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A57342	The Rise & fall of the late eminent and powerful favorite of Spain, the Count Olivares ; the unparallel'd imposture of Michael de Molina, executed at Madrid in the year 1641 ; the right and title of the present Kind of Portugall Don John the fourth, with the most memorable passages of his reign unto the year 1644 translated out of the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese by Edw. Chamberlayne ...	Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703.	1653 (1653)	Wing R1533; ESTC R24148	60,098	190

●e your Majesties subjects have need But to return to the affairs of Portugal which were at this time a little discomposed by the generall discontent and distast taken at the Secretary of State Don Francisco de Lucena who having lived long in the Court of Spain was at length by Olivarez means made Under-Secretary to Vazconcellos and for his readiness to proclaim King John and his abilities in that place his Majesty continned him there relying upon him with so great affection and confidence that although some had advertised his Majesty that he held correspondence with the Court at Madrid yet he would not suspect his integrity untill the whole three Estates being again assembled upon urgent occasions openly fused all Acts that should passe the hands of Secretary Lucena and gave his Majesty to understand That untill Lucena were brought to triall there should be no further proceeding in the Assembly of Estates whereat his Majesty was much moved yet out of his prudency resolved to give satisfaction to his subjects by delivering his Secretary up to justice but that he might have a fair procceding the King sate in person during the examination of witnesses in the mean time by the Post came secret information to his Majesty whereupon were imprisoned the brocher and three servants of the Secretary together with an English Monk and a Cavalier of the habit Not long after Lucena was arraigned and found guilty of betraying his trust intelligence with the enemy negligence of timely advertising the Infante Don Duarte to retire out of Germany c. for which he was condemned and executed in a publick place in Lisbon where he protested to the very last his innocency touching any treachery towards his Majesty With the death of the Secretary the three Estates were satisfied and according to his Majesties command had assembled themselves Septem 18. 1643. taking their places in their wonted manner the Dukes upon velvet Chairs without Armes the Marquesses upon Forms covered with red Cloth the Earls upon Forms covered with ordinary Cloth the Prelats apart upon Forms covered with velvet and all the Deputies of Cities and Towns upon plain forms in order on both sides with a passage in the middle Being all sate Don Emanuel d● Acugna Dean of his Majesties Chappell rose up and after reverence made to the King placed upon his Throne delivered an elegant speech the sum whereof was That in the space of 60 years that the Kingdom was under the power of the Kings of Castile there had been but two assemblies of Estates the first to enslave them the next to abuse them But since they were under the obedience of the present King whom God preserve within the space of two years they have had two Assemblies the former to settle their liberties the present to beget a right understanding between the King and his people wherein they had all freedom to demand what ever was necessary that the world might see that they are now no longer slaves but children no longer strangers but natives and that they are under rather a loving father then a severe soveraign In the former Assembly said he his Majesty took all the Customs and left the defence of the kingdom to your hands you ordered what seemed good unto your selves you made choyce of a general assistance by way of contribution but in the levying thereof the first payment was found uneffectuall the second unequal the third unsufficient whence arose some complaints some imagining that the fault procceded from the unequal division of the contribution others from the change of value in money and commodities and others from the disorderly gathering and disbursing the whole I may easily say if there were any error committed yet it might be excusable for that Never had any weighty affair its conception and perfection at once Then shall errors cease to be in Government when men shall cease to be in the world These things are to be endured with the same patience that Drowths Dearths Inundations and such other disorders in Nature for the wit of man cannot hold forth a remedy for all diseases But certainly there will be no ground of reprehension though much of admiration to him that shall consider how his Majesty entred upon a Kingdom exhausted by the Castilians of money and other necessaries for offence or defence and yet how in lesse then one year and a halfe we should want neither shipping nor Artillery nor Horse nor Arms nor Fortifications nor Armies upon the Frontiers Three powerfull Fleets put to Sea divers honorable and extraordinary Ambassages besides many other secret yet necessary expences all which will astonish any understanding man Now to● the end that the people may have full satisfaction his Majesty commadded that before farther proceeding it be made appear particularly how all the money received hath been laid out and then it is expected and the present state of affairs requireth that we all contribute liberally considering that these charges are but for a time but our liberties are for ever that we shall never have a better opportunity to destroy our enemy that Nature teacheth to hazard an arm to save the whole body the Merchants at sea cast away one part of their goods sometimes to save the rest we are now on shipboard in a storm our goods our lives our liberties our honour our Countrey are all in danger Moreover the barbarous usage of the King of Castile towards the Infante Don Duarte calls upon this Assembly for revenge that we spend not onely our mony but our bloud in affection to him and that we make our enemies spend theirs in satisfaction for him c. The three Estates encouraged by this Harange took a good order for the redressing of all grievances and advancing his Majesties service that soon after an Army of twenty thousand Foot and three thousand Horse were upon their march with the King in the head thereof resolved to make the feat of war in Castile which was performed with much gallantry and as much success In the mean time news was brought to his Majesty of the birth of his second sonne but first child after he came to the Crown for which cause he was baptized with as great pomp as could be devised and was named Alfonso About the same time there arrived from the Indies some rich Galeons that brought news with what generall applause and excesse of joy his Majesty was proclaimed throughout all those Countries But because all men understand not how considerable the severall dominions belonging to the Crown of Portugal and now in the possession of King John are I thought fit here to make a brief narration thereof The Crown of Portugal at this day enjoys considerable estates in the East Indies that they may be called a mighty Empire for to say nothing of Madera Tercera and St Michael Islands so long time possessed by the Portugal nation they have made themselves masters of many strong places in Africa as in Guinea

