COntroversiam quam in odium & contemptum Archiepiscopi suscitaverat Gilar∣dus Menevensis Archidiaconus, ipse Archiepiscopus prudentissime redegit ad ni∣chilum, ut ipse G. qui paulo ante Menevensis Ecclesiae Archiepiscopus esse volebat, & Ecclesiae Cantuariensi subjectionem debitam septem Episcoporum subtrahere molie∣batur, ad pedes Archiepiscopi pronus accederet, satisfaciens humiliter de tam iniqua praesumptione, et eidem Archiepiscopo suum resignavit Archidiacona∣tum. Archiepiscopus autem post temporis intervallum eidem G. dedit Ecclesiam, 25. Marcarum, & Clericus Archiepiscopt iuratus factus est qui ante fuerat hostis iniquus. Et quia idem G. Menevensis Ecclesiae in Curia Romana se dicebat electum, hoc ipsum cassavit Archiepiscopus, & alium ••acravit Canonice electum. Dicantaln quod voluerint de operibus Huberti, ego istud maximum cen∣seo quod Episcopos 7. in subjectione retinuit Cantuariensis Ecclesiae, et Rebellem Gilardi contrivit astutiam.
How highly King John himself (though then in Normandy with his Queen) was incensed against Gilardus, for procuring Pope Innocents Procuration and Provision to elect him Bishop of St. Davids, taking possession of the Temporalties thereof by colour of it, without his privity, election, or Royal assent, and endeavouring to new make it an Archbishoprick, to the grand prejudice and derogation of the antient Rights and Prerogative of his Crown, descended to him from his Ancestors, both to assent or disassent to all Bishops elections within his Dominions, and enjoy their Temporalties during their vacancy, till restored to the Successor by his special order, will appear by these four successive Writs & Proclamations of his, directed to all the Clergy and Laity both of England and Wales in general, and the Chapter of St. Da∣vids in special, strictly enjoyning them all upon their duty and allegiance to him, in defence of the Rights and Prerogatives of his Crown, against this Archdeacons and Popes Usurpations, as they tendred his honour, and the publick peace and safety of the Church and Realm, to oppose and resist Gilardus his rash, turbulent, disloyal at∣tempts and Innovations against him, to their power, according to their Allegiance, and no wayes to ayd or countenance him therein, by advice or otherwise, it being unjust to do it. Three of them are thus recorded one after another in the Patent Roll of 3. Johannis, and the other in the 5th. year following.