[1] [2] They also declared to him, what articles it should be good for him to propone vnto the pope, if he would haue him to continue in bearing the charges of the wars against Manfred. But when those articles were afterwards presented to the pope, he allowed them not, & so the matter remained without any certeine assurance of the promises, which had béene and still were from time to time made to set the king on do|tage. The archbishop of Yorke had his crosse taken from him by the popes commandement,The archbi|shop of Yorke depriued of his crosse. but the arch|bishop would not yet bow his knée vnto Baall, to be|stow the benefices of his church vpon aliens, and such as were vnworthie persons, as it had beene to cast pearles vnto swine. ¶ There came from the pope as his Nuncio,Mansuetus the popes Nuncio. vnto king Henrie, a frier minor named Mansuetus, furnished with great power and authoritie, in somuch that he tooke vpon him to ab|solue men for changing their vowes, and to iustifie those that were excõmunicated persons, false periu|red, and such like. Wherevpon, manie of euill disposi|tion presumed to offend: for easinesse to purchase par|don bred boldnesse in manie, howbeit the wise sée|med to laugh at such dooings.