At Wyncehestre he held his parlement ilk ȝere,
& þer men him teld, who was his aduersere,
Of Northfolk þe erle [His name was Ralph. But his Confederate, the Earl of Hereford's Name was Roger. See Dugdale's Baronage, p. 67, 68. This Affair is thus touch'd upon by John Rastall, in his most rare Chronicle: ¶ About the. x. yere of his raygne | Roger erle of Har|forde | and Rafe erle of North|folke fledde | and were out|laude | & the erle walreffe was behedyd.] Roger, men said of him treson,
For praier or for pere þei did him in prison.
Unto þe Marche gan long an erle, Wolnot he hight,
þe kyng with mykelle wrong did him slo þat knyght.
Abowen Wynchestere was schewed tille alle þat þer ware,
To lewed men & lerid, to kirke as þei him bare,
Miracle faire & myrie, whan þei laid him in pitte.
William of Malmesbirie witnesse it in his writte.
SITHEN in his þrid ȝere he tellis þer of a chance,
Of Durham bisshop Waltere was smyten þorgh with a lance.
In Gatesheued it was, & þo þat suld be schent, [Quomodo Episcopus Dunelmiæ interfectus est.]
þo did þat trepas, Sir Liolfe's kynde of Kent,
þe erle Liolf was slayn, for þe bisshop dede.
My boke sais certayn, þat he gaf neuer þat rede.
þerfor kyng William did fleme alle þat kynde,
þar landes fro þam nam, þat men not knowe & fynde.
SITHEN in his ferþe ȝere he went tille Aluerton,
No man wend in erþe drede of no felon.
