[1] [2] [3] Lastlie, the archbishop (forsooth) and the moonks of Canturburie charged him that he sought the means to remooue [...]he shrine of the archbishop Thomas, o|therwise called Thomas Becket, from Canturburie vnto Douer, vnder a colour of feare, least the French|men being assembled in Flanders to inuade Eng|land, should land in Kent and take Canturburie, and spoile it, where indeed (as they surmized against him) he meant to send it ouer the seas vnto the king of Boheme. Froissard. Herevpon he was first committed to the tower, and before the king or his other friends could procure his deliuerance, he was without law or iu|stice, before any of the residue (as some hold) brought foorth and beheaded on the tower hill, by commande|ment of the duke of Glocester, and other of his facti|on, quite contrarie to the kings will or knowledge, in somuch that when he vnderstood it, he spake manie sore words against the duke, affirming that he was a wicked man, and worthie to be kept shorter, sith vn|der a colour of dooing iustice, he went about to de|stroie euerie good and honest man. The king was al|so offended with the duke of Yorke, for his brothers presumptuous doings, though the said duke of Yorke being verelie a man of a gentle nature, wished that the state of the common-wealth might haue béene re|dressed without losse of any mans life, or other cru|ell dealing: but the duke of Glocester, and diuerse o|ther of the nobilitie, the lesse that they passed for the kings threatening speach, so much more were they readie to punish all those whom they tooke to be their enimies. Thom. Wal [...]. In deed the said sir Simon Burlie was thought to beare himselfe more loftie, by reason of the kings fauour, than was requisite, which procured him enuie of them, that could not abide others to be in any condition their equals in authoritie.