Relation of the expongnable attempt and conquest of the island of Tercera, and all the Ylands thereto adjoining: done by Don Albaro de Baçan, Marks of Santa cruz, the chief Commendador of Leon, and Captain general of his Majesty. And of all the enemies that were in the said Ylande, and of the Bulwarks, Artillery, and Munitions of the City of Angra, and Towns and Villages thereto belonging: and of the dwellers therein, and of all the punishment that was done upon them.  
Done in An. 1583.  
AT LONDON, Printed by Thomas Purfoote.   

Thursday the 23 day of june, in the year of our Lord 1583, upon the even of the glorious S. john Baptist, the Marquis Santa-cruz departed out of the river of the City of Lisburne, with five great ships called Galleons, and two Galiazes, twelve Gallayes, 30 big ships, 12 Pataxes, and 15 Zabras, 14 caravels of Portugal, and seven flat bottomed barks to land people: and in all these ships were 8976 soldiers, Spaniards, Almains, and italians of the company of the masters of the field, Don Lope de Figueroa, Don Françisco de Bobadilla, & Don ivan de Sandovall: And he that was Colonel of the Almains, was the Earl Geronimo de Lodron: And the italians upon the charge of Lusio Pinatelo: & over a company of Portugals, was Captain Don Felix de Arragon. And there were of Mariners 3823: so that there was in all 12799. and 50 particular Gentlemen, and 86 others retained amongst them, and they had six months victuals. And at such time as this army did set sail, and was going forth to the Sea, the sip called Santa Maria del Socorro, did strike upon the catchippes against cast cales: in the which ship was the company of Don Miguell de Cordona, & were constrained thereby to return again into their Port. And Sunday being the 26, for that the time and weather did seem to be pleasant and calm, the Marquis was fully resolved, and did determine to sand the twelve Galies before, in the charge and government of the Captain Diego de Mediano. And Monday being the 27 day, the udder of the ship called Santa Maria de Acosta, did fall from her, for that it was not well set: and straight way they took out of her all the people she had, & put them into the Pataxes & carried them ashore: and so all the army did follow their viage, with very scase winds, all upon the Bowlyne, till it was Wednesday the 17 of july, that they did discover the Island of S. Mighel. And upon the Thursday Don jorge Manrique, he that was general overseer of all the host and army, went before in a small Pynnise for to view the company of the Master of the field Augustin Inigues, and to ordain his embarking in the twelve Galleys which arrived there the fift day of the same month, at the city of Punta Delgada. And to ordain all the Artillery and moils for to draw and carry them, with munitions and other necessaries belonging: and likewise to make in a readiness the barks and other things fit for the viage. All the whole Navy was turning at sea with calms & winds that came of the Island, and could not by any means come to an anchor, in which time the Viseadmirall did gather together all the rest of the Navy, till the thirteenth of the month, at which time they came to an Anchor at the town of Villafranca, and city of Punta Delgada, in sight and distance the one from the other four leagues. And from thence the Marquis did pass in one of the Galleys unto Punta delgada, to understand the state of the Island, as well as the embarking of the 2300 Soldiers, which they found in the muster of the company of Augustin Iniguez. And because that the wind was contrary, he stayed his going till it was thursday the 22 of july, and came thither with all the whole Navy together on the Saturday, being the 24 of the said month, at nine a clock of the day: and came to an anchor in the play of the Town of Sansebastian of the Island of Tercera, nigh unto the Artillery of the Forts, who did shoot many Canons at the Galyon wherein the Marquis was, and likewise at the rest of the navy as they entered in, for that the Island was fortified round about with Forts and Trenches, and very much people to defend them. And straight way the Marquis did send a particular soldier with a Trumpet, to offer unto the frenchmen & Naturals the pardon and grace that he would give them of their lives and goods as captain general: And to give unto the strangers shipping and leave for to depart with their Ensigns, Armour, Drum, and Flute: and he carried with him the patents and pardons in writing, the tenor & form whereof is as followeth.  
Done Albaro de Baçan, Marks of Santacruz, Commendador, Mayor of Leon, Captain general of the Navy and army for the King Don Philip our Lord, To all them that be dwellers, inhabitants, and abiders in the Island of Tercera, and in all other places thereto adjoining, as well strangers as naturals: It is well known to all, that his catholic Majesty, that being, and as he is, natural successor of the Kingdoms of Portugal, the Indies, Orientalles, and of all the islands and other parts comprehended in the Crown: and so he aught to be acknowledged and obeyed, for to be Sovereign King and Lord, of all the naturals of these kingdoms: but forgetting their duty herein, and far from this acknowledging, there be some of these said Islands that hath admitted into their company, people which doth not only differ from them in nature, but also in customs and religion, and hath conspired against his royal Majesty, and hath fallen into the danger of Crimen laesae maiestatis, divine and human, worthy of exemplar punishment: yet for all this, his catholic Majesty being moved with a christian zeal, and using his accustomed clemency in the service of God our Lord, and in all that in him lieth to avoid effusion of blood, considering that daily increaseth obstinacy and disorder, besides the offence that they do unto God, by the great insolence of the Rebels, and disobedience unto his Majesty, & unto his high name. And for that it is a thing which toucheth the rial conscience, the brevity to put remedy herein, and to take away before our eyes this lively example of disobedience, for that he hath procured by all means possible to put remedy therein: and now last of all using all benignity, his Majesty doth give and grant grace unto all the dwellers and inhabitants in the said Island of Tercera and unto all the rest he doth give general pardon, and jointly granteth with their lives, security of all their goods and Cattles, and assuring more besides this, that they shall not be sacked nor spoiled in no kind of manner, but rather shall be defended in all their doings with great quietneffe, upon condition that without making any resistance, they will reduce themselves, and be subject and obedient unto him, as unto their natural Lord and King, suffering and permitting to disembark aland all the people that doth cow in this rial Navy, or so many of them as I shall think best. And moreover and beside all this, in the name of his Majesty I do offer unto all frenchmen, and unto all other strangers, of what state and condition soever he be, that will departed out of this Island, and go to his own country, or whether soever his pleasure is, I will let him departed liberally and clearly with all his goods and armour and apparel, and likewise I will give them shipping if that of their own proproper will, they will yield and surrender up all the forts that is in their power & charge, wholly dismamparing the said Island. And I the said Captain general, in the name of his Majesty, and by his rial word, do promise to perform and keep this public pardon, in all, and for all, for that it is the determined will of the king our Lord that it should be so observed and kept. And here I do make protestation, that if you do not keep fulfil, and obey all that is herein contained, but do persever in your obstinacy, and forcing to go forwards with your desperate intents, your fault will be the greater, for that it doth proceed of his own good will, and not by any force or constraining done herein, neither by fear or any other thing that might disturb him, but your ill purpose against your natural king. And I using the power which his Majesty in this case hath granted unto me, from this time I do pronounce them to be enemies and rebels against their king, and Traitors subject unto the pain which they shall suffer: and here I do protest, that all public harms, chastismentes of blood, fires, deaths, destructions, and devastaciones that shall be done upon all them that doth not come to acknowledge their obedience unto his Majesty, but persever in their obstinacy, that it be not imputed unto his rial Majesty nor unto my charge, but imputed unto the default of those that be the rebels: And for the justifying hereof, and confusion of their evil and perpetual dishonour, I do make them this commandment, for that they may remain and live with the time to see a great demonstration of mercy and justice.  
Made in the Gallion the Admiral of this Navy, called San Martin, being at the Tercera the 23 of july 1583.  
Don Albaro de Baçan, At the commandment of his Lordship. Andres de Morales.  
