<P_41>

Millesimo cxx=o=ii=o= . (CMPETERB,41.2)

On +tis geare w+as se king Heanri on Cristesm+assan on Norhtwic ,
(CMPETERB,41.3)

& on Pasches he weas on Norhthamtune . (CMPETERB,41.4)

& On +tone lententyde +t+artoforen forbearn se burch on Gleawecestre .
+Ta hwile +te +ta munecas sungen +t+are messe & se d+acne hafde
ongunnan +tone godspel " Preteriens Iesus " , (CMPETERB,41.5)

+ta com se fir on ufenweard +tone stepel (CMPETERB,41.6)

& forbearnde ealle +te minstre & <P_42> ealle +ta gersumes +te
+t+arbinnen w+aron , foruton feawe bec & iii messehakeles :
(CMPETERB,42.7)

+tet wes +tes d+aies viii Idus Martii . (CMPETERB,42.8)

& +t+ar+after +te Tywesd+ai +after Palmes Sunend+ai w+as swi+de micel
wind on +tet d+ai xi Kalendarum Aprilis . (CMPETERB,42.9)

+t+ar+after comen feale tacne wide hwear on Engleland ,
(CMPETERB,42.10)

& feole dwild wearen geseogen & geheord . (CMPETERB,42.11)

& +tes niht viii Kalendarum Augusti w+as swi+de micel eor+ddyne ofer
eal Sumersetescire & on Gleawecestrescire . (CMPETERB,42.12)

Si+d+don on +t+as d+ai vi Idus Septembris , +tet w+as on ' Sancte Marie
messed+ai , +ta wear+d swi+de micel wind fram +ta undern d+aies to +ta
swarte nihte . (CMPETERB,42.13)

+Teos ilce geares for+dferde Raulf seo +arcebiscop of Cantwarbyrig ,
(CMPETERB,42.14)

+tet w+as on +t+as d+aies xiii=o= Kalendarum Nouembris .
(CMPETERB,42.15)

+t+ar+after w+aron feole scipmen on s+a & on w+ater , (CMPETERB,42.16)

& s+adon +tet hi s+agon on nor+deast fir micel & brad wi+d +tone eor+de
; (CMPETERB,42.17)

& weax on leng+te up onan to +tam | wolcne , (CMPETERB,42.18)

& se wolcne undide on fower healfe (CMPETERB,42.19)

and faht +t+artogeanes swilc hit scolde acwencen , (CMPETERB,42.20)

& se fir weax na+tama up to +te heouene . (CMPETERB,42.21)

+T+at fir hi seagon in +de d+airime , (CMPETERB,42.22)

and l+aste swa lange +tet hit w+as liht ofer eall : (CMPETERB,42.23)

+tet w+as +t+as d+aies vii=o= Idus Decembris . (CMPETERB,42.24)

Millesimo cxx=o=iii=o= . (CMPETERB,42.25)

On +tyssum geare w+as se king Henri on Cristestyde at Dunestaple .
(CMPETERB,42.26)

& +t+ar comen +tes eorles sandermen of Angeow to him . (CMPETERB,42.27)

& +teonen he ferde to Wudestoke , & his biscopes & his hird eal mid him
. (CMPETERB,42.28)

+Ta tidde hit on an Wodnesdei - +tet w+as on iiii=o= Idus Ianuarii -
+tet se king red in his derfald , and se biscop Roger of Seresbyrig on
an half him and se biscop Rotbert Bloet of Lincolne on o+der half him ;
(CMPETERB,42.29)

& riden +t+ar $sprecende . (CMPETERB,42.30)

+Ta aseh dune se biscop of Lincolne (CMPETERB,42.31)

& seide to +tam kyng , " Laferd kyng , ic swelte . " (CMPETERB,42.32)

& Se kyng alihte dune of his hors (CMPETERB,42.33)

& alehte hine betwux his earmes (CMPETERB,42.34)

& let hine beran ham to his inne ; (CMPETERB,42.35)

& wear+d +ta sone dead ; (CMPETERB,42.36)

& man ferode hine to Lincolne mid micel wur+dscipe (CMPETERB,42.37)

& bebyrigde hine toforen Sancte Marie wefod , (CMPETERB,42.38)

& hine bebyrigde se biscop of Ceastre , Rotbert Pecce+t w+as gehaten .
(CMPETERB,42.39)

+Da sone +t+ar+after sende se kyng hise write ofer eal Englalande
(CMPETERB,42.40)

& bed hise biscopes & hise abbotes & hise +teignes ealle +tet hi
scolden cumen to his gewitenemot on <P_43> Candelmesse deig to
Gleawceastre him togeanes : (CMPETERB,43.41)

& hi swa diden . (CMPETERB,43.42)

+Da hi w+aran +t+ar gegaderod , +ta bed se kyng heom +t+at hi scoldon
cesen hem +arcebiscop to Cantwarabyrig swa hwam swa swa hi woldon & he
hem hit wolde ty+tian . (CMPETERB,43.43)

+Da spr+acon +da biscopas hem betwenan (CMPETERB,43.44)

and s+aden +t+at hi n+afre mare ne wolden hafen munechades man to
ercebiscop ofer hem , (CMPETERB,43.45)

ac iedon ealle samodlice to +tone kyng (CMPETERB,43.46)

and ieornden +tet hi mosten cesen of clerchades man swa hwam swa swa hi
wolden to ercebiscop ; (CMPETERB,43.47)

& se kyng hit hem tidde . (CMPETERB,43.48)

+Dis w+as eall ear gedon +durh se biscop of Seresbyrig & +turh se
biscop of Lincolne +ar he w+are dead , for+di +tet n+afre ne luueden hi
munece regol ac w+aron +afre tog+anes muneces & here regol .
(CMPETERB,43.49)

And se prior & se munecas of Cantwarabyrig & ealle +ta o+dre +te +d+ar
w+aron munechades men hit wi+dcw+a+den fulle twa dagas :
(CMPETERB,43.50)

ac hit naht ne beheld , (CMPETERB,43.51)

for se biscop of S+aresbyrig w+as strang (CMPETERB,43.52)

& wealde eall Engleland (CMPETERB,43.53)

& w+as +t+artogeanes eall +tet he mihte & cu+de . (CMPETERB,43.54)

+Da cusen hi an clerc - Willelm of Curboil w+as gehaten ,
(CMPETERB,43.55)

he was canonie of an mynstre Cicc hatte - (CMPETERB,43.56)

& brohten him toforen se kyng . (CMPETERB,43.57)

& Se kyng him geaf +done +arcebiscoprice , (CMPETERB,43.58)

& ealle +ta biscopas him underfengen . (CMPETERB,43.59)

Him wi+dcw+a+den muneces & eorles & +teignes ealle mest +te +t+ar
w+aron . (CMPETERB,43.60)

On +ta ilca tyma ferden +tes eorles sandermen mid uns+ahte fram $+tone
kyng , (CMPETERB,43.61)

na of his gyfe naht ne rohton . (CMPETERB,43.62)

On +ta ilca tyma com an legat of Rome - Henri w+as gehaten ,
(CMPETERB,43.63)

he w+as abbot of Sancte Iohannis mynstre of Anieli , (CMPETERB,43.64)

& he com +after +te Romescot - (CMPETERB,43.65)

& he s+ade +tone kyng +tet hit w+as togeanes riht +tet man scolde
setten clerc ofer muneces & swa swa hi h+afden cosen +arcebiscop +aror
in here capitele +after rihte : (CMPETERB,43.66)

ac se kyng hit nolde undon , for +tes biscopes luuen of S+aresbyrig .
(CMPETERB,43.67)

+Da ferde se +arcebiscop sone +t+ar+after to Cantwarabyrig
(CMPETERB,43.68)

& w+as +t+ar underfangan , +t+ah hit w+are here un+tankas ,
(CMPETERB,43.69)

was +t+are sone gebletsod to biscop | fram se biscop of Lundene & se
biscop Ernulf of Roueceastre & se biscop Willelm Gifard of Winceastre &
se biscop Bernard of Wales & se biscop Roger of Searesbyrig .
(CMPETERB,43.70)

+Da sone in +te lenten ferde se +arcebiscop to Rome +after his pallium
, (CMPETERB,43.71)

& mid him ferde se biscop Bernard of Wales & Sefred abbot of <P_44>
Gleastingbyrig & Anselm abbot of Sancte +Admund & Iohan +arced+acne of
Cantwarabyrig (CMPETERB,44.72)

& Gifard w+as +tes kinges hirdclerc . (CMPETERB,44.73)

On +ta ilca time ferde se +arcebiscop +Durstan of Eoferwic to Rome
+turh +tes Papes hese ; (CMPETERB,44.74)

& com +tider +dre degas +ar se +arcebiscop of Cantwarabyrig come ,
(CMPETERB,44.75)

