qualities of the Cardinall a Person abounding with the vertues sutable to an Ecclesiasticall magnanimous and accomplished Prince This Gentleman nephew to Cardinall Lodowick Zacchia of happy memory was born in Rome and finish't there his studies in humanity and philosophy in the Roman Colledg under the fortunate discipline of the Jesuits accomplishing those of the law in Perugia where he was in the mean time made Clerk of the Chamber by Pope Vrbane the eight When he had administred many offices of that Tribunall he likewise performed with Cardinall Raggi the charge of Treasurer in the place of Cardinall Rapaccioli who was Commissary of the Souldiers after which on the 12th of July 1643. he was preferred to the Purple with the title of Saint George and Pope Innocent the tenth conferred on him the Bishopprick of Assisi This City is seated on the side of the Mountain Asius which in a bending line by the side of a high hill derived from the said Mountain Asius extendeth it self a mile long from the East to the West lying wholly towards the South and though at the head and the shoulders 't is environned with Mountains not uneasy and rich in fruitfull Pastures it hath fertil hills at the slanke and finely arayed and a most pleasant plain at the feet which no less for it's greatness than fertility is one of the most beautifull and best parts of Jtaly Her Majesty returned to Foligno about three howres in the night being met by the Governour the Magistrates and part of her own train which staid there the night being resplendent with many fireworks and her Majesty Supping privately The Morning after the 14th of the month she went to the Dome at the gate of which she was received in the usuall forme by my Lord Montecatini the Bishop of that City That Church was very splendidly adorned where her Majesty heard Mass then visiting the said Church of the Nunns where she heard a little Musique she returned to the Palace and dined there in publique for their satisfaction who desired to see her at dinner The end of the Fifth Book The History of the sacred and Royal Majestie of Christina Alessandra Queen of Swedland c. The Sixth Book The Argument FRom Foligno the Queen goes to Spoleto where she is royally treated by Cardinall Fachenetti She goes to Terni where she is waited on by my Lord Bonfiglioli the Governour of that City she passes to Gallese and is met by my Lord Visconte Governour of the Patrimony she advances to Caprarola where she receives the complements of the Spanish Ambassadour and thence goes to Bracciano and finally to Olgiata whither the Cardinall Legates a latere come to complement her Majestie conduct her to Rome where she makes her private entrance and is received by the Pope with all courtesie She makes her solemn entrance into Rome AFter dinner her Majesty departed from Foligno to the Confines being accompany'd by my Lord Marazzani and all his retinue and waited on to the gate by the Magistrates of the City and saluted by the Canon Mortar-pieces and Muskets the Souldiers standing in squadrons and rankes in severall places Then continuing her journey through that fruitfull Valley she dismissed on the Confines the Prelate aforesaid seeming very highly satisfyed with him And here she was met by my Lord Capecelatro a Neopolitan brother to the Duke of Sejano Governour of Spoleto who having with him a great traine of Gentlemen and two troops of horse complemented her Majesty Three miles without Spoleto Cardinall Caesar Fachenetti the Bishop of the City came out to meet the Queen accompanyed by my Lord Faustus Poli of Spleto the Bishop of Amelia the Governour of Orvieto the Prince of Gallicano and many Gentlemen The two Prelates aforesaid were there expresly to assist in this service the Cardinall The Prince came from Rome on the 11. in the evening on purpose to waite on her Majesty and being himself lodged in the Palace of the Bishop gave place to her Majesties traine and retiring into the house of a Gentleman his friend met with the opportunity of paying his respects to the Queen who received him very courteously having known long before his deserving and eminent qualities The Cardinall having complemented her Majesty returned into his Coach and went before to be ready to receive her in his Bishoprick who before she arrived at the gate found many thousand Souldiers in squadrons who saluted her with volleys of shot The Magistrates appearing with the Pompe peculiar to the sprightly inhabitants of Spoleto presented her Majesty with their humble respects at the gate of the City who caused the Coach to be stop't and kindly received them Diverse Arch triumphalls were erected in the streets which were all adorned with Figures Inscriptions and other sprightly Mottos Among all the foresaid Arches the remarkablest was that which was repaired o're an ancient gate of the City where besides the Inscription set there in honour of the Queen there was another alluding to the place where Haniball of Carthage after the battail won at Thrasymenus desiring to advance towards Rome was put to flight whereupon the same gate retains to this day the name of the gate of the flight The Queen passed through the Piazza reduced into the form of a Theater The circuite of the laterall Portici was enclosed with two great gates in each of which were Inscriptions Mottos fine Figures This Theater was made at the charge of the Gentlemen of the City incited by the generous example of the Cardinall who first of all contributed to the worke They did it supposing the Queen would have come thither by night the better to see the fireworkes which were plac't upon it and played the same evening On the great gates of the Theater were the Arms of the Queen with severall Mottos of the Kingdom of Swedland on the one side her Majesty and on the other the King her Father both on horseback The Queen being entered the Palace of the Bishop met a very noble company of Ladies who having had before of the Cardinall a splendid collation of sweet-meats were assembled together to wait on her Majesty At her entrance into the Hall they all kissed her hands and were received by her with the greatest affability her Majesty being pleased they should be present and sit at a musicall consort which was in her own Chamber and served for her Majesties entertainment that night The subject represented Faith triumphing which having sent three Persons to Sing the Queens Prayses appeared at last inviting her to enter into the little ship of St. Peter The Queen with some of her Domestiques lay in the Bishops Palace the Nuntij the Ambassadour Pimentel Count Montecuccoli and the other cheife Gentlemen being distributed in severall private houses in every one of which were Gentlemen of the City deputed to their service The direction of these lodgings was committed to the care of Signior Joseph
