Note 1244 — Chapter XV · THE NORMAN INVASION AND THE CAMPAIGN OF HASTINGS.[1055]
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Will. Malms, iii. 239. “Nobis solis prœliantibus, caussa tua utrobique in portu navigabit: quia et fugientes restituere et mortuos ulcisci poteris.” Wace (12057) adds the alternatives of his own captivity and of an agreement between Harold and William;
“Mais se jo suis veincu u pris,
Vos, se Dex plaist, ki serez vis,
Vos maisnies rasemblerez,
E cumbatre vos i porrez,
U tel parole el Duc prendrez,
Ke vostre régné en paiz tendrez.”