The which pardon they would not admit, but answered them with very much shot of Cannons and harcabuziers. And the better for to justify them in this case, they sent unto them two Portugals, which they had taken in the Island of San Mighel, of them which was sent to spy out the Fleet, by Manuel de Silva in a small bark, by these they sent the security, and never heard any more of them. In this time the Marquis in person did go and view all the Island, and had with him other particular persons such as were ingenious: and in the mean time the Masters of the field, captains, and Ensign bearers, did in divers parts sound to armour in the night, with the Galies and other vessels that went with owers procuring for to disquiet them. In the end after that they had taken the judgements of those which had seen the view, and being fully resolved, they entered into counsel, and concluded to give the assault and enterprise in a narrow gut or creak which was eaten with water like unto a haven, and was called of the Milles, almost a league from the place where we were at an anchor, and two leagues from the city of Angra, and a league from the village of the Play: so that on tuesday the 26 of july at 3 of the clock in the morning, the Marquis did departed with the Galies, carrying forwards as well as he could, the great barks, Crares and Pynises, who by reason that they had so much people in them, they could not profit themselves of their owers, for they carried at their first disembarking 4500 soldiers, of the company of Don Lope de figueroa, and of these captains, Augustin de Herrera, Lazaro de Isla, Pedro Rosado, who was wounded with a Harquebuz shot, and died in the City of Angra, Miguel Ferrer, Diego Coloma, Don ivan de cordova, Miguel de Benesa, Don Bernardino de çunniga, Sancho de solis, Don ivan de Vivero and his Ensign bearer, Alonso de Xeres, (which was one of the two Standard bearers, that did place the Ensigns upon their Forts and Trenches) and Pedro de Santisteuan, who had a Harovebuz shot in his leg, in whose company went these particular Gentlemen: Don Hugo de monçada, Don Godofre de Mendoça, Don Pedro Henriquez, Don Luyz Venegas, Don Alvaro de Benevides Baçan, Don ivan de Granada, Mercelo Caracheolo, Don Geronimo çapata, Don Bernardino de Mendoça, Don Diego de baça and the Master of the field, Don Francisco de Bobadilla: with the Captains Don Antonio de Pasos, who was the first that went upon the Trenches and Forts: Captain Castellani, ivan de Texeda, who did use the office of the high Sergeant in all the companies: Diego de Cardinas, Soto Maior, Bustamante de Herrera, ivan Fernandis de Luna, Diego de Ouiedo: And with them went these Gentlemen. Don Philip de Cordona, with the master of the field Don Francisco de Bobadilla, with them that went first: and Don Alonso de Rosas, Don Gonsalo de Guevara, Don Francisco de Benavides, Don Antonio de Solis, Don Fernando de Toledo, Don Francisco de Guzman, Don Geronimo de Virues, Don ivan de Butron, Don ivan de Pisa, Don Francisco de Aronda, Don Pedro Enriquez, the Captain Melchior de Esparça, and the Master of the field Augustin Inigues de çerate: with the captains Diego Xuarez de salazar, Don Christoual de Açunna, Don ivan de Castillio, Don Fernando de Vivanco, Antonio Flores, Pedro Ximenez de Eredia, Christoual de Paz, Francisco Calderon, Hernando Pacho, Pedro de Angulo, and the Ensign bearer Xaramillo, who was one of the first that put up their Ensign in their Trench: And Gentlemen, Don Garcia de Cotes, and Don ivan de Sandoval, under whose charge are the sixteen companies of Portugals with their Captains, Geronimo Françes, Manuel de Vega, who received an Harquebuz shot in the Trenches, Antonio Serrano, who also had a harquebus shot & a prick in his thigh, Diego Valiente, Don ivan de Mendoça, Don ivan de Medrano, Sancho de Bullon, Don ivan de Lanuça, Don Sancho de Escobar, Don Esteuan del Aguila, ivan de la rea, Francisco de la Rocha, Martin de Herrera, and with them these Gentlemen: Don Pedro Ponce de Leon, Don ivan de castelui, Don Francisco de Borja, Nofre de Bernegal, (who was the first that was slain) Don Bartolome de Maya, and the Earl Geronimo de Lodron, with these Captains: The Earl Nicolo de Lodron, the captain Carlos, the captain and chief Sergeant Curcio: and adventurers, Don Francisco Perenot, comendador de Sparragosa, of the order of Alcantara, Mos de la Mota: And Lucio Pinatelo, with the italians, and the Captain Fray Vicencio of Afflicto, both of them were wounded with Harquebuziers: and adventurers, Miguel Caxa, a Gentleman of Naples, who being in a bark, he was wounded with a Harquebuz shot upon one of his arms, and Don Felix de Arragon with the company of Portugals, who was wounded with two Harquebuz shot, one on his shoulder, and an other on his thigh, and they slew his Ensign bearer, and wounded his Sergeant, and Don Cristoual Nieto, who was wounded likewise with two Harquebuz shot, And at four a clock in the morning at the break of the day the Marquis did enter with his Gallye and had with him Don Pedro de Toledo, Marquis of Villa Franca, and Duke of Fernandina, Don Lope de Figueroa, Don Pedro de Padilla, Don jorge Maurique general overseer: Don Cristobal de Erasso, Don ivan Manrique, Don Lewis de Sandoval, Don Alonso de idiaquez, Don Lewis de Boria, Don Pedro Ponce de Leon Brothers son unto the said Marquis, Don Antonio Enriques, Diego de miranda, ivan de Vrbina, ivan Martin's de Recalde, Don Antonio de Portugal in the same, in the sight of the Mill to give assault against the forts and trenches, and put themselves with the whole body of the Galley, where as they did receive much shot both of cannons and muskets which they did shoot from the bulwarks, than straightway the Galley began to batter and overthrow the Artillery of the enemy, and all the rest of the Galleys as they did draw nigh did give the battery, so that with the battery of the Admrial Galley, & of all the rest, the other Barks went a shore and did land people upon the sides of the forts, and overthwart the trenches, although it was done with great difficultness and labour, and the soldiers did get up in parts and places that was very aspar and received great repulse of hargabusses and muskets: but in the end they did get both the forts and trenches which the french Soldiers had upon their charge, with their captain Borgonion, a person of whom they had a great opinion amongst them. And straight way the Marquis went forth in a small bark, and in an other small bark went forth the Gentlemen that were with him in his Gallye, and making an end of the first disembarking a Land, they took the mountains and hills of all parts, and did ordain Don Lope de Figuereo general master of the field that he should frame the camps with their wings, with Hargubuziers and Muskets, so that our people of the main ward did get upon the enemy. And those which were in the foremost wings, was Don Pedro de Toledo, & Don Pedro de Padilla with other Gentlemen and Captains that were of the company of that first disembarking, so that becwixt them they began to charge many skirmeges till such time as they put themselves three quarters of a league from the Sea side, whereas was the whole force and strength of their Army, always skirmeshing very valiantly, charging and receiving, so that our people did win and loose a place which they had for their security, in such sort, that it was needful that the Marquis, who was in the face of his army, to put himself forward two times for to courage & animate the arquebusiers. And at this time the second disembarking did join with the first, at the which Don jorge Manrique overseer general, returned & made them to come forwards, with six Pieces of ordinance with the which they shot at their eenimies, likewise all the rest of munitions vittals & water for to refresh all the people that was skirmishing, for that in those parts there was none to be had but must bring it from the ships, by which disembarking they were strengthened with these Captains, Rodrigo de Vargas, Miguel de Oquendo, Marolin and Carlos, So that they were continually fight in the face of the Armies, and the enemy had eight pieces of Artillery with the which they did shoot at our people, making there assault in strange manner, with much shrieks and shouts as though they would join together: So in the evening they did gather together to the number of a thousand kine or cattle wherewith they did procure to break our array and order, and the Marquis did command the sargentes Mayors to give order unto the wi●ges of the Hargubussers that they should no shoot of a piece at the cattle, but that they should make them way without putting themselves out of order, and after that they were passed by they should trim themselves again as before. There was hurt of our part in this skirmish to the number of three hundred, and slain threescore and ten, and by one Portugal on horseback which did pass into our Camp, they did understand that amongst their enemies there were very many slain and hurt, amougst whom was the Liefetevaunt of Manuel de Silva, his brother's son and certain french captains, so that they as well as the Portugals, were with a gallant resolution for to fight one power to an other, and would not hearken unto the pardon and grace which the Maques did grauntr unto them, and was presented unto Manuel de Silva by the two men which the Marquis did send unto them, as before is said so that it were evil with them in these skyrmeges and other attempts, although there was entered to fuccour them a thou and five hundred frenchmen, and was general over them the Commendador Mounsieur de Chatres, confine unto the duke of 〈◊〉 and brother in law unto the most christian king of France, beside more than a thousand that were there before, so that with them, and the Natural of the country, they were nine Thou and fight men, and they were all very well encamped, and in good order like soldiers, and that night our army was in good array, and had well fortified the wings of our Harquebuziers and musket's, 〈◊〉 found to armour: so in the morning at the break of the day, they returned 〈◊〉 their skirmishing, and our enemies did discharge their artillery, and our army did still get more and more, and the wings were still skirmishing, in such sort that they did take away the water from the enemies, & strait ways they did win their Artillery, and the village of San Sebastian, which was maintained and kept by their army, and they fled away unto the mountains, and when our host had broken their camp, they took their way to the city of Angra And the Marquis did sand the galleys, that they should assault the Navy of Frenchmen and Portugals that was within the port: and to the whole camp did enter into the said city without any resistance, and he did grant them the spoil for three days, and they did open the Prisons, and took out of them all such as were there for bearing favour unto his Majesty, and are these that followeth.  

