He fully anfwered their queftions, by faying that the infant John of Caftille had befieged Pampeluna with a large army, and had much conftrained thofc who were within it. He therefore entreated them, in conformity to the orders they had from the king of England, to make themfelves ready to nffift hit people, and to raife the fiege. They Englifh knights replied they were perfeéfclv willing, and through no negligence on their part fhould the fiege fail to be raifed -, that they wouia prepare every thing fpedily, but Added, f Sir, you will return to your country, ancf iflue out a fpecial fummons to your people $ for we will be with you on a fixed day, ' when we ihall Be altogether in greater force :. befides, your people know the country better than we do.' The king of Navarre replied that they fpoke well, and what they had propofed fhould be done. After this, he remained with the Englifh but three days, when he took his leave, and left the city of Bourdeaux, returning home by fcaj for there were, in the neighbourhood of Bayonne and the city of Dax in Gafcony, feveral fortrefles in the hands of the Bretons. The king of Navarre fafcly arrived at the town of St. Jean, where he refided, CPAP, 81