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A71204	The history of the revolution in Portugal in the year, 1640, or, An account of their revolt from Spain and setting the crown on the head of Don John of Braganza, father to Don Pedro, the present king and Catharine, Queen Dowager of England / written in French by the excellent pen of the Abbot Vertot ... ; and done into English.; Histoire de la conjuration de Portugal en 1640. English	Vertot, abbé de, 1655-1735.	1700 (1700)	Wing V272; Wing H2177; ESTC R43002	41,466	186

THE HISTORY OF THE Revolution in Portugal In the Year 1640. Or An Account of their Revolt from Spain And setting the Crown on the Head of Don John of Braganza Father to Don Pedro the Present King and Catharine Queen Dowager of England Written in French by the excellent Pen of the Abbot Vertat Author of the History of the Revolution in Sweden And done into English LONDON Printed for Mat. Gilliflower Tim. Goodwin Mat. Wotton Rich. Parker and Benj. Tooke 1700. The Introduction AMong the Principal Events of this last Age none deserves our Attention more than the Revolt of Portugal in the Year One Thousand Six Hundred and Forty The Unanimity Zeal and Secrecy with which this Conspiracy was carried on for a long time between Persons of different Ages Sexes and Qualities the Ardour for recovering their Liberties which animated them to encounter Difficulties in appearance insuperable and lastly the compleat Success and the little Blood lost in the execution of this mighty Enterprize makes it truly admirable and surprising This small Fragment as it were torn from the general History of the Times was written in French not very long since as an Essay by the Abbot Vertat since Author of the History of the Revolutions of Sweden both which Pieces have been received with the Applause of the Publick The Materials out of which he has compiled this small Volume are for the most part * Portugal restaurado de Menezes Caet Passarel Lusitania reparata de Macedo Mercure Francois de Renandot Siry et Recueil de Relations extraordinaires Printed Accounts Journals Gazettes and the Relations of Persons who were at Lisbon when this Drama was acted Most of these are indeed ill enough writ but have receiv'd a new Life and Lustre since they have been touch'd by his Incomparable Pen. I might in this place commend the Vivacity Politeness and Fidelity with which this little Piece is writ but I shall rather chuse to give the Reader a view of the State of Affairs which lead to that Revolution which is the Subject of it Portugal was first erected in the Year 1139. into a Kingdom by Alphonso I. who after he had defeated the Moors refused to pay that Homage to Spain which his Father had done After him Alphonso III his Great Grandson had Algarva given him in Dowry with the Princess Beatrix Daughter to Alphonso the Tenth King of Castile which still gives a Title to the Heir Apparent of the Crown Thus Portugal continued an Independant Kingdom Governed by its own Princes till the Brave Sebastian unfortunately perished in the Battel of Alcazar Aug. 4. 1578. without leaving any Issue behind him The Cardinal Dom Henry his Great Uncle succeeded to the Throne whose Reign lasted but sixteen Months After his Death divers Princes and Princesses pretended to the Crown Catharine Dutchess of Braganza Philip the Second King of Spain the Duke of Parma the Duke of Savoy and Dom Antonio Grand Prior of Crete were all descended from Dom Emanuel Father of the Cardinal King but in different Degrees There was only the Dutchess of Braganza and the K. of Spain in the same Degree and nearest the Crown Catharine was Daughter to the Infant Edward and Philip was Son to the Empress Elizabeth both Children to Dom Emanuel The Grand Prior was only Natural Son to the Infant Dom Lewis Second Son of Dom Emanuel but his Party gave out there was a secret Marriage between that Prince and his Mother Catharine de Medicis Queen of France sent a Deputation to the States to represent her Title as descended from Alphonso III. King of Portugal and Maud Countess of Bolonia The Pope too put in and drew an Advantage from King Henry's dying a Cardinal but all these Pretensions were little considered All were agreed and the most able Lawyers had determined that the apparent Right was in the Dutchess of Braganza not only because the Laws of the Kingdom exclude Foreigners from succeeding to the Crown but likewise by the Right of Lineal Descent as Daughter of the Infant Edward whose Title could not be disputed by the Empress Elizabeth his Sister Mother to the King of Spain And doubtless this Dutchess would have been acknowledged as Queen of Portugal had she had the Power necessary to assert her Rightful Pretensions THE HISTORY OF THE Revolution IN PORTUGAL In the Year 1640. THE Spaniards had been near * Since the Year 1581. Threescore Years in Possession of the Crown of Portugal Philip the