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John, he was admired and courted beyond measure; and always affectioning that Order, which offered him, indeed, its first rank and commanderies, he did much good service; fighting in their ranks for the glory of heaven and St. Waltheof, and slaying many thousands of the heathen in Prussia, Poland, and those savage Northern countries.
"But, you see, the knights would not submit to ride in the mire." "Then you must make them. What else have they horses for, while honester men than they trudge on foot?" "Make them?" said Waltheof, with a shrug and a smile. "They are all free gentlemen, like ourselves." "And, like ourselves, will come to utter ruin, because every one of them must needs go his own way."
Or are you going to take up the quarrels of all white bears that are slain between here and Iceland? You will end by burning Crowland minster then, for there are twelve of your kinsmen's skins there, which Canute gave forty years ago." "Burn Crowland minster? St. Guthlac and all saints forbid!" said Waltheof, crossing himself devoutly. "Are you a monk-monger into the bargain, as well as a dolt?
For such a policy forfeiture, or at most imprisonment, would have been enough. While other Englishmen lost lands, honours, at most liberty, Waltheof alone lost his life by a judicial sentence. It is likely enough that many Normans hungered for the lands and honours of the one Englishman who still held the highest rank in England. Still forfeiture without death might have satisfied even them.
At the time of William's death the earldom was held by Geoffrey's nephew Robert of Mowbray, a stern and gloomy stranger, but whom Englishmen reckoned among "good men," when he guarded the marches of England against the Scot. After the death of Waltheof William seems to have stayed in Normandy for several years. His ill luck now began.
Keep together for five minutes more, the pot will not be cool before we get our sup of it. I verily believe that it is Waltheof, and that Gilbert has caught him already." As he spoke, one part of the combatants broke up, and fled right and left; and a knight in full armor galloped furiously down the road right at them, followed by two or three more.
I hear that Gilbert has a strong garrison there, and we are not strong enough yet to force it." So they rode north, and up the Roman road toward Lincoln, sending out spies as they went; and soon they had news of Waltheof, news, too, that he was between them and Lincoln. "Then the sooner we are with him, the better, for he will find himself in trouble ere long, if old Gilbert gets news of him.
Among these were Edgar Atheling, Stigand the Primate, the Earls Edwin and Morcar, Waltheof, the son of the brave Earl Siward, with others eminent for the greatness of their fortunes and families, or for their ecclesiastical and civil dignities.
They asked leave to put forth the body of the archbishop; and young Waltheof, who was a pious man, insisted that leave should be given. So the archbishop's coffin was thrust forth of the castle-gate, and the monks from the abbey came and bore it away, and buried it in the Cathedral church. And then the fight went on, day after day, and more and more houses burned, till York was all aflame.
But David's son Henry did homage to Stephen, and received the earldom of Huntingdon, with a vague promise that he might be given at some later time the other part of the possessions of his grandfather, Waltheof, the earldom of Northumberland, and with the more substantial present grant of Carlisle and Doncaster. The other places which David had occupied were given up.
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