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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

The Ioyfull Returne OF THE MOST ILLVSTRIous 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 PORTSMOVTH on the 5. of October Stil veteri to the vnspeakable Ioy of both Nations Testified no lesse by Triumphall Expressions of the Spanish Ambassadours here now residing as by the lowd Acclamations of our owne People LONDON Printed by Edward All-de for Nathaniell Butter and Henry Seile 1623. The returne of Prince Charles from Spaine AS no transitory glories can bee greater than to see Kingdomes married to Kingdomes in Commerce confederacie and honourable Vnion So next vnto That or rather first aboue That because This second is a Roote from whence those Cedars of Blessings more often arise no Chaines can bee made of purer gold than Those by which two Princes potent and neighbouring Nations are linked together in holy and honourable Bondes of Wedlocke Our most excellent Prince therefore Charles heire apparent to all the Kingdomes of our Royall Soueraigne King James his Father hauing that care due to all Princes to lengthen out his Name by leauing a Royall Propagation behind him did by the consent of the King his Father depart in priuate from England in March last with a small traine of which the then Lord Marquesse now Duke of Buckingham next to his Highnesse was Chiefe His Princely desires seruing him as wings to flye ouer the dangers of the Seas into Spain there to behold that admirable Lady of the world for Birth Beauty and all the richest Ornaments both of Minde and Body the Infanta of Spaine Donna Maria Sister to Philip the fourth King of Spaine c. And not onely to behold her but also that by presenting to her faire eyes a Prince equall to her in all excellencies of perfection there might from their mutuall enter-viewes one of another a heauenly fire of Loue be kindled out of which might shine a memorable glory to both the Nations England could not trust the Sea with a greater masse of Treasure yet ventured she to lock it vp in the bosome of the deepe France in a short time had gotten into her possession a richer Flower than her owne Flower Deluce and but for a short time kept it for neither Seas nor Land had charmes strong enough to hold the vnbounded spirit of our Prince vntill he had arriued at that place to which the brauery of his resolution had vowed to carry him The Heauens had vndertaken to waft him vnto Spaine and there after many weary iourneys did they safely bring him to the King of Spaines Court at his royall City of Madrid What exultations were made at his arriuall what generall acclamations shouted out his Welcomes His Magnificent entertainements princely Feastings with all the curiosities of Kingly Triumphs that either sumptuous expences quicknesse of inuention or the custome and quality of that Countrie could bring forth haue beene already so shrilly sounded out of the Trumpet of Fame that here againe to proclaime them were to set vp a Candle after a Firmament of lights had showne them to the world Now albeit aboue these Temptations there was in the young King and our Prince of themselues sufficient allurements not to haue them parted asunder they being as Darlings one to another for they were a paire of sweet-sounding Instruments set to one Tune and equally strung with the same Number of yeares or not much differing All their thoughts wishes recreations speeches and Actions being Lines meeting in one Center and their often-infolded Armes the circumference to that Center Nay more albeit that high-borne Princesse Donna Maria the Infanta through the naturall Magicke of her Beauty sweetnesse of Voyce variety of Languages with all the rarest and most princely comportments fitting to her birth was able to fasten such a power vpon our Prince that he well might beleeue no countrie in the world but Spaine was worth his abiding in it Adde likewise to this boundlesse Ocean of Delight other cleere-running streames falling into their Current as the continuall and endeerde Embraces of the Infante Cardinall and the Infante Don Carlos brothers to the King bring vp besides to these all the Honors complements congratulations attendances and courtly regards bestowed daily vpon our Prince by Grande's Conde's and Lords of State the least of which by it selfe but all of them knit together being of vertue to make any man consent to be drawne away in so golden a Chariot Yet there was a heape of Kingdomes one day to be his owne which beckond to haue him come and feele their embraces Hee might as farre as from the Court of England to that at Madrid in Spaine heare his Royall Father King Iames often wish to haue his princely Charles againe by his side Not that he feared any malitious danger could fall vpon him There but rather at his being parted from thence when those two inuincible Pirats of the Sea the windes and the waues should fall out and fight one against another might play the Traitor and take him from vs. Hee might heare the Lords of his Fathers most Honourable priuie Councell lamenting for his abscence The Nobility discontentedly sighing the cleargy still praying for him the Gentry complaining and the common people more than madde in their longings to haue him make a quicke returne home Thus were the warning-pieces which continually were shot off to giue him notice how much the kingdome ingenerall languished for him This was his owne country-musicke striking vp of purpose to haue his princely Eare listen to the Tunes These were a mixture of ten thousand voyces like Ecchoes dwelling in euery Hill Peer Promontory and Cape at sea betweene vs and Spaine hollowing to our Charles like so many merry whistling windes to haue him come aboord and make for England But before we can make our eyes so happy as to behold him we must awhile looke into Spaine And there obserue what care the King of Spaine took for the preparation of his Highnesse iourney appointing Attendants and officers befitting the State of such a persons This that followes being Verbatim translated out of a short Spanish Relation of that entertainment Printed at Madrid A Relation of the departure of the most Illustrious Prince of Wales from MADRID the ninth of September this present yeare 1623. Stilo Nono To Don Alonso Neli de Reibadeneyra Lord of Vega de Porras neere to Valladolid THe wonder of Cordoua Seneca Romes Master said that the first point of Ingratitude was to bee forgetfull of a benefit Those which I receiud from Don Francesco de Reibadeneyra a Knight of the Order of Santiago Father to your Worthines I cannot in gratitude passe ouer in silence for acknowledging

