LIVRE HUITIÈME

i 'runutés exercées par les seigneurs normands d^ns leurs châteaux. *

( (ihroDiqua saxonne , ed. Gibson. itncxcii, pag. 238^ 239, 140.)

Hi suencten suithe the wrecce men of the laud inid castelweorces. Tha the castles waren tiiaked.Tha fyideu hi mid deoules and yuele men. Tha namen hi tha menthe hi wenden thatanigod hefden. bathe be nihtes and be dœies. carl-men and wimmen. and didenlieom in prisun efter gold and syiuer. An<^ pined heom un-teilendlice pining. for ne wœren nœure nan martyrs swa pined aise hi wœron. Me henged up bi the fet and smok ed hcom raid fui smoke. Me henged bi the thumbcs. other bi the hefed. and hengen bryniges on hcr fet. Mc

— flzed by Googic

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dide ciiütted slrcnges abulon here hœued and unrylhen to that il gœde to ihc hœrnes. lli diden heoiu in quar- Icrne thar nadres and snakes and padcs wœron inné, and drapen hcom «wa. Sume hi diden in crucet-hu$. lhal is in an ceste that was scort and iiareu. and undep. and dide scœrpe stancs thcr inné, and threngde thc mnn ihœr inné, thaï hi brœcon aile lhe limes. In inani of lhe ca.slles wœron lof and gri. that wœron sachenteges that Iwa other thre mon hadden onoh to hœron onne. That was swa maccd thaï is fœstncd to an hcom. And diden an scœrp iren abulon lhe mannes ihrote and lus hais, lhal hc no mihlc nowiderwardes ne sitten , ne lien , ne siepen. oc bœron al lhal iren. Mani ihuscn hi drapen mid hungœr. I ne canne, and ne mai tellcn aile lhe wiindes. ne aile lhe pinos lhal hi diden wrecce incn^n ihis land. and lhal laslcde tha xix , winlic wilc Slephne was king. and œnre il was uuerse and uuerse. lli lœidengœildes on lhe tunes oaurcn wlle, and clepeden il lenserie. Tha lhe wrecce men ne hadden nan more lo given. Tha rœncden hi and brendon aile lhe tunes, lhal wel ihii milites faren ail adœisfare sculdest ihu ncure finden inan in tune sillendc. ne land tiled. Tha was corn dœre. and flec. and cœse. and bulere. for nan ne wœs o lhe land. Wrecce men slurucn of hungœr, sume jeden on œlmes lhe waren sum wilc rice men. Sum Ilugen ut of lande. W es nœure gœl mare wreccehed ou land. ne nœure helhen men werse ne diden thau hi diden. For ouer silhoii ne forbaren hi noulher circe. necirceiœrd. oc nam al lhe god lhal lhar inné was. and hrenden sylhen lhe circe and allegædcre. Ne hi ne Ibrbnren biscopes land. ne abalcs. ne

preosles. ac rœuedcn miineces. ami clerekcs. and œuric uian olher lhe ouer iiiyhle. Gif twa nien olhcr thrc coluan ridcnd lo an lun. al lhe lunscîpc flugœn for beoui. wcndcu thaï hi wœron rœueres. The biscopes and lered men heoin cursede œure. oc was heom nalh lhar of. for hi wocron ail for-cursœd and for-suoren and for-loren. Was sœ nie lilede.'lhe erlhe ne barn nan corn. For lhe land was ail for-don niid suilce dœdes. And hi sæden openlice ihnt Crist slep. and his halechen. Stiilc and mare lhanne we cunneu sœin we thôlenden xix winlre for ure^sinnes.