Whereof king Henrie being aduertised, passed ouer into Normandie,
recouered the said citie, punished the offenders, reuenged himselfe of
the earle, and returned into England.

[Sidenote: 1112.] Now, as also before, the king continued his inordinate
desire of inriching himselfe, for the fulfilling of which hungrie
appetite (called _Sacra_ of the poets _Per antiphrasin_) he pinched
manie so sore, that they ceased not to speake verie ill of his dooings.
He did also incurre the misliking of verie manie people, bicause he kept
still the sée of Canturburie in his hands, and would not bestow it, for
that he found sweetnesse in all the profits and reuenues belonging
therevnto, during the time that it remained vacant, [Sidenote: The
archbishops sée of Canturburie in the kings hand foure years.] which was
the space of foure yeares, or thereabouts. [Sidenote: 1113. An. Reg.
13.] In like maner, when he was admonished to place some méet man in the
roome, he would saie, that he was willing to bestow it, but he tooke the
longer time, for that he meant to find such a one to prefer therto as
should not be too far behind Lanfranke and Anselme in doctrine, vertue
and wisedome. And sith there was none such yet to be found, he suffered
that sée to be void till such could be prouided. [Sidenote: The kings
excuse.] This excuse he pretended, as though he were more carefull for
the placing of a worthie man, than of the gaine that followed during the
time of the vacation. [Sidenote: 1114. An. Reg. 14.] Howbeit not long
after, he translated one Richard bishop of London to that
archbishoprike, who enioieng it but a while, he gaue the same to one
Rafe then bishop of Rochester, [Sidenote: _Eadmerus._] and made him
archbishop of Canturburie, being the 35. in order that ruled that see.
He was elected at Windsor the 26. daie of Aprill, and on the 16. daie of
Maie installed at Canturburie, great preparation being made for the
feast which was holden at the same. Soone after likewise he sent for his