was appointed.

At the feast of Christmasse next insuing, the king held his court at
London with great solemnitie. The archbishop of Yorke prepared to haue
set the crown on the king's head, and to haue soong masse afore him,
bicause the archbishops see at Canturburie was void. But the bishop of
London would not suffer it, claiming as high deane to the sée of
Canturburie to execute that office, and so did, leading the king to the
church after the maner. [Sidenote: Strife betwixt bishops.] Howbeit when
they should come to sit downe at dinner, there kindled a strife betwixt
the said two bishops about their places, bicause the bishop of London,
for that he had beene ordeined long before the archbishop, and therefore
not onelie as deane to the see of Canturburie, but also by reason of
prioritie, pretended to haue the vpper seat. But the king perceiuing
their maner, would not heare them, but commanded them out of his house,
and get them to dinner at their innes.

[Sidenote: An. Reg. 11.] About the same time the cause of the mariage of
préests and their keeping of women came againe into question, so that by
the kings commandement, [Sidenote: Préests prohibited to marrie or kéepe
women.] they were more streightlie forbidden the companie of women than
before in Anselmes time. For after his deceasse, diuerse of them (as it
were promising to themselues a new libertie to doo that which in his
life time they were constreined sore against their willes to forbeare)
deceiued themselues by their hastie dealing. For the king being informed
thereof, by the force of the ecclesiasticall lawes compelled them to
stand to and obeie the decree of the councell holden at London by
Anselme (as before ye haue heard) at least wise in the sight of men. But
if so it be (saieth Eadmerus) that the préests attempt to doo worsse, as
it were to the condemnation and reproofe of Anselmes dooings, let the