bridge and the tower, and also vnder the bridge, the water not reaching
aboue their knées. Moreouer, in the moneth of December, the aire
appeared red, as though it had burned. [Sidenote: 1115. An. Reg. 16.] In
like maner, the Winter was verie extreame cold with frosts, by reason
whereof at the thawing and breaking of the yce, the most part of all
the bridges in England were broken and borne downe.

[Sidenote: 1116. An. Reg. 17.] [Sidenote: Griffin ap Rice dooth much
hurt on the marshes. _Polydor._] Not long after this, Griffin ap Rees
tooke a great preie and bootie out of the countries subiect to the king
within the limits of Wales, and burned the kings castels, bicause he
would not restore such lands and possessions vnto him as apperteined to
his father Rées or Rice. Howbeit, the king (notwithstanding this
businesse) being not otherwise troubled with any other warres or
weightie affaires, deferred his voiage into those quarters, and first
called a councell of his lords both spirituall and temporall at
Salisburie on the nintéenth daie of March, wherein manie things were
ordeined for the wealth and quiet state of the land. And first he sware
the Nobilitie of the realme, that they should be true to him and his
sonne William after his deceasse. Secondlie, he appeased sundrie matters
then in controuersie betwixt the Nobles and great Péers, causing the
same to be brought to an end, and the parties made freends: the diuision
betwixt the archbishops of Yorke and Canturburie (which had long
depended in triall, and could not as yet haue end) excepted. [Sidenote:
Thurstane refuseth to obey the kings pleasure. _Eadmerus._] For
ambitious Thurstane would not stand to any decrée or order therin,
except he might haue had his whole will, so that the king taking
displeasure with him for his obstinate demeanor, commanded him either to
be conformable to the decrée made in Lanfranks time, or else to renounce
his miter, which to doo (rather than to acknowledge any subiection to