the defense of the common cause of the christian common-wealth than for
his owne, he exhorted king Henrie to make a iournie into the holie land,
against the Saracens and enimies of the christian religion.

[Sidenote: _Wil. Malm._] In this enteruiew betwixt the pope and the
king, the Romans were mooued to maruell greatlie at the wisedome and
sharpnesse of wit which they perceiued in the Normans. For king Henrie,
to shew what learning remained amongst the people of the west parts of
Europe, [Sidenote: The sons of Robert erle of Melent praised for their
learning.] caused the sonnes of Robert earle of Melent to argue and
dispute in the points and subtill sophismes of Logike, with the
cardinals and other learned chapleins of the pope there present, who
were not ashamed to confesse, that there was more learning amongst them
here in the west parts, than euer they heard or knew of in their owne
countrie of Italy.

[Sidenote: King Henrie returneth into England.] King Henrie after this
returned into England, and vpon the sea was in danger to haue drowned by
tempest: so that iudging the same to be as a warning for him to amend
his life, he made manie vowes, and after his landing went to S.
Edmundsburie in Suffolke to doo his deuotions vnto the sepulchre of that
king. Now at his comming from thence, being well disposed, towards the
reliefe of his people, he lessened the tributes and impositions, and did
iustice aswell in respect and fauour of the poore as of the rich.

[Sidenote: 1132. An. Reg. 33] Not long after, Geffrey earle of Aniou had
a son named Henrie by his wife the empresse, who (as before is said) was
after king of England: for his grandfather king Henrie hauing no issue
male to succeed him, caused the empresse and this Henrie hir sonne to be
established heires of the realme: all the Nobles and other estates