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I4'4 LANTHOKY.
Indeed, their abhorrence of superssuities was cx
monsrrated by prayers against riches.
Queen Maud, a sagacious lady, had observed
frow extremely close gold adhered to the hearts of
many of her husband's subjecls ; and, judging
thence a purse applied near that of William
might have a good effect, she watched a favour-
able opportunity, and thrust one well filled be-
tween the rusty armour and left breast of the
obdurate anchorite. The inssuence os the new
.guest was irrefistible, and from that moment pre-
sents were admitted. The priory of St. John is
supposed in consequence to have been finished
within a short period-.
The animosity and hoiVilities of the partizans
of Maud and Stephen were extremely injurious
to the Prior and Convent ; and the vassals of
the chiefs pillaged them without scruple. A
Welshman and his family fled to Lanthony for
sanctuary; and, being admitted, the monafiery
was in veiled, and regularly belieged, to the total
interruption of the offices of religion, and the
famishing of the prior and canOns; who were
compelled by this event to intreat the interven-
tion of Betun, bishop of Hereford; when that
prelate procured them a new lite, at Hyde, near
Gloucester ; where they erected a superb priory,
to which they removed themselves and every
valuable 5
Indeed, their abhorrence of superssuities was cx
monsrrated by prayers against riches.
Queen Maud, a sagacious lady, had observed
frow extremely close gold adhered to the hearts of
many of her husband's subjecls ; and, judging
thence a purse applied near that of William
might have a good effect, she watched a favour-
able opportunity, and thrust one well filled be-
tween the rusty armour and left breast of the
obdurate anchorite. The inssuence os the new
.guest was irrefistible, and from that moment pre-
sents were admitted. The priory of St. John is
supposed in consequence to have been finished
within a short period-.
The animosity and hoiVilities of the partizans
of Maud and Stephen were extremely injurious
to the Prior and Convent ; and the vassals of
the chiefs pillaged them without scruple. A
Welshman and his family fled to Lanthony for
sanctuary; and, being admitted, the monafiery
was in veiled, and regularly belieged, to the total
interruption of the offices of religion, and the
famishing of the prior and canOns; who were
compelled by this event to intreat the interven-
tion of Betun, bishop of Hereford; when that
prelate procured them a new lite, at Hyde, near
Gloucester ; where they erected a superb priory,
to which they removed themselves and every
valuable 5