THE
STRANGEST
ADVENTVRE
THAT
EVER
HAPPENED
:
EITHER
in
the
ages
passed
or
present
.
Containing
a
discourse
concerning
the
successe
of
the
King
of
Portugall
Dom
Sebastian
,
from
the
time
of
his
voyage
into
〈…〉
battell
against
the
〈…〉
.
vnto
the
sixt
of
〈…〉
1601.
In
which
Discourse
,
is
diuerse
curious
histories
,
some
auncient
Prophesies
,
and
other
matters
,
whereby
most
euidently
appeareth
:
that
he
whom
the
Seigneurie
of
Venice
hath
held
as
prisoner
for
the
space
of
two
yeres
and
twentie
two
dayes
,
is
the
right
and
true
king
of
Portugall
Dom
Sebastian
.
More
,
a
Letter
that
declareth
,
in
what
maner
he
was
set
at
libertie
the
IV.
of
December
last
.
And
beside
,
how
he
parted
from
Venice
and
came
to
Florence
.
All
first
done
in
Spanish
,
then
in
French
,
and
now
lastly
translated
into
English
.
PSAL.
CXVII
.
By
the
Lord
is
this
thing
done
:
and
it
is
miraculous
in
our
eyes
.
LONDON
,
Printed
for
Frances
Henson
dwelling
in
the
Black-Friers
.
1601.
TO
THE
RIGHT
HONORABLE
,
WILLIAM
RIder
,
Lord
Maior
of
this
famous
Citie
of
London
,
and
to
all
the
rest
of
the
worshipfull
Senatours
and
Aldermen
his
brethren
:
particularly
by
name
,
as
bound
by
some
fauours
,
Sir
Stephen
Soame
knight
,
M.
Iohn
Garrard
Alderman
,
with
the
two
worshipfull
Sheriffes
,
M.
Cambell
and
M.
Crauen
.
THe
translation
of
this
straunge
and
admirable
discourse
(
right
Honorable
and
right
Worshipfull
)
being
committed
to
my
trust
,
and
I
finding
it
in
the
French
to
bee
commended
from
Venice
,
to
the
most
Christian
King
of
France
,
as
a
matter
of
truth
and
absolute
assurance
:
lest
in
his
English
attire
he
should
wander
vnregarded
through
the
wor●
I
was
the
bolder
(
in
loue
and
humble
dutie
to
●o●
〈◊〉
generall
)
to
make
your
names
and
titles
the
〈◊〉
●nance
to
his
free
passage
,
the
same
hauing
bene●
〈◊〉
before
,
and
sufficiently
authorised
:
To
tell
yo●
〈◊〉
poore
opinion
of
it
were
needlesse
,
because
the
m●
sufficiently
commends
it selfe
,
and
in
reading
it
〈◊〉
satisfie
anie
curious
questioner
:
Onely
my
humble
〈◊〉
●uest
is
,
that
my
boldnesse
to
you
may
be
held
blame●esse
,
and
my
poore
goodwill
accepted
but
in
indiffe●t
worth
.
So
shal
I
rest
yours
in
anie
greater
employment
,
and
remaine
readie
at
all
times
with
my
verie
vttermost
seruice
.
Your
Honours
and
Worships
in
all
dutie
,
A.
M.
To
the
Reader
.
IN
the
end
of
the
moneth
of
August
last
past
(
gentle
Reader
)
I
receiued
a
packet
of
Letters
●n
the
Italian
tongue
,
wherein
one
was
written
in
fa●●●
of
the
king
of
Portugal
Dom
Sebastian
,
who
was
as
then
said
to
be
prisoner
in
Venice
.
This
letter
was
directed
to
the
most
Christian
king
,
and
I
caried
it
with
all
possible
diligence
I
could
vse
,
and
caused
it
to
be
deliuered
to
his
Maiestie
.
In
the
same
packet
there
was
also
a
further
traduction
of
the
same
letter
;
which
hauing
thus
happened
to
my
hands
,
I
acquainted
diuerse
of
my
friends
therewith
,
who
made
such
reckening
and
esteeme
thereof
,
as
it
were
a
matter
beyond
all
other
most
rare
and
maruellous
.
This
letter
was
of
such
power
,
as
it
prouoked
and
kindled
in
the
hearts
of
my
said
friends
,
an
extreme
loue
and
affection
towards
the
Prince
,
and
begot
in
them
likewise
a
vehement
desire
,
to
see
him
in
libertie
and
peaceable
possession
of
his
kingdome
,
as
if
themselues
had
bene
subiects
thereto
belonging
.
So
(
referring
that
to
such
as
were
more
obliged
by
dutie
,
and
had
more
particular
interest
in
such
businesse
,
)
after
the
receipt
of
this
leeter
,
I
laboured
all
I
might
to
vnderstand
some
tydings
of
his
estate
and
successe
.
Hauing
then
learned
,
that
a
Religious
man
,
of
the
order
of
the
preaching
Friers
(
named
brother
Ioseph
Texere
a
Portuguese
,
one
knowne
to
the
greatest
and
meanest
in
Europe
,
as
also
here
very
well
)
had
written
to
this
Citie
to
a
Bishop
a
friend
of
his
,
a
discourse
of
matters
happening
since
the
said
king
began
to
enterprise
his
Affricke
voyage
:
I
so
much
importuned
a
nephew
to
the
sayd
Bishop
,
who
kept
this
discourse
in
his
hands
to
send
to
his
vncle
,
as
no
excuses
might
serue
from
transferring
it
to
mine
.
The
reading
thereof
was
to
me
so
pleasing
and
agreeable
,
as
both
it
encouraged
and
cut
off
all
supposition
of
labour
,
in
the
speedie
writing
and
copying
it
out
.
Hauing
by
this
meanes
this
version
in
mine
owne
power
,
I
thought
I
should
commit
an
inexcusable
fault
,
if
I
should
reserue
to
my
proper
vse
such
a
strange
accident
and
worthy
regard
.
Hereupon
attending
could
get
conuenient
oportunity
,
to
the
end
that
euery
one
might
〈◊〉
the
excellent
occasions
contained
in
this
discourse
:
I
concluded
●mit
it
to
the
presse
,
accompanied
with
a
letter
of
the
sayd
●s
,
written
by
him
since
the
sending
of
the
Discourse
to
the
same
〈◊〉
,
and
wherewith
it
pleased
his
Lordship
to
acquaint
me
.
Thou
〈◊〉
find
(
courteous
Reader
)
at
the
beginning
of
this
discourse
,
a
●lation
of
the
letter
written
to
his
most
Christian
Maiestie
,
〈◊〉
is
annexed
hereunto
,
because
it
containes
some
points
that
are
〈◊〉
subiect
of
this
worke
,
and
which
deserue
both
to
be
seene
and
〈◊〉
.
And
ere
thou
enter
into
it
,
be
not
abashed
at
the
title
we
haue
〈◊〉
it
:
for
so
soone
as
thou
hast
but
stept
a
litle
into
it
,
thou
wilt
●e
it
to
be
most
apt
and
conuenable
.
Now
,
because
I
would
con●
,
I
intreat
thee
not
onely
gently
to
make
acceptance
hereof
:
but
●end
in
all
parts
and
places
the
right
of
a
king
,
whom
God
and
●e
hath
endued
with
infinite
graces
,
wise
,
valiant
,
good
&
iust
,
〈◊〉
though
lost
in
a
cause
no
lesse
honorable
then
Christian
.
Farewell
.
From
Lyons
this
30.
of
Ianuarie
,
1601.
The
copie
of
a
Letter
,
written
by
a
Venetian
Gentleman
to
his
most
Christian
Maiesty
,
translated
out
of
Italian
into
French
,
and
out
of
French
into
English
.
To
the
most
Christian
King
,
Henry
the
fourth
,
King
of
Fraunce
and
Nauarre
.
THat
great
God
,
whose
iudgements
are
alwayes
diuerse
and
contrary
to
ours
,
disposeth
and
ordereth
al
things
on
earth
by
different
meanes
,
not
being
comprehensible
to
our
capacities
:
and
no
body
but
himselfe
,
can
attaine
to
any
certaine
knowledge
of
their
issues
and
effects
.
But
as
he
is
full
of
soueraigne
goodnesse
,
of
infinite
wisedome
,
and
admirable
prouidence
,
he
knowes
how
to
draw
good
out
of
euill
,
exalting
and
raising
vp
those
things
,
which
the
ignorant
world
taxes
in
his
imaginations
with
titles
base
and
abiect
.
That
this
is
most
infallible
,
none
knowes
,
or
hath
better
approoued
,
then
your
most
Christian
Maiestie
:
whose
enemies
,
bred
and
borne
in
your
owne
proper
kingdome
,
being
your
liege
people
,
vassals
and
subiects
,
accompanied
with
strange
and
forreine
aduersaries
,
most
vniustly
trauersing
and
persecuting
you
,
till
you
obtained
that
whereto
God
and
nature
had
ordained
you
.
Neuerthelesse
,
by
the
assistance
of
the
same
God
(
albeit
to
further
&
effect
the
better
their
damnable
intentions
,
they
tooke
the
couerture
and
pretext
of
Religion
)
your
Maiestie
did
manage
those
affaires
with
such
wisedome
and
speed
,
as
entring
into
the
whole
and
lawfull
possession
of
the
kingdome
,
their
owne
eyes
could
witnesse
the
vanitie
of
their
pretences
,
and
how
ill
shaped
the
cloke
was
that
●id
their
loose
purposes
.
So
that
the
same
difficultie
,
which
serued
them
as
their
principall
obiect
to
abuse
the
world
withall
,
being
broken
and
disappointed
,
stopt
the
mouth
of
their
reasons
alleaged
,
and
wasting
their
forces
and
strength
,
held
their
noses
to
the
ground
,
till
they
came
to
knowledge
of
their
owne
errors
▪
although
somewhat
too
late
.
And
much
more
late
had
they
bene
in
finding
remedie
,
if
your
most
Christian
Maiestie
(
moued
by
your
owne
●ind
nature
and
accustomed
benignitie
)
had
not
receiued
them
●to
grace
and
fauour
.
So
that
hence
them selues
may
discerne
,
●oth
what
I
haue
before
&
nowe
againe
say
,
that
the
iudgements
●f
God
are
diuerse
&
contrarie
to
mens
▪
who
seldome
attaine
to
●ny
perfect
accomplishment
of
their
plots
and
imaginations
.
Nor
●ake
I
so
long
a
preamble
(
most
Christian
king
)
to
any
other
●nd
,
but
to
serue
my selfe
with
that
which
I
finde
fit
in
my
verie
●ule
,
as
standing
some
way
bound
to
speake
to
your
Maiestie
,
in
●uour
of
the
poore
and
vnfortunate
(
neuerthelesse
most
happie
●ne
day
,
when
God
shall
so
please
)
Dom
Sebastian
,
the
true
and
●wfull
king
of
Portugal
.
And
to
this
attempt
I
bind
my selfe
the
●ther
,
through
the
malice
of
some
,
who
for
the
interest
of
their
e●ate
onely
,
giue
it
out
in
the
world
(
and
it
may
be
likewise
before
●our
Maiestie
)
that
he
is
but
a
sillie
foolish
Calabrois
.
Wherefore
●ntend
by
this
my
letter
to
make
knowne
to
your
Highnesse
the
●uth
of
the
matter
,
that
when
he
shall
come
to
the
acquaintance
〈◊〉
a
king
,
a
king
so
Christian
and
magnanimous
as
your
Maiestie
〈◊〉
one
not
to
learne
what
it
is
to
suffer
outragious
persecutions
,
●osses
and
iniustices
:
it
may
be
a
meanes
to
vrge
assistaunce
to
a
●ore
prisoned
king
,
who
desiring
this
illustrious
Seigneurie
,
to
●t
him
but
be
seene
to
such
Portegueses
as
were
in
this
Citie
,
for
●knowledgement
of
some
secret
markes
,
which
he
had
naturally
●aractered
on
his
body
,
it
might
by
no
meanes
be
so
permitted
,
●ither
he
shewed
to
the
world
in
any
sort
.
At
length
there
came
●her
a
Gentleman
of
qualitie
,
a
Portugueze
,
that
brought
the
●me
markes
proued
as
authenticall
,
vnder
the
hands
of
the
pub●e
Notaries
and
Peeres
of
Portugal
:
but
the
honorable
Lords
of
●s
Estate
were
resolute
not
to
let
him
see
him
,
albeit
the
prisoner
●de
this
protestation
ensuing
to
them
:
You
say
,
my
Lords
,
that
●m
not
Sebastian
king
of
Portugal
,
let
me
be
seene
to
my
Portu●eses
,
yea
to
all
the
world
:
and
if
you
find
that
I
am
not
such
as
I
●intaine
my selfe
to
be
,
let
my
head
be
smitten
of
.
Vpon
which
words
,
I
thought
good
to
signifie
to
your
most
●ristian
Maiestie
,
some
particularities
touching
the
prisoner
.
He
●h
the
same
shape
,
the
same
hands
and
feete
(
to
wit
,
the
right
●re
long
then
the
left
)
he
beares
the
same
age
,
the
same
markes
●d
gate
,
with
the
knees
bowing
inward
,
as
Dom
Sebastians
king
〈◊〉
Portugal
did
.
Whereby
of
diuerse
in
this
citie
and
other
places
he
hath
bene
knowne
:
for
they
accompanied
in
his
voyage
to
Affricke
,
and
had
seene
him
in
his
kingdome
:
with
whom
discoursing
,
he
put
them
in
mind
of
sundrie
particulars
which
they
had
had
as
then
together
,
and
were
impossible
that
any
other
but
the
King
himselfe
should
know
.
Of
all
which
particular
notes
,
I
most
humbly
intreat
your
Maiestie
to
heare
onely
but
two
.
There
is
a
merchant
here
,
who
some
fiue
and
twentie
yeres
since
was
wont
to
trade
into
Portugall
:
this
man
being
at
Lisbon
before
king
Sebastian
passed
into
Affrick
:
mark
what
befell
him
.
As
he
was
vpon
the
sea
shoare
,
stopping
his
shippe
that
had
receiued
a
leake
,
he
saw
a
farre
off
the
King
comming
,
making
a
goodly
horse
wheron
he
rid
,
to
mount
and
coruet
very
sprightly
vnder
him
:
and
he
not
knowing
him
to
be
the
King
:
this
beast
(
quoth
he
)
what
will
he
breake
his
owne
necke
?
The
King
and
others
of
the
traine
hearing
these
words
,
gallopped
the
horse
so
mainely
toward
the
merchant
,
and
made
him
in
such
a
fearefull
taking
,
as
the
poore
man
verily
thought
he
should
loose
his
life
.
But
when
he
knew
him
to
be
the
King
,
he
fell
to
the
ground
,
and
weeping
(
on
his
knees
)
desired
pardon
,
for
he
feared
lest
his
lauish
tongue
might
haue
made
him
to
be
trussed
vp
.
The
King
as
he
was
euer
full
of
clemencie
,
commaunded
him
to
stand
vp
,
intreating
him
verie
honorably
,
and
bestowing
sundrie
fauours
vpon
him
.
Sebastian
seeing
the
same
merchant
here
in
our
citie
,
before
he
was
arrested
as
a
prisoner
,
demaunded
of
him
(
vnasked
)
if
he
remembred
such
a
matter
,
and
so
acknowledging
the
one
the
other
,
diuerse
things
passed
betweene
them
which
happened
at
that
present
occasion
.
Moreouer
,
this
King
(
I
would
say
this
prisoner
)
when
he
was
at
Messina
,
knowing
that
there
dwelt
a
gentleman
of
a
verie
famous
familie
,
who
had
accompanied
him
in
his
voyage
to
Affricke
:
he
went
and
found
out
his
house
,
and
vpon
some
priuate
passages
betweene
them
,
they
kindly
renewed
their
former
acquaintance
.
Besides
,
since
his
arriuall
here
in
our
citie
,
and
before
his
imprisonment
,
he
writ
diuerse
letters
to
the
said
gentleman
,
and
receiued
likewise
letters
backe
againe
from
him
.
And
by
his
expresse
meanes
,
was
a
man
and
letters
sent
into
Portugall
,
to
sundrie
faithfull
Lords
of
that
kingdome
:
but
we
heare
that
this
man
so
sent
to
Portugall
,
died
in
those
parts
,
but
vnknowne
how
,
●●ter
he
had
deliuered
all
or
the
most
part
of
his
letters
.
Notwith●anding
,
as
afflictions
and
miseries
alters
mens
minds
,
making
●em
forget
or
lay
aside
all
kindnesse
and
friendship
:
euen
so
this
●entleman
(
toucht
in
this
case
,
and
to
become
a
subiect
to
the
●ng
of
Castile
)
hearing
Sebastian
was
held
as
a
prisoner
,
gaue
o●er
and
left
off
all
former
acquaintance
.
But
I
most
humbly
in●eat
your
Maiestie
,
that
in
this
case
you
would
not
stand
aloofe
,
●t
beholding
the
occurrences
of
this
vnhappie
King
,
&
(
though
prisoner
)
yet
passing
in
such
sound
forme
of
truth
,
that
you
●ould
interpose
your
authoritie
,
and
manage
this
waighty
cause
●ith
such
diligence
and
dexteritie
,
as
your
Highnesse
hath
here●fore
giuen
accomplishment
to
affaires
much
more
hote
and
●fficult
,
wherein
you
shall
do
a
worke
worthie
the
name
of
a
●odly
and
most
Christian
King
,
and
for
which
,
I
pray
the
omni●otent
Creator
,
to
crowne
your
Maiestie
with
perpetuall
glorie
●d
felicitie
.
From
Venice
,
this
28.
of
Iuly
.
M.D.C.
The
most
humble
and
affectionate
seruant
in
duty
to
your
Maiestie
most
Christian
.
GIOVANNE
CAPVGNANO
.
The
Copie
of
a
Discourse
concerning
the
successe
of
Dom
Sebastian
King
of
Portugall
,
since
he
began
his
enterprised
voyage
into
Affricke
,
vntill
the
sixt
of
Ianuarie
this
present
yeare
,
1601.
Sent
by
the
reuerend
Father
,
brother
Ioseph
Texere
Portugueze
,
to
a
Bishop
his
friend
.
More
,
a
letter
of
the
said
Fathers
to
the
same
Bishop
,
wherein
he
declares
,
how
the
Venetians
deliuered
out
of
prison
the
sayd
King
of
Portugall
,
Dom
Sebastian
.
MOST
worthie
Lord
,
(
post
habitam
benedictionem
)
I
receiued
foure
letters
from
your
most
worthie
Lordship
,
since
the
end
of
September
hitherto
,
with
this
last
which
was
deliuered
me
the
two
and
twentieth
of
the
passed
moneth
,
dated
the
fourth
,
and
came
by
the
way
of
Paris
.
For
which
,
and
for
all
the
honours
and
graces
you
haue
done
me
in
them
,
I
often
kisse
the
hands
of
your
sacred
selfe
.
They
will
me
that
I
should
answere
(
as
one
accused
)
to
certaine
demaunds
set
downe
therein
:
which
,
in
obedience
to
your
worthie
commaundement
,
I
purpose
to
do
,
and
for
my
better
vnderstanding
,
as
also
all
others
whatsoeuer
,
the
demaunds
shall
be
set
downe
in
order
following
.
The
first
demaund
.
For
what
cause
the
King
of
Portugall
Dom
Sebastian
,
without
leauing
any
heire
vnto
his
kingdome
,
would
put
his
life
in
hazard
of
losing
,
passing
at
the
age
of
24.
yeares
and
a
halfe
into
Affrick
,
a
countrie
of
Infidels
,
and
a
land
extreamely
hot
and
vnfaithfull
?
The
second
demaund
.
What
iudgement
I
make
of
his
life
,
whether
he
died
in
the
battell
,
or
saued
himselfe
?
And
what
I
thinke
of
the
bodie
that
was
buried
(
as
his
)
in
the
church
of
Bethlehem
,
a
couent
of
Monkes
of
the
order
of
Saint
Ierome
,
a
league
from
Lisbon
,
in
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
,
1583.
The
third
demaund
.
Wherefore
(
being
aliue
)
he
would
not
discouer
himselfe
?
that
he
might
be
vsed
like
a
King
,
and
freed
from
so
great
miserie
,
as
is
well
knowne
the
slaues
in
Barbarie
do
endure
?
The
fourth
demaund
.
Where
he
hath
bene
all
this
long
continuance
of
time
?
and
how
chance
he
came
to
Venice
,
&
not
to
France
or
some
other
place
:
where
(
without
doubt
)
he
might
haue
receiued
better
entertainment
,
according
as
appertained
to
his
condition
?
And
whether
,
by
my
sight
of
him
,
I
know
him
assuredly
?
The
fift
demaund
.
What
they
were
that
procured
his
libertie
?
What
further
tidings
I
haue
of
him
,
and
whether
he
determine
to
passe
any
further
then
this
citie
?
The
sixt
demaund
.
Admit
that
this
prisoner
be
the
same
king
of
Portugall
Dom
Sebastian
,
and
that
by
the
helpe
of
God
,
fauour
of
his
most
christian
Maiestie
,
as
also
other
Princes
and
estates
of
Christendome
,
the
Seigneurie
of
Venice
do
so
acknowledge
him
:
what
meanes
and
remedies
hath
he
to
recouer
his
kingdomes
,
and
to
reestablish
himselfe
in
the
possession
of
them
?
An
answere
to
the
first
demand
.
For
answer
to
the
first
demand
,
I
say
,
that
the
principall
cause
which
prouoked
king
Sebastian
to
passe
into
Affricke
,
was
(
as
being
a
very
christian
Prince
,
honorable
and
iust
)
his
enflamed
desire
to
increase
christianitie
,
and
to
make
the
name
of
God
knowne
through
the
wide
vniuerse
.
And
(
as
after
he
came
to
the
yeares
of
discretion
)
he
alwayes
maintained
and
chearished
this
●ope
:
so
such
an
apt
occasion
instantly
offering
it selfe
,
he
did
●mbrace
it
with
all
affection
.
But
worthy
Lord
,
the
better
to
giue
notice
of
what
I
intend
,
I
must
deriue
my
course
from
higher
●nstances
,
discoursing
of
the
race
and
successe
of
the
later
Barba●ian
kings
:
to
wit
,
Muley
Mahamet
Xarifa
,
and
Muley
Ma●uco
sirnamed
Abdelmelech
(
who
would
terme
himselfe
the
ser●ant
of
the
most
high
)
this
the
vncle
,
the
other
the
nephew
,
yet
both
royall
pretenders
.
Muley
Mahamet
(
father
to
Muley
Hamet
the
bastard
,
now
raigning
in
Barbary
)
had
three
legitimate
sonnes
,
Muley
Abdela
Xarifa
,
Muley
Abdelmumen
,
and
Muley
Abdelmelech
,
otherwise
called
Maluco
,
of
whom
we
now
are
come
to
make
mention
.
This
was
a
very
wise
Prince
,
and
of
mighty
valour
,
he
ioyned
to
his
owne
inheritance
all
the
kingdomes
of
Barbary
,
and
them
he
discretly
gouerned
while
he
liued
.
At
point
of
death
,
he
named
for
principall
heire
his
eldest
sonne
Muley
Abdela
Xarifa
:
conditionally
,
that
he
should
giue
to
his
two
brothers
part
of
his
kingdomes
.
Muley
Abdela
succeeding
thus
his
father
,
not
onely
denied
to
fulfill
his
commandement
,
but
concluded
vpon
the
death
of
his
brethren
.
Who
hearing
thereof
in
the
city
of
Miquines
,
where
as
then
they
kept
,
tooke
counsell
to
withdraw
themselues
into
Turky
:
and
so
trauelling
thence
,
after
they
had
dispatched
some
hindring
difficulties
,
within
a
few
dayes
they
arriued
with
their
mother
and
sister
at
Tremessen
,
a
city
of
the
Turkes
.
At
the
same
time
reigned
in
the
kingdome
of
Fez
,
the
onely
sonne
to
Muley
Abdela
Xarifa
,
named
Muley
Mahamet
Xarifa
,
who
by
expresse
charge
sent
a
man
to
Tremessen
,
and
there
he
murthered
Muley
Abdelmumen
,
as
he
was
at
his
prayers
in
the
Temple
:
Muley
Maluco
then
being
at
Constantinople
,
where
then
bare
sway
the
Sultan
Selim
.
Muley
Abdela
aduertised
of
this
murther
(
although
himselfe
had
before
procured
it
)
made
shew
as
if
it
displeased
him
greatly
,
and
(
with
chiding
his
sonne
)
caused
iustice
afterward
to
be
done
on
the
murtherer
.
After
some
few
yeares
his
houre
of
death
approching
,
he
left
as
his
only
heire
the
sayd
Muley
Mahamet
his
sonne
,
without
making
any
mention
of
his
brother
Muley
Maluco
:
who
still
kept
himselfe
at
Constantinople
,
intending
to
request
succour
of
the
great
Emperour
.
Muley
Maluco
being
certified
of
his
brothers
death
,
made
such
meanes
vnto
the
Sultan
Amurath
,
who
reigned
then
after
the
death
of
his
father
Sultan
Selim
,
that
he
gaue
him
ten
gallies
for
his
passage
to
the
realme
of
Argell
or
Argiere
,
and
commandement
to
the
king
of
that
countrey
,
to
leuie
so
many
men
as
he
could
,
and
then
to
accompany
him
in
his
owne
person
,
till
he
had
seated
him
in
the
kingdomes
and
lands
of
Barbary
.
Muley
Maluco
hauing
bene
at
Argiere
,
departed
thence
in
company
of
the
sayd
king
,
and
with
him
three
thousand
Turkish
harquebuziers
,
all
arriuing
together
at
Tremessen
,
where
with
ten
peeces
of
artillery
and
other
munition
,
the
inhabitants
vnited
their
forces
with
them
.
From
thence
he
iourneyed
with
his
power
into
Barbary
,
and
there
after
diuerse
fightes
with
the
king
his
nephew
,
he
tooke
possession
of
Teza
,
which
was
yeelded
to
him
without
any
resistance
.
And
proceeding
onward
,
he
came
to
Fez
,
where
then
was
Muley
Mahamet
with
thirty
thousand
horse
,
and
ten
thousand
harquebuziers
:
there
was
likewise
an
Andalusian
Colonnell
,
that
came
and
ioyned
eighteene
hundreth
Andalusians
with
him
.
The
ordinance
on
either
side
played
very
roughly
,
Muley
Mahamets
part
did
small
dammage
,
but
Muley
Malucos
very
much
,
discomfiting
almost
all
his
nephewes
horsemen
,
and
forcing
them
to
a
speedy
flight
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
foote
(
after
diuerse
hote
skirmishes
)
came
to
handy
blowes
,
continuing
the
fight
so
long
,
and
with
such
fury
,
as
darke
night
was
faine
to
terminate
the
battell
.
Muley
Mahamet
beholding
his
troupes
thus
vanquished
,
and
considering
it
was
beyond
his
strength
to
make
any
further
counter-quarrie
against
his
vnckles
forces
,
withdrew
himselfe
into
Morocco
,
and
such
in
his
company
as
bare
him
best
affection
.
His
vnckle
tooke
the
way
to
Fez
,
where
he
was
honorably
receiued
,
and
few
dayes
after
gaue
free
liberty
to
Bacha
king
of
Argiere
,
to
depart
home
againe
with
his
men
,
wherof
seuen
hundreth
remained
there
still
with
him
.
Muley
Maluco
vnderstanding
that
his
nephew
prepared
to
charge
him
with
a
fresh
encounter
,
went
thence
to
Miquines
,
where
continuing
his
resolution
,
within
a
while
after
the
two
armies
began
to
shew
themselues
neare
to
the
towne
of
Halé
,
where
the
vnckle
ouerthrew
againe
his
nephew
and
his
forces
,
which
amounted
to
forty
thousand
horse
,
and
ten
thousand
harquebuziers
Muley
Mahamet
seeing
himselfe
flatly
foyled
in
the
field
,
and
out
of
all
hope
of
making
head
any
more
,
fled
to
Morocco
,
whence
he
passed
to
the
mountaines
(
called
Montes
Claros
)
and
by
this
retraite
,
Muley
Maluco
made
himselfe
sole
Lord
of
Barbary
.
By
this
historie
is
apparantly
to
be
seene
,
with
what
small
helpe
a
man
may
game
those
kingdomes
whereto
he
hath
any
right
.
In
like
manner
,
and
with
much
more
ease
,
may
king
Sebastian
recouer
his
:
because
it
appertaines
to
no
other
but
him
,
for
he
is
true
Lord
and
King
thereof
.
From
the
mountaines
Muley
Mahamet
sent
his
Embassadors
to
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
,
and
desired
succour
at
his
hands
:
making
him
such
large
offers
,
as
were
very
profitable
,
and
greatly
for
the
aduantage
of
Christendome
.
He
gaue
him
(
as
I
haue
learned
from
diuerse
credible
persons
)
all
the
shoares
which
he
held
on
the
Ocean
sea
,
and
sixe
leagues
into
firme
land
,
with
the
townes
and
cities
thereto
belonging
:
among
which
were
the
cities
of
Arzile
,
Saphin
,
&
Larache
,
all
very
strong
places
&
of
great
importance
.
Some
say
that
he
gaue
him
the
abounding
Alcacarquibir
,
Tituan
,
and
other
places
:
more
,
he
caused
in
the
field
a
plaine
deliuerie
of
Arzile
to
be
made
,
by
Cid
Albequerin
brother
to
his
wife
,
who
was
the
gouernour
of
the
sayd
city
.
And
granted
him
moreouer
,
that
the
faith
of
Iesus
Christ
should
be
preached
in
Barbarie
,
and
full
power
to
crowne
himselfe
Emperour
of
Morocco
.
This
was
the
reason
that
made
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
lo●ke
vp
his
crowne
,
which
the
Kings
his
predecessours
,
and
himselfe
euen
vntill
that
time
,
had
openly
worne
.
I
saw
that
Crowne
lockt
vp
into
peeces
of
Artillerie
,
which
were
newly
and
purposely
made
for
that
voyage
:
in
like
maner
I
saw
the
Banners
,
Standards
,
and
the
ships
vnder
saile
for
that
armie
.
And
I
know
that
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
tooke
with
him
an
vnkle
of
mine
,
my
mothers
brother
,
who
was
iudge
of
the
Armories
in
the
kingdomes
of
Portugall
,
to
serue
him
as
maister
of
those
ceremonies
,
which
were
to
be
vsed
in
the
act
of
his
coronation
as
Emperour
.
The
king
Dom
Sebastian
seeing
so
great
offers
(
and
being
a
Prince
of
the
loftiest
enterprises
,
desirous
to
winne
honour
,
and
such
reputation
as
should
wait
on
due
merit
)
knowing
what
vertues
consisted
in
himselfe
,
accompanied
with
such
forces
,
couragious
,
fearelesse
,
hardie
,
actiue
,
●nd
presuming
in
himselfe
that
he
onely
was
borne
to
breake
downe
and
squander
the
infidelles
impieties
:
accepted
the
conditions
that
were
made
vnto
him
.
And
thus
iustly
deserued
the
sinnes
of
Portugall
,
that
he
should
put
his
person
in
daunger
of
losse
,
his
kingdomes
and
Monarchie
in
the
ballance
as
a
pray
to
strange
nations
.
Hence
may
your
worthinesse
gather
,
what
you
desire
to
know
out
of
the
first
demand
.
An
answere
to
the
second
demaund
.
I
answere
to
the
second
demaund
negatiuely
:
that
king
Sebastian
did
not
die
in
the
battell
,
and
that
the
body
which
was
buried
in
Bethlehem
was
none
of
his
.
