282 DURHAM.
Gateshead, in revenge of the murder of Liwiilph, com- mitted by Gilbert, the bishop's relative[1]. To him succeeded
1080 15 Will. 1. William, abbot of St. Carilef, who was nominated by the King 9th Nov. 1080[2], and consecrated at Gloucester 3rd Jan. 1080-81[3]. He died at Windsor 2nd Jan. 1095-6, and was buried in the Chapter-house at Durham[4]
After the death of bishop William, the see of Durham was void upwards of three years,
1099 13 Will. II. Ralph Flambard or Passeflabere, canon of Salisbury and a prebendary of Lincoln was nominated by the King on Whit-Sunday (29th May) 1099[5], and consecrated in St. Paul's cathedral, London, on Trinity Sunday, the 5th of June, in that year[6] He was imprisoned in the Tower T4th Sept. 1100[7];
but he made his escape from thence[8] 4th Feb.
- ↑ An account of the occurrence will be found in Malmesbury, Gesta Regum, vol. ii. p. 451, Florence of Worcester, Matthew Paris, and other chroniclers.
- ↑ Sim. Dunelm. ad ann.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Ibid, et Flor. Wigorn.
- ↑ Sim. Dunelm.
- ↑ Sim. Dunelm., Hoved. fol. 268, Anglia Sacra, pars i. p. 705.
- ↑ Sim. Dunelm. says 15th Aug. 1100.
- ↑ "Post Regis ohitum in arce Londinensi Gulielino de Magnavilla custodiendus in vinculis traditus, exitum callide per amicos procuravit. Erat enim solers et facundus, et licet crudelis. largus tamen et jocundus, et ob hoc plerisquc gratus ct amatus, Cotidie ad yictum suum duos solidos jussu Regis habebat. Unde cotidie in carcere splendidum sibi suisque custodibus convivium exhiberi jubebat. Quadam die in lagena vini funis ei delatus est, et copiosus convivii apparatus.—Inebriatis custodibus, episcopus funem ad columnam, quae in medio fenestr{{subst:ae}} arcis erat, coaptavit : et baculum pastoralem secum sumens, per funem descendit. Verum quia manus suas oblitus fuit chirothecis obvolvere, uscpie ad os excoriate sunt.—Fideles amici ad pedem turris expectabant, qui ibidem ei optimos cornipedes praeparaverant. Quibus ascensis, ille velociter aufugit, et fidos comites cum thesauro suo obviam habuit, cum quibus in Normanniam ad Roertum ducem navigavit." Orderic. Vital. Hist. Eccl.
