[1] About the same time, by reason of an accusation made by a prisoner against Ranulfe Briton (some|time the kings chancellour, but now leading a priuat life, Matth. Paris. being a canon of the cathedrall church of saint Paule in London) the same Ranulfe (by commande|ment from the king sent to the maior of the citie William Ioiner) was taken out of his house,Ranulfe Bri|ton taken out of his house, and led to the tower. had to the tower, and there imprisoned, whervpon the deane of Paules, maister G. Lucie, in absence of the bishop accurssed all those that had presumptuouslie attemp|ted to laie hands on the said Ranulfe, and further, he put his owne church of saint Paule vnder in|terdiction.