"His tomb," says Castera,
"is still to be seen in the monastery of St.
"is still to be seen in the monastery of St.
Camoes - Lusiades
_--The Alcaydes, or tributary governors under
the Miramolin{*} or Emperor of Morocco, are often by the Spanish and
Portuguese writers styled kings. He who was surprised and taken prisoner
by Don Fuaz Roupinho was named _Gama_. Fuaz, after having gained the
first naval victory of the Portuguese, also experienced their first
defeat. With one and twenty sail he attacked fifty-four large galleys of
the Moors. "The sea," says Brandan, "which had lately furnished him with
trophies, now supplied him with a tomb. "
{*} This should be (and is evidently only a corruption of),
_Emir-el-Mumenin_, _i. e. _ in Arabic, Commander of the believers. --_Ed. _
[513] _A foreign navy brings the pious aid. _--A navy of crusaders,
mostly English.
[514] _And from the leaves. _--This legend is mentioned by some ancient
Portuguese chronicles. Homer would have availed himself, as Camoens has
done, of a tradition so enthusiastic, and characteristic of the age.
Henry was a native of Bonneville near Cologne.
"His tomb," says Castera,
"is still to be seen in the monastery of St. Vincent, but without the
palm. "
[515] _In robes of white behold a priest advance. _--Thestonius, prior of
the regulars of St. Augustine of Conymbra. Some ancient chronicles
relate this circumstance as mentioned by Camoens. Modern writers assert,
that he never quitted his breviary. --CASTERA.
[516] _The son of Egas. _--He was named Mem Moniz, and was son of Egas
Moniz, celebrated for the surrender of himself and family to the King of
Castile, as already mentioned.
[517] _The dauntless Gerald. _--"He was a man of rank, who, in order to
avoid the legal punishment to which several crimes rendered him
obnoxious, put himself at the head of a party of freebooters. Tiring,
however, of that life, he resolved to reconcile himself to his sovereign
by some noble action. Full of this idea, one evening he entered Evora,
which then belonged to the Moors. In the night he killed the sentinels
of one of the gates, which he opened to his companions, who soon became
masters of the place. This exploit had its desired effect.
the Miramolin{*} or Emperor of Morocco, are often by the Spanish and
Portuguese writers styled kings. He who was surprised and taken prisoner
by Don Fuaz Roupinho was named _Gama_. Fuaz, after having gained the
first naval victory of the Portuguese, also experienced their first
defeat. With one and twenty sail he attacked fifty-four large galleys of
the Moors. "The sea," says Brandan, "which had lately furnished him with
trophies, now supplied him with a tomb. "
{*} This should be (and is evidently only a corruption of),
_Emir-el-Mumenin_, _i. e. _ in Arabic, Commander of the believers. --_Ed. _
[513] _A foreign navy brings the pious aid. _--A navy of crusaders,
mostly English.
[514] _And from the leaves. _--This legend is mentioned by some ancient
Portuguese chronicles. Homer would have availed himself, as Camoens has
done, of a tradition so enthusiastic, and characteristic of the age.
Henry was a native of Bonneville near Cologne.
"His tomb," says Castera,
"is still to be seen in the monastery of St. Vincent, but without the
palm. "
[515] _In robes of white behold a priest advance. _--Thestonius, prior of
the regulars of St. Augustine of Conymbra. Some ancient chronicles
relate this circumstance as mentioned by Camoens. Modern writers assert,
that he never quitted his breviary. --CASTERA.
[516] _The son of Egas. _--He was named Mem Moniz, and was son of Egas
Moniz, celebrated for the surrender of himself and family to the King of
Castile, as already mentioned.
[517] _The dauntless Gerald. _--"He was a man of rank, who, in order to
avoid the legal punishment to which several crimes rendered him
obnoxious, put himself at the head of a party of freebooters. Tiring,
however, of that life, he resolved to reconcile himself to his sovereign
by some noble action. Full of this idea, one evening he entered Evora,
which then belonged to the Moors. In the night he killed the sentinels
of one of the gates, which he opened to his companions, who soon became
masters of the place. This exploit had its desired effect.
