"The cause why my consecration is deferred, which no man liuing
would wish to be doone with more speed than I my selfe: those
that haue prolonged it, ceasse not to confirme. Wherefore how
dangerous and how dishonest it should be for me to inuade the
gouernment of that church, which I ought to rule, without cōsent
of the same, your discretion rightwell vnderstandeth. Yea and how
dreadful a thing it is, and how much to be auoided to receiue a
cursse, vnder colour of a blessing," etc.

Anselme hauing alreadie written twice vnto the said Thomas archbishop of
Yorke about this matter, and now receiuing this answer, could not be
quiet in mind, and therevpon taking aduice with certeine bishops whom he
called vnto him, determined to send two bishops vnto the said Thomas of
Yorke: [Sidenote: The bishop of London deane to the archbishop of
Canturburie. The bishop of Rochester his chapleine.] and so the bishop
of London (as deane to the archbishop of Canturburie) & the bishop of
Rochester (as his household chapleine) were sent to commune with him,
who met them at his manour of Southwell, where they declared to him the
effect of their message: but he deferred his answer, till a messenger
which he had sent to the king (as then being in Normandie) was returned,
and so without any full answer the bishops came backe againe.

Howbeit shortlie after, there came to Canturburie a messenger on the
behalfe of the archbishop of Yorke, with letters inclosed vnder the
kings seale, by the tenour whereof the king commanded Anselme, that the
consecration of the archbishop of Yorke might staie till the feast of
Easter; and if he might returne into England by that daie, he promised
(by the aduice had therein of the bishops and barons of his realme) that
he would set a direction betwixt them in all matters, whereof anie