noon
Then he brought out the best clothing he had , and he dressed in it . He took a sack containing a thousand ducats , and put a note inside that said : `` I beg whomsoever should find my body to give it an honorable burial . I am Tirant lo Blanc from Brittany , and of that singular lineage of Roca Salada , High Captain of the Greek Empire . '' By now it was already past noon , and the further the galley went the more water it took on . The cries increased and death drew near . As they were near land the Moors saw the galley approaching , and they realized that it would run aground just where they wanted it , while the Christians knew that they could not escape death or being captured . The galley came close to land , and all the men threw themselves into the sea to save their lives .