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PART VI
1141
HlSTORIA DUNELMENSIS ECCLESI^, CONTINUATIO ALTERA,
IN S. OF D., VOL. I, P. 162.
WHEN therefore [Stephen] was imprisoned, the empress, king
Henry's daughter, was received with great favour by the men
of London.
Learning this, David, king of Scotland, set out for her
court, taking with him his chancellor, who had prevailed
upon him for a price to treat with the empress in his cause.
And now [his chancellor] wished to be named the bishop-
and to this he easily persuaded the flatterers
elect of Durham ;
who collected round him from all sides. 1
1 For the extraordinary affair of William Cumin (1141-1144) see H.D.E.,
Continuatio Prima, in S. of D., i, 143-160 ; Continuatio Altera, ibid., i, 161-
167 ; J. of H., ibid., ii, 309, 312, 313-314, 316-317.
Geoffrey, bishop of Durham, died after Easter, 1141 ; (May 14, according
to H.D.E., C.P., u.s., 143 ;) his body was preserved in salt and his death
kept secret till William Cumin should return from Scotland (ibid. ; J. of H.,
u.s., 309.) Cumin had gone to Scotland as if to obtain king David's support
in his unscrupulous candidature for the bishopric of Durham (C.P., u.s., 143.)
He returned as if armed by David's authority (ibid. ; J. of E., u.s., 309.)
" But all this in secret, in darkness, and in the shadow of death ; until the
king of Scotland should come, and speech be held openly about these things
by the barons who accompanied the king ; Eustace, namely, and Robert de
Bruce, Bernard de Balliol, Hugh de Moreville. For these had been easily
induced to join his party, by hope of advantage no less than by promise of
gain." (C.P., 144.)
Delegates were sent to Matilda's court with the king of Scotland to
relieve the Durham church of this invader. But Cumin himself went to
court ; C.P., 145. The papal legate, Henry of Blois, " interdicted William
himself from all church fellowship if he received the bishopric unless canoni-
cally promoted." (Ibid.)
In spite of this, Matilda wrote to the chapter of Durham supporting his
claim and no other. (Ibid.) He accompanied David and Matilda in the
flight from London, and after the rout at Winchester he met David in Durham
about the 29th September (ibid.)
"
At length, after much had passed, William was left by king [David]
in the castle, as guardian of the bishopric under the empress's hand ; and the
king himself was made surety between the garrison and the prior and brethren
of the monastery, that they should not desire or do injury one to the other "
"
(C.P., 146.) But he was ever pleasant and affable to the monks, by whom
he hoped to be promoted " (C.A., 162.)
After David's departure, however, he administered as bishop, received
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