towne called Duenas The next day being Sunday we rode 9. leagues to a town called Fromista where for that Don Blasco and others were behind his L. thought good to stay all Munday least the weather being very hot might too much trouble them in riding post and that were to come after That night Don Blasco ouertooke his Lordship at Fromista Tuesday the 11. of Iune his L. dined at Osorno and somwhat late after dinner rode to Herrera to bed where he was lodged in a faire house of the Constable of Castilla Within this house are placed diuers pillars with letters engrauen after the maner of the Romane inscription so they plainly appeare to be monuments of the Romanes and left as reliques of their being in that country Wednesday the 12. of Iune his Lordship rode from thence 8. leagues and lodged at a towne called Aguilar de Campo the Marquesse of Aguilar being Lord thereof Thursday we rode forward 7. leagues to a towne called Rynoso a towne seated in the middest of the mountaines On Friday his L. rode to Villa Concha to dinner being 3. leagues and very ill way after dinner we rode 4. leagues further to a towne called Villa Ciuil to bed being the worst way and the worst place of intertainment we had in the whole country of Spaine being indeed seated amongst moūtains which harbor many beares wolues other wild beasts and wherewith the country round about is much troubled Saturday the 15. day of Iune we came to S. Andreas being distant from Villa Ciuil 7. leagues where his L. was receaued by the Magistrates and officers a mile out of the towne All the streets were strawed with rushes and hearbs and decked with bowes and at his entrance into the towne they gaue him many great ordinance with volly of small shot That night the Ambassador Leadger Don Pedro de çuniga who accompanied the King to Burgos came also to S. Andreas where during the time of his stay his L. expressed his bounty by rewarding Don Blasco the Aposentador and all the Kings other Officers and seruants with great chaines of golde faire iewels of good value and large summes of money to their generall contentment Sunday Munday and Tuesday his Lo. rested at S. Anderas aswell for that the horses sent by the King his L. owne horses the Ambassador Leadgers horses came not till Tuesday as also for furnishing the ships with fresh water and victuals for his returne for England And on Sunday in the afternoone his Lo. inuited the Aposentador Mayor Don Blasco de Aragon and others aboord the ships where he made them a very great banquet and at their going off saluted them with many pieces of ordinance His L. hauing on Wednesday the 19 of Iune with all expedition that conueniently might be shipped the horses and supplied the ships with all needfull prouisions about three of the clocke in the afternoon came aboord his ship called The Beare lying at road a long English mile from the Towne bringing also with him Don Pedro de çuniga who taried and supped with his Lordship that night After supper his Lordship commanded his Barge to conuey him to his appointed lodging which was in the Repulse where he entred the Trumpets sounding and being saluted with many shot of great Ordinance In the same road his L. ancored till Thursday and vpon Thursday we put to sea but for that the tide was spent and the winde falling out contrary after an houre or two sailing we were driuen to cast ancor resting that night till the next tide at which time his Lo hoisted saile and put to sea and with scant winde sailed Friday and Saturday On Sunday the weather fel out very foule and stormy insomuch as the Wast-spight spent in that storme her maine mast but escaped further danger Munday Tuesday and Wednesday we sailed but with very vnconstant windes being many times becalmed On Thursday afternoone the land was descried but very farre off That day and night we sailed within sight of land and vpon Friday about foure of the clocke in the afternoone we came to an ancor before Portsmouth but somewhat farre into the sea That night also came the Waste-spight who made great meanes to come so soone hauing spent her maine-mast as is aforesayd Some of our company made hard shift that night to go on shore enduring the hardnesse of the weather which fell out ill all that euening On Saturday morning early his Lordship went in his Barge to the Repulse wherein Don Pedro was and knowing that the sayd Don Pedro much desired to be on land hauing indeed endured much sicknesse at sea tooke him into his Barge and so with the company of some other Boats and Pynnesses came on shore at Portsmouth before eight of the clock in the morning where they were receiued with many shot of great Ordinance from the Castles Forts and Walles of the Town On the shore stood Sir Lewis Lewkus knight accompanied with the Mayor and Officers of the Towne ready to receiue the sayd Ambassadours being as it should seeme appointed so to doe by the King and Lords of the Counsell That day euery one hastened to get off their luggage from the ships preparing to goe forward likewise on their way toward London The next day being Sunday his Lordship rested there went