Relation of the expongnable attempt and conquest of the Ylande of Tercera, and all the Ylands thereto adioyning: don by Don Albaro de Baçan, Marques of Santa cruz, the cheefe Commēdador of Leon, and Captayne generall of his Maiestie. And of all the enemies that were in the sayd Ylande, and of the Bulwarkes, Artilerie, and Munitions of the Citie of Angra, and Townes and Vilages thereto belonging: and of the dwellers therin, and of all the punishment that was done vpon them.
Done in An. 1583.
AT LONDON, Printed by Thomas Purfoote.
THurseday the 23 day of Iune, in the yeare of our Lord 1583, vpon the euen of the glorious S. Iohn Baptist, the Marques Santa-cruz departed out of the riuer of the Citie of Lisburne, with fyue great shippes called Gallions, and two Galiazes, twelue Gallayes, 30 bigge ships, 12 Pataxes, and 15 Zabras, 14 Caruels of Portugall, and seuen flat bottomed barkes to land people: and in all these shippes were 8976 souldiers, Spaniardes, Almaynes, and Italions of the companye of the maysters of the field, Dō Lope de Figueroa, Don Françisco de Bobadilla, & Don Iuan de Sandouall: And hee that was Coronell of the Almaynes, was the Earle Geronimo de Lodron: And the Italions vpon the charge of Lusio Pinatelo: & ouer a company of Portugals, was Captaine Don Felix de Aragon. And there were of Mariners 3823: so that there was in all 12799. and 50 particuler Gentlemen, and 86 others retayned amongst them, and they had sixe monthes vittayles. And at such time as this armie did set sayle, and was going foorth to the Sea, the sippe called Santa Maria del Socorro, did strike vpon the catchippes against cast Calles: in the which shippe was the companye of Don Miguell [Page] de Cordona, & were constrayned thereby to returne agayne into their Port. And Sonday being the 26, for that the tyme and weather did seeme to be pleasant and calme, the Marques was fully resolued, and did determine to send the twelue Galies before, in the charge and gouernment of the Captayne Diego de Mediano. And Monday being the 27 daye, the Vdder of the shippe called Santa Maria de Acosta, did fall from her, for that it was not well set: and straighte waye they tooke out of her all the people she had, & put them into the Pataxes & caried them ashore: and so all the army did follow their vyage, with very scase windes, all vpon the Bowlyne, till it was Wednesday the 17 of Iuly, that they did discouer the Iland of S. Mighel. And vppon the Thurseday Don Iorge Manrique, he that was generall ouerseer of al the host and armye, went before in a small Pynnise for to view the company of the Mayster of the field Augustin Inigues, and to ordayne his imbarking in the twelue Gallies which ariued there the fift day of the same moneth, at the citie of Punta Delgada. And to ordain all the Artillery and Moiles for to draw and cary them, with munitions and other necessaries belonging: and likewise to make in a [Page] readinesse the barkes and other thinges fitte for the vyage. All the whole Nauie was turning at sea with calmes & windes that came of the Ilande, and could not by anye meanes come to an anker, in which time the Viseadmirall did gather togeather al the rest of the Nauie, till the thirteenth of the month, at whithe time they came to an Anker at the towne of Ʋillafranca, and citie of Punta Delgada, in sight and distaunce the one from the other foure leagues. And from thence the Marques did passe in one of the Gallies vnto Punta delgada, to vnderstande the state of the Ilande, as well as the imbarking of the 2300 Souldiers, whiche they founde in the muster of the companye of Augustin Iniguez. And because that the winde was contrarye, he stayde his going till it was thurseday the 22 of Iulye, and came thither with all the whole Nauy together on the Saturday, being the 24 of the sayd moneth, at nine a clock of the day: and came to an anker in the play of the Towne of Sansebastian of the Ilande of Tercera, nigh vnto the Artilery of the Forts, who did shoote many Canons at the Galyon wherein the Marques was, and likewise at the rest of the Nauye as they entred in, for that the Ilande was fortifyed rounde aboute [Page] with Fortes and Trenches, and very much people to defend them. And straighte waye the Marques did sende a particuler souldier with a Trumpet, to offer vnto the Frenchemen & Naturalles the pardon and grace that he would giue them of their liues and goods as captayne generall: And to giue vnto the strangers shipping and leaue for to departe with their Ensigns, Armour, Drumme, and Flute: and he caryed with him the pattents and pardons in writing, the tenour & fourme whereof is as followeth.
DOn Albaro de Baçan, Marques of Santacruz, Commendador, Mayor of Leon, Captayne generall of the Nauy and armye for the King Don Philip our Lord, To al thē that be dwellers, inhabitants, and abiders in the Iland of Tercera, and in all other places thereto adioyning, as well strangers as naturalles: It is well knowne to all, that his catholick Maiestie, that being, and as he is, naturall successor of the Kingdomes of Portugall, the Indies, Orientalles, and of all the Ilands and other partes comprehended in the Crowne: and so he ought to be acknowledged and obeyed, for to be Soueraigne King and Lorde, of all the naturals of these kingdomes: [Page] but forgetting their duetye herein, and farre from this acknowledging, there be some of these sayd Ilandes that hath admitted into their company, people whiche doeth not only differ from them in nature, but also in customes and religion, and hath conspyred agaynst his royall Maiestie, and hath fallen into the daunger of Crimen laesae maiestatis, diuine and humayne, worthy of exemplar punishment: yet for all this, his catholick Maiestie being moued with a christian zeale, and vsing his accustomed clemēcy in the seruice of God our Lord, and in all that in him lyeth to auoyde effusion of blood, considering that dayly increaseth obstinacie and disorder, besides the offence that they doe vnto God, by the greate insolence of the Rebels, and disobedience vnto his Maiestie, & vnto his highe name. And for that it is a thing whiche toucheth the ryall conscience, the breuitie to put remedy herein, and to take awaye before our eyes this liuely example of disobedience, for that he hath procured by all meanes possible to put remedye therein: and nowe last of all vsing all benignitie, his Maiestie doeth giue and graunt grace vnto all the dwellers and inhabitants in the sayd Iland of Tercera and vnto all the rest hee doeth giue generall pardon, [Page] and ioyntly graunteth with their liues, securitie of all their goods and Cattles, and assuring more besides this, that they shall not bee sacked nor spoyled in no kinde of maner, but rather shall be defended in all their doinges with great quietneffe, vpon condition that without making any resistance, they will reduce themselues, and be subiecte and obedient vnto him, as vnto their naturall Lord and King, suffering and permitting to disimbarke alande all the people that doeth cowe in this ryall Nauy, or so many of them as I shal thinke best. And moreouer and besides all this, in the name of his Maiestye I doe offer vnto all Frenchemen, and vnto all other strangers, of what state and condition soeuer he be, that will depart out of this Ilande, and goe to his owne countrey, or whether soeuer his pleasure is, I wil let him depart liberally and clerely with al his goods and armour and apparell, and likewise I wil giue them shipping if that of their own proproper will, they wil yield and surrender vp al the fortes that is in their power & charge, wholy dismamparing the said Iland. And I the sayd Captayne generall, in the name of his Maiestie, and by his ryall word, doe promise to perfourme and keepe this publique [Page] pardon, in all, and for all, for that it is the determined will of the king our Lorde that it should be so obserued and kept. And here I do make protestatiō, that if you do not keepe fulfill, and obey all that is herein contained, but doe perseuer in your obstinacie, and forcing to go forwards with your desperate intents, your fault will be the greater, for that it doth proceede of his owne good will, and not by any force or constraining done herein, neyther by feare or anye other thing that might disturbe him, but your ill purpose agaynst your naturall king. And I vsing the power which his Maiestie in this case hath graunted vnto me, from this time I doe pronounce thē to be enemies and rebels against their king, and Traytors subiecte vnto the payne whiche they shall suffer: and here I doe protest, that all publique harmes, chastismentes of blood, fyres, deaths, destructions, and deuastaciones y t shall be done vpon all thē that doeth not come to acknowledge their obedience vnto his Maiestie, but perseuer in their obstinacie, that it bee not imputed vnto his ryall Maiestie nor vnto my charge, but imputed vnto the default of those that be the rebels: And for the iustifying hereof, and confusion of their euill and perpetuall dishonour, [Page] I do make them this commandement, for that they may remayne and liue with the time to see a great demonstration of mercye and Iustice.
