Montrofe, and failed dire&ly for Sluys, in Flanders, in order to learn if any one' were going beyond the fe;a to Jerufalem, that he might join companies. He remained there twelve days, and woul 4 not fet his foot on fliore, butftaid the whole time on board, where he kept a magnificient table, with mufic of trumpets and drums, as if he had been the king of Scotland. His company confided of one knight banneret, and feven others of the moil: Valiant knights of Scotland, without counting the tefl of his houfehold. His plate was of gold and Elver, confifting of pots, bafins, porringers, cups, bóttels, barrels, and other fuch things, He had iikewife twenty-fi* young and gallant efquires of thé fceft families in Scotland to wait on him ; and all thofe who came to vifit him were handfomely ferved With two sorts Of wine and two sorts of fpices—f tnean thqfe of a certain rank. At laft, after paying at Sluys twelve days, he heard that Alphonfo, king of Spain, was waging War againft the Saracen king of Granada. Hé Cónfidered, that if he îhould go thither he îhould employ his time and journey according to the late king's wilhes ; and when he îhould have finîflied there he would pu&ceed further to complete that with which he was charged. He made fail, therefore towards Spain, and landedfirft at Valentia ; thence he wentftraight to the king of Spain, who was with his 'army on thefrontiers, very near the Saracen king of Granada. It happened foon after the arrival of the lord James Dowries, that the king of Spain iffued forth into