Pane the Actor of guilt Signior Lodowick Lenzi of the understanding Signior Francesco de Rossi of pleasure and Signior Gioseppe Sorilli of the prologue all exquisite Musitians and very fine Actors In the mean time the Queen on the 18. of February visited the Church of St. Peter all the Clergie receiving her at the Gate Thirty Canons in their rotchets coaps and white skins with 38. Priests and 26. benefic'd Clerks waited on her Majesty who when she had ador'd the most holy Sacrament went down into the grots below the Church where her Majesty heard Mass in a Chappell near the bodies of St. Peter and St. Paul she saw afterwards the records that are there of the shrines of the ancient Popes and in her return was conducted by my Lord Farnese my Lord Fibei and my Lord Marescotti all three Canons of St. Peter to see the famous reliques of the lance which pierc'd the side of Christ a part of the Cross on which he was crucifyed and the print of our Saviours face on a handkerchief the Volto Santo reliques so highly esteem'd and kept with such care that they cannot be seen near at hand by any one albeit he were a Cardinall unless he be a Canon of the said Church without the speciall leave of the Pope who issues forth a Brief in such cases as he did to the Queen with this clause let her alone see them Her Majesty admired the said reliques vvith particular devotion and vvent thence to see all the rest of the things kept there for the greater decorum within a Chappell of the Sacristy Two dayes after her Majesty went to the Church of the Conventualls of St. Francis dedicated to the holy Apostles where she was met and attended by Father Felâ—x d' Ascoli the Generall of that Order and the most qualifyed Fathers of the Convent At her Majesties entrance into the Church they gave signes of joy with ringing the Bells and playing on the Organs and Musick and the Father aforesaid gave her the holy water when she had ador'd the blessed Sacrament and visited the two Altars of St. Francis and St. Anthony of Padoua in the arch-confraternity of which she desired to be register'd she heard Mass and departed On the following Sunday her Majesty went the second time to the Benedictine Nuns of the conception of St. Mary in Campo Martio and as the first time she saw only the Church she now would see the monasterie into which she entered accompanyed by the Deputy and received and attended at the Gate by Dame Tecla Rotolante the Abbesse Dame Deodata Baccini the Prioress and the rest of the Nuns Her Majesty was conducted into the quire and heard Mass a motetto being sung by the angelical voyce of Dame Maria Alessandro Galvani she went afterwards into a great roome furnisht with crimson damask fringed with Gold with her state chair and footstool of the same where she heard without offence to her modesty a very fine motetto which was sung in her praise though she was better pleased when she heard divers others the sweetness of which diminished the bitterness instilled into her by the first After this they gave her Majesâ—â— a noble collation which was seconded with a present of seven basons full of severall fine devises sent her to her lodging which her Majesty most kindly accepted On the fifteenth of February her Majesty extreamly desirous to see the most remarkable things of the great City of Rome went to view the Vineyard of the Prince Don Camillo Panfilio called Belrespiro near San Pancratio where she found the said Prince accompanyed by my Lord Torreggiani and many Cavaliers the Camrades of his Excellence who waited on her all about the Garden and the appartaments of the Palace putting into her hand a stick all gilt and beset with pretious stones When her Majesty accompanyed by the Prince whom she would never suffer to be uncovered had with great content walked all about the Garden which is one of the fairest and most lovely of Rome and the Prince had caused to be made with designe and vast charge she went into the Palace adorn'd with the pretiousest furniture giving lustre and magnificence to a house where she found prepared a royall collation of most exquisite sweet-meats and remained some time the Prince presenting her the Cup and the Duke of Ceri the napkin Then observing the pictures which are there in great abundance and most excellent she liked amongst others a Danae done by Hanibal Caracci which the Prince perceiving without speaking any thing caused to be presented to her with another of his best Pieces just as she returned to her Palace having at her departure from the Vineyard given her the said stick beset with Jewels The Prince some dayes before having heard she would make a little Coach for her own use sent her one of crimson Velvet and Silver wrought majestickly and artificially in the gallery of the great Duke of Florence The Carneval afterwards approaching which in Rome begins only ten dayes before Lent the Queen some few dayes before had intimated to the Prince she would come to his house to see the maskings and horseraces used at that time His Excellency very glad of the honour the night before the Saturday on which they begin caused a handsome long scaffold to be reared before his Palace in all hast It represented