to the Church and heard a sermon publickly Munday his Lordship hauing aswell by meanes of the Kings officers and seruants who were sent for the purpose thither as by his owne care prouided for all necessaries to supply him in his iourney towards London about eleuen of the clocke set forward riding in his Caroch and taking the sayd Don Pedro along with him and so came that night to Alton where they lodged that night Tuesday the second of Iuly his L. rode from Alton and lodged that night at Guilford hauing taken especiall care both that Don Pedro the Ambassador Leidger whom his Lo. had brought along in company should be respectiuely prouided for himselfe as was fitting as also all other his followers most plentifully supplied for all necessaries in their trauell and that freely without charge or expence to any of them Wednesday they rode forward towards Kingston where the Conde de Villamediana and others stayd expecting the comming of the sayd Ambassadour and where also his Lordship had bountifully prouided for their entertainment in generall Thursday his L. hauing appointed the L. Howard of Effingham and some others of the better sort to accompany the said Ambassadour and the Conde de Villa mediana to London he himselfe with the rest of his company rod for Windsor castle where as then the King lay for his pleasure of hunting who there presenting themselues to his Maiesty were of him most gratiously intertained and welcomed At what time also his Lo. receaued further order from his Highnesse when he would be pleased to giue audience to the said Ambassadour and to admit him to his royal Presence according to
Hoie of all such necessarie prouisions as they were like to vse in the voyage and hauing that night and the next morning dispersed her luggage some in one shippe and some in another and being returned to to the shippes about tenne of the clocke a warning peece was giuen and about two howers after they weyed and sailed all that day being Friday the fifth day of Aprill vntill the next day being Saturday and then being becalmed were faine to cast ancor againe That night the winde comming faire they weied ancor and so failed all that night till the next day the winde againe altering they lay at anchor till towards the euening and then set forward sayling vntill tenne of the clocke the next day and then cast ancor About tenne of the clocke in the euening they weyed ancor againe and so sailed with a faire winde that night and the next day On Wednesday as we sailed his Lordship commaunded to hayle a Barke which was discouered to be a Barke of Barnstable in Deuonshire and came from Bayon in Fraunce who declared for newes that there was a yongue Prince borne in Spayne Now it should seeme his Lordship had receaued vnderstanding by letters from the right Honourable the Vicount Cramborne his Highnesse principall Secretarie deliuered to him whilest we laie at road before Douer that his comming was expected and prouision made for him and his companie by the King of Spayne at Saint Anderas His Lordship hauing sent his prouision of Horses Coches Lytters Hangings and other his rich furniture and necessaries together with his Herbengers and other Officers to the Groyne in seuerall Hoies appointed for that purpose the Kings shippe called the Aduantage being their Conuoy His Highnesse presents likewise vnder the charge of Thomas Knoell one of his Maiesties Ecquery and appointed messenger for the deliuerie thereof to the King of Spaine in their said companie And being vncerteine whether the Kings designes were aswell knowen to the said Herbengers and the rest as to himselfe he commaunded captaine Morgan and one Master Pet a Master Shipwright and a very good Mariner to goe on bord the Resistance being a shippe of London and one appointed for cariage of prouision in this iourney to make what way they possibly could for the Groyne to commaund the said shippes prouisions and people to meet him in the mouth of the harbour thence to beare in his company for Saint Anderas But the said shippe was becalmed as was the rest of the fleet likewise and could make no way but kept company with vs till Sunday morning after which time we had no more sight of her till her comming to the Groyne which was the next day after our arriuall there On Munday morning earely the land was discouered by the fleet and about fower of the clocke in the afternoone they arriued into the road of the Groyne being a very safe and pleasant harbour We were no sooner descried from the lande but the Gouernour of the towne Don Lewys de Carilla de Toledo Seigneur Peynte Corde de Carazena and Gouernour of Galicia had commaunded to make ready for interteyning his Lordship which was most royally performed being vpon entrance into the harbour first saluted from a fort on the North side the towne with twentie great peeces of Ordinance Then from the fort lately builte vpon the rocke with sixe and twentie peeces of great Ordinaunce and from the towne and castle with thirtie great peeces of Ordinance at least His Lordship comming to ancor with the rest of the shippes gaue them their whole