A RELATION OF SVCH THINGS AS were obserued to happen in the Journey 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 LONDON Printed by Melchisedech Bradwood for Gregorie Seaton and are to be sold at his Shop vnder Aldersgate 1605. To the Reader HAuing collected together many generall obseruations in that Honourable iourney into Spain lately performed by the right honourable and worthy Earle The Earle of Nottingham although amongst many reasons which perswaded me to be therein to my selfe secret and to the world sparing in diuulging this Treatise I found especially and which I must of necessitie confesse mine owne weakenesse in compiling the same and making it fit and worthy of so generall a reading as by this consequence it must vndergoe yet being ouer-weighed with many especiall motiues which I could not well answer or contradict I thought rather to expose my selfe to the fauourable censure of the worthiest best minded who rather respect a plaine and home-bred stile yet true than a tale consisting of eloquent phrases but doubtfull than pleasing my selfe in mine owne fearefull humor giue cause of offence to them whom most I laboured to content The first of these motiues being That many of my friends knowing me to haue been by especiall appointment an Attendant vpon his Lordship in that honourable emploiment and vnderstanding of the care taken by me in obseruing some particulars in the same exceedingly vrged me to giue them a perfect knowledge and satisfaction thereof which as it was a thing likely to be tedious so could they not receiue that contentment by a briefe Report which a more ample Relation and Discourse might better affoord Another was That for that it came to our knowledge how many false and ill contriued reports had beene bruted abroad after our departure from England aswell derogating from that honourable enterteinment we receiued in generall whilest we were in Spaine as from the proceedings of his Lordship and his Company in some particulars I could not but taxing my selfe of dutie to his Lordship and the rest endeuour to satisfie all doubtfull and vnsatisfied minds with relating and declaring the truth thereof But a third and a more especiall cause is That sithence our returne one not well informed hauing vndertaken to know much of the proceedings of that Iourney and mistaking himselfe in his own vnderstanding lately published a Pamphlet of many false and erroneous obseruations therby possessing the Readers with an vntrue Relation of that the trueth whereof they so much desired Vpon these former considerations therfore I was aduised to tender vnto your generous acceptance my wel-meaning endeuors which although they cannot giue that pleasure and content in reading you happily expect yet shall they assure you what they promise That is A true Relation of such things which happened in that honorable Iourney In reporting whereof I had rather be condemned for plainnesse than once suspected for reporting an vntrueth ROB. TRESVVELL aliâs SOMERSET Herauld A RELATION OF such things as were obserued to happen in the Iourney of the right Honourable CHARLES Earle of NOTTINGHAM c. his Hignesse 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 BRITTAIN and SPAIN according to the seuerall Articles formerly concluded on by the Constable of Castilla in England in the Moneth of August 1604. SO soone as the right honorable Charles Earle of Nottingham L. High Admirall of England had taken notice from his Maiesty That it was his will and pleasure to employ him in this great Ambassage to the K. of Spaine calling to minde how honourably and richly the Duke of Fryas Constable of Castilla late Ambassadour for the said king had formerly demeaned himselfe in England presently with a most honourable resolution neither fearing the hazard of his person being now aged nor regarding the expences that so great and honourable an employment should require with what speed he conueniently might endeuoured to performe his Maiesties designes and appointment heerein And therefore by the aduice of the Councell of England he first resolued both what honourable personages and what number of them might be fitting for accompanying and attending him in this his great imployment To whom when as particular Letters from the Councell by his Maiesties especiall commandement were dispatched to giue them notice to prepare themselues to attend the said Noble Earle according as his Highnesse had commanded they seemed so willing and readie to performe their duty and seruice therein that his Lordship was farre more troubled to denie many and that of very good sort who voluntarily tendered their seruice in good will and honour of his Lordship to attend him in this his appointed voyage than he was at first in bethinking what company were necessary to take with