An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church

But as it appeareth by the testimony of Robert Crickladensis, the Peers and nobles of this land, near about the king, gave out in straight charge, upon pain of death,¹ & confiscation of all their goods, that no man should be so hardy, as to name Thomas a martyr, or to preach of his miracles The king for this fact, was upon his oath enjoined this penance: First, that he should send so much to the holy land, as should find 200. knights, for the defence of the land: also, that from Christmas day next following, he should in his own person fight for the holy land (except he were otherwise dispensed with) 3. years. Also, that he should fight against the Saracens in Spain. Item, that he should not hinder any appellations made to the Pope of Rome. Also, that neither he nor his son, should ever depart from the pope & his successors. Item, that the possessions of the church of Canterbury, should be fully restored, & that the outlaws for Beckets cause, should be restored, Also, that his decrees stablished against the church, should be void: besides other fastings and alms, &c. It is men tioned also in stories of the said king, that returning out of Normandy into England, he came first to Canterbury, and so soon as he had seen Beckets Church, lighting of his horse, & putting off his shoes, he went barefoot to his tomb:² whose steps were found bloody through the roughness of the stones: and not only that, but also received farther penance of every monk in the cloister, certain discipline of a rod, Ann. 1174. §1174In which year, the minster of Canterbury was clean burnt, and almost all the city.³

But as it appeareth by the testimony of Robert Crickladensis, the Péeres and nobles of this land, néere about the king, gaue out in straight charge, vpon paine of death,¹ & confiscation of all their goods, that no man should be so hardy, as to name Thomas a martir, or to preach of his miracles The king for this fact, was vpon his oath inioyned this penance: First, that he should send so much to the holy land, as should find 200. knights, for the defence of the land: also, that from Christmas day next following, he should in his owne person fight for the holy land (except he were otherwise dispensed with) 3. yéeres. Also, that he should fight against the Saracens in Spaine. Item, that he should not hinder any appellations made to the Pope of Rome. Also, that neither he nor his sonne, should euer depart from the pope & his successors. Itē, yt the possessions of the church of Canterbury, should bée fully restored, & that the outlawes for Beckets cause, should be restored, Also, that his decrées stablished against ye church, should be void: besides other fastings and alms, &c. It is mē tioned also in stories of the said king, that returning out of Normandy into England, he came first to Canterbury, and so soon as he had séene Beckets Church, lighting of his horse, & putting off his shoes, he went barefoote to his tombe: