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Crónica de D. Pedro

0. Prologue
1. Concerning the reign of King Pedro, the eighth king of Portugal, and about the qualities that he possessed
2. How the King of Castile sent for the body of Queen Maria, his mother, and concerning the letter he sent to the King of Portugal, his uncle
3. Concerning the letters that the Pope and the King of Aragon sent to the King of Portugal upon the death of the king his father
4. How King Pedro dealt with judicial decisions in his house
5. Concerning some of the things King Pedro ordered for the good of justice and for the benefit of his people
6. How the king had two of his criados beheaded for robbing and killing a Jew
7. How the king had wanted to subject a bishop to torture for sleeping with a married woman
8. How the king had one of his squires castrated for sleeping with a married woman
9. How the king ordered the wife of Afonso André to be burnt, and concerning other acts of justice he ordered to be carried out
10. How the king had ordered the admiral to be put to death, and concerning the letter which the Doge and the Council of Commoners of Genoa wrote pleading for him
11. Concerning the coins that King Pedro had minted and the value of gold and silver at that time
12. How kings went about accumulating wealth and adding to it
13. How King Pedro of Castile began to amass a vast fortune
14. How King Pedro of Portugal made João Afonso Telo a count and dubbed him a knight, and the great feast that he gave for him
15. The pacts that the King of Castile and King Pedro of Portugal signed and how the King of Portugal promised to support him against Aragon
16. Concerning certain people the King of Castile had put to death, and how he married Doña Blanca and then abandoned her
17. How the quarrel first began between King Pedro of Castile and his brother, Count Enrique [de Trastámara], and why the count left the kingdom
18. How and why the war between Castile and Aragon began
19. How the King of Castile entered the kingdom of Aragon, and what he did that year
20. How King Pedro had his brother Don Fadrique, the Master of Santiago, put to death in the alcazar of Seville
21. How the king departed from Seville to seize his brother, Don Tello, intending to kill him, and how he killed his cousin, Prince Juan
22. How the year-long truce between the kings came to be broken, and how King Pedro assembled a fleet to wage war on Aragon
23. How the Cardinal of Boulogne came to make peace between the King of Castile and the King of Aragon but could not get them to agree
24. How the King of Castile asked for help in the form of galleys from the King of Portugal and then left with his fleet to make war on Aragon
25. How the Admiral of Portugal left with the ten galleys, how King Pedro disbanded his fleet, and other matters
26. How the Cardinal of Boulogne wanted to make peace between the kings but could not, and how King Pedro’s men fought the count and defeated him
27. How King Pedro of Portugal said that Dona Inês had been his acknowledged wife, and the manner in which the marriage took place
28. Concerning the testimony given by a number of people about the marriage of Dona Inês and concerning the speech delivered by Count João Afonso in that regard
29. Reasons against the foregoing advanced by a number of those who were there and who doubted this marriage very much
30. How the Kings of Portugal and Castile agreed to hand over to each other several people who thought they were living in safety in their kingdoms
31. How Diogo Lopes Pacheco avoided being captured, and how the others were handed over and forthwith cruelly put to death
32. Concerning a number of things which King Pedro of Castile ordered to be done, and how he made peace with the King of Aragon after invading his kingdom
33. Concerning a number of incursions which the King of Castile made that year into the emirate of Granada and how, after the Red Emir had sought his protection, believing himself to be safe, the king had him killed
34. Concerning the agreements which the King of Castile reached with the King of Aragon when he invaded his kingdom, and how he later came to disregard them
35. How King Pedro again invaded Aragon, this time with a fleet of ships and galleys, and what he did there
36. How Count Enrique invaded Castile with numerous companies and was proclaimed king, and how King Pedro ordered the abandonment of all the Aragonese townships which he had captured
37. How the King of Castile sent a daughter of his to Portugal, and how he left Seville out of fear of the people of the city
38. How the King of Castile informed his uncle that he had entered his kingdom, and how the latter excused himself from seeing him and giving him aid
39. How the King of Castile departed from Coruche and left Portugal, and concerning those who were sent to accompany him
40. How King Pedro arrived in Galicia, killed the Archbishop of Santiago and departed for England
41. How King Enrique arrived in Seville, and concerning the alliance he made with the King of Portugal
42. How the King of Portugal sent his ambassadors to the house of the Prince of Wales to defend himself against the charges King Pedro was making against him
