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I am wriring a thesis on a topic in medieval history and use a lot of Middle English and Latin quotes. For the ones that are not obvious to those who do not read those languages, should I use footnotes with modern translations? And if so, how do I reference where the translations came from, ie a glossary, or another author's full translation of a sentence?

For example, in the body of my text I have:

"Take twelve of thi wyght yemen, well weppynd, be thi side.”5

Should I include a footnote that says

  1. "Take twelve of these strong yeoman, well armed, to be by your side," translated by Stephen Knight in Robin Hood: A Mythical Biography, 27.

or something similar? Or just put the translation in-line paranthetically?

"Take twelve of thi wyght yemen, well weppynd, be thi side.” (Take twelve of these strong yeoman, well armed, to be by your side).

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