But
before
by
manifest
reasons
I
approue
my
sayings
,
let
me
intreate
your
sacred
fatherhood
to
vnderstand
,
that
when
he
began
to
make
his
preparation
for
this
voyage
,
I
was
then
a
man
of
yeares
,
and
in
some
authority
(
which
admit
as
spoken
betweene
our selues
,
because
that
which
oftentimes
contenteth
friends
,
displeaseth
and
raiseth
a
repining
nature
in
such
as
are
not
so
.
)
When
he
parted
from
Lisbone
to
passe
into
affricke
,
being
the
yeare
1578.
and
in
the
moneth
of
Iune
,
I
was
in
the
35.
yeare
of
mine
age
,
and
had
the
vse
of
very
honorable
charges
,
gouerning
some
couents
of
mine
order
,
and
had
preached
in
diuerse
places
of
Portugall
,
with
applause
and
satisfaction
of
mine
auditors
.
The
same
yeare
I
was
in
Lent
called
from
my
couent
at
Santeren
,
where
I
then
aboade
,
to
Lisbone
,
by
Dom
Alphonso
de
Chasteaublan●
chiefe
Almoner
to
the
king
,
and
Commissary
generall
of
the
Bull
for
the
Croisade
,
to
preach
in
the
townes
of
Esbernos
,
Borba
,
Villaricosa
,
Landroal
,
Terena
,
Moncaras
,
Moran
,
Mora
and
Portel
:
and
I
was
enrolled
in
the
register
of
them
,
who
were
appointed
to
accompany
the
king
in
his
present
voyage
,
which
could
not
by
my selfe
be
performed
,
because
my
Prelates
that
had
commaund
ouer
me
,
had
consigned
me
to
the
gouernement
of
the
Couent
of
Santeren
,
which
is
the
fourth
of
our
order
,
and
the
chiefest
in
Portugall
:
because
the
Priour
there
ruling
,
began
to
find
himselfe
not
well
,
and
had
accomplished
his
three
yeares
iurisdiction
,
in
which
respect
my
Prelates
prayed
the
king
to
pardon
me
,
from
bearing
him
company
in
his
purposed
voyage
,
and
at
their
requests
it
was
obtained
.
Thus
I
stayed
at
home
(
although
against
my
will
)
in
Portugal
,
without
passing
into
Affricke
.
I
hold
the
rather
this
kind
of
discoursing
with
your
Lordship
,
because
you
may
the
better
perceiue
,
that
I
had
yeares
and
authority
(
as
before
I
declared
)
sufficient
to
know
great
men
,
and
what
belonged
to
state
affaires
.
The
king
parted
from
Lisbone
,
taking
with
him
about
thirty
religious
persons
of
my
order
(
to
whom
he
bare
very
kind
affection
,
and
reposed
trust
inough
in
them
,
for
he
vsed
to
call
them
his
brethren
.
)
One
of
their
number
was
our
Prouinciall
of
Portugal
,
who
commanded
the
orders
through
all
the
gouernement
of
the
kingdome
,
and
as
well
in
Europe
as
in
Affricke
,
Asia
,
and
America
,
named
brother
Iohn
de
Silue
,
graund-child
or
sonne
to
the
Gouernour
of
Portugal
,
brother
to
the
Bishop
of
the
city
called
the
Port
of
Portugall
,
and
to
Fernand
de
Silue
,
who
at
that
very
time
was
Embassador
into
Castile
:
brother
Manuell
de
Bosa
,
brother
Vincent
Afonseca
,
and
other
religious
men
of
very
good
discent
.
There
was
also
mine
vnckle
Manuell
Texere
,
of
whom
I
made
mention
in
my
first
answere
,
a
brother
of
mine
likewise
,
called
brother
Diego
Cardose
de
Mirande
,
that
maried
with
a
sister
of
mine
,
and
diuers
others
of
my
kindred
.
King
Sebastian
hauing
ioyned
with
his
army
in
Affricke
,
at
the
city
of
Arzile
,
and
leauing
Larache
,
was
gone
toward
the
city
of
Alcacarquibir
:
there
in
the
field
thereto
belonging
,
he
put
his
men
in
order
the
fourth
of
the
moneth
of
August
.
When
the
heauy
newes
was
brought
to
Portugal
,
and
that
I
had
intelligence
therof
:
because
of
the
intrest
I
had
in
the
iourney
,
I
was
constrained
to
go
to
Lisbone
,
being
fourteene
leagues
distant
from
Santeren
,
to
vnderstand
whether
they
were
true
or
no.
Where
arriuing
the
25.
of
the
sayd
moneth
,
I
met
with
mine
vnckle
,
who
was
the
selfe
same
day
returned
from
Affricke
.
He
by
commandement
of
the
Generall
of
the
army
,
that
remained
behind
as
Lieutenant
generall
for
the
king
,
had
brought
thither
with
him
vnto
Lisbone
Cid
Albequerin
,
and
his
nephew
the
young
Xarifa
,
sonne
to
his
sister
and
Muley
Mahamet
Xarifa
,
which
young
Xarifa
is
now
a
Christian
,
and
liues
in
Spaine
,
bearing
the
title
of
the
Prince
of
Morocco
,
and
is
commander
of
the
order
of
Saint
Iames
,
a
Prince
of
many
excellent
partes
and
singular
hope
.
Being
thus
with
mine
vncle
,
he
told
me
that
king
Sebastian
withdrew
himselfe
from
the
battell
,
embarqued
in
his
Galliot
,
but
for
certaintie
that
he
was
aliue
.
If
I
would
know
any
other
newes
,
I
should
go
visite
Cid
Albequerin
:
and
he
earnestly
intreated
me
that
I
would
do
him
so
much
pleasure
,
because
the
sayd
Cid
Albequerin
would
receiue
great
contentment
by
my
sight
and
knowledge
,
for
on
the
way
he
had
much
talke
with
him
of
me
.
So
I
went
to
see
Cid
Albequerin
,
and
after
I
had
long
conferred
with
him
,
I
desired
him
to
do
me
so
much
kindnesse
,
as
to
tell
me
what
was
become
of
Dom
Sebastian
.
The
first
word
that
he
gaue
me
,
was
deliuered
with
vehement
expression
of
griefe
,
being
thus
:
He
is
not
dead
,
and
if
he
be
,
the
God
of
the
Christians
is
vniust
.
This
he
spake
to
me
very
sprightly
,
and
in
perfect
good
Spanish
,
which
he
had
the
vse
of
better
then
my selfe
.
Hereupon
I
intreated
his
Excellency
to
fauour
me
in
such
sort
,
as
to
tell
me
what
he
vnderstood
of
the
whole
affairese
,
and
prayed
to
be
resolued
therin
from
his
owne
mouth
.
He
lifting
his
eyes
vp
to
heauen
,
hauing
the
teares
ready
to
drop
downe
his
cheekes
:
O
Ala
(
quoth
he
)
which
is
as
much
as
when
we
say
,
ô
Lord
:
then
hauing
bene
silent
an
indifferent
while
,
he
vsed
these
speeches
to
me
:
Reuerend
father
,
your
fatherhood
shall
know
,
that
although
I
am
none
of
the
oldest
in
the
world
,
yet
I
haue
bene
seene
in
some
battels
,
where
I
haue
noted
men
of
singular
valour
,
and
incomparable
power
:
but
I
neuer
saw
so
braue
and
generous
a
knight
(
whereat
he
fetcht
a
great
sigh
)
as
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
.
For
he
exce●●ed
all
the
rest
,
fighting
in
this
sad
and
disastrous
battell
,
and
euer
I
was
by
his
side
:
all
the
world
would
haue
made
him
way
,
and
by
the
behauiour
of
his
sword
,
he
left
the
earth
couered
with
his
enemies
bodies
.
God
hauing
then
giuen
(
deare
father
)
to
the
Christians
,
a
Prince
so
valiant
,
hardie
,
coragious
,
wise
,
good
and
iust
,
and
to
take
him
from
them
againe
in
so
short
a
time
(
for
he
was
aged
but
24.
yeares
,
7.
monethes
,
and
15.
dayes
)
he
should
shew
himselfe
cruell
and
very
vniust
to
them
;
and
as
for
my selfe
,
I
should
so
hold
and
esteeme
him
.
(
A
discrete
answere
out
of
an
infidels
mouth
,
considering
he
was
better
grounded
in
good
speech
,
then
gouerned
by
the
rule
of
truth
:
because
among
the
attributes
which
we
giue
to
God
,
one
of
the
most
proper
is
,
that
he
is
an
vpright
Iudge
,
and
the
iudgements
of
all
truth
are
iustified
by
himselfe
,
as
the
kingly
Prophet
Dauid
euidently
shewes
vs
in
the
18.
Psalme
and
10.
verse
.
)
And
because
(
quoth
he
,
proceeding
)
that
I
hold
it
for
most
certaine
,
that
he
is
aliue
,
know
that
I
came
from
the
battell
with
him
,
and
with
the
king
Muley
Mahamet
my
deare
brother
,
and
riding
along
the
riuer
of
Larache
,
to
passe
on
the
other
side
,
certaine
Moores
gaue
vs
the
chase
some
sixe
leagues
from
the
field
of
battell
.
So
that
we
were
forced
to
separate
our selues
one
from
another
,
I
passed
the
riuer
,
leauing
the
king
and
my
brother
on
the
other
side
.
He
was
very
sore
hurt
vpon
one
arme
,
and
the
bloud
ran
forth
thereat
abundantly
:
so
that
if
he
be
dead
,
it
was
vpon
that
wound
,
otherwise
without
all
doubt
he
is
liuing
.
I
sweare
to
your
fatherhood
,
that
my
words
are
of
truth
.
My selfe
hauing
discoursed
this
story
to
diuerse
persons
,
as
well
in
Portugall
as
some
other
parts
of
Spaine
,
whence
I
departed
in
the
yeare
1581.
constrained
to
leaue
my
countrey
,
as
well
for
further
freedome
,
as
to
saue
my selfe
from
the
menaced
danger
of
mine
enemie
,
to
passe
into
Fraunce
,
so
to
England
,
Holland
,
Zeland
,
and
other
quarters
of
Germany
and
Europe
.
Most
worthy
Lord
,
this
may
serue
as
a
true
testimony
for
me
before
men
,
to
stop
the
mouthes
of
some
aduersaries
,
who
according
to
their
deprauing
custome
,
say
that
I
haue
not
spoken
this
vpon
mine
oath
,
but
onely
inuented
it
.
He
further
named
many
to
me
that
were
forced
to
flight
,
whose
names
I
do
not
now
very
well
remember
.
I
thinke
I
haue
remembrance
of
them
at
Paris
among
my
papers
written
by
the
hand
of
a
Gentleman
,
a
Portugueze
,
who
was
named
Sebastian
Figuéra
,
which
he
gaue
me
three
yeares
after
,
as
I
demanded
diuers
questions
of
him
concerning
that
day
,
to
insert
them
in
a
booke
which
I
was
then
making
.
The
same
Gentleman
parted
with
the
king
,
who
about
foure
leagues
from
the
field
of
battell
,
commanded
him
to
turne
backe
againe
,
to
vnderstand
whether
the
enemie
pursued
still
o●
no
:
which
he
did
,
but
comming
backe
the
same
way
to
seeke
the
king
,
he
could
not
see
any
of
them
that
he
had
parted
withall
.
And
he
had
not
gone
far
,
but
being
grieuously
wounded
,
he
was
taken
by
the
Moores
:
who
questioning
with
him
about
king
Sebastian
,
to
the
ende
they
should
desist
from
his
further
pursuite
,
he
told
them
that
he
saw
his
bodie
lying
among
the
dead
.
Many
yeares
since
I
heard
the
same
storie
,
out
of
the
same
Gentlemans
mouth
.
In
all
the
speech
I
had
with
Cid
Albequerin
about
king
Sebastian
,
and
in
all
my
conference
with
mine
vncle
,
and
this
last
mentioned
gentleman
with
diuerse
others
,
I
neuer
heard
any
report
of
his
garments
,
nor
of
his
armes
,
which
were
much
differing
from
those
of
other
Princes
and
gentlemen
;
which
made
me
euermore
hold
it
for
most
certaine
that
he
was
still
aliue
,
because
he
could
not
be
found
dead
in
the
battell
.
And
this
beleefe
was
secretly
kept
among
the
Portugals
,
although
publikely
they
agreed
with
others
and
spake
the
contrarie
:
therefore
let
no
bodie
blame
vs
in
firmely
maintaining
,
that
this
should
appeare
to
be
the
true
king
D●
Sebastian
I
know
well
that
your
worthinesse
may
reply
vnto
me
,
a●
I
was
not
aboue
three
moneths
since
answered
by
my
Lo●●he
P●nce
,
(
which
Prince
is
Henry
of
Bourbon
Prince
of
Conde
,
c●efe
Prince
of
the
bloud
,
and
chief
Peete
of
Fraunce
)
at
S.
〈◊〉
des
Fossez
,
according
to
his
quicke
and
iugenuous
spirit
,
(
●s
one
of
the
most
rare
and
apprehensiue
spirits
in
the
world
)
who
said
:
If
you
hold
this
opinion
,
how
chaunce
you
haue
written
in
your
booke
,
De
ortu
Portugalliae
&
regni
initijs
,
&c.
which
was
printed
at
Paris
in
the
yeare
1582.
that
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
was
dead
?
I
say
now
to
your
reuerend
Lordship
,
as
then
I
answered
the
selfe
same
Prince
:
My
Lord
,
your
argument
is
very
forcible
,
neuerthelesse
you
must
know
,
that
when
I
made
that
booke
which
was
in
the
yere
1581.
it
was
no
long
while
after
king
Sebastian
had
thus
lost
himselfe
,
and
as
then
it
was
a
matter
extreamely
perillous
to
manifest
this
truth
:
because
that
as
Latine
bookes
might
passe
into
Barbarie
,
the
king
of
that
countrie
gathering
knowledge
thereby
,
that
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
was
in
those
parts
,
and
causing
him
by
search
to
be
found
out
,
I
might
be
iustly
taxed
with
the
cause
of
his
losse
,
which
had
bene
very
great
to
all
Christendome
.
But
would
you
vouchsafe
to
see
the
booke
I
made
,
De
iure
quod
competie
viris
Portugallensibus
in
augurandis
suis
Regibus
a●
Principibus
,
which
I
writ
in
the
yeare
1588.
you
shall
there
find
,
that
when
I
speake
of
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
,
I
iustifie
him
not
to
be
dead
:
and
that
the
bodie
which
was
buried
in
Bethlehem
as
his
,
was
the
bodie
of
a
Swizzer
.
In
the
said
yeare
▪
because
it
was
so
long
since
the
matter
had
past
,
I
held
it
as
no
inconuenience
to
speake
the
contrarie
to
what
I
had
said
before
:
wherefore
I
intreat
,
that
this
may
serue
as
an
answere
and
satisfaction
to
the
alleaged
argument
.
As
for
the
bodie
(
worthie
sir
)
whether
it
were
his
or
no
;
I
say
once
again
that
it
was
not
,
&
that
the
body
buried
in
Bethlehem
,
in
the
moneth
of
Ianuarie
1583.
I
then
being
prisoner
in
Lisbon
,
with
40.
pound
waight
of
yron
on
my
feete
,
by
the
commaundement
of
D.
Philip
II.
king
of
Castile
,
was
the
bodie
of
a
Swizzer
,
for
so
the
Portuguezes
commonly
called
him
.
They
that
visited
me
in
prison
(
the
number
was
but
small
,
but
they
were
people
of
great
authoritie
)
mockt
such
as
said
it
was
the
bodie
of
Dom
Sebastian
,
and
often
spake
thus
to
me
:
Oh
happie
Swizzer
,
to
haue
thy
bodie
buried
with
so
much
honou●
fa●g
,
and
solemne
pompe
!
King
Philip
dealt
herein
very
industriously
,
as
well
by
thrusting
a
dead
man
into
the
mouthes
of
the
Portuguezes
▪
who
●ustified
their
king
to
be
liuing
:
as
also
thereby
to
deceiue
others
,
who
knowing
litle
or
nothing
herein
,
might
the
better
be
em●oldened
in
following
his
course
.
Our
king
(
worthie
Lord
)
is
liuing
,
according
to
the
newes
that
we
haue
of
him
,
which
are
correspondent
to
sundrie
prophecies
,
whereto
in
times
past
(
albeit
that
I
hold
it
as
most
assured
,
that
my
Lord
and
King
could
not
be
dead
,
and
that
the
bodie
which
king
Philip
caused
to
be
brought
from
Affricke
,
and
enterred
at
Bethlehem
,
was
the
body
of
a
Swizzer
)
though
they
came
neither
from
a
Dauid
▪
nor
an
Esay
,
nor
a
Daniell
,
or
any
like
Prophet
,
yet
no
man
at
all
but
would
giue
both
faith
and
credit
to
them
.
If
herein
I
deceiue
my selfe
,
I
desire
that
my
infirmitie
may
be
pardoned
,
confessing
that
much
more
grea●
is
the
desire
I
haue
to
see
so
straunge
a
maruell
in
my
time
,
then
any
hope
I
haue
at
all
of
accomplishment
of
those
Prophecies
,
which
your
holy
fatherhood
may
behold
in
the
discourse
annexed
to
the
end
of
this
answere
,
and
that
discourse
,
the
reuerend
Father
Doctor
Sampayo
,
intituled
Diuinum
Oraculum
,
&c.
To
prooue
that
that
bodie
was
not
the
bodie
of
our
king
Dom
Sebastian
,
〈◊〉
sufficeth
to
know
,
that
many
saw
him
liuing
,
who
at
this
very
day
are
dwelling
,
foure
,
fiue
and
sixe
leagues
distant
from
the
field
of
battell
.
Moreouer
I
remember
,
that
being
by
Gods
grace
escaped
from
the
rigorous
imprisonment
wherein
I
was
conferring
of
this
matter
with
some
religious
persons
of
my
Order
,
who
had
endured
bondage
and
slauerie
:
they
all
told
me
,
that
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
was
in
Barbarie
with
the
Arabes
,
and
liued
in
the
mountaines
.
And
I
call
to
mind
,
that
as
the
reuerend
Father
brother
Thomas
Sequera
,
Superiour
of
Ebora
and
my
auncient
friend
came
to
visite
me
,
I
saying
to
him
,
that
I
was
much
bound
to
Father
Vincent
of
Aphonseca
(
who
was
then
Archbishop
of
Goa
)
for
the
kind
fauours
he
had
done
me
during
my
captiuitie
:
he
answered
me
;
If
brother
Vincent
shewed
himselfe
courteous
to
your
fatherhoode
,
I
beleeue
he
did
it
because
he
was
your
kinsman
(
as
indeed
he
was
,
but
very
farre
off
)
not
in
respect
he
was
any
good
Portugueze
.
Vnderstand
(
my
worthie
Lord
)
that
this
man
was
a
very
cunning
craftie
Spaniard
,
and
was
one
of
them
we
sent
for
Barbarie
.
He
was
so
bad
a
man
,
and
of
so
vile
a
conscience
,
that
he
durst
maintaine
for
certaintie
,
that
the
bodie
of
a
Swizzer
was
the
very
true
bodie
of
our
king
Dom
Sebastian
,
when
all
other
else
affirmed
the
contrarie
.
He
lies
buried
in
Bethlehem
,
by
commaundement
of
the
King
of
Castile
:
but
I
trust
in
God
,
that
one
day
a
king
shall
come
into
Portugal
,
who
shall
disinterre
him
out
of
Bethlehem
,
and
send
him
to
be
buried
in
the
Escuriall
.
This
brother
Vincent
of
Afonseca
,
when
the
king
of
Castile
began
to
recompence
the
seruices
of
some
of
his
partakers
,
but
scarce
faithfull
friends
to
their
owne
countrie
,
was
made
Archbishop
of
Goa
,
which
is
Primate
of
all
the
East
Indies
,
and
D.
Edward
de
Meneses
Viceroy
of
the
said
Indies
.
Moreouer
,
the
Portuguezes
did
so
certainly
assure
themselues
of
their
king
Dom
Sebastians
life
,
that
a
Portugall
Mason
was
so
bold
,
as
to
publish
himselfe
to
be
the
said
king
Dom
Sebastian
,
and
found
in
the
action
very
many
followers
:
who
went
with
him
straight
to
Lisbon
,
and
if
he
had
entred
the
euen
of
S.
Iohn
Baptist
,
he
had
bene
receiued
in
seate
of
the
same
king
Dom
Sebastian
.
But
being
badly
councelled
,
he
lodged
that
night
a
league
off
the
citie
,
whither
sallied
foorth
diuerse
Castilian
souldies
and
good
store
of
Portuguezes
,
that
knew
him
to
be
a
meere
seducer
.
Whereupon
,
being
forsaken
of
his
associates
that
followed
him
like
vnarmed
fooles
,
he
was
taken
and
hanged
,
and
caused
diuers
others
to
be
hanged
likewise
,
of
royall
authoritie
;
among
whom
(
to
his
owne
great
ill
hap
)
was
a
President
hanged
.
Likewise
in
a
certaine
Prouince
of
Portugall
,
called
Beyra
a
poore
Portugueze
of
meane
condition
,
gaue
out
himselfe
to
be
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
,
and
this
was
deliuered
for
a
matter
so
true
and
confident
,
as
the
Cardinall
of
Austria
,
who
at
this
day
is
Archduke
,
and
earle
of
Flaunders
,
being
Viceroy
in
Portugall
,
determined
to
withdraw
himselfe
thence
into
Castile
.
Neuerthelesse
,
following
the
counsell
of
the
fiue
Gouernours
of
Portugall
,
who
gouerned
the
kingdome
conioyntly
with
him
,
he
sent
to
Captaine
Gil
de
Mesa
,
who
now
is
one
of
the
gentlemen
of
the
chamber
to
the
most
christian
King
,
that
he
should
go
with
his
companie
of
two
hundred
men
,
and
to
take
the
man
there
,
and
bring
him
thither
with
all
honour
and
reuerence
:
because
if
he
chaunced
to
be
that
man
he
named
himselfe
to
be
,
he
would
redeliuer
into
his
hands
the
scepter
,
and
the
Crowne
belonging
to
the
Portugall
Kings
and
their
kingdomes
.
Gil
de
Mesa
went
on
his
iourney
,
and
arriuing
in
the
Prouince
of
Beyra
,
came
to
the
towne
of
Penamacor
,
and
finding
the
man
,
tooke
him
very
easily
,
and
brought
him
along
with
him
to
Lisbon
:
where
being
knowne
for
an
impostor
,
he
was
publickely
whipped
with
rods
,
and
after
sent
to
the
gallies
:
he
was
liuing
still
not
many
yeares
since
,
and
euerie
one
called
him
sober
Sebastian
.
He
was
not
hanged
,
because
in
his
triall
he
could
not
be
charged
with
any
other
crime
,
then
this
which
was
but
of
his
owne
inuention
.
Lastly
,
we
know
that
in
Spaine
,
a
Cooke
or
Pye-baker
of
Madrigall
,
made
himselfe
to
be
held
for
the
king
Sebastian
,
and
in
secret
caused
it
so
to
be
giuen
foorth
:
but
afterward
,
as
each
of
this
false
opinion
had
found
before
,
he
was
knowne
to
be
an
abuser
,
and
for
he
had
committed
other
very
hainous
offences
,
was
executed
according
to
iustice
.
These
examples
do
witnesse
perfectly
to
our
eyes
,
that
since
the
losse
of
their
king
Sebastian
in
Aff●icke
,
all
the
Portuguezes
haue
euermore
taken
him
to
be
liuing
:
and
hereby
appeareth
sufficiently
that
he
is
not
dead
,
neither
was
that
his
body
which
was
buried
in
Bethlehem
.
Moreouer
,
by
the
same
examples
your
worthy
Lordship
may
easily
iudge
,
that
this
man
held
as
a
prisoner
at
Venice
,
is
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
himselfe
,
considering
that
in
two
yeares
and
fiue
monethes
already
passed
,
since
he
first
began
to
manifest
himselfe
,
the
Seigneurie
continually
found
from
day
to
day
,
more
euident
appearance
still
of
truth
,
without
encountring
any
thing
whatsoeuer
to
the
contrary
,
or
could
be
beleeued
for
certaine
,
in
all
the
allegations
of
the
Embassadour
from
Castile
against
the
prisoner
.
The
Lords
of
this
honorabble
estate
,
warned
by
the
successe
of
such
false
impostors
,
may
the
better
excuse
themselues
,
that
they
haue
with
such
extremity
and
long
delay
,
proceeded
against
the
very
person
of
king
Dom
Sebastian
.
Which
being
so
,
and
the
diuine
Oracle
ensuing
added
hereto
:
I
hope
I
haue
answered
(
reuerend
Lord
)
your
second
demaund
.
A
diuine
Oracle
,
worthy
to
be
published
and
knowne
through
all
the
world
:
imprinted
at
Lisbone
in
Latine
,
with
permission
of
the
holy
office
,
in
the
yeare
MDC
.
Brother
Stephen
de
Sampayo
Portugueze
,
of
the
order
of
the
Friers
Preachers
,
reader
of
diuinity
in
the
Vniuersitie
of
Tolossa
,
To
the
Reader
.
AS
the
al-good
and
most
mighty
God
,
disposeth
things
with
no
lesse
oportunity
then
clemency
,
it
is
come
to
passe
that
since
the
time
of
some
foure
yeares
past
,
there
hath
bene
found
in
Portugall
two
memories
or
monuments
,
of
most
venerable
antiquity
,
in
a
very
celebrate
Monastery
of
the
order
of
the
Cisteaux
,
which
we
commonly
call
the
Abbay
of
Alcobaça
,
as
the
fathers
of
that
couent
searched
among
their
papers
and
registers
,
for
certaine
priueledges
for
their
warrant
for
a
kind
of
vexation
,
whereof
it
shall
be
needlesse
to
speake
at
this
time
.
And
in
short
while
after
they
were
presented
to
Philip
II.
king
of
Castile
,
by
the
Priour
Prouinciall
of
the
sayd
order
,
and
read
apart
each
from
other
before
his
Catholike
Maiesty
,
and
then
againe
redeliuered
backe
to
the
Monastery
:
both
which
(
for
certaine
causes
)
haue
bene
brought
to
light
,
and
the
translation
of
them
conferred
with
the
originall
.
The
oath
of
Dom
Alphonso
first
king
of
Portugall
,
for
approbation
and
assurance
of
the
vision
,
which
he
saw
the
yeare
MCXL
.
in
the
Prouince
of
Campo
d'Ourique
.
I
Alphonso
first
King
of
Portugall
,
sonne
to
the
famous
Earle
Henry
,
graund
child
or
sonne
to
the
great
King
Alphonso
,
before
you
worthy
personages
,
the
Archbishop
of
Braga
;
and
the
Bishop
of
Coimbre
,
and
Theotonio
,
and
you
other
Lords
,
officers
,
and
subiects
of
my
kingdome
:
do
sweare
vpon
this
Crosse
,
and
on
this
booke
of
the
most
holy
Euangelists
,
which
I
touch
with
my
hands
;
that
I
a
miserall
sinner
,
haue
seene
with
mine
vnworthy
eyes
,
my
Lord
Iesus
Christ
spread
abroad
vpon
the
crosse
,
in
manner
following
.
I
being
with
mine
armie
in
the
land
which
is
neare
to
the
riuer
Tagus
,
in
the
Prouince
of
Campo
d'Ourique
,
to
giue
battell
to
Ismael
,
and
to
foure
other
kings
of
the
Moores
,
who
had
with
them
infinite
thousands
of
men
at
armes
:
and
my
people
being
somewhat
sad
and
fearefull
,
to
behold
such
a
numberlesse
multitude
of
warriours
,
came
vnto
me
and
sayd
,
that
it
would
be
ouer-much
boldnesse
in
vs
to
bid
them
battell
.
Whereupon
,
being
very
much
afflicted
with
what
I
heard
and
saw
,
I
began
to
ponder
apart
by
my selfe
what
I
were
best
to
do
.
In
my
pauillion
I
had
a
booke
,
containing
both
the
old
Testament
and
the
new
of
Iesus
Christ
;
I
opened
it
,
and
hapning
to
reade
the
victorie
of
Gedeon
,
I
began
thus
to
say
to
my selfe
:
Thou
knowest
ô
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
that
for
the
loue
of
thee
,
I
haue
vndertaken
this
warre
against
thine
enemies
:
Lord
,
it
is
in
thy
hand
to
giue
me
and
mine
strength
to
vanquish
these
blasphemers
of
thy
name
.
And
speaking
so
I
fell
asleepe
vpon
the
sayd
booke
,
and
sleeping
,
I
saw
an
olde
man
come
to
me
,
saying
:
Alphonse
,
take
good
courage
,
for
thou
shalt
vanquish
and
put
to
repulse
all
these
Kings
here
,
and
shalt
breake
their
forces
,
and
God
shall
shew
himselfe
to
thee
.
As
I
was
in
this
vision
,
suddenly
came
to
me
Ferdinand
de
Sousa
gentleman
of
my
chamber
,
who
awaking
me
,
sayd
:
Sir
,
raise
your selfe
,
for
here
is
an
olde
man
come
to
speake
with
you
.
Let
him
enter
,
sayd
I
:
if
he
be
any
of
our
friends
.
When
the
man
was
come
in
,
I
knew
him
to
be
the
same
good
olde
man
which
I
had
seene
in
my
vision
;
he
sayd
vnto
me
:
Sir
,
be
of
good
cheare
,
you
shall
vanquish
,
you
shall
vanquish
,
and
you
shall
not
be
vanquished
.
God
loues
you
,
for
he
hath
cast
the
eyes
of
his
mercy
vpon
you
,
and
on
your
race
,
euen
to
the
sixteenth
generation
,
wherein
your
ligne
shall
be
weakened
and
diminished
.
Neuerthelesse
,
in
this
diminution
and
feebling
,
there
shall
be
no
want
of
his
diuine
fauour
and
succour
.
He
hath
commaunded
me
to
tell
you
,
that
when
you
do
heare
in
the
night
ensuing
,
the
bell
of
mine
hermitage
,
wherein
I
haue
liued
sixtie
sixe
yeares
among
the
infidels
,
and
in
the
protection
of
the
most
high
:
you
shall
come
foorth
of
your
campe
,
all
alone
without
company
and
he
will
make
his
great
mercy
appeare
vnto
you
.
I
obeyed
,
and
prostrating
my selfe
in
reuerence
to
the
ground
,
worshipped
the
messenger
,
and
him
that
sent
him
.
And
as
I
attended
in
prayer
the
second
watch
of
the
night
,
I
heard
the
bell
,
then
(
armed
with
my
sword
and
shield
)
I
went
foorth
of
the
campe
.
Then
I
saw
on
my
right
hand
toward
the
East
,
a
bright
beame
in
the
element
,
the
splendour
whereof
increased
more
and
more
.
And
as
I
held
mine
eyes
respectiuely
fixed
on
that
quarter
,
I
saw
in
that
beame
(
shining
brighter
then
the
Sunne
)
the
blessed
Crosse
,
and
Iesus
Christ
crucified
thereupon
:
likewise
both
on
the
one
side
and
other
,
a
multitude
of
young
men
seeming
verie
white
,
whom
I
accounted
to
be
holy
Angels
.
When
I
had
beheld
this
vision
,
I
layd
by
my
sword
,
shield
and
garment
,
put
off
my
shoes
,
and
being
prostrated
along
vpon
the
earth
,
I
wept
abundantly
:
then
going
to
intreate
strength
and
preseruation
for
my
subiects
,
without
any
trouble
I
spake
in
this
manner
:
Lord
,
to
what
ende
dost
thou
shew
thy selfe
to
me
?
wouldst
thou
increase
the
faith
of
him
that
only
beleeues
in
thee
?
