Heu miserrimi, quibus pretium et sceleris causa fuit et necis, quos uno in loco et crimen involvit et vindicta; nam eos tot vindices dextrae in frusta concidebant, ut in eis humani cadaveris figura periret.
Translation :
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Edition :
Vita Heinrici IV imperatoris, In: F. Schmale, I. Schmale-Ott, Quellen zur Geschichte Kaiser Heinrichs IV. (FSGA 12), 5th Ed. Darmstadt 2017, 408-467.
Remark :
context: For the preceding attack of the knights on King Henry, refer to: "Knights are bribed to attack King Henry IV. during battle at Würzburg, but cannot seriously injury him due to his armor."