. Henry II . Z 55. 1176] HIS DOWNFALL AND DEATH 151 trousseaux had been bought in London, at a costof over £100 (say £2500 of modern naoney), shetravelled through France with a brilliant retinue toSt, Gilles, where she found awaiting her the Siciliannobles and the Bishop of Norwich. The unfortunatebishop had been sent on ahead earlier in the yearto Sicily to make final arrangements and had hada very rough time; the country through which hepassed was suffering from famine and he could hardlyget provisions for himself or his horse; accommoda-tion sometimes failed completely, so that he had tosle
. Henry II . Z 55. 1176] HIS DOWNFALL AND DEATH 151 trousseaux had been bought in London, at a costof over £100 (say £2500 of modern naoney), shetravelled through France with a brilliant retinue toSt, Gilles, where she found awaiting her the Siciliannobles and the Bishop of Norwich. The unfortunatebishop had been sent on ahead earlier in the yearto Sicily to make final arrangements and had hada very rough time; the country through which hepassed was suffering from famine and he could hardlyget provisions for himself or his horse; accommoda-tion sometimes failed completely, so that he had tosleep on the rocks or sand of the seashore, and whenhe had a roof over his head he found that the fleashad no reverence for his episcopal or ambassadorialdignity, so that he was very pleased to completehis mission by handing the princess over to theSicilians and to hurry back to England in time forthe Christmas festivities at the com-t at other marriages occupied the kings attentionabout this time. Th
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