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A20476	The explanation. of the true and lavvful right and tytle, of the most excellent prince, Anthonie the first of that name King of Portugall, concering his warres, againste Phillip King of Castile, and against his subiectes and adherentes, for the recouerie of his kingdome. Together vvith a briefe historye of all that hath passed aboute that matter, vntill the yeare of our Lord. 1583. Translated into English and conferred with the French and Latine copies. By the commanundement and order of the superiors.; Explanatio veri ac legitimi juris, quo serenissimus Lusitaniae Rex Antonius eius nominis primis nititur. English	António, Prior of Crato, 1531-1595.; Hollyband, Claudius, 16th cent.	1585 (1585)	STC 689; ESTC S100205	44,552	60

the same King Emanuell Also Katherine Duches of Bergantia daughter to the saide Edward sixt sonne of the saide King Emanuell and lastlye the prince of Parma as father and tutor to his eldest sonne which he had by Mary daughter also to the sayde Edward All the which princes and potentates were cyted by the sayde King Henry to appeare at a certain day to thintent euery of them by his Ambassador or Agent might propound and set downe in the sayd assembly of thestates all such right and tytle as euery of them after his death could pretend to the sayd kingdome Saying hee was minded to determine the same cause in his lyfe time if possibly he could bring it to passe But if death shoulde preuent his purpose therein his meaning was to commit and appoint not onelye certaine persons to gouerne the kingdome but also certaine Iudges to determine who had best right and title to succeede enioy the crowne alleaging he tooke that course to auoide all controuersies inconueniencies warres which otherwise were like to happen Whereuppon all the sayde princes and potentates thus lawfully cyted sent their Ambassadors or deputies with sufficient instructions on their behalfe to propoūd in the said assembly of thestates their seuerall rightes and tytles which they pretended to the said kingdome Except onely Phillip King of Castile who answered he neyther had nor acknoledged and Iudge in earth but onelye in heauen And therfore woulde not commit his righte and tytle to the determination of any Iudges that shoulde bee appointed concerning that matter adding withall howe hee was sufficiently informed by his best learned lawyers in his owne kingdome that there was no other personage in the world sauing onely himselfe that had lawfull right to succeede in the sayde kingdome of Portugall after the death of the sayde King Henry which right in case it shoulde be denyed vnto him that then hee woulde obtaine the kingdome by force of armes When the most excellent pryncesse Katherine de Medicis the french Kings Mother was aduertised of these matters namely that King Henry had commaunded all them to be cyted whiche pretended auy tytle to the kingdome she sent into Portugall for her Ambassador the Byshop of Comminges to propound in lyke manner on her behalfe in the sayde assemblye of thestates the righte which she pretended to the sayde kingdome grounding her tytle vpon her descent from King Alfonsus brother to King Sancho the seconde of that name who before he was King had marryed in Fraunce Mawde Countesse of Bulloyne by whome he had two sonnes one of the whiche was marryed in Fraunce of whome the sayde Katheren de Madicis descended the other of the same sonnes deceasing in Portugall without issue and the plea exhibited on the behalfe of the sayde Kathereine de Medicis was receaued by the saide Kinge Henry in the saide assembly of the-states Also when the people of Portugal vnderstoode the right of succession of the kingdom was committed to examination and considering themselues had lawfull power right to elect choose a Kynge for and in default of a lawfull heire Masle descending directly of the Masculine line therefore they exhibited a supplycation to king Henry that his maiesty would voutchsafe to graunt them lycence to propounde and alleage thier right in that behalfe and to exhibite a plea whiche they had made thereof conteyning in substaunce and effecte as followeth To wit That the people of Portugall had made and chosen for their Kinge Alfonsus the first Kinge of Portugall sonne of Earle Henry Also that the same people had deposed from the administration and gouernement of the kingdome Kinge Sancho the seconde of that name after hee had Reigned by the space of fiue and twentye yeares and that thereupon the same people committed the administration and gouernement of the kingdome to his brother Alfonsus Earle of Bulloyne who had marryed Mawde the Countesse and