of England should Ee in the meantime, then in the same manner as above-mentioned they are to proceed to the king of France to receive his decision, and are to receive his decision as though that of the king of England, and to comply therewith. For this purpose, Sancho, the king of Navarre, through his knight and his deputy, is to receive possession of these three castles, and is to give Nagara and Celorigo in charge to Peter, the son of count Roderie, and is to give Arnedo in charge to one of the counts of his dominions, and they are to do homage to him for the same. In like manner Alphonso, the king of Castille, through his knight and his deputy, is to receive possession of these three castles, and is to give Stella in charge to Peter, the son of Roderic of Arragon, Funes to 8., the son of Ramiro, and Maranon to R., the son of Martin, and they are to do homage to him for them. And if either of the kings shall wish to take the castles aforesaid from the knights in possession of them and to give them to another, then Sancho, king of Navarre, is to give them to Peter, the son of Roderie, or to G., the son of Vermund, or to S., the son of Ramiro, or to I., the son of Felez, or to R., the son of Martin, or to E. or to S., the sons of Almoran, or to E., the son of Ortiz, or to P., the son of Ramiro, or to G. or to P., the sons of Ortiz. In like manner king Alphonso is to give the said castles to count N. or count P., or count G. or to count Gomez, or to R., the son of Gurtez, or to P., the son of Arazuri, or to D., the son of Senez, or to G. or to Ordonez, the sons of Garcias, or to G., the son of Roderico de Aragra, or to P., the son of Gunter, or to L., the son of Roderico de Agafra; but those who shall be holding them are not to give up the said castles until those who ought to receive them shall have done homage for them to the other king, in manner above-mentioned. And the whole that king Alphonso holds of the king of Navarre he is to improve with his own means as far as he shall be willing and able. In like manner, Sancho, king of Navarre, is to improve with his own means as far as he shall be willing and able, the whole that he holds of king Alphonso. And for the purpose of hearing this decision, the kings have chosen four trustworthy persons, namely, John, bishop of Tarragona,

87" Portarius." The officers who were so called, had probably somewhat similar duties to those of our sheriffs; in seeing that the royal commands were properly fulfilled. They were peculiar to Spain.

son of

Peter de Areis, Ar— de Torrela, and Gunter, 88 de Rinoso; and two or three or all of these are to proceed with the envoys to the court of the king of England, and are to explain before him the complaints of both kings, and when the claims have been heard, then those are to speak whom the king shall order first to plead their cause. And, upon the word of these same trustworthy persons, who shall have heard the judgment pronounced by the king of England, each of the kings are to comply with and perform the above-mentioned covenants in such manner as is contained in this instrument, and the knights who have done homage for the aforesaid castles, according to the report of the said trustworthy persons, are to comply with and perform the treaty aforesaid in good faith and without evil intent. In addition whereto, both of the kings above-named, each upon his own plighted faith, have agreed upon and concluded a good and safe truce for liegemen, for castles, for lands, and for all other things, for a period of seven years; and that the same shall be firmly kept, Sancho, king of Navarre, places Erga" in pledge, and king Alphonso pledges Calahorra; and if the army of either of these kings, either with him or without him, shall enter the kingdom of the other, he whose army does so, is to lose the fortified place abovenamed. And if by chance any vassal of these kings shall break this truce in the kingdom of the other, or shall chance by force to take a fortified place, then the king of whom he shall be the vassal shall within forty days deliver up his castle to the other king. And if he shall not do so, the knight who holds the castle that has been so placed in pledge, is to give up the said castle to the king so complaining, and he is to hold the same in pledge until he recovers his own castle. And if any person in these kingdoms, who is not a vassal of those kings, shall by any chance take a castle in the kingdom of the other, then both the kings are to come against him with their people and besiege him, and are not to depart thence until it is taken. It has also been agreed that all the vassals of both kings who have lost their hereditaments since the time of the

88 It will be seen, on comparison with the list of names previous, and in page 439, that Gunter is mentioned as one of the envoys and Peter de Rinoso as another, and no mention is made of de Torrela: here, however, Gunter is made the son of de Rinoso, and de Torrela is the fourth envoy. Perhaps Ergavica, or Ergavia, towns of Spain in the middle ages.

commencement of the war, shall recover the same, in such manner as they were holding them on the day on which they lost them, and for misdeeds on their part, or on accusations for what they have previously done, they are not to lose them, nor are they to make answer to any one on any complaint made against them within the last seven years. And if hereafter any complaint on fresh grounds, or any litigation shall arise between them, they are to have recourse to arbitration, and whatever judgment shall be pronounced, they are to be satisfied with the same. Also, all men of both kingdoms shall go and return from kingdom to kingdom in security, with the exception of known murderers. And if either of the kings shall be unwilling to restore the hereditaments as above-mentioned, then he is to give up the above-named castle to the other king, who is to hold the same in pledge, until he shall recover the hereditaments and the whole thereof that he shall have demanded. Also, all vassals of either king are to be included in this treaty of peace as to all men, castles, hereditaments, and all other things that they may possess in whatever land they may be; and all the above is to be kept and observed in good faith and without evil intent. Also, Alphonso, king of Arragon, is to be included in this truce, if it shall so please him, and if perchance it shall not please him to be included therein, nevertheless the said truce as abovementioned is to be strictly observed between the kings abovenamed. This instrument was made between Navarre and Logrono, in the year 1214,90 on the eighth day before the calends of September.'

