TWO ROYAL Entertainments, LATELY GIVEN TO THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE CHARLES', Prince of Great Britain, by the High and Mighty PHILIP the fourth King of Spain, etc. At the Feasts of Easter and Pentecost. Translated out of the Spanish originals Printed at MADRID. LONDON, Printed for Nathaniel Butter, and are to be sold at the Pied Bull near Saint Augustine's Gate, 1623. TO THE LADY VICTORIA COLONNA, DUCHESS OF MEDINA RIOSECO, my Honourable Lady, whom God preserve. THe retired life which your Excellency observes, beseeming your Widowhood, the Mirror and Precedent of this Court, permitted you not to view the Mask of my Lord Admiral: the solemnity thereof will not suffer me to pass it over in oblivion, nor the many favours I have received from your Excellency, allow me, to forbear the offering of it in writing unto you by way of description. Your Servant, Andres de Mendoza. INtellect, or understanding participating so nearly with the Deity, it cannot be shut up under lock and key, especially in capacious minds and judgements, for as a fit object occurs, men beat against that iron with the flint, and then of necessity it must needs sparkle, and yield fire. I have always been of this opinion, that the reputation of a wise man, ties him to more demerit, than an other ordinary man of repute, for the better satisfaction herein of general expectation. And so in like manner one that writeth of all actions in general, he hath need of the greater sufficiency, to obtain applause and liking; because as men are different in their apprehensions, so are they in their humours and approbations, as also beside, it is somewhat too curious to present them every day with new inventions. There is now both a conveniency and necessity to present to public the Mask, with which the Lord Admiral of Castille and Leon honoured their Majesties, in celebrating the arrival of the most renowned Prince of England in these kingdoms, whom their Majesties, for as many principal causes, as most important reasons, do honour and festivate. A royal festivity no doubt, both to them to whom it was dedicated, and to those who celebrated the same, he being more deeply tied and bound unto this, than if other Lords should festivate and entertain their own Prince, because they are extracted of his blood (being the Basis and foundation of all Nobility) in that both the same reason concurs with the Admiral, besides the greatest confluence in this, of all the principal States and Princes of Europe, a reason that may some ways excuse my rude pen, in that the Admiral hath made good in real action, the mere fictions of Turpine, and Ariosto; if it be undervalued for the brevity, it may be exalted in the acceptance, because as the Prince of Philosophers affirmed, History is the true touchstone of men, and forgetfulness of a benefit is the last and black censure of ingrateful men. The many benefits wherein (besides my natural affection) I stand bound to this great Prince, may excuse me, let all rare spirits admit of this so good a reason, raised from such an heroical foundation. On Sunday being Easter day, a solemn day in all respects, which the Admiral made very good choice of, because as much time must be allowed for sacred, as for profane exercises: The Queen's Majesty, clothed in white, a colour of exhilaration and gladness, which the Church observeth for the Annuali remembrance of the resurrection of her dear Spouse, set out with rare jewels, and precious stones, (whereof she hath store, and the present occasion, gave her cause to make show of them) dined in public. The Gallants of the Court took their place with the Ladies, and the dinner drew out somewhat late, because their Majesties went before to the Chapel to solemnize the Feast. For neither their festivities, nor their years apt to take delight in them, can draw them to omit their religious zeal; it being the principal respect of this Monarchy, as it also hath been of all other ages; for the zeal of Numa wrought greater effects in the Roman Monarchy, than the valour of Romulus. The Prince in like manner dined in public, attended with the assistance and care of the Conde de Puebla, as Master of the feast, a valiant understanding Gentleman, and Mayor domo, or Lord Steward of the Court. The Gentlemen tasters attended, and the Earl of Bristol ministered unto him the towel. The King came out to evening prayer, and then there went for his Highness, the resplendent and noble troop of all the honourable of these kingdoms, and other strange Nobility, which are now here in great number: then followed the Mayor domos, with their Official staffs, and all the Grandes, the train finishing in the Duke of Infantado: whose hoary hairs, when the Sun of his youth had passed the Zenith of his more flourishing age, entered into the silver Sphere of Cynthia, to illustrate the world with his