him And therefore at last concluding of a competent number not without displeasing many he resolued vpon these whose names heereafter follow The Earle of Pearth The Lord Howard of Effingham his sonne and heire The Lord Willoughbey The Lord Norrys Sir Charles Howard knight his second sonne Sir Thomas Howard knight second sonne to the Earle of Suffolke Sir Iohn Sheffeild knight sonne and heire to the Lord Sheffeild Master Pickering Wotton sonne and heire to the Lord Wotton Sir Richard Lewson knight Admirall of the fleet and Viceadmirall of England Master Thomas Compton brother to the Lord Compton Hans Herman Van Veiscenbach a German and of good esteeme in England Sir Robert Drewry Sir Robert Maunsell Treasurer of the kings Nauy and Vice admirall of the fleet Sir Edward Howard his nephew Sir Thomas Palmer Sir Edward Swift Sir William Smith Sir Iohn Treuor surueyor of the nauy Sir Robert Killegrew Sir Richard Cowper Gentleman-porter of the Kings house Sir George Buc. Sir Guylford Slingsby Sir Adolfus Cary. Sir Francis Howard his Lordships nephew also Sir Sackuyle Treuor Rereadmirall of the fleet Sir Walter Gore Sir William Page Sir Giles Hoftman Sir Thomas Roe Sir Iohn Eyres Sir Phillip Cary. Sir Henry Knowles Sir Iohn Gueuarra Knights Master Giles Porter his interpreter Doctor Marbeck Doctor Palmer Physitians Master Pawlet Master Cary. Master Barret Master Iohn Lewson Lewis Tresham Captaine Thomas Button William Button Iohn Fearne Hierom Laments Henry Butler Iohn Milliscent Bernard Saunders Philip Roper Francis Plomb Roger Tailor Captaine William Morgan Henry Minn Christopher Fredericke Thomas Buc. Captaine William Polewheele Edmond Fittou Walter Grey Iohn Atkinson Dudley Carleton Edward Smith and many other gentlemen of good condition and quality aswell his Lordships priuate Officers and
to take view thereof in passing out of the towne alighted to see the same the house indeed being a very strong castle and hauing in it a very faire gallery with many goodly pictures and pieces of painting both large and costly and also a rich library with many fine rarities in the same After riding foure leagues to a certaine towne called La Ban'esa where in the way comming we were mette with diuers Gypsies as they termed them men and women dauncing and tumbling much after the Morisco fashion continued till we came to the towne Sunday the twelfth day of May we rode eight leagues to a towne called Benavente where a mile without the towne Alcaylde chiefe Officers of the towne met vs bringing with them a company of Gypsies likewise singing and dauncing playing and shewing diuers feats of actiuity conducting his Lordship to the Conde of Benevante his house where he lodged that night Munday we rode forward eight leagues to a certaine towne called Villa Garcia where we were receaued with a morrise daunce of certaine comely gentlemen being in number eight as also with eight Boyes attired like Satyres or Shepheards with Shepheards hookes who as they daunced plaied with the same after the fashion of Mattachyna In this Towne is a very faire Colledge wherein is only taught the rules of Grammar and grounds of the Latine tongue It conteineth about 600. Scholers the Church a very faire Church very richly set out with many goodly peeces of painting the Altar and Quier exceeding rich and faire From hence his Lordship receaued order by the Kings officers to go to a certaine towne called Simancas which though it was rather further in distance than Valladolid yet for that his Lordship should not come late nor his company ouer-wearied this towne was appointed to receiue him before our comming to the Court. Other reasons were giuen that is in the right way between Villa Garcia and Valladolid a bridge was lately broken whereby of necessity we must haue passed and also that the King desired we should enter through the high street and the best part of the towne which we did and therefore appointed our way by Cimancas Accordingly we came to Simancas on Tuesday at night somewhat late being ouertaken with extraordinary foule weather and greatlie annoyed with the same In the way between Villa Garcia and Simancas we passed by a very faire monastery of Monkes of the order of S. Benedick being not long sithence builded but exceeding faire and rich whereunto there is belonging inclosed as much ground as the wal thereof being of stone is in circuit a league or better within which is all kind of game royall as Phesants Partridges Hares Conies and such like The Church heere is very curiously and workemanly built and garnished with many curious peeces of painting with Copes very rich and very curiously wrought That night at Supper his Lordship had notice that it was the Kings pleasure we should rest at Simancas all Wednesday and not till Thursday come to the Court. On Wednesday