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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Anno Reg. 3When the earle of Shrewesburie was banished (as ye haue heard) the state of the realme seemed to be reduced into verie good order and quietnesse: so that king Henrie being aduanced with good successe in his affaires, was now in no feare of danger any maner of waie. Howbeit herein he somewhat dis|pleased the cleargie: Polydor. The king be|stoweth bi|shopriks. Matth. Paris. for leaning vnto his princelie authoritie, he tooke vpon him both to nominate bi|shops, and to inuest them into the possession of their sées: amongst whom was one Remclid, bishop of Hereford by the kings ordinance. This Remclid or Remeline did afterwards resigne that bishoprike to the king, bicause he was persuaded he had greatlie offended in receiuing the same at a temporall mans hands. Sim. Dunel.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Trulie not onelie king Henrie here in England, but also other princes and high potentates of the temporaltie about the same season, challenged this right of inuesting bishops and other cleargie men, as a thing due vnto them and their predecessors, with|out all prescription of time, as they alledged, which caused no small debate betwixt them and the spiritu|altie, as in that which is written thereof at large by others may more easilie appeere.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Anselme refu|seth to conse|crate the bi|shops inuested by the king.Howbeit Anselme the archbishop of Canturburie more earnest in this case than any other, would not admit nor consecrate such bishops as were nomi|nated and inuested by the king, making no account of their inuestiture: and further he tooke vpon him to admonish the K. not to violate the sacred lawes, rites and ceremonies of christian religion so latelie decréed concerning those matters. But so far was the king from giuing any eare to his admonitions, [...]at he stood the more stiffelie in his chalenge. And where Thomas the archbishop of Yorke was not long before departed out of this transitorie life, he gaue that benefice then void to one Gerard,Gerard inue|sted archbi|shop of Yorke. a man of great wit, but (as some writers report) more desi|rous of honor than was requisite for his calling, and willed him in despite of Anselme to consecrate those bishops whom he had of late inuested. This Gerard therfore obeieng his commandement, did consecrate them all,W. G [...]fford bi|shop of Win|chester, Matth. Paris. Wil. Thorne. Polydor. William Gifford bishop of Winchester excepted; who refused to be consecrated at his hands, wherevpon he was depriued and banished the relme. The archbishop Ans [...]lme also was quite out of fa|uour, for that he ceased not to speake against the K. in reproouing him in this behalfe, till time that the king was contented to referre the matter to pope Paschall, and to stand to his decree and determinati|on: also, that such as he had placed in any bishoprike, Polydor. should haue licence to go to Rome to plead their cau|ses, whither he promised shortlie to send his ambassa|dours, and so he did: appointing for the purpose, Her|bert bishop of Norwich,1102 Anno Reg. 4. and Robert bishop of Lich|field, being both of his priuie councell, and William Warlewast,Ambassadors sent to Rome. of whom mention is made before, who went on their waie and came to Rome, according to their commission.

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