a long pulpet supported by Pillars and on the sides had two arms bending inwards a little the one for the Cavaliers of her Majesties traine and the other for the Ladies In the middle with a fine row of pillars and little chapters of Gold and cornishes of mettall the history of Alexander the great was epitomized in fine and noble painting The box appointed for her Majesty had gilt parapets of iron with the arms of Swedland and was defended from the aire with long windowes of fine glass wrought with gold with the arms of her Majesty Within it was hung with embroydery in Gold on blew Velvet with a throne and royall state and the arms of her Majesty and her Kingdoms in the richest purled twist This as each thing else that was done in such an occasion was by the designe and architecture of his Excellence himself a Prince of a sprightly and admirable understanding in all things Every time her Majesty repaired to the Palace of this Prince she with her train had a noble collation of sweet-meats and he kept open house Every evening the boxes abounded with Torches of white wax and the first three nights they made very fine bon-fires The entertainment the Queen had the first evening was a musicall Play acted by three waiting women of the Princess of Rossano his Excellences wife which pleased so her Majesty she desired to see it again the next night though the Princess had prepared another divertisment like it which was deferred till the third evening and liked by her Majesty with the same good fortune to
Inspruch to complement the Queen in the name of the Prince of Trent He invites her Majesty to Trent The Queens answer to the Baron of Fermiano The invitation made her in the name of the Duke of Mantoua She is splendidly treated at Trent She resolve to dine at Trent The generosity of the Prince of Trent The description of Lavis The Prince of Trent meets the Queen She alights at the Church She observes the most remarkable things The Prince Complements the Queen The Queen her letter to the Prince of Trent She enters into the state of Venice The Cavaliers of Verona complement Don Antonio Pimentel In Dolce they resolve to go thorough the Countrey of Mantoua My Lord Holstenius gives information to the Legate of Ferrara The Marquiss Andreasi complementeth the Queen in the name of the Duke of Montoua The Duke goes to meet the Queen He waitâ— on her Majesty Who received him with great courtesie The Arch-Dutchesse complementeth the Queen She passeth the Po and is royalty received in Revere The entertainments given to her Majesty by the Duke of Mantoua She eats in publick She departs from Revere with great satisfaction The Nuntii of his Holynesse go to meet the â— Queen She arrives at Figarolo She advanced towards Ferrara A splendid bridge o're the Po. She is met at the gate of Ferrara She alights at the Cathedral being received by the Cardinal Bishop From the Church she goes to the Castle Count Montecuccoli sent by the Queen to Rome The qualities of the Prince of St. Gregory And of Cardinal Pio. The Queens discourse at the Table The description of Ferrara The noble qualities of the Cardinal John Baptist Spada She departs from Ferrara She is received on the confines by the Vice-Legate of Bologna Cardinall Lomellino goes out to meet the Queen Her reception at her entrance into Bologna She visits the Church fine Convent of St. Dominique The honours her Majesty received in Bologna She dines in publick The manner of the said Tilting The description of Bologna The worthy qualities of the Bolognesi The eminent condition of Cardinal Lomellino She departs from Bologna She is met on the Confines by the Vice Legate Romagna She is met by Cardinal Donghi the Bishop of Imola Her reception in Imola The eminent qualityes of Cardinall Donghi She departs from Imola And is met by the Governour of Faenza And afterwards by Cardinall Rossâ—ttâ— the Bishop of the place The honors dâ—ne her Majesty in Faenza She dines in publique The vertuous preparations designed for her Majesty in Faenza The Description of Faenza The qualities of Cardinall Rossetti The meeting she had in Forli The honors done her in Forli She depart from Forli Her reception in Cesena The description of Cesena Her departure from Cesena She is met by the Governour of Rimini She enters Rimini on horseback The vertuous entertainments she had in Rimini The description of Rimini Her departure from Rimini The worthy qualities of Cardinall Acquaviva Legate of Romagna She was met by my Lord the vice-Legal of Pesaro And afterwards by Cardinall Homodei Her reception in Pesaro She dines in publick Her Majesty is highly satisfyed with the demonstrations she receiv'd in Pesaro She departs from Pesaro highly satisfied with the honours she received The description of Pesaro The description of Fano The remarkable qualities of Cardinall Homodei Her Majesties reception by the Governour of Ancona Her reception in Ancona The compositions made in Ancona in honour of her Majesty The Bishop of Ancona visits her Majesty The description of Ancona My Lord Gentile Governour of Loretto meets the Queen The devotion of her Majestie towards the holy house Her arrival at Loretto The Queen makes a present of her Scepter and Crown at Loretto Don Antonia della Cueva arrived at Loretto The Queens letter from Inspruch to his Holiness The description of Loretto She departs from Loretto The description of Recanati The Arch Pio. She is met at Macerata She is complemented by the Ladies Her departure from Macerata She advances to Tolentino She visits the Church of St. Nicholas The description of Tolentino Her reception in Camerino Count Montecuccoli returnes from Rome to her Majesty She departs from Camerino The description of Camerino She arrives at Foligno The scituation of Foligno She goes to Assisi She is met by Cardinall Rondinino She visits the Church of Saint Francis She is royally entertained The quality of some statues which set out and adorned the table She visits the Church of the Angells The qualities of