43. How Dom João, the son of King Pedro of Portugal, was made the Master of Avis
44. How Dona Inês was transferred to the Monastery of Alcobaça, and concerning the death of King Pedro

Crónica de D. Fernando

0. Prologue
1. How the King of Aragon and King Enrique [of Castile] made treaties with King Fernando
2. Concerning the agreements which King Enrique reached with the King of Navarre
3. How King Pedro met with the Prince of Wales and how they joined forces to enter Castile
4. How the King of Navarre contrived to avoid the campaign in aid of King Pedro
5. Concerning King Enrique’s forces and how he prepared his campaign
6. How King Pedro and the prince drew up their battle-lines, and how King Pedro was dubbed a knight
7. How the Prince of Wales sent a letter to King Enrique, and about what it contained
8. Concerning the reply that King Enrique sent to the prince’s letter
9. How the battle was fought between the two kings and how King Enrique was defeated
10. How the prince declared that the Marshal of France deserved to die and how the plea was decided by a court of knights
11. Concerning the discussions that King Pedro held with the prince about the capture of the prisoners
12. Concerning the agreements made between the prince and King Pedro about the matters which the king had promised the prince that he would attend to
13. Concerning the persons whom King Pedro killed after leaving Burgos, and how he made a peace treaty with King Fernando of Portugal
14. Concerning what happened to King Enrique after he fled the battle, as well as to the queen, his wife
15. Concerning King Enrique’s meeting with the Duke of Anjou and the great welcome he received from the King of France
16. How King Enrique arranged to return to Castile and how the King of Aragon prevented him from passing through his kingdom
17. How King Enrique entered Burgos and took the castle and the Jewish quarter
18. How King Enrique laid siege to the city of León and ordered the minting of the coin known as the sesén
19. How King Pedro summoned the Emir of Granada to his aid, and how the city of Córdoba was nearly lost
20. Concerning the steps taken by King Enrique to capture Toledo and how he assembled his forces to fight against King Pedro
21. How King Enrique and King Pedro joined battle and how King Pedro was defeated
22. Concerning the discussions held between Men Rodríguez de Sanabria and Sir Bertrand Du Guesclin about the besieged King Pedro
23. How King Pedro got away from Montiel, how he was killed and where
24. How it became known throughout the kingdom that King Pedro was dead, and how King Enrique was received in various places
25. The names of the places which declared for King Fernando, and the forces which went over to his side
26. Concerning the treaties which King Fernando made with the Emir of Granada with a view to their waging war against King Enrique
27. How King Fernando received those noblemen who came over to him from Castile
28. How the King acted in respect of those places in Castile which had declared for him
29. How a marriage was negotiated between King Fernando and Princess Leonor, the daughter of the King of Aragon
30. How King Fernando headed for Galicia, and how the town of La Coruña went over to him
31. How Monterrey was captured
32. Concerning King Fernando’s departure from La Coruña when he learnt that King Enrique was on his way to do battle with him
33. How King Enrique laid siege to Braga and took it by agreement
34. How King Enrique laid siege to Guimarães, and how Count Fernando de Castro took refuge there
35. How King Fernando left Coimbra to go to the aid of Guimarães, and which were the towns that the King of Castile captured
36. Concerning King Fernando’s return and the frontier guards whom he posted in certain places
37. How Gil Fernandes made a foray into Castile and how he brought back the plunder from his raid
38. How a number of Portuguese frontier guards fought against the Castilians and what happened to each one of them
39. Concerning the towns which Gomes Lourenço captured, and how João Rodrigues fought against the forces from Ledesma
40. How King Enrique surrounded Ciudad Rodrigo and why he abandoned the siege
41. How Zamora was surrounded by Queen Juana, and how the sons of Alfonso López de Tejada were killed
42. Concerning the fleet of ships and galleys which King Fernando sent to Barrameda, and what his troops suffered while they were there
43. Debates about the truce which some have said that the Emir of Granada made with the Castilians
44. How the Castilian galleys sought to do battle with those from Portugal yet did not succeed, and the reason why the Portuguese fleet left the Seville river
45. How the inhabitants of Carmona sent a message to King Fernando entreating him to go to their aid, and the answer which he gave to the messenger
46. How King Enrique laid siege to Carmona, and how Don Martín López negotiated the surrender of the town to him
47. Concerning the narratives which some have offered, when speaking of the betrothal of King Fernando to the Princess of Aragon
48. What led King Fernando to amass the gold which he sent to Aragon and what was its total value
49. How the count left Lisbon for Aragon, and how he arrived there with all the treasure which he was taking along
