Note 80a — Chapter V · THE FIELD OF THE BATTLE OF MORTIMER’S CROSS. [67a]
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Some parts of the inscription seem open to objection. From what has been already mentioned in a former note, it may easily be conjectured why the year is stated to be 1460, instead of 1461, as a modern historical writer would have designated it; but it does not appear easy to assign a reason, why the name “Mortimer” is inscribed instead of “Plantagenet.”