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was un rled, every oar was plied; but amid the music and revelling the care of the helm was neg­ lected, and "The White Ship" struck against a rock, called the Oatteraze. The rapid jn ux of the water admonished the gay and heedless company of their alarming situation. By Fitz-Stephen, the- prince was immediately lowered into a boat, and told to row back to the land; but the shrieks of his sister recalled him to the wreck, and the boat sunk under the mul­ titude that poured into it. In a short time the vessel itself went down, and three hundred persons were buried in the waves.
5. A young nobleman, Geo ry de l'Aigle, and Berold, a butcher of Rouen, alone saved themselves by clinging to the top of the mast. After a w minutes, the un rtunate Fitz-Stephen swam towards them, inquired r the prince, and being told that he had perished, plunged under the water. Geo ry, benumbed by the cold of a November night, was soon washed away, and as he sank, uttered a prayer r the sa ty of bis companion. Berold retained his hold, and was rescued in the morning by a shing­ boat, and related the particulars of this doleful catas­ trophe.
j 6. Henry had arrived at Southampton, and e- quently expressed his surprise at the tardiness of his · son. The rst intelligence was conveyed to Theobald of Blois, who communicated it to his iends, but dared not in rm the king. The next morning, the tal secret was revealed by a young page, who threw himself in tears at his et. At the shock, Henry sank to the ground, but recovering himself a ected a display of rtitude which he did not el. He talked of submission to the dispensations of Provi-