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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