persecution bishop william translated bishop william late 11th century historical work detailing trial medieval durham surviving detailed account english trial king important source historians work consists sections introduction central section details trial conclusion introduction conclusion career trial authenticity main account challenged past historians consider contemporary record trial manuscripts containing work survive printed editions including translations appearing background trial details took place salisbury november concerned actions revolt king rule taken place earlier year work primary sources early king reign probably compiled notes taken bishop subordinates worked designed present bishop case best light probably composed engaged effort regain favour king william return sentence exile received trial work earliest surviving detailed contemporary report english state trial important source english kings king court functioned dealt legal cases trial states brought king royal court trial november salisbury king having confiscated bishop lands trial trial held bishop tried secular court refused answer accusations presented king case declaring confiscated lands held tried vassal bishop objected continued refuse answer allegations numerous conferences discussions court held tried vassal feudal court appealed rome request rejected king judges judging case held answered formal accusation appealed rome lands held bishop course trial said stated court trying capacity bishop regard way judged bishop regard present king father king summon plea bishop brother earl unlike later case received little sympathy fellow bishops bishops barons judged case felt appeal rome avoid having answer accusation knew true final judgement reached king lost temper believe bishop going durham men aren going stay durham going free release castle contents authenticity actually composite work account trial termed central work probably original account added introduction career prior trial conclusion relates bishop life trial end work introduction conclusion referred life historian felt contemporary account trial instead dated second quarter 12th century produced durham recent scholars including concluded work contemporary record trial bases belief authenticity level detail fact account lacks knowledge events outside court explains concerns explained late date manuscripts allowed errors reasons account authenticity questioned fact claims canon law doubted canon law penetrated england great degree historian argues canon law owned copy basis canon law false bishop manuscript survives historians agreed introduction conclusion added different author open debate historian felt based work chronicler durham credible date creation david felt later work felt knew evidence leave author unclear manuscripts printed editions manuscripts normally appears alongside durham manuscripts earliest probably dating missing introduction conclusion likewise missing introduction parts conclusion printed edition appeared volume published published collected works durham edited volumes rolls series published translation work appeared published specifically volume iii recent translation appeared series volume
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