The said crosse was thrée times deuoutlie lifted, and at euerie exaltation, the Moores being within the citie, rored, howled, & cried, prostrating themselues, groueling on the ground, & making dolorous noise and pitifull outcries. The armie incamped without the citie, seeing these things, humbled themselues méekelie before the crosse, rendering to almightie God their most humble and heartie thankes. The king of Spaine,The maner of the Spanish kings giuing of thanks for victorie. being mounted on horssebacke, per|ceiuing the erection of the crosse, descended from his genet, and knéeled downe on the bare ground; and rendered to God, la [...]d, honour, and praise; for that noble and triumphant victorie. And after that the crosse was thus set vp on the high tower, the banner of saint Iames, and the kings banners were pitched and fixed vpon the turrets and pinacles of the citie: an herald standing in the top of the high tower, pro|claming and publishing these words following.
Saint Iames, saint Iames, saint Iames; Castile, Castile, Castile; Granado, Granado, Granado.
By high and mightie power, lord Ferdinando and Eli|zabeth, king and quéene of Spaine, haue woone from the infidels and Moores the citie and realme of Gra|nado, through the helpe of our Lord God, & the most glorious virgin his mother, and the vertuous apostle S. Iames, and the holie father Innocent the eight, togither with the aids and succours of the great pre|lats, knights, and other gentlemen borne, and com|mons of their realmes and countries.When the herald had finished, the artillerie sounded,The Spani|ards reioising & triumphing after the con|quest of the Moores. the min|strels blew, the people applauded and clapped their hands for gladnesse, that the earth séemed to tremble and quake vnderneath them.
After this ioy ended, there issued out of the citie in maner of procession, seuen hundred and mo christi|ans, as well men, as women and children, which had bin there prisoners and liued in bonds, seruitude, and miserable captiuitie, whereof the most part were na|ked, wounded, and in maner famished for hunger. To whome the king (of his great liberalitie) gaue both apparell, viands and monie. These poore prisoners comming out of the citie sang this psalme; Bene|dictus Dominus Deus Israel, qui visitauit & fecit redemp|tionem pledis suae; Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which hath visited and redeemed his people. And so singing foorth the psalme, went to the church of saint Faith, which the king Ferdinando had caused to bée most sumptuouslie edified during the time of the siege, being distant from Granado two or thrée miles.