All such spaniards as were Prisoners.  
IVan Augustin de Auila was taken Prisoner a yenre past, coming for Factor to S. Mighell.  
Domingo de insauraga, which came a year passed from the firm land in the Ship of advise.  
ivan de iada, one that came in the same ship. Diego Garcia whom they took coming in advise to Don Pedro de Valdes. The Ensign bearer Carrion. The captain ivan de Aguirre, the sergeant Gutierrez, ivan Lopez. Catalina & Eluira Gutierrez, her Daughter with three sons, that came from Florida in the ship of insauraga, and to the number of thirty Spaniards which they made to work in the Forts.   

Portugals that were in prison.  
The captain Antonio Rebelo, Pedro Yamnez Curado, Antonio Mendez, Domingo Ralon, ivan Aluarez, Antonio Gonçalez, Luyz Gonçalez, Francisco de Roche, Benito Mulato, Pedro de Las Vinnias, ivan Domingues, Constantino Machado, Bras Noguera, Gaspar Delos Reyes, Diego Perez, Antonio Correa Pisanso, Diego Aluarez, El Licenciado ivan Lewis homo, ivan Yannez, and Frutuoso, sanchez of S. George.  
So likewise the Galies entered into the Port of the City of Angra, and did take all these ships following.    

Relation of the Ships and other Vessels which they took of the French army which brought secure to them of the island of Tercera, who was Captain general over them all the Commendador Monsieur de Chattels: and also of the Navy that Don Antonio had, who was captain general over them, Manwel Serradas a Portugal and natural of the Island of Madera: and was the same that did sack Cabo Verde and Arguin.  
THere were in the port of the City of Angra, 12 french ships great and small of all sorts. 2 English ships & 1 Hulk. There were of Don Antonio his ships to the number of 16 small and great, caravels and others, which were at Cabo Verde: captain general over them, Manuel Serradas, Portugal, all these ships doth amount to the number of 31, and had amongst them 91 pieces of artillery, of cast iron and brass. This being done they sent unto the castle of the city, and unto their houses of munition, and unto all the Forts round about the Island, & they found in them all this ordinance and munition as followeth.  

In the Castle called Sansebastian.  
One Cannot of battery, of brass: one Culverin of brass of 21 palms or spans: two demi Culverins of brass: two Sacars of brass with their Chambers: one demi Cannon of brass: five Pieces of iron, & one little piece: one Cannon of brass broken in the breech. All these said Pieces were in the carriage, and had all things in a readiness belonging unto them.  
Three hosheads of cannon powder: 18 balls of wild fire: 270 shot of iron: four and thirty pellet of stone. One iron bar: 5 Pikes: a carriage with his wheels without a piece: more, 15 stone balls: seventeen charge of stones.   

¶ Relation of the Forts which were from the city of Angra unto the Fort called the point of San Mateo, and of all the Ordinance that were in them.  
THere was found in the Fort adjoining to the city, in the skirt of Brasill called San Benito, one great murderer of brass to shoot stones, in his carriage, and had the Arms of Portugal on it: one piece of cast iron, which weighed 12 quintals, in his carriage: one other piece of cast iron of the same bigness without carriage: one base of brass with the arms of Portugal, of seven quintals, with chambers: one demi Cannon of brass for-stones, with the Portugal arms: one piece of cast iron, of 11 kynt in his carriage: two & twenty balls of stone for the Cannons, and twenty of iron.   

