vnto them and their predecessors, without all prescription of time, as
they alledged, which caused no small debate betwixt them and the
spiritualtie, as in that which is written thereof at large by others may
more easilie appeere.

[Sidenote: Anselme refuseth to consecrate the bishops inuested by the
king.] Howbeit Anselme the archbishop of Canturburie more earnest in
this case than any other, would not admit nor consecrate such bishops as
were nominated and inuested by the king, making no account of their
inuestiture: and further he tooke vpon him to admonish the K. not to
violate the sacred lawes, rites and ceremonies of christian religion so
latelie decréed concerning those matters. But so far was the king from
giuing any eare to his admonitions, that he stood the more stiffelie in
his chalenge. [Sidenote: Gerard inuested archbishop of Yorke.] And where
Thomas the archbishop of Yorke was not long before departed out of this
transitorie life, he gaue that benefice then void to one Gerard, a man
of great wit, but (as some writers report) more desirous of honor than
was requisite for his calling, and willed him in despite of Anselme to
consecrate those bishops whom he had of late inuested. [Sidenote: W.
Gifford bishop of Winchester. _Matth. Paris._ _Wil. Thorne._ _Polydor._]
This Gerard therefore obeieng his commandement, did consecrate them all,
William Gifford bishop of Winchester excepted; who refused to be
consecrated at his hands, wherevpon he was depriued and banished the
relme. The archbishop Anselme also was quite out of fauour, for that he
ceased not to speake against the K. in reproouing him in this behalfe,
till time that the king was contented to referre the matter to pope
Paschall, and to stand to his decree and determination: [Sidenote:
_Polydor._] also, that such as he had placed in any bishoprike, should
haue licence to go to Rome to plead their causes, whither he promised
shortlie to send his ambassadours, and so he did: [Sidenote: 1103. An.