A PORTUGUESE AMBASSAGE a.d. 



1481. 

 necessarians : e com tudo muyto ben acabado, e ha vontade 

 del rey se vieram. 



The Ambassage which king John the second, king 

 of Portugall, sent to Edward the fourth king 

 of England, which in part was to stay one 

 John Tintam, and one William Fabian English 

 men, from proceeding in a voyage which they 

 were preparing for Guinea, 1481, taken out of 

 the booke of the workes of Gracias de Resende, 

 which intreateth of the life and acts of Don 

 John the second, king of Portugall. Chap. 33. 



Nd afterwards the king sent as Ambas- 

 sadours from the towne of Monte major 

 to king Edward the fourth of England, 

 Ruy de Sousa, a principall person, and 

 a man of great wisedome and estimation, 

 and in whom the king reposed great 

 trust, with doctor John d'Elvas, and Fer- 

 dinand de Pina, as secretarie. And they made their 

 voyage by sea very honourably, being very well accom- 

 panied. These men were sent on the behalfe of their The first cause 

 king, to confirme the ancient leagues with England, °f this ambas- 

 wherein it was conditioned that the new king of the one sa ^ e ' 

 and of the other kingdome, should be bound to send to 

 confirme the olde leagues. And likewise they had order The second 

 to shew and make him acquainted with the title which came ' 

 the king held in the segneury of Ginnee, to the intent 

 that after the king of England had seene the same, he 

 should give charge thorow all his kingdomes, that no 

 man should arme or set foorth ships to Ginnee : and The third 

 also to request him, that it would please him to give cause ' 

 commandement to dissolve a certaine fleet, which one 

 John Tintam and one William Fabian, English men, 

 were making, by commandement of the duke of Medina 

 Sidonia, to goe to the aforesayd parts of Ginnee. With 



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