By the which composition, the roiall citie of Gra|nado, with all the holds and fortresses of the realme, and the towers and castels of Alpussarare was ren|dered into the hands of the said king of Spaine; and that the king of Granado should become subiect and vassall to the king of Spaine, and to relinquish and forsake the vsurped name of a king for euer: and that all the men of warre should frankelie depart out of the citie, and none there to remaine, but artifi|cers and merchants: and all these things to be doone before the fiue & twentith day of Ianuarie. But the time was preuented, for the Moores on the first day of Ianuarie sent six hundred notable personages out of the citie with their children for hostages into the campe of the king of Spaine, to the intent that he should put no diffidence nor mistrust in the citi|zens,Hostages de|liuered to the K. of Spaine for his secu|ritie. but that he might peaceablie and quietlie with his people enter into the citie, and take possession of the same. The which hostages were distributed and lodged in the tents and pauillions of the Spanish armie.

The third of Ianuarie, the lord of Guitterins Car|denes, great master & gouernor of Lion, of the order of S. Iames, departed from the armie, noblie and triumphantlie accompanied with fiue hundred hors|men, and thrée thousand footmen toward the citie. And as he approched néere to the suburbs, there issued out diuers noble and valiant capteins of the Moores, making to him humble obeisance, and conducted him to a palace adioining to the citie, called the pa|lace of Anaxaras, and from thense conueied him to the palace roiall of the same citie called Alhambra, whereof hée tooke quiet and peaceable possession, to the behoofe of the king of Spaine,The banqui|shed people h [...]mblie sub|mit thẽselues to the kings vicegerent, & deliuer vp the keies of the citie. whome the Moores promised and confessed to take and obeie, as their king and souereigne lord. And in signe and token that they thought in their hearts, that which they promised by mouth; they prostrated and humbled themselues before the said great master, and with dolorous lamentation and salt teares deli|uered to him the keies of the said palace.

When he had the keies, and was also possessed of that strong and magnificent place, he first of all dis|patched the house of all the Moores and pagans, and appointed a garrison of valiant and noble christians, to kéepe and defend the same: and the same day cau|sed a masse solemnlie to be celebrate in a place of the same palace called Melchita; which done and finished, he tooke possession of all the fortresses, towers, and holds to the said citie and towne of Granado belon|ging or apperteining. And then he caused to be erec|ted and set vp on the highest tower of the palace (where it might best be séene) the signe and token of the crosse, whereon Christ for vs sinners suffered his bitter passion. At the raising whereof were present an archbishop, and thrée bishops, with other prelats, which deuoutlie sang this antheme: O crux, aue spes vnica.