there was set vp of purpose for a more close and conuenient passage a very large Scaffold adioining to the end of a long Gallery and to the Church likewise the timber whereof was all couered with cloth of Gold very rich and the Scaffold being high was a good meanes to giue sight to all the people The manner of their comming to Church was in this sort The Kings Trumpets were placed neere and before the Church in seuerall companies alwaies sounding and one answering other about foure of the clocke in the after noone there appeared descending by the Scaffold afore mentioned to go into the Church of S. Paules which as is likewise said adioining to the scaffold the Knights Lords and Grandes going before and some Dukes of especiall name bearing diuers ceremonies likewise as the Salera or Salt borne by one the Taper of wax by another the Chrisome by another then the Crown borne by the Constable before whom went the King of Armes The Prince was borne by the Duke of Lerma in his armes but tied to him with a rich scarfe or Band he was assisted by the Prince of Sauoy and the Conde of Miranda Then followed the Infanta in a chaire as it should seeme made for that purpose and borne by diuers Gentlemen of the Kings bed and Priuy chamber on their shoulders assisted by the yonger Prince of Sauoy At the Church doore the Cardinal staied for them in his Pontificalibus accompanied with three Bishops and other especiall officers of the Church the singing men going before and so conducting them to the Font which was richly prepared and couered with a Canapy of cloth of gold the Cardinall performed all the ceremonies according to the order of their Church and so with Church musicke noise of Trumpets and many other wind Instruments they finished their ceremonies returning in such maner as they went being accompanied also with most of the great Ladies of the kingdome and those of the Court. He was Christened Phillippe Domingo Victor His Godfather was the elder Prince of Sauoy of whom he tooke his name Victor His Godmother was the Infanta his Sister His Lordship was placed conueniently in the house of the Conde d' Rubadauia in the morning both to see the procession as also the going of the Prince to Christening But so soone as they were passed by he with some other were priuately conueied through a gallery on the backeside of a Monastery into the Church into a place appointed of purpose for him and the Lords that were of his company On Munday in the after noone the Ambassadour Leadger was by his Lordship presented to the King and by him gratiously receaued and allowed That day in the after noone came diuers Ambassadours to visit his Lordship as first Don Francisco de Meschite Ambassadour for the state of Venice as also the French Ambassadour Monsieur Baron de Barault Cheualier who after some short stay departed At the time of the French Ambassadours being there came likewise the Ambassadour resiaunt for the Emperour His Lordship euer shewing much affability and curtesie and accompanying them on their way to their coches with kind behauiour of his being greatly obserued caused an extraordinary respect and an exceeding loue of all men towards him That night also came to visit his Lordship the Cardinall of Toledo being a very stately Prelate well discended very rich in his cariage very curteous and in his expence liberall as by the apparelling of his pages and seruants and by his rich Sumpter cloths hangings and such like might well appeare Tuesday the one and twentieth of May his Lordship was conducted by Don Blasco vnto the church called S. Maries to see the ceremony and state of the Queenes churching whither the King and Queene came together the King riding on horsebacke the Queene in a very rich chariot of cloth of gold drawen by foure horses all trapped and harnessed with cloth of golde in which chariot likewise sat the Infanta Next followed in another chariot the yoong Prince in the armes of an ancient Ladie After followed two other caroches of blacke veluet wherein sat diuers Duchesses Countesses and other great personages widowes Then followed foure other caroches all of one fashion wherein sat seueral Ladies the Queenes Maids This was the first day of the Queens going abroad and as we accounted of it her Churching day This day his Lordship was inuited to dinner to the Constables where he was accompanied by the Duke of Alberquerque the Duke of Cesa and others The maner of feasting being not vsuall in Spaine and our company being many could not all receiue that contentment which the Constable desired to giue in generall For the countrey considered it is much to be maruelled how they could do what they did but it plainly appeared nothing was left vndone for want of cost and that all preparation was made that the countrey could any way affoord for their enterteinment Wednesday his Lordship was visited by the Conde de Lemos accompanied with diuers Noblemen and men of good quality That day likewise and Thursday his Lordship visited aswell the Ambassadors afore mentioned as also diuers other Lords and Ladies in the towne Friday the foure and twentieth day of May Thomas Knoell Esquire his Highnesse seruant and Messenger for the deliuerie of certaine Presents to the King of Spaine expecting and attending the Kings pleasure therein was sent for by Don Blasco to come and bring the sayd Presents into a priuate Garden belonging to the Duke of Lerma where the King and Queene came in