[1290] R. Howden, iv. 83; cf. Gerv. Cant., i. 593, and R. Coggeshall, 96. Howden gives the name of Richard’s slayer as Bertrand de Gourdon; in the MSS. of W. Armor., _Phil._ (lib. v. v. 587), it appears in different forms, which M. Delaborde takes to be misreadings of “Gurdo.” Gervase of Canterbury, i. 592, calls the man “juvenis quidem Johannes Sabraz agnomine”; R. Diceto, ii. 166, calls him “Petrus Basilii,” and is supported by the anonymous continuator of G. Vigeois, 342, who says: “Unus de militibus” [_i. e._ the two knights in the castle] “vocatus Petrus Bru, alter Petrus Basilii, de quo dicitur quod sagittam cum arbalista tractam emisit qua percussus rex intra duodecimam diem vitam finivit.” [1291] R. Coggeshall, 96. [1292] Charter of Eleanor—summarized in Round’s _Calendar of Documents relating to France_, i. 472—to the abbey of S. Mary at Torpenay, to which she grants an endowment “for the welfare of the soul of her dearest son Richard, king of England, and for the yearly celebration of his anniversary,” “because her beloved [Luke, abbot of Torpenay,] was present with her at the illness and funeral of her dearest son the king, and laboured above all others at his obsequies.” [1293] R. Howden, iv. 84. [1294] R. Coggeshall, 96. “Septima hora noctis,” says the continuator of G. Vigeois, 342. R. Coggeshall gives the day as April 7, but his own next words—“scilicet undecimo die a vulnere sibi illato”—show this to be an error for April 6, the date given by the best English authorities, R. Diceto, ii. 166, Gerv. Cant., i. 593, and R. Howden, _l.c._, and also by the Cont. G. Vigeois, _l.c._ [1295] _Ann. Winton_, a. 1199. [1296] _Magna Vita S. Hugonis_, 286. [1297] Gerv. Cant., i. 593. [1298] W. Armor., _Phil._, lib. v. vv. 611-17. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added, when a predominant preference was found in the original book. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. Pg 24: ‘contract of mariage’ replaced by ‘contract of marriage’. Pg 40: ‘out of Augoulême’ replaced by ‘out of Angoulême’. Pg 92: ‘They came foward’ replaced by ‘They came forward’. Pg 167: ‘king had deen’ replaced by ‘king had been’. Pg 169: ‘two thousand kinghts’ replaced by ‘two thousand knights’. Pg 169: ‘An August 2’ replaced by ‘On August 2’. Pg 312: ‘to the developement’ replaced by ‘to the development’. Pg 323: ‘the appointed term’ replaced by ‘the appointed time’. Pg 331: ‘Gefangenshaft’ replaced by ‘Gefangenschaft’. Pg 348: ‘slayer, 832’ replaced by ‘slayer, 328’.