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A JecondExpeditionto Norman-dy.

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A fort Warwith Franee.

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other Places on the Coasts* He after-wards committed great Devastations inthe Inland-Country, and made an At-tempt upon Roan, to seize it by Trea-chery ; But the Plot being discoveredput a Stop to his Conquests that Year,He resolved, however, upon extendingthem the Year following ; and he evenmade a Beginning; but a Reconcilia-tion between the two Brothers ensued,and a Peace was concluded upon cer-tain Conditions. This done, Williamreturned to England, and prepared alarge Fleet, and a numerous Army, tochastise Malcolm King of Scotland, whoin his Absence had invaded Northumber-land. His Fleet was very much dama-ged by Storms, and great Numbers ofhis Men and Horses perished with Hun-ger and Cold. The two Kings were re-conciled ; but, before the Conclusionof the Year, William was at Variancewith his Brother again.

In the Year 1094. William, beingupon a second Expedition to Norman-dy, whither he went in Mid'.ent, theWelch making Incursions, in the meanTime, in C bestir e and Shropshire, andcommitting great Disorders, he was ob-liged to return without any great Suc-cess.

In 1096. William trump’d up aPretence to war with France ; But no-thing remarkable pass’d in it, and theYear following it was ended by a Peace.

In the same Year several No-

the^Recovery blemen, especially of the Family ofthe Beauchamps, and with them, Ro-bert, the King’s elder Brother, under-took a Voyage for the Recovery of theHoly Land, under Godfrey of Bouillon,Nephew and Heir to the Duke of Lor-rain, a generous Prince, bred up in theWars of the Emperour, Henry IV. (d )

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This was the Beginning of the War,which, in History, is Known by theName of the Holy War-, And, notwith-standing the infinite Hazards, Difficul-ties, Pressures and Wants it was attend-ed with, was kept on Foot almost threeHundred Years. By this War was con-sumed an infinite Treasure, and in itperished most of the bravest Men ofthese Western Parts of the World. 1shall, more than once, have Occasionto mention it in the Sequel of this Hi-story. A particular Account of this Ex-pedition may be seen in M. Paris.

In 1099. King William crossed the 1099-Sea with a single Ship to Barfleur, and pf fif enhaving relieved the Castle of Mans, iox fEsflEwhich he went over, he returned in the M. Paris,lame Manner, (e) W.Gemmet

W hen he was going to take Ship- Speed,ping, the Weather was so boisterous,that the Master of the Vessel declared,he could not put to Sea, without theutmost Hazard of their Lives: ButWildam replied, Did you ever hear thata King of England was drowned? Andthen obliged him to make all the Sailhe could.

The next Year, while William was 7100.forming vast Designs , and had gi- William'*ven Directions for a ^mighty Fleet "to designs.be got together, (which was almost rea-dy to fail) and a numerous Army to beraised, an Accident put an End to hisProjects, and his Life. Being hunting inthe New Forest, the Second of August,one Sir Walter Lyrrel shot an Arrow, KingWSdwhich, by glancing, smote the King full am. slain byon the Breast, and wounded him to the ^f cule f-Heart. He fell with a Groan, but Po^vsgFnever spake more. Thus died this Knighton.active Prince, after a Reign of twelve w 0 ss pton ltYears, ten Months and tvventy Days ;in the forty-third Year of his Age.

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S- Dunelm. Expedition ; as Hugh, Brother to Philip I. KingEadmar. 0 f France, Raimond of Thouloufe, Robert Earl 'ofFlanders, Baldwin , Earl of Hatnault, Bohemund,M. Paris. Prince of Tarentum, Tancred his Nephew, andFieuryh Ec- others: But their Spiritual Chief was Adhemar,clefiastical Bishop of Put , in France. Peter the Hermit, whoHistory. pretended to a Divine Revelation, was the firstProjector of this Expedition, and Pope Urbanpreached it himself, the Year before, at the Coun-cil of Clermont. People of all Nations and Ranksembarked in it. Their Badge was a Red Cross onthe Right Shoulder, from whence they were call-

ed Crosses, and their Expedition, th & Crusade:'

And their Motto was, It is God's Will.

(Y) At the King’s Return, after this Success,he feasted his Nobility magnificently in his NewHall at Westminster, which was then but just fi-nished, as it now stands, He found Fault with it’sbeing built too little, faying, That it was fitter fir Malmesb-a Bed-Chamber, than a Hall scr the King of Eng- M. Paris-land. William of Malmesb. fays, however, thatthis feast was held at Westminster, in the Yeariop8. before the King went to Normandy. M-Parts, places it before the King’s Departure, but ft-

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