after the death of Sancho they elected the same Alfonsus to be their King Further that the same people had elected made their king Iohn the first of that name the base son of King Alfonsus the fourth notwithstanding there remayned liuing two legittimate daughters of the same king Alfonsus Which King John the same people of Portugall did confirme in the royall seate mainteyned and defended him againste John Kinge of Castile also the first of that name who pretended title to the succession of the said kingdome of Portugall for and in the name of his wife eldest and legittimate daughter of the saide King Alfonsus Whereuppon there grew sharpe warre betweene the same two Kinges concerning that matter wherein the Kinge of Castile in thende was ouerthrowne in battayle aboute a certaine towne of Portugall called Algibarotta Moreouer that the same people had created their King Emanuell the first for that King Iohn the second had lefte no issue male descending of the righte Masculyne lyne Lastlye that they had made the sayde Cardinall Henry their King after the decease of Kinge Sebastian who was slayne in the battayle of Affrica leauing no lawfull issue of his body to enioy the Crowne By all these reasons the sayde people concluded that their power and righte to make the sayde election was offarre greater force and effecte then the righte and tytle of succession whereuppon the other pretenders grounded them selues and the same people added withall that by the Lawe called the mentall Lawe made by the sayde Kinge Iohn the firste of that name no woman can nor oughte to inherite anye goodes or possessions depending of the Crowne and therefore neyther myghte they who descended of the issues female as all the sayde pretenders did sauing onely the sayd Don Anthonio Vpon thunderstanding of all these matters so propounded and set down on the beehalfe of the people Kinge Henrye lykewise admitted their plea. Hereuppon whyle the states of the Kingdome of Portugall were assembled treating vppon the nomination and election aswell of those persons whiche after the death of the sayde Kinge Henrye should haue the administration and gouernement of the kingdome as also of suche as shoulde decyde and iudge the question and controuersie touchyng the succession of the crowne Thagent of Don Anthonio was informed that one Alphonsus of Alburquerque an aduocate of the Cytye of Lysbone was subcrned and wonne by some of the King of Castiles fautors and that hee had manifestlye declared his aduise and opinion to certayne greate menne of the kingdome whereby it euidentlye appeared that hee was altogether bent and enclyned to the King of Castiles parte Wherefore the same Agent propounded and put in againste the same Alfonsus a plea or byll of recusation to thintent hee shoulde haue no voyce in thelection neyther of the sayde administrators or gouernours of the kingdom nor of the Iudges that should haue the hearing and determination of the cause touching the succession of the crowne also the same Agente auoutched how hee woulde declare sufficiente causes that mooued him to

the same by their last willes and testamentes for the discharge of their consciences notwithstanding that it was alwaies kept verye secret through the endeuour of the said Lodowike aswel in respect of thine quallitye of the persons as also for that the publishinge thereof was not materiall at that time for that Don Anthonio was brought vp to be a Priest and Churchman and for that also there were then many other heyres of the kingdom that were nearer to the Crowne then he When Don Anthonio had receaued the same aduertisement he opened the matter to King Henry his vncle and besought him to voutchsafe the examitation thereof and to graunte that hee might produce certaine witnesses and poofes whereby the truth of the matter myght bee founde oute and manifestlye knowne for the auoydinge of all controuersies and warres which otherwise were lyke to arise betweene them who after the death of the sayde Kinge Henry myghte pretende Tytle to the kingdome For sithe hee was the onelye sonne of the sayde Lodowike seconde sonne of the sayde Kinge Emanuell if his byrth bee prooued to bee legittimate hee necessarilye excluded and barred all others that by tytle of consanguinitye myghte aspyre or pretende tytle to the succession of the kingdome notwithstanding there were anye of the children liuing who were beegotten of the daughter of the sayde Kynge Emanuell which was elder then the sayde Lodowike her brother forasmuche as the kingdome of Portugall falleth not by succession to the woman nor anye other descending of her When Kynge Henrye had vnderstandinge thereof beeing a verye olde manne as afore