Diagnostic Test 16

Independent town records and letters confirm that the chronicle accurately reports several humiliating defeats and tax revolts, even where flattering alternative accounts circulated at court.

A later copyist added marginal notes lauding the Valmonts as 'God's chosen,' borrowing language not in the main text.

A fifteenth-century redaction expands the chronicle with panegyrics written long after the events.

A satirical poem appended to one manuscript mocks the dynasty's rivals.