*  The  idmuntk/s  Gerrald-^**  He  wu  a  man
of  rank,  who,  in  order  to  avoid  the  legal
poniihmeiit  to  which  feveral  crimes  rendered
him  obnoxious,  put  himfelf  at  the  head  of
a  party  of  Freebooters.  I'iring  however,
of  that  life,  he  refolved  to  reconcile  himfelf
to  his  fovereign  by  feme  noble  adion.  Full
of  this  idea,  one  evening  he  entered  Evora,
which  then  belooeed  to  the  Moors.  In  the
sight  he  killed  the  centinels  of  one  of  the
gates,  which  he  opened  to  his  companions,*
who  foon  became  maders  of  the  place.  This
exploit  had  its  defired  tfk&..    The  king


pardoned  Gerrald,  and  made  him  gorenior
of  Evora.  A  knight  with  a  fwonl  in  one
hand,  and  two  heads  in  the  other,  ^  from
that  time  became  the  armorial  bearing  of
the  city.*'    Cafttrm^

•  Wring' d  h  bit  i/a^-^Don  Pedro  Fer-
nando de  Calbo,  injured  by  the  family  of
hara^  and  denied  redrefs  by  the  king  of
Caflile,  took  the  infamous  revenge  of  bear-
ing arms  againft  his  native  country.  ^  At
the  head  of  a  Mooriih  army  he  committed
fev^  outrages  in  Spain ;  bot  was  totally
defeated  in  rartugal.
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Abrantes  falls  beneath  his  raging  force.
And  now  to  Tago  bends  his  furious  courfc.
Another  fate  he  met  on  Tagp's  /hore.
Brave  Lopez  from  his  brows  the  laurels  tore ;
•  His  bleeding  army  ftrew'd  the  thirfly  ground.
And  captive  chains  the  rageful  Leader  bound.
Refplendant  far  that  holy  chief  behold !
Aiide  he  throws  the  facred  ftaflF  of  gold.
And  wields  the  fpear  of  fteeL     How  bold  advance
The  numerous  Moors,,  and  with  the  refted  lance
Hem  round  the  trembling  Lufians  !  Calm  and  bold
Still  towers  the  prieft,  and  lo,  the  ikies  *  unfold :.