after dinner there came from the Court Don Iuan de Suniga eldest sonne to the Conde de Villa mediana Ambassadour in England as also Don Pedro de Tassis the new appointed Ambassadour for England accompanied with diuers others who hauing congratulated his Lordship staying with him some halfe houre or there abouts departed That night we vnderstood that it was the Kings pleasure his Lordship should come to Court on Thursday whereupon euery one taking notice thereof made preparation accordingly Thursday being the sixteenth day of May we staid till after dinner expecting to receaue more particular directions from Court at which time there came to attend his Lordship thither The marquesse of Camerassa Don Pedro de Suniga Don Iuan de Tassis Don Blasco de Aragon and diuers other Knights and Gentlemen of the Kings house and chamber bringing with them diuers coches so that his Lordship was intertained by Don Blasco and the Marquesse in the first coch the Ambassadour Leager by some others in the second other Knights and Gentlemen filling aswell the other coches which came along from the Groyne as those which were brought from Court by these Lords After we had trauelled about foure English miles for from Cimancas to the Court it was accounted but six and hauing been met with many of the better sort in their coches his Lordship was moued by Don Blasco and the rest to go into a certain banquetting house which stood vpon the high way to see the delicacy of the orchards and gardens as to tast of the variety of fruits within the same But we rather suppose to make stay for such Nobles as were appointed by the King to giue meeting to his Lordship and were not as then come forward During his Lordships stay in this garden there was a horse presented vnto him from the King which the King himselfe did vse to ride on After they had staied there by the space of a long houre or more there came from the Towne diuers Noblemen the chiefe wherof was the Duke of Fryas Constable of Castilla the Kings late Ambassadour in England the Duke of Infantasgo the Duke of Alberquerques the Duke of Cea the Duke of Sesa the Duke of Pastraua The Marquesse of S. German the Conde of Chincou the Conde of Punion en Rostro the Marq. de Lauanessa the Conde of Aguyllar the Conde de Berosa the Conde de Nieua the Conde de Cornua the Conde de Paredes the Conde de Lodosa the Marquesse del Carpio the Marquessods Tauera the Marquess de Villa Nueua the Conde Apala Conde de Salinas Marq. de Ceralua Marq. de Fuentes Marq. de Alcanes Conde de Galues the Admirall of Aragon and many other Lords and Knights in great number His Lordship setting forward in very good order accompanied with a great multitude of Nobles Knights and Gentlemen as afore is saied The weather being all that time extraordinarily hot suddenly to the great disordering of all the company there fell so great a shewer of raine as the like was not seene of long time before and continuing till the company could get to the towne notwithstanding which his Lordship kept still his horse backe accompanied with many of the chiefe of the company and riding forward to his appointed lodging which was in a very faire house of the Conde of Salinas and not farre distant from the Court an infinite number of people 800. coches filled with Ladies were gotten out of the towne to meet and see his Lordship and his company all which tooke part of this great shewer to their no little discomfort The order of our going into the towne was appointed as followeth First rode two Trumpets all the sumpter and carriages being about two houres before sent into the towne after whom followed certaine Gentlemen seruants to the Knights and Lords as also the Leadger Ambassadours seruants in liueries very faire to the number of sixty Then followed six Trumpeters
and twentieth day of April according to the computation of England his Lordship solemnized the feast of Saint George which was done in very solemne maner and with the more regard for that the townesmen taking notice of his intendment to feast came in troupes to see and obserue the fashions of England his Lordship therefore hauing desired sufferance of the Conde to vse his owne officers for that day appointed to be serued after the fashion of England both in seruice and diet And wheras the Conde had for his Lordships state set vp a cloth of Estate with his proper armes his Lordship commanded to set vp a state of his owne being rich of Bawdkim without armes other then the armes of his Highnesse with S. Georges crosse as is the custome his owne armes was placed a good distance off vpon the hangings and on the right hand of the cloth of Estate for that both the roome was most conuenient as also it was thought the Conde would haue dined with his Lordship as he was desired After priuate praiers in his