. The life and times of Bertrand Du Guesclin: a history of the fourteenth century. might stillrely on. He had with him but two hundred horse. Hewas informed that five hundred horse and two thousandfoot could be raised in Galicia, and that Soria and Logrono,with the castle of Zamora, were still true to him. This wasvery insufficient means to resist the numerous and well-trained troops of his brother Henry, so Peter adopted thecounsel that accorded best with his own fears, and resolvedto leave the kingdom ; but, as he could not go away withoutanother taste of blood, as at Burgos, he witnessed fr
. The life and times of Bertrand Du Guesclin: a history of the fourteenth century. might stillrely on. He had with him but two hundred horse. Hewas informed that five hundred horse and two thousandfoot could be raised in Galicia, and that Soria and Logrono,with the castle of Zamora, were still true to him. This wasvery insufficient means to resist the numerous and well-trained troops of his brother Henry, so Peter adopted thecounsel that accorded best with his own fears, and resolvedto leave the kingdom ; but, as he could not go away withoutanother taste of blood, as at Burgos, he witnessed from anelevation in the church the assassination of the Archbishop * Tlie prize amounted to thirty-six quintals of gokl, besides manyjewels.—Ayala, Cronica dd Rcy Don Pcdro^ p. 420. Chap, 20.] Bcrtratid du Gucsdifi. 287 of Sant Jago ; and, after receiving a favourable responseto a message he liad sent to Edward, Prince of Wales, heembarked at Corunna, with his daughters and the treasureswhich he carried with him.* Ayala, Cronica dd Rcy Don Pedro, pp. 412, 420. END OF VOL. I. 7$.
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