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A14621	The present estate of Spayne, or A true relation of some remarkable things touching the court, and gouernment of Spayne with a catalogue of all the nobility, with their reuenues. Composed by Iames Wadsworth, Gent. late pensioner to his Maiesty of Spayne, and nominated his captaine in Flanders.	Wadsworth, James, 1604-1656?	1630 (1630)	STC 24929A; ESTC S119416	34,892	98

Duke of Lerma aforesaid and Lord Lieutenant of Castilla enioyeth all the aforesayd estate which with his owne amounteth to three hundred and fourty thousand Duckets a yeare The said Lerma perceiuing himselfe disfauoured by the King procured a Cardinals hat for his owne safety And the said Dukes fauourite Marques of Siete Yglesias Don Rodrigo Calderon Captaine of his Maiesties Guard being attainted of high Treason according to the accustomed manner of Spayne for execution of such malefactors had his throat cut in the open Market place at Madrid and all his goods confiscated to the King amounting to the summe of three millions of Duckets or rather more Moreouer his children and successors of his Linage were proclaimed ignoble and neuer afterwards hereditarie to the aforesaid demeanes This Marques as hee was going to the place of execution had one going before him with a Bell and a dish in his hand begging Money for Masses to be said for his soule saying these words Doc good for the Soule of this man who the other day was so rich and now in so poore and lamentable estate The Duke of Feria Marques of Safra Earle of Villa Alba Chiefe of the family of Feigueroas his house is in Safra his estate in Estremadura his rents are fifty thousand Duckets a yeere This Dukes Grandmother was of the house of the Dormars heere in England and a Lady of Honour to Queene Mary who was married to King Philip the second of Spayne and the sayd Lady was married to this Dukes Grandfather at that same time and so went ouer into Spayne The Duke of Infantado Marques of Cenete and Santillana Earle of Saldana Lord of the Royalty of Mansanares Chiefe of the house of Mendosas his Mansion or dwelling house is in the Citty called Guadalaxara and his estate lies in the Kingdome of Toledo and the mountaines of old Castilla his rents are a hundred thousand Duckats a yeere The old Duke is dead and now the young heire enioyes the Dukedome being some twenty yeeres of age this is one of the prime Dukes of Spaine The Duke of Frias Marques of Berlanga Earle of Haro and Lord of the house of the seuen Infantes of Lara Constable of Castilla and Iustice Maior of Spayne Hee is Chiefe of the House of Velascos His house is in the Citty Burgos and his estate in old Castilla in the mountaines of Biscay and the Hilles of Soria His rents are fourescore thousand Duckats a yeare The Duke of Medina Riosecco Marques of Modica Earle of Melgar Vicount Cabrera in Catalunia and Esterlin Admirall of Castilla and chiefe of the house of Enriques His Mansion or dwelling house is in Vallodolid and his estate in the province of Campos Catalunia and Sicilia his rents are sixescore thousand Duckats a yeare The Duke of Alba and Guesca Marques of Cori● Earle of Saluatierra Vicount of Saldices and Lord of Valde Corneja of the family of the Toledos Counstable of Nauarre by inheritance his Mansions or dwelling houses are in Salamanca and Alba and his estate in old Castilla Nauarre and Andalusia His rents are a hundred thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke of Alcada of the house of Gansules Marques of Tarifa Earle of Hornos Lieutenant or Lord president of Andalusia and Lord chiefe Notarie of the same He is chiefe of the family of Riueras His Mansion or dwelling house is in the Citty of Siuill and his estate in the same Kingdome His rents are fourescore thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke of Alburquerque Marques of Guelma and Culiar Earle of Ledesma Chiefe of the family of the Cueuas His house is in Culiar and his estate in old Castilla His rents are fifty thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke of Escalona Marques of Villena Earle of Santistc●an Lord Garganta Chiefe of the family of Pachecos His houses are in Toledo and Escaloni● and his estate in the Prouince of the M●ncha in the Kingdome of Tolledo His rents are worth a hundred thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke of Osuna Marques of Penafiel Earle of Vrenia head of the family of Girones Lord chiefe Notarie of Castilla His house