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A08886	A short relation, of the life, virtues, and miracles, of S. Elizabeth called the peacemaker. Queen of Portugall Of the third rule of S. Francis. Canonised by Pope Vrban the VIII. the 25. of May. Anno 1625. Translated out of Dutch; by Sister Catharine Francis, Abbess of the English Monasterie of S. Francis third rule in Bruxelles.; Leven van de H. Elizabeth van Portugael. English	Paludanus, François, d. 1631.; Greenbury, Catharine, 1596-1642.	1628 (1628)	STC 19167; ESTC S120727	20,106	84

Chamberlaines not vvithstanding that it vvas then the heat of summer She caryed her Clothes and other necessary thinges on her backe begging like à poore vvoman almes for Goddes-sake It hath not been often heard that any Queene travailed in this maner This pilgrimage she made but one yeare before her death At her returne home she was entreated to make peace betvveen her sonne Alphonsus and her daughters sonne king of Castille called also Alphonsus but she could not effect it being preuented by death Of the death of this holy Queene THE XVIII CHAPTER AS the holy Queen trauailed towardes Estrimotium ther to treat of the afore named peace vvith her sonne Alphonsus it pleased almighty God that she fell in to infirmity which seemed at first little but aftervvard great Before her extremitie of sicknes she came euery day to the Chappel to heare diuine seruice accompanied with the king her sonn and hauing setteled all her afaires with him and his wife her sicknes increased so much vpon à munday that she kept her chamber and the kings daughter her grand child tended her very carefully In this sicknes she was visited by the most glorious Virgin Mary vvho came accompanied vvith à great troupe of Virgins all in vvhite vvith crownes of gould vpon theyr heades affectionatly bovving them selues tovvard her vvhich the holy Elizabeth seeing and perceiuing them to come neere vnto her she desired the Queene her daughter in lavv and the rest of those who were present that they vvould giue place to that heauenly company then feeling her death to aproache she sent for her Confessor and hauing made her confession she made him say mass in another roome wher she might both see and heare it The mass being ended hauing alone put on her Religious habit she forced her selfe with great paine to go to the Altar vvhere she receiued the most holy Sacrament deuoutly vpon her knees the same day that she rendred her blessed soule in to the hands of her creator Hauing ended her deuotion at the altar she returned to her bedd About euening although the Doctors did not think she vvould haue departed so speedily she called for her sonn and treated with him of the peace for vvhich she had come thither after this she desired him to go to supper and as he vvas going out vvith the Doctor he heard à sodain crye of all that were in the chāber and coming in he called vpon his dying mother and kissing her hand she came à little to her selfe and spake to him about thinges of very greate importance and after turning her selfe she cast her eyes vpon à crucifix and calling vpon our blessed lady vvhom she had seen in her sicknes she gaue her spirit into the hands of her redeemer Anno 1336. being the 4. of Iuly she vvas 65. yeares of age vvhen she dyed Of her Buriall THE XIX CHAPTER AS soone as the holy soule was departed from the bodie they opened her testamēt where they found that shee had charged her sonne Alphonsus to burie her bodie at Conimbria in the church of S. Clare that she had made Heerto he appointed the the principalest of his court who much feared to carry the body so farr by reason of the heat of the time but the king would accomplish his mothers vvill The bodie being shut in à coffin and layde vpon à waggon by the shaking vpon the vvay some moisture issued through the chinckes of the chest vvhich they perceiving that had the care of the body began to murmur against the king fearing the evill smel which they presumed would follovve Heer vpon came one of them to the coffin and felt so svveet à sauour as hee sayde hee had never felt the like the rest approaching felt the same and all of them iudged it to bee an odour from heauen On the seaventh day they arriued at Conimbria vvhen all the cittie and kingdome was filled with sorrow for the death of so good à Queen After solemne seruice the bodie was layde in the graue which before she had caused to bee made and it chaunced that the handes and cloathes of the men that laydit in