& w+as +t+are underfangan mid micel wur+dscipe . (CMPETERB,44.76)

+Da com se +arcebiscop of Cantwarabyrig (CMPETERB,44.77)

& w+as +d+are fulle seoueniht +ar he mihte cumen to +tes Papes spr+ace
: (CMPETERB,44.78)

+tet w+as for+tan +tet hit w+as don +done Pape to understanden +tet he
h+afde underfangen +done $+arcebiscoprice togeanes +ta muneces of +te
mynstre & togeanes rihte . (CMPETERB,44.79)

Ac +tet ofercom Rome +tet ofercume+d eall weoruld - +tet is gold &
seolure ; (CMPETERB,44.80)

& se Pape swe+dolode (CMPETERB,44.81)

& gaf him his pallium - (CMPETERB,44.82)

& se +arcebiscop swor him under+teodnysse of ealle +da +ting +tet se
Papa him onleide on Sancte Petres $weuod and Sancte Paules -
(CMPETERB,44.83)

& sende him ham +da mid his bletsunge . (CMPETERB,44.84)

+Da hwile +tet se +arcebiscop w+as ut of lande , geaf se kyng +done
biscoprice of Ba+de +tes cwenes canceler - Godefrei+d w+as gehaten ,
(CMPETERB,44.85)

he w+as boren of Luuein : (CMPETERB,44.86)

+tet w+as +tes d+aiges Annuntiatio Sancte Marie at Wudestoke .
(CMPETERB,44.87)

+Da sone $+t+ar+after ferde se king to Winceastre , (CMPETERB,44.88)

& w+as eall Eastrentyde +t+are . (CMPETERB,44.89)

& +ta hwile +tet he +t+ar w+as , +ta geaf he +tone biscoprice of
Lincolne an clerc - Alexander w+as gehaten , (CMPETERB,44.90)

he w+as +tes biscopes nefe of Searesbyrig : (CMPETERB,44.91)

+tis he dyde eall for +tes biscopes luuen . (CMPETERB,44.92)

+Da ferde se kyng +tenen to Portesmu+de (CMPETERB,44.93)

& l+ai +t+are eall ofer Pentecostewuce . (CMPETERB,44.94)

+Ta sone swa he h+afde wind , swa ferde he ofer | into Normandie ;
(CMPETERB,44.95)

& bet+ahte +ta eall Engleland to geamene & to wealden +tone biscop
Roger of Searesbyrig . (CMPETERB,44.96)

+Da w+as se kyng eall +tes geares in Normandie . (CMPETERB,44.97)

& Weax +ta micel unfri+d betwux him & hise +teignas , swa +tet se eorl
Walaram of Mellant & Hamalri & Hugo of Mundford & Willelm of Romare and
fela o+dre wendan fram him & helden here castles him togeanes .
(CMPETERB,44.98)

& Se kyng held stranglice hem togeanes , (CMPETERB,44.99)

& +tes ylces geares he wan of Walaram his castel Punt Aldemer , & of
Hugo Mundford ; (CMPETERB,44.100)

& si+d+den he spedde +afre leong +te bet . (CMPETERB,44.101)

+Des ylce geares , +ar se biscop of Lincolne com to his biscoprice ,
forbearn eall meast se burh of Lincolne , (CMPETERB,44.102)

& micel <P_45> ungerime folces - w+apmen & wimmen - forburnen ;
(CMPETERB,45.103)

& swa mycel hearm +t+ar w+as gedon swa nan man hit cu+de o+ter secgen :
(CMPETERB,45.104)

+tet w+as +tes d+ages xiiii=o= Kalendarum lunii . (CMPETERB,45.105)

Millesimo c=o=xx=o=iiii=o= . (CMPETERB,45.106)

Eall +tis gear wes se king Heanri on Normandi : (CMPETERB,45.107)

+tet wes for se miccle unfri+d +tet he heafde wi+d se king Lo+dewis of
France & wi+d se eorl of Angeow & wi+d his agene men alremest .
(CMPETERB,45.108)

+Ta gelamp hit on +tes d+ages Annuntiatio Sancte Marie +tet se eorl
Waleram of Mellant ferde fram his an castel , Belmunt het , to his an
o+der castel Watteuile ; (CMPETERB,45.109)

mid him ferde +tes kinges stiward of France , Amalri , & Hugo Gerueises
sunu & Hugo of Munford & fela o+dre godre cnihte . (CMPETERB,45.110)

+Ta comen hem togeanes +tes kinges cnihtes of ealla +ta casteles +da
+t+arabuton w+aron (CMPETERB,45.111)

& fuhton wi+d hem (CMPETERB,45.112)

& aflemden hem (CMPETERB,45.113)

& namen +tone eorl Waleram & Hugo Gerueises sunu & Hugo of Mundford &
fif & twenti o+dre cnihtes (CMPETERB,45.114)

& brohton hem to +tone kinge . (CMPETERB,45.115)

& Se king let don +tone eorl Waleram & Hugo Gerueises sunu on heftnunge
on +done castel on Ro+dem , (CMPETERB,45.116)

& Hugo of Mundford he sende to Engleland (CMPETERB,45.117)

& let hine don on | ifele bendas on +tone castel on Gleucestre ,
(CMPETERB,45.118)

& of +ta o+dre swa fela swa him +tuhte he sende nor+d & su+d to hise
casteles on heftnunge . (CMPETERB,45.119)

+Da si+d+don ferde se king (CMPETERB,45.120)

& wan ealle +tes eorles casteles Waleram +ta w+aron on Normandi & ealla
+ta o+dre +ta his wi+drewines healden him togeanes . (CMPETERB,45.121)

Eall was +tes unfri+d for +tes eorles sunu Rotbert of Normandi ,
Willelm het . (CMPETERB,45.122)

Se ilce Willelm hefde numen Fulkes eorles gingre dohter to wife of
Angeow , (CMPETERB,45.123)

& for+di se king of France & ealle +tas eorles heolden mid him & ealle
+ta rice men , (CMPETERB,45.124)

& s+aidon +tet se king heold his bro+der Rotbert mid wrange on
heftnunge & his sunu Willelm mid unrihte aflemde ut of Normandi .
(CMPETERB,45.125)

+Des ilces geares w+aron f+ala untime on Englelande on corne & on ealle
westme , swa +tet betweonen Cristesmesse & Candelmesse man s+alde +tet
acer s+adhw+ate - +tet is twegen sedl+apas - to six scillingas , & +tet
b+arlic - +tet is +tre sedl+apas - to six scillingas , & +tet acer
s+adaten - +tet is feower sedl+apas - to feower scillingas .
(CMPETERB,45.126)

+Tet w+as for+ti +tet corn w+as litel (CMPETERB,45.127)

& se penig w+as swa ifel +tet se man +ta <P_46> h+afde at an market an
pund , he ne mihte cysten +t+arof for nan +ting twelfe penegas .
(CMPETERB,46.128)

On +tes ilces geares for+dferde se eadig biscop Ernulf of Roueceastre ,
se +aror w+as abbot on Burch : (CMPETERB,46.129)

+tet w+as +tes d+aies Idus Martii . (CMPETERB,46.130)

& +t+arafter for+dferde se king Alexander of Scotlande on +tes d+aies
ix Kalendarum Mai ; (CMPETERB,46.131)

& Dauid his bro+der , +ta w+as eorl on Nor+dhamtunescire , feng to rice
(CMPETERB,46.132)

and h+afde +da ba+de togedere +tone kinerice on Scotlande & +tone
eorldom on Englelande . (CMPETERB,46.133)

& On +t+as d+aies xix Kalendarum Ianuarii for+dferde se Pape on Rome ,
Calistus w+as gehaten , (CMPETERB,46.134)

& Honorius | feng to Papedom . (CMPETERB,46.135)

+Des ilces geares +after Sancte Andreas messe toforen Cristes messe
held Raulf Basset & +tes kinges +d+aines gewitenemot on
Le+tec+astrescire at Hundehoge , (CMPETERB,46.136)

& ahengen +t+ar swa fela +tefas swa n+afre +ar ne w+aron :
(CMPETERB,46.137)

+tet w+aron on +ta litle hwile ealles feower & feowerti manne & six men
spilde of here +agon & of here stanes . (CMPETERB,46.138)

Fela so+dfeste men s+aidon +tet +t+ar w+aron manege mid micel unrihte
gespilde ; (CMPETERB,46.139)

oc ure Laford God +almihtig , +ta eall digelnesse se+d & wet - he seo+d
+tet man l+at +tet +arme folc mid ealle unrihte : (CMPETERB,46.140)

+arost man hem ber+afo+d her eahte (CMPETERB,46.141)

and si+t+don man hem ofsl+a+d . (CMPETERB,46.142)

Ful heui g+ar w+as hit : (CMPETERB,46.143)

se man +te +ani god heafde - him me hit ber+afode mid strange geoldes &
mid strange motes ; (CMPETERB,46.144)

