Fire around the shrine—The shrine unhurt—Vain attempts to hush up the scandal—Samson dreams of St. Edmund despoiled—The saint's body uncovered—Samson and certain of the monks view the sacred relic [162]-177
CHAPTER XV.
THE MONASTERY IN REVOLT.
Death of King Richard—King John visits the Abbey—Samson supports Ralph the porter against the monks—He withdraws from the convent—Disturbances in his absence—The monks submit—Reconciliation—Marshalling of the Knights—Further troubles about the manors and cellary [178]-189
CHAPTER XVI.
ELECTION OF A NEW PRIOR.
Death of Robert the Prior—Herbert the chaplain and Hermer the sub-prior candidates for the post—Through the Abbot's influence Herbert is elected—Jocelin moralizes—The gibes of the unlearned [190]-199
CHAPTER XVII.
THE ABBOT'S FOIBLES.
Samson's faults—The dam at Babwell—Trouble with the Ely monks—The Abbot summoned over sea to the King—Sets his house in order—His unfulfilled promises—The story breaks off [200]-211
APPENDICES
- Samson as an Author [215]-221
- Notes to Text of Chronicle [222]-256
- Table of Chief Dates in the History of the Abbey of St. Edmundsbury, a.d. 870 to 1903 [257]-278
GENERAL INDEX [279]-285