50. What the count ordered should be done with the gold which he had brought, and how the soldiers began to receive pay for the service they were intended to give
51. How Count João Afonso left for Portugal, and why the princess was not brought there
52. How the clauses relating to the war were changed yet again, and how the King of Aragon sent his message to King Fernando
53. How peace was negotiated between King Enrique and King Fernando, and what were the conditions
54. How the King of Aragon gave orders for the seizure from Afonso Domingues Barateiro of all the gold that he had under his control
55. Concerning the coins which King Fernando changed, and of the different values which he placed on each
56. How King Fernando changed the value of certain coins and fixed the prices of all things
57. How King Fernando fell in love with Dona Leonor Teles and secretly married her
58. How King Fernando informed the King of Castile that he could not marry his daughter
59. How King Fernando and King Enrique revised certain clauses of the Treaty of Alcoutim
60. How the people of Lisbon spoke to the king about his marriage, and about the answer that he gave them
61. How King Fernando refused to address his people as he had promised, and secretly left Lisbon
62. How King Fernando publicly married Dona Leonor, and how she came to be called the Queen of Portugal
63. Various arguments advanced by certain people concerning King Fernando’s marriage
64. Concerning the discussion which the king had with a member of his Royal Council about his marriage to Queen Leonor
65. How Queen Leonor promoted the marriages of certain noblemen of the realm, and how she extended great privileges to other members of her family
66. How King Enrique sent Diogo Lopes Pacheco to King Fernando to discover whether he still wished to be his friend, and the answer that Diogo Lopes brought back
67. How King Fernando and the Duke of Lancaster formed an alliance against the King of Castile and the King of Aragon
68. How King Enrique sent a message to King Fernando to propose peace to him, and concerning the arguments used by his envoy
69. Concerning the reply which King Fernando gave to the bishop, and how the bishop took his leave and departed
70. How the bishop arrived in Castile, and how King Enrique decided to wage war on Portugal
71. How King Enrique entered Portugal, and the message he received from the papal legate
72. How King Fernando began to prepare for war, how King Enrique invaded the kingdom, and what happened as a result
73. How King Enrique arrived at Lisbon, and the way the residents of the city went about protecting themselves
74. How the admiral refused to allow the galleys of Portugal to fight against those of Castile, and how some Portuguese ships were captured because of him
75. How the citizens of Lisbon fixed their suspicions on certain people resident in the city, how some were imprisoned, and two men killed
76. How Vasco Martins de Melo and his son Gonçalo Vasques were taken captive in a skirmish
77. How Count Afonso attacked Cascais, and Garcia Rodrigues was taken prisoner in a skirmish
78. How Enrique Manuel fought with Pero Exarmento, and the Portuguese were defeated
79. How Nuno Gonçalves de Faria was killed because he refused to give up the castle to Pero Rodríguez Exarmento
80. Concerning the conversation that King Enrique had with Diogo Lopes Pacheco about the siege of Lisbon
81. Who this Diogo Lopes Pacheco was, and the occasion of his leaving for Castile
82. How peace was made between King Enrique and King Fernando, and on what terms
83. How the kings spoke together on the River Tagus and confirmed their agreement once again
84. How Count Sancho married Dona Beatriz, and King Enrique departed for his own kingdom
85. How the King of Navarre spoke with King Enrique regarding some matters on which they could not agree
86. How King Fernando spoke with the nobles whom he was supposed to send forth from his kingdom, and how they departed from Portugal
87. Of the policies that King Fernando set for the ordering and benefit of his kingdom, and the arms he commanded to be borne
88. How King Fernando ordered that the city of Lisbon be surrounded with a wall
89. How King Fernando ordered that the lands of his kingdom should be cultivated and improved
90. Of the privileges that King Fernando awarded to all those who bought or built ships
91. How King Fernando organized a company of ships, and the plan he ordered to be followed in this
92. Concerning the treaty that King Enrique and King Fernando drew up against the King of Aragon and the conditions in it
93. Concerning the message King Enrique sent to King Fernando and how he promised him the help of five galleys
94. How King Enrique sent to ask the King of Aragon for his daughter, and how she married his son Prince Juan
95. How Count Alfonso, son of King Enrique, married Dona Isabel, daughter of King Fernando
96. How Princess Beatriz of Portugal married Don Fadrique, the son of the King of Castile, and under what conditions
97. Concerning the treaty King Fernando made with the Duke of Anjou to wage war on Aragon
98. Concerning the skills and character of Prince João of Portugal
