Afonso VI to the Count of Vila Flor, May 1663

1663-05-13_transcription.txt

# 13 May 1663: the cavalry sent as reinforcements; ANTT, Luís de Miranda Pereira, liv. 2 (PT/TT/LMP/0002), image 87 of the DigitArq digitisation
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1663-05-13_decryption.txt

# 13 May 1663: the cavalry sent as reinforcements: token=value with key K2 (key_K2.tsv); ‹x› unresolved
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1663-05-13_reading.md

# 13 May 1663: the cavalry sent as reinforcements: established text (Portuguese)

Conventions: {x} probable; ‹x› clerk's slip or unresolved; [..] editorial.

Conde amigo. Eu ElRey vos envio muito saudar como aquelle q[ue] amo.

A ultima carta que se recebeo vosa foi de {10} do corrente, e fico com cuidado de se nam hav{e}r recebido outra, e se entende pod[e]ria t{o}mar-se o correo. Despacho {es}te para vos avizar que Manoe[l] Freire de Andrade partio d{e} Coimbra em 9 deste á tarde com 203 cavallos, e escreve q[ue] nam faria outra detença mais q[u]e em montar alguns que hião desmontados; com elle deve hir tambem tudo o que faltava do socorro da Be{i}ra; conforme a isto pod{e}reis fazer conta de quando ahi poderá {c}hegar. Das companhias de cav[a]los desta cidade pasa amanhã a de Luis Lo[bo] ‹aal› de Agalega com 56 cavalos; no dia seguinte parte a do comisario Gonçalo da Costa, e no outro Diogo Luis Ribeiro e Jorge Furtado, e cada hum leva 55 cavalos pelo menos. Nam se oferece outra couza de q[ue] vos avizar mais que estar-se esperando {c}oreio com todo o cuidado.

Escrita em L[isbo]a a 13 de Mayo de 1663. — Rey. — [Conde de Castelo Melhor]. — [Adresse :] P[ar]a o Conde de V[ila] Flor.

1663-05-13_translation.md

# 13 May 1663: the cavalry sent as reinforcements: English translation

Count, my friend. I the King send you warm greetings, as one whom I love.

The last letter of yours received here was of the 10th of this month, and I am anxious at not having received another; it is thought the courier may have been taken. I send this one to let you know that Manuel Freire de Andrade left Coimbra on the 9th of this month, in the afternoon, with 203 horse, and writes that he will make no other halt than to mount some men who were going on foot; with him should also go everything that was lacking from the Beira relief; from this you can reckon when he may arrive there.

Of the cavalry companies of this city, that of Luís Lobo (?) […] de Agalega leaves tomorrow with 56 horse; the next day that of commissary Gonçalo da Costa leaves, and the day after Diogo Luís Ribeiro and Jorge Furtado, each taking at least 55 horse. Nothing else occurs to tell you, except that the courier is awaited with the greatest anxiety.

Written in Lisbon on 13 May 1663. The King. — The Count of Castelo Melhor. — To the Count of Vila Flor.

1663-05-15a_transcription.txt

# 15 May 1663, the other letter: reinforcements, money, and the King at Setúbal; ANTT, Luís de Miranda Pereira, liv. 2 (PT/TT/LMP/0002), two ciphered copies: images 53, 54 and 59 (copy 1); images 55, 56 and 57 (copy 2)
# one line per manuscript line; ? = doubtful reading of the sign
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1663-05-15a_decryption.txt

# 15 May 1663, the other letter: reinforcements, money, and the King at Setúbal: token=value with key K3 (key_K3.tsv); ‹x› unresolved
L01	4=a Z=d 3=e n=f 3=e B=n 31=s 4=a 3=e 21=q 22=u 4=z F=h 11=i 40=n 5=o 30=m 3=e 31=s 30=m 5=o 24=t 3=e 30=m 17=p 5=o 24=t 11=i
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1663-05-15a_reading.md

# 15 May 1663, the other letter: reinforcements, money, and the King at Setúbal: established text (Portuguese)

Conventions: {x} probable; ‹x› clerk's slip or unresolved; [..] editorial.