Second King of Spain after the Death of Henry Cardinal-King had forced it from the House of Braganza by the help of a Formidable Army the best Argument to support a bad Title This Kingdom was by degrees become a Province of Spain and the Portuguese seem'd for ever to despair of shaking off their Chains The Great Men did not dare to appear in a Splendor suitable to their Rank or demand a due Respect for fear of raising Jealousies in the Spanish Ministers at a time when the Consideration of a man's Wealth Family or Merit were enough to render him suspected and expose him to ill Usage The Gentry were banish'd to their Country Seats and the People oppress'd with Excessive Taxes It was a Maxim with the Conde Duke d' Olivarez First Minister to Philip the Fourth King of Spain That New Conquests ought to be exhausted He knew very well the Ancient and Natural Antipathy of these Neighbouring Nations must needs render the Spanish Government hateful to the Portuguese and that Nation could never tamely see all Places in the State fill'd with Strangers or Fellows of mean Extraction whose only Merit was their entire Devotion to the Court. For this Reason he thought the best way to establish his Master's Power was To exclude the Nobility and Gentry from all Employs and Publick Trust and by insensibly impoverishing the People to leave them incapable of attempting any Alteration in the State Besides this He judged it necessary to drain the Kingdom of the Flower of their Youth and the best who could bear Arms and to employ them in Foreign Wars to prevent such Dangerous People from disturbing the Repose of the Government This Conduct which possibly might have succeeded if it had been carried to a certain pitch being strained too high had a quite contrary effect which proceeded partly from the Distress in which the Court was at that time and partly from the Temper then of the First Minister naturally stiff and inflexible They began now to disregard all Measures with Portugal disdaining to use the ordinary Pretences for raising Money on a People In short they seem'd more to exact a Contribution in an Enemy's Country than a just Imposition on Subjects The Portuguese having nothing more to lose and despairing to see an end or mitigation of their Misery as long as they continued in their present condition began now to think of freeing themselves from the Severity of their cruel Masters which they had ever esteem'd Usurpers

Head and that to engage him in an Affair of this nature they must offer him the Crown whose Right was indubitable as being the first Prince of the Blood From thence he pass'd to his good Qualities extolling his Prudence Wisdom and especially the sweetness of his Temper and his obliging Behaviour In short he gave so happy a Turn to this Matter they all declar'd for him as their King and agreed That nothing should be wanting that could engage him in this Design Thus the Company broke up having first agreed on the Time and Place where they should meet again to consider of the best Means to bring the Matter to a speedy and successful Issue Pinto seeing them thus dispos'd in Favour of his Master writ privately to him to come into the Neighbourhood of Lisbon for the encouraging the Conspirators by his Presence and taking precise Measures with them for the Execution of that Design This crafty Man put in Motion all the Wheels in that Affair without appearing to be any farther concern'd than a private Person acted by a Zeal for the Publick Service He seem'd to doubt whether his Master would enter into it upon the Account of his Natural Aversion to all Hazardous Undertakings which require Application and Attendance He started some Difficulties which serv'd only to remove all Suspicion of any Understanding between him and his Master and yet were such as tended rather to excite their Ardour than discourage them Upon the Advice which Pinto gave the Duke some Days after left Villa-viciosa and came to Almada a Castle near Lisbon under Colour of Visiting the Forts of that Kingdom His Equipage was very Magnificent and he had a vast Train compos'd of Men of Quality and Officers of the Army which more resembl'd a King taking Possession of his Kingdom than of a Governour of a Province visiting the Places under his Care and Inspection Being near Lisbon he could not dispense with paying his Duty to the Vice-Queen When he enter'd the Great Court of the Palace all the Avenues were fill'd with an infinite number of People who crowded to see him pass along and most of the Nobility came to his House to wait on him It was a general Holy-day throughout the Town and all People were overjoy'd to see him there seem'd only to want a Herald to proclaim him King or Resolution enough in himself to put the Crown on his Head But this Prince was too wise and had too much Experience to trust so important a Concern to the Sallies of a fickle and inconstant Multitude