99. Concerning what happened to Prince João with a bear and a boar while he was out hunting
100. How Prince João fell in love with Dona Maria, the sister of the queen, and married her secretly
101. How the queen spoke of the matter to Count João Afonso and concerning the conversations that the count had with Prince João
102. How the prince arrived at Alcanhões where the king was and concerning the message that Dona Maria got that he was coming
103. How the prince arrived in Coimbra to kill Dona Maria and concerning the words he had with her before he killed her
104. How Prince João was pardoned and how he came to see the king and queen
105. How the prince left court feeling sorrowful and went to the Minho
106. How the prince left in fear for Castile and what happened after he left
107. How Pope Gregory died, and Don Bartolommeo, the Archbishop of Bari, was elected in his place and named Urban VI
108. How some cardinals left Pope Urban and elected another Pope whom they called Clement VII
109. The cardinals’ excuse for electing a Pope, and a response to the two stronger reasons they gave for it
110. Concerning the war that broke out between Castile and Navarre and concerning the death of King Enrique
111. How King Juan of Castile reigned and a son, given the name of Enrique, was born to him
112. How the treaty was arranged for the marriage of Princess Beatriz of Portugal and Prince Enrique, the son of the King of Castile
113. How the King of Castile and the King of Portugal declared for Pope Clement and gave him their obedience
114. How King Fernando asked those who were privy to himfor advice on how he could wage war against the King of Castile,and on the reply they gave him on the matter
128. Concerning the message that the king received about the English fleet, and how it arrived in Lisbon

Crónica de D. João I, part 1

0. Prologue
1. How the count’s death was planned on a number of occasions and yet was not carried out
2. How certain people planned the count’s death, and for what reason it was not carried out
3. How the king ordered the death of Count Juan Fernández and why it was decided not to do it
4. How it was planned that Count Juan Fernández was to be killed, and for what reason his death was averted
5. How the death of Count Juan Fernández was brought about, and who was the first to raise the matter
6. How Álvaro Pais spoke to the Master about the death of Count Juan Fernández, and concerning the agreement which they came to
7. How Count Juan Fernández attended the month’s mind of the king, and how the Master was appointed as a frontier guard for the Alentejo
8. How the death of Count Juan Fernández was arranged, and how the Master left Lisbon with no intention of killing him
9. How the Master returned to Lisbon and the manner in which he slew Count Juan Fernández
10. Concerning what the queen said on the count’s death, and other matters that came to pass
11. Concerning the tumult in the city when people thought that the Master was being killed, and how Álvaro Pais made his way there and many others with him
12. How the Bishop of Lisbon and others were killed and cast down from the cathedral tower
13. How, after dinner, the Master went to seek the queen’s pardon, and concerning the discussion that took place between them
14. How the citizens [of Lisbon] tried to rob the Jews and how the Master forbade them to do so
15. How Dona Leonor behaved towards the Master and towards a number of others to whom she was not well disposed
16. How the queen left Lisbon for Alenquer, and concerning the manner of her departure
17. How the Master made his preparations to go to England, and how he sought forgiveness from Vasco Porcalho
18. Concerning the reasons why the Master wished to leave the realm and set off for England
19. The reasons which the cityfolk gave to the Master as to why he should stay in the country, in which case they would adopt him as their liege lord
20. Concerning the reasons which the cityfolk gave to the Master as to why he should not leave
21. How Queen Leonor gave orders for the Master to be murdered, once she knew that he was intending to leave for England
22. Concerning the discussions which Álvaro Vasques held with the Master about his departure for England
23. How Frei João da Barroca came to Lisbon and how he lived there
24. How the Master came to speak to Frei João da Barroca and concerning the answer which he gave him
25. How it was decided to send a message to Queen Leonor proposing her marriage to the Master and safeguarding the inhabitants of Lisbon
26. How the Master agreed to stay [in Portugal] as ruler and defender of the realm, and concerning what was said in the city council chamber about his decision to stay
27. How the Master employed officials to manage his affairs, and what heading he instructed should be placed on his letters
28. How Prince João learned that the Master, his brother, called himself ruler and defender of the realm and how he reacted to this
29. Concerning the message which the queen sent to Gonçalo Vasques de Azevedo before she left for Santarém, and the words he addressed to the town’s inhabitants
30. How the queen left Alenquer for Santarém, and concerning the arguments which she advanced to the townsfolk before she departed
