[1] [2] [3] S. Peters church at Westminster.The church of saint Peter at Westminster was inlarged, and newlie repared by the king, speciallie all the east part of it, the old wals being pulled down, and builded vp in more comelie forme. ¶The generall councell, according to the summons giuen, was hol|den this yeare at Lions,The English ambassadors come to the councell. where it began about mid|summer, in which the English ambassadors being ar|riued, presented to the pope their leters, directed from the whole bodie of the realme of England, requiring a redresse in such things, wherewith (as by the same letters it appeared) the realme found it selfe sore an|noied. The pope promised to take aduise therein, but sith the matter was weightie, it required respit. Fi|nallie, when they were earnest in requiring a deter|minate answer, it was giuen them to vnderstand, that they should not obteine their desires, wherevpon in great displeasure they came awaie,The English ambassadors threaten the pope, that he should not haue any tri|bute out of England. threatening and binding their words with oths, that from thence|foorth they would neuer paie, nor suffer to be paid, a|nie tribute to the court of Rome, nor permit the re|uenues of those churches, whereof they were pa|trones, to be pulled awaie, by any prouision of the same court.