Did the chronicler William of Malmesbury write that William Adelin threatened to make Anglo-Saxons 'draw a plow like cattle' when he became king?
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As far as I can see, the quote does not seem to appear in any of the surviving manuscripts or transcripts of William of Malmesbury's 'Chronicle of the Kings of England'. If we look at the footnote in question in full, it says:
Bromton [sic] (col. 1U13, x. Scrip.) ascribes to Malmesbury words which are no where to be found in this author, ' Willelmus Malmesbiriensis dicit, quod ille Willelmus regis primogenitus palam Anglis fuerat comminatug, quod, si aliquando super eos regnaret, faceret eos ad aratrum trahere quasi boves : sed spe sua coruscabili Dei vmdicta cum aliis deperiit.' " — Hardy.
This, in turn, is a reference to another footnote, this time in the transcription of William of Malmesbury's chronicle by Thomas Duffus Hardy (in Latin).
Hardy seemed to be clear that the quote did not appear in William of Malmesbury's chronicle. "Bromton" here seems to refer not to another translator, but rather to be a reference to the "chronicle" by John of Brompton which is held in the Bodleian Library.
As I understand it, the suggestion is that Brompton has incorporated the quote from Henry of Huntingdon (who was generally critical of William Adelin) into his "chronicle", wrongly ascribing it to William of Malmesbury.
A number of versions of William of Malmesbury's chronicle are available online, in both Latin and in English. I have been unable to find one which contains that quote.
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