[1] By force of this commission, the lords were the bolder to procéed against him as ye haue heard. Now after his comming into the parties beyond the seas,The bishop of Elie complai|neth of his wrongs re|ceiued. he ceassed not with letters and messengers to present his complaint to the pope of Rome, and to king Richard of the iniuries receiued at the hands of earle Iohn and his complices. Herevpon pope Ce|lestine wrote in déed to all the archbishops and bi|shops that were within the realme of England,The popes letters vnto the archbi|shop and bi|shops of England. in behalfe of the said bishop of Elie, declaring, that for so much as the king of England was gone into the holie land to warre against the enimies of our faith, leauing his kingdome vnder the protection of the a|postolike see, he could not but haue speciall regard to see that the state, rights and honour thereof were pre|serued from all danger of decaie.