Inflati vt vento folles, ac fronte superba, &c.

Moreouer, at the same time he caused his two brethren, earle John, and
Geffrey the elect archbishop of Yorke to take an oth not to returne into
England during the terme of thrée yeares next insuing, without his
consent and licence first had. This he did, foreséeing what might
happen, prouiding as it were against such practises as his brethren
might happilie attempt against him. But yet his mother quéene Elianor
procured him to reuoke that decree immediatlie, least it might seeme to
the world, that hir sonnes should stand in feare one of another.
[Sidenote: Erle John licenced to returne into England.] And so the earle
of Mortaigne was licenced to returne into England at his pleasure,
swearing an oth at his departure to obeie the kings beheast, and truelie
to serue him, according to the dutie of a good and loiall subiect. The
bishop of Elie lord chancellour and cheefe iustice of England was also
sent backe hither into this realme, to set forward things behoouefull
for the kings iournie.

[Sidenote: The bishop of Elie returneth.] In like maner the king sent to
Rome to obteine that the said bishop of Elie might be constituted the
popes legat through both the prouinces of Canturburie and Yorke, and
likewise through Wales and Ireland. Which was soone granted by the
bulles of pope Clement the third, bearing date the 5. of June. For the
which office the bishops gaue him 1500. marks, to the great offense of
the king, as he shewed afterward to cardinall Octauian that came to
visit him when he arriued in the riuer of Tiber, being vpon his iourneie
towards Messina, as after may appeare. But in the meanetime, calling
togither the lords, and peeres of those his dominions on that side the
sea, [Sidenote: _Polydor._] to wit, Normandie, Britaine, Aniou, Poitou,
and Guien, he consulted with them what number of soldiors and how many