Once Count Alfonso and Prince João had been made captive, as you have heard, the king decided to arrange a memorial ceremony for King Fernando in the city of Toledo. He commanded that everything there should be duly and properly prepared and waited in Puebla de Montalbán until this had been done. When they brought him the message that everything was ready, the king made his way there, as did the queen also. The king wore a black tunic, and the queen, dressed in black woollen sackcloth, made her way in a litter, which was covered in black drapes, so that no one could see her.

The Portuguese who accompanied her were dressed in white woollen sackcloth, and the women likewise. When they arrived, it was already time for vespers. They left their horses at a church which is very close to town, and all the noblewomen of the city went to join and accompany the queen. They took the queen to the cathedral, where there was already a raised platform bearing a coffin, everything most appropriately arranged.

When they entered the cathedral door, all the Portuguese gave vent to their grief, including the queen and the women from Portugal. After vespers were over, it was already late, and so they retired to their respective palaces in the city. In the queen's palace, both her sitting-room and bedroom were hung with dyed black cloth. Next morning the king and queen set out for the cathedral, where a high platform had been prepared for them. When they passed through the doorway, the mourning began again as at vespers. Then the king and queen withdrew, and the king removed his black garments and put on a long mantle of cloth of gold lined with ermine and worn open on the right side. At that time such robes were known as Lombard mantles.

The queen was likewise dressed in the same rich cloth, and their baldachin and seating area were draped right down to the ground in the selfsame cloth of gold. Once the king and queen had duly taken their seats on the platform, they were approached by a procession led by the Archbishop of Toledo, dressed in a rich cope and with his mitre on his head, along with all the canons and clergy of the city, who were reciting their prayers.