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The history of the Norman conquest of England, its causes and its results, Volume 3 (of 6)

Note 1622 — Chapter XVI · THE INTERREGNUM.[1503] October 15–December 25, 1066.

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William of Poitiers (142) speaks casually of those “qui circa monasterium in armis et equis præsidio dispositi fuerunt.” Orderic (503 C) is more explicit; “Normannorum turmæ circa monasterium in armis et equis, ne quid doli et seditionis oriretur, præsidio dispositæ fuerunt.” Presently after he speaks of “armati milites qui extrinsecus erant pro suorum tuitione.”

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