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Howe Robert Duke of Normandye faught with the Turkes / was named to the crowne of Ieru∣salem / and dyed at myscheef.
A worthy prince spoken of in many realme
Noble Robert duke of Normandy
Chose to the crowne of Ierusaleem
But for cause he dyd it denye
Fortune vnto him had enuye
The same Robert next in ordre was
Than cam to pleyne his fatall vnto bochas
For cristys feyth this mighty champion
This duke Robert armed in plate and mayle
With manly Godfray Godfray Bollion
Ageyn turkes faught a great batayle
For cristys feyth that it shulde auayle
To sustene the lawe in their entent
To all the kynges of the occident
Of turkes and sarasyns was so great a noumbre
Geyn cristys lawe gadred in puissaunce
The feith of crist falsly to encombre
But there were made hasty ordynaunce
By kynges of Englonde normandye and fraunce
First to socoure dyd his besy peyne
Godfrey Bollyon that was duke of Loreyn
Which on sarasyns made a disconfyture
Maugre turkes for all their great might
In which batayle crist made him recure
The feelde that day to supporte his right
Where the seide robert was founde so gode a knighte
That for his nobles by recorde of writynge
Of Ierusalem was named tobe kinge
Assentyd nat to the eleccion
By cause of newe that he dyd vndrestonde
His eldre brother for short conclusion
I callyd wyllyam was ded in Inglonde
Wolde in no wyse take the crowne on honde
Of Ierusalem but lyke a manly knight
Cam to Englonde for to clayme his right
And yit or he cam he had knowlegynge
His yonger brother callyd herry
Had vpon him take to be crowned kynge
Tolde his lordes and princys fynally
He was next heire entryd rightfully
As enheritoure to succede in that realme
His brother beynge kynge of Ierusaleem
God wote the cause stode all in other wyse
The sayde Robert duke of Normandye
Purposyd him by marcyall empryse
From his brother to take the regalye
Toke his princys and his chiualrye
Thought he wolde lyke a manly knight
Arryue in Inglonde and reioyse his right
Both in one felde assemblyd on a day
The brethren tweyne eche with stronge partye
To darreyne and make no delay
Eche with other to holde champartye
But whan these lordes the mischeef dyd espye
They besyed them and were nat recheles
Atwene the brethern to refourme pees
The seyde brethern were fully condescendyd
Vpon this poynt for shorte conclusion
As in the acorde was iustly comprehendyd
Henry to holde and haue possession
Durynge his lyf of all this region
And Roberte shulde haue for his partye
A sōme of golde with all Normandy
Thre thousande pounde put in remembraunce
Ech yere to Robert sent fro this region
Of which payment to make full assuraunce
Was layde hostages as made is mencyon
But yit of newe fyll a dissencion
Atwene the brethren of hatrede and enuye
For a certeyn castell that stode in normandye
Which castell longed of heritage
Vnto the kynges Iurisdiction
Of which the duke toke his auauntage
Maugre the kynge and helde possession
Turned after to his confusion
And whan the kinge this thinge dyd espye
With stronge honde cam to normandye
Where the duke was layde a sege aboute
Made ordenaunce to recure his right
Gate the Castell toke his brother oute
Emprisoned him of very force and might
Left him alone out of mennys sight
Fourtene yere the cronycle wryteth so
There he dyed in myscheef and in woo