preuaile at the last, that the yoong ladie granted willinglie to the
mariage. Herevpon she was transported into England, and wedded to the
king, who caused the archbishop Anselme to crowne hir queene on S.
Martins daie, which fell vpon a sundaie, being the eleuenth of Nouember.

¶ It should séeme by Eadmerus, that she was neuer nunne, but onelie
veiled by hir mother, and placed amongst nunnes against hir will (as she
protested to the whole world) at such time as archbishop Anselme refused
to solemnize the mariage betwixt them, till that doubt were cleared, and
the occasion remoued, wherevpon euill disposed men would haue surmised
ilfauoredlie, and reported the worst. Howbeit whether she were
professed, or veiled onelie, loth she was to consent at the first (as
partlie ye haue heard) but after that she was coupled with the king in
mariage, she prooued a right obedient wife.

[Sidenote: The archbishop of Vienna the popes legat.] About this season
the archbishop of Vienna came ouer into England with the popes
authoritie (as he pretended) to be legat ouer all Briteine, which was
strange newes vnto England, and greatlie woondered at (as Eadmerus
saith) of all men. For it had not beene heard of in England before that
time, that any person should supplie the popes roome except the
archbishop of Canturburie. [Sidenote: He is not receiued for legat.] And
so he departed as he came, for no man receiued him as legat, neither did
he exercise anie legantine authoritie. Not long after, the king sent
ambassadours to Rome, about a suit which he had against the archbishop
Anselme, for that he denied not onelie to doo him homage, but also would
not consecrate such bishops and ecclesiasticall gouernours as he
vndertooke to inuest. Touching which matter no small trouble arose, as
hereafter shall appeere.