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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

thirde wyfe of the same Emanuell was Eleonour sister to the Emperor Charles the fifte by whome he had two children to wit Charles who dyed in his infancie and Marye who also deceased and was neuer marryed When the sayde Emanuell was deceased Iohn the thyrde of that name his eldest sonne succeeded him in the kingdome as is aforesayde who by Katherine his wife had manye children the whiche dyed all in their infancyes except Prince John and Marye The whiche Marye marryed Phillip nowe King and then prince of Castile and dyed before her sayde husbande came to his Crowne leauing one onelye sonne whose name was Charles Whome as the fame thereof is constante his father King Phillip commaunded to bee put to death in pryson When Prynce Iohn came to the age of sixteene yeere hee married Jane the daughter of the sayde Emperour Charles and dyed aboute one yeare after leaving his wife greate with childe who in the sixte monethe after the death of her husbande brought foorth a sonne whose name was Sebastian whiche yong Prince when hee came to aboute the age of foure yeares succeeded in the kingdome by and after the death of the sayde Iohn the thirde his Graundfather by the fathers side Now when King Sebastian was come to the age of foure and twentye yeares vppon the intreatye and solicitation of Mulei Mahumet Kinge as hee pretended of Fez and Marrocos who by Mulei Maluco his brother was expelled and driuen out of his kingdome the sayde King Sebastian at the last determined to passe into Affryca with a greate and puissant Armye to restore this Mulei Mahumet to his kingdome And for the better accomplishmente thereof hee prayed his vncle King Phillip of Castile to voutchsafe some ayde vnto him in that beehalfe The King of Castile graunting this petition promised to ayde him with fiftye Gallyes well appointed and furnished and foure thousand armed souldyours King Sebastian trusting thereunto with all care and dilligence prepared his armye wherewith in the monthe of Iune 1578. hee departed from Lisbone and came to a porte of Castile neere the streighte of Gibraltare called el puerto de Sancta Maria where hee stayed certayne dayes for the Gallyes and menne whiche the Kinge of Castile had promised to sende vnto him But the Kinge of Castile vnder pretence that the greate Turke prepared an Armye for that yeare not onelye denyed to performe his promise but also that is farre woorse caused a proclamation to bee made and published thorowoute all Spayne subiecte to his Iurisdiction whereby all his subiectes were commaunded vppon greate pennalties that none of them shoulde accompanye Kinge Sebastian in that Voyage whereof certaynelye there can no other coniecture bee gathered sauing onely that the king of Castile by his vnmesurable ambition insatiable desire to haue dominion neither coueted nor hoped for any other thing then onely that the yong prince king Sebastian his nephew for want of sufficient force should be ouerthrown and come to destruction in the same Iourney so as thereupon the said king of Castile might by that meane haue oportunity to ioyne the kingdome of Portugall to his kingdome of Castile as it came to passe Neuerthelesse the saide king Sebastian being a prince of greate magnanimitie when hee had all thinges in a readinesse and employed infinite expences vpon the furnishing of this armie whiche was aboue a thousand Saile determined to pursue his voyage and ariued in Affrica and there landed all his armie amounting to about fifteene thousand fighting men Thereupon in the end hee came into a plaine fielde whiche beareth the name of Alcazar where the fift day of August in the same yeare was fought a great and terrible battaile betweene him and the enemie wherein the said yong king Sebastian was not onelye ouercome but also slaine in the field together with Mulei Mahumet whose parte he tooke at what time neyther did Mulei Maluco the king that fought against them escape For he in the time of the battaile being sicke and wearye of sitting his horse was remoued into his horselitter and there dyed during the battaile A battaile certainlye worthie to be had in remembraunce for in the same dyed three kinges together in one daye as in lyke manner there were slaine in the same aboue sixe hundred of the cheefest of the Lordes and gentlemen of the kingdome of Portugall besides the common souldiers the most wherof were slaine in the battaile and the rest taken prisoners amongst whiche number Don Anthonio of whome this booke specially treateth was one of the Captiues Further there be certaine persons who affirme that after the death of the sayde king Maluco there was found in his pocket a letter written vnto him from king Phillip wherein he assured king Maluco that king Sebastian nephew of the saide king Phillip shounde haue no ayde at his handes whereby may be perceaued agreat vnfaithfullnes of king Phillip against his owne blood Now when as by the death of king Sebastian the linage of king Iohn the third his grandfather by the fathers side was vtterly extinct it must follow of necessity if collateral succession take place in