31. Comments from the author of this work before speaking of the deeds of Nuno Álvares
32. Concerning the lineage from which Nuno Álvares descended, and who were his father and mother
33. How Nuno Álvares was brought to the court of King Fernando and how he received his first arms from the hand of Queen Leonor
34. How the prior proposed to his son that he should seek to get married, and how his son agreed and married Dona Leonor de Alvim
35. How Nuno Álvares left for his own house and the way in which he lived
36. How Nuno Álvares discovered that Count Juan Fernández had been killed, and concerning the discussions which he held with his brother on this matter
37. How Nuno Álvares revealed to his followers that he intended to go to Lisbon in order to serve the Master
38. How Nuno Álvares reached Lisbon and what he said to the Master
39. How the mother of Nuno Álvares came to divert her son from serving the Master, and what happened as a result
40. How the Master addressed the members of his council as to whether he should stay in the kingdom or leave it
41. How the Master had wanted to attack Lisbon’s castle, and how he took it without a fight
42. How the castle of Beja was captured and how the Admiral Master Lanzarote was killed
43. How the castles of Portalegre and Estremoz were captured
44. How the governor of Évora sought to declare his allegiance to the queen, and how the castle was captured by the townsfolk
45. How the townsfolk rose against the abbess, and how they set about killing her
46. How the city of Oporto declared allegiance to the Master and raised banners in his name, and concerning the part played by the people
47. Why the Master sent ambassadors to England, and concerning the reply which came back to him from that country
48. How the city of Lisbon made a contribution to the Master in helping him to raise money
49. How the Master decided to mint money, what was the alloy used and what was the design from which it was minted
50. How the Master licensed certain people to mint coins and provided upkeep for many people
51. How the townspeople of Almada declared for the Master, and how he went to attack Alenquer
52. How the King of Castile ordered the arrest of his brother Count Alfonso
53. How the King of Castile ordered the arrest of Prince João of Portugal
54. How King Juan arranged exequies for King Fernando in Toledo and how he went about it
55. Concerning what happened when the banner was raised on behalf of the King of Castile
56. How King Juan held a Royal Council to consider whether it was right to invade Portugal, and how he decided to do so
57. How the Bishop of Guarda told King Juan that he would hand the city over to him, and how the king made a final decision to invade the country
58. How the King of Castile invaded Portugal, and concerning a number of noblemen who went over to his side
59. Concerning the reasons which Beatriz Gonçalves gave to her son for not handing over his castles to the king
60. Concerning the message which Queen Leonor sent to certain town councils after the death of Count Juan Fernández
61. How Queen Leonor wrote to King Juan, urging him to invade Portugal, and concerning her purpose in doing so
62. How the King of Castile continued on his way and reached Santarém
63. How the Master went back from Alenquer to Lisbon
64. How King Juan spoke with Queen Leonor and took her with him to the monastery where he took up lodging
65. How the king decided to go to Santarém and how he entered the town
66. How King Juan handled the justices of the realm, and how he mingled his insignia with those of Portugal
67. Concerning the noblemen and knights who were with King Juan in Santarém, and concerning what happened to Gonçalo Vasques in respect of the wages which he ordered to be paid to his soldiers
68. Concerning the townships throughout all areas of the realm which declared for Castile
69. How the ships bearing fish from Galicia were captured
70. How the Count of Mayorgas sent a challenge to the Master, and how Nuno Álvares answered it
71. How Nuno Álvares went into the Sintra area in search of provisions, and how certain captains from Castile arrived at Lumiar
72. How the Master took the decision to go to Santarém to do battle with the King of Castile and the reasons why it was not done
73. How Queen Leonor wrote to Count Gonçalo, her brother, telling him to hand Coimbra over to the King of Castile
74. Concerning what happened to certain men who emerged from Lisbon to fight the Castilians
75. Concerning the arguments which Nuno Álvares expressed to Count Álvaro Pérez de Castro and his son, and how the Master decided to do battle with the Castilian captains who were in Lumiar
76. Why discord broke out between Queen Leonor and the King of Castile
77. How King Juan left Santarém, bound for Coimbra, with the intention of taking it
78. How King Juan reached Coimbra, and concerning certain things which happened there
79. Concerning the arguments which Dona Beatriz de Castro put to Alfonso Enríquez and what his answer was
80. Concerning the discussions which Queen Leonor held with her brother Count Gonçalo
81. Concerning the conversations between Queen Leonor’s brother Count Gonçalo and Count Pedro
