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The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Archaeologia Volume 16 Section VIII is in Archaeologia Volume 16.
Copy of a Roll of the Expenses of King Edward the First at Rhuddlan Castle [Map], in Wales, in the tenth and eleventh years of his reign [1281-1282], remaining among the Records in the Tower, communicated by Samuel Lysons, Esq. F. R. S. Director: with a Translation, by the Rev. John Brand, M. A. Secretary. Read Nov. 27, 1806.
Imprimis the said Richard (de Bures) charges himself with having received from the King's Wardrobe in his tenth year, at several times £858 6s 8d.
From the same, by Peter de Welles £37 4s 0d.
From the same, by the Mayor of York £233 6s 8d.
In the same year, by the fine of Lady de Baliol for her Welsh service £26 13s 4d.
By the fine of the Baron of Greystock £80 0s 0d.
By the fine of the Abbot of Glastonbury £23 6s 8d.
The same acknowledges that he has received from the King's Wardrobe in his eleventh year £934 2s ½d.
From Sir William de Perton £40 0s 0d.
Total of Receipt £2232 19s 8½d.
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Necessary Expenses. Carpenters.
On Friday next after the feast of the assumption of the blessed Mary at Rothelan, paid to Master Richard Lengingam receiving by the day 12 d. for his wages, and the wages of three overseers of twenty, each receiving 6d. per diem, and sixty-three carpenters, each receiving 4d. by the day, going to Anglesey for sixteen days; viz. from Sunday the 23d of August to the 7th day of September, each day being reckoned .. £18 16s 0d.
On the Sunday next ensuing, paid to Master Peter de Brompton, for the wages of an hundred carpenters, each receiving 4d. per diem, and their constable receiving 8d. by the day; of which, five are overseers of twenty, and each receives 6d. per diem for his wages, from Sunday 23d of August, for the seven following days £12 3s 9d.
Sunday the 30th of August, paid to forescore and six carpenters of the above number, with their overseers of twenties, for their wages, from Sunday August 30th, for the seven following days, and for the wages of Master Henry of Oxford, carpenter, their captain, receiving 8d. per diem for the same time, by the hands of P. de Brompton. £10 10s 0d.
Sunday the 6th of September, paid to Master Henry of Oxford, and forescore and fourteen carpenters, with their overseers of twenties, from Sunday the 6th of September, for the seven following days, by the hands of Master P. de Brompton £11 8s 8d.
For the wages of seven carpenters newly received, by the hands of John of London, for the said seven days, one of them receiving 6d. and each of the others 4d. 17s 6d.
For the wages of fifteen carpenters and shoeing-smiths, each receiving 4d. a day, except one, who only received 3d. per diem, from Sunday 30th of August, for the seven following days. £1 14s 5d.
Sum £55 10s 5d.
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