[EJ] P. 189, l. 20. The Syrians were the distributors of eastern Mediterranean commodities in Gaul. The name seems to have been applied to a number of eastern peoples. In this connection it may be recalled that a Syrian, Eusebius, was bishop of Paris, and another, Theodore of Tarsus, archbishop of Canterbury.
[EK] P. 191, l. 1. Gunthram had held Saintes from 567 to 576, when it was taken from him by Chilperic’s son Clovis.
[EL] P. 197, l. 20. Daemonii meridiani instinctu. Cf. Interea accedentibus hariolis et dicentibus eum meridiani daemonii incursionem pati (De Virtut. S. Martin. IV, 36). A sudden seizure in the heat of the day would be diagnosed as possession by a mid-day demon.
[EM] P. 198, l. 22 f. See Frazer, Golden Bough, vol. 8, p. 280, for an explanation of this matter. An image of a noxious creature was supposed to rid a locality of it.
[EN] P. 206, l. 2. Errore nigromantici ingenii. The spelling of nigromantici reveals a popular etymology (niger), “the black art.” Cf. Bonnet, p. 218.
[EO] P. 207, l. 7. The “imposter” had to conduct a service containing responses all by himself.
[EP] P. 209, l. 34. The meaning of this is that in his pain and excitement Gunthram Boso thought he had a lance in his hand instead of a sword.
[EQ] P. 210, c. 15. This assembly of the Arian bishops of Spain took place in 587.
[ER] P. 211, l. 12. The reference is to the Latin version (and continuation) of Eusebius’ history by Rufinus. Book X, c. 14.
[ES] P. 212, l. 2. According to the Salic law the fine which the killing of a free man entailed was more than doubled if the corpse was concealed.