Conde Amigo. Eu ElRey vos envio muito saudar como aquelle q[ue] amo. Receberão-se as vossas cartas de 12 do corrente em q[ue] daes conta do que té aquelle tempo havia succedido, e tinheis alcançado do Inimigo, que me dera muito mayor cuidado, se vos não tivera no governo de minhas armas, e aos cabos que comvosco assistem, cujo valor vejo se communica a todos os soldados desse exercito, e ainda aos moradores de todos os lugares, conforme a informação q[ue] tenho, de como estão animados, o q[ue] me dá grande contentamento.

Entendo que ja la tendes os terços auxiliares da Estremadura, excepto algumas companhias do de Torres Vedras que hão partido mais tarde; o do termo desta cidade se fica aprestando com toda a deligencia, e posto que não poderá chegar para a primeira ocazião que espero tenha, servirão para despois reforçar o exercito. Hoje se recebeo o avizo do mestre de campo general Pedro Jaques de Magalhães com data de 9 do corrente, com huma relação da infanteria e cavallaria que dis tinha partido té o primeiro de Mayo, que contem 1801 praças de infanteria nos dous terços do mestre de campo Manoel Ferreira Rebelo e Paulo de Andrade, e 408 praças de cavallaria, que conforme ao tempo em que refere partio devem de ser chegadas; e diz que esperava fosse de Almeida Manoel Freire de Andrade para levar tudo o mais que houvesse, o qual partio de Coimbra com 203 cavalos, que ali comprou em 9 do corrente, e parece chegará ahi muito brevemente. Desta cidade se embarcarão hoje as companhias de cavalos dos comissarios Gonçalo da Costa de Menezes, Luis Lobo e Diogo Luis Ribeiro com 170 cavalos bem montados, e amanhã parte Jorge Furtado com a sua, que constará de 60 cavalos, e vai com ordem de em Montemor tomarem as noticias necessarias para o caminho que hão de seguir. Tanto que vos chegarem estes socorros, se entende que vos achareis com poder bastante para pelejardes com o inimigo, se vos parecer, o que fica á vossa dispozição.

O que daqui se vos pode dizer he, que assim para que {se a}junta exercito, e o Reino o sustenta com suas contribuições, he para o defenderem, pelejando quando he necessario, e do contrario se perderia a reputação das armas, e se desconsolarião os vassallos, e se seguirião outras consequencias muito perjudiciaes. Presentes vos são estas razões, e conheço de vós que as medireis com o tempo e ocazião que vos offerecer, para acertardes no que mais convenha.

Para engrossar ao diante e conservar esse exercito, pareceo o meio mais eficaz passar eu a essa provincia; e assim ordeno se faça praça de armas na villa de Setuval, por se julgar parte mais acomodada por muitas razões, e ali mando juntar o que for possivel com toda a brevidade, e com a mesma passarei eu logo a assistir naquella villa ou na de Palmela, para socorrer como e aonde o tempo mostrar que he necessario; e no interim e sempre se vos hirá acudindo com a maior pontualidade que puder ser, particularmente com dinheiro para paga dos soldados: quarenta e quatro mil cruzados tinham partido daqui quinta feira, e se entende estão recolhidos em parte segura, mas ainda se não sabe ao certo aonde, e com elles huma partida de botas e outras couzas. Tambem mandei remeter dinheiro para os Francezes, e mil cruzados que faltarão para os Inglezes. E que tudo se tem entendido estar em Evora. Aquella cidade tenho por bastantemente prevenida, conforme o tempo deu lugar, e vos agardeço a deligencia com que o fizestes; espero em Deos que se defenderá té que chegueis a socorrê-la; e sendo ella da importancia e reputação que sabeis, não tenho para que vo-la encomendar. A Montemor me pareceo enviar o mestre de campo Antonio Soares da Costa e o engenheiro Adam Fr[ancis]co de Pontes para assistir ao que for necessario para sua defensa; e quazi no mesmo tempo tinha enviado o tenente de mestre de campo general Luis Ribeiro, para que tomando as noticias convenientes encaminhe dali as carruagens e outros socorros pela parte mais segura. Ao correio mor se ordenou mudasse as postas como apontais e as dobrasse.

Encomendovos muito, que todos os dias infalivelmente me despacheis hum correyo pelo menos, com aviso do que for succedendo, ainda que não haja couza de novo, para me tirar do cuidado em que he força esteja do que passa dessa banda. Escrita em L[isbo]a a 15 de Mayo de 1663. — Rey. — [Conde de Castelo Melhor]. — P[ar]a o Conde de Villa Flor.