broad sides Immediatly vpon his Lordships arriuall the Gouernour of the Towne sent the foure principall officers Commanders of the Towne together with his Brother don Iohn de pacheco and Don Lewis de Carilla de Toledo his only sonne to giue his Lordship the welcome wherein they demeand themselues so exceeding kindly and with the most affable and respectiue speeches that might be excusing their slender entertainment by reason of their late vnderstanding of his Lordships comming to the Groyne for that they had intelligence his Lordship meant to haue gone to Saint Anderas After a short time spent in complement with these Commanders the Gouernour himselfe being accompanied with diuers personages of worth came aboard in a barge which seemed to haue been made of purpose for this vse The Rowers and Mariners thereof being clad in blew silke Cassoks and Caps and the barge couered with blew veluet and newly painted reported to his Lordship that the King his master had especially written to him in these words That he should haue respect what person he was that was comen Ambassadour from whom he was come and to whom he was sent and this he should do euery thing for the honour of these three persons without sparing any thing that might be fitte for his Lordships entertainment And therefore the Gouernour intreated his Lordship to go on Land which he refused to do that night but being much importuned he promised to go on shore the next day During the Gouernours abode on the ship there came many on board likewise and they of all conditions Doctors of Law Churchmen Friers and of all other sorts of people who all seemed much to wonder and admire the greatnesse and neatnesse of that Galeon as they termed her exceedingly commending and applauding the same At the departure of the said Gouernour from the shippes his Lordship gaue many pieces of ordinance which were againe receaued and answered from the towne and forts The whole towne indeed being but a hold and fort but very strong That night they sent from the towne vnto his Lordship a present of fish fruit bread and such like commodities as the country yeelded excusing that they were not able to shew their loue in better sort vnto his Lordship for that Munday the day of his arriuall being Saint Markes day with them and the Fishermen as then not going to sea and also hauing feasted as that day for ioy of the birth of the yong Prince they were the more vnfurnished of better present and more fitte for his entertainment On Tuesday the sixtienth day of April his Lordship prepared to go on shore to his lodging which was prepared for him at the gouernours house which house is the whole pleasure of the towne for that it ouerlooketh the whole harbor and is seated in the heart of the towne The gouernour likewise hauing taken great care to receiue his Lordship in the most honourable manner and therefore had vpon intelligence of our comming to the Groyne caused to be builded a bridge of Timber aboue forty yards long and painted the same yellow red and blew and garnished the same with many pencels of silke of like colours very formally and planted the way into the towne with bowes of Baies and Orange trees and strewed the same with rushes and flowers The whole company of the towne and many more of the Country being as was supposed drawen thither for
Seruants as diuers whose names are not heerein remembred The ships appointed to attend his Lordship and his company for transportation of themselues the followers and necessaries were these The Beare being shippes royall The Dew-repulse being shippes royall The Wast-spight being shippes royall The Mary-Anne The Amity The Resistance The great Hoy called the George According to appointmēt the said Lords Knights and Gentlemen prepared themselues to giue their attendance whensoeuer his Lordship should take his iourney and therefore vnderstanding that he intended to take leaue of the king on Thurseday the one and twentieth day of March according to the computation of England the greatest number of them being very richly apparelled themselues and extraordinarily appointed for their seruants gaue their attendance at Nottingham house the said one and twentie day of March his Lordship hauing appointed many barges and boates for conueying himselfe the said lords and knights and their company to the Court the Kings Highnesse then being at Greenwich the said Earle hauing ordained his owne company to be in number as followeth Six Trumpeters clad in Orange colour Damaske with cloakes of cloth of the same colour and Banners of Damaske with his Honours armes thereupon Six Footemen in Orange Tawny veluet alike suted Six Pages clad likewise in veluet of the same colour with their cloakes suteable Thirty gentlemen with cloakes of blacke veluet Fourescore yeomen well apparelled with liuery cloakes of Orange Tawny cloth garded with siluer blew silk lace The said noble Earle being thus prepared went with his said company from Nottingham house the said Thursday about noone so shooting the bridge arriued at Greenwich immediatly after dinner and there presenting himselfe and