rcenary soldiers; it arose in Sicily during the
wars that followed the Sicilian Vespers.

[86] See 1291.

[87] Date uncertain.

[88] Date uncertain.

[89] A specimen of an early speaking-tube exists,
connecting the room said to have been occupied by
Isabella with the old brewhouse, now a tavern, by
means of which Mortimer was wont to communicate with
his mistress. The castle stands upon a mount of 280
feet, sheer rock, and the brewhouse is at its base.
A peculiarity of the tube, bored through the live
rock, is an elbow-joint, which is a puzzle to
scientists.

[90] Date uncertain.

[91] Often erroneously given as 1370, neglecting the fact
that, by the old manner of reckoning, the year began
on March 25th.

[92] Date uncertain.

[93] By the French it is claimed that Jean Charlier de
Gerson was the author of _de Imitatione Christi_,
usually attributed to Thomas a Kempis.

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