[1] [2] Howbeit, the bishops, abbats, priors, and other ec|clesiasticall persons, after they had shewed them|selues to rest doubtfull (not without great grudging and murmuring in the meane time, for the space of thrée or foure daies togither) at length, for feare of ex|communication, consented to be contributorie, but in such sort, as they had escaped for a farre more rea|sonable summe,Stephan de Segraue. The tenths of the spiritu|altie granted to the pope. if Stephan Segraue one of the kings councell had not by compact (as was thought) made with the Nuncio, wrought so in the matter, that the tenths were finallie granted, to the great impouerishment and inestimable damage of the church and realme of England. After this, the Nun|cio shewed the procuratorie letters, whereby he was authorised to gather those tenths, and that not after a common manner, but by a verie straight and hard valuation.