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A18465	The ioyfull returne, of the most illustrious prince, Charles, Prince of great Brittaine, from the court of Spaine Together, with a relation of his magnificent entertainment in Madrid, and on his way to St. Anderas, by the King of Spaine. The royall and princely gifts interchangeably giuen. Translated out of the Spanish copie. His wonderfull dangers on the seas, after his parting from thence: miraculous deliuery, and most happy-safe landing at Portsmouth on the 5. of October ...; Relacion de la partita del Principe de Walia. English	Almansa y Mendoza, Andres, 17th cent.	1623 (1623)	STC 5025; ESTC S107749	16,348	50

worke so rich as proper only for a Prince Don Layme Manuel de Cordeues Marquesse of Belmonte gaue him foure Barbary horses and his Highnes commanded a very faire Chaine to be giuen him that brought them His Maiestie and his Highnesse went twice to take leaue of the Lady Infanta and of other royall persons to the Monasterie of the Descallsas where they were entertained with teares of ioy and his Maiestie commanded that the Marques of Villena and the Prince of Esquilache should enter with other Lords that had sisters and daughters there And her Highnes gaue vnto the Prince many Boxes of sents flowers and other things of great curiosity and riches The Embassadors Grandes and Counsellors of Estate went to take leaue of his Highnes by whom they were honor'd and he thanked them for the care paines they tooke in all the meetings for his dispatches and hee sent to visit all Religious and graue persons Ecclesiasticall and Secular of the Assembly to whom he gaue the like thankes for as in greatnesse so is hee in no manner of vrbanitie defectiue On Thursday at seuen of the clocke in the morning in the presence of the Counsell of Estate betweene the hands of the Illustrious Patriarke of the Indies his Highnesse with the King of Spaine performed some ceremonies of the Matrimoniall capitulations and those of the conuention of the State The day after in the euening about fiue of the clocke his Maiestie went for the Prince in publike wearing a blacke sute and Iewels for the sorrow of the Princes departure and his Highnesse ware no Iewels at all The concourse of people was so great that neither any respect of his Maiestie nor feare of the Guards could keepe them back so dearely Spaine loues her Kings The loue of the Prince is growne so naturall and his confidence tractabilitie in Treaties hath so augmented it as also the Spaniards are so easily wonne with affabilitie an infallible effect of their demerit and valour And so likewise as beeing sonne to a most absolute vnderstanding King his Highnesse knew how to imitate with such admirable sufficiency The Queene and the Infanta accompanied with all the Ladies of the Court the wiues and Ladies of Embassadors Ladies Menima's which are certaine yong Nobilitie expected thē who being entred they went receiued him without the Tarrima And all turning towards her Hee first tooke leaue of the Queene of Spaine without an Interpreter in the French tongue and afterwards by meanes of his Embassador Ordinarie who interpreted for the Infanta with whom hee continued about halfe an houre And all the English Lords and Knights kissed the Queenes and the Infanta's hands Where being conducted and accompanied by the Lords Infantes to his Coach and the Duke of Infantado the Conde de Oliuares the Duke of Buckingham and the Earle of Bristoll the Spaniards on the side of his Highnesse and the English on the Kings side they went to the Descalsa's to take their last leaue of his Highnes leauing behinde them this great and famous place They returned by night And afterwards his Highnes Gifts and Presents were made knowne such as beseemed a Prince to persons who shall be made knowne wherein he shewed the greatnesse of his Person and the desire and respect they bare to his Maiesty and ought to shew and manifest To the King our Lord hee gaue a sword set with Diamonds which in the least estimate must needs be held a great gift and his Maiesty gaue him that deliuered it a Iewell correspondent to the Maiestie of a King To the Queene our Mistresse hee sent a faire and relucent Diamond which was esteem'd to bee of twenty Caracts weight And a Triangle and two Eare rings of Diamonds as big as an indifferent beane great in value but greater in Art and workmanship and the Queenes Maiestie gaue to the Keeper of the Wardrobe that brought them three thousand Crownes To the Lady Infanta a string of two hundred fifty great peare-fashioned Pearles of rare perfection and of fiue Caracts and one with a Diamond which cannot be valued and two little Peare-pearles for the eares of inestimable value and other two Pearles for the same parts maruellous great To the two chiefe Ladies of the Chamber the Duchesse of Gandia and the Countesse of Lemos To the chiefe Mayor-domos or Stewards the Duke of Infantado and the Conde of Benauente Iewels of Diamonds And the Duke gaue fiue hundred Ducats to him that brought them and to seuenteene Ladies and Minima's seuenteene Iewels as estimable for value as for Art To the Lord Infante Don Carlos a poynted Diamond in a Cup set