+te nan ne heafde st+arf of hungor . (CMPETERB,46.145)

Millesimo c=o=xxv=o= . (CMPETERB,46.146)

On +tis g+ar sende se king Henri toforen Cristesmesse of Normandi to
Englalande (CMPETERB,46.147)

& bebead +tet man scolde beniman ealla +ta minetere +te w+aron on
Englelande heora liman - (CMPETERB,46.148)

+tet w+as here elces riht hand & heora stanen bene+dan :
(CMPETERB,46.149)

+tet w+as for se man +de hafde an pund , he ne mihte cysten +anne peni
at anne market . (CMPETERB,46.150)

& Se biscop Roger of S+aresbyrig sende ofer eall Englalande
(CMPETERB,46.151)

& bebead hi ealle +tet hi scolden cumen to Winceastre to Cristesmesse .
(CMPETERB,46.152)

+Ta hi +dider coman , +da nam man an & an (CMPETERB,46.153)

& benam +alc +done roht hand & +ta stanes bene+dan . (CMPETERB,46.154)

Eall +tis w+as gedon wi+dinnon +ta twelf niht , (CMPETERB,46.155)

& +tet w+as eall mid micel rihte , for+di +tet hi hafden fordon eall
+tet land mid here micele fals +tet hi ealle abohton .
(CMPETERB,46.156)

On +tes ilces g+ares sende se Papa of Rome to +dise lande an cardinal ,
Iohan of Creme w+as <P_47> gehaten . (CMPETERB,47.157)

He | com first to +tone king on Normandi ; (CMPETERB,47.158)

& se king hine underfeng mid micel wur+dscipe , (CMPETERB,47.159)

beteahte hine si+d+don +tone +arcebiscop Willelm of Cantwarabyrig ;
(CMPETERB,47.160)

& he hine ledde to Cantwarabyrig ; (CMPETERB,47.161)

& he w+as +t+ar underfangen mid micel wur+dscipe & mid micel
processionem , (CMPETERB,47.162)

& he sang +done heh messe on Eastrend+ai +at Cristes wefod .
(CMPETERB,47.163)

& Si+d+don he ferde ofer eall Englalande to ealle +ta biscoprices &
abbotrices +ta w+aron on +tis lande , (CMPETERB,47.164)

& ofer eall he w+as underfangen mid wur+dscipe (CMPETERB,47.165)

& ealle hine i+afen micele gife & m+are . (CMPETERB,47.166)

& Si+d+don he heold his concilie on Lundene fulle +treo dagas on
Natiuitas Sancte Marie on September mid +arcebiscopes & mid
leodbiscopes & abbotes & l+ared & lawed ; (CMPETERB,47.167)

& bead +t+ar +ta ilce lagas +ta Anselm +arcebiscop h+afde +aror beboden
, & feala ma - +teah hit litel forstode . (CMPETERB,47.168)

& +Teonen he for ofer s+a sone +after Sancte Michaeles messe , & swa to
Rome ; & se +arcebiscop Willelm of Cantwarabyrig & se +arcebiscop
Turstein of Eferwic & se biscop Alexander of Lincolne & se biscop of
Lo+tene Iohan & se abbot of Sancte Alban Gosfrei+d ; (CMPETERB,47.169)

& w+aran +t+ar underfangen of +tone Pape Honorius mid micel wur+dscipe
, (CMPETERB,47.170)

& w+aron +t+are eall +tone wintre . (CMPETERB,47.171)

On +des ilces geares wear+d swa micel flod on Sancte Laurentius
messed+aig +tet feola tunes & men weor+dan adrencte , & brigges
tobrokene , & corn & m+adwe spilt mid ealle , & hunger & cwealm on men
& on erue ; (CMPETERB,47.172)

& on ealle westme swa micel untime wear+d swa hit ne w+as feola gear
+ar . (CMPETERB,47.173)

& +Tes ilces geares for+dferde se abbot Iohan of Burch on ii Idus
Octobris . (CMPETERB,47.174)

Millesimo c=o=xxvi . (CMPETERB,47.175)

Eall +tis gear w+as se kyng Heanri on Normandi eall to +after heruest .
(CMPETERB,47.176)

+Ta com he to +tis lande betwyx Natiuitas Sancte Marie & Michaeles
messe . (CMPETERB,47.177)

Mid him com se cwen & his dohter +tet he +aror hafde giuen +tone Kasere
Heanri of Loherenge to wife . (CMPETERB,47.178)

& He brohte mid him | +tone eorl Waleram & Hugo Gerueises sunu ,
(CMPETERB,47.179)

& +tone eorl he sende to Brigge on heftnunge (CMPETERB,47.180)

& +teonon he sende him to Walingeforde si+d+don , & Hugo to Windlesofra
(CMPETERB,47.181)

& let hine don on harde bande . (CMPETERB,47.182)

& +Ta <P_48> +after Michaeles messe com se Scotte kyng Dauid of
Scotlande hider to lande ; (CMPETERB,48.183)

& se king Heanri underfeng hine mid micel wur+dscipe ,
(CMPETERB,48.184)

& he wunode +ta eall +tet gear on +tis lande . (CMPETERB,48.185)

On +tes ilces geares let se kyning nimen his bro+der Rotbert fram +tone
biscop Roger of S+aresbyri (CMPETERB,48.186)

& betahte hine his sune Rotbert eorl of Gleuc+astre , (CMPETERB,48.187)

& let hine l+aden to Bricstowe & +t+ar diden on +tone castel :
(CMPETERB,48.188)

+t+at w+as eall don +durh his dohtres r+ad , & +turh se Scotte kyng
Dauid hire eam . (CMPETERB,48.189)

Millesimo c=o=xxvii=o= : (CMPETERB,48.190)

+Dis gear heald se kyng Heanri his hird +at Cristesm+asse on
Windlesoure . (CMPETERB,48.191)

+T+ar w+as se Scotte kyng Dauid & eall +da heaued , l+ared & l+auued ,
+tet w+as on Engleland . (CMPETERB,48.192)

& +t+ar he let sweren ercebiscopes & biscopes & abbotes & eorles &
ealle +ta +deines +da +t+ar w+aron his dohter +A+delic Englaland &
Normandi to hande +after his d+ai , +te +ar w+as +des Caseres wif of
Sexlande ; (CMPETERB,48.193)

& sende hire si+d+den to Normandi , (CMPETERB,48.194)

& mid hire ferde hire bro+der Rotbert eorl of Gleucestre & Brian +tes
eorles sunu Alein Fergan , (CMPETERB,48.195)

& lett hire beweddan +tes eorles sunu of Angeow , Gosfrei+d Mart+al
w+as gehaten : (CMPETERB,48.196)

hit of+tuhte na+tema ealle frencisc & englisc , (CMPETERB,48.197)

oc se kyng hit dide for to hauene sibbe of se eorl of Angeow & for
helpe to hauene tog+anes his neue Willelm . (CMPETERB,48.198)

+Des ilces g+ares on +tone lententide w+as se eorl Karle of Flandres
ofslagen on ane circe +t+ar he l+ai & b+ad hine to Gode tofor +tone
weofede amang +tane messe fram his agene manne . (CMPETERB,48.199)

& Se kyng of France brohte +tone eorles sunu Willelm of Normandi ,
(CMPETERB,48.200)

& i+af hine +tone | eorldom , (CMPETERB,48.201)

& +tet landfolc him wi+d toc . (CMPETERB,48.202)

+Tes ilce Willelm h+afde +aror numen +des eorles dohter of Angeow to
wife , (CMPETERB,48.203)

oc hi w+aron si+d+den totweamde for sibreden : (CMPETERB,48.204)

+tet wes eall +durh +tone kyng Heanri of Engleland . (CMPETERB,48.205)

Si+d+den +ta nam he +tes kynges wifes swuster of France to wife ;
(CMPETERB,48.206)

& for+ti i+af se kyng him +tone eorldom of Flandres . (CMPETERB,48.207)

+Des ilce g+ares he g+af +tone abbotrice of Burch an abbot , Heanri
w+as gehaten , of Peitowe , se h+afde his abbotrice Sancte Iohannis of
Angeli on hande . (CMPETERB,48.208)

& Ealle +ta +arcebiscopes & biscopes seidon +tet hit w+as togeanes riht
, & +tet he ne mihte hafen twa abbotrices on hande . (CMPETERB,48.209)

Oc se ilce <P_49> Heanri dide +tone king to understandene +tet he
h+afde l+aten his abbotrice for +tet micele unsibbe +tet w+as on +tet
land , & +tet he dide +durh +tes Papes r+ad & leue of Rome & +durh +tes
abbotes of Clunni & +turh +t+at he w+as legat of +done Romescott :
(CMPETERB,49.210)

oc hit ne w+as na+dema eallswa , (CMPETERB,49.211)

oc he wolde hauen ba+de on hande , (CMPETERB,49.212)