Made in the Gallion the Admirall of this Nauie, called San Martin, being at the Tercera the 23 of Iuly 1583.
Don Albaro de Baçan, At the commaundement of his Lordship. Andres de Morales.
The which pardon they would not admit, but answered them with very much shotte of Cannons and harcabuziers. And the better for to iustifie them in this case, they sent vnto them two Portugals, which they had taken in the Iland of San Mighel, of thē which was sent to spye out the Fleete, by Manuel de Silua in a small barke, by these they sente the securitie, and neuer hearde anye more of them. In this tyme the Marques in person did go and view all the Ilande, and had with him other particuler persons suche as were ingenious: and in the meane time the Maisters of the field, captaynes, and Ensign bearers, did in diuers partes sound to armour in the night, with the Galies and other vessels that went with owers procuring for to disquiet them. In the end after that they had [Page] taken the iudgementes of those whiche had seene the view, and being fully resolued, they entered into counsell, and concluded to giue the assault and enterprise in a narrow gut or creeke which was eaten with water like vnto a hauen, and was called of the Milles, almost a league from the place where we were at an anker, and two leagues from the citye of Angra, and a league from the village of the Playe: so that on tuesday the 26 of Iuly at 3 of the clocke in the morning, the Marques did depart with the Galies, carying forwardes as well as hee coulde, the greate barkes, Crares and Pynises, who by reason that they had so much people in them, they could not profit thēselues of their owers, for they caried at their first disimbarking 4500 souldiors, of the company of Don Lope de figueroa, and of these captaynes, Augustin de Herrera, Lazaro de Isla, Pedro Rosado, who was wounded with a Harquebuz shot, and dyed in the Citie of Angra, Miguel Ferrer, Diego Coloma, Don Iuan de cordoua, Miguel de Benesa, Don Bernardino de çunniga, Sancho de solis, Don Iuan de Viuero and his Ensigne bearer, Alonso de Xeres, (whiche was one of the two Standard bearers, that did place the Ensignes vppon their Fortes and [Page] Trenches) and Pedro de Santisteuan, who had a Harouebuz shot in his legge, in whose company went these particuler Gentlemen: Don Hugo de monçada, Don Godofre de Mendoça, Don Pedro Henriquez, Don Luyz Venegas, Don Aluaro de Beneuides Baçan, Don Iuan de Granada, Mercelo Caracheolo, Don Geronimo çapata, Don Bernardino de Mendoça, Don Diego de baça and the Maister of the field, Don Francisco de Bobadilla: with the Captaynes Don Antonio de Pasos, who was the first that went vpon the Trenches and Fortes: Captayne Castellani, Iuan de Texeda, who did vse the office of the high Sergeante in all the companies: Diego de Cardinas, Soto Maior, Bustamante de Herrera, Iuan Fernandis de Luna, Diego de Ouiedo: And with them went these Gentlemē. Don Philip de Cordona, with the mayster of the field Don Francisco de Bobadilla, with them that went first: and Don Alonso de Rosas, Dō Gonsalo de Gueuara, Don Frācisco de Benauides, Don Antonio de Solis, Don Fernando de Toledo, Don Francisco de Guzman, Don Geronimo de Virues, Dō Iuan de Butrō, Don Iuan de Pisa, Don Francisco de Aronda, Don Pedro Enriquez, the Captayne Melchior de Esparça, and the Maister of the field Augustin [Page] Inigues de çerate: with the Captaynes Diego Xuarez de salazar, Don Christoual de Açunna, Don Iuan de Castillio, Don Fernando de Viuanco, Antonio Flores, Pedro Ximenez de Eredia, Christoual de Paz, Francisco Calderon, Hernando Pacho, Pedro de Angulo, and the Ensigne bearer Xaramillo, who was one of the first that put vp their Ensign in their Trenche: And Gentlemen, Don Garcia de Cotes, and Don Iuan de Sandoual, vnder whose charge are the sixteene companies of Portugalles with their Captaynes, Geronimo Françes, Manuel de Vega, who receyued an Harquebuz shot in the Trenches, Antonio Serrano, who also had a harquebuz shot & a pricke in his thigh, Diego Valiente, Don Iuan de Mendoça, Don Iuan de Medrano, Sancho de Bullon, Don Iuan de Lanuça, Don Sancho de Escobar, Don Esteuan del Aguila, Iuan de la rea, Francisco de la Rocha, Martin de Herrera, and with them these Gentlemen: Don Pedro Ponce de Leon, Dō Iuan de castelui, Don Francisco de Borja, Nofre de Bernegal, (who was the first that was slayn) Don Bartolome de Maya, and the Earle Geronimo de Lodron, with these Captaynes: The Earle Nicolo de Lodron, the captayne Carlos, the captayne and cheefe Sergeante [Page] Curcio: and aduenturers, Don Francisco Perenot, comēdador de Sparragosa, of the order of Alcantara, Mos de la Mota: And Lucio Pinatelo, with the Italions, and the Captayne Fray Vicencio of Afflicto, both of them were wounded with Harquebuziers: and aduenturers, Miguel Caxa, a Gentleman of Naples, who being in a barke, hee was wounded with a Harquebuz shot vpō one of his armes, and Don Felix de Aragon with the company of Portugals, who was wounded with two Harquebuz shot, one on his shoulder, and an other on his thigh, and they slew his Ensign bearer, and woūded his Sergeant, and Don Cristoual Nieto, who was wounded likewise with two Harquebuz shot, And at foure a clock in the morning at the breake of the day the Marques did enter with his Gallye and had with him Don Pedro de Tolledo, Marques of Villa Franca, and Duke of Fernandina, Don Lope de Figueroa, Don Pedro de Padilla, Don Iorge Maurique general ouerseer: Don Cristobal de Erasso, Dō Iuan Manrique, Don Luys de Sandoual, Don Alonso de idiaquez, Don Luys de Boria, Don Pedro Ponce de Leon Brothers sonne vnto the sayd Marques, Don Antonio Enriques, Diego de mirā da, Iuan de Vrbina, Iuan Martines de Recalde, [Page] Don Antonio de Portugal in the same, in the sight of the Mill to giue assault against the forts and trenches, and put themselues with the whole bodie of the Galley, where as they did receiue much shotte both of cannons and muskets which they did shoote from the bulwarks, then straightway the Galley began to batter and ouerthrowe the Artillerie of the enemie, and all the rest of the Gallies as they did draw nigh did giue the batterie, so that with the batterie of the Admrial Gally, & of al the rest, the other Barks went a shore and did lande people vppon the sides of the fortes, and ouerthwart the trenches, although it was done with great difficultnes and labour, and the soudiours did get vp in partes and places that was very aspar and receiued great repulse of hargabusses and muskets: but in the end they did get both the fortes and trenches which the french Souldiers had vpon their charge, with their captayne Borgonion, a person of whome they had a great opinion amongest thē. And straighte waye the Marques wente foorth in a small barke, and in an other smal barke went forth the Gentlemen that were with him in his Gallye, and making an ende of the first disimbarking a Land, they tooke the moūtains [Page] and hilles of all partes, and did ordaine Don Lope de Figuereo general maister of the field that he should frame the campes with their wings, with Hargubuziers and Muskets, so that our people of the maine ward did get vpon the enemie. And those which were