Burgos riseth up in Arms against the Lord High Constable The Engagement of those of Valladolid The Infantâ— of Granada having been put out of his Office with fourteen other Officers of the Citie by the people of Valladolid who accused them of keeping correspondencie with the Enemie Their Capâ—aâ—ns were good enouâ—h if â—hey had not hâ—d som â—â—eacheâ—rous great ones amongst them Here the Autor conâ—â—â—leth in a manner the justnes of the Caus and sâ—emeth himself to justifie it Here Don Pedro and other Gentlemen begin to plaie the Traitors The President of Valladolid's Speech to the Bishop of Zâ—mora A gallant and resolute answer of the Bishop of Zamorâ— to the Lord President An heroick and generous Spirit in the Bishop of Zamâ—ra beeing a man indefatigable Don Pedro and the Bishop of Zamora's messâ—ge to the Cavaliers The Earl spoke with much cunning dissimulation purposely to plâ—as and blind the Bishop that hâ—e might not suspect wâ—at they had in private concluded with Don Pedro Giron by which conference it appear's plainly that they wâ—re betraied solâ— as Antâ—nio de Gueâ—ara declareth at large in his Epistles No hâ—ng but the private treacherie of Don Pedro Giron could have deluded the Bishop and destroied â—heir Aâ—mie Tâ—râ—â—sillas tâ—ken by the Earl of Haro Captain General of the Cavalier forces Som of the Commissioners of the Iunta make their escapes Som are taken and again released Don Pedro de Giron's and the Bishop of Zamora's Letter to Valladolid Valladolid's answer to Don Pedro. The Lord Admirals Letter to those of the Iunta at Valladolid Their Vote concerning the Letter Couâ—agious explâ—it of the Biâ—hop oâ— Zâ—mora Oâ—her exploit of the Bishop of Zamora'â— The Governor of Valdâ—perâ—â—aken â—aken and the place plundred by the Bishop'â— mâ—n Here the Autor gâ—veâ—h Kings a lâ—sson â—dmonishing tâ—em not to oppres their Subjâ—cts Mormojon taken by Iohn de Padilla Empudia taken by Iohn de Padillâ— and the Bishop The Bisâ— speech to hiâ— mâ—n in the Assault The Lord High Constablâ—'â— plot discovered Mutinie in the Citie of Burgos The Common people submit to the Lord High Constable The Fort is surrendered to him Troubles in the Countrie of Biscaya First ground of Salvaâ—â—erra's diâ—â—aâ—ie against his Majestie Diego Martinez de Alâ—va and his allies apprehend imprison the Judg whom the Iunta sent to Vitoria Thâ— Earl of Sâ—lvatierra faceth Vitoria with his Armie Dâ—n Pedro Xuarez de Velasco routeth those of the Merindades The Earl of Salvatierra by order from the Iunta intercept's the Artillerie which waâ— going to the Lord High Constable and causeth it to bee broken in pieces The Earl of Salvâ—tiâ—rra's Armie enter's into Vitoria Disâ—osition of Don Pedro de Ayalae Earl of Salvaâ—ierrâ— His Letter to the Iunta an â—he Citie oâ— Valladolid The Eâ—rl of Salvaâ—ierrâ— put to flight His Captain Gâ—nsalo Vaâ—ahona taken prisoner by those of Vitoâ—ia and beâ—â—aâ—ed in the maâ—ket place of thâ—ir Citie Here Don Pedro Lasso begin's to treat privately with the Council by means of Alonso Ortiz who was a Iurate of Toledo and his fellow Commissioner in the Parlament at Santjago A brave resolution of Valladolid The Lord Admiral 's Letter to those of Valladolid The Iunta's and Valladolid's answer to the Lord Admiral Note that seldom hath there been any Treaâ—herie committed but a Frier or som Clergie man had a hand in it Pâ—dilla's speech to the Commoâ— peoplâ— in Valladoâ—id Here the Auâ—or though â— Frier expresseth moreâ— splâ—en and passion â—hen Christian charitie to his brâ—threâ— Here the Autor â—xtend's himself as far in flatterie as in other places in passionate railing Iâ—hn de Paâ—â—lla besiegeth Torrelâ—bation John de Padilla take'â— Torrelobaâ—oâ— and the Tower Wholsom counsel of the Frier Alonso Ortiz obtain's a Truce fâ—om those of the Juntâ— with the Cavaliers By order from the Junta the Truce is proclaimed in John de Padilla's Armie The Câ—andee's exceptions against the Truce Thoâ—e of Valladolid discontenâ—ed against the Comâ—anders of their Armie for yielding to a Truce The Truce brokâ—n off again Here the Frier mâ—keth a digression falling into his usual manner of flatterie John de Padilla was not so incapable as the Frier makeâ— him thâ—ugh over-seen in this oâ—casion Here Don Pedro Giron discover's himself to bee a Traitor on both sides Another notorious Traitor to the Commons Here the Frier flattereth again the familie of the Girons The Relation of the first Autor who in probabilitie was Gueuara is â—he â—ather to be believed Two months hee staid there A Priest dissuade's Iohn de Padilla from encountering the Cavaliers His Answer A private plot of Don Pedro Maldonadâ—'s with the Earl of Venavente to betraie the Artillerie Notable courage of Ioâ—n de Padilla Iohn de Padilla taken prisoner Don Pedro Mâ—ldonado was sâ—ved for beâ—raying the Arâ—â—â—â—erie Resolute Answer of Jâ—hn Braâ—o Christian admonishment of John de Padilla Here these three noble Gentelmen died as gallantly as they had lived beeing Patriots of their Countrie whose memories deserv an everlasting same The manner of the Cavaliers entering into Valladolid The Freâ—ch