gouernance: but yet the king held some of the castels (in those counties
and honors thus giuen to his brother) in his owne hands. Moreouer, vnto
William Marshall he gaue in marriage the daughter of Richard earle of
Chepstow, togither with the earledome which hir father possessed: and to
Gilbert Fitz Roger the sonne of Rainfrey he gaue the daughter of William
de Lancaster. After he was landed (as before ye haue heard) he hasted to
Winchester, where his mother quéene Elianor with the most part of the
English nobilitie had laine a good space to attend his comming, and
there on the euen of the assumption of our ladie, the king was by them
receiued with great ioy and triumph.

¶ Here is to be noted, that whilest the quéene and lords laie in
Winchester waiting for the kings arriuall, Geffrey Riddle the bishop of
Elie departed this life. He is named by Geruasius Dorobernensis the
proud bishop of Elie: but he might rather haue named him the rich
bishop, for he left in his cofers no small quantitie of treasure, of the
which thrée thousand and two hundred marks came to the kings part
towards the charges of his coronation. No maruell though Geruasius spake
somewhat in his dispraise, for (as he himselfe confesseth) he was no
fréend but an enimie to moonks.

But to let this passe, soone after the kings comming into England, he
was informed that the Welshmen had broken into the English marshes, and
destroyed certeine townes; to represse whose presumptuous attempts he
made towards them, but was yet staied for that time, & reuoked by his
mother. [Sidenote: His fathers treasure.] At Salisburie he found his
fathers treasure, highlie reioising, for that the summe was far greater
than he thought it would haue prooued, for besides the pretious stones,
apparell, and iewels, it was reported he had there the sum of nine
hundred thousand pounds in readie coine. [Sidenote: _R. Houed._ _Gau.