in the formost winges, was Don Pedro de Toledo, & Don Pedro de Padilla with other Gentlemen and Captains that were of the company of y t first disimbarking, so that becwixt them they began to charge many skirmeges till suche time as they put themselues three quarters of a leage from the Sea side, wheras was the whole force and strength of their Armie, alwaies skirmeshing very valiantly, charging and receyuing, so that our people did winne and lose a place whiche they had for their securitie, in such sort, that it was needeful that the Marques, who was in the face of his armye, to put himselfe forward two times for to courage & animate the harquebuziers. And at this time the second disimbarking did ioin with the first, at the which Don Iorge Manrique ouerseer generall, returned & made them to come forewardes, with sixe Peeces of ordinance with the which they shot at their eenimies, likewise al the rest of munitions vittals & water for to refresh al the people that was skirmishing, for that in those parts there [Page] was none to be had but must bring it from the shippes, by which disimbarking they were strenghthened with these Captaines, Rodrigo de Vargas, Miguel de Oquendo, Marolin and Carlos, So that they were continually fighting in the face of the Armies, and the enemie had eyght peeces of Artillery with the which they did shoote at our people, making there assault in strange maner, with much shrikes and showtes as though they would ioyne togeather: So in the euening they did gather togeather to the number of a thousand kine or cattell wherewith they did procure to breake our araye and order, and the Marques did commaunde the sargentes Mayors to giue order vnto the wi [...]ges of y e Hargubussers that they shoulde noe shoote of a peece at the cattell, but that they should make them way without putting themselues out of order, and after that they were passed by they should trim them selues againe as before. There was hurt of our parte in this skirmish to the number of three hundred, and slaine threescore and ten, and by one Portugall on horsebacke which did passe into our Campe, they did vnderstande that amongst their enemies there were very many slaine and hurte, amougst whom was [Page] the Liefeteuaunt of Manuel de Silua, his brothers sonne and certayne frenche captaynes, so that they as well as the Portugals, were with a gallante resolution for to fighte one power to an other, and would not harken vnto the pardon and grace which the Maques did grauntr vnto them, and was presented vnto Manuel de Silua by the two men which the Marques did sende vnto them, as before is sayd [...] so that it were euill with them in these skyrmeges and other attemptes, although there was entred to fuccour them a thous and fyue hundred frenchmen, and was generall ouer them the Commendador Mounsieur de Chatres, confine vnto the duke of [...] and brother in law vnto the moste christian king of Fraunce, besides more thē a thousand that were there before, so that with them, and the Naturall of the countre, they were nyne Thous ande fighting men, and they were all very well incamped, and in good order lyke souldiers, and that night our armye was in good aray, and had well fortifyed the wings of our Harquebuziers and muske [...]s, [...] founde to armoure: so in the morning at the breake of the day, they retourned [...] their skyrmishing, and our enemies did discharge their artilerie, and our armye did still gette [Page] more and more, and the winges were still skyrmishing, in such sorte that they did take away the water from the enemies, & straight wayes they did win their Artilerie, and the village of San Sebastian, whiche was mayntayned and kept by their armie, and they fled away vnto the mountaynes, and when our hoste had broken their cāpe, they tooke their way to the citie of Angra And the Marques did send the galies, that they should assaulte the Nauie of Frenchmen and Portugalles that was within the Porte: and to the whole campe did enter into the sayd citie withoute any resistaunce, and he did graunte them the spoyle for three dayes, and they did open the Prisons, and tooke oute of them all suche as were there for bearing fauour vnto his Maiestie, and are these that followeth.
All such Spanyardes as were Prisoners.
IVan Augustin de Auila was taken Prisoner a yēre past, comming for Factor to S. Mighell.
Domingo de insauraga, which came a yere paste from the fyrme lande in the Shippe of aduise.
[Page] Iuan de iada, one that came in the same ship. Diego Garcia whome they tooke comming in aduise to Don Pedro de Valdes. The Ensigne bearer Carrion. The captayne Iuan de Aguirre, the sergeant Gutierrez, Iuan Lopez. Catalina & Eluira Gutierrez, her Daughter with three sonnes, that came from Florida in the ship of insauraga, and to the number of thirty Spaniards which they made to work in the Fortes.
Portugals that were in prison.
The captayne Antonio Rebelo, Pedro Yā nez Curado, Antonio Mendez, Domingo Ralon, Iuan Aluarez, Antonio Gonçalez, Luyz Gonçalez, Francisco de Roche, Benito Mulato, Pedro de Las Vinnias, Iuan Domingues, Constantino Machado, Bras Noguera, Gaspar Delos Reyes, Diego Perez, Antonio Correa Pisanso, Diego Aluarez, El Licenciado Iuan Luys homo, Iuan Yannez, and Frutuoso, sanchez of S. George.
So likewise the Galies entered into the Port of the Citie of Angra, and did take all these shippes following.
Relation of the Ships and other Vesselles whiche they tooke of the French army which brought succour to thē of the iland of Tercera, who was Captaine generall ouer them all the Commendador Monsieur de Chattes: and also of the Nauy that Don Antonio had, who was captaine generall ouer them, Manuuel Serradas a Portugall and natural of the Yland of Madera: and was the same that did sack Cabo Ʋerde and Arguin.
THere were in the port of the Citie of Angra, 12 french ships great and small of al sorts. 2 English ships & 1 Hulk. Ther were of Don Antonio his ships to the nūber of 16 small and great, Caruels and others, which were at Cabo Verde: captayne generall ouer them, Manuell Serradas, Portugall, all these shippes doeth amount to the number of 31, and had amongest them 91 peeces of Artilerye, of cast yron and brasse. This being done they sent vnto the castell of the citie, and vnto their houses of munition, and vnto all the Fortes round about the Iland, & they found in them all this ordinaunce and munition as followeth.
In the Castell called Sansebastian.
One Cannot of batterye, of brasse: one Culuerin of brasse of 21 palmes or spannes: two demy Culuerins of brasse: two Sacars of brasse with their Chambers: one demye Cannon of brasse: fiue Peeces of yron, & one little peece: one Cannon of brasse broken in the breeche. All these sayde Peeces were in the cariage, and had al things in a readinesse belonging vnto them.
Three hosheads of cannon poulder: 18 bals of wild fire: 270 shot of yron: foure and thirtie pellet of stone. One yron barre: 5 Pikes: a cariage with his wheeles without a peece: more, 15 stone balles: seuenteene charge of stones.
¶Relation of the Fortes which were from the citie of Angra vnto the Forte called the poynt of San Mateo, and of al the Ordinance that were in them.
