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SIR JOHN FROISSART Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining countries from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Vol.7

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SIR JOHN FROISSART
Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining countries from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Vol.7
page 392



for king John declared that kingdom was now fallen to him by the death of don Ferdinand, who had fo fettled it when he married the lady Beatrice; and, the liâtes of the country having likewife agreed to it, he wanted their advice how to act. c The lady Leonora was received with joy by the king and her daughter, and many inquiries were made relative to what was paffing in Por-tugal. She told them truly, every thing fhe knew, and added, that the people would affuredly crown the master of Avis king, if not prevented ; for that, don Fernando Audere having been always a zealous friend to the rights of Caftille, they had murdered him. They readily believed what fhe faid, as every appearance testified its truth. € Some knights and barons of Portugal, from affection to the daughter of their late king, and to keep the folemn engagements they had enter-ed into at her marriage, quitted their country, and joined the king of Caftille at Seville, leaving behind their wealth and properties. Among them were, don Pedro Percyra, grand prior of St. John, don Henriquez Manuel, count of Cin-tra, Juan Texeda, chancellor to the queen, and about twenty more, which emigration at the moment greatly weakened Portugal, and much pleafed the king of Spain, who was ftrengthened thereby. * The king of Spain iffued a fpeciàl fummons throughout his realm for all perfons capable of bearing arms, from the ages of fifteen to fixty, to SSI


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