person to receiue the same The Presents were six Horses three for the King and three for the Queene with saddles and clothes very richly imbroidered and costly two Crosbowes with sheifs of Arrowes foure Fowling-pieces with their furnitures all very richly garnished and inlayed with fine plate of golde and one couple of Lime hounds of an extraordinary goodnesse Which Presents were acceptably receiued the King and Queene very much obseruing and admiring the richnesse and fashion thereof On Saturday the fiue and twentieth day of May there came to visit his Lordship the Bishop Salustius Taernsius Bishop of Montepolitan in Hetruria and Ambassador for the Duke of Florence After dinner came likewise to visit his Lordship D. Iuan de Bourch Conde de Figaroa President of Portugall with his foure sonnes That day also came to visit him together with the Constable the Conde de Oliuares accompanied with diuers Marquesses and Earles This Conde was one of them that was in England in the time of Queen Mary The same day in the afternoon his Lordship visited the Queen and deliuered her a faire rich Iewell as a token from the Queen of England Sunday and Munday his Lordship went abroad to visit diuers Nobles that had formerly been with him as also spending some part of the same time in concluding with the Councell of Spaine of matters concerning his Ambassage and of all things necessary for the effecting and
of his Lordships in suits of Damaske holding their Trumpets in their hands but not sounding Then came diuers Gentlemen of good sort with whom also followed his Lordships Gentlemen and principall Officers in their Liueries of blacke veluet to the number of thirty Then followed the Esquires Knights and Lords euery one according to their degree being accompanied with seuerall Spanish Knights and Lords after whom came his Lordship accompanied with the Nobles afore mentioned which order for that the raine fell so exceedingly could not be continued as was ment but by reason thereof diuers made what hast they could to their lodging and yet were throughly wet before they could get thither His Lordship accompanied as afore and entring into the towne at the Gate called La Puerta del Campo passed through the chiefe parts of the towne and along by the Court gate The King Queen and Ladies as it was sa d standing in seuerall windowes to take view of the company about six of the clocke came to the place appointed for his Lordships lodging That night came diuers Noble men as also the Mayordomo to the Queen to visit his Lordship from her Highnesse which was much wondred at by the Spaniards themselues for that if they speake true they neuer knew the like fauour done to any Ambassadour whatsoeuer The next day being Friday the seuenteenth day of May there came to visit his Lordship the Duke of Lerma Don Francisco Gouees de Sandoual c. a man of especiall regard and account with the King accompanied with diuers Dukes and Condes Thither also that day came the Duke of Medyna de Ryoseco a youth of ten yeares of age Admirall of Castilla by inheritance accompanied with diuers other Lords and men of great account Vpon Saterday the eighteenth day of May in the morning the King sent the Conde d' Guklues and diuers others of his Priuy chamber to visit his Lordship the same day The first audience somewhat before dinner his Lordship had intelligence that the Kings Maiesty intended to giue him audience in the after noone whereof the English Lords Knights and Gentlemen taking notice prepared themselues to giue their attendance although not in so good fashion as they desired would had they had vnderstanding thereof ouer night his Lordship therefore staying his Highnesse pleasure about three of the clocke in the after noone The Constable accompanied with twenty Noblemen or more whereof three or foure of them were of the Grandes of Spaine and diuers other men of dignity and esteeme in the Court bringing with them many coches came to conduct his Lordship and the company to the Court many people were gathered in the streets to see the passage of his Lordship his company The number of the coches was about twenty but notwithstanding many of our Noblemen and Knights rode vpon their rich footeclothes the Kings guard waited euen from the vttermost gate of the Pallace to the Presence chamber dore being all newly suited in colloured veluet yellow red but in seuerall habits that thereby they might be the better distinguished being in number 300. whereof there are 100. Swissers 100. Spanish horsemen and 100. Wallons At the Pallace gate stood diuers Noble men Knights and Gentlemen amongst whom was the Duke of Infantasgo the Marquesse of Vellada and others all appointed to receaue and giue his Lordship entertainment and to conduct and guide the company vp into the Presence where the King sate vnder a rich cloth of Estate and by him stood eight Grandes of Spaine couered It is not lawfull for any to stand couered in the presence of the King except he be a Grande The care these Lords tooke to giue contentment to the English was so great that we might easily perceiue they spared not to put out of the saide roome all manner of people of what condition soeuer of purpose to make way and giue place euen to the meanest of the English which would presse in to see the King not keeping out any of how meane condition soeuer His Lordship hauing deliuered his mind in Oration by the mouth of Master Gyles Porter his Interpreter as