whereon it laie (as if he shuld haue that dignitie at the Lords hands)
whereby he was inuested, & went streight to S. Andrews church, where he
was receiued by the quier, the schollers, and all the people, for true
and lawfull bishop.

In this meane while Thurstan nothing slacking his sute in the popes
court, obteined such fauour (wherein the king of England also was
greatlie laboured vnto) that he wrote letters thrice vnto the king of
Scotland, and once vnto the archbishop of Canturburie, that neither the
king should permit Eadmer to be consecrated, nor the archbishop of
Canturburie in any wise consecrate him if he were therevnto required.
Herevpon it came to passe, that finally Eadmer, after he had remained in
Scotland twelue moneths or thereabouts, and perceiued that things went
not as he would haue wished (for that he could not get the kings consent
that he shuld be consecrated of the archbishop of Canturburie, as it was
first meant both by the archbishop and Eadmer) he departed out of
Scotland, and returned againe to Canturburie, there to take further
aduice in all things as cause should mooue him. [Sidenote: King Henrie
returneth into England. _Ran. Higd._ _Wil. Malm._ _Polydor._ _Matth.
Paris._ The kings sonnes and his daughter with other Nobles are drowned
by shipwracke.] In like maner king Henrie, hauing quieted his businesse
in France, returned into England, where he was receiued and welcomed
home with great ioy and triumph; but such publike reioising lasted not
long with him. For indéed, this pleasantnesse and mirth was changed into
mourning, by aduertisement giuen of the death of the kings sons, William
duke of Normandie, and Richard his brother, who togither with their
sister the ladie Marie countesse of Perch, Richard earle of Chester,
with his brother Otwell gouernour to duke William, and the said earle of
Chester his wife the kings neece, the archdeacon of Hereford, Geffrey
Riddle, Robert Manduit, William Bigot, and diuerse other, to the number