Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…

O•• Thomas, a Norman, was preferred unto the Archbishopric, of York, and one Lanfranckus an Italian, was made Archbishop of Canterbury, betwixt them grew a contention, about giving and taking the Oath of obedience; but the King appeased it, and the Bishop of York, builded the Minster of York, and gave possessions thereto. But when these two Archbishops came to Rome for their Pale, the controversy renewed betwixt them for the Primacy, the Pope not disposed to decide the matter, sent them ⟨p. 45⟩home to have their matter determined; so the matter came before the King and Clergy at Windsor, the Archbishop of Canterbury said; Since the time that Austin converted this Land to Christianity, and was made Archbishop of Canterbury, and Primate of all England, by Pop• Gregory, the Primacy hath succeeded there ever since, and being York took the Christian Faith from thence, it was reason it should be subject thereto. The Bishop of York answered, that the Britons, the fi•st possessors of this Kingdom, which endured from Brutus to Cadwalader, 2076. year•s, under an hundred and two Kings, and they received the Christian Faith in the year of Christ 162. In the time of Lucius their King, Elutherius being Pope, who sent thither Fagamus and Damianus Preachers, who ordained in the realm 28. Bishops with two Archbishops, Theonus Archbishop of London, and Theodosius Archbishop of York, so it continued 300. years▪ until the Saxons (being Infidels) subdued the Realm, and divided it into seven Kingdom, and so it continued until Gregory sent hither. Austin to convert the Realm, who was after made Archbishop of Canterbury; and it was Gregory's purpose to reduce the new Church of the Saxons to the order that was in the old time amongst the Britons, under the two Metropolitans of London and York: yet he gave Austen this prerogative during his life time, to have the Jurisdiction above all the Bishops and Priests in England; but after his decease London and York to oversee the charge, and he willed no distinction of Honour to be betwixt London and York, but that he that had been longest Bishop of the place should be preferred. Upon this it was decreed that York should be subject to Canterbury, and that wheresoever Canterbury would hold a Council, York, with his Bishops, should come thither, and be obedient to his Decrees;