advance into Navarra The Fâ—encâ— Armie repulsed The Freâ—ch enter into Biscaya by Bâ—yona Dâ—n Pâ—dâ—o de Guzman soâ—ely wounded and takâ—n prisoner â—y the Tolâ—dians Dâ—nia Maria Pacheco's escape out of Toledo Som saiâ— shâ—e died in Portugal They should rather have erected a Statue in memorie that he died a Martyr for his Countrie The manner of the Bishop of Zamora's beeing tâ—â—ken prisoner They died gallantly as Martyrs for their Countrie The Bâ—shop of Zamorâ—'â— death His Majestie had great reason to gâ—â—â—â— for the loâ—s of the gâ—â—â—test Prelaâ—e thâ—t ever Spain bâ—â—d bâ—eing so aged and so resoluâ—e to the lâ—st for the good of his Countrie Thus died this brave Earl whom if the other Nobâ—es had seconded they had made Spaiâ— the most glorious Reâ—ublicâ— of tâ—e woâ—ld Notaâ—â—â— pieâ—ie of Doâ— Atâ—anasio dâ— Ayala to his fâ—â—ther the Earl of Salvatierra being ready to starv in prison The French make it cursions into Navaâ—ra The French are forcâ—d to rais their siege before Logâ—onio Thâ—ir Armie routed in the Pyrenean mountains and Navarra also reduced by the Governors of Castilla The Emperor and the Pope combine against the French King Their forces take the Citie of Paâ—ma Milan Pavia The French advance into Flanders and are repulsed The French take Fuente Ravia Henrie 8. of England assists the Emperor against the French The Venetians assist the Emperor in Lombardie Francis the first of France taken prisoner at Pavia Francis the Fâ—rst exchang'd for his two sons The Kings of England and France sent Letters of Defiance to the Emperor Peâ—ce made between â—he Emperor and King of France by the Archdutchess of Austria and the Dutchess of Angulâ—mâ— His two sons ransomed for 2000â— of Crowns of Gold The Emperor's sister Lâ—onora married to the French King A plot betwâ—xt Hen. 8 and Fâ—an King of Fâ—ance against the Emperor
knowing the strength and scituation of that Citie besides considering the heat of the people's fury and that the mischief would bee greater if they had the impudence to affront him in Person as it was probable they would fearing to bee punished for what they had don already That their fury beeing most violent in the beginning which time alone could mitigate and appeas their first impetuosity would soon bee over as most commonly it is observed in such commotions which kindled with a little fire and without any grounds are allayed again with as little water Besides all these allegations Xeures had a longing desire to bee in his own Country verifying in that this saying That wheresoever the Treasure is there is the heart also Moreover the Emperor had a particular necessitie for a thousand reasons which neerly concerned the reputatâ—on of his person not to defer his departure but rather to hasten it all hee could beeing exceedingly urged by the Princes Electors and that hee might not give his enemies anie time to hinder the Election of the Empire the King of England beeing then likewise in expectation of som interest therein And besides it was of no small consequence for him to bee gon before the King of France was joined with the King of England who were reported to meet the first of Iune at Calis These considerations setled the Emperor's determination of going into Germanie his Council supposing that the business of Toledo would go no further no body imagining what afterwards did ensue SECT XXX THings beeing in the condition I have declared The Commissioners of Toledo never came to the Parlament which was concluded by them that were there who granted his Majestie the subsidie hee desired which was two hundred Millions of Marauediz to bee payd in three years whereunto som would not consent and those that did had trouble and displeasure enough from their Cities for it Salamanca Toro Madrid Murcia Cordoua and Toledo opposed whose Commiâ—sioners had no hand in the granting it neither came they into the Parlament-hous One of the Commissioners of Leon refused it the other consented Of those that did allow it som were induced thereto by their own particular interests few out of zeal or affection to his Majestie 's service The Emperor beeing ready to depart onely staying for a winde and his desire granted for matter of subsidie although som of his Council were of opinion that hee should not receiv it as Don Alonso Telles Lord of La Puebla de Montalvan Bishop Mota and Francisco de Vargas His Majestie sent for those Grandees of the Kingdom that were then there who were Don Diego Lopez de Pacheco Marquis of Villena Don Inigo de Velasco Constable of Castilla the Earl of Venavente the Duke of Alburquerque the Duke of Medina Celi the Marquis of Astorga the Earl of Lemos the Earl of Monterrey and the Commissioners of the Kingdom then present to whom hee sayd hee was then ready to depart beeing neerly concerned in the election of the Empire and that God willing hee would sodainly return In mean time hee left governor of those Kingdomes the Cardinal Adriano Bishop of Tortosa one of his Council who was a person eminent for his learning and good conscience and hee required and commanded them to assist and favor him that his Kingdomes might