Paris._] Soone after it came also to passe that Robert earle of Mellent
rebelled against the king, who being spéedilie aduertised thereof,
sailed foorthwith into those quarters, and besieged the castell of
Ponteaudemer perteining to the said earle, and tooke it. About the same
time also the king fortified the castell of Roan, causing a mightie
thick wall with turrets thereabout as a fortification to be made.
Likewise, he repaired the castell of Caen, the castels of Arches,
Gisors, Faleise, Argentone, Damfront, Vernon, Ambres, with others, &
made them strong. [Sidenote: 1124. An. Reg. 25.] [Sidenote: _Polydor._
_H. Hunt._ _Matth. Paris._] In the meane season, the earle of Mellent
(desirous to be reuenged of king Henrie) procured aid where he could,
and so with Hugh earle of Mountfert entred into Normandie, wasting and
destroieng the countrie with fire and sword, thinking yer long to bring
the same to obedience. But the kings chamberlaine and lieutenant in
those parts, named William de Tankeruile, being thereof aduertised, laid
an ambush for them, and training them within the danger thereof, set
vpon them, and after long fight, tooke them twaine prisoners, with
diuers other, and presented them both vnto the king, whereby the warres
ceassed in that countrie for a time.

The king hauing in this maner purchased quietnesse by the sword, gaue
himselfe somewhat to the reformation of his house, and among other
things which he redressed, [Sidenote: Long haire redressed in the court.
_Matth. West._] he caused all his knights and men of warre to cut their
haire short, after the maner of the Frenchmen, whereas before they ware
the same long after the vsage of women.

[Sidenote: 1125. An. Reg. 26.] [Sidenote: Johannes Cremensis a legat
sent into England.] After this also, in the yeare 1125. a cardinall
named Johannes Cremensis was sent into England from pope Honorius the