porcupines. His estimation was such among outlandish princes, that few
would willinglie offend him.

[Sidenote: Murcherdach K. of Ireland.] Murcherdach king of Ireland & his
successors had him in such reuerence, that they durst doo nothing but
what he commanded, nor write any thing but what might stand with his
pleasure, though at the first the same Morchad attempted something
against the Englishmen more than held with reason, but afterward (vpon
restraint of the entercourse of merchandize) he was glad to shew
himselfe more fréendlie.

[Sidenote: The earle of Orkney.] Moreouer the earle of Orkney, although
he was the king of Norwaies subiect, yet did he what he could to procure
king Henries fréendship, sending such strange beasts and other things to
him oftentimes as presents, wherein he knew the king tooke great delight
and pleasure. [Sidenote: Roger bishop of Salisburie.] He had in singular
fauour aboue all other of his councell, Roger, the bishop of Salisburie,
a politike prelate, and one that knew how to order matters of great
importance, vnto whome he committed the gouernment of the realme most
commonlie whilest he remained in Normandie.

As well in this kings daies, as in the time of his brother William
Rufus, men forgetting their owne sex and state, transformed themselues
into the habit and forme of women, [Sidenote: The abuse of wearing long
haire.] by suffering their haire to grow in length, the which they
curled and trimmed verie curiouslie, after the maner of damosels and
yong gentlewomen: insomuch that they made such account of their long
bushing perukes, that those which would be taken for courtiers,
contended with women who should haue the longest tresses, and such as
wanted, sought to amend it with art, and by knitting wreathes about