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…

But he would not grant him his lands until he came into England, and did see how he would agree with his subjects, he was joyfully received of his church, albeit he was not very welcome unto the young king: so that coming to London to the king, he was returned back to Canterbury and bid to keep his house, he excommunicated one Robert de Brock on Christmas day, for cutting off the tail of one of his Horses the day before, he would not absolve the foresaid four Bishops without cau•els and exceptions, who went to Normandy to the king, ⟨p. 66⟩and complained of the miserable state & uncourteous handling, which made him conceive such displeasure towards Becket, that he lamented oft to them about him, that none would revenge him of his enemy: upon occasion of which words, 4. addressed themselves in great heat of hast, within 4. days after, the said Christmas day they came to Canterbury, they pressed at length into the palace, where the Arch-b. was sitting with his company about him: they said they brought him a commandment from the king, bad him choose whether he would receive it openly, or secretly, the company being commanded away, and he alone, they told him the King commanded him to repair to the King his son to do his duty, and swear fidelity for your Baronage, and to amend those things you have committed against him, in denying to be sworn to him: he perceived their intent, and called for his company, and they commanded him in the Kings name that he should absolve the 4. Bishops: he answered, he did not excommunicate them, but the Pope, if that were their grief they should resort to him; seeing you thus stand against the Coronation of our new King, it seemeth you aspire to take his Crown from him, and to be King your self: he said nay, if he had three crowns he would set them all upon him, except his father there is none whose honour I now tender and love, and touching the sequestring of the Bishops, there was nothing done without the assent of the King, for I complain to him what injury my Church had by their crowning the •ing, he gave me leave to seek my remedy at the Popes hand, they said what doest thou ma•e the King a Traitor and bewrayer of his own son, when he commanded them to crown him, and then gave thee leave to suspend them for so doing;

But he would not grant him his lands vntill he came into England, and did see how he would agrée with his subiects, he was ioifully receiued of his church, albeit he was not very welcome vnto the yong king: so that comming to London to the king, he was returned back to Canterbury and bid to keepe his house, hee excommunicated one Robert de Brocke on Christmas day, for cutting off the taile of one of his Horses the day before, hee would not absolue the foresaid foure Bishops without cauels and exceptions, who went to Normandie to the king,