this behalfe that recourse must be had to the linage of the said Lodowike as seconde sonne of the aforenamed king Emanuell Whiche Lodowike as is afore aleaged had one onelye sonne called Don Anthonio who therefore his lawfull byrthe presupsupposed was the onelye lawfull and rightfull successor of the kingdome But it fell so out that while he in the said discomfiture of Affrica was taken prisoner and there remained captiue howbeit vnknowne of the enemie as it was alwaies before that tyme vnknowne yea and that also to Don Anthonio himselfe that hee was the legittimate sonne of the said Lodowike Henry the Cardinall his vncle the fift issue male of King Emanuell was preferred to the kingdom being then a very old man within a little while after by a wonderfull meane or rather by the prouidence of God the sayd Don Anthonio about forty daies after the losse of the battaile was deliuered out of captiuitie and returned into Portugall where he was with great ioy receaued not onely by King Henry but also by all the nobilitie and principall gentlemen of the countrey and most chiefly and principally by the common people For hee was beloued of all men as well in respect of his noble and excellent disposition of mynde as for the singular and rare vertues of his sayde Father Lodowike which most cleerely shined in him Within a fewe dayes after Don Anthonio was arriued at Lysbone the metropolitan Citie of the kingdome he was aduertised by one of his father Lodwikes ancient seruantes who was a man of good callinge and approued integritie that his father Lodowicke as is afore mencioned in this treatise was secretlye married to the said Iolenta And howe there were diuerse credible witnesses yet liuinge that could testifie the trouthe therof And besides that dyuerse men of good credit calling had expressed and declared

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

THE EXPLANATION OF THE TRVE AND LAVVFVLL RIGHT AND TYTLE OF THE MOSTE EXCELLENT PRINCE ANTHONIE the first of that name King of Portugall concerning 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 commaundement and order of the Superiors At Leyden In the Printing house of Christopher Plantyn 1585. The order of the Priuiledge MAurice Erle of Nassawe Catzenellebogen Vianden Dietz c. and the counselors of estate appointed in the prouinces vnited of the low countreis To all to whom these presents shall come greeting Th'ambassador of the moste noble prince Anthony King of Portugall Algarbes c. hath declared vnto vs that he hath caused a little treatise to bee made in the Latine Frenche and Flemmish tongues conteyning the iustification of the said king Anthony with a briefe historye of all that hath passed betweene his maiesty and the King of Castile vntill the taking of thislands of Assores together with an exhortatiō to all princes potentates of Christiandome how muche it standeth them vpon to aid and succour the said king Anthony to recouer his kingdom The which discourse the said Ambassador is desirous to cause to be imprinted with asmuch expedition as possib●y he may to wit in the Latine French tongs by Christopher Plantin in the Flēmish tong by Peter Verhaghen printer of Dordright Wherefore for other causes vs hereunto mouing we haue giuen granted by these presents do giue graunt vnto the said declarer licence authority permission to cause the said treatise boke to be printed by the said Christopher Plantin Peter Verhaghen to put the same to sale in the tongues aforesaid Wherefore we commaunde all men generallie and particularlie that they suffer the said declarer fullie and peacablie to enioy and vse this our present licence authoritie and permission causing all troubles and empechemēts contrary to the same clearelie to surcease and be remoued Forbidding as hereby we doe straightly prohibite forbid all other printers of the said prouinces vnited to imprinte or imitate the said booke in anie of the saide three tongues or in anye other language without the knowledge and consent of the saide ambassadour or his successor in office to sell or distribute the same either within the said Prouinces vnited or elsewhere without the same vpon pain of arbitrary correction and to forfait L. l. for a fine For so haue we found it conuenient Giuen at Delft the 15. of Ianuarie 1585 Ad Meetkerke In the absence of my Lord the Earle by thorder of the counsellers of estate abouesaide I. VAN LANGEN ●…resent woorke 〈…〉 the second his Cosen germaine 〈…〉 e vviues 3 ●…ONOR the sister of themperour Charles the fift by whome ●…he had one sonne named Charles that died in his infancie and Marie that died vnmaried 6 ●…LPHONSVS ●●o was made ●●rdinall 7 HENRIE who was also made Cardinal and after king by the death of Kinge Sebastìan 8 EDVVARDE who married Theodosia Duches of Bergantia of whome issued ●…ARIE who married 〈…〉 nder Prince of Par 〈…〉 whome are issued 〈…〉 children KATHERINE who married the Duke of Bergantia Edwarde who died and was neuer married 9 ANTHONIE who died in his infancie The explanation of the true and lawfull Right and Tytle of the most excellent Prince Anthonie the firste of that name King of Portugall as touching his warres against Phillip king of Castile and