BOOK IV.

CONTAINING ANOTHER THREE HUNDRED YEARS, FROM WILLIAM THE CONQUEROl.'
TO THE TIME OF JOHN WICKLIFF
A. D. l-AUE
1066. William the Conqueror 105
1067. Law of William the Conqueror, circumscribing the Ecclesiasti-
cal Jurisdiction 106
1073. Acts of a Council holden at London 114
The History of Grcgorj' VIL, otherwise called HildeLraiul . 116 Epistle of Cardinal Benno to the other Cardinals . . .121
Another Epistle of Benno to the same . 124
1080. Second Excominimication of Hildebrand against the Emperor 131
1084. Sentence of the Council of Brixen against Hildebrand . . .132
The Names of those who were at the Conquest of England . . 136
1087. William Rufus 139
1098. Letter of Pope Paschal to Anselm 148
Articles and Opinions wherein the Greek Church ditfereth from
the Latin 150
Letter from Anselm to Waltram, Bishop of Naumburg . . 151
Part of another Letter of Anselm to the same 152
1100. Epistle of Waltram, Bishop of Naumburg, to the Earl Louis . 155
The railing Answer of the Earl Louis 156
1109. Henry 1 159
1104. King Henry's Letter to Pope Paschal 162
Anselm's Letter to King Henry ... 165
1100. Synodal Decrees of Archbishop Anselm 167
Letters of Anselm and Pope Paschal 170
1135. Stephen 185
1154. Henry II 189
1155. Letters to and from Adrian 191
The Life and HistoT}' of Thomas Becket 196
1169. The Talk between the French King, the King of England,
and Becket 241
J 177. Letter of Pope Alexander to Roger, Archbishop of York . . 256
The History of the Waldenses 264
Other Incidents happening in the Reign of King Henry II. . 271
1189. Richard 1 276
The Troubles of Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the
Monks of the same Church 287
Letters of Pope Urban to Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury . 292
The Story of William, the proud Bishop of Ely 309
1199. John . - , 319
Letters of King John 322
Letter of Pope Innocent to King John 324
1212. Letter Obligatory of King John to the Pope 33Z
1210. Henry III 342
The Rabblement of Religious Orders 352
Prophecy of Hildegard of the Ruin of Rome 353
A Treatise of Geoffery Chancier 357
1229. A Complaint of the Nobles of England against the Pope . . 363
Articles exhibited in the Council of London against the Pope . 368
Letter of King Henry III. to the Bishops 369
The Pope's Answer to the Election of Walter, Archbishop of Canterbury 386
1231. A Copy of a Letter to restrain the Benefices of Romans within
the Realm 394
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1234. Faithful Counsel of the Bisliops to the King 407
Variance between Pope Gregory IX. and the Citizens of Rome 411 1 2,37. Substance of a Letter of Germanus, Patriarch of Constantinople,
to Pope Gregory IX 414
Substance of another Letter of the same to the Cardinals . .416 A brief Table of tlie Pope's Oppressions in the Realm of Eng- land 420
Intolerable Oppression of the Realm by the Pope's Exactions
in the Time of King Henry III 42.5
Letter of King Henry III. to Pope Innocent IV 430
1245. The Supplication of the Commons of England, to Pope Inno- cent IV., in the General Council at Lyons 432
The Pope publishes a crusade against the Greek Church . . 437 1247. Letter to Pope Innocent IV. in the names of the Clergy and
Commonalty of England 439
1250. Lamentable Overthrow of the French Army in Egypt through
the Sinister Counsel of the Pope's Legate 450
The whole Tragical History of Frederic II., Emperor of Ger- many 455
Letter of the Emperor Frederic to the King of England, com- plaining of Excommunication 469
Letter of the Earl of Acerra to the Emperor Frederic . . . 473 The Emperor's Letter to the Prelates of the World, to bridle
the Pope pJvX restrain him of his Will 482
Letter of the French King to the Emperor Frederic on the Im- prisonment of certain Cardinals of France, with the Emperor's
Reply 493
An Epistle Invective of the Emperor to the Cardinals . . . 495 Letter of the Emperor in consequence of the Sentence given
against him in the Council of Lyons 499
Gulielmus de Sancto Amore, on False Apostles and Tine . .511 1253. The Story of Robert Grosthead, Bishop of Lincoln . . . .523 Pope Innocent's unreasonable Letter to his Factors in Eng- land 524
Answer of Grosthead to the Pope 526
Certain Aphorisms of Grosthead against the Pope 529
1261. Letter of King Henry III. to the Mayor of Northampton, in
behalf of certain Scholars minded to plant themselves there
as a University 543
1262. Letter of the King to his Proctors at Rome 544
1264. Letters between the Barons and the King 550
Acts of the King's Council concerning the Archbishop of Can- terbury's Retiu'n into England 554
Letter of the King to the Archbishop of Canterbmy .... 555 Form of Peace between King Henry III. and his Eavons . , 556 Of the repairing of Trespasses committed against the Church . 558
Letter of King Henry concerning Non-residence 559
Letter of the King to the Sheriff of Oxfordshire concerning
Unlawful .\ssemblies ibid.
Notes of Occurrences in Foreign Countries during the Years of King Henry III 575
1272. Edward 1 577
The Title of Scotland proper to England 582
Letter of the Lords Temporal to the Pope 583
1303. Declaration of William de Nogaret against Pope Boniface VIII. 591
Appeal of certain French Nobles against Pope Boniface
VllI • 5£6
1307. Protest of William de Plesian against the Pope 597
Appeals of the French King and Prelates against the Pope . 601 Epistle of Cassiodorus to the Church of England concerning the Alwises of the Romish Church CIO
iv ( oxtp:xts.
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Summons of a ParHamcnt in France, and the Articles of the
Laity rifjainst the CHerpy fil2
The Prelates' Answer to the Lord Peter's Oration .... 620
A notlitr Sitting of the French Parliament 635
1308. Edward II . 611
1310. A Proliibif ion of Extortion in gathering the Pope's Peter-pence 6.52
Letter of Queen Isabel to tlie Mayor and Citizens of London . 6.57
1327. Edward III C6C
Letter of King Edward III. to the Nobles and Commons of
France, with other Letters ensuing 674
1340. Articles of Tnice between England and France 679
Letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury to King Edward III. . GSl Letter of King Edward III. to the Dean and Chapter of St.
Pauls 682
Letter of the Emperor tb King Edward III., with the Reply . 687 1343. Letter of Complaint of the Nobles and Commons of England
to the Pope . . : G89
King Edward's Letters of Defiance against the French King . 691 Letters describing the King's Viage through France, with
otlier Letters ensuing 694
Table of the Archbishops of Canterbury 717