[1] Then the archbishop inclined his head after the maner of one that would praie, pronouncing these his last words:

To God, to saint Marie, and to the saints that are patrones of this church, and to saint Denise, I commend my selfe and the churches cause.

Therewith sir Reignold Fitz Urse striking a full blow at his head,Edward of Cambridge. chanced to light vpon the arme of a clerke named Edward of Cambridge, who cast vp his arme to saue the archbishop: but when he was not able to beare the weight of the blow, he plucked his arme backe, and so the stroke staied vpon the arch|bishops head, in such wise that the bloud ran downe by his face. Then they stroke at him one after an o|ther, and though he fell to the ground at the second blow,The archbish. is slaine. yet they left him not till they had cut and pash|ed out his braines, and dashed them about vpon the church pauement. All this being doone, they rifled his house, spoiled his goods, and tooke them to their owne vses, supposing it lawfull for them being the kings seruants so to doo.