The history of England : written in French . THE HISTORY of ENGLAND. BOOK VII. The Ref oration of the Saxon Line: The Reigns of H e n r y II. and Richard I. Containing the Space of Forty Five Tears. 5. HENRYII. i>55 Me is CrtFWtltd, Gervas. HE Englijh were too weary of theCivil Wars, that had fo long af-flicted the Kingdom, willingly torun the Hazard of feeing them re-newed. Though the death of Ste-phen might have eafily furnifhedan occafion for frefh Commotions,they peaceably waited for the Dukeof Normandy, who could not comeinto England, till fix Weeks after he had re
The history of England : written in French . THE HISTORY of ENGLAND. BOOK VII. The Ref oration of the Saxon Line: The Reigns of H e n r y II. and Richard I. Containing the Space of Forty Five Tears. 5. HENRYII. i>55 Me is CrtFWtltd, Gervas. HE Englijh were too weary of theCivil Wars, that had fo long af-flicted the Kingdom, willingly torun the Hazard of feeing them re-newed. Though the death of Ste-phen might have eafily furnifhedan occafion for frefh Commotions,they peaceably waited for the Dukeof Normandy, who could not comeinto England, till fix Weeks after he had received theNews (1). During this interval, not a Man offered to di-spute his Title. Befides, that Prince William, Son of thedeceafed King, was a Prince of little Merit, the late Pro-ceedings ofmoft of the Barons againft the King his Father,kept them from adhering to the fortune of the youngPrince, for fear of putting it in his power to be , Henry was not only powerful beyond Sea, buthad alfo a great Party in the Kingdom, and the ftrongeftPlaces were in the hands of his Creatures. And therefore,fuppofing William had been willing to try to place himfelfon the Throne, he would have wanted the neceflary Af-fifta
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