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A09563 The triumphant and sumptuous arch erected by the Company of English Marchants residing in Lisbone, vpon the Spanish Kings entry made thereinto Togither with the architecture thereof described, the painted quadrants, the figures of halfe and whole stature, the ornaments, iewels, rich vestiments, the histories, ænigmes therein employed, with their declarations; and the Latine mottoes, and Spanish verses expressed in English. Wherein also, mention is made of the magnificent present the Duke of Braganza gaue to the King, the number of the traine that followed him, the wonderfull prouisions, and buildings set vp for the Grandes of Spaine, with the other lords and seruants of his Maiesties court, the salues of artillery, with the fires and lights that were made all ouer the citie, on the day that he came within sight thereof, to Almada, a place on the other side of the riuer, halfe a league distant, and right ouer against Lisbone. Faithfully translated out of the Spanish originall. 1619 (1619) STC 19843; ESTC S114632 5,932 16

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THE TRIVMPHANT AND SVMPTVOVS ARCH erected by the Company of English Marchants residing in LISBONE vpon the Spanish Kings entry made thereinto Togither with The Architecture thereof described the painted Quadrants the Figures of halfe and whole stature the Ornaments iewels rich vestiments the Histories AEnigmes therein employed with their declarations and the Latine mottoes and Spanish verses expressed in English Wherein also Mention is made of the magnificent present the Duke of BRAGANZA gaue to the King the number of the traine that followed him the wonderfull prouisions and buildings set vp for the Grandes of Spaine with the other Lords and seruants of his Maiesties Court the salues of Artillery with the fires and lights that were made all ouer the Citie on the day that he came within sight thereof to Almada a place on the other side of the Riuer halfe a league distant and right ouer against LISBONE Faithfully translated out of the Spanish originall LONDON Printed by E.G. for Henry Seile at the Tygers head in Paules Churchyard 1619. THE KING OF Spaines entertainment into LISBONE AMongst other assignments and distributions made by the renowmed Citie of Lisbone at the request and for the peculiar offices of some Nations there residing of certaine parts and quarters by which his Maiestie was to enter and passe there was allotted to the English the first Port of the Citie walls which is the Arche called the olde Pelourino for which the two litle Arches of stone and the houses standing thereon were demolished leauing some fiftie hands breadth of entry and an hundred ten in height the which with the fifteene that the Figure takes vp that finisheth the Arche makes a hundred twenty fiue there remayning on the top of the Port fortie foure in the concaue twenty foure in the entry and on the sides fiftie in height and twenty seauen in breadth In the first Quadrant ouer the Architecture of the said Port was cut in whole stature the statue of the Citty of Lisbone in a rich vestement imbroydered with a Crowne on her head holding in her right hand two keyes one of steele signifying her strength and the other of gold implying her wealth and opulence who extending her hand offered them to the King Her left hand shee reposed vpon an Anchor of gold to note the sustentation and defence shee enioyes by the Sea with the Citie armes hanging thereon which are a ship in which the glorious Martyr S. Vincent her Patron came thither to take harbour and vnderneath it this inscription Lisbone the great a Citie of renowne The faire Metropolis of Portugall Famous for loyall seruice to the Crowne As likewise for her strength and courage tall To offer to your Maiestie is bold These keyes this golden anchor and this shield With all the worth and power she doth hold In which shee giues you all hir bounds can yield In the Quadrants that comprehend this picture in the midst was delineated the taking of Lisbone by the King Don Alfonso Henriques together with the ayde of a strange Nauie which being in their course towards Ierusalem miraculously there took Port. On the right hand is pourtrayed the King with the Prince his sonne and some other great personages by them his Armie in the left Quadrant William Long-Espée Earle of Salisbury with his English nobilitie who accompanied him to the winning of this Citie and ouer his owne the armes of Ierusalem being a Crosse of gold enameld with other foure Crosses of the same as likewise in the same Quadrant hard by him is painted and set foorth his whole fleete of an hundred and fourescore saile with this inscription vnderneath The faithfull English which with faire pretence Doe soiourne now within this famous place Because that many of their ancient race Did hold therein their noble residence And got this passage like victorious Peares Ioyning the strength of Portugall to theirs Though Strangers counted yet with humble hearts Will be the first shall serue your hie deserts In the other Quadrant aboue this Figure which formes the Arch there are fiue personages raised in whole stature each of them being twelue hands breadth in height One was Don Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster sonne to the King of England arm'd onely with a gorget his gauntlets and coate of male with his Spanish cape a hat on his head and a plume of feathers in it after the English fashion at his feete his Scutchion of armes which are the golden Lyons of England and for a difference from the Scutchion of armes royall a red-rose he was portraied giuing with his right hand his daughter Catherine to King Henry of Castile and with the left his daughter Philip to King Don Iohn of Portugall the first they being very gallantly clad after the English manner and the Kings Statue in the same forme as the Dukes each of them in their vsuall attire and habite and at their feete their Scutchions of armes that of Don Iohn being a Crosse of Auis of which Order hee was Master and this inscription vnderneath From these two Ladies of Great Brittaines Isle The faire remembrance of whose glorious worth Doth now enrich the Kingdome of Castile And sets with honour Lusitania forth Long since did your Progenitors descend As by this story you may plainely know And for this cause great Monarch we pretend That you your Hearts-loue to the English owe. Vpon the Base which is the full Continent of this Architecture stood Saint George on horsbacke treading vpon the Serpent in manner and forme as the Kings of England weare him for their Patrone and beareth such an inscription He did being Patron to great Englands King Assist the Portugall in euery thing Alluding to the signall that the Portugalls made of his name in companie of these Strangers which aided them as we may see in the battaile of Saint George In the inward parts were two Impreses and others on the vpper part which expressed the intent of the Quadrants in this forme On the one part are deciphered two Faulcons flying in the aire at an Herne which at last yeelding they seaze vpon with this Motto Eodem parta labore On the other are two trees which grow from rootes conioyned spreading their tronckes broad and wide being farre distant one from an other out of their branches come two braces of armes in forme as if they would claspe and embrace with this Motto annexed Donec iungantur ipsae On the vpper part of the Arch there is another Imprese of the Grandes or Great-men of England and Portugall which are painted on the sides of the gate There is portraied the Sun beating with his beames from on high vpon two christall Looking-glasses which with reciprocall beames reuerberate and giue light one to another with this Motto Alter alteri lucet On the right side which answereth iustly to the Quadrant of King Don Alfonso there is placed in foure Niches foure demy statues of brasse coulor'd which were foure