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afterward_o king_n stephen_n and_o then_o robert_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n king_n henry_n natural_a son_n anno._n 31._o regni_fw-la svi_fw-la rex_fw-la henricus_fw-la rediit_fw-la in_o angliam_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o the_o thirtyfirst_n year_n of_o his_o reign_n king_n henry_n return_v into_o england_n and_o the_o empress_n also_o and_o in_o a_o great_a assembly_n of_o the_o nobility_n or_o great_a man_n at_o northampton_n those_o which_o have_v swear_v before_o renew_v their_o oath_n and_o those_o that_o have_v not_o do_v then_o swear_v or_o give_v their_o faith_n unto_o she_o king_n henry_n die_v in_o the_o thirty_o five_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n 30._o ibid._n b._n n._n 30._o and_o in_o his_o sickness_n be_v ask_v by_o robert_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n and_o the_o nobleman_n that_o be_v then_o with_o he_o about_o a_o successor_n a_o quibus_fw-la de_fw-fr successore_fw-la interrogatus_fw-la filiae_fw-la omnem_fw-la terram_fw-la svam_fw-la citra_fw-la &_o ultra_fw-la mare_fw-la legitima_fw-la &_o perenni_fw-la successione_n adjudicavit_fw-la he_o give_v all_o his_o land_n every_o where_o to_o his_o daughter_n as_o to_o his_o lawful_a successor_n after_o the_o death_n of_o king_n henry_n 5._o ibid._n f._n 101._o a._n lin_v 5._o which_o happen_v upon_o the_o first_o of_o december_n that_o year_n the_o empress_n robert_z earl_n of_o gloucester_z with_o most_o of_o the_o nobleman_n delay_v their_o return_n for_o england_n whereas_o stephen_n make_v all_o the_o haste_n he_o can_v and_o by_o the_o ready_a passage_n be_v come_v the_o londoner_n and_o people_n of_o winchester_n own_v he_o a_o king_n 10._o ibid._n n._n 10._o and_o he_o draw_v unto_o he_o roger_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n and_o william_n de_fw-fr pont_n larch_n keeper_n of_o the_o king_n treasure_n but_o all_o his_o endeavar_n have_v come_v to_o nothing_o 20._o ibid._n n._n 20._o if_o his_o brother_n henry_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o at_o that_o time_n the_o pope_n legate_n have_v not_o be_v his_o best_a assistant_n william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n require_v of_o he_o a_o oath_n that_o he_o will_v restore_v and_o preserve_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n become_v his_o suretyâ—_n for_o the_o do_v of_o it_o he_o be_v very_o sweet_a in_o his_o promise_n but_o they_o want_v performance_n he_o be_v crown_v the_o 22_o of_o december_n there_o be_v present_a only_o three_o bishop_n the_o archbishop_z the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o salisbury_n no_o abbat_n and_o but_o few_o noble_a or_o great_a men._n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la coronatus_n est_fw-la ergo_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la angliae_fw-la stephanus_n undeciâ—o_v calendâ—â—_n januarii_n 1135._o tribus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la prasentibus_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la wintoniensi_fw-la saresberiensi_fw-la nullâ—_n abbatibâ—s_v pancissimus_fw-la optimatibus_fw-la 40._o ibid._n n._n 40._o have_v make_v the_o treasurer_n of_o his_o party_n he_o immediate_o become_v master_n of_o the_o treasure_n which_o be_v near_o 100000_o l._n in_o ready_a money_n beside_o gold_n and_o silver_n vessel_n of_o great_a weight_n and_o inestimable_a value_n have_v so_o great_a treasure_n he_o can_v not_o want_v assistant_n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la hanc_fw-la copiâ—m_fw-la gazarum_fw-la habenti_fw-la auxiliatores_fw-la dress_n non_fw-la poterant_fw-la especial_o be_v very_o profuse_a in_o his_o gift_n all_o sort_n of_o soldier_n stock_v to_o he_o out_o of_o flanders_n and_o britain_n most_o notorious_a plunderer_n 50._o ibid._n n._n 50._o and_o cruel_a people_n who_o rob_v church_n and_o pull_v man_n of_o religious_a order_n from_o their_o horse_n and_o imprison_v they_o without_o regard_n erat_fw-la genus_fw-la hominum_fw-la rapacissimum_fw-la &_o violentissimum_fw-la qui_fw-la nil_fw-la pensi_fw-la haberent_fw-la vel_fw-la caemeteria_fw-la frangere_fw-la vel_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la expilare_fw-la religiosi_fw-la quinetiam_fw-la ordinis_fw-la viros_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la equis_fw-la proturbare_v sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la indigenae_fw-la militer_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la neither_o be_v stranger_n only_o but_o homebred_a soldier_n or_o knight_n who_o hate_v time_n of_o peace_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o king_n henry_n reign_n because_o than_o they_o live_v mean_o easy_o bring_v to_o his_o party_n raise_v thereby_o their_o fortune_n from_o the_o loss_n and_o ruin_n of_o the_o people_n 4._o ibid._n b._n lin_v 2._o ibid._n lin_v 3_o 4._o provineialium_fw-la dispendio_fw-la svas_fw-la fortunas_fw-la urgentes_fw-la