¶ What was found in a trench adjoining unto the same Fort.  
A piece of cast iron of 7 kynt. and 24 pound in his carriage.   

¶ In the Fort called San Antonio, which is upon the point of the Brasill.  
One demi culvering of drasse, with the arms of France, full of flower Delyses, of 36 kincals, and 22 pound: one piece of brass to shoot stone, with the arms of Portugal in his carriage: one Sacar eight square with the arms of France of 19 quintals: one demi Sacar of brass of 10 quintals 64 pound, in his carriage: one demi Sacar of brass of 10 〈◊〉 li. in his carriage: 1 piece of cast iron of 15 kintals in his carriage: two other pieces of cast iron of 13 kint. a piece in their carriages: two Bases of brass very big, with the their chambers: threescore shot of iron: twenty cloven shot of lead, ten chains, twenty great balls of stone, two half cerses of powder, other six horse load of sacks of powder.   

In an other fort called the çimbrero.  
One Sacar of 15 kintals 48 pound, full of flower deluses, three pieces of cast iron of the same bigness with their carriages, one falconet of brass in his carriage with two chambers, one hundredth and threescore baltes of iron and six charges.   

In an other fort called the fana's.  
One piece of cast iron of five kintals in his carriage, an other piece of cast iron of 7 kintals 20 pound in his carriage, one other piece of cast iron of 13 kintals.   

In an other fort called O alcaide.  
One Sacar of bras eight square full of flower deluses of 18 quintal with a new carriage: two pieces of cast iron the one of 18 kintals & the other of 17 kint. with new carriage and their chargers: eight & thirty shot in all.   

In an other fort called the Ladeoua de Pero gonçalez.  
Two pieces of cast iron of 10 kintals a piece with their new carriages.   

In a small fort called La huerta del Bachilor Rubio.  
Two pieces of cast iron of 7 kintal a piece in their carriage: one base of cast iron with his Chambers: certain balls, with their chargers and skowrers.   

In a trench called Pombado.  
One piece of cast iron of 10 kintals: his carriage.   

In an other for called the Prayna.  
Three pieces of cast iron of 10 kintals & 30 pound a piece in their carriages: two double bases with their chambers: fifty balls of cast iron, and 10 cloven shot.   

In a trench which is hard by the other fort.  
One piece of cast iron of ten kintals with ten balls, with his chargers.   

In an other fort called the Azogue.  
Two pieces of cast iron of 10 kint. 30 P. a piece in their carriage: one other piece of cast iron of 9 kint. 20 l, in his carriage: two bases of brass of 149 Pi. a piece, with crowns and half moons upon them: 115. shot of cast iron: 100 lead shot for the bases: 10 cloven shot: 12 balls of wild sire.   

In the last fort that was visited called San Matheo.  
Two Falcons of brass with their chambers: three pieces of cast iron in their carriages: two pieces of easy yrnou broken: two hundredth, shot little more or less.   

In the Frenches about this fort.  
One Piece of cast iron of a 11 kintals in his carriage: one other Piece of 7 kintals in his carriage: one base of brass, with the arms of Portugal: one other Piece of cast iron of a 11 kint. in his carriage: twenty iron shot.   

Relation of the forts that is betwixt the City of Angra, unto the point of the Village of the Play and all the Artillery found in them.  
In a Trench that is right against the islands.  
TWo Pieces of cast iron in the carriages, and with their chargers.   

In a fort called San Antonio de Porto Judio.  
TWo Pieces of brass, the one of 25 kint. 43 ll. with the arms of the Turk, and of France and the other eight square with the same arms. in their carriages: one Piece of cast iron of 10 kintals in his carriage: one other Piece of cast iron of 8 kintals 75 ll: one other Piece of cast iron of 11 kintals in his carriage: one hundredth shot.   

In the fort called El Pico de Saluador Coello.  
One Piece of cast iron of 18 kintals: one other Piece of cast iron of a 11 kintalles in his carriage without powder or chargers.   

In the fort called, El Porto de Casa Salga where as Don Pedro de Valdes was lost.  
One Piece of brass eight square with the Arms of France of 18 kintalles 83 ll. in his carriage: one Falcon with the Arms of Portugal of 7 kintals: two Pieces of cast iron of 15 kintals a Piece in their carriage: other two Pieces of cast iron of 13 kintals a piece in the carriages: one other Piece of cast iron of 10 kintalles in his carriage: two hundredth and thirty shot for them all: a carriage without any thing.   

In the fort of the Muelas.  
One Piece of cast iron in his carriage with twelve shot: two great Faulcones with the Portugal Arms of 6 kintalles a piece: three Pieces of cast iron in the carriages: fifty shot without chargers.  
In the fort right over against San Sebastian, there was no Artillery for that they had carried it away unto the mountains, that day the people came a shore.   

In the great and old fort of San Sebastian and now called Porto Novo.  
Six Pieces of cast iron of 20 kint a piece: five other pieces of cast iron of 8 kint. a piece in their carriages. Two hundred shot for them all: three Bases: three carriages, and very much wood, but no chargers nor powder.   

In an other Fort which is at the point of the Ribera Seca.  
One Piece of cast iron, of 11 kynt. 75 li. One other Piece of cast iron, of 7 quintals.   

In the Fort of the Perezosas.  
One demi Culverin with the arms of Portugal: one great turkish Falcon of 14 quintals: two Pieces of cast iron, the one of 11 quintals, and the other of 7 quintals, in their carriages.   

In the Fort of Porto Martin.  
One Piece of cast iron of 20 quintals in his Carriage: one other Piece of cast iron of 18 quintals: three pieces of iron, of 12 quintals a piece in their carriages: two bases of brass with the arms of Portugal. Two hundred and fifty shot, and three barrels of powder, with their chargers.   

In certain trenches which were against the Fort.  
Two Falcons for stones, with the arms of Portugal, and their chambers: three pieces of cast iron in their carriages: 42 shot.   

In the Fort of Santa Catalina.  
One demi Culuer in with the arms of France of 35 quintals in his carriage: One Falcon of brass of 6 kintals with the arms of Portugal: One Base of brass with the same arms: Four pieces of cast iron of 12 quintals a piece, in their carriages. 300 shot for all these pieces, and their chargers.   

In the Castle called Dopao.  
One demi culvering with the arms of Portugal in his carriage. Two great Pot guns, with all that belougeth unto them.   

In the Fort of Medio Fawl which is before this.  
Four pieces of cast iron, in their carriages: four score shot, and their chargers.   

