[1] [2] About the same time there chanced a controuersie to rise betwixt the king and the bishop of Lincolne, for the bestowing of the benefice of Thame, the which Iohn Mansell the kings chapleine had gotten in pos|session by the kings fauour,Iohn Ma [...]sell. through prouision gran|ted of the pope, where the bishop alleging priuileges to the contrarie, had granted it to an other. At length the king hauing his fathers trouble before his eies, and doubting the bishops words, threatning some e|uill mishap to follow, if he should stand long in the matter against the said bishop, gaue ouer his te|nour: and therewithall prouided Iohn Mansell of a farre more rich benefice, that is to saie, of the perso|nage of Maidstone, whereinto the bishop spéedilie in|uested him.