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leave the barrier, because many arrows were shot at them from both 

 the villas, wounding numbers of men and horses; and this they did. 



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In this month of July, the King of Granada sent as messengers to 

 the King of Castile those whom he had sent on a former occa- 

 sion. . . . And when these envoys reached the palace, there were 

 with the king the King of Navarre and the barons of his realm, 

 the Earls of Derby and Salisbury, the Count of Foix, etc' 



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And because the fleet of the King of Morocco was in the port 

 of Ceuta awaiting the King of Granada's fleet, the King of Castile 

 sent his admiral, Don Egidio, with fifteen galleys, to the port of 

 Ceuta; and with him in these galleys were the Earls of Derby and 

 Salisbury, and all their companies. . . . [No battle was fought.] 

 And the next day they were at the port of Algeciras, where was the 

 King of Castile with his army. 



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The Earls of Derby and Salisbury came" to speak with the king, 

 and told him that the King of England, their lord, had sent them 



* Cronica, p. 555. 



' These envoys had a novel experience while they were being con- 

 ducted through the encampment (Cronica, p. 556) : 'At length they came 

 to the quarters occupied by the earls and the other foreigners. Each of 

 these had his helmet placed on a stout and high pole at the door of his 

 house, and all bore figures of various kinds. One represented a lion, 

 another a fox, a wolf, an ass's head, an ox, a dog, or other animal. 

 Some had a man's head, with face, and hair, and beard. These figures 

 were all so well made that they seemed alive. Again, others had the 

 wings of eagles or ravens. In all there were not fewer than six hundred 

 such helmets. And the Moors, seeing them, marveled greatly at the 

 host of people which the King had there.' Cf. Schirrmacher 5. 230, and 

 see the accompanying plate, taken from the armorial of Guelders Herald, 

 as reproduced in Kervyn 23. 465 ff. The arms are those of the following 

 persons: 58, Jean de Roye; 59, Renaud de Roye; 60, the Sire de St. 

 Venant; 61, the Sire de Sempy (or St. Py) ; 62, the Sire de Sombernon; 

 63, the Sire de la Tremoille. Of these, Renaud de Roye and the Sire de 

 Sempy were two of the three challengers at St. Inglevert (cf. above, 

 p. 207), Boucicaut (ib.) being the other. Renaud was the organizer of 

 the jousts. 



' Cronica, pp. 567-8. 



* Cronica, pp. 568-9. 



'Perhaps late in August; cf. Schirrmacher 5. 231. 