his company vnto his Maiestie was most acceptably and graciously enterteined After some time spent in receiuing his Highnesse commandement aswell concerning himselfe in his owne particular as also touching the conducting and presenting of Sir Charles Cornwallys knight who was appointed for to be his Maiesties liedger Ambassadour with the king of Spaine The said Ambassadours Lords Knights and Gentlemen humbly taking their leaues of his Highnesse were for that night dismissed euery one taking himselfe to his lodging there remaining and expecting his Lordships further pleasure to be knowen when they should prepare to set forward on this iourney His Lordship hauing now dispatched his priuate counsels and intendments with his Maiesty and the Lords of the Councel gaue warning to his said company and followers to be ready against Tuesday morning being the six and twentieth day of the said moneth of March Which time he gaue to prepare themselues for that day he intended to set forward On which said day being both mindfull and forward for his intended Iourney he was early vp in the morning and taking the time of the tide and such company as were ready being to the number of 80. persons in diuers barges and boates passed from Nottingham house to Grauesend and there dined staying for much of the company which followed After dinner they rode from Grauesend to Chatham where he lodged that night The same night the Earle of Marre came from the court of purpose to congratulate with his Lordship and do such like priuate offices of friendship The next day being wednesday his Lordship would haue gone to the ships which were then fallen so low as Quynborow there riding at Anchor and staying our comming but the weather fell out somewhat foule and the wind contrary so that he rested at Chatham that night The next day being Thursday the eight and twentieth of March before seuen of the clocke in the morning his Lordship hauing commanded to be ready diuers barges and pinnesses to carry himselfe and his followers aboord the ships tooke his barge and about tenne of the clocke the same day entered the ship called the Beare lying in Quynborow Road as afore is said together with the Dew-repulse and the Wast-spight which three shippes kept company together and lay of purpose to transport his Lordship the Ambassadour Lidger and the other Lords Knights and Gentlemen that were of the company and traine Now what by reason of staying for some of the Lords and Gentlemen as yet not come a boord for the better disposing and ordering all things concerning the voyage as also for placing and appointing to euery man his roome accordingly The weather likewise being not very faire to put to sea we Anchored before Quinborow till Sunday morning being Easter day and the last day of March. At which time the wind comming about to the West and standing faire to put to sea his Lordship commanded to wey and to set saile which was done accordingly Sailing as farre as the tide would giue them leaue which was to a certaine Road between the Sands neere to the Shoe Beacon where they rested that night The next day being very foule and the wind contrary they were faine to ride it out til Tuesday morning being the second of April At what time the weather fell somewhat faire and his Lordship being desirous to take all aduantage that might forward the iourny commanded to wey againe and put to sea but the wind being very slacke he was becalmed and so driuen to a flatte neere the Spitts where for that the tide was much spent and the flood comming on they cast Ancor about one of the clocke in the afternoone there staying in expectation of wind till Wednesday morning when although there was little or no wind stirring yet his Lordship set forward tiding it as far as they could that night The next day being Thursday early in the morning the wind comming somewhat towards the North his Lordship caused to wey Ancor and so with expence of time and much pains the shippes recouered Douer Road where they ancored aswell for the receauing in of many of the company as also for taking in fresh water and victualls So soone as the fleet was discouered and comming neere Douer Road aswell the forts and blockehouses as the castle of Douer saluted them with many shot his Lordship answering them againe both out of his owne ship and out of the rest also with the like That night the Lordes and Gentlemen for whom they made stay at Douer came aboord and that night also his Lordship minded to haue set forward had not the Hoie called the George by spending of her Mast in her passage from Quynborow to Douer caused a longer aboad Now for that the saide Hoie was appointed to carrie prouision and necessaries for the fleete and could not be so soone made ready againe for seruice as was desired and for that the winde standing at North-east was a faire and fitte winde for going forward His Lordship aduised with Sir Richard Lewson the Admirall of the fleet that some course might be presently had to forward the iourney Sir Richard therefore with great care and extraordinarie paines labouring all that night being seconded by Sir Iohn Treuor Surueyor of the Nauie vnladed the saide