An [earlier] Charter of Peace and Reconciliation between the king of Castille and the king of Navarre.

"This is the charter of peace and reconciliation which was made between Alphonso, king of Castille, and Sancho, king of Navarre, at the abbey which is called Siterio. It has pleased both of the said kings that a peace and reconciliation should be made between them for ten years, which has been made accordingly; and it has pleased them that they should ratify the same by oath, and that they and the barons of them both should make oath upon the altar and upon the four Evange

90 This date is according to the Spanish era, which began from the conquest of Spain by Augustus, in the year B.C. 38.

lists, that they will observe the aforesaid truce and reconciliation faithfully, and without fraud and evil intent, for ten years; and this truce has been made as to persons, cattle, goods, and castles, in good faith and without fraud and evil intent; and if either of the kings or any of the barons shall violate this truce, and shall not make amends on claim made, within forty days therefrom, then is he to be a perjurer and a traitor. This instrument was made in the year 1205,"1 in the month of October."

When the above-stated charters of peace and reconciliation between the said kings of Castille and Navarre had been read before the king of England and his barons, the persons who pleaded for the king of Castille spoke to the following effect :

The Claim of the king of Castille.

"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. In the name of the Lord, Alphonso, king of Castille and Toledo, makes complaint against, and demands of, Sancho, king of Navarre, his uncle, that restitution shall be made to him of Logrono, Athleva, Vanaret,92 in the vicinity of Ribaronia, Agosen, Abtol, Arresa, and Alava, with their markets, namely, those of Estwalez and of Divina, and all his rights in the lands which are called Durango: all of which king Alphonso, of happy memory, who liberated Toledo from the power of the Saracens, and after his death, his daughter Vracha possessed by hereditary right: after whose death, her son, the emperor Alphonso, of happy memory, was similarly possessed by hereditary right, and after the death of the emperor, his son, Sancho, without question raised, held the same by hereditary right. After the death of king Sancho, his son, our lord the king, Alphonso, in like manner held all the places aforesaid by hereditary right, until such time as the king of Navarre already mentioned took away, and now by force withholds, from the aforesaid king of Castille, his orphan and innocent nephew and ward, and the son of his friend and lord, all the above places, no requisition being then made of the same. He likewise makes complaint and asks restitution to be made to him by the before-named king of Navarre, of Roba, which he unjustly withholds. For the emperor ac'91 See the last note. This treaty was made nine years before the preceding one. 92 This should be, Navarette.

quired that place from a king of the Saracens, whose name was Zafadola, and left it to his son Sancho, who, after the death of the emperor, held it in peace during the whole period of his life: after whose death, my lord the king Alphonso, his son, by hereditary right held it in peace, until such time as Sancho Ramirez de Perola parted with it, who held it according to the custom of Spain, at the hands of Peter Ortiz, which Peter Ortiz held it according to the same custom of our lord the king Alphonso. He also demands the revenues which the king of Navarre so often mentioned has received from Logrono, and from all the places above-named, from the time of his invasion, as also recompense for the losses which he inflicted upon that land, by laying it waste and delivering it to the flames, the amount of all which is estimated at nearly one hundred thousand golden marks. He further demands Puente la Reyna, and Saragossa, and the whole of the land extending from those two towns to the river Ebro; which land king Alphonso, of blessed memory, grandfather of the emperor, held and enjoyed in peace; and through him, according to the custom of Spain, his kinsman, Sancho, king of Arragon, and after his death, his son, king Peter, and after the death of king Peter, his brother, Alphonso, king of Arragon, in the same manner as his kinsmen and friends had held it. He also claims a moiety of Tudela, on the grounds of his maternal descent, which count Dalpreg gave to his cousin-german, queen Margaret, who was the wife of king Garsias, and grandmother of the said king Alphonso, in consequence whereof the aforesaid Tudela does in no way belong to Navarre."

After the bishop of Palencia, and count Gomez, and the other envoys of the king of Castille had set forth the above, and other matters to a similar effect, both by writing and word of mouth, they made an end of speaking. Upon this, the bishop of Pampeluna, and the other envoys of the king of Navarre, arose, and [orally] contradicting nothing that had been alleged against them by their opponents, produced a writing, in which were contained their petition, claims, and allegations, to the following effect:

The Claim of the king of Navarre.

"Sancho, king of Navarre, lays claim to the monastery of Cudejo, Monte d'Oca, the valley of Saint Vincent, the val