Chap. ML from the Conquest, to the Death oj Mary

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the Death of King tKilliam ILeldest Brother, Robert, be-ing at the Holy spar, he was a-gain supplanted by bis youngest Bro-ther, Henry, surnamed Beau-aerc. (a)Robert's Distance and known Careless-ness, Henry $ great and promising Abi-lities, his being born in England, bothof a King and a Queen, his fair Pro-mises, and a general Distaste of thetwo former Reigns, all concurred toplace this Prince on the Throne. Hewas therefore elected, and, on the fifthof August, crowned, with little or noOpposition, (st) He began his Reignby doing a great many good and popu-lar Things, and, among others, byconfirming the Laws of King Edwardfc)This lame Year, on Michaelmas Day,Henry married Matilda, Sister of Ed-gar, King of Scotland, (d )

There now appeared, at least inoutward Shew, the highest Satisfactionin King and People; Joy abounded inevery Heart; But it soon met with asmall Allay : Robert, who was just re-turned from the Holy JHar, where hehad gained a great Reputation, and re-fused the Crown of Jerusalem, foundhimself deprived of the Crown, forwhich he had rejected the other 5 andwhich he thought his indifputableRight.He, therefore, made all necessary Pre-parations for the Recovery of it. TheNews of this intended Invasion causeda great Ferment in the Nation. TheSeeds of Jealousy began to spring upbetween the King and People : He sus-pected their Constancy, and they asmuch dreaded an exorbitant Power inhim. Henry fitted out a considerableFleet to oppose his Brother, but no

sooner did Robert put to Sea than a noi»good Part of it deserted and joined him.

This enabled him to land, with hisTroops, at Portsmouth, and a fair Pro- ° r moufpect of Success offered to View : But Malmesb.the Fidelity and Industry of Anfelm, Eadrner -Archbishop of Canterbury, who stoodfirm to Henry , soon turned the Tide.

He made himself a Mediator betweenthe King and People, and was Securityto the latter for the Engagements of theformer. Thus was Robert again obli- But is oblhged to come to Terms, and be content- ged to comeed with a Crown in Reversion, whichhe never enjoyed* The Conditions Bromptomwere, that the King should pay three Hunting.Thousand Marks of Silver Yearly to® rad y*the Duke, that the longest Liver shouldsucceed the other, if he died without.Male-Heir, and that all who had for-feited their Earldoms or Baronies, on ei-ther Side, should be restored.

William of Malmesbury, and from II02 .him Hackluyt, mention under the Year1102, a Voyage of Edgar, Grandson Jr Severalof Edmund Ironside, Brother of Kin g tSiiol*Edward the Confestor, to the Holy Land ; Land.

And Hackluyt, from the Chronicle ofNalraesb.Jerusa'em, mentions, under the same pjjj V s ’Year, the Voyages, and valiant Actions,of several Englishmen± who went to theHoly IHar.

Robert, continuing, nevertheless, 1105.to give Henry Provocations, by counte-nancing and receiving his rebellious and Q rd y ita j ;fugitive Subjects, in the Year 1105, heEadmer.resolved to chastize him ; And, to thatEnd, he pasted over into Normandy ,with ~

a considerable Force. He took the m P " is . or 'Town and Castle of Caen, burnt Ba-yeux, and obliged several other Places and is sac-.to receive his Garrisons, with little or ce s 5 s ul -

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(«) Because he was reckoned learned, accor- be, was very ill observed, as we shall fee in thennig to what Learning was in those Times; How- Sequel. It was even, in a Manner, forgot, andever, tho’ it was not much, the Reputation of it it was by mere Chance, that a Hundred Yearsbrought Books into Use, and many learned Men after, a Copy of it was found of thole deposited”

Srotjfot flourished in his Reign. in thechief Monasteries. YphW

P °n. (-) Defuncto Rege Willielmo Rufo, prole .-.pf^SHE .was the Daughter of Ween Marga- Eadmer:

As. p ■ caf ente , Henricus, Prater ejus junior, in Regem , ret, Sister of Edgar Etheling , _ and so descended

urts. apnd Wintoniam, eleffus eft , &c. M. Paris fays: from Edmund Ironjide, by which Means his Issue-Absente Roberto, Henricus in Regem eligitur A might be both of the Blood of the English Nation,

^ClaRe ■ Coronat ar. and the Englisio Kings. She was next in Descent

S!a - (c) The Charter, by which Henry confirmed from the Saxon Kings to the Inheritance of thethe ancient Privileges of his Subjects, and restored Crown of England, Edgar dying without Issue.’these Laws, as advantageous as it then seemed to’