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whom he had in former time been advertised in 

 generality of Lopez s good affection to do him service. 

 This Ferrera had been sometimes a man of great 

 livelihood and wealth in Portugal, which he did 

 forego in adhering to Don Antonio, and appeareth 

 to be a man of capacity and practice ; but hath some 

 years since been secretly won to the service of the 

 king of Spain, not travelling nevertheless to and fro, 

 but residing as his lieger in England. 



Manuel Louis dispatched with these instructions, 

 and with all affectionate commendations from the 

 count to Lopez, and with letters to Ferrera, took his 

 journey first to Calais, where he conferred with 

 Andrada ; of whom receiving more ample infor 

 mation, together with a short ticket of credence to 

 Lopez, that he was a person whom he might trust 

 without scruple, came over into England, and first 

 repaired to Ferrera&amp;gt; and acquainted him with the 

 state of the business, who had before that time given 

 some light unto Lopez, that he was not a stranger 

 unto the practice between him and Andrada, where 

 with, indeed, Andrada had in a sort acquainted him. 

 And now upon this new dispatch and knowledge 

 given to Lopez of the choice of Ferrera to continue 

 that which Andrada had begun ; he, to conform 

 himself the better to the satisfaction of the king of 

 Spain, and his ministers abroad, was content more 

 fully to communicate with Ferrera, with whom, from 

 that time forward, he meant singly and apertly to 

 deal ; and therefore cunningly forbore to speak 

 with Manuel Louis himself; but concluded that 