chamber and that most of his company was come to him dinner being serued in accordingly his Lordship came forth in his robes of S. George to meet the Conde But the Conde fearing to do any thing that might impeach the honour of his Master or be present there to heare any thing pronounced which might offend him in respect of the honour of his Master after that he had staied to see his Lordship wash and set at the Table praied leaue and so went to his priuate lodging At the comming in of the second course according to the fashion of England the Kings stile was proclaimed in three seuerall languages by Somersett herauld crying Largesse who had a liberall reward for the same And so his Lordship being serued very honourably by persons of the better sort and very richly in diet and in plate ended his dinner sitting alone at the table but diuers other Lords Knights and Esquires sitting in the same roome at two other tables by After dinner the Conde came to congratulate his Lordship seeming much to repent him that he kept not him cōpany at dinner sithence he had vnderstood by his brother who stood all dinner time there and well obseruing all that there was not any thing that might giue the least cause of offence or exception Therfore the Conde discouered that he much desired to keepe him company at Supper which he did his Lordship sitting as he did at dinner vnder the eskocheon of his own armes the Conde on the same side but on the left hand the cloth of Estate and at the lower end of the table Whilest they sate at Supper much company came in to see them diuers Ladies and other Gentlemen of the better sort comming priuately to obserue the fashion of our state which his Lordship performed most honourably and orderly to the glory of our nation and to no small honour of himselfe Wednesday the foure and twentieth day of the said moneth of April about noone there came a gentleman from the Court who gaue notice to the Conde and his Lordship that that night Don Blasco de Aragon nephew to the Duke of Terra noua one that had been formerly in England with the Constable would be there who indeed about seuen of the clocke that night came accordingly to salute his Lordship from the King his master and to giue vnderstanding both of the preparation for his Lordship and his company vpon the way as also what order should be presently taken for their more speedie Iourney Tuesday the thirtieth of April there was appointed a Communion on shipboord to the which resorted diuers Knights and Gentlemen and as many as could conueniently come to the same On Wednesday Thursday his Lordship treated with the Conde the saide Don Blasco and Don Iaspar de Bullion the Aposentador Mayor to the King which saide Iaspar de Bullion was lately come from the Court of purpose to prouide for his Lordship and his traine with commission from the King to see them furnished of all necessaries for their Iourneying In this conference notwithstanding it had beene formerly vnderstood there should be no want of meanes or necessaries for his Lordship and his people in their iourney to Court it appeared that the company being numbred by the pole to be 650. persons of all sorts besides their carriages which were very many the country could by no meanes supply the whole number therefore it was thought good to lessen them as much as conueniently they might resoluing to leaue diuers of his Lordships owne people abord the ships till they returne some also were dispatched for England with the Carroches Litters and Mares and such other his furniture as by Don Blasco was vnderstood he should haue little vse of And for that besides riding mules we vnderstood there were sent thither by the King foure litters and foure coches which staied for vs at villa Franca for the more ease of his Lordship when he pleased and for thereliefe of any Gentleman that might happen to be sicke vpon the way which in so long and tedious a iourney was likely to be And indeed as it happened most of them were put to vse one coch and one litter being appointed for his Lordships owne vse another coch and litter appointed to the Ambassadour-Leager and the other seruing sometimes one and sometimes another as occasion serued and they desired Thursday the second day of May there was prepared in the market place a certaine peece of ground railed in square the space of twenty yeards or more with Scaffolds built of purpose about the same wherein the English were very sufficiently appointed and placed for the seeing of these sports His Lordship and other the Noblemen were placed in seuerall windowes in a very faire roome in the Kings State-house being for that purpose hanged with rich Arras and seuerall clothes of Estate ouer the windowes on the wall on the outside the house they being come to their standings the Ladies and better