frig it (bould be kept feeret : on the contrary, 'he published it every where, that his enemies might be alarmed, and the matter known in the court of his adverfary of Caftille, The duke, in confequence, wrote feverai letters, detailing the whole bufinefs, with copies of the Alike of Berry's propofals, and his anfwers of confent to the count de Foix, becaufe he knew there was a continual intercourfe of knights and fquires from all countries at Orthès, going or returning to Caftille, or on pilgrimage to or from Sant Jago. He did the fame to the king of Navarre, who had married the king of Caftille's fifter, and by whom he had a numerous family, that the intelligence of this marriage might be more readily believed in Caftille than if told by com-mon report. He wrote alfo on the fame fub-ject to the king of Portugal^ but was filent re-fpectingv it in his letters to the king and his brothers in England, for he knew the Englifh would not be pleafed at it : Indeed/ they gave proofs of their diflike to this marriage, as fodri as they heard of it, as I fliall relate when I am come to that part of'my hiftory ; but I muft now return to the duke of Brittany, as that matter preffes. VOL. IX. ' M CHAP, * 161 * '