is aleaged and fearing least himselfe shoulde in case Don Anthonio were proued to bee borne in lawfull marriage bee depriued of his kingdome he conceaued so greate indignation thereat that immediatlye hee bannished Don Anthonio Thirtye myles from his courte with expresse commaundemente that hee shoulde not presume to retourne thither vntill his Maiestye shoulde take further order in that behalfe Thereuppon Don Anthonio yeilding his obedience to the same commaundemente made his repayre to the Cytie of Columbria being foure and thyrtie myles from Lysbone where at that tyme Kinge Henry kepte his Courte But yet neuerthelesse the sayd Don Anthonio lefte at Lisbone the sayde auntient seruaunte of his fathers from whome hee had receaued the sayde aduertisemente who at the same tyme was in the seruice of the sayde Kinge Henry and verye farre in his fauoure To this man the sayd Don Anthonio at his departing from Lisbone gaue a speciall charge to sollycite his cause to the Kinge in his absence with all endeuoure and diligence The which the same Minister promised with all fidelitye to accomplishe and made humble petition to Kinge Henry that with his good fauour and lycence hee might prosecute the affayres of the sayde Don Anthonio Whiche the Kinge not onelye graunted but also expressely commaunded him so to doe When the said Agent had receaued this aunswere of the King he required Emanuell Bishop of Almada then conseruator of the priuileges of the order of the Knights of saint Iohn at Thisle of Malta competent Iudge of the sayde Don Anthonio as prior of Crato of the same order To receaue and heare the depositions of witnesses and certain documents and instruments wherby the said Don Anthonio intended to verifie and proue himself to be issued of a lawfull marriage praying the sayd Bishop neuerthelesse to keepe the matter very secrete least the King by vnderstanding the same shoulde conceaue some newe displeasure Whereuppon the sayde Byshoppe proceeded in the examination of the cause Before whome were produced three witnesses who perfectlye with lawfull circumstaunces deposed that they were present at the celebration of Marriage betweene the sayde Lodowike and Iolenta parentes of the sayd Don Anthonio Also there was broughte and produced beefore the sayde conseruatour the Testament of one Rui Celema who while hee liued was knowne to bee a verye honest credible man of approued integritie and was seruaunte to Don Anthonios Father and in good estimation not only with him but also with King Henry This Rui Celema by his testament had declared that he alwaies vnderstood certaynelye knewe that the sayde Lodowike Father of Don Anthonio was secretlye marryed to Jolenta setting downe therewithall diuerse reasons whiche sufficyentlye prooue the same and bycause hee was at poynte of death and for that in tyme to comeit myghte bee expediente and beehouefull to the common wealth of the kingdome of Portugall to knowe that Don Anthonio was issued of a lawfull marryage therefore and for the discharge of his conscience hee had made true declaration thereof in his sayde Testamente There was also exhibited before the sayde Byshop the Testament of the sayd Lodowike wherby he ordeined and appointed the said Don Anthonio his son his only heire not only in al his goods Patrimoniall but also in certaine patronall rightes of greate im-Portance which were lefte vnto the saide Lodowike by the testament of his brother Ferdinando and his wife who as is aforesaide dyed without children Further there were produced before the sayde Bishop other witnesses of good calling and credite who deposed that King John the third of that name immediatlye after the death of the sayd Lodowike his brother gaue vnto Don Anthonio the signet and Armes of his father commaunding him to vse the same frankly and freely without barre or breach in as ample manner as his sayd father had the vse thereof as the sayd Don Anthonio hath alwayes since accordingly done Vppon the proofe of all these thinges the sayd Bishop taking vnto himselfe certaine other Iudges of the same order gaue sentence touching the same matter whereby it was pronounced and declared that the sayde Don Anthonio was the lawfull sonne of the said Lodowike and Iolenta the which sentence was also pronounced and confirmed in the Chauncerie of the saide order howbeit secretly for the cause afore aleaged In the meane tyme King Henry assembleth the estates of his kingdome to treate of diuers matters concerning the common-wealth and tranquillitie of the same and speciallye to deliberate who should be the next and meetest Heire to the crowne after his decease and yet neuerthelesse gaue expresse commaundement to Don