And now he was in chains.

His third voyage had ended the worst of all.

He had sailed away to find Cathay; he had, so he believed, found the Garden of Eden and the river of Paradise.

And here, as an end to it all, he was arrested by order of the king and queen he had tried to serve, his power and position were taken from him by an insolent and unpitying messenger from Spain; he was thrown into prison and after a few days he was hurried with his brothers on board a ship and sent to Spain for trial and punishment.

How would it all turn out?
Was it not a sad and sorry ending to his bright dreams of success?
.