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A43850 Iter Lusitanicum, or, The Portugal voyage with what memorable passages interven'd at the shipping, and in the transportation of her Most Sacred Majesty Katherine, Queen of Great Britain, from Lisbon, to England, exactly observed by him that was eye-witnesse of the same, who though he publish this, conceals his name / by S.H. ... Hinde, Samuel. 1662 (1662) Wing H2058; ESTC R20099 14,566 40

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our Generall Such Honours has your Excellence who brings The best of Consorts to the best of Kings Thus to be Fam'd and known by one and all Englands Ambassador and Admirall The Valediction between the Queen of England and the Queen of Portugall THe affaires of State and ceremony past The parting and the farewell comes at last The King both Queens with all their Glorious traine Doe Solemnly appear in Court again Here they receive his Excellence and he From them receives her Sacred Majestie So rich so splendid that you might have told Whole rocks of Diamond in Mines of Gold Here the two Queens took leave but in such sort As with amazement fill'd the thronged Court. Their carriage more then masculine No tear From either of their Majesties appear Art conquer'd Nature State and Reason stood Like two great Consuls to restrain the Flood Of passion and affection which nere th' less Appear'd in sad but prudent comeliness Majestie acted as Dictator here And as Lord Paramount in 's proper sphere Bearing the sway and sole dominion Of Art Love Reason Nature Passion Light sorrows finde a vent from Great ones rise A damp that stops the sluces of the Eyes A Scene so solemn that the standers by Both Lords and Ladies did that want supply In this great concourse every one appears Paying a tribute to them but in tears Thus were they dry like Gideons fleece when round About the spacious Court was watry ground And they that conquer Kings and kingdoms too Shew how themselves themselves can conquer now It is not Caesar or Miltiades Can boast of Trophees adequate to these Since they that govern Passion triumph more Then they that conquer Kingdomes o're and o're Her Majestie Ship'd on St. George his day SAint George was this day mounted in such state He fear'd no Dragon and could finde no mate This day surmounted other Feasts as far As any Festivall i' th Calendar Does other dayes The Portugeses vaunt St. George their Guardian and tutelar Saint St. George for England too the English cry Apr Stilo Though perhaps neither knows the reason why This was th' allotted and th' appointed day The Queen first took possession of the Sea England and Portugal were then made one After a stately grave Procession The Churches visited the Offrings layd On th' Altars and all due Devotion paid The People throng'd in multitudes to see Their King and our great Queen in Majesty Houses were out o' th windows hurl'd th' array That in Imbroyderies and Velvets lay And coffin'd up for many years before By all consents were turned out of door Thousands of houses and vast pillars told Array d with Damasks Silks and cloths of Gold All Streets adorn'd triumphant Arches fram'd In all rich Furniture as can be nam'd Thus pass'd the King with all his Royal train Conducting the INFANTA to the Main Thus Englands Representative ●…arl of ●…ch ●…el●… we see Attend receive conduct her Majestie And as great Trajan triumph'd once in Rome In Effigie 〈◊〉 oculi ●…de●… So they that hither come Our Great King Charles in Lisbon streets might see Triumphant with his Queen in Majestie The Robes and Royal Ensignes he put on I' th solemn day of 's Coronation He in his Princely Portraiture and she Both in her Person and her Effigie From the Procession to the Royall Gallery DOwn from the City to the Sea they come Into th' Kings Gallery a glorious Room And such as they of Lisbon have not known To speak the splendour of that Nation So Xerxes fetter'd up the Hellespont With 's bridge of boats He and his Army on 't As the Grear King Alfonso here we see O're Tagus rears a stately Gallery Barges and boats were numberless which stood To bridle up the raging of the Flood And make a Royal passage for the King For Englands Queen and for what Nobles bring Their Majesties aboard the Royal Charles Dons Condies Marquesses with Dukes and Earls Ladies and Lords san's number with a train Would blear the eyes or break the heart of Spain Thus link'd and chain'd together now we stand As if the Sea were married to the Land And thus of two both Nations were made one In this arrival and conjunction The Queen comes aboard ANd thus in Princely Equipage she comes Into her gloriously Embellish'd Rooms Where Persia India Italy have sent As tribute both for use and ORnament Such Riches and such Furnitur as flow OR from Bezaleel's loom or mines below Made by the curious Artists to set forth Their matchless skill and the Queens matchless worth Her royall Cabin and her State-room too Adorn'd with Gold and lin'd with Velvet through The cushions stools and chairs and clothes of State All of the same materials and rate The bed made for her Majestics repose White as the Lily red as Sharons Rose For colour cost and candour may compare With what in Historie we finde most rare Egypt nor Isles of Chittim have not seen Such rich imbroderies or such a Queen Windowes with Taffataes and Damask hung While Costly Carpets on the Floors are flung Regions of Perfumes Clouds of incense hurl'd In every roome of this our little World Here shee begins her Progress comes a board Turnes Voyager to greet her Greatest Lord The Royal Charles by Sea and Land shee 'l take Both for her Zenith and her Zodiake Her Majesties welcome Aboard WElcom'd she was in thunder while the shore By King Alfonso's Order strives t' out-roare Our Cannon and our Culverin which fly And Fill the Land the Waters and the Sky Give fire the Captaines cry and Quick t is gone Beyond the Axis of the Horizon Lightning and Thunder from each Oaken side Proclaimes the welcome of our Royal Bride Such Thunder bolts and such Granadoes fly From Stem to Stern from waters to the Sky Between his Castles and our floating Isles Th' amz'd In habitants for many miles Surpriz d with wonder ●…arting Gaz'd and thought it strange Earths Centre reeld no● at the Inter-change St. Georges Night THus has the day been solemniz'd by all But t is the night must Crown the Festivall Then then Dame Nature had Convulsion fits And to keep up the Revels lost her wits The Sea was all on fire and people came In shoales like Fishes to behold the flame The Great Pavilion of Condensed Clouds Had now no other light but from the shrouds The Starres like images of Jupiter fell down And Fixt a while i' th watry Region As if the Virgins or Ariadnes Crowne To Court the Queen had here descended down All lesser lights as Homagers were sent To pay this duty in their Element The lustre of the night darkned the day Dampt the bright girdle of Andromeda Nor could the fam'd Cassiope presume Among these dazeling Tapers to a Room Thus Israell-like we gly'd into th' Sea Pillar'd with Fire by night and Clouds by day The antient Story of old Argos eyes In Cannons mouthes you might