[1] But how soeuer he vsed them, the archbishop of Yorke, the two bishops London and Salisburie,The archbish. of Yorke and other go ouer to the king to complaine of the archbishop Becket. Ger. Dor. being offended with his dooings, sailed ouer in|to Normandie, and there complained to king Hen|rie of iniuries doone to them by archbishop Thomas, gréeuouslie accusing him that he went about to take awaie their libertie of priesthood, to destroie, corrupt, and finallie to abolish both the lawes of God and man, togither with the ancient decrées and statutes of their elders; in somuch that he tooke vpon him to exclude bishops at his pleasure from the companie of christian men, and so being excluded, to banish them for euer: to derogat things meerelie preiudiciall to the kings roiall prerogatiue; and finallie to take a|waie from all men the equitie of lawes and ciuill orders.