now viripotent or mariable) desired that she might be deliuered vnto
them. [Sidenote: A subsidie raised by the king to bestowe with his
daughter. _Hen. Hunt._ _Polydor._] King Henrie hailing heard their sute
and willing with spéed to performe the same, raised a great tax among
his subiects, rated after euerie hide of land which they held, & taking
of ech one thrée shillings towards the paiment of the monie which was
couenanted to be giuen with hir at the time of the contract. Which when
the king had leuied, with much more, towards the charges to be emploied
in sending hir foorth, he appointed certeine of his greatest péeres to
safe conduct hir vnto hir husband, who with all conuenient speed
conueied hir into Germanie, and in verie honorable maner there deliuered
hir vnto the foresaid emperour. [Sidenote: The king goeth ouer into
Normandie.] After this, the king went into Normandie, and there created
his sonne William duke of that countrie, causing the people to sweare
fealtie and obedience to him, whereof rose a custome, that the kings of
England from thencefoorth (so long as Normandie remained in their hands)
made euer their eldest sonnes dukes of that countrie. When he had doone
this with other his businesse in Normandie, he returned into England.

[Sidenote: 1114.] [Sidenote: The sea decreaseth. Wonders. _Wil.
Thorne._] In this yeare about the fiftéenth daie of October, the sea so
decreased and shranke from the old accustomed water-markes and coasts of
the land here in this realme, that a man might haue passed on foot ouer
the sands and washes, for the space of a whole daie togither, so that it
was taken for a great woonder. It was also noted, that the maine riuers
(which by the tides of the sea vsed to ebbe and flow twice in 24.
houres) became so shallow, that in many places men might go ouer them
without danger, [Sidenote: _Simon Dun._ _Ran. Higd._ _Matth. Westm._]
and namlie the riuer of Thames was so lowe for the space of a day and a
night, that horsses, men, and children passed ouer it betwixt London