Cardinall Rondinino The description of Assisi She returnes to Foligno She departs towards Spoleto Cardinal Fachenetti meets her She is waited on by the Ladies of the City She goes to the Cathedrall She dines in publique She departs from Spoleto The eminent qualities of Cardinall Fachenetti The description of Spoleto Her reception at Terni The honours done her in Terni The description of Terni Her departure She dines in Otricoli The quality of this Place The Bridge Filice She is met by my Lord Visconte She arrives at Gallese Her reception in Gallese The description of Gallese She lodges in Caprarola The Spanish Ambassadour goes to Caprarola to visit the Queen She is met by the Duke of Bracciano The order of the Cavalcata The honors done her at the Castle of St. Angelo She arrives at St. Peters Her reception in the Church of St. Peter The Majestique ornaments in St. Peters She goes in to the Concistory and kâ—sses the feet of his Holiness She is present at his Holinesses Mass She receives the Sacrament of confirmation She communicates She visits the Church of St. Mary the greater She dines with his Holiness From the Vatican she goes to the Palace Farnese The presents given her by the Pope The Queen visits St. Peters Afterward St. James of the Spaniards Her Majesty visits the Church of Giesu She goes to see the Castle es St. Angelo She sees the Colledge of Sapienza She visits the Monastery of St. Catharine of Sienna And the Church of the Grecians She desires to hold an Academy in her own Palace She sees the Roman Colledge The description of the Roman Colledg which was adorned to receive her The honours done her Majesty She goes to the Colledg of Urbane for the propagation of the Faith The curiosities seen in the said Colledg She goes again to the Roman Colledg The splendid Library of the deceased my Lord Coccino The remarkable things she saw in the Roman Colledg She institutes an Academy in her own Palace The names of the Academians The contents of divers Academies held before her Majesty The Comedy intitled the triumph of piety recited to her Majesty in the Palace of the Prince of Pallestrina The morall contents of the Comedy The Author of the Composition She visits the famous reliques kept in St. Peters She goes to the Church of the Nuns in Campo Martio She goes to the Vineyard of Prince Panfilio The presents made by the said Prince to her Majesty The honours done her Majesty by Prince Panfilio The Queens recreations in the house of the said Prince The eminent qualities of the Princess of Rossano The noble preparation in the Church of Giesu The noble Comedies acted in the Palace of the Prince of Pellestrina The Play acted in the German Colledge Si fece la festa d' Carroselli The Cavalcata of his Holiness to St. Sabina She visits the English Colledge
place and the Queen went to see them in the house of Counsellor Blitterwich where her Majesty saw diverse curiosities collected by that vertuous and well qualifi'd Gentleman Ruremond is distant seven leagues from the said village of Steinbruch seated on the banks of the river Mose strong in moderne bulwarks large ditches and exteriour fortifications and regular with a very good Garrison it standing on the confines of the Holland dominion very famous in times past and particularly for the mutiny there of a part of the Spanish Army in the beginning of those wars The Princesse of Mamines went beyond the river Mose and met her Majesty with a numerous train Before she departed she was complemented by the Magistrates and presented with the usual wine That evening she went to Arquellens a little City with an old fashion wall some six leagues remote belonging to the said Princes Government who waited on her thither and loâ—g'd her He afterwards dismissing himself on the confines of his jurisdiction the Queen with all her traine advanc'd towards the Abby of Castre a countrey of the Duke of Giuliers where albeit the Abbot the Lord of the place was not present she had the conveniencie of lodging in his Palace six leagues distant from Arquellens where a Gentleman of the Duke of Newbourg arriv'd to complement her Majesty in his name who receiv'd the civility with her usual kindnesse and courtesie On the 28 she removed from Castre to Cullen distant five leagues a City renowun'd as well for its greatnesse as for its great commerce being one of the cheifest of Germany seated on the Rhyne and encompassed with a large circuite of walls and old fashion Towers Here although she was expected by the Senate and the Citizens in armes and with sumptuous preparation yet refusing all invitation except the commodity and pleasure of passage shee made with expedition through the City she passed the river and went and din'd in the Borough of Hof which is o're against the City lodging in an Inne At her entrance into Cullen she was welcom'd by all the Canon on the walls and in her said passage found the streets full of souldiers in armes The Magistrates sent afterwards to complement her Majestie and gave her the accustomed present of 25 greeat bottles of wine which the Queen caus'd to be given to the Carmelite discalceat Nuns together with other almes the effects of her generous piety After dinner she departed from Hof and went and lay that night some four leagues farther in a very fine Castle call'd Siebourg or Zibery very strong and well fortifi'd seated on an arme of the Rhine The said Castle belongs to an Abbot who is a Dutch Prince and came out to meet her and treated her splendidly not onely that night but the other two following dayes she stayed there for her repose Departing from thence on the first of October the Abbot accompanied her to the confines with two companies of foot and as well at her departure as arrival all the Canon in the fortresse saluted her That night 4 leagues off she lay in a poor village called Virembous where all her attendance endured as much as they had been feasted the foregoing dayes From Virembous she went and dined in Aldem Kircken and lay that night in