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
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
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
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
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