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A18464	The High and mighty prince Charles, Prince of Wales, &c. the manner of his arriuall at the Spanish court, the magnificence of his royall entertainement there : his happy returne, and hearty welcome both to the king and kingdome of England, the fifth of October, 1623 : heere liuely and briefly described, together with certaine other delightfull passages, obseruable in the whole trauaile.		1623 (1623)	STC 5024.5; ESTC S3351	2,377	1

The High and Mighty Prince Charles Prince of Wales c. The Manner of his Arriuall at the Spanish Court the Magnificence of his Royall Entertainement there His happy Returne and hearty welcome both to the King and Kingdome of England the fifth of October 1623. Heere liuely and briefely described together with certaine other delightfull passages obseruable in the whole Trauatle NO longer let sad dolours darke your eyes Nor longer feares your doubtfull hearts surprize Leaue gazing on each other o're the Land As if the Countries state were at a stand The solitary night is past away Succeeded by the glorious light of day Which brought the brightfull Sunne againe to reare His rayes aboue our Brittish Hemispheare That now the Land which thirty weekes did mourne Dries her tear'd face and finds her ioy returne His Departure and Iourney This griefe did growe without a fain'd pretence Vpon departure of our gracious Prince Whos 's often perils mixt with trauaile-paine And oft distempers which he did sustaine Both on the Sea and that huge tract of way That in a hundred forty a stages lay While to and through the very heart of France He past deseru'dly doe his fame aduance In morning of the Spring he 'gan to goe And made it Winter here which was not so Whose Winters visiting vs now againe Makes vs new Spring of gladnesse entertaine On Marche's seuenth day to Spaines Courtly aire Vnto Madrid was made his first repaire Where both our Kings b Embassadours on knee With wonderment him welcom'd heartily With whom he priuately himselfe repos'd Till to that Monarch there he was disclos'd His Entertainement there His Comming knowne the Maiestie of Spaine That euer to his Highnesse did maintaine Royall respect him graciously saluted And as his c Second Selfe the Prince reputed Yeelding large Quarter and the Courtliest place With store of Nobles to attend his Grace Who from all d coasts as their Lords will imported Eight hundred of the chiefest there resorted These striuing prest with seruiceable loue Themselues euen as his Leigemen still to proue Deuising often e Masques Tilt Tournament Barriers Flights Chace each thing to cause content Sparing no cost exposing the greatest treasure Their persons to assault to shew him pleasure Fierce f Bulls vntam'd vntide nor was this all Spaines Soueraigne held himselfe a g Festiuall To Honour Englands Heire t' adorne which were The Queene and faire Infanta present there Ne're Prince such liking so much grace accrewde Both of King Nobles Gentry Multitude And this for sixe moneths stay But leauing these Haste we to see 'em vpon and past the Seas His Returne Arriuall and welcome Bidding the King his Court these sports adiew T'embarke at Biscay shore he straite withdrew And waited long to meete a luckie wind At last his wish was answered to his mind Heau'n proues propitious winde his loue imparts Drawne by the prayers driu'n by the sighes from hearts Of thousands here So thence he forward set And Portsmouths Port in seuen daies saile he fet But being arriu'd no tongue can halfe expresse The rauisht Countries wondrous ioyfulnesse The Peoples clamour Trumpets clangor sound Of Drums Fifes Violls Lutes these did abound Loud Cannons thundring from the Castels Towers And Ships shooke Ayre and Earth all to their powers Pourde healths of wine for welcome Bels were rung Bonefires were kindled fire-workes each-where flung Yet 's not enough high fires in streets to frame Vnlesse the fire of zeale your hearts enflame And that in Churches Psalmes of thankes be singing As well as in the Steeples Bells a ringing Yee ' haue pray'd your prayer 's heard now this is done Laud God and loue your King and Kingdomes Sonne His arriuall at London his welcome to the Court with the generall Applaudite's of all the People Yet louingly his louing mind he shewes To London where his Subiects loue bestowes Some for meere ioy burning their whole estate That Brittaines Prince might not find them ingrate All shew'd their loues all did forbeare to mourne When Englands Ioy with ioy did safe returne Thus did he haste to see his Fathers Court Where thousand hearts with Ioy did free resort To giue their best of welcomes Englands Deare Was ne're more welcome when their Heart was here That Heart that dead did lay so many hearts When he from Brittany so freely parts Did with his sight reuiue those hearts againe Which his long absence hath a long time slaine The Royall Caesar of Great Brittaynes Ile Did entertaine his Sonne a gracious smile And blessing he vpon his head doth powre Reioycing at that happy ioyfull houre Brittaines chiefe Deare did thus embrace his Deare Iust in the forme you see pourtraied here Then since all count these dayes the happy dayes To Him that makes man happy be the Praise These Notes with their directory letters are here inserted for the better explayning some of the Verses and Story a His Iourney by Land consisted of 141. Stages here in England France Spaine some of them containe but 8 or 10 some 12 or 16 miles in length so that the computation of the vvay that his Highnesse rode Poste amount to about 1100. miles b The Lord Digby Earle of Bristoll Embassadour extraordīnary for the Kings Maiestie and Sir Walter Aston Leiget there c For the King of Spaine appointed him halfe his Guard and a most sumptious Quarter in the Court for his residence as also caused him to ride in Triumph through Madrid d The Catholike King because other triumphes were preparing sent mandatory letters about especially to the Principall Nobility of Aragon that they should come and giue attendance at the Court vpon the Princes pleasure because they haue the reputation to be excellent men at Armes e Of which Masques the most magnificent was on Easter day last presented by the Lord Admirall of Castile and Leon in celebration of our most Illustrious Princes Arriuall there wherein the King also was thought to haue beene an Actor f It hath bin and is a custome of that Countrey at some great solemnities for their Noblemen as Dukes Earles Lords and others of best note to enter the lists and maintaine combate with Lances Targets Swords and Darts against loose furious Bulls in which they exercise their Courage and abilities sometimes not without danger and as they merit purchase estimation This was performed at Whitsontide g That Festiuall before mentioned was made by the King of Spaine at Madrid the 21 of August last 1623. to honour the Espousall Treaties of Prince Charles with the Lady Infanta Maria of Austria and the maner was by darting with Canes after the vse there And this may suffice for a briefe yet plaine description of our Noble Princes sudden Iourney thither his Royall entertainment there and most happy Returne hither and wel-come home againe To Gods glory and the exceeding ioy and comfort of all true loyall hearted Subiects FINIS Printed at London 1623.