having heard of this expedition, was alarmed for the confequences, and determined to leave the caftie, as ill might befal him fhould he be taken ; but before he departed he waited on the duke of Gueldres, and thus fpoke: f Duke of Gueldres, you are my prifoner, and I am your Aiafter. You, as a gentleman, have pledged your faith and oath, that wherever I fhould pleafe to go, thither you would follow me. I know not if you have fent for the grand mafter of the teutonic order, but he is marching hither in fuch force that I do not think it prudent to wait for him. Do you remain, if you pleafe, but I fhall carry away your faith with me/ To this the duke of Guel-dres making no reply, the fquire departed, and, having mounted his horfe, rode off to a caftie of greater ftrength ; but, on his going away, he added, € You will find me at fuch a place/ and named to him the caftie, which was very ftrong, and far from all roads. He was no fooner gone than the grand mafter arrived with a confiderable force : no one iffued forth to oppofe him : and, had he found the fquire within, he would infallibly have put him to death. He therefore returned to Koningfberg, carrying the duke of Gueldres with him. I will relate what was the end of this event; for in whatever country it was told, and efpeci-ally in Germany, it was varioufly fpoken of, to the great aftonifhment of all lords who heard it. When the duke of Gueldres arrived at Koningf-berg, having obtained his liberty in the manner I have " 326 *