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Capitulum septimum.
THIS [Also þys, γ.] ȝere whanne þe counsaille was i-made in þe citee Turon in Gallia, þat is [þat is] in, Cx.] Fraunce, pope Urban excitede nygh [neiȝ, β.] al þe westlondes to socour of þe Holy Lond. Þerfore þe þridde Henry emperour, Reymond eorle of Seynt Giles, and Bemond [Beomund, β.; Boamund, γ.] of Apulia, took þe cros and passede þe see of Myddel erþe at þe place þat hatte Seynt George his Arme, and hadde wiþ hym two hondred þowsand [þousent, γ.] of Cristen men, and so þe Holy Lond was i-wonne at þat tyme, and Cristes spere was i-founde by revelacioun of seynt Andrew, þat was schewed by [to, α., β., and Cx.] a cherle. [clerke, Cx.] Wiþ hem went Robert duke of Normandie, and þerfore he made acord wiþ his broþer kyng William þe Rede, and leide to hym Normandie to wedde for ten þowsand pounde. But by cause þerof kyng William took a grevous tribute of Englische men, so þat prelates moste ȝit [molte, β.; ȝote, γ.] here vessel and [and, from β. and γ.; of, MS.] lordes spoyle [prelates melted theyr vessel and lordes spoylde, Cx.] here sugettes. Malcolyn kyng of Scotland took prayes at [at] in, β. and Cx.] Norþ|humberlond, þerfore kyng William and his broþer Robert wente into Scotland; his navey was nyh [al] [From β. and Cx.] adreynt, and his oost i-schend [yschent, β.; marryd, Cx.] wiþ colde and wiþ honger. Malcolynus cam aȝenst