noon
`` And now , Sir Piers , to you do I resign the command of our forces . Give us your directions and we will promptly obey . '' `` Let every man who can draw a longbow , or wield pike or sword , be sent upon the ships , '' said the knight . `` At noon , when the tide is at the half flood , we set sail for Gourock . '' `` Gourock ? '' `` Even so . The bay of Gourock is our best shelter , and thence we can march southward towards Largs , or to whatsoever spot the enemy determine to make their landing place . '' ''