Book contents
- Frontmatter
- EDITORS' PREFACE
- THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF AZURARA
- THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- CHAPTER I Which is the Prologue, wherein the Author sheweth what will be his purpose in this Work
- CHAPTER II The Author's invocation
- CHAPTER III In which we recount the descent of the Infant Don Henry
- CHAPTER IV Which speaketh of the habits of the Infant Don Henry
- CHAPTER V In which the Chronicler speaketh briefly of the notable matters which the Infant performed for the service of God and the honour of the Kingdom
- CHAPTER VI In which the Author, who setteth in order this history, saith something of what he purposeth concerning the virtues of the Infant Don Henry
- CHAPTER VII In which five reasons appear why the Lord Infant was moved to command the search for the lands of Guinea
- CHAPTER VIII Why ships had not hitherto dared to pass beyond Cape Bojador
- CHAPTER IX How Gil Eannes, a native of Lagos, was the first who passed the Cape of Bojador, and how he returned thither again, and with him Affonso Gonçalvez Baldaya
- CHAPTER X How Affonso Gonçalvez Baldaya reached the Rio d'Ouro
- CHAPTER XI Of the things that were achieved in the years following
- CHAPTER XII How Antam Gonçalvez brought back the first Captives
- CHAPTER XIII How Nuno Tristam reached the spot where Antam Gonçalvez was, and how he dubbed him knight
- CHAPTER XIV How Antam Gonçalvez, and afterwards Nuno Tristam, came before the Infant with their booty
- CHAPTER XV How the Infant Don Henry sent his embassy to the Holy Father, and of the answer that he had
- CHAPTER XVI How Antam Gonçalvez went to make the first ransom
- CHAPTER XVII How Nuno Tristam went to the island of Gete, and of the Moors that he took
- CHAPTER XVIII How Lançarote required license from the Infant to go with his ships to Guinea
- CHAPTER XIX Who were the Captains of the other Caravels, and of the first booty that they made
- CHAPTER XX How they went to the island of Tiger, and of the Moors that they took
- CHAPTER XXI How they, Lançarote and the others, returned in their boats to Tiger, and of the Moors that they took
- CHAPTER XXII Of the reasons that Gil Eannes gave, and how they went to Tiger, and of the Moors that they took
- CHAPTER XXIII How they went to Cape Branco, and of what they did there
- CHAPTER XXIV How the caravels arrived at Lagos, and of the account that Lancarote gave to the Infant
- CHAPTER XXV Wherein the Author reasoneth somewhat concerning the pity inspired by the captives, and of how the division was made
- CHAPTER XXVI How the Infant Don Henry made Lancarote a Knight
- CHAPTER XXVII How the Infant ordered Gonçallo de Sintra to go to Guinea, and how he was killed
- CHAPTER XXVIII Of the reasons that the Author giveth for a warning as to the death of Gonçallo de Sintra
- CHAPTER XXIX How Antam Gonçalvez and Gomez Pirez and Diego Affonso went to the Rio d'Ouro
- CHAPTER XXX How Nuno Tristam went to Tira, and of the Moors that he took captive there
- CHAPTER XXXI How Dinis Diaz went to the land of the Negroes, and of the Captives that he took
- CHAPTER XXXII How Antam Gonçalvez, Garcia Homem, and Diego Affonso, set out for Cape Branco
- CHAPTER XXXIII How they went to Ergim Island, and of the Moors they took there
- CHAPTER XXXIV How John Fernandez came to the caravels
- CHAPTER XXXV How Antam Gonçalvez went to make the ransom
- CHAPTER XXXVI How they took the Moors at Cape Branco
- CHAPTER XXXVII How the caravel of Gonçalo Pacheco and two other ships went to the isle of Ergim
- CHAPTER XXXVIII How Mafaldo took forty-six Moors
- CHAPTER XXXIX How they landed another time, and of the things that they did
- CHAPTER XL How Alvaro Vasquez took the seven Moors
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2010
