The Chronicle of King Pedro
The Chronicle of King Fernando
The Chronicle of King João I, part 1
The Chronicle of King João I, part 2

The Chronicle of King Fernando

0. Prologue
1. How the King of Aragon and King Enrique [of Castile] made treaties with King Fernando
2. Concerning the agreements which King Enrique reached with the King of Navarre
3. How King Pedro met with the Prince of Wales and how they joined forces to enter Castile
4. How the King of Navarre contrived to avoid the campaign in aid of King Pedro
5. Concerning King Enrique’s forces and how he prepared his campaign
6. How King Pedro and the prince drew up their battle-lines, and how King Pedro was dubbed a knight
7. How the Prince of Wales sent a letter to King Enrique, and about what it contained
8. Concerning the reply that King Enrique sent to the prince’s letter
9. How the battle was fought between the two kings and how King Enrique was defeated
10. How the prince declared that the Marshal of France deserved to die and how the plea was decided by a court of knights
11. Concerning the discussions that King Pedro held with the prince about the capture of the prisoners
12. Concerning the agreements made between the prince and King Pedro about the matters which the king had promised the prince that he would attend to
13. Concerning the persons whom King Pedro killed after leaving Burgos, and how he made a peace treaty with King Fernando of Portugal
14. Concerning what happened to King Enrique after he fled the battle, as well as to the queen, his wife
15. Concerning King Enrique’s meeting with the Duke of Anjou and the great welcome he received from the King of France
16. How King Enrique arranged to return to Castile and how the King of Aragon prevented him from passing through his kingdom
17. How King Enrique entered Burgos and took the castle and the Jewish quarter
18. How King Enrique laid siege to the city of León and ordered the minting of the coin known as the sesén
19. How King Pedro summoned the Emir of Granada to his aid, and how the city of Córdoba was nearly lost
20. Concerning the steps taken by King Enrique to capture Toledo and how he assembled his forces to fight against King Pedro
21. How King Enrique and King Pedro joined battle and how King Pedro was defeated
22. Concerning the discussions held between Men Rodríguez de Sanabria and Sir Bertrand Du Guesclin about the besieged King Pedro
23. How King Pedro got away from Montiel, how he was killed and where
24. How it became known throughout the kingdom that King Pedro was dead, and how King Enrique was received in various places
25. The names of the places which declared for King Fernando, and the forces which went over to his side
26. Concerning the treaties which King Fernando made with the Emir of Granada with a view to their waging war against King Enrique
27. How King Fernando received those noblemen who came over to him from Castile
28. How the King acted in respect of those places in Castile which had declared for him
29. How a marriage was negotiated between King Fernando and Princess Leonor, the daughter of the King of Aragon
30. How King Fernando headed for Galicia, and how the town of La Coruña went over to him
31. How Monterrey was captured
32. Concerning King Fernando’s departure from La Coruña when he learnt that King Enrique was on his way to do battle with him
33. How King Enrique laid siege to Braga and took it by agreement
34. How King Enrique laid siege to Guimarães, and how Count Fernando de Castro took refuge there
35. How King Fernando left Coimbra to go to the aid of Guimarães, and which were the towns that the King of Castile captured
36. Concerning King Fernando’s return and the frontier guards whom he posted in certain places
37. How Gil Fernandes made a foray into Castile and how he brought back the plunder from his raid
38. How a number of Portuguese frontier guards fought against the Castilians and what happened to each one of them
39. Concerning the towns which Gomes Lourenço captured, and how João Rodrigues fought against the forces from Ledesma
40. How King Enrique surrounded Ciudad Rodrigo and why he abandoned the siege
41. How Zamora was surrounded by Queen Juana, and how the sons of Alfonso López de Tejada were killed
42. Concerning the fleet of ships and galleys which King Fernando sent to Barrameda, and what his troops suffered while they were there
43. Debates about the truce which some have said that the Emir of Granada made with the Castilians
44. How the Castilian galleys sought to do battle with those from Portugal yet did not succeed, and the reason why the Portuguese fleet left the Seville river
45. How the inhabitants of Carmona sent a message to King Fernando entreating him to go to their aid, and the answer which he gave to the messenger
46. How King Enrique laid siege to Carmona, and how Don Martín López negotiated the surrender of the town to him
47. Concerning the narratives which some have offered, when speaking of the betrothal of King Fernando to the Princess of Aragon
48. What led King Fernando to amass the gold which he sent to Aragon and what was its total value
49. How the count left Lisbon for Aragon, and how he arrived there with all the treasure which he was taking along
50. What the count ordered should be done with the gold which he had brought, and how the soldiers began to receive pay for the service they were intended to give
51. How Count João Afonso left for Portugal, and why the princess was not brought there
52. How the clauses relating to the war were changed yet again, and how the King of Aragon sent his message to King Fernando
53. How peace was negotiated between King Enrique and King Fernando, and what were the conditions
54. How the King of Aragon gave orders for the seizure from Afonso Domingues Barateiro of all the gold that he had under his control
55. Concerning the coins which King Fernando changed, and of the different values which he placed on each
56. How King Fernando changed the value of certain coins and fixed the prices of all things
57. How King Fernando fell in love with Dona Leonor Teles and secretly married her