He very well understood the vast difference between those vain Shouts which the People soon quit and those steddy Motions which are necessary to support an Enterprize of that nature Thus after he had taken his Leave of the Vice-Queen he retir'd to Almada without going to Braganza-House or passing through the City to prevent making the Spaniards uneasy who were already too much alarm'd at the Transports of the People Pinto did not fail to observe to his Friends the Fear and Caution which his Master us'd urging That they ought to improve the opportunity of his stay at Almada to break the Matter to him and use some sort of Violence to engage him to accept of the Crown which was at this time absolutely necessary for the publick Good The Conspirators approving this Advice appointed him to obtain of his Master some favourable Occasion for making this Proposition He accepted this Commission without much difficulty and the Duke of Braganza agreed to an Interview on condition that only Three of the Conspirators should meet him not judging it proper to explain himself to more So Miguel d' Almeida Antonio d' Almada and Mendoza came to him that Night and being introduc'd privately into his Closet d' Almada who spoke for the rest made a lively Representation of the unhappy State of that Kingdom where persons of all Conditions were expos'd to the Injustice and Cruelty of the Castillians adding That himself with all his Greatness was not secure from their Attempts That He was too discerning a person not to observe the Industry which the prime Minister us'd to destroy him That there was no other Refuge to escape his ill designs except the Throne That in order to put him into that he had Commission to offer him the Services of a considerable Number of Persons of Rank who would sacrifice their Lives and Fortunes with pleasure for his Interests and to deliver their Country from its insolent Masters In the next place he told him The Time of Charles the Fifth and Philip the Second were past when the Spaniards were the Terror of Europe and gave Laws to their Neighbours That this Monarchy which had formerly conceiv'd such vast Designs could now scarce preserve her ancient Territory was attack'd and often beat by the French and Hollanders That Catalonia alone employ'd her utmost Strength That she was destitute of Troops and Money and govern'd by a weak Prince who himself was govern'd by a Minister hateful to the Kingdom He wish'd him to consider the Alliance and Protection which he might expect from those Princes in Europe who were Eternal Enemies to the House of Austria That Holland and Catalonia shew'd what Assistance he might expect from a great Minister * The Cardinal Richelieu whose mighty Genius seem'd bent to ruin that House That the Sea open'd a way for receiving all necessary Supplies In short That the Kingdom being empried of the Castillian Garisons which the King had been forc'd to draw out of Portugal to encrease his Army in Catalonia he could never hope for a more fovourable Juncture to assert his Right and free his Country from Tyranny and Slavery It may easily be thought this Discourse was very well relish'd by the Duke of Braganza but he with that Coldness which was natural to him so order'd the Expressions of his Reply to the Deputies that he seem'd neither to lessen or encrease their Hopes He told them That he was of their Opinion That the Spaniards had reduc'd the Kingdom to a Deplorable State That Himself was not exempt from Danger That he could never enough commend their Zeal for their Country And that he was in particular very much oblig'd to them for the favourable Regard they had to his Interest but after all he doubted if the Time was yet come to think of such violent Remedies as they propos'd which always had very bad consequences if the Event did not fall out as was projected To this Answer for a more positive one he would not give he added so many Caresses and obliging Thanks to each Man in particular that they went away satisfy'd their Message was well Receiv'd but that they must expect the Prince would make no more Advances in the Matter than by giving his Consent when Things should be in a Condition to put the Success out of doubt After the Deputies were gone he agreed with Pinto what new Measures were best to be

