After this he went to Oxenford, where whilest he remained, a great brute was spred abroad, that the empresse was comming with hir brother, the earle of Glocester: which caused him to put the lesse trust in his people from thenceforth, in so much that he began to repent himselfe (although too late) for that he, had granted licence to so manie of his subiects to build castels within their owne grounds. [Sidenote: Roger bishop of Salisburie. Alexander B. of Lincolne. _Wil. Malm._] For he had them all in suspicion: and amongst other, he vehementlie suspected Roger bishop of Salisburie (who had doone verie much for him) and Alexander bishop of Lincolne nephue to the said bishop of Salisburie, or (as some thought) more néere to him in kindred than his nephue, I meane, his sonne. [Sidenote: Castels built by the bishop of Salisburie.] For the said Roger had builded diuerse castels, as at Shierborne, at the Uies, and at Malmesburie. The said Alexander likewise following his vncles example, bestowed his monie that way verie fréelie, hauing builded one castell at Newarke, and another at Sléeford. [Sidenote: _Simon Dun._ Newarke castel built by the bishop of Lincolne.] The king therefore hauing committed both these bishops to prison, [Sidenote: The B. of Elie banished.] and furthermore sent Nigell or Neill the bishop of Elie into exile (which Nigell was nephue also to the foresaid bishop of Salisburie) he threatened to keepe them without either meate or drinke, if they would not cause these castels to be deliuered into his hands, whereby he obteined them, and moreouer found in the bishop of Salisburies cofers 40. thousand marks, which he tooke to his owne vse, by way of confiscation for his disloiall demeanor. [Sidenote: The bishop of Salisburie dieth of thought. _Wil. Malm._ In nouella historia.] This ingratitude of the king wounded the bishops hart, insomuch that taking thought for the losse of his houses and monie, he pined awaie, and died within a while after. The quarrell which was first picked at these bishops, rose by occasion of a fraie betwixt the bishops men and the seruants of Alaine duke of Britaine, about the taking vp of Innes at their comming to Oxenford. In which fraie one of the dukes men was killed, his nephue almost slaine, and the residue of his folkes sore beaten and chased. Herevpon were the bishops first committed to ward, and afterward handled at the kings pleasure, as partlie ye haue heard. [Sidenote: Fortunes inconstancie. _Wil. Paru._] ¶ Héere by the way, good reader, thou hast one example worthie to be marked of fickle fortunes inconstancie, whereof the poet speaketh verie excellentlie; [Sidenote: M. Pal. in suo scor.] ---- variat semper fortuna tenorem, Diuerso gaudens mortalia voluere casu, Nam qui scire velit, cur hunc fortuna vel illum Aut premat aut sursum tollat, nimis ardua quærit: Terrarum sequidem est illi concessa potestas Maxima, & huic illam præfecit Iuppiter orbi.