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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13959	A relation of such things as were obserued to happen in the iourney of the right Honourable Charles Earle of Nottingham, L. High Admirall of England, his highnesse ambassadour to the King of Spaine being sent thither to take the oath of the sayd King for the maintenance of peace betweene the two famous kings of Great Brittaine and Spaine: according to the seuerall articles formerly concluded on by the constable of Castilla in England in the moneth of August, 1604. Set forth by authoritie.	[Treswell, Robert].	1605 (1605)	STC 24268; ESTC S118681	33,987	72

appointment which was accordingly performed at the Court at White hall on Sunday the 14. day of the said moneth of Iuly following Now for that it doth not fully appeare by this former relation of his Lo. trauell iourney how honorably and with what respect he and his whole cōpany were receaued intertained Ye shall vnderstand that first vpon our landing at the Groyne the Gouernour of the country of Galicia as is afore rehearsed and as it should seeme by direct order from his Master vpon the former arriuall of certaine shippes wherein were the horses and other presents sent from his Maiesty to the King of Spaine had drawen together much people and that of the better sort of the whole country of purpose to make shew both of the strength of the country as also to be the more ready to do seruice in supplying the English with all necessaries and for this purpose also their greatest care was that during our abode there there might appeare no want of any thing His Lo. as is aforesaid was lodged in the Gouernors house which of it selfe was very little and not able to giue intertainment to so great a company Therefore especiall care was taken that euery man might according to his estate be lodged as conueniently and as sufficiently as the place would giue leaue The towne being much decaied by reason of the late warres nor as yet reedified sithence the saccage thereof by Sir Iohn Norrys and Sir Francis Drake But we must acknowledge that for the greatest part euery man was lodged there without exception The care for lodging was not so much as was their exceeding care they had for prouision of victualls and viands to serue the companie that countrie of Galicia being indeed verie mountainous and vnfruitfull And therefore although his Lo. was very sufficiently prouided for at the Gouernours house and that sithence the roome there being little could not by any meanes supplie all order was taken that in euery house wherein any Englishman lodged prouision of diet was made for him and his seruants at the Kings proper cost wherein of necessity we must obserue both the great charge as also the great care that was taken to supply all necessaries in the best fashion notwithstanding which there was daily prouided so large a table as conueniently could be for all such Knights and Gentlemen as would at their pleasure come to attend and keep his Lo. company at meat This interteinment beginning the first day of our arriuall at the Groyne which was the 16. day of April and continuing all the time of our being in the Groyne which was till the third of May following what time we set forward on our land iourney being then likewise furnished of Mules both for riding and cariage all vpon the Kings charge The number of Mules sent to his Lo. for riding and cariage were 800. or there abouts whereof 24. were great Assmuilas of the Kings prouision and appointed for his Lo. owne cariages beside the mules for the Spaniards themselues and their necessaries which were esteemed aboue 400. the Muletters to regard these Mules were numbred to be aboue 300. The company of English were accounted 650. Besides these the king sent many of euery office in court some with the Aposentador Mayor afore mentioned as diuers others Aposentadors or harbengers Stewards Vshers for the Chambers Sewyers officers for the Table officers of the Ewery Pantry Seller Chaundry 40. of the Spanish guard to serue the Table cooke pastelers and such like Euery of these being particularly furnished with such necessaries as belonged to his office as we might well perceaue for that through the whole iourney they were faine to carie by mules from place to place all the said necessaries for their seruice as plate linnen bedding hangings chaires tables formes pastry boards kitchin furniture racks spits pannes and such like as also most of their prouision of meale wine oile vineger herbs fruit sweete-meates and such other Wherein the saide officers did so carefully and wisely behaue themselues that it appeared there wanted no will in them either in care or paines to giue contentment to the whole company of the English This charge of the kings endured vntill the returne of his Lordship to the shippes at S. Andreas with very little difference either of meats or seruice at any time Whither for that the way from the Groyne was by experience found to be both long and ill his Lo. had formerly directed the shippes to go there to abide and stay his returne being indeed not aboue halfe the way from Vallodelid in comparison of his iourney from the Groyne Both in our going and returne we might well obserue how ioifull our comming seemed to the common people both by their manner of behauiour which was curteous as also by their speeches which were most kind who for that they found by experience the ill reports made heretofore of our nation altogether vntrue admiring our ciuility and good behauiours being cleane contrary to that which had been formerly preached vnto them by their Churchmen and Friers we receaued that kind congratulation and vsage that was possible for them to giue and vs as strangers and trauailers to receaue Insomuch as well we obserued as we passed the countrey had taken exceeding care to make the waies both easie and pleasing for vs to passe digging downe hils in many places and mending the waies with timber stones and earth no doubt to their great paines and charge By which it most plainly appeared with what ioy and comfort they receaued the peace generally manifesting the same aswel by their deeds as words And no doubt performed much more thankfulnesse to their King for procuring it than they would make shew of ioy to vs for obtaining it And yet what words might expresse that might we daily heare for we might obserue how they preached the same in pulpits and spake of the same euen in their open plaies and Interludes making as they said many feasts and ioies for the blessed peace The bounty of the King in gifts aswell to his Lo. as to diuers other of his followers together with the great charge his Highnesse was at during our aboad there gaue vs not so good contentment in generall as did the good esteeme and behauiour we found in all from the highest to the meanest vpon euery occasion ministred to them to shew the same either in particular or in generall His Lo. receauing all very thankfully and not without a reciprocall shew of his bounty and good will againe being indeed of his purse not sparing and with pardon be it spoken as liberall in his degree as was necessary whose cariage and behauiour during the whole iourney being such and vpon good intelligence sufficiently knowen to his Maiesty who imploied him and by him is both gratiously allowed and accepted he himselfe hath cause sufficient of gladnesse and no other cause of exception in any sort So concluding with the blessing of our Sauiour Beati pacifici let vs pray to Almighty God to make his Maiesty as carelesse of warre as hee from time to time in his great iudgement shall finde peace to be necessary his people and subiects euer obedient to all his designes and appointments either in warre or peace and his Maiesty himselfe blest with long life health and ability to vndergoe either as it shall seeme best to the diuine Maiesty Amen