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fear of them. The fifth time, with all the army he could
muster he invaded Northumbria, intending to reduce it to
utter desolation. But he was slain * near the river Alne,
along with his first-born son, Edward, whom he had intended
to inherit the kingdom after him. His army was either put
to the sword or, such as escaped the sword by flight, drowned
in the flooded rivers, which were then swollen more than
usually with the winter rains.
And since none of his men remained to cover it with earth
two of the natives placed the king's body in a cart, and buried
it in Tynemouth.
And thus it happened that by God's judgment he himself
lost both possessions and life in the same place where he had
deprived many of life, and possessions, and liberty.
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AlLRED OF RlEVAULX, EPISTOLA DE GENEALOGIA REGUM
ANGLORUM, IN TWYSDEN, COL. 367. 2
And truly of what heart this king Malcolm was, one deed
of his which I have learned from the narration of the noble
king David will declare to the readers.
[Malcolm] was informed on one occasion that one of his
highest nobles had conspired with his enemies to slay him.
The king imposed silence upon his informant, and was silent
himself also, awaiting the return of the traitor, who chanced
then to be away.
And when he had come to the court with a great retinue
to entrap the king, the king commanded all huntsmen to be
ready with their dogs in the earliest morning. And dawn
had even now driven away the night when the king called
to him all the nobles and knights, and made haste to go to
the hunt. And he came to a certain wide plain which was
surrounded in fashion of a crown by the closest forest ;
and
in the middle of it was seen a knoll swelling up, as it were,
which embroidered with flowers in a beautiful variety of
different colours offered daily a pleasant resting place to
knights wearied with the chase.
Upon this knoll the king took his stand, higher than the
rest and ; according to the hunting law which the common
people call the " Tryst " assigned a separate place to each of
1 " By Morel, a most vigorous knight," adds Hoved., i, 147.
2 Cf. the St. Albans compiler in M.P., Chr. Maj., ii, 30-31. Cf. M.P.,
H.A., i, 40-41.