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The Pope hearing of this, sendeth his letters to the king upon the same, threatening him with excommunication, to search out the doers of the fact, & to punish them accordingly: likewise he sent the same charge to Peter bishop of Winchester, and to the Abbot of Saint Edmunds, to inquire in the South parts: to the bishop of Durham, and the Archb. of York, and to Master John Canon of York a Roman, to inquire in the North parts for the said malefactors. So that earnest inquisition, being made, divers were found favourers, and divers even of the clergy: but the chief author was supposed to be Hugo de Burge, L. chief justice, who both with the kings letters, & his own, fortified the doers thereof, that no man durst interrupt them. Moreover, in the same society, was R. Twinge, who of his own voluntary accord came to the king, and protested himself to be the Author of the fact, because that by the sentence of the B. of Rome, and fraudulent circumvention of the Italians, he was bereaved of the patronage of his benefices, having no more to give but that one. Then the king, and other executors of the Popes commandment, counselled him to offer himself to the pope to be absolved, and there to make declaration of his cause. The king also wrote letters in the behalf of his Soldiers, requiring favourable audience. At the request whereof, P. Gregory, both released him of the sentence, and restored him to his Patronage. But the grudge against Hubert did not so end, for the Bishops conspired against him: and first cometh Peter, B. of Winchester, to the K. with grievous complaints: and so prevailed with him, that he caused the Lord Hubert to be put from his office, and procured Stephen Segrave to be placed in his room. And afterward, the K. was more & more kindled against him, and called him to account ⟨p. 204⟩for old matters whereof he had the hand of the king to show for his discharge, which notwithstanding was not accepted: the bishop of Winchester replying, that the charter of king John had no force after his death, but that ye may now (said he (be called to reckoning of this king for the same.

The Pope hearing of this, sendeth his letters to the king vpon the same, threatning him with excommunication, to search out the doers of the fact, & to punish them accordingly: likewise he sent the same charge to Peter bishop of Winchester, and to the Abbot of Saint Edmunds, to inquire in the South partes: to the bishop of Durham, and the Archb. of Yorke, and to Master Iohn Chanon of Yorke a Romane, to inquire in the North partes for the said malefactors. So that earnest inquisition, being made, diuers were found fauourers, and diuers euen of ye cleargy: but the chiefe author was supposed to be Hugo de Burge, L. chiefe iustice, who both with the kings letters, & his own, fortified ye doers therof, that no man durst interrupt them. Moreouer, in the same society, was R. Twinge, who of his owne voluntary accord came to the king, and protested himselfe to be the Author of the fact, because that by the sentence of the B. of Rome, and fraudulent circumuention of the Italians, he was bereaued of the patronage of his benefices, hauing no more to giue but that one. Then the king, and other executors of the Popes commandement, counselled him to offer himselfe to the pope to be absolued, and there to make declaration of his cause. The king also wrote letters in the behalfe of his Souldiers, requiring fauourable audience. At the request whereof, P. Gregorie, both released him of the sentēce, and restored him to his Patronage. But the grudge against Hubert did not so ende, for the Bishops conspired against him: and first commeth Peter, B. of Winchester, to the K. with gréeuous complaints: and so preuayled with him, that he caused the Lord Hubert to be put from his office, and procured Steeuen Segraue to be placed in his roome. And afterward, the K. was more & more kindled against him, and called him to account