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A26221
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Memoirs of the court of Spain in two parts / written by an ingenious French lady ; done into English by T. Brown.; Mémoires de la cour d'Espagne. English
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Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine), 1650 or 51-1705.; Brown, Thomas, 1663-1704.
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Wing A4220; ESTC R13347
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from publick favour and admiration to publick hatred This rule which generally holds aâ— all â—imes and in all places did not fail to be accomplished in the person of Don Iuan. Most people were concerned to see what harsh usage he gave the Queen and could not forbear to accuse his obstinacy for refusing to enter Madrid till the Queen was gone out and on her way to Toledo He was not content with this affront that he put upon her at his first appearance but to humble her still the more he added another that was full as mortifying he descended into a severe examination of her past conduct the particulars of which had not the least relation to the present state of affairs and only tended to defame her This Princess suffered with an incredible grief a treatment so unbefitting her high Quality and so injurious to her reputation but all other ways of shewing her resentments were denied her and she had nothing left to exercise save only her patience and virtue But several persons of Quality that were still linked to her whether out of affection or duty could not without a sensible affliction behold the oppression she lay under They generally spoke of it with heat and indignation and spread abroad a report that altho Don Iuan was no legitimate Prince yet he flattered himself that he should one day become absolute Master of the Monarchy Abundance of people maintained the contrary alledging that he was never guilty of such a design and that if he had been capable of harbouring any such thoughts he might easily have succeeded in them by the assistance of his own party which was very numerous and by his own power that the King was but fifteen years old and besides was equally destitute of authority and experience What occasioned this suspicion was his establishing of some innovations that were never practised by any Minister before him One that made the greatest noise was this that in his Chamber of Audience he would neither give the right Hand nor a Seat to the Ambassadors At first they shewed themselves extreamly disobliged at it but at last the Nuncio and the other foreign Ministers submitted to this Rule and visited him without difficulty The Queen's Creatures made a greater bustle about this affair than even the Ambassadors themselves who were only concerned in it and whether they discoursed of it with too much freedom or Don Iuan only suspected their private sentiments he caused several of them to be banished Among the rest were the Admiral of Castile the Duke d' Ossone the Prince de Stillano the Marquess de Mansera the Count d' Humanez the Count d' Aquillar and the Marquess de Mondejar The last of whom was accused for making the following Verses but they were mistaken in the Author for they were written by the Admiral who was a person of extraordinary wit Vn frayle y una Corona Vn Duque y uâ— Cartelesta An dubleron la lista De la bella Calderona Baylo y alguno blasona Que de quantos han entrado En ' la danca ha averiguado Quien Ilezo el prez del bayle Pero yo atingome al frayle Y quiero perder doblado I have here translated these Verses into English altho it is certain they have nothing of the bel air and Spirit the Spanish have Fair Calderona the pride of the Stage In her youth did with many a Lover engage Dukes Actors and Kings in spight of their state And Monks so demure on her Triumphs did wait The kind coming Nymph as besitted her station Receiv'd the Addresses of half the Creation And very well knew as Sh' had reason enough Who plaid his Cards surest and came the best off As for me without giving my Wherefore or Why The Monk the fat Monk did the business say I. De tan santa Confradia Procidio un hijo fatal Y coco al maâ— principal La pension de la obua pial Claro esta que les diera Lo que qui siesse su Madre Pero no haura a quien no quadro Vna rason que si offrece Mirese a quien parece Porque aquel sera su Padre Sole tiene uâ—a Sefial De nuestro Rey Soberano Que en nada pone la mano Que no le succeda mal A ca perdio a Portugal En las Dunas su aroganciae Dio tantos triumphos a Francia Que es cosa de admiracion Que dar tanta perdicion En un hijo de ganancia Mande pues Carlos secundo Ber si le huvo sin recelo El Rey que viâ—â—el Cielo De unia muger del munda En misterio tan presundo Solo puedo deâ—ir yo Que por suyo le jusgo Mas si contodo es estrasio No sea el primer engasio Que Felipe padecio In this Blessed Conjunction a Bantling was got And the King as best able did pay for the shot He got him nurst up in a little blind quarter And had it been the mode there wou'd have giv'n him a Garter The Politick Dame â—o Iilting well used With a thousand strange stories her Lovers amus'd But we that have no inclinations to flatter Are resolved to be rul'd by our Eyes in the matter And him for the Brat's real Father we 'll find Whom most he resembles in Body or Mind Of our late piouâ— Monarch no marks he retains But a constant ill conduct ill luck and no brains Through him all our hopes were in Portugal crost And Dunkirk alas by his folly was lost The Plague of our Counsels and Cause of our Woes Fresh losses attend him where ever he goos Well Fortune I 'll call thee a Strumpet no more For wer 't thou in truth and in earnest a Whâ—re Thou oughtst to have favour'd him more than another And shown him respect for the sake of his Mother Let Charles send an Envoy to the Mansions above And let the late King all our doubts to remove Tell us whether he 'll 〈◊〉 Don John for his Son Since more were conceâ—â—d as the runner does run His Mother we know was a good natur'd Dance That strove to oblige all Strangers that came If Philip at last in his judgment was gull'd Pray is this the first time that the Monarch was fool'd En sus definios penetro Por una y por otra acion Que no tiem otra entencion Don Iuan que empefiar el Cetro Abrenuncio vade retro Hi de Dame para el Reyno Enrique y a un fiel Noble y valiante le admira Hasta el dia de oy suspira La Lealtad porel cruel OCarlos gran Rey de Espana No te espantes ni te admire Que el mundo todo suspire Con oppression tan estrana Noes porque el pueblo engana El pretexto del rumor Si no que es tanto el aemor De la plebe lastimosa Es solo ana vos quexosa Que les oprime el dolor By his Conduct 't is plain both to Country