countenance. The King was placed, and the Prince on his right hand, his Majesty clothed in Ashe colour: with a great golden fleece, and a chain baudrick wise, which might have bard in the Colossian Port of Rhodes, (I took this chain to be of many Crowns linked, by four in a knot, cemented together with green and black Emerald) and if the French say true in this, that every action of a King is Royal, these four Crowns linked together, and hanging at his Majesty's breast, shall be so many kingdoms. In his hat, his girdle, and for other jewels of Diamonds, he diminished the glory of Phoebus' beams; wearing in his hat a large waving and airy Plume. The Prince was in black, richly guarded after the Spanish fashion, with the George about his neck, hanging by a watchet ribbon. The enamelled garter, exceeded that colour in brightness, and his Majesty might as clearly be discerned, as a Sun a midst the Stars, this not being the meanest action and remonstrance of his prudence, that being a travelling guest who came by Post, not being able at the instant, to shine with equal lustre, he came to participate of the Spanish Sun. Immediately after came the English Admiral, and Olivares, both Masters of the horse, The Counsel of Estate, the Ambassadors of Princes, and the Chamber of the City, great in number, but greater in blood and descent. Being come to the Queen's quarter, which was all hung with Tapestry of Tunis, and Petrarckes triumphs, set forth in embroidery, well known both for riches, and variety of invention: The Prince urged by all means, that his Majesty would be pleased first to enter, but at last he yielded to the King's pleasure. The Queen accompanied with the Infanta, who was then in her Quarter, to wish her an happy Easter, went out to receive them, apparelled in black, and gold, of wonderful rich and stately, whether with natural, or supernatural beauty, for a modest passion, is a virtue supernatural. After many compliments past, they went to sit down under a cloth of Estate, which was of cloth of Gold, three several degrees in height, of Milan Carnation, and chairs of the same. The Prince took place on the right hand of the Queen, and the King on the right hand of the Infanta, they two remaining in the midst. The English Ambassador in ordinary, discharged the office of Interpreter, by whose relation he saluted the Queen with a good Easter; he was answered with the like ceremony: and having performed these courtesies and compliments before the Queen, he came to discharge them to the Infanta, who entertained him with that modesty and gravity, as might have befitted greater years and more experience of time. Their Majesty's manifested their alacrity, by smiling twice, or thrice, and there arose such beautiful blushes in the Sun of the Lady Infantaes countenance, which beheld without natural affection, could cause no less than admiration and wonder. They returned to sit down, and while the ladies, who were courting it among the gallants, spent the time in expressing their several conceits; their Majesties departed, and returned in the same manner and form as they came, and then showed themselves at the windows of the south Gallery Cierzo, accompanied by the Highnesses, of the Illustrious Infants, to view the trial of arms, wherein the youth of this great Court, showed both dexterity, and valour. In the mean while Apollo fearing two Suns retired his light, and gave way to a Mask, which was in this manner: There were diverse races for Careers made, railed in with board, and timber work breast high, within the Courts of the Palace, that of Descalzas, and the great Court. The trembling and waterish beams of Diana, would fame have supplied the defect of Apollo's Rays, and one might perceive that no borrowed light (though in the absence, and obscurity of the principal) can be comparable to light natural, though indeed those artificial did much eclipse it, wherewith all the whole place, and the corners did shine, the progeny and effect, of the especial care of juan de Castilia Corregidor, executed in the service and honour of his Princes, except it proceeded from the beams of that Spanish beauty, which expected to behold the Festivitie, who did imitate herein the celestial Spheres, the Queen and the Infanta stood in the great gallery, and the Prince, and the Infant Cardinal, on the left hand, accompanied with the English and Spanish Nobility, that had no part in the Mask, and were appointed their places. There attended on the Queen, and the Infanta, besides the chief Ladies of the Chamber, the Countess of Olivares, who can give a life to all actions of greatness, and courtship, as one who (besides her own noble disposition and nature) hath for her Instructor the Count, and the Honourable Lady of the house of Mendoza my good Lady, and the Lady of Infantado, whose venerable grey hairs gave great respect, if the