In the Fort called San Anton.  
Two demi culverins of brass in their carriages: one Base of brass: three Bases of brass: five pieces of cast iron. Three hundred shot with their chargers.   

¶ In a Bulwark which is nigh unto the Play.  
One piece of cast iron in his carriage: two bases of cast iron. Six and twenty shot with their chargers.   

In the Fort called the Chagas.  
One demi Culverin, eight square, with the arms of France, of 18 kynt. 95 pound in his carriage: four pieces of cast iron of 12 kintals a piece, in their carriages: two great pot guns of iron: 100 shot for them all, & their chambers.   

In a Fort that is in the Play called San Francisco.  
One piece of cast iron of 15 kynt. in his carriage: one other Piece of cast iron of 14 kint. one other piece of cast iron of 8 kint. one other piece of cast iron of 12 kintals: one other of cast iron of 8 kint. all these in their carriages. One barrel of powder. One hundred shot and chargers for them all.   

In the Fort called Nuestra sennora de la ●●uz.  
One demi culvering with the arms of Portugal, of 28 quintals in his carriage: one Base of brass with the same arms, and his chambers three pieces of cast iron, of sixteen kintalles a piece, in their carriages; 90 balls for all, and their chargers.   

In the Fort called San Pedro  
One demi Cannon for stones, with the arms of Portugal, of 13 kintals in his carriage: one Falcon of brass, with the same arms, and three of Iron: Two Bases of brass, with their Chambers: two pieces of cast iron of five kintals a piece in their carriages, fifty and four shot, with all their chargers.   

In the Fort called Sauta cruz.  
One cannon of battery of 35 quintals, 64 l. with the Turks arms, and three flower deluses, in his Carriage: one other Cannon for stones with the arms of Portugal: one demi cannon for stones, with the same arms: three pieces of cast iron of 11 kynt, a piece: two bases of brass with their chambers: two barrels of powder. One hundred and eight shot for them all, and all in their carriages, and with chargers and scourers.   

In the Fort called the Conception.  
Two Cannons of battery with the Portugal arms, in his Carriage: one Base of brass in his carriage: two pieces of cast iron of 10 kint. a piece in their carriages. Three score and four shot for them all, with their chargers.   

In a trench which is betwixt the two forts.  
Three Bases of brass, and one piece of cast iron in his carriage.   

In a Platform which is upon the Point, and thereto they have visited.  
One culvering of brass in his Carriage: One piece of cast iron in his carriage.  
In a house which is in the Village of the Play, of munition there was more than 600 shot of iron, small and great.  
Somewhat afore that there is another fort called Porto de casa das alga, which hath four pieces, two of brass and two of iron. There is an other Fort before this, called Porto de cruz, which hath four Pieces, two of brass, and two of cast iron. And from one Fort unto an other, of all these aforesaid that have their Trenches with their traverses that doth defend and keep them.   

¶ Relation of the munition that they found in the high church of the City of Angra, and in the College of the Teatinos'.  
Three and twenty hogsheads, the greatest full, fast, and well conditioned, which seemed to be of powder, nineteen of them were great, and four small.  
In the house of the Fathers of the company of jesus (which Don Antonio had taken, and some of them he had banished and sent into England, for that they were in part of his Majesty) was found: two and twenty hogsheads little and great, full of powder, 12 of them were fast shut, and all the rest were open and some of them begun, there was also a sack full: four and thirty balls of wild fire artificially covered with matches hanging at them: A chest full of branches of iron for to make cloven shot: Certain cloven shot of lead of four and 5 ll. weight: a small chest of chargers made of white plate: fourscore & ten horse men's spears with their heads, and sound: ten picks of iron: many pieces of corselets very evil entreated, and some old hargabuziers: certain rolls of hempen cords and other bottoms of cotton and of each a little: four Faulcones of brass, one great, and 3 little ones in the carriages: two great chambers of iron: a close waggon for to carry powder: a carriage for a Falcon. Certain balls of lead for harcabuziers, muskets, and Bases.   

Relation of that which was found in the custom house of the City of Angra.  
Four great hogsheads full of powder: Four hogsheads full of salt peter, for to refine withal, and they say that it is of the Island Graciosa: three hogsheads full of match for Harcabuziers: certain balls of iron, and chains, and old ropes ends of hemp: seven barrels of tar: six chests full of rosin: two grapels: six quintals of small tarred ropes new: five and twenty Oars for barks: sails for ships great and small, as it seemed for ten ships: tarred ropes old and other necessaries for the said sayies: a great beam of timber with chains, & their skulls which belonged unto the custom house: a little Bell of brass broken: an other Bell whole and sound of a mean bigness: two cheastes of wood full of Papers: to the quantity of forty kintals of Biscuit, that was nothing worth: two old Copper Rettles for to heat tar in: One Hogshead with Copperas one hog shed of Alum: one hogshead of Rat's bane.   

In a Warehouse over against the Custom house.  
A great heap of Cannon shot of cast iron of 1000 shot: an other heap of demi cannon shot, and other lesser shot to the number of more than four thousand: one hundred shot of stone and Cannon: one hundred Pickares of iron with their helves: five and twenty Oars for a Galley: one hundred and fifty wicker baskets with their girds.   

In an other Warehouse was found as followeth.  
Two Bases of iron: old Ropes with pullyes, and other necessaries for ships.   

