Author William of Newburgh (William of Newburg) published between the years of 1196 to 1198 the Historia Rerum Anglicarum. This was to be believed as one of the most genuine "Legends".
This legend starts with a priest whom is not all that priestly and often participated in unceremonious activities. He was then nicknamed "Hundeprest" meaning "Dog Priest." This was given to him because he often hunted with his horse and dog.
Sometime after his death, it was said that he tried to enter Melrose Abbey. After being denied access to Melrose Abbey, he then roamed into the chambers of a woman who employed his services while he was alive. It was reported that he moaned and screeched at her and causing her much alarm, she summoned an elder from the Abbey.
The elder monk whom was summoned brought along an acquaintance along with two other men and began their investigation. They decided to watch the former priest grave. During the monks watch, the priest appeared to levitate out of the grave and began to approach the monk at an alarming rate. The monk finally recovered from the shock and smote the priest with his axe. The priest retreated back to the grave. Then the grave somehow opened up as if to swallow the priest, later to be called a genuine vampire, back into sanctuary. After the grave took back in the priest, it had then returned to normal as if nothing had ever happened.
The monk then told the three other men of what had occurred. They then agreed to open the grave at first light. After opening the grave, the vampire priest was found almost floating in a pool of blood. The blood was coming from the wound that the monk had reported giving the priest from the night before. They then removed the body, burned it and then scattered the ashes into the wind.