aduancement as nature and worldlie respects might mooue me: yet am I
more bound vnto the church of Canturburie, my mother, which hath
preferred me to this honor that I doo beare, and by the ministerie of a
bishoplike office hath made me partaker of that grace, which it hath
deserued to enioy of the Lord. Wherefore I would it should be notified
vnto you all, that I meane to obeie in euerie condition the commandement
conteined in the letters of our father Anselme concerning the matter
which you haue now in hand. For I will neuer giue mine assent, that
Thomas nominated archbishop of Yorke shall be consecrated, till he haue
professed his due and canonicall obedience touching his subiection to
[Sidenote: Looke in pa. 15, where you shall sée this matter
determined.[6]] the church of Canturburie. For I my selfe was present
when my brother Thomas archbishop of Yorke, constreined both by ancient
customes and inuincible reasons, did professe the like subiection vnto
archbishop Lanfranke, and all his successours the archbishops of
Canturburie."

[Sidenote: The protestations of the bishops to the king.] These words
thus vttered by the bishop of Worcester, all the bishops returned
togither, comming before the kings presence, boldlie confessed that they
had receiued Anselmes letters, and would not doo any thing contrarie to
the tenour of the same. Whereat the earle of Mellent shooke the head, as
though he ment to accuse them of contempt towards the king. But the
king himselfe vttered his mind, and said, that whatsoeuer other men
thought of the matter, he suerlie was of the like mind with the bishops,
& would be loth to run in danger of Anselms cursse. Wherefore it was
determined, that the elect of Yorke should either acknowledge his
subiection to the church of Canturburie, or else forgo his dignitie of
archbishop: wherevpon in the end he came to London, and there vpon the
28. daie of Maie was consecrated by Richard bishop of London, as deane