For when the _Conde De Fuentes_ came With his proud troopes t’afront them in the fight, The valiant _Deuorax_ in _Elizae’s_ name Before the castle, and the towne in sight, Did charge vpon them with such violent might, That horror spread, through each Iberian troope, To seruile feare made stoutest hearts to stoope. 308. None durst abide, with foule retreat all fled, Free passage to the victors open lay, Who towards the towne did march, from whence, in dread Of their approch, the people fled away, And left the towne vnto their foes for prey, Whereby the castle taken with the same, They did possesse in _Don Antonioe’s_ name. 309. From hence towards Lisbon they did march forthright, And in the way the noble generall Did enter Torres Vedras, in despight Of that vaine boast of the proud cardinall, Who gaue his faith to them of Portugale T’oppose him in the field, though with delay, He kept aloofe, and durst not giue th’assay. 310. To Lisbon gates, troopt vp in martiall pace The English went, and in the suburbs pight _Elizae’s_ ensignes in the foes disgrace, In hope that _Don Antonio_ would excite The people to his aide, and in his right Shake off the bondage which they did sustaine, Thereby their late-lost freedome to regaine. 311. But they ignoble kind of dunghill brood, With female hearts, more cold in valiancie Then naked Indians, who with losse of blood Haue often sought in midst of miserie, To free themselues from seruile slauerie; When such stout champions in their cause did stand, Durst not appeare to vse their helping hand. 312. The sweets of libertie, for which the Iew Withstood stout _Titus_, mightie _Cæsar’s_ sonne, The loyall loue, that th’ancient Britaine drew To those great deeds for _Carataccus_ donne, When Rome’s _Ostorius_ did this land orerun, The heartlesse Portugale could not excite, To hazard fortune gainst the foes in fight. 313. For many daies the English with renowne, Gainst death and danger did themselues oppose, And gaue assault vnto the chiefest towne, By their high fortitude t’imbolden those, That liu’d in dread of their insulting foes; And to performe their promis’d force for fight Against the foes, in _Don Antonio’s_ right. 314.