Hackbourgh a town five leagues distant The next morning her Majestie arriving in Valmerode a village three leagues farther with intention alone to dine there was surprized with a little feaver which made her stay there the remainder of that day and the following night but having let blood and taken some rest she the next day continu'd her journey advancing six leagues and arriving on the fourth in the evening at Lembourgh a little walled town of the Elector of Triers in a manner wholly ruined by the former wars as all the rest were in the country thereabouts in having been more than any other infested by souldiers now of this now that party or perhaps for its unfortunate scituation or because peradventure that territory is one of the fruitfulest and pleasantest of Germany the fields and the hills abounding with fruit and the plains watered every where with great quantity of brooks She breakfasted in Lambourg and when she was advanced towards Koningstein a little City with a very strong Castle belonging to the Elector of Mentz she arrived there a good while before the setting of the sun being received with discharging all the Ordinance and invited by the Governour who complemented her Majestie in the name of the Elector his Master but her Majestie refusing his offer would needs lodge in the Inne and defray too her selfe staying there all the sixth of Octâ—ber The Resident of Charles the second King of Scotland came hither from Franckfort to visit her and desire audience in the behalf of his Master who arrived there after dinner and was though privately received with all courtesie they remaining and discoursing together above two houres With the King was the Duke of Glocester his Brother a youth full of spirit together with other Gentlemen who waited on the Queen and were received by her with great demonstrations of esteem affection Her Majesty met the King on the top of the staires accompanying him from thence Being come into the chamber they sate down and 't was observed the King being covered at first took off his hat presently after and alwayes stood bare shewing very much respect who taking his leave the same day returned thence to Franckfort After the King Scotland came Charles the Prince Elector Palatine who likewise was privately received but with all tearms of love and esteem His Electoral Highnesse had intention to receive and treat her Majesty in Heydelberg the City of his residence and therefore invited her thither but she excused it that way being out of the line of her journey Prince Robert the said Electors brother came afterwards who complemented the Queen and the like did a Gentleman sent expresly by the Princesse Electresse Palatine sister to the Prince of Taranto a french woman of the ancient and noble house of Tremoglia This great Lady being a little indisposed in Frankfort whither she came to see the Faire which is usually four times the year with a very great concours of Merchants and merchandize sent to excuse her self she could not wait upon her in person to expresse the devotions and affections of her heart The Queen received them all with great kindnesse and remanded them well satisfied The day after on the seventh of October she passed through the City of Franckfort three leagues onely distant from Koningstien and without making any stay there went and lay three leagues farther at a little walled Town called Steinhain where her Majesty was received and met by the Brother of the Elector of Mentz dispatched expresly by his Electoral Eminence with a troup of horse to the end they might attend her through his jurisdiction Here likewise Monsieur Wambolt Coronel
Pallettonio a Gentleman of much spirit and active with the assistance of whom and the Signior Vincent Pianciani Treasurer of Perugia and Nicholas Benedetti Treasurer of Spoleto all things were performed with good order and punctuality On the 15th in the Morning her Majesty attended by the Cardinall the Nuntij the Ambassadours Prelates Princes and all the Nobility went to the Cathedrall to hear Mass the Souldiers standing in rankes all along in the streets The porch of the Church was beautified with Figures Inscriptions Mottos and other ornaments done by the Cardinall in the name of the clergy of Spoleto When Mass was ended she returned to the Palace and dined in publique with the Cardinall Signior Maffeo Rosari Master of the Camp of the Province and Gentleman of the City presented her the napkin and the ancientest Magistrate in his habit the water for her hands The Nuntij the Spanish Ambassadour Count Montecuccoli and the other cheif persons of the Court dined at the same time in Gentlemens houses where they were well attended and had every thing in order Her Majesty resolved to goe after dinner to the Church of the Dominicans to see many reliques and particularly the holy naile of our Saviour but the great snow hindered all On Wednesday in the evening her Majesty was pleased to goe to the Town-house and hear there a play Sung in musique by some young Gentlemen of the City with severall machines changes of Scenes On the 16th after dinner her Majesty departed from Spoleto being attended by the Cardinall some miles without the City and the Governour to the confines of the Dioces of Terni When the Cardinall took his leave of the Queen hee told him she not onely was highly satisfied With the honours he had done her but extreamly well edified with the very great knowledg she discovered in his discourses with her This Cardinall is of Bologna and of the noble family of the Marquisses Fachenetti being Pope Innocent the ninth's nephew's sonne He was first Referendarius then Nuntio in Spain where he gave a great testimony of his understanding and capacity At his return to Rome he was for his eminent goodness and worth a little while after preferred to the purple on the 13th of July 1643. He is one of those Cardinalls which hold up the glory of the Sacred Colledg and the honour of the Church He hath a quick intellect a solid discourse a setled