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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

declared how for his deliuery out of prison he had promised the King of Castile to assay by all manner of meanes to kill the said King Don Anthonie Or if he could not bring that to passe how at least he would finde the meane to procure certaine french companies or other strange souldiers ouer whome he hoped to be appointed captaine to rise against his maiesty at such time as hee should be readie to ioine battail or in hand to execute any like enterprise or else would do some such thing as should cast the person and campe of the said King Anthony into some notable danger wherein the very trueth is his meaning was to haue kept promise with the said King of Castile For it came to passe within a litle after when King Anthony was ouercome in a sea-battail at the Isle of S. Michael while the Marquisse of S. Crosse remained in the same Isle that the said Edward de Castro being with King Anthony in thislle of Tercera earnestlie perswaded the french companies which were there in garrison whome he had won to him by gifts and otherwise that the Portugalls went aboute to murther them all suddenlie shewing to them for proofe thereof a letter written by King Anthonies agente which though falselie he vouched to containe such matter and likewise made the portugalles on the contrariside beleeue howe they were in the like daunger at the Frenche mens handes When he had laid this foundation he went aboute to put the matter in execution and so handled the same that one day the Frenchmen first made them readie to set vpon the portugalles and slewe Anthony Baracho a gentleman of portugal But as eche party began to put themselues in armes it came to passe by the great dexteritie and wisedome of a portugall Captaine who in time smelled this treason that the matter proceeded no further but all was well pacified the Traitour apprehended Who vppon the falling out of the matter otherwise then he expected woulde presentlie haue retired into the saide Isle of S. Michaell to the Marquis of Sayncte Crosse in an Englishe ship which he had hired for that purpose for a great some of monie Thus the traitor being taken conuict of his treason aswel by his owne confession in the prison as openlie vpon the scaffold was at last beheaded Yet the saide king Don Antonie in remēbraunce and consideration of his former seruices would haue pardoned him had not the common people souldiers made great instance for the open punishment of so great dangerous a treason About the same time Sebastian Caruaillo another Portugal was executed in the said Isle of Tercera for enterprising to kil the said king Don Anthonio Also for the like cause a Castilian gentleman of thorder of the knightes of Malta was afterwardes executed in Fraunce Further for the like offence Iohn Francisco and John Rodrigues desosa were prisoners in France and vpon their conuiction were sent in captiuitie to the said Islande of Tercera a little before the taking thereof by means whereof they recouered their liberty contrary to their desarts But the saide Iohn Rodrigues had neuer escaped from execution in France had not the most excellēt princesse the Queene of England with whom he had beene king Anthonies Ambassadour made intercession for him Whosoeuer therefore shall rightlye consider all these daungers and greate inconueniencies whiche the saide King Don Anthonio hath endured and escaped may easilye iudge that all this came not to passe without gods peculier prouidence and diuine sufferance that some great matter of importance is hid thereunder namely a great hope is to be conceaued therof that almightie God will vse the sayd king Don Anthonio as a fit instrument to breake the great powre force of the King of Castile wherby through his excessiue and vnmeasurable ambition he would else in tract of tyme inuade not onely all christiandom but also al the rest of the worlde that vnder the faire colour of maintaining the Catholike Romish religion vnder pretence whereof he hath thus manye yeeres afflicted thinhabitantes of the lowe countreys otherwise a good and curteous people that in former tyme had alwayes bene good faithfull subiects to him his auncestors to thintent that vpon the subduing of thē according to his fātasie he might easily freely spred his armies ouer England Germany France other nations either for that they receiue or at least permit in their countries any other religiō thē only the catholike Romish religiō or els vnder some other kinde of pretence whatsoeuer This is the marke he shooteth at wil easily hitte except thother christian Princes before theuill creepe any further haue speciall regard to oppose thēselues to his power force by ayding the prouinces vnited of the lowe countreys nowe greately afflicted and also and that most specially the sayde Kinge Don Anthonio who with thayde of some reasonable nauie of ten or twelue thousande men furnished with victualles munition and other necessaries may in shorte tyme without anye greate difficultie recouer his kingdome Whereunto thincredible affection which the Portugalls beare alwayes to their King naturall prince together with thauncient hatred they haue alwaies borne to the Castilians their auncient ennemyes woulde serue for a greate furtherance As the lyke meane serued the prince of Oranges for a greate effect in the sayde lowe countreyes to mainetayne warres there so longe against the forces of the sayd Kinge of Castile Further if King Don