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 September 6     Agreement between Bishop William and the Counts.

September 25     Death of Bishop Geoffrey of Chichester.

November 2     Bishop William before the assembly at Salisbury.

November 14 Durham castle surrendered to the King. after 26     Bishop William crosses to Normandy.

November? Grant of the abbey of Bath to Bishop John; the bishopric of Somerset removed thither.

The priory of Blyth founded in the course of the year by Roger of Bully.

1089     May 24      Death of Lanfranc.

1090     April 21     Easter assembly at Winchester; war declared against Normandy.

A large part of eastern Normandy won by William without crossing the sea.

Maine revolts from Robert; reign of Azo of Este; Howel imprisoned by Helias and visits England.

June 28     Howel returns to Le Mans.

Intrigues of Conan at Rouen.

November 3     Rouen secured to Duke Robert; death of Conan.

War of Evreux and Conches; peace between them.

Anselm visits England for the first time as abbot in the course of the year.

1091     December 35-January 6      Christmas assembly at Winchester.

January     Siege of Courcy.

February     Helias buys the county of Maine from Hugh.

The King crosses to Normandy.

Treaty of Caen.

February     William and Robert besiege Henry at Saint Michael's                      Mount.

May      Malcolm invades Northumberland and is driven back.

August     William, Robert, and Henry go back to England. March towards Scotland.

September 3     Bishop William restored to his bishopric.

September 29     Loss of ships.

Treaty with Malcolm.

October 15     Fall of the tower at Winchcombe.

October 17     Great wind in London.

Death of Cedivor; victory of Rhys son of Tewdwr over Gruffydd son of Meredydd in the course of the year.

In the course of the year come the death of William Bishop of Thetford, the consecration of his successor Herbert Losinga, who also buys the abbey of New Minster for his father, and the consecration of Ralph Luffa Bishop of Chichester.

1092     Fire in London.

March 28     Consecration of the church of Salisbury.

April 10     The tower blown down.