[Footnote*:ThetroopsofRogerdeFlor，accordingtohiscompanionsRamondeMontaner，were1500menatarms，4000
Almogavares，and1040otherfoot，besidesthesailorsandmariners，vol。ii。p。137。—M。]
[Footnote!:RamondeMontanersuppressesthecrueltiesandoppressionsoftheCatalans，inwhich，perhaps，heshared。—M]
[Footnote48:Someideamaybeformedofthepopulationofthesecities，fromthe36，000inhabitantsofTralles，which，intheprecedingreign，wasrebuiltbytheemperor，andruinedbytheTurks。Pachymer，l。vi。c。20，21。]
[Footnote49:IhavecollectedthesepecuniarycircumstancesfromPachymer，l。xi。c。21，l。xii。c。4，5，8，14，19，whodescribestheprogressivedegradationofthegoldcoin。EvenintheprosperoustimesofJohnDucasVataces，thebyzantswerecomposedinequalproportionsofthepureandthebasermetal。