councell, to mooue men to the leading of a good and vpright life.

[Sidenote: S. Bartholomewes by Smithfield founded. Smithfield sometimes
a common laiestall & a place of execution. _An. Reg. 3._] About the
third yeare of K. Henries reigne, the foundation of saint Bartholomews
by Smithfield was begun by Raier one of the kings musicians (as some
write) who also became the first prior thereof. In those daies
Smithfield was a place where they laid all the ordure and filth of the
citie. It was also the appointed place of execution, where felons and
other malefactors of the lawes did suffer for their misdeeds.

In this third yeare of king Henries reigne the quéene was deliuered of a
sonne called William.

When the earle of Shrewesburie was banished (as ye haue heard) the state
of the realme seemed to be reduced into verie good order and quietnesse:
so that king Henrie being aduanced with good successe in his affaires,
was now in no feare of danger any maner of waie. [Sidenote: _Polydor._
The king bestoweth bishopriks. _Matth. Paris._] Howbeit herein he
somewhat displeased the cleargie: for leaning vnto his princelie
authoritie, he tooke vpon him both to nominate bishops and to inuest
them into the possession of their sées: amongst whom was one Remclid,
bishop of Hereford by the kings ordinance. [Sidenote: _Simon Dunel._]
This Remclid or Remeline did afterwards resigne that bishoprike to the
king, bicause he was pursuaded he had greatlie offended in receiuing the
same at a temporall mans hands.

Trulie not onelie king Henrie here in England, but also other princes
and high potentates of the temporaltie about the same season, challenged
this right of inuesting bishops and other cleargie men, as a thing due