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226 SCOTTISH ANNALS
[Wimund] proclaimed war against
him and threatened him
with destruction unless he paid tax, " God's will," said he,
" be done ; for never by my example shall any bishop be
made the tributary of another bishop."
So he gathered his people and went against [Wimund]
as he advanced in fury, greater than he in faith alone ; for
in other respects he was far from being [Wimund's] equal ;
and he himself for the encouragement of his men giving the
first blow in the battle, hurled a small axe, and, God willing,
laid low his enemy, who was marching in the front.
The people were reassured by this chance, and made a
the marauders and slaying great part of
bold onset upon ;
them they compelled their savage leader timidly to flee.
And he himself used afterwards to relate this among friends
with enjoyment, as if boasting of it, that God alone had been
able to conquer him through the faith of a simple bishop.
The same thing I also have learned from the relation of
one who had been of the number of his satellites, and who
had fled with the others who escaped.
But [Wimund] recovered his strength and harried as
of Scotland. And
before through the islands and provinces
therefore the king was forced to make terms with the marauder ;
clearly following a prudenter plan, to deal wisely with an arrogant
and cunning enemy with whom one could not deal boldly.
He therefore yielded to him a certain province, with the
monastery of Furness and for the time checked his raids.
;
But while [Wimund] was borne in glory like a king surrounded
by an army through the province which had been
made subject to him, and was severe beyond measure with
the very monastery of which he had been monk, certain
provincials who were galled by his power or by his insolence
laid a trap for him, with consent of the nobles. And finding
a favourable opportunity when [Wimund] had sent the host
on to their quarters, and was following them at an easy paqe
and attended by a small escort, they seized and bound him,
and put out each of his eyes, since each was wicked. and
with mutilation emasculated him, for the peace of the kingdom
of Scots, not for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.
And afterwards he came to our [abbey of] Byland, and
there lived quietly for very many years, until his death.
But even then he is reported to have said that if he had had
even the eye of a sparrow his enemies should by no means
have exulted in their actions toward him.