Anthonio not to come to the said assembly but to send some deputie or agent that might represent his person there Also the same king Henry being very fearefull least Don Anthonio should proue himselfe to be legittimate required the Pope of Roome to voutchsafe to commit vnto him the hearing and examination of the cause touching the legittimation of the said Don Anthonio In the meane time the same king Henry proceedeth with the conuocation of the saide estates and commaundethe that these personages should be cited thither to wit Philip King of Castile as sonne of Isabell eldest daughter of the said King Emanuell which Isabell as is afore alleaged was married to the Emperor Charles the fift Also the Duke of Sauoy as nephew of Beatrice daughter of

as Don Anthonio was come hee caused a certificat or testimoniall to bee made wherein was conteined that he was then come to the sayd monastery causing the same testimoniall for the better credite of the matter to be subscribed by the chiefest religious persons of the sayde monasterye This instrument thagent sent forthwith to tharchbishop of Lisbon to be shewed to the King and wrote withall to the said Archbishop how Don Anthonio was alreadye departed from thence for thaccomplishmente of a pilgrimage which he had vowed to make when hee was captiue in Aphrica But contrariwise Don Anthonio dismissing a greate parte of his traine which hee had brought thyther wente the same daye accompanyed with his Agente and onelye two seruauntes to the secret place prepared for him where hee contynued the space of about twentye dayes but his Agente in the meane while returned presentlye to the sayde Monasterye Within fewe dayes after letters were brought to the saide Agent wherein certaine of Don Anthonios friendes wrote that it was not conuenient for Don Anthonio to absent himselfe far from the Court least after King Henryes death who was verye sickelye and full of infirmities the people shoulde bee mooued to choose the Duke of Bergantia for Kinge For as touching the Kinge of Castile hee was to bee feared in no respecte sauing onelye thinuasion of the Realme by force and violence further for asmuch as King Henry had in all places appointed spyes and likewise the Duke of Bergantia and the Kinge of Castiles Ambassadours who made dilligent searche whether Don Anthonio stayed secretlye within the limites of the Kingdome of Portugall to thintent in case hee did hee mighte then bee apprehended and put to death by vertue of that latter and most rigorous sentence giuen against him by Kinge Henrye Don Anthonios Agente vppon thunderstanding thereof appointed one of his sayde maysters seruauntes called Sebastian Figueira then remayning in the sayde Monastery a verye trustye and faithfull man to hyer a Barke in a towne neere thereunto called Brantos scituate vppon the Ryuer of Tagus and to furnishe the same with victualles and all other necessaries that Don Anthonio by the space of certayne dayes mighte bee kepte secrete in the same vppon the sayde Ryuer and so escape thandes of the spyes so when the saide Barque and all thinges seruing thereto were in a readinesse Don Anthonyo not withoute greate daunger to bee knowne and intrapped in the waye at last came to the sayde Barque and goeth aboarde the same wherein he was carryed vppe and downe and Riuer about the space of eyghte or tenne dayes without arriuing in anye Hauen but in thende beeing wearie and sickelye hee came priuilye to Lisbon and secretlye conueyed himselfe into a Priestes howse where his Agent had informed him hee mighte continue in safetie Aboute the same time or shortlye after the Kinge of Castile sent a gentleman of good calling to the sayde Agent to the monasterye where hee remayned requiring him to exhorte Don Anthonio to compounde with him touchinge the controuersie that was lyke to aryse beetweene them aboute the succession of the kingdome and for the better bringing to passe thereof the same gentleman required the sayde Agent to goe with him to Madril to the Kinge of Castile But thagente suspecting all that was propounded on the Kinge of Castiles behalfe aunswered howe the same course was not in any respecte conueniente for the King of Castile himselfe aswell for that the people of Portugall vppon thunderstanding of Don Anthonios treatye aboute agreement with his maiestye woulde bee quickelye mooued to electe the Duke of Bargantia for their Kinge as also for that the sayde Agente coulde doe nothing therein without expresse commission from Don Anthonio whome the matter concerned saying hee woulde with speede repayre vnto him aboute the same cause and in the meane tyme the sayde gentleman might make his retourne to the King of