among the knights and foot-soldiers, to each his due portion; to every horseman a hundred marks of silver, and half as much to the foot-soldiers:  and because he could find none to whom to sell his fifth, he spake to the Moors telling them that they might come safely to purchase the spoil, and the prisoners also whom he had taken, both men prisoners and women.  And they came, and valued the spoil and the prisoners, and gave for them three thousand marks of silver, which they paid within three days:  they bought also much of the spoil which had been divided, making great gain, so that all who were in my Cid’s company were full rich.  And the heart of my Cid was joyous, and he sent to King Don Alfonso, telling him that he and his companions would yet do him service upon the Moors.

Then my Cid assembled together his good men and said unto them, “Friends, we cannot take up our abode in this castle, for there is no water in it, and moreover the King is at peace with these Moors, and I know that the treaty between them hath been written; so that if we should abide here he would come against us with all his power, and with all the power of the Moors, and we could not stand against him.  If therefore it seem good unto you, let us leave the rest of our prisoners here, that we may be free from all encumbrance, like men who are to live by war.”  And it pleased them well that it should be so.  And he said to them, “Ye have all had your shares, neither is there anything owing to any one among ye.  Now then let us be ready to take horse betimes on the morrow, for I would not fight against my Lord the King.”  So on the morrow they went to horse and departed, being rich with the spoils which they had won:  and they left the castle to the Moors, who remained blessing them for this bounty which they had received at their hands.  Then my Cid and his company went up the Henares as fast as they could go; great were the spoils which they collected as they went along.  And on the morrow they came against Alcocer.  There my Cid pitched his tents upon a round hill, which was a great hill and a strong; and the river Salon ran near them, so that the water could not be cut off.  My Cid thought to take Alcocer:  so he pitched his tents securely, having the Sierra on one side, and the river on the other, and he made all his people dig a trench, that they might not be alarmed, neither by day nor by night.

When my Cid had thus encamped, he went to look at the Alcazar, and see if he could by any means enter it.  And the Moors offered tribute to him, if he would leave them in peace; but this he would not do, and he lay before the town.  And news went through all the land that the Cid was come among them.  And my Cid lay before Alcocer fifteen weeks; and when he saw that the town did not surrender, he ordered his people to break up their camp, as if they were flying, and they took their way along the Salon, with their banners spread.  And when the Moors saw