of J&ogamonti's (Srabe. 105 



and afterwards another, for the Archbishop of Canterbury. 

 The fourth was laid by the Earl of Salisbury, the fifth by 

 the Countess Ela, "a truly praise- worthy woman/' aswrote 

 William de Wanda, afterwards Dean of Sarum, " because 

 she was filled with the fear of the Lord." Other stones 

 were added by a few noblemen, archdeacons, and canons 

 of the church of Sarum, amidst the acclamations of the 

 assembled multitude, many of whom wept for joy, and 

 gladly contributed according to their ability. A negociation 

 was then pending with the Welch at Tewkesbury, or the 

 company would have been much larger, but most of the 

 nobility who passed that way on their return, requested 

 leave to add each a stone, and some bound themselves 

 to make contributions for the next seven years.* 



To this succeeded the stern and stirring incidents of war, 

 for King Henry's brother, having recently received the 

 honour of knighthood, with the earldoms of Cornwall and 

 Poictou, it was resolved that he should commence his 

 military career on the plains of Gascony, under the guid- 

 ance of his uncle, the Earl of Salisbury, and Philip de 

 Albeney.f Forth, then, they went, with sixty knights 

 and their attendants, and an army of French and Eng- 

 lish, and again were homes despoiled, and castles set on 

 fire, and fields and vineyards trodden down by hostile 



Register of Osmund, among the MSS. of the Cathedral. Narrative, 

 by William de Wanda, published in the first volume of Wilkins's 

 Concilia. 



f Matt. Paris. Foedera. 



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