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Anselm insulted; popular feeling on his side; story
of Anselm and the knight 506-508

Perplexity of the King; failure of William of Saint-Calais;
the assembly adjourned 508-509

Tuesday,
March 13

Debates in the inner council; William of Saint-Calais
recommends force; the lay nobles refuse;
speeches of the King and Robert of Meulan 510-511

The King bids the bishops renounce Anselm; he
withdraws his protection; Anselm's answer 511-513

The King turns to the lay lords; they support
Anselm 513-514

Shame of the bishops; the King further examines
them; his rewards and punishments 514-516

Anselm wishes to leave England; another adjournment 516-517

Wednesday
March 14

Anselm summoned to the King's presence; the
lay lords propose a truce; adjournment to
May 20 517-519

Importance of the meeting at Rockingham 519

William keeps faith to Anselm personally, but oppresses
his friends 519-521


§ 5. The Mission of Cardinal Walter. 1095.

March-May
1095

Events of the time of truce; assemblies of the year 521

Position of Urban 521

March 1-7,
1095

Council of Piacenza; its decrees; no mention of English
affairs 522-523

William's schemes to turn the Pope against Anselm;
mission of Gerard and William of Warelwast 523-524

April 10

Urban at Cremona; dealings of William's messengers
with Urban 525

The Sicilian monarchy; relations between England
and Sicily 525-526

Gerard and William bring Walter of Albano as
Legate; he brings a pallium 526-527

Secrecy of his errand; his interview with the King;
William acknowledges Urban 527-528

Walter refuses to depose Anselm 528-529

William and his counsellors outwitted by the Legate;
he is driven to a reconciliation with Anselm 529

May 13

Whitsun Assembly; the King's message to Anselm 530

Anselm will not pay for the pallium; Anselm and
William reconciled; their friendly discourse 531-532

Anselm refuses to take the pallium from the King 532

Popular aspect of the assembly 533