1 1 0 8 , ▁and ▁his ▁successor ▁was ▁nominated ▁within ▁six ▁days . ▁Thomas , ▁however , ▁delayed ▁going ▁to ▁Can ter bury ▁to ▁be ▁consec r ated , ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁his ▁c athedral ▁chapter ▁and ▁knowing ▁that ▁since ▁An sel m ▁was ▁in ▁poor ▁health , ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁out last ▁An sel m . ▁Thomas ▁told ▁An sel m ▁that ▁his ▁c athedral ▁chapter ▁had ▁forb idden ▁him ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁o ath ▁of ▁ob ed ience , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁can ons ▁themselves , ▁who ▁wrote ▁to ▁An sel m ▁confirm ing ▁Thomas ' ▁account . ▁Although ▁An sel m ▁died ▁before ▁Thomas ' ▁had ▁submitted , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁letters ▁An sel m ▁wrote ▁ordered ▁Thomas ▁not ▁to ▁seek ▁consec r ation ▁until ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁the ▁required ▁profession . ▁After ▁An sel m ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁king ▁then ▁press ured ▁Thomas ▁to ▁submit ▁a ▁written ▁profession , ▁which ▁he ▁eventually ▁did . ▁The ▁actual ▁document ▁has ▁disappeared , ▁and ▁as ▁always , ▁E ad mer ▁and ▁Hugh ▁the ▁Ch anter ▁disag ree ▁on ▁the ▁exact ▁word ing , ▁with ▁E ad mer ▁claim ing ▁it ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁Can ter bury ▁and ▁any ▁successor ▁arch b ish ops , ▁and ▁Hugh ▁claim ing ▁that ▁Thomas ▁qualified ▁the ▁o ath ▁by ▁making ▁it ▁clear ▁that ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁imp ede ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁York . ▁ ▁Dis put e ▁under ▁Th ur stan ▁During ▁the ▁arch