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RObert succeeded his Father Hugh, Anno Domini 996. Com∣ming to the Crowne hee caused Melun to bee surrendered to Count Buchard, which Count Odo of Chartres, sonne of Berthe, sister of Raoul of Bur∣gundy, had possessed. After the death
of his wife Lutgarde, he marryed Berthe the widow of Eudon, Count of Char∣tres, whom he after dismissed, because she was his Godmother; and tooke Constance, daughter of William, Count of Arles, and of Blanch, daughter of Foulques, Count of Aniou. At the same time Henry, Duke of Burgundy, Vncle by the Father to this Robert, dy∣ed without heires. By reason whereof Otho Guillaume, surnamed the stranger, pretending a right to that Dutchy, by cause of the adoption which Henry had made of him, made himselfe very strong in Auxerre, which was taken from him by the King, with the Dutchy of Bur∣gundy. Otho the sonne of Charles, Duke of Loraine being deceased, the Empe∣rour Henry caused Count Godfrey of Ardenne to be invested, notwithstan∣ding that Geberge and Hermengarde, Sisters of Otho, marryed to Lambert and Aubert Counts of Brabant and Na∣mures, would have put them in possessi∣on; which was a cause that the King in∣stigated
Baldwin Count of Flanders, a∣gainst the Emperour, who siezed upon the Cities, which are upon the River of Escaut, as Valenciennes, Dinam, and o∣thers. Anno Domini 1015. the King tooke away the City and County of Sens from Count Ramard, surnamed the Wicked, by reason of the insolencies and violences committed upon the Arch-Bishop thereof, and was confisca∣ted to the Crowne. Afterwards hee compelled the Burgundians to returne to their obedience, who Anno Domini 1016 were revolted: and after, having pacified the quarrell betweene Richard Duke of Normandy, and Odo Count of Chartres, who were in great warres, he went to treate with Henry the Empe∣rour concerning matters of Religion, and their Dominions and Royalties, in a Parliament which they held together at Iovy upon Chere. And after having also appeased the quarrell betweene Eudes Count of Campagne and Char∣tres, and Foulque, Count of Aniou, hee
deceased at Melun, Anno Domini 1031. having reigned about three and thirty yeares, and lyes interred at St. Denis in France.
This Robert in his whole Reigne ex∣prest much wisedome; for as his father to settle the Crowne on his progeny, had caused him to be enstalled, so hee Crowned Hugh his eldest sonne at Campagne; and after his decease, pre∣ferring vertue before eldership, elected the yonger to be King, being of a more Royall disposition, and the Dutchy of Normandy was by Will left unto Ro∣bert.
When hee had thus ordered his af∣faires, and pleased his Subjects with his happy reigne, having got enough Fame and Honour, he dyed, leaving him in the remembrance of Posterity, this o∣pinion deepely setled: That the King∣dome was happy in his government, and blest in his wisedome, resolution, peaceablenesse, and continency, most e∣minent vertues, like Starres shining in
the Spheare of Majesty; but with a dimme brightnesse in respect of his piety, whence the other derived their borrowed light.
In the praise of the holy Martyres he composed a Hymne, beginning thus: O constantia Martyrum mirabilis; and washighly pleased, that his wife, with whose name the former words had some agreement, had an humorous affection to approve his writings, then generally applauded.
Immensum in Regis gloria calcan habet.