[180] Garnier (Hippeau), p. 61. Will. Cant. (as above), p. 35. E. Grim (_ib._ vol. ii.), p. 394. Herb. Bosh. (_ib._ vol. iii.), p. 305. Anon. I. (_ib._ vol. iv.), p. 47. [181] Herb. Bosh. (_ib._ vol. iii.), pp. 306–308. [182] Will. Fitz-Steph. (_ibid._), p. 59. In the chamber overhead, meanwhile, Henry had summoned the bishops to a conference.[183] On receiving from them an account of their morning’s interview with Thomas, he sent down to the latter his ultimatum, requiring him to withdraw his appeal to Rome and his commands to the bishops as contrary to the customs which he had sworn to observe, and to submit to the judgement of the king’s court on the chancery accounts. Seated, with eyes fixed on the cross, Thomas quietly but firmly refused. His refusal was reported to the king, who grew fiery-red with rage, caught eagerly at the barons’ proposal that the archbishop should be judged for contempt of his sovereign’s jurisdiction in appealing from it to another tribunal, and called upon the bishops to join in his condemnation.[184] York, London and Chichester proposed that they should cite him before the Pope instead, on the grounds of perjury at Clarendon and unjust demands on their obedience.[185] To this Henry consented; the appeal was uttered by Hilary of Chichester in the name of all, and in most insulting terms;[186] and the bishops sat down opposite their primate to await the sentence of the lay barons.[187] [183] _Ib._ p. 57. Will. Cant. (_ib._ vol. i.), p. 35. Alan Tewkesb. (_ib._ vol. ii.), p. 331. Garnier (Hippeau), p. 62. [184] Garnier (Hippeau), pp. 65, 66. Will. Cant. (Robertson, _Becket_, vol. i.), pp. 36–38. Will. Fitz-Steph. (_ib._ vol. iii.), pp. 62–65. Cf. _Thomas Saga_ (Magnusson), vol. i. pp. 213–217. [185] Will. Cant. (as above), p. 37. In the versions of E. Grim (_ib._ vol. ii.), p. 396, Herb. Bosh. (_ib._ vol. iii.), p. 308, and the _Thomas Saga_ (as above), p. 217, they bluntly bargain to be let off from actually sitting in judgement on their primate in consideration of a promise to stand by the king against him for ever after. [186] Will. Fitz-Steph. (Robertson, _Becket_, vol. iii.), pp. 65, 66. Alan Tewkesb. (_ib._ vol. ii.), pp. 331, 332. According to Alan, Thomas answered but one word--“I hear”; according to William, he condescended to make a long speech. Cf. Anon. I. (_ib._ vol. iv.), p. 49. [187] Alan Tewkesb. (_ib._ vol. ii.), p. 332.