"Seigneurs Barons," began the Emp'ror Carle,

"The King Marsile his messengers hath sent

To offer me large store of his great wealth;

Bears—lions—hounds in leash;—of camels he

Gives seven hundred—falcons, fifty score—

Four hundred mules packed high with Arab gold,

And more than fifty chariots loaded full;

But he demands that I return to France.

There will he follow: then arrived at Aix,

Will in my palace take Salvation's Faith,

Will Christ obey, and hold his lands from me;

But what is in his heart, I do not know."

The French exclaim:—"Of him we must beware!"

Aoi.