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186 SCOTTISH ANNALS
of Easter was over, on the sixth day of the week, 1 the oftmentioned
king of Scotland returned to Northumbria again
with his wicked army ; and destroyed first the sea-board
province, which the other time he had left untouched, and
whatever else besides this he had anywhere passed over unharmed
; and then the greatest part of the land of St. Cuth-
bert, in the eastern district between Durham and the sea,
with no less fury and cruelty than has been above related.
also of the farms of the monks who serve God and
Very many
St. Cuthbert day and night he destroyed in like manner,
both this and the other time and with them their culti-
;
vators.
But at last St. Cuthbert had compassion upon his own.
For while his men were so employed the king tarried with
his knights not far from Durham. And there a serious sedition
arose because of a certain woman, and the Picts threatened
to destroy the king and his followers.
And while he was in much anxiety over this alarm behold
it was published by a false rumour that a very great army
from south England was approaching. Therefore he left
the food which had been made ready for him, and fled, with
no man pursuing, towards his own land with all his men.
And he turned aside to the town of Norham, which is in
the land of St. Cuthbert, and besieged it, attempting by
various methods and machines to storm and take it.
And while he remained at the siege he sent his nephew
William Fitz Duncan with the Picts and part of his army on
an expedition into Yorkshire. And they came thither and
gained the victory, for the people's sins, and in great part
of a certain noble
destroyed by sword and fire the possessions
monastery which is situated in Furness, and the province
which is called Craven. 2
JOHN OF HEXHAM, IN S. OF D., VOL. II,
P. 291.
Meanwhile William Fitz Duncan slaying and pursuing
his former devastations. He proceeded also to Newcastle, and sent forward
his forces to do cruelly hostile deeds, around Durham, towards the Tees ;
and turned aside thence to Norham, the fortress of the bishop of Durham ;
and, causing it to be besieged, very soon compelled the townsmen to surrender.
And he ordered the town itself to be destroyed."
1
Friday, 8th April.
2 This seems to have been a demonstration in support of William's claim
(through his wife, Alice de Romille) to the honour of Skipton and Craven,
in possession of which he was confirmed by king David in 1151 : cf. J. of H.,
infra, s.a. 1151.
Furness was Wimund's monastery ; v, W. of N., infra, s.a. 1151,