[1] [2] [3] [4] Anno Reg. 34. The archb. of Canturburie inthronized.In the feast of All saints, the archbishop Bonifa|cius was inthronized at Canturburie, and kept a so|lemne feast, at the which the king and queene, with the more part of all the prelats of the land were present. About this season was a great tornie and iusts hol|den at Brackley,A tornie hol|den at Brack|ley, or (as some copies haue) at Barkley. where the earle of Glocester (con|trarie to his accustomed maner) fauoured the part of the strangers, wherby they preuailed. In somuch that William de Ualence handled one sir William de Odingesselles verie roughlie, the same sir William being a right woorthie knight. About the same time, the countesse of Cornewall at Berkehamstéed was deliuered of a sonne named Edmund.Edmond son to Richard earle of Corn|wall borne. This yeare about the beginning of the spring, the kings brother the earle of Cornewall with other Noble men of the realme, as the earle of Glocester, Henrie Hastings baron,An ambassage sent to the pope. & Roger Thurkebie, went ouer into France in princelie arraie and furniture to visit the pope, who held his court still at the citie of Lions. The bishop of Lincolne also and the bishop of Worcester went thi|ther. For what cause the other went, it was not open|lie knowne. But the bishop of Lincolne went thi|ther about such businesse as he had in hand against the Templers, Hospitalers, and such other which had appealed from him to the court of Rome, where he could not bring his purpose to passe, for his aduersa|ries with monie had purchased the iudges fauour. And so the bishop returned, hauing spent his trauell and monie in vaine.