sort of the towne being likewise placed in a conuenient roome for that purpose they began their sports after this maner First there was brought in a castle wherein a Lady was enclosed and kept by foure monsters The said castle being placed in the middest of the Squadron there appeared foure Knights armed with their Pages going before them with Drums and Fife playing who presently assailed the castle surprized the monsters relieued the Lady and so set fire of the castle This deuise being as we vnderstood of it as much to shew the strangenesse of the fire works which indeed were many as for any other reason which we obserued by the same These represented the iudgement of Paris Then came Venus Pallas Iuno Cupid euery one led seuerally by Sauages after whom followed foure other armed Knights in colours painted blew and white Then came a third company being foure in number in coloured armours likewise
performing the same Tuesday the eight and twentieth day of May his Lordship and all the rest of the company were inuited to dinner to the Duke of Lerma where they were most honourably intertained receauing there all contentment that might be for besides the plenty of his cheare the manner of the entertainment could not be bettered At the Table his Lordship was accompanied with the Duke of Lerma the Duke of Infantasgo the Duke of Alberquerque They were attended vpon at this feast by diuers Nobles Marquesses and Earles with many Knights and Gentlemen of the Kings priuy chamber and few others And besides the seuerall sorts of musicke during the time of dinner his Lordship and the rest hauing receiued what could be possibly giuen at the Table they were caried downe into a faire court paued with square stone in the middest whereof was a fountaine of cleare water The whole Court couered with canuas to defend and keepe off the heat of the sunne which at that time shone extreamly In this Court was of purpose a stage erected with all things fitting for a play which his Lordship and the rest were inuited to behold The King and Queen being in priuate likewise Spectators of that Interlude To write of euery particular of the Dukes entertainment were too much for he tooke exceeding care to performe al things with the greatest state as well appeared in this that for that the kitchin was crosse a square Court there were set vp high posts of timber with canuas strained to couer and defend the same in the passage of the meat from the dresser The ground being likewise couered with hangings of leather that no dust should arise whilest the seruice passed by At this feast seuerall Healths were druncke to the Kings of Great Brittaine and Spaine and to the happy continuance of the peace begun by the Duke of Lerma seconded by his Lordship and performed by all the company at the table Many Ladies of great account came priuately to see and obserue his Lordship and the company as they sate at meat well allowing and applauding the plenty and bounty vsed at this feast being indeed such a one as the like was not seene in Spaine many yeares before Wednesday his Lordship concluded with the Constable and Alexander Rouida Senatour of Millaine as concerning all matters touching the taking of the Kings oath Thursday the thirtieth day of May being Corpus Christi day the King went in Procession and for that he would be seene by the English the course was appointed by the gate where his Lordship lodged The manner was as followeth First came eight great Giants three Men three Women two Mores with a Taber and Pipe playing and they dauncing Then followed certaine Pilgrimes clad in blew After whō came many Crosses being in number 25. or 26. borne attended by the officers of the seuerall Churches to which they belonged Amongst whom were also mingled diuers pictures of Saints as Saint Iohn S. George killing the Dragon Saint Michaell Saint Francis Saint Andrew Saint Dominicke Saint Martin the picture of Christ in seuerall formes Mary Magdalen our Lady in diuers fashions also Many holy and pretious reliques Friers Mories dancers in maner of Gypsies beasts with fire-works Wild-men and such like toies as it should seeme to draw the people more readily with admiration After these followed diuers other Church reliques Friers Augustines Other Friers of the order of Saint Francis with their reliques Many Churchmen with lighted tapers in their hands the Kings Pages bearing torches Then the Sacraments borne by foure Churchmen in rich Copes Then the Lords and Grandes of Spaine Then followed the King bearing a lighted taper of Virgin wax after whom followed the Cardinall the Emperours Ambassadour the French Ambassadour and the Venetian Ambassadour the Prince of Sauoy the Prince of Moroco and others all bearing their tapers lighted in their hands The same day his Lordship staied till foure