also the Kings Maiesties Letters into his Highnesse owne hands the King descending from his chaire gaue intertainment to his Lordship with most kind and affable behauiour appointing him to sitte downe by him and that very neere which especiall fauour was much obserued and reported as a thing neuer vsed to any Ambassadour before that time Some short time spent in conference with his Lordship his Highnesse was pleased to take notice of such Nobles and Gentlemen as accompanied his Lordship in this his long and painfull iourney and thereupon required they should draw neere which they did each after other to do their reuerence and as they say Besar las manos which was only in bowing low to the ground without touching either hand or foot or any other part of his garments this done his Lordship tooke his leaue and the King appointed the Constable and others to conduct his Lordship and company to the Queenes side where in a very faire presence sate her Highnesse with the Infanta by her vnder a rich cloth of Estate accompanied with many Ladies and Maides of Honour diuided on either side the same roome a good distance each from other standing close by the wall almost from one end of the chamber to the other The Gentlemen Knights and Lords going along and before his Lordshippe were receiued by the Mayor domo to the Queene and so conducted to her presence After some conference and complement his Lordship taking leaue of her Maiesty for that it began to be late all the Lords Knights and Gentlemen were called vp to the Queen as formerly they had been to the King euery one after other bowing himselfe in obeysance and kissing the skirt of her Highnesse kirtle departed being conducted by the said Dukes and Lords which both brought them to the Court and accompanied them backe againe to his lodging Sunday the nineteenth day of May the Kings Maiesty went in procession first going into the Church neere the Pallace called Saint Paules after through the towne to a Church called Saint Maries in maner as followeth First went many Friers singing bearing amongst them diuers crosses banners and other ceremonious reliques of the Church the Sacrament being likewise caried by foure church-officers Then followed diuers Noblemen according to their degrees Next before the Kings owne person went the yonger of the Princes of Sauoy Then the king himselfe in person after whom followed the Cardinal being Archbishop of Toledo and with him the Prince of Sauoy the elder brother Then followed together the Prince of Moroco the Emperours Ambassadour the Ambassadour of France the Ambassadour of Venice after whom followed diuers Gentlemen of the Kings chamber and the rest of the traine After dinner there was preparation made for the christening of the Prince and for that the Court stood from the Church
performing the same Tuesday the eight and twentieth day of May his Lordship and all the rest of the company were inuited to dinner to the Duke of Lerma where they were most honourably intertained receauing there all contentment that might be for besides the plenty of his cheare the manner of the entertainment could not be bettered At the Table his Lordship was accompanied with the Duke of Lerma the Duke of Infantasgo the Duke of Alberquerque They were attended vpon at this feast by diuers Nobles Marquesses and Earles with many Knights and Gentlemen of the Kings priuy chamber and few others And besides the seuerall sorts of musicke during the time of dinner his Lordship and the rest hauing receiued what could be possibly giuen at the Table they were caried downe into a faire court paued with square stone in the middest whereof was a fountaine of cleare water The whole Court couered with canuas to defend and keepe off the heat of the sunne which at that time shone extreamly In this Court was of purpose a stage erected with all things fitting for a play which his Lordship and the rest were inuited to behold The King and Queen being in priuate likewise Spectators of that Interlude To write of euery particular of the Dukes entertainment were too much for he tooke exceeding care to performe al things with the greatest state as well appeared in this that for that the kitchin was crosse a square Court there were set vp high posts of timber with canuas strained to couer and defend the same in the passage of the meat from the dresser The ground being likewise couered with hangings of leather that no dust should arise whilest the seruice passed by At this feast seuerall Healths were druncke to the Kings of Great Brittaine and Spaine and to the happy continuance of the peace begun by the Duke of Lerma seconded by his Lordship and performed by all the company at the table Many Ladies of great account came priuately to see and obserue his Lordship and the company as they sate at meat well allowing and applauding the plenty and bounty vsed at this feast being indeed such a one as the like was not seene in Spaine many yeares before Wednesday his Lordship concluded with the Constable and Alexander Rouida Senatour of Millaine as concerning all matters touching the taking of the Kings oath Thursday the thirtieth day of May being Corpus Christi day the King went in Procession and for that he would be seene by the English the course was appointed by the gate where his Lordship lodged The manner was as followeth First came eight great Giants three Men three Women two Mores with a Taber and Pipe playing and they dauncing