—— l. 15, la cont Vincestre.—Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester. Why his name is introduced so prominently, does not seem clear. He died in the year following (1264), and the title became extinct.
[P. 67], l. 3, Rogier Bigot.—Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk.
[P. 67], l. 18, Saint Amont, means, probably, St. Edmund.
[P. 69]. Song against the King of Almaigne.—This song was first printed in Percy’s Reliques of Ancient English Poetry.
—— l. 2, Kyn of Alemaigne.—It is hardly necessary to say that this was Richard Earl of Cornwall, the King’s brother.
—— l. 3, Thritti thousent pound.—The Barons had offered him this sum, if he would by his intermediation persuade the King to agree to a peace with them, and at the same time accept the terms they demanded.
—— l. 10, Walingford.—The honour of Wallingford had been conferred on Richard in 1243.
—— l. 12.—Windsor was the stronghold of the royal party, and had been garrisoned by foreigners.
—— l. 15, mulne.—“After the battle was lost, Richard, King of the Romans, took refuge in a windmill, which he barricadoed, and maintained for some time against the Barons, but in the evening was obliged to surrender. See a very full account of this in the Chronicle of Mailros.” Percy.