hereditary splendour of her glorious progenitors had failed, with many other Ladies of these Kingdoms. There stood hard by her Majesty, as her chief Mayor domo, or Lord Steward, the glory of the Illustrious Family Pimentell, the true heir of his Father's house, as also of his virtues and perfections. The rest of the out ietties, or galleries, were set with stars more relucent, (though less erring, the glorious emulation of those in the firmament) in the other Ladies, and Menimas, or noble youth of the Court, whose rich ornaments darted forth beams, sent forth from their beauties, dissembling both frosts and flames, the just revenge of some haughty souls. The quantity of fire which was exhaled, contending to reach to their proper sphere, dissolved the clouds of the middle region of the air, which poured down in showers upon the earth, (the Admiral's happy fortune) as it seemed she commanded them at such a time, when she most desired to receive them: Which being sprinkled upon the ground like dews, as from the hand of a gardener, the Show began from his house, by the royal Hospital of Misericordia, the street of the Streval, that of S. Philip, and the great street, even to the Palace, with fifty drums, trumpets, and flutes, clothed in liveries of Orange colour and white, the colours of the Lady Maria Courtino, who derives her glory and descent from the family of Marialua, the supremest honour of the Lusitanian Spain, after whom followed Diego Lopes de Zuniga, General of the coast of Granada, as Marshal of the field, with a staff of silver in his hand, and after him a good number of Pages and lack queies with axes, in the livery of the Admiral, formerly seen and set down in our relation of the Prince his entry, and Don Carlos de Zavalza Page to his Excellency, in a livery of cloth of Orange colour and silver, laid with lace, and set with black glasses or bugles all armed, and Don jeronimo de Esquivel Page to the marquis de Alcanizas', apparelled in black, plated with silver, and in like manner armed, mounted upon excellent horses, armed saddles, and furniture embroidered with gold, with bucklers steele-plated, who brought along with them the cartels of challenge, which were set upon the gates of the Palace, by the defendants, Admiral & the marquis, the form or tenor whereof ensues. Don juan Alfonso Eurigues, Admiral of Castille, in the honour of the Lady Maria Curtinio, will within the Court of this great Palace maintain, That love hath no need of the nourishment of hopes, for by them it is rather defamed than encouraged, being the reward of itself, and to love again the only end of its glory. And for a demonstration, that the nobleness of her affection will avouch it, if any doubt thereof be made, he will maintain a course at the Ring, from this day forward for threescore days, before or after as his Majesty shall appoint. And the Conditions shall be these. With three Lances according to the law of Arms, of sufficient proof and trial, any neglect wherein loseth prize. As also, he that shall lose a piece, or fasten it together again with any binding, incurreth the same penalty. He that takes off the Ring, it shall answer for two Lances, that had not the like fortune. He that hits the Ring shall enjoy the same benefit. The same laws shall take place at the Combat, Barriers, or Tilt, for him that breaks upon the Visier, the Gorget, or the Target. Whose prizes shall not be lower than thirty Crowns, nor above an hundred. Leaving the prize of greatest worth, and best value to the election of the Ladies. The best Lance of the man of Arms, the best invention, and the best Lance at Tilt, to be referred to the censure of the judges. Who shall be, The Duke of Buckingham Admiral of England. Don Gaspar de Gusman, Conde de Olivares, chief Cupbearer to the King's Majesty's person, great Master of his horse, and one of his Counsel of Estate. Don juan Hurtado de Mendoza, Duke of Infantado, high Steward of his Majesty's house, and of his Counsel of Estate. Don Pedro de Toledo Osorio, marquis of Villa Franca, of the Counsel of Estate unto his Majesty. Don Augustine Mexia, a Gentleman of his Majesty's Chamber, and of his Counsel of Estate. Don Fernando Giron, of the Counsel of Estate to his Majesty. Another Cartell. THe Knight of the Forests who is tied by the order of his Knighthood, to travel over mountains, and trace wild beasts, serving the great Prince of both the Spain's to make known, that in the rusticity of the Country, there is found the Courtly urbanity of Love; he affirms, that they who make profession of his exercises and Knighthood, are the Gallants that attain to highest perfection in loving, because not knowing what hopes or delays are, they ratify their fidelity by a silence taught them by the woods and mountains: and this he will maintain and defend being no ways borne out by Magic spells, but out of true valour