Excerpt from History of the Norman Kings of England, From a New Collation of the Contemporary Chronicles Duty taught in this way, the merit' of writing is thus curiously illustrated. A certain brother, wont to break monastic rule, being a good scribe, copied out the entire Holy Scriptures. After death, his soul was brought before the tribunal of the righteous Judge. There the evil spirits sharply accused him while the godly angels shewed the volume he had written; against every sin balancing a syllable. Finally, words outweighing wickedness, though by but one letter, mercy prevailed.' Cleanse your hearts, then, from vain desires, says Vitalis, and be always offering the work of your hands as an acceptable sacrifice to the Lord. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.