82. How what Count Pedro was intending to do was discovered, and how he fled to Oporto
83. Concerning the words exchanged between King Juan and to Queen Leonor in respect of these events
84. How Queen Leonor was taken to Castile
85. Concerning the message which the people of Alenquer sent to the Master, and how he answered them
86. How King Juan came to leave Santarém, and concerning the council he held on whether to lay siege to Lisbon
87. How the Master decided to assign Nuno Álvares Pereira as frontier guard for the Alentejo
88. Concerning the banner which Nuno Álvares ordered to be made, and about the powers which the Master gave him
89. Concerning the instructions which the Master gave to Nuno Álvares, and how he took his leave
90. Concerning a ruse employed by Nuno Álvares to test his men’s mettle
91. Concerning the way in which Nuno Álvares chose from his men those who were to serve on his council
92. How Nuno Álvares summoned certain troops, and concerning the arguments he expressed to the entire force
93. Concerning the reply that was given to Nuno Álvares, and how all his forces decided to accompany him into battle
94. Concerning the discussions which Nuno Álvares held with Ruy González
95. How Nuno Álvares went into battle against the Castilians and how he defeated and routed them
96. How Nuno Álvares captured Arronches and Alegrete
97. Concerning a raid into Castile carried out by the Portuguese, and concerning the booty which they brought back
98. How Vasco Porcalho came to be ejected from Vila Viçosa because of suspicions which were entertained about him
99. How the Master ordered the castle to be restored to Vasco Porcalho
100. How Vasco Porcalho used guile to arrest Álvaro Gonçalves
101. How the Portuguese fought with certain Castilians, and defeated them, and put them to flight
102. How Álvaro Coitado was freed from captivity, and the Castilians who were carrying him away were defeated
103. How Pero Rodrigues went to the aid of Álvaro Coitado so that he would not be taken captive by the Castilians
104. How Vasco Porcalho made a raid in Alandroal, and the booty he took from the Portuguese
105. How Pero Rodrigues da Fonseca set an ambush for the men of Alandroal and what happened to him
106. How Paio Rodrigues captured Gil Fernandes of Elvas
107. How Gil Fernandes went to raid in Castile, and what happened to him
108. How Gil Fernandes did battle with Paio Rodrigues Marinho, and Paio Rodrigues was defeated and killed
109. Of some Genoese ships that the Master took under his control, and how Alenquer was attacked but not taken
110. How the Master ordered several galleys to be fitted out in Lisbon
111. How the standard was entrusted to Gonçalo Rodrigues, and the fleet departed for Oporto
112. How the Castilians skirmished with the Portuguese, and Juan Ramírez de Arellano was captured
113. How the king came close to the city and the attack he made upon it
114. How the King of Castile arrived at Lisbon, and set up his camp to besiege it
115. How the city was set in defense when the King of Castile laid siege to it
116. How Ourém was taken by the Master of the Order of Christ, and Diego Lopes Pacheco was taken prisoner, and Juan Ramírez de Arellano was exchanged for him
117. Concerning the captains who came in with the archbishop to raid in Portugal, and how Fernando Alfonso de Zamora was taken captive
118. Concerning the council that the archbishop held with his men regarding how they should besiege Oporto
119. How the men of Oporto went forth from the city to fight with the Galicians
120. How the Lisbon galleys arrived in Oporto, and the crews joined the men of the town to fight with the Galicians
121. How the Portuguese skirmished with the Galicians, and the Archbishop went away
122. How Rui Pereira spoke his message to the people of Oporto, and the reply that they gave him
123. Concerning the message that the people of Oporto sent to Count Gonçalo, and the reply he gave to it
124. How the galleys went to raid the coast of Galicia, and what happened to them during their voyage
125. How Nuno Álvares should have joined the fleet, and the reason why he did not do so
126. How Nuno Álvares decided to leave Coimbra, and what happened to him there
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143. How Nuno Álvares arranged to take Monsaraz by guile, and the manner in which it was seized
144. The message that Juan Rodríguez de Castañeda sent to Nuno Álvares, and of what arose from it
145. How Nuno Álvares received a message that people were gathering together to come and find him, and the manner in which he acted
146. How Nuno Álvares set up battle with Pedro Sarmiento and other captains but they did not want to fight him
147. How Nuno Álvares arranged to go to Almada to fall upon Pedro Sarmiento and of what happened in relation to this
148. Concerning the tribulations suffered by Lisbon because of lack of food
149. Concerning the plague that went among the Castilians and some captains who died in it
150. Concerning the arguments that Don Carlos put to the King of Castile, and how the king struck camp and lifted the siege of the city
151. How those of the city organised a procession to give thanks to God, and concerning the sermon that a friar preached.