and courage of mind, which he means to approve and make good in the market place of Mantua Carpentana, at the day appointed by the Caesar of both Spain's, where they shall find him within the Lists, from the stolen beams of Diana's light, while the sight of true resplendency, her brother the god of Delos, combating any such as shall deny this verity: with three bushes at the Pike, five fendants, or right down blows with the sword, the great Prince of Selua Calidonia being present at this combat, of whom wise men spoke by way of figure and shadow, in the famous actions of Amadis de Gaul, and Lisuare of great Brittany: and referring their trial to the arbitrement of the judges, which shall be the Admiral of England, Don Pedro de Toledo, marquis of Villafranca, and Don Ferdinando Giron, presupposing always the conditions ensuing: That he who yields a foot back shall lose his prize, fight with the sword: That he who gives one blow more or less than ordained, shall lose prize: That whosoever sword doth break he shall return no more to the tournament, but the prize shall be given him who thitherto hath best deserved it. Whosoever breaks, or gives a push with his Pike, or a blow with his sword beneath the girdle, he shall lose prize: Whosoever encounters with the sword, or the Pike, at the half length, he shall lose prize: Whosoever lets his sword fall out of his hand, or lifts up the visier of his helm, or lets any piece of his arms fall, he shall lose prize. To the most forward and gallant, to the most skilful, to the best effects with the sword, to the pike of shock, to the sword pell mell, to the best invention, and to the Lady's Pike, be the honour given. The whole Mask made their round, accompanying the troop while they stayed, whose livery cost the Admiral a great number of crowns, who clothed them all in nippons, and hoods of Orange tawny, and stryxt silver cloth, set with flowers, and Roman devices of black cloth, edged about with silver in purls, with Talbants of Marroco of the same, and white plumes; only Monterrey and Veragnas wore black. The marquis of Alcanizes' wore one different from these two extremes. The beauty of horses, and the riches of borders and furniture, showed evidently the affection of those that made this Festivity. They ran two careirs in the Palace, besides their round, and so went out in Masks: and I willset them down jointly to excuse more worthy and famous Elegies than my shallow brains can invent. The names of the MASKERS. THE Admiral. Conde de Monterrey. Duke de Tursi. Conde de Portalegre. Conde de Annover. Don Juan Claros de Guzman. Conde de Villa franqueza. Conde de Villamor. Conde del Risco. Conde de Ricla. Don Fernando de la Cerda. Don Francisco de Eraso. Marquis de Fromista. Duke de Hijar. Duke de Cea. Coude de Villalua. Don Manuel Manrrique. Don Gaspar Bonifaz. Conde de la Puebla del Maestre. Marquis de Castelrodrigo. Don Diego Sarmiento. Marquis de Velada. Marquis de Xaualquinto. Don Lewis de Cordova Zuheros. Conde de Saluatierra. Morques de Almacan. Don Lorenzo de Castro. Marquis de Alcanicas. Duke de Veraguas. Marquis de Camarasa. Don Rodrigo Enrriquez. Don Fernando de Guzman. Conde de Cantillana. Conde de Coruna. Don Lewis de Guzman. Don Antonio de Toledo Horcajada. Don Fernando de Toledo Higares. Don Pompeo de Tarsis. Don Juan de Vera. Don juan de Eraso. Conde de Tendilla. Don Lewis de Haro. Conde de Punoenrostro. Marquis de Valle. Don Christoual de Gaviria. Conde de Villafior. Marquis de Belmonte. Don Gaspar de Teves. Marquis de Toral. Conde de Fuensalida. Don Bernardo de Benavides. Marquis de Orani. Don Antonio de Moscoso. Conde de Mejorada. Four Masks, their Lackeys apparelled after the Turkish fashion in masking suits, and if my presumption herein should not be too arrogant, I would attempt to discover the Sun, amidst the darkness of the Mask: The Andaluz calls that same doubtful light, by reason of the interposition of darkness; Calinas, and the Poet Zelajes: the vulgar opinion will needs have it to be the King; for the radiant beams of his hair, and the stateliness of his running, did make him known: Let it vanish away in vulgar report, if his Majesty like not to be discovered, it was enough to make so great a guest as the Prince to rejoice, to see him in this, honour so great a Subject, as the Admiral. There accompanied him his brother, the illustrious Infant, Don Carlos, who ran with the Marquis of Carpio, and with the King the Conde de Olivares, by office chief Master of his horse, his most trusty and confident, and his most eminent servant. And although their running caused much joy, yet fear, which ever accompanieth true love, made us in the night say in our hearts, God preserve the King (who ever loves them that serve him) as the firm and inviolable foundation of his Church, and whose attempts are the proper offspring of the heroical virtue of his