[1] R. Houed. The popes letters to the king for the church of Lameth.In the beginning of the next, the popes Nuncio came with letters, not onlie to the archbishop and bi|shops of England, but also to the king himselfe, sig|nifieng the popes resolute decree touching the church and colledge of Lameth to be broken downe and sup|pressed. Wherevpon the king and archbishop (though sore against their willes) when they saw no waie lon|ger to shift off the matter, yéelded to the popes plea|sure: and so the archbishop sent his letters to La|meth, where the 21 daie of Ianuarie they were read, and the 27 daie of the same moneth was the church cast downe, & the canons which were alreadie there placed, had commandement to depart from thence without further delaie. Thus the moonks in despite of the king and archbishop had their willes, but yet their vexation ceassed not,The moonks borne out by the pope. for the king and archbi|shop bearing them no small euill will, for that they had so obteined their purpose contrarie to their minds and intents, molested them diuerse waies, al|though the moonks still vpon complaint to the pope, were verie much releeued, and found great freend|ship both with him and likewise with his court. ¶ So that it may be obserued that these dishclouts of the popes kitchen haue in all ages, since their first quickening béene troublesome and mutinous, saw|cie and insolent, proud and malapert. But

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