[Sidenote: _Wil. Malms._] ¶ It should appeare by some writers, that this
multitude of Flemings consisted not of such onelie as came ouer about
that time by reason their countrie was ouerflowne with the sea (as ye
haue heard) but of other also that arriued here long before, euen in the
daies of William the Conquerour, through the freendship of the quéene
their countriewoman, sithens which time their number so increased, that
the realme of England was sore pestered with them: wherevpon king Henrie
deuised to place them in Penbrokeshire, as well to auoid them out of the
other parts of England, as also by their helpe to tame the bold and
presumptuous fiercenesse of the Welshmen. Which thing in those parties
they brought verie well to passe: for after they were setled there, they
valiantlie resisted their enimies, and made verie sharpe warres vpon
them, sometimes with gaine, and sometimes with losse.

[Sidenote: 1108.] [Sidenote: A councell. _Sim. Dunel._ _Eadmerus._]
[Sidenote: An. Reg. 9.] In the yeare 1108. Anselme held an other synod
or councell, whereat in presence of the king, and by the assent of the
earles and barons of the realme it was ordeined.

[Sidenote: Préests are sequestred frō their wiues.] 1 That préests,
deacons, and subdeacons should liue chastlie, and kéepe no women in
their houses, except such as were neere of kin to them.

2 That such preests, deacons, and subdeacons, as contrarie to the
inhibition of the councell holden at London, had either kept
their wiues, or married other (of whom as Eadmerus saith, there
was no small number) they should put them quite away, if they
would continue still in their préesthood.

3 That neither the same wiues should come to their houses, nor