sentences:  At the same time, Richard Barret was given control of secular priests in the Spanish Netherlands other than those answerable to the nuncio there, and was told to co-operate with Blackwell, and to act against disruptive English priests.Affronted, and fearing their loss of independence, a vocal minority of seminary priests refused Blackwell's authority.William Bishop and Robert Charnock travelled to Rome to represent their views and appeal against Blackwell's appointment.