great Address and Fidelity to Madrid to assure the Minister he would suddenly attend the King To this Man he gave secret Instructions to invent from Time to Time different Pretences to excuse his Delay hoping to prevent the Storm by bringing the Conspiracy to ripeness As soon as this Gentleman was at Madrid he assur'd the King and First Minister that his Master follow'd him He took a great House which he furnish'd very richly and retain'd a great Number of Servants giving them Liveries by way of Advance laying out very considerable Sums of Money every day In short he omitted nothing to make them believe the Prince would come immediately and appear at Court in all the Splendor becoming a Person of his Rank Some few Days after he feign'd to have receiv'd Advice That he was very ill At last finding this would not hold longer he presented a Memorial to the First Minister praying in the Name of the Duke his Master the King would assign his Precedence in the Court. He thought this would take up some time to adjust and meet with Opposition from the Great Men who would intervene to maintain their Rights But the Minister who began to suspect these Delays soon remov'd all Difficulties and engag'd the King to declare in his Favour in every point for his Honour so desirous he was to draw him out of Portugal and see him at Madrid The Conspirators no sooner understood the Orders which the Duke had receiv'd from the Court but fearing he should obey them they sent Mendoza to confirm him and engage him more strictly to their Party They made choice of this Gentleman because being Governor of a Place near Villa-viciosa the pretence of going to his Government covered the secret Intention of this Journey from the Spaniards He took an opportunity of meeting that Prince a Hunting They struck into the Wood and stopping in a private place Mendoza laid before him the Danger which he expos'd himself to by going to Court That he would absolutely ruin the Hopes of the Nobility and People by putting himself with too rash a confidence into the Hands of his Enemies That there were a great Number of well-qualified Gentlemen who were resolv'd to sacrifice their Lives and Fortunes for his Service That they only expected notice from him when they should appear That the Critical minute was now come when he must chuse either to dye or wear a Crown That it was Hazardous to make any further Delays and he must not doubt an Affair of so great Importance which was entrusted in so many Hands must needs at length come to the Knowledge of the Spaniards The Duke reply'd That he was of his mind and that he might assure his Friends that he was resolv'd to put himself at their Head Mendoza return'd Post to Lisbon acquainted his Friends with the Success of his Voyage and that the Prince desir'd Pinto might come to him Him they sent away instantly with necessary Instructions to inform the Duke of the Scheme and Ways by which they intended to put their Project in Execution When Pinto came he acquainted him in what Confusion the Court at Lisbon was the Vice-Queen made high Complaints of the Insolence and Pride of Vasconcellos That she could not any longer endure that all the Dispatches from Spain should be Address'd to him while she being invested with a glittering Title had no real Authority This Complaint was the more to be regarded because That Princess was a Person of great Merit and every way capable of Discharging the Extent of her Trust but indeed the Greatness of her Genius and her other good Qualities were the principal Reason why she had so inconsiderable a share in the Government allow'd her Pinto observ'd to his Master how much this misunderstanding favour'd his Designs and that he could not lay hold of a fairer occasion than these Divisions at Court which would not give the Spanish Ministers leave to observe the Steps he should take The Duke who perceiv'd the Strength of his Reasons found himself likewise press'd by that Gentleman whom he sent to Madrid He receiv'd Letters from him every Day assuring him That he could not find new Colours for his Absence or delude the Minister who would not any longer hear his Excuses Thus seeing he had no Time to lose he resolv'd to rise without delay And now to gain Time for the disposing his Affairs he commanded his Agent to represent to the Conde Duke d'Olivarez That he should have been at Madrid before that time if he had had Money enough to bear the Expences of his Journey and enable him to make a Figure suitable to his Quality and Character and that as soon as he could raise the necessary Funds he would instantly come away for the Court. When he had sent the Dispatch he took Pinto with him into the Duchesses Apartment to consider of the most proper means to put their Design in execution And after some Debate the Duke resolv'd on this That it was necessary to secure Lisbon which being the Capital was the Spring which mov'd the whole Kingdom That on the same Day that City should declare for him he would cause himself to be proclaim'd King of Portugal in all the Cities of his Dependance That those of his Friends who were Governors of Forts should do the same in all Places where they Commanded and the Conspirators should raise the People in all the Towns and Villages which belong'd to them that so this General Insurrection diffusing it self like a Conflagration through every part of the Kingdom the Spaniards might not know whither to bend their Arms That he would fling his own Regiment into the Town of Elvas the Governor