& swa hafde swa lange swa Godes wille w+as . (CMPETERB,49.213)

He w+as on his cl+archade biscop on Scesscuns ; (CMPETERB,49.214)

si+d+dan war+d he munec on Clunni , & si+d+don prior on +tone seolue
minstre ; (CMPETERB,49.215)

& si+d+don he w+ar+d prior on Sauenni . (CMPETERB,49.216)

+Tar+aftor , +turh +tet he w+as +des kynges m+ai of Engleland & +tes
eorles of Peitowe , +ta geaf se eorl him +tone abbotrice of Sancte
Iohannis minstre of Angeli . (CMPETERB,49.217)

Si+d+don , +turh his micele wrences , +da bei+at he +tone
+arcebiscoprice of Besencun , (CMPETERB,49.218)

& h+afde hit +ta on hande +tre degas ; (CMPETERB,49.219)

+ta forl+as he +tet mid rihte , for+ti +tet he hit h+afde +aror beieten
mid unrihte . (CMPETERB,49.220)

Si+d+don +ta beiet he +tone biscoprice of Seintes , +tet w+as fif mile
fram his abbotrice ; (CMPETERB,49.221)

+tet he h+afde fulneah seoueniht on hande ; (CMPETERB,49.222)

+tenon brohte se abbot him of Clunni , swa swa he +aror dide of
Besencun . (CMPETERB,49.223)

+Ta be+tohte he him +tet gif | he mihte ben rotfest on Engleland +tet
he mihte habben eal his wille . (CMPETERB,49.224)

Besohte +ta +done kyng (CMPETERB,49.225)

& s+aide him +tet he w+as eald man & forbroken man , & +tet he ne mihte
+dolen +ta micele unrihte & +ta micele unsibbe +da w+aron on here land
, (CMPETERB,49.226)

& i+arnde +ta +turh him & +durh ealle his freond namcu+dlice +tone
abbotrice of Burhc . (CMPETERB,49.227)

& Se kyng hit him i+atte , for+di +tet he w+as his m+ai & for+ti +tet
he w+as an h+afod +da a+d to swerene & witnesse to berene +t+ar +da
eorles sunu of Normandi & +tes eorles dohter of Angeow w+aron totwemde
for sibreden . (CMPETERB,49.228)

+Tus earmlice w+as +tone abbotrice gifen betwix Cristesmesse &
Candelmesse at Lundene . (CMPETERB,49.229)

& Swa he ferde mid +te cyng to Wincestre . (CMPETERB,49.230)

& +tanon he com to Burch . (CMPETERB,49.231)

& +t+ar he wunede eallriht swa drane do+d on hiue : (CMPETERB,49.232)

eall +tet +ta beon dragen toward , swa frett +ta drane
(CMPETERB,49.233)

& draga+d fraward - (CMPETERB,49.234)

swa dide he . (CMPETERB,49.235)

Eall +tet he mihte tacen wi+dinnen & wi+duten , of l+ared & of l+awed ,
swa he sende ouer s+a ; (CMPETERB,49.236)

& na god +t+ar ne dide (CMPETERB,49.237)

ne na god +d+ar ne l+auede . (CMPETERB,49.238)

Ne +tince man na sellice +tet we so+d seggen ; (CMPETERB,49.239)

for hit w+as ful cu+d ofer eall land +tet swa radlice swa he +t+ar com
- het w+as +tes Sunend+aies +tet man singa+d " Exurge , quare <P_50>
obdormis , Domine ? " - +ta son +t+arf+after +ta s+agon & herdon fela
men feole huntes hunten . (CMPETERB,50.240)

+Da huntes w+aron swarte & micele & ladlice , & here hundes ealle
swarte & bradegede & ladlice , (CMPETERB,50.241)

& hi ridone on swarte hors & on swarte bucces . (CMPETERB,50.242)

+Tis w+as segon on +te selue derfald in +ta tune on Burch & on ealle
+ta wudes +da w+aron fram +ta selua tune to Stanforde ;
(CMPETERB,50.243)

& +ta muneces herdon +da horn blawen +tet hi blewen on nihtes .
(CMPETERB,50.244)

So+dfeste men heom kepten on nihtes ; s+aidon , +tes +te heom +tuhte ,
+tet +t+ar mihte wel ben abuton twenti o+der +tritti hornblaweres .
(CMPETERB,50.245)

+Tis w+as s+agon & herd fram +tet he +tider com eall +tet $lententid
onan to Eastren . | (CMPETERB,50.246)

+tis was his ingang : (CMPETERB,50.247)

of his utgang ne cunne we iett noht seggon . (CMPETERB,50.248)

God scawe fore ! (CMPETERB,50.249)

Millesimo c=o=x=o=x=o=viii . (CMPETERB,50.250)

Eall +tis geare weas se kyng Heanri on Normandi , for +tone unfri+d
+tet w+as betwenen him & his nefe +done eorl of Flandres .
(CMPETERB,50.251)

Oc se eorl wear+d gewunded at an gefiht fram anne swein ;
(CMPETERB,50.252)

& swa gewundod he for to Sancte Berhtines minstre , (CMPETERB,50.253)

& sone +tear wear+d munec (CMPETERB,50.254)

& liuode si+d+don fif dagas ; (CMPETERB,50.255)

& he wear+d +ta d+ad & +t+ar bebyriged . (CMPETERB,50.256)

God geare his sawle ! (CMPETERB,50.257)

+tet w+as +des daies vi Kalendarum Augusti . (CMPETERB,50.258)

+Des ilces geares for+dferde se biscop Randulf Passeflambard of
Dunholme (CMPETERB,50.259)

& +t+are bebyriged on Nonas Septembris . (CMPETERB,50.260)

& +tes ilces geares ferde se forensprecene abbot Henri ham to his agen
minstre to Peitou be +tes kynges leue . (CMPETERB,50.261)

He dide +done king to understanden +tet he wolde mid alle forl+aten
+tone minstre & +tet land & +t+ar wunien mid him on Englalande & on
+done mynstre of Burh . (CMPETERB,50.262)

Oc hit ne was na+dema swa : (CMPETERB,50.263)

he hit dide for+di +tet he wolde +turh his micele , wiles +dear beon ,
w+ar it tweolf mon+d o+d+de mare , & si+d+don ongeon cumen .
(CMPETERB,50.264)

God +almihtig haue his milce ofer +tet wrecce stede ! (CMPETERB,50.265)

+Des ilces geares com fram Ierusalem Hugo of +te Temple to +done kyng
on Normandig ; (CMPETERB,50.266)

& se kyng him underfeng mid micel wur+dscipe (CMPETERB,50.267)

& micele gersumes him geaf on gold & on silure ; (CMPETERB,50.268)

& si+d+don he sende him to Englalande . (CMPETERB,50.269)

& +t+ar he w+as underfangen of ealle gode men (CMPETERB,50.270)

& ealle him geauen gersume , & on Scotlande ealswa , (CMPETERB,50.271)

& be him senden to Ierusalem micel eahte mid ealle on <P_51> gold & on
silure . (CMPETERB,51.272)

& He bebead folc vt to Ierusalem ; (CMPETERB,51.273)

& +ta for mid him & +after him swa micel folc swa n+afre +ar ne dide
si+d+don +tet se firste fare was on Urbanes d+ai Pape . +teah hit litel
behelde . (CMPETERB,51.274)

He seide +tet fulle feoht was sett betwenen +da cristene & +ta he+dene
: (CMPETERB,51.275)

+ta hi +tider comen , +da ne was hit noht buton l+asunge .
(CMPETERB,51.276)

+Tus earmlice $wear+d eall +tet folc swengt . | (CMPETERB,51.277)

Millesimo c=o=xx=o=ix=o= . (CMPETERB,51.278)

On +dis gear sende se kyng to Englaland +after +tone eorl Waleram &
+after Hugo Gerueises sunu ; (CMPETERB,51.279)

& +t+ar hi gisleden hem ; (CMPETERB,51.280)

& Hugo ferde ham to his agen land to France , (CMPETERB,51.281)

& Waleram belaf mid +tone kyng (CMPETERB,51.282)

& se kyng him geaf eall his land buton his castel ane .
(CMPETERB,51.283)

Si+d+don +ta com se kyng to Englaland innon heruest , (CMPETERB,51.284)

& se eorl com mid him ; (CMPETERB,51.285)

& wur+don +ta alswa gode freond swa hi w+aron +aror feond .
(CMPETERB,51.286)

+Da sone be +tes kynges r+ad & be his leue , sende se +arcebiscop
Willelm of Cantwarbyrig ofer eall Englaland (CMPETERB,51.287)

