[A] It is a work ascribed to the twelfth century, but resembles more a work of the tenth. There is internal evidence to show that the costumes were actually those of the Kings of Pelayo’s line.

[B] Gayangos, Mohammedan Dynasties, Bk. I.

[C] I have not been able to discover a single specimen of fourteenth century armour in the Royal Armoury of Madrid.

[D] Vambrace from avant bras; rere-brace from arrière bras.

[E] Conde de Valencia, Catálogo de la Real Armeria.

[F] In allusion to the equal rights claimed and exercised by Ferdinand and Isabel.