is in Osuna his estate in Andolusia and old Castilla His rents are fourescore thousand Duckats a yeere The Duke of Arcos Marques of Cades and Lara Earle of Marchena chiefe of the family of the Ponces of Leon His house in Seuill and his estate in the said Kingdome His rents are fifty thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke of Bei●r Marques Gibraleon Earle of Benalcasar Chiefe of the house of the Sunigas and Soto Maior His Mansion or dwelling house is in Seuill and his estate in the said Kingdome His rents are threescore and ten thousand Duckets a yeere this Duke is of the blood Royall The Duke of Gandia Marques of Lombay Earle of Oliba head of the family of the Borjas His house is in Valentia and his estate in the same Kingdome his rents are fifty thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke of Cesa Balna and Soma Marques of Poca Earle of Cabra Palamos and Oliueto Vicount of Disnacar Admirall of Naples High Constable of the Castle of Ferxo He is head of the house of Cordobas His Mansion or chiefe dwelling house is in Cordoba and his estate in the Kingdome of Naples and Catalunia His rents are sixescore thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke of Maqueda and Naxera Marques of Elche Earle of Valentia and Triuinio chiefe of the house of the Manrriques de lara and Cardenas His houses are in Toledo and Naxera and his estate in the Kingdome of Leon and Estremadura his rents are fourescore and ten thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke of Segorbe and Cardona Marques of Comares Lord of Lucena Earle of Pradas Constable of Arragon head of the Arragones and Cardonas of the blood Royall of Arragon His house is in Valentia his estate in the said Kingdome Catalunia and Andalusia His rents are sixescore thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke Peniaranda Marques of Banesia Earle of Miranda chiefe of the family of the Auellanedas and likewise allied vnto the house of S●niga his house is in Peniaranda and his estate in old Castilla His rents are yeerely fourty thousand Duckets a yeere The Duke of Yjar his house is in Saragosa and his estate in Arragon his rents are twenty thousand Duckats a yeare The Duke of Villa Hermosa Earle of Ribagosa of the linage of Arragones his house is in Saragosa and his estate in Arragon His rents are foure and twenty thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke of Beraguas Marques of Iamayca Admirall of the Indies allied to the house of Toledo his house is in Saragosa and his estate in Arragon and the Indies estimated to be worth thirty thousand Duckats a yeare besides his Admiralls place which is worth twenty thousand Duckets a yeere more The Duke of Pastrana Prince of Eboli of the house and family of Siluas in Portugall this house is in Pastrana his estate in the Prouince of Alcarria his reuenues are worth forty thousand

Duckats a yeare The Duke of Villa Franca is of the house of Tolledo but being not desirous to reteine the title of a Duke assignes it to his sonne and is only contented with the name Don Pedro of Toledo His sonne is Duke of Fernandina Marques of Villa Franca Prince of Montalban and Earle of Peniramiro This Don Pedro was he that was taken Prisoner comming for England in the yeare 1588. and his sonne did lately take Saint Christophers Iland Their Mansions or chief dwelling houses are in Toledo and Villa Franca and their estates in Naples and Galisia valued at sixecore thousand Duckets a yeare All these are Dukes Grandees in Spayne and hold their priuiledges and dignities successiuely by inheritance and so doe the Constables and Admirals within the King of Spaynes dominions Now for their estates yerely reuenues none of them can sell but may if necessity and occasion require Morgage the same for the payments of their debts by yearely portions till satisfaction bee made and then the right owner or his suruiuing heire must repossesse the same without any impediment or contradiction Another obseruation Concerning these Grandees is that none of them must be married without the Kings leaue and licence which if they doe obtaine and are married their espoused Ladies must not loose their virginity within sixe miles of the Kings Court the first night after they are Married Furthermore no Grandee Nobleman or Gentleman of worth may be arrested for debt but must pay their debts as the abouesaid Grandees Neitheir can any stranger be arrested for debt if he can but produce two witnesses that will