Then followed certaine Pilgrimes clad in blew After whō came many Crosses being in number 25. or 26. borne attended by the officers of the seuerall Churches to which they belonged Amongst whom were also mingled diuers pictures of Saints as Saint Iohn S. George killing the Dragon Saint Michaell Saint Francis Saint Andrew Saint Dominicke Saint Martin the picture of Christ in seuerall formes Mary Magdalen our Lady in diuers fashions also Many holy and pretious reliques Friers Mories dancers in maner of Gypsies beasts with fire-works Wild-men and such like toies as it should seeme to draw the people more readily with admiration After these followed diuers other Church reliques Friers Augustines Other Friers of the order of Saint Francis with their reliques Many Churchmen with lighted tapers in their hands the Kings Pages bearing torches Then the Sacraments borne by foure Churchmen in rich Copes Then the Lords and Grandes of Spaine Then followed the King bearing a lighted taper of Virgin wax after whom followed the Cardinall the Emperours Ambassadour the French Ambassadour and the Venetian Ambassadour the Prince of Sauoy the Prince of Moroco and others all bearing their tapers lighted in their hands The same day his Lordship staied till foure of the clocke after noone vntill his Highnesse pleasure were knowen that he was pleased as that day to take the oath formerly agreed on between them About which time there came to his Lordship Don Blasco de Aragon who brought word that the King expected his Lordships comming to the Court as that day and therefore for the more conuenient passage of the Nobles and Gentlemen that were to attend him thither order was taken that all should be supplied with Gennets that wanted and would send to the Kings stable for the same Euery man being furnished his Lordship set forward to the Court the Constable Don Pedro de Suniga being sent to accompany his Lordship thither as also diuers other Knights and Lords whose names for the sodainnesse of their comming and the number of them being so many could not be had His Lordships owne Gentlemen were in seuerall coches afore and staied at the Court gate expecting his Lordships comming thither where likewise great preparation was made diuers Noble men and others staying there to receaue his Lordship and his company Amongst whom were the Duke of Lerma and some other Grandes and those of the greatest Lords in Spaine His Lordship being thus receaued was conueied vp through a long Gallery into a Presence and so into another inner roome the Gentlemen Knights and Lords euer going before in very good order In which roome his Maiesty staied for the comming of his Lordship receauing him with affable and kind congratulation and tooke him along with him by his side The Kings Sergeaunts at Mace going first after following all the Graundes and Lords of Spaine one among another then the foure Kings of Armes in their coats of Armes then the Duke of Lerma bearing the Sword naked wherein one thing is especially to be noted that the Duke bare not the Sword vpright as is the custome of England but bare it lying vpon his right shoulder so the King and his Lords went together into a very faire banquetting house very lately built the Ambassadour Leadger the Lords and diuers others following The King sitting in his Estate his Lordship and the Ambassadour Leadger were placed vpon his left hand the Grandes and other the Noblemen of Spaine being seated on the other hand two degrees lower Before the King was brought a little Table whereon lay the Bible and a Crucifix vpon it The Archbishop of Toledo read the oath with a reasonable loud voice at one part of the oath his Lordship held the Kings hands between his to which oath the King sware kneeling and laying his hand vpon the Booke and afterwards subscribed to the Articles and Agreements drawen and concluded by both Kings Friday the one thirtieth day of May his Lordship dined early for that there was that day appointed a sport which they call Inego de Toro and also Inego de Canas and for that his Lordship and all his company from the meanest to the highest should haue the pleasure of the sights there were some appointed to see euery
Englishman furnished of conuenient roome which they did Don Blasco himselfe taking an especiall care and respect thereof About the middest of the day came the King and Queen riding on horsebacke with many Lords and Ladies all on horsebacke likewise after the Spanish fashion euery Lady accompanied with one or other man of worth his Lordship was placed in the standing with the King and Queene and the other Lords were placed not farre off There were that day killed foureteene Buls the maner whereof was in this sort First the market place being very square and of a great largenesse was round built with Scaffolds very strong the ground couered very thicke with sand so that they were faine diuers times to bring in many carts of water both to allay the dust as also to coole the reflection of the sunne vpon the place In which none were appointed to be but such as were designed to play the sports The Bull being turned out they shotte sticks with sharpe pins and pricks which might sticke fast in his skinne thereby the more madding him he seemed to be most valiant that durst afray the Bull in the face and escape vntouched but some escaped not well for it cost them their liues There was another maner of striking the Bull in the face with