[Footnote 1: The adventure of William of Arques is out of chronological order in _Wace_, who, however, follows _William of Jumieges._] [Footnote 2: Arques is the capital of the district around, formerly called Tallou, Tellau, or Tallogium.] [Footnote 3: The MSS. differ; we follow Duchesne's. M. Pluquet's text reads 'La tur rut fete el _pié_ del munt.'] [Footnote 4: 'Chasteillun,' afterwards 'Chastelet.'] [Footnote 5: St. Aubin-le-Cauf, on the other side of the valley. There is another St. Aubin, south of Arques.] [Footnote 6: Hugh Bardolf, a distinguished name in Norman and English history. In the roll of Norman fees in the red book of the Exchequer, we find Doon Bardulf returned as one of those, 'qui non venerunt nec miserunt nec aliquid dixerunt.'] [Footnote 7: Enguerran, count of Ponthieu, the second of the name, nephew of Guy the bishop, who afterwards wrote the latin poem on the battle of Hastings, which is now in the press at Rouen. He succeeded his father, Hugh II. in 1052; and was himself succeeded by his brother Guy, afterwards taken prisoner at the battle of Mortemer, their brother Valeran being killed there. Mr. Stapleton has, in the _Archæologia_, vol. 26, shown that this Enguerran married Adelidis, sister of the _whole_ blood to the Conqueror; and that Adelidis, wife of Odo, Count of Champagne, was one of her daughters; the other being Judith, wife of Waltheof.] [Footnote 8: The fords of St. Clement, which have been before noticed. The places next mentioned are Bayeux, Pont-Audemer, Caudebec, and Bans or Baons-le-Comte, near Ivetot.] [Footnote 9: _William of Poitiers_ varies somewhat from Wace's account; he gives William six attendants on this occasion.] CHAPTER V. HOW THE KING OF FRANCE INVADED NORMANDY, AND WAS BEATEN AT MORTEMER. The French had often insulted the Normans by injurious deeds and words, on account of the great dislike and jealousy which they bore to Normandy. They continually spoke scornfully, and called the Normans BIGOZ and DRASCHIERS[1]; and often remonstrated with their king, and said, "Sire, why do you not chase the Bigoz out of the country? Their ancestors were robbers, who came by sea, and stole the land from our forefathers and us." By the persuasion of these felons, who talked thus because they hated the duke, the king undertook the enterprise[2]; though it was disliked by many of his men. He said he would go into Normandy, and would conquer it; he would divide his army into two parts, and invade in two directions. And what he said, he endeavoured to execute; summoning his people from all sides.