with crosses on their breasts in shew like knights of Matta bringing in with them a chariot wherein the chiefe sate Peace Plenty and other vertues being likewise planted in the same with their seuerall names written on their backes After whom likewise followed foure other knightes armed with trumpets sounding When they had all appeared they fell to Barriers according to the direction of certaine Gentlemen appointed to marshall the same Some of our English Lords and Knights being intreated by the Spaniards to assist them therein also they encountered one another single first by two after increasing their number according to the pleasure of the Iudges and Marshals when they had broken their staues or at least done their best to breake them retiring fell to it againe with their swords according to the maner of Barriers fiue blows a peece In a Scaffold directly opposite against the place wherein the Lords stood sate the Iudges of these sports amongst whom the Lord Howard of Effingham was intreated by the Magistrates of the towne to be one which Iudges vpon euery encounter gaue reward to the best deseruer as Scarfes Gloues Choppimors Ribbens and such like which were by the Knights thankefully receaued and bestowed as fauoures vpon their mistresses at last the Knights encountered pell mell one another and as it seemed in a very furious maner But the Barre being made in fashion like a trough and many fire works being cunningly contriued in the same and duely tooke fire and so with flame and smoake they were parted These sports ended there was a banquet caried vp to his Lordship other the Lords and Ladies which were in another roome next adioining being indeed both plentifull and costly and serued in by the chiefe Gentleman of the Country and Towne The banquet ended and night comming on there were brought into the same place diuers fire works one in the fashion of a Chariot another like the wheele of Fortune another like a Castle and such like garded and attended with diuers wild men with clubbes and wheeles with seuerall fire works men riding with speares in their hands all conteining squibbes and fire-workes with which they ranne at one another as in maner of Tilt. The diuersities of the fire workes were many and for the strangenesse and maner of performance thereof generally commended and so well liked as two houres spent in that pastime seemed but a moment Friday the third day of May his Lordship hauing his company furnished with conuenient Mules for riding as also for cariage of their trunks and necessaries about eleuen of the cloke accompanied with the Gouernour and other the Magistrates of the towne set forward on his iourney Don Blasco de Aragon and Don Iaspar de Bullion the chiefe Herbenger for the King accompanying his Lordship for the purposes aforesaied in the passage from the towne the waits and shagbots were placed playing all the while at our departing from the towne and our leaue taking of the Gouernour they gaue a small volley of shot out of the towne His Lordship being halfe a mile out of the towne and yet within sight of the ships as they lay at Road the said shippes tooke their leaue also of vs with many peece of ordinance The said Gouernour as before is mentioned is named Don Lewis de Carilla de Toledo c. and is of the countrie of Castilla but appointed heere by the King as Gouernour of the Groyn and all the country of Gallicia a man of very mild and affable behauiour very curteous and most respectiue of the English in generall as by the great care and good vsage of vs whilest we lodged in the Groyn appeared That night being as is aforesaied the third day of May according to the computation of England we rode to Bytaunce being distant three leagues from the Groyn where his Lordship and his company were well entertained and lodged Saterday the fourth day of May we rode from Bytaunce to a certaine town called Villa Alua 6. leagues where our entertainment was such as the towne could affoord by reason of the meanes thereof Sunday the fifth day of May we rode forward to a very faire towne called Lugo being distant from Villa Alua seuen leagues The Alcaylde and other officers of the town meeting his Lordship about halfe a mile without the gates and accompanying vs into the towne the streets being decked with bowes and the wals of their houses garnished with their best hangings and furniture In the way comming thither his Lordship receaued letters of intelligence and congratulations from the Conde at the Groyne which he accepted very kindly The messenger being dispatched from Lugo and rewarded with a chaine of Gold of good value on Munday we rode to a certaine towne called Terra Castella distant from Lugo eight leagues Tuesday the seuenth day of May we trauelled all the morning vp to a high mountaine by the space of six leagues and dined at a litle village called çebrera where we receiued such intertainmēt vnexpected as was altogether in an arbor of green bowes made of purpose of such a conuenient length that that receiued his Lordship and all the