At the gate towards the Sea on the left hand.  
One demi Cannon of brass for stones in his Carriage: one Demye Cannon of iron in his Carriage: one Demye Sacar of France, of brass, eight square in his carriage. So that there was taken and found in all the ships, Forts, and in other places as is said 301 pieces of Artillery.  
And after that they had taken the city, Castles, Forts, artillery, and munitions, and given to the soldiers the spoil for 3 days, as it is said. The Marquis did ordain that all the dwellers & naturals of the Island should return unto their houses, & that they should understand in the labour of the field, & tilling of the same, who strait way began to come together, although but a few, and the general Auditor did proceed against those that were culpable, and did apprehended many, as hereafter shall be made mention. In this time the frenchmen were three leagues from the city of Angra, in a strong situation, the which they had trenched & made strong, where they had water & other commodities & were treating, with Don Pedro de Padilla, that he would let them departed with their ensigns & armour, and to carry with them such Portugals as they thought best, and all the artilirie which they brought out of France, which was more than one hundred pieces, and their ships and bastements, saying: that they would show patents of the king of France, and of his mother. To which the Marquis would not give any ear, nor to any thing that was asked, but went forth with his camp for to destroy them, but yet after great hold and keep, the Marquis did resolve himself at the instance and request of Don Pedro de Toledo, Don Lope de Figuereo, and of the earl Geronimo de Lodron, Don Pedro de Padilla, Don jorge Manrique, Don Francisco de Bobadilla, Don ivan de Sandovall, Don Cristoball de Erasso, ivan de Vrbina, who doth remain for governor and Master of the field of all the Island, and of ivan Martin's de Recalde, that the Frenchmen surrendering and yielding their Enstgnes, and Armour, and to let remain still in the Galies for to be punished, the two hundred which before they had taken, and all the rest to be carried to the coast of Spain jointly with our Navy, and from thence to be carried to their own country, in those ships that the Marquis shall think best. And so wednesday the third of August, Don Pedro de Padilla, & Don jorge Manrique, with the Marquis order, went unto their camp, a league from ours, where when they were come, they brought them unto a Fort which was at the water's side, nigh unto the city of Angra, whereas they did surrender and yield up fifteen Ensigns, the most part of them of the most auntientste of France, and many drums and Flutes, and they were unarmed one by one of their Harquebuziers & muskets, halberds and Pikes, and being disarmed they did pass by our armies, and without the City they did lodge them, and gave them all that was necessary: and the Commendador Monsieur de Chattels, with the Masters of the field, captains, and chief sergeant as shallbe expressed, went and kissed the hands of the Marquis.  
Monsieur de Chattels, General: Linguadoça Commendador of San ivan: Monsieur de caravaques a Gascoigne, master of the field. Baptista Serichi, an Italion and chief Sergeant. Captain Vasito a Gascoigne. Captain Hernan, of the Province. Captain Lewis an Italyon. Captain Lavaral a gascoin. Captain Campani, an Italion. Captain Linerola a Norman. Capt. Brebito of the Province. Capt. Lasta a Frenchman. Capt. Companion a frenchman. Capt. Camipit a french man. Capt. Labarra, a Frenchman. Captain Perminet a Frenchman. Captain jabino, a frenchman. Captain Lagrava a Frenchman.  
In these are not counted the captains that were slain, nor the Ensign bearers, for that there was slain threescore & ten, & wounded & Prisoners more than 400, besides the Portugals, who likewise did yield and surrender their Ensigns and arms: and it is a thing never the like seen, so great an army against ours, fight with so much bravery in their own country & houses, & with so many Forts, & in them more than 300 Pieces of Ordinance to come to yield themselves, certainly it was a great spectacle to behold. In this time the Marquis was very vigilant & careful to apprehended Manuel de Silva, who did titulate himself Earl of Torres Vedras, governor & Captain General of this Island, and the principal and Original of all these Rebellions amongst them, and of many robberies and insolences which was done with the ships that they had in the port, and Frenchmen & English men which came unto them, and they did accept and retain them. So they sent captains & other soldiers unto divers parts to run over the hills and mountains, and it happened thursday the fourth of August, a captain of the Field of the Master of the field, Don Francisdo de Bobadilla, did apprehended him; & did deliver him unto the captain Lazaro de Isla, who went also to seek him, and he brought him unto the city of Angra, whereas Don Pedro de Padilla did carry him abo●rd the Admiral, and did deliver him to ivan Ruyz de Velasco Captain of the said Galiaza, whereas be had likewise other captains. Prisoner's lieutenants, and such as were culpable of the rebellion, as shallbe declared unto you in the punishment done upon them. And likewise certain Friars which went in undecent habits amongst them was Friar Simon, of the profession of the order of saint Dominicke, Sacerdote, and Preacher, who did declare that which hereafter followeth.  
How that he went for France, & did ask and & succour of the Queen Mother for this Island, and how she did grant it unto them, by the intercession of the Duke of Joyosa, and of Mos de Rochileu, the Abbot of Guadanni, the Duke of Prenon, the Earl of Brisac, Mos de Serlebus, Governor of Abre de gracia, all the which doth aid, help, an strengthen the causes of Don Antonio. So the Queen mother did send a thousand five hundredth frenchmen besides those that were before in the Island with Monsiur de chattres a knight of the order of Saint john and governor of Deep, and cousin unto the Duke of Joyosa, & brother law unto the king of France. And for master of the field, Monsiur de Garabaques, and Monsiur de Camps, and other principal men, all which did arrive at this Island the two and twenty day of june, in this year of 1583 with patents of the king of France, for that the intention of the king and particularly of his mother was to have these islands in their powers, and to strengthen them with men and ships, for to disturb and take away the traffic and commercio of the Indies, and how that the principals which doth aid & help Don Antonio are in great hope that by this means they shall reap great profit and interest, and now seeing the destruction and loss of victory of the french men, he shall not found any other that will help him.  
So likewise he was in England, and Antonio de Vega dwelling in Lishboorne, who hath his wife in Caparica, and the Queen would not give nor grant unto them any aid or succour, but all only did consent that for his money he might buy Artillery and munitions paying for them. Also he said that the twenty of may Don Antonio was in Deep, and that he was wont to go unto Paris in disembling wise with two or three servants, and did lodge in the house of the abbot of Guadani who is private with the Queen mother, and for the victuals for himself and others which travails in his service, they are marvelous indebted in their lodgings and Inns, and how that all there remedy did depend upon these Islands, although as it is said the Queen mother would have had the power thereof, and that in substance it was the voice of jacob, and the hands of Esau, all such as are in the service of Don antonio, are these persons following, and how that in portugal there are few that are corespondente unto them, for that all in general did abide to see the end & the succession herein, in the which did depend the quietness of all christendom.  
Don Antonio de means, of Lisbon: Cyprian de figueredo, of Trascoso: ivan Corea de Sosa, of Lisbon: ivan Rodrigez de vejae, of Ebora: Thomas Cachero, of Lisbon: Diego Rodriguez, of Setubal: Rodrigo de santaren, of Santaren: Diego Botello, of Lishborn: Manuel Fernandiz, of Lishborn: Gaspar Diaz, canon of Ebora: Balthasar Limpo, Deane of Braga: dwelling in Guimarans: Simon Alsonso d● caruallo of Guimarans: Manuel de brito, of Lisborn: Constantino de brito, of Ebora: Geronimo de Silva of Viana: Antonio dibrio Pimentel of Golagan.  
AT such time as they were entered into the City of Angra, wednesdaye the 7 and 20 of july, as aforesaid, the Marquis of Santa Cruz did sand Don Pedro de Toledo, Marquis of Villa franca, Duke of Fernandina, unto the Island of Fayall, which was thirty leagues 〈◊〉, whereas was five hundred Frenchmen in garrison, with twelve Galleys 〈◊〉 Patares sixteen Pinnaces, and certain small Barks, and in them two thousand and five hundred soldiers of different companies with the 〈◊〉 of the field, Augustin Iniquez de çarate, and Captains, ivan de salazar, Miguel ferrer, Don Christoval de Açuna, Don Esteuan del Aguila, Bust●●ante de Herrera, Miguel de bensa, Sancho de solis, Don ivan de ●●nuza, Sancho de bullon, Lewis de guerara, Pedro pardo de aguiar, Martin de herera and the Captain Carlos with one hundred & fifty Almains and gentlemen such as were ventures, Don Vgo de mon çada, Don ivan manrique, Don phillippe de cordova, Don bernardido de mendoça, Don pedro Enriques, Don Gonsalo de Guevara, Don Hieronimo çapata Don Pedro Ponza de Leon, Don ivan de Açunna, Don Antonio Enriques, Don Gonzaio Ronquillo, who brought the news that the said Fayal was taken, & ivan Fernandez Galindo, Diego de Miranda. And for that was requisite at the Sea, these captains, Miguell de Oquendo, Rodrigo de Vargas Y Marolin, Don Antonio de Mendoça, who in this viage had the charge of the pataxes & pynises. And passing by the Island of S George, & the Pick, reducing them to the service of his Majesty, they arrived at the said Island of Fayal, Sunday being the last of the said month, & sent them word by a Portugal that they should surrender & yield themselves, whom they slew. Upon the monday they went and viewed the place where they should disimbark themselves. So tuesday the 2 of Aug. they put the soldiers aland, & the frenchmen & Portugals did resist them, till such time as Don Pedro de Toledo did strengthen them that did skirmish with 200 muskets, and 100 Pikes, they gave them the repulse with loss of one hundred frenchmen, and the rest did retire and put themselves into the Castle, whereas they had 17 great pieces of Ordinance, and great store of powder and munition, besides other forty Pieces that were in other Forts there about them, all the which the frenchmen did surrender and yield up to save their lives, and lost all this, and four ships that was in the port, and did yield up their Ensigns and arm, And did put into the galleys all such Portugals as did enter into the Castle with them, and did hung up Antonio de Guides, a portugal, and governor of the said Island, a man prodigal and cruel, and left for governor thereof for his Majesty, Don Antonio de Portugal, with two hundred soldiers, and victuals for four months.  
And when they had conquered the islands of S. George, and the Pick, and Fayal, Don Pedro de Toledo did return with the Galies, ships, and such people as he carried with him. Mondaye the eight of August 1583.    


