IT #ts împoflïble to go abroad to forage*. The greateft pleafurf the • duke could have received would have been the information, that t% king of Caftille was on his march to offer him battle ; for he was well aware he could never other wife fuc-ceed in his claim on that kingdom. He was con-tinually making inquiries how the king of Caftille was employed, and he was anfwered,—* My lord, we learn from the pilgrims who come to Sant Jagof that he is not making any preparations to take the field, but has fhut himfelf and his men up in gar-' rifons* The duke of Bourbon is not yet arrived, nor is there any intelligence received of his coming/ The duke was advifed to remain but five days in Orenfe, and then march to Zamora, and endeavour . to force a pafiàge over the Duero by the bridge. The knight, on his return from efcortmg the Bre-tons TO Vilalpando, was aflted what were the num-bers in garrifon : he faid, 4 he had heard fir Oliver du Guefclin was there with one thoufand fpears, French and Bretons/ € It will be a good thing, my lord,* faid the conftable and fir Thomas Percy, « if we go thither and fMrmifh with them. Perhaps they may come out, and accept our challenge, for fome of them are very impatient to fignalize them-felves/ € I agree to it,* replied the duke ; cIet us . diflodge and march hence, for we can gain nothing by ftayitig longer here/ Orders for decampment on the morrow were iffued, and for the army to march towards Vilalpando, and then to Zamora. • We will now fay ibmething of the king of Por-tugal,