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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
Guaimar to send him his Normans, to fight against the Saracens in Sicilia. Lately before (this was, Anno 103 9) the sonnes of Tancred (invited by their Countrimen) had comme thither with three hundred men at Armes, by whose helpe he recovered Syracuse, and the most part of Sicilia, which after their departure the Saracens next yeare repossessed. Anno 1041. Ardoinus a Lumbard offended with Maniacus, for taking from him a Horse which he had taken from a Saracen, incited Earle Ranulph a Norman, to assist him in the warre against the Catapan, where in many fights overthrowing the Greekes, matters succeeded so prosperously, that William one of the sonnes of Tancred was made Earle of Asculum, Drogo his Brother obtayned Venusia, and the rest of Apulia was shared amongst the rest of the Normans. In this Expedi tion, William, Drogo, Humfrie, Richard, Roger, and Robert the Sonnes of Tancred were renowmed, of whom many Dukes and Kings in Italy after descended. Henry the Emperour confirmed to Drogo Earle of Apulia, and to Ranulph of Aversa, all which they had gotten. To Drogo succeeded his Brother, Humfrie, 1051. Who invading the possessions of the Church, which Pope Leo seeking to recover by battell, was beaten out of the field with exceeding slaughter onboth sides, and besieged in a Castle whither he ?ed, was - taken and forced to receive the Norman into communion.
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