whereof I may well say that the Sonne of Reason and recognition rose in me early and moreouer by an hereditary bequeathment Sonnes put their Fathers in mind what I stood endebted in to yours whereof I now pay a part laying at the Feete of your censure for the discharge of my Office in respect of your wit and more then humane parts this last discourse of the departure and magnificences of the Prince except the shallownesse of my owne braine abate some graines of the due estimate Fare you well Andrez de Mendoza The comming of the Illustrious Prince of Wales into these Kingdomes being the strangest occurrent that in a Royall person the world hath for many ages seene which dasht and obscured all ancient patternes and examples it astonished whole Nations and raised vp assured hopes of great prosperities and opinions of his comming amongst men being so diuersly conceiued beyond the bounds of ordinary discourse as in sundry of my Relations hath beene reported wherein are discouered and reuealed many points of vrbanity greatnes and gallantrie I thought my selfe likewise obliged to write of his departure comprehending as you shall see so many circumstances of pleasure and contentment For which the ninth of September was constituted and by the Conde de Oliuares as chiefe Master of the Horse Councellor of Estate and the Kings neerest confident order was giuen that hee should bee accompanied by twelue Gentlemen Wayters to serue and attend him Conde de Villa mor de Meiorada de Villa Franqueza and Catillana D. Iohn de Sabe Ara the Gallant D. Diego de Zarate Landi D. Ioseph de Samano D. Antonio Zapata D. Garcia de Castro D. Iuan de Cordoua D. Aularo de Guzman D. Pompeio de Farsis all persons of renowned and great quality they and their seruants with all honourable apparence of Coaches Horse-litters Iewels Liueries and Gallantry manifesting the greatnes of their persons by vndertaking it with that obseruance cheerefulnes which vsually they shew in any thing commended to their care The Carriages were committed to the Licentiate Don Lewis de Paredes Alcayd of the Pallace and Court and his care and diligence herein was but requisite for so great prouisions as belonged to the King and the Infantes besides those of the Prince which hee had in charge and the preparing of the wayes and opening of passages to the Licentiated Iuan de Queniones Lieutenant to the Corrigidor of Madrid who in this as in all other things shewed his affection and desire to serue the King Then to prouide victuall to minister Iustice to both parts and to gouerne a company so necessary to be ruled and ordered as such a number of Coachmen Littermen and Muleters was referred to the Licenciate Don Diego Franco de Garnica Alcayd which was not one of the least seruices that euer hee performed The Cardinall Zapata the Marques de Aytona and the Conde de Gondomar Counsellors of Estate were appointed to accompanie and to assist in whatsoeuer was necessarie to bee consulted or treated of in the behalfe of the King for as there is no Action of Princes which is not subiect to great variety of Accident and new reasons giue occasion of present debatements points of State must necessarily bee scand and discust the Conde de Monterrey President of Italy so rare and famous in vnderstanding was commaunded to attend his Highnes for the contentment hee had giuen herein since his comming and the great acceptance which the Prince made of his seruice and hee was commaunded to ioyne with the Counsell of Estate to treat of any matter