could not come to Canturburie for to be consecrated of him in so short a
time as was conuenient. But Anselme at length admonished him by letters,
that without delaie he should dispatch and come to be consecrated.
[Sidenote: The doubt of Anselme.] And wheras Anselme vnderstood that the
same Thomas was purposed to send vnto Rome for his pall, he doubted,
least if the pope should confirme him in his see by sending to him his
pall, he would happilie refuse to make vnto him profession of his due
obedience. [Sidenote: Anselme writeth to the Pope.] Wherefore to preuent
that matter, Anselme wrote to pope Paschall, requiring him in no wise to
send vnto the nominated archbishop of Yorke his pall, till he had
(according[3] to the ancient customes) made profession to him of
subiection, least some troublesome contentions might thereof arise, to
the no small disquieting of the English church. He also aduertised pope
Paschall, that bicause he permitted the emperour to inuest bishops, and
did not therefore excommunicate him, king Henrie threatened, that
without doubt he would resume the inuestitures into his hands, thinking
to hold them in quiet as well as he; and therefore besought him to
consider what his wisedome had to doo therein with spéed, least that
building which he had well erected, should vtterlie decaie, & fall
againe into irrecouerable ruine. For K. Henrie maketh diligentlie
inquirie (saith he) what order you take with the emperour.

[Sidenote: The popes answer to Anselme.] The pope receiuing and perusing
these letters, wrote againe vnto Anselme a verie freendlie answer
concerning the archbishop of Yorke. And as for suffering of the emperour
to haue the inuestitures, he signified to him that he neither did nor
would suffer him to haue them: but that hauing borne with him for a
time, he now ment verie shortlie to cause him to feele the weight of
the spirituall sword of S. Peter, which alreadie he had drawen out of
the scaberd, therewith to strike if he did not the sooner forsake his