A.D. 1079.] BISHOP ODO IMPRIS ONE D. Of the dispute between the pope and the emperor. In the same year, the emperor Henry having called together, at Worms, a council of twenty-four bishops and many of the chief men, ordered a decree to be made, that all decisions • and acts of pope Gregory, formerly called Hildebrand, should be rendered null and void, and on this all the council, except a few, abjured Hildebrand. On the other hand, Hildebrand excommunicated the emperor, with this purpose, that the primates of the kingdom might have a just cause for opposing an emperor who was excommunicated. Hildebrand afterwards released the chiefs from the sentence of excommunication, and even absolved the emperor himself, in Lombardy, on a pretended reconciliation with him ; on which all those who had formerly abjured Hildebrand, now abjured the emperor, and appointed Ralph duke of Burgundy to be king over them, to whom also a crown was sent by the pope, on which was written, "Petra, [a rock"] gave the diadem to Peter, Peter gives it to Balph." Sigifred archbishop of Mayence gave the benediction to him as king ; but a revolt arising against them amongst the people of Mayence, Ralph with the archbishop fled by night. Hildebrand absolved all those who opposed the emperor ; but the emperor, although all the approaches through the Alps were fortified against him, frustrated all their plots everywhere and came by way of Aquileia to Ratisbon, and there attacked Ralph and put him to flight; and on the return of the expedition he ravaged Suabia. Of the dedication of the church of Bee. A.D. 1078. On the tenth day before the kalends of December, the church at Bee was dedicated to the honour of the blessed Mary, by Lanfranc archbishop of Canterbury, of which work, he himself laid the first foundation stone after abbat Herlewin. How king William subdued the Welch, and imprisoned bishop Odo. A.D. 1079. Williamkingof the English led a large army into Wales, and subdued it, receiving the homage and fealty of the petty princes of that country ; he also took his brother Odo, who was accused of treason against him, and imprisoned him.