that should come in question and for Secretarie there was ordained Don Andres de Prada and Losudà Knight of the Order of Saint Iohn one that also deserued higher employments The Kings house furnisht with double officers from the highest to the least at the disposition of the Conde de Baraias his Mayordome or Steward The Priuy chamber and all belonging to it was commended to the Duke of Buckingham who attended in that place and most of the Gentlemen there attending were of the English nation and the Offices being inferiour to ours it was the lesse inconuenient they should come for the time vnder forraine obedience then to oblige so great Nobilitie to new orders and customes the Seruants and Pages of Condi de Olivaries attended and serud the Duke as they had done since the first day of his arriuall Horses and Mules of carriage with whatsoeuer to them belonged was referred to the charge of D. Francisco Zapata one of the Kings Ryders who was confident of his owne experience and amongst so many and sundry persons that went along in this troop there were D. Iacynto Castelin and Don Antonio de Farsis D. Gieronimo de Tapia and D. Manuel Gutienes the Kings Pages the chiefe of the Order of Calatraua the rest were of the order of St. Iago The Lieuetenant to the great Post-Master Sanctiago de Saldanna and his Officers and the Spanish and Almaine guardes were vnder Baraias command and whatsoeuer else belongs to so many Lords all which stroue to the vttermost in adorning their owne persons and enriching their seruants Liueries His Maiestie presented to the Prince And the Marques Flores de Auila his principall Rider and a Gentleman of his Chamber in his name deliuerd eighteene Spanish Genets sixe Barberies sixe breeding Mares and twenty Foles all couered with clothes of Crymson Veluet garnisht and garded with gold lace and Scutchions of his armes and one of them had a Saddle of fine Lambskinnes the other furniture set and embroyderd with most rich Pearle beseeming well both his Maiestie and his Highnesse and two Stallions with their Mares and a Pistoll Sword and Dagger set with Diamonds of great value and estimation fourescore small shot the like number of Cross-bowes with which the Duke of Medina Sidonia had serued and a Sword and Pistoll with which the Duke of Ossuna once serued his Maiestie and an hundred selected swords amongst all those of the Court and the Prince gaue the Marquesse of Flores a rare iewell of Diamonds To the Duke of Buckingham were giuen twelue Spanish Gennets foure Moriscos or Barberie horse foure Mares and ten Foales couered with Mantles of crimson Veluet garnisht with gold and of swords and handpeeces about fiftie with a Girdle of Diamonds of the value of thirty thousand crownes And to the Captaine of the Guard Baron of Kensington two hundred buttons of Diamonds and foure horses and with them certaine Slings And to the estimation of fifty 1000. Duckets in Iewels amongst the English Gentrie a gift and largesse correspondent to so great a Monarch The Queene our Lady and Mistres besides Linnen presented to the Prince fiftie skins of Ambar vnshauen and an hundred and fiftie Cabretanes or of young Kids their sent and perfume amounting to a great sum of crownes The Conde d'Olivares besides diuers pictures and other rich vtensils of the house presented his Highnes with three Chains of needle

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

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

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