for I lhould then have acquired all the honour which thefe peafants will now have ; and, if they had really told me it was a town of fuch itrength, and that it required fuch a garrifon, I would, with-out doubt, have reinforced it, and have perfonally rifked the command ; and God would have given me grace to guard and defend it, as he has doi*e to thefe peafants/ Such were the conversations that frequently paffed between the* king of Caftille and the french knights, who were eager to be employed. They faid to the king,—€ It will be right, fir, that you fend one hundred fpears to the caftles of Noya and Corunna, and they will defend thofe parts of Galicia fituated between thefe two caftles.' c And whom can we fend thither ?'. Several knights inftantly.offered their fervices, fuch as fir Triftan de Royc, fir Reginald and fir Lambert de Bra-quemont, fir Triftan de la Jaiile, fir John dç Châ-telmorant and fir Barrois des Barres, whom the king heard with pleafure, and faid ; c My fair firs, I give you many thanks for your willingnefs ; but you cannot all go : fome muft remain with me in cafe of accidents ; s and, for the prefent, I fhall entreat fir Barrois des Barres, if he pieafe, to un* dertake this bufinefs.' 1 he Barrois was much de-lighted on hearing this, for he had too long re-mained idle, and replied,—' Sir king, I thank you : I will defend them to the utmoft of my power ; and, when I am once within them, } will never depart without your fpecial order/ c By pod,* faid tfye king, € I believe we fhall foon have new§ 167"