It
were
better
(
Lord
)
that
these
infidels
should
see
thee
,
to
the
end
that
they
might
beleeue
:
as
for
my selfe
,
from
the
day
of
my
baptisme
,
I
haue
knowne
and
acknowledged
thee
the
true
God
,
Sonne
of
the
Virgin
,
and
the
Father
eternall
.
This
crosse
was
of
admirable
greatnesse
,
and
eleuated
from
the
earth
about
ten
Cubites
:
and
the
Lord
with
a
sweete
sound
of
his
voyce
(
which
I
heard
with
mine
vnworthy
eares
)
sayd
to
me
:
I
do
not
appeare
vnto
thee
in
this
sort
,
for
increase
of
thy
faith
,
but
to
comfort
thy
heart
against
this
battell
,
and
to
fixe
the
chiefest
Princes
of
this
kingdome
vpon
a
firme
rocke
.
Courage
Alphonso
,
for
thou
shalt
not
onely
vanquish
and
be
conquerour
in
this
battell
,
but
likewise
in
all
other
which
thou
shalt
fight
against
the
enemies
of
the
crosse
.
Thou
shalt
find
thy
men
cheerfully
disposed
to
the
battell
,
and
in
the
name
of
a
king
they
will
require
thee
to
enter
the
fight
;
make
thou
no
doubt
at
all
,
but
liberally
graunt
whatsoeuer
they
demaund
.
For
I
build
and
destroy
both
Empires
and
Kingdomes
,
and
I
will
establish
an
Empire
in
thee
and
thy
posterity
:
to
the
end
that
my
name
may
be
spread
and
augmented
,
euen
vnto
the
very
vttermost
nations
.
And
that
thy
successours
may
know
that
I
haue
giuen
thee
thy
kingdome
,
the
Scutchion
of
your
armies
shall
be
fully
beautified
with
the
price
whereby
I
bought
mankind
,
and
of
those
wherewith
the
Iewes
bought
&
sold
me
:
this
shall
be
to
me
a
sanctified
kingdome
,
for
pres●auation
of
the
faith
,
and
louing
of
pietie
.
Hauing
heard
these
wordes
,
I
worshipped
and
sayd
:
For
what
merites
(
O
Lord
)
doth
it
please
thee
to
shew
me
so
great
grace
?
I
will
do
whatsoeuer
thou
hast
commanded
me
:
and
Lord
,
looke
fauourably
on
my
posterity
as
thou
hast
promised
me
,
and
keepe
my
people
of
Portugall
safe
and
sound
.
But
if
any
misaduenture
be
to
be
endured
,
conuert
it
(
Lord
)
rather
against
me
and
my
successours
,
and
pardon
my
people
whom
I
loue
as
my
onely
sonne
.
Which
the
Lord
shewing
me
he
would
consent
vnto
:
Neuer
(
quoth
he
)
shall
my
mercie
part
from
thee
nor
thine
,
for
by
them
I
am
to
prepare
a
great
haruest
,
and
them
haue
I
chosen
for
my
haruest
labourers
in
lands
farre
remote
.
This
sayd
,
he
vanished
,
and
I
(
full
of
confidence
and
contentment
)
returned
to
my
campe
.
And
that
these
matters
hapned
thus
,
I
king
Alphonso
sweare
by
the
holy
Gospels
of
Christ
Iesus
,
which
I
touch
with
these
my
hands
.
Wherefore
I
commaund
my
successours
that
shall
come
for
euer
,
that
they
beare
in
their
armes
fiue
Scutchions
parted
in
forme
of
a
crosse
,
because
of
the
crosse
and
the
fiue
wounds
of
Iesus
Christ
:
and
in
each
of
them
thirtie
pence
,
and
on
the
top
or
Crest
the
Serpent
of
Moses
,
being
the
figure
of
Iesus
Christ
.
And
that
this
may
be
a
memoriall
to
our
generation
;
whosoeuer
shall
go
against
it
,
let
him
be
cursed
of
God
,
and
with
the
traytor
Iudas
eternally
tormented
in
hell
.
Giuen
at
Coimbre
the
29.
of
October
.
MCXL
.
-
S.
Archbishop
of
Braga
.
-
P.
Bishop
of
Coimbre
.
-
T.
Pr●our
.
-
Gonsalo
de
Sousa
,
Atturney
of
Guimaranyes
.
-
Pelayo
Mendes
,
Atturney
of
Braga
.
-
So●●o
Martius
,
Atturney
of
Coimbre
.
-
Fernand
Pires
,
cup-bearer
to
the
King
.
-
Pero
Payes
,
ensigne-bearer
to
the
King
.
-
Vasco
San●hes
.
-
Alphonso
Mendes
,
geuernour
of
Lisbone
.
-
Mendo
Pirez
,
for
Albert
,
great
Chauncellor
to
the
King
.
-
I
Alphonso
king
of
Portugall
.
I
Thomas
de
la
Croix
,
notary
publicke
Apostolicke
,
and
Secretary
to
the
Legate
in
these
realmes
of
Portugall
,
haue
corrected
this
copie
of
the
oath
of
D.
Alphonso
of
glorious
memory
,
according
to
the
perfect
originall
,
which
is
sealed
with
fiue
seales
at
labels
hanging
,
the
two
for
most
whereof
seeme
to
be
those
of
the
Archbishop
of
Braga
,
and
the
Bishop
of
Coimbre
,
and
the
other
two
lowest
,
to
wit
,
the
fourth
and
fift
,
belong
to
two
of
those
Lords
that
are
named
in
the
role
.
Lastly
,
that
in
the
midst
is
the
seale
of
the
king
,
hauing
fiue
Scutchions
arraunged
in
the
forme
of
a
crosse
,
an●
in
each
of
them
thirty
pence
:
according
a●
aunciently
the
sayd
king
and
his
successours
were
accustomed
to
beare
in
their
armes
.
All
the
rest
of
the
seales
are
in
red
waxe
,
except
the
kings
seale
which
is
of
natural
virgin
waxe
,
or
rather
as
it
is
commonly
called
,
white
waxe
.
The
rest
are
hanged
at
labels
of
the
same
color
red
,
but
that
of
the
kings
is
fastened
to
a
label
cut
out
of
the
same
parchment
,
being
altogether
whole
and
sound
without
harme
.
Thus
do
I
certifie
&
maintaine
all
this
to
be
true
,
as
I
am
a
Notarie
,
&
according
to
the
oath
wherto
I
stand
obliged
by
reason
of
mind
office
.
In
affirmation
wherof
I
haue
subscribed
to
this
writing
,
&
sealed
it
with
my
seale
publicke
&
accustomed
,
at
L●bo●e
the
4.
of
Nouember
1599.
being
thereunto
prayed
and
requested
.
Thomas
de
la
Croix
.
A
testimoniall
of
Alphonso
the
first
king
of
Portugall
,
for
a
vassellage
or
free
money
by
him
granted
.
IN
the
name
of
God
,
because
it
is
necessarie
,
that
euerie
faithfull
man
should
do
his
part
to
the
Ministers
of
God
▪
of
those
goods
which
he
hath
receiued
from
the
Soueraigne
giuer
of
all
things
,
to
the
end
that
by
their
meanes
he
may
be
made
partaker
of
the
heauenly
treasures
:
I
Alphonso
,
not
long
since
created
by
the
grace
of
God
King
of
Portugall
,
and
for
that
cause
feeling
my selfe
to
stand
more
obliged
then
any
other
,
desirous
to
offer
vnto
the
most
High
my
bodie
and
all
my
best
meanes
,
that
both
I
and
any
successours
might
raigne
for
euer
:
acknowledge
first
to
hold
our
kingdome
at
the
hand
of
God
,
who
made
a
gifter
therof
to
me
,
to
the
end
that
with
firme
heart
and
perfect
charitie
,
I
should
defend
the
Christian
faith
against
the
outragious
Infidels
,
and
that
I
should
enrich
the
holy
Church
with
the
reuenues
of
my
Realme
▪
for
performance
whereof
,
it
should
be
a
holy
kingdome
,
loued
of
God
,
and
established
for
euer
.
And
because
I
haue
alreadie
rendred
my selfe
tributarie
,
and
all
such
as
shall
appertaine
to
me
,
to
the
blessed
S.
Peter
and
his
successours
,
desiring
likewise
to
haue
him
my
aduocate
to
God
and
his
blessed
mother
:
by
the
consent
of
my
subiects
(
who
by
their
vertue
,
without
any
straunge
helpe
,
haue
established
me
on
this
my
royal
throne
,
)
I
appoint
and
constitute
,
as
well
for
me
as
for
my
successours
,
that
my selfe
,
my
kingdome
,
my
race
and
them
that
shall
come
after
me
,
shall
be
in
the
safegard
,
protection
,
defence
,
and
patronage
of
the
most
glorious
virgin
Marie
de
Clairuaux
.
Ordaining
and
commaunding
to
euery
one
of
my
successours
that
shall
come
lawfully
to
the
inheritance
of
this
kingdome
,
euery
yeare
to
pay
and
giue
in
manner
of
a
fee-monie
or
tribute
,
and
of
vassellage
to
the
said
church
of
our
Lady
of
Clairuaux
,
(
which
is
of
the
Order
of
the
Cisteaux
situate
in
the
Realme
of
France
〈◊〉
the
diocesse
of
Langres
,
)
fiftie
Marauedis
of
gold
,
pure
,
fine
▪
〈◊〉
●ll
and
good
.
But
if
it
happen
,
that
any
one
of
the
said
Mo●rie
,
enter
or
passe
by
our
demeane
,
where
there
is
builded
any
Monasterie
,
the
persons
and
goods
of
such
a
one
,
shall
be
vnder
the
rule
and
patronage
of
the
King
,
so
that
he
shall
not
be
molested
,
disquieted
,
troubled
,
nor
deceiued
of
his
goods
by
any
one
.
And
if
it
happen
,
that
they
be
restored
to
their
former
libertie
,
in
what
houre
,
time
or
moment
it
shall
so
come
to
passe
,
at
their
best
aduantage
,
let
them
do
as
they
see
cause
.
And
because
the
goods
of
such
Monasteries
and
persons
may
be
as
goods
royall
:
the
King
shall
haue
so
much
care
of
them
as
he
ought
to
haue
if
they
were
properly
his
owne
▪
And
if
any
King
,
or
Tyrant
(
which
we
hope
that
none
such
shall
be
borne
of
our
race
)
come
to
molest
the
said
persons
,
or
make
rape
of
their
goods
,
and
then
countenance
it
,
that
he
vsurps
on
none
of
our
heritage
,
nor
of
theirs
,
but
those
belonging
to
the
virgin
Marie
:
he
shall
be
held
as
disloyall
to
his
Lord
,
be
exempted
from
the
defence
and
custodie
which
we
appointed
for
my
kingdome
,
and
his
seed
shall
not
be
seene
vpon
the
earth
.
As
for
the
religious
persons
,
which
are
to
serue
the
Lord
in
this
Monasterie
of
Clairuaux
,
and
the
rest
of
their
Order
,
they
shall
haue
care
to
recommend
deuoutly
to
God
,
the
estate
of
our
kingdome
,
and
my
soule
,
and
theirs
likewise
of
my
kindred
.
And
the
Abbot
Dom
Bernard
,
and
his
successours
perpetually
shall
celebrate
the
feast
of
the
dedication
of
their
church
euery
yeare
,
on
the
day
of
the
Annunciation
of
the
blessed
virgin
Marie
.
For
which
,
oh
Virgin
mother
of
my
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
in
honour
and
praise
of
whom
this
Order
is
established
to
shine
vpon
the
earth
:
I
Alphonso
king
of
Portugall
thy
humble
seruant
doe
intreate
,
that
thou
wouldst
defend
my
kingdome
against
the
Moores
,
enemies
to
the
crosse
of
thy
Son
:
and
keepe
this
crowne
free
from
all
straunge
domination
,
and
permit
no
one
to
pay
this
fee
monie
and
homage
,
but
thy
loyall
seruants
,
and
those
descended
from
my selfe
.
That
if
any
one
attempt
any
matter
whatsoeuer
,
contrarie
to
this
vassellage
and
testimoniall
of
this
tribute
:
if
he
be
a
subiect
,
let
him
be
expelled
out
of
our
kingdome
.
If
he
be
a
King
(
which
God
forefend
)
let
him
be
held
as
accursed
by
vs
,
&
neuer
to
be
mentioned
in
our
lignage
▪
but
that
God
(
who
gaue
vs
this
kingdome
)
despoile
him
of
all
dignitie
,
I
suffer
his
enemies
to
vanquish
him
,
and
himselfe
be
buried
in
hell
with
that
traytor
Iudas
.
Made
in
the
Church
of
Lamego
,
the
8.
of
Apr.
MCXLII
.
-
I
Alphonso
the
King
.
-
Ega●
Munis
,
Grandmaister
of
the
houshold
.
-
Pero
Payes
,
Ensigne-bearer
to
the
King
.
-
Fuas
Raupi●o
,
Gouernour
of
Coimbre
.
-
Polayo
de
Sousa
.
Certifiers
.
-
Gonsalo
de
Sousa
.
-
Vascho
Sanches
.
-
Mendo
Pirez
.
-
Rodrigo
Aluares
,
witnesses
.
-
Alphonso
Egas
.
I
Thomas
de
la
Croix
,
Notarie
publique
Apostolique
approued
,
and
Secretarie
to
the
Legat
in
these
kingdomes
of
Portugal
,
haue
collationed
and
corrected
this
present
copie
vpon
his
proper
originall
,
which
is
enabled
with
the
seale
Royall
:
and
so
I
certifie
by
the
oath
that
is
enioyned
me
in
regard
of
mine
office
.
In
signe
whereof
,
I
haue
vnderwritten
and
signed
this
with
my
seale
publique
and
vsuall
.
At
Lisbon
the
4.
of
Nouember
,
MDXCIX
.
THE
SVCCESSION
AND
number
of
the
Kings
of
Portugall
.
|
The
first
generation
.
|
Alphonso
Henriques
.
|
1.
|
|
II.
|
Sanche
.
|
1.
|
|
III.
|
Alphonso
.
|
2.
|
|
IIII.
|
Sanche
.
|
2.
|
|
V.
|
Alphonso
.
|
3.
|
|
VI.
|
Denys
.
|
1.
|
|
VII
.
|
Alphonso
.
|
4.
|
|
VIII
.
|
Peter
.
|
1.
|
|
IX
.
|
Fernand.
|
1.
|
|
X.
|
Iohn
.
|
1.
|
|
XI
.
|
Edward
.
|
1.
|
|
XII
.
|
Alphonso
.
|
5.
|
|
XIII
.
|
Iohn
.
|
2.
|
|
XIIII
.
|
Emmanuel
.
|
1.
|
|
XV.
|
Iohn
.
|
3.
|
|
XVI
.
|
Sebastian
.
|
1.
|
Hereby
is
vnderstood
,
that
Sebastian
is
the
sixteenth
in
generation
,
whereof
king
Alphonso
Henriques
spake
in
the
oath
of
his
reuelation
.
This
Sebastian
was
borne
after
his
fathers
decease
,
when
were
very
instant
and
frequent
prayers
,
processions
and
fastings
among
the
people
of
Portugall
,
in
the
yeare
,
1554.
the
day
of
the
two
holy
Martyrs
,
Fabian
and
Sebastian
,
a
matter
almost
beyond
all
hope
:
for
his
father
died
in
nonnage
or
very
young
,
and
his
mother
was
but
sixteene
yeares
old
.
This
Prince
was
of
an
exceeding
good
nature
,
high
in
courage
,
accompanied
with
great
bodily
strength
,
godly
and
religious
,
and
that
in
such
sort
,
as
euen
from
the
cradle
his
subiects
had
him
in
much
admiration
,
and
they
accounted
him
as
another
Caesar
Augustus
,
according
as
caries
the
signification
of
the
name
of
Sebastian
.
Auncient
Prophecies
which
we
cannot
more
conuenably
appropriate
to
any
other
,
then
to
this
selfe
same
Sebastian
.
S.
Cyrille
the
Hermit
,
in
the
treatise
of
the
reuelation
which
was
made
to
him
,
whereof
the
Abbot
Ioachim
glozed
.
TEmpore
annorum
54.
orietur
Sol
,
&c.
Et
erit
Sol
delitescens
.
Pungetur
aculeo
despectissimo
;
in
specu
paruo
tricamerato
,
&
vectibus
pergrandibus
communito
ab
Scorpionitis
mancipabitur
.
Postea
ad
brauium
orbis
pertinget
,
&c.
Reade
all
this
Chapter
.
In
English
thus
:
In
the
time
of
54.
yeares
,
a
Sunne
shall
arise
,
&c.
And
this
Sun
shall
be
hidden
.
He
shall
be
pricked
with
a
most
despitefull
sting
;
he
shall
be
in
a
little
caue
of
three
vaults
,
made
strong
with
verie
great
barres
,
he
shall
be
thra●led
by
Scorpionites
:
afterward
he
shall
come
to
triumph
ouer
the
world
,
&c.
Saint
Isidore
.
Occultus
Rex
bis
piè
datus
,
in
Hispaniam
veniet
in
equo
ligneo
:
quem
multi
videntes
,
illum
esse
non
credent
.
Domabit
superbos
:
spurcitias
Hispaniarum
purgabit
.
In
Syriam
transfretabit
:
super
Sanctum
sepulchrum
signum
Crucifixi
ponet
:
&
erit
Monarcha
.
In
English
thus
:
A
hidden
King
shall
twise
be
holily
giuen
,
he
shall
come
into
Spaine
vpon
a
horse
of
wood
(
that
is
a
shippe
)
whom
many
beholding
,
they
will
not
beleeue
that
it
is
he
.
He
shall
subdue
the
proud
:
he
shall
purge
the
Spaniards
of
their
filthinesses
.
He
shall
passe
into
Syria
:
he
shall
place
the
Ensigne
of
the
Crucifixe
vpon
the
holy
Sepulcher
:
and
shall
be
a
Monarch
.
Theophilus
the
Bishop
.
Dum
secundum
imperium
occupabitur
,
Ciprúsque
à
Christi
hostibus
fuerit
aggressa
,
Pastor
ouium
,
coronis
Graecorum
nudus
erit
.
Rhodia
tunc
Magistro
carebit
.
Hispania
potentia
virtu●éque
munita
illi
tradet
Magistrum
:
Romae
autem
pastor
glorio
sui
,
ignotus
apud
homines
,
apud
Deum
probus
&
iustus
erit
:
qui
cum
vno
Rege
dictae
Prouinciae
,
qui
oblitus
,
mortuus
,
&
non
regnaturus
putabatur
,
regna
deperdita
recuperabit
:
Soldanum
suae
ditioni
subiugabit
,
&
in
Christianis
domum
Dei
restituet
.
In
English
thus
.
While
the
second
Empire
shall
be
troubled
,
and
Cyprus
inuaded
by
the
enemies
of
Christ
:
the
Pastor
of
the
sheepe
of
the
Grecian
troopes
shall
be
left
naked
.
Rhodes
shall
then
want
a
Maister
.
Spaine
stored
with
vertue
and
power
,
shall
giue
it
a
Maister
.
And
there
shall
be
at
Rome
a
glorious
shepheard
,
vnknowne
to
men
,
good
and
iust
toward
God
:
And
this
man
,
with
a
king
of
the
same
prouince
,
that
shall
be
forgotten
,
dead
,
and
thought
neuer
more
to
raigne
,
shal
recouer
againe
his
lost
kingdomes
:
shall
subiugate
the
Souldan
vnder
his
dominion
,
and
shall
restore
the
house
of
God
into
Christendome
.
S.
Methodus
Bishop
and
Martyr
.
lib.
6.
cap.
28.
Expergiscetur
Rex
in
furore
tanquam
homo
à
somno
vini
,
quem
existimabant
homines
tanquam
mortuum
esse
.
Hic
exiet
super
filios
Ismael
à
mari
Aethiopum
,
&c.
Vide
Biblioth.
Patrum
,
fol.
526.
primae
Lutet
.
Paris
.
editionis
.
In
English
thus
.
There
shall
a
king
awake
in
great
furie
,
like
a
man
out
of
a
slumber
of
wine
,
whom
men
shall
repute
to
haue
bene
dead
.
He
shall
goe
out
against
the
sonnes
of
Ismael
towards
the
AEthiopian
sea
,
&c.
Sybilla
Erithraea
.
Compressa
aquila
,
cuius
nomen
quinque
apicibus
inaestimabiliter
scriptum
,
ministrum
iniquitatis
destruet
,
vrsum
conteret
,
sceptrum
e●us
possidebit
,
&c.
In
tractatu
qui
incipit
Requiritis
à
me
,
ô
ill●strissima
turba
Danaûm
.
lib.
2.
In
English
thus
.
The
compressing
Eagle
,
the
name
whereof
is
inestimably
written
in
fiue
markes
,
shall
destroy
the
minister
of
iniquitie
,
bruise
the
Beare
,
and
shall
possesse
his
scepter
,
&c.
In
the
Treatise
that
beginneth
:
You
require
of
me
,
O
illustrious
company
of
Grecians
.
The
second
booke
.
An
explication
of
some
pointes
contained
in
this
Discourse
.
In
the
Epistle
to
the
Reader
.
THe
cause
why
the
religious
persons
of
Alcobaça
sought
among
their
papers
some
priuiledges
and
Donations
of
the
Kings
of
Portugall
,
was
because
his
Maiestie
Catholique
Dom
Philip
II.
King
of
Castille
,
pretended
to
sell
the
iurisdiction
of
seuen
townes
,
whereof
the
said
Monasterie
is
Lord
.
And
because
this
diuine
Oracle
was
imprinted
at
Lisbone
,
it
was
made
dangerous
to
declare
the
said
cause
.
Wherefore
the
father
Doctor
Sampayo
said
,
by
way
of
parenthesis
,
that
it
was
not
good
to
speake
of
it
at
that
time
.
In
the
Oath
of
the
King
Dom
Alphonso
.
The
said
King
commaunded
to
his
successours
,
to
come
to
the
field
with
their
shield
of
armes
,
containing
fiue
scutchions
fashioned
like
a
crosse
,
in
each
of
which
should
be
figured
the
thirtie
pence
,
for
which
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
was
sold
,
&c.
as
more
plainly
is
declared
by
the
Notarie
Apostolike
Thomas
de
la
Croix
in
his
certificate
,
assuring
that
they
were
so
figured
on
the
seales
.
It
may
be
that
this
commandement
was
obserued
at
the
first
beginning
of
the
Realmes
of
Portugall
:
but
whether
since
then
to
this
present
,
we
do
not
find
that
it
hath
bin
kept
,
chiefly
since
the
raigne
of
Alphonso
third
of
that
name
,
and
fift
king
of
Portugall
,
who
was
Earle
of
Bullen
in
Fraunce
.
He
adioyned
to
the
crowne
of
Portugal
the
Realmes
of
Algarbes
,
which
were
giuen
him
by
Dom
Alphonso
le
sage
,
King
of
Castille
,
and
Emperour
of
the
East
,
in
dower
of
mariage
with
Domne
Beatrix
his
daughter
,
not
to
meddle
at
al
with
the
crosse
the
first
armes
of
Portugall
(
for
first
of
all
Portugall
bare
for
armes
a
shield
argent
,
without
any
other
thing
)
he
placed
round
about
the
shield
which
contained
the
fiue
that
fashioned
the
said
Crosse
,
seuen
scutchions
of
gold
,
in
a
field
Geules
,
which
are
the
armes
of
the
realmes
of
Algarbes
,
and
since
then
to
this
present
,
the
kings
of
Portugall
haue
euermore
held
the
same
armes
,
as
they
do
at
this
day
.
Stephen
Garibay
,
in
his
abridgement
of
the
history
of
Spaine
,
speaking
of
the
Armes
and
Colours
,
cals
those
Castelles
of
the
Realmes
of
the
Algarbes
,
which
engirt
the
Scutchion
of
the
armes
of
Portugal
,
Orla
,
in
French
Geule
or
a
border
,
affirming
that
no
other
kingdome
of
Europe
beares
them
but
Portugall
.
By
which
reason
we
may
say
,
that
the
Geule
or
border
which
we
see
about
the
armes
of
Fraunce
,
to
wit
,
that
of
the
order
of
S.
Michael
,
and
that
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
of
the
Golden
Fleece
in
Burgundie
,
and
that
of
the
Garter
in
England
&c.
are
but
borrowed
thence
.
Now
to
returne
to
our
armes
:
the
King
Dom
Emanuel
seeing
himselfe
in
Europe
,
Lord
of
the
kingdome
of
Portugall
,
and
of
the
Realme
of
the
Algarbe
,
which
is
in
the
prouince
of
Spaine
;
in
Affricke
of
the
other
Realme
of
Algarbe
,
which
is
in
the
prouince
of
Barbarie
;
of
all
the
coast
of
Guinee
,
euen
to
the
Cape
de
bonne
Esperance
,
and
from
thence
vnto
the
red
sea
:
and
of
a
great
number
of
the
Isles
situate
in
the
sea
of
the
said
Affrica
;
in
Asia
of
the
Realme
of
Goa
,
and
of
a
verie
spacious
Monarchie
,
considering
he
held
nine
Kings
his
subiects
and
tributaries
,
and
foure
Queenes
:
in
America
,
of
Bresil
,
a
prouince
of
very
large
extension
:
he
bare
a
Sphere
for
his
deuice
,
which
signified
the
rule
that
Portugall
had
in
the
foure
quarters
of
the
world
.
Adioying
likewise
,
the
Crosse
of
the
Order
of
the
warfare
of
Iesus
Christ
,
because
the
King
of
Portugall
,
being
graund
maister
of
the
said
Order
,
is
Lord
of
diuerse
lands
and
townes
in
Portugal
,
and
of
all
the
authoritie
which
the
Portugueses
possesse
abroad
from
thence
.
And
because
sundrie
persons
haue
demaunded
of
me
how
they
should
vnderstand
these
Scutchions
and
pence
:
I
here
tell
them
,
that
the
fiue
Scutchions
in
the
Azure
field
set
in
one
shield
,
the
field
whereof
is
Argent
,
each
of
them
figured
with
fiue
white
pence
,
do
signifie
fiue
kings
Moores
,
vanquished
by
one
Christian
king
.
The
kings
of
the
Moores
subdued
,
are
Ismael
and
his
foure
confederates
:
the
vanquisher
is
the
king
Dom
Alphonso
the
first
,
king
of
Portugall
,
from
whom
grew
this
commaundement
.
As
for
the
pence
,
because
many
haue
alleaged
to
me
,
that
in
the
fiue
Scutchions
,
there
are
but
xxv
.
pence
and
not
thirtie
,
as
other
Authors
and
my selfe
haue
written
:
I
should
be
infinitely
eased
,
if
in
remouing
their
doubt
they
wold
but
heare
me
.
Would
you
find
thirtie
pence
?
Count
first
of
all
the
three
Scutchions
aboue
and
below
,
which
containe
fifteene
pence
,
next
,
them
that
are
trauersed
on
the
right
side
,
so
that
that
in
the
midst
be
counted
twise
,
considering
it
spreads
vnto
either
hand
:
and
there
you
shall
find
other
fifteene
pence
,
which
ioyned
to
the
first
,
complete
the
number
of
thirtie
,
and
thus
they
may
rest
satisfied
in
their
demaund
.
To
the
Testimoniall
of
vassellage
and
feoffement
.
And
because
I
haue
already
rendred
my selfe
tributary
,
and
all
such
as
shall
appertaine
to
me
,
to
the
blessed
S.
Peter
and
his
successours
,
&c.
WE
finde
in
the
histories
of
Portugall
,
that
in
the
yeare
1169.
when
Pope
Alexander
the
sixt
approued
the
election
of
the
King
D.
Alphonso
,
and
confirmed
his
kingdome
to
him
:
the
king
,
by
the
consent
of
his
Portugueses
,
made
the
said
kingdome
feudatarie
to
the
holy
Church
of
Rome
,
promising
to
pay
as
in
tribute
euery
yeare
two
pounds
of
gold
.
In
the
time
since
,
there
is
no
memoriall
found
at
all
,
that
this
tribute
hath
bene
payd
:
as
likewise
none
of
our
Historians
do
shew
vnto
vs
,
that
these
fiftie
Maruedies
of
gold
haue
bene
payed
to
the
Monasterie
of
our
Ladie
of
Clairueaux
.
And
me
thinks
(
worthy
Lord
)
that
it
were
not
much
from
the
purpose
,
to
make
here
a
digression
,
thereby
to
acquaint
your
reuerend
worthinesse
,
vpon
what
reason
the
king
Dom
Alphonso
had
such
deuotion
to
this
Monasterie
of
Nostre
dame
de
Clairuaux
.
The
king
Dom
Alphonso
and
S.
Bernard
did
both
liue
at
that
time
,
and
the
king
being
informed
of
the
wisedome
,
learning
,
and
reformed
life
of
this
holy
man
,
and
what
miracles
God
wrought
by
his
meanes
,
in
fauour
and
for
the
benefite
of
the
faithful
:
he
began
verie
quickly
to
receiue
him
into
good
grace
and
opinion
.
At
this
verie
time
,
the
king
had
sent
his
sonne
Sanche
to
besiege
the
Citie
of
Santeren
,
called
by
the
auncient
Tordules
S●alabis
of
Scabelisque
the
first
founder
;
and
by
the
Romanes
,
Presidium
Iulium
;
by
the
Christians
,
Santirenae
,
by
reason
of
the
holy
Irena
,
a
virgin
&
a
Martyr
,
who
suffred
death
there
for
the
Christian
faith
,
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
696.
Then
afterward
by
the
Moores
Capelicastrum
.
This
was
a
Parliament
and
colonie
of
the
Empire
,
and
one
of
the
greatest
and
most
important
townes
of
Lusitania
,
whereof
the
Moores
were
Lordes
.
The
King
thinking
one
while
in
this
siege
,
and
of
the
Fortresse
of
this
cittie
,
because
it
was
built
on
a
high
mountaine
,
that
it
was
a
matter
verie
doubtfull
and
difficult
to
take
and
subdue
:
to
purchase
ayde
and
help
of
God
by
the
intercession
of
our
blessed
Ladie
the
virgine
,
concluded
in
his
soule
,
if
he
might
happen
to
win
the
said
citie
,
to
make
her
great
offers
,
and
to
erect
in
his
kingdome
a
great
and
notable
monasterie
of
Monkes
of
the
order
of
the
Cisteaux
(
whereof
ensued
the
said
monasterie
of
Clairuaux
)
which
should
and
did
flourish
greatly
through
the
world
,
and
so
doth
to
this
day
.
The
King
Dom
Alphonso
soiourned
then
in
the
towne
of
Coimbre
,
which
then
was
the
capitall
place
of
all
the
kingdome
:
within
some
few
dayes
after
,
the
King
departed
from
the
saide
towne
,
to
be
present
at
the
siege
with
his
sonne
and
traine
;
and
as
he
was
vpon
the
way
,
there
came
before
him
two
or
three
religious
men
of
the
said
order
,
who
demaunded
of
him
(
on
the
behalfe
of
Frier
Bernard
)
place
for
beginning
the
building
of
the
monasterie
which
he
had
promised
.
The
King
considering
apart
by
himselfe
,
and
remembring
that
he
had
made
this
promise
is
his
heart
,
and
yet
had
not
imparted
it
to
any
person
whatsoeuer
,
and
seeing
that
Frier
Bernard
,
who
was
distant
off
from
him
more
then
three
hundred
miles
,
knew
therof
,
he
took
it
as
a
good
augurie
or
presage
,
and
began
to
hold
it
for
certaintie
,
that
the
heauenly
Architect
would
not
slack
his
grace
toward
him
,
but
that
without
all
doubt
he
should
conquer
the
said
citie
.