THere was found in the Fort adioining to the citie, in the skirte of Brasill called San Benito, one great murderer of brasse to shoote stones, in his cariage, and had the Armes of Portugal on it: one peece of cast yron, which [Page] wayed 12 kyntals, in his cariage: one other peece of cast yron of the same bignesse without cariage: one base of brasse with y e armes of Portugall, of seuen kyntals, with chambers: one demye Cannon of brasse for-stones, with the Portugall armes: one peece of cast yron, of 11 kynt in his cariage: two & twentie balles of stone for the Cannons, and twentie of yron.
¶What was found in a trenche adioyning vnto the same Forte.
A peece of cast yron of 7 kynt. and 24 pound in his cariage.
¶In the Fort called San Antonio, which is vpon the poynt of the Brasill.
One demye Culuering of drasse, with the armes of Fraunce, full of flower Delyses, of 36 kincals, and 22 pound: one peece of brasse to shoote stone, with the armes of Portugall in his cariage: one Sacar eyght square with the armes of Fraunce of 19 kyntals: one demye Sacar of brasse of 10 kyntals 64 poūd, in his cariage: one demye Sacar of brasse of 10 [...] li. in his cariage: 1 peece of cast yron of 15 kintals in his cariage: two other peeces of cast yron of 13 kint. a peece in their cariages: two Bases of brasse verye bigge, with the their chambers: threescore shot of yron: [Page] twenty clouen shot of lead, ten chains, twenty great balles of stone, two halfe cerses of pouder, other six horse load of sacks of pouder.
In an other fort called the çimbrero.
One Sacar of 15 kintals 48 pound, full of flower deluses, three peeces of cast yron of the same bignesse with their carriages, one falconet of bras in his cariage with two chā bers, one hundreth and threescore baltes of yron and sixe charges.
In an other fort called the Fanaes.
One peece of caste yron of fiue kintals in his carriage, an other peece of cast yron of 7 kintals 20 pounde in his carriage, one other peece of cast yron of 13 kintals.
In an other fort called O alcaide.
One Sacar of bras eyght square full of flower deluses of 18 kintall with a newe cariage: two peeces of cast yron y e one of 18 kintals & the other of 17 kint. with new cariage and their chargers: eight & thirty shot in all.
In an other fort called the Ladeoua de Pero gonçalez.
Two peeces of cast yron of 10 kintals a peece with their newe cariages.
In a smal fort called La huerta del Bachilor Rubio.
Two peeces of cast yron of 7 kintal a peece [Page] in their cariage: one base of cast yron with his Chambers: certaine balles, with their chargers and skowrers.
In a trenche called Pombado.
One peece of cast yron of 10 kintals: his cariage.
In an other for caled the Prayna.
Three peeces of cast yron of 10 kintals & 30 pound a peece in their cariages: two double bases with their chambers: fiftie balles of cast yron, and 10 clouen shotte.
In a trenche which is harde by the other forte.
One peece of cast yron of ten kintals with ten balles, with his chargers.
In an other fort called the Azogue.
Two peeces of cast yron of 10 kint. 30 P. a peece in their cariage: one other peece of cast yron of 9 kint. 20 l, in his cariage: two bases of brasse of 149 Pi. a peece, with crownes and halfe moones vpon them: 115. shot of cast yron: 100 leade shot for the bases: 10 clouen shot: 12 balles of wilde sire.
In the last fort that was visited called San Matheo.
Two Falcons of brasse with their chambers: three peeces of cast yron in their cariages: two peeces of easie yrnou broken: [Page] two hundreth, shot little more or lesse.
In the Frenches about this forte.
One Peece of cast yron of a 11 kintals in his cariage: one other Peece of 7 kintals in his cariage: one base of brasse, with the arms of Portugall: one other Peece of cast yron of a 11 kint. in his cariage: twenty yron shot.
Relation of the fortes that is betwixt the Citie of Angra, vnto the point of the Village of the Plaie and all the Artillerie founde in them.
In a Trench that is right against the Ylandes.
TWo Peeces of cast yron in the cariages, and with their chargers.
In a fort called San Antonio de Porto Judio.
TWo Peeces of brasse, the one of 25 kint. 43 ll. with the armes of the Turke, and of Fraunce and the other eight square with the same armes. in their cariages: one Peece of cast yron of 10 kintals in his carriage: one other Peece of cast yron of 8 kintals 75 ll: one other Peece of cast yron of 11 kintals in his cariage: one hundreth shotte.
In the fort called El Pico de Saluador Coello.
One Peece of cast yron of 18 kintals: one [Page] other Peece of cast yron of a 11 kintalles in his cariage without powder or chargers.
In the fort called, El Porto de Casa Salga where as Don Pedro de Valdes was lost.
One Peece of brasse eyght square with y e Armes of Fraunce of 18 kintalles 83 ll. in his cariage: one Falcon with the Armes of Portugall of 7 kintals: two Peeces of cast yron of 15 kintals a Peece in their carriage: other two Peeces of cast yron of 13 kintals a peece in the carriages: one other Peece of cast yron of 10 kintalles in his cariage: two hundreth and thirtie shot for them all: a cariage without any thing.
In the fort of the Muelas.
One Peece of cast yron in his cariage with twelue shotte: two greate Faulcones with the Portugall Armes of 6 kintalles a peece: three Peeces of cast yron in the cariages: fiftie shot without chargers.
In the forte right ouer against San Sebastian, there was no Artillerie for that they had caried it away vnto the mountains, that day the people came a shore.
In the greate and olde forte of San Sebastian and nowe called Porto Nouo.
Six Peeces of cast yron of 20 kint a peece: [Page] fiue other peeces of cast yron of 8 kint. a peece in their cariages. Two hundred shot for thē all: three Bases: three cariages, and verye much wood, but no chargers nor poulder.
In an other Fort which is at the poynt of the Ribera Seca.
One Peece of cast yron, of 11 kynt. 75 li. One other Peece of cast yron, of 7 kyntals.
In the Fort of the Perezosas.
One demye Culuerin with the armes of Portugall: one great turkish Falcon of 14 kyntals: two Peeces of cast yron, the one of 11 kyntals, and the other of 7 kyntals, in their cariages.
In the Forte of Porto Martin.
One Peece of cast yron of 20 kyntals in his Cariage: one other Peece of cast yron of 18 kyntals: three peeces of yron, of 12 kyntals a peece in their cariages: two bases of brasse with the armes of Portugall. Two hundred and fiftie shot, and three barrels of poulder, with their chargers.
In certaine trenches which were against the Forte.
Two Falcons for stones, with the armes of Portugall, and their chambers: three peeces of cast yron in their cariages: 42 shot.
In the Fort of Santa Catalina.
One demye Culuer in with the armes of Fraunce of 35 kyntals in his cariage: One Falcon of brasse of 6 kintals with the armes of Portugall: One Base of brasse with the same armes: Foure peeces of cast yron of 12 kyntals a peece, in their cariages. 300 shot for all these peeces, and their chargers.
In the Castle called Dopao.
One demy Culuering with the armes of Portugall in his cariage. Two greate Pot gunnes, with all that belougeth vnto them.
In the Fort of Medio Faul whiche is before this.
Foure peeces of cast yron, in their cariages: foure score shotte, and their chargers.
In the Fort called San Anton.
Two demye Culuerings of brasse in their cariages: one Base of brasse: three Bases of brasse: fiue peeces of cast yron. Three hundred shot with their chargers.
¶In a Bulwarke which is nigh vnto the Play.
One peece of cast yron in his cariage: two bases of cast yron. Sixe and twentie shotte with their chargers.
In the Forte called the Chagas.
