tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post4120239428604199017..comments2024-01-22T19:10:23.007-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Book: Douglas Vs. Clifford: 1414 or 1415Will McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685409952186547597noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-25599552774634967882011-10-07T15:02:41.931-05:002011-10-07T15:02:41.931-05:00Good questions. I think that it's a 18th centu...Good questions. I think that it's a 18th century paraphrase of several different medieval sources, since there are no quotation marks, so I wouldn't read too much into that particular quirk.Will McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685409952186547597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-33764963955430553592011-10-07T14:27:58.164-05:002011-10-07T14:27:58.164-05:00Why did the author feel it necessary to add the ra...Why did the author feel it necessary to add the rank "knight" after certain of the names already designated with the title "Sir"? And why did some he called "Sir" not get the "knight"? Is this to distinguish milites strennui, or perhaps bachelors from bannerets, or is it just sloppy medieval writing?Hugh Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16542885684779106386noreply@blogger.com