Now, my lords, since what you were so uncertain about has now been made clear, and it has pleased God that you should know that the throne of these realms is totally vacant and placed at our disposal for us to elect someone who will defend and rule them, let us not trouble ourselves any further with old tales that we might appropriate for our own ends. Moreover, since these kingdoms have always been defended and held by a king, and since we cannot do so by ourselves in an adequate manner, as demanded by our present necessity, in such circumstances we need to elect a king who will carry out all that behoves him, so that we do not fall into the subjection of our schismatic enemies, who do all they can to prejudice and ruin not only us but also the Holy Church and our lord the Pope, whose main enemies they are. As the person who is to be elected is of no less consideration than the benefit for the realm that will ensue, let us first examine the conditions that are required of him; if we find them in the one we are to elect, our election will be prudent and in no way reprehensible.