Note 196 — BOOK XII.
William Robson translation
A letter from Pope Honorius to the archbishop of Maïence, says that there is in Prussia a nation of barbarians, of whom it is said that they kill all the girls but one born of each mother; that they prostitute their daughters and wives, immolate captives to their gods, and bathe their swords and lances in the blood of these victims, to bring them success in battle—See Raynal, 1218. We refer our readers to our Appendix, for some details upon the manners of the Prussians.