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The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, Volume 1 (of 2)

Note 1543 — Chapter IV · (continued 5)

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The words of William of Malmesbury (iv. 389) are remarkable; “Robertus, Jerosolymam veniens, indelibili macula nobilitatem suam respersit, quod regnum, consensu omnium sibi utpote regis filio delatum, recusaret, non reverentiæ, ut fertur, contuitu, sed laborum inextricabilium metu.”

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