Michael Linton's Bayeux Tapestry: 1066 - A Medieval Mosaic and Puzzles
Medieval Mosaic
THE
BATTLE ABBEY ROLL.
WITH SOME
ACCOUNT OF THE NORMAN LINEAGES.
IN THREE VOLUMES.—VOL. III
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
1889.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.
This electronic edition
was prepared by
Michael A. Linton, 2007
www.1066.co.nz
evil tongue; in contradistinction to Bellebouche, smooth and flattering tongue (Walter Belebuche is found in the Rotuli Curiae Regis of 1194): a name of warning portent; only second to its contemporary Malegreffe, or Malegriffe. The arms of "Malbouck," Argent, four bars wavy Gules, over all a saltire Or, as preserved by Robson, exactly correspond with one of the coats of the Malbancs. It is possible that Malbanc is the name here intended: for I have nowhere met with Malebouche.