Hauing
then
giuen
good
and
charitable
welcome
to
the
religious
men
,
he
said
:
My
brethren
,
you
come
in
a
verie
apt
season
,
let
vs
iourney
on
together
,
and
I
will
recount
it
vnto
you
,
as
also
make
accomplishment
of
my
promise
,
so
soone
as
I
haue
recouered
the
citie
of
Santaren
from
the
Moores
,
which
I
haue
besieged
by
my
son
&
soldiers
.
Three
dayes
after
the
arriuall
of
the
King
there
,
the
citiie
was
wonne
and
taken
,
more
by
the
help
of
heauen
,
then
by
the
valour
and
strength
of
the
Christians
:
albeit
no
way
to
disparage
their
deseruing
,
they
fought
like
hardie
and
very
valiant
men
.
The
King
doing
the
dutie
of
a
most
braue
Prince
and
Captaine
,
seeing
him selfe
in
extreame
great
danger
at
the
entrance
of
a
gate
which
he
had
wonne
,
wheron
is
an
imag
of
our
Lady
,
and
is
called
the
gate
of
our
Lady
Alamarma
,
which
is
as
much
to
say
as
,
fasten
o●
mine
Armes
,
the
very
portugall
words
which
the
King
vsed
then
to
his
Squire
,
because
one
had
vntied
the
buckles
of
his
armour
.
The
King
being
made
Lord
of
a
place
of
such
weighty
importance
,
marked
out
forthwith
to
the
saide
religious
men
a
great
quantitie
of
ground
,
whereon
they
should
begin
to
build
their
monasterie
;
which
afterward
increased
in
such
sort
,
as
in
short
time
the
number
amounted
to
999.
They
liued
in
particuler
little
celles
,
dispersed
among
the
vallies
and
mountaines
:
and
on
feast
dayes
they
would
meete
together
to
praise
the
Lord
.
The
religious
men
of
this
monasterie
doe
hold
by
tradition
,
that
their
number
shall
neuer
amount
to
a
thousand
,
because
if
they
giue
the
habite
to
one
within
the
church
,
they
shall
find
another
to
be
dead
without
.
This
hath
bene
assured
to
me
by
persons
of
good
yeares
,
religious
men
of
the
said
monasterie
,
who
call
themselues
d'
Alcobaça
,
among
whom
are
diuers
of
my
kinred
.
A
thing
which
(
right
worthie
Lord
)
may
verie
wel
be
so
For
if
if
we
shall
giue
credite
to
Camden
an
English
historian
,
who
yet
liueth
at
this
day
,
and
is
an
author
worthie
of
beleefe
:
he
certifies
to
to
vs
in
his
Brittania
,
that
in
the
land
which
at
this
day
is
called
England
(
which
such
as
are
seene
in
Cosmography
,
know
to
be
no
greater
than
the
kingdom
of
Portugal
,
with
that
of
Algarbe
in
Lusitania
)
a
tyrant
King
put
to
death
twelue
thousand
religious
persons
,
because
they
followed
the
part
of
another
,
who
was
the
true
and
rightfull
King
.
The
same
Camden
doth
tell
vs
,
that
these
religious
people
were
of
a
monasterie
,
which
was
diuided
into
three
seuerall
bands
,
and
that
the
least
companie
of
them
contained
seuen
hundred
compleate
.
But
to
come
to
our
purpose
,
these
religious
folke
of
Alcobaça
,
builded
by
succession
of
time
,
in
the
great
breadth
of
ground
granted
them
by
the
King
Dom
Alphonso
,
seuen
citties
,
so
do
the
Spaniards
call
them
,
and
the
Latines
,
oppida
siue
vrbes
,
because
that
almost
all
of
them
are
engirt
with
walles
,
and
haue
castels
,
as
in
France
,
Poissy
,
Meulan
,
Mante
,
Vernon
,
&c.
Philip
II.
King
of
Castille
,
would
haue
sold
the
iurisdiction
of
them
,
as
he
hath
sold
others
in
Spain
belonging
to
the
Church
.
This
moued
the
fathers
of
the
said
monasterie
,
to
turne
ouer
their
papers
,
and
was
the
cause
,
that
we
saw
with
our
eies
a
donation
so
deuout
and
holy
,
made
to
the
blessed
mother
of
God
our
Ladie
of
Clairuaux
,
whereof
Saint
Bernard
hath
bin
Abbot
.
Now
reuerend
Lord
,
may
it
please
you
licence
me
,
to
come
to
the
declaration
of
some
words
in
the
prophesies
which
perhaps
may
seem
difficult
to
some
wheresoeuer
.
Concerning
that
of
S.
Cyril
the
Hermite
.
Tempore
annorum
.
54.
&c.
This
proposition
hath
lately
beene
declared
elsewhere
,
speaking
of
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
,
who
was
borne
in
the
yeere
1554.
the
20.
of
Ianuarie
,
betweene
eleuen
and
twelue
of
the
clocke
at
night
,
as
I
well
remember
.
I
lacking
bookes
here
,
and
haue
not
my
memorie
so
good
(
worthie
Lord
)
now
,
as
in
times
past
,
my
trauails
,
banishments
,
sicknesses
(
especially
the
last
)
hath
depriued
me
of
the
better
part
,
so
that
I
cannot
now
cite
some
common
knowne
Psalmes
without
booke
,
which
I
had
in
my
yonger
yeeres
by
heart
,
and
could
say
readily
.
Concerning
that
of
S.
Isidore
.
Occultus
Rex
bis
piè
datus
.
&c.
This
may
be
verie
wel
applied
to
Dom
Sebastian
my
Lord
and
king
:
because
that
after
the
twelfth
of
Ianuarie
,
the
day
whereon
his
father
died
,
aged
but
sixteene
yeeres
and
seuen
moneths
,
till
the
twentie
of
the
said
moneth
,
An.
1554.
when
he
was
borne
:
at
Lisbone
throughout
all
Portugall
,
day
and
night
they
made
continuall
processions
,
fastings
and
prayers
,
with
very
much
deuotion
and
great
store
of
tears
,
as
the
reuerend
father
doctor
Sampaye
makes
known
in
his
Epistle
to
the
reader
.
The
reason
was
,
because
the
Portuguezes
feared
,
that
the
kingdom
should
fal
into
the
Spaniards
hands
.
For
that
when
the
King
D.
Iohn
3.
grandfather
to
to
King
D.
Sebastian
,
gaue
his
daughter
Mary
as
wife
to
Philip
then
prince
of
Castille
,
it
was
said
by
the
contract
of
this
mariage
,
that
if
it
happened
that
the
King
D.
Iohn
should
deceasse
without
children
,
he
that
should
be
borne
of
Philip
and
Mary
should
be
heyre
to
the
kingdome
of
Portugall
,
whereto
the
people
then
consented
(
say
some
)
but
repented
afterward
,
that
they
laboured
not
to
contend
rather
by
law
or
warre
,
which
questionlesse
had
not
wanted
,
because
the
Lord
Dom
Edward
sonne
to
the
infant
Dom
Edward
brother
to
the
said
King
.
D.
Iohn.
3.
then
liued
,
who
was
a
Lord
endued
with
many
singular
vertues
,
and
as
a
legitimate
Prince
borne
of
Kings
by
the
ligue
masculine
,
did
euermore
claime
the
succession
of
his
ancestors
in
the
said
kingdome
,
which
neuer
yet
fell
vnto
the
distaffe
.
Hereupon
the
Portuguezes
prayed
to
God
so
instantly
,
with
so
many
processions
,
fasts
,
prayers
and
teares
,
that
it
might
please
him
to
giue
them
a
Lord
and
Prince
.
Thus
by
diuine
grace
was
Dom
Sebastian
giuen
to
the
Portuguezes
the
first
time
,
and
thus
now
againe
he
giues
him
the
second
time
.
An
answere
to
the
third
demand
.
For
manie
causes
(
right
reuerend
Lord
)
it
was
not
necessarie
for
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
to
discouer
himselfe
in
Barbary
:
of
al
which
we
wil
alleage
but
two
.
The
first
,
if
he
had
manifested
himselfe
,
he
had
run
into
great
danger
of
his
lifes
losse
,
for
his
enemie
could
not
more
easily
haue
put
him
to
death
,
then
in
Barbarie
.
There
are
a
great
number
of
officers
kept
in
pay
,
who
giue
them
such
morsels
,
which
is
called
the
Boccon
,
or
poisoned
bit
,
as
the
poore
patient
cannot
by
anie
meanes
escape
:
they
limit
them
to
the
yeare
,
moneth
,
daies
:
what
shall
I
say
?
to
verie
houres
and
moments
.
The
second
,
if
Muley
Hamet
had
got
him
into
his
power
,
the
least
that
he
would
haue
demaunded
for
his
ransome
,
had
been
the
cities
and
townes
which
the
Portuguezes
possesse
in
Barbarie
.
This
had
beene
a
small
gift
for
him
,
Tanger
,
Arzile
,
Mazagan
,
and
the
other
places
which
the
Kings
of
Portugall
do
hold
in
Barbarie
.
Neuerthelesse
,
Septa
had
bin
great
losse
to
Christendom
,
for
it
is
the
key
of
Affricke
and
Europe
.
And
the
Moores
hauing
that
in
their
own
power
,
at
all
times
,
and
whensoeuer
they
were
thereto
disposed
,
they
might
passe
into
Spaine
an
hundred
thousand
horse
and
more
,
and
from
Spaine
post
to
other
parts
of
Europe
,
as
somtimes
they
did
,
when
they
were
not
so
well
inured
to
warre
,
nor
expert
in
Armes
.
Our
histories
of
Portugall
doe
tell
vs
,
that
the
infant
Dom
Fernand
being
taken
by
the
Moores
in
the
field
of
the
citie
of
Tanger
,
as
he
there
held
his
siege
:
some
few
daies
after
,
they
came
to
demaund
for
his
raunsome
onely
the
citie
of
Septa
,
which
his
father
the
King
Dom
Iohn
of
worthie
memorie
,
the
Bastard
,
had
won
from
the
Mores
.
The
king
(
that
then
was
)
Dom
Edward
,
for
the
singular
loue
he
bare
to
his
brother
,
resolued
with
his
people
(
who
loued
the
Prince
entirely
)
to
giue
what
they
had
demaunded
.
The
infant
Dom
Fernand
being
aduertised
of
his
brothers
kind
respect
,
and
the
peoples
goodwill
to
him
likewise
,
found
the
meanes
to
write
secretly
vnto
them
,
that
they
should
be
very
carefull
what
they
did
,
saying
:
God
forbid
,
that
by
my
occasion
Christendome
should
endure
such
a
damage
:
I
had
rather
be
partaker
among
an
hundred
thousand
martyrs
,
or
die
in
captiuitie
in
the
Infidels
custodie
,
then
cause
such
a
manifest
daunger
to
all
Christendome
.
The
Mores
following
still
their
motion
(
yet
vsing
the
infant
and
his
companie
with
extreame
crueltie
)
came
to
the
knowledge
,
that
it
was
hindred
much
more
by
the
said
infant
,
then
the
king
his
brother
:
whereupon
they
began
to
intreate
him
in
farre
better
manner
,
that
he
might
the
gladlier
consent
to
his
owne
redemption
.
But
they
could
no
way
worke
him
,
to
preferre
his
owne
particular
benefite
,
before
the
weale
publique
of
Christendome
.
So
that
the
Moores
growing
much
displeased
hereat
,
put
him
into
an
iron
prison
,
without
any
bed
or
seate
,
and
so
placed
him
before
the
gates
of
the
citie
of
Marocco
,
giuing
him
daily
to
eate
certaine
ounces
of
bread
,
and
a
little
water
to
drinke
.
After
some
few
moneths
,
this
holy
Lord
rendred
his
spirit
to
his
Creator
,
in
that
rigorous
prison
,
suffering
a
glorious
martirdome
,
for
the
common
good
of
all
Christians
,
after
the
example
of
his
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
redeemer
of
the
whole
world
.
His
bodie
is
buried
in
the
Couent
of
our
Ladie
of
victorie
,
which
is
of
mine
Order
,
commonly
called
de
la
Battaille
,
in
the
Chappell
of
king
D.
Iohn
his
father
,
where
God
(
in
regard
of
him
)
did
continually
many
miracles
,
for
aduancement
of
the
Christian
faith
.
The
religious
Fathers
of
the
said
Couent
,
on
the
day
of
his
death
do
not
vse
to
sing
any
Masse
of
Requiem
,
but
that
of
all
Saints
,
(
because
he
was
not
canonized
,
nor
yet
beatified
)
wherin
he
is
contained
amongst
them
.
Frier
Ierome
de
Ramos
,
a
religious
man
of
mine
Order
,
writ
a
booke
concerning
the
life
of
this
glorious
Saint
,
in
the
Portugall
language
.
Which
booke
I
beleeue
that
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
hath
both
seene
and
read
,
and
that
in
imitation
of
the
said
Saint
,
who
was
brother
to
his
fourth
grandfather
,
I
am
certainely
perswaded
,
that
he
hauing
so
apt
meanes
to
conceale
himselfe
,
would
not
be
discouered
:
for
should
he
haue
there
bene
reuealed
to
the
Mores
,
they
might
haue
come
and
demaunded
for
his
ransome
,
the
townes
and
cities
elsewhere
set
downe
,
nay
the
citie
of
Septa
it selfe
.
And
doubtlesse
,
the
Portuguezes
would
haue
giuen
them
all
,
nay
rather
much
more
,
for
the
libertie
of
a
King
so
good
,
so
vertuous
,
and
so
holy
,
whome
they
loued
with
such
and
so
great
affection
,
as
if
he
had
bene
a
God
and
their
redeemer
.
The
king
Dom
Sebastian
(
most
worthie
Lord
)
was
naturally
so
Catholike
and
christianly
addicted
,
that
for
the
adding
but
of
a
very
pulse
breadth
of
ground
to
Christendome
,
he
would
most
gladly
haue
yeelded
himselfe
captiue
.
And
therefore
we
may
well
coniecture
and
credit
his
good
nature
,
that
when
he
could
not
get
away
without
danger
of
his
life
,
and
likewise
in
respect
of
Christendomes
generall
benefite
,
he
held
it
much
more
glorious
for
him
to
die
in
prison
and
slauerie
in
Barbarie
,
then
to
liue
at
libertie
being
Lord
and
Monarch
of
the
world
.
Thus
,
right
reuerend
Lord
,
giue
we
end
to
the
answer
of
your
third
demaund
.
An
answer
to
the
fourth
demaund
.
Some
do
coniecture
,
that
he
hath
bene
amongst
the
Moores
in
Barbarie
many
yeares
.
Which
very
well
be
so
(
although
such
as
haue
not
bene
accustomed
to
frequent
that
countrey
,
do
imagine
it
impossible
)
and
oftentimes
it
hath
so
happened
to
the
Portuguezes
,
that
they
haue
liued
captiues
in
Barbarie
for
the
space
of
10.12.15.20.25
.
and
30.
yeares
,
without
any
tidings
heard
of
them
all
.
The
reason
is
,
that
al
slaues
Noble
do
appertain
to
the
King
,
and
such
as
hold
them
in
their
custodie
,
are
bound
to
make
like
deliuerie
to
him
of
them
.
Whereby
very
often
the
Lords
of
the
Moores
,
knowing
their
slaues
to
be
of
noble
race
,
dissemble
with
them
,
that
they
may
not
lose
them
:
and
that
they
may
find
meanes
to
be
rid
of
them
,
graunting
them
for
their
libertie
some
reasonable
ransome
.
So
got
out
of
captiuitie
the
Prince
my
Lord
Dom
Antonio
,
who
died
at
Paris
with
the
title
of
King
of
Portugall
,
because
he
had
bene
elected
,
receiued
,
sworne
and
confirmed
by
the
people
,
King
of
the
said
Realme
:
who
being
slaue
to
a
particular
man
,
his
good
fortune
fauoured
him
so
much
as
not
to
be
knowne
:
and
he
mette
with
another
slaue
of
his
companie
,
an
Affricane
Gentleman
,
who
spake
verie
well
the
language
of
the
Coimbre
,
and
called
himselfe
Gaspar
de
Gran.
This
man
made
his
maister
beleeue
,
that
this
slaue
Dom
Antonio
,
was
a
Priest
which
would
neuer
be
redeemed
thence
,
because
his
kindred
were
very
glad
of
his
life
in
imprisonment
,
for
thereby
they
had
in
meane
while
the
benefite
of
his
goodes
and
rents
:
wherefore
he
gaue
him
counsell
,
that
it
were
much
better
for
him
to
make
some
reasonable
composition
,
then
to
be
a
looser
altogether
.
In
the
end
,
the
matter
was
so
concluded
,
that
for
the
raunsome
of
the
Prince
and
the
said
Gentleman
,
the
summe
of
sixe
hundred
Cruzadoes
must
be
paid
him
,
which
are
Crowns
valuing
fiftie
solz
or
souse
Tournois
.
And
the
Mores
parted
thence
with
them
,
neuer
trauelling
but
by
night
,
but
hiding
them selues
all
the
day
time
:
and
on
the
fift
or
sixt
day
after
they
arriued
in
the
night
at
the
gates
of
Arzile
,
where
entring
masqued
,
they
left
their
slaues
,
receiued
their
money
,
and
then
returned
backe
to
their
houses
.
If
the
Lord
Dom
Antonio
had
bene
knowne
for
such
as
he
was
,
and
had
fallen
into
the
power
of
the
king
of
Barbarie
,
his
matter
had
sorted
a
quite
contrarie
way
:
for
the
slaues
to
the
king
are
kept
in
very
strong
guard
,
and
if
they
hold
tenne
thousand
crownes
rent
,
there
will
be
demaunded
fiftie
thousand
for
their
raunsome
,
which
if
they
will
not
make
promise
of
,
they
must
endure
the
sharpe
bastonnadoes
.
The
slaues
that
are
to
other
particular
men
,
are
much
more
nearer
their
libertie
:
either
by
getting
such
a
summe
of
money
,
sauing
themselues
otherwise
,
or
enlarged
at
length
by
the
meanes
of
their
Mistresses
.
It
is
a
thing
verie
ordinarie
in
Barbarie
,
worthie
Lord
,
for
the
women
Moores
do
extremely
loue
Christians
:
&
many
times
they
receiue
libertie
by
the
meanes
of
them
,
and
likewise
get
very
good
gifts
from
them
.
In
like
sort
diuerse
are
freed
and
scape
vnknowne
,
by
meanes
of
the
religious
Fathers
of
the
most
holy
Trinitie
,
which
are
called
the
Order
De
Redemptione
captiuorum
,
in
Fraunce
we
call
them
Mathurines
.
There
is
commonly
Monkes
of
this
Order
in
Barbarie
,
who
deale
with
the
Moores
for
the
raunsome
of
Christians
:
which
Monkes
do
passe
through
all
the
Realmes
of
Barbarie
,
clothed
in
their
habits
,
with
verie
much
libertie
,
and
haue
great
credit
with
the
Moores
.
Among
whom
,
if
they
find
some
man
of
qualitie
,
that
is
not
knowne
at
all
,
they
compound
immediatly
for
his
raunsome
,
and
counting
downe
the
money
,
or
promising
to
pay
it
in
a
limited
time
,
they
set
him
at
libertie
.
I
thinke
reuerend
Sir
(
because
I
can
yet
vnderstand
no
further
of
matters
passed
)
that
my
Lord
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
,
hath
neuer
bene
held
as
prisoner
:
or
if
he
haue
,
it
was
his
good
happe
to
meete
with
an
honest
maister
,
with
whome
he
liued
so
long
,
as
till
he
could
obtaine
his
libertie
,
or
compasse
the
meanes
to
make
an
escape
.
And
as
we
do
imagine
,
he
hath
bene
wandring
among
the
Aethiopians
,
as
your
worthie
selfe
may
gather
by
the
translation
of
two
letters
written
vnto
me
,
the
one
from
the
Father
doctor
Sampayo
,
the
other
from
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
:
the
originals
whereof
remaine
in
my
custodie
,
with
seuen
or
eight
other
letters
of
theirs
,
which
they
did
send
to
me
from
Venice
.
In
this
demaund
likewise
,
your
reuerend
Lordship
praies
me
to
tell
you
▪
for
what
reason
my
Lord
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
,
did
not
come
into
Fraunce
,
or
to
any
place
else
,
where
doubtlesse
he
might
haue
bene
receiued
according
to
his
qualitie
:
namely
,
with
better
entertainment
then
he
had
at
Venice
?
I
answere
,
that
being
by
Gods
grace
restored
to
libertie
,
himselfe
will
deliuer
the
causes
that
mooued
him
,
to
go
and
present
himselfe
before
the
Lords
there
,
and
those
likewise
which
withheld
him
from
comming
into
Fraunce
or
elsewhere
,
according
as
your selfe
haue
alleaged
.
As
for
my
knowledge
of
him
,
it
sufficeth
me
to
heare
the
speech
of
him
,
I
being
in
one
place
,
and
he
in
another
.
But
comming
to
the
sight
of
him
,
I
can
demaund
and
know
diuerse
notable
things
of
him
,
which
is
impossible
for
him
to
haue
altogether
forgotten
:
for
assuredly
he
can
and
will
resolue
me
in
one
or
other
.
For
since
the
time
I
became
religious
(
which
was
at
two
and
twentie
yeares
,
and
26.
daies
of
mine
age
)
he
being
then
aged
12.
yeares
,
one
moneth
,
and
28.
daies
,
I
haue
seene
him
in
diuerse
quarters
of
Portugall
,
and
conferred
with
him
of
very
important
affaires
.
Before
I
was
religious
,
he
being
aged
seuen
or
eight
yeares
,
I
serued
as
a
Page
to
his
Grandmother
,
his
fathers
mother
,
who
was
sister
to
the
Emperours
Charles
the
fift
,
and
Ferdinand
,
and
graund-mother
to
the
most
Christian
Queene
Maria
de
Medicis
:
and
for
this
reason
he
is
very
neare
kinsman
to
the
sayd
Maiesty
,
cosin
germaine
remoued
by
the
fathers
side
,
Iohn
the
sonne
of
Catherine
,
and
likewise
cosin
germaine
remoued
by
his
mothers
side
,
Iane
,
who
was
eldest
daughter
to
the
sayd
Charles
the
fift
brother
to
Catherine
.
This
which
hath
bene
sayd
(
ioyned
with
the
translation
of
the
two
missiues
ensuing
,
)
may
serue
as
answer
to
your
fourth
demaund
.
The
translation
of
a
letter
from
the
father
Doctour
Sampayo
.
To
the
Rright
reuerend
father
and
Doctor
,
the
father
Frier
Ioseph
Texere
Portugueze
,
Counceller
and
Almoner
to
the
most
Christian
King
,
in
our
couent
of
the
friers
preachers
at
Paris
.
Most
reuerend
father
and
maister
:
I
Haue
heretofore
written
to
your
fatherhood
concerning
this
present
matter
,
and
because
I
know
not
whether
my
letters
haue
bene
deliuered
you
or
no
,
I
determined
to
send
one
more
after
the
rest
.
Perswade
your selfe
(
holy
father
)
and
euen
as
God
shall
deale
with
my
soule
in
the
article
of
death
:
that
no
other
motiue
stirres
me
hereunto
,
but
onely
brotherly
affection
,
truth
and
zealous
loue
to
the
liberty
of
my
countrey
.
The
King
Dom
Sebastian
our
Lord
,
is
prisoner
here
in
this
city
,
and
so
hath
bene
for
two
and
twenty
monethes
:
whom
God
(
in
his
iudgements
concealed
to
himselfe
)
hath
permitted
to
come
hither
,
transported
to
this
place
very
poorely
,
and
robbed
by
fiue
of
his
owne
seruants
which
he
entertained
in
Cicilie
.
But
so
soone
as
he
arriued
here
in
this
city
(
where
he
hoped
to
find
good
fauor
and
support
)
immediatly
the
Embassadour
of
Castile
persecuted
him
most
cruelly
:
perswading
the
Seigneurie
,
that
he
was
a
Calabrois
,
a
theefe
,
&c.
For
this
cause
the
Lords
imprisoned
him
,
and
rigorously
proceeded
against
him
:
here
they
keepe
him
close
shut
vp
,
not
suffering
him
to
be
seene
,
nor
enlarged
,
nor
execute
any
act
of
iustice
vpon
him
:
Quia
nullam
inuenient
in
eo
causam
.
Because
they
can
find
no
iust
cause
against
him
.
Our
sinnes
are
great
,
great
is
the
strength
of
Spaine
,
and
the
malice
of
the
Iewish
Portuguezes
in
this
countrey
,
whereof
some
weare
red
bonnets
,
and
others
blacke
:
but
the
last
are
most
dangerous
.
They
thinke
that
they
can
impeach
what
God
hath
ordained
ab
aeterno
,
as
the
diuell
would
haue
done
the
death
of
Iesus
Christ
,
by
the
meanes
of
the
wife
of
Pilate
.
That
this
is
very
true
,
I
sweare
to
your
fatherhood
,
by
the
passion
of
Iesus
Christ
:
that
this
man
is
as
truly
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
,
as
I
am
knowne
to
be
Frier
Stephen
de
Sampayo
.
And
if
it
be
not
found
to
proue
accordingly
,
let
me
not
only
(
be
condemned
as
a
lyer
,
but
for
a
renegate
,
a
blasphemer
and
an
hereticke
.
For
this
,
haue
I
endeuored
my
very
vttermost
diligence
in
my
Portugall
voyage
.
I
haue
bene
on
one
side
and
another
,
and
vnderstand
secretly
,
that
he
hath
all
the
markes
on
his
body
,
without
failing
in
any
one
of
them
,
as
he
had
in
his
infancy
,
onely
the
wounds
excepted
which
he
receiued
in
the
bloudy
day
at
Affricke
.
He
giues
the
reason
of
his
life
,
and
yeelds
account
of
all
his
passages
in
such
sort
,
as
there
is
no
vnderstanding
so
obstinate
and
blind
,
but
must
thereby
be
vtterly
vanquished
;
and
God
be
my
helper
,
as
this
is
the
truth
.
These
Lords
do
expect
,
that
Kings
and
Princes
should
vndertake
this
businesse
,
at
whose
instance
they
would
admit
vs
to
haue
sight
and
knowledge
of
him
:
because
they
would
not
be
faulty
toward
the
Spaniard
:
for
they
say
,
they
would
not
incurre
the
ill
will
of
any
one
.
This
is
an
occasion
whereby
your
reuerend
fatherhood
may
purchase
more
honour
,
and
performe
farre
greater
seruice
to
God
,
than
euer
any
Portugueze
did
:
in
comming
hither
,
&
bringing
such
letters
of
fauor
with
you
,
as
may
obtaine
for
vs
the
sight
of
him
,
and
by
examination
to
apprehend
the
very
certainty
,
for
here
you
shall
find
with
vs
more
than
twelue
persons
,
of
all
the
estates
of
his
time
to
know
him
by
.
He
hath
bene
so
vnfortunate
,
that
leauing
all
his
companions
scattered
through
the
world
,
he
is
here
arriued
without
any
one
of
them
.
Dom
George
de
Lancastre
,
Duke
of
A●eyro
,
whom
he
left
in
Aethiopia
,
were
sufficicient
for
his
deliuerance
,
if
he
were
here
present
.
I
humbly
pray
your
fatherhood
,
that
vpon
sight
of
this
present
letter
,
you
would
speedily
iourney
hither
,
for
your
personall
being
here
is
very
necessary
:
considering
withall
,
that
a
religious
man
your
brother
,
of
the
order
of
S.
Dominicke
,
vses
these
perswasions
to
you
,
one
that
desires
your
good
,
honor
and
quiet
,
with
as
earnest
affection
as
his
owne
.
It
is
seuenteene
monethes
since
I
put
hand
to
this
seruice
,
I
haue
bene
in
Portugall
,
and
returned
thence
as
I
haue
told
you
,
&
it
is
impossible
for
me
to
be
abused
as
some
are
:
who
thinke
this
man
not
to
be
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
,
but
that
the
Seigneurie
detaines
another
hidden
in
stead
of
him
.
This
man
here
,
knowne
and
reknowne
for
such
,
by
the
Concierges
,
by
the
Iudges
,
by
the
greater
part
of
the
Senate
,
and
by
his
owne
Confessor
,
yet
such
is
the
inuention
of
this
worlds
children
,
as
they
imagine
themselues
more
powerfull
then
God
,
and
would
presume
to
abolish
so
maruellous
a
worke
of
the
Lord
.
I
haue
written
to
the
Gouernour
,
and
to
many
other
;
I
know
not
what
the
sinnes
are
of
our
Portugezes
in
Fraunce
,
who
were
wont
to
oppose
their
liues
to
extreame
daungers
,
and
hazard
losse
of
their
goods
(
with
very
good
zeale
)
for
a
figure
:
and
will
they
not
now
with
so
much
honor
,
in
an
action
of
truth
and
glory
,
make
their
owne
aduantage
and
benefit
,
not
for
a
shadow
,
but
for
a
rightfull
King
,
whose
life
(
both
in
the
prison
and
abroad
)
rauisheth
all
the
countrey
with
admiration
,
by
the
meanes
of
his
fastings
,
prayers
,
and
disciplines
?
notwithstanding
all
which
,
his
strength
is
not
a
iot
impaired
,
for
he
is
of
very
maruellous
fortitude
.
Whosoeuer
will
say
,
that
this
man
is
a
Calabrois
,
and
that
he
speakes
not
a
word
of
Portugall
:
he
lies
,
he
is
the
true
King
of
Portugall
Dom
Sebastian
,
and
speaketh
Portugall
(
though
somewhat
corrupted
,
because
it
is
22.
yeares
since
he
spake
the
language
vsually
.
Whosoeuer
sayth
that
they
haue
shewne
him
to
vs
,
he
lies
:
for
to
delay
and
winne
time
withall
,
these
Lords
sent
me
to
Portugall
,
to
be
enformed
of
the
markes
of
his
body
,
telling
me
,
that
otherwise
they
would
not
let
me
see
him
,
and
that
the
Portugals
had
such
forward
desire
to
be
free
from
the
Spaniards
,
as
they
would
maintaine
(
if
need
were
)
that
their
king
Dom
Sebastian
was
but
a
Negro
.
Now
albeit
that
I
haue
brought
so
many
authentical
markes
,
approued
by
publicke
instruments
from
a
Notary
Apostolicke
,
I
haue
intreated
that
we
may
haue
sight
of
him
,
to
examine
him
,
and
make
knowne
the
truth
or
falshood
of
the
case
,
by
the
certifications
which
I
brought
hither
with
me
,
as
also
a
Chanon
of
Lisbone
that
came
along
with
me
.
It
was
answered
vs
from
the
Senate
,
after
diuerse
and
sundry
contestations
;
that
it
was
not
a
matter
belonging
to
them
,
to
know
whether
he
were
a
king
or
no
,
without
some
Kings
and
Princes
moued
the
same
to
them
on
his
behalfe
.
I
speake
so
amply
to
your
fatherhood
,
because
you
may
perceiue
with
what
zeale
I
write
at
this
instant
.
I
iustifie
againe
vnto
you
,
and
sweare
by
the
eternall
God
,
by
his
only
begotten
sonne
,
and
by
all
our
faith
:
that
this
prisoner
is
our
true
Lord
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
.
