[1] At length, when the king had exhibited great com|plaints vnto them all generallie against him,He is reputed a traitour. they cried that he was a traitor, sith he had receiued so manie benefits at the kings hands, and now refused to doo him all earthlie honor as he had sworne to doo. To be short, when the bishops came to sit vpon the matter in councell, they appealed to the sée of Rome against the archbishop, accusing him of periurie: and in the word of truth bound themselues by promise, to doo what they might to depose him, if the king would pardon them of that iudgement which now hanged ouer the archbishops head. Then comming to the archbishop they said:

Thou wast sometime our arch|bishop, and we were bound to obeie thée: but sith thou hast sworne fealtie to the king, that is, life, member, and earthlie honour, & to obserue his lawes and customes, and now goest about to destroie the same, we say that thou art guiltie of periurie,The bishops disallow their archbishop. and we will not from hencefoorth obey a periured archbishop. Therefore we cite thée by appellation to appeare be|fore the pope, there to answer thine accusors. Then they appointed him a day, in which they ment to pro|secute their appeale. I heare you well (said the arch|bishop.)