[75]. Page 97. On this question there is a conflict of evidence William of Jumièges, whose authority is only second to that of William of Poitiers, definitely asserts Geoffrey’s participation in the campaign. See Halphen, Conté d’Anjou, 77. On the other hand, although the argument from the silence of William of Poitiers should not be pressed too far, the terms of the treaty of 1053 (see below) certainly suggest that the king held Geoffrey guilty of a breach of feudal duty, and later writers, such as Orderic, cannot be trusted implicitly in regard to the detailed history of this period.
[76]. William of Poitiers, 99.
[77]. See note, page 112[112].
[78]. William of Jumièges, vii., 25.
[79]. See The Laws of Breteuil, by Miss M. Bateson, Eng. Hist. Rev., xx.
[80]. William of Poitiers, 99, 100.
[81]. In a charter abstracted by Round, Calendar of Documents Preserved in France, No. 1256, there is a reference to a knight named Richard who was seized by mortal illness while defending the frontier post of Châteauneuf-en-Thimerais in this campaign.
[82]. William of Poitiers, 101. Wace gives topographical details.
[83]. William of Jumièges, vii., 28. The battle of Varaville led to the king’s retreat, but a sporadic war lasted till 1060. It is probable that Norman chroniclers have attached more importance to the battle than it really possessed.
[84]. See Halphen, Comté d’Anjou, p. 133.