further_n stephen_n when_o he_o be_v earl_n by_o his_o easy_a and_o jocular_a conversation_n and_o his_o familiarity_n with_o their_o mean_a person_n have_v wonderful_o gain_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o people_n 5._o ibid._n lin_v 5._o so_o that_o all_o the_o nobleman_n of_o england_n come_v ready_o in_o to_o he_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o wise_a earl_n of_o gloucester_n be_v folic_a ous_a how_o he_o may_v show_v they_o their_o fault_n and_o by_o discourse_n bring_v they_o back_o to_o a_o better_a opinion_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v attempt_v by_o force_n 7._o ibid._n lin_v 7._o for_o the_o cause_n before_o mention_v nor_o be_v it_o free_a for_o he_o to_o come_v into_o england_n unless_o for_o a_o time_n he_o can_v dissemble_v and_o appear_v as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o party_n in_o the_o defection_n quasi_fw-la defectionis_fw-la eorum_fw-la particeps_fw-la wherefore_o he_o do_v homage_n to_o the_o king_n upon_o condition_n 10._o ibid._n n._n 10._o that_o be_v to_o say_v so_o long_o as_o he_o keep_v his_o dignity_n entire_a and_o perform_v his_o agreement_n and_o covenant_n scilicet_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la ille_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la integre_n custodiret_fw-la &_o sibi_fw-la pacta_fw-la servaret_fw-la for_o long_o before_o he_o know_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o king_n and_o foresee_v the_o instability_n of_o his_o faith_n spectato_fw-la enim_fw-la jamdudum_fw-la regis_fw-la ingenio_fw-la instabilitatem_fw-la fidei_fw-la praevidebat_fw-la in_o the_o same_o year_n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la not_o much_o after_o the_o come_n of_o the_o earl_n the_o bishop_n swear_v fealty_n to_o the_o king_n so_o long_o as_o he_o shall_v preserve_v the_o liberty_n and_o strict_a discipline_n of_o the_o church_n 30._o ibid._n n._n 20._o 30._o which_o he_o then_o swear_v to_o do_v according_a to_o his_o charter_n that_o consist_v most_o of_o privilege_n grant_v to_o the_o clergy_n and_o be_v there_o repeat_v and_o be_v date_v 1136_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n but_o the_o historian_n say_v he_o disdain_v to_o put_v the_o name_n of_o the_o witness_n which_o be_v many_o because_o he_o change_v all_o thing_n so_o perverse_o as_o if_o he_o have_v only_o swear_v that_o he_o may_v show_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n he_o have_v swear_v to_o what_o he_o never_o intend_v to_o perform_v 40._o ibid._n n._n 40._o nomina_fw-la testium_fw-la qui_fw-la multi_fw-la fuêrunt_fw-la apponere_fw-la fastidio_fw-la quia_fw-la pene_fw-la omne_fw-la ita_fw-la perperam_fw-la mutârunt_fw-la quasi_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la jurâsset_fw-la ut_fw-la praevaricatorem_fw-la sacramenti_fw-la se_fw-la regno_fw-la toti_fw-la ostenderet_fw-la in_o this_o grant_n he_o say_v he_o be_v choose_v king_n by_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n crown_v by_o william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o afterward_o confirm_v by_o pope_n innoeent_fw-mi the_o bull_n of_o which_o confirmation_n may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o history_n of_o richard_n prior_n of_o hagulstad_n col_fw-fr 313._o n_o 30._o the_o witness_n to_o his_o charter_n or_o grant_v be_v most_o of_o the_o bishop_n earls_z and_o nobleman_n and_o all_o norman_n and_o may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o same_o history_n col._n 314._o n_o 60._o this_o be_v the_o true_a history_n how_o stephen_n come_v to_o be_v king_n take_v from_o william_n of_o malmsbury_n who_o live_v and_o write_v at_o the_o very_a time_n these_o thing_n be_v do_v and_o write_v they_o at_o the_o request_n of_o robert_n earl_n of_o gloucester_n the_o author_n word_n p._n 20._o the_o first_o observation_n upon_o his_o own_o history_n of_o maud_n title_n and_o stephen_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n before_o note_v be_v that_o if_o it_o hold_v that_o a_o oath_n be_v first_o take_v to_o maud_n by_o the_o bishop_n and_o nobility_n and_o afterward_o to_o king_n stephen_n a_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n may_v cease_v without_o discharge_n from_o the_o party_n to_o who_o it_o be_v make_v and_o so_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o salisbury_n as_o well_o as_o the_o nobility_n think_v themselves_o at_o liberty_n to_o take_v a_o new_a oath_n of_o allegiance_n without_o a_o release_n from_o the_o party_n concern_v in_o the_o former_a oath_n what_o may_v be_v say_v to_o this_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o the_o author_n know_v what_o religion_n be_v profess_v in_o this_o nation_n at_o that_o time_n and_o only_o that_o and_o know_v also_o those_o of_o that_o persuasion_n do_v and_o do_v believe_v the_o head_n of_o their_o church_n have_v and_o have_v power_n to_o make_v a_o oath_n cease_v without_o discharge_n from_o the_o party_n to_o who_o it_o