Chapter XLVIII

"Beyond this, Alvar Fañez, I am fain to tell it thee That whosoever in my realm in that desire may be, Let them, the brave and gallant, to the Cid betake them straight. I free them and exempt them both body and estate." Minaya Alvar Fañez has kissed the King's hands twain:

"Great thanks, as to my rightful lord I give thee, King, again. This dost thou now, and better yet as at some later hour. We shall labor to deserve it, if God will give us power." Said the King: "Minaya, peace for that. Take through Castile thy way. None shall molest. My lord the Cid seek forth without delay."