f. 88v] ++Ðis gear co{m} henri king to þis land. þa co{m} henri abbot ⁊ uureide þe muneces of burch to þe king forþi ð he uuolde underþeden ð mynstr{e} to clunie. sua ð te king was wel neh be{}paht. ⁊ sende eft{er} þe muneces. ⁊ þur`h´ godes milce ⁊ þur`h´ þe b{iscop} of Seresb{er}i ⁊ te b{iscop} of linc{ol} ⁊ te oþre ricemen þe {5} þer wæron þa wiste þe king ð he feorde mid suicdo{m}. Þa he na{n} mor ne{}mihte. þa uuolde he ð his nefe sculde ben abb{ot} in burch. oc xpist it ne{}uuolde. Was it noht suithe lang þer{}eft{er} þatte king sende eft{er} hi{m}. ⁊ dide hi{m} gyuen up ð abb{ot}rice of burch. ⁊ faren ut of lande. ⁊ te king iaf ð abb{ot}rice an p{ri}or of S’ neod Martin was {10} ge{}haten. he co{m} on S’ pet{res} messe{}dei mid micel wurscipe into the minstre. [Sidenote: M·C·XXXV.] ++On þis gære for se king h{enri} ouer sæ æt te la{m}masse. ⁊ ð oþer dei þa he lai an slep in scip. þa þestrede þe dæi ouer al landes ⁊ uuard þe sunne suilc als it {15} uuare thre niht ald mone. an st{er}res abuten hi{m} at middæi. Wur`þ´en men suiðe of{}uundred ⁊ of{}dred ⁊ sæden ð micel þing sculde cum{en} her{}eft{er}. sua dide. for þat ilc gær warth þe king ded. ð oþer daei eft{er} S’ Andreas massedæi · on norm{andi}. Þa wes treson a þas landes. for æuricman sone ræuede oþer þe mihte. {20} Þa namen his sune ⁊ his frend ⁊ brohten his lic to engle{lande} ⁊ bebiriend in Reding{e}. Godman he wes ⁊ micel æie wes of hi{m}. durste nanman misdon wið oðer on his time. Pais he makede men ⁊ dær. Wua{}sua bare his byrthen gold ⁊ sylure. durste na{n} man sei to hi{m} naht bute god. {25} [Linenote: 20. _þa wes treson a_ Emerson, in MS. _þa westre sona_.] f. 89r] Enmang þis was his nefe cumen to engle{lande} Stephne de blais. ⁊ co{m} to lundene. ⁊ te lundenisce folc hi{m} underfeng. ⁊ senden ęft{er} þe ærceb{iscop} Will{el}m curbuil. ⁊ halechede hi{m} to kinge on midewintre{}dæi. On þis kinges time wes al unfrið ⁊ yfel ⁊ ræflac. for agenes hi{m} risen sona þa ricemen þe wæron swikes. alre fyrst Balduin {30} de Reduers ⁊ held Execestre agenes hi{m}. ⁊ te king it be{}sæt. ⁊ siððan Bald{uin} acordede. Þa tocan þa oðre ⁊ helden her castles agenes hi{m}. ⁊ dauid king of scotland toc to uuerrien hi{m} · þa þohuuethere þat here sandes feorden betwyx heo{m}. ⁊ hi to{}gædere comen ⁊ wurðe sæhte. þoþ it litel forstode. {35} [Sidenote: M·C·XXX`VII´.] ++Ðis gære for þe `k{ing}´ Steph{ne} ofer sæ to normandi ⁊ ther wes under{}fangen for{}þi ð hi uuenden ð he sculde ben alsuic alse the eo{m} wes. ⁊ for he hadde get his tresor. ac he to{}deld it ⁊ scatered sotlice. Micel hadde henri k{ing} gadered gold ⁊ syluer. ⁊ na god ne dide me for his saule thar{}of. {40}