[Sidenote: 1127.] Shortlie after this parlement was ended, K. Henrie
held his Christmas at Windsor, where Thurstan archbishop of Yorke (in
preiudice of the right of William archbishop of Canturburie) would haue
set the crowne vpon the kings head, at his going to the church:
[Sidenote: _Matth. Paris._] but he was put backe with no small reproch;
[Sidenote: Strife betwixt the prelates for preheminence.] and his
chapleine (whom he appointed[15] to beare his crosse before him at his
entrance into the kings chappell) was contemptuouslie and violentlie
thrust out of the doores with crosse and all by the fréends of the
archbishop of Canturburie. In short time, this vnseemlie contention
betwixt Thurstan and William the two archbishops grew so hot that not
onelie both of them, but also the bishop of Lincolne went to Rome about
the deciding of their strife.

[Sidenote: _Polydor._] In this yeare Charles earle of Flanders, the
successor of earle Baldwin, was traitorouslie murthered of his owne
people: & bicause he left no issue behind him to succéed as his heire,
[Sidenote: William sonne to Robert Curthose made erle of Flanders] Lewes
the French king made William the sonne of duke Robert Curthose earle of
Flanders, as the next cousine in bloud to the same Charles. ¶ Truth it
is, that by his fathers side, this William was descended from erle
Baldwin surnamed Pius, whose daughter Maud being maried vnto William
Conqueror, bare by him the aforesaid Robert Curthose, father to this
William now aduanced to the gouernment of Flanders, but he wanted not
aduersaries that were competitors and malignant sutors for that
earledome, who sought to preferre themselues, and to displace him.

King Henrie misliking the promotion of the said William, although he was
his nephue, for that he supposed he would seeke to reuenge old