in a Ring as a true present from a Prince to his Highnesse To the Lord Cardinall Infante a Pectorall of Topazes Diamonds and a pendent Pearle which might supply the absence of the Peregrina To the Conde de Oliuares a great Diamond called a Portugues and it was sometime Don Sebastians it is of eight Caracts with a pendent Pearle of great price And the Conde gaue to the Keeper of the Wardrobe to Mr. Endimion Porter Mr. Thomas Carey of his Highnesse Chamber Iewels of good value and each of them sixe excellent Swords with all their furniture To the Countesse of Oliuares a Crosse of very great Diamonds in forme of a columne And to the Lady Maria de Guzman her Daughter a Ring worth a great summe of crownes To the Admirall of Castilia a great iewel his Excellency gaue a 1000. crowns to him that brought it to the Marquesse of Carpio the like To the Duke of Hixan To the Marques of Mondexar To the Kings Confessor and to the Bishop of Segouia foure Iewels of Diamonds worthy of such persons and him that gaue them And to all the Gentlemen of the Chamber rings with faire Diamonds and to the Counsellors of Estate stones of double the greatnesse To foureteene of the Kings Pages so many chaines and sixe and fifty thousand Ryals to the inferiour Officers that waited To the guard of Archers foure thousand Crownes and to euery one was giuen a very good Ring And also to Don Melchior of Alcazar whose obseruance attendance deseru'd it To the Conde de la Puebla del Maestre a Chaine of a thousand an hundred and seuenteene Diamonds a Iewell with forty seuen more with his owne picture The Duke of Buckingham gaue to Don Rodrigo de Aguiar and Don Pedro Ares seruants to the Conde de Oliuares two sutes of apparell and Crosses of Diamonds double the value The like were giuen to Don Iuan de Santacruz and Don Pedro de Vega And to thirteene Pages thirteene Chaines of gold and to the inferiour Officers and seruants a great summe of money and to all that carried Horses or any other thing into England great gifts of money and Chaines reseruing still the shewing them a further fauour there The Prince did the like to the Gentlemen-waiters to the King To Marco Antonio

Darroque and to Don Iuan de Fonseca Rabelo Attendants about the Kings person to each of them a thousand fiue hundred Crownes On Saturday by faire day-light they departed the Prince the King and the Infantes and in a manner all the Court and euery ones Family to San Lorenço or the Escuriall whither they came that day And the day following there were shewed to his Highnesse accompanied with the Royall persons the Pantheon Sepulchers Vestrie Quire Libraries Cloisters and Gardens who admired it as it well deserues and to all those Lords it seem'd not onely greater then the fame that went of it but then any conceit or imaginatiō they could haue therof and in reason it was exalted with the title of the eighth wonder of the world and the Epilogue and conclusion of all the rest Monday following being the eleuenth while they that were to goe the iourney came on to the rest of the company vvas spent in seeing the Fresneda the Boscages as also in hunting there Tuesday morning was spent after the same manner And his Maiestie determining with their Highnesses to accompany them to the Groue of Balsayn when his Highnes requested him hauing respect to the Queenes being great with child that he would no longer continue his absence His Maiesty resisted but in the end was ouercome by his Highnesse for his iust demand required no lesse They departed from the Escuriall and in a little Field not farre off the place ordain'd for their taking of leaue they alighted so sitting down for the space almost of halfe an houre conuersed Afterwards they embraced and the Queene the Infanta with the brothers Don Carlos and Infante Cardinall came to doe the like Then all the English Lords and Gentlemen kissed the Kings hand and the Spaniards the Princes by both whom they were vouchsafed great honours And returning to embrace againe with wonderfull demonstrations of loue a Trophee was commanded to be erected with an Inscription of all that succeeded in this place where they took leaue The Prince departed to lye at Guardarama in his Coach with the Duke of Buckingham Conde de Monterrey Conde de Gondomar his Fathers Embassador Leager And the King and their Highnesses went to Madrid And this night the Admirall of Castile and Leon in his Maiesties name with a great traine and show of followers was sent Post to visit the Prince and one of the English Lords was likewise sent by his Highnesse to the King of Spaine On Wednesday hee went to dine at Balsayn where hee tooke great delight in the house and Boscages as also in the rare and strange situation And about foure of the clocke in the euening he entred into Segouia where all the Country came flocking in to see him He admired the building of the Church and of the Palace when vpon the opening of the Coach they gaue him a welcome with all their Artillerie which was much and good And lighting on foote hee viewed all the house extolling the memory of prudent Philip the second the Re-edifier thereof delighting to see his Armes quartered with those of these Kingdomes in the