& bead biscopes & abbotes & +arced+acnes & ealle +ta priores , muneces
& canonias +ta w+aron on ealle +ta cellas on Englaland , & +after ealle
+ta +tet Cristendome h+afdon to begemen & to locen , & +tet hi scolden
ealle cumen to Lundene at Michaeles messe & +t+ar scolden sprecon of
ealle Godes rihtes . (CMPETERB,51.288)

+Ta hi +dider comen , +ta began +tet mot on Monend+aig
(CMPETERB,51.289)

& heold onan to +de Frid+aig . (CMPETERB,51.290)

+Ta hit eall com for+d , +ta weor+d hit eall of earced+acnes wifes & of
preostes wifes , +tet hi scolden hi forl+aten be Sanctes Andreas messe
, (CMPETERB,51.291)

& se +te +tet ne wolden done forgede his circe & his hus & his ham
(CMPETERB,51.292)

& neframa nan clepunge +t+arto na hafde mare . (CMPETERB,51.293)

+Tis beb+ad se +arcebiscop Willelm of Cantwarabyrig & ealle +ta
leodbiscopes +da $+ta w+aron on Englalande . (CMPETERB,51.294)

& Se kyng : hem geaf ealle leue ham to farene ; (CMPETERB,51.295)

& swa hi ferdon ham . (CMPETERB,51.296)

& Ne forstod noht ealle +ta bodlaces : (CMPETERB,51.297)

ealle heoldon here wifes be +tes kynges leue swa swa hi ear didon .
(CMPETERB,51.298)

+Dis ilces geares for+dferde se biscop Willelm Giffard of Winceastre
(CMPETERB,51.299)

& +tear bebyriged on viii Kalendarum Februarii . (CMPETERB,51.300)

& Se kyng Henri geaf +tone biscoprice : +after Micheles messe +tone
abbot Henri his nefe of Glastingbyri , (CMPETERB,51.301)

& he w+as gehalgod to biscop fram +tone +arcebiscop Willelm of
Cantwarabyri +tes d+aies xv Kalendarum Decembris . (CMPETERB,51.302)

+tes <P_52> ilces geares for+dferde Honorius Papa . (CMPETERB,52.303)

+Ar he w+are wel ded , +ta w+are +t+ar coren twa papes . |
(CMPETERB,52.304)

Se an w+as gehaten Petrus ; (CMPETERB,52.305)

he w+as munec of Clunni (CMPETERB,52.306)

& weas boren of +ta ricceste men of Rome . (CMPETERB,52.307)

Mid him helden +da of Rome & se duc of Sicilie . (CMPETERB,52.308)

Se o+der het Gregorius ; (CMPETERB,52.309)

he w+as clerc (CMPETERB,52.310)

& w+ar+d flemd ut of Rome fram +ton o+der pape & fram his cinnesmen .
(CMPETERB,52.311)

Mid him held se Kasere of Sexlande & se kyng of France & se kyng Heanri
of Engleland & ealle +ta be +tis half +ta muntes . (CMPETERB,52.312)

Nu w+ar+d swa mycel dwyld on Cristendom swa it n+afre +ar ne w+as .
(CMPETERB,52.313)

Crist sette red for his wrecce folc ! (CMPETERB,52.314)

+Dis ilces geares on Sancte Nicholaes messeniht litel +ar d+ai w+as
micel eor+ddine . (CMPETERB,52.315)

Millesimo c=o=xxx=o= . (CMPETERB,52.316)

+Dis geares w+as se mynstre of Cantwarabyri halgod fram +tone
+arcebiscop Willelm +tes d+aies iiii=o= Nonarum Mai . (CMPETERB,52.317)

+D+ar w+aron +tas biscopes Iohan of Roueceastre , Gilebert Uniuersal of
Lundene , Heanri of Winceastre , Alexander of Lincolne , Roger of
S+aresbyri , Simon of Wigorceastre , Roger of Couentre , Godefreith of
Bathe , Eourard of Noruuic , Sigefrid of $Ciceastre , Bernard of Sancte
Dauid , Audoenus of Euereus of Normandige , Iohan of S+ais .
(CMPETERB,52.318)

+Tes feor+de d+ages +t+ar+after w+as se king Heanri on Roueceastre ;
(CMPETERB,52.319)

& se burch forbernde +alm+ast ; (CMPETERB,52.320)

& se +arcebiscop Willelm halgede Sancte Andreas mynstre & +da
forsprecon biscopes mid him . (CMPETERB,52.321)

& Se kyng Heanri ferde ouer s+a into Normandi on heruest .
(CMPETERB,52.322)

+Des ilces geares com se abbot Heanri of Angeli +after +Asterne to
Burch , (CMPETERB,52.323)

& seide +tet he h+afde forl+aten +tone mynstre mid ealle .
(CMPETERB,52.324)

+After him com se abbot $of Clunni , Petrus gehaten , to Englelande bi
+tes kynges leue , (CMPETERB,52.325)

& w+as underfangen ouer eall swa hwar swa he com mid mycel wur+dscipe .
(CMPETERB,52.326)

To Burch he com , (CMPETERB,52.327)

& +t+ar behet se abbot Heanri him +tet he scolde beieton him +tone
mynstre of Burch +tet hit scolde beon under+ded into Clunni :
(CMPETERB,52.328)

oc man sei+d to biworde , " H+age sitte+d +ta aceres d+aleth ! "
(CMPETERB,52.329)

God +almihtig adylege iuele r+ade ! (CMPETERB,52.330)

& Sone +t+ar+after ferde se abbot of Clunni ham to his +arde .
(CMPETERB,52.331)

Millesimo cxxxi . | (CMPETERB,52.332)

+Dis gear +after Cristesmesse on an Moneniht +at +te forme sl+ap w+as
se heouene o +de nor+d half eall swilc hit <P_53> w+are b+arnende fir ,
swa +tet ealle +de hit s+agon w+aron swa off+ared swa hi n+afre +ar ne
w+aron : (CMPETERB,53.333)

+tet w+as on iii Idus Ianuarii . (CMPETERB,53.334)

+Des ilces geares w+as swa micel orfcwalm swa hit n+afre +ar ne w+as on
manne gemynd ofer eall Engleland . (CMPETERB,53.335)

+Tet w+as on n+at & on swin swa +tet , on +ta tun +ta w+as tenn ploges
o+der twelfe gangende , ne bel+af +t+ar noht an ; (CMPETERB,53.336)

& se man +ta heafde twa hundred o+d+te +dre hundred swin , ne beleaf
him noht an . (CMPETERB,53.337)

+Tar+after swulten +ta hennefugeles . (CMPETERB,53.338)

+Ta scyrte +da flescmete & se ceose & se butere . (CMPETERB,53.339)

God hit bete +ta his wille be+d ! (CMPETERB,53.340)

& Se kyng Heanri com ham to Engleland toforen heruest +after Sancte
Petres messe +te firrer . (CMPETERB,53.341)

+Des ilces geares for se abbot Heanri toforen Eastren fram Burch ofer
s+a to Normandi ; (CMPETERB,53.342)

& +t+ar spreac mid +tone kyng , (CMPETERB,53.343)

& s+aide him +tet se abbot of Clunni heafde him beboden +tet he scolde
cumen to him & bet+acen him +tone abbotrice of Angeli ,
(CMPETERB,53.344)

& si+d+ten he wolde cumen ham be his l+afe . (CMPETERB,53.345)

& Swa he ferde ham to his agen mynstre (CMPETERB,53.346)

& +t+ar wunode eall to Midsumerd+ai . (CMPETERB,53.347)

& +Des o+der d+aies +after Sancte Iohannis messed+ai , cusen +ta
muneces abbot of hemself (CMPETERB,53.348)

and brohten him into cyrce mid processionem ; (CMPETERB,53.349)

sungen " Te Deum Laudamus " , (CMPETERB,53.350)

ringden +ta belle , (CMPETERB,53.351)

setten him on +tes abbotes settle , (CMPETERB,53.352)

diden him ealle hersumnesse swa swa hi scolden don here abbot .
(CMPETERB,53.353)

& Se eorl & ealle +ta heafedmenn & +ta muneces of +ta mynstre flemden
se o+der abbot Heanri ut of +ta mynstre . (CMPETERB,53.354)

Hi scolden nedes : (CMPETERB,53.355)

on fif & twenti wintre ne biden hi n+afre an god d+ai .
(CMPETERB,53.356)

Her him trucode ealle his mycele cr+aftes : (CMPETERB,53.357)

nu him behofed +tet he crape in his mycele codde in +alc hyrne , gif
+t+ar w+are hure an unwreste wrenc +tet he mihte get beswicen anes
Crist & eall cristene folc . (CMPETERB,53.358)

+Ta ferde he into Clunni , (CMPETERB,53.359)

& +t+ar man him held +tet he ne mihte na east na west .
(CMPETERB,53.360)

S+aide se abbot of Clunni | +tet hi heafdon forloron Sancte Iohannis
mynstre +turh him & +turh his mycele sotscipe . (CMPETERB,53.361)