judgment and a refined prudence in the management of great affaires He hath a grace and sweetness in all his entertainments with which he attracts the encomiums and praises of all those that know him he having especially the generous mind of an Emperour The Citizens of Spoleto endeavour'd to welcome this great Queen with all the expressions of gladness and joy and though to comply with the genius of the Prince the subjects sometimes use to turn the sincerest and purest affection into flattery yet in this occasion the people of Spoleto very fully corresponded with their naturall ingenuity as well with a dutifull respect to second the good intention of his Holiness as to shew the partiality of their ancient inclinations towards this Princesses great name Those of Spoleto as the histories of greatest credit report are nobly descended and happily propagated of the reliques of the Goths who after the fall of their Kingdome in Italy remained in Spoleto as a City very nobly adorned and augmented by Theodorick their King And albeit the hostility of Totilas may diminish much less renew afterwards the least sense of gratitude yet the piety and other sublime qualities of this Queen are advantagiously sufficient to repair very fully whatsoever the deadly remembrance of the cruelties of that King had demolished and restore with ample recompence the memory of the benefits this Countrey so glories to have had from the North. Spoleto is a famous City and abounds with all things being seated at the head of a Plain towards the East partly at the foot of the Mountaines and for the greatest part on the Mountaines themselves It was in former times the residence of the Princes of Lumbardy and is now esteemed among the most conspicuous provinces of Vmbria Here they see the vast Palace of Theodorick the King of the Gothes as likewise the foundation of a very fair Theater and of the Temple of concord and without the City high and strong forms of aqueducts partly cut from the sides of Apenninus and partly raised from the bottome of the valley with arches of brick The high roofes of the Cathedrall are remarkable there the walls of marble the rock built in the Amphitheater and likewise the stone-bridg which supported with great art by 24. great pillars joyned the highest part of the City to the rock or to the Amphitheater seated on another hill Here her Majesty was entertained with musique and particularly being pleased with the skill of Francis Joseph Tomasini who plaid on the Violin received him into her service On the confines of Terni her Majesty was received by my Lord Bonfiglioli of Bologna the Governour of the City who came thither accompanied by forty Gentlemen on horseback with many Servants a foot in fine liveries he having with him many troops of horse and Companies of foot The Queen being come to the gate call'd Spoletana was met by the Nobility and among the rest by six Gentlemen who representing the Magistrates complemented her in the name of the publick and waited on her through the City all along as she passed the streets and windows being beautified with ornaments and lights At her arrivall at the Dome she saw erected before that Piazza a triumphall Arch with very fine Inscriptions and Figures in her praise The Frontispiece of the Church annexed to the Seminary and the Palace of the Bishop resembles a Theater and is beautify'd with thirty windowes which were splendidly adorn'd and most of them had two torches apiece with other lights At the gate of the said Cathedrall her Majestie was received as usually by the chief of the Clergie in the absence of the Cardinal Bishop the Church being richly set forth and illuminated with great store of torches and candles with quires of rare musick and a young man of the house of Sciamanna reciting a Sermon very handsomly The Functions of the Church being ended the Queen by the foresaid my Lord Bonfiglioli the Governour was conducted to the Palace of the Bishop very sumptuously furnish't by the Officers of the Cardinall Bishop her Majestie being pleas'd to heare in that fine Oratory a spirituall play recited to her with excellent musick Don Antonio della Cueva with the Lady his wife and their train were lodged too in that Palace The Nuntii with their retinue were accommodated in the Palace of Signior or Ferdinand Sciamanna the Spanish Ambassadour Pimentel in my Lord Ferentillis Count Montecuccoli in Count Jerome Spadas and the Marquis Bentivogli in Signior Antonio Manasseis
Cross and the foresaid Bishop the Vicar she was conducted in the midst of the said Cardinalls before the most holy Sacrament exposed on the high Altar under the great Cupola where her Majesty prayed kneeling on a Cushion of cloth of gold with a carpet and the two Cardinalls on Cushions of crimson Velvet Having ended her Prayers she was carried to the Chappell of the most holy Sacrament and thence by the secret staires she went up being met at the foot of the staires of the royall hall by the two said Cardinalls the first Deacons to wit Orsini and Costaguti and eighâ— Bishops assistents as likewise by the Duke of Poli of the family of Conti Master of the Sacred lodgings and conducted to the consistory in the said royall hall Her Majesty advancing in the said royall hall and entring the consistory after kneeling three times kist the foot and then the hand of the Pope his Holiness receiving her in a very courteous manner Her Majesties words expressed her joy for her conversion to the Catholique Faith as likewise to see her self honoured with such demonstrations of his Holiness The Pope reply'd her conversion was of that great importance that in Heaven they feasted and rejoyced at it and expressed more joy than that she saw on earth after which the function being ended the Pope went to his appartament through the Ducal hall attended by all the Cardinalls the six Deacons excepted which staid to accompany the Queen who entring into the chappell of Sixtus and passing through the old appartament went to her own