One demye Culuerin, eyght square, with the armes of Fraunce, of 18 kynt. 95 pound in his cariage: foure peeces of cast yron of 12 [Page] kintals a peece, in their cariages: two great pot gunnes of yron: 100 shot for them all, & their chambers.
In a Fort that is in the Playe called San Francisco.
One peece of cast yron of 15 kynt. in his cariage: one other Peece of cast yron of 14 kint. one other peece of caste yron of 8 kint. one other peece of cast yron of 12 kintals: one other of cast yron of 8 kint. all these in their cariages. One barrell of poulder. One hundred shot and chargers for them all.
In the Fort called Nuestra sennora de la [...]uz.
One demy Culuering with the armes of Portugall, of 28 kyntals in his cariage: one Base of brasse with the same armes, and his chambers three peeces of cast yron, of sixteene kintalles a peece, in their cariages; 90 balles for all, and their chargers.
In the Fort called San Pedro.
One demye Cannon for stones, with the armes of Portugall, of 13 kintals in his cariage: one Faulcon of brasse, with the same armes, and three of Yron: Two Bases of brasse, with their Chambers: two peeces of cast yron of fiue kintals a peece in their cariages, fiftie and foure shotte, with all their [Page] chargers.
In the Forte called Sauta cruz.
One cannon of battery of 35 kyntals, 64 l. with the Turkes armes, and three flower deluses, in his Cariage: one other Cannon for stones with the armes of Portugall: one demy cannō for stones, with the same arms: three peeces of cast yron of 11 kynt, a peece: two bases of brasse with their chābers: two barrels of poulder. One hundred and eyghte shotte for them all, and all in their cariages, and with chargers and scourers.
In the Fort called the Conception.
Two Cannons of Batterye with the Portugall armes, in his Carriage: one Base of brasse in his cariage: two peeces of cast yron of 10 kint. a peece in their cariages. Three skore and foure shot for them all, with their chargers.
In a trenche which is betwixt the two fortes.
Three Bases of brasse, and one peece of cast yron in his cariage.
In a Platforme which is vppon the Poynt, and thereto they haue visited.
One Culuering of brasse in his Cariage: One peece of cast yron in his cariage.
[Page] In a house whiche is in the Village of the Play, of munition there was more then 600 shot of yron, small and great.
Somewhat afore that there is another fort called Porto de casa das alga, which hath foure peeces, two of brasse and two of yron. There is an other Fort before this, called Porto de cruz, which hath foure Peeces, two of brasse, and two of cast yron. And from one Fort vnto an other, of al these aforesaid that haue their Trenches with their trauerses that doth defend and keepe them.
¶Relation of the munition that they found in the high church of the Citie of Angra, and in the College of the Teatinos.
THre and twentye hogsheads, the greatest full, fast, and well conditioned, which seemed to be of poulder, nineteene of them were great, and foure small.
In the house of the Fathers of the company of Iesus (which Don Antonio had taken, and some of them he had banished and sente into England, for that they were in parte of his Maiestie) was founde: two and twentye hogsheds little and great, full of poulder, 12 of them were fast shut, and al the rest were open [Page] and some of them begon, there was also a sacke full: foure and thirty balles of wild fire artificially couered with matches hanging at them: A chest full of braunches of yron for to make clouen shot: Certaine clouen shot of leade of foure and 5 ll. waighte: a small chist of chargers made of white plate: fourescore & ten horse mens speares with their heads, and sounde: ten pickes of yron: manie peeces of corselets very euill intreated, and some olde hargabuziers: certaine rols of hempen cords and other bottomes of cotten and of eache a little: foure Faulcones of brasse, one greate, and 3 little ones in the cariages: two greate chambers of yron: a close wagon for to carrye poulder: a carriage for a Falcon. Certain balles of lead for harcabuziers, muskets, and Bases.
Relation of that which was founde in the custome house of the Citie of Angra.
Foure greate hogsheads full of poulder: Foure hogsheads full of salt peter, for to refine withall, and they saye that it is of the Iland Graciosa: three hogsheads full of match for Harcabuziers: certayne balles of yron, and chaynes, and old ropes endes of hempe: seuen barels of tarre: sixe chestes full of rosin: two grapels: sixe kyntals of small tarred [Page] ropes newe: fiue and twentye Oares for barkes: sayles for ships great and small, as it seemed for ten ships: tarred ropes olde and other necessaries for the sayd sayies: a great beame of timber with chaynes, & their skuls whiche belonged vnto the custome house: a little Bell of brasse broken: an other Bell whole and sounde of a meane bignesse: two cheastes of wood full of Papers: to the quā titie of fortie kintals of Bisket, that was nothing worth: two old Copper Rettles for to heate tarre in: One Hogshead with Copperas one hog shead of Allum: one hogsheade of Rats bane.
In a Warehouse ouer agaynste the Custome house.
A great heape of Cannon shot of cast yron of 1000 shot: an other heape of demy cannon shot, and other lesser shotte to the number of more then foure thousand: one hundred shot of stone and Cannon: one hundred Pickares of yron with their helues: fyue and twentie Oares for a Gallie: one hundred and fiftye wicker baskets with their gyrts.
In an other Ware-house was founde as followeth.
Two Bases of yron: old Ropes with pullyes, and other necessaries for shippes.
At the gate towardes the Sea on the left hande.
One demye Cannon of brasse for stones in his Cariage: one Demye Cannon of yron in his Cariage: one Demye Sacar of Fraunce, of brasse, eyght square in his cariage. So that there was taken and founde in all the shippes, Forts, and in other places as is sayd 301 peeces of Artilerie.
And after that they had taken the citie, Castles, Fortes, artilerie, and munitions, and giuen to the souldiers the spoyle for 3 dayes, as it is said. The Marques did ordain that al the dwellers & naturals of the Ilande should returne vnto their houses, & that they should vnderstand in the labour of the field, & tilling of the same, who straight way began to come together, although but a fewe, and the generall Auditor did proceede agaynste those that were culpable, and did apprehend manye, as hereafter shall bee made mention. In this time the frenchmen were three leagues from the citie of Angra, in a strong cituation, the which they had trenched & made strōg, where they had water & other commodities & were treating, with Don Pedro de Padilla, that he wold let thē depart w t their ensigns & armor, and to carrye with them such Portugals as [Page] they thought best, and all the artilirie which they broughte out of Fraunce, whiche was more then one hūdred peeces, and their ships and bastements, saying: that they woulde show pattents of the king of Fraunce, and of his mother. To which the Marques woulde not giue any eare, nor to any thing that was asked, but went forth with his campe for to destroy them, but yet after great holde and keepe, the Marques did resolue himselfe at the instance and request of Don Pedro de Toledo, Don Lope de Figuereo, and of the earle Geronimo de Lodron, Don Pedro de Padilla, Don Iorge Manrique, Don Francisco de Bobadilla, Don Iuan de Sandouall, Don Cristoball de Erasso, Iuan de Vrbina, who doeth remayne for Gouernoure and Mayster of the fielde of all the Iland, and of Iuan Martines de Recalde, that the Frenchmen surrendring and yielding their Enstgnes, and Armoure, and to let remayne still in the Galies for to bee punished, the two hundred whiche before they had taken, and all the rest to bee caryed to the coast of Spayne ioyntly with our Nauie, and from thēce to be caried to their own countrey, in those shippes that the Marques shal think best. And so wednesday the thyrde of August, Don Pedro de Padilla, & Dō Iorge [Page] Manrique, with the Marques order, wente vnto their campe, a league from ours, where when they were come, they brought them vnto a Fort which was at the waters side, nigh vnto the citie of Angra, whereas they did surrender and yield vp eyghteene Ensignes, the most parte of them of the most auntientste of Fraunce, and many drums and Flutes, and they were vnarmed one by one of their Harquebuziers & muskets, halberds and Pikes, and being disarmed they did passe by our armies, and withoute the Citie they did lodge them, and gaue them all that was necessary: and the Commendador Monsieur de Chattes, with the Maysters of the field, captains, and cheefe Sargeants as shalbe expressed, wente and kissed the handes of the Marques.
