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Excerpt from Sussex Archaeological Collections, Vol. 6: Relating to the Story and Antiquities of the County; Published by the Sussex Archaeological Society In entering upon this subject, the first question which presents itself is, what do we mean when'we speak of the Roll of Battle Abbey? Now we know most authentically that this Abbey of Battle was founded by the Conqueror, on the actual field of the battle in which he gained the victory over Harold: that it was founded in commemoration of that battle and victory, and that the sufi'rages of the house should ascend for bimse and family, for those persons by whose aid he had obtained the victory, and especial] for those who were slain in the conflict; and nothing, it ma he thought, could be more in accordance with the usages the monastic foundations, than that the names of persons who were entitled to their 8 es should be recited in the services, or at least borne upon e hearts of those who were engaged in them. So that, antecedently to all investigation, it might be presumed that such a catalogue would be formed of the persons who composed Duke William's host, and be preserved in writing in the martyrologybr some other record of the house, from whence the names t be read, if not on any other day, at least on the feast Saint Calixtus, the anniversary day of the battle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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