Progenitors, out of the general wishes and desires of his subjects. The marquis of Rentyn, Captain of the Almain guard (a gallant and lovely Gentleman) who conducted it, was himself guarded by Fernand Verdugo Lieutenant of the Spanish, one as discreet and circumspect, as honoured and well beloved. From the Palace they went to the Descalzas, A place so called because it belongs to the bare legged Friars. followed by more than four hundred persons on horse back, a triumphant and goodly company, because even in these trials of mere solemnity, for martial exercises, the Nobility of this Kingdom have ever been affected to chivalry, as may be testified by multiplied experience. To festivate his Majesty, there repaired to those sacred walls, for many special reasons, and as it was the house of the Admiral, Master of this festivity, where they were to participate of it, the greatest number of the Ladies, of that same great Court: And by the streets of the Arenall, the Carreras and the market place of Atocha, which ways they made their return, they did the like to the Palace, whither they returned to accompany and dismide the masks, the rest conducted the Admiral home to his house: And now the Sun beginning to reflect upon the Mountain tops, which being masked, did desire to see the end of this festivity, and envying the Admiral's glory, he prosecuted the same in causing it to rain the greatest part of it. This is such a narration as my ignorance could decipher in so rude a style; I hope your Excellency will pardon it, seeing good will is a sufficient supply of any defect in this behalf, for so many important reasons, I wholly remain yours, April ●9. stylo novo, 1623. Andres de Mendoqa. DElius had scarce shaken off the mantel of the Night, nor had Taurus of the 〈◊〉 fourth Sphere, who feeds on Lilies, scarce guilded his hair with the moderate hea●e of the Spanish Hemisphere, with greater commodity to participate of the Festivity, his beams not having fully bea●en off the Dew of Diana, which watered that place, Aeolus blowing upon it, when, not on the Scaffolds of the East, but in the golden concurrence of so many Suns, which dispersed their beams in the Spanish beauties: the morning sprouted forth, and the Nobility of the Court in numerous Assemblies being in the evening to come forth to the City Solemnities, for the enjoying of the rural Delights of the morning, with long staffs in their hands, clothed after the Pastoral manner, in armours of haughty mind and hot courage, more properly indeed her Children then those swift Horses which flowery Betis feeds on her sweet banks, who possessed the Fields encompassing the Bulls, more fierce than that Celestial, being more capable of rare impressions, wherein passed noble attempts of Valour and Chivalry, being proper effects of the Spanish courage, observed and seen in so many reiterated Experiences and trials. The Corregidor very carefully prevented, that none besides the selected Gentlemen might come forth to this Enclosure, with long Rods or Staffs in their hands, that they might not assail the Bulls. They were enclosed, & the first Bull was set upon by the Gentlemen: and the second by those of an inferior rank, and so the morning was joyful and triumphant, though Don Diego de Ramirez, & Don Pedro de Toledo fell, and the Horses bore them down, this man through incircumspection, and the other by unmeasurable courage and forwardness. Their falls were not of any dangerous consequence. The Marquis of Velada succoured them, hewing the Bull in pieces with their swords, and the place was disposed of in this manner and form: The Panaderia, or Bullengerie, hath in the midst of the office of Saddles, or Furniture, Within the twelve Arches of unpolished stone, a guilded Scaffold, more eminent than the rest, in that on the left hand of this, was another of equal proportion built, on which were spread on the lower part, Clothes of Gold and Silver, in three degrees one higher than another, Crimosin and Gold, which were made for the coming of the Duke de Maine, to the affiance of the Nuptials of the most Christian Queen. I observed out of this, that having hitherto been put to no use for the service of their Majesties, it might happily be hand selled to their honour, in the festivity we expect, from the Espowsalls of her Sister. There were divided from it in the midst, with a partition of Crimosin Damask, spotted all over with Gold, two other partitions on the out-partes of the same, and that on the left hand, with a portaile or gate, to go out at to the main Scaffold, traversed with another partition, which served for those uses, which shall hereunder appear. On the two sides, were hung up, those hangings of Needlework, wrought with wire of Gold, so many times formerly seen, and on the top two canopies of cloth of Florence, of carnation colour, raised in the weaving two several higthes of