iurisdictions.

[Sidenote: Duke Robert commeth into England to visit his brother.] About
this time Robert duke of Normandie came into England to see his brother:
who through the sugred words and sweet enterteinment of the king,
released the yeerelie tribute of 3000. markes, which he should haue had
out of the realme vpon agreement (as before ye haue heard) but cheefelie
indéed at the request of the queene, being instructed by hir husband how
she should deale with him that was knowne to be frée and liberall,
without any great consideration what he presentlie granted.

Now hauing béene here a certeine time, and solaced himselfe with his
brother and sister, he returned into Normandie, where shortlie after he
began to repent him of his follie, in being so liberall as to release
the foresaid tribute: wherevpon he menaced the king, and openlie in his
reproch said that he was craftilie circumuented by him, and fatlie
couzened. [Sidenote: _Wil. Malm._ Factious persons practise to set the
two brethren at variance.] Diuerse in Normandie desired nothing more
than to set the two brethren at square, and namelie Robert de Belesme
earle of Shrewsburie, with William earle of Mortaigne: these two were
banished the realme of England. The earle of Shrewesburie for his
rebellious attempts (as before you haue heard) [Sidenote: The earle of
Mortaigne.] and the earle of Mortaigne left the land of his owne
willfull and stubborne mind, exiling himselfe onelie vpon hatred which
he bare to the king. For being not contented with the earledome of
Mortaigne in Normandie, and the earledome of Cornewall in England, he
made sute also for the earledome of Kent, which his vncle Odo sometime
held. Now bicause he was not onelie denied of that sute, but also by
order of lawe had certeine parcels of land taken from him, which he
wrongfullie deteined, he got him into Normandie, and there made war both