129 - How the earl and the other captains were lodged in the city, and the manner in which the king treated them

Summary

After the king had spoken with the earl, he suggested they should go ashore. The earl and his wife, together with those great lords and noblemen, ladies and damsels, as well as many other people who came with them, boarded the boats. When they reached the shore, the people in the city received them with many honours, in accordance with what the king had ordered. The king took the countess’ arm, and they all made their way on foot as far as the cathedral church, where the body of Saint Vincent lies. After they had made their prayers and came out of the cathedral, ready and waiting for them were finely caparisoned mounts, appropriate for the earl and his wife and the other high-ranking persons. Leading the countess’ horse, the king conducted her as far as the Monastery of São Domingos, where he had arranged they should lodge. The constable and the marshal were to stay in São Francisco, the Lord of Botareos in Santo Agostinho, and the other great lords and noblemen throughout the city, except within the old wall, as befitted each one. It is said that when the king spoke to the earl about the loss of his fleet and of how it had come about, the earl replied, telling him in Heaven's name not to be distressed by that loss, because whoever possessed the land would hold the galleys and the sea.

Just a few days later, Queen Leonor left Santarém with her daughter the princess, and the king's men and everyone from the city [of Lisbon] went out to receive her. Before going to the palace, she went to make her prayers to Santa Maria da Escada, in the monastery where the earl was lodged. The Countess of Cambridge came to speak to her, and they embraced each other. After taking her leave of the countess, who remained in her lodgings at the monastery, the queen went to her palace.

At this point, the king extended an invitation to the earl and all the captains who came with him, and the queen invited the countess, and the ladies and damsels in her retinue. This was an invitation to the king's apartments in the castle, where everyone was most honourably entertained.