King Arthur's Bones by The Medieval Murderers

Author:The Medieval Murderers [Murderers, The Medieval]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781847377586
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK

Saturday before the Feast of St John the Baptist,7 Sandford

It was only the middle of the following day when the murderer of Henry was brought back. His arm was broken, his face bloodied, but he confessed to his crimes before Baldwin and Sir Richard.

‘The church can afford to lose a little grain, some barley and wine. I wasn’t taking it on my own. Why shouldn’t I do it? I saw how to take it, and was bold enough to try.’

Baldwin said: ‘Your accomplice was a canon.’

‘Aye, the milksop brat Arthur. Pathetic churl, he is. Scared of his own shadow much of the time. But he was happy to take the money. He brought sacks of grain, barrels of wine and other goods straight to me, and I sold them on our account through my master’s business. We took the money in our purses.’

‘And you forced your mistress to help you?’ Sir Richard said.

‘Aye. And did she tell you why? It was because—’

Sir Richard stepped forward quickly, and his gloved fist swept backhanded across the man’s face. ‘I won’t have you insulting the poor widow only a day after you killed her man! Be silent, dog!’

As the semi-conscious man was dragged away, Sir Richard averted his gaze from Simon and Baldwin. ‘Can’t have the poor woman’s name dragged through the mud.’

‘Indeed not!’ Baldwin said, adding: ‘And what use would it serve to have Henry shown to be a cuckold now he is dead?’

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