. The English Dominicans. nuing a labour which wasnot altogether congenial. Truth to tell it appears evident thatNicholas was at this period considerably alive to the stir andbustle of his own time, and was really out of touch with thefar-off interests of earlier days. Quick, affectionate, steepedin the full stream of national movements and foreign policy,easily moved to begin, as easily depressed and discouraged,learned, observant, chatty, and accurate, it was only thenearer past that held his fancy. Yet because it was the con-vention of all chronicles to begin, scholastic-wise, from thebegin
. The English Dominicans. nuing a labour which wasnot altogether congenial. Truth to tell it appears evident thatNicholas was at this period considerably alive to the stir andbustle of his own time, and was really out of touch with thefar-off interests of earlier days. Quick, affectionate, steepedin the full stream of national movements and foreign policy,easily moved to begin, as easily depressed and discouraged,learned, observant, chatty, and accurate, it was only thenearer past that held his fancy. Yet because it was the con-vention of all chronicles to begin, scholastic-wise, from thebeginning, embarking upon the tale of more ancient happen-ings, he had first to cover the whole story of the universebefore he could devote himself to the period that really in-terested him. Tired of the business, yet under pressure ofmy love for Hugh and my gratitude for Hughs kindness to ^ The condemnation is dated February, 1315; the day noted as that onwhich he dined with the custodians of Gavestons body is i ^ —ijMi^MM- ^ujm NICOLAS TRIVET, (1258-1328) THE ENGLISH CHRONICLER, FROM A MS. ATQIEENs , OXFORD From a photograpli by Gill man and Co., Ltd., Oxford [To face p. 96 Zbc preacbers 97 me and my Order he struggled on to the fourth that no human inducement could move him. Hisnext work ignored the succeeding centuries, and began theAn?tals of the Angevins from 1136 to 1307. Here were humanfigures, alive, real, almost contemporary, so his interestquickens and his story runs easily. His authorities are allquoted, his descriptions are carefully referred to first-handwitnesses of the men and their events, his judgement is clear,accurate, unprejudiced. In describing Henry HI and Edward I,he is touching on matters that fell within his personal ex-perience, and his words are more valuable. His sudden, stac-cato phrases call up the short, sturdy figure of Henry HI,with his drooping eye-lids ^ which Edward I even more pro-nouncedly inherited,
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