toothing to $o*t€ei!kk as the.gfcptA*«)a*erher«, and thofe they halve left behind will never gfce you -admittance into the fort/ c Willi you/ replied Amerigot,11 willaiot/go, jbait, fince things ape thus, return to my ertro ' cafile/ The parties then feparated, and Perrot continued his road toward Ckrjppiit and Mont-ferrant. When they were below Clermont, they • fuddenly halted, for a new thought had ilruok fome of them from what the Gafcons told who had been backwards and forwards to Chaluçet from Montferrant. They fatd-to- the captains who were collected together,—' This city of Clermont is large and rich, and as eafy to betaken as Mont-ferrant : fince we have ladders with us, let us fcale the walls : we fhall gain mofe than at Mont-ferrant/—-^On bearing this, they had aimoft re* folved to,put it into execution; but their captains, having conficfcred it, faid.,*—c Clermont is a firing toWn, populous, and well provide with apnst if,once we alarm them, they will collect together and defend themfelves. There is mt a doubt of our having theworft of it ; and if we be repulfed, and our hoffes.taken« orloft, we ihall be difabled . from adv-anciqgany farther. We are at A dïftance £mm our caftles: thecountry will rife fi^jainftus: ^vefliall be purfued, #nd run the^greaieft hazard çi lofs of life or liberty. It will be more advifeable to continue our toad, and f«4fb what had bqzn firfti&çd on, than to attempt any new eacp|pit that,may oftft us^oo degr/ This adviee was followed, ^jad^ not e«e word tfwre feid on:theft^ct. Tè^y;I»i^^RnQnt '¥01,. IX. I H m