Scutcheons of the second great Hall The worke of Don Henriques the third who married with a Neece of the Kings his Progenitors The Conde de Chinchon Alcayd of that Royall House and the Treasurer of the money Mint was appointed to entertain him Which hee performed with the greatnesse of his quality and singular wit and discretion who attended him at the gate accompanied with his Lieutenant the Guard and the Captaine of the Alcazar or Palace and withall their seruants set forth in all brauerie and hee offered him the chiefe and double Key because the principall Key of the Fuerca is onely presented to the Kings Person or else obtaining it by Plea of Homage His Highnesse was pleased to merender or make his Collation and the Conde serued him with a number of delicates and certaine Trouts of extraordinarie greatnesse Also Don Sancho Giron a Knight of the Order of Alcantara Corrigidor the glory of Talauera his Countrie was ready with a Present of milke confections of that Citie so celebrated which he esteemed and for it sent him great thankes Afterwards the whole Citie in ranke and order with Mace-bearers came to kisse his hand whom he honor'd discouering himselfe to them and not permitting the ceremony of a kisse hee imbraced them with shew of great ioy and contentment Then he went downe to see the Mint-house where also the Count himselfe offered him the Keyes and the Alcazar or Palace gaue him a full salue All the stamps were imployed and wrought of all sorts in his presence and here after he had admired the form and maner thereof The Conde de Chinchon serued him in Founts with more then three thousand Crownes telling him how it was the fruit of those gardens in doubles of an hundred eight foure two and plaine plates Ryals of fifty of eight and from them to halfe Ryals He accepted of this seruice and among those Knights and Gentlemen that delighted in the beauty of the coyne he imparted some the rest with much contentment hee disperst among the people who beheld him with many acclamations and benedictions Being returned to the Palace when he had supt the place was girt round about with lights fires and the Palace with a number of Torches some great ones very artificiall which yeelded much light an excellent inuention and he presented him with a gallant Mask of thirty two Knights which might wel haue appear'd in the Court wherin there were Liueries of Cloth and Silkes mounted on excellent Iennets The Palace discharges al their Artillery which was mingled with the sound of Bels Trumpets and musical Instruments which took vp a great part of the night They had prouided Buls and twelue Lanciers but the haste of the iourney could not admit of this seruice His Highnesse gaue to Chinchon a Iewell worth 3000. Crownes and hee to him that brought it a chaine worth three hundred He cōmanded money to be giuen among the Officers of the house and 200. Crownes to the Masters of the Artillerie and as many to Don Iuan de Torres a pregnant and witty Poet who dedicated vnto him certaine ingenious and elegant verses and to Andres de Mendoça Author of this Relatiō who presented him with a congratulation of his happy Espousals in the Latine tongue three thousand Ryals with many honours and manifestations of contentment And about fiue in the morning hee cheerefully departed frō Agasaxo being receiued into that Citie hee dined at Santa Maria de Nieua the day following at Santiustie and lay at Olmedo on Saturday he dined at Valdestillas by two came to Valladolid where the whole Chancerie Citie and Vniuersitie kissed his hand with a great traine and company whom he honored with signes of ioy and gladnesse he was entertained by those Lords with brauery and gallantrie wherein they shewed affection to

serue their King by celebrating the ioy of the Prince his cōming which his Maiestie formerly manifested Amongst whom the Marquesse de los Velez the Conde de Aluade Aliste exemplified themselues in the great traine of Seruants the glorious apparell of their owne persons and in the riches of their Liueries al which he honoured as they deserued and as hee well knowes how to performe it His Highnes went to see the Kings Garden hee was much delighted with the Pictures of Raphael de Vrbino and Michael Angelo and with the Alabaster Fountaine which the Illustrious great Duke of Tuscan gaue to my Lord Cardinall the Duke of Lerma he was serued with it It is the portrature of Cain and Abel And his Highnesse took great contentment in the rich shops of the Citie which honoured him with festiuities of fires for he would stay for no other solemnities and leauing among the Officers of the Palace the Garden testimonies of his magnificence he departed to Duennas where by order the Duke of Cea Vice-admiral of Castilia entertained feasted him and in Palencia he was receiued feasted by the Bishop to whom he gaue a great Iewell to his best and inferiour seruants a liberality of mony from whence he departed to Carrion Hee visited the Antiquities of the Citie and so went to Fromista and hauing entertainement in the Marquesses house by his order he was serued with a great sumptious Dinner The like was shewed him in Alguilar de Campo by the Marquesse thereof and in Herrera