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314 SCOTTISH ANNALS<br />

And when William k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong> heard <strong>this</strong>, he immediately<br />

offered to the k<strong>in</strong>g of England fifteen thousand<br />

marks of silver for Northumbria and its appurtenances, say<strong>in</strong>g<br />

that earl Henry, his father, held it by gift of k<strong>in</strong>g Henry II,<br />

and that after him his son k<strong>in</strong>g Malcolm possessed it <strong>in</strong> peace<br />

for five years.<br />

And hence the k<strong>in</strong>g of England, after hold<strong>in</strong>g a council<br />

with his subjects, replied to the k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong> that he would<br />

give him the whole of Northumbria, except<strong>in</strong>g the castles,<br />

for the said money.<br />

But the k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong> refused to take it without the<br />

castles.<br />

1194, Apr.<br />

ROGER HOVEDEN, CHRONICA, VOL. Ill, p. 250.<br />

On the 21st of April William, k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots, aga<strong>in</strong> tried<br />

if by any means he could obta<strong>in</strong> the county of Northumbria,<br />

with the castles. But it was not <strong>in</strong> the plan of the k<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

England to give him any castles ; yet notwithstand<strong>in</strong>g he<br />

gave him hope of hav<strong>in</strong>g them <strong>in</strong> the future, after his return<br />

from Normandy.<br />

On the 22nd April, the sixth day of the week, William,<br />

k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong>, left the court of the k<strong>in</strong>g of England to<br />

return to his own country, griev<strong>in</strong>g and downcast because of<br />

the refusal given him.<br />

1195, Mar.<br />

ROGER HOVEDEN, CHRONICA, VOL. Ill, PP. 286-287, S.A. 1195.<br />

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In the same year, on the approach of the Lord's Supper,<br />

when John, bishop of Whithorn, suffragan and official of<br />

Geoffrey, archbishop of York, had come to York, to consecrate<br />

t<strong>here</strong> <strong>in</strong> the accustomed manner the chrism and oil on the<br />

Lord's Supper, the dean and clergy of the church of York<br />

refused to receive him. And hence it happened that he went<br />

to Southwell, and t<strong>here</strong> on the Lord's Supper consecrated<br />

chrism and oil, and gave them to the officials of the arch-<br />

bishop to distribute among the churches of the arch-bishopric.<br />

It is said also that Geoffrey de Muschamp, archdeacon of<br />

Cleveland, received the chrism and oil, but immediately cast<br />

them out on the dunghill. And the other <strong>can</strong>ons of the<br />

church of St. Peter refused to receive of it ;<br />

but sent to Hugh,<br />

bishop of L<strong>in</strong>coln, to receive from him oil and chrism ; but<br />

1 30th March.

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