right he said it did belong.

Now king Henrie hauing intelligence of his whole purpose, endeauoured on
the otherside to resist his attempts, and after he had leuied a sore
tribute of his subiects, [Sidenote: King Henrie passeth ouer into
Normandie to assist the erle of Champaigne.] passed ouer into Normandie
with a great power, and no small masse of monie, where ioining with
earle Theobald, they began to prepare for warre, purposing to follow the
same euen to the vttermost. K. Lewes in the meane time, supposing that
all hope of victorie rested in spéedie dispatch of present affaires,
determined likewise to haue inuaded Normandie vpon the sudden. But after
he perceiued that his enimies were all in a redinesse, and verie well
prouided to resist him: he staied and drew backe a little while.
Neuerthelesse in the end he became so desirous to be dooing with king
Henrie, [Sidenote: The French K. inuadeth Normandie.] that approching
néere vnto the confines of Normandie, he made manie skirmishes with the
English, yet no notable exploit passed betwixt them in that yeare.

¶ Here will I leaue the kings of England and France skirmishing and
encountring one another, and shew something more of the contention that
was betwéene the archbishops of Canturburie and Yorke, to the end that
their ambitious desire of worldlie honor may in some respect appéere.

[Sidenote: 1117. An. Reg. 18.] [Sidenote: Anselme the popes legat.]
About this verie time, Anselme the nephue to archbishop Anselme came
againe from Rome, with frée authoritie to execute the office of the
popes legat in England: which seemed a thing right strange to the
English clergie. [Sidenote: The bishop of Canturburie goth to Rome]
Wherefore the bishop of Canturburie, to preuent other inconueniences
likelie to insue, tooke vpon him to go vnto Rome, to vnderstand the