[1] Moreouer, in this councell the matter came in question touching the obedience which the bishops of Scotland did owe by right vnto the archbishop of Yorke,Obedience of the church of Scotland to the church of England. whom from the beginning the popes of Rome had constituted and ordeined to be primat of all Scotland, and of the Iles belonging to that realme, as well of the Orkeneis as all the other. Which con|stitution was obserued by the bishops of those parts manie yeares togither, though after they renounced their obedience. Whervpon the archbishops of Yorke (for the time being) continuallie complained, so that these popes, Paschall the second, Calyxt the second, Honorius, Innocentius, Eugenius the third, and A|drian the fourth, had the hearing of the matter, and with often sending their letters, went about to re|duce them to the prouince of Yorke. But the Scots still withstanding this ordinance, at length the mat|ter thus in controuersie was referred to pope Alex|ander, who sent the foresaid cardinall Hugh as well to make an end of that contention, as of diuerse o|ther: but yet he left it vndecided.