The High and Mighty Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, etc. The Manner of his Arrival at the Spanish Court, the Magnificence of his Royal Entertainment there: His happy Return, and hearty welcome, both to the King and Kingdom of England, the fifth of October, 1623. here lively and briefly described, together with certain other delightful passages, observable in the whole Travatle.  
 

NO longer let sad dolours dark your eyes,  
Nor longer fears your doubtful hearts surprise,  
Leave gazing on each other, o'er the Land,  
As if the Country's state were at a stand:  
The solitary night is passed away,  
Succeeded by the glorious light of day,  
Which brought the brightful Sun, again to rear  
His rays above our British Hemisphere;  
That now the Land, which thirty weeks did mourn,  
Dries her teared face, and finds her joy return.   

His Departure, and journey.  
This grief did grow (without a feigned pretence)  
Upon departure of our gracious Prince;  
Whose often perils, mixed with travaile-paine,  
And oft distempers which he did sustain,  
Both on the Sea, and that huge tract of way,  
That in a hundred forty ᵃ stages lay,  
While to, and through the very heart of France  
He passed, deseru'dly do his fame advance.  
In morning of the Spring he began to go,  
And made it Winter here, which was not so;  
Whose Winters visiting us now again,  
Makes us new Spring of gladness entertain.  
On March's seventh day, to Spain's Courtly air  
Unto Madrid was made his first repair;  
Where both our Kings ᵇ Ambassadors, on knee,  
With wonderment him welcomed heartily;  
With whom he privately himself reposed  
Till to that Monarch there, he was disclosed.   

His Entertainment there.  
His Coming known, the Majesty of Spain,  
That ever to his Highness did maintain  
Royal respect, him graciously saluted,  
And as his ᶜ Second Self the Prince reputed;  
Yielding large Quarter, and the Courtliest place,  
With store of Nobles to attend his Grace:  
Who from all ᵈ coasts (as their Lords will imported)  
Eight hundred of the chiefest there resorted:  
These striving, pressed with serviceable love,  
Themselves even as his Liegemen still to prove:  
Devising often ᵉ Masques, Tilt, Tournament,  
Barriers, Flights, Chase, each thing to cause content;  
Sparing no cost, exposing (the greatest treasure)  
Their persons to assault (to show him pleasure)  
Fierce ᶠ Bulls, untamed, untied: nor was this all;  
Spain's Sovereign held himself a ᵍ Festival,  
To Honour England's Heir, t'adorn which, were  
The Queen, and fair Infanta present there.  
ne'er Prince such liking, so much grace accrewde,  
Both of King, Nobles, Gentry, Multitude:  
And this for six months stay. But leaving these,  
Haste we to see'em upon, and past the Seas.   

His Return, Arrival, and welcome.  
Bidding the King, his Court, these sports adieu,  
T'embarke at Biscay shore he straight withdrew,  
And waited long to meet a lucky wind,  
At last, his wish was answered to his mind:  
Heaven proves propitious, wind his love imparts,  
Drawn by the prayers, driven by the sighs, from hearts  
Of thousands here: So thence he forward set,  
And Portsmouths Port, in seven day's sail he fet.  
But being arrived, no tongue can half express  
The ravished Countries wondrous joyfulness,  
The People's clamour, Trumpets clangor, sound  
Of Drums, Fifes, Viols, Lutes, these did abound;  
Loud Cannons thundering from the Castles, Towers,  
And Ships, shook Air and Earth, all to their powers,  
Poured healths of wine for welcome; Bells were rung,  
Bonfires were kindled, fireworks each-where flung:  
Yet's not enough high fires in streets to frame,  
Unless the fire of zeal your hearts inflame;  
And that in Churches Psalms of thanks be singing,  
As well as in the Steeples Bells a ringing.  
Ye ' have prayed, your prayer's heard; now this is done,  
Laud God, and love your King, and Kingdom's Son.   

His arrival at London, his welcome to the Court, with the general Applaudite's of all the People.  
Yet lovingly his loving mind he shows  
To London, where his Subject's love bestows;  
Some for mere joy, burning their whole estate;  
That Britain's Prince might not find them ingrate:  
All showed their loves, all did forbear to mourn,  
When England's joy, with joy did safe return.  
Thus did he haste to see his Father's Court,  
Where thousand hearts with joy did free resort,  
To give their best of welcomes: England's Dear,  
Was ne'er more welcome; when their Heart was here,  
That Heart, that dead did lay so many hearts,  
When he from Britain so freely parts,  
Did with his sight revive those hearts again.  
Which his long absence hath a long time slain.  
The Royal Caesar of Great britains Isle,  
Did entertain his Son; a gracious smile,  
And blessing he upon his head doth power,  
Rejoicing at that happy joyful hour.  
Britain's chief Dear did thus embrace his Dear,  
Just in the form you see portrayed here.  
Then since all count these days the happy days,  
To Him that makes man happy, be the Praise.    

These Notes, with their directory letters, are here inserted, for the better explaining some of the Verses, and Story.  
ᵃ His journey by Land, consisted of 141. Stages, here in England, France, & Spain; some of them contain but 8 or 10, some 12 or 16 miles in length; so that the computation of the way that his Highness road Post, amount to about 1100. miles.  
ᵇ The Lord Digby, Earl of Bristol, Ambassador extraordinnary for the King's Majesty; and Sir Walter Aston, Leiget there.  
ᶜ For the King of Spain appointed him half his Guard, and a most sumptious Quarter in the Court, for his residence; as also caused him to ride in Triumph through Madrid.  
ᵈ The Catholic King, because other triumphs were preparing, sent mandatory letters about, especially to the Principal Nobility of Arragon, that they should come and give attendance at the Court, upon the Prince's pleasure; because they have the reputation to be excellent men at Arms.  
ᵉ Of which Masques, the most magnificent, was on Easter day last, presented by the Lord Admiral of Castille and Leon, in celebration of our most Illustrious Prince's Arrival there; wherein the King also was thought to have been an Actor.  
ᶠ It hath been, and is a custom of that Country, at some great solemnities, for their Noblemen, as Dukes, Earls, Lords, and others of best note, to enter the lists, and maintain combat with Lances, Targets, Swords, and Darts, against loose furious Bulls, in which they exercise their Courage and abilities, sometimes not without danger; and as they merit, purchase estimation. This was performed at Whitsuntide.  
ᵍ That Festival before mentioned, was made by the King of Spain at Madrid, the 21 of August last, 1623. to honour the Espousal Treaties of Prince Charles, with the Lady Infanta Maria of Austria; and the manner was by darting with Canes, after the use there.  
And this may suffice for a brief, yet plain description of our Noble Princes sudden journey thither, his Royal entertainment there, and most happy Return hither, and welcome home again: To God's glory, and the exceeding joy and comfort of all true loyal hearted Subjects.  
FINIS.   

Printed at London, 1623.