King Pedro left Burgos, and the prince made his way to a place called Arrusto. On his way to Toledo, and before he reached that city, the king ordered the execution of Ruy Ponce de Palomeque, a knight, and of Fernán Martínez, an honourable citizen of Toledo, because they had gone over to King Enrique, once the latter had entered the kingdom. King Pedro took a number of citizens of Toledo hostage, by way of surety, and then, leaving Toledo, he made his way to Córdoba. Two days later, he armed himself at night and went with others through the city to certain houses. He ordered the execution of sixteen of the most honourable men in the city, announcing that these had been the first to go and welcome King Enrique when he had reached Córdoba.

King Pedro then left and went to Seville. Before he got there, he ordered the execution of several men: Master Egidio Boccanegra, the Admiral of Castile, Don Juan, the son of Don Pedro Ponce de León, Alfonso Arias de Quadros, Alfonso Fernández and a number of others. He commanded Martín López de Córdoba, Master of Calatrava, who had stayed in Córdoba, to execute Don Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Don Alfonso Fernández, the Lord of Montemayor, and Diego Fernández, the Chief-Justice of the city. However, Martín López refused to carry out this order, believing that he would be doing wrong. King Pedro was furious with him for this and ordered him to be arrested for treason. But at the behest of the Emir of Granada, of whom King Pedro was afraid, he set free Martín López, who thus escaped execution.

King Pedro was also angry with Don Juan Alfonso de Guzmán, who was later Count of Niebla, because he had not gone to help him previously when there were disturbances in Seville and King Pedro had fled to Portugal. As he could not find him in Seville when he sought to arrest him, he ordered the arrest of Doña Blanca, his mother, had her executed with great cruelty and seized all the property belonging to them both. He also ordered the execution of Martín Yáñez, his chief treasurer, from whom his treasure galley was seized, as you have heard.