+Ta ne cu+te he him na betre bote (CMPETERB,53.362)

bute behet hem & a+des swor on halidom +tet , gif he moste Engleland
secen , +tet he scolde begeton hem +done mynstre of Burch , swa +tet he
scolde setten +t+ar prior of Clunni & circeweard & hordere & reil+tein
, & ealle +ta +ding +ta w+aron wi+dinne mynstre & wi+duten , eall he
scolde hem bet+acen . (CMPETERB,53.363)

+Tus he ferde <P_54> into France , (CMPETERB,54.364)

& +t+ar wunode eall +tet gear . (CMPETERB,54.365)

Crist r+ade for +ta wrecce muneces of Burch & for +tet wrecce stede !
(CMPETERB,54.366)

Nu hem behofe+d Cristes helpe & eall cristenes folces !
(CMPETERB,54.367)

Millesimo cxxxii . (CMPETERB,54.368)

+Dis gear com Henri to +tis land . (CMPETERB,54.369)

+Ta com Henri abbot (CMPETERB,54.370)

& uureide +te muneces of Burch to +te king for+ti +dat he uuolde
under+teden +dat mynstre to Clunie , sua +dat te king was welneh bepaht
& sende efter +te muneces . (CMPETERB,54.371)

& +Turh Godes milce & +turh +te biscop of Seresbyri & te biscop of
Lincol & te o+tre rice men +te +ter w+aron , +ta wiste +te king +dat he
feorde mid suicdom . (CMPETERB,54.372)

+Ta he nammor ne mihte , +ta uuolde he +dat his nefe sculde ben abbot
in Burch : (CMPETERB,54.373)

oc Crist it ne uuolde . (CMPETERB,54.374)

Was it noht suithe lang +terefter +tat te king sende efter him & dide
him gyuen up +dat abbotrice of Burch & faren ut of lande .
(CMPETERB,54.375)

& Te king iaf +dat abbotrice an prior of Sanct Neod , Martin was
gahaten ; (CMPETERB,54.376)

he com on Sancte Petres messedei mid micel wurscipe into the minstre .
(CMPETERB,54.377)

Millesimo cxxxv . (CMPETERB,54.378)

On +tis g+are for se king Henri ouer s+a +at te Lammasse .
(CMPETERB,54.379)

& +Dat o+ter dei +ta he lai an slep in scip , +ta +testrede +te d+ai
ouer al landes (CMPETERB,54.380)

& uuard +te sunne suilc als it uuare thre niht ald mone , an sterres
abuten him at midd+ai . (CMPETERB,54.381)

Wur+ten man sui+de ofuundred & ofdred , (CMPETERB,54.382)

& s+aden +dat micel +ting sculde cumen herefter : (CMPETERB,54.383)

sua dide , (CMPETERB,54.384)

for +tat ilc g+ar warth +te king ded +dat o+ter d+ai efter Sancte
Andreas massed+ai on Normandi . (CMPETERB,54.385)

+Ta $+testreden sona +tas landes , (CMPETERB,54.386)

for +auric man sone r+auede o+ter +te mihte . (CMPETERB,54.387)

+Ta namen his sune & his frend & brohten his lic to Engleland
(CMPETERB,54.388)

& $bebirieden in Redinge . (CMPETERB,54.389)

God man he wes (CMPETERB,54.390)

& micel +aie wes of him : (CMPETERB,54.391)

durste nan man misdon wi+d o+der on his time . (CMPETERB,54.392)

Pais he makede men & d+ar . (CMPETERB,54.393)

Wua sua bare his byrthen gold & sylure , durste nan man sei to him naht
bute god . (CMPETERB,54.394)

Enmang +tis was his nefe cumen to Engleland , Stephne de Blais ;
(CMPETERB,54.395)

& com to Lundene ; (CMPETERB,54.396)

& te lundenisce folc him underfeng (CMPETERB,54.397)

& senden efter +te +arcebiscop Willelm Curbuil ; (CMPETERB,54.398)

& halechede him to kinge on Midewintre D+ai . (CMPETERB,54.399)

On +tis kinges time wes al unfri+d & yfel & r+aflac , (CMPETERB,54.400)

for agenes him risen sona +ta rice men +te w+aron swikes , alre fyrst
Balduin de Reduers ; (CMPETERB,54.401)

& held Execestre agenes him (CMPETERB,54.402)

& te <P_55> king it bes+at , (CMPETERB,55.403)

& si+d+dan Balduin acordede . (CMPETERB,55.404)

+Da tocan +ta o+dre (CMPETERB,55.405)

& helden her castles agenes him . (CMPETERB,55.406)

& Dauid king of Scotland toc to uuerrien him . (CMPETERB,55.407)

+Da , +tohuuethere +tat , here sandes feorden betwyx heom
(CMPETERB,55.408)

& hi tog+adere comen , (CMPETERB,55.409)

& wur+de s+ahte , +to+t it litel forstode . (CMPETERB,55.410)

Millesimo cxxxvii . (CMPETERB,55.411)

+Dis g+are for +te king Stephne ofer s+a to Normandi ;
(CMPETERB,55.412)

& ther wes underfangen , for+di +dat hi uuenden +dat he sculde ben
alsuic alse the eom wes , & for he hadde get his tresor ;
(CMPETERB,55.413)

ac he todeld it (CMPETERB,55.414)

& scatered sotlice . (CMPETERB,55.415)

Micel hadde Henri king gadered gold & syluer , (CMPETERB,55.416)

& na god ne dide me for his saule tharof . (CMPETERB,55.417)

+Ta +te king Stephne to Englaland com , +ta macod he his gadering +at
Oxeneford . (CMPETERB,55.418)

& +Tar he nam +te biscop Roger of Serebyri & Alexander biscop of Lincol
& te canceler Roger , hise neues , (CMPETERB,55.419)

& dide +alle in prisun til he iafen up here castles . (CMPETERB,55.420)

+Ta the suikes underg+aton +dat he milde man was & softe & god , & na
iustise ne dide , +ta diden hi alle wunder . (CMPETERB,55.421)

Hi hadden him manred maked & athes suoren , (CMPETERB,55.422)

ac hi nan treuthe ne heolden . (CMPETERB,55.423)

Alle he w+aron forsworen & here treothes forloren , (CMPETERB,55.424)

for +auric rice man his castles makede (CMPETERB,55.425)

& +agenes him heolden ; (CMPETERB,55.426)

& fylden +te land ful of castles . (CMPETERB,55.427)

Hi suencten suy+de +te uurecce men of +te land mid castelweorces ;
(CMPETERB,55.428)

+ta +te castles uuaren maked , +ta fylden hi mid deoules & yuele man .
(CMPETERB,55.429)

+Ta namen hi +ta men +te hi wenden +dat ani god hefden , bathe be
nihtes & be d+aies , carlmen & wimmen , (CMPETERB,55.430)

& diden heom in prisun (CMPETERB,55.431)

& pined heom efter gold & syluer untellendlice pining ;
(CMPETERB,55.432)

for ne uu+aren n+aure nan martyrs swa pined alse hi w+aron .
(CMPETERB,55.433)

Me henged up be the fet (CMPETERB,55.434)

& smoked heom mid ful smoke . (CMPETERB,55.435)

Me henged bi the +tumbes other bi the hefed (CMPETERB,55.436)

& hengen bryniges on her fet . (CMPETERB,55.437)

Me dide cnotted strenges abuton here h+aued (CMPETERB,55.438)

& uuryhten it +dat it g+ade to +te h+arnes . (CMPETERB,55.439)

Hi diden heom in quarterne +tar nadres & snakes & pades w+aron inne ,
(CMPETERB,55.440)

& drapen heom swa . (CMPETERB,55.441)

Sume hi diden in crucethus - +dat is , in an ceste +tat was scort &
nareu & undep - (CMPETERB,55.442)

& dide sc+arpe stanes +terinne (CMPETERB,55.443)

& +trengde +te man +t+arinne +dat him br+acon alle +te limes .
(CMPETERB,55.444)

In mani of +te castles w+aron lof & grin : (CMPETERB,55.445)

+dat w+aron rachenteges +dat twa o+ter thre man hadden onoh to b+aron
onne , (CMPETERB,55.446)

<P_56>

+tat was sua maced , +dat is , f+astned to an beom - (CMPETERB,56.448)

& diden an sc+arp iren abuton +ta mannes throte & his hals , +dat he ne
myhte nowiderwardes , ne sitten ne lien ne slepen , oc b+aron al +dat
iren . (CMPETERB,56.449)

Mani +tusen hi drapen mid hung+ar . (CMPETERB,56.450)

I ne can ne I ne mai tellen alle +te wunder ne alle +te pines +dat he
diden wrecce men on +tis land ; (CMPETERB,56.451)

