The first-[third] tome of an exact chronological vindication and historical demonstration of our British, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman, English kings supreme ecclesiastical jurisdiction from the original planting, embracing of Christian religion therein, and reign of Lucius, our first Christian king, till the death of King Richard the First, Anno Domini 1199 ... / by William Prynne, Esq.

REX Tenentibus de Archiepiscopatu Cantuar. salutem. Cum Venerabilis Pater* 1.1 B. Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus, diversis sumptibus & expensis, tam in Curia Romana, quam alias pro libertatibus Ecclesiae suae tuendis prae∣gravatus existat. Et idem Archiepiscopus pro relevatione Ecclesiae suae vestra subventione, ut asserit, plurimum indigeat. Nos honorem & commodum praefati Archiepiscopi & Ecclesiae suae praedictae specialiter affectantes, dilectionem vestram rogamus attentè. quatenus ei taliter subvenire velitis in hac parte, quod idem Archiepiscopus votis vesiris alias favorabilius condescendere tenea∣tur, et nos inde vobis astringamur ad grates. Teste Rege apud Westm. 22. die Junii.

The Monkes of the Cistercian Order, turning common buyers, and Merchants of Wools and selling and transporting them together with their own Wools, to the pre∣judice and impoverishing of the Merchants and City of Lincoln and other Townes, the abating and defrauding of the Kings Customes, * 1.2 and the scandal of their professi∣on, the King upon complaint of the Citizens of Lincolne, issued this memorable Writ

to the Abbots and Monks of this Order, prohibiting this their practice and abuse for the future, assuring them that if they persisted therein, he would severely punish them, so as to please God thereby, offended with this their scandalous practice.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Pat. 46 H. 3. m. 9. intus. Pro Archiepis∣copo Cantuar.
• * 1.2

  Sec Othoboni Constitut. quod Religiosi non emant vel ven∣dant Johannis Aton, f. 118.