[1] [2] But to procéed & come, a little after the temporals dealing, to some of the spirituall affaires. It hapned about the same time, that when king William had finished the rating of his subiects, that there rose a strife betwixt Thurstane abbat of Glastenburie a Norman, and the moonkes of that house. Anno Reg. 18. 1084 One cause thereof was, Wil. Malm. Simon Dun. Thurstan ab|bat of Gla|stenburie. William of Fescampe. for that the abbat would haue compel|led them to haue left the plaine song or note for the seruice which pope Gregorie had set foorth, and to haue vsed an other kind of tune deuised by one Wil|liam of Fescampe: beside this, the said abbat spent and wasted the goods that belonged to the house, in riot, leacherie, and by such other insolent meanes (withdrawing also from the moonkes their old accu|stomed allowance of diet) for the which they first fell at altercation in words, and afterwards to fighting. The abbat got armed men about him, Hen. Hunt. Wil. Malm. haue two slaine & xiiij. hurt. and falling vpon the moonkes, slue thrée of them at the high altar, and wounded xviij. Howbeit the moonkes for their parts plaied the pretie men with formes and candelsticks, defending themselues as well as they might, Matt. Westm. so that they hurt diuers of the abbats adhe|rents, and droue them out of the quier.