"How could it be the Castilian navy? How did they suddenly appear in Tagus Bay, and like madmen, crash toward the Portuguese Lisbon Port?... Lord! Could it be that the Dual Kings of Iberia and King João have gone to war again?"
Outside Lisbon Port, the large ships of Castile charged like bulls, with the Portuguese Navy in pursuit. Merchants' ships big and small scrambled to avoid them, like ants on a hot pot. The captains and sailors on the sea cursed vehemently, their faces filled with panic, as several ships collided with each other. On the shore, merchants and the nobility were astonished, stopping in their tracks to stare at this rare spectacle.