1663-05-15a_translation.md

# 15 May 1663, the other letter: reinforcements, money, and the King at Setúbal: English translation

Count, my friend. I the King send you warm greetings, as one whom I love. Your letters of the 12th of this month have been received, in which you report what had happened up to that time and what you had learnt of the enemy; this would have caused me much greater anxiety had I not you at the head of my arms, and with you the commanders who assist you, whose valour I see passes to all the soldiers of that army and even to the inhabitants of every place, according to what I am told of their spirit; which gives me great satisfaction.

I understand that you already have there the auxiliary terços of Estremadura, except some companies of the Torres Vedras one which left later; that of the district of this city [Lisbon] is being made ready with all diligence, and although it cannot arrive for the first occasion I hope you will have, it will serve afterwards to reinforce the army. Today the report of the mestre de campo general Pedro Jaques de Magalhães was received, dated the 9th of this month, with a return of the infantry and cavalry which, he says, had left by the 1st of May: 1,801 foot in the two terços of the mestres de campo Manuel Ferreira Rebelo and Paulo de Andrade, and 408 horse, which, given the time of their departure, must have arrived; he says he was waiting for Manuel Freire de Andrade to come from Almeida to bring all the rest; he left Coimbra with 203 horses, which he bought there on the 9th of this month, and should reach you very soon. From this city the cavalry companies of the commissaries Gonçalo da Costa de Meneses, Luís Lobo and Diogo Luís Ribeiro embark today with 170 well-mounted horse, and tomorrow Jorge Furtado leaves with his, which will be of 60 horse; they are ordered to take at Montemor the news they need for the road they are to follow. As soon as these reinforcements reach you, it is thought you will have strength enough to fight the enemy, if you see fit: that is left to your discretion.

What can be told you from here is that, if an army is raised and the Kingdom maintains it with its contributions, it is so that it may defend it, fighting when it is necessary; otherwise the reputation of our arms would be lost, the vassals would be disheartened, and other very harmful consequences would follow. These reasons are present to you, and I know you well enough to know that you will weigh them against the time and the occasion that offer, so as to do what is best.

To enlarge this army in future and maintain it, the most effective means seemed to be that I should go myself to that province; I therefore order that a place of arms be made in the town of Setúbal, judged the most suitable spot for many reasons, and I am having everything possible gathered there with all speed; with the same speed I shall go at once to reside in that town or in Palmela, to give help as and where time shows it is needed. In the meantime, and always, you will be supplied with the greatest punctuality possible, particularly with money for the soldiers’ pay: forty-four thousand cruzados left here on Thursday [10 May], and they are thought to be sheltered in a safe place, but it is not yet known exactly where; with them a consignment of boots and other things. I have also had money sent for the French, and a thousand cruzados that were lacking for the English. And it has been learnt that all of it is in Évora. That city I consider sufficiently provided, as far as time allowed, and I thank you for the diligence with which you did it; I hope in God that it will hold out until you come to relieve it; and as it is of the importance and reputation you know, I need not commend it to you. To Montemor I thought fit to send the mestre de campo António Soares da Costa and the engineer Adam Fr[ancis]co de Pontes, to help with whatever is needed for its defence; and almost at the same time the tenente de mestre de campo general Luís Ribeiro had been sent, so that, taking the appropriate news, he might forward from there the wagons and other supplies by the safest way. The correio-mor has been ordered to change the post relays as you suggest, and to double them.

I strongly charge you to send me without fail every day at least one courier, with word of what is happening, even if there is nothing new, to free me from the anxiety in which I must needs be about what is going on on that side. Written in Lisbon on 15 May 1663. The King. — The Count of Castelo Melhor. — To the Count of Vila Flor.

1663-05-15_transcription.txt

# 15 May 1663: “at the risk of a battle”; ANTT, Luís de Miranda Pereira, liv. 2 (PT/TT/LMP/0002), image 69 of the DigitArq digitisation; second ciphered copy image 71
# one line per manuscript line; ? = doubtful reading of the sign
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1663-05-15_decryption.txt

# 15 May 1663: “at the risk of a battle”: token=value with key K2 (key_K2.tsv); ‹x› unresolved
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1663-05-15_reading.md

# 15 May 1663: “at the risk of a battle”: established text (Portuguese)

Conventions: {x} probable; ‹x› clerk's slip or unresolved; [..] editorial.