be deposed and take their oath that he is descended from the loynes of Gentle-parents in his natiue Countrey Also no Souldiers can be billeted vpon any of the Nobility nor Gentry of Spayne The Grandees of Italy which may at their owne pleasure bee covered before the King THe Duke of Paliano Prince of Sonino Counstable of Naples of the house and linage of Colona Romana His mansion or dwelling house is in Rome his estate and reuenewes are in the adiacent borders called Campana Roma and are valued at a hundred thousand Duckets a yeare Marques Spinola chiefe Campmaster of the armies in Flaunders and Generall in the Palatinate Now gouernour of Millain Generall of the King of Spaynes forces there Knight of the Noble order of the Golden Fleece his house is at Gen●ua some estate of land he hath in Spayne but his gre●test reuenewes are in money by relation two or three millions but not certainely know●n His sonne for the reward of his ser●ice at the Palatinate was made a Cardinall commonly called Cardinall Spinola The Duke of Braciano Lord of the house of Vrc●●● Romana His house is in Rome his estate in the aforesaid ●ampana Roma●ia and Tuscana and is worth fourescore thousand Duckets a yeere The Prince of Bisiniano had a faire estate and many titles but now all are come to nothing but a bare title although hee was heretofore head of the house of Saint Seberina he is called by the name of Don Tiberio Carasa The Prince of Malfeta of the house of Gonsaga graund Iusticer of Naples Earle of Guastala and Campo Bassa his house is in Guastala his estate in Naples and Lombardie his rents are seuenty thousand Duckets a yeare The Prince of Melsi of the house of Oria great Protonotario or Pronotarie of Naples His house is at Genoua and his estate lyeth in the Kingdome of Naples His rents are two hundred thousand Duckets a yeare The Prince of Asinly Lord of the house of Leyba his house is at Naples and his estate in the said Kingdome His rents are fourty thousand Duckets a yeere The Duke of Montalto Prince of Paterno is of the family of Moncada and Arragon His house is at Palermo and his estate lyes in the Kingdomes of Naples and Scicilie his rents are a hundred and fourty thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke of Terra noua Prince of Gastelbitrano is of the house and family of Zallauia and Arragon his house is at Palermo and his estate in the Kingdome of Scicilie His rents are seuenty thousand Duckets a yeere The Marques of Pescara and Vasto is of the house and family of A●alus his house is at Naples and his estate in the same kingdome his rents are thirty thousand Duckats a yeare The Marques of Sexto of the family of Spinola his house is at Genoua his estate in the Kingdome of Naples his rents are seuenty thousand Duckets a yeare The Duke of Monteleon is of the house and family of Pinatelo his house is in the City of Naples and his estate in the same Kingdome and Calabria his rents are fourty thousand Duckets a yere The Prince of Castillon of the house and family of Gonsaga his house is at Castillon and his estate in Lombardie his rents are twenty thousand Duckats a yeare The Duke of Salmoneta is of the family of Gaetana his house is in Rome and his estate neere thereunto adioyning his rents are thirty thousand Duckets a yeare The Prince of Butera is of the House of Brangifort His house is in Palermo and his estate not farre distant from it his rents are fourescore thousand Duckats a yeare The Prince of Sulmona is of the house of Burgense His house is at Rome and his estate in the Kingdome of Naples his rents are twenty thousand Duckets a yeare Marquesses Grandes of Spayne THe Marques of Astorga Earle of Trastamara and Santa Maria of the house of Villa Lobos head of the linage of Osorios hee hath his house in Astorga and his estate in the kingdome of Leon and in the Prouince of Campos his rents are fourty thousand Duckats a yeare The Marques of Aguilar Earle of Casteneda is of the house of Manrriques of Lara his house is in Aguilar his estate in Leon and his rents are foure and thirty thousand Duckats a yeare The Marques of Mondesar Earle of Tendilla of the linage of Mendosas his house is in Mondesar and his estate in the Prouince of Alcarria his rents are thirty thousand Duckats a yeare The Marques of Pliego is of the house of Aguilar hee holdes his mansion or dwelling house in Cordoba and his estate is in Alcarria and Andal●si● his rents are a hundred thousand Duckats a yeare The Marques of Veles and Molina Adolantado or Lieutenant of Murcia is of the house of Fajardos His house and his estate are in Murcia and his rents are sixe and fourty thousand Duckats a yeare The Marques of Santa Cruz or the Holy-Crosse is of the house of Bacan His Mansion or dwelling house is in the Viso his estate in Andalusia and his rents are thirty thousand Duckets a yeare The Marques of Velada of the linage and house of Toledo and Auila His house is in Auila his estate in the Kingdome of Toledo his rents are thirty thousand Duckets a yeare Of the Earles Grandes of Spayne THe Earle of Benauente Duke of

