[1] After his deceasse, the moonks of Canturburie without knowledge of the king, chose one Reignold the subprior of their house to be their archbishop,An archbishop chosen. who secretlie went to Rome to obteine his confirmation of the pope. Which thing bred much mischéefe and great discord betwixt pope Innocent & king Iohn, since the pope would not confirme the election, bi|cause he saw some péece of secret practise, till he might vnderstand and be certified by report of suffici|ent witnesse (for that he wanted the letters com|mendatorie from the king) that the same election was lawfull and orderlie made. Of this delaie also the moonks being spéedilie aduertised, and to the end they might now recouer the kings fauour, whome they had verie sore offended in not making him pri|uie to the first election, they made request vnto him, that by his nomination it might be lawfull for them to choose an other archbishop.