Conde amigo. Eu ElRey vos envio muito saudar como aquelle que amo.

Demais do que vos digo em outra carta desta mesma data, tornando-sse a considerar a materia principal de que nella se trata, fui servido rezolver que, em cazo que o inimigo persevere no sitio de Evora e reduza aquela cidade a termos perigozos, ajunteis todas as forças dessa provincia, e com os socorros que das outras espera{i}s a procureis socorrer a todo o risco, ainda que vos exponhais a[o] ultimo transe de huma batalha, porque assim convem á defença do reino e a meu serviço, pella importancia da praça e conse[q]uencias que se seguirão d{o} sucesso que ella tiver; o que espero executareis com a rezoluçam e valor q{ue} he necessaria.

Escrita em L[isbo]a a 15 de Mayo de 1663. — Rey. — [Conde de Castelo Melhor]. — [Adresse :] P[ar]a o Conde de Villa Flor.

1663-05-15_translation.md

# 15 May 1663: “at the risk of a battle”: English translation

Count, my friend. I the King send you warm greetings, as one whom I love.

Besides what I tell you in another letter of this same date, the main matter treated in it having been considered again, I have been pleased to resolve that, should the enemy persist in the siege of Évora and reduce that city to a dangerous state, you shall gather all the forces of that province and, with the help you expect from the others, seek to relieve it at all risk, even exposing yourself to the last extremity of a battle, for so the defence of the kingdom and my service require, given the importance of the place and the consequences that will follow from what befalls it; which I hope you will carry out with the resolution and valour that are needed.

Written in Lisbon on 15 May 1663. The King. — The Count of Castelo Melhor. — To the Count of Vila Flor.

1663-05-26_transcription.txt

# 26 May 1663: "my final resolution"; Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo, Luís de Miranda Pereira, liv. 2 (PT/TT/LMP/0002), image 37 of the DigitArq digitisation; second ciphered copy (“via”) image 39
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1663-05-26_decryption.txt

# 26 May 1663: "my final resolution": token=value with key K1 (key_K1.tsv); ‹x› unresolved
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1663-05-26_reading.md

# 26 May 1663: "my final resolution": established text (Portuguese)

Conventions: {x} probable; ‹x› clerk's slip or unresolved; [..] editorial.

Conde Amigo. Eu ElRey vos envio muito saudar como aquelle q[ue] amo.

Despois de hontem vos haver escrito as cartas cujo duplicado vai com esta, pareceo tornar-vos a dizer por ultima rezolução que o que convem a conservaçam de meus reinos he socorrer Evora em todo o cazo e a todo o risco, sem se duvidar desta rezoluçam; o modo e a forma haveis vós de dispor como vos parec{e}r. Esta minha carta mostrareis aos cabos desse exercito, de cujo valor e rezolução espero que todo este reino lhes deva sua conservação. Tambem me pareceo dizer-vos que logo, sem tardança, deveis logo mover esse exercito, tanto para animar essa gente como para entender o inimigo que he esta a minha rezoluçam; e dentro de dous dias partirá daqui dinheiro consideravel, que baste para paga do exercito e das carruagens; o q[u]e podeis fazer notorio a todos, [p]ara que o tenham entendido.

Escrita em Lixb[o]a a 26 de Mayo de 1663. — Rey. — [Conde de Castelo Melhor]. — [Adresse :] P[ar]a o Conde de V[ila] Flor.

1663-05-26_translation.md

# 26 May 1663: "my final resolution": English translation

Count, my friend. I the King send you warm greetings, as one whom I love.

Having written to you yesterday the letters whose duplicate goes with this one, it seemed good to me to tell you again, as my final resolution, that what is fitting for the preservation of my kingdoms is to relieve Évora in any event and at all risk, with no doubt to be cast on this resolution; the manner and the form you shall arrange as you see fit. You shall show this letter of mine to the commanders of that army, to whose valour and resolution I hope this whole kingdom will owe its preservation.

It also seemed good to me to tell you that at once, without delay, you must move that army, both to put heart into those men and to make the enemy understand that this is my resolution; and within two days a considerable sum of money will leave here, enough for the pay of the army and for the wagons; which you may make known to all, so that they may take note of it.

Written in Lisbon on 26 May 1663. The King. — The Count of Castelo Melhor. — To the Count of Vila Flor.