and remain his. [153] And further, we delegate to you
the said power so that in our name, and in those of
our heirs and successors, and of our kingdoms and
seigniories, and the subjects and natives of them,
you may affirm, concur in, approve, and arrange with
the said King of Portugal and the said ambassadors
and representatives acting in his name, that all seas,
islands, and mainlands that may be and exist within
the bound and demarcation of the coasts, seas, islands,
and mainlands which shall be and remain ours and our
successors’, may be ours and belong to our seigniory
and conquest, and likewise to our kingdoms and the
successors to the same, with such limitations and
exceptions, [154] and with all other clauses and declarations
that you deem best. [Furthermore we delegate the said
powers] so that you may negotiate, authorize, contract,
compact, approve, and accept in our name, and those
of our said heirs and successors, and of all our kingdoms
and seigniories, and the subjects and natives of the
same, whatever covenants, contracts, and instruments
of writing, with whatever bonds, decrees, forms, conditions,
obligations, requirements, penalties, submissions,
and renunciations you wish, and as may seem best to
you, regarding all the aforesaid, and every part and
parcel of the same, and every thing pertaining to
it, or dependent upon it, or having even the slightest
connection with it. And in regard to the foregoing
you shall have authority to enact and authorize, and
you shall enact and authorize, all and singular, of
whatever nature and quality, weight and importance,
they may or can be, although they may be such as by
their terms should require in addition our signature
and especial order, and of which especial and express
mention should be made fully, and which we, in our
own proper persons, could enact, authorize, and approve.
Furthermore, we authorize you fully, to swear, and
you shall swear, upon our consciences, that we, our
heirs and successors, subjects, natives, and vassals,
now and hereafter shall keep, observe, and fulfil,
and that they shall keep, observe, and fulfil, really
and effectually, all that you thus affirm, covenant,
swear, authorize, and asseverate, without any deceit,
fraud, duplicity, dissembling, or pretense. And
in this manner, you shall, in our name, covenant,
asseverate, and promise that we, in our own person,
shall asseverate, swear, promise, authorize, and affirm
all that you, in our name, asseverate, promise, and
covenant in regard to the preceding, within whatever
term and space of time you deem best, and that we
shall observe and fulfil this, really and effectually,
and under the conditions, penalties, and obligations
contained in the treaty of peace [155] concluded and
ratified between ourselves and the said most serene
King, our brother, and under all other conditions whatsoever
promised and determined upon by you, for all of which
we promise, from this date, to pay the penalty if
we violate them. For all the above, and each