lodgings The Cardinalls were Medâ—ci Sforza Odescalchi Raggi the Landgrave and Charles Barberini On Friday in the evening the Vigil of our Saviours Nativity her Majesty went privately in her Chaire to see the Collation the Pope uses yearly to give at that time to the Cardinalls and she thought too that night to goe down into the Chappell to observe the functions of the Mattins celebrated by the Pope but being a little ill she forbare going out of her lodgings The following Morning she was publiquely present at the Mass Sung likewise by his Holiness Her Majesties place was without the circuit where his Holiness sits with the Sacred Colledg on the right hand a little way off from the steps of the high Altar within a kind of closet adorned without with crimson velvet with trimming of buttons and sloops of gold and within with cloth of gold with a chaire on a carpet three steps high from the ground The Pope with the Cardinalls and Prelates being come into the Church and ascending his throne behind the high Altar which was covered with a great pavillion of severall tapistries of silk and gold first prayed and then vesting himselfe went to the Altar and there sate down in a Chaire In the mean time the Queen left her place and was brought by the Cardinalls Medici and Sforza with four Bishops their assistents before his Beatitude where she kneeling on a Cushion of cloth of gold received by the hands of his Beatitude the Sacrament of holy confirmation The Cardinall of Medici was her Godfather in the name of the King of Spain and added to the name of Christina that likewise of Alessandra From thence she returned to her place accompanied by the Cardinalls aforesaid and the Bishops the assistents and the Pope began the Mass After the Communion of the Ministers of the Sacrifice the Queen did communicate before the Cardinall Deacons being brought to the feet of his Holiness by the foresaid Cardinalls Medici and Sforza with the four Bishops their assistents who carried her back After dinner her Majesty went in her Chaire to the Church St. Mary the greater attended by the guards of the Switzers the curiassiers and launciers of his Holiness with a numerous train of Princes Cavaliers and other Gentlemen among whom Don Anthonio della Cueva as her Majesties cheif Gentleman of her horse waited on her a foot near the Chair She was received at the door by Cardinall Bragadino in the place of Cardinall Anthony Barberino the Arch-Priest of the said Church where when she had adored the most holy Sacrament she was conducted to the Chappell of Sixtus Quintus to see the holy Cradle of the redeemer of the world which was with much devotion observed and honoured by her Majesty Thence after she had seen the other splendid Chappell of Paulus Quintus the Altar of which was richly adorned she returned to the Vatican The following Sunday she dined with his Holiness and the order there observed was as followes Two tables stood the one from the other about two hands breadth that for the Pope being four fingers higher than the Queens The Pope sate in the midst in a Chaire of red velvet with a great footstoole half a span high The Queen had a royall seate made on purpose on the right side under the cloth of state on the even floore on a Carpet Don Antonio della Cueva presented her Majesty the Napkin the Marquiss Hippolitus Bentivogli was her Cup-bearer and Count Francis Maria Santinelli her taster The dinner was sutable to the greatness of so great a Prince towards a Princess so great Father Oliva a Jesuit made a Sermon peculiar to his spirit and parts Her Majesty with her usuall erudition having observed that the Father could have brought in a certain place a passage of St Paul motioned it to his Holiness who was extreamly edified with the readiness and learned vivacity of so great a woman and the Father was likewise astonished when he heard it who highly commended this vertuous Queens wonderfull understanding After dinner her Majesty was diverted with a play represented in most excellent Musique and being the day following entertained a great while by the Pope she took her leave of him returning in the evening from the Vatican to her own habitation in the Palace Farnese and being highly satisfied and astonisht at the royall and well ordered entertainment she had there where she was well attended by the very good conduct of the officers with the direction of Signior Horatius Magalotti a Cavalier of Florence and Cosen to the deceased Cardinall Magalotti Bishop of Ferrara Brother to Donna Costanza Barberina Sister in Law to Pope Vrbane the eighth He had in this occasion the superintendency of all the said house by the orders of my Lord Farnese his Holinesses Steward under whom was the Abbot Alexander Magalotti Sonne to the said Signior Horatâ—o appointed to attend Don Antonio Pimentel the Spanish Ambassadour Captain John Baptist Massi who waited on Don Antonio della Cueva and Signior Giovanni Battista Minetti who attended Count Montecuccoli with many other Gentlemen deputed to the service of the other Cavaliers of her Majesties train At her arrivall there she was pleased to look on the front of the said Palace which abounded with torches was adorned and gilt with the Armes of her Majesty in the midst those of the Kingdome of Swedland
