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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76374	Extraordinary nevves from the Court of Spain: declaring the late solemnities that were perform'd in the highest way of magnificence, at the reception of the young queen, the emperors daughter; as also, of Hamet Aga Mustafera, the great Turks ambassador; together with the substance of his ambassie, and the originalls of his credentiall letters: some passages also of the English ambassadors in that court. / Sent in a large letter to a person of quality in this kingdom from Madrid.	T. B.	1650 (1650)	Wing B183; Thomason E603_11; ESTC R204266	7,759	15

numberlesse multitude of people attended her all along and to do homage or as it were pay their vowes unto her Afterwards the nuptiall knot being tied at Navalcarna four leagues distant from Madrid the Royall Bride was accompanied with a gallant Retinue and Attendants glittering with gold and silver all on horseback with a select guard of young Noblemen Bachelors all along till she arriv'd at Court all the ancient Grandees coming in the rear in a solemn ' stately equipage surrounded with Laquays and Pages clad in shining Liveries they wore massie chains and gold hat-bands being mounted some upon Cordoua Ginets others upon Napolitan Coursers who curveted all the way being as it were sensible of joy The Queen her self had forty Laquays of all sorts wearing new sorts of Mandillions cover'd all over with gold lace that the watchet velvet underneath could hardly be seen Her common Guard went in vestments of cloth of tissue with rare embroyderies so that the Sun could not behold a more glorious spectacle For the Spaniard hath this quality that although his ordinary habit be plain black yet upon a Festivall or occasion of any Triumph there is no nation more gorgeous All along the streets from the Retiro the new house of pleasure unto the Palace the Kings Court which was above two miles all the windowes on both sides of the streets and all the balcones were hung either with rich Arras Turky Tapestry or bright colour'd Sattins and Taffata's which wav'd up and down to the pleasure of the Spectator specially the Plate-street or Silver-street was so embellish'd with such various works of Argentry vessells of massie gold with such crosses and crucifixes of precious stones that ev'ry shop seem'd to be a Constellation which made the Turkish Ambassador who was there present all the while being transported with a kind of astonishment and admiration to burst out into interjections of wonder and say that in the whole course of his life he never saw such Majesty and opulence such curiosities and magnificence In the corners of the streets there stood eight pyramides four great and foure small some round some quadrangular some triangular their tops very sharp and spiring up which were supported by triumphant arches whereof four represented the four parts of the world in ev'ry one wherof the King of Spain hath som Territories which no Monarch yet that ever was on earth could say the workmanship of those pyramides and triumphall arches with divers sorts of theaters besides amounted by a computation that was made to above 64000. duckets which was all at the cost of the Townesmen who by a kind of loyall emulation did strive who should expresse his affections most to his King The Poets and wits of the Court had many new ingenious fancies and devices up and downe in landskips and imagery inventions with new motto's appliable to the occasion In the middle of the high street was a vast Globe as it were pendent in the air wheeling about with a continuall rotation which represented the Universe There were also erected four curious fountains out of which issued as the Queen pass'd by such fragrant odoriferous waters that did perfume the air round about for the time there were sundry sorts of dancers also that caper'd up and down the streets with bells and knackers with sundry sorts of Antiques before the royall Palace there were divers Theaters where there were new Comedies acted by women who were deck'd like Angells as well as men On both sides of the young Queen were two huge Lions and two Eagles garding and conducting her all along and there were such musicall voices in ev'ry corner of the streets that one would think the Angels had descended and with such ravishing instruments that one would have thought Amphion or Orpheus to have been there The King came to the upper part of the stairs to receive his Queen accompanied with the Infanta his daughter who went on the Queens left hand the whole Town was all night long as bright as if it had been noon-day by the luminaries which were up and down and rare inventions of fire-works with new sorts of squibs that kept such a noise in the air as if Jove had been darting his thunderbolds all the while There was a brave eloquent Oration made before the King the close whereof was that his Catholique Majesty might have friendship with Germany Concord with France reverence with Italy felicity out of Afia piety in Africk and commiseration towards America Their nuptiall joys were advantag'd by the presence of the Turkish Ambassador which then resided in the Catholique Court and had receiv'd audience a little before which I shall with faith and punctuality deliver you herewith as followeth Hamet Aga Mustafera embark'd for Spain at Naples arrivnig at Valentia he was receiv'd and entertain'd by the Count of Oropeta thence he was accompanied to Odonio three leagues distant from Madrid where to refresh himself after his journey he bath'd himself three times after the Turkish manner He is a man of a shrew'd penetrating judgment one who hath studied men and who understands the Spanish tongue though the Italian better Being brought to Madrid he was admitted the next day following to his audience at Court which was perform'd with that solemnity and magnificence as the Majesty grandeur of so great a Potentate whose person he did represent required Being attended with a numerous gallant train he was brought to the royall Palace where through fourteen severall rooms sumptuously garnish'd he was brought to the Kings presence which room was embellish'd with such gemms and sparkling precious stones with other shining objects that might upon a suddain dazle any beholders eyes His Catholique Majesty was seated in a high eminent Throne where Charles the Roman Emperor in former Ages was said to be crown'd he was incircled round about with his Grandees with the principall Officers of his Crown and at the foot of the Throne stood his Secretaries with others of his eight Councells and the Judges were there in their robes in a grave decent posture The Ambassador bowing himselfe three times kneel'd on the third stair of the Throne pronounc'd his Oration wherein he first condol'd the decease of his former Queen the daughter to France then he congratulated with expressions of a world of good wishes his second Marriage with the Imperiall Infanta and lastly he desir'd secret Audience for the rest of his Embassiie After that he receded downwards and presented his Credentiall Letters his Commission having been exhibited many daies before the Letters were originally in Latin as followeth verbatim Aly Solyman DOminus Ottomannicae Familiae Imperator ac Dominus Dominorum Principis Orbis Terrarum Defensor Legis per Prophetam nostrum Mahometem latae nobis declaratae c. Gloriosissimo omnium Christianorum Principum Arbitro Pacificatori Regum Christianorum potentisisimo omnibus Virtutibus absolutissimo Philippo Regi Sit foelix vitae exitus factâ