bee well governed The major part of these gentlemen disliked this motion for som reasons whereof one was that the Cardinal was a stranger but som approving it the Emperor took no notice of the opposers neither did hee admit of any replies SECT XXXI THe Emperor being at the Groyn divers requests were made to him in the Kingdomâ—s name as followeth That his Majestie would bee pleased to return speedily into those Kingdomes and govern them in his own person as his predecessors had done For nothing that they could ask him would bee so satisfactorâ—e and acceptable to those Kingdoms as his safe and speedy return in regard Spain was not accustomed to bee without their King neither could they bee governed by any other with the peace and quiet which is necessary and expedient That assoon as hee should com back hee would bee pleased to marry for the universal good of the Kingdoms that they might have the seed of his Roial Person to succeed him in regard his age did require it That the Queen's Court might bee put into such order as was suitable to the dignitie of Her Roial Person and the honor of those Kingdoms That Shee might have Officers of trust about her who should bee well treated and incouraged with good rewards That at his return hee would bee pleased to bring with him no Flemings French or other strangers to have any Office of importance in those Kingdoms but that hee would advance and employ the natives of that Country who would serv him with much loyaltie and affection That those Kingdoms beeing at Peace and under his Majestie 's subjection hee would not bring anie souldiers of Forreign Countries for defence thereof or to bee guards of his own person Alleadging that in that Countrie the People beeing very warlike and of courage enough to conquer other Nations what might they think could bee the reason but his distrust of them if hee should take strangers for his guard That Hee would govern and settle his hous in such order as the Catholick Kings his forefathers and other Kings his Predecessors had done That no wages or pensions should bee given to the Wives or Children of anie Courtiers that were not in service unless in acknowledgment and recompence of services done by the Father deceased hee would gratifie the surviving Children That in regard there were many superfluous Offices added in the Queen's houshould which were not of former times they should bee all taken away again and no Salaries allowed for them That no Grandee should have anie office in the King 's or Queen's houshould as in relation to the Exchequer or Treasurie That whilest his Majestie was absent the Salaries of his Domesticks should bee payed out of his own Revenue That the Governors they were to have during his absence might bee Natives of either of those Kingdomes of Castilla or Leon. That such Governors might have powâ—er to confer anie Offices or dignities of the Kingdom except Bishopricks Lievtenantships and Commanderies of Orders That neither the King nor anie Noblemen should give billets for lodging and in case they did that the People should not bee obliged to reciev them unless they listed But when his Majestie goeth his progress That there should bee lodgings and furniture provided for his familie and Court gratis so that hee make no longer stay then fifteen dayes in a place if more afterwards hee should pay And that his guard and Souldiery bee lodged and quartered according to the usual manner That there should bee one hundred lodgings and no more provided for his Majestie 's familie at the Charge of the Place where hee shall stay That there should
Andrade Earl of Andrade Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza who did great services to the Emperor and Monsieur de Xeures with the rest of the Flemings So with a most harmonious noise of Minstrels and Trumpets they weighed ancker and set saile with great acclamations of joy leaving sad Spaine over-charged with sorrow and misfortunes They shaped their course directly for England and the sixth day the whole Fleet arrived at the Downs The same day being whitsunday The Emperor landed with all his nobility and servants where hee was received by the Cardinal of England favorite to King Henry the Eight and by whom hee was much governed The same night the King of England came by post thither the expressions of affection and the great contentment which the King of England seemed to take in his Majestie 's company were beyond relation The next day the two King 's went to visite St Tho of Canterburie's tomb where Queen Katherine wife to King Henry and Aunt to the Emperor attended them in a sumptuously adorned Palace wherein they spent the three dayes of whitsuntide with great Jollity and feasting The holy-daies being past and the Princes having treated sufficiently of what concerned them and confirmed a Peace with great testimonies of affection on both sides the Emperor took leave of his Aunt and the King and went to Deal a harbour in the same Island And so imbarked again and sailed to Flushing His arrivall was incredibly welcom to the Inhabitants of all those Provinces the same expressions of joy were all Germany over assoon