cleare the Coasts Also at Lisborne for the maintainance of the Coast of Portugall he hath twelue men of Warre the Admirall of which is of a thousand Tunne burthen Likewise in Biscaj he maintaines ten men of War more for the safegard of those parts and Galicia Now besides all these hee hath some foure and thirty Gallyes for clearing of his Coasts in the summer time especially In the Kingdome of Naples his Maiestie hath nine or tenne great Shipps for Sea seruice besides foure and twenty Gallies and fifteene more in the Kingdome of Sicilie besides those of Genoua Now as the Marriners are not very skilfull so they most commonly take with them no more prouision for Anchors Cables and Tacklings then need requires for the present and few good Gunners they haue of their owne Nation but are beholding to English and other strangers Indeed few doe desire to be Saylers or Mariners in regard the land Souldiers haue alwayes the preheminence ouer them and their Shipps are full furnished wi●h them Now when there is any doubt of the safety of the Plate fleete most of the aboue said Kings Shipps goe to meete them for their safe Conduct and Conuoy home The seuerall Kingdomes or Prouinces in Spayne are these Toledo Seuill Cordoua Iaen Leon Nauarre Valentia Gibraltar Granada Murcia Castilla Galicia Arragon Catalunia Portugall the Segniory of Biscaj the Algarues of Algezira When any Proclamation issueth from his Maiestie vpon any publique occasion his titles prefixed are these Philip by the grace of God King of Castilla Leon Arragon the two Sicilies Ierusalem Portugall Nauarre Granada Toledo Valentia Galisia Majorca Seuill Sardinia Cordoua Corcica Murcia Iaen the Alga ues of Algezira Gibraltar the Canarie-Ilands the East and West Indies and all the ilands and firme Land of the Ocean Sea Arch-Duke of Austria Duke of Burgandie Brabant and Millane Earle of Asbourg Flaunders Tiroll and Barcelona Lord of Biscaj Molina else now after these Titles and Proclamation expressed he in Spayne only vseth I the King But when vpon any occasion hee writeth to the States of Flaunders he writes I Philip Earle of Flaunders The Cities in Spayne are these Seuill Granada Guenca Soria Auila Cordoua Iaen Toledo Guadalajara Segouia Salamanca Camora Vallodolid Burgos Toro Leon Murcia all these are to tender their seruice to his Maiestie vpon any occasion of Parliament being thereunto called and also Madrid although it bee no Citty but the only place of the Kings residence in Court Cities in Galisia Compostella Tuie In Austria of Ouiedo Mondenedo Leon. Pomperado In Austria S. Ellene S. Ellene In Biscaj Victoria In Nauarre Pampelone In Catalunia Barcelona Tarragone Mouson Seguenca In Andalusia Seuill Cadiz Medina Sidonia Esica Iaen Mallega Zxeres Cordoua Vbeda Bacca Adujar In the Countie Aymonte In Castilla Burgos Taragone Guadalajara Segouia Calohorra Zamora Toro Medina del Campo Salamanca In Arragon Saragosa Tarrell Durago Valentia In Valentia Cuenca Segoruia Oraguella In Mancha Alacantie Segure In Granado Granado Almerie Carthagena Murcia Gudix In Toledo Cuidad Royall Alcala de He●ares Toledo In Estremadura Placenta Auyla Badajos Merida In Portugall Lisbone Euora Coimbra Porto Braga Bragance Cuidad Roderigo Beiria Cono. Oliuensa Eluas Guarda Settuuall Lelues Leria A note of all the Hauens Portes and Fishing Townes vpon the Coast of Spayne from Fontarabie in Biscaj to Barcelona in the Mediterranian Sea In Biscai Fontarabie a bard Hauen Passage and Rend●rie an open Hauen S. Sebastians a bay Hauen Suinaj and Guittari● bard Montrica and Deua Fishing townes Mondac and Alequito Fishers Vermeo and Placentia Fishers Bilbao and Portugalete bard In Asturies Aluredo a Key Hauen S. Ander an open Hauen S. Vincent de la Barkera Fishers Ariba de Sella Fishers Villa vitiosa Fishers Chinchon a Key Torre Fishers Peua Fishers Loarca bard Auiles bard In Galicia Riba deo bard Vuiero and Sidera