268 HISTORY OF KING HENRY VII. 



tian world. But this is now done by the prowess 

 and devotion of Ferdinando, and Isabella, kings of 

 Spain ; who have, to their immortal honour, recovered 

 the great and rich kingdom of Granada, and the 

 populous and mighty city of the same name, from 

 the Moors, having been in possession thereof by the 

 space of seven hundred years and more : for which 

 this assembly and all Christians are to render laud 

 and thanks unto God, and to celebrate this noble 

 act of the King of Spain ; who in this is not only 

 victorious but apostolical, in the gaining of new pro 

 vinces to the Christian faith. And the rather, for 

 that this victory and conquest is obtained without 

 much effusion of blood. Whereby it is to be hoped 

 that there shall be gained not only new territory, 

 but infinite souls to the Church of Christ, whom the 

 Almighty, as it seems, would have live to be con 

 verted. Herewithal he did relate some of the most 

 memorable particulars of the war and victory. And 

 after his speech ended, the whole assembly went so 

 lemnly in procession, and &quot; Te Deum&quot; was sung. 



Immediately after the solemnity, the king kept 

 his May-day at his palace of Sheen, now Richmond. 

 Where, to warm the blood of his nobility and gal 

 lants against the war, he kept great triumphs of just 

 ing and tourney during all that month. In which 

 space it so fell out, that Sir James Parker, and Hugh 

 Vaughan, one of the king s gentlemen ushers, having 

 had a controversy touching certain arms that the 

 king at arms had given Vaughan, were appointed to 

 run some courses one against another. And by 



