“Si à Roem le faz garder
E norir, gaires longement
Il ne saura parlier neiant
Daneis, kar nul n l’i parole.
Si voil qu’il seit à tele escole
Qù l’en le sache endoctriner
Que as Daneis sache parler.
Ci ne sevent riens fors Romanz
Mais à Baieux en à tanz
Qui ne sevent si Daneis non.”
[2] Bernard was founder of the family of Harcourt of Nuneham. Ferrières, the ancestor of that of Ferrars.
[3] In the same Chronicle, William Longsword directs that,—
“Tant seit apris qu’il lise un bref
Kar ceo ne li ert pas trop gref.”
[4] Hako of Norway was educated by Ethelstane of England. It was Foulques le Bon, the contemporary Count of Anjou, who, when derided by Louis IV. for serving in the choir of Tours, wrote the following retort: “The Count of Anjou to the King of France. Apprenez, Monseigneur, qu’un roi sans lettres est une âne couronné.”
[5] The Banner of Normandy was a cross till William the Conqueror adopted the lion.
“Sire, soiés mon escus, soiés mes defendemens.”
Histoire des Ducs de Normandie (Michel).
[7] The Cathedral was afterwards built by Richard himself.
[8] Sus le maistre autel del iglise
Li unt sa feauté jurée.