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Title: Stories from the Chronicle of the Cid
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Plummer, Mary Wright, 1856-1916
Subjects: Cid (Epic cycle)
Publisher: New York : H. Holt and Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ars had passed it was judgedbest to place Ruy Diaz in a vault, seated still 150 CHRONICLE OF THE CID in his chair; and his banner was hung uponthe wall. The next marvel that happened was eighty-six years later, when there was strife between • King Don Sancho, the Cids great-grandson,and the reigning King of Castile. The formercame into Castile and took possession of theland around Burgos and was driving away agreat number of flocks and herds that he hadseized. On his way out of Burgos he passedSt. Peters, and the abbot in charge, who wasa feeble old man, saw him go by, and thoughtit was a great pity that he should do thepeople such wrong. So he summoned tenmen, and they got upon their horses, and tak-ing with them the banner of the Cid, wentafter King Don Sancho. The King, seeingthe mighty banner which had not its like inall Spain, and the little handful of men bear-ing it, halted to know the meaning of thecurious sight. When the old abbot ap-proached he humbled himself and besought
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The Tomb of the Cid in theMonastery of Burgos. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONS, LAST RIDE ON BABIKCA 153 the King in the name of the Cid Campeadorto give up his booty. The King was aston-ished at the old mans fearlessness, and saidto him, Good man, I know you not; but forwhat you have said, I will give back the booty,for which there are many reasons. For I amof the lineage of the Cid, as you say . . . this is the first reason; and the second isfor the honor of his body which lies in yourmonastery; and the third is in reverence tothis his banner which never was defeated.And if none of these were of any avail, yetought I to restore it were it only for this, thatif he were living there is none who coulddrive away the spoils of Castile, he being sonear. For the love of God, therefore, andof my forefather the Cid, I give it to him andto you. who have known so well how to ask »/ it at my hands.7 Again, when King Don Alfonso, the eighthof the name, was prepari

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