King, Georgiana Goddard: A brief account of the military orders in Spain (New York: The Hispanic Society of America, 1921)

IN SPAIN
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so that he never fought again: and on the
battle-field he assembled his knights and
resigned his office and saw a new Master
elected regularly: then he went back to
Calatrava and lived there holily for nine
years more. The Convent was despoiled
and exhausted with expenses, but the
Archbishop D. Roderick with his men
stayed there for six months in case of
attack and he paid all his men’s expenses
and those of the secular knights with him,
and for several years there are records of
rich gifts made by the King and by knights
who were harboured there on the return
from forays. God did not forget the
freyles of Calatrava: one Lent about this
time there was no fish to be had, and they
were about to sit down to meat, and risk
their souls to keep up their strength when
pack-mules arrived: the vassals of D.
Alfonso and knights of Toledo having sent
fish and vegetables and other Lenten
victuals.
The ensuing years are spent in recon-
struction and adjustment. When, in 1213,
the Master D. Rodrigo Garces ceded to the
The
Convent
of
Calatrava
acquires-
1,
the Order
of Avis
AND MONOGRAPHS