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BooK

Royal

Commentaries.

appearance ac

Villadolid,

where che Courc chen refided; bue being informed of che

many complaints which were chere formed againíl: him, he in a rage and fury de–

parted cbence, wichout giving ahy Anfwer chereunco: At which che King

Fer–

nando

being highly difpleafed, Ímmediacely by procefs of Law banifhed him the

Councrey; howfoever

Dia.

maintained himfelf wichin bis Caíl:les and Fortreífes,

untill fuch time, that by Agreement with che King, to pay him fourteen thoufand

/vfa,awdis,

all matters were compo_uqded, and the Fortrdfes were configned into

the hands of che noble King

Don Fernando.

The fame Hiítory alfo makes mention

ofchis following paífage, namely,

Thac whéa

King

Ferna,¡do

had pofieflion ofone

pare

onely, and·not of che encire

Kingdom.of

Leon,

he }efe

Manjilla,

and wenc co

Leon,

which was che principal Ci

ty ofthat Coú

htrey, wheré he .was received with.

greac·joy and magnificenc encertainment, and there crowned King of

Leon

by che

Bifhop of chat Cicy, and being in che prefence of all che Nobles and Citizens;

feaced in che Regal Throne,

Te DeHm

was folemnlY, füng., wich the co~ llon

fa–

tisfa?tioh amH,rejoycing

of:.the

geople,

.¡.nd'

froni

that

time'

bati.the

j1tle of

Kirig of

Caft_ile

and

Leon,

both.which Kingdems

Wére

rhis'

láwlli,Il

tdhétircir'lfe, de–

fcended to him from Father and Mother; for thefe

h~d'

K'.ingB'omslíadYafmerly

been divided, and beíl:owed by the Emperour to his two Sons, that is

Ca.fti!e

Sancho,

and

Leon

Fernando,

and a:fcerwards carne to be again uniced together in

the Noble Perfon of

Don Fernando

the third. After

chis

the

0!!_€€0

Tere/11

the Mo

–

ther of

Tancha

and

Dulce,

che Siíl:ers of

D. Fernando,

feeing that her Son

was.be–

come Maíl:er of the whole Kingdom, and that fhe was not able to rna

ke farthe

refiíl:ence againíl: him, íhe difpatched an Ambaíladour to

D. Fernando,

demanding

fome fhare and convenient (obfiíl:e.nce; which being granted, was rnuch difplea–

fing to fome degenerate Spirits, who were in hopes of making a benefit to diem–

felves by the Wars between

Cafti!e

and

Leon;

which Embaífy the Noble Lady

Bmngaria,

l\1other of

Fernando,

being informed, íhe laboured much

bring mat–

ters toan accommodation, being very apprehenfive ofthe many Troubl~'and in–

finice Ruines which are caufed by

Civil and intetHne

War;

·and for lthat rea–

fon labouring on both fides, íhe at length produced a Peace between her Son che

King

Fernando,

and bis Siíl:ers the Ladies

S,mcha and·Dulce,

and prevailed with che'

King to fiay at

Lean,

whilíl: íhe made a vific to che Qg_een

TerefaJ

and qer

Paugh–

cers, then tefidúig at

Palentia.

And then

was

thatJJerengm'ia

prevailéd with~Te.:.

refa,

and her Daughters, to quit all their

Title

and Interefr to the Kíngdom

LeoA;

in confideracion of which King

Fernando

did oolige himfelf to give

:vearly

Annuity to each of thefe Siíl:ers of

thirty

thoafand

Marai>edú·-ofGold.

To·con~

fum chis Agreement che King carne

Benevente,

where Fie mee

bis

Siílers~and

there figned and fealed aWriting. to them, ro pay them che

tbircy

thoufand

Ma–

rdvedi.r

ofAnnuity; making tnem Aflignment

the plfices where'

receive'

their Money, which was afterwards the Foundátion of a happy Peace.

After this King

Fernando

being married

QQeen

'foan,

he .weht

Progrefs to

vifit feveral pares of his Kingdom, and being

Toledo,

heunderftood tbat

Cordova,

and other remoce Citi@s of his Kingdom, were in great penury and diíl:refs for

want of Prov.ifions; for fupply ofwhich he fent them twenty five thoufand.

Mara–

vedi1

Corduva,

and che like fum, to other Garrifons.

Ali

which füdl furns are

particu!arly recorded in the Chronkles which write of the Life of

Don Fernand9

the Saint.

CHA P.