The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 16)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Nobles at the first wished rather to haue had the elder brother duke Robert to haue gouerned them: howbeit by the aide onelie of the said Lan|franke,

Lanfranke had fauoured him euen of a child.

Matth. P [...]ris. William Ru|fus is crow|ned the 26. of September. Polydor.

His bounti|full [...].

whose authoritie was of no small force a|mongst all the lords of the land, this William (ac|cording to his fathers assignation) was proclaimed and crowned at Westminster on the 26. of Sep|tember (being sundaie, the 6. kalends of October) and the 11. indiction, as the best writers doo report. After his coronation, to gratifie the people he went to Winchester, where he found great treasure which his father had laid vp there for his owne vse: this he freelie spent in large gifts, and all kind of princelie largesse. He set verie manie prisoners at libertie, & did many other things to benefit the people, where|in the diligence and good aduice of Lanfranke did not a little preuaile. For he perceiued that there was in the king a variable mind, an vnstable nature, and a disposition to lightnesse and follie. Wherefore hée tooke oftentimes the more paines in persuading him not onelie to liberalitie (which is none of the least vertues in a prince) but also to vse a discreet and or|derlie behauiour in all his dooings. Moreouer, he sticked not to put him in feare of an euill end, and troublesome regiment likelie to insue, if he did giue himselfe to vice and wilfulnesse, & neglect the charge thus by the prouidence of GOD committed to his hands. After this maner did the said prelat trauell with the king, whom we will leaue at this time as it were hearkening to his admonitions, and set foorth by the waie what his brother Robert did, whilest William Rufus his brother was occupied in such wise as you haue heard.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 It happened that this Robert was abroad in Ger|manie, when king William his father died (whither he went to raise a power, to the intent he might ther|by obteine the possession of Normandie, which he trusted to enioy in his fathers life time) where hea|ring newes of his death, he hasted straightwaies in|to Normandie, and there being ioyfullie receiued, was peac [...]ablie proclaimed duke of that countrie, with great gladnesse and shouting of the people.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After this, considering with himselfe how disho|norable a thing it was for him, that his yoonger bro|ther should possesse the crowne of England, which of right (as he said) belonged vnto him, by reason of his age; he determined with all expedition to passe the seas with an armie, and recouer that into his hands, which his father had giuen from him, partlie (as it is thought) for his wilfulnesse and disobedience towards him, and partly also bicause he doubted that if he should leaue it vnto him, he would through his too much gentlenesse and facilitie, giue occasion to the English to resume strength, and therby to reuolt. Wherefore he iudged his yoonger brother the saied William (a man of a rougher nature) the m [...]ter of the twaine for the gouernement.