152. How Nuno Álvares crossed the river to Lisbon to speak to the Master.
153. How Nuno Álvares spoke to the Master and the discussion that both had.
154. How the nobility and the people paid homage to the Master, and of the privileges that he gave to the city.
155. How the King of Castile reached Santarém, and placed governors in some places.
156. How the King of Castile departed for his kingdom and the manner of his going.
157. How Nuno Álvares took the town of Portel through the actions of some who lived within.
158. How the castle was delivered up to Nuno Álvares, and Fernão Gonçalves went to Castile.
159. Concerning the names of some people who helped the Master defend the kingdom
160. Concerning the names of some nobles, both Portuguese and Castilian
161. Concerning the names of some nobles and citizens who helped the Master defend the Kingdom
162. The names of some places that declared for Portugal
163. Concerning the Seventh Age that began in the time of the Master
164. How the Master went to take Sintra and could not get there because there was too much rain
165. How the Master went to Almada and took the place through the will of those who lived there
166. How the Master left Almada and went to attack Alenquer
167. Concerning the battle between those of the camp and those of the town in which Afonso Henriques and others were killed
168. How the Master made a truce with Vasco Peres and raised the siege from that place
169. How the Master left Alenquer and went to besiege Torres Vedras
170. How the Master of the Order of Christ was captured and taken to Santarém
171. How Nuno Álvares went to Elvas and threw out some of the people from the place
172. How Nuno Álvares went to capture Vila Viçosa and his brother was killed and how he besieged the town but could not take it
173. How those of Oporto took the castle of Vila Nova da Gaia and destroyed it
174. How the Master fought the town [of Torres Vedras] with the mines that he had dug and could not take it
175. Who were the people who were not faithful vassals of the Master
176. In what way they had arranged to kill the Master and revealed his secrets
177. How the treasonable plot against the Master was discovered and how García González was burnt
178. How the Master granted away the property of those who were guilty [of acting] against him
179. How Vasco Peres again declared for the King of Castile
180. How the Master left Torres Vedras and reached Leiria
181. How the Master arrived in Coimbra and was welcomed by everyone in the city
182. Concerning the talks that took place before the Cortes started, and the names of some of those who were present
183. How Doctor João das Regras spoke in the Cortes, showing that there were four heirs to the throne
184. Explanations given by that doctor why Queen Beatriz could not inherit this kingdom
185. Explanations given by that same doctor why neither the King of Castile nor his wife should be picked as rulers
186. How the doctor showed clearly that it was never certain that Dona Inês should have been King Pedro’s wife
187. Concerning the impediments which the Doctor said prevented Dona Inês from being the wife of King Pedro
188. Concerning the disagreement that there was between the noblemen and the people over the election they wanted to carry out
189. Concerning the message that King Afonso sent to the Papal Court in order that the prince his son might not marry Dona Inês
190. Concerning the message that King Pedro sent to the Pope and the reply that he received
191. How all the noblemen and the people agreed to raise the Master of Avis to king
192. Concerning the discussions that the noblemen and the people had with the Master, and how he was raised to king
193. How Nuno Álvares was made Constable and concerning some aspects of his way of life

Crónica de D. João I, part 2

0. Prologue
1. Concerning the offices to which the king appointed certain people, and concerning matters which were then decided in Cortes
2. Concerning the charter which the king issued to the city of Lisbon in confirmation of the city’s privileges
3. Concerning the places which the king gave to Lisbon for inclusion within the city limits
4. Concerning a number of things that happened in the same period
5. How the Constable left for Oporto, and concerning the speech he made to his men
6. How the Constable captured the castle at Neiva
7. How the Count captured Viana [do Castelo]
8. Concerning the towns and villages which surrendered to the Constable without resistance and of their own accord
9. How the king reached Oporto and was received by the city’s inhabitants
10. How the king decided to capture Guimarães
11. How the king captured the town of Guimarães
12. How the inner bailey was attacked, and how Aires Gomes negotiated a truce
13. How the King of Castile excused himself for not going to the aid of Aires Gomes, and how the town [of Guimarães] was surrendered to the king
14. How Braga was captured
15. How steps were taken to begin the capture of Ponte de Lima
16. How the king left Guimarães for Ponte de Lima
17. How the king entered the town and captured it
18. How Lopo Gomes was attacked, how his tower was forcibly entered and how he was dispatched as a prisoner to Oporto
19. Concerning the Castilian noblemen who invaded Portugal, and how deep they penetrated
20. How Martim Vasques and Gonçalo Vasques came to an agreement at the behest of João Fernandes Pacheco
21. How the captains of Castile fought against the Portuguese, and how the Castilians were defeated
22. How the King of Portugal and the Constable left Guimarães
23. How the king left Torres Novas and headed for Santarém
24. How the king and the Constable made their way to Alenquer, and how the Constable then left for the Alentejo
25. How the king left Alenquer for Abrantes and sent for the Constable
26. How the King of Castile reached Elvas with the intention of capturing it but raised the siege and made his way to Ciudad Rodrigo
27. Concerning the Royal Council which the King of Castile held with his advisers before he invaded Portugal
28. Other arguments, contrary to those which you have heard, as to why the King of Castile ought not to invade Portugal
29. How the King of Castile invaded Portugal, and concerning a number of events that preceded the battle
