[1] Whilest these things were thus a dooing in France, K. Stephan would haue caused the archbi|shop of Canturburie & diuerse other bishops, whom for that purpose he had assembled, to crowne, an|noint, and confirme his sonne Eustace king ouer the realme of England.The pope is against it. But the archbishops and bi|shops refused so to doo, bicause the pope by his letters sent to the archbishop, had commanded to the contra|rie; namelie, that he should in no wise crowne the kings son, bicause his father king Stephan had got the possession of the land against his oth receiued in behalfe of the empresse. The father and sonne being not a litle offended herewith, committed most of his bishops to ward,The bishops are threatned. séeking by threats and menacings to bring them to his purpose. The bishops also were in no small perplexitie: for according to the truth, the king neuer seemed greatlie to fauor church|men, bicause of their strength (as in former times by his rigor vsed against the bishops of Salisburie and Lincolne it plainelie appeared) and yet would not these men yéeld to his pleasure: wherevpon although they were set at libertie, they were neuerthelesse de|priued of their temporall possessions, which notwith|standing afterwards vpon the kings owne motion were restored vnto them.