were besprinckled with à liquor that came out of the bodie vvhich gaue such à sweet savour as it exceeded the savour of roses or the svveetest flovvers Of the miracles which happened after her death THE XX. CHAPTER AFter the death of this holy Queen many miracles were vvrought by vvhich her merites before Almightie God vvere made knovven to the vvorlde Tvvo men that had long been sick of violent agues caried the Bear in which the holy body had layen and comending themselues to the merits of this Saint Elizabeth vvere forthvvith cured A Clariss had long time so great paine in her head and teeth that shee could eat no meat but coming to the Bear she was forthwith cured Ferdinand Stephans à citizen of Conimbria had his foote hurt vvith à nayle vvhich by no meanes could be dravven out and commending himselfe to this holy Queen was presently holpen A vvoman that had the pestilence and à carbuncle vpon her hand winding it in à cloath that the holy Elizabeth had vsed was presently cured Tvvo blind vvomen visiting her graue received sight instantly The mother of à Canon Regular being blinde and by her sonne lead to the graue hauing there done her deuotion vvas restored to cleer sight instantly Manie others of sundry diseases as of hoat agues burning fevers possessed by the divell blind distract of theyr vvittes c. coming to her graue or being annoynted vvith the oyle that burned in her lampe vver miraculously cured Howe it came to pass that her feast was kepte and how her holy body was found entire and honorably taken vp THE XXI CHAPTER THe king Emanuell vnderstanding of the miracles done by the merits of the holy S. Elisabeth obtained of Pope Leo the X. that in the diocess of Conimbria her feast day might bee solemnized and king Ihon the 3. sonne of Alphonsus obtained of Pope Paul the IIII. that the same might be kept over all Portugall Almightie God by 3. wonderfull miracles did shevv hovv pleasing this solemnitie was vnto him for three Clarisses afflicted vvith incurable diseases were healed therat After this Philip the 3. of that name king of Spaine and Portugall procured that six persons of note should bee ordeined to seeke out the miracles of this holy Elisabeth which being done verie carefully the forenamed king sent to Rome to Pope Paule the V. to the end she might bee Canonised but the Pope dying it vvas not then brought to pass At last the present Pope Vrbanus the VIII at the request of King Philip the 4. made the foresayd inquisition of the miracles where after 276. yeares that shee had been dead to vvitt in the year of our lorde 1612. her graue hauing been opened in presence of many vvitnesses and expert Doctours of Phisick they found in the toombe à chest of vvood covered with ox hides which began to bee rotten shut with barres of yrō that were eaten vp with rust the bodie wound in duble silke the face honorably covered to the brest with a cypres veile The bodie vvas all entire and vvhole the face vvith liuely colour as if she had been but newly buried and the linen cloathes about her still so nevve as vvithout great stress they could not bee torne A Religious man that was there called Ihon Delgado touched the face of the Queen vvhich received the print of his fingers The great Doctor of Physick Balthazar Azeredo drevv to him three times her arme and it went bàcke to the place everie time vvithout breaking Ther vvas found by her in the graue à staff and à purse vvhich betokened her virtuous life and liberalitie to the poore vvith the staff she had gone on pilgrimage to S. Iames. Out of the purse shee had reached money to the needy The Bishop Alphonsus Albicastre because this ritch treasure had been found in his diocess made with consent of the king to the honour of the holy Elisabeth à costly chappel of polished marble vvtih à guilded arch vnder the vvhich he placed à siluer shrine vvith vvindovves to bee opened that as need vvas the body might be seen as vvel vvithout of the people as vvithin of the Religious This good Bishop after he had bestovved 12000. crovvnes vpon the vvorck being preuented by death could not finish it he left vvith the king of Spaine 30000. crovvnes for the Canonisation vvho himselfe did forder it but being taken avvay by death savve it not done in fine it was brought to an end by king Philip the 4. and she is Canonised by Pope Vrban the VIII in the year of Iubile 1625. the 25. of May to the honour and glorie of God FINIS