Castile Heereuppon this Gentlemanne retourned to the Kinge of Castile and the Agente in greate daunger came secretlye to Lisbone where hee founde Don Anthonio in the Priestes howse And hauing signified vnto him what hadde passed beetweene him and the Gentlemanne aforesayde Don Anthonio aunswered hee was verye glad his Agent had thus escaped the kinge of Castiles handes And as touching the making of anye accorde with the same Kinge it was farre from his meaning but his determination was rather to expecte what shoulde bee resolued and determined by the Iudges therefore ordeyned Within a little while after Don Anthonio was aduertised howe Kinge Henry was informed of his secrete beeing in Lisbone and had already serched many howses for him Vppon thunderstanding whereof hee repayred secretlie with his Agent Didaco de Carcamo Anthony de Sosa and Anthony S●●…res into a Barque whiche his sayde Agent kepte alwaies readye for a neede in the hauen of Lisbone Wherein after hee had beene by the space of a fewe dayes conueyed agayne vp and downe the riuer he receaued newes that Kinge Henry was dead Whiche happened about the beginning of Februarie 1580. When Don Anthonio was more certainelye aduertised of these newes he came forthwith to Lisbone giuing notyce of his comming to the gouernours and Captayne generall of the same Cytie who resorted presently to him to congratulate his comming offering to make him king Whereunto he answered very discreetely that king Henry was but newly deceased and howe thestates and gouernours of the kingdome were assembled to dispose of the succession of the same and that there were also other princes and potentates pretending to haue right and action thereto and therfore hee determined to expecte what shoulde bee Iudged therein by waye of Iustice The next day Don Anthonio withdrew himselfe into a monastery neere the Citie of Lisbone called Belen of thorder of S. Ierome halfe a mile from the same cytie where his grandfather king Emanuell and thother two kinges descending of him were buried And hauing there accomplished his deuotions he repaired to Santaren a myle from Almerine where the sayde Gouernoures of the kingdome were then assembled who being suborned by the King of Castiles ambassadors and very desirous to deliuer the kingdom into his hands tooke it in very euill part that Don Anthonyo came thither sith by king Henries commandement he was vpon pain of death bannished the realme Wherfore they commanded him to departe ten miles from thence vntill Kinge Henries testamente were opened thopening whereof they intended to de●●●●● 〈◊〉 the Ambassadors or deputies of thother Princes ●●●…ending ●…yt●e to the kingdome were come Hereunto Don Anthonie answered he supposed the rancour and hatred of King Henry against him had not taken so deepe roote as that he did perseuere therein to the ende but rather before his death had shewed some tokē of repentance thereof And therefore very instantly prayed them to open the sayd testament without further delay that it might be manifest what king Henry had ordeined touching the succession of the kingdom insomuch that the gouernours moued

he slewe aboute sixe hundred spanyardes therin and had her rendred vnto him howbeit at the very same instant he was so furiously assailed by the marquis of saint Crosse himselfe cōming in a very great strōg ship called the galeon saint Martin that in the end he was vanquished for want of ayde For hee was not ayded by anye other sauing onelye the sayde Erle of Brissack who fighting valiantlye with two shippes greatelye endomaged thennimie but yet at laste seeing himselfe sore wounded and that he laboured in vaine being not seconded by others as was convenient he made his retrait in tyme retourning into Fraunce with the losse of manye of his men and his shippes in euill plight Duringe this greate battaile the Lorde of Sansolenne viceadmyrall to the Lorde Strossi and the lorde of Fumei captaine of fiue shippes for wante of winde as they pretended neuer inuaded thennemies These two lordes when they sawe the lord Strossi ouercome retyred with twentie shippes to king Anthony into thisle of Tercera His Maiestie vppon notice of thill successe of the battayle cōceaued greate sorrowe as he had good cause and that moste specially for the deathes of the lordes Strossi the Constable both lordes of greate valor and tooke it in verye euill parte that Sansolenne and Fumei had so miserablye forsaken them in the battayle These lordes of Sansolenne and Fumei shortly after by his maiesties lycence retyred into Fraunce leauing in thislande about two thousand and fiue hundred frenche souldioures for the defence of the Kings person in case thennemye