Part 19 (2/2)

(151) The pennies, or pence, it must be remembered, were of silver at this time.

(152) i.e. Clergy and laity.

(153) This word is still in use, but in a sense somewhat different; as qualms of conscience, etc.

(154) See an account of him in ”Ord. Vit.” 544. Conan, another son of this Alan, Earl of Brittany, married a daughter of Henry I.

(155) i.e. Henry, King of England.

(156) ”A se'nnight”, the s.p.a.ce of seven nights; as we still say, ”a fortnight”, i.e. the s.p.a.ce of fourteen nights. The French express the s.p.a.ce of one week by ”huit jours”, the origin of the ”octave” in English law; of two by ”quinte jours”. So ”septimana” signifies ”seven mornings”; whence the French word ”semaine”.

(157) Literally, ”woned”. Vid Chaucer, ”Canterbury Tales”, v.

7745. In Scotland, a lazy indolent manner of doing anything is called ”droning”.

(158) The Abbot Henry of Angeli.

(159) ”Thou shalt destroy them that speak 'leasing,'” etc.

”Psalms”.

(160) i.e. Vexed, hara.s.sed, fatigued, etc. Milton has used the word in the last sense.

(161) The monastery of Angeli.

(162) Aurora Borealis, or the northern lights.

(163) ”Any restless manoeuvre or stratagem.” Both words occur in Chaucer. See ”Troilus and Criseyde”, v. 1355, and ”Canterbury Tales”, v. 16549. The idea seems to be taken from the habits of destructive and undermining vermin.

(164) Now called ”Good-Friday”.

(165) The tower of the castle at Oxford, built by D'Oyley, which still remains.

(166) The MS. is here deficient.

(167) Or Vaudeville.

[End of ”The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle”]

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