holyness And that also beholding and considering so manie Saints the Christian Princes that glorie to bee of theyr race may be therby spurred and pricked on to virtue and follovve theyr holyness and choose them for Patrones Aduocates and guides in the vnknowne vvay of this life and after in the iust iudgement of the vpright iudge Those that haue the carde which I set out must note first that it vvas not possible to giue all the Queenes place therin or to set downe theyr names because the piece is little and also because many of them were maried to kings whom it was no need to bring in and those that are set downe are without crownes excepting the Saints and those that were heyres to kingdomes or princedomes who by theyr mariages transferred them to other families Secondly heer in is cleerly to bee seen the right and lawfull succession of the kingdoms of Hungarie and Bohemia and all the Prouinces and Dominions of the howse of Austria vnto the person of Ferdinando Emperour of the Romanes Also the inheritance and succession not only of all the kingdomes of Spaine but also of Sicilie and Naples of the Dukedome of Burgundie Brabant and the rest of the Dominions of the lowe countries lawfully to pertein and fall vpon the person of the Catholick king Philip the 4. Dominic Victor and that not by force of armes much less by prudence and humane industrie but only by the disposition and prouidēce of God who Eccl. cap. 10. translateth kingdomes from nation to nation VVhence may bee seen the idleness and vanitie or manifest impietie of such as preferr the inventions of theyr owne braines or to speak more properly certaine lawes of state before the providence and care-that God hath of the gouernement of Empires and Dominions and for theyr better safeguard and securitie sett faith and conscience à side offend God and his holy church Thirdly all Potentates shall heer note that the strongest castle the chiefest fortification and defence of theyr estates is sincere faith and Religion not affected for although the riches and regions bee moued together although the earth be in vprore and hell come in for à part nothing of all this can shake the Monarch that feareth God and loveth his church and doth not communicate nor participate with the adversaries ther of and is zealous of sincere and perfect iustice Fourthly that no man may haue anie thing to say if it seem to him that I haue done more then the decrees of the church do permit touching the description of the 24. Saints Because they bee not all in the Catalogue of the Canonised by order of the Romane church althoug the greatest part of them bee so yet the others shined and do as yet shine with many miracles in theyr seuerall places and prouinces VVher they are holden esteemed and reuerenced for Saints and of some of them the Martyrologes of theyr orders do make mention so that no doubt being made of theyr sanctitie it remayneth that we endeauour to followe them Ther is in the table à distinction for the Saints Canonised or Beatified are in ouall circles with beames of glorie about theyr heads the other in round circles without beames And because the beatification of B. Ioane Queen of France is laboured for at Rome and the decree from day to day expected shee is sett in an ouall circle For the rest what thing so ever can bee desired more in the description of the carde the markes and distinctions therin sett downe and chiefly the branches of it doe shewe it cleerly Lett this suffice gentle Reader for thy direction enioy my little labour and take it thanckfully F. F. P. COncordat cum originali Teutonico Ita testor 5. Octobris 1628. Fr. Franciscus Bel. Imprimatur Fr. Franciscus à sancta Clara Lector Theologiae Collegij S. Bonauenturae Duaci Guardianus R. P. Ministri Prouinciae Angliae Cis mare vices gerens A SHORT DECLARATION OF THE LIFE VIRTVES AND MIRACLES OF S. ELIZABETH CALLED THE PEACE-MAKER QVEEN OF PORTVGALL Of her parents and bringing vp THE FIRST CHAPTER THIS B. Sainte Elizabeth was daughter to Peeter king of Aragon her mother was named Cōstancia daughter of Manfredus King of Cecilie and Cozen to the Emperour Frederick the second Shee was borne in the yeare of our Lord 1272. In the reign of her grandfather james of whose merits and good workes it is found vvritten that he builded and endowed to the honor of the glorious mother of god 2000. churches when this happy child vvas Christned they named her Elizabeth in memory of that other S. Elizabeth daughter to Andrevv king of Hungary vvho dyed before in great holynes of life and vvas numbred amongst the Saints by Gregory