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.
Now as this poore procession passed by the host, one espied his sonne, and another saw his brother; and the son perceiued the father, and the father found the daughter, which were now deliuered out of mise|rable seruitude and bondage. But they could not re|fraine nor bridle themselues from distilling of teares and sobbing, séeing their parents and kinsfolke resto|red to libertie & fréedome. And when these people had said their orisons in the church of saint Faith, and were come to the armie, they knéeled before the king, kissed his féet, crieng with one voice; God grant to the king of Spaine euerlasting life. The next daie after the lord Euerus de Mendoza,The lord E|uerus de Mẽ|doza made capteine of the house roiall. earle of Tendi|glie, was by the king made capteine of the house roiall and principall tower of the citie of Granado, called Alhambra, hauing to him appointed and assig|ned one thousand men of armes, and two thousand footmen. Unto the which earle, the great master deli|uered the keies of the said palace and tower, and o|ther ports and fortresses.