58. How King Fernando informed the King of Castile that he could not marry his daughter
59. How King Fernando and King Enrique revised certain clauses of the Treaty of Alcoutim
60. How the people of Lisbon spoke to the king about his marriage, and about the answer that he gave them
61. How King Fernando refused to address his people as he had promised, and secretly left Lisbon
62. How King Fernando publicly married Dona Leonor, and how she came to be called the Queen of Portugal
63. Various arguments advanced by certain people concerning King Fernando’s marriage
64. Concerning the discussion which the king had with a member of his Royal Council about his marriage to Queen Leonor
65. How Queen Leonor promoted the marriages of certain noblemen of the realm, and how she extended great privileges to other members of her family
66. How King Enrique sent Diogo Lopes Pacheco to King Fernando to discover whether he still wished to be his friend, and the answer that Diogo Lopes brought back
67. How King Fernando and the Duke of Lancaster formed an alliance against the King of Castile and the King of Aragon
68. How King Enrique sent a message to King Fernando to propose peace to him, and concerning the arguments used by his envoy
69. Concerning the reply which King Fernando gave to the bishop, and how the bishop took his leave and departed
70. How the bishop arrived in Castile, and how King Enrique decided to wage war on Portugal
71. How King Enrique entered Portugal, and the message he received from the papal legate
72. How King Fernando began to prepare for war, how King Enrique invaded the kingdom, and what happened as a result
73. How King Enrique arrived at Lisbon, and the way the residents of the city went about protecting themselves
74. How the admiral refused to allow the galleys of Portugal to fight against those of Castile, and how some Portuguese ships were captured because of him
75. How the citizens of Lisbon fixed their suspicions on certain people resident in the city, how some were imprisoned, and two men killed
76. How Vasco Martins de Melo and his son Gonçalo Vasques were taken captive in a skirmish
77. How Count Afonso attacked Cascais, and Garcia Rodrigues was taken prisoner in a skirmish
78. How Enrique Manuel fought with Pero Exarmento, and the Portuguese were defeated
79. How Nuno Gonçalves de Faria was killed because he refused to give up the castle to Pero Rodríguez Exarmento
80. Concerning the conversation that King Enrique had with Diogo Lopes Pacheco about the siege of Lisbon
81. Who this Diogo Lopes Pacheco was, and the occasion of his leaving for Castile
82. How peace was made between King Enrique and King Fernando, and on what terms
83. How the kings spoke together on the River Tagus and confirmed their agreement once again
84. How Count Sancho married Dona Beatriz, and King Enrique departed for his own kingdom
85. How the King of Navarre spoke with King Enrique regarding some matters on which they could not agree
86. How King Fernando spoke with the nobles whom he was supposed to send forth from his kingdom, and how they departed from Portugal
87. Of the policies that King Fernando set for the ordering and benefit of his kingdom, and the arms he commanded to be borne
88. How King Fernando ordered that the city of Lisbon be surrounded with a wall
89. How King Fernando ordered that the lands of his kingdom should be cultivated and improved
90. Of the privileges that King Fernando awarded to all those who bought or built ships
91. How King Fernando organized a company of ships, and the plan he ordered to be followed in this
92. Concerning the treaty that King Enrique and King Fernando drew up against the King of Aragon and the conditions in it
93. Concerning the message King Enrique sent to King Fernando and how he promised him the help of five galleys
94. How King Enrique sent to ask the King of Aragon for his daughter, and how she married his son Prince Juan
95. How Count Alfonso, son of King Enrique, married Dona Isabel, daughter of King Fernando
96. How Princess Beatriz of Portugal married Don Fadrique, the son of the King of Castile, and under what conditions
97. Concerning the treaty King Fernando made with the Duke of Anjou to wage war on Aragon
98. Concerning the skills and character of Prince João of Portugal
99. Concerning what happened to Prince João with a bear and a boar while he was out hunting
100. How Prince João fell in love with Dona Maria, the sister of the queen, and married her secretly
101. How the queen spoke of the matter to Count João Afonso and concerning the conversations that the count had with Prince João
102. How the prince arrived at Alcanhões where the king was and concerning the message that Dona Maria got that he was coming
103. How the prince arrived in Coimbra to kill Dona Maria and concerning the words he had with her before he killed her
104. How Prince João was pardoned and how he came to see the king and queen
105. How the prince left court feeling sorrowful and went to the Minho
106. How the prince left in fear for Castile and what happened after he left
107. How Pope Gregory died, and Don Bartolommeo, the Archbishop of Bari, was elected in his place and named Urban VI
108. How some cardinals left Pope Urban and elected another Pope whom they called Clement VII
109. The cardinals’ excuse for electing a Pope, and a response to the two stronger reasons they gave for it
110. Concerning the war that broke out between Castile and Navarre and concerning the death of King Enrique
111. How King Juan of Castile reigned and a son, given the name of Enrique, was born to him
112. How the treaty was arranged for the marriage of Princess Beatriz of Portugal and Prince Enrique, the son of the King of Castile
113. How the King of Castile and the King of Portugal declared for Pope Clement and gave him their obedience
114. How King Fernando asked those who were privy to himfor advice on how he could wage war against the King of Castile,and on the reply they gave him on the matter
128. Concerning the message that the king received about the English fleet, and how it arrived in Lisbon