[1] [2] This yeere, the Danes that laie rouing on the seas did much hurt to the English merchants, taking and robbing manie English ships, and [...]hen the hauen townes alongst [...]he coasts of Northfolke,The Danes [...] the Eng|l [...]sh merchãts on the seas. made foorth a number of ships, and ventured to fight with those pirats, they were vanquished by the Danes, so that manie were slaine, and manie taken prisoners, which were constreined to paie great ransoms. The eni|mies also found in ransacking the English ships,Great prises woone by the Danish pi|rets of the Englishmen. twentie thousand pounds, which the English mer|chants had aboord with them to buy wares with, in place whither they were bound to go. ¶In the same yeare, William Courtneie archbishop of Cantur|burie, hauing more regard to his owne priuat com|moditie, than to the discommoditie of others, purcha|sed a bull of the pope, whereby he was authorised to leauie through his whole prouince foure pence of the pound of ecclesiasticall promotions, as well in pla|ces exempt, as not exempt, no true nor lawfull cause being shewed or pretended, why he ought so to doo; and to see the execution of this bull put in practise, the archbishop of Yorke, and the bishop of London, were named and appointed.