of which was at his Devotion That as for the manner of seizing Lisbon he could not prescribe any thing that Action depending wholly on the Time and other Circumstances when they should attempt it That however he was of the Opinion they ought to make their first Attacks on the Palace and secure the Person of the Vice-Queen and the rest of the Spaniards who might serve as Hostages for the Surrender of the Citadel which otherwise might very much incommode the Town after they were Masters of it He gave two Letters of Credence one to d'Almeida and the other to Mendoza in which he signify'd to them That he had entrusted the Bearer with his Intentions He only added That he hop'd they would be Faithful to the Assurances they had given him and act with Courage and Vigour in the Work they were about to undertake After this the Duke sent Pinto to Lisbon having first given him the highest Marks of Confidence he should enjoy the same Place in his Affection after a Revolution that he now had As soon as he came to Lisbon he deliver'd his Letters to d' Almeida and Mendoza who sent immediately to Le Mos and Coreé whom Pinto had formerly brought over to his Master's Interest These were two Rich Citizens

all possible Magnificence The Duke d'Aveiro the Marquess d' Villareal the Duke de Camino his Son the Count de Monsano and the rest of the Great Men of the Kingdom assisted at the Solemnity The Archbishop of Lisbon at the Head of his Clergy accompanied by several Bishops received him at the Gate of the Cathedral and he was solemnly acknowledged as King of Portugal by all the States of the Kingdom who took the Oath of Fidelity to him A few Days after the Queen arrived with a numerous Train The whole Court went a great way out of Town to meet her The Officers who were appointed to compose her Houshold were gone before and the King himself went out of Lisbon to receive her This Prince omitted no Magnificence which might become his new Dignity or might give the World a Mark how much he thought she contributed to place the Crown on his Head It was remarkable that in so great a Change she was not in the least embarass'd but supported her new Character with so much Grace and Majesty that she seemed born in a Throne Thus was that great Enterprize happily finished which may be accounted a Miracle considering the vast number and different Characters of Persons entrusted with the Secret No Cement could ever have made so firm an Union but that Hatred to the Spanish Government an Antipathy as ancient as the Monarchy it self arising from the perpetual Wars frequent between Neighbouring States and after fomented by the Concurrence of both Nations in discovering the Indies and their Difference in matters of Trade The News of the Revolt was soon brought to the Court of Spain The Minister was enraged to find all his Measures broken and so fair a Kingdom lost beyond all hopes of retrieving The King his Master had no occasion for new Business He found Difficulties enough to defend himself against the united Arms of France and Holland but above all the Revolt in Catalonia was of dangerous Consequence and created in his Mind a thousand anxious Cares All the Court knew how Things went and the King was the only Man who remained ignorant and no one dared inform him dreading the Displeasure of the Minister who would never have pardoned an Offence of this Nature At last this Affair making too much noise to be concealed any longer the Conde Duke fearing some of his Enemies should attempt to relate the Matter to his Disadvantage resolved to disclose it to the King But knowing the Temper of that Prince he thought to give this such a Turn that he should not know the extent of his Loss and for this end coming to him with a seeming Openness and Assurance Sir says he I bring your Majesty a piece of good News Your Majesty is just now become Master of a fair Dutchy and a large Estate How so replied the King all surprized I shall explain my self says the Minister the Duke of Braganza has been lately Giddy and suffered himself to be seduced by the Populace and proclaimed King of Portugal By this Act all his Estate is Confiscated and Your Majesty may reunite it to Your Revenue and by the Extinction of that Family enjoy that Kingdom without fearing any Disturbance for the future Notwithstanding this Prince was a very weak Man he was not so dazled with these magnificent Hopes but he saw this was no easie matter But not daring to see with other Eyes than those of his Minister he only replied coldly That he hoped he would use all Diligence to suppress this Rebellion which if let alone might have dangerous Consequences The King of Portugal neglected nothing which might establish his new Greatness Immediately after his arrival at Lisbon he named for Governours of the Frontier Places Men of the most approved Valour Fidelity and Experience all which had Orders to depart strait