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A13574	A continuation of the lamentable and admirable adventures of Dom Sebastian king of Portugale With a declaration of all his time employed since the battell in Africke against the infidels 1578. vntill this present yeare 1603.	Teixeira, José, 1543-1604.	1603 (1603)	STC 23866; ESTC S101269	50,758	70

and vse all the diligence you can in these things I haue giuen you in charge The father being dead the sonne respected the prisoner with much more reuerence then he did before but allowed him lesse libertie then he had in the old Counts life I haue also two letters from Doctor Sampayo the one bearing date the 18 of Nouember the other the fourth of December which confirme the same contents before mentioned There be many other letters here lately sent from Portugals to the same purpose reinforcing the truth and here lately past a Portugall by this towne that protesteth he spake with Dom Sebastian declaring markes and tokens of his apparell chamber and bed and other appertenances The same Portugall said further the King inquired of him for certaine persons which this partie being then but yong could not remember and therefore gaue him no direct answer We haue here many rumours from diuers places neare about One wrote out of Portugale which diuers other comming from thence confirme that vpon S. Anthonies day of Padua the last yeare they rong the great bell at Villila in Arragone in the city of Coimbre an vniuersity of Portugale where befell a very admirable and rare wonder In the same towne there is a couent of Canons regulars of the order of S. Augustine sincerely reformed great and rich in the which is interred the bodie of D. Alphonse Henriques the first King of Portugale whom they adore for a Saint In whose behalfe they say God hath shewed some miracles vnto men to cōfirme their opinion of him that they beleeue not amisse Many religious men for this foure hundred yeares space successiuely continuing this Saint for their intercessor to God vt ferunt haue obtained much release and consolation in their afflictions aswel strangers as the naturall countrimen and to this effect they haue a booke written recording all the benefits receiued thereby so that this house neuer harboured any other then those that were deuoted to this holy King The last yeare an old man whom age had made feeble and decrepit vsed euer to kneele down and pray at the sepulcher of the said King and vpon S. Anthonies day the last yeare he there in happie time offered his solemne prayers and continued a long time in meditation before the sepulcher where he remained vntill he was stiffe and not able of him selfe to rise but by the assistance of his iuniors and religious brethren who beholding all his face bedeawed with teares demaunded of him how it came to passe This old man answered I am very much displeased and grieued at the negligence of our Kings and Princes of Portugale aswell dead as liuing I meane descending from this holy King that being assured by infinite miracles that he is in heauen in eternall glorie and liues in the presence of God and we neuer yet knew any man that trauelled to canonize him To whō one or two answered That houre shal come And father seeing your deuotion and loue is so great to this holy King beseech him to be a mediator for the libertie of Dom Sebastian descending of his masculine line that he may be restored to his former dignities and Realmes and that good deed will cause him to be canonized We haue heard lately more reports by the passengers from Italy and France that he whom the Venetians imprisoned and released the last yeare is Dom Sebastian our true King and Lord and that he seemes no whit to degenerate from the steps and traces of his auncestors As those religious men were aduising and contemplating vpon the vision of this Alphonse which was mentioned in the Admirable aduenture c. and considering the promise God made vnto him whē he appeared vnto him in the field Orique the sepulcher resounded vnto them three strokes hearing the eccho with abilitie to iudge frō whence the noise came The sound being past they approched nearer vnto the tombe continuing their discourse and sodainly againe the tombe gaue three other great blows so terrible that they were forced to recule for feare and the eccho continued so long that they all were amazed and became as pale and wan as men vse to be in the horror of death When afterward they came to themselues recouering their senses and perfect vnderstanding and conceiued that it came by the old mans praier they went and reuealed this accident to the Bishop of that citie who in all the time of treatie betweene Portugale and the King of Castile approoued himselfe as ranke a traitor to his countrey as he proued true seruant to the King of Spaine who for his recompence was established in that sea and created Bishop of Coimbre Count of Arganill c. with 50000 duckets of yearely annuitie This Bishop aduertised of the noise came to the Couent and made inquisition and finding it a thing so extraordinary said You Portugals that wonder at these toies and giue credite to bables know that the soule of this Saint being aloft in glory is so sore offended with you that God suffereth these senslesse monuments to giue testimonie of your fopperies These words were so ill taken by the people of the town assembled about that strange noise that the Bishop was constrained to vnsay that he had said and to confesse it was very wonderfull Furthermore there are many letters come of late from Portugale that testifie that at Lisbone the last of October in the yeare 1601. the Church and hospitall of the King called all Saints sodainly fell on fire by night and flamed so furiously that the roofe was burnt and all the images of the Kings of Portugal that were painted vpon the wall only the pourtrait of D. Sebastian was left vndefaced The selfe same ruine happened to the armes of the Kings and Princes of Portugal which were drawn in scutchions vpō the wall The day following being the feast of all Saints in the forenoone fell an infinite number of hailstones as big as small egges red of colour which bred as great cause of wonder as the raine that fell the day following which was so extreme that as I haue heard credibly reported by many the people of that towne durst not go out of their doores all that day for seare of drowning These things to me aswell as to others I assure your Lordship seeme maruellous and can find no reason of their rarenesse God of his diuine mercie turne them to good I could haue written to your Lordship more newes of great consequence if my paper had not bin iniurious But now to returne to our first subiect which I wil intirely deliuer vnto your Lordship seeing I haue recouered my strength I will proceed to declare vnto you the successe of D. Sebastian King of Portugale since his escape from the battell in Afrike which I intreat your Lordship to cause to be imprinted that all Princes may haue free knowledge of the historie Paris the twelfth of Ianuarie 1602. Immediatly after my last writing I receiued letters