- Frontmatter
- EDITORS' PREFACE
- THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF AZURARA
- THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE
- CHAPTER I Which is the Prologue, wherein the Author sheweth what will be his purpose in this Work
- CHAPTER II The Author's invocation
- CHAPTER III In which we recount the descent of the Infant Don Henry
- CHAPTER IV Which speaketh of the habits of the Infant Don Henry
- CHAPTER V In which the Chronicler speaketh briefly of the notable matters which the Infant performed for the service of God and the honour of the Kingdom
- CHAPTER VI In which the Author, who setteth in order this history, saith something of what he purposeth concerning the virtues of the Infant Don Henry
- CHAPTER VII In which five reasons appear why the Lord Infant was moved to command the search for the lands of Guinea
- CHAPTER VIII Why ships had not hitherto dared to pass beyond Cape Bojador
- CHAPTER IX How Gil Eannes, a native of Lagos, was the first who passed the Cape of Bojador, and how he returned thither again, and with him Affonso Gonçalvez Baldaya
- CHAPTER X How Affonso Gonçalvez Baldaya reached the Rio d'Ouro
- CHAPTER XI Of the things that were achieved in the years following
- CHAPTER XII How Antam Gonçalvez brought back the first Captives
- CHAPTER XIII How Nuno Tristam reached the spot where Antam Gonçalvez was, and how he dubbed him knight
- CHAPTER XIV How Antam Gonçalvez, and afterwards Nuno Tristam, came before the Infant with their booty
- CHAPTER XV How the Infant Don Henry sent his embassy to the Holy Father, and of the answer that he had
- CHAPTER XVI How Antam Gonçalvez went to make the first ransom
- CHAPTER XVII How Nuno Tristam went to the island of Gete, and of the Moors that he took
- CHAPTER XVIII How Lançarote required license from the Infant to go with his ships to Guinea
- CHAPTER XIX Who were the Captains of the other Caravels, and of the first booty that they made
- CHAPTER XX How they went to the island of Tiger, and of the Moors that they took
- CHAPTER XXI How they, Lançarote and the others, returned in their boats to Tiger, and of the Moors that they took
- CHAPTER XXII Of the reasons that Gil Eannes gave, and how they went to Tiger, and of the Moors that they took
- CHAPTER XXIII How they went to Cape Branco, and of what they did there
- CHAPTER XXIV How the caravels arrived at Lagos, and of the account that Lancarote gave to the Infant
- CHAPTER XXV Wherein the Author reasoneth somewhat concerning the pity inspired by the captives, and of how the division was made
- CHAPTER XXVI How the Infant Don Henry made Lancarote a Knight
- CHAPTER XXVII How the Infant ordered Gonçallo de Sintra to go to Guinea, and how he was killed
- CHAPTER XXVIII Of the reasons that the Author giveth for a warning as to the death of Gonçallo de Sintra
- CHAPTER XXIX How Antam Gonçalvez and Gomez Pirez and Diego Affonso went to the Rio d'Ouro
- CHAPTER XXX How Nuno Tristam went to Tira, and of the Moors that he took captive there
- CHAPTER XXXI How Dinis Diaz went to the land of the Negroes, and of the Captives that he took
- CHAPTER XXXII How Antam Gonçalvez, Garcia Homem, and Diego Affonso, set out for Cape Branco
- CHAPTER XXXIII How they went to Ergim Island, and of the Moors they took there
- CHAPTER XXXIV How John Fernandez came to the caravels
- CHAPTER XXXV How Antam Gonçalvez went to make the ransom
- CHAPTER XXXVI How they took the Moors at Cape Branco
- CHAPTER XXXVII How the caravel of Gonçalo Pacheco and two other ships went to the isle of Ergim
- CHAPTER XXXVIII How Mafaldo took forty-six Moors
- CHAPTER XXXIX How they landed another time, and of the things that they did
- CHAPTER XL How Alvaro Vasquez took the seven Moors
- Plate section
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