[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In this meane time the French king procured the pope to pronounce his cursse against the Flemings for their rebellion, and to suspend all diuine seruice that ought to be said in anie hallowed place,Flanders in|terdicted. so that there were no priests to be found that would take vp|on them to saie any diuine seruice: wherevpon the Flemings sent ouer into England certeine messen|gers to giue notice to king Edward how they were intreated, but he sent them word that he would bring at his comming ouer vnto them, priests that should saie masses and other seruice, whether the pope would or not, for he had priuilege so to doo. ¶ In Aprill, Wil|liam Melton archbishop of Yorke departed this life, after whome variance rose in the election of a new gouernour to that church, so that two were elected, William la Zouch, Ad. Merim. and William Killesbie: but at length William la Zouch tooke place, being the 43 archbishop that had sit in that seat. ¶ The earles of Salisburie and Suffolke, Adam Me|rimuth. Iac. Meir. which were left in Flan|ders by king Edward to helpe the Flemings, short|lie after Ester, or (as other haue) in the time of Lent, were discomfited by the garrison of Lisle, and taken prisoners as they would haue passed by that towne, to haue ioined with Iaques Arteueld,The earles of Salisburie & Suffolke ta|ken. meaning to besiege Tournie; but now by the taking of those two earles that enterprise was broken. The duke of Nor|mandie with a great armie entered into Heinault, burning and wasting the countrie,The countrie of Heinault inuaded. euen to the gates of Ualenciennes and Quesnoy. And thus were they occupied in those parts, whilest the king of England prepared himselfe with all diligence to returne into Flanders.