Monsieur de Chattes, Generall: Linguadoça Commendador of San Iuan: Monsieur de carauaques a Gascoyne, mayster of the fielde. Baptista Serichi, an Italion and chiefe Sergeant. Captayne Vasito a Gascoyne. Captayne Hernan, of the Prouince. Captayne Luys an Italyon. Captain Lauaral a gascoin. Captaine Campani, an Italion. Captain Linerola a Norman. Capt. Brebito of the Prouince. Capt. Lasta a Frenchman. Capt. Companion a frenchman. Capt. Camipit a french [Page] man. Capt. Labarra, a Frenchman. Captayn Perminet a Frenchman. Captayn Iabino, a frenchman. Captayn Lagraua a Frenchman.
In these are not counted the captayns that were slayn, nor the Ensigne bearers, for that there was slayne threescore & tenne, & wounded & Prisoners more then 400, besides the Portugals, who likewise did yeelde and surrender their Ensignes and armes: and it is a thing neuer the lyke seene, so great an armye agaynste ours, fighting with so muche brauery in their owne countrie & houses, & with so manye Fortes, & in them more then 300 Peeces of Ordinaunce to come to yeeld themselues, certaynly it was a great spectakle to behold. In this time the Marques was very vigilant & carefull to apprehend Manuel de Silua, who did titulate himselfe Earle of Torres Vedras, Gouernoure & Captayne Generall of this Ilande, and the principall and Originall of all these Rebellions amongste them, and of many robberies and insolencies whiche was done with the shippes that they had in the Porte, and Frenchmen & Englishe men whiche came vnto them, and they did accept and retayne them. So they sente captaynes & other souldiers vnto diuers parts to run ouer the hilles and mountaynes, and it [Page] happened thurseday the fourth of Auguste, a captayne of the Fielde of the Mayster of the fielde, Don Francisdo de Bobadilla, did apprehend him; & did deliuer him vnto the captayn Lazaro de Isla, who went also to seeke him, and he brought him vnto the citie of Angra, wheras Don Pedro de Padilla did carry him abo [...]rd the Admirall, and did deliuer him to Iuan Ruyz de Velasco Captayne of the sayde Galiaza, whereas be had likewise other captaynes. Prisoners liefetenants, and suche as were culpable of the rebellion, as shalbe declared vnto you in the punishment done vpon them. And likewise certayne Fryers which went in vndecent habits amongst them was Fryer Simon, of the profession of the order of Saynte Dominicke, Sacerdote, and Preacher, who did declare that whiche hereafter followeth.
How that he went for Fraunce, & did aske and & succour of the Queene Mother for this Iland, and how she did graunt it vnto them, by the intercession of the Duke of Joyosa, and of Mos de Rochileu, the Abbot of Guadanni, the Duke of Prenon, the Earle of Brisac, Mos de Serlebus, Gouernour of Abre de gracia, all the which doth ayde, helpe, an strengthen the causes of Dō Antonio. So y e Queene [Page] mother did sende a thousande fiue hundreth frenchmen besides those that were before in the Iland with Monsiur de chattres a knight of the order of Saint Iohn and gouernour of Deepe, and cosin vnto the Duke of Joyosa, & brother lawe vnto the king of Fraunce. And for maister of the fielde, Monsiur de Garabaques, and Monsiur de Campes, and other principall men, all which did ariue at this Iland the two and twenty day of Iune, in this yere of 1583 with pattents of y e king of Fraunce, for that the intention of the king and particulerly of his mother was to haue these Ilands in their powers, and to strengthen them with men and ships, for to disturbe and take away the trafficke and commercio of the Indies, and how that the principals which doth ayde & helpe Don Antonio are in great hope that by this meanes they shall reape great profite and interest, and nowe seeing the distruction and losse of victory of the french men, he shall not find any other that will helpe him.
So likewise he was in England, and Antonio de Vega dwelling in Lishboorne, who hath his wife in Caparica, and the Queene woulde not giue nor graunte vnto them anie aide or succour, but all onely did consent that for his mony he might buy Artilery and munitions [Page] paying for them. Also he sayde that the twentye of Maye Don Antonio was in Deepe, and that hee was woonte to goe vnto Parris in disembling wise with two or three seruants, and did lodge in the house of the abbot of Guadani who is priuat with y e Queene mother, and for the vittailes for himselfe and others which trauails in his seruice, they are merueilous indebted in their lodginges and Innes, and how that al there remedie did depende vppon these Ilandes, although as it is saide the Queene mother would haue had the power thereof, and that in substaunce it was the voyce of Iacob, and the hands of Esau, al such as are in the seruice of Don antonio, are these persons following, and how that in portugall there are fewe that are corespondente vnto them, for that all in general did abide to see the end & the succession herein, in y e which did depend the quietnes of al christendome.
Don Antonio de menes, of Lishborne: Ciprian de figueredo, of Trascoso: Iuan Corea de Sosa, of Lishborne: Iuan Rodrigez de vejae, of Ebora: Thomas Cachero, of Lishborne: Diego Rodriguez, of Setubal: Rodrigo de santaren, of Santaren: Diego Botello, of Lishborn: Manuel Fernandiz, of Lishborn: Gaspar Diaz, chanon of Ebora: Baltazar Limpo, Deane of Braga: dwelling in [Page] Guimarans: Simon Alsonso d [...] caruallo of Guimarans: Manuel de brito, of lish borne: Constantino de brito, of Ebora: Geronimo de Silua of Viana: Antonio dibrio Pimē tel of Golagan.
