out late lord, your father, daim any thing belong* iftg to this caftle, we will ftrenuoufly defend you .and your brother, fir Gracien, in your rights* But we fuppofe, that when the king of France was lad at Touloufe, and our lord, your father, waited on Mm, fome regulations were made refpeding thefe matters; and your coufin, fir Roger d'Efpaign, Otyght to know a}l the circumftances relative to them. We will write, to inform him of the death of our lord, spd to invite him hither, to give us his advke, as well on the ftate of Beam and Foix, which may fall to ruin, as refpeQing the moveables mé funeral of our lord. What we have now faid, we promife you moft faithfully and loyally to ob« fèrve/ Sir Evan was well fatisfied with this fpeech, and threw open the gates of the caftle for all to enter who pleafed. Many did fo, examined it well, and ' placed fufficient guards to defend it. CHAP, S9S