[357] MS. Lansdown. (Robertson, _Becket_, vol. iv.), p. 169. Gerv. Cant. (as above), pp. 233, 234. The _Gesta Hen._ (as above), and Rog. Howden (Stubbs, vol. ii. pp. 28, 29) seem to imply that they arrived just before Henry left; but they are rather confused about these legates. They make two pairs of them come to Normandy this summer--first, Vivian and Gratian, who come with hostile intent, and from whom Henry runs away (_Gesta Hen._, Stubbs, vol. i. p. 24; Rog. Howden, Stubbs, vol. ii. p. 29); and secondly, Albert and Theodwine, who apparently supersede them later in the year, and whom Henry hurries to meet (_Gesta Hen._ as above, p. 29; Rog. Howden as above, p. 34). But the MS. Lansdown. (which is the fullest account of all), Gerv. Cant. and R. Diceto distinctly make only one pair of legates, Albert and Theodwine. The confusion in _Thomas Saga_ (Magnusson), vol. ii. pp. 31–33, is greater still. [358] _Gesta Hen._ (as above), p. 24. Cf. Rog. Howden (as above), p. 29. [359] _Gesta Hen._ as above, and Gerv. Cant. (Stubbs), vol. i. p. 234, say August 3; R. Diceto (Stubbs), vol. i. p. 347, says August 6. [360] R. Diceto as above. Bishop Henry died on August 8; _ibid._ [361] Gerv. Cant., _Gesta Hen._ and Rog. Howden, as above. [362] _Gesta Hen._ (as above), p. 25. The elements favoured his escape; for five months a persistent contrary wind hindered all communication to Ireland from any part of his dominions.[363] The bishops and the ministers were left to fight their own battles and make their own peace with the legates in Normandy until May 1172, when the king suddenly reappeared[364] to claim the papal absolution and offer in return not only his own spiritual obedience and that of his English and continental realms, but also that of Ireland, which he had secured for Rome as her share in the spoils of a conquest won with Adrian’s bull in his hand.[365] The bargain was soon struck. On Sunday May 21 Henry met the legates at Avranches, made his purgation for the primate’s death, promised the required expiation, and abjured his obnoxious “customs,” his eldest son joining in the abjuration.[366] To pacify Louis, young Henry and Margaret were sent over sea with the archbishop of Rouen and by him crowned together at Winchester on August 27;[367] and the Norman primate returned to join a great council of the Norman clergy assembled at Avranches to witness there, two days before Michaelmas, a public repetition of their sovereign’s purgation and his final absolution by the legates.[368] [363] R. Diceto (Stubbs), vol. i. p. 350. Gir. Cambr., _Expugn. Hibern._, l. i. c. 36 (Dimock, vol. v. p. 284). [364] R. Diceto (as above), p. 351. [365] _Gesta Hen._ (Stubbs), vol. i. p. 28.