his Subiectes and adherents for the Recouerie of his kingdome Together with a briefe history of all matters passed vpon that occasion vntill the yeare of our Lord. 1583. WHen Iohn the second of that name King of Portugall was departed out of this mortall life without any issue of his bodie lawfully begotten then liuing For his onely legittimate sonne Alfonsus while his Father was liuing dyed at Santaren by the fall of a horse The kingdome of Portugall descended or rather was giuen by election of the people vnto Emanuell the first of that name sonne of Ferdinando who was vncle to the same king John This was that king Emanuell whiche in the time of his Reigne conquered and annexed to his crowne a good part aswell of the East as of the West Indies together with diuers Cities and Townes of Affrica which at this day remaine subiect to the kinges of Portugall The whiche king Emanuell had three wiues the first whereof was Isabell the eldest daughter of Ferdinando and Jsabell king and queene of Castile which queene Isabell wife of the said king Emanuell dyed in child-bed after she had brought forth her first and onely son Michaell who when he was declared and sworne Prince of Castile and Portugall dyed in his yong yeares whereupon the said king Emanuell tooke to his second wife Marie the second daughter of the said king Ferdinando and queene Jsabell his wife By whiche Marie he had nine children The first whereof was John the third who succeeded his father in the kingdome and tooke to his wife Catherine the daughter of Phillip the first of that name king of Castile and Archeduke of Austriche c. The seconde childe was Jsabell who married the Empeorour Charles the fifte of whome isissued three children to wit Phillip the second of that name nowe King of Castile Marie who married the Emperour Maximilian the seconde of that name and Iane who was married to John prince of Portugall the sonne of King Iohn the thirde of that name The thirde childe of the sayde King Emanuell was Beatrice who marryed Charles Duke of Sauoy The fourth was Lodowike who as it hath beene since founde was secretlye married to one Jolenta of honest parentage of a singular beawtye adorned with vertue and good quallities by whome hee had one onely sonne named Anthonie who is the same partye of whome and concerning whose righte and tytle this treatise principallye maketh mention The fift childe of the sayde King Emanuell was Ferdinando who married a daughter of the Earle of Marialua in Portugall by whome hee had two sonnes who dyed while their father and mother were lyuing The sixte was Alfonsus who was made Cardinall and so dyed without issue The seuenth was Henrye who lykewise was made Cardinall and prymate of Portugall and after that King by the death of King Sebastian as heereafter in this treatise more at large shall bee declared The eyght childe was Edwarde who married Theodosia Duchesse of Bergantia by whome hee had three children that is to say Mary who marryed Alexander Prince of Parma of whome are issued three children also Katherine who marryed Iohn Duke of Bergantia And Edwarde who dyed vnmarryed The ninthe chylde and laste sonne of the sayde King Emanuell of his sayde seconde marryage was Anthonie who also dyed in his infancye The

nothing by al these more then tyrannicall deuises and meanes For King Anthonie beeing more by Gods prouidence and sufferance then by mans industry preserued about the ende of seuen monethes wherein he had wandred about by rockes desartes and other solitarye places at laste founde meanes to embarque him selfe for Fraunce the tenth of May 1581 neare the afore sayde town of Setubal in a ship of Holland of the towne of Anckbuysen wherof wasmaister Cornelius de Egmont and arryuod at the Port of Callais in Fraunce the ninthe of Iune following hauing in the preparation of his embarquemente verye greate helpe and furtheraunce at thandes of a diligent and faithfull wydowe whose name was Beatrice Gonsalues dwelling neere vnto Setuball whose picture after the matter was discouered and shee fledde awaye was hanged by the kinge of Castiles appointment There accompanyed Kinge Anthonie in his passage to Fraunce Emanuell de Silua whome his maiesties afterwardes made Erle of Torres Vedras and gouernour of Th●sles of Assories the Kinges Agent whose name is purposelye concealed in his booke for a certayne consideration Thomas Cachero Diego Roys Constantine de Britto and Diego de Quaresma the kings ministers Dominicke Gonsalues brother to the sayde Beatrice and Ferdinand Martines a man of the countrey whose helpe and seruice the King had vsed to prouide his victualles and other necessaries during the tyme that he secretly remained amongest the Rockes and desartes But if all perils and discommodities whiche King Anthony suffered while hee thus wandered in desartes and solitarye places to escape thandes of his enimie should here bee expressed and sette downe scarse woulde a large volume suffice thereunto Yet this is to be noted how all this happened to his maiestie when he was aboue thage of fortye yeres and not in perfite health in the middest of winter and coldest countrey of all Portugall where hee was constrayned to spende many