P4 • «lefccnding this hill, he extended his Ene of battle in the plain, and then halted. The Spaniards, feeing the Englifh had baited* did the fame, in order of battle : then each man tightened his armour, and made ready as for inftant combat. Sir John Chandos advanced in front of the bat-talions with his banner uncafed in his hand* He prefented it to the prince, faying, 4 My lord, hero is my banner : I prefent it to you, that I may dif-play it in whatever manner fhall be moft agreeable to you j for, thanks to God, I have now fufficient lands to enable me fo to do, and maintain the rank which it ought to hold/ The prince, don Pedro being prefent, took the banner in his hands, which was blazoned with a fliarp ftake gules on a field argent ; after having cut off the tail to make it fquare, he difplayed it, and, returning it to him by the handle, faid j c Sir John, I return you your banner. God give you ftrength and honor to preferve it/ Upon this, fir John left the prince, went back to his men with the banner in his band, and faid to them ; c Gentlemen, behold my banner and yours ; you will therefore guard it as it becomes you/ His companions, taking the banner, replied with much cheerfiilnefs, that € if it pleafed God and St. George, they would defend it well, and aft worthily of it, to the utmoft of their abilities/ . • The banner was put into the hands of a worthy Englifh fquire, called William Alleftry, who bore it with