Anthonio had recouered Portugall driuen away the castilians he might also easily in short time aswel reduce into his power and dominion the townes of Aphrica with the townes and countreys of the Easte Indies and Brasile where the garrisons consist all of naturall Portugalles as also take from the king of Castile his power by sea consisting chiefely of Portugal shippes Marriners Who without doubte for the naturall affection they beare towarde their Kinge and Countrey and the rather bicause their wiues children landes and goodes remaine in Portugall and for the naturall hatred they beare to the Castilians vnder whome they serue against their willes will easilye come and yeilde themselues to the sayde King Don Anthonie as wee haue seene the lyke example in the sayde lowe countreys when the wars began for the driuing away of the spanyardes Also it is to be noted how the people of Portugall beare a generall hatred against the king of Castile his Castilians not onely in respect of their auncient enmitye against the sayde Castilians but also and most principally for the greate iniuries and indignities which they haue suffered at their handes since the sayde King of Castile by force violence possessed their countrey Whereby all mens mindes are so bent and inflamed against him and his Castilians that their chiefe wishe and expectation is for the sayde kinge Don Anthonie by the ayde of some Princes to enter into Portugall with an armie not onely for their deliuery

make the sayde recusation in case the sayde Alfonsus woulde not admit the same Whereat the sayde Alfonsus conceaued greate displeasure and made greeuous complaint thereof to certayne speciall men that fauoured the Kinge of Castiles parte at whose handes hee obtayned so muche fauour that they went with him to king Henry to whome they declared this matter as they thought most fit for their owne purpose alleging vnto his maiestie that Don Anthonios Agent had propounded this scruple of recusation for no other intent but onelye to hinder and diuerte thelection of the sayde Iudges for this purpose that Don Anthonio after the death of the sayde king Henry might with the more facillitye attayne to the kingdome This complaint wrought so effectually in the minde of the sayde kinge Henry that forthwith without hearing the saide Agent in his answere and defence touching the same he commaunded him to be cast into close prison where he was deteined by the space of nine daies vntill the sayde Gouernors and Iudges were ordeyned and established according to the kinges will and minde Vppon the accomplishment wherof king Henry caused the sayd Agent to be deliuered out of the prison where he remained commaūding him neuerthelesse immediatlye to repaire home to his owne house and not to returne to the Court without his Maiesties speciall licence Whereby the same king most manifestlye vttered his extreme hatred against the saide Don Anthonio beeing his owne nephewe sith before that tyme as is before alleaged in this treatise he had giuen his consent to the saide Agent yea and expresly commaunded him freelye to prosecute the cause of the sayde Don Anthonio Within a while after the kinge commaunded Don Anthonio then remayning at Colimbre to repayre to his Maiestie to Lisbone to take an oath to obey the Iudgement that should be giuen touching the righte of the Crowne by the Iudges in that behalfe appoynted Affirming that the other pretenders woulde doe the like by themselues their Ambassadors or agentes Vppon this commaundement Don Anthonio came to the king and when the said oath was offered vnto him he aunswered he was ready to take the same in case the king of Castile would doe the lyke but if hee refused it there was no reason why eyther the sayde Don Anthonio or any of the other pretenders should bee constrained thereunto Notwithstanding kinge Henry persisted and in greate rage commaunded him to take his oath in so much that in thend he did so with this protestation firste made in the presence of certaine of his friendes that hee tooke not the same oathe with a franke and free will but by compulsion and commaundement of the king The next day after Don Antonio had taken this oath king Henry caused the Popes letters pattents to be shewed vnto him wherby the same Henry was constituted to take notyce and information of the cause touching Don Anthonios legittimation and theruppon commaunded him to appointe his procurer to pleade his cause before his maiesty as iudge And that yet neuertheles within foure and twentye houres the sayde Anthonie shoulde departe againe thirtie miles from the Courte Whereunto Don Anthonio answered that the King coulde not bee Iudge in the cause for two reasons thone for that he was partie himselfe thother for that in his former actions hee had plain elye shewed a great hatred against him alleaging a fresh example thereof in that the said King Henry had lately before imprisoned his Agent for prosecuting his cause as he thought conuenient by order of lawe And that therfore he doubted he coulde not finde any other that would take vppon him to pursue and follow his busines Vppon this aunswere the king with all expedicion sendeth woorde to the sayde Agent that hee might freely come to the courte and prosecute the cause of Don Anthonio denying expresly that himselfe was partie therein and therefore signifying how his will and meaning was to proceede therein yea and that he woulde proceede against the sayde Anthonie as contumax for defaulte of answere in case he refused to pleade his cause