of the clocke after noone vntill his Highnesse pleasure were knowen that he was pleased as that day to take the oath formerly agreed on between them About which time there came to his Lordship Don Blasco de Aragon who brought word that the King expected his Lordships comming to the Court as that day and therefore for the more conuenient passage of the Nobles and Gentlemen that were to attend him thither order was taken that all should be supplied with Gennets that wanted and would send to the Kings stable for the same Euery man being furnished his Lordship set forward to the Court the Constable Don Pedro de Suniga being sent to accompany his Lordship thither as also diuers other Knights and Lords whose names for the sodainnesse of their comming and the number of them being so many could not be had His Lordships owne Gentlemen were in seuerall coches afore and staied at the Court gate expecting his Lordships comming thither where likewise great preparation was made diuers Noble men and others staying there to receaue his Lordship and his company Amongst whom were the Duke of Lerma and some other Grandes and those of the greatest Lords in Spaine His Lordship being thus receaued was conueied vp through a long Gallery into a Presence and so into another inner roome the Gentlemen Knights and Lords euer going before in very good order In which roome his Maiesty staied for the comming of his Lordship receauing him with affable and kind congratulation and tooke him along with him by his side The Kings Sergeaunts at Mace going first after following all the Graundes and Lords of Spaine one among another then the foure Kings of Armes in their coats of Armes then the Duke of Lerma bearing the Sword naked wherein one thing is especially to be noted that the Duke bare not the Sword vpright as is the custome of England but bare it lying vpon his right shoulder so the King and his Lords went together into a very faire banquetting house very lately built the Ambassadour Leadger the Lords and diuers others following The King sitting in his Estate his Lordship and the Ambassadour Leadger were placed vpon his left hand the Grandes and other the Noblemen of Spaine being seated on the other hand two degrees lower Before the King was brought a little Table whereon lay the Bible and a Crucifix vpon it The Archbishop of Toledo read the oath with a reasonable loud voice at one part of the oath his Lordship held the Kings hands between his to which oath the King sware kneeling and laying his hand vpon the Booke and afterwards subscribed to the Articles and Agreements drawen and concluded by both Kings Friday the one thirtieth day of May his Lordship dined early for that there was that day appointed a sport which they call Inego de Toro and also Inego de Canas and for that his Lordship and all his company from the meanest to the highest should haue the pleasure of the sights there were some appointed to see euery
came Don Blasco to conduct his Lordship and the rest through a priuate Gallerie of the Kings which ioined to his Lordships lodging to the appointed place which was the new built banquetting house formerly spoken of by them termed the Grandsala where was appointed very conuenient roome for his Lordship and the rest of his Followers The roome was garnished with three hundred and twenty lights of wax al set in standerds of siluer of diuers fashions some great and some small After two or three seuerall songs song by diuers voices in parts placed seuerally in the same hall for that purpose the maske appeared and began as followeth First came thirty Musitions clad in long garments of red Taffaty garnished well to the shew playing on seuerall instruments After whom followed six Virgins dauncing one bearing in her hand a Sunne another a braunch of Oliue-tree another an Ancor another a Sword with two points on either point a bunch of flowers Then followed a Charriot made of an Antike fashion being drawen by two liue horses but exceeding little In the vpper part whereof sate the Infanta with a scepter of gold in her hand with the picture of a doue on the vpper end thereof at her feet sate two other Virgins who attended her On either side went diuers Pages bearing Torches of white wax At the vpper end of the Hall was appointed a very rich State all of Masons worke ascending vp by degrees richly gilded and garnished with diuers statues all gilt ouer in which were planted three chaires two great and one lesser and that between the other two In which middle chaire the Infanta being taken out from her Charriot was placed The two Virgins neere her and the other six vpon the degrees at the foot of the Estate At the neather end of the said hall stood the Maskers in a Gallery contriued for the purpose who vpon the drawing of a Curtyn appeared as it were in