other ecclesiasticall persons, as well of his realme of England, as of other his lands and dominions, were sufficientlie furnished with knowledge, that he would not go for anie néed that should driue him thereto, to séeke iustice or iudgement at the prescript of any for|ren persons.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The pope greatlie maruelling hereat, wrote a|gaine to the king,
The popes answer vnto the king. requiring him to absteine from the spoiling of those men that were priuileged by the canons of the church, that he would place the moonks againe in their house and possessions, and receiue the archbishop canonicallie elected and confirmed, the which for his learning and knowledge, as well in the liberall sciences, as in holie scripture, was thought worthie to be admitted to a prebend in Paris: an [...] what estimation he himselfe had of him it appeared, in that he had written to him thrice since he was made cardinall, declaring that although he was minded to call him to his seruice, yet he was glad that he was promoted to an higher roome; adding further, how there was good cause that he should haue consideration of him, bicause he was borne within his land, of father and mother that were his faithfull subiects, and for that he had a prebend in the church of Yorke, which was greater and of more dignitie than that he had in Paris. Whereby not onelie by reason of flesh and bloud, but also by hauing ecclesiasticall dignitie and office, it could not be but that he loued him and his realme with sincere affection.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Manie other reasons the pope alledged in his let|ters to king Iohn, to haue persuaded him to the al|lowing of the election of Stephan Langton. But king Iohn was so far from giuing care to the popes admonitions, that he with more crueltie handled all such, not onelie of the spiritualtie, but also of the tem|poraltie, which by any manner means had aided the forenamed Stephan. The pope being hereof aduerti|sed, thought good not to suffer such contempt of his authoritie, as he interpreted it; namelie, in a matter that touched the iniurious handling of men within orders of the church. Which example might procure hinderance, not to one priuat person alone, but to the whole estate of the spiritualtie, which he would not suffer in any wise to be suppressed. Wherefore he de|créed with speed to deuise remedie against that large increasing mischéefe. And though there was no spee|dier waie to redresse the same, but by excommunica|tion, yet he would not vse it at the first towards so mightie a prince, but gaue him libertie and time to consider his offense and trespasse so committed.