without ransom, to his mother.[1] The Norman army left not the field of battle without giving thanks to Heaven, in the most solemn manner, for their victory.
The day after the battle the duke returned to Hastings to refresh his army, and to devise means as to the further prosecution of his enterprise.
THE PRIORY.
To the westward of the town over the bridge stands a barn, built on the site of a Priory for Black Canons, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, by Sir Walter Bricet, in the reign of Richard the First. There is no part remaining worthy of particular notice. The amount of its revenues at the dissolution was £57. 19s.
THE MARKET
is well supplied with every species of poultry, meat, (Southdown in particular,) butter, eggs, vegetables, with every delicacy which the season affords ; much of its supplies coming from Kent and the opposite coast .
FAIRS
There are three fairs annually, on Whit-Tuesday, 26th July, and 23rd November. That called Rock-fair, held on the 26th July, is the only one much frequented.
- ↑ The king's mother begged as a boon the dead body of her son, and offered as a ransom its weight in gold; but the resentment of William had rendered him callous to pity ; and, insensible to all interested considerations, he ordered the corpse of the fallen monarch to be buried on the beach ; adding, with a sneer, " he guarded the coast while he was alive, let him continue to guard it after death. "-Lingard, vol. i. p. 313.