better sort of his traine And after dinner we rode to a certaine towne called Villa Franca being distant six leagues where his Lordship was receaued with the townesmen the streets by all the way where we passed being garnished with bowes and strewed with hearbs and flowers musicke being likewise placed neere the house where his Lordship should lodge Wednesday for that the company were somewhat weary his Lordship disposed himselfe to rest chiefly for that the Ambassadour Leadger complained of sickenesse as also to relieue the Mules forbearing to trauell in so foule weather as it fell out to be the same day Thursday the ninth day of May we rode by a town called Congusta to Beubibre to bed where his Lordship was lodged in a castle of the Conde de Alualista but very old and meane The towne being so poore and men also as if the officers of his Highnesse had not then as indeed they did taken more than ordinary paines and care it had not been possible to haue lodged halfe the Company Friday the tenth day of May we came to Astorga being a city walled and standing in a pleasant and champion country and conteining in it many Churches amongst which one is a Cathedrall two Frieries and two Noneries A mile without the towne we were met with the Alcayldy and Officers of the towne ouer the gates hung diuers guidons and banners of silke one of them being a large white banner of Damaske in fashion of a Guydon and placed in the middest of the rest Musicke likewise playing all the way as we passed the houses garnished with their best hangings and the streets strewed with hearbs and flowers Saturday the eleuenth day of May his Lordship hauing had vnderstanding of the fairenesse of the castle there belonging to the Marquess of Astorga and being desired by Don Blasco
there was set vp of purpose for a more close and conuenient passage a very large Scaffold adioining to the end of a long Gallery and to the Church likewise the timber whereof was all couered with cloth of Gold very rich and the Scaffold being high was a good meanes to giue sight to all the people The manner of their comming to Church was in this sort The Kings Trumpets were placed neere and before the Church in seuerall companies alwaies sounding and one answering other about foure of the clocke in the after noone there appeared descending by the Scaffold afore mentioned to go into the Church of S. Paules which as is likewise said adioining to the scaffold the Knights Lords and Grandes going before and some Dukes of especiall name bearing diuers ceremonies likewise as the Salera or Salt borne by one the Taper of wax by another the Chrisome by another then the Crown borne by the Constable before whom went the King of Armes The Prince was borne by the Duke of Lerma in his armes but tied to him with a rich scarfe or Band he was assisted by the Prince of Sauoy and the Conde of Miranda Then followed the Infanta in a chaire as it should seeme made for that purpose and borne by diuers Gentlemen of the Kings bed and Priuy chamber on their shoulders assisted by the yonger Prince of Sauoy At the Church doore the Cardinal staied for them in his Pontificalibus accompanied with three Bishops and other especiall officers of the Church the singing men going before and so conducting them to the Font which was richly prepared and couered with a Canapy of cloth of gold the Cardinall performed all the ceremonies according to the order of their Church and so with Church musicke noise of Trumpets and many other wind Instruments they finished their ceremonies returning in such maner as they went being accompanied also with most of the great Ladies of the kingdome and those of the Court. He was Christened Phillippe Domingo Victor His Godfather was the elder Prince of Sauoy of whom he tooke his name Victor His Godmother was the Infanta his Sister His Lordship was placed conueniently in the house of the Conde d' Rubadauia in the morning both to see the procession as also the going of the Prince to Christening But so soone as they were passed by he with some other were priuately conueied through a gallery on the backeside of a Monastery into the Church into a place appointed of purpose for him and the Lords that were of his company On Munday in the after noone the Ambassadour Leadger was by his Lordship presented to the King and by him gratiously receaued and allowed That day in the after noone came diuers Ambassadours to visit his Lordship as first Don Francisco de Meschite Ambassadour for the state of Venice as also the French Ambassadour Monsieur Baron de Barault Cheualier who after some short stay departed At the time of the French Ambassadours being there came likewise the Ambassadour resiaunt for the Emperour His Lordship euer shewing much affability and curtesie and accompanying them on their way to their coches with kind behauiour of his being greatly obserued caused an extraordinary respect and an exceeding loue of all men towards him That night also came to visit his Lordship the Cardinall of Toledo being a very stately Prelate well discended very rich in his cariage very curteous and in his