EOdem anno, (1234. 18. H. 3.) in Ecclesia Christi Canturiae consecratus est Aedmundus ejusdem Ecclesiae electus, a Rogere Londinensi Episcopo, in Ar∣chiepiscopum* 1.1 Cantuariensem, Dominica qua cantatur, Laetare Hierusalem, quae tunc fuit quarto Nonas Aprilis; praesente Rege, cum xiij. Episcopis. Et eodem die Mis∣sam cum pallio, quod caute ei de curia Romana Simon de Legro, ejus Ecclesiae mo∣nachus, detulerat, solemniter celebravit.
This See continued voyd above 3. years after Richards death, by reason of this Popes vacating three successive due elections to it, to make way for Edmund, recommended to it by himself, without the Kings or Monks consent, who by the Popes vacating their 3. former elections without any right ground, but his own Papal pleasure, found it bootlesse to withstand his consecration, after the Pope had nominated him Archbishop and sent him a Pall as an earnest of its fruition, in despite of King or Covent.
Now I return to my Chronological method interrupted by these treble elections, to make them more intelligible and intire.
Anno 1232. The King in a Parliament at Westminster, demanding an Ayde to pay* 1.2 his debts incurred by his Wars: Praelati Regi respondentes, dixerunt; quod Epis∣copi multi & Abbates, qui vocati erant, non fuerunt praesentes, & sic petierunt inducias, quousque ad diem certum possent omnes pariter convenire. Prae∣fixus est itaque dies, a quindecim diebus post Pascha: ut omnibus congregatis, tunc fieret quod erat de jure faciendum. They being backwards to supply the King, though overcomplyant to the Popes exactions.
This Popes, his Legates, and Agents usurpations, by exactions, Provisions, dispo∣sing Churches to aliens, and other Innovations, at this time became so intollerably op∣pressive, tyrannical to all sorts of people in England, that by several Letters of complaint dispersed against them, there was stirred up a general commotion and op∣position against them throughout England, thus Recorded by Mat. Paris.