short speares to the which diuers Lords and Gentlemen very well mounted their pages following them with diuers hand-speares for that purpose wherein many shewed good valour and strake the Bull very cunningly and manly but yet some of their Gennets payed deare for it being both hurt and killed To this sport came two Gentlemen one after another and as it was reported supplying the places of Champions to the King riding on horses blinded and so taking their stand waiting for the comming of the Bull against them very manly with a speare of good length and strength strake him in the head and escaped without hurt though not being without danger After this beganne their sports of Inego de Canas wherein the King himselfe was an Actor First came riding twelue Drummers with Kettle-drummes playing then followed thirtie Trumpetters all clad in red and white silke coats then followed twelue Açemulaes or great Mules with couerings of red veluet bearing bundles of Canes tied and chained with great hooks of siluer then followed the Kings Gentlemen and Pages richly suited being to the number of two and thirtie or thereabout After them were led by seuerall Groomes six and twentie riding horses richly couered For the two Princes of Sauoy were shewed First two Pages riding bearing on their armes Targets all white after whom were ledde three horses couered with caparisons of blacke veluet imbrodered richly with pearle then followed twelue other horses clad likewise in blacke veluet but imbrodered with siluer For the Duke of Lerma were led six horses with caparisons of white and red the Groomes and Pages attending and all alike suited For the Constable were led foure and twenty horses of seruice couered with white and greene his Pages and Groomes also alike suited The number of horsemen that shewed themselues in these sports were fourescore whose names hereafter follow according to a note thereof deliuered by one of good woorth and of especiall respect with the King 1. Quadrill The King The Duke of Lerma Duke of Cea Conde de Gelues Marq. of S. German Don Hen. de Goseman Conde de Mayalde Don Petro de Castro Marq. de la Venessa Don Garçia de Figuroea 2. Quadrill Don Diego de Sandouall D. Antonio de S. Fago D. Alonso Lopes de Mella D. Diego de Sebro D. Lewys de Alcarath D. Galuan D. Diego Nino Don Pedro de Aryetta D. Diego de Lieua D. Hieronomo de Sandouall 3. Quadrill Duke of Infantasgo D. Diego Sarmiento Conde de Barasa Conde de Paredes Conde de Coruna Conde de Lodosa Conde de Nieua Don Iuan de Tassis The Admyrall of Aragon D. Lewys Enriques 4. Quadrill The Constable of Castilla Marq. de Cuelar Conde de Aguillar Marq. del Carpio D. Bernardino de Velasco D. Fran. de Velasco D. Antonio de Velasco D. Alonso de Velasco D. Manuell de çuniga D. Andreas Velasques 5. Quadrill The Duke of Alua Conde de Salinas Marq. de Villanueua D. Martyn Valerio D. Pedro de çuniga S. de Flores D. Manuell de Alencastro Marq. de Tarara D. Diego Piementel Conde de Ayala Marq. de çerralua 6. Quadrill The Duke of Pastrana Conde de Cosentagua Comendador Mayor de Montesa D. Carlos de Borsa Marq. de Fuentes D. Lewys Nino D. Pedro de Fonseca D. Ferdinand de la Cerda D. Bernard de Rozas D. Iuan Vicentela 7. Quadrill Conde de Alualista D. Bernard de Toledo D. Fernando de Toledo D. Anto de Toledo D. Philippo de Valencia D. Fran. Congusta D. Lewys de Gozman D. Iuan de Gozman Marq. de Alcanes Marq. de Fales 8. Quadrill The Prince of Sauoy The Prior of Ivan Mar. Doste D. Diego de las marinas D. Fran. de Cordoua D. Iuan de Heredia D. Aluard de Mendoza D. Pero Mune D. Francisco Finea D. Pedro de Licamo At their first appearance they came riding in by couples two after two very swiftly richly attired with their Targets on their shoulders holding and shaking long staues such as the Moores or Arabians are described to vse When they were all come they diuided thēselues to sides euery side into foure squadrons euery squadron being tenne in number when they were ready holding their staues in their hands the Kings side gaue the first charge the other side vndertaking the same and charging on them likewise thus they continued still chasing one another squadron vpon squadron throwing their Canes one after other by the space of a long houre or better and so their sports ended Saturday the first of Iune his Lordship was inuited by the King to see a muster of armed men in a place called El campo being launces light horsemen and Carbynes to the number of two thousand whereof the Duke of Lerma was the Generall His Lordship stood with the King and Queene the rest of the English were placed in a Scaffold built for them of purpose which said souldiers being diuided made some shew of salies each vpon other very pleasingly and warlike and after a few skirmishes drew themselues into a ring and marching along vnder the window where his Maiesty stood departed Sunday Munday and Tuesday were vsed as daies of rest after their great feasts and spent onely in visitation and matters of complement with one or other Wednesday his Lordship dispatched Sir Iohn Treuor for England with letters of intelligence to his Highnesse who tooke with them the Aduantage which lay at Saint Andreas with the rest of the Shippes Thursday the sixth day of Iune his Lordship was appointed both to dine and suppe early which he did because both his Lordship as also all other the English Lords and Gentlemen were inuited to see a maske about six of the clocke therefore