as they knew of his landing where hee was infinitely desired Hee went from Holland into Flanders without anie stay but in all places where hee did pass hee was most Splendidly entertained especially at Gant where Margarita his Aunt and the Infante Don Fernando his brother who was Arch-Duke of Austria exspected his coming Thence hee went towards Calis to visit again the King and Queen of England who mean time the Emperor was at Sea met the King of France there who endeavoured all hee could to possess the King of England with a disaffection of the Emperor whose power and greatnesse hee envied and repined at Having made this second visit the Emperor returned to Gant where hee put himself in fit equipage to receiv the Crown at Aquisgran Where we will leave him for the present and return to relate the the miseries and troubles of Spain SECT XXXIII THe Emperor's departure was diversly resented in Spain Those that were honestly minded and of sober and quiet dispositions approved of it esteeming it just and requisite but feared much what after did ensue But the factious and Seditious Party were otherwise affected They rejoiced at it and hugged themselvs in the fancie and vain hope of increasing their estates and reputation with these dissensions and alterations delighting as the Proverb saith to fish in troubled water The Emperor being gone from the Groyn all the Nobilitie and Gentrie which stayed behinde returned to their owne houses and the Commissioners or Burgesses of Parlament repayred to their respective Cities and towns with feare enough of their Republicks The Cardinal and those of his Council tooke their way towards Valladolid and before they arrived there newes was brought them of the Commotions of the Cities of Castilla The Emperor was very ill advised in not leaving the government of those Kingdoms to some Nobleman of that Countrie as was desired of him in Parlament whom as a Grandee of note and power they might feare and love honor and respect him as their Countryman Or if they had done as when necessitie constrained them they did afterwards all had been well The fault being laid upon Xeures hee sayed That it was not so ordered that his Majestie thought there were no Noblemen in Castilla worthy of that honor but because of the factions and partialities amongst them the conferring it upon one should not disgust the others SECT XXXIIII THe Cardinal and his Council being arrived at Venavente an express from Don Iohn de Acunia Governor of Segovia came to them purposely to inform them of a notoriously haynous accident befallen in that Citie which was thus One of the Commissioners or Burgesses that was sent thence to the Parlament at Santjago named Iohn or Antony de Tordesillas Regidor and native of that Citie gave his consent to the granting the Subsidies his Majestie demanded Hee brought for the Citie the Pole-money to bee payed by way of excise and a gratuity of one hundred thousand Maravediz for reparation of the walls and for himself hee had procured a very good governement and received an office which the Mint or coyning house had given for lost It is a custome in Segovia every Tuesday in whitsonweek that the Collectors meet to treat concerning the Revenue of Corpus Christi Church It hapned that being all together one of them inconsiderately sayed Gentlemen you know that Don Iohn de Acunia is Governor of this Citie and that hee never set foot in it and yet not satisfied to under value us hee maintein's here certain Officers to robb us rather then to administer Iustice. And I vow to God if the former stole away our Cloaks these strip us to the very Skins Moreover know that the Governor hath put in here a Deputy more fool then valiant Hee is not satisfied with the injuries hee doth us by day but hee leads a dog to catch men in the night And my opinion is That if any one hath done what hee ought not to doe Hee should apprehend him in his house like a Christian and not hunt him with doggs in the Mountains like a Moore For a man of any credit is more troubled at his being apprehended in the open street then at his Imprisonment A certain old man called Melon chanced to bee present at these words who had for many years executed the office of a Sergeant or Catch-pole as they call them and therefore was hated and abhorred by all the people This poore man having heard the other out and every body else holding their peaces stood up and spake these words in favor of the Justice Indeed Gentlemen that which this man hath sayed seemeth to me not well and mee thinks it is wors that men of such honor and credit as here are should give eare to such a man for hee that will speak in publick of the Ministers of Iustice ought to have some respect and moderation in his tongue and in an officer of the King 's hee ought not to look onely at his person but to consider what his staff represent's As touching the dog hee speak's of that my Master carrie's with him I sweare by this cross that being a yong man hee takes him with him more for his pleasure in the day time then to catch men in the night and if it had been so you doe not I hope take me to be so base but that I should haue made it known to the