If
your
reuerend
selfe
would
come
with
letters
from
his
most
Christian
Maiestie
,
I
beleeue
that
without
any
hinderance
,
they
would
shew
him
to
vs
,
and
vpon
acknowledging
,
let
vs
haue
him
enlarged
.
We
are
now
going
to
moue
our
request
to
his
Holinesse
,
that
it
might
please
him
to
set
a
helping
hand
to
this
businesse
,
considering
it
is
a
case
so
iust
and
meritable
of
pitty
,
wherein
we
doubt
not
but
to
haue
his
furtherance
.
With
this
present
I
haue
sent
you
the
oath
of
the
holy
King
,
to
the
end
that
you
may
make
it
publicke
by
impression
:
and
by
the
first
conuenient
meanes
,
I
will
send
you
a
letter
which
his
Maiesty
wrote
to
his
holinesse
,
with
an
Elegie
wherein
he
makes
the
discourse
of
his
life
.
Once
more
I
earnestly
intreate
your
fatherhood
,
as
much
as
possibly
remaines
in
me
,
that
by
no
meanes
you
will
let
slip
so
notable
an
occasion
,
well
worthy
to
carry
his
deseruing
talent
,
and
that
in
person
you
would
manage
a
matter
of
such
importance
:
which
,
beside
imploring
the
strong
arme
of
the
King
,
and
the
fauor
of
all
Princes
,
hath
necessarily
need
of
the
assistance
of
all
loyal
Portuguezes
.
For
what
account
of
himselfe
,
can
the
reuerend
father
Frier
Ioseph
Texere
render
to
the
world
,
so
firme
and
constant
a
louer
of
his
countrey
?
What
excuse
can
he
alleadge
,
though
there
may
be
many
,
for
not
giuing
furtherance
to
this
affaire
?
Will
he
incur
the
infamie
of
N.
who
for
his
offences
should
be
seene
that
this
king
doth
liue
?
What
hath
your
fatherhood
done
against
the
kingdome
,
that
you
should
not
present
your selfe
before
all
the
world
with
plaine
and
open
lookes
?
Oh
,
for
the
loue
of
God
,
I
beseech
you
consider
in
your
soule
,
with
what
sincere
affection
I
vse
this
language
to
you
:
I
trust
God
him selfe
will
illuminate
your
reuerend
vnderstanding
,
to
behold
how
deare
an
interest
you
haue
in
this
cause
.
From
Venice
the
xii
.
of
October
1600.
The
seruant
and
brother
to
your
fatherhood
Frier
Stephen
de
Sampayo
.
Another
Letter
from
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
.
To
the
worthie
Sir
,
Docto●
Texere
,
Counsellour
and
Almoner
to
the
most
Christ●n
King
:
chiefe
Almoner
to
my
Lord
the
Prince
,
and
Confessour
to
Madame
the
Princesse
his
mother
.
At
Paris
,
in
the
couent
of
the
Iacobius
.
SIR
,
I
am
extremely
astonished
,
being
the
man
that
you
are
,
and
so
well
knowne
for
a
Portuguese
,
that
you
should
at
anie
time
couet
anie
thing
more
,
then
the
freedome
of
Portugall
;
that
you
make
so
small
account
of
this
incredible
maruell
,
concerning
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
,
the
only
prize
of
all
that
kingdomes
best
aduentures
,
considering
it
is
now
so
manie
yeares
since
,
that
you
employed
yourselfe
in
this
businesse
,
with
no
small
seruice
vnto
the
said
Lord
.
You
haue
seene
the
whole
discourse
along
of
this
matter
,
by
letters
as
well
from
my selfe
as
others
,
and
because
the
former
which
I
writ
vnto
you
,
were
but
briefly
handled
,
as
committing
what
remained
ouerplus
to
better
leisure
,
I
am
now
determined
(
for
diuerse
good
respectes
)
to
touch
more
largely
,
yet
as
briefly
as
I
can
,
the
verie
foundation
and
ground
of
the
whole
worke
.
The
King
Dom
Sebastian
,
who
in
the
yeare
1578.
lost
himselfe
in
the
battell
of
Affricke
(
he
whom
the
enemie
cals
a
Ca●a●o●s
)
is
the
verie
same
prisoner
which
is
now
detained
here
:
euen
as
certainly
as
you
are
Frier
Ioseph
,
and
my selfe
Dom
Iohn
.
He
departed
safe
and
aliue
from
the
battell
,
but
verie
sore
wounded
;
God
hauing
so
deliuered
him
,
with
some
other
of
his
companie
,
among
whom
was
the
Duke
of
Aueyro
.
And
hauing
gone
the
better
part
of
the
world
,
about
the
end
of
his
peregrination
,
he
resolued
to
liue
priuate
in
an
Hermitage
;
where
after
some
time
passed
,
he
was
inspired
by
God
,
that
he
should
returne
again●
to
Portugall
to
gouerne
his
kingdome
.
The
selfe
same
inspiration
was
likewise
giuen
to
an
Hermite
,
in
the
companie
of
whom
he
●ad
liued
:
which
Hermite
reuealed
many
things
very
secret
to
him
touching
this
matter
:
for
which
cause
he
departed
from
the
place
where
he
abode
,
to
accomplish
what
the
Spirit
of
God
had
inspired
and
enioyned
him
to
.
So
he
arriued
in
Sicilie
,
in
the
yeare
1598.
where
he
entertained
foure
or
fiue
seruants
(
for
he
went
before
without
companie
)
with
whom
he
embarked
himselfe
at
Messina
,
in
a
Galley
belonging
to
his
Holinesse
,
to
〈◊〉
for
Rome
,
purposing
to
discouer
himselfe
to
his
said
Holi●
When
he
was
come
neare
Rome
,
those
fellowes
〈…〉
entertained
for
his
seruants
,
robbed
and
despoiled
him
of
〈◊〉
had
,
leauing
him
both
poore
and
naked
,
so
that
he
was
〈◊〉
to
seeke
to
needie
and
verie
wretched
people
,
who
besto●
〈◊〉
●omewhat
on
him
for
the
honor
of
God
.
This
mishap
made
him
alter
his
former
purpose
;
and
th●
poore
miserable
man
was
glad
to
trace
all
Italie
,
in
hope
to
find
the
theeues
that
had
thus
despoiled
him
.
In
the
end
,
hearing
no
tidings
at
all
of
them
,
he
retired
to
this
Citie
,
the
aboue
named
yeare
,
in
the
moneth
of
Iune
,
hauing
about
him
but
one
poore
Gazete
,
a
peece
of
mony
valuing
three
Liards
of
France
.
In
this
maner
he
lodged
at
a
needie
wretched
house
,
where
he
remained
some
dayes
not
being
knowne
.
Afterward
,
diuerse
particularly
began
to
listen
after
him
:
for
they
heard
that
he
called
himselfe
first
a
Knight
of
the
Crosse
,
and
then
afterward
,
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
.
As
this
brute
ran
abrode
,
Antonio
de
Brito
Pimentel
,
Pantaleon
Pessoa
,
and
many
others
came
oftentimes
to
see
him
at
his
lodging
:
and
by
occasion
of
this
rumour
,
which
spread
it selfe
more
and
more
through
the
Citie
,
chaunging
his
lodging
,
he
fell
by
misfortune
into
the
hands
of
vile
men
,
which
being
but
verie
bare
themselues
,
yet
gaue
him
clothes
and
food
at
their
charges
.
He
got
verie
euill
reputation
by
the
companie
of
such
people
,
which
was
the
principal
cause
or
his
strange
misaduenture
.
He
was
with
those
companions
at
Padoa
,
whereof
this
Seigneurie
being
aduertised
by
the
Ambassador
of
Castille
,
and
of
some
tumults
made
among
them
:
to
forestall
such
inconueniences
as
might
ensue
,
they
sent
to
the
Podestat
of
Padoa
,
that
he
should
by
commandement
cause
him
to
auoid
the
Towne
within
certaine
houres
,
and
by
like
certaine
dayes
to
depart
the
places
belonging
to
their
Estate
.
Hereupon
for
some
speciall
reasons
best
knowne
to
himself
,
he
returned
againe
vnto
this
Citie
,
where
the
Seigneurs
thereof
at
the
instance
of
the
said
Ambassadour
(
who
assured
them
that
he
was
but
a
thiefe
and
a
seductour
,
prouing
it
by
the
testimony
of
Iewish
merchants
Portugueses
,
and
other
persons
of
selfsame
honest
qualitie
,
who
tooke
their
oathes
he
was
not
the
King
Sebastian
,
because
the
true
King
died
in
the
battell
of
Affricke
,
neither
did
he
resemble
him
in
any
degree
,
imputing
to
him
many
and
verie
enormous
crimes
)
they
sent
to
apprehend
him
,
and
as
a
malefactour
committed
him
to
verie
close
imprisonment
:
notwithstanding
,
there
were
many
persons
both
before
and
since
his
commitment
,
that
had
knowne
him
verie
well
in
Portugall
,
and
affirmed
him
to
be
the
true
king
Dom
Sebastian
.
At
his
first
questioning
withall
,
he
declared
to
the
Lords
his
mishap
in
Affrica
,
and
in
what
maner
God
had
deliuered
him
.
After
,
to
diuerse
others
he
did
the
like
,
and
perceiuing
they
would
search
into
all
his
secrets
,
yet
vsing
him
verie
hardly
,
being
a
King
,
and
one
that
had
no
way
preiudiced
their
estate
:
vpon
his
naturall
and
wonted
inclination
to
choler
,
moued
in
a
subiect
of
such
iustice
and
equitie
,
he
refused
to
make
them
anie
more
direct
answers
,
but
one
while
said
one
thing
,
then
againe
another
;
neuerthelesse
,
he
euermore
maintained
him selfe
to
be
the
true
king
Dom
Sebastian
,
desiring
the
Lords
therein
to
beleeue
him
,
and
if
they
approued
him
not
to
be
the
same
▪
then
to
chastise
him
iustly
as
a
false
deceiuer
,
which
as
yet
to
this
instant
they
would
neuer
do
,
nor
yet
permit
him
to
be
seene
by
any
.
He
is
in
a
certaine
prison
,
where
no
man
may
enter
or
speake
to
the
prisoners
:
neither
may
one
write
vnto
him
,
on
perill
of
the
saylours
life
,
if
he
should
but
consent
thereto
.
He
hath
endured
verie
great
pouerties
,
and
passed
through
many
hard
trauerses
:
being
no
lesse
reproched
and
misprised
,
then
the
basest
prisoners
with
him
.
His
life
is
very
religious
,
addicted
altogether
to
prayer
and
fasting
,
feeding
but
on
bread
&
water
most
dayes
in
the
weeke
.
And
yet
notwithstanding
this
austere
abstinence
,
he
is
verie
strong
,
as
I
haue
heard
by
one
of
the
prisoners
released
out
of
that
prison
:
who
departed
thence
greatly
affectionate
to
him
,
seeming
to
loue
him
highly
,
and
reported
matters
maruellous
of
his
strength
and
other
good
parts
.
As
for
the
exteriour
markes
of
his
bodie
,
he
wants
not
one
of
them
which
he
had
when
as
he
raigned
:
the
selfe
same
lip
,
looke
,
head
,
bodie
,
armes
,
thighes
,
legges
and
feete
,
not
fayling
of
anie
one
marke
which
he
had
naturally
(
imprinted
as
it
were
)
on
his
person
.
He
is
wounded
on
the
brow
of
the
right
eye
,
and
on
the
head
,
as
many
witnessed
,
when
they
saw
him
in
the
Affricke
battell
:
he
hath
abundance
of
great
wounds
on
his
armes
and
legges
:
he
speakes
Portugall
as
mingled
or
corrupted
,
wherein
he
is
not
much
to
be
blamed
,
considering
he
hath
not
spoken
it
in
the
space
of
two
and
twentie
yeares
,
according
to
the
resolution
he
tooke
with
his
friends
and
companions
,
because
they
might
passe
the
better
vnknowne
.
His
hand
writing
is
the
selfe
same
,
obseruing
still
the
same
maner
and
method
;
all
which
are
verie
well
remembred
by
diuerse
,
that
haue
both
scene
and
knowne
them
in
times
past
.
In
the
secret
notes
of
his
bodie
,
there
is
none
likewise
wanting
,
albeit
he
haue
many
&
very
notable
,
as
is
iustified
by
good
testimonie
,
approued
by
the
publike
Notaries
of
Portugall
.
It
is
impossible
to
find
another
man
in
the
world
,
that
should
haue
all
the
selfe
same
markes
,
and
it
seemes
that
God
had
thus
signed
him
from
the
wombe
of
his
mother
,
with
so
manie
rare
and
signall
markes
,
to
make
him
knowne
(
by
meanes
of
them
)
in
so
vnhappie
and
miserable
a
time
,
euen
as
he
hath
likewise
preserued
him
for
the
fulfilling
of
so
great
and
auncient
Prophesies
,
which
haue
so
copiously
spoken
of
him
.
May
it
please
God
but
to
permit
,
that
the
prosperities
in
the
accomplishment
yet
remaining
to
him
,
may
aunswer
in
like
certaintie
to
the
foretold
aduersities
,
which
he
hath
passed
alreadie
.
Things
standing
in
this
estate
,
we
haue
demaunded
audience
of
the
Seigneurie
,
which
twice
hath
bene
graunted
vs
by
the
Senate
with
verie
good
will
.
And
there
we
deliuering
the
rumor
that
ran
abroad
,
of
the
imprisonment
of
our
King
Dom
Sebastian
,
by
meanes
whereof
all
Portugall
was
moued
,
and
all
Christendom
held
it
for
meruellous
and
strange
:
we
requested
that
he
might
be
seene
and
knowne
,
and
if
he
were
found
to
be
the
true
King
Dom
Sebastian
,
that
he
might
be
so
held
and
esteemed
of
euerie
one
.
If
vpon
their
suffering
him
,
to
be
thus
questioned
and
seen
by
vs
,
we
returned
and
auouched
him
to
be
the
same
,
we
would
submit
our selues
to
such
imprisonment
as
they
thought
meet
,
and
suffer
what
punishment
they
would
please
to
appoint
,
if
herein
we
dissembled
or
dealt
false
with
them
.
Before
these
audiences
could
be
obtained
,
we
offered
them
a
Charter
in
parchment
,
whereby
we
gaue
them
to
vnderstand
,
that
we
desired
no
other
grace
or
fauour
,
but
what
hath
beene
graunted
in
the
like
case
by
Philip.
2.
King
of
Castille
(
he
hauing
more
interest
in
this
matter
then
they
)
about
two
Portuguezes
,
who
in
Portugall
did
feigne
themselues
seuerally
to
be
the
true
King
D.
Sebastian
,
he
caused
them
to
be
kept
in
a
publique
prison
,
where
all
the
world
might
haue
seene
and
spoken
with
them
,
to
the
end
that
they
might
not
be
abused
by
them
,
and
they
were
soone
found
to
be
villaines
and
deceiuers
,
whereby
the
Portuguezes
were
quickly
resolued
.
We
required
moreouer
,
that
good
order
might
be
taken
for
his
diet
,
and
that
his
person
should
be
safely
regarded
,
while
this
affaire
were
further
proceeded
in
,
least
his
enemies
might
compasse
his
death
by
poison
:
for
if
anie
such
thing
should
so
come
to
passe
,
the
Portuguezes
would
report
continually
,
that
the
Seigneurie
of
Venice
had
murdered
their
proper
,
naturall
,
lawful
and
true
King
,
when
it
should
plainly
appeare
that
he
was
no
Calabrois
,
-
whence
would
arise
such
ill
will
betweene
the
Portuguezes
and
the
Venetians
,
as
the
Seigneuries
name
should
for
euer
be
scandalized
through
the
world
.
See
here
the
substance
of
all
that
we
could
doe
,
yet
we
continued
still
in
our
right
,
with
all
the
diligence
we
could
possibly
vse
,
calling
neuer
for
anie
other
thing
then
iustice
.
And
as
we
grew
great
in
the
poore
opinion
of
our
hopes
,
Diego
Manuel
chanced
to
arriue
there
,
by
whose
comming
we
were
somewhat
more
comforted
,
perswading
our selues
now
to
obtaine
thorowly
what
we
desired
:
because
he
had
brought
letters
of
great
importance
,
which
mainly
might
set
forward
our
earnest
sute
.
And
to
strengthen
vs
yet
more
,
Sebastian
Figuera
came
hither
likewise
the
4.
of
this
moneth
,
with
letters
from
the
States
in
general
of
Holland
,
&
from
the
Prince
Maurice
vnto
the
Seigneurie
,
in
fauour
of
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
,
which
were
deliuered
on
the
morrow
,
for
the
Lords
had
appointed
vs
to
be
heard
againe
as
that
daie
.
Now
aduise
your selfe
very
well
,
whether
I
haue
reason
or
no
to
thinke
strangely
of
you
,
and
to
expect
your
presence
here
for
obtaining
of
this
glorie
,
wherein
you
haue
so
seriously
trauailed
vntil
this
day
.
If
you
haue
any
remembrance
of
heauen
,
or
anie
high
and
generous
spirit
,
here
haue
you
a
subiect
meet
to
employ
it
in
.
I
beleeue
you
reserue
to
your self
the
sur-name
of
a
Portugueze
,
for
nothing
but
to
ioyne
it
only
with
that
of
Texere
.
This
should
be
the
hidden
treasure
,
whereof
in
the
end
of
the
yeare
1598.
you
called
to
the
finding
your
good
friend
the
knight
Buodo
,
when
you
made
your
passage
into
Holland
.
If
you
be
desirous
of
glorie
and
happinesse
,
we
shall
soone
haue
you
here
:
deuide
your selfe
in
peeces
for
the
Prince
,
and
you
shall
find
the
effects
thereof
in
the
mercies
of
God
.
In
sooth
I
know
not
how
you
haue
abstained
from
comming
barefoote
hither
,
considering
how
zealous
you
haue
beene
for
the
good
and
profite
of
our
countrie
;
and
such
a
professed
enemie
beside
to
the
Spaniard
;
and
(
in
times
past
)
of
high
courage
for
vndertaking
of
anie
worthie
attempt
;
seeing
(
vnder
heauen
)
is
not
the
like
case
as
here
offers
vnto
you
;
besides
,
being
free
for
whosoeuer
to
embrace
.
Awake
your
spirites
either
now
or
neuer
,
and
seeing
you
haue
so
much
credite
in
those
parts
,
pray
,
importune
your
friends
in
any
place
wheresoeuer
,
and
if
you
may
,
obtaine
letters
from
his
most
Christian
Maiestie
,
the
famous
Queene
of
England
,
the
generall
States
of
Holland
,
and
from
all
the
Princes
and
Lords
of
France
:
that
this
Seigneurie
may
suffer
the
prisoner
to
be
known
what
he
is
,
true
or
false
,
or
at
least
to
enlarge
him
,
because
to
this
houre
they
will
neither
let
him
be
knowne
nor
seene
:
but
faile
not
to
come
,
with
what
fauours
you
can
compasse
.
And
say
that
deniall
herein
maybe
made
vnto
you
,
yet
you
must
not
slack
your
comming
in
a
busines
so
expedient
:
for
you
shall
do
no
mean
seruice
to
your
Prince
,
as
you
haue
done
heretofore
and
that
verie
notably
,
and
had
we
but
your
presence
here
,
we
should
hold
it
sufficient
.
Doe
not
let
fall
to
ground
so
great
an
aduenture
,
seeing
you
haue
done
so
much
alreadie
for
a
shadow
,
and
giue
the
like
counsell
vnto
your
friends
;
for
neuer
can
hap
like
occasion
to
this
.
On
one
side
the
enterprise
is
put
into
your
hand
,
on
the
other
the
recompence
:
doe
like
a
defender
of
your
countrie
,
and
your
merite
shall
be
more
then
following
times
can
acknowledge
.
Notwithstanding
,
let
me
thus
condition
with
you
,
that
you
shall
not
be
so
couetous
a
louer
of
your selfe
,
as
to
make
a
sole
benefite
of
the
honour
in
this
action
,
but
to
diuide
some
participation
thereof
to
your
friends
.
I
had
forgot
to
tell
you
that
the
prisoner
hath
had
of
the
Siegneurie
,
fiue
crownes
of
this
mony
monethly
to
dispend
,
which
is
a
little
more
then
foure
crownes
of
the
Sunne
;
of
which
he
giues
away
the
most
part
to
the
poore
for
the
honour
of
God
.
I
once
more
intreate
you
to
haste
your
affaires
with
what
breuitie
you
may
,
and
as
you
come
,
giue
copies
of
this
letter
to
so
manie
as
shal
require
it
,
for
I
will
send
the
same
to
as
manie
others
as
I
write
vnto
.
You
shall
doe
me
a
singular
pleasure
,
in
making
my
commendations
to
M.
de
Tiron
,
and
tell
him
,
that
this
is
the
meruaile
whereof
I
had
talke
with
him
so
manie
yeeres
since
,
and
let
him
make
account
to
be
as
certain
of
my
seruice
,
as
his
merites
do
iustly
challenge
.
And
to
Monsieur
le
Commaundeur
de
Chastes
,
say
that
the
time
is
now
come
wherein
I
shall
make
knowne
to
him
how
much
I
rest
engaged
and
am
readie
at
his
seruice
.
And
so
please
him
to
credite
me
:
if
he
desire
to
purchase
supreme
glorie
and
great
estate
,
let
his
employment
be
intire
on
this
Princes
behalfe
,
for
thereby
he
shall
gaine
more
honor
and
repute
,
then
his
highest
thoughts
is
able
to
imagin
I
kisse
the
hands
of
al
our
friends
according
to
my
dutie
,
and
let
each
one
receiue
me
as
effectually
his
.
Our
Lord
giue
you
vnderstanding
of
all
I
haue
writ
vnto
you
,
with
happie
and
prosperous
sucesse
in
your
trauaile
.
From
Venice
the
6.
of
Nouember
1600.
humblie
kissing
your
hands
.
The
most
affectionate
to
your
seruice
,
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
.
This
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
,
whom
I
thinke
your
reuerend
Lordship
knowes
verie
wel
,
hath
euer
held
this
opinion
;
that
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
was
still
aliue
,
and
that
Portugall
should
one
day
be
restored
by
him
.
He
tooke
it
for
a
matter
so
firme
and
certaine
,
that
in
the
yeere
1596.
when
I
was
at
Folambray
,
about
some
affaires
belonging
to
mine
order
and
my selfe
,
the
King
besieging
la
Fere
,
he
iustified
it
in
the
Chapter
house
of
our
couent
of
Iacobines
at
Paris
,
to
diuers
Portuguezes
(
perswading
them
neuer
to
accord
with
D.
Philip.
2.
King
of
Castille
,
neither
euer
to
goe
togither
)
for
he
knew
assuredly
that
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
liued
,
&
that
Portugal
would
be
restored
within
few
yeeres
;
saying
moreouer
,
that
he
esteemed
it
for
a
matter
so
certaine
,
as
he
durst
maintaine
it
vpon
his
oath
.
Hereupon
,
so
soone
as
he
heard
that
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
was
kept
prisoner
at
Venice
,
he
could
not
anie
waie
remaine
in
quiet
.
Immediatly
he
made
his
voiage
for
England
,
to
intreate
the
royall
Queene
to
fauour
and
further
this
case
:
from
England
he
went
to
Holland
,
for
the
selfe
same
purpose
,
and
being
returned
to
Faris
,
he
neuer
ceased
till
he
came
to
Venice
,
where
he
arriued
the
28.
of
Iune
last
past
,
and
his
voyage
was
of
such
importance
,
as
we
hope
it
will
serue
sufficiciently
to
get
his
King
at
libertie
.
An
answere
to
the
fift
demand
.
The
persons
that
procured
the
libertie
of
my
Lord
Dom
Sebastian
king
of
Portugall
,
are
these
following
.
The
father
doctor
de
Sampayo
,
regent
in
the
facultie
of
Theologie
at
Tolossa
,
whom
your
worthie
Lordship
doth
know
verie
wel
.
He
in
the
seruice
of
the
said
King
,
aduentured
his
life
in
verie
great
hazard
,
passing
secretly
into
Portugall
,
and
managed
the
matter
wish
such
dexteritie
,
as
it
was
possible
for
anie
man
whatsoeuer
to
do
.
A
doctor
of
the
order
of
Saint
Bernard
,
named
Frier
Chrysostome
,
a
verie
religious
man
,
&
(
as
I
haue
heard
)
of
good
credit
and
authoritie
.
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
before
named
,
the
sonne
to
Dom
Aluaro
de
Castro
,
who
was
one
of
the
4.
gouernours
that
ruled
the
kingdome
,
coniointly
with
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
,
those
whom
we
call
in
Portugal
,
Veadores
de
la
hazienda
,
&
grand
child
to
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
,
hertofore
viceroy
in
the
East
Indies
:
of
whose
high
prowesses
,
worthie
deeds
of
arms
&
victories
,
our
histories
giue
no
mean
commendation
.
A
Chanon
of
Lisbon
,
a
man
of
noble
lignage
and
rich
,
who
abandonning
his
countrie
,
and
forsaking
his
goods
,
departed
expressely
from
Portugall
on
this
respect
:
and
brought
the
markes
which
the
said
king
hath
on
his
bodie
,
approoued
by
authenticall
instruments
of
a
Notarie
Apostolique
.
Rodrigo
Marques
,
Diego
Manoel
,
and
Sebastian
Figuera
,
which
three
were
seruants
to
the
king
Dom
Antonio
,
namely
companions
in
the
same
fortune
.
The
last
is
he
of
whom
we
haue
made
mention
in
the
second
answer
,
and
the
same
whom
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
saith
in
his
letter
,
to
arriue
at
Venice
,
with
letters
from
the
generall
States
of
the
vnited
Prouinces
,
and
the
Prince
Maurice
.
It
hath
bene
told
me
,
that
they
expect
at
Venice
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
,
youngest
sonne
to
the
king
Dom
Antonio
,
who
is
at
Rome
,
and
with
him
these
Lords
Manuel
de
Brito
Pimentel
,
Pantaleon
Pessoa
de
Neyua
,
Frances
Antoine
,
and
other
Gentlemen
of
Portugall
,
of
whom
I
can
say
nothing
what
they
are
,
because
their
names
were
not
written
to
me
.
The
newes
that
I
haue
at
this
present
,
are
no
other
then
those
contained
in
the
said
letters
from
the
Doctor
de
Sampayo
,
and
from
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
,
from
each
of
whom
I
haue
receiued
diuerse
other
,
which
neuerthelesse
sort
all
to
one selfe
same
end
.
There
be
sundrie
other
letters
here
from
other
Portuguezes
,
that
affirme
this
man
to
be
the
true
king
of
Portugall
Dom
Sebastian
,
and
approoue
it
for
truth
by
many
reasons
,
giuing
such
plaine
apparance
of
veritie
,
that
(
according
to
humane
iudgement
)
cannot
be
encountred
or
ratified
on
any
other
then
himselfe
.
So
that
I
see
nothing
which
may
call
me
into
doubt
of
his
not
being
the
same
man
,
for
otherwise
he
must
questionlesse
be
a
spirit
or
diuell
:
which
cannot
be
,
considering
his
life
is
so
holy
and
perfect
,
his
proceeding
most
simple
▪
and
(
to
vse
the
very
same
words
which
one
hath
written
to
me
)
it
is
all
meere
simplicitie
.
If
he
were
a
seductour
,
or
an
euill
spirit
,
he
would
expresse
store
of
artificiall
crafts
and
frauds
in
his
doings
:
beside
,
a
wicked
spirit
would
neuer
endure
so
long
and
rigorous
an
imprisonment
.
The
aforenamed
aduertisements
,
instances
and
intreates
from
the
specified
persons
,
beside
reason
it selfe
,
bind
me
(
most
worthie
Sir
)
to
part
thus
briefly
,
but
I
hope
to
visite
you
againe
to
morrow
after
breakefast
:
and
so
I
close
vp
mine
answer
to
your
fift
demaund
.
An
answer
to
the
sixt
and
last
demaund
.
For
answer
to
the
sixt
and
last
demaund
,
I
say
(
right
reuerend
Lord
)
that
it
is
to
me
very
much
displeasing
,
to
serue
as
a
Confessour
in
this
businesse
,
and
by
that
meanes
stand
bound
to
keepe
all
vnder
seale
:
for
this
reason
I
dare
not
answer
categorically
,
because
I
feare
to
offend
my
most
inward
wel-willers
in
their
trust
.
Notwithstanding
,
that
I
may
induce
the
king
of
Portugall
Dom
Sebastian
my
Lord
into
Fraunce
,
I
promise
to
make
the
mightie
truth
so
apparant
,
that
it
shall
violently
breake
the
very
strongest
bars
opposed
against
it
,
and
ouerflow
the
whole
earth
,
that
with
much
glorie
and
prosperitie
it
may
floate
through
al
the
Septentrion
,
and
grace
him
home
into
his
owne
kingdome
.
When
the
Portugals
shall
haue
their
best
loued
&
desired
king
at
libertie
:
who
shall
offer
resistance
?
If
Sir
,
you
reply
to
me
,
demaunding
how
I
dare
assume
such
confidence
in
this
case
of
Sebastian
,
seeing
(
in
late
proofe
)
we
could
not
do
any
act
of
great
importance
,
when
we
had
Dom
Antonio
present
with
vs
:
I
answer
,
that
to
iustifie
my
words
▪
I
haue
a
thousand
reasons
that
make
for
me
.
There
was
great
difference
betweene
Sebastian
and
Antonio
.
Antonio
came
to
the
Crowne
by
a
very
great
hazard
and
difficultie
:
Sebastian
from
the
wombe
of
his
mother
was
borne
Prince
&
heire
.
Antonio
employed
his
time
to
gouerne
and
visite
the
churches
of
his
Priour
de
Crato
(
he
was
grand
Prior
of
Malta
in
Portugall
,
and
for
this
respect
,
Lord
spirituall
and
temporall
of
thirteene
cities
,
and
more
then
foure
hundred
villages
:
)
Sebastian
vsed
to
manage
his
horses
,
and
follow
the
exercise
of
armes
.
Antonio
,
as
a
man
Ecclesiasticall
and
regular
,
kept
his
sword
rusting
in
the
scabberd
:
Sebastian
like
one
secular
and
a
King
,
caried
his
daily
naked
,
shining
brighter
then
christall
.
To
confirme
what
I
say
,
me
seemes
(
worthie
Sir
)
that
it
is
not
necessarie
to
alleage
all
the
reasons
which
offer
themselues
:
it
sufficeth
vs
to
know
for
certaine
,
that
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
hath
at
this
day
,
and
euermore
had
the
will
and
hart
of
a
Portugueze
,
which
is
as
firme
in
seeking
his
subiects
benefite
and
loue
,
as
it
was
euer
readie
with
his
weapon
to
encounter
his
enemie
.
The
Portuguezes
know
very
well
,
that
they
haue
alreadie
felt
for
the
space
of
21.
yeares
,
one
moneth
,
and
25.
daies
,
the
hony
&
sweet
relish
of
his
gouernment
,
&
that
if
they
haue
in
all
the
passed
time
,
tasted
any
thing
vnsauorie
in
his
actions
(
because
he
was
a
little
stiffe
and
sharpe
:
)
they
haue
since
then
bene
so
ouer-glutted
with
gall
,
as
they
will
find
his
very
bitterest
behauiour
,
more
sugred
and
sweete
then
the
others
best
tast
.
Moreouer
,
if
there
be
great
difference
betweene
man
and
man
:
euen
so
on
the
other
side
is
there
betweene
time
and
time
.
The
Portuguezes
liue
at
this
day
,
with
an
vnquenchable
thirst
of
their
libertie
,
so
that
they
would
gladly
cast
themselues
from
the
tops
of
high
mountaines
,
to
find
a
redresse
for
their
slauish
bondage
.
