[132] See B. de Born’s _sirventes_, “Ges no me desconort,” ll. 22-3, where he speaks of “the three counts of Angoulême”—“li trei comte fat Engolmesi.” [133] Geoff. Vigeois, 326. [134] In p. 327 Geoffrey says in reference to a period which from the context seems to be about the end of January 1181: “Tunc genus inimicitiarum Richardi et Alienoris in speciem amicitiae vertitur.” As there is no indication elsewhere of “unfriendliness” between Richard and his mother, nor of anything which might have given rise to it, nor of anything likely to produce a change in their feelings towards each other at this time; and as, moreover, their intercommunications must for the past seven years have been extremely limited if not altogether non-existent, seeing that Eleanor had been throughout that time in confinement in England, I cannot but suspect that this passage is corrupt. Possibly “Alienoris” may be a transcriber’s mistake for “Ademari,” and the person really meant may be Aimar of Limoges. [135] Geoff. Vigeois, 327. [136] R. Diceto, ii. 9; cf. Gerv. Cant., i. 297. [137] Geoff. Vigeois, 326; for the year see Clédat, _B. de Born_, 42, note. [138] “Qui” (_i. e._ the Duke) “cum puella terram obtinere tentavit,” says G. Vigeois, 326. A statement made by some modern writers that Richard wanted to marry the girl and thus annex her county seems to be without authority. [139] G. Vigeois, 326. [140] Gerv. Cant. i. 303. [141] Hautefort was in the diocese of Périgord, but in the viscounty of Limoges; cf. the two biographies of Bertrand de Born, Thomas, _B. de Born_, li., Stimming (ed. 1892), 51; the “contradiction” which Stimming (3) finds on this point exists only in his own imagination, and he is mistaken in branding as “false” the second biographer’s statement that Bertrand “fu de Lemozi,” for Bertrand himself speaks of “Nos Lemozi” in his sirventes “Eu chant,” l. 44, Thomas, 21, Stimming, 69. [142] _Razo_ of “Un sirventes cui motz no falh,” Thomas, 7; Stimming, 6-7. [143] Provençal biography of B. de Born, No. I, Thomas, li. [144] _Sirventes_, “Lo coms m’a mandat,” ll. 45, 46, Thomas, 6. [145] See “Un sirventes cui motz no falh,” ll. 9-14. [146] Another Aimar, William, and Elias. It was the two former who tried to get possession of Angoulême in succession to their eldest brother Vulgrin (G. Vigeois, 326). Elias was still living in January-February 1183, when “Helias et Sector Ferri” are coupled together by G. Vigeois (332) as “Vulgrini defuncti comites Engolismensis fratres.” It is doubtful whether “Sector Ferri”—Taillefer, a surname used by all the counts of Angoulême at this period—here represents William or Aimar. Some modern writers date William’s death in 1181. He was at any rate still alive in June of that year; G. Vigeois (326) says definitely “_Guillermus_ et Ademarus defuncto inhiabant succedere fratri,” _i. e._ to succeed Vulgrin who died in June 1181, see Clédat, _B. de Born_, 42, note. [147] “Ges no mi desconort,” ll. 35-8.