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ROGER OF WENDOVER Flowers of history. The history of England from the descent of the saxons to A.D. 1235. vol.2
page 174
A.I). Π08.]
Ι1ΛΤΤΙ.Κ IN WALKS.
Of the removal of Hubert archbishop of Canterbury from the office of
justiciary.
At that time a difference arose, between the archbishop of
Canterbury and the monks of the Holy Trinity at that place,
on account of the new church which the archbishop had
built at Lambeth ; for the monks were afraid* that be
would transfer the cathedral sec to the latter place ; they
therefore set out to Koine to complain to pope Innocent, that
the archbishop, contrary to the dignity of his station, was
acting as justiciary of England, and judge in matters of life
and death, and that he paid attention to secular affairs more
than was proper, neglecting the affairs of the church ; they
also charged him with the fact, that it was by his orders that
the church of St. .Mary of the Arches,| in London, was
profaned, when William with the Heard was dragged forth
from it, tied to horses' tails, dragged through the streets of
the, city, and finally hung on the gallows ; and in this way
the monks, spending a great deal of money about it, greatly
dimmed the archbishop's fame. The pope, on hearing these
things, commanded the king of England, immediately on
receipt of his letters, under penalty of an interdict, to dismiss
the aforesaid archbishop from the office of justiciary, as it
was especially forbidden bishops to meddle with secular
business. King Richard, therefore, dismissed the archbishop,
and appointed Geoffrey Fitz-l'eter in his place.
Of a battle between the English and M'clsh, in which many were slain.
In the same year, whilst king Richard was staying beyond sea, Geoffrey Eitz-l'eter, high justiciary of England, assembled a large army and marched into Wales to the assistance of William de liraiise, and his followers, who were besieged in the castle of Matilda, by Wenunwen king of Wales : and on his arrival there a battle took place.:{ Hut the Welsh
* "For the monks feared, and indeed it not only was publicly reported, but also the archbishop had used threats to the same effect, that he would transfer thither the episcopal see, and what was still worse, degrade the monks, ami put secular canons in their places. If this should lake effect, it would redound to the injury of many, together with the ingratitude of the electors, and of the numerous saints who had been monks in that church."—M. PARIS.
f How Church. ; Matthew Paris adds here, " Almost all til* Welshmen in Wales were
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