Note 1589 — Chapter XVI · THE INTERREGNUM.[1503] October 15–December 25, 1066.
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Wid. Amb. 741;
“Annuit hoc vulgus, jus turn probat esse senatus,
Et puerum Regem cœtus uterque negat.”
This passage is worthy of notice by any one who is studying the municipal antiquities of London. At the same time we must remember that it is not merely London which is concerned. So far as the passage proves anything, I should rather take it as a witness to the popular character of the Witenagemót. See vol. i. p. 112.