[Footnote15:TheoriginalmonumentsoftheNormansinItalyarecollectedinthevthvolumeofMuratori；andamongthesewemaydistinguishthepoemsofWilliamAppulusp。245—278andthehistoryofGalfridusJeffreyMalaterra，p。537—607。BothwerenativesofFrance，buttheywroteonthespot，intheageofthefirstconquerorsbeforeA。D。1100，andwiththespiritoffreemen。ItisneedlesstorecapitulatethecompilersandcriticsofItalianhistory，Sigonius，Baronius，Pagi，Giannone，Muratori，St。Marc，&c。，whomIhavealwaysconsulted，andnevercopied。
Note:M。Goutierd\'ArchasdiscoveredatranslationoftheChronicleofAime，monkofMontCassino，acontemporaryofthefirstNormaninvadersofItaly。HehasmadeuseofitinhisHistoiredesConquetesdesNormands，andaddedasummaryofitscontents。Thisworkwasquotedbylaterwriters，butwassupposedtohavebeenentirelylost。—M。]
[Footnote16:Someofthefirstconvertswerebaptizedtenortwelvetimes，forthesakeofthewhitegarmentusuallygivenatthisceremony。AtthefuneralofRollo，thegiftstomonasteriesforthereposeofhissoulwereaccompaniedbyasacrificeofonehundredcaptives。Butinagenerationortwo，thenationalchangewaspureandgeneral。]
[Footnote17:TheDanishlanguagewasstillspokenbytheNormansofBayeuxonthesea—coast，atatimeA。D。940whenitwasalreadyforgottenatRouen，inthecourtandcapital。QuemRichardI。confestimpaterBaiocasmittensBotonimilitiaesuaeprincipinutriendumtradidit，ut，ibilinguaeruditusDanica，suisexterisquehominibussciretapertedareresponsa，Wilhelm。
GemeticensisdeDucibusNormannis，l。iii。c。8，p。623，edit。