The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.
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Satires by Juvenal is in Juvenal.
curandum in primis ne magna iniuria fiat
fortibus et miseris. tollas licet omne quod usquam est
auri atque argenti, scutum gladiumque relinques.
[et iaculum et galeam; spoliatis arma supersunt.]
Above all, care must be taken not to inflict great injury on the brave and the wretched.
You may take away all that exists of gold and silver, leaving behind the shield and sword.
[And the javelin and helmet; for the disarmed, weapons remain.]
cum plenus fluctu medius foret alveus et iam,
alternum puppis latus evertentibus undis,
arbori incertae, nullam prudentia cani
rectoris cum ferret opem, decidere iactu
coepit cum ventis, imitatus castora, qui se
eunuchum ipse facit cupiens evadere damno
testiculi; adeo medicatum intellegit inguen.
When the riverbed was full in the midst of the waves and now, with the waves overturning the sides of the boat alternately, with an uncertain tree [mast]—no wisdom guiding the helmsman when he brought help—it began to fall with the winds, imitating the beaver, which makes itself a eunuch wishing to escape the harm of the testicles; so much does it understand the medicine applied to the groin."