in the kingdom of Congo and Angola the great Island of St. Laurence of Soffala and Mozambique on the Continent thence passing the mouth of the red Sea they have setled a Trade with Socatra and Calaiate thence passing the Bay of Persia and the mouth of the great river Indus which gave occasion of the name to those countries they subdued Calecut Cochim c. the Island of Goa Cial Daman c. thence towards the river Ganges they conquered Ceilam Malacca Sumatra Solor Larantuca c. thence farther forward they entred into the kingdome of Pegu into Juva major and minor into the kingdome of China where they held a strong place called Macao In summe the Kingdoms Provinces Islands Cities that the Nation of Portugal hath conquered abroad may be compared to the ancient Roman Empire nor hath their valour been much inferior to that of the Romans if we consider the warre they have made with the King of Cambaia who for puissance riches and military courage surpaspassed Xerxes Darius or Pyrrhus the warre they have made with Isamalucco Idalcam in the kingdom of Decam both equall to mighty Kings whose Armies consisted of Persians Turkes Janizaries Arabs Moors and the best warriers of all the East the warre they have waged with the Moores of Malacca Sumatra and Molucco who were as well provided of Artilry as any of the Princes of Europe also with the Kings of Bengala Peug Siam many other formidable powers It is true that during the time that Portugal was under the Catholick Kings many places were lost yet there remains to this day under the command of K. John the fourth above fifty Towns and Forts accounted impregnable as Mozambique Cuama Monomotapa Mombaza Mascale Diu Damam Bazain Chiaul Onor Barcelor Mangalor Cananor Cranganor Cochim Coulam Negapatan Meliapor the Isle of Ceilam the kingdome of Jafanapatan the Cities of Manac and Nombre de Jesu then more Northward Azarim Danu Agazim Maim Trapor and many other places in all which are maintained Governors and Souldiers besides in the head Citie Goa there is a Viceroy with all Courts of Justice whither many Kings of the East send Tribute and Ambassadors to maintain amity with the King of Portugall insomuch that the Portugall Trade extends itselfe into the East neer four thousand leagues by which are maintained all the Garrisons all the ships whereof there are oftimes two or three Fleets and much wealth sent home every yeare Upon the coast of Africa the Crown of Portugall yet possesseth divers places so well fortified that the neighbouring Moores could never yet recover them In America the famous country of Brasile belongs to the King of Portugall one thousand foure hundred leagues on the coast thereof containing 14. governements whereof the head City is Saint Salvadar But to return to the Frontiers of Portugal where we left the Portugals and Castillians making inrodes wasting the Country surprising the Towns ofts kirmishing but never yet in any set Battel untill the year 1644. where both Armies met upon the borders of Portugall in a plain called Campo-Mayor The Spanish Army consisting for the most part of strangers was under the conduct of the Marquess de Torrecusa and the Portugal Army consisting of Natives with some few Hollanders were under the command of Matthias de' Albuquerque The batail was fought with as much order as courage on both sides but the Spaniard being more numerous especially in Horse after severall furious charges put the whole Army of Portugal into disorder seised upon all their Artillery and Baggage killed Albuquerques horse under him and took many prisoners yet after all the Generall being mounted upon another horse rallied some of his best Souldiers and charging afresh recovered all put to flight the whole Army of their Enemies and chased them above 3 miles Of the Spanish Army there were slain 1600 men upon the place amongst whom was the Lieutenant General the General of the horse and the General of the Artillery 5 Campmasters 2 Adjutants of horse 3 Sergeant-Majors 23 Cornets the Count de Montixo together with very many Cavaliers of the Orders of Saint James Calatrava and Alcantara there were taken 4000 Armes and above 1000 Horse Of the Portugal Army were slain not above 300. amongst whom 2 Campmasters and one Sergeant Major one Captain of horse and eight of Foot but there were taken prisoners divers Noblemen Commanders and Officers which were hurryed away by the Castillians in their flight Not long after was imprisoned in Lisbon the Marquess de Montalban D. George Mascarenas Lord Treasurer President of the Councell of the Indies and a Councellor of State together with some others upon suspition of a conspiracy against his Majesty but upon Examination it being discovered that the suspicion was cunningly raised by the Castillians with intent to deprive his Majesty of the service of his most able Ministers and to make the World believe that the Portugall Nobility were discontented with their King they were set at liberty and their honors repaired by his Majesties Proclamation In this condition stood the King and Kingdom of Portugall in the year 1644. and in this condition it may probably continue for many years First because the Catholick King will not probably quit his pretences here sooner then he hath done in the Netherlands Secondly because the Nation of Portugall beareth such extraordinary affection to the whole Family of their present King and such exceeding hatred to the Castillians that they will choose rather to be extirpated and destroyed then bee brought again under the yoke of the Catholick King Thirdly because the Catholick King is not able during the warr with France to gain any thing upon that Kingdom either at home or abroad as hath bin evident ever since King John the Fourth came to that Crown Fourthly because it is so much the interest of France to keep the Crown of Portugall apart that the peace with Spain will never bee concluded without including Portugall Lastly supposing that by all the States of Christendom contrary to their owne interest the Kingdom of Portugal should be abandoned to the fury of the Spaniard and granting that Philip the second made himself master thereof by force yet if their then impuissance and distractions be remembred and their present power and unanimity be consider'd it must necessarily be concluded That the Re-union of Portugal with Castile is morally impossible FINIS * A Grandee of Spain is any Nobleman that hath the priviledg to be alwayes covered in the Kings presence as all Noblemen had before the time of Charls the fifth