before him to informe him therin as should be meete and conuenient Wherefore King Henry graunted vnto the sayde Agent his lybertye and commaunded him to prosecute Don Anthonios cause Now when the saide agent was returned to the Court he prayed one of the kinges confessors to be a meane to his maiestie that syth he was by the kinges commaundement vrged to take vppon him the prosecution of Don Anthonies cause he might therefore freely employ and endeuoure himselfe in the same as hee shoulde thinke to bee moste meete and conuenient for the safegarde and preseruation of his maysters righte and tytle And that his maiestie woulde neyther bee displeased nor take in euill parte if he proceeded in the same sorte that hee did when as is afore recyted in this treatyse hee soughte to remooue the sayde Alphonsus of Alburquerque as a person suspected But if hee myghte not prosecute the cause freelye as appertayned then hee besought his maiestie to voutchesafe to discharge him of that burden and to graunt him lycence to returne agayne to his owne house where he dwelt when King Henry commaunded him to bee sente for to take the charge and administration of those goodes whiche Don Anthony possessed in Portugall when he remayned in Aphrica When the Kinge was aduertised hereof his maiestie gaue in commaundement agayne to this Agent to prosecute this cause freely before him in as good and ample sorte as he should thinke moste behouefull When Don Anthonie sawe himselfe thus pressed to pleade his cause before the king that his maiestie purposed to giue sentēce against him for default of answere he commaunded his Agent to nominate the witnesses which were there at hand protesting hee had yet further proofes to produce whereuppon hauing giuen perfect instructions to his Agent Don Anthonie departed from the Court within the tyme appointed by the king Then the king commaundeth those three witnesses to bee called before him whiche were produced before thaforesaid Bishop and conseruatour of the priuileges of thorder of the knights of S. Iohn at Malta Who being come before the king persisted in their former depositiōs made before the saide conseruator to wit that they were presente when marriage was secretly celebrated betweene the saide Lodowike Jolenta The king vppon the hearing thereof vsed great threatning speeches vnto thē saying he would cause them al three to be hanged in case they would not vpō their oaths confes they were wōne by promises and otherwise by Don Anthonio or some other in his behalfe to giue thaforemencioned testimony before the conseruator And when two of those witnesses affirmed that no bodie had induced or perswaded them thereunto and that their deposition therein was according to the plaine and simple trueth the Kinge caused them to be committed to prison and the thirde witnes for feare reuoked part of his former deposition saying he was not present when the said marriage

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

Alleadging withall that the ennemyes army could not stay long about the sayd Island for want of a hauen and speciallye how the galleis could not abyde the Ocean sea when it began to swell which happened commonlye about the moneth of August then beeing at hand further how the ennemye with all his armye could not long remayne there if the commoditye of victuals were taken from him When Mounsyr de Chartres had conferred with his captaines about these matters some were of aduise to giue present battayle others and the greater part resolued with the Erle to differre it till the next day The Erle beeing aduertised of this resolution called before him certayne of the chiefe Portugall captaynes declaring vnto them what had passed in this matter exhorting them to keepe diligent watch that night that none of their souldiours departed from the campe But when the Portugals who before were willing to ioyne battayle vnderstood the differring of the same tyll the next day their heartes began to faint insomuch that by little and little they forsooke the campe and wente home to their houses Vpon the vnderstanding whereof the Erle distrusting the victory conueyed him selfe about midnight with ten or twelue of his company out of the campe to the intent to saue him selfe by flight as appeared afterwardes by certaine barques which he had prepared for that purpose yet faining to make present returne But on the morow after thinking with his companie to be embarked he was disappointed by certaine women dwelling aboute the place where the barques laie who brake them in peeces to stop his passage Then seeing him selfe in this aduersitie and deceiued of his expectation he went in dispaire and hid himselfe in the best sort he could among the rockes Nowe when it was light day Mounsir de Chartres hearing no newes of therle and perceiuing howe in a manner all the Portugalles were gone from the camp thought no other but that therle had withdrawne himselfe with his Portugalls to the rocks according to his speeche had the daie before Whereupon presentlie the saide Mounsyr de Chartres setting al his men in order of battell marched straight to that place which therle had before nominated vnto him But forasmuche as he founde there neither the saide earle nor victuals and other necessaryes which hee had promised to conuaie thither Therefore hee assembled all his Captaines and officers with the cheefe of the Portugalles which yet stayed in the campe to consult what was best to be done Thereupon they al concluded how it was best to agree with the