Excerpt from Hakluytus Posthumus, or Purchas His Pilgrimes, Vol. 8: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and Lande Travells by Englishmen and Others

Empire of the East, who came and sought to Robert for ayde, who bein compounded with Jordan which had succeeded his Fat er Richard, went into Greece, and prosperously succeded. Hence he was called backe by Hildebrand, or Gregorie the Seventh, which before had excommunicated him, to he] him a inst Henrie the Emperour, then having taken Home by orce who hearing of Roberts comming with a stron Armic (leavin Boamund to pursue his Grecian a aires) went wit Clement or Guibert, his new made Pope into Etruria. Thus was hec dreadful] to the Easterne and Westerne Emperours at once. He dyed, Anno ios 5. Roger his sonne succeeded. This Historic both as of Normans, and as a preamble to the Expedition of the Frankes, is not unworthy recital].

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