[1] But doubting how the matter would be taken, after they had wrought their feat, they got them into the bishoprike of Duresme, there to remaine till they might heare how the king would take this their vn|lawfull enterprise: though (as they alledged) they had lustilie defended his cause, and reuenged his quarell as faithfull seruants ought to doo. Howbeit, it chan|ced otherwise than they looked it should haue doone: for king Henrie gaue them so litle thankes for their presumptuous act,The murthe|rers come to an euill end. Matth. Paris. W. Paruus. sounding to the euill example of other in breach of his lawes, that they despairing vt|terlie of pardon, fled one into one place, and another into another, so that within foure yeares they all di|ed an euill death (as it hath béene reported.) Some write, that they went to Rome by the kings com|mandement, and there presented themselues before the pope, to receiue such penance for their wicked act as he should enioine them. Herevpon the pope ap|pointed them to go vnto Ierusalem, there to doo their penance, where they remained certeine yeares, ap|plieng themselues verie diligentlie to performe the satisfaction of their offense, according to the maner prescribed to them by the pope, and so at length died.