Robert, eldest fon to William, his jealoufy of his two
brothers, 157-endeavours to furprise the caftle of
Rouen, 158-is joined by the nobility of Normandy,
&c. ib.-takes fhelter in the castle of Gerberay, 159—
is befieged there by William, ib.-defeats his father
in fingle combat, ib.-is pardoned, 160-marches
against Malcolm, king of Scotland, ib.-his unpardon-
able indolence, 169-makes a treaty with his brother,
171-his kindness to his brother Henry, 172-en-
gages in the crufade, 175-mortgages his dukedom
to his brother, 176—his gallant actions in Palestine,
184 marries Sibylla, ib.-takes poffeffion of his
dutchy, 187-claims the English crown, ib.-re-
figns his pretenfions, 188-intercedes in behalf of his
friends, 189-defeated and taken prisoner, 192—
dies in prifon, 193

Roches, Peter de, perfuades Henry to invite over a
number of Poitevins, 353

Roger, earl of Hereford, forms a confpiracy against
William I. 152

S

SALADIN, fultan of Egypt, totally defeated, 283—

concludes a truce with Richard I. 284

Saxons, an account of, 34--arrive in England, 38-
march against the Picts and Scots, ib.-defeat them,
ib.

Sigebert, king of the Eaft-Angles, restores christianity,
53

king of Effex, embraces chriftianity, 54

the Good, reftores the chriftian religion in
Effex, 54
Stephen, afcends the English throne, 201-heaps fa-
vours upon his family, ib.-grants a new charter,
204-promises to obferve the laws of Edward the
Confeffor, ib.-grants the barons a right of fortifying
their castle, 205-gains a victory over the Scots, ib.
obliges the the bishops to deliver up their caftles, 246
-is informed of Matilda's landing in England, 207
- befieges

-befieges the caftle of Arundel, 208-fuffers Matilda
to retire to Bristol, 209-becomes very unpopular,
ib.-is totally defeated, 210-taken prifoner, ib.-
is again recognized as king, 213-is opposed by his
barons, 214-his whole party laid under an interdict
by the pope, ib.-opposed by Henry, son of Matilda,
215-makes a treaty with Henry, 217-his death
and character, 218

Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury depofed, 150.
Sweyn, king of Denmark, invades England, 102-de-
feats the English, 103-the English fwear allegiance
to him, 106-his death, ib.-joins with Edwin and
Morcar against William, 144

T

Thomas à Becket. See Becket.

Tofti, brother to king Harold, 120-opposes his brother,
124-affifted by the earl of Flanders, ib.-is routed,
ib.-is affifted by Harfagar, king of Norway, ib.-
routs the armies of Mercia and Northumberland, ib.
-defeated by Harold, 23-flain in battle, ib.

V

VORTIGERN, chofen fovereign of the Britons,
34-invites the Saxons into England, 37-de-

pofed by the people, 39

Vortimer, raised to the throne, 40-defeats the Saxons,
ib.

WAL

W

ALTHEOF, engages in a confpiracy against
William I. 153-reveals it to the king, 154-

tried and executed, 155

Weffex, kingdom of, founded by Cerdic, 55-converted

to Chriftianity, 56

William,

William, duke of Normandy, afterwards William the
Firft, invades England, 120-account of his birth, 126
claims the crown of England, 127-account of
his army, 129-his behaviour in the battle, ib.-de-
feats the English, 132-takes Dover, 138-croffes
the Thames at Wallingford, ib.-is crowned at
Westminster, 139-rewards his army, 140-difarms
the city of London, ib.-returns to Normandy, ib.-
prevents a maffacre of the Normans, ib.-erects a
great number of fortreffes in the kingdom, ib.-
treats the people as a conquered nation, 144-fevives
the odious tax of Danegelt, ib.-renders abortive a
dangerous confpiracy, ib.his cruel ufage of the
English, 145-lays the county of Northumberland
wafte, 148-confifcates the eftates of all the English
gentry, ib.-orders the pleadings in the feveral
courts to be made in the Norman language, 149-
reforms the feudal law, ib.-divides all the land of
England into baronies, ib.—abolishes the method of
trial by Ordeal and Camp-fight, 151-carries over a
confiderable army of the English to Normandy, 152
another confpiracy formed against him, ibis op-
pofed by his children, 156-is defeated in fingle
combat by his fon Robert, 159-is reconciled to him,
160-compiles Doomsday-book, ib.-makes the New
Foreft, 161-imprifons his brother Odo, 163-his
anfwer to the French king's raillery, 164-endeavours
to atone for his former offences, ib.—his death, 165-
character and iffue, 166

William, II. furnamed Rufus, afcends the English-
throne, 167-crowned at Weftminster, ib.-orders
a new furvey of England, 170-makes a treaty with
his brother Robert, 171-inftance of his generofity,
173-expels the Welch, ib.-purchases the dukedom
of Normandy from his brother, 176-involved in a
difagreeable quarrel with Anfelm, 177-feizes the
archbishop's temporalities, 178-is menaced with the
fentence of excommunication, 179--is killed in the
New Foreft, 181-his character, 182

William,

William, fon to William II. recognized by the states of England and Normandy, 197-is drowned in his paffage to England, 198

William, fon of Robert, committed to the care of Helie de St. Saen, 195-fent to the court of Anjou, ib.— his great bravery, ib.-his death, 196

William, king of Scotland, ravages the Northern parts of England, 262-his army totally defeated, ib.-taken prifoner, 263-does homage to Henry II. 264

END OF THE FIRST VOLUME.