Footnotes:

[A][ History of William the Conqueror.]

[B] See page [14].

[C] The ampulla used now for anointing the English sovereigns is in the form of an eagle. It is made of the purest chased gold, and weighs about ten ounces. It is deposited in the Tower of London.

[D] The mark is about three dollars.

[E] Trenc-le-mer, literally, Cut the sea.

[F] The English word assassins comes from the name of these men.

[G] For the situation of this island, see the map on page [164].