the 9. vvhose sister Called Violence vvas wife to the forenamed james and grandmother to this holy Saint hir birthe did so much reioyce her grandfather that he presētly made peace with his sonne her father with whom he had bene long at variance but novv at this ioyfull time of her natiuity he cōcluded peace between them and tooke this vvelcome guifte his grandchild home to his pallace and brought her vp vvith great care instructing her in all vertues vvhen she vvas 6. yeares ould her grandfather dyed and she vvas brought home to her fathers house where in her tender yeares she gaue great testimony of her future vertues by her grauity and deuotion vvhich was of great edification for shee kepte the same maner of Rule in all her actions and espetially in her praiers and deuotions which she had learned of her grandfather and vvhen she vvas Come to the age of 8. yeares she daily read the 7. hovvres of the diuine office vvith great deuotion and diligence she vvas louing and charitable to the poore giuing according to her age all that she could procure at vvhich her father did very much admire ascribing all the good succes of his affaires to his daughters merits for vvhich he gaue daily thankes vnto almighty God Of the marriage of B. Saint Elizabeth THE II. CHAPTER THe fame of this holy Saint and her naturall indowments vvher-vvith she vvas adorned vvas spred through the vvholl vvorld so that she vvas desired in mariage by many Princes to witt the Prince of Naples and the Prince of Brittan̄y who sent their Embassadores to the king of Aragon her father to desire this royall daughter in mariage but this vvas vnwelcome nevves vn to him vvho greaued to thinke that he should part vvith his beloued daughter and much more grieuous vvas it to the holy Elizabeth that sought after the heauenly Bridegroome not desiring any earthly Prince About this time dyed Alphonsus the 3. king of Portugal and after him reigned in his kingdome his sonne Dionisius vvho being novv setled in his kingdome did Choose out 3. of the greatest Peeres of his Royalme vvhom he sent in Embassage to the king of Aragon to desire this his daughter in mariage the king at that time kepte his

Courte at Barcinona where the aforsayde Embassadores arriued theyr names vveare the Lord Iohn Velho Lord Iohn Martinium and the Lord Vasco Perez vvho presenting their Embassage to the king he deliberating vvith him selfe on vvhich of these 3. Princes he should bestovve his daughter so deare and delightfull vnto him in regard of her virtuous disposition at the last he made choice of the king of Portugall rather then either of the other tvvo Princes in regard they were not as yet established in theire kingdoms as the kinge Dionysius was Besides this king was not so neer in blood vnto the lady Elizabeth as the other tvvo Princes vvere all vvhich vvere Motiues that made the king her father vvilling to bestowe her vpon the aforsayd king Dionysius and so soone as consent was giuen thervnto the Lord Velho as cheefe of these Embassadores toke this holy Elizabeth to vvife in the name of his king vvho vnderstanding therof did much reioyce vvith all his subiects exceedingly congratulating this hopefull mariage and vvith great desire expected her Coming esteeming her as giuen them from heauen vvhen shee vvas to depart from her fathers pallace tovvards her husbands courte the king her father vvith greate attendance accompanied her to the borders of Castile vvhere shee vvas honorably receiued by Aminitius Sancius vvho at that time being hindred vvith vvarres Gaue her to the protection of his brother james and the best of the nobility of Castile At Brigante vpon the Borders of Portugall Alphonsus brother to the aforsaide king Dionysius avvaited her and brought with him many Bishops and nobles of the land honorably conducting her Royall parson to Trancosie vvhere the king did attend the Comming of his bryde and the mariage vvas solemnised with vnspeakable ioy of all In the yeare of our lord 1282. the king gaue her for vvelcome after the custome of Portugall great speciall rents out of certain citties and also courtiers and attendants as beseemed her Of her holy life in her mariage state THE III. CHAPTER THis nevve state of life and greate honor did not any vvayes diminish her accustomed deuotions for although this holy Queene vvere but 12. yeares of age yet did she measure and dispose of all her affaires in due time and knevve hovv to direct and turne all her actions to the honour of God as her mirthe