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359
1247
MATTHEW PARIS, CHRONICA MAJORA, VOL. IV, P. 602, S.A.
1247. 1
Godfrey, son of the prefect of Rome, bishop elect of Bethlehem,
is sent as legate to Scotland.
Also in those days Godfrey, son of the prefect of Rome,
bishop elect of Bethlehem, was sent by the lord pope as legate
to Scotland ; it is not known wherefore. For there catholic
faith throve undefiled, and peace both of clergy and of people
flourished invigorated.
It was believed therefore that according to the custom
of the Romans, even as adamant draws iron so did greed
of silver draw the aforesaid Godfrey, and rich and longed-for
revenues from the Scots.
1247
MATTHEW PARIS, CHRONICA MAJORA, VOL. IV, P. 653, S.A.
1247.
Of the peril of the earl of Winchester.
During the same days also Roger, earl of Winchester,
being in his land of Galloway, which [belonged to] him by
reason of his wife, the daughter of Alan of Galloway, since
he oppressed by tyranny the nobler vassals of that land more
than was customary and otherwise than he ought, was sud-
denly besieged in one of his castles, unprepared. And being
exposed to an ignominious death the earl chose rather to die
and armed
by the sword than to waste away through hunger ;
to the teeth mounted a valuable horse. And but few daring
to follow him he opened suddenly the castle gates, and hurling
himself upon them cut a way for himself with the sword
through the midst of his enemies, of whom there was an endless
multitude. And they fell to either side from him and so
;
he cleft and scattered the whole army, and narrowly escaped
from danger of death.
And he ceased not to ride till he came complaining to
his lord the king of Scotland, who punished the rebels and
established the earl peacefully in his possession.
1 Cf. Fl. His., ii, 329.