IX. Lastly, because they hear say, that the general state of the church is in

danger, for which there ought to be, and (as they understand) there is to be shortly, a general council, wherein sitch matters shall be determined : and, therefore, if they should contribute now, it should be to the hinderance and damage of the church.
The legate and his fellow hearing these allegations, seeing their own confusion, were the less importunate.
Five years after this, followed a general council at Lyons, called by Pope Innocent IV., in which council the English nation did ex- hibit certain articles of their grievances^ not unworthy to be known ; but with what effect will appear from the following
Mar.isth, Articlcs exhibited in the Council of London, the next year after the (M.Paris.) general Council of Lyons : the grievances sustained i'rom the Pope.