[1] [2] About this time Gerard archbishop of Yorke died, whom one Thomas the kings chapleine succeeded, Eadmerus. The death of Gerard arch|bish. of Yo [...]ke. Thom [...]s the kings chap|leine succéeded in that sée. who for lacke of monie to furnish his iournie, and for other causes (as in his letters of excuse, which he wrot to Anselme it dooth appeere) could not come to Can|turburie for to be consecrated of him in so short a time as was conuenient. But Anselme at length admonished him by letters, that without delaie he should dispatch and come to be consecrated. And wheras Anselme vnderstood that the same Thomas was purposed to send vnto Rome for his pall,The doubt of Anselme. he doubted, least if the pope should confirme him in his seey by sending to him his pall, he would happilie re|fuse to make vnto him profession of his due obedi|ence.Anselme wri|teth to the Pope. Wherefore to preuent that matter, Anselme wrote to pope Paschall, requiring him in no wise to send vnto the nominated archbishop of Yorke his pall, till he had (according to the ancient customes) made profession to him of subiection, least some trou|blesome contentions might thereof arise, to the no small disquieting of the English church. He also ad|uertised pope Paschall, that bicause he permitted the emperour to inuest bishops, and did not therefore ex|communicate him, king Henrie threatened, that without doubt he would resume the inuestitures in|to his hands, thinking to hold them in quiet as well as he; and therefore be sought him to consider what his wisedome had to doo therein with spéed, least that building which he had well erected, should vtterlie de|caie, & fall againe into irrecouerable ruine. For K. Henrie maketh diligentlie inquirie (saith he) what order you take with the emperour.