vp (euen in the[13] minds of princes) troblesome thoughts, and gréeuous
passions, to the great empairing of their quietnesse: as here we sée
exemplified in king Henrie, whose mirth was turned into mone, and his
pleasures relished with pangs of pensifenes, contrarie to his
expectation when he was in the midst of his triumph at his returne out
of France into England. So that we see the old adage verified, Miscentur
tristia lætis; and that saieng of an old poet iustified;

[Sidenote: _Hesiod. in lib. cui tit. opera & dies._]
"Sæua nouerca dies nunc est, nunc mater amica."

[Sidenote: 1121. An. Reg. 22] But to returne to the historie. King
Henrie being thus depriued of issue to succeed him, did not a little
lament that infortunate chance: but yet to restore that losse, shortlie
after, euen the 10. of Aprill next ensuing, [Sidenote: _Eadmerus._ _Hen.
Hunt._ The king marieth againe.] he maried his second wife named
Adelicia, a ladie of excellent beautie, and noble conditions, daughter
to the duke of Louaine, and descended of the noble dukes of Loraine,
howbeit he could neuer haue any issue by hir. [Sidenote: _Eadmerus._
The pope writeth to king Henrie, in fauour of the archbishop Thurstan, &
accurseth him with the archbishop of Canturburie.] The archbishop
Thurstan (after the manner of obteining suites in the court of Rome)
found such fauour at the hands of pope Calixt, that he directed his
letters as well to king Henrie, as to Rafe archbishop of Canturburie, by
vertue whereof he accursed them both, and interdicted as well the
prouince of Yorke as Canturburie from the vse of all maner of
sacraments: from baptisme of infants, the penance of them that died
onelie excepted: if archbishop Thurstan were not suffered (within one
moneth next after the receipt of those letters) to inioie his see,
without compelling him to make any promise of subiection at all. The