He after that called to him the gallant lord James Douglas, and faid to him, in prefence of the others, My dear friend lord James Douglas, you know that I have had much to do, and have fuffered many troubles, during the time I have lived, to fupport the rights of my crown : at the time that I was moil occupied, I made a vow, the nonaccompliihment of which gives me much uneafinefs—I vowed, that, if I could finifh my wars in fuch a manner, that I might have quiet to govern peaceably, I would go and make wai againft the enemies of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and the adverfariçs of the Chriftian faith. To this point my htart has always leaned ; but our Lord was not willing, and gave me fo much to do in my lifetime, and this laft expedition has lafted fo long, followed by this heavy ^cknefs, that, fince mv body cannot accomplifii what my heart wiihes, I will fend my heart in the \ ftead of my body to fulfil my vow. And, as I do not knew any one knight fo gallant or enterprifing, or better formed to complete my intentions than yourfelf, I beg and entreat of you, dear and fpecial friend, as eameilly as I can, that you would have the goodnefs to undertake this expédition for the leve of me, and to acquit my foul to our Lord and Saviour ; for I have that opinion of your noblenefs and loyalty, that, if you undertake it, it cannot fail of fuccefs—and I fhall die more contented ; but it muft be executed as follows. € I will, that as loon as I (hall be dead, you take my heart from my body, and 4have it well embalmed j you will alfo take as much money from my