iared on the firft ftimmons. To fay the truth, the common people of Caftille and Galicia are good for nothing in' war : they arc badly armed, and of poor courage* The nobles, who call themfelves gentle-men, are tolerably well ; but t|rfy like better to prance about, fpnrring their horfes, than to bcenr gaged in more feriou* matters* The Englifh arrived about fun-rife before Oreafe, and, having entered the ditch, which, though dry, was deep enough, advanced to the p&liiades, with hatchets and iron bars, and began to break down *©d level them. When this was done, they had Itill another ditch to crofs, before they could ap-proach the wall, which was as wide as the other, and many parts full of mud ; but they were indif-ferent to this, and, rufhing into it, came ta the walls* Thofe on the battlements were not difmayed at what they faw, but defended themfelves valiantly. They lanced darts at the enemy, the ftroke of which is very deadly; and it required ftrong armour to refift their blows. The EngHfh, having prepared ladders the preceding day, had them brought and fixed to different parts of the walls ; and you would have feen knights and (quires, eager for renown, afcend them with targets on their beads, and fight, fword in hand, with the Bretons, who, in truth, de-. fended themfelves gallantly ; fo* 1 hold fuch con-duet valorous, in allowing themfelves to be fo often attacked, knowing well they fhould not have affift* ance from any quarter* The king of Caftille, and the frencb knights, had determined to permit the . „ . Englifh