Rio de Pisuerga The Constable of Castilia and Leon presented him with the like for his own honour and the eminency of his Family omitting nothing wherin he may testifie it And thus the Author cuts off the thread of his Narration reseruing the rest for some more elegant Pen till his comming to London With Licence from the Lord Gançalo Perez de Valençuela In Madrid by the widdow of Alonso Martin 1623. Thus far runnes the printed Spanish Relation what ensued after you shall now heare from the report of some of his Highnesse Traine that attended in the Voyage And thus it beginnes He arriued at Saint Andera on Saint Mathews day not farre off from this Port the Prince dined hauing not yet made his entry into the towne whilst he sat at dinner circled about with all his noble company a double newes saluted him at the boord and both of them good the one was that his sister the Princesse Palatine was safely brought to bed of a sonne the other was that the whole Fleet vnshaken by any dangerous Sea-bruizes was arriued in the hauen of Saint Andera In the afternoone of the same day that the newes was brought about foure of the clocke he was with all honor receiued and welcomed into the Towne Being entertained vpon the way not only with multitudes of people testifyng much affection in their faces and vttering no lesse in their Spanish tongues that it came from their hearts but to render this ioy more substantially he was first all the way he came along presented with vollies of Musketeeres and at the towne with a ringing peale of Ordnance He was no sooner in the towne but his desire was to take a view of his Fleet being attended by many great Lords of Spaine who had come along to Saint Andera with him the Conde of Monterey being a principall with many English of good quality How soone are ioyes turned into sorrowes safetie into dangers a shining forenoone into a gloomy euening His Highnesse after all that feasting and triumphing in Saint Andera being desirous to go aboord that goodly ship the Admirall of his Fleet called the Prince a title due to it for the brauery and Princely building of it spent so much time that the euening drew on apace and with the euening a more threatning enemy for not onely the tyde resisted his comming backe his Highnes being then in his own Barge his owne Watermen rowing in it but a storme began to arise and the billows to swel high before the Watermen had gottē halfe way frō the ships to the towne the distance between the shore and the ships being at least a Spanish league The Watermen were strong cunning and couragious but the furious waues taught their Oares another māner of practise then euer they were put to vpon the Thames To the town they could not possibly get against a wind and tyde so raging or if they had ventured it had been dangerous in regard a huge Barke to saue her selfe lay very neere the mouth of the Harbour to the shore they were as fearefull to put it being full of rocks to the ships back againe to flie for succour night a darke night being spred ouer that Horizon denied that comfort for if they should misse the ships they were in doubt to be carried into the maine the channell where the Fleet anchored running with an impetuous and irresistable torrent In this full-Sea of Horrors the Prince resolued to turn back towards the ships and to fall in vpon the first they could fasten rather then trust to the mercy of the rockes vpon euery one of which sat ineuitable destruction What could Hope trust to here where neither the watermens skill nor strength could incourage them to bring safety to their Master The clouds opened and discharged their artillery of raine lightning and thunder elements of contrary nature warring one vpon another whilst the waters which were called vp to decide the controuersie quarrelling with the winds made the vproare more horrid and tempestuous And so much greater was the danger by how much the night by reason of the storme grew darker and darker yet at last that omnipotent Arme which can teare vp rocks from their center and that voyce which can call in the winds and still them with the mouing of his finger sent a Doue with an Oliue branch in her bill as an assurance of comfort For by casting out a roape from a ship called the Defiance which with much hazard of life one of the Princes watermen catched hold off by spying a light in the same ship his Highnesse and all in the Barge with him praise be giuen to the Almighty Pilot that stood at Helme were with vnspeakable ioy receiued into that shippe and there tooke vp his lodging till the next morning nothing at all daunted at these terrors sithence dangers to noble minds are but the triumphs of their constant sufferings The next day being Satturday his Highnesse was brought to shore and dined in a House appointed for him and his company where after Dinner he tooke leaue of the Spanish Commissioners and others who had waited on him thither and a little before the euening went aboard his Ship called the Prince with a full resolutiō to make the compasse of those woodden walles the Prince of Englands Court and in that Sea-chamber of Presence euen to dwell without any remoue vntil it should please God to send a