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henry_n shall_v pay_v yearly_a to_o robert_n 3000._o mark_n and_o the_o long_a liver_n shall_v be_v the_o other_o heir_n this_o henry_n marry_v maud_n the_o daughter_n of_o malcolme_n king_n of_o scot_n by_o margaret_n the_o daughter_n of_o edward_n son_n to_o edmund_n ironside_n also_o this_o year_n die_v hugh_n earl_n of_o chester_n and_o richard_n his_o son_n be_v make_v earl_n in_o his_o place_n at_o this_o time_n also_o die_v grono_n ap_fw-mi cadogan_n and_o gwyn_n ap_fw-mi gruffyth_fw-mi in_o the_o year_n 1101._o 1101_o robert_n de_fw-fr belesmo_n son_n to_o roger_n de_fw-fr mountgomery_n earl_n of_o salope_n and_o arnulph_n his_o brother_n earl_n of_o pembroke_n do_v rebel_v against_o the_o king_n cest._n which_o when_o the_o king_n hear_v he_o send_v for_o they_o to_o come_v to_o he_o but_o they_o make_v blind_a excuse_n and_o gather_v their_o strength_n and_o fortify_v their_o castle_n and_o then_o give_v great_a gift_n and_o make_v large_a promise_n to_o the_o son_n of_o blethyn_n ap_fw-mi convyn_n jorwerth_n cadogan_n and_o meredyth_n and_o entice_v they_o to_o join_v their_o power_n to_o they_o robert_n have_v fortify_v four_o castle_n arundel_n tekinhill_n shrewsburie_n and_o brugge_n which_o castle_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o war_n for_o robert_n have_v build_v it_o without_o the_o king_n leave_v and_o arnulph_n fortify_v his_o castle_n of_o penbroke_a then_o they_o enter_v the_o king_n land_n &_o burn_v &_o spoil_v it_o carieng_n away_o rich_a booty_n and_o arnulph_n to_o have_v more_o strength_n send_v gerald_n his_o steward_n to_o murkart_n king_n of_o ireland_n to_o desire_v his_o daughter_n in_o marriage_n which_o he_o obtain_v with_o promise_n of_o great_a succour_n which_o do_v encourage_v he_o the_o more_o against_o the_o king_n 1102_o then_o the_o king_n gather_v a_o great_a army_n and_o first_o besiege_v the_o castle_n of_o arundel_n and_o win_v it_o 26._o and_o likewise_o he_o do_v with_o tekinhill_n and_o afterward_o lead_v his_o 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to_o the_o earl_n land_n which_o do_v their_o master_n commandment_n destroy_v &_o spoil_v all_o the_o country_n for_o the_o earl_n have_v cause_v his_o people_n to_o conveie_v all_o their_o cattle_n and_o good_n to_o wales_n little_o remember_v the_o mischief_n that_o the_o welshman_n have_v receive_v at_o his_o father_n and_o brother_n hand_n but_o when_o these_o news_n come_v to_o the_o earl_n to_o cadogan_n &_o meredyth_n jorwerth_n brethren_n they_o be_v all_o dismay_v &_o despair_v to_o be_v able_a to_o withstand_v the_o king_n for_o jorwerth_n be_v the_o great_a man_n of_o power_n in_o wales_n and_o at_o this_o time_n arnulph_n be_v go_v to_o ireland_n for_o his_o wife_n and_o succour_n also_o a_o little_a before_o magnus_n again_o have_v land_v in_o môn_n &_o receive_v of_o gruffyth_n ap_fw-mi conan_n &_o hew_v down_o much_o timber_n wood_n as_o be_v needful_a for_o he_o and_o so_o return_v to_o the_o will_v of_o man_n which_o he_o have_v win_v he_o build_v three_o castle_n there_o and_o send_v to_o ireland_n to_o have_v the_o daughter_n of_o murcart_n in_o marriage_n for_o his_o son_n which_o he_o obtain_v and_o make_v his_o son_n king_n of_o man._n then_o earl_n robert_n hear_v this_o send_v to_o he_o for_o help_v but_o receive_v none_o therefore_o see_v no_o remedy_n he_o send_v to_o the_o king_n desire_v he_o that_o he_o may_v forsake_v the_o realm_n which_o thing_n the_o king_n grant_v and_o he_o sail_v to_o normandy_n and_o likewise_o the_o king_n send_v word_n to_o his_o brother_n arnulph_n that_o either_o he_o shall_v follow_v his_o brother_n and_o depart_v the_o land_n or_o yield_v himself_o to_o the_o king_n mercy_n and_o pleasure_n but_o he_o choose_v to_o depart_v the_o land_n and_o so_o he_o do_v after_o this_o when_o the_o king_n be_v return_v home_o jorwerth_n take_v his_o brother_n meredyth_n and_o send_v he_o to_o the_o king_n prison_n for_o his_o brother_n cadogan_n agree_v with_o he_o to_o who_o jorwerth_n