¶ The Commission given unto the Licentiado Mosquera, General Auditor of the Navy and Army for to punish the Rebels.  
FOr so much as by the commandment of his Majesty, I am come hither with this Navy and army upon the Island of Tercera, and that here they did withstand me, and made resistance whereas I should come unto an anchor with very much artillery, and not acknowledging their duty, but with great disobedience and insolence. I did send and require them with protestation for to surrender and yield unto me the island, and to suffer me to land in the Island, and to pardon them all the disobedience past, and unto the naturals their lives and goods, and likewise unto the strangers that were come thither in their aid and succour, to give them shipping that they might departed, as doth appear by the protests and other writings which I do command to be put adjoining unto this commission. And for that neither the one nor the other would hearken unto this grace and mercy which was offered unto them, but rather at such time as I would disembark my army being rewesday the fix and twenty of this present being saint Anne's day, they did make defence against me, and did resist me with much artillery and force of men, and all that were in the said Island as well naturals as strangers did put themselves in the field and with their armies in good order, did give the attempt against those of his majesty which I had upon my charge, maintaining themselves one whole day with skirmishing and representing of battle till such time as the next day following, being overcome by the force of our soldiers, they ran a way and put themselves into the Mountains. And for that such like disobedience, rebellion & tyranny, which unto this day they have used with & unto them which hath been in devotion unto his Majesty, and many other insolensies and robberies which they have committed and done, shall not remain without lively ensample of chastisement. By this present I do give power and faculty, as Captain general of his Majesty in this Navy and Army unto Lecenciado Mosquera de Figueroa, general auditor of this happy Army and Navy, for that having taken information of the aforesaid in general and in particular, of all such persons as be found culpable in the same, and the parties to be called and heard, and according unto the right, to do justice upon their persons goods and chattels, for all, and in all, of defaults passed and now present depending. I do give unto you power and faculty in as ample manner as I have it of his Majesty. And the better to perform and accomplish and execute the same, I do ordain the chief Master of the field and Colonel of the Almains, and all the rest of the Masters of the field: Captains & soldiers, and of the Galleys, that they do give & deliver unto you the prisoners which they have, and from this day forwards shall have, & all the aid and favour that you shall demand of them. And so likewise I do give unto you the said power and faculty to proceed against what so ever person or persons that shall withstand or disturb any part or parsell of all that is aforesaid, in the which GOD and his Majesty shall be served▪ Made and written in the island of Terçera, in the city of Angra, the eight and twenty of july, in the year of our Lord, 1583.  
Albaro de Baçan. At the commandment of his Lordship. Bartolome de Aguilar.   
ANd by virtue of this Commission, the Licenciado Mosquera de Figueroa, did proceed against the said islands, and particulars of the same, pronounsing these sentences following.  
In the plight which in the office of Justice hath been followed in the absence of rebellion, against the Island of Tercera, Fayal, the Pick, and S. George, the Graciosa, and the Cueruo, and against all the dwellers and abiders in the Island of the Açores. The process of the cause being seen, and how that the said Islands hath denied their obedience to their King Don Philip our Lord, being their legitime and natural King, and in prosecuting hereof, have admitted into their company, people of divers Nations, Robbers and Pirates, and have conspired against his Majesty Ryall, and made resistance against his mighty power, and hath defended with armour and blood, the entry into these islands which is of his crown of Portugal. The proses and case, and all things requisite being seen: I do find, and I aught to declare, and do declare and pronounce the said islands, and every one of them for Rebels, and partakers of this delight, in consequence or consideration of the which, I ought to condemn and do condemn them in loss of all their liberties which hath been given and granted by the kings predecessors, of his majesty, of the kingdom of Portugal, likewise of their proper lands and goods: and other privileges of the which they might advance and profit themselves, if they had not committed this offence of Rebellion and disobedience. And these the said Antonio Xuares who was Factor for the king Don Sebastian, & at this present was judge of the Money house, Balthasar Aluarez, Ramires, disimbargar, and Domingos Pinnero, and ivan Gonçales Cottea, disimbargar: and all the rest that be found culpable in this said offence. I do condemn them, and whensoever and in what place they shall be taken, to be prisoners, and brought unto the common prison of this city of Angra, whereas I do command that they be brought forth with ropes about their necks, with the voice of a crier, for to make manifest their fault, and so to be carried into the public and open place of this city, whereas they shall be hanged till such time as they do naturally die, and straight way to be quartered, and their quarters to be put in the high ways toward this city. Also I do condemn the aforesaid in the loss of all their goods, applying them as confiscate unto the chamber of his Majesty, and that their sons nor nephews shall not enjoy any Ryall office. And I do command that all such money that hath the name of Don Antonio Prior of Ocrato, with the arms rial, as false evil and usurped, to be burned in the public place of this city, and not to be current in these Islands, and that no person do use the same upon pain of death. (And in the performance of the same, they did burn the said money public) And by this my last sentence definitive, I do pronounce & command with costs. El Liçenciado Mosquera, de Figueroa.   

