. Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America [electronic resource] : containing, besides what have been described by preceding authors, many new and rare species, collected during twelve years travels and residence in that country. Botany. tractcd her second marriage in the third year of her widow- hood, 1138.' Her second spouse, William do Albini witli the Strong Ami was the son of WiUiam de Albini, wlio was odlcd Phiccnm/ bchig the chief butler or cup-bearer of the duchy of Norniandy. William the Conqueror appohited him to
. Flora Americae Septentrionalis, or, A systematic arrangement and description of the plants of North America [electronic resource] : containing, besides what have been described by preceding authors, many new and rare species, collected during twelve years travels and residence in that country. Botany. tractcd her second marriage in the third year of her widow- hood, 1138.' Her second spouse, William do Albini witli the Strong Ami was the son of WiUiam de Albini, wlio was odlcd Phiccnm/ bchig the chief butler or cup-bearer of the duchy of Norniandy. William the Conqueror appohited him to the same otlice in England, at his coronation in Westminster-abbey j which honour has descended by hereditary custom to the duke of Norfolk his rightftU representative and heir; and when there is a coro- nation-banquet, the golden cup, out of wliich the sovereign drinks to the health of liis or her loving subjects, becomes his perquisite.' It appears that Adelicia and Albini were affianced some time preiious to their marriage; for when he won the prize at the tournament held at Bourges in 1137, in honour of the nuptials of Louis VII. of France and Eleanora of Aquitaine, AdeUdaorAdelai4e.^he gay queen-dowager of France,,JJBll passionately iiVTove and wooed him to IjecomeheinfusbanS; but he" rephed, " uiat^^luiT'lroth was pledged to AdeUeia, the queen of ;^ Although it may be considered somewhat remarkable that two queen-dowagers of similar names should have fixed tiieir affections on the same gentleman, there is every reason to believe that such was the fact; but the marveUous legend so gravely related by Dugdale,* containing the sequel of the tale, namely, the unlady-Uke conduct of the rejected dowager of France, in pusliing the strong-handed Albini into a cave m her garden, where she had secreted a fierce hon to become the minister of her jealous vengeance, together with the knight's redoubtable exploit in tearing out the lion's heart, wliich
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