He claimed to have been commissioned to write by King Amalric himself, but William did not allow himself to praise the king excessively; for example, Amalric did not respect the rights of the church, and although he was a good military commander, he could not stop the increasing threat from the neighbouring Muslim states.
他声称被阿马尔里克国王亲自委托进行书写，但是威廉不允许自己过分地赞美国王；例如，阿马尔里克不尊重教会的权利，还有尽管他是个很好的军事指挥官，他还是没能阻止邻近的穆斯林国家日益增长的威胁。