clowds The number of them were eight and twenty Knights and Ladies beside torch bearers wherof the King and Queen were two the rest all Grandes and men of great Honour The Ladies were all the Queens Maides The said Gallery being built in manner of an arch and fully set with looking glasses with the light of the torches shone as if it had been garnished with infinite number of starres The musicke playing the Maskers descended by foure and foure at a time in a stage made in fashion of a clowde and so dauncing to the vpper end of the Hall before they could returne backe other foure appeared and so ioined altogether vntill the number were come forth and then daunced altogether in good forme and measure After diuers daunces and measures appointed of purpose for this shew the King and Queen and so likewise all the company vnmasked themselues the King and Queen taking their seats in the places and chaires before mentioned before whom were diuers Galiards daunced by the seuerall Lords and Ladies vnmasked The Earle of Perth and the Lord Wiloughby were inuited and daunced likewise The King and Queen diuers times salied out from their chaires of Estate and daunced openly At last they began a Calling daunce which was begun by the Duke of Lerma holding a torch lighted in his left hand The maner was euery man called forth 2 women chusing one especiall conducted the other to her place and left the chosen to call out 2. men who likewise deliuering the torch to one especiall conducted the other to his seat Thus it passed to and fro amongst many of the great Lords and Ladies at last the King was called and his L. likewise but the torch being deliuered to the King his L. was againe brought to his seat The King called forth the Queen and another and after a few trauerses when the time came he should haue chosen and deliuered vp his torch he deliuered it to a Page standing by and so the sports ended Friday the seuenth of Iune his L. was appointed to take leaue of the King and so to set forward on his iourney for England therefore taking notice of his L. desire of returne ordered he should haue audience in the after noone In the meane time his Highnesse sent by Don Pedro çuniga and some other diuers chaines of gold to the number of 14. or thereabouts to some of the Kings seruants his L. chiefe officers hauing likewise before sent by Don Pedro çuniga vnto the Lords and many other Knights and especial men of his L. company and traine seuerall Iewels and chaines very rich About foure of the clocke in the after noone his Highnesse sent to his L. a very rich present of Iewels both for himselfe and his Lady which were presented to him by Don Blasco and brought by the masters officers of the Iewel house who were by him well gratified and rewarded Not long after the Constable and others came to giue his L. knowledge of the conueniency of the time for our comming to the Court whereupon his L. accompanied with the Lords Knights Gentlemen of his traine in seueral coches went to the Court where they were receaued by diuers Lords and Officers of the Court at the Pallace gate from whence the Kings guard made a passage euen to the kings Chamber The King staied to receiue his L. in a gallery which was long but narrow with whom his L. had conference in priuate by the space of three quarters of an houre and fearing to giue offence by tediousnesse made motion to his Highnesse that the lords and others of his company might likewise take their leaues The king very well pleased therewith the Lords Knights Gentlemen took their leaues being generally well respected of his Maiesty To conclude all his L. tooke his leaue also receauing many gratious and kind words from his Maiesty as also a ring with a Diamond said to be of the valew of 3000. pounds which he put vpon his L. finger and as he said in tokē of wedding him in true loue perpetually commanding the Duke of Infantadgo to conduct his L. and the rest to the Queen in like manner to take their leaue of her Maiesty Being brought to the Queen where she sate vnder a cloth of Estates with the Ladies Maids of honor about her for that it was late his L. made no long stay after a short time spent in complement tooke his leaue of her Highnesse as also so did all other the Lords and Knights of his traine to whom the Queen most respectiuely bowing her selfe with much fauor and grace gaue them a kind Farewell His L. being now throughly furnished of all conuenient meanes for his iourney about 5. of the clocke the same day being Saturday and the 8. day of Iune set forward being accompanied in his coch with the Constable diuers other noblemen in other coches accompanying his L. a mile or more out of the town where they taking their leaues departed That night we rode 6. leagues to a
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