enimy Insomuche that vpon conference had betweene him and them at last a conclusion was made whereby it was lawfull for all the souldiers aswell frenchmen as Portugalls to depart with bag and baggage out of the Island whithersoeuer they would leauing behind them their armor Ensignes and Drummes Also the enimie promised to furnish them with ships victualles for their passage Howbeit the saide earle of Torres Vedras and certaine naturall borne subiectes of thisle were excepted out of this treatie agreement whose pardon thennimie would in no wise yeelde to graunt After this composition thus made all thisle was miserably sacked by the space of 3 dais many of thinhabitants hanged Emanuel Serradas beheaded who a little before by king Anthonies commandement had taken sacked thisle of Caboverde neither could therle of Torres vedras escape his fortune for the 3. day after thagreement made he was found among the rocks by meanes of a maid-slaue bewraying him therupon was also beheaded And although the losse of this Islande of Tercera with thothers depending therof was vnto the said king Don Anthonie a great lamentable misfortune yet for all that neuer abating his courage he hath alwaies reposed his confidence in God and thuprightnes of his iust cause hoping by the grace of almighty God good assistance of Christian princes at last to recouer his kingdom which the king of Castile hath tirannicallie taken from him as wee are taught by many histories how the raign of tyrāts lasteth not lōg And this is the verie reason that hitherto the saide King Don Anthonie hath refused all manner of cōposition with the said king of Castile notwithstanding he hath had very large offers at his hands of some of the which and specially of the cheefest it shall not bee from the purpose here to make rehersall It is therfore conuenient to be knowne how the king of Castile by Christopher de mora his ambassador in Portugall offered vnto Don Anthonie yeerely before he was created king 500 thousand duckats and the gouernorship of Portugall during his life with the free disposition of all offices benefices and dignities aswell ecclesiasticall as temporall falling void in that time within al the kingdō of Portugal vpon cōditiō that he shold renoūce his actiō to the kingdō of Portugal Afterwards whē Don Anthony was ouercōe wādred in great dāger in deserts vnfrequēted places the king of Castile gaue in charge to Ieronimo de mendoza a gētlemā cōmander of thorder of the knights of S Iames to endeuor by al possible means to come to the speech of Don Anthonies agent to propoūd some other meane of agremēt Therfore this Jeronimo de Mendoza taking in his cōpany Emanuell of Portugall a speciall friend of the said agent and vncle to therle of Vimioso came to the wife of the said agēt to a house of his about 8. miles frō Lisbon deliuering vnto her a safe cōduct frō the king of Castile for the surety of her husbands persō with particular letters directed to him desired her to send them to him assoone as she could learn wher he was telling her it was a matter of very great importāce which he had to treat vpō with him wher of depēded the wealth tranquilitie generallie of al the kingdō of Portugal particularly of the said Don Anthony her husbāde his agent It fortuned that within 8. dayes after the saide agent ignorant hereof came fecretly to his wife to thintēt to take order for the saide king Don Anthonies first shipping which he thought to haue taken at Lisbon leauing the same king Don Anthonio 2. miles from thence in a secrete place where he was to stay til al thinges were ready for his embarking in a ship which thē vnladed at Lisbō beeing couertly sent thither for that purpose by the sayde queene mother with maister Peter Dor a gentleman of great wisedome and discretion who alwayes had been well inclyned to King Anthonies side and had expresse commaundement to inquyre whether he were dead or alyue Now when the sayde King Don Anthonie vnderstoode by his Agent what Ieronimo de Mendoza propounded from the king of Castil he was very vnwilling to consent that his sayde Agent shoulde enter into any communication with him fearing it was but a drift to entrap his sayde Agent and yeelde him prisoner into the King of Castiles handes but yet the

sayde Agent more regarding the Kinges preseruation then his owne safety very earnestly intreted his maiesty to permit him to confer with the sayd Ieronimo sith it woulde bee a good meane to further his highnes embarquing which was in hand to be prepared Insomuche that Kinge Don Anthonie at laste consented therevnto Therefore the next day the sayde Agent signified aswell to Jeronimo de Mendoza as to Emanuell of Portugall that he was come to his wyfe to the place afore sayde and therefore they might come and declare what they had to saye First therefore came Emanuell the next day to the sayde Agent and they concluded to meet Mendoza the daye following in a place halfe a myle from the sayde Agents house Now at the howre appoynted meeting togeather the sayd Mendoza declared to the sayd Agent how the King of Castile woulde giue vnto Don Anthonio the Kingdome of Naples vpon condition that he would yeeld himselfe into his handes and renounce his right action which he pretended to the kingdome of Portugall promising also large recompence on the King of Castiles behalfe to the sayde Agent in case he could procure king Anthony to accept this offer Herevpon the sayd Agent to lengthen this busines and winne tyme fained he knew not where King Don Anthonio was