30. Concerning the discussion which the King of Portugal held with his advisers as to whether or not to go into battle, and concerning the arguments put forward
31. Arguments which the King of Portugal presented to his Royal Council, and how he summoned the Constable
32. Concerning the message which the Constable sent to the King of Castile, and concerning the arguments which he commanded a captive to declare in the king’s presence
33. Concerning the message which the King of Portugal sent to the King of Castile, and how he reached the field where his men drew up their battle formation
34. How the noblemen in the King of Castile’s army came to speak to the Constable, and concerning the conversation he had with them
35. Advice which the King of Castile took as to whether or not to go into battle
36. Advice proffered by Dom João Afonso Telo, urging that the battle should in any circumstances take place, arguments with which the King of Castile agreed
37. Concerning the forces which each king had at his disposal
38. How the two kings drew up their battle formations, and with which captains
39. Concerning the names of certain men in the King of Portugal’s army, and which of them he dubbed as knights
40. How João Fernandes and Egas Coelho came from Beira in order to be with the king in the battle
41. Concerning which people chose to appeal to Almighty God to intervene on behalf of the respective kings
42. How the battle was fought between the two kings, and how the Castilians came to be defeated
43. How the King of Castile fled the battlefield and reached Santarém
44. How the King of Castile left Santarém and returned to his own country
45. How the battle was finally won, and which men died in it
46. How the King of Portugal left the battlefield and made his way to Alcobaça
47. How the people of Lisbon discovered that the battle had been won and how they reacted
48. How Lisbon’s inhabitants went to receive the flags which the king sent them, and concerning the homily that a friar preached
49. Concerning the everlasting vows taken by the city in commemoration of this battle
50. How Santarém was abandoned by the Castilians, and how its inhabitants expressed their allegiance to the King of Portugal
51. How the king arrived at Santarém and dispatched back to their own country the Castilians he found there
52. How the king gave the Constable the county of Ourém and other places, and how the Constable paid the swordsmith for the sword which he had tempered for him
53. How the Count made preparations for the incursion into Castile and how he went about it
54. How the Constable invaded Castile, and how the Master of Alcántara, Martim Eanes de Barbuda, advanced towards him but dared not do battle with him
55. How the Master of Santiago and the great lords who accompanied him sent a challenge to the Constable, and concerning the answer that he gave to it
56. How the Constable and the Castilians converged on Valverde, and concerning the fighting which took place between them on crossing a ford
57. How the Count began fighting against the Castilians before engaging with them in battle
58. How the battle between the Count and the Castilians was fought, and how the Master of Santiago was killed
59. How Antão Vasques invaded Castile, and what happened to him there
60. How Antão Vasques engaged the Castilians in battle and defeated them
61. Concerning which townships King João went on to seize from those which had declared for Castile, and how the Castilian fleet raised its blockade of Lisbon and left
62. How the king left Santarém in order to make the pilgrimage which he had promised to undertake
63. How the king left the city of Oporto, intending to lay siege to Chaves
64. How the king pitched his siege camp against Chaves
65. How the townsfolk [of Chaves] burnt down the king’s siege tower, and concerning the message which he received from the Duke of Lancaster
66. How a number of troops which he had summoned reached the king, and concerning the truce entered into by Martim Gonçalves
67. Concerning the reply that the King of France gave to the King of Castile’s messengers whom he sent to him after the battle [of Aljubarrota]
68. Concerning the letter which the Antipope sent in reply to the King of Castile
69. How the King of Castile sent a message to Martim Gonçalves telling him to surrender the town in accordance with what had been negotiated in the truce
70. How the Count ejected from among his forces all the women whom his men had brought with them
94. How the king left for the banks of the Guadiana, and how the princess was brought to Oporto
121. How the King of Castile sent excuses to the duke for not being able to see him, owing to his illness
122. How the King of Castile amassed the gold that he had to pay to the duke
123. The beginning of our reply concerning the dispensation about which we said that the aforementioned historian had spoken
124. How Pope Urban died, and the king sent his ambassadors to Pope Boniface
125. The text of the first letter that was made public in the cathedral
126. The public reading of the second letter which the messengers brought from the Curia
127. How the king ordered that the things which his fleet might seize should be distributed
128. Concerning the procedure the king ordered to be followed in lawsuits that had been heard by officials of the King of Castile
129. How the king established an allowance for the noblemen, and other things he decreed
148. King João’s children and their dates of birth
149. The manner in which these princes maintained obedience to their father
150. How a truce was arranged between Castile and Portugal
151. Concerning the ambassadors that came to the king from Castile and the reply they took back
152. How the Constable gave part of his lands to those who had served with him in the war
153. How the king arranged to buy lands from the nobles, and how they were summoned to this end
154. How the Count had wished to depart the kingdom, and the reason why he was prevented from doing so
190. Concerning the arguments that were discussed by the negotiators, and how they did not reach an agreement
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