ABSTRACT

And the admiral took leave at once of the Lord King and went to embark and set his course for Salou with all the galleys ; and En Ramon Marquet and En Berenguer Mallol did likewise in their galleys. And the Lord Infante also, at the end of four days, had taken leave of the Lord King, his father, who blessed him and gave him his grace and his blessing ; and he went to Tarragona. And the Lord King sent him the chivalry and two thousand almugavars. And this was done in order that it should appear that they had been able to take the city and the island by force. If he had gone over with few followers it would be very evident that they surrendered with the consent of the King of Mallorca and they would have run great risks by that, as has been said before.