[1] Not long after this, Griffin ap Rees tooke a great preie and bootie out of the countries subiect to the king within the limits of Wales,1116 Anno. Reg. 17. and burned the kings castels, bicause he would not restore such lands and possessions vnto him as apperteined to his father Rées or Rice.Griffin ap Rice dooth much hurt on the marshes Polydor. Howbeit, the king (notwithstanding this businesse) being not otherwise troubled with any other warres or weightie affaires, deferred his voi|age into those quarters, and first called a councell of his lords both spirituall and temporall at Salisbu|rie on the nintéenth daie of March, wherein manie things were ordeined for the wealth and quiet state of the land. And first he sware the Nobilitie of the realme, that they should be true to him and his sonne William after his deceasse. Secondlie, he appeased sundrie matters then in controuersie betwixt the Nobles and great Péers, causing the same to be brought to an end, and the parties made freends: the diuision betwixt the archbishops of Yorke and Can|turburie (which had long depended in triall, and could not as yet haue end) excepted. For ambitious Thur|stane would not stand to any decrée or order therin. except he might haue had his whole will, so that the king taking displeasure with him for his obstinate demeanor, commanded him either to be conforma|ble to the decrée made in Lanfranks time, or else to renounce his miter,Thurstane refuseth to o|bey the kings pleasure. Eadmerus. which to doo (rather than to ac|knowledge any subiection to the archbishop of Can|turburie) he séemed to be verie willing at the first, but afterwards repented him of his speech passed in that behalfe. Now when the councell was ended, and the king went ouer into Normandie, he followed, trusting by some meanes to persuade the king, that he might haue his furtherance to be consecrated, without recognizing any obedience to the sée of Can|turburie: but the king would not heare him, where|by the matter rested long in sute, as heereafter shall appeare.