In
the
passed
time
,
as
they
had
neuer
tasted
but
their
owne
naturall
gouernment
,
so
they
knew
not
how
to
prooue
the
bitter
,
nor
how
well
to
esteem
the
benefite
of
the
sweete
.
Hence
grew
so
many
parts
taking
,
both
before
and
after
the
election
of
Dom
Antonio
.
He
had
with
him
the
people
,
the
Lords
of
the
familie
of
Vimieuse
and
others
,
with
the
most
part
of
the
ecclesiasticall
and
regular
persons
.
The
duke
of
Bragancia
,
he
brought
in
his
quarter
many
Lords
of
Portugall
(
for
they
were
almost
all
descended
of
his
house
)
and
their
followers
,
which
made
neare
the
number
of
two
hundred
thousand
in
Portugall
.
The
Nobles
of
Portugall
,
which
are
there
called
Escuyers
or
Cheualliers
d'vne
Launce
,
&
are
the
principall
strength
and
sinewes
of
the
Realme
,
they
betooke
themselues
all
to
see
the
sport
of
this
play
.
The
fourth
part
,
which
held
for
his
Catholike
Maiestie
D.
Philip
king
of
Castile
,
because
of
the
discord
and
deuision
of
the
rest
,
was
the
strongest
,
&
proceeded
at
more
pleasure
in
those
affaires
.
There
was
but
one
sole
part
with
the
King
Sebastian
,
and
to
him
they
continued
still
vnited
firme
:
for
it
is
a
thing
very
publique
,
and
knowne
through
the
world
,
that
the
Portuguezes
not
only
loued
Dom
Sebastian
as
their
king
,
but
honoured
him
as
if
he
had
bene
a
God
.
Wherefore
(
worthie
Lord
)
I
hold
it
for
most
certain
,
that
so
soone
as
they
should
vnderstand
their
King
to
be
in
France
,
they
would
immediatly
shake
off
the
yoake
of
Castile
,
they
would
send
him
mony
to
supply
his
necessities
,
and
would
leauy
an
armie
by
sea
,
with
whom
they
would
gladly
come
to
seeke
him
,
and
no
bodie
could
tell
which
way
to
hinder
them
,
for
they
are
in
possession
,
and
hold
all
Portugall
and
his
Monarchie
properly
in
their
hands
.
His
Maiestie
Catholique
holds
nothing
in
Portugall
which
he
can
warrant
or
defend
:
for
what
can
three
or
foure
hundred
souldiers
do
within
the
castle
of
Lisbon
,
when
for
defence
of
the
same
there
shall
need
10000.
There
is
in
this
Castle
a
Parish
that
holds
more
then
500.
houses
or
make-fires
,
this
castle
was
the
pallace
of
our
Kings
,
builded
on
a
mountain
all
of
earth
,
subiect
to
vndermining
&
blowing
vp
.
His
said
Maiestie
keeps
his
Garrison
therin
to
no
other
end
,
but
only
for
ostentation
:
I
my selfe
was
prisoner
in
it
3.
moneths
and
a
halfe
,
in
the
yeare
1582.
after
the
death
of
the
Lord
of
Strozzi
,
&
I
haue
heard
Captains
say
,
that
if
10.
thousand
souldiers
were
in
it
,
they
would
make
them
dance
out
therof
in
a
moment
,
&
mockt
such
as
esteemed
it
for
a
safe
securitie
,
if
any
rumor
or
tumult
should
be
blown
through
the
citie
.
His
Catholike
Maiestie
holds
as
impregnable
the
Tower
of
Bethlehem
on
the
sea
,
for
guard
of
the
port
a
league
from
Lisbon
;
at
three
leagues
that
of
S.
Iohn
;
at
4.
that
of
S.
Anthonie
;
at
5.
that
of
Cascayes
.
In
the
first
,
third
,
&
fourth
,
there
is
not
aboue
100.
men
of
war
:
in
the
second
,
of
S.
Iohn
,
admit
there
were
more
then
400.
whosoeuer
is
or
shall
be
Lord
of
the
land
,
shall
be
so
likewise
very
easily
of
al
those
towers
.
But
say
that
S.
Iohns
is
mighty
&
strong
:
I
know
for
certaintie
,
that
the
16.
part
of
Prince
Maurice
his
A.
B.
C.
were
enough
to
race
&
batter
it
in
4.
houres
.
(
This
A.
B.
C.
are
24.
Canons
,
which
the
Prince
Maurice
caused
to
be
made
for
the
batterie
of
Stenwick
,
&
tooke
it
perforce
in
the
yere
,
1592.
)
Moreouer
,
his
Maiestie
Catholike
hath
an
other
Tower
,
which
his
father
caused
to
be
made
in
the
middest
of
the
sea
on
a
rocke
,
which
is
called
Teste
seche
:
this
tower
serues
to
no
end
,
but
that
the
other
of
S.
Iohns
doth
countenance
it
.
At
Setuball
sixe
leagues
from
Lisbon
,
there
is
also
at
entrance
of
the
port
a
tower
called
S.
Philip
,
of
very
slender
importance
,
by
being
built
at
the
foote
of
a
high
mountaine
that
commands
it
.
I
thinke
besides
these
,
at
the
port
of
Viana
,
sixtie
leagues
from
Lisbon
,
he
keeps
a
Garrison
of
Spaniards
in
another
tower
:
behold
here
the
strength
of
his
Maiestie
Catholike
in
Portugall
.
But
of
what
import
will
they
prooue
,
though
he
had
much
more
aduantage
,
if
the
Portugals
were
co-united
&
combined
together
?
so
much
the
sooner
ensued
his
losse
.
Dom
Iohn
king
of
Castile
the
first
of
that
name
,
called
himselfe
king
of
Portugal
in
the
right
of
his
wife
,
who
was
daughter
to
D.
Fernand
king
of
Portugall
;
the
Queene
mother
,
her
kindred
and
allies
,
did
likewise
take
part
with
the
Castillians
:
but
the
Portuguezes
knitting
them selues
in
an
vnity
together
,
rent
forth
of
his
hands
whatsoeuer
he
had
insulted
on
,
and
chased
him
out
of
the
kingdome
,
after
they
had
ouerthrowne
him
in
the
battell
of
Aljibarota
:
albeit
he
had
in
his
army
foure
and
thirty
thousand
men
,
and
they
were
but
7.
thousand
onely
:
afterward
,
they
gaue
him
defiance
againe
at
Valverde
,
at
Trancoso
,
and
elsewhere
,
as
is
to
be
seene
in
our
histories
(
if
your
reuerend
selfe
but
please
to
reade
,
you
shall
there
find
it
agreeing
with
my
words
)
and
in
pursuite
they
gaue
him
law
at
their
owne
pleasure
,
as
anon
we
shall
tell
you
more
in
this
answere
.
Thus
we
may
easily
perceiue
,
that
it
consists
not
in
the
strengh
of
the
king
Catholicke
Dom
Philip
,
both
to
guard
Portugall
,
and
keepe
all
the
kingdome
thereof
vnder
bridle
,
though
he
assembled
all
Spaine
,
and
all
his
other
commaund
.
Wherefore
I
am
of
the
mind
(
most
worthy
Lord
)
that
so
soone
as
his
Maiesty
Catholicke
is
giuen
to
vnderstand
,
how
that
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
is
come
into
Fraunce
,
he
will
immediatly
send
his
Embassadours
to
him
,
and
offer
him
the
reintegration
of
his
realme
in
quiet
(
swept
cleane
already
of
corne
and
chaffe
)
as
much
as
to
say
,
as
without
pretending
any
thing
to
him
but
loue
and
kindnesse
.
And
I
thinke
his
Councel
wil
therto
aduise
him
,
if
they
haue
any
feare
of
God
,
if
they
be
wise
,
discreet
,
or
friends
to
the
seruice
&
welfare
of
their
king
.
For
if
king
Sebastian
come
with
strong
hand
to
the
restauration
of
Portugall
,
no
way
can
hinder
him
the
entrance
of
Portugall
,
then
into
Castile
,
and
from
thence
through
all
Sapine
,
whereby
he
will
bring
Dom
Philip
into
such
distresse
,
as
doubtlesse
he
will
go
neare
to
make
ruine
of
all
.
And
when
he
shall
come
to
vrge
his
agreement
,
Dom
Sebastian
not
onely
will
bind
him
to
pay
all
his
dispence
,
domages
and
wrongs
endured
by
occasion
of
the
warre
:
but
likewise
to
restore
him
those
reuenues
and
profits
,
which
the
king
his
father
and
himselfe
haue
hald
out
of
Portugall
,
for
the
space
of
more
then
twenty
yeares
,
which
will
amount
to
more
then
forty
millions
.
Nay
,
that
which
is
more
,
to
destroy
him
,
and
be
gratefull
to
his
friends
,
and
them
that
aided
him
in
the
recouerie
of
his
kingdome
:
he
will
constraine
him
to
render
the
realme
of
Nauarre
to
the
king
most
Christian
:
that
of
Aragon
to
the
Duke
of
Lorraine
,
those
of
Naples
and
Sicilie
to
his
holinesse
,
and
likewise
to
the
other
Princes
of
Europe
,
all
that
he
hath
held
from
them
perforce
;
for
the
flower
they
are
in
comming
to
peace
and
concord
,
the
swifter
ensues
the
great
losse
and
mishap
of
Spaine
.
This
which
I
say
reuerend
Sir
,
is
not
in
bare
and
simple
words
onely
,
nor
shall
this
be
the
first
time
,
that
Portugall
hath
taught
law
to
Castile
:
such
as
are
pleased
in
reading
histories
,
shall
find
this
very
true
,
and
of
many
that
we
might
report
and
set
downe
in
account
,
we
will
alleadge
but
onely
one
.
Dom
Peter
King
of
Castile
,
sirnamed
the
cruell
(
who
was
slaine
by
his
bastard
brother
,
that
came
to
raigne
afterward
,
and
named
himselfe
Henry
the
II.
)
left
two
daughters
,
the
first
called
Constance
,
the
second
Isabel
,
wife
to
Edmond
of
Langley
brother
to
Iohn
of
Gaunt
,
the
husband
to
the
elder
daughter
Constance
,
of
whom
was
borne
a
daughter
named
Catharine
.
The
sayd
Iohn
of
Gaunt
,
in
the
regard
of
his
wife
Constance
,
qualified
the
king
of
Castile
and
Leon
,
and
made
his
direct
passage
from
Gascoigne
(
which
then
was
in
the
rule
of
the
English
)
into
Spaine
,
with
eighteene
thousand
foote
,
and
two
thousand
horse
,
and
tooke
the
Groigne
,
with
the
ayde
of
Iohn
the
bastard
,
elected
King
of
Portugall
,
receiued
,
sworne
,
confirmed
,
and
obeyed
by
the
Portuguezes
,
who
were
to
him
very
good
friends
.
Thence
he
went
on
to
Portugall
,
whence
he
entred
into
Castile
,
and
so
on
to
the
City
of
Burgos
,
distant
from
the
place
where
he
parted
more
then
twentie
sixe
leagues
:
tooke
it
at
his
arriuall
,
and
made
himselfe
maister
of
all
the
cities
,
townes
and
castles
he
came
to
:
moreouer
,
they
that
were
further
off
,
came
and
for
feare
submitted
themselues
.
And
easily
had
he
attained
to
a
larger
aduantage
,
but
that
his
men
died
,
who
through
their
neglect
in
ordering
themselues
,
and
small
prouidence
in
good
husbandry
,
were
ouertaken
by
famine
,
whereon
a
pestilence
ensued
among
them
,
and
they
were
brought
to
such
scarsity
of
victuals
,
as
they
were
forced
to
run
to
the
enemies
campe
,
which
was
vnder
the
guide
of
Lewes
Duke
of
Bourbon
,
who
in
fauor
of
king
Iohn
of
Castile
,
came
thither
well
accompanied
with
the
French
,
to
request
wherewithal
to
saue
their
liues
.
Which
the
sayd
Iohn
of
Portugall
beholding
,
complained
to
the
Duke
,
saying
,
that
it
was
not
good
for
his
souldiers
to
treate
with
the
enemy
,
affirming
that
they
would
cause
more
preiudice
then
all
the
other
:
therefore
he
should
repeale
them
presently
,
&
forbid
all
community
of
speech
with
the
contrary
part
.
Otherwise
when
they
should
enter
fight
,
all
would
by
the
edge
of
the
sword
be
destroyed
,
the
one
in
regard
of
loue
to
the
other
.
Thomas
Walsingham
an
English
historian
,
deliuers
it
in
the
selfe
same
termes
,
and
sayth
,
that
the
king
of
Portugall
had
with
him
foure
thousand
Portuguezes
,
and
all
of
them
very
well
armed
.
Within
few
dayes
after
,
certaine
Embassadors
sent
by
the
king
of
Castile
,
came
to
the
Duke
,
desiring
peace
of
him
in
all
humility
,
to
whom
the
Duke
wold
giue
no
audience
,
Notwithstanding
,
the
hunger
&
pestilence
did
enforce
him
,
to
withdraw
thence
into
Portugall
to
the
towne
of
Trancoso
,
whither
they
came
againe
seeking
to
him
,
being
sent
the
second
time
from
the
said
Iohn
king
of
Castile
,
&
to
vrge
once
more
the
same
request
:
shewing
the
Duke
by
many
reasons
,
the
great
profit
might
be
drawne
out
of
a
kind
peace
betweene
them
.
The
Duke
then
gaue
them
the
hearing
,
&
condiscended
to
their
demand
,
although
it
was
greatly
against
his
will
;
chiefly
,
because
he
heard
that
the
king
hf
Portugall
was
willing
thereto
,
and
then
(
being
touched
therein
by
a
more
effectuall
cause
)
namely
,
the
intelligence
of
the
troubles
beginning
in
France
among
the
French
and
English
,
and
some
seditions
at
home
in
England
:
all
which
shewed
him
,
that
he
could
draw
no
fresh
supplies
thence
,
because
that
there
seemed
to
be
greater
need
,
and
the
mortality
in
his
army
did
most
of
all
require
it
.
The
accord
betweene
the
King
and
the
Duke
was
made
in
this
manner
.
That
Henrie
eldest
sonne
to
King
Iohn
,
named
Prince
of
Castile
,
should
espouse
Catherine
the
onely
daughter
of
the
sayd
Duke
Iohn
of
Gaunt
,
and
Constance
his
wife
,
and
should
succeed
in
the
kingdomes
of
Castile
,
Leon
,
and
other
Seigneuries
:
that
the
king
should
endowe
the
mother
and
daughter
,
and
so
he
did
:
giuing
to
the
mother
the
citie
of
Guadalajata
,
Medina
del
Campo
and
Olmiedo
:
afterward
,
being
with
her
in
the
sayd
Medina
,
he
gaue
her
likewise
Hueta
.
To
the
daughter
he
gaue
the
Esturies
,
creating
and
naming
her
Princesse
,
and
his
sonne
Prince
thereof
.
So
from
thence
forward
,
the
eldest
sonne
euer
bare
the
sirname
of
this
principalitie
:
as
of
Daulphinies
in
Fraunce
,
of
Wales
in
England
,
of
Girona
in
Aragon
,
of
Vienna
in
Nauarre
,
&c.
Moreouer
,
he
should
giue
the
Duke
sixe
hundreth
thousand
Franckes
of
gold
,
for
his
returne
into
England
,
and
fortie
thousand
Franckes
in
name
of
rent
,
beside
the
sayd
cities
and
townes
during
the
liues
of
him
an
her
.
Iohn
of
Castile
accepted
of
all
these
conditions
with
right
good
will
,
yet
he
had
Fraunce
and
the
French
on
his
side
,
and
the
King
of
Aragon
(
with
whose
sister
he
was
maried
,
of
whom
was
borne
the
sayd
Prince
Dom
Henrie
,
and
Fernand
that
after
was
king
of
Aragon
,
against
the
right
of
the
true
heires
indeed
)
and
Charles
the
III.
king
of
Nauarre
his
brother
:
but
he
knew
notwithstanding
all
these
,
that
hauing
ciuill
wars
in
Castile
,
and
Portugall
for
an
enemy
,
fortune
wold
forsake
him
in
all
his
realmes
&
Seigneuries
.
Thus
could
and
can
the
kingdome
of
Portugall
beare
head
against
the
rest
of
Spaine
.
It
is
most
certaine
,
that
at
all
times
,
and
as
often
as
Portugall
hath
the
fauour
of
Fraunce
,
of
England
,
or
some
other
straunge
Prince
whosoeuer
it
be
,
it
compels
the
king
of
Castile
(
to
whom
that
is
a
bridle
)
to
make
him
yeeld
to
reason
,
and
come
at
commaund
,
nay
,
to
accept
of
conditions
very
ignominious
and
preiudiciall
.
And
those
of
the
Duke
might
haue
bene
much
more
aduantageable
to
this
agreement
,
if
the
king
of
Portugall
had
bene
willing
:
because
hauing
the
sword
in
his
hand
,
he
might
haue
cut
out
his
partage
at
his
owne
pleasure
.
He
was
the
Iudge
,
and
it
was
done
with
his
will
:
Qui
habet
gladium
,
potest
diuidere
campos
.
And
hence
it
came
,
that
the
Duke
departed
not
very
well
contented
with
him
:
although
he
gaue
him
in
mariage
his
eldest
daughter
Philippe
.
By
this
already
rehearsed
(
worthy
Lord
)
may
be
vnderstood
,
that
they
who
haue
not
the
pearles
of
spotted
affection
in
their
eyes
,
may
discerne
,
and
others
,
whose
harts
are
not
fatted
with
hate
to
this
good
king
,
may
know
,
that
my
wordes
are
neither
bourdings
nor
songs
.
For
if
this
King
Dom
Iohn
the
bastard
,
hauing
all
Spaine
,
all
Fraunce
,
and
some
of
Castile
his
allies
banding
against
him
,
for
himselfe
only
foure
thousand
Portuguezes
,
and
some
English
in
weake
estate
,
and
yet
then
suspected
to
,
being
withdrawne
from
Castile
into
Portugall
,
could
make
lawes
to
his
enemies
:
what
shall
Sebastian
do
,
accompanied
with
a
great
number
of
Princes
of
Europe
,
with
his
Portuguezes
and
his
owne
person
,
which
degenerates
not
a
iot
from
that
of
his
graundfather
Dom
Iohn
the
bastard
,
who
for
his
faire
deedes
was
sirnamed
,
Of
worthy
memory
:
against
a
young
king
,
slenderly
experimented
,
and
but
badly
armed
?
It
is
not
to
be
doubted
but
he
shall
restore
Portugall
,
seeing
God
and
the
prophesies
haue
so
made
him
promise
;
and
that
he
shall
cleanse
and
purge
the
Spaniards
of
their
vices
and
abuses
,
according
as
S.
Isidore
hath
prophesied
,
who
since
he
florished
,
it
is
more
then
a
thousand
yeres
.
What
contentment
,
what
ioy
shall
the
world
receiue
by
sight
hereof
,
and
namely
they
that
are
the
children
of
God
?
What
felicitie
for
the
Romane
Church
?
What
good
for
the
weale
publike
of
Christendome
?
Let
the
enemie
iudge
this
cause
,
and
(
as
one
said
in
Portugall
)
let
them
cracke
this
nut
,
and
know
,
that
yet
at
this
daye
Portugall
is
farre
stronger
then
Spaine
,
yea
all
Spaine
in
the
time
of
the
said
Bastard
.
Then
all
that
were
souldiers
,
were
skilful
in
handling
the
sword
,
the
launce
,
the
halbard
and
the
crosse
or
long
bow
:
now
at
this
day
they
can
not
be
drawne
from
the
harquebuse
or
musket
;
for
this
reason
the
Portugals
haue
yet
more
souldiers
then
Spaine
.
Because
the
Castilians
,
yea
or
the
Spaniards
that
come
from
the
garrisons
of
the
king
of
Castile
,
do
neuer
part
thence
but
lame
and
maimed
,
except
it
be
some
of
the
principal
Gentlemen
.
Of
the
Portugueses
sent
from
Portugall
to
the
East
Indies
,
there
comes
backe
commonly
the
third
part
of
them
,
and
of
them
that
are
scattered
in
diuerse
places
of
Affricke
the
second
part
.
This
is
most
certaine
,
for
in
the
beginning
of
the
raigne
of
our
Lord
D.
Antonio
,
I
found
a
rolle
of
the
souldiers
that
were
to
be
had
in
Portugall
,
wherein
it
was
assured
me
,
that
within
the
prouince
d'Entre
,
Douro
and
Migno
,
which
is
called
in
Latine
Interamnis
,
which
containes
no
more
then
eighteene
leagues
in
length
,
&
twelue
in
breadth
at
the
most
,
three
thousand
old
souldiers
were
to
be
found
.
To
this
aunswere
,
it
remaines
for
me
yet
to
satisfie
another
obiection
,
which
your
reuered
sanctitie
may
make
vnto
me
,
to
wit
,
Some
that
haue
a
mightie
opinion
of
the
King
of
Castilles
strength
,
would
make
the
world
beleeue
,
that
he
is
infinitely
powerfull
,
and
can
inuade
Portugall
with
huge
numbers
of
souldiers
.
To
the
first
point
I
aunswere
briefely
and
succinctly
:
That
the
King
of
Castille
is
in
no
place
more
weake
then
in
Spaine
.
To
the
second
:
Whence
shall
hee
gather
such
supplies
of
souldiours
?
Shall
hee
furnish
him selfe
out
of
those
garrisons
and
forces
which
hee
hath
from
Spaine
?
Not
so
.
If
in
case
he
will
cull
out
of
the
said
garrisons
some
souldiers
to
forrage
Portugall
,
hee
must
at
the
least
haue
foure
moneths
time
to
do
it
.
In
lesse
then
foure
dayes
may
men
passe
from
Brittanie
to
Lisbone
.
Could
he
bring
fiftie
thousand
men
into
Portugall
,
wherewithall
wil
he
feed
them
?
I
would
onely
twentie
thousand
.
Moreouer
,
what
would
auaile
fiftie
thousand
soldiers
in
Portugal
?
All
those
being
there
,
could
not
impeach
the
King
Don
Sebastian
from
landing
:
for
Portugall
hath
an
hundred
and
fortie
leagues
on
the
coast
,
and
throughout
is
landing
easily
to
be
had
.
In
some
parts
,
they
that
are
on
land
in
one
place
cannot
in
a
day
giue
succour
to
the
other
,
albeit
they
are
distant
but
two
leagues
.
If
king
Sebastian
did
but
set
foote
on
land
,
all
Portugall
would
presently
run
to
him
:
by
which
reason
,
strange
souldiers
would
be
forced
to
yeeld
themselues
,
or
throw
themselues
headlong
into
the
sea
,
or
die
with
famine
,
or
else
by
the
hands
of
their
enemies
.
Now
giue
I
conclusion
to
this
present
discourse
,
humbly
beseeching
your
worthie
Lordship
,
to
hold
excused
such
slips
as
are
therein
,
because
in
the
writing
thereof
,
I
haue
bene
driuen
to
some
nightly
houres
(
which
could
not
be
verie
manie
since
I
receiued
your
last
letter
)
for
so
long
a
certification
by
pen
,
and
but
that
I
was
enioyned
thereto
by
your
expresse
commaund
,
I
could
gladly
haue
excused
my selfe
from
so
tedious
a
trauel
.
But
the
honors
and
graces
receiued
from
so
worthie
a
person
,
haue
bene
so
great
,
and
continued
in
such
sort
,
as
they
bound
me
to
obey
without
all
excuse
.
If
my
pen
haue
erred
in
anie
point
(
whereof
I
doubt
not
)
this
hope
is
left
me
,
that
one
day
I
may
giue
your
Lordship
more
ample
,
certaine
&
assured
satisfaction
,
in
all
whatsoeuer
shall
please
you
to
require
.
I
write
in
the
Castilian
language
,
because
your
worthie
selfe
did
so
commaund
me
,
and
in
regard
you
take
some
delight
therein
,
as
it
hath
bene
often
told
me
.
But
should
I
confesse
the
truth
,
my
loue
would
much
more
haue
forwarded
me
,
&
rather
haue
had
me
to
write
in
my
natiue
Portuguese
.
Our
Lord
gard
and
giue
prosperity
to
a
personage
of
such
honor
.
From
Lions
the
6.
of
Ianuary
.
1601.
The
most
humble
orator
and
seruant
to
your
worthy
Lordship
,
Frier
Ioseph
Texere
Portuguese
.
The
copie
of
another
Letter
from
the
said
father
Frier
Ioseph
,
to
the
same
Bishop
.
MOst
worthie
Lord
(
habita
benedictione
)
being
since
the
23
of
this
instant
moneth
,
dispatched
with
pasport
from
his
Maiestie
most
Christian
,
and
the
worthie
Lega●e
Aldobrandino
for
my
passage
into
Italie
about
affaires
of
mine
Order
,
&
some
of
mine
owne
in
particular
,
with
sundrie
letters
of
fauor
for
Venice
,
for
Rome
and
other
places
:
furnished
with
all
things
needfull
for
my
voyage
,
I
departed
not
till
the
24
,
because
it
was
the
euen
of
Christmas
,
(
I
had
receiued
the
22.
your
Lordships
letter
,
whereto
I
made
no
answer
till
the
6.
and
then
gaue
it
to
my
Lord
your
nephew
,
who
is
not
hence
departed
as
yet
.
)
And
as
I
thought
to
depart
on
the
Sonday
after
the
feasts
,
I
could
not
do
it
,
by
reason
we
had
intelligence
,
that
on
the
way
of
Lions
were
disbanded
souldiers
of
the
Swizzers
,
who
robbed
and
ill
intreated
all
passengers
.
Hereupon
,
I
made
account
to
depart
in
the
companie
of
my
Lord
Monsieur
de
Sancy
,
who
trauelled
to
the
Fort
of
S.
Catherine
.
The
said
Lord
being
hindred
by
his
businesses
,
made
me
to
attend
from
day
to
day
,
till
the
Sonday
following
,
the
7.
of
this
instant
:
and
yet
our
parting
was
put
off
from
Sonday
to
Monday
.
It
seemes
that
God
had
so
appointed
it
,
to
the
end
I
should
not
throw
my selfe
into
danger
,
nor
the
incommodities
of
the
season
,
neither
vndertake
a
iourney
to
no
ende
.
For
on
the
same
Sonday
,
when
we
had
resolued
without
faile
to
depart
thence
,
about
the
seuenth
houre
of
night
,
I
receiued
letters
from
Venice
,
wherby
I
was
aduertised
,
that
the
king
of
Portugal
Don
Sebastian
my
Lord
,
was
set
at
liberty
.
And
at
the
ninth
houre
of
the
same
night
,
came
a
Gentleman
to
my
lodging
,
one
of
my
friends
and
acquaintance
,
with
him
a
Page
belonging
to
a
Lord
my
friend
likewise
,
carying
a
lighted
torch
;
which
Gentleman
told
me
on
the
behalfe
of
the
said
Lord
,
that
he
had
also
receiued
letters
from
Venice
,
wherein
were
some
newes
that
he
desired
to
acquaint
me
withall
.
I
tooke
my
cloake
,
and
went
to
see
him
in
his
lodging
,
where
he
confirmed
to
me
the
same
tydings
.
And
parting
thence
after
ten
a
clock
,
I
went
to
visit
another
Lord
,
who
,
at
the
first
sight
of
me
,
said
:
I
verie
well
know
●at
you
come
to
tell
me
.
Suddenly
he
againe
ratified
the
for●
newes
,
discoursing
them
to
me
by
diuerse
particularities
;
that
said
king
was
so
parted
thence
;
that
he
went
to
embarke
him
〈◊〉
at
Liuorne
for
passage
to
Marseilles
,
and
from
Marseilles
to
〈◊〉
Court
:
that
there
came
in
his
companie
the
Lord
Christo●o
,
youngest
sonne
to
the
deceassed
King
D.
Antonio
,
and
D.
●n
de
Castro
,
of
whom
one
had
written
to
him
,
that
at
the
sight
●e
king
D
Sebastian
he
stood
much
amazed
:
but
comming
to
●er
consideration
,
threw
himselfe
suddenly
at
his
feete
,
and
●ed
him
his
Lord
and
King
.
On
the
next
day
,
came
in
publike
very
many
letters
,
all
groun●
vpon
this
subiect
onely
.
The
ioy
and
gladnesse
was
so
great
●ng
the
Princes
,
&
euery
where
in
the
Court
,
with
the
Prin●es
,
Ladies
and
Gentlewomen
,
great
and
small
,
noble
and
vn●le
,
Ecclesiasticall
and
regulars
,
as
I
cannot
expresse
to
your
●thinesse
.
My
Lord
,
your
nephew
both
heard
and
saw
all
,
he
〈◊〉
report
it
as
an
eye
witnes
,
what
ke
thinks
of
the
forward
wils
●esires
,
which
he
beheld
in
the
Princes
,
Lords
&
Gentlemen
.
●
coniointly
offred
their
persons
,
their
means
&
abilities
in
the
●ice
of
this
king
,
whom
the
most
part
of
such
as
had
written
of
〈◊〉
from
Venice
,
Padoa
,
&
other
parts
,
gaue
the
name
of
holy
.
●urely
I
dare
affirme
thus
much
vnto
you
,
as
a
matter
certaine
〈◊〉
not
to
be
doubted
,
that
if
this
king
my
Lord
come
into
this
●gdome
,
as
we
alreadie
are
aduertised
:
his
Maiestie
most
Chri●
,
with
all
his
power
and
authoritie
,
can
hardly
hinder
the
●ces
,
Lords
,
Gentlemen
,
Souldiers
;
what
should
I
say
?
the
●sts
,
Monkes
,
Merchants
,
Mecanicks
;
the
Pilots
and
Mari●
,
from
assisting
with
their
seruice
this
Prince
.
My
Lord
,
I
haue
euery
day
hardly
passed
to
and
fro
from
my
●ging
,
for
in
the
streets
some
call
me
,
others
meet
me
,
&
some
●y
to
teare
the
very
cloake
off
my
backe
.
Such
as
heretofore
●e
incredulous
,
&
made
a
mockery
hereof
,
are
those
that
now
●heir
hands
highest
to
heauen
,
and
come
to
make
the
largest
●s
:
Res
miranda
.
Euery
day
we
haue
here
nothing
but
false
●mes
,
for
so
soone
as
some
foure
or
fiue
men
are
seene
to
●e
on
horsebacke
,
immediatly
it
is
the
King
Sebastian
,
men
,
●en
and
children
run
out
of
the
Citie
to
meete
him
.
In
brief
,
●oy
,
the
contentment
,
and
the
desire
of
this
Princes
arriuall
is
so
great
,
yea
,
in
all
persons
without
anie
difference
,
as
if
he
were
giuen
as
an
onely
remedie
,
to
the
trauailes
and
miseries
of
this
present
age
.
And
that
it
may
proue
so
,
if
auncient
prophesies
deceiue
vs
not
,
all
Christendome
hath
reason
to
hope
much
,
of
prosperitie
and
welfare
by
the
meanes
of
this
holy
King
.
The
newes
that
I
haue
,
how
he
was
set
at
libertie
,
are
these
.
After
that
the
Portuguezes
had
obtained
audience
of
the
Senate
,
which
the
Lords
granted
them
with
benigne
and
readie
will
:
Diego
Manuell
arriued
there
from
France
,
and
Sebastian
Figuera
from
the
States
of
Holland
,
with
letters
in
fauour
of
this
affaire
,
as
elsewhere
you
haue
heard
before
,
and
from
Rome
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
,
with
Manuel
de
Brito
Pimentel
,
Pantaleon
Pessoa
de
Neyua
,
and
Frances
Antoine
,
with
whom
there
ioyned
manie
Portugueses
more
,
that
came
from
diuers
parts
.
