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by any atonement 87 . The resentment, harbour- c h Aed by William, was so implacable, that he did iv.not immediately correspond to this dutiful submis-sion of his son with like tenderness ; but givinghim his malediction, departed for his own camp,on Robert’s horse, which that prince had assistedhim to mount. He soon aster raised the siege, andmarched with his army to Normandy; wherethe interposition of the queen and other commonfriends brought about a reconcilement, whichwas probably not a little forwarded by the 'generosity of the son’s behaviour in this action,and by the returning sense of his past misconduct.

The king seemed so fully appeased that heeven took Robert with him into England ;where he intrusted him with the command of anarmy, in order to repel an inroad of Malcolm , kingof Scotland, and to retaliate by a like inroad intothat country. The Welsh, unable to resist William’spower, were, about the same time, necessitatedto pay a compensation for their incursions; and 1every thing was reduced to full tranquillity inthis island.

This state of affairs gave William leisure to „ ,c8r -

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begin and finish an undertaking, which proves book.his extensive genius, and does honour to hismemory: It was a general survey of all thelands in the kingdom, their extent in each

87 Malmef. p. 106. H. Hunt. p. 369. Hoveden, p. 457.

Flor. Wig. p. 639. Sim. Dun. p.; 210. Dicete, .p. 2S7.Knyghton. p. 2351. Alur. Levers, p. 135.

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