gold, with a most rich Cover over head, and curtains on both sides, with the former part of plain cloth of Gold, of Milan, Crimosin, span new, with Chairs of cloth of Gold, and Tissue, Stools, and Cushions of the same, with Turkey pieces, hangings of most rich Tapestry; and the places of the Counsel appointed, in manner and form, so often heretofore seen. The Windows were replenished with the Nobility of this Court: the standings and flore, with those of inferior Fortunes, and blood. The most Illustrious Nuncio, to whom the first standing was allotted, and next to the Royal seat, between his Majesty and the Queen, had for his Associates, the most excellent Ambassadors, of the Emperor, of France, Poland, and Venice, stars of great and rare Magnitude, the rest were dispersed all over the breadth of the place, the Queen was placed next unto them, and of the right side in Royal partitions, the Ladies, Dames, and noble Pages of the Court: While you come to the Counsel of Royal Excellency; for the Corregidor and his Lieutenants being entered, with their usual Train of Officers; he went out to entertain them, that high Senate entering with such a wonderful Majesty, that it may only be an example, and precedent to itself. The Corregidor gave a glorious Livery to eight Pages, and four Laqueyes, of plain black Velvet, furniture, and skirts embroidered with Snails, and Gandurados, Cloaks of cloth, with bases of feet, and Doublets of black Satin, guarded with black Lace, and Feathers of a colour, which all the place admired, and wondered at. The other Counsels and Lords being placed in their several rooms, the Majesty of the Queen, and of the Infanta made entry in their Caroches, clothed in a dark kind of grey, wrought with embroidery, and Lentils of Gold, with jewels, and Plumes, (a thing very needless to relate) seeing all Rhetorical colours of the tongue, cannot express the truth of their incomparable value, and estimation. Their Highnesses, Don Carlos, and Ferdinando, one in Purple, and the other in Black, contended in Beauty, and yet prevented one another in affection. The Coaches of the Ladies, and Minnies of the Court, the very Envy of Phoebus' rays, were Retraytes of the Month, which then reigned for Beauty, and variety of colours, solemnised with the greatest concourse of Nobility, that ever the Empire of glory, and gallantry beheld. And then first lighting on foot, the marquis of Reutine of Almain made entry for their Majesties, between the Guards, conducted by their Captain; excellently set forth himself, wearing a Plume, Preparations, and a brave Livery of a dark yellow, and yellow furniture, and Don Ferdinando Verdugo, Lieutenant of Hispaniola, in white, and black, in a Livery of dark green, white furniture, both contesting one with another, for greatest riches and pomp. The whole Troop being conducted by the Alcaldes on Horseback, and by a great number of English, and Spanish Knights, Officers, and Grandes. The Prince of Wales was relucent, in white and black Plumes, mounted on a mingle-colloured Horse, and the King apparelled in a dark coloured Suit, with a Plume of the same, mounted on a dapple Grace; in their legerity, implying the effects of the Stormy Boreas, and in their fair and quiet managing, showing themselves almost reasonable, as if they had known the burdens, that they bore: And in that their mouths were kerbed with no Bits, in this they signified, that in an high Degree, they laid down, all their natural, and brutish fierceness. Behind came the Admiral of England, and the Conde de Olivares, the Masters of the Horse, Ambassadors, and English Gentry, with the Counsels of Estate, and Chamber of Spain, enclosing Within the Guard of Archers, the Burgundian Nobility, having procured admiration and love, not with fear, or tyranny, but with sweet, and affable government, which in men's hearts purchaseth love, and good will. They light on foot, and having forsaken their Stools and Chairs, the Queen our Lady, and the Lady Infanta remained in the Scaffold on the right hand, the Infant Charles, and the Prince being divided by one partition, and the King, and the Infant Ferdinando by the other, and in that which remained ensuing, the Conde de Olivares, the English Ambassadors, the Counsels of Estate, the Chamber of Spain and England, the other Knights and Gentlemen of this Nation, on Scaffolds erected up into the air, in a corner of the street of the Amargura, and they made entry for these Lords. Fifty Laqueyes in high Dutch habit, of thin cloth of Silver, white, and tawny, with tawney-doubletts, caps of wrought Silver, and Swords Silvered in every part, accompanied the Duke of Cea, who entered in, mounted on a large dapple Grace, with black habit, edged round about with silver of Goldsmiths-work, with as great gallantry as wisdom, and as much wisdom, as reason to win men's hearts after him, two valiant