16, 17. HIC DUX WILGELM CUM HAROLDO VENIT AD PALATIŪ SUŪ
Here Duke William with Harold came to his Palace.
18. UBI UNUS CLERICUS ET ÆLFGYVA ...
Where a certain clerk and Ælfgyva.
19. HIC WILLEM DUX ET EXERCITUS EJUS VENERUNT AD MONTĒ MICHAELIS
Here Duke William and his army came to Mont St. Michel.
20. HIC TRANSIERUNT FLUMEN COSNONIS
And here they crossed the river Couesnon.
21. ET HIC HAROLD DUX TRAHEBAT EOS DE ARENA
And here Duke Harold dragged them out of the quicksand.
22. ET VENERUNT AD DOL ET CONAN FUGA VERTIT
And they came to Dol, and Conon turned in flight.
23, 24. REDNES. HIC MILITES WILLELMI DUCIS PUGNANT CONTRA DINANTES ET
CUNAN CLAVES PORREXIT
Rennes. Here the soldiers of Duke William fight against the men of
Dinan, and Conon reached out the keys.
25. HIC WILLELM DEDIT HAROLDO ARMA
Here William gave Harold arms.
26. HIE (hic) WILLELM VENIT BAGIAS
Here William came to Bayeux.
27. UBI HAROLD SACRAMENTUM FECIT WILLELMO DUCI
Where Harold made an oath to Duke William.
28. HIC HAROLD DUX REVERSUS EST AD ANGLICAM TERRAM
Here Duke Harold returned to England.
29. ET VENIT AD EDWARDU REGEM
And came to King Edward.
30, 31. HIC PORTATUR CORPUS EADWARDI REGIS AD ECCLESIAM \S[=C]I PETRI
APLĪ (Sancti Petri Apostoli)
Here the body of King Edward is borne to the Church of St. Peter the
Apostle.
32. HIC EADWARDUS REX IN LECTO ALLOQUI[=T] FIDELES
Here King Edward in bed addresses his vassals.
ET HIC DEFUNCTUS EST
And here he is dead.
HIC DEDERUNT HAROLDO CORONĀ REGIS
Here they gave to Harold the King’s crown.
33. HIC RESIDET HAROLD REX ANGLORUM
Here sits Harold King of the English.
STIGANT ARCHIE[=P]S (Archiepiscopus)
Archbishop Stigand.
34. ISTI MIRANT STELLĀ: HAROLD
These men are amazed at a star: Harold.
35. HIC NAVIS ANGLICA VENIT IN TERRAM WILLELMI DUCIS
Here an English ship came into the land of Duke William.
36, 37, HIC WILLELM DUX JUSSIT NAVES EDIFICARE
38. Here Duke William gave orders to build ships.
39. HIC TRAHUN[=T] NAVES AD MARE
Here they draw down the ships to the sea.
40. ISTI PORTANT ARMAS AD NAVES
These men carry arms to the ships.
ET HIC TRAHUNT CARRUM CUM VINO ET ARMIS
And here they drag a cart with wine and arms.
41, 42, HIC WILLELM DUX IN MAGNO NAVIGIO MARE TRANSIVIT
43. Here Duke William crossed the sea in a great ship.
44, 45. ET VENIT AD PEVENESÆ
And came to Pevensey.
46. HIC EXEUNT CABALLI DE NAVIBUS
Here the horses go out of the ships.
47. ET HIC MILITES FESTINAVERUNT HESTINGA UT CIBUM RAPERENTUR
And here the soldiers hurried to Hastings to find food.
48. HIC EST WADARD
Here is Wadard.
49. HIC COQUITUR CARO
Here meat is cooked.
ET HIC MINISTRAVERUNT MINISTRI
And here the servants served.
50. HIC FECERUNT PRANDIUM
Here they made a feast.
ET HIC EPISCOPUS CIBŪ ET POTŪ BENEDICIT
And here the Bishop blesses the food and drink.
51. ODO EP[=S]: WILLELM: ROTBERT
Bishop Odo: William: Robert.
52. ISTE JUSSIT UT FODERETUR CASTELLUM AT HESTENGA
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