of this earles death, who meant (if he might haue brought his purpose to
passe, and be once quietlie set in the dominion of Flanders) to haue
attempted some great enterprise against king Henrie for the recouerie of
Normandie, and deliuerie of his father out of prison. [Sidenote: The
fortunat & good hap of K. Henrie.] Which was knowen well inough to king
Henrie, who mainteined those that made him warre at home, both with men
and monie; [Sidenote: William de Hypres.] namelie, William of Hypres,
who tooke vpon him as regent in the name of Stephan earle of Bullongne,
whome king Henrie procured to make claime to Flanders also, in the title
of his grandmother queene Maud, wife to William Conqueror. But to
procéed with our historie.

[Sidenote: 1129. An. Reg. 30.] When king Henrie had sped his businesse
in Normandie, where he had remained a certeine space, both about the
conclusion and solemnizing of the mariage made betwixt his daughter Maud
the empresse and the earle of Aniou, and also to see the end of the wars
in Flanders, he now returned into England, [Sidenote: 1130. An. Reg.
31.] where he called a great councell or parlement at London, in August:
wherein (amongst other things) it was decreed, [Sidenote: _Matth.
Paris._ _Polydor._ An act against vnchast préests.] that préests, which
liued vnchastlie, should be punished, and that by the kings permission,
who hereby tooke occasion to serue his owne turne: for he regarded not
the reformation which the bishops trusted (by his plaine dealing) would
haue followed, but put those préests to their fines that were accused,
and suffered them to kéepe their wiues still in house with them, which
offended the bishops greatlie, who would haue had them sequestred
asunder.

After this parlement ended, the king kept his Christmasse at Worcester,
and his Eastermasse following at Woodstocke, where a certeine noble man