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by many, that as the corpse of the Conqueror lay extended 

 on a hoard, with scarcely a vestment to cover him, 

 so, by a remarkable coincidence, the body of his 

 unnatural son, unwashed, without even a mantle, and 

 hideous to look upon, remained in the cart of the 

 charcoal-burner till the next day, when it was conveyed 

 in the same condition to the cathedral church of Win- 

 chester. There, however, some faint show of respect 

 was paid to what had been a king : it was interred in 

 the centre of the choir, where, as wrote the chronicler of 

 this sad history, many persons looked on, but few 

 grieved. It was even said by some, that the fall of a 

 high tower which covered his tomb with ruins, showed 

 the just displeasure of Heaven against one, who having 

 deserted his dying parent, sought not to repair the evils 

 which he had done, who neither acting justly, nor living 

 righteously, was undeserving of Christian burial. 



