[1] [2] In like maner, Hubert the archbishop of Cantur|burie was made lord chancellour of England;The archb. of Canturburie made lord chancellour. who as he vttered some words vnaduisedlie, that shewed how he inwardlie reioised at the kings fauour to|ward him in the gift of this office, and so gloried in the honour whereto he was preferred (which he would neuer haue doone, if he had weied of worldlie pompe as by his profession he ought, and as one asketh the question in the same case:

—dic mihi, nunquid

Corporibus prosunt? certè nil; dic animisue?

Tantundem, &c.)

the lord Hugh Bardolfe said vnto him,The saieng of the lord Bardolfe. yet not so soft|lie in his eare, but that some ouer-heard it;

My lord, to speake and not offend you, suerlie if you would well consider the dignitie and honor of your calling, you would not willinglie yéeld to suffer this yoke of bondage to be laid vpon your shoulders, for we haue oftentimes heard of a chancellour made an archbi|shop, but neuer an archbishop made a chancellour till now.

The coronation being thus ended,Ambassadors from the king of Scots. it was not long yer there came ambassadors from the Sco|tish king, namelie William the prior of May, Wil|liam the prior of saint Colmes Ins, and one Willi|am Hay, the which on the behalfe of the said Scotish king required restitution of Northumberland and Cumberland, with the appurtenances, promising that if the same were restored to him, he would serue the king of England with all his power against all men then aliue; otherwise, that is, if he could not haue those countries, which of right to him appertei|ned by law, as he pretended, he would doo the best he could to recouer them by force.