[1] Manie other reasons the pope alledged in his let|ters to king Iohn, to haue persuaded him to the al|lowing of the election of Stephan Langton. But king Iohn was so far from giuing care to the popes admonitions, that he with more crueltie handled all such, not onelie of the spiritualtie, but also of the tem|poraltie, which by any manner means had aided the forenamed Stephan. The pope being hereof aduerti|sed, thought good not to suffer such contempt of his authoritie, as he interpreted it; namelie, in a matter that touched the iniurious handling of men within orders of the church. Which example might procure hinderance, not to one priuat person alone, but to the whole estate of the spiritualtie, which he would not suffer in any wise to be suppressed. Wherefore he de|créed with speed to deuise remedie against that large increasing mischéefe. And though there was no spee|dier waie to redresse the same, but by excommunica|tion, yet he would not vse it at the first towards so mightie a prince, but gaue him libertie and time to consider his offense and trespasse so committed.