The Battle Abbey Roll. Vol. III.
by
The Duchess of Cleveland.

ADDITIONAL NAMES GIVEN BY LELAND.

Prepared by Michael A. Linton
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Malebuche : 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.