Paschall himselfe replieng, said vnto him againe: "If (as thou saiest)
the king thy maister, will not forgo the inuestiture of churches for the
losse of his realme, know thou for certeine, and marke my words well, I
speake it before God, that for the ransome of his head, pope Paschall
will not at any time permit that he shall enioie them in quiet." At
length by the aduise of his councell, the pope granted the king certeine
priuileges and customes, which his predecessours had vsed and enioied:
but as for the inuestitures of bishops, he would not haue him in any
wise to meddle withall: [Sidenote: _Polydor._] yet did he confirme those
bishops whom the king had alreadie created, least the refusall should be
occasion to sowe any further discord.

This businesse being in this maner ordered, the ambassadours were
licenced to depart, who receiuing at the popes hands great rewards, and
Gerard the archbishop of Yorke his pall, they shortlie after returned
into England, declaring vnto the king the popes decrée and sentence. The
king being still otherwise persuaded, and looking for other newes, was
nothing pleased with this matter. Long it was yer he would giue ouer his
claime, or yéeld to the popes iudgement, till that in processe of time,
ouercome with the earnest sute of Anselme, he granted to obeie the popes
order herein, though (as it should appeare) right sore against his will.

[Sidenote: _Wil. Malm._] In this meane time, the king had seized into
his hands the possessions of the archbishop of Canturburie, and banished
Anselme, so that he staied at Lions in France for the space of one yeare
and foure moneths, during which time there passed manie letters and
messages to and fro. [Sidenote: The pope writeth courteouslie to the
king.] The pope also wrote to king Henrie in verie courteous maner,
exhorting him to call Anselme home againe, and to release his claime to
the inuestitures of bishops, wherevnto he could haue no right, sith it