remaining in Rome and sent him the fresh Letters for his Holinesse to the end he should present them as he did on the first day of July The Pope at that advice representing in his countenance and testifying in his words the joy and content news so good and so great did deserve call'd happy his Papacy for bringing a Queen to his feet with motives and resolutions so worthy and unparalell'd whereupon he reply'd t was necessary her Majestie ere she came into Italy or at least ere she enter'd the dominions of the Church should publickly make Profession of the Catholick Faith she before had made privately for if at her entrance into the said dominions it appear'd not she was now a Catholick she could not there be receiv'd with those demonstrations of honour his Holinesse had design'd her All things were easily reconcil'd and in the mean time fresh Letters came likewise out of Spain from that King to the Pope to whom they were presented by the Duke of Terranova Ambassadour for his Catholick Majestie in Rome The Queen having caused all things to be pâ—ovided for her journey with expressions of Kindness and gratitude gave all thanks to the Arch-Duke and the Miniâ—ters of the Catholick King for her noble entertainment and here as in each other place she had done she made her unexpressible magnificence and splendour appear by presenting his imperiall Highnesse with a proud and generous Swedish horse with a Sadle Bridle and Pistols enricht all with Diamonds to the value of above thirty thousand Crowns the Earl of Fuensaldagna with a horse like the other and Furniture worth above Ten thousand Crowns and all the other Officers and Servants with Donatives to the value of above ten thousand Pistolls to their admiration who conceived this Princesse as provident as generous had cause to reflect on the future necessities into which she might easily fall but they were deceiv'd for the same generosity and freedome with which she had parted with her Kingdoms made her more liberall than ever On the 22. of September in the year 1655. she departed from Bruxels accompany'd by the Arch-Duke and all the Nobility as well the Gentlemen as Ladies two leagues without the City and at her going out was saluted by all the Canon on the walls and the Musketeers placed in order every where as she pass'd Her Majestie departed highly satisfy'd with the honours received from his imperiall Highness a Prince indeed of so Noble a spirit and so great a mind that he shews he conserves in his heart the ancient and still stronger impressions of the valour and vertue peculiar to his most royall House being worthy in fine of the love veneration applauses and obsequiousness of all That night she lay in Lorrain some seven leagues distant a great City encompass'd with strong and ancient walls fill'd up with earth and famous for the Military successes of which it hath been the Theater in our time Those Senatours had offer'd and prepared her a lodging but her Majestie refusing it was content to be receiv'd by the Magistrates at the gate with the inhabitants in Armes and the discharging of the Canon a Present of 24. great bottles of wine presented to her in the name of the City according to the custome in that Countrey The Queen had with her of her own domesticks about fifty Persons among whom was Monsieur Liliecron Gentleman of her Chamber Monsieur Apelgren her Taster four Grooms of the Chamber two maids of Honour the one a Swede the other a Fleming Sigre Retius a Spaniard her Treasurer Monsieur Gillbert a Frenchman her Secretary three Italians Musitians Father Guemes the Dominican who went in a secular habit to serve there the better and more easily the Queen in saying Masse privately six Pages six Groomes and diverse other servants together with thirty souldiers of her Guard three Coaches and foure Waggons of baggage To these was joyn'd Don Anthony della Cuera di Silva a Spanish Gentleman of eminent quality of a very great spirit and most courteous and affable Lieutenant General of the Cavalry of Flanders and Serjeant major General of the battle He waited on the Queen with the title of her Majesties great Master of the Horse accompanied with the Lady his wife Madam de Broy of a very Noble family in Flanders and the chief Maid of Honour to the Queen a Lady of much vertue and noble deportment who carried with them eighteen servants of their own Don Anthony Pimentel follow'd likewise the Queen as extraordinary Embassadour of his Catholick Majesty to her to assist her and serve her in the journey with a train of twenty men for the purpose Diverse other persons afterwards of quality accompanyed her among whom was Don Francis Dessa of Portugal a Gentleman nobly born and of very great valour in recompence of his merits design'd to the command of General of the Artillery of the Kingdom of Naples who had ten persons with him The young Earl of Buquoy formerly Page to the Arch-Duke who went to Rome with the Eearl of Trassigny his camrade both Gentlemen of Flanders Don Romano Montero a Spanish Serjant Major no lesse famous in war with his sword than renowned in peace for his pen. Don Bernardino di Liepa of Sivill a youth of much spirit and great expectation Messieurs de Gans brothers and Monsieur Pos Hollanders Monsieur Levit a Fleming with many other persons of Honour and Civility so as the Queens Court was grown very numerous being about two hundred persons in all who were all at the Queens charge except the retinue of the Embassadour Pimentel who travelled by himself and at his own cost On the 23 of September her Majestie din'd at Louvaine a chief town in Brabant and one of the greatest in the low Countreys being renown'd for the wars past When the University had waited upon her she went that evening to Montaga some five leagues remote where she visited a miraculous Image of our Lady The next day she passing through Bering din'd there and came that night to Becht a village eight leagues distant In the morning betimes she dined in Steinbruch a village three leagues farther The Earle of Isenghien Prince of Mamines a Spanish Gentleman of a very noble family and Most eminent parts Governor of Gelders and the town of Rurmond overtook the Queen here with a regiment of foot a regiment of horse to invite her to this City where her Majesty was received by the souldiers in armes and discharging all the Canon being royally treated and defray'd by the said Prince Here she saw a rare firework and her Majesty din'd publiquely alone waited on at table by the foresaid Prince and the most conspicuous Officers of war As soon as her Majesty arrived in Ruremond the Bishop the supream Senate of of that Province and the chamber of accounts came to wait upon her All the night they made fireworks in the