with all the Soldiers they could get together and to use all possible Diligence to put their several Forts in a Posture of Defence He delivered out Commissions for raising Men and immediately after his Cororonation called a Convention of the States of the Kingdom In this Assembly to prevent all Doubts he caused his Title to be examined and by a solemn Act was acknowledged to be the True and Rightful King of Portugal as descended by the Princess his Mother from the Infant Edward Son to King Emanuel to the Exclusion of the King of Spain who was descended from the same King by a Daughter who farther was by the Fundamental Laws of the Kingdom disabled by being married to a Foreign Prince He declared to this General Assembly of the States that he would content himself with his Patrimonial Estate for the support of his Houshold and would reserve the Royal Revenue for the Necessities of the Kingdom and to make the People relish the sweetness of his Government he abolished all Imposts which the Spaniards had laid on them He filled all the most considerable Posts and Employs in the State with those Conspirators which had shewn the greatest Ardour in this Revolution Pinto had no share in this Promotion the Prince not thinking his Authority well enough settled to place one of his Domesticks of a mean Extraction in any principal Place Notwithstanding this his Power with the King and People was not less and without the Title of a Minister or Secretary of State he performed the Office by the great Confidence the King had in him Having thus given all the good Orders imaginable within the Kingdom he bent his Thoughts next to Foreign Princes He dispatched able Embassadors to procure himself to be owned to make Alliances and raise new Enemies to the House of Austria He made a League Offensive and Defensive with the Hollanders and Catalonians and obtained assurance of the Protection of France The King of Spain discovered his Weakness by attempting nothing considerable on the Frontiers of Portugal all the Campaign probably because the Revolt in Catalonia employed all his Strength All his Attempts were unsuccessful and his Troops still came off with disadvantage Some time after News came that Goa and other Places under the Dominion of the Portuguese in the Indies Africk and Peru had followed the general Revolution of the Kingdom every thing seemed to promise the King of Portugal a Series of Success and a Kingdom quiet at Home and Victorious abroad But observe the uncertainty of Human Greatness how this Prince in the midst of his Prosperities and the caresses of Fortune was upon the Point of perishing and losing at once his Life and Crown by a horrid Conspiracy silently formed in Lisbon within the Walls of his own Court The Archbishop of Braga was as I related before wholly devoted to the Court of Spain and one of their Ministers in Portugal He plainly saw he could never hope to be restored till the Spanish Government should be re-established besides he was afraid the King who seemed at first to have some respect to his Character in forbearing to seize him with

the rest of the Spanish Ministers might nevertheless do it when his Authority was better settled But the most potent Motive that put him upon any considerable Action was his Zeal for the Vice-Queen He could not endure to see that Princess in Prison in a place where he thought She had a Right to Reign but above all he was exasperated to be refused admittance to her which was denied him and divers other Persons of Quality when it was found She only made use of this Liberty to inspire Rebellion into those who resorted to her This Proceeding seemed to him Tyrannical and an intolerable Hardship and he could not but represent to himself that Princess every Moment demanding her Liberty from him as a just Return for those Favours he had received from her These Reflections kindled a Rage in the Breast of this Prelate and made him resolve to employ all means to express his Gratitude and Revenge her on her Enemies And considering it would be difficult to surprize or corrupt the Guards set over her he resolved to go directly to the Spring and by killing the King to restore at once that Princess her Liberty and her former Authority Having concluded on this Design he applied himself to find means to put his Project in execution as soon as possible fearing he should not long continue in his Place of President of the Palace and be oblig'd to retire to Braga He concluded strait he must take a different Step from that which the King had taken He never hoped to gain the People by reason of their natural Hatred to the Spaniards on the other side the restoring of the King being the Work of the Nobility it was certain they would never engage in a Conspiracy of this kind he plainly found he could only apply himself to the Great Men who were not concerned in this Revolution and uneasie at the Duke of Braganza's