Note 1628 — Chapter XVI · THE INTERREGNUM.[1503] October 15–December 25, 1066.
Reading edition
William of Poitiers (142, 143) tells us how the horsemen who surrounded the church (see above, p. 557) “ignotæ [linguæ?] nimio strepitu accepto, rem sinistram arbitrati, prope civitati imprudentiâ flammam injecerunt.” Orderic (503 C) is clearer, “flammam ædibus imprudenter injecerunt.” Guy does not mention the fire.