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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

this purpose only all ready to giue his Lorship entertainment after the best fashion when the time came that his Lordship might conueniently land for vntill three of the clocke after noone the flood was not vpon which he must of necessity land the Gouernour sent diuers of the Commanders of the town to giue notice that he and other the Magistrates of the towne would attend vpon the bridge his Lordship thereupon tooke his barge carying in the head therof an Ancient of white silke with the picture of the sunne in the vpper part thereof his Moto or word being Desir Na ' Repos written in maner of a Beud within the same and so came in very honourable maner to the bridge where staied for him the said Gouernor Iudges and Magistrates of the towne enterteining the English as they landed the whilest the musicke being Shagbots and Hoboyes placed for that purpose vpon the bridge plaied sweet and delectable melody and so the Spaniards intermingling themselues with the English according to their degrees euer giuing the right hand to the English passed into the Towne in order as followeth First went foure of his Lordships seruants who were appointed Marshals for his traine After followed certaine of his officers in his house chamber in their liueries Next after followed the gentlemen his seruants and especiall officers in their liueries of blacke veluet Then followed the Esquires and Knights euery one according to his degree then with our Lords and Nobles diuers Spanish Commanders and Iudges of the kingdome of Galicia At their entrance into the town there was shot off an exceeding great volley of shot both great and small and so they passed all on foot to the Condies house and at the entrance of his Lordship into the house there were shot off a great number of Chambers being for that purpose as it should seeme planted ouer against the Condies gate His Lordship being thus receiued was exceedingly well appointed and lodged That night what by reason of the littlenesse of the roome and the muchnesse of the company he was both lated and could not but be much troubled at his Supping wherein the Cond and his officers did make manifest their exceeding care and respect to haue all things to content his Lordship and the company with so much attendance and obseruance as it was rather a trouble and offence to any well minded to see their extraordinary paines taken in ther seruice than cause of exception in any wise especially for that it did appeare There was prouided what the countrie could any way affoord There his Lordship rested from that time forward sometimes riding abroad to take the aire on horsebacke other times in his Carroch euer with much applause and admiration of the people So that it could not but giue him much contentment to obserue how welcome he seemed generally to the whole country In his passages abroad he tooke occasion to shew his bounty to the poore which in that place abound greatly many of them being very miserable creatures to see and wherewith his Lordship was in mercy charity much moued not sparing his purse one houre in the day for besides what he gaue abroad he neuer shewed himselfe in his gallery but he prouided good summes of money to giue for reliefe of those miserable poore people who indeeed during his abode there made little account of other liuing than of his reliefe Whilest we rested in the Groyne a certaine mariner being one of the Repulse and hauing vpon Wednesday the seuenteenth day of the present moneth of April brought on shore some company and staying in Towne vntill amongst lewd company he became tipled that thereby he gaue offence in his behauiour by violent striking of one of the Churchmen of the towne although it was not directly complained of by any either of the Church or of the towne yet by chance came to his Lordships knowledge who for that he receaued such extraordinary kind and liberall vsage both for himselfe and his followers and that generally from all if no other cause might moue him but that was much offended therewith and therefore thought good to take due punishment of that so foule a fault commanding that present inquiry should be made through all the shippes who of them had been on shore at last finding the offendour he committed him presently to the Bibboes there to remaine till the next day which was Friday what time he appointed Sir Richard Lewson his Admirall and Marshall to call vnto him the other Admiralls and Captaines of the fleete and throughly to examine the offence and accordingly to proceed without any respect or fauour They calling before them the said offendour and finding indeed that the fellow was drunke and by no meanes could remember whether he had stroken the said Churchman or no although the maner of his striking was so slight and the party said to be stroken so vile in reputation of the whole city as they generally pitied any man should once be called in question for so base a person the said Commissioners and Iurie proceeded and finding him guilty of striking the said Churchman being contrary to Law and his Lordships former decrees in that behalfe adiudged him to be presently hanged Heere it is to be vnderstood that the matter could not be so priuately caried but many of the Towne and some Churchmen also had made meanes to get aboard and saw the proceeding so austere resolute that presently they sollicited the Conde the Honourable Condesse his wife vpon any condition to hinder the execution Whereof when the Conde but especially the Condesse and her daughter had taken notice they neuer left intreating his Lordship to recall his auerred sentence and iudgement and which to do his Lordship could not without offering much vnkindnesse refuse or denie Many reasons were alleadged by the Conde and the Condesse that the party offended was a man vile in reputation and esteemed as a man halfe Lunatike that the offence was not a malicious or determinate wilful offence and therefore the premisses considered his Lordship could not but with more iudgement passe it ouer than so seuerely prosecute the execution of Iustice vpon so mean a cause especially sithence no information or complaint was by the party offended or by any other of the Court prosecuted on his behalfe His Lordship thus vrged granted he should be deliuered vnto the Conde to be vsed as he thought good therefore commanded he should be brought on land and deliuered vnto him which was done one of the Masters going along with him the Boatson leading him with a halter about his necke who when he came before the Conde fel on his knees and would haue made much protestation but the Honorable Conde tooke him vp tooke off the halter frō his necke and commanded him to be carried to eat in the Buttery for that the dolefull lookes of the man moued much pity in the Conde On Tuesday the foure