pall to Rome, which was brought from Paschall by one Anselme nephue vnto
the late archbishop Anselme. [Sidenote: The popes authoritie not
regarded in England.] About this time also the pope found himselfe
gréeued, for that his authoritie was but little estéemed in England, &
for that no persons were permitted to appeale to Rome in cases of
controuersie, and for that (without seeking to obteine his licence and
consent) they did kéepe their synods & councels about ecclesiasticall
affaires, neither would obeie such Legats as he did send, nor come to
the conuocations which they held. In so much that one Cono the popes
Legat in France had excommunicated all the préests of Normandie, bicause
they would not come to a synod which they had summoned. [Sidenote: The
bishop of Excester sent to Rome.] Wherevpon the king being somewhat
troubled, by aduice of his councell, sent the bishop of Excester to
Rome, (though he were then blind) to talke with the pope concerning that
matter.

[Sidenote: Thurstane archbishop of Yorke.] Not long after this Thomas
the archbishop of Yorke died: after whom succeeded Thurstane, a man of a
loftie stomach, but yet of notable learning, who euen at the verie first
began to contend with Rafe the archbishop of Canturburie about the title
and right of the primasie. And though the king aduised him to stand to
the order which the late archbishops of Yorke had obserued, yet he would
not staie the matter, sith he saw that archbishop Rafe being sicke and
diseased, could not attend to preuent his dooings. [Sidenote: Giles
Aldane bishop of S. Ninian.] Thurstane therfore consecrated certeine
bishops of Scotland, and first of all Giles Aldane the elect bishop of
S. Ninian, who promised and tooke his oth (as the manner is) to obeie
him in all things as his primate.

[Sidenote: _Floriacensis._ _Wigorniensis._ Worcester burnt. _Polydor._