Combatants at the Bull, with Cassocks and Hose of tawny cloth, laid along with Silver lace, and great tawny Plumes, mingled Turquye and White. He had scarcely gone his round about the place, presented himself to their Majesties, and been received of the Prince, with the honour of discovering himself to him, when there entered into the place (being clearly voided, so as their entries were more easy and apparent) an hundred Lackeys clothed in dark coloured Serge, guarded all over with Lace, with Belts shining like Silver, Doubletts and Hose, Linings and Caps of Tawny colour, like furniture to their Swords, and white Garters: And after them came in Don juan de Ozeta, Don jeronimo de Medinilla, Don Euan de Menesses, Don Antonio Guino, Don jasepe de Samano, Don juan jeldre, the Conde de Cantillana, Don Diego de Zarate, Don Antonio de Moscoso, Don Pedro de Motezuma, the Conde de Tendilla, accompanied with the Duke of Maqueda, whose entry, both in respect of his quality, as also for the Valour and aspect of his person, might well have stirred up envy in the Roman Triumphs, for the Duke looked like one of the Caesars, or rather in deed, he might more properly have been their pattern, and example. They went along their Round, and the Prince himself did him honour, when by different gates, these hereunder specified, made their entire: The marquis of Vela, in whom valour, dexterity, and gallantry contended for superiority, accompanied with four and twenty Lackeys, in white cloth, all laced down, with black Caps, Plumes, and other furniture for their Swords of white. He drew upon himself the eyes of the whole multitude, for indeed he drew generally unto him all their affections; the Prince did him honour, as he likewise did the other two Lords Grandes: When he had seen their Majesties, he went to offer himself unto the Ladies, from thence to the Counsel Royal, and so in his going about, to all the rest of the Company, and all of them desired, and affected him. Presently entered fifty Lackeys in white Printed Satin, guarded with a branched Stuff of Azur'd Silk, and Gold, and Breeches of the same, set out with tuffes of gold, and silver lace, with furniture and Plumes of white, that accompanied the Conde de Villamor, mounted on a dark Chestnut-colourd Horse, with his main, and tail, drawn out with silver twist, disgracing those Horses of Phoebus' Chariot, which seemed to come out of them, as the some or sweat of their bodies, eiecting that which was not natural in them, retaining naturally the valour of their Master, communicated to them, and when I saw so many Feathers in the place, and such a glavering and waving of them, I took them to be a moovible garden, or an Army of Indians; as also the Conde his generous Grandfather, who also manifested amongst them, the valour, and lustre, incident to his race and blood: And because the report is festival, it is but like to that which was to be seen with the eye. You would have said as much, if you had but seen them fight with those furious Beasts, showing themselves the more valiant, in that they were undaunted, and resolved Spaniards. There entered presently Don Cristoual de Gaviria, and Don Gasper Bonifaz, whom they term kill Bulls, I know not which of them may envy the other, seeing they are the best Combatants known in all Spain for this place, and fight; and both of them so well beloved, that their attempts being high and great, yet they are always wished to be greater, and we think them worthy of greater, and higher Fortunes. Bonifaz clad six Lackeys in excellent cloth in grain, exceeding that of Tyre, guarded, with other furniture, and white Feathers, what they were, might be seen all the place over: and Gaviria had eight, and two little Lackeys in dark green Suits, cut, embroidered with Snails of silver, and lined with Tawny, and white furniture otherwise, it being a sightly and brave Livery. There entered Don Ferrando de Yuiciedo, otherwise, the Cavalier de la Morzilla, who during these Trials, was that same Master Burquilloes of the Combats, of Lope de Vega, who came in to try his Fortunes, with Lawnce and Target. Though the Marshalling of the place belonged to the Conde de Olivares, as to the grand Master of the Horse; His Majesty yielding precedency to the Prince, the Admiral of England Marshaled it, standing behind the Lord Infant Carlos, that he might be near to the Conde de Olivares, who was to him both an Interpreter, and Informer, for this great Lord, and circumspect Courtier, hath omitted no rights of compliment, wherein he might express, either unto the Prince, or Admiral, the love, proceeding from his own Noble disposition and nature, and conformable to the honour, done him by the King of great Britain, in his Letters full of wisdom and gravity. The Combat began with the Bulls, when the Lackeys by Proclamation leaving their Lords, they resembled Harvest