expence liberall as by the apparelling of his pages and seruants and by his rich Sumpter cloths hangings and such like might well appeare Tuesday the one and twentieth of May his Lordship was conducted by Don Blasco vnto the church called S. Maries to see the ceremony and state of the Queenes churching whither the King and Queene came together the King riding on horsebacke the Queene in a very rich chariot of cloth of gold drawen by foure horses all trapped and harnessed with cloth of golde in which chariot likewise sat the Infanta Next followed in another chariot the yoong Prince in the armes of an ancient Ladie After followed two other caroches of blacke veluet wherein sat diuers Duchesses Countesses and other great personages widowes Then followed foure other caroches all of one fashion wherein sat seueral Ladies the Queenes Maids This was the first day of the Queens going abroad and as we accounted of it her Churching day This day his Lordship was inuited to dinner to the Constables where he was accompanied by the Duke of Alberquerque the Duke of Cesa and others The maner of feasting being not vsuall in Spaine and our company being many could not all receiue that contentment which the Constable desired to giue in generall For the countrey considered it is much to be maruelled how they could do what they did but it plainly appeared nothing was left vndone for want of cost and that all preparation was made that the countrey could any way affoord for their enterteinment Wednesday his Lordship was visited by the Conde de Lemos accompanied with diuers Noblemen and men of good quality That day likewise and Thursday his Lordship visited aswell the Ambassadors afore mentioned as also diuers other Lords and Ladies in the towne Friday the foure and twentieth day of May Thomas Knoell Esquire his Highnesse seruant and Messenger for the deliuerie of certaine Presents to the King of Spaine expecting and attending the Kings pleasure therein was sent for by Don Blasco to come and bring the sayd Presents into a priuate Garden belonging to the Duke of Lerma where the King and Queene came in person to receiue the same The Presents were six Horses three for the King and three for the Queene with saddles and clothes very richly imbroidered and costly two Crosbowes with sheifs of Arrowes foure Fowling-pieces with their furnitures all very richly garnished and inlayed with fine plate of golde and one couple of Lime hounds of an extraordinary goodnesse Which Presents were acceptably receiued the King and Queene very much obseruing and admiring the richnesse and fashion thereof On Saturday the fiue and twentieth day of May there came to visit his Lordship the Bishop Salustius Taernsius Bishop of Montepolitan in Hetruria and Ambassador for the Duke of Florence After dinner came likewise to visit his Lordship D. Iuan de Bourch Conde de Figaroa President of Portugall with his foure sonnes That day also came to visit him together with the Constable the Conde de Oliuares accompanied with diuers Marquesses and Earles This Conde was one of them that was in England in the time of Queen Mary The same day in the afternoon his Lordship visited the Queen and deliuered her a faire rich Iewell as a token from the Queen of England Sunday and Munday his Lordship went abroad to visit diuers Nobles that had formerly been with him as also spending some part of the same time in concluding with the Councell of Spaine of matters concerning his Ambassage and of all things necessary for the effecting and
Englishman furnished of conuenient roome which they did Don Blasco himselfe taking an especiall care and respect thereof About the middest of the day came the King and Queen riding on horsebacke with many Lords and Ladies all on horsebacke likewise after the Spanish fashion euery Lady accompanied with one or other man of worth his Lordship was placed in the standing with the King and Queene and the other Lords were placed not farre off There were that day killed foureteene Buls the maner whereof was in this sort First the market place being very square and of a great largenesse was round built with Scaffolds very strong the ground couered very thicke with sand so that they were faine diuers times to bring in many carts of water both to allay the dust as also to coole the reflection of the sunne vpon the place In which none were appointed to be but such as were designed to play the sports The Bull being turned out they shotte sticks with sharpe pins and pricks which might sticke fast in his skinne thereby the more madding him he seemed to be most valiant that durst afray the Bull in the face and escape vntouched but some escaped not well for it cost them their liues There was another maner of striking the Bull in the face with short speares to the which diuers Lords and Gentlemen very well mounted their pages following them with diuers hand-speares for that purpose wherein many shewed good valour and strake the Bull very cunningly and manly but yet some of their Gennets payed deare for it being both hurt and killed To this sport came two Gentlemen one after another