but yet told Mendoza he was well content to break the matter to his maister assoone as he could vnderstand where to finde him alleadging how his maiestie neuer stayed two dayes togeather in one place At which communication the sayd Ieronimo de Mendoza made earnest entreatie to go in the company of the sayde Agent to conferre with Don Anthonio when it shoulde bee knowne where he was Whereof the sayde Agent did put him in good hope and helde him in suspence about the space of twentye daies space applying neuerthelesse in the meane time the businesse of his maiesties shipping which beeing readie the saide agent returned to king Anthony certifying Mendoza thereof and sending him word how he would with speed aduertise him what resolution the saide king Don Anthonio tooke in those matters which the said Mendoza had propounded But the said agent thought nothing lesse then to returne to Mendoza fearing least he wold by sōe pretēce either deteine him captiue or not leaue til he had brought him to king Don Anthonie Moreouer the king of Castile commaunded manie other most ample and beneficiall offers to be made on his behalfe to king Don Anthony after his arriuall in Fraunce yea and after the taking of thisle of Tercera which for breuities sake are here omitted Nowe when kinge Don Anthonio vnderstoode what offer Mendoza propounded vnto him he made none account thereof but went by night with his agent and others of his traine to a secrete place not farre from Lisbon adioyning neere the sea there staying for a barke which was to come from the saide citie of Lisbon to carrie him aboard the ship wherein hee was to saile away This barke was partlie prepared by the care and diligence of Peter de Alpoen Doctor of the lawes a man of great learning and integritie hauing alwaies constantlie maintained king Don Anthonies cause wherein hee purposed himselfe with certaine of his freendes and kinred to meete king Anthonie and passe into France with him But this matter being discouered by the tresō of one Peter de Oliuera to whose charge king Anthonie had also committed this businesse certaine gallies of Castile lying in waite for the said barke in the sea in the place where it was to passe assaulted and tooke it wherein Peter de Alpoen with his vncle and nephue and two religious men and certaine other persons were taken and all put to the torture to confesse whither they went But it happened by Gods permission that before the barke was taken Bastian Figuera one of the Kings seruauntes afore mentioned passed along the sea side to seeke for his maiestie and spied the Gallies there dispearsed about the same place where the barke that his highnesse staied for was to passe And brought present word therof to his highnesse who immediatlie tooke horse and in great hast retorned with his companie to his accustomed pilgrimage vntill about two moneths after it was his hap to be embarqued in deede to come into Fraunce as is afore declared This also is not to bee omitted in this place howe king Don Anthonio in his passage from Lisbon towarde Fraunce was driuen by contrary winde about two hundred leagues from land toward the west where hee met a great and mightie ship of warre whereof Ambrose de Guyar was captain who had the conduction of aboute 300 Spanish souldiers to place in garrisons in the said Isle of Saint Michael This ship as the manner is had a carauel with her which came to aboard the ship wherein his maiestie was The men of the carauel demanded of the master of his highnesse ship frō whence they came he answered from Calice in Andalousie Being demaunded what newes there he aunswered how the people died of the plague some of his mariners were alreadie deade others yet very sick of the same disease Vpon thunderstanding whereof they of the carauell abandoned the kinges ship taking their course toward the said ship of warre When the King of Castile vnderstood how King Anthony was arriued in Fraunce he was so highlie offended therewith that hee caused Peter Dalpoen to be forthwith beheaded and his vncle and nephue to be perpetually banished the realm condemning the 2. religiouse men to the gallies whō neuerthelesse afterward changing his sentence he condemned to close prison for manie yeres causing the wife of King Anthonies agent with his children his cosens of whom he had the bringing vp and his mother in Law 3. religious sisters of his of thorder of S. Clare to be all brought into Castile put into diuerse monasteryes Likewise appointing to be brought into the said kingdō of Castile the Countesse of Vimioso mother of the said constable with 3. sonnes and 7. daughters together with the wife of Emanuel de silua thē gouernor of the said Isle of Tercera whom he detained there vntill the said Constable Emanuel de silua had lost their liues as is afore mentioned Also it is not to be passed in silence how the King of Castile euen since king Dō Anthony arriued in fraunce hath vsed al practises possible to procure the said king Don Anthonio his cousin germaine to be murdered sending many castilians and Portugalls into Fraunce for that speciall purpose Of which the first chiefe was Edward de Castro a man of base birth though very rich a portugal borne who notwithstandinge had in former time done much good and faithfull seruice to King Don Anthonio in Portugal This man faining himself to be malcontent toward the King of Castile for detaining him prisoner a certain time came into France to K. Anthony to whome at his first comming for the better cloaking of his treason he