AT such time as they were entred into the Citie of Angra, wednesdaye the 7 and 20 of Iuly, as aforesaide, the Marques of Santa Cruz did send Don Pedro de Toledo, Marques of Villa franca, Duke of Fernandina, vnto the Ilande of Fayall, whiche was thirtie leagues [...], wheras was fiue hundred Frenchmen in garison, with twelue Gallies [...] Patares sixteene Pinises, and certaine small Barkes, and in them two thousand and fiue hundred soldiers of different companies with the [...] of the fielde, Augustin Iniquez de çarate, and Captaines, Iuan de salazar, Miguel ferrer, Don Christoval de Açuna, Don Esteuan del Aguila, Bust [...]ante de Herrera, Miguel de bensa, Sancho de solis, Don Iuan de [...]nuza, Sancho de bullon, Luys de guerara, Pedro pardo de aguiar, Martin de herera and the Captaine Carlos with one hundred & fiftie Almains and gentlemen suche as were venturers, Don Vgo de mon çada, Don Iuan manrique, Don phillippe de cordoua, Don bernardido de mēdoça, Don pedro Enriques, Dō [Page] Gonsalo de Gueuara, Don Hieronimo çapata Don Pedro Ponza de Leon, Don Iuan de Açunna, Don Antonio Enriques, Don Gonzaio Ronquillo, who broughte the newes that the sayd Fayal was taken, & Iuan Fernandez Galindo, Diego de Miranda. And for that was requisite at the Sea, these captaynes, Miguell de Oquendo, Rodrigo de Vargas Y Marolin, Don Antonio de Mēdoça, who in this vyage had the charge of the pataxes & pynises. And passing by the Iland of S George, & the Picke, reducing them to the seruice of his Maiestie, they ariued at the sayd Iland of Fayal, Sonday being the last of the sayd Moneth, & sent them word by a Portugall that they shoulde surrender & yeeld themselues, whō they slue. Vpon the monday they went and viewed the place where they should disimbark thēselues. So tuesday the 2 of Aug. they put the souldiers aland, & the frenchmē & Portugals did resist thē, til such time as Don Pedro de Toledo did strengthē thē that did skirmish with 200 muskets, and 100 Pykes, they gaue thē the repulse with losse of one hundred frenchmen, and the reste did retyre and putte themselues into the Castell, whereas they had 17 great peeces of Ordinaunce, and great store of poulder and munition, besides other fortie [Page] Peeces that were in other Fortes there about them, all the whiche the frenchmen did surrēder and yield vp to saue their liues, and loste all this, and foure shippes that was in the port, and did yield vp their Ensignes and arme, And did put into the galies all suche Portugalles as didde enter into the Castell with them, and did hang vp Antonio de Guides, a portugall, and gouernour of the sayde Ilande, a man prodigall and cruell, and lefte for gouernour thereof for his Maiestie, Don Antonio de Portugall, with two hundred soldiers, and vittayles for foure monthes.
And when they had conquered the Ilands of S. George, and the Picke, and Fayal, Don Pedro de Toledo did retourne with the Galies, shippes, and such people as he caried with him. Mondaye the eyght of August 1583.
¶The Commission giuen vnto the Licentiado Mosquera, Generall Auditor of the Nauie and Armie for to punish the Rebels.
FOr so much as by the commaundemente of his Maiestie, I am come hether with this Nauy and armye vpon the Iland of Tercera, and that here they did withstande mee, and made resistaunce whereas I should come vnto an anker with very much artilerie, and not acknowledging their duetie, but with great disobedience and insolence. I did sende and require them with protestation for to surrender and yielde vnto me the ylande, and to suffer me to lande in the Ilande, and to pardon them all the disobedience past, and vnto the naturals their liues and goods, and likewise vnto the straungers that were come thether in their ayde and succour, to giue them shipping that they might depart, as doth appeare by the protestes and other writinges whiche I do cōmaund to bee put adioining vnto this commission. And for that neyther the one nor the other would harken vnto this grace and [Page] mercye whiche was offered vnto them, but rather at suche time as I woulde disimbarke my army being rewesday the fix and twentie of this present being saint Annes day, they did make defence against me, and did resist me with muche artillery and force of men, and al that were in the said Iland as well naturals as straungers did put themselues in the field and with their armies in good order, did giue y e atempt against those of his maiestie which I had vppon my charge, maintaining themselues one whole daye with skirmishing and representing of battaile till such time as the next daye following, being ouercome by the force of our soldiours, they ranne a waye and put themselues into the Mountaines. And for that suche lyke disobedience, rebellion & tyranny, which vnto this day they haue vsed with & vnto them whiche hath bene in deuosion vnto his Maiestie, and many other insolensies and roberies which they haue committed and doone, shall not remaine without liuelye ensample of chastisement. By this presente I doe giue power and facultye, as Captaine generall of his Maiestie in this Nauie and Armie vnto Lecenciado Mosquera de Figueroa, generall auditor of this happie [Page] Armie and Nauie, for that hauing taken information of the aforesaide in generall and in particuler, of all suche persones as bee founde culpable in the same, and the partyes to be called and heard, and according vnto the right, to doe Iustice vppon their persons goodes and Cattelles, for all, and in all, of defaultes paste and nowe presente depending. I doe giue vnto you power and facultie in as ample manner as I haue it of his Maiestye. And the better to performe and accomplish and execute the same, I doe ordayne the cheefe Mayster of the fielde and Coronel of the Almaynes, and all the reste of the Maisters of the fielde: Captaynes & soldiours, and of the Gallies, that they doe giue & deliuer vnto you the prisoners which they haue, and from this daye forewardes shal haue, & all the ayd and fauoure that you shall demaunde of them. And so likewise I doe giue vnto you the sayde power and facultie to proceede againste what so euer persone or persones that shall withstande or disturbe anye parte or parsell of all that is aforesayde, in the whiche GOD and his Maiestye shall bee serued▪ Made and written in the Ylande of Terçera, [Page] in the citie of Angra, the eyght and twenty of Iulye, in the yeare of our Lord, 1583.
ANd by vertue of this Commission, the Licenciado Mosquera de Figueroa, did proceede agaynst the sayd Ilands, and particulers of the same, pronounsing these sentences following.
In the plyte which in the office of Instice hath ben followed in the absence of rebellion, agaynst the Iland of Tercera, Fayal, the Pick, and S. George, the Graciosa, and the Cueruo, and agaynst all the dwellers and abiders in the Iland of the Açores. The proces of the cause being seene, and how that the sayde Ilandes hath denyed their obedience to their King Don Philip our Lorde, being their legitime and natural King, and in prosecuting hereof, haue admitted into their companye, people of diuers Nations, Robbers and Pyrats, and haue conspyred agaynst his Maiestie [Page] Ryall, and made resistaunce agaynst his mightye power, and hath defended with armour and blood, the entrie into these Ilands which is of his crowne of Portugall. The proses and case, and all thinges requisite being seene: I do finde, and I ought to declare, and do declare and pronoūce the sayd Ilands, and euery one of them for Rebels, and partakers of this delyte, in consequence or confideration of the which, I oughte to condemne and doe condemne them in losse of all their liberties which hath bene giuen and graunted by the kinges predecessors, of his maiestie, of the kingdome of Portugall, likewise of their proper landes and goods: and other priuileges of the which they mighte aduaunce and profite themselues, if they had not committed this offence of Rebellion and disobedience. And these the sayd Antonio Xuares who was Factor for the king Don Sebastian, & at this present was Iudge of the Mony house, Baltazar Aluarez, Ramires, disimbargar, and Domingos Pinnero, and Iuan Gonçales Cottea, disimbargar: and all the rest that bee founde culpable in this sayd offence. I do condemne them, and whēsoeuer and in what place they shal be taken, to be prisoners, and broughte vnto the common prison of this citie of Angra, [Page] whereas I doe commaunde that they bee brought forth with ropes about their necks, with the voyce of a cryer, for to make manifest their faulte, and so to bee caryed into the publique and open place of this citie, whereas they shall be hanged til such time as they doe naturally die, and straighte waye to bee quartered, and their quarters to be put in the high wayes toward this citie. Also I do condemne the aforesayde in the losse of all their goods, applying them as confiscate vnto the chamber of his Maiestie, and that their sons nor Neuewes shall not enioy anye Ryall office. And I doe commaund that all suche money that hath the name of Don Antonio Prior of Ocrato, with the armes ryall, as false euill and vsurped, to be burned in the publick place of this citie, and not to bee currante in these Ilandes, and that no person doe vse the same vpon payne of death. (And in the performaunce of the same, they did burne the sayd mony publique) And by this my last sē tence difinitiue, I do pronounce & commaund with costes. El Liçenciado Mosquera, de Figueroa.