woulde assalte thisle But the Marquis of sainte Crosse hauing loste in the battayle aboute two thousande of his best soldiours durst attempte no further againste thislande of Tercera but onelye stayed for the fleete whiche came out of the Easte and Weste Indyes and when they were ioyned with him hee tooke them vnder his conduction and so retourned presently towarde Spayne with all his atmye Vppon the aduertisement whereof King Don Anthonio with all expedition gathering together all the shippes aswell frenche as others whiche were at the sayde Islande of Tercera and other places there aboutes to the number of seuen and thurtye shippes embarqued himselfe with two thousande frenche souldioures and as manye Portugalls to thintent to passe therewith to thislande of Madera belonging to the Crowne of Portugall but then holden by the King of Castile But when the monethe of October was come at what tyme the sea beginneth greatelye to swell in those parties there arose so mighty and furious a tempest in the middest of their iourney with a contrary wind that it was vnpossible for thē to passe any further and for their shippes to keepe company together but being dispersed diuerse waies arryued with great trauaile and daunger part in Fraunce and parte with the Kinge in thisle of Tercera After the Kinge had soiourned there aboute twentye dayes and sette suche order in thislande as was conuenyente hee departed from thence with fiue shippes towarde Fraunce and arriued there with the helpe of a fauourable wynde within twelue dayes taking in his companye Ciprian de Figuereds who till then had gouerned the sayde Islandes of Assores and appointing in his place Emanuell de Silua Earle of Torres Vedras of whome more shall be spoken hereafter His maiestie beeing arriued in Fraunce was there agayne verie honorablye receaued aswell by the moste Christian kinge as by the Queene-mother who then offred to giue him any assistance to preuaile against his ennemye and as time and occasion should serue to restore him to his kingdome naminge vnto him shortelye after the Duke of Ioyence for generall of tharmies Whiche for that cause shoulde thereafter be prepared But in the meane tyme the kinge of Castile seeking all possible meanes for the cause afore alleaged to bring the sayde Island of Tercera and the rest of thislandes of Assores vnder his subiection appointed therefore to be prepared for the yere following another myghtie and greate armye of manye gallyons galeies other vessels both greate and small to the number of a hundred and twentye Of whiche nauye the Marques of sainct Crosse was appoynted generall agayne In the meane space King Don Anthony vnderstanding thereof omitted nothing that might tend to the defence and preseruation of thisle For by the fauour assistance of the queenemother hee prepared a Nauye and leuied two thousande frenche soldiours to bee for that cause employed vnder the conduction of Mounsir de Chartres a noble gentleman and of greate valour of whome the queenemother had made speciall choyse amongest manye for that seruice This Mounsyr de Chartres with the sayde nauie and number of soldiours aboute the beginning of spring tyme departed towarde the sayde Isle of Tercera to furnishe it with a stronge garrison and defende it againste thinuasion of the King of Castile arriued there with a fauourable wynde without anye misfortune Nowe when the Kinge of Castiles armie was ready amounting to a hundred and twentie sayles and ten or twelue thousande fighting menne the Marques of sainct Crosse departed with the same from Lisbone about thende of Iune 1583. and arriued before the sayde Isle of Tercera the foure and twenty of Iuly following and hauing spent two or three daies in viewing where to land his men beste vppon the thirde daye after by the●lpe and benefite of his Galleyes which contrary to many mens opinions he brought thither he landed his men of war in a certaine place least suspected by the captaines inhabitants of thisland where remained but a verie small garrsion By reason whereof it came to passe that before the principall body of the garrisō which was two miles of could come thither then'nimy had leasure to land almost tenne thousande fighting men and had halfe intrenched them Firste therefore Mounsyr de Chartres came thyther in all expedition with his regimente of Frenchemen and hotlye skirmished with the enemies wherein manye were slayne on eyther side but specially of the Spanyardes At laste also came therle of Torres Vedras gouernoure of the Isle with a good number of Portugall souldioures and men of the Islande well armed and sufficientlye trayned And perceauing in what case thinges stood treated with