Wa-la-wa! that any man should be so moody, so to upheave himself, and think himself above all other men! May almighty God have mild-heartedness on his soul, and give him forgiveness of his sins! These things we have written of him, both good and evil, that men may choose the good after their goodness; and withal flee from evil, and go on the way that leadeth us to Heaven's kingdom. [Footnote 1: The _Saxon chronicler_, who had frequented the Conqueror's court, furnishes us with a cotemporary portrait. It is less flattering than that of the Norman poet, but forms a suitable commentary and conclusion. In our translation the phraseology, and generally the very words, of the original are retained.] [Footnote 2: Court.] [Footnote 3: Crown.] [Footnote 4: Peace.] [Footnote 5: This is an allusion to _Domesday Book_, which had been more fully described in a previous part of the _Saxon Chronicle_, and probably by another hand. The description of that document by the continuer of _Wace's Brut_ is as follows: --volenters voleit saver D'Engletere la tenor, E la laise e la longnur, Toz les feez e les tenemenz E les servises de tote genz, Quant de conteez i sunt trové E quant de viles en chascon conté, Quant de barons la terre avoit E cumbien de terre chascon tenoit, Quanz de feez de chevaliers E cumbien de franc-fermers, Les serganties e les sokages, Les petiz sokemen e les vilenages; Cumbien des charues en chascon vile, E kant de boueez en la charue; Cumbien de terre chascon home avoit, E en quele manère il la tenoit, E quel servise faire devoit, E quei sa terre valer purreit. Tuit ensemble fist enquerre Par serement par mie la terre, Od grant diligenz ceo fist escrivre E de ceo en fist un grant livre. Le livre est _Domesday_ apelé E en la trésorie le roi uncore guardé.] [Footnote 6: Wales.] [Footnote 7: The Isle of Man?] [Footnote 8: The fame of his strength.] [Footnote 9: Reserved to himself, or forbade others, the slaying of the harts.] APPENDIX OF ADDITIONAL NOTES AND CORRECTIONS. PAGE 14. The position of Folpendant is shown on ancient maps, north of Harcourt. It is certainly a little removed from the river, the Orne; but Wace's phrase does not necessarily imply immediate contact. He probably meant that they crossed the river about, or near, or opposite Folpendant. PAGE 44. _Town_ of Arches, in line 13, should be _Tower_. PAGE 60. The translation is not precisely correct as to the causes of loss and of the rupture of the bridge at Varavile; instead of the _water_, (in the last line,) read the _sea_ or _tide_.