Simancas vvhere hee continued a good while During which time with a brick which hee had cunningly put into a bag wherein hee used to carrie his Breviary hee knockt out the Governors brains that had charge of him beeing in discours with him by the fire side So leaving the father dead hee had made his escape but that his Son discovered him and having brought him back lock'd him into his Chamber without doing any thing els to him for murthering his father which was held and commended for a peice of great wisdom and patience in the yong man The Emperor upon notice hereof commanded the Alcalde Ronquillo to go thither who having too much Justice on his side and bearing no great affection to the Bishop by vertue of a licence the Emperor had from Pope Adrian to punish the said Bishop and other Priests and Friers for their exorbitances bearing date the 7th of March 1523. Hee câ—used him to bee strangled within the said Fort And some report that hee hung him upon one of the Pinacles of the Tower to the end hee might bee a spectacle to all that passed that waie This was done contrarie to the Emperor's knowledg and it grieved him very much although hee had reason and power enough to do it This was done Anâ— 1526. SECT XXVIII THe end whereunto Don Pedro de Ayala Earl of Salvatierra was brought may serv for an example of the various vicissitudes of Fortune in this life After hee was taken hee was carried to Burgos where hee was kept prisoner in the Earl of Salinas his hous where hee was let blood to death Anno 1524 the Emperor then beeing at Burgos after which hee was carried to his grave his feet hanging bare over the Bier with irons upon them exposed to the publick view of all This unfoâ—tunate Earl was reduced to so much povertie beeing forsaken of all his friends in his imprisonment that hee had nothing to eat but a poor mess of pottage which Leon Picardo a domestick servant and Painter to the Lord High Constable somtimes brought him His son Don Athanasio de Ayala then Page to the Emperor out of compassion and pietie which a childe oweth to his father sold a hors which hee had to buie the Earl victuals for which the Master of the Pages would have him punished and complained of him to the Emperor whereupon the Emperor calling Don Athanasio to him and asking him for his hors hee presently answered That hee had sold him to buie Victuals for his father The Emperor was so far from beeing displeased at so pioâ—â— an act that hee forthwith commanded fortie thousand Maravediz to bee given him Thus this great Earl who as hee said of himself was lineally descended from the mightie Gothes ended his daies by an untimely death SECT XXIX THe Emperor beeing desirous to express the Contentment which hee received by the Pacification of his Kingdoms and that hee might shew himself a gracious Prince to those that had offended his Majestie in so high a measure hee commanded that two daies after the general pardon was proclaimed there should bee great Feasts celebrated in Valladolid with great solemnitie with Tiltings fighting on hors-back with Bulls and a Turnament or Just-Royal And the Emperor himself beeing in compleat Armor and so disguised that no bodie could know him entered the List and brake several Lances with those that had gotten the greatest honor that daie behaving himself with such dexteritie courage and gallantrie that hee drew the eies of all the Spectators upon him and kindled a curiositie in their brests to know who hee was which beeing discovered their gusts increased with their admirations Light-winged Fame having filled the World with the Emperor 's good success many Princes and Embassadors from all parts thereupon came flocking to his Court The King of England sent his Embassadors and Don Luis de Silva in the King of Portugal his Master's name came to congratulate his Majestie 's return his reception of the Imperial Crown and the pacification of the troubles in Spain desiring moreover that hee would give order that the Castillians might go no more into the Moluccas which his Majestie remitted to bee determined by judicious and experienced men SECT XXX HIs Majestie 's goodness and clemencie to his Subjects had it been in the antient Greek's or Latine's ages should have been celebrated with a never dying memorie since of so many offendors so few were excepted in the general Pardon and well near all those too obteined an exemption from all punishments aswel of Persons as Estate And the Nobles were restored to the same height of honor and esteem as they possessed formerly the Emperor shewing as much favor and liberalitie towards them and their children as if they never had committed any offence against him Whosoever take's the pains to peruse the historie of these fore-related Commotions will finde that Hernando de Avalos a Gentleman of Toledo was one of the greatest sticklers for the Commonalties one of the chief Ring-leaders of these disorders and one that persevered in them with as great obstinacie and perversness as might bee for which hee was excepted yet nothing was done to him But whether out of fear or otherwise hee privately slunk away out