Relation of all such as were put to execution in the City of Angra, in the public place, the 8 day of August, Anno. 1583.  
MAnuel de Silva earl of Torres Vedras, governor and captain general of all the Islands of the Acores, for a tyrannous manstear, and an occasioner of alteration in the islands, a robber and receiver of Heretics, was condemned his throat to be cut, and his head to be put in the public place whereas he commanded to be put the head of Melchior Alfonso, Portugal, for that he said King Philip was his natural Lord and king.  
Domingos Vguel, an Ordinary justice of this City, it was proved against him, that publicly he did show himself to be against his Majesty, and did execute many for suspicion that he found in them to be faithful and loyal, in especial upon ivan de Betancor, and of Melchior Alfonso, who commanded their heads to be cut off, which was proved, and he confessed the same: he was hanged, and all his goods confiscate to the chamber, leaving his sons unable for any office Ryall.  
Pedro Co●e, a Captain of Don Antonio, a public Rebel, who had upon his charge a trench, he was hanged, and his goods con fiscate according unto the other.  
Bernardo de Tavora, who was sometimes captain of a galley, and now captain of footmen, who had the charge to fortify the trenches, and to punish & plague them that would not labour and travail, he was condemned and hanged.  
Anton Fernandez Barrosa, a common maker of tumults, and one that publicly did entice and provoke others to take Arms again his majesty, for the defence of the Island, and said that he did not know him for their natural king, but Don Antonio, he was condemned as the rest.  
Arias de Porras, captain over a company, one of the principal rebellers, & one of the last that did leave the Camp, was condemned in the same.  
Manuel Serradas, one that was in France, and came in the Fleet with Philip Storcye, the year past, and afterward went forth for captain general in the Fleet that went to Cabo Verde, and took the spoil unto the ornaments, challese, and crosses of the church, his head was cut off.  
Gonçalo de Pita, captain over a company, and lieutenant of the forts of San Sebastian, a public persecuter of them that were on the king's behalf, he was hanged.  
Mathias Diaz Pilatos, who publicly with a loud voice did persuade all men to follow Don Antonio, and at such time as Don Pedro de Valdes came unto this Island, this Mathias did enter into this city with a Spaniards head, and it is publicly known that he did eat the livers of Spaniards, he was hanged and quartered, and condemned in the loss, as all the rest.  
Balthasar Mulato, the common crier, he who did execute the cruel justice which was commanded to be done by Manuel de Silva, and other judges, did in his proclaimings and cries, add words of great disobedience against his Majesty, was hanged & quartered.  
Domingo de Toledo, a captain of one of the forts of Porto Novo, a public Rebeller, who always said, Live the King Don Antonio, and did always bear Manuel de Silva company, he was hanged.  
Gaspar aluarez chichero, a Mariner who ever since that these Islands did rebel, he went and came from france with the advises and judgements of Don Antonio, and carried prisoners into France, two persons that came from Lisbon with Letters from the Council for that they should reduce and return being a seditious person, he was hanged.  
Amador Biera who came with title of Embasitor from his majesty and feigned himself to be faithful and lyall, did discover all such as were currant in all these Islands, and did denounce upon them that they might have justice done one them, this had his head cut off for a traitor, and loss of all his goods, and his sons and nephews for infamus.  
Gaspar de Gamboa justice of the City of Angra for that he had condemned to dye in conformity with all the rest of the judges, and appeared that he did firm unto the executions that were done upon the Portugals that were in part and behalf of his Majesty. And for that he did soliset all their war matters, he was condemned to be hanged, and loss of goods.  
Antonio Alasela chief Aunctiente cannoneer of this City and head searcher, a great rebel, and a persecutor of all such as was in his majesties behalf as doth appear in the prosses and books, was condemned to be hanged, and loss of goods.  
Anton. Gomez merino sometimes of the custom house, solicitor and purveyor to ordain the armour, a rebel, & was condemned in two hundredth whips and ten years to row in the Galleys, and the loss of his goods.  
Thomas Gomez who publicly did say that king Philip was not his king, but Don Antonio who had the charche to provide the Camp with water in the Army of our Enemies, he was condemned in two hundred whips and ten years in the Galleys, and loss of his goods.  
Manuel de Acosta who served Don Antonio, and went in the public streets speaking foul words and without reverence, two hundred whips and six years in the Galleys.  
Biasio de vivaldo for speaking of foul words against his Majesty, and lent money to maintain the wars and was made purveyor of the Army, and caused the money to be raised, was condemned unto public shame, and eight years to the Galleys.  
Cosme de abreu who was servant unto the earl of Bimioso and now was servant unto Manuel de Silva, there was proved against him the generality, he was condemned to be banished out of all the Islands and other damages by money.  
Many other persons naturals of this Island for that it was convenient for the servis of his Majesty and quietness of all the rest, were carried unto the Galleys.  
And of the Frenchmen there were some hanged from seventeen years upwards, & put to row in the Galleys more than one hundredth of them that were taken before that the general of France did yield himself with his company.  
In the mean time that this execution was done, there was great benevolence showed unto certain widows with the goods of the rebels to those that there husbands were put to death in the service of his Majesty, in the prisons of these islands, and other some were hanged, and other some banished into England and France, and took away all their goods and pulled down their houses, some of them died in the banishment. And likewise it was commanded that there should restitution be made of the house unto the fathers of the company of jesus. The which was peeled and polled by Don Antonio.  
So after that they had made this happy enterprise with great reputation of valiantness: for that there should be no time lost, the Marquis of Santa Cruz did send the twelve Galleys unto lishborn which were the whole substance of this enterprise. And he remained gathering together his Navy, and to set in order the state of this Island and the rest, and placed in them two thousand soldiers, and for governor over them ivan de Vrbina, a knight of the order of Santiago. The which and all the rest of the Islands of Açores, was brought under the subjection and obedience of his Majesty, by force of arms, & amongst them the city of Angra, which hath more than three thousand householders, and a cathedral Church, and great traffic with the Indies, Orientals, and Occidentals, for that it was the harborough and Port for all their armies.  
So likewise they got many other towns and Villages, and amongst them more than fifty forts, which had in them well nigh to the number of four hundred pieces of artillery and other munitions, and five and thirty ships, small and great, and surrendered and yielded unto them more than three score Ensigns, which did fight against them in the field, likewise all the armour of the strangers and naturals. So that all the whole valour of the islands and jurisdiction, are condemned unto the courtesy, whether his Majesty will ordain or put them, as of the goods of the rebbles, for that all is judged and condemned unto his crown all the which is of great value. Made in the City of Angra, in the Island of Terçera the 11 day of August, a thousand five hundred eighty and three.  
FINIS.