Fortunes And therefore having first secured Protection of the Minister of Spain he cast his Eyes on the Marquess of Villareal He represented to that Prince That the New King being of a timorous and diffident Temper would lay hold of all Opportunities to ruin or at least diminish the Greatness of his Family to secure the Crown to his own Posterity That He and the Duke d' Aveiro both of the Blood Royal of Portugal had no Employs conferr'd on them whilst all Places of Profit and Trust in the Kingdom were given as a Recompence to a parcel of Seditious Fellows That all Men of Honour were concerned to see him thus contemptuously used That he must consume his Life in a mean inactivity and be buried in the Solitude of his Country-Seat That He ought to consider his High Birth and Fortunes rendred him too Great to be a Subject to so petty a King That He had lost in the King of Spain a Master who had several Kingdoms and Governments in his disposal and was able to give him an Employment suitable to the Greatness of his Condition Seeing this Discourse made an Impression on the Mind of that Prince He added That he had Order from the Court of Spain to promise him the Vice-Royalty of Portugal as the Reward of his Fidelity However this was not in any manner the Intention of that Prelate who aimed at nothing more than the Liberty and Restoration of the Dutchess of Mantua But more powerful Motives were necessary to engage the Marquess de Villareal The Considerations which the Archbishop laid before him prevailed with him to be the Head of the Conspiracy with the Duke of Camino his Son The Archbishop being well assured of these two Princes engaged the Grand Inquisitor his intimate Friend This Man was of great Consequence to the Archbishop's Design because with him he brought in all the Officers of the Inquisition a Race of Men which have ever been more formidable to Honest Men than Rascals and bear a great sway amongst the Portuguese He labour'd to convince him it was his Duty reminding him of his Oath of Fidelity to the King of Spain which he pretended he ought not to break in favour of a Rebel Farther he urged it could not be his Interest to adhere to the New King since neither of them could hope long to enjoy their Places under a Prince who conferr'd all Employs on his own Creatures He spent some more Months in gaining over more Conspirators The principal of which were the Commissary La Crusada the Count d' Armamar Nephew to the Archbishop the Count de Ballerais Dom Augustin Emanuel Antonio Correa the same Commissary of Vasconcellos whom Menezes had given divers Stabs on the breaking out of the Plot Lorenzo Pidez Carrable Keeper of the Royal Treasury all Creatures of the Spaniards to whom they owed their Places and Fortunes which they could not hope to retain long without the return of the Spanish Government The Jews who are very numerous at Lisbon and live there by making an outward shew of the Christian Religion had a share in this Conspiracy The King had lately refused very considerable Sums which they had offer'd him to put a stop to the Proceedings of the Inquisition and to obtain a Permission for the publick Profession of their Religion The Archbishop craftily made use of their Resentment to engage them in this Enterprize He had private Conferences with several of the Chiefs of the Party who dreaded to think they had thus unseasonably declared themselves and by this means exposed themselves to the Severities of the Inquisition This Crafty Prelate improv'd the Confusion they were in to his Advantage and immediately assur'd them of his Protection with the Grand Inquisitor whom they all knew to be at his Devotion In the next place he endeavour'd to raise a Jealousie insinuating That a Prince who affected Bigotry would certainly drive them out of Portugal and promised them Liberty of Conscience and a Synagogue in the Kingdom if they would contribute to the Restoration of the late Government So violent was the Passion of the Archbishop he did not blush to use the assistance of the Enemies of JESUS CHRIST to dethrone his rightful Prince and perhaps this was the first time the inquisition ever acted in concert with the Synagogue The Conspirators after various Projects at last resolved on this which was the sense of the Archbishop and had been agreed between him and the Prime Minister of Spain That in the dead of the Night of the Fifth of August the Jews should set Fire to the four Corners of the Palace and at the same time to several Houses in different Parts of the City to keep the People employ'd in quenching those next their own Dwellings That the Conspirators should throw themselves into the Palace under Colour of assisting to extinguish the Fire and in the midst of that Hurry and Confusion which attends Accidents of this kind they should thrust in near the King's Person and so stab him That the Duke of Camino should in the mean