Fishers Farroll open The Gr●yne open M●ngea bard Corcauiaua bard Muros bard Porta Vietra bard Vigo and Bajone open In the Countie Aymonte a bard hauen Selua and Palos Fishers In Andaluzia S. Lucar de Barameda stands in the entrance of the riuer Guadalquiuir which goes vp to Seuill and doth consist most of Fishers Seuill a bard hauen Rota a key Cadiz open S. Marie port bard Streits toward Barcelona Gibraltar an open Rode and Key Grand Malega a Key Rode Maruela an open Rode Velez Malega a key Rode Almerie Fishers Carthagena a Hauen In Valentia Alicante the port of Valentia a Hauen Velentia a Creeke Empullas Taragona all Fishers Palamos all Fishers Empurias all Fishers Rosas Barcelona an open Hauen In Portugall Camina bard Viana bard Villa de Gonde bard Auero bard Porto de Portugall bard Caso●is Fishers Lisbone open Sensembrie ●ard Setun open Lagos a Key Villa-nouas bard Farouillas bard Figera Fishers Tauilla Fishers Castromariti Fishers I onely touch the great inconuenience that Bra●●e Coynes hath and doeth daily produce in Spayne Philip the second being straitned in Moneys to supply his present necessities in Warre gaue birth to this Monster in Coyning fiue Millions of Brasse in seuerall pieces the greatest peeces are called Quartillos of the which eight and a halfe make two Royalls which is tweluepence English one pound of Brasse makes threescore and odde of them Since which time they haue beene Coyned by Philip the third and Philip the fourth now reigning aboue eight M●llians more The Easterlings discouering the benefit and profit thereof haue at seuerall times fraughted the king of Spaynes Dominions with thirty Millions more being brought in vnder hand At the first it past as currant as their siluer onely one Royall in a hundred Royalls abared but since to the great detriment of the Subiects it hath raysed to two and so to sixty in the hundred exchange which occasioned the State of Spayne to search into the secret and to redresse the error the care as dangerous as the sore For the better sort of people hauing go●ten through the scarcity of Siluer which hath beene in Spayne this seauen yeares the most part of this Brasse coyne into their hands which caused his Maiesties Treasury to receiue their rents in Brasse in stead of Siluer Now for the preuention of future inconueniences and to frustrate the Easterlings the State of Spayne haue decreed that this Coyne shall passe currant but for halfe the value which losse falling vpon the better sort of people they to saue themselues haue inhaunsed their Commodities to the double value thereof so that the poorer sort of people are not onely depriued of all commerce but straytned in their prouision of dayly sustenance to the hazard of their liues the Exchange holding still to twenty in the hundred The circuite of Spayne is fiue hundred and forty Leagues by Sea and fourescore by land in all aboue eighteene hundred English Miles many more particulars I could heere recite as of their Customes and transportable commodities which the Kingdome affords but I presume they are already divulged and therefore I will not trouble the Readers patience with any more at this time FINIS A Duccate is fiue shillings sixepence of our money This Duke of Alba riding a hawking in the mountaines of Toledo by Salamanca discouered a Valley amongst the Hills inhabited by heathenish people called Patuecos and before not knowne which Valley was given to him by the King about twenty yeares since and these people did adore the Sunne-rising The reuenues of the Nobil●tie were greater in substance vntill Philip the third banished the Moriscoes out of Spayne which Moriscoes were the most industrious people in Spayne and by reason of their banishment the Kingdome is much dispeopled they being in number above a hundred thousand This Marques is Commander maior of the Knights of Santiago in Castilla 〈◊〉 of the Counsell of state and warre This Marques was lately made a Grand● Late Ambassador in England lately dead This Marques is now a Grande and the cheife of the order of Montessa Or chiefe post Master The Earle is now a Grande of Spayne Thirty foure Marauedis makes Sixepen●● English Next vnto the President of Castilla who takes his place alwayes next to the King Which none hath but himselfe Viz Wild Bulls There are other houses of Pa●●●ament viz Arragon Portugall Valentia and Catalunia c. There are onely two Parliment men chosen in euery City which stand for the whole Pr●uences The Brasse Coynes of Spayne