[1] [2] In the meane time the king, being informed that all those things that the cardinall had doone by his power legantine within this realme, were in the case of the premunire and prouision,The cardinall sued in a pre|munire. caused his at|turneie Christopher Hales to sue out a writ of pre|munire against him, in the which he licenced him to make his atturneie. ¶And further, the seuentéenth of Nouember the king sent the two dukes of Norf|folke and Suffolke to the cardinals place at West|minster, Abr. Fl. ex I. S. pag. 966, 967. who (went as they were commanded) and finding the cardinall there,The cardinall is loth to part from the great seale. they declared that the kings pleasure was that he should surrender vp the great seale into their hands, and to depart simplie vnto Asher, which was an house situat nigh vnto Hampton court, belonging to the bishoprike of Winchester. The cardinall demanded of them their commission that gaue them such authoritie, who an|swered againe, that they were sufficient commissio|ners, and had authoritie to doo no lesse by the kings mouth. Notwithstanding, he would in no wise agrée in that behalfe, without further knowledge of their authoritie, saieng; that the great seale was deliue|red him by the kings person, to inioy the ministrati|on thereof, with the roome of the chancellor for the terme of his life whereof for his suertie he had the kings letters patents.