64 The Scalacronica. 



Edward, son of Edmond Ironside, and his mother Agatha, with 

 her two daughters, Margaret and Christiane, in a ship from the 

 Humber. Margaret was married to King Malcolm of Scotland. 

 King William the Conqueror gave Northumberland to Robert 

 Comyn, who entered the Bishopric of Durham, took the city by 

 force, and allowed his men to commit what ravine they pleased. 

 The Northumbrians, who preferred to have another Lord, 

 attacked him in Durham. and killed him and his men in the 

 Bishop's palace, where he had been honourably received. 



King Malcolm of Scotland entered England through Cum- 

 berland, and devastated Cleveland and the Bishopric of Durham, 

 where his men burnt the church of Wearmouth and other churches 

 and destroyed everything that was in them. Edgar, son of 

 Edward, son of Edmond Ironside, arrived with his men in the 

 same port of the Wear while Malcolm was there, who received 

 them with honour and granted them his peace and a reception 

 into his land. At the same time Cospatrik, Earl of Northumber- 

 land, with an army entered Cumberland, which at that time was 

 under the lordship of King Malcolm, took entire possession of 

 it, and carried off great booty into Northumberland. Wherefore 

 King Malcolm commanded his men not to spare any of the 

 English; and from that time forward they spared neither women 

 nor children, nor even the little suckling. After taking such a 

 revenge, he marched back into Scotland. He led with him into 

 Scotland so many captive prisoners that there was hardly a house 

 in the country which had not either an English man or woman in 

 servitude. In the thirteenth year of his reign William the Con- 

 queror marched with a great army by land and sea into Scotland, 

 where he caused great destruction, until Malcolm the King made 

 peace with him at Abernethy and did him homage. 



Malcolm, the King of Scotland, began to wage war again, 

 and devastated Northumberland. In the following year William 

 the Conqueror sent his son Robert into Scotland, where he caused 

 great destruction, and on his return founded Newcastle-upon- 

 Tyne. 



In the month of May, 1088, Malcolm, the King of Scotland, 

 laid Northumberland waste ; on account of which King William 

 Rufus, with his brother Robert, Duke of Normandy, marched 

 with a large army into Scotland, where there was great cold, and 



