[Footnote 11: The country of Evreux, of Rouen and Lisieux, and of Auge, not that of Eu; the latter, being called in Latin Augum, is sometimes confounded with Auge.] [Footnote 12: WALTER GIFFARD, who will be further noticed hereafter.] [Footnote 13: WILLIAM CRESPIN, son of Gilbert I. and eldest brother of Gilbert II. whom we shall meet at the battle of Hastings. Wace does not mention Roger de Mortemer, who was a prominent leader in this affair, according to Ordericus Vitalis, p. 657; and fell into disgrace with the Duke, on account of the favour shown by him to Raol de Montdidier, one of the French leaders. See note below on Hue de Mortemer.] [Footnote 14: The Vexin.] [Footnote 15: Mortain, in La Manche.] [Footnote 16: The pays d'Hyèmes or Exmes.] [Footnote 17: C'est une chose ke novele, Ki mult est errant et isnele, E ki bone novele porte Seurement bute a la porte.] [Footnote 18: Mortuum-mare in the latin of the day. The chronicle of Normandy and Dumoulin cite the following verses, as popular on the subject of this battle: Réveillez vous et vous levez, François, qui trop dormi avez! Allez bientôt voir vos amys, Que les Normans out a mort mys, _Entre Ecouys et Mortemer!_ Là vous convient les inhumer. But it seems admitted that the battle nevertheless was not at Mortemer-en-Lyons near Ecouys, where the abbey was, but at Mortemer-sur-Eaulne, in the arrondissement of Neufchâtel. Wace's account of the proclamation by the varlet--or herald, as others call him--(William of Jumieges naming him Ralf de Toeny), runs in the original thus: Là ù li reis fu herbergiez, Ki en sun liet ert jà cochiez, Fist un home tost envéier, Ne sai varlet u esquier; En un arbre le fist munter E tute nuit en haut crier-- 'Franceiz! Franceiz! levez! levez! 'Tenez vos veies, trop dormez! 'Alez vos amiz enterrer, 'Ki sunt occiz a Mortemer!' Li reis oi ke cil cria, Merveilla sei, mult s'esmaia; Par cels ke li plout envéia, Demanda lor è conjura S'il unt mile novele oïe, De ço ke cil en l'arbre crie. Endementres k'al rei parloent, E des noveles demandoent, Eis vus! la novele venue E par tute terre espandue, Be tut li mielx de lor amiz Esteit à Mortemer occiz; E cil ki erent remez vif En Normendie erent chetif, Miz en anels et en gaoles.] CHAPTER VI. HOW THE KING OF FRANCE CAME AGAIN AGAINST DUKE WILLIAM, AND WAS DEFEATED AT VARAVILLE. [Illustration]