of the Kingdom for which the Emperor as hee had reason was the more displeased at him And having continued in this voluntarie exile some time at last having disguised himself as hee thought sufficiently hee took the boldness to return to the Court and endeavor to procure his pardon which coming to the knowledg of one that was neer his Majesties person hee thinking to do an acceptable piece of service went presently and told the Emperor that Hernando de Avalos was in the Court and that if his Majestie was so pleased hee would apprehend him for hee knew where to finde him The Emperor took no great notice hereof at the first time Two or three daies after the Gentleman thinking his Majestie had not well understood him or els had forgotten what hee had told him gave him a second advice of Hernando's beeing there Whereunto the Emperor with a countenance that express'd no great pleasure in any such like actions answered Thou should'st have done better to have advised Hernando de Avalos to leav the Court then to press mee to give command to have him apprehended So the pick-thank remained ashamed and confounded as all those which delight in such base unworthie offices for the most part are when their malicious practises do not take effect It is moreover reported the testimonie of the goodness of this Emperor that beeing told hovv fevv had been executed of those offendors hee replyed It is enough let there bee no more blood spilt Which vvas a saying indeed becoming the Dignitie of so great a Prince SECT XXXI THe general pardon beeing known through all Spain the hearts of all the people were filled with no less rejoycing then affection to their Prince having such
notable experience of his clemencie and valour and thenceforwards the Peace and quietness grew daily more and more in the Kingdom Those of Valencia hearing what his Majestie had done at Valladolid for the Kingdom of Castilla presently sent their Commissioners humbly craving the same grace and favor from the Emperor and in particular they desired his Majestie would bee pleased to remove thence their Vice-Roy Don Diego de Mendoça whom they abhorred exceedingly deriving upon him all the fault of their past Commotions by reason of the many Tyrannies and oppressions wherewith hee had overburthened the people But those Commissioners not coming in the name and with a general power from the whole Kingdom their desires were not granted at that time Whereupon the 12 of November Anno 1522 four other Commissioners were sent with full power from the Kingdom of Valencia to tender without reserv into his Majestie 's hands all their honors lives and fortunes that hee might dispose of them at his will and pleasure absolutely resigning themselvs to his clemencie and desiring onely that hee would give them another Vice-Roy for they could not endure Don Diego de Mendoça and that hee would change som other Officers Which the Emperor to satisfie them did placing in Diego's stead the Queen Germana and making Don Iohn Marquis of Brandeburg her husband Captain General of the whole Kingdom who died in the same year After which the Emperor considering the fidelitie and Roial descent of Don Hernando de Aragon Duke of Calatria who beeing a prisoner in the Castle of Xativa in the time of Troubles the People would have set him at libertie and made him their Captain General and married him to the Queen but hee discreetly refused their offer saying That hee would not go out of prison without the Emperor's consent sent for him to Valladolid where hee did him great honor and respect and having married him to the Queen Germana who was second wife to the Catholick King Don Fernando invested them in the Government of the Kingdom of Valencia SECT XXXII WHilest the Governors of Castilla after this Victorie at Villalar were reducing and settling Segovia and the other Cities of that Kingdom with intent to pass with their Armie to suppress and quiet the disorders of the Toledians The Duke of Naxara came to them at Segovia informing them that a powerful Armie of French under the command of Monsieur de Asparros brother to Monsieur de Lautrech Vice-Roy of Milan was entred into Navarra had taken Pamplona Stilla and divers other places and not content to have run all that Countrie over to which they seemed at first onely to laie claim and that not in King Francis his name but for Don Enrique de la Brit who pretended to bee right owner of the Kingdom of Navarra At last they declared themselvs what reallie they were open enemies and marched with all their forces to assault the Citie of LogronÌ„o their word was Vivat the King and flower de Luce of France and the Commonaltie of Castilla which was a great argument that some of them held correspondence with the King of France and gave him encouragement to send his Armie thither But the valour and policie of those of LogronÌ„o was such that the French were enforc't to rais their siege and go away from thence with no inconsiderable loss and the Governors beeing com to succor LogronÌ„o pursued them and after divers skirmishes they joyned battle in the Pyrenean mountain wherein the French beeing absolutely routed and