nightes in the playne fieldes and that very often in snowe and rayne all the night long without eyther fire or other remedy against the colde being for the most part all the whole daye without meate or drinke for his foode such as it was for the most part was brought vnto him in the nighte by the sayde countriman Ferdinando Martines Yea his maiestye thoughte himselfe happye when hee coulde put his heade vnder some roofe and reste hymselfe vppon a padde of strawe whiche kinde of lodging the countreymen vse in those partes of Portugall without eyther beddes or sheetes specially where there bee no throughe faires so that his maiestye was driuen commonly to lye in his apparell wrapped onelye in a couerlet whiche the sayd Thomas Cachero alwaies carried with him for that purpose Manye tymes also his maiestie was almoste apprehended by his enimies who lefte no place vnsifted for him insomuche that the spaniardes often came to the verye same place where the King had beene within an howre or thereabouts after his maiesties departure from the same where they miserably afflicted the poore husbandmen that had harbored his highnes executing some by the corde and burning their houses But yet for all that other husbandemen refused not to harbour his maiestie in their houses when occasion required notwithstanding they knew his person very well for they were so well affectioned toward him that none of them euer bewrayed him to the Castilians and yet were they not ignoraunt of the great quantitie of money which the king of Castile by open proclamations had promised to whosoeuer coulde deliuer him dead or aliue In all these so great and incomparable daungers the sayde king Don Anthonio hath alwayes shewed so cherefull and constante a mynde as though no misfortune at all had chaunced vnto him alwaies encouraging and comforting those that were in his company setting alwaies before his owne eyes a stedfast hope not onely to passe and ouercome all these dangers toyles but also in thend t'attaine to the recouery of his kingdome Heere also is to bee noted that whilest Kinge Anthonie was tossed in all these daungers and misfortunes he omitted not anye thing that might further his escaping from the tyrants handes For foure tymes he attempted to take shipping for Fraunce before he coulde bring it to passe hauing euery tyme made conuenient preparation defrayed the charges of his shipping and made all other necessarye prouision for his voyage first at the towne and porte of Auero the seconde tyme at Lisbon the thirde tyme at Villa Noua of Milfontes the fourth tyme at the Hauen of Sizimbre nere Setuball but the number of spyes and traytors aswell Portugalles as spanyardes was so great and their awayting and vigilancie so extreme that these the Kinges attemptes were frustrated although moste secretlye handled yea his maiestie was not farre from his apprehension at what tyme he first prepared for his embarquing at Lisbon for hee was there almost entrapped as more particularly hereafter shall be declared Besides his maiesty in the moneth of December sent secretlye into Fraunce Jerom de Silua a gentleman of a noble and auncient house to signifie vnto the most Christian french King and the moste excellent princesse the Queene-mother that he was yet liuing and in good healthe for that he vnderstoode the King of Castile had written to many Princes of christiandome howe he was dead Nowe when the king of Castile had established his affaires in Portugall according to his pleasure he sent incontinentlye lettres to all the townes of Aphrica of the East Indyes the country of Brasile and other countreyes and Islandes depending of the Crowne of Portugall requiring them from thencefoorth to acknowledge him for their soueraigne Lorde and Prince whiche hee easily obteyned at their handes by reason there ranne a rumour that Kinge Anthonie was deade and for that they sawe no lykelyhoode how he could euer recouer his kingdom and besides these countreis and townes cannot want the traffique of Portugall from whence they haue their prouision of victualls munitions of warre and other necessaries wherefore in thend they submitted themselues into the king of Castiles handes more by necessitie then for any good will The King of Castile also wrote to the lyke effect to thisles of Assores where at that tyme remayned gouernour Cipryan Figueredo de Vascogoncelos established there by king Sebastian before his going into Aphrica in respect of his great wisedom and experience linked with a singular and commendable constancie and fortitude of mynde and courage After good and mature deliberation had thereupon the same gouernour togeather with thinhabitants of the Islandes answered howe they were bounde by oath to kinge Anthony and in regarde thereof could not acknowledge the king of Castile for their soueraigne lord nor do homage vnto him before they were certainly aduertised and sure that king Anthonie was dead and therefore resolued to defende themselues againste all force wherewith the king of Castile threatned them vntill they should receaue certen newes of king Anthonyes death or expresse commaundement from him

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