[1] The kings ambassadours hearing this, were som|what troubled in their minds: wherevpon William Warlewast burst out and said with great vehemen|cie euen to the popes face: Eadmerus. The saieng of Wil. Warle|wast to the pope. Whatsoeuer is or may be spoken in this maner to or fro, I would all that be present should well vnderstand, that the king my maister will not lose the inuestitures of churches for the losse of his whole realme. Unto which words Pas|chall himselfe replieng, said vnto him againe:

The popes answer to him If (as thou saiest) the king thy maister will not forgo the inuestiture of churches for the losse of his realme, know thou for certeine, and marke my words well, I speake it before God, that for the ransome of his head, pope Paschall will not at any time permit that he shall enioie them in quiet.

At length by the aduise of his councell, the pope granted the king certeine priuileges and customes, which his predecessours had vsed and enioied: but as for the inuestitures of bi|shops, he would not haue him in any wise to meddle withall: Polydor. yet did he confirme those bishops whom the king had alreadie created, least the refusall should be occasion to sowe any further discord.