God's Scribe: The Historiographical Art of Galbert of Bruges

Appendix III: Written Sources

a p p e n d i x i i i WrittenSources Chapter, ll. Source (Trans. p.) Contents [5], 6/10 letter (litterae) from Crusaders (93) invitation to Charles to become king of Jerusalem [21], 30/34 letter (litterae) from Bertulf to Simon, bishop of Noyon (135–36) Bertulf sends greetings (transmittit salutem) to Simon and —asks him to purify Saint Donatian [25], 1/15 written message (scriptus) from William of Ypres to Bertulf (144) —and his party William sends greetings (salutat) to Bertulf and his party —and offers them, in writing, aid and allegiance [25], 38/43 letter (litterae) from Bertulf to Simon, bishop of Noyon (145) —(perhaps the same letter mentioned in [21], 30/34) Bertulf asserts his innocence with respect to the murder of —Charles and asks the bishop to purify Saint Donatian [25], 43/44 letter (litterae) from Bertulf to John, bishop of Thérouanne (145) same as preceding letter [45], 65/69 letters (litterae) from the barons of Flanders to those (185) —besieged in the tower of Saint Donatian, shot into the —tower by arrow offers of friendship and aid [47], 1/24 letter (litterae) from Louis VI in Arras to the princes and (187) —barons of the siege in Bruges the king sends greetings (mandat salutem) to the princes —and barons and summons them to Arras in order to elect —a new count [47], 24/35 letter (litterae) from Thierry in Alsace to the princes of the (188) —siege and the inhabitants of Flanders Thierry sends greetings (salutem) to the barons of the siege —and all the inhabitants of the land, and claims the —countship 215 [49], 10/12 daily letters (quotidianae litterae) exchanged between (191) —William of Ypres and the Erembalds communications of their mutual desires and secret aims [49], 23/25 a sealed letter (litterae signatae) from William of Ypres to (191) —Bertulf and his party (perhaps the same as [25], 1/15) William sends greetings (mandat salutem) to Bertulf and his —party and offers them aid [52], 7/52 a sealed letter or mandate (litterae signatae, mandatum) from (195) —Louis VI to the inhabitants of Flanders the king sends greetings and an assurance of fidelity —(salutem et fidem) to the inhabitants of Flanders, describes —the election of William Clito as count of Flanders, and —solicits their consent to the election [55], 10/27 charter (charta) of the liberty of the church and of the (201–2) —privileges of Saint Donatian no specific content mentioned other than the right to —elect the provost [55], 27/43 a charter (chartula, charta) of agreement between the count (203) —and the citizens of Bruges the count remits in perpetuity the toll and ground rent on —houses in Bruges [55], 49/82 a letter (litterae) from and charter (charta) drawn up by the (204–5) —leading men of Aardenburg the leading men of Aardenburg request a series of rights —and privileges [57], 6/9 mention of earlier letter (mandat salutationem) from (208) —William of Ypres to Bertulf and his party (see [25], —1/15) [87], 1/19 inquest into the murder of Charles (259) a list of the different charges to be considered by the jurors [95], 62/66 letter (?) from Ivan and Daniel to the fortified towns of (270) —Flanders Iwan and Daniel send greetings (transmittunt mandantes —salutem) to the towns of Flanders and propose a treaty of —mutual defense against Count William [98], 1/8 letter (litterae) from the men of Ghent, Ivan, and Daniel to (273) —the burghers of Bruges the authors ask the burghers of Bruges to choose definitive- —ly between William and Thierry within three days 216 appendix iii [99], 3/12 letter (?) from Thierry of Alsace and his sister, the countess (274) —of Holland, to the clergy and people of Bruges Thierry and his sister send greetings (mandant salutem) to —the people of Bruges and solicit their support for his —claim to the countship [101], 29/32 letter (?) from knights of Oostkerke to Count William (278) the knights (“with their names inscribed on parchment” —[ex nomine inscriptos parchameno]) renounce their faith —and homage [106], 5/13 letter (litterae) from Louis VI to the citizens of Bruges (283) the king asks that eight representatives be sent from —Bruges (as from the other fortified towns of Flanders) to —Arras on Palm Sunday to discuss the conflict between —Count William and the towns [107], 26/28...