1145.
besieged them within. Now whilest earle Robert and others of the empresses capteins
A castell built at Faringdon.
Hen. Hunt.
The king winneth it by force.
An. Reg. 11.
remaining not far off, taried for a greater power to come to their aid, the king with sharpe assaults (but not without losse of his men) wan the fortresse: whereby his side began to wax the stronger, and to be more highlie aduanced. After this he came with a mightie armie vnto Wallingford, and there builded a strong castell ouer against the other castell which his aduersaries held against him.
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