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Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this kings daies Iohn bishop of Welles ioi|ned the monasterie of Bath vnto his see,Couentrie church ioined to the sée of Chester. and re|pairing the same monasterie, began to inhabit there in the yeere 1094. The church of Couentrie was in like sort ioined vnto the sée of Chester by Robert bi|shop of that diocesse. Woolstan bishop of Worcester died about the same time, and Anselme hauing pur|chased bulles of pope Paschall, wherein was contei|ned an admonition vnto king William to desist from his gréeuous oppressing of the church, and to a|mend his former dooings, was now on his returne towards England, and by the waie heard of the kings death. Hugh earle of Chester in this kings daies builded the abbeie of Chester, and procured An|selme (afterwards archbishop of Canturburie) to come ouer from Normandie, that he might direct the same abbeie, and place such religious persons as were necessarie and conuenient for so good a founda|tion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 28Long it was yer Anselme would come ouer, bi|cause he doubted to be had in suspicion of an am|bitious desire in seeking to be made archbishop of Canturburie. For it was talked that if he went o|uer into England, he should surelie be elected before he returned into Normandie. But at length so it chanced, that the foresaid Hugh earle of Chester fell sicke, and despairing of life, sent with all spéed to An|selme, requiring him most instantlie to come ouer to him lieng in extremitie of sickenesse; adding, that if he hasted no [...] the sooner, it would be too late, where|of he would after repent him. Then Anselme, for that he might not faile his fréend in such necessitie, came ouer, and gaue order to the abbeie, according as it séemed best to him for the establishment of reli|gion there.

Thus farre William Rufus.

Henrie the first, yoongest sonne to William the Conquerour.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 _HEnrie the yoon|gest sonne to Willi|am the first, brother to Rufus latelie de|parted, Anno Reg. 1. 1100. the first of that name that ru|led heere in Eng|land, & for his know|ledge in good lite|rature surnamed Beauclerke, was admitted king by the whole assent of the lords and commons, and began his reigne ouer England the first of August, in the yeare after the creation of the world 1067. after the birth of our Sauiour 1100. and 44. of the emperour Henrie the fourth, Paschall the second then gouerning the sée of Rome, which was about the 51. yeare of Philip the first of that name king of France, and in the beginning of the reigne of Edgar king of Scotland. Wil. Thorne. Geruasius Do|robernensis. This king was consecrated and crowned at Westminster, the fift daie of August, by Thomas archbishop of Yorke, and Maurice bishop of London, bicause at that time An|selme archbishop of Canturburie was exiled. This prince had aforehand trained the people to his humor and veine, in bringing them to thinke well of him, and to conceiue a maruellous euill opinion of his brother duke Robert, Matth. Paris. persuading them moreouer, that she said duke was likelie to prooue a sharpe and rigorous gouernour, if he once obteined the crowne and dominion of the land. Moreouer, he caused to be reported for a certeine truth, that the same Robert was alreadie created king of Ierusalem. And ther|fore considering that the kingdome of Palestine (as the rumor ran) was of greater reuenues than that of England, there was no cause why they shuld staie for him, who would not willinglie leaue the greater for the lesser. By which meanes the Nobilitie and Commons were the sooner persuaded to decline from the election of the said Robert, and to receiue his brother Henrie for their lawfull king, who on the other side ceased not to promise mountaines, till his enterprise tooke effect; and then at leisure paied some of them with molhils: as by the sequele of the sto|rie shall more at large appéere.

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