Chronicles of the Crusades

Sect. 11. Godhey, 11i;slwp of TVincllestcr, nlintlf~ll of hi::
prof[wion, stliug Snr the rcstornl;ion of the posscr:iio~~s of his
clirtrcl~, wllicll h:ul been taken away, ns no one I1:~i.l nny ri$t
of ~cplcvin apinst the c;l~u~~;lt of Wirlc:hcstcr wit11 rcspcet to
it.: two m:lnors, nnmcly htconc~and lVc~.rymrc, ~ccoverctl
thcni by jndicinl clecrec, thlm tllonsencd pountls of silvcr bcillg
~.wivntcl~ given to tl~e king. Nor tli~l tile consiclcl'nte Illan
o111it nt tllc snnic time to l)ny n finc to tllc Iring fvr tltc intlc~l~nity
of tlie cl~~ircli's tlc~sure, for l~is p:ltrilnony, fo~.tho
connty of I-J;m~psliirc and for the custoJy of tl~c castl1,:j et'
TVii~cticster n11c1 PO~C~ICS~CI'. And bccaueo the tinx for the
11ayn1e11t of so 111ucl1 nioncy nr:unigh nt I~nnd,as Ilc coultl no1
IS over tlle diiy fixed for the pa.ytneilt, without clotri~nc~lt to
the wl~ole business, nnll he coultl find no nearer resource undcr
Ilenven, nltl~oogll a.pi~~st
trcxnre of liiv cl~urcl~, to rcstore whicll, Iiowcver, lie oblige11
Ililll~clf nn11 his sncccssors, lbrovicli~lg security to the convent
by tlle tchinony of n sedetl Loid. A. man of siicl~ courtesy
nncl niocleratiou, who nut evcu WIICII angry ever Jill nriy tl~ilig
. to those who were r~ncler hiin, but wlint savoorecl of milclnc:~s :
truly of his fs~liily, nncl one of his fi~iniliors, of wllonl it is
said, under mlio~u to livc is to rrign.
Sect. 12. The king rcadily tli~burtl~cnecl dl, wllosc nlouey
was :I burthen to tl~eni, s11c11 powcrs sncl possessions as they
cl~osc being given to anybody at l~lcnsure; wl~crcwith also on
II~S will, he laid lliv llnud oil tho f4'
n. time nu old ncrpnintmce in tlic comp;uiy joking him, 110
brokc off wilh this cvnsion, " I would sclt London if I coultl
find a cllapn~su." Mnny :L oue 111ig1lt llnve bccn forewnrnecl
Ly tllnt expression, Iind it been utterctl sooner, not to Icnw to
be s wise merchant, after the English proverb, by buying
for s dozen, and selling for ouc and n Iialf."
IN TIIE PEAR OF TIIE LORD MCSC.
Pcct. 13. In tlie ycnr frnru the incnrnntiou of the Lord
11!10,* tlic Liug crossed tlie Cl~nnncl to Nenstrin (Normandy),
the cnre of the whole kingdoul being committed to the
chancellor.
Richnrcl; bishop elect of London, and William of EIy, wcre