[1] [2] [3] [4] These words thus vttered by the bishop of Wor|cester, all the bishops returned togither,The protesta|tion of the bi|shops to the king. and com|ming before the kings presence, boldlie confessed that they had receiued Anselmes letters, and would not doo any thing contrarie to the tenour of the same. Whereat the earle of Mellent shooke the head, as though he ment to accuse them of contempt towards the king. But the king himselfe vttered his mind, and said, that whatsoeuer other men thought of the matter, he suerlie was of the like mind with the bi|shops, & would be loth to run in danger of Anselms cursse. Wherefore it was determined, that the elect of Yorke should either acknowledge his subiection to the church of Canturburie, or else forgo his digni|tie of archbishop: wherevpon in the end he came to London, and there vpon the 28. daie of Maie was consecrated by Richard bishop of London, as deane to the sée of Canturburie. Then hauing the professi|on or protestation of his subiection to the sée of Can|turburie deliuered him vnder seale, he brake vp the same, and read the writing in maner and forme fol|lowing:

Ego Thomas Eboracensis ecclesiae consecrandus metropolita|nus, The tenour of the professi|on which the archishop of Yorke made vnto the arch|bishop of Can|turburie. profiteor subiectionem & canonicam obedientiam sanctae Dorobernensiecclesiae, & eiusdem ecclesiae primati canonicè e|lecto & consecrato, & successoribus suis canonicè inthroniza|tis, salua fidelitate domini mei Henrici regis Anglorum, & salua obedientia ex parte mea tenenda, quam Thomas ante|cessor meus sanctae Romanae ecclesiae ex' parte sua professus est:

that is;

I Thomas to be consecrated metropolitane arch|bishop of Yorke, professe my subiection and canoni|call obedience vnto the holie church of Canturburie, and to the primate of the same church canonicallie elected and consecrated, and to his successours cano|nicallie inthronized, sauing the faith which I owe vnto my souereigne lord Henrie king of the Eng|lish, and sauing the obedience to be holden of my part, which Thomas my predecessour professed on his behalfe vnto the holie church of Rome.