into modesty her ioy into teares her ievvells and costly apparell to sharpe discipline and chastising her body She vvas much giuen to the seruice of God in holy contemplation yet did she neuer neglect her seruice and due respectes vnto the king her husband shee kepte a iust accounte hovv shee spent the day rising early in the morning to read her Matines and Prime and so soone as the Priestes and musicians vvere ready to performe the diuine seruice she went with speed to the Chappell vvhere she heard mass very deuoutly vpon her knees and after mass hauing reuerently kissed the Priests hand she made her offering according to the solemnity of the day that she might not appeare vvith empty hands before allmighty God this being done she read the rest of her hovvres and this vvas her accustomed maner all the time of her life and for the last shee read the office of Our B. Lady and the office of the dead in the after noones shee vvent à gaine to the Chappell to heare the Vesperas and to performe the rest of her office after which she gaue her selfe to holy contemplation vvherin she shed à boundance of teares that proceeded from the tendernes of her hart she also vsed to reade deuout bookes vvhich incite to virtue and after this shee exercised her selfe in skilfull needle vvorke Chiefly to shun idleness and to giue others good example she made vvith her ovvne handes all thinges that vvere necessary for the church she vvent often to confession and received the most holy Sacrament of the Altar with greate deuotion Of her greate abstinence and how her fasting was confirmed with à miracle THE IV. CHAPTER THis holy Queene vvas not only à louer of praire but also of great abstinence accustoming her selfe to à very spare diett that her soule might be the more pleasing vnto God and besides the fasting days appointed by the holy church she kepte 3. in à weeke and she likewise fasted the aduēt of our lord and from the Eue of S. Iohn Baptist vntill the day of our B. ladyes assumption and some times she fasted the lent of S. Michael when these fastes seemed easie to her then did she fast the. Freedayes and Saturdayes with the Eues of our lady and all the Apostles vvith bread and vvater and she vvould haue proceeded further in fasting but that the king her husband ouer ruled her This vvise and virtuous Queene knevv vvel that costly meales greate banquettes and fine apparell was often times the nurce of many sinnes and it pleased God to shevv by à miracle hovv pleasing the sobriety and abstinence of this his hand maide was vnto him for being sick at Alanquerti she vvas appointed by the Doctor to drinke vvyne for the recouery of her strength but she for the loue of abstinence did refuse to drinke it verely beleeuing it was not good for her health For not she alone but all the kinges and Queenes of Portugall vvere noe drinkers of vvyne so that it pleased almighty God vvonderfully to looke vpon her for as her waighting vvoman brought her tvvice à Cuppe of Could vvater to drink it vvas both times miraculously turned in to good vvyne Of her mildnes to the poore likewise confirmed with à miracle THE V. CHAPTER THis holy Queene vvas all vvayes found milde and very charitable tovvards the poore being euer vvilling and redy to helpe and comfort them in all that possibly she might so that her liberality seemed to go aboue her Estate she neuer let any depart from her vncōforted although there came many vnto her not so much driuen by corporall necessity as to receiue of her some consolation and ease of their griefes by her pious counsell and virtuous example She had great compassion vpon all strangers and outlandishe pilgrims tenderly receiving and charitably releeuing them according to their necessity vvith mony Cloathes and lodging She gaue to all Cloisters as vvell of men as of vvomen to the vttermost of her povver She did much commiserate the disstressed estate of poore gentilmen vvhich through any misfortune vvere fallen to decay and she sought out meanes to helpe them Likewise this pious Queene did vnderstand that vvithin her Royalme vvere very many vvomen of good account which suffered greate misery for vvant of maintenance and therby vvere in danger to fall in to sinne a but she employed her most trust● seruants to releeue they re necessity and by her meanes preferred many in mariage and although her piety vvere alvvayes plentifully manifested to the needy yet vpon fasting dayes and in the holy vveeke she exercised most charity and aparelling her selfe in