39G ROGKi: OF WF.NDOVEK. [A.D. 1017, tor the effect of relationship and blood, not η single one of all of them would have escaped. But not further to prolong the account to no purpose, of the commanding barons were made prisoners, Sayer earl of Winchester, Henry de Botimi earl of Hereford, count Gilbert de Gant, whom Louis had lately created earl of Lincoln ; and the count of Perche lay dead there. There were also made prisoners, the barons Robert Fitz Walter, Richard de Montfitchct, William de Mowbray, William de Beauehamp, William Maudut, Oliver d'llaencurt, Roger de Creisi, William de Coleville, William de Roos, Robert dc Roppele, Ralph Chainedtit, and many others, to mention whom would be tedious. Three hundred knights were taken, besides soldiers, horse and foot, not easily to be counted. The count of Perche was buried in the orchard of the hospital outside the city. Reginald, surnamed Crocus, a brave knight of Falcasius's retinue, who was slain there, was honourably buried at the monastery of Croxton. There was also slain in this battle a soldier of the barons' party, not known to any one, who was buried outside the city at the meeting of four roads, as one excommunicated. And only the above-mentioned three are mentioned as having been slain in this great battle. Of the plunder and pillage of the city. After the battle was thus ended, the king's soldiers found in the city the waggons of the barons and the French, with the sumpter-horses, loaded with baggage, silver vessels, and various kinds of furniture ami utensils, all which fell into their posses-ion without opposition. Having then plundered the whole city to the last farthing, they next pillaged the churches throughout the city, and broke open the chests and store-rooms with axes and hammers, seizing on the gold and silver in them, clothes of all colours, women's ornaments, gold rings, goblets, and jewels. Nor did the cathedral church escape this destruction, but underwent the same punishment as the rest, for the legate had given orders to the knights to treat all the clergy as excommunicated men, inasmuch as they had been enemies to the church of Rome and to the king of Fughimi from the commencement of the war; Geoffrey de Drepingcs precentor of this church, lost eleven thousand marks of silver. When they had thus