brohten hire into Oxenford. ⁊ iauen hire þe burch. Þa þe king was ute þa herde ð sægen. ⁊ toc his feord ⁊ besæt hire in þe tur. ⁊ me læt hire dun on niht of þe tur mid rapes. ⁊ stal ut. ⁊ scæ fleh ⁊ iæde on fote to {165} Walingford. Þær eft{er} scæ ferde ouer sæ. ⁊ hi of normandi wenden alle fra þe king. to þe eorl of Angæu. sume here þankes ⁊ sume here unþankes. for he be{}sæt heo{m} til hi aiauen up here castles. ⁊ hi nan helpe ne hæfden of þe k{inge}. Þa ferde Eustace þe king{es} sune to france ⁊ na{m} þe king{es} suster of france to wife. wende to bigæton {170} normandi þær þurh. oc he spedde litel. ⁊ be gode rihte for he was an yuel man. for ware se he [com he] dide mare yuel þanne god. he reuede þe landes ⁊ læide mic[ele gilde]s on. He brohte his wif to engle{}land. ⁊ dide hire in þe caste[l of Can]teb{eri}. God wi{m}man scæ wæs. oc scæ hedde litel blisse mid hi{m}. ⁊ xpist ne wolde ð he sculde {175} lange rixan. ⁊ wærd ded ⁊ his moder beien. ⁊ te eorl of Angæu wærd ded. ⁊ his sune henri toc to þe rice. ⁊ te Cuen of france to{}dælde fra þe king. ⁊ scæ co{m} to þe iunge eorl henri. ⁊ he toc hire to wiue. ⁊ al [f. 91v] peitou mid hire. Þa ferde he mid micel færd into engle[la]nd. ⁊ wan castles. ⁊ te king ferde agenes hi{m} mid {180} micel mare ferd. ⁊ þoþwæthere fuhtten hi noht. oc ferden þe ærceb{iscop} ⁊ te wise me`n´ betwux heo{m}. ⁊ makede ð sahte ð te king sculde ben lauerd ⁊ king wile he liuede. ⁊ æft{er} his dæi ware henri king. ⁊ he held`e´ hi{m} for fader ⁊ he hi{m} for sune. ⁊ sib ⁊ sæhte sculde ben betwyx heo{m}. ⁊ on al engleland. Þis ⁊ te othre foruuardes {185} þet hi makeden. suoren to halden þe king ⁊ te eorl ⁊ te b{iscopes} & te eorles ⁊ ricemen alle. Þa was þe eorl under{}fangen æt Wincestre ⁊ æt lundene mid micel wurtscipe. ⁊ alle diden hi{m} manred. ⁊ suoren þe pais to halden. ⁊ hit ward sone suythe god pais. sua ð neure was here. Þa was þe k{ing} strengere þanne he æuert her was. ⁊ te eorl {190} ferde ouer sæ. ⁊ al folc hi{m} luuede for he dide god iustise ⁊ makede pais. {192} [Linenotes: 135-45. MS. rubbed here. || 172. MS. mutilated here.] [Sidenote: M·C·LIIII.] ++On þis gær wærd þe king Steph{ne} ded ⁊ bebyried þer his wif `⁊ his sune´ wæron bebyried æt fauresfeld. þæt minst{re} hi makeden. Þa þe king was ded. þa was þe eorl {195} beionde sæ. ⁊ ne durste nan man don oþer bute god for þe micel eie of hi{m}. þa he to engleland co{m}. þa was he underfangen mid micel wurtscipe. and to king bletcæd in lundene on þe sunnen dæi be{}foren midwint{er} dæi. ⁊ held þær micel curt.