The
eleuenth
of
this
moneth
past
,
the
Lords
entred
into
Councell
(
which
they
there
terme
Pregay
)
where
commonly
you
shall
haue
two
hundred
Lords
of
the
chiefest
of
that
Seigneurie
.
The
Pregay
held
for
the
space
of
foure
daies
.
On
the
last
,
which
was
the
instant
about
ten
of
the
clock
in
the
night
,
the
Lords
concluded
on
their
last
resolution
in
this
case
.
They
caused
the
prisoner
to
be
brought
,
and
commanded
a
Secretarie
to
set
down
this
determination
following
.
Because
he
names
himselfe
to
be
the
King
of
Portugall
Dom
Sebastian
,
he
is
commanded
out
of
this
Citie
within
one
day
,
and
from
the
parts
belonging
to
this
Seigneurie
within
three
daies
more
;
on
paine
of
commitment
to
the
gallies
for
the
space
of
ten
yeeres
,
with
yron
gyues
at
his
feete
.
But
if
his
indisposition
of
bodie
cannot
suffer
this
paine
:
then
he
stands
condemned
to
perpetual
imprisonment
.
Moreouer
,
for
punishment
of
his
disobedience
committed
,
in
not
departing
the
lands
belonging
to
the
State
at
the
time
when
by
commaundement
of
the
podestate
of
Padoa
he
was
so
enioyned
,
they
had
alreadie
giuen
him
these
two
yeeres
and
22.
daies
imprisonment
,
since
the
contempt
.
The
sentence
pronounced
,
he
was
immediatly
set
at
libertie
;
betweene
eleuen
and
twelue
of
the
clocke
in
the
night
.
Some
letters
from
certaine
of
Italie
,
speaking
in
this
manner
,
say
:
This
was
but
a
boxe
of
coriander
comfites
,
to
please
the
Spaniard
withall
,
because
he
is
their
neigbour
:
the
gazetes
affirme
the
same
.
A
French
Archbishop
resident
in
those
quarters
,
a
man
of
●es
,
great
authoritie
and
vertue
,
writing
in
his
own
language
,
●ne
of
his
friends
dwelling
in
this
citie
:
The
Portuguezes
(
saith
●hat
were
here
to
demand
their
King
,
in
the
end
had
him
,
knew
〈◊〉
,
saluted
him
,
and
caried
him
hence
.
The
first
signe
of
acknow●ement
giuen
by
them
,
was
,
that
he
had
one
hand
longer
then
the
●r
.
The
Lords
of
this
Seigneury
thinke
they
dealt
wisely
,
in
wash●
their
hands
of
him
.
●he
king
went
from
the
Senate
(
without
anie
suffered
to
keep
●
companie
)
and
came
all
alone
to
the
house
of
one
maister
●unces
his
ancent
host
,
a
Greeke
by
birth
,
with
whom
he
found
●ged
two
gentlemen
Portuguezes
,
Rodrigo
Marques
and
Se●an
Figuera
.
These
men
hauing
well
beheld
and
noted
him
,
●t
they
found
him
mightily
changed
,
and
differing
from
him
●m
they
saw
in
Affrick
on
the
battaile
day
;
yet
they
knew
him
.
●ques
ran
speedily
to
the
lodgings
of
the
Lord
Dom
Cristo●o
,
and
of
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
,
to
aduertise
them
of
what
had
●ed
:
the
king
remained
in
conference
of
Portugal
affaires
with
●era
.
It
was
thoght
good
to
remoue
the
king
out
of
that
house
●o
lodge
him
where
D.
Iohn
lay
,
as
being
more
capable
and
〈◊〉
publique
.
Then
came
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
,
and
the
●e
Portuguezes
that
came
with
him
from
Rome
,
to
see
him
,
all
the
three
knew
the
king
:
Manuel
de
Brito
hauing
seen
him
●ortugall
,
Pantaleon
Pessoa
and
Frances
Antoine
,
hauing
like●
seene
him
in
Portugal
,
and
since
then
in
the
day
of
Affricke
.
●e
Portugueses
being
thus
come
to
the
lodging
of
D.
Iohn
,
with
●m
Diego
Manuel
abode
,
the
king
in
presence
of
some
stran●
tooke
occasion
of
speech
with
them
in
this
manner
:
Portuguezes
,
you
haue
done
a
verie
great
good
to
your
coun●●nd
a
seruice
verie
signall
to
me
that
am
your
Lord
and
king
:
●re
my
vastalles
and
subiects
,
and
seeing
you
haue
performed
●
you
ought
,
both
in
your
respect
to
God
and
your
owne
ob●
dutie
,
you
shal
not
find
me
ingrateful
for
it
;
I
am
your
father
,
〈◊〉
you
shal
be
my
children
.
Now
that
I
am
in
your
hands
,
I
pray
〈◊〉
order
your
proceedings
with
discretion
;
because
you
stand
●d
to
satisfie
such
as
shalll
question
you
,
how
you
know
me
〈◊〉
our
Lord
and
king
.
And
if
you
find
that
I
am
not
he
,
but
an
●er
,
chastice
me
accordingly
,
throw
me
into
the
sea
,
There
are
some
among
you
possessed
with
writings
of
the
marks
which
I
haue
on
my
bodie
,
as
well
those
secret
,
as
the
other
apparant
:
them
the
father
doctor
de
Sampayo
,
and
the
Channon
brought
from
Portugall
proued
authenticall
by
publique
instruments
of
credite
from
the
Notaries
Apostolique
.
I
know
those
instruments
to
be
made
iudicially
,
and
witnessed
by
persons
of
qualitie
that
nursed
me
,
and
manie
times
saw
me
naked
when
I
was
a
child
.
Behold
I
pray
you
for
your
owne
satisfying
,
whether
it
be
so
,
that
I
haue
al
those
markes
or
no.
And
as
he
would
haue
vnclothed
himself
,
to
be
more
perfectly
knowne
to
them
,
the
Portug●●zes
would
not
suffer
him
,
but
desired
that
he
would
discourse
to
them
some
matter
of
his
aduentures
.
Whereto
he
replied
,
that
he
would
therein
resolue
them
an
other
time
,
in
meane
while
,
he
requested
them
to
pleasure
him
so
much
,
as
to
tell
him
some
newes
of
his
friends
and
countrie
.
Herevpon
he
began
to
enquire
of
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
,
concerning
his
brethren
,
his
vncles
and
other
kinred
:
of
Dom
Christophero
,
for
his
brother
Dom
Emanuel
.
And
after
he
had
conferred
a
long
while
with
him
,
well
considering
and
noting
his
face
and
countenance
:
You
resemble
very
much
Dom
Antonio
your
father
(
quoth
he
to
him
)
but
I
pray
God
giue
you
grace
to
resemble
in
deedes
your
Grandfather
the
infant
Dom
Lewes
Duke
of
Beja
.
Here
we
haue
manie
things
(
worthie
Sir
)
to
speake
of
,
and
let
me
tell
you
,
that
this
king
neuer
loued
some
actions
of
the
Lord
Dom
Antonio
(
who
was
cousin
germaine
to
his
father
the
Prince
D.
Iohn
)
because
he
was
a
man
addicted
to
women
,
loftie
,
somewhat
vnquiet
,
and
he
had
demaunded
of
the
Queene
D.
Catharine
,
and
of
the
Cardinal
D.
Henriques
brother
to
his
grandfather
the
king
D.
Iohn
,
and
to
the
infant
D.
Lewes
,
father
to
Antonio
,
somewhat
that
they
would
not
giue
him
,
as
finding
they
were
not
so
much
beholding
to
him
.
Some
few
daies
before
he
departed
on
his
Affrick
voyage
,
in
verie
much
choler
he
had
some
sharp
and
rough
speech
with
Dom
Antonio
:
and
thereupon
the
said
Lord
was
not
shipped
in
the
same
Gallion
with
the
king
,
but
in
that
of
Dom
Alphonso
,
de
Portugall
,
Earle
of
Vimieuse
(
father
to
D.
Frances
de
Portugall
,
who
came
into
France
with
the
title
of
Constable
)
to
whom
he
was
a
verie
great
friend
.
So
much
for
the
Lord
Dom
Antonio
:
and
so
much
likewise
for
the
infant
,
whom
D.
Sebastian
neuer
knew
(
for
when
he
died
in
the
end
of
the
●
1555.
Sebastian
was
but
two
yeeres
olde
)
he
was
a
Prince
great
in
vertue
and
wisedome
,
of
whom
Duarte
Nunes
de
●
,
albeit
in
the
booke
he
writ
against
me
,
he
speakes
euill
of
al
:
●of
him
he
saies
well
enough
.
This
infant
was
a
Prince
verie
●tie
,
valiant
,
practised
in
the
art
militarie
,
addicted
to
armes
,
●xcellent
horseman
,
loued
hunting
,
and
the
Mathematiques
;
●y
,
religious
.
And
being
endued
with
so
manie
rare
and
heroi●●ertues
,
the
Princes
and
councell
of
the
Realme
of
England
,
●ested
and
made
choise
of
him
to
ioyne
in
mariage
with
●ry
their
Queene
,
to
reigne
with
her
ouer
them
.
In
summe
,
infant
was
so
wise
,
discreete
and
skilfull
,
as
anie
prince
●d
not
bee
accomplished
with
better
partes
.
For
this
●
Sebastian
,
although
he
knew
him
not
,
but
by
fame
only
:
yet
●spected
his
name
greatly
,
loued
and
made
reckening
of
his
●ns
.
●ow
your
Lordship
may
consider
how
proper
these
wordes
●o
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
.
After
two
and
twentie
yeeres
and
●e
,
he
discouered
in
publique
,
what
he
had
kept
hidden
in
his
●e
breast
,
and
which
could
not
be
manifested
by
anie
other
,
〈◊〉
by
himselfe
onely
,
because
God
alone
knowes
the
inward
●ghts
of
men
.
He
hath
made
knowne
to
diuers
,
the
markes
of
●nds
receiued
on
his
head
in
the
battaile
of
Affricke
,
causing
〈◊〉
to
put
their
fingers
therein
,
and
to
them
shewed
beside
the
〈◊〉
signes
naturally
caractered
on
his
bodie
.
Thus
spent
he
about
●e
houres
space
with
the
said
Portuguezes
,
demanding
diuers
●ers
of
them
,
shewing
himselfe
so
familiar
and
friendly
,
as
he
●cted
each
of
them
verie
choicely
and
louingly
.
But
yet
he
●ot
off
the
cariage
of
royall
maiestie
,
which
seemed
in
him
●esse
,
then
if
he
were
sitting
in
his
seate
of
iustice
with
the
●ne
on
his
head
,
and
scepter
in
his
hand
,
in
the
citie
of
Lis●
▪
Afterward
,
when
euerie
one
was
withdrawne
to
his
rest
,
●ent
and
fell
on
his
knees
before
a
Crucifix
,
which
he
ware
in
●osome
,
where
he
so
continued
,
till
one
came
to
call
him
on
●ourney
.
●ome
haue
written
to
me
,
that
since
he
hath
beene
seene
●ng
his
Portuguezes
,
he
hath
made
good
appearance
,
that
he
is
●ctually
of
their
nation
,
profferring
in
all
perfection
the
words
he
pronounced
:
and
if
any
one
of
them
that
parleyed
with
him
,
intermedled
any
French
words
among
the
rest
(
because
the
most
part
of
them
had
liued
in
Fraunce
,
and
spake
the
French
language
)
he
would
tell
them
of
it
:
so
that
yet
he
seemes
better
to
vnderstand
that
tongue
,
then
speake
it
.
One
writes
likewise
,
that
he
saith
,
the
armour
he
ware
is
hid
in
a
certaine
place
.
That
the
duke
de
Aueyro
,
the
Earles
of
Redondo
,
and
of
Sortella
,
D.
Fernand
de
Meneses
,
and
D.
Iohn
de
Castro
,
cosin
germaine
to
him
whom
we
haue
so
often
named
,
are
all
yet
aliue
,
that
he
very
wel
knowes
where
they
are
,
&
so
soone
as
he
shal
haue
commodious
means
,
he
will
send
to
them
.
Christophero
de
Tauora
was
slaine
before
his
eies
by
certain
robbers
,
that
set
vpon
them
as
they
iourneyed
.
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
writ
in
a
letter
to
me
,
that
his
face
is
now
much
altered
from
the
forme
it
had
at
his
parting
in
Affricke
.
As
for
the
small
wrinkles
in
his
face
,
those
he
knew
very
perfectly
,
so
likewise
did
Sebastian
Figuera
;
the
Father
de
Sampayo
,
Pantaleon
Pessoa
,
Frances
Antoine
and
other
Portuguezes
,
beside
sundrie
straungers
,
that
had
seene
him
and
knew
him
when
he
was
in
Portugall
.
And
as
for
his
gate
or
cariage
of
his
bodie
,
it
is
the
verie
same
without
any
altering
.
Moreouer
,
that
he
departed
from
Venice
in
the
time
assigned
him
,
and
is
comming
for
Fraunce
,
himselfe
with
others
being
on
the
way
with
him
.
He
praies
me
to
order
my
businesse
in
sort
,
that
I
would
be
present
in
the
Court
of
his
most
Christian
Maiestie
,
attending
this
aduenture
so
strange
and
maruellous
:
so
farre
the
letter
.
For
this
cause
(
worthie
Lord
)
and
in
respect
,
whether
he
come
by
sea
or
land
,
or
whether
he
will
passe
for
Holland
from
hence
:
I
am
determined
not
to
be
absent
,
till
I
haue
seene
him
here
,
or
vnderstand
he
hath
taken
some
other
course
.
If
I
should
do
otherwise
,
I
thinke
the
world
would
repute
me
a
bad
seruant
to
my
King
,
and
an
enemie
to
my
true
and
soueraigne
Lord
.
But
I
find
there
are
some
,
moued
(
by
what
diuels
I
know
not
)
that
labour
still
to
perswade
me
,
and
would
perforce
make
me
to
beleeue
,
although
these
newes
are
so
true
,
publique
and
certaine
,
yet
that
this
King
of
Portugall
Dom
Sebastian
,
is
no
other
then
a
Calabrois
.
But
as
that
language
is
engendred
and
borne
from
the
wombe
of
a
Castillian
,
so
I
answere
such
kind
of
men
,
that
it
is
behoouefull
for
them
to
knowe
,
I
am
more
bound
to
credite
●e
noble
,
a●d
religious
persons
,
who
by
letters
written
and
〈◊〉
by
their
owne
hands
,
as
also
by
their
oathes
,
haue
assured
●hat
the
prisoner
set
at
libertie
by
the
Lords
of
Venice
,
is
our
●ng
of
Portugall
Dom
Sebastian
;
then
to
be
led
by
any
Ca●
opinions
.
●s
a
terrible
thing
to
see
and
heare
the
goodly
reasons
allea●y
these
wise
maisters
,
to
vnderprop
their
false
and
depraued
●ions
.
It
contenteth
vs
,
that
he
is
swart
,
and
that
the
King
〈◊〉
Sebastian
was
faire
;
that
he
speakes
not
Portugueze
,
&c.
To
●s
haue
no
interest
at
all
in
this
matter
,
but
(
with
a
purposed
●e
)
yeeld
themselues
enemies
to
this
truth
:
what
imports
it
whether
a
man
blacke
or
white
should
be
King
of
Portugal
?
●hether
he
speakes
Portugueze
or
Italian
?
It
sufficeth
,
that
a
〈◊〉
as
white
as
snowe
,
passeth
the
Equinoctiall
line
on
the
〈◊〉
of
Guinea
;
that
he
performes
the
voyage
of
Saint
Thomas
,
〈◊〉
any
other
part
wheresoeuer
he
pleaseth
of
Aethiopia
,
or
〈◊〉
iournes
sundrie
yeares
in
Barbarie
,
may
become
as
blacke
●h
,
for
the
more
white
a
man
is
,
the
sooner
he
becomes
the
●er
.
We
vnderstand
that
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
hath
bene
●thiopia
and
in
Persia
:
where
if
he
haue
lost
his
whitenesse
●oper
colour
,
it
is
not
a
thing
to
be
wondred
at
.
●osoeuer
hath
knowne
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
(
reue●
Lord
)
youngest
sonne
to
the
deceased
king
Dom
Antonio
,
〈◊〉
his
infancie
,
till
he
came
to
the
age
of
18.
yeares
,
for
so
old
●s
when
he
vndertooke
his
voyage
to
Barbarie
,
will
confesse
●e
that
he
was
then
as
white
as
milke
,
faire
and
neately
fa●d
:
but
little
more
then
three
yeares
when
he
liued
in
Barba●●re
sufficient
to
make
him
become
so
black
,
swartie
and
de●d
,
that
at
his
returne
to
England
whence
he
had
parted
be●●uen
those
that
had
bene
most
frequent
with
him
,
could
not
〈◊〉
him
.
He
arriued
in
Barbarie
in
the
beginning
of
the
yeare
,
〈◊〉
and
came
againe
into
England
in
1592.
at
which
time
I
was
●nce
.
Then
afterward
he
came
to
Paris
,
in
the
end
of
the
〈◊〉
1594.
on
Christmas
euen
after
dinner
,
at
what
time
I
was
●g
at
Chesse
with
the
king
his
father
,
in
the
street
of
S.
Hono●
●ere
he
lodged
at
the
Swan
.
So
soone
as
the
newes
came
to
●er
,
that
he
was
beneath
in
the
court
,
I
craued
leaue
to
goe
〈◊〉
;
and
descending
the
staires
,
I
passed
by
him
not
knowing
him
,
and
went
to
talke
with
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
,
and
Scipio
de
Figueredo
,
who
had
come
with
him
from
England
,
demaunding
newes
of
them
of
the
said
Lord
Dom
Christophero
;
they
told
me
that
that
was
he
whome
I
had
met
and
passed
by
.
I
sweare
to
your
Lordship
,
that
hearing
those
words
,
I
stoode
as
rapt
out
of
my selfe
,
to
see
him
so
deformed
and
chaunged
,
and
the
others
by
no
meanes
could
perswade
me
that
it
was
he
.
I
swear●
agai●
to
your
worthinesse
,
as
a
Christian
,
an
honest
man
,
and
〈◊〉
●ous
as
I
am
,
that
I
was
so
angrie
to
behold
him
thus
chaunged
,
hauing
lost
the
goodly
complexion
he
had
before
,
as
I
w●
〈…〉
an
houre
in
a
roome
beneath
by
my selfe
,
and
would
neither
〈◊〉
nor
speake
with
him
:
hereof
I
haue
store
of
good
witnesses
yet
to
this
day
.
If
little
more
then
three
yeares
had
so
much
power
,
so
strangely
to
alter
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
,
how
much
more
may
aboue
twentie
yeares
,
chaunge
the
king
Dom
Sebastian
?
Let
this
suffice
to
answer
the
ignorant
and
malicious
.
As
for
his
speaking
Portugueze
:
who
hath
examined
him
?
not
I
certainely
,
nor
any
other
Portugueze
semblable
to
me
.
He
speakes
a
mixed
kind
of
Portugueze
(
my
good
Lord
)
according
as
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
writes
to
me
in
his
last
letter
.
As
for
his
writing
,
it
is
the
same
,
and
the
selfe
same
hand
:
I
haue
seene
many
memories
and
papers
written
by
him
,
which
being
conferred
with
the
other
that
he
writte
before
his
passage
to
Affricke
,
the
one
and
other
doe
truely
agree
.
For
the
rest
,
when
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
shall
be
in
good
estate
,
though
he
speake
not
Portugueze
,
I
will
hold
him
excused
;
considering
it
is
more
then
twenty
years
that
he
hath
bene
foorth
of
his
country
,
and
still
trauelled
among
straungers
.
In
this
citie
of
Lyons
,
among
the
Spanish
Comedians
,
there
is
a
Portugueze
aged
about
some
thirtie
yeares
,
a
man
well
born
,
learned
,
and
speakes
the
Latin
tongue
very
well
,
the
place
of
his
birth
not
farre
from
mine
:
from
him
I
could
neuer
get
one
Portugueze
word
,
yet
speakes
he
as
perfect
Castilian
,
as
if
he
had
bene
borne
and
brought
vp
in
the
Court
of
Madrill
:
and
it
is
but
fiue
yeares
since
he
hath
bene
absent
from
his
owne
countrey
,
where
be
forsooke
his
kindred
,
some
of
them
being
well
knowne
to
me
.
We
haue
an
hundred
thousand
like
examples
through
all
●s
,
and
it
is
a
thing
so
common
,
as
there
can
neuer
want
due
●e
thereof
.
But
I
will
not
spare
to
speake
this
as
truth
,
if
the
Dom
Sebastian
,
or
any
other
Portugueze
whatsoeuer
,
ha●●ost
the
vse
of
his
Portugall
language
:
by
being
conuersant
●g
his
countreymen
,
come
not
againe
to
the
recouerie
there●
shall
pardon
me
then
to
be
suspitious
of
him
.
By
meanes
●gh
a
man
may
easily
grow
into
heate
,
(
my
Lord
)
reprouing
●pinions
,
and
restrayning
the
audacious
courses
of
people
●orted
with
passions
:
therefore
whosoeuer
will
speake
truth
,
〈◊〉
say
,
that
my
Lord
Dom
Sebastian
king
of
Portugall
,
is
no
●rois
.
But
the
very
selfe
same
king
,
who
in
the
yeare
,
1578.
〈◊〉
his
voyage
into
Affrick
,
in
fauour
of
Muley
Mahamet
Xa●
mooued
by
the
offers
which
were
made
vnto
him
,
for
the
●tage
and
weale
publique
of
all
Christendome
.
This
doth
●re
plaine
to
the
eye
,
by
those
things
whereon
he
hath
trea●th
the
Portuguezes
and
other
strangers
,
before
he
was
im●ed
,
in
the
prison
,
and
afterward
abroad
:
and
verifies
it selfe
●l
by
the
markes
secret
as
apparant
,
which
he
beares
on
his
〈◊〉
,
and
which
I
will
translate
to
you
at
the
end
of
this
let●
▪
〈◊〉
the
rest
,
to
close
vp
this
last
answer
,
I
cannot
chuse
but
〈◊〉
my
complaint
to
your
reuerend
worthinesse
,
of
these
med●●ssieurs
,
that
tearme
my
Lord
and
king
to
be
a
Calabrois
.
●w
two
yeares
and
more
since
they
haue
liued
in
this
error
,
●e
as
strong
headed
in
this
opinion
now
,
as
they
were
the
●ay
.
Turely
Sir
,
when
I
but
thinke
hereon
,
I
can
hardly
〈◊〉
my
coole
bloud
from
warming
,
for
I
neuer
saw
any
one
of
〈◊〉
Gallants
that
would
say
to
me
:
He
is
of
such
a
territorie
,
such
〈◊〉
sonne
,
or
kin
to
such
a
one
:
he
hath
liued
among
such
,
&c.
●ering
Calabria
is
in
subiection
to
his
Maiestie
Catho●
who
for
this
reason
onely
might
send
through
all
that
●ey
,
and
enquire
of
his
qualitie
and
originall
,
as
being
his
〈◊〉
:
that
they
will
not
do
so
much
at
one
time
or
other
,
this
〈◊〉
afflicteth
me
.
●w
Sir
remaines
an
answer
to
an
obiection
of
the
enemie
,
●o
slubber
,
baffull
,
and
annihilate
a
matter
so
certaine
,
〈◊〉
of
the
true
King
Dom
Sebastian
,
say
,
that
this
fellowe
●he
first
deceiuer
;
but
in
Flaunders
there
was
a
Baldwin
,
in
Fraunce
a
Martin
Guerre
,
&c.
I
can
very
well
(
as
one
that
hath
read
some
histories
)
helpe
such
kind
of
people
to
proue
their
intentions
,
remembring
them
of
the
names
and
deedes
of
some
impostors
:
setting
apart
the
Neroes
and
others
,
as
Smerdis
the
Mago
king
of
the
Persians
,
the
false
Alexander
of
Syria
,
sonne
to
Protarcus
a
man
of
base
condition
:
Lambert
Symnell
,
who
named
himselfe
Edward
the
fift
king
of
England
,
and
sonne
to
Edward
the
fourth
,
Peter
Warbecke
,
whom
the
English
call
Periquin
,
or
Perkin
,
who
needs
would
be
Richard
younger
brother
to
the
sayd
Edward
,
and
others
.
But
the
fact
and
proceeding
of
these
,
differed
greatly
from
the
examen
and
true
square
of
King
Dom
Sebastian
:
also
the
meanes
and
respects
whereby
they
presumed
for
kings
titles
,
caried
another
habite
then
this
of
king
Sebastians
.
Concerning
Baldwin
and
Martin
Guerre
,
their
iuglings
were
discouered
in
very
few
daies
:
so
fel
it
out
with
Smerdis
,
for
Phaedimia
the
daughter
of
Otanes
,
disproued
him
quickly
by
his
short
eares
:
and
so
was
he
knowne
to
be
Mago
,
brother
to
Cantizites
,
&
not
for
Smerdes
the
son
of
Cyrus
.
The
false
Alexander
,
an
Aegyptian
by
nation
,
was
brought
in
by
Ptolomie
Euergetes
,
against
Demetrius
the
younger
.
Lambert
Symnell
was
prouoked
on
by
great
men
of
England
,
to
terme
himselfe
a
king
,
against
Henry
the
seuenth
,
of
whom
they
could
not
endure
the
gouernement
.
Peter
Warbecke
,
a
natiue
of
Tournay
,
by
the
meanes
and
fauour
of
Margaret
Duchesse
of
Burgundie
,
second
wife
to
Charles
the
warriour
:
named
himselfe
Richard
,
youngest
sonne
to
King
Edward
the
fourth
,
and
by
her
bare
himselfe
against
the
sayd
king
Henrie
.
But
King
Sebastian
is
risen
in
another
kind
of
degree
,
without
ayde
,
without
fauour
,
not
assisted
by
any
Prince
,
poore
and
miserable
,
armed
onely
with
his
truth
,
and
the
conduct
of
God
:
and
yet
we
hope
he
shall
not
want
helpe
for
the
recouerie
of
his
kingdome
.
This
is
then
sufficient
to
answere
those
questionarie
contriuers
.
As
for
their
demaund
to
me
,
where
he
hath
had
abiding
for
so
many
yeares
,
and
why
he
spared
to
make
himselfe
manifest
:
himselfe
one
day
(
when
it
pleaseth
God
)
will
therein
resolue
vs
.
It
is
no
new
thing
to
heare
of
a
man
,
that
haue
not
bene
heard
of
for
many
yeares
.
I
thinke
there
is
at
this
day
a
dozen
of
men
in
Fraunce
,
that
haue
come
home
againe
amongst
〈◊〉
ends
,
after
their
being
abroad
for
the
space
of
twentie
〈◊〉
nay
30.
yeares
,
without
any
newes
once
heard
of
them
all
their
absence
.
If
I
would
number
them
(
Sir
)
who
haue
●mpeld
to
verifie
themselues
,
for
such
as
they
maintained
●lues
to
be
,
I
should
make
a
discourse
more
ample
,
then
●ich
I
gaue
to
my
Lord
your
nephew
.
●e
the
decrees
of
the
Parliaments
in
Fraunce
looked
ouer
,
●
would
be
found
therein
,
of
whom
I
find
it
no
way
in●ient
to
nominate
some
.
As
the
Lord
of
Boisgarnier
,
a
Gentleman
of
Maisse
:
and
next
him
his
sonne
the
Lord
of
●erre
neare
●o
Gyan
:
the
Lord
of
Morinuille
,
called
Courte●
●ed
of
the
royall
house
of
Dreux
,
and
other
who
haue
had
●nd
labour
enough
in
making
themselues
to
be
knowne
.
●ng
thus
answered
these
obiections
,
I
will
conclude
,
assu●ur
worthinesse
,
that
being
obliged
by
so
many
testimonies
●rkes
of
truth
,
I
thinke
that
not
onely
my selfe
,
but
euen
a
●n
,
should
commit
a
mighty
trespasse
against
the
holy
●
in
not
beleeuing
this
for
a
verity
.
Our
Lord
giue
accom●ent
to
my
desires
,
and
so
soone
as
he
shall
be
arriued
,
I
will
speedy
imparting
to
your
worthy
selfe
,
of
all
the
pleasures
●ntentments
I
receiue
.
This
shall
be
the
end
of
my
trauerses
●serable
fortunes
:
this
shall
be
the
beginning
of
my
glory
city
,
where
our
Lord
giue
you
ample
perfection
in
aeter●
●om
Lions
the
12.
of
Ianuary
MDCI.
Kissing
the
hands
of
your
reuerend
Lordship
:
your
deuoted
seruant
:
Frier
Ioseph
Texere
Portugueze
.
〈◊〉
markes
and
signes
which
the
King
of
●ortugall
Dom
Sebastian
beares
naturally
on
his
body
.
-
HE
hath
the
right
hand
greater
then
the
left
.
-
The
right
arme
longer
then
the
left
.
-
3.
The
body
from
the
shoulders
to
the
girdle-sted
is
so
short
,
as
his
doublet
can
serue
none
other
but
himselfe
onely
.
-
4.
From
the
girdle-sted
downe
to
the
knees
he
is
very
long
.
-
5.
The
right
legge
is
longer
then
the
left
.
-
6.
The
right
foote
greater
then
the
other
.
-
7.
The
toes
almost
equall
.
-
8.
On
the
little
toe
of
the
right
foote
he
hath
a
wart
so
increasing
,
as
it
appeares
to
be
like
a
sixt
toe
.
-
9.
The
instep
or
necke
of
the
foote
,
very
high
raised
vp
.
-
10.
On
the
one
shoulder
is
a
seale
or
marke
,
of
the
greatnesse
of
a
Vinten
of
Portugall
:
such
a
peece
of
money
as
a
French
peece
of
three
blankes
,
the
very
least
and
auncientest
.
-
11.
On
the
right
shoulder
toward
the
chine
of
the
necke
,
he
hath
a
blacke
scarre
,
of
the
largenesse
of
ones
little
naile
.
-
12.
He
hath
little
pimples
on
his
face
and
hands
,
and
very
apparant
:
but
such
as
knowes
it
not
cannot
discerne
them
.
-
13.
He
hath
the
left
side
of
his
body
shorter
then
the
right
,
so
that
he
halts
a
little
without
any
perceiuing
.
-
14.
He
lackes
one
tooth
on
the
right
side
,
in
the
neather
●aw
.
-
15.
He
hath
the
fluxe
of
seed
,
or
Gonorrhaea
.
-
16.
He
doth
abound
in
a
signall
very
secret
,
that
is
to
be
spoken
of
when
need
shall
require
.
-
17.
Besides
these
secrets
and
signes
,
he
hath
many
other
which
my
easily
be
seene
:
as
the
fingers
of
the
hands
long
,
and
the
nailes
likewise
.
-
18.
The
lip
of
Austriche
,
like
his
graundfather
Charles
the
fift
Emperour
,
father
to
his
mother
,
and
of
his
graundmother
Catherine
Queene
of
Portugall
,
mother
to
his
father
,
sister
to
the
sayd
Charles
the
fift
.
-
19.
His
feete
little
,
and
his
legs
crooked
,
&c.
All
these
markes
were
borne
with
him
.
-
20.
He
hath
many
markes
of
the
harquebuze
on
his
left
arme
,
which
he
receiued
in
the
battell
of
Affricke
.
-
21.
Another
marke
or
wound
vpon
the
head
.
-
22.
Another
vpon
the
right
eye-brow
.