their General taken prisoner the whole Kingdom of Navarra was presently reduced under the Emperors subjection Who perceiving the animositie of the French King and the means hee used to endammage him in several parts as well in Flanders as in Spain notwithstanding the conditions of peace made betwixt the two Crowns at Noyon resolved at last to paie him in the same coin and take his full revenge of him in Italie To which effect hee first sent Embassadors to Pope Leon desiring his friendship and assistance to drive the French out of Lombardy dispossess them of Milan and restore it to Francisco Sforza Son to Lewis brother to Maximilian from whom the King of France had taken that Countrie and to retake likewise Parma and Placentia which belonged to the Church Hereupon a yearly pension of ten thousand Duckets out of the Arch-Bishoprick of Toledo and as much in lands in the Kingdom of Naples was promised to the Cardinal Iulo de Medicis for Alexander de Medicis base son to Laurencio Son to Pedro de Medicis who was Duke of Vibino The Pope was so far from disliking the motion that hee prepared monie and men to assist the Emperor making the Marquis of Pescara Marquis of Mantua his General who joyning with Prospero Colona Captain General of the Imperial forces they laid siege to the Citie of Parma which after som daies resistance they stormed and sacked The Citie and Castle of Milan they took also after which the Citie of Pavia and all the rest of the Cities and Towns belonging to the State of Milan presently surrendered themselvs This done the Imperialists notwithstanding their Armie was much lessened monie growing short by reason of the Pope's sudden death besieged and took the Cities of Como and Alexandria upon the River Ada in Lombardie About the same time the King of France advanced into Flanders with a very powerful Armie to succor the Citie of Tornay which then was besieged by the Emperors forces but beeing repulsed by Henrie Earl of Nassau and Don Hugo de Moncada hee retreated and the Citie for want of relief was surrendred to the â—mperialists In mean time Francis the first of France nothing dismaied at the crosness of his fortune sent another numerous Armie against Spain building much upon the absence of the Emperor and the distractions in that Kingdom which entring into Navarra by Puerto de Ronces Valles took the Forts of PenÌ„ol and Maya and encamp'd before Fuente Ravia a strong place in the Countrie of Guipuzcoa four leagues from Bayona which after ten or twelv daies siege despairing of any succor Diego de Vera the Governor delivered upon condition that the souldiers should all march freely out with bag and baggage the Inhabitants not to bee plundred and have libertie to staie or go out of the Town as they pleased for which hee was afterwards questioned in Castilla SECT XXXIII HEnrie the eighth King of England whom the Emperor and King of France made Arbitrator of their differences having concluded that the French King was the Peace-Breaker sent the Duke of Suffolk who had married Marie sister to Henrie the 8th and Widow to Lewis King of France with a considerable force to join with the Imperialists under the Command of Florencio Egmondio Earl of Bura at the Siege of Hesdin in the frontiers of Flanders which after two moneths time they were compelled to rais by sickness and
the over-flowing of the River besides the unseasonableness of the weather enforced them to repair into their Winter-quarters But the Spring following they took the field again and marched near fortie thousand strong toward Paris spoiling and burning without mercie as they went which put the Parisians to a terrible fright At the same time the Lord High Admiral of France entred into Lombardie with an Armie of above fiftie thousand Combatants But the Venetians beeing joined with the Imperialists recovered all the places which they had gotten and drove them quite out of Italie Not long after the King of France came himself into Lombardie at the head of another mighty Armie thinking to carrie all before him but before the Citie of Pavia where hee had pitched his Camp his forces were all routed by the Marquis of Pescara General of the Imperialists and hee taken prisoner his Hors beeing kill'd under him The Prince of Navarra was likewise taken and committed prisoner to the Castle of Pavia whence hee made his escape the Prince of Scotland was kill'd barbarously by a Countrie-fellow to whom hee had discovered himself and promised a great reward to conduct him safe to Vigeven where his Train and Baggage was which fellow coming to relate to the Marquis his exploit exspecting som recompence hee commanded to give him a halter for his news and hee was hanged presently Divers other Noblemen and persons of qualitie were taken and many killed in that expedition The King after som time was carried into Spain by Don Carlos de Lanoy Vice-Roy of Naples upon his earnest request hoping to make his conditions the better with the Emperor if hee could speak with him himself Hee continued a Prisoner a year and upwards after which time hee was released upon Articles betwixt him and the Emperor whereof one principal