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276 SCOTTISH ANNALS
" And when he had proceeded quickly enough, as he has
informed us by the testimony of many men, and canonically,
he learned that [John's] election was canonical, and, after
manifold delays in which he deferred to the royal Majesty,
he confirmed it by apostolic authority, commanding on our
behalf all who pertained to the church of St. Andrews that
they should show obedience and reverence to this John, as
their elect.
"
And thus, since no one dared to obey him in public,
through fear of the king, the same legate laid under an interdict
not the kingdom, as he could lawfully have done, but
the episcopate.
"
When therefore both ecclesiastics and secular princes
had been very straitly bound by oath by our dearest son in
Christ, William, illustrious king of Scots, to give true counsel,
that king firmly promising that he would stand by their
counsel, they all as one man replied
that he should not further
disturb the consecration of the aforesaid John, since it had
taken place in presence of our legate and of four bishops,
the fifth being sick, but consenting by letter ; but should
permit him to be consecrated in his see in peace.
" Hence it is that we command you all by apostolic writ-
ings, and direct you under pain of [losing] office and benefice
that you put on the spirit of fortitude, and bring back that
bishop to his see with honour, setting appeal aside, within
eight days after the receipt of this letter and that ; you
labour prudently and manfully for the preservation of ecclesi-
astic justice, and make diligent effort to pacify the royal
mood ; and that you show to the aforesaid bishop all the
reverence and honour which you have offered to his prede-
cessors.
" And if the king will this otherwise, or else be moved
by the counsel of wicked men, it is fitting to obey God and
the holy Roman church rather than men :
otherwise the sentence
which our venerable brother Hugh, bishop of
pronounced upon
Durham,
the disobedient and [rebellious, we shall
confirm, by God's authority, and command to be strictly
observed." 1
1 Cf. with this threat Hoveden's statement of the excommunication of
the king and kingdom ; supra, note.