This nobleman, who was a leading military character, took anactive part with the empres maud, and the young Prince Henry,against King Stephen in the early part of the contest, and hvingdefeted th king, and made him prisoner at the battle of Lincoln,committted him to the castle of Bristol. He subsequently,however, sided with the king, and finally, distrusted byh all,died, under excommun;ication, in 1155, sujpposed to have beenposoned byh William Peverell, Lord of Nottingham, who beingsuspected of the crime is said to hav eturned monk, to avoid itspunishment.
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