●e
copie
of
a
letter
written
by
a
Gentle●
a
Portuguese
,
to
the
most
excellent
Prince
,
●he
Lord
Dom
Emanuell
,
sonne
to
the
Lord
Dom
Antonio
,
elect
king
of
Portugall
,
abiding
at
Dort
in
Holland
.
●e
out
of
Portuguese
into
Castillian
,
out
of
Castillian
into
French
,
and
lastly
out
of
French
into
English
.
●Ost
excellent
Lord
,
in
the
separation
which
was
made
at
Florence
of
the
Portuguezes
,
who
had
at
Venice
procu●e
deliuerance
and
freedome
of
the
King
of
Portugall
Dom
●ian
our
Lord
:
the
choise
for
Fraunce
was
committed
to
my
●
Dom
Christophero
your
brother
,
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
,
●
Manuell
and
Frances
Antoine
,
they
went
by
the
way
of
●ne
,
and
from
thence
intended
to
go
to
Marseilles
.
Manuell
●ito
,
and
Sebastian
Figuera
,
they
went
for
Rome
,
frier
Chry●e
for
Parma
,
frier
Stephen
de
Sampayo
,
and
Rodrigo
Mar●
●ooke
another
course
,
as
all
the
others
did
.
My
direction
was
●e
States
of
Holland
,
whither
it
was
not
possible
for
me
to
●y
Germany
,
in
regard
of
the
reasons
you
shall
reade
in
this
●urse
.
Sebastian
Figuera
told
vs
,
that
he
had
written
to
you
●e
the
whole
passage
,
touching
the
King
our
Lord
and
vs
,
&
●s
letters
by
the
ordinary
way
of
Lions
.
Now
because
it
may
●
out
,
that
those
letters
are
not
as
yet
arriued
at
you
,
or
might
●ps
be
lost
by
the
way
:
I
determined
with
my selfe
,
in
regard
may
be
with
you
in
fewer
dayes
,
then
I
can
come
to
see
your
●lency
,
to
giue
you
aduertisement
by
these
letters
,
of
all
the
●e
passages
since
we
arriued
at
Venice
.
●he
Lord
Dom
Christophero
being
at
Rome
,
had
intelligence
●ters
from
Doctor
Sampayo
and
other
Lords
,
how
needfull
●s
for
him
to
succor
the
affaires
of
our
Lord
the
king
Dom
Se●a●
.
For
which
cause
he
left
Rome
,
bringing
in
his
company
●uell
de
Brito
&
my selfe
:
Frances
Antoine
came
vnto
vs
the
18.
of
Nouember
,
the
28.
we
arriued
at
Venice
,
where
being
with
other
Portuguezes
,
we
were
enformed
of
the
businesse
,
and
what
was
expedient
to
be
done
for
him
.
Certaine
daies
after
,
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
required
audience
,
which
was
giuen
him
on
Monday
the
11.
of
December
.
Before
he
entred
to
the
Senate
,
he
was
caused
to
sit
downe
without
,
in
a
chamber
richly
hung
with
tapistrie
,
where
he
attended
till
he
should
be
called
in
.
They
gaue
him
the
seate
on
the
right
hand
of
the
Prince
,
&
speaking
to
him
,
termed
him
Illustrissime
:
when
these
courtesies
had
bin
done
him
,
he
gaue
in
writing
what
he
desired
.
The
same
day
,
the
Prince
,
with
aboue
two
hundred
of
the
principall
Seigneurs
of
that
State
,
entred
to
Councell
,
touching
the
matter
of
the
king
D.
Sebastian
our
Lord
:
this
assembly
is
called
the
Pregay
,
there
they
determine
of
matters
graue
and
important
.
The
Tuesday
following
,
the
Pregay
held
againe
for
the
same
cause
.
The
wednesday
being
S.
Lucies
day
,
the
Pregay
held
not
at
all
,
because
they
then
made
election
of
an
Attourney
.
They
sate
againe
the
Thurseday
,
and
the
Friday
following
the
case
was
concluded
.
At
night
after
ten
a
clocke
,
the
King
our
Lord
was
called
to
the
Senate
,
where
to
him
was
intimated
,
the
selfe
intimation
which
had
bene
made
to
him
by
the
Podestate
of
Padoa
,
the
yeare
1598.
It
is
said
,
that
when
the
king
entred
the
Senate
,
and
while
the
decree
of
his
sentence
was
reading
,
all
the
Seigneurs
were
vp
on
their
feete
,
and
noted
him
with
very
much
respect
.
The
king
being
gone
from
the
Senate
,
went
presently
,
without
admitting
the
companie
of
any
one
,
(
though
many
made
offer
of
themselues
)
to
the
lodging
of
his
first
host
,
maister
Frances
,
where
I
had
diuerse
times
seene
him
before
his
imprisonment
.
Thither
came
Rodrigo
Marques
,
and
Sebastian
Figuera
,
who
at
first
sight
of
him
was
much
astonished
,
because
he
found
him
verie
different
from
him
whome
he
had
seene
in
Portugall
,
and
in
Barbarie
the
verie
same
day
of
our
ouerthrowe
,
flying
foure
leagues
distance
from
the
field
of
battaile
.
But
when
he
had
well
considered
the
forme
of
his
face
,
the
dimples
,
the
browe
,
the
eyes
,
nose
,
and
Austrich
lippe
,
(
which
is
not
now
so
plumpe
,
as
when
he
was
in
Portugall
,
because
then
he
was
in
good
plight
,
and
now
verie
meagre
)
his
speech
,
and
the
other
parts
of
his
bodie
:
he
suddenly
sent
●o
Marques
,
to
aduertise
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
●f
,
and
the
other
Portugueses
.
They
thought
it
meete
,
that
●ing
should
bee
brought
to
the
lodging
of
Don
Iohn
de
●o
and
Diego
Manuel
,
as
being
a
house
more
retired
from
●oples
haunt
of
the
Citie
,
then
that
belonging
to
Maister
●es
;
and
so
it
was
done
.
Thither
resorted
all
the
Portugue●●ccept
the
father
Doctor
Sampayo
,
and
Frier
Chrysostome
,
●eing
ouerlated
,
went
to
the
Monasterie
of
S.
Dominicke
,
●
is
of
the
aduocation
(
as
I
thinke
)
of
S.
Iohn
and
S.
Paule
●rs
,
and
brethren
:
neither
was
there
the
Chanon
,
nor
the
●deacon
,
who
was
gone
to
Rome
.
〈◊〉
the
King
sawe
vs
all
there
together
,
he
prayed
vs
that
we
〈◊〉
examine
him
,
and
know
if
he
were
the
true
king
of
Por●
Don
Sebastian
or
no
,
and
he
would
haue
vnclothed
him●
to
shew
vs
the
secret
marks
of
his
bodie
:
which
we
would
●ffer
,
because
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
had
alreadie
known
him
●ently
,
and
principally
by
his
speech
(
for
as
he
beganne
to
●e
,
his
voice
was
somewhat
low
yet
verie
strong
,
&
in
con●g
rose
higher
and
higher
,
as
it
euer
did
in
Portugall
)
so
did
●es
Antoine
likewise
.
Hee
perceiuing
that
wee
would
not
●t
him
to
discouer
his
nakednesse
,
shewed
vs
the
right
hand
●r
then
the
left
:
the
arme
so
to
;
afterward
his
shoulders
to
●rdlested
;
and
from
his
girdlested
to
the
knees
,
his
legs
and
〈◊〉
And
to
make
it
more
apparant
,
that
he
was
shorter
of
all
●rts
left
then
on
the
right
,
he
kneeled
downe
,
commaun●●s
to
marke
him
verie
diligently
;
and
we
saw
,
that
without
●ubting
,
the
sayd
left
part
of
his
bodie
was
shorter
more
by
●ers
breadth
then
the
right
.
Then
he
prayed
Diego
Ma●
●o
giue
him
a
booke
,
or
else
a
pantofle
(
which
was
nearest
●
)
and
putting
it
vnder
his
left
knee
,
then
it
made
his
bodie
●ht
.
We
saw
the
pimples
in
his
face
and
hands
,
the
hurt
that
●d
on
the
right
eye-brow
,
and
let
euerie
one
in
the
compa●●uch
the
wound
in
his
head
with
their
fingers
.
Afterward
●ewed
vs
the
place
where
he
wanted
the
tooth
in
the
right
●eneath
,
and
we
know
very
well
,
that
Sebastian
Neto
his
●r
,
had
thence
drawne
it
foorth
;
of
whom
himselfe
enqui●●erie
particularly
.
After
he
had
long
time
held
discourse
with
vs
,
in
common
and
seuerally
of
diuerse
matters
,
we
intreated
him
to
eate
something
:
but
he
answered
,
that
because
it
was
Friday
,
hee
would
not
so
much
as
make
a
collation
,
but
only
would
fast
with
bread
and
water
,
and
meant
not
to
breake
that
fast
,
for
he
was
thereto
obliged
by
a
vowe
.
Hereupon
we
intreated
him
to
take
his
rest
,
but
we
could
not
obtaine
so
much
of
him
:
all
that
he
would
then
permit
vs
to
do
about
him
,
was
to
pull
off
his
shooes
,
to
warme
him
.
I
pulled
off
the
right
,
and
presently
passed
my
hand
along
the
toes
,
where
I
felt
the
wart
on
the
litle
toe
,
which
is
so
great
,
as
it
makes
a
resemblance
of
a
sixt
toe
.
Furthermore
we
desired
him
to
do
vs
so
much
grace
,
as
to
tell
vs
somewhat
of
his
fortunes
,
whereto
he
answered
;
That
he
had
liued
euermore
in
trauell
,
in
miserie
and
pouertie
;
but
the
talke
thereof
we
should
referre
till
another
time
,
and
tell
him
some
tidings
of
his
friends
,
&
of
such
things
which
as
then
might
giue
him
pleasure
to
heare
.
Then
he
began
to
view
vs
verie
earnestly
one
after
another
,
and
seeing
vs
habited
of
diuerse
fashions
and
colours
,
because
some
were
attired
after
the
French
,
others
like
Hollanders
,
some
Italian
like
,
and
Frances
Antoine
as
a
Pilgrime
,
with
his
walking
staffe
in
his
hand
:
he
began
to
say
smiling
,
Tanto
trage
?
So
manie
sorts
?
which
he
spake
with
such
a
grace
,
as
comforted
and
greatly
gladded
vs
to
heare
;
and
those
of
vs
that
had
perfectly
knowne
him
before
,
saw
in
this
verie
act
,
that
he
was
our
true
Lord
and
King
Dom
Sebastian
.
He
then
enquired
of
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
,
concerning
your
Excellencie
;
of
D.
Iohn
de
Castro
touching
his
brethren
,
&
particularly
of
Frier
Fernand
,
a
Religious
of
Saint
Dominique
,
beside
,
concerning
his
vncles
and
kindred
.
Then
of
all
in
generall
,
for
the
Ladie
Domne
Catherine
his
aunt
Duchesse
of
Bragancia
,
and
the
Duke
her
sonne
,
telling
vs
,
that
when
he
made
the
Affrick
voyage
with
him
,
he
was
verie
litle
,
but
faire
(
the
said
duke
hauing
not
then
accomplished
●
yeares
.
)
Then
he
enquired
likewise
of
his
Pallace
de
la
Ribera
;
of
Euchobregas
,
of
Castillo
;
and
principally
of
those
de
Santos
le
vieil
(
which
I
thinke
did
belong
to
the
father
of
Dom
Iohn
,
or
else
to
his
grandfather
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
)
whether
they
were
sound
,
enlarged
,
or
destroyed
?
He
verie
much
loued
the
situation
thereof
,
as
being
●ll
,
on
the
sea
,
without
and
within
the
towne
,
and
in
a
●ire
prospect
.
Moreouer
,
he
would
be
enformed
of
the
●f
S.
Iohn
,
and
whether
the
Castilians
had
built
anie
Fort
〈◊〉
Teste-seche
or
no.
He
demaunded
of
vs
if
they
kept
still
〈◊〉
one
the
generall
procession
,
on
S.
Sebastians
day
,
which
beginning
from
the
day
of
his
birth
.
They
come
forth
of
●sh
of
Saint
Iohn
,
and
then
go
to
the
church
of
S.
Vincent
●a
,
which
church
is
a
parish
,
and
likewise
a
Monasterie
●nons
regulars
of
Saint
Augustine
,
and
therein
is
an
arme
●t
Sebastian
.
●nquired
also
of
D.
Theotonio
de
Bragancia
,
who
at
this
●rchbishop
of
Euora
,
brother
to
the
grandfather
of
him
〈◊〉
Duke
now
:
of
Dom
Alphonso
de
Castello-blanco
his
Al●
who
now
is
Bishop
of
Coimbre
:
of
Dom
Fernand
de
●s
,
sirnamed
Bouche-ouuerte
,
otherwise
Gobe-mouches
,
or
●
mouth
:
of
Dom
Lewes
Perera
de
Euora
,
godfather
to
●hn
de
Castro
,
and
a
cousin
germane
of
ours
:
and
for
ma●ers
:
naming
their
names
,
the
places
of
their
abiding
,
●arges
that
they
had
:
giuing
such
notable
ensignes
of
●nd
so
extraordinarily
,
as
it
rapt
vs
all
into
exceeding
ad●n
.
〈◊〉
like
he
did
of
Ladies
,
among
whom
he
named
Domne
●
de
Alcacona
,
daughter
to
Peter
d'
Alcacona
,
Earle
de
las
●
,
and
chiefe
Secretarie
of
Portugall
:
who
was
wife
to
Aluaro
de
Mello
,
sonne
to
the
eldest
sonne
of
Dom
Al●
Marquesse
of
Ferrara
,
which
Dom
Aluaro
de
Mello
●ed
in
the
Affricke
iourney
.
This
Ladie
his
wife
Domne
〈◊〉
(
according
as
I
haue
heard
)
was
one
of
the
fairest
,
gal●
best
disposed
,
honest
and
most
vertuous
Ladies
of
Por●
He
asked
much
newes
of
the
Sisters
of
Christophero
de
〈◊〉
,
and
other
Ladies
,
the
names
of
whom
I
do
not
re●r
.
For
when
I
went
in
the
Affricke
voyage
with
the
said
〈◊〉
was
but
a
young
ladde
,
no
other
then
a
Page
,
wherby
I
●ot
haue
the
knowledge
of
many
persons
.
All
which
●e
demaunded
of
vs
,
with
the
grace
of
as
royall
authori●
it
had
bene
in
the
yeare
1578.
(
when
he
set
forward
on
●age
to
Affricke
)
and
in
his
pallace
of
Ribera
at
Lisbon
;
●h
as
much
simplicitie
did
he
proceed
in
all
,
and
through
all
,
plainely
,
without
fraude
,
cauillation
or
heate
,
as
it
had
bene
an
infant
of
ten
yeeres
old
.
When
he
had
awhile
well
noted
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
your
brother
,
he
said
vnto
him
:
You
resemble
verie
much
Dom
Antonio
your
father
,
but
I
pray
God
(
in
deeds
)
you
may
resemble
your
grandfather
the
infant
Dom
Lewes
Duke
of
Bega
;
in
steed
of
saying
Beja
.
He
pronounceth
what
he
speakes
in
Portuguese
,
but
makes
a
mixture
of
other
strange
words
there
amongst
,
or
by
the
breaking
of
diuers
sillables
.
As
,
when
he
spake
to
vs
of
France
,
he
would
vsually
say
Franca
.
And
we
would
say
:
Sir
,
in
Portuguese
,
we
say
Franca
.
How
?
quoth
he
,
doe
not
we
say
in
Portuguese
,
Villa-franca
,
Paramanca
,
&
c
?
In
like
maner
as
when
we
intermeddle
some
French
word
among
our
Portuguese
,
we
shall
and
do
rellish
it
,
because
we
haue
bene
in
France
,
and
know
how
to
speake
French
,
and
so
by
custome
fal
into
the
same
blame
he
doth
.
We
spent
three
houres
and
more
with
his
Maiestie
in
these
discoursings
,
after
which
,
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
and
others
withdrew
themselues
,
and
he
remained
with
D.
Iohn
and
Diego
Manuel
:
who
likewise
stept
aside
into
another
chamber
,
leauing
him
alone
where
he
had
beene
,
to
the
end
he
might
repose
himselfe
,
because
he
had
not
slept
in
all
the
night
before
;
but
in
steede
of
sleeping
,
he
fell
to
prayer
.
Before
we
left
him
,
he
offered
to
pull
on
his
shooes
;
D.
Iohn
made
offer
,
but
could
not
,
albeit
he
tooke
paines
enough
:
nor
likewise
Diego
Manuel
after
D.
Iohn
,
because
the
insteppe
of
his
foote
was
so
high
,
as
it
required
much
better
strength
to
pull
them
on
.
He
seeing
that
they
could
not
attaine
it
,
set
his
foote
vpon
a
stoole
,
and
pluckt
it
on
himselfe
verie
easily
:
a
verie
certaine
testimonie
of
his
naturall
strength
,
and
a
verifying
of
that
which
is
saide
among
the
markes
of
his
bodie
.
The
father
de
Sampayo
and
Frier
Chrysostome
staid
not
long
before
they
came
,
who
with
the
King
and
D.
Iohn
,
thought
good
to
haue
him
out
of
that
house
(
because
the
people
began
now
to
make
a
murmuring
and
grumbling
,
euerie
one
being
verie
desirous
to
see
him
)
&
to
conuey
him
to
the
couent
of
S.
Dominick
.
So
did
himselfe
likewise
desire
,
not
only
to
part
thence
,
but
quite
out
of
Venice
:
and
that
they
would
resolue
themselues
,
which
way
were
best
to
take
for
auoyding
the
countrie
.
D.
Iohn
and
Dic●
●anuell
went
on
with
him
,
the
said
fathers
hasting
before
to
●minickes
,
and
leauing
him
there
,
all
foure
went
to
the
lodg●
the
Lord
D.
Christophero
:
where
considering
,
that
the
passa●
either
side
,
for
the
Grisons
and
Germanie
were
stopt
vp
,
●anes
of
the
Ambassadours
of
Castille
and
Sauoy
,
whereof
●ad
good
intelligence
by
Venetian
gentlemen
,
who
went
〈◊〉
quest
thereof
,
and
assisted
them
with
their
best
coun●●ey
concluded
,
that
they
would
depart
the
night
following
〈◊〉
the
citie
,
in
the
habites
of
religious
conuerts
from
S.
Domi●
,
with
an
Italian
father
of
the
said
monasterie
,
and
embar●●hemselues
in
a
Gundelot
,
passe
thence
to
Chioazza
,
&
from
●azza
straight
to
Ferrara
:
where
they
would
stay
for
more
●anie
to
goe
for
Florence
,
and
from
thence
to
Liuorne
,
and
so
●rseilles
.
As
it
was
said
,
so
it
was
done
.
●e
night
being
come
,
the
King
embarked
himselfe
in
a
gun●
,
with
the
said
Italian
father
:
whose
courage
failed
him
,
and
●uing
the
hardinesse
to
venture
this
iourney
,
left
his
maiestie
〈◊〉
gundelot
,
&
returned
to
his
monasterie
.
The
father
de
Sam●
●nd
Frier
Chrysostome
seeing
this
,
concluded
that
of
them
〈◊〉
(
because
delaye
caused
danger
)
the
Frier
Chrysostome
●d
accompanie
him
.
So
passed
they
on
,
euen
vntil
it
was
night
●e
saterday
,
which
was
the
16.
of
December
,
the
King
hauing
●larged
the
night
before
,
being
the
15.
of
the
same
moneth
▪
●ay
following
being
sunday
,
and
the
17.
the
father
doctour
●mpayo
,
came
to
the
lodging
of
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
,
●er
Dom
Iohn
and
the
other
Portuguezes
(
being
aduertised
●of
)
came
verie
soone
after
.
They
hearing
by
the
father
do●
,
in
what
manner
the
King
was
departed
,
became
extreamly
●ed
in
mind
and
verie
pensiue
,
suspecting
immediatly
some
●e
to
ensue
:
for
Frier
Chrysostom
was
a
verie
bad
man
,
of
euil
●t
,
and
too
well
knowne
in
Italie
,
and
euerie
where
bruted
,
●e
was
at
Venice
soliciting
the
Kings
deliuerie
.
All
agreed
,
〈◊〉
should
away
the
verie
same
houre
,
to
accompanie
his
Ma●
:
so
I
embarqued
my selfe
forthwith
,
and
on
the
monday
fol●g
,
arriued
at
Chioazza
,
25.
miles
from
Venice
,
where
I
●d
newes
,
that
the
King
tooke
another
way
(
because
he
had
●gence
,
being
refreshing
himselfe
on
land
,
that
there
was
a
of
warre
ariued
,
who
made
enquirie
after
two
religious
persons
,
and
had
souldiers
abord
sent
from
the
Ambassadour
of
Castille
)
and
so
that
they
were
gone
by
Padoa
.
Hereupon
I
shipt
my selfe
againe
in
hope
to
recouer
them
,
which
was
impssible
for
me
,
by
reason
of
the
waters
extremitie
,
but
was
constrained
to
returne
to
Venice
.
Here
let
me
tell
your
Excellencie
,
that
the
night
whereon
the
king
was
enlarged
,
there
arose
in
Venice
a
verie
great
wind
,
which
endured
vntil
midnight
after
the
next
day
:
wherein
ensued
such
a
mightie
ouerflow
of
the
waters
in
the
citie
,
as
it
drowned
vp
great
store
of
houses
,
and
did
harme
to
the
amounting
of
aboue
three
millions
.
For
all
the
cesternes
were
lost
,
also
the
wines
,
the
spices
,
sugers
and
merchandises
,
that
were
in
their
lower
warehouses
.
This
inundation
began
(
as
I
said
)
on
tuesday
at
night
the
19.
of
December
,
the
day
limitted
for
the
Kings
departing
from
the
confines
of
the
Siegneurie
,
as
likewise
notwithstanding
he
did
.
A
thing
which
bred
a
verie
straunge
amazement
among
the
men
in
those
parts
,
who
held
diuers
opinions
of
this
accident
,
and
almost
all
assured
themselues
,
that
the
presence
of
this
holy
King
,
was
a
wonderfull
preseruation
to
the
citie
.
All
matters
concerning
this
Prince
,
are
accommpanied
with
extraordinarie
signes
from
heauen
.
One
told
me
on
the
way
,
that
the
28.
of
the
moneth
past
,
fell
two
such
thunder
claps
at
Florence
,
as
haue
shiuerd
la
Copa
of
the
great
Church
,
and
almost
an
vnrecouerable
losse
.
For
it
is
said
,
the
work
can
neuer
be
brought
to
the
perfection
wherein
it
was
,
in
the
iudgement
of
the
best
,
if
they
would
dispend
theron
foure
hundred
thousand
crownes
:
the
first
amounted
to
sixe
hundred
thousand
;
they
that
imagine
the
least
,
speake
of
two
hundred
thousand
.
So
soone
as
I
was
at
Venice
,
came
the
letters
of
Frier
Chrysostome
,
written
from
Padoa
;
wherein
he
signified
,
that
the
King
would
go
thence
by
Ferrara
,
and
from
Ferrara
to
Florence
,
whereon
,
they
all
put
themselues
in
readinesse
to
follow
.
And
because
manie
report
that
the
king
trauelled
continually
like
a
Jacobine
:
I
assure
your
Excellencie
they
deceiue
themselues
,
for
he
left
it
off
at
his
parting
from
Padoa
,
betaking
himselfe
to
his
Cape
and
r●ier
.
Those
letters
made
me
take
sea
the
same
day
,
and
making
to
Ferrara
with
all
speede
I
could
,
at
my
arriual
I
heard
the
king
was
past
.
Thence
I
followed
,
and
came
to
Florence
the
●●rst
of
Ianuarie
,
and
going
to
seeke
Frier
Chrysostome
at
the
mo●asterie
of
the
Cisteaux
,
he
told
me
,
that
the
great
Duke
had
made
●ay
of
our
Lord
the
King
,
and
as
for
himselfe
,
he
had
attended
●wo
daies
about
his
deliuerie
.
I
gaue
notice
hereof
to
the
Lord
Dom
Christophero
,
and
the
other
Portuguezes
,
who
were
as
yet
●n
their
way
thither
,
and
arriued
there
the
4.
of
the
said
moneth
;
●here
hauing
first
done
some
diligent
indeuors
towards
the
great
Duke
,
they
concluded
vpon
our
separation
.
So
the
quarter
of
Hol●nd
being
committed
to
me
,
as
I
signified
to
your
Excellencie
in
●e
beginning
hereof
,
I
returned
to
Venice
,
where
I
would
not
●ew
my selfe
,
but
from
Venice
past
to
Ausbourg
,
from
Aus●ourg
to
Noremberg
to
gaine
Hamborough
,
which
possibly
I
●ould
not
do
by
reason
of
the
snowes
.
The
theeues
vpon
the
waies
,
●nd
sundrie
other
discommodities
much
hindred
me
:
which
made
●e
come
to
this
citie
of
Heildelberg
,
where
I
haue
visited
the
●ountie
Palatine
,
and
the
Countesse
your
faire
sister
.
From
hence
〈◊〉
will
goe
into
Lorraine
,
and
thence
passe
into
France
:
praying
God
to
guide
me
with
safetie
to
Paris
,
to
the
end
I
may
speedily
●ome
to
your
Excellencie
;
whom
the
Lord
prosper
and
keepe
in
●s
protection
.
From
Heidelberg
this
twelfth
of
Februarie
1601.
〈◊〉
leaue
manie
things
vnwritten
,
which
at
large
I
will
deliuer
to
●our
Excellencie
,
when
I
shall
be
so
happie
as
to
see
you
.
The
most
humble
and
obedient
seruant
to
your
Excellencie
.
Pantaleon
Pessoa
de
Neyua
.
●
Forgot
to
tel
your
Excellencie
,
that
the
king
,
not
only
during
his
●
imprisonment
,
was
27.
times
questioned
by
my
Lords
the
Se●tors
in
common
:
but
likewise
by
the
iaylour
,
and
also
by
his
con●ssour
in
particular
:
by
the
warders
and
prisoners
that
were
with
●m
.
To
all
whose
interrogations
,
he
euermore
maintained
&
pro●sted
,
that
he
was
the
true
king
of
Portugal
D.
Sebastian
:
&
instant●
requested
,
that
he
might
be
confronted
,
by
the
marks
&
signes
●hich
were
knowne
he
had
naturally
imprinted
on
his
bodie
.
Iu●fying
withall
,
that
he
had
a
bodie
of
flesh
and
bones
,
and
not
of
●asse
,
to
graue
anie
supposed
markes
vpon
it
:
praying
he
might
be
seene
of
the
Portuguezes
,
yea
,
and
to
straungers
that
had
knowne
him
in
Portugall
or
elsewhere
,
before
he
lost
himselfe
in
the
battaile
of
Aff●icke
,
all
which
they
would
not
permit
.
At
the
beginning
,
he
answered
them
still
to
verie
good
purpose
,
but
in
the
end
,
seeing
they
would
do
him
no
such
fauours
as
he
desired
,
but
only
proceed
with
him
in
nothing
but
demands
:
being
somewhat
by
nature
impatient
and
cholericke
,
he
much
disdained
to
answere
their
interrogatories
.
Notwithstanding
,
being
returned
to
the
prison
,
and
discoursing
to
the
prisoners
what
demaunds
they
had
made
to
him
,
he
said
:
I
answered
here
and
there
to
such
a
demand
,
but
I
must
answere
such
and
such
things
.
This
is
the
report
of
such
as
haue
bene
deliuered
out
of
the
same
prison
wherein
he
was
enclosed
▪
and
himselfe
likewise
told
vs
as
much
since
then
,
from
his
owne
mouth
.
An
addition
of
some
importance
.
I
Thought
good
to
adde
to
the
end
of
this
worke
,
what
hath
bene
deliuered
to
me
by
a
personage
of
good
credite
,
who
heard
it
spoken
by
the
mouth
of
the
King
Dom
Sebastian
himselfe
,
among
other
questions
that
were
made
to
him
:
he
being
desired
to
reueale
,
whether
he
had
bene
kept
as
a
captiue
in
Affrica
or
no
:
made
answer
,
that
he
was
not
taken
nor
stayed
as
a
captiue
or
slaue
;
but
hauing
escaped
from
the
battell
by
flight
,
though
very
sore
wounded
,
and
with
him
those
that
are
mentioned
in
the
last
letter
of
Frier
Ioseph
Texere
,
to
the
Bishop
;
to
wit
,
the
Duke
d'
A●
〈◊〉
of
Redondo
and
de
la
Sortella
,
D.
Fernand
de
Meneses
,
and
〈◊〉
Iohn
de
Castro
,
&c.
who
by
the
Kings
aduice
,
did
all
secretly
and
strangely
disguise
themselues
,
that
they
could
not
be
knowne
to
anie
one
:
which
being
done
,
the
King
and
they
in
the
confused
returne
of
the
armie
to
Portugal
,
came
back
with
them
,
where
hauing
bound
the
rest
to
him
by
a
deare
engaged
oath
,
would
none
of
them
be
seene
or
knowne
,
but
prouiding
themselues
of
such
iewels
and
money
as
they
could
conueniently
get
,
departed
al
againe
from
Portugal
.
Being
vrged
to
expresse
his
reason
for
so
doing
,
the
King
said
:
that
his
griefe
and
shame
was
so
great
,
that
by
his
folly
and
rash
-
losse
to
the
hurt
of
all
Christendome
,
〈…〉
more
be
seene
,
but
penitently
wander
through
the
world
,
without
anie
intent
euer
to
reuisite
his
kingdome
more
,
and
the
verie
same
mind
he
found
likewise
to
be
in
his
friends
so
sworne
to
him
.
Being
asked
,
by
what
meanes
he
now
returned
without
them
(
whom
he
auoucheth
to
be
all
liuing
)
and
why
no
sooner
he
discouered
himselfe
:
he
answered
,
beside
some
reason
alreadie
expressed
in
the
letter
of
Dom
Iohn
de
Castro
of
his
liuing
in
a
hermitage
,
&c.
that
he
will
more
at
large
satisfie
this
demand
,
when
he
shall
haue
his
person
secured
in
anie
countrie
.
Likewise
,
by
another
of
worth
to
be
beleeued
,
it
is
said
that
the
worthie
gentleman
sir
Anthony
Sherley
(
for
his
great
valor
&
seruices
)
in
high
account
with
the
Sophie
of
Persia
,
hath
written
to
an
especiall
friend
of
his
▪
that
a
gallant
gentleman
,
who
named
himselfe
Le
Cheualier
de
la
Cro●x
,
The
Knight
of
the
Crosse
,
with
other
Gentlemen
his
companions
,
were
in
great
reputation
with
the
said
Sophie
of
Persia
,
by
reason
of
diuers
exceeding
and
singular
proofes
made
of
their
valour
and
knightly
seruices
,
which
they
performed
against
the
Turk
in
the
Sophies
behalf
.
Agreeing
with
the
report
of
himself
in
Venice
before
his
apprehension
(
in
the
letter
of
the
said
Dom
〈◊〉
de
Castro
)
where
he
first
named
himself
the
Knight
of
the
Cro●●
:
which
falling
out
●
be
so
,
there
is
no
question
to
be
made
,
but
though
he
had
himse●
there
,
as
in
all
other
places
,
this
Knight
of
the
Crosse
wil●
plainly
approue
himself
▪
as
alreadie
it
is
for
certaintie
receiued
,
〈…〉
king
of
Portugall
Dom
Sebastian
,
and
the
〈…〉
●uered
,
when
he
discou●
〈…〉
that
the
〈…〉
FINIS