and as it was reported supplying the places of Champions to the King riding on horses blinded and so taking their stand waiting for the comming of the Bull against them very manly with a speare of good length and strength strake him in the head and escaped without hurt though not being without danger After this beganne their sports of Inego de Canas wherein the King himselfe was an Actor First came riding twelue Drummers with Kettle-drummes playing then followed thirtie Trumpetters all clad in red and white silke coats then followed twelue Açemulaes or great Mules with couerings of red veluet bearing bundles of Canes tied and chained with great hooks of siluer then followed the Kings Gentlemen and Pages richly suited being to the number of two and thirtie or thereabout After them were led by seuerall Groomes six and twentie riding horses richly couered For the two Princes of Sauoy were shewed First two Pages riding bearing on their armes Targets all white after whom were ledde three horses couered with caparisons of blacke veluet imbrodered richly with pearle then followed twelue other horses clad likewise in blacke veluet but imbrodered with siluer For the Duke of Lerma were led six horses with caparisons of white and red the Groomes and Pages attending and all alike suited For the Constable were led foure and twenty horses of seruice couered with white and greene his Pages and Groomes also alike suited The number of horsemen that shewed themselues in these sports were fourescore whose names hereafter follow according to a note thereof deliuered by one of good woorth and of especiall respect with the King 1. Quadrill The King The Duke of Lerma Duke of Cea Conde de Gelues Marq. of S. German Don Hen. de Goseman Conde de Mayalde Don Petro de Castro Marq. de la Venessa Don Garçia de Figuroea 2. Quadrill Don Diego de Sandouall D. Antonio de S. Fago D. Alonso Lopes de Mella D. Diego de Sebro D. Lewys de Alcarath D. Galuan D. Diego Nino Don Pedro de Aryetta D. Diego de Lieua D. Hieronomo de Sandouall 3. Quadrill Duke of Infantasgo D. Diego Sarmiento Conde de Barasa Conde de Paredes Conde de Coruna Conde de Lodosa Conde de Nieua Don Iuan de Tassis The Admyrall of Aragon D. Lewys Enriques 4. Quadrill The Constable of Castilla Marq. de Cuelar Conde de Aguillar Marq. del Carpio D. Bernardino de Velasco D. Fran. de Velasco D. Antonio de Velasco D. Alonso de Velasco D. Manuell de çuniga D. Andreas Velasques 5. Quadrill The Duke of Alua Conde de Salinas Marq. de Villanueua D. Martyn Valerio D. Pedro de çuniga S. de Flores D. Manuell de Alencastro Marq. de Tarara D. Diego Piementel Conde de Ayala Marq. de çerralua 6. Quadrill The Duke of Pastrana Conde de Cosentagua Comendador Mayor de Montesa D. Carlos de Borsa Marq. de Fuentes D. Lewys Nino D. Pedro de Fonseca D. Ferdinand de la Cerda D. Bernard de Rozas D. Iuan Vicentela 7. Quadrill Conde de Alualista D. Bernard de Toledo D. Fernando de Toledo D. Anto de Toledo D. Philippo de Valencia D. Fran. Congusta D. Lewys de Gozman D. Iuan de Gozman Marq. de Alcanes Marq. de Fales 8. Quadrill The Prince of Sauoy The Prior of Ivan Mar. Doste D. Diego de las marinas D. Fran. de Cordoua D. Iuan de Heredia D. Aluard de Mendoza D. Pero Mune D. Francisco Finea D. Pedro de Licamo At their first appearance they came riding in by couples two after two very swiftly richly attired with their Targets on their shoulders holding and shaking long staues such as the Moores or Arabians are described to vse When they were all come they diuided thēselues to sides euery side into foure squadrons euery squadron being tenne in number when they were ready holding their staues in their hands the Kings side gaue the first charge the other side vndertaking the same and charging on them likewise thus they continued still chasing one another squadron vpon squadron throwing their Canes one after other by the space of a long houre or better and so their sports ended Saturday the first of Iune his Lordship was inuited by the King to see a muster of armed men in a place called El campo being launces light horsemen and Carbynes to the number of two thousand whereof the Duke of Lerma was the Generall His Lordship stood with the King and Queene the rest of the English were placed in a Scaffold built for them of purpose which said souldiers being diuided made some shew of salies each vpon other very pleasingly and warlike and after a few skirmishes drew themselues into a ring and marching along vnder the window where his Maiesty stood departed Sunday Munday and Tuesday were vsed as daies of rest after their great feasts and spent onely in visitation and matters of complement with one or other Wednesday his Lordship dispatched Sir Iohn Treuor for England with letters of intelligence to his Highnesse who tooke with them the Aduantage which lay at Saint Andreas with the rest of the Shippes Thursday the sixth day of Iune his Lordship was appointed both to dine and suppe early which he did because both his Lordship as also all other the English Lords and Gentlemen were inuited to see a maske about six of the clocke therefore