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.

On saturday the eight daie of Ianuarie, in the yeare of our Lord 1492, Ferdinando K. of Spaine & Granado, the quéene,A great num|ber of states with their traine enter triumphantlie into Granado to take reall possession. & their eldest son Don Iohn prince of Spaine, the lord Peter of Mendoza, the archbish. of Toledo, the patriarch of Alexandria, the cardinall of Spaine, the lord Peter prince of Lion, the duke of Gaditan, the marques of Uillena & Moia, the erle of Capre, the erle of Uienna of Cifnentes, and manie other earles, barons, and nobles, whereof some were Englishmen (whose names I haue not) with ten thousand horssemen, and fiftie thousand foot|men, with great triumph and roialtie entered into the citie of Granado, and thereof tooke reall possessi|on & seazine, and caused masse to be soong in a great place called Melchita, where hée caused a solemne church to be builded in the honour of God and his EEBO page image 774 mother. When masse was ended, the king and quéene repaired to the palace roiall of Alhambra, the which was woonderfull, both in qualitie & sumptuous buil|ding, which house was adorned with rich arras and tapestrie in euerie chamber.

The earle of Tendiglie capteine of the palace feasted the king and queene, and all the nobilitie at his owne costes and charges. So the king of Spaine there remained till the countrie was reduced into a good conformitie and order, and diuerse fortresses and castels were made for the safegard and tuition of the realme. And bicause this victorie obteined, was to the glorie of God, and to the publike wealth of all christianitie, the Namelie doc|tor Morton, of whom mentiõ is made in the b [...]ginning of this historie. said cardinall of Canturburie de|clared to the people, that the king had sent him and the other nobles thither that day, not onelie to noti|fie and declare to them the veritie of the fact; but also to exhort them to giue lands and praisings to almigh|tie God, for deliuering so goodlie a citie, so plentifull a countrie, and so notable a region out of the hands of his enimies, and persecutors of his faith and reli|gion. Which declaration ended, the archbishop with the cleargie & the nobles with the communaltie, in most deuout maner went in generall procession, rendering to God for this great atchiued enterprise, glorie, honour, and most reuerent thanks.]