was That hee should marrie the Emperor's sister DonÌ„a Leonor widow to Don Manuel King of Portugal and restore the Dukedom of Burgundie to the Hous of Austria for performance of their agreement his two eldest sons viz Francis the Dolfin and Henrie Duke of Orleans were at the same time as hee was set into France delivered as Pledges to the Spaniards But beeing in his own Countrie whether by persuasion of ill Counsellors or thiâ—king the conditions too unreasonable and hee not obliged to make good his promise having been forced thereunto in his imprisonment hee sent the Arch-Bishop of Bourdeaux to the Emperors Court requiring him in regard it was not in his power to give away any part of his Countrie that hee would give his children their enlargement upon any reasonable ransom Which Embassage the Emperor with great indignation answered thus briefly That if the King of France could not perform the conditions as hee pretended yet desired to have his Sons at libertie hee should com back and take their places which was in his power to do and hee had promised by oath otherwise hee must not exspect to have his children so soon released Hereupon the French King giving waie to his vindicative passion left no means unattempted to incite the other Christian Princes to wage War in his favor against the Emperor And after som time having drawn Henrie the 8th of England to his Partie who had som other pretences to quarrel with the Emperor they both sent their Kings aâ— Arms with Letters of defiance to him into Spain and gave order to their Embassadors to return and leav his Court. Whereupon their private animosities broke out into a publick War which for a time continued more fierce and bloodie then the former but at last their differences were composed and an happie peace concluded between those two potent Princes by the no less ingenious then industrious endeavors of the most excellent Princesses DonÌ„a Margarita Arch-Dutchess of Austria Aunt to his Imperial Majestie and Madama Luysa Dutchess of Angulema and Anjou widow to the Duke of Savâ—y and Mother to the King of France Upon which agreement the young Princes were released after almost four years close imprisonment their Father sending for their ransom two millions of Crowns of Gold which summe of monie was put into one boat and they into another at Fuente Ravia with the like diffidence and ceremonie as was used when the King their father was exchanged for them At the same time DonÌ„a Leonor the Emperor's sister passed into France according to the Articles who was married by the Cardinal of Tournon to the French King with great solemnitie and expressions of joie Anno 1530. This Peace continued not long for Francis King of France who in all other Princely qualities and ornaments was rather surpassing then at all inferior to any of his Cotemporaries beeing transported with an insatiable ambition and envying the Emperor's greatness gave several meetings at Boloigne and Calis to Henrie King of England who having shook hands with Conscience and Religion and repudiated Queen Katharine Charls the Fifth's Aunt thinking the Emperor would som waie express his discontent and shew himself sensible of so greatâ—an affront resolved to give him further occasion of distaste And there they conspired to suscitate the Lutherans in Germanie and rais new factions in Italie against him and under hand they encouraged the Danes to rise up in Arms against their King Christian whom pretending a Truce and a desire to make an Accommodation with him they surprised hee not suspecting their treacherie and imprisoned him in the Castle of Sundiburgi in Holsatia where hee miserably ended his daies The said Princes had no other ground for this pâ—ece of malice but onely in relation to the Emperor becaus Christian was his friend and Allie having married his sister Ysabella and not content herewith at length finding fit opportunities they again declared open War against him the transactions and events whereof shal bee exactly represented in the Succeeding Book FINIS The birth of the Emperor Charls the Fift His title beeing a Child Anno 1501. Philip the 〈◊〉 â—wâ—rn Pâ—iâ—ce of Spâ—in The bâ—rth of â—he Iâ—fante Fâ—rdinand Anno 1505. The death of Isabel Queen of Spain Ferdinand's design to get the Kingdom of Castilia to himself The death â—f Philâ—p the Fair Duke of Burguâ—die anâ— Aâ—â—â—-Duke of Austâ—iâ— An old woman's Prophecie of him What Children Hee left The manner of King Ferdinand's death Dispute about the Government of the Kingdom Resolute carâ—iage and answer of Cardinal Ximeneâ— to the Nobles oâ— Spain Charls the Fiâ—â—'s coming into Spain Câ—rdinal Ximâ—â—es buried at Alcala anno 1517. Som were of opinion that hee was poisoned Charls the Fift's age when hee was received into Spain His Disposition Who Xeures was Differeâ—ces about the acknowledging of Chaâ—ls King of Spain The form of swearing Allegeance to him The Oath 〈◊〉 took 34 Mâ—â—auediz make 6d. A Duâ—ket make's 5â— 6d. The Infante's disâ—onâ—eâ—tment Charls the Fift received at Saragosa 1518. The Castillians and Aragoneses distasted Gatinara made Lord Chancellor of Spain Demands of the