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The cause why my consecration is deferred, which no man liuing would wish to be doone with more speed than I my selfe: those that haue prolonged it, ceasse not to confirme. Wherefore how dangerous and how dishonest it should be for me to inuade the gouernment of that church, which I ought to rule, without cõsent of the same, your discretion rightwell vnderstandeth. Yea and how dreadfull a thing it is, and how much to be auoided to receiue a cursse, vn|der colour of a blessing, &c.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Anselme hauing alreadie written twice vnto the said Thomas archbishop of Yorke about this matter, and now receiuing this answer, could not be quiet in mind, and therevpon taking aduice with certeine bishops whom he called vnto him, determined to send two bishops vnto the said Thomas of Yorke: and so the bishop of London (as deane to the archbishop of Canturburie) & the bishop of Rochester (as his house|hold chapleine) were sent to commune with him,

The bishop of London deane to the archbi|shop of Can|turburie.

The bishop of Rochester his chapleine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit shortlie after, there came to Can|turburie a messenger on the behalfe of the archbi|shop of Yorke, with letters inclosed vnder the kings seale, by the tenour whereof the king commanded Anselme, that the consecration of the archbishop of Yorke might staie till the feast of Easter; and if he might returne into England by that daie, he promi|sed (by the aduice had therein of the bishops and ba|rons of his realme) that he would set a direction be|twixt them in all matters, whereof anie controuer|sie had beene moued heretofore: or if he could not re|turne so soone, he would yet take such order, that bro|therlie loue & concord might remaine betwixt them. When he that brought these letters required an an|swer, Anselme answered,A stout prelat. that he would signifie his mind to the king, and not to his maister. Immediat|lie therefore was the deane of Chichester sent ouer from Anselme, with a moonke of Bech [...]llouin to the king, to informe him of all the matter, and to beséech his maiestie, by his authoritie to prouide, that no dis|cord should rise to the diuiding of the present state of the church of England. Furthermore, whereas he had commanded him to grant vnto Thomas the archbishop of Yorke, a time of respit; he should take for certeine answer, that he would rather suffer him|selfe to be cut in peeces, than to grant so much as one hours space on the said Thomas of Yorke,Anselme sen [...]| [...]eth to the king. whome he knew alreadie to haue set himselfe vniustlie a|gainst the ancient constitutions of holie fathers, and against the Lord himselfe. The messengers declared these things to the king, and brought word backe a|gaine at their returne, that the king had heard their message with fauourable mind, and promised by the power of God, to declare to the world that he coue|ted vnitie, and not any diuision in the church of Eng|land.