& +dat lastede +ta xix wintre wile Stephne was king , (CMPETERB,56.452)

& +aure it was uuerse & uuerse . (CMPETERB,56.453)

Hi l+aiden $g+aldes on the tunes +aure um wile , (CMPETERB,56.454)

& clepeden it " tenserie " . (CMPETERB,56.455)

+Ta +te uurecce men ne hadden nammore to gyuen , +ta r+aueden hi
(CMPETERB,56.456)

& brendon alle the tunes , +dat wel +tu myhtes faren al a d+ais fare ,
sculdest thu neure finden man in tune sittende ne land tiled .
(CMPETERB,56.457)

+Ta was corn d+are , & $flesc & c+ase & butere , for nan ne w+as o +te
land . (CMPETERB,56.458)

Wrecce men sturuen of hung+ar . (CMPETERB,56.459)

Sume ieden on +almes +te waren sum wile rice men . (CMPETERB,56.460)

Sume flugen ut of lande . (CMPETERB,56.461)

Wes n+aure g+at mare wreccehed on land (CMPETERB,56.462)

ne n+aure hethen men werse ne diden +tan hi diden ; (CMPETERB,56.463)

for ouer sithon ne forbaren hi nouther circe ne cyrcei+ard ,
(CMPETERB,56.464)

oc namen al +te god +dat +tarinne was (CMPETERB,56.465)

& brenden sythen +te cyrce & al teg+adere . (CMPETERB,56.466)

Ne hi ne forbaren biscopes land ne abbotes ne preostes ,
(CMPETERB,56.467)

ac r+aueden munekes & clerekes , & +auric man other +te ouermyhte .
(CMPETERB,56.468)

Gif twa men o+ter iii coman ridend to an tun , al +te tunscipe flug+an
for heom , (CMPETERB,56.469)

wenden +dat hi w+aron r+aueres . (CMPETERB,56.470)

+Te biscopes & lered men heom cursede +aure , (CMPETERB,56.471)

oc was heom naht +tarof , (CMPETERB,56.472)

for hi uueron al forcurs+ad & forsuoren & forloren . (CMPETERB,56.473)

War s+a me tilede , +te erthe ne bar nan corn , (CMPETERB,56.474)

for +te land was al fordon mid suilce d+ades . (CMPETERB,56.475)

& Hi s+aden openlice +dat Crist slep & his halechen . (CMPETERB,56.476)

Suilc & mare +tanne we cunnen s+ain we $+toleden xix wintre for ure
sinnes . (CMPETERB,56.477)

On al +tis yuele time heold Martin abbot his abbotrice xx witre & half
g+ar & viii d+ais mid micel suinc ; (CMPETERB,56.478)

& fand +te munekes & te gestes al +tat heom behoued (CMPETERB,56.479)

& heold mycel carited in the hus , (CMPETERB,56.480)

& +to+twethere wrohte on +te circe (CMPETERB,56.481)

& sette +tarto landes & rentes (CMPETERB,56.482)

& goded it suythe (CMPETERB,56.483)

& l+at it refen , (CMPETERB,56.484)

& brohte heom into +te neuu+a mynstre on Sancte Petres m+assed+ai mid
micel wurtscipe : (CMPETERB,56.485)

+dat was anno ab Incarnatione Domini Millesimo cxl , a combustione loci
xxiii . (CMPETERB,56.486)

& He for to Rome , (CMPETERB,56.487)

& +t+ar w+as w+al underfangen fram +te Pape Eugenie ; (CMPETERB,56.488)

& beg+at thare <P_57> priuilegies , an of alle +te landes of
+tabbotrice & an o+ter of +te landes +te lien to +te circewican ,
(CMPETERB,57.489)

& , gif he leng moste liuen , alse he mint to don of +te horderwycan .
(CMPETERB,57.490)

& He beg+at in landes +tat rice men hefden mid strengthe :
(CMPETERB,57.491)

of Willelm Malduit +te heold Rogingham +t+a castel , he wan Cotingham &
Estun , (CMPETERB,57.492)

& of Hugo of Walteuile he uuan Hyrtlingbyri & Stanewig & lx sol of
Aldewingle +alc g+ar . (CMPETERB,57.493)

& He makede manie munekes , (CMPETERB,57.494)

& plantede wini+ard , (CMPETERB,57.495)

& makede mani weorkes (CMPETERB,57.496)

& wende +te tun betere +tan it +ar w+as ; (CMPETERB,57.497)

& w+as god munec & god man , (CMPETERB,57.498)

& for+ti him luuedon God & gode men . (CMPETERB,57.499)

Nu we willen s+agen sum del wat belamp on Stephnes kinges time .
(CMPETERB,57.500)

On his time +te Iudeus of Noruuic bohton an Cristen cild beforen Estren
, (CMPETERB,57.501)

& pineden him alle +te ilce pining +dat ure Drihten was pined ,
(CMPETERB,57.502)

& on Lang Frid+ai him on rode hengen for ure Drihtines luue
(CMPETERB,57.503)

& sythen byrieden him ; (CMPETERB,57.504)

wenden +dat it sculde ben forholen . (CMPETERB,57.505)

Oc ure Dryhtin atywede +dat he was hali martyr ; (CMPETERB,57.506)

& $te munekes him namen (CMPETERB,57.507)

& bebyried him heglice in +te minstre . (CMPETERB,57.508)

& He maket $+turh ure Drihtin wunderlice & manif+aldlice miracles ;
(CMPETERB,57.509)

& hatte he Sanct Willelm . (CMPETERB,57.510)

Millesimo cxxxviii . (CMPETERB,57.511)

On +tis g+ar com Dauid king of Scotland mid ormete f+ard to +tis land ;
(CMPETERB,57.512)

wolde winnan +tis land . (CMPETERB,57.513)

& Him com tog+anes Willelm eorl of Albamar , +te +te king adde beteht
Euorwic , & $te other +auez men mid f+au men ; (CMPETERB,57.514)

& fuhten wid heom , (CMPETERB,57.515)

& flemden +te king +at te Standard , (CMPETERB,57.516)

& sloghen suithe micel of his genge . (CMPETERB,57.517)

Millesimo cxl . (CMPETERB,57.518)

On +tis g+ar wolde +te king Stephne t+acen Rodbert eorl of Gloucestre ,
+te kinges sune Henries ; (CMPETERB,57.519)

ac he ne myhte , for he wart it war . (CMPETERB,57.520)

+Terefter $i +te lengten +testrede +te sunne & te d+ai abuton nontid
d+aies , +ta men eten , +dat me lihtede candles to +aten bi ;
(CMPETERB,57.521)

& +tat was xiii Kalendarum Aprilis : (CMPETERB,57.522)

w+aron men suythe ofwundred . (CMPETERB,57.523)

+Terefter fordfeorde Willelm +arcebiscop of Cantwarbyri ;
(CMPETERB,57.524)

& te king makede Teodbald +arcebiscop , +te was abbot in the Bec .
(CMPETERB,57.525)

+Terefter w+ax suythe micel uuerre betuyx +te <P_58> king & Randolf
eorl of C+astre : noht for+ti +dat he ne iaf him al +dat he cuthe axen
him , alse he dide alle othre ; (CMPETERB,58.526)

oc +afre +te mare he iaf heom +te w+arse hi w+aron him .
(CMPETERB,58.527)

+Te eorl heold Lincol ag+anes +te king (CMPETERB,58.528)

& benam him al +dat he ahte to hauen . (CMPETERB,58.529)

& Te king for +tider (CMPETERB,58.530)

& bes+atte him & his brother Willelm de $Romare in +te castel .
(CMPETERB,58.531)

& Te +aorl st+al ut (CMPETERB,58.532)

& ferde efter Rodbert eorl of $Gloucestre (CMPETERB,58.533)

& brohte him +tider mid micel ferd , (CMPETERB,58.534)

& fuhten suythe on $Candelmasse d+ai agenes heore lauerd ,
(CMPETERB,58.535)

& namen him - (CMPETERB,58.536)

for his men him suyken (CMPETERB,58.537)

& flug+an - (CMPETERB,58.538)

& l+ad him to Bristowe (CMPETERB,58.539)

& diden +tar in prisun & <em> in feteres </em> . (CMPETERB,58.540)

+Ta was al Engleland styred mar +tan +ar w+as ; (CMPETERB,58.541)

& al yuel <em> w+as in </em> lande . (CMPETERB,58.542)

+Terefter com +te kinges dohter Henries , +te hefde ben <em> emprice in
</em> Alamanie & nu w+as cuntesse in Angou ; (CMPETERB,58.543)

& com to Lundene , (CMPETERB,58.544)

& te lundenissce folc hire wolde t+acen , (CMPETERB,58.545)

& sc+a fleh (CMPETERB,58.546)

& forles +tar $micel . (CMPETERB,58.547)

