This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...Hist. Franc. Scriptt., vol. v. p. 134) thought he had been all the while at Chinon; whereas the Gesta and Roger shew that both are wrong in this. On the other hand, the Life of William the Marshal seems distinctly to shew that the place where Henry went to lodge before the meeting at Colombieres was not Azay, but ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...Hist. Franc. Scriptt., vol. v. p. 134) thought he had been all the while at Chinon; whereas the Gesta and Roger shew that both are wrong in this. On the other hand, the Life of William the Marshal seems distinctly to shew that the place where Henry went to lodge before the meeting at Colombieres was not Azay, but Ballan; and it also tells us that he went straight back from Colombieres to Chinon, and there read the list. In the absence of further elucidations, I venture to follow this version. ..". Mestre Roger Malchael, Qui lores portout son seel." Hist, de Guill. le Mar., vv. 9051-9052 (as above, p. 65). See M. Meyer's note, ib. p. 69. Hist. de Guill. le Mar., vv. 9040-9076 (as above, p. 65). '"Asez en avez dit." Ib. v. 9083 (as above). 7 Ib. v. 9084 (p. 66). 8 Gir. Cambr. as above. 1 Hist. de Guill. le Mar., w. 9085-9094 (Romania, vol. xi. p. 66).: Rog. Howden (Stubbs), vol. ii. p. 366. 'Gir. Cambr. Vita Galfr., l. i. c. 5 (Brewer, vol. iv. pp. 370, 371). 4 Gir. Cambr. De Instr. Princ, l. iii. c. 26 (Angl. Christ. Soc, p. 150). 5 Gir. Cambr. Vita Galfr. as above (p. 371). Then followed one of those strange scenes which so often occurred after the death of a medieval king. The servants who should have laid out the body for burial stripped it and left it naked on the ground; and as during the three days that he lay dying they had plundered him of everything on which they could lay their hands, the few friends who were shocked at the sight could not find a rag wherewith to cover the dead king, till one of his knights, William de Trihan, took off his own cloak for the purpose.4 All this, however, was speedily set right by William the Marshal. He at once took the command of the little party--a duty for which Geoffrey was evidently unfitted ...
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