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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06821	Newes from Spaine A relation of the death of Don Rodrigo Calderon, marques of seven churches, &c. Faithfully translated according to the Spanish copy printed at Madrid. By Fernando Manojo. From the court.	Manojo de la Corte, Fernando.	1622 (1622)	STC 17258; ESTC S105407	10,146	22

Newes from Spaine A RELATION OF THE DEATH OF DON RODRIGO CALDERON MARQVES OF SEVEN Churches c. Faithfully translated according to the Spanish Copy Printed at MADRID By Fernando Manojo From the Court 1622. Newes from Spaine DON RODERIGO CALDERON was the sonne of Francisco Calderon who being a Souldier in Flanders begot him of Maria de Sandalin a German woman He was made legitimate many yeeres after by the marriage of his Parents and borne in Antwerp amidst the wants of Warre and militarie Misfortunes Being a Child of few moneths old he was let downe the Citie wall an angrie presage of what was to succeede to auoide the danger of a sacke without receiuing any hurt but feare His Father now a Widdower borne at Valliadolid of honest Parentage with some Inheritance brought him thither and seeing him growne vp and not beloued by a Mother in law whom hee had made his second Wife thinking how to setle him in some course to liue placed him first as Page with the Vice-chancelor of Arragon and after with the Marques of Denia Don Francisco Gomez de Sandoual y Rojas now Duke of Lerma who then sate at the sterne of this Monarchie and was styled the Fauorite of King Philip the Third now with God Don Roderigo shot vp so fast vnder the shadow of his Masters Greatnesse and trenched so deepe into his fauour that hee got to be a Groome of the Bed-chamber And after Don Pedro Franqueza Earle of Villa-longa hee was made Secretarie of Estate and onely managed the Offices of diuers so that Expedition in the great affaires of Iustice and Reward past through his hands He was Actiue and Intelligent of a comely Presence somewhat haughtie toward Suiters whose companie then he wanted not but punctuall obsequious and carefull where he meant to please He married with Dona Ynas de Vergas Lady of Oliua which Title hee left after to his eldest Sonne Don Francisco Calderon His Father an honest man sought not to rise but wisely noting the inclination of his Sonne disswaded him sometimes from it whereat taking dislike blowne vp with the winde of Ambition he forgot somewhat his naturall duetie desirous to linke himselfe to the Family of a great Lord of these Kingdomes who was Gouernour in Flanders where he was borne yet hee aduanced his Father a Widdower now the second time to bee a Knight of Saint Iohn and Alcayde of Consuegra after of Saint Iames where he was Lieutenant of the Order and had the best Encomienda in Arragon in which place like a Christian wise man he bounded the limits of his fortune The trumpe of Fame sounded farre the name of Don Rodrigo and his great fauour with the Duke and strooke in the Gouernment Hence pride of heart entring made him treat presumptuously with diuers and Power and Greatnesse laid open vnto him occasions of Corruption and Briberie from whence grew his excessiue wealth Ill Report published his great faults so broadly that hee sought to shelter himselfe vnder the Protection of his Maiesties Pardon gotten indirectly as was said by which hee receiued plenarie Absolution for all was past But by occasion of the Duke of Lermaes retreat from Court to his owne House his excesses were againe divulged with a common imputation of Deaths Falsifications Witchcrafts and Briberies The particulars were these He was accused by the Atturney Generall culpable of the death of our Queene Lady Margaret of Austria who is with God but because the proofes were not pregnant he was of that acquitted as also for the deaths of Alonso de Caravajal Father Christopher Suarez a Iesuite Pedro Cauallero and Pedro de Camino But for the imprisonment and death of Augustine de Auila an Alguazil of this Court and circumstances thereof and the assasinate committed on the person of Francisco de Xuara by the Sergeant Iohn de Gusman at his procurement and for hauing vnduely obtayned the Pardon of his Maiestie deceassed for his said offences hee was adiudged to die He had notice thereof from Lazaro de los Rios c. HIs Titles Offices and Commodities were these which follow He was Marques of seuen Churches Earle of Oliua Comendador of Ocana Knight of the Order of Saint Iames Captaine of the German Guard Treasurer of the House of Arragon Register of the Chancerie of Valladolid Steward of the works of the said Citie Chiefe Alguazil of the said Citie and Chancerie and Alcayde of the Kings prison He had two Regencies there and the first voyce and place in Court He was chiefe Post-master of that Citie He had a Marauedi for euery Bull of the Cruzada that was imprinted in Valladolid of the Kings gift which came to aboue sixe thousand Duckats of rent He had alwaies a Chamber of allowance in the Play-houses of Valladolid as also in the Corral of Madrid He was Regidor of Soria and had a voyce in Court Hee had two Regencies in the Citie of Placentia and a voyce in Court He was depositarie Generall in the said Citie and had a voyce in Court He was Register of the Court of the said Citie He had the Patronage of the Monasterie of Porta Coali in Valladolid The Patronage of the Riall Chappell of the Monasterie of the Mercedes of Madrid His house-hold stuffe was valued at foure hundred thousand Duckats He had halfe of the mother of Pearle brought from the East Indies contayning thirtie Quintals of shells which among the Negroes passeth currant for Bullion Hee had the Impost of Brasil wood that came from Lisbone worth twelue thousand Duckats a yeere He had a Graunt that none without his leaue could barter for Milstones and Whetstones as Barbers vse which come from forraine Parts to send them to the East Indies this was worth to him many Duckats It is verified for certaine that he receiued yeerly aboue two hundred thousand Duckats of rent To particularize all his wealth would aske along time His Father his two Sonnes two Daughters and his Wife went from Madrid two dayes before hee died hauing much bewayled his fall and wrought much for his deliuerie The Executioner lead his Mule and according to the custome of Spaine made Proclamation This is the iustice which the King our Soueraigne Lord commandeth to be done on this Man for hauing treacherously killed a man committing an assasinate and being guil tie of the death of another with other offences as appeareth by his Iudgement wherefore he is to be beheaded and be an example that others that shal doe the like may haue the like A Relation of the death of Don Rodrigo Calderon Marques of seuen Churches c. I Stand in doubt to write what will seeme strange to many and my Relation be taxed as too short by those which saw it acted and by others which saw it not too affectionate but the synceritie of my intent is grounded on the meane taken from a particular Confession which discouereth the greatnesse of the Action and rarenesse of the Case Don Rodrigo