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The Reign of William Rufus and the Accession of Henry the First, Volume 1 (of 2)

Note 810 — Chapter III · (continued 2)

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Will. Malms. iv. 310. “Impium esse ut eum aqua arceant, quæ esset communis mortalibus; aliter, si velit, virtutem experiatur; nec pugnet violentia elementorum sed virtute militum.” If this represents a real message from Henry, it must surely have been meant as an argumentum ad hominem for Robert.

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