+Terefter +te biscop of Wincestre , Henri +te kinges brother Stephnes ,
spac wid Rodbert eorl & wyd +temperice (CMPETERB,58.548)

& suor heom athas +dat he neure ma mid te king his brother wolde halden
(CMPETERB,58.549)

& cursede alle +te men +te mid him heoldon , (CMPETERB,58.550)

& s+ade heom +dat he uuolde iiuen heom up Wincestre (CMPETERB,58.551)

& dide heom cumen +tider . (CMPETERB,58.552)

+Ta hi +t+arinne w+aren , +ta com +te kinges cuen mid al hire strengthe
(CMPETERB,58.553)

& bes+at heom , +dat +ter w+as inne micel hung+ar . (CMPETERB,58.554)

+Ta hi ne leng ne muhten +tolen , +ta $stalen hi ut (CMPETERB,58.555)

& flugen . (CMPETERB,58.556)

& Hi wurthen war widuten (CMPETERB,58.557)

& folecheden heom , (CMPETERB,58.558)

& namen Rodbert eorl of Gloucestre (CMPETERB,58.559)

& ledden him to Rouecestre (CMPETERB,58.560)

& diden him +tare in prisun . (CMPETERB,58.561)

& Te emperice fleh into an minstre . (CMPETERB,58.562)

+Ta feorden +te wise men betwyx +te kinges freond & te eorles freond ,
(CMPETERB,58.563)

& sahtlede sua +dat me sculde leten ut +te king of prisun for +te eorl
& te eorl for +te king : (CMPETERB,58.564)

& sua diden . (CMPETERB,58.565)

Sithen +terefter $sahtleden +te king & Randolf eorl at Stanford ,
(CMPETERB,58.566)

& athes suoren & treuthes f+aston +dat her nou+ter sculde besuyken
other ; (CMPETERB,58.567)

& it ne forstod naht . (CMPETERB,58.568)

For +te king him sithen nam in Hamtun +turhc wicci r+ad
(CMPETERB,58.569)

& dide him in prisun ; (CMPETERB,58.570)

& efsones he let him ut +turhc w+arse red , to +dat forewarde +dat he
suor on halidom & gysles fand +tat he alle his castles sculde iiuen up
. (CMPETERB,58.571)

Sume he iaf up , (CMPETERB,58.572)

& sume ne iaf he noht ; (CMPETERB,58.573)

& dide +tanne w+arse +tanne he h+ar sculde . (CMPETERB,58.574)

+Ta <P_59> was Engleland suythe todeled : (CMPETERB,59.575)

sume helden mid te king , & sume mid +temperice ; (CMPETERB,59.576)

for +ta +te king was in prisun , +ta wenden +te eorles & te rice men
+tat he neure mare sculde cumen ut , (CMPETERB,59.577)

& s+ahtleden wyd +temperice (CMPETERB,59.578)

& brohten hire into Oxenford (CMPETERB,59.579)

& iauen hire +te burch . (CMPETERB,59.580)

+Ta +te king was ute , +ta herde +dat s+agen (CMPETERB,59.581)

& toc his feord (CMPETERB,59.582)

& bes+at hire in +te tur . (CMPETERB,59.583)

& Me l+at hire dun on niht of +te tur mid rapes , (CMPETERB,59.584)

& stal ut (CMPETERB,59.585)

& sc+a fleh (CMPETERB,59.586)

& i+ade on fote to Walingford . (CMPETERB,59.587)

+T+arefter sc+a ferde ouer s+a . (CMPETERB,59.588)

& Hi of Normandi wenden alle fra +te king to +te eorl of Ang+au , sume
here +tankes & sume here un+tankes ; (CMPETERB,59.589)

for he bes+at heom til hi aiauen up here castles , (CMPETERB,59.590)

& hi nan helpe ne h+afden of +te king . (CMPETERB,59.591)

+Ta ferde Eustace +te kinges sune to France (CMPETERB,59.592)

& nam +te kinges suster of France to wife ; (CMPETERB,59.593)

wende to big+aton Normandi +t+ar+turh . (CMPETERB,59.594)

Oc he spedde litel , & be gode rihte , (CMPETERB,59.595)

for he was an yuel man ; (CMPETERB,59.596)

for warese he <em> com he dide </em> mare yuel +tanne god :
(CMPETERB,59.597)

he reuede +te landes (CMPETERB,59.598)

& l+aide <em> micele geldes </em> on . (CMPETERB,59.599)

He brohte his wif to Engleland , (CMPETERB,59.600)

& dide hire in +te <em> castel on Cantebyri </em> . (CMPETERB,59.601)

God wimman sc+a w+as , (CMPETERB,59.602)

oc sc+a hedde litel blisse mid him . (CMPETERB,59.603)

& Crist ne wolde +dat he sculde lange rixan ; (CMPETERB,59.604)

& w+ard ded , & his moder beien . (CMPETERB,59.605)

& Te eorl of Ang+au w+ard ded , (CMPETERB,59.606)

& his sune Henri toc to +te rice . (CMPETERB,59.607)

& Te Cuen of France tod+alde fra +te king ; (CMPETERB,59.608)

& sc+a com to +te iunge eorl Henri , (CMPETERB,59.609)

& he toc hire to wiue & al Peitou mid hire . (CMPETERB,59.610)

+Ta ferde he mid micel f+ard into Engleland , (CMPETERB,59.611)

& wan castles . (CMPETERB,59.612)

& Te king ferde agenes him mid micel mare ferd . (CMPETERB,59.613)

& +To+tw+athere fuhtten hi noht , (CMPETERB,59.614)

oc ferden +te +arcebiscop & te wise men betwyx heom (CMPETERB,59.615)

& makede +dat sahte +dat te king sculde ben lauerd & king wile he
liuede & +after his d+ai ware Henri king : (CMPETERB,59.616)

& he helde him for fader & he him for sune ; (CMPETERB,59.617)

& sib & s+ahte sculde ben betwyx heom & on al Engleland .
(CMPETERB,59.618)

+Tis & te othre foruuardes +tet hi makeden suoren to halden +te king &
+te eorl & te biscopes & te eorles & rice men alle . (CMPETERB,59.619)

+Ta was +te eorl underfangen +at Wincestre & +at Lundene mid micel
wurtscipe ; (CMPETERB,59.620)

& alle diden him manred (CMPETERB,59.621)

& suoren +te pais to halden (CMPETERB,59.622)

& hit ward sone suythe god pais sua +dat neure was here .
(CMPETERB,59.623)

+Ta was +te king strengere +tanne he $+auer <P_60> her was .
(CMPETERB,60.624)

& Te eorl ferde ouer s+a ; (CMPETERB,60.625)

& al folc him luuede , (CMPETERB,60.626)

for he dide god iustice (CMPETERB,60.627)

& makede pais . (CMPETERB,60.628)

Millesimo liiii . (CMPETERB,60.629)

On +tis g+ar w+ard +te king Stephne ded & bebyried +ter his wif & his
sune w+aron bebyried +at Fauresfeld ; (CMPETERB,60.630)

+t+at minstre hi makeden . (CMPETERB,60.631)

+Ta +te king was ded , +ta was +te eorl beionde s+a ; (CMPETERB,60.632)

& ne durste nan man don o+ter bute god for +te micel eie of him .
(CMPETERB,60.633)

+Ta he to Engleland com , +ta was he underfangen mid micel wurtscipe ,
& to king bletc+ad in Lundene on +te Sunnend+ai beforen Midwintre D+ai
, (CMPETERB,60.634)

& held +t+are micel curt . (CMPETERB,60.635)

+Tat ilce d+ai +tat Martin abbot of Burch sculde +tider faren , +te
s+aclede he , (CMPETERB,60.636)

& ward ded iiii Nonarum Ianuarii . (CMPETERB,60.637)

& Te munekes innen d+ais cusen o+ter of heoms+alf , Willelm de
Walteuile is gehaten , god clerc & god man & w+al luued of +te king &
of alle gode men ; (CMPETERB,60.638)

& on $morgen byrieden +tabbot hehlice . (CMPETERB,60.639)

& Sone +te cosan abbot ferde , & te muneces <em> mid him , to </em>
Oxenforde to +te king ; <em> (CMPETERB,60.640)

& he </em> iaf him +tat abbotrice . (CMPETERB,60.641)

& He ferde him <em> sone to Lincol </em> . (CMPETERB,60.642)

& w+as +t+ar bletc+ad to abbot +ar he ham come ; (CMPETERB,60.643)

& sithen was underfangen mid micel wurtscipe at Burch mid micel
processiun ; & sua he was alsua at Rames+aie , & at Torneie , & at
Cruland & Spallding , & at S. Albanes & F <lacuna> . (CMPETERB,60.644)

& Nu is abbot (CMPETERB,60.645)

& fair haued begunnon : (CMPETERB,60.646)

Xpist him unne $+tus enden ! (CMPETERB,60.647)