Mounsyr de Chartres touching the ioyning of present battayle with the ennemy Herevpon they all prepared themselues to fight the squadrons being set in order are apoynted to march against the ennemy But for that the Marquise had twice as many men in his army as were in King Anthonies and also it seemed very late in the day to gyue this battayle the sayde Erle propounded to Mounsyr de Chartres to differre it tyll the next daye and that in the meane space he would cause victuals gunpouder munition and other necessaries to be brought into a conuenient place amongst the rockes of the Isle to the intent to make their retraite thither to staye for ayde out of Fraunce or the other Islandes if they fortuned to loose the victory

from the yoke bondage of the Castilians whose garrisons there exceede not the number of three thousand men but also to inuade Castile in reuenge of the said iniuries whereinto there is long wide accesse and entry out of Portugall without any strong place to hinder free passage into the said kingdom of Castile Moreouer the hatred of the Portugalles against the Castilians is growne so far that they which before were addicted to the said King of Castile and corrupted with money promises to deliuer their natiue country into his handes do nowe secretly fauour King Don Anthonio auouching how they will rather yeilde their liues goodes to his maiesties mercye then liue any longer vnder the tyranny of the King of Castile Who hath them in no estimation neither will perform what he promised when he solicited them to be authors to procure him the kingdome Although all men know how smalle accompte the king of Castile maketh to fulfill his promises to suche men as he hath vsed in like kind of affaires most specially when he hath no more neede of them yet it shalbe worth the noting in this place how hee hath dealt with them that were the principall authors to bring his matters so easilye to passe in Portugall These men when King Don Anthonio was ouercom discomfited the King of Castile in peace able possession of the Kingdome of Portugall of the realmes lands countreis depending therof sauing onely the said Islands of Assores which held a good while as is afore recited for king Anthony exhibited a supplication to the saide King of Castile declaring at large their seruices done in his behalfe for thobteining of the said Kingdome of Portugall beseeching his maiestie to voutchsafe the performance of those promises which his ambassadors the Duke of Ossuna and Christofer de Mora had made vnto them on his behalfe exhibiting writings withall to prooue the saide ambassadors promises Wherunto the King commaunded answere to be giuen that this supplycation with thambassadors writing should be sent to his counsell called in the Portugall language Mesa da conscientia Wherupon followed a decree touching that matter of the tenor or effect ensuing Forasmuch as the king of Castile is true inheritor of the kingdom of Portugal it was not lawfull for the suppliants to sel the same for gifts nor promises but rather they had incurred the penalty of death for th●s of their own accord without these promises they deliuered not the kingdom to the said king of Castile But if the kingdom perteyned to Don Anthonio then they could not sell it to king Phillip wherfore the king was no way bound to performe the promises which thambassadors made to the suppliants but of his benignity and clemencye hee absolueth the supplyants from the capitall punishment whereunto for this cause they had endaungered them selues A notable reward surely yea that such a one as commonlye all traytors receaue as the King of Castile accustometh to bestow vpon all them that doe him seruice in like affaires Which may serue for an example to all men that for giftes or promises they attempt nothing against their dutie nor consciences For God is a iust iudge that neuer leaueth wickednes vnpunished nor well doeing vnrecompenced Syth therefore it manifestly appeareth by the premisses that the fayd King Don Anthonio hath a rightfull most iust cause it is to be wished that al christian princes or the more part of them would of their owne accordes offer them selues to aide succour him to recouer his Kingdom whereof he is so vniustlye and tyrannouslye spoyled by the king of Castile as it also appertayneth to all princes to helpe them that be afflicted and oppressed by tyranny Whereunto truly they ought to be the more forwarde and mooued for that it seemeth the onely waye and meane to deliuer themselues and their posteritye from the tyrannye of the Spanyardes whiche otherwise in the ende they shall hardelye auoyde as more particulerlye hath beene declared in this treatise FINIS