Relation of all such as were put to execution in the Citie of Angra, in the publique place, the 8 daye of August, Anno. 1583.
MAnuel de Silua earle of Torres Ʋedras, gouernour and captayne generall of all the Ilandes of the Acores, for a tyrannous manstear, and an occasioner of alteratiō in the Ilands, a robber and receyuer of Heretikes, was condemned his throte to bee cut, and his head to be put in the publique place whereas he commaunded to be put the head of Melchior Alfonso, Portugall, for that hee sayd King Philip was his natural Lord and king.
Domingos Vguel, an Ordinarye Iustice of this Citie, it was prooued agaynste him, that publiquely he did shew himselfe to be against his Maiestie, and did execute many for suspition [Page] that he found in them to be faythfull and loyall, in especial vpon Iuan de Betancor, and of Melchior Alfonso, who commaunded their heads to be cut off, which was proued, and he confessed the same: hee was hanged, and all his goods consiscate to the chamber, leauing his sonnes vnable for any office Ryall.
Pedro Co [...]e, a Captayne of Don Antonio, a publique Rebell, who had vpon his charge a trenche, he was hanged, and his goods con fiscate according vnto the other.
Bernardo de Tauora, who was sometimes captayn of a galie, and now captaine of footemen, who had the charge to fortifie the trenches, and to punish & plague thē that woulde not labour and trauayle, hee was condemned and hanged.
Anton Fernandez Barrosa, a common maker of tumultes, and one that publiquelye did intyse and prouoke others to take Armes agayn his maiesty, for the defence of the Ilād, and sayd that he did not know him for theyre naturall king, but Don Antonio, he was cō demned as the rest.
Arias de Porras, captayne ouer a company, one of the principal rebellers, & one of the last that did leaue the Campe, was condemned in the same.
[Page] Manuel Serradas, one that was in Fraunce, and came in the Fleete with Philip Storcye, the yeare past, and afterward went foorth for captayne generall in the Fleete that went to Cabo Ʋerde, and tooke the spoyle vnto the ornaments, challeses, and crosses of the church, his head was cut off.
Gonçalo de Pita, captayne ouer a company, and liefetenaunt of the fortes of San Sebastian, a publicke persecuter of them that were on the kings behalfe, he was hanged.
Mathias Diaz Pilatos, who publiquely with a loude voyce did perswade all men to follow Don Antonio, and at such time as Don Pedro de Valdes came vnto this Iland, this Mathias did enter into this citie with a Spaniards head, and it is publiquely known that he did eate the liuers of Spaniards, he was hanged and quartred, and condemned in the losse, as all the rest.
Baltazar Mulato, the common cryer, he who did execute the cruel iustice which was commanded to be done by Manuel de Silua, and other Iudges, did in his proclayminges and cryes, adde wordes of greate disobedience against his Maiestie, was hanged & quartred.
Domingo de Toledo, a captayne of one of the forts of Porto Nouo, a publique Rebeller, [Page] who alwaies saide, Liue the King Don Antonio, and did alwaies beare Manuel de Silua company, he was hanged.
Gaspar aluarez chichero, a Mariner who euer since that these Ilandes did rebell, hee went and came from fraunce with the aduises and iudgements of Don Antonio, and caried prisoners into Fraunce, two persons y t came from Lishborne with Letters from the Councell for that they should reduce and returne being a sedicious person, he was hanged.
Amador Biera who came with title of Embasitor from his maiesty and fained himselfe to be faithfull and lyall, did discouer all suche as were currant in all these Ilandes, and did denounce vppon them that they mighte haue Iustice done one them, this had his head cut off for a traitor, and losse of all his goods, and his sonnes and neuewes for infamus.
Gaspar de Gamboa Iustice of the Citie of Angra for that he had condemned to dye in conformitie with all the rest of the Iudges, and apeared that he did fyrme vnto the executions that were done vpon the Portugalles that were in part and behalfe of his Maiesty. And for that he did soliset all their war matters, hee was condemned to bee hanged, and [Page] losse of goods.
Antonio Alasela chiefe Aunctiente beater of this Citie and head sercher, a great rebel, and a persecutor of all such as was in his maiesties behalfe as doth appeare in the prosses and bookes, was condemned to bee hanged, and losse of goods.
Anton. Gomez merino somtimes of the custome house, soliciter and purueier to ordaine the armour, a rebel, & was condemned in two hundreth whips and ten yeres to rowe in the Gallies, and the losse of his goods.
Thomas Gomez who publikelye did saye that king Phillip was not his king, but Don Antonio who had the charche to prouide the Campe with water in the Armie of our Enemies, he was condēned in two hundred whips and ten yeares in the Gallies, and losse of his goods.
Manuel de Acosta who serued Don Antonio, and went in the publike streets speaking foule wordes and without reuerence, two hū dred whips and sixe yeres in the Gallies.
Biasio de viualdo for speaking of foule wordes against his Maiestie, and lent monie to maintaine the warres and was made purueier of the Army, and caused the mony to be raysed, was condemned vnto publike shame, [Page] and eyght yeares to the Gallies.
Cosme de abreu who was seruant vnto the earle of Bimioso and nowe was seruant vnto Manuel de Silua, there was prooued againste him the generalitie, he was condemned to be banished out of all the Ilandes and other damages by mony.
Many other persons naturalles of this Iland for that it was conuenient for the seruis of his Maiestie and quietnesse of all the reste, were caried vnto the Gallies.
And of the Frenchmē there were some hanged from seuenteene yeares vpwardes, & put to rowe in the Gallies more then one hū dreth of them that were taken before that the generall of Fraunce did yield himselfe with his company.
In the meane time that this execusion was done, there was great beneuolence showed vnto certaine widdowes with the goods of the Rebbels to those that there husbandes were put to death in the seruice of his Maiestie, in the prisons of these Ilands, and other some were hanged, and other some banished into England and Fraunce, and tooke away all their goods and pulled downe their houses, some of them dyed in the banishment. And likewise it was commaunded that there [Page] should restitution bee made of the house vnto the fathers of y e cōpany of Iesus. The which was pilled and polled by Don Antonio.
So after that they had made this happie enterprise with great reputation of valiantnesse: for that there should be no time lost, the Marques of Santa Cruz did sende the twelue Gallies vnto lishborn which were the whole substance of this enterprise. And he remained gathering together his Nauie, and to set in order the state of this Iland and the rest, and placed in them two thousande souldiers, and for gouernoure ouer them Iuan de Vrbina, a knight of the order of Santiago. The whiche and all the rest of the Ilandes of Açores, was broughte vnder the subiection and obedience of his Maiestie, by force of armes, & amongst them the citie of Angra, whiche hath more thē three thousand housholders, and a cathedrall Church, and great traffick with the Indies, Orientals, and Occidentals, for that it was the harborow and Port for all their armies.
So likewise they got many other townes and Vilages, and amongest them more then fiftie fortes, which had in them well nigh to the number of foure hundred peeces of Artillerye and other munitions, and fiue and thirtye shippes, small and greate, and surrendred [Page] and yeelded vnto them more then three score Ensigns, which did fight agaynst them in the fielde, likewise all the armour of the straungers and naturals. So that al the whole valour of the Ilands and iurisdiccion, are condemned vnto the courtesie, whether his Maiestie will ordain or put them, as of the goods of the rebbles, for that all is iudged and condemned vnto his crowne all the whiche is of great value. Made in the Citie of Angra, in the Ilande of Terçera the 11 day of August, a thousand fiue hundred eyghtie and three.