give_v caerdhydh_n &_o a_o piece_n of_o powy_n then_o jorwerth_n himself_o go_v to_o the_o king_n court_n to_o put_v the_o king_n in_o remembrance_n of_o his_o promise_n but_o the_o king_n when_o he_o see_v all_o quiet_a air_n forget_v the_o service_n of_o jorwerth_n and_o his_o own_o promise_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o same_o take_v dyvet_n from_o jorwerth_n and_o give_v it_o to_o a_o knight_n call_v saer_n and_o stradtywy_a cydewen_n and_o gwyr_n he_o give_v to_o howel_n ap_fw-mi grono_n and_o so_o jorwerth_n be_v send_v home_o empty_a at_o this_o time_n king_n henry_n give_v diverse_a castle_n and_o lordship_n in_o wales_n to_o normanes_a and_o englishman_n of_o who_o there_o be_v mention_v oftentimes_o hereafter_o in_o this_o history_n this_o year_n die_v grono_n son_n of_o rees_n ap_fw-mi theodor_n in_o prison_n also_o at_o this_o time_n magnus_n the_o son_n of_o heroald_n enter_v the_o country_n of_o lenoux_fw-fr in_o scotland_n &_o after_o he_o have_v get_v a_o great_a prey_n return_v to_o his_o ship_n but_o the_o inhabitant_n pursue_v he_o so_o hard_o that_o they_o put_v his_o people_n to_o flight_n slay_v he_o and_o rescue_v their_o good_n and_o cattle_n in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o year_n the_o king_n do_v send_v diverse_a of_o his_o council_n to_o shrewesburie_n and_o will_v jorwerth_n ap_fw-mi blethyn_n to_o come_v to_o meet_v they_o there_o to_o consult_v about_o the_o king_n business_n and_o affair_n now_o when_o he_o come_v thither_o all_o the_o consultation_n be_v against_o he_o who_o contrary_a to_o all_o right_a and_o equity_n they_o condemn_v of_o treason_n because_o the_o king_n fear_v his_o strength_n and_o that_o he_o will_v revenge_v the_o wrong_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v at_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o so_o they_o commit_v he_o to_o prison_n those_o noble_a man_n that_o be_v send_v by_o the_o king_n to_o
shrewesburie_n be_v richard_n de_fw-fr belmersh_n or_o the_o beleasmo_n as_o some_o do_v call_v he_o who_o be_v chief_a doer_n about_o roger_n mountgomery_n earl_n of_o salop_n be_v prefer_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o london_n and_o afterward_o appoint_v by_o this_o king_n henry_n to_o be_v warden_n of_o the_o march_n and_o governor_n of_o the_o county_n of_o salop_n walter_n constable_n the_o father_n of_o milo_n earl_n of_o hereford_n and_o rayner_n the_o king_n lieutenant_n in_o the_o county_n of_o salop._n about_o this_o time_n as_o bale_n note_v the_o church_n of_o menevia_fw-la or_o s._n david_n append_v begin_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o sea_n of_o canturburie_n be_v always_o before_o the_o metropolitan_a church_n of_o all_o wales_n 1103_o in_o the_o year_n 1103._o owen_n ap_fw-mi edwin_n die_v after_o great_a misery_n and_o long_a sickness_n then_o also_o richard_n the_o son_n of_o baldwyn_n do_v fortify_v the_o castle_n of_o ridcor_n and_o chase_v howel_n ap_fw-mi grono_n out_z of_o the_o country_n to_o who_o the_o king_n have_v give_v the_o custody_n of_o that_o castle_n who_o nevertheless_o return_v short_o after_o and_o burn_v all_o the_o country_n house_n corn_n and_o hay_o and_o slay_v a_o great_a number_n of_o the_o normanes_n as_o they_o return_v homeward_o and_o keep_v all_o the_o country_n in_o his_o subjection_n except_o the_o castle_n and_o these_o garrison_n at_o this_o time_n the_o king_n do_v take_v the_o rule_n of_o dyvet_n from_o saer_n to_o who_o he_o have_v commit_v the_o same_o and_o give_v it_o to_o gerald_n who_o have_v be_v sometime_o steward_n there_o under_o arnulph_n then_o the_o normanes_n who_o be_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o rydcor_n and_o other_o castle_n there_o about_o see_v they_o can_v not_o have_v the_o upper_a hand_n of_o howel_n ap_fw-mi grono_n in_o open_a fight_n fall_v to_o their_o accustom_a practice_n of_o treason_n and_o so_o obtain_v their_o purpose_n in_o this_o manner_n there_o be_v one_o gwgan_n ap_fw-mi 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