'
"Jerusalem said:
"'I will be very happy to arrange it. But according to the
requirements of our office I could not be your judge, and I will
tell you why: No knight, king-of-arms or herald who gives advice
can be a judge. Not even my lord, the King of England, if he is
the judge of a battle, should say favorable words about anyone.
And if he did he could be called an unjust judge, and that battle
should not take place. But so that neither you nor he will lose
the battle prize, I will find you a competent judge who will be
suspect in nothing. He is a member of our office, and his name
is Claros of Clarence--a man who is very knowledgeable about
arms.'
"'I know him well,' said Tirant, 'and I am satisfied with him if
Lord Vilesermes agrees, because he is a good king-of-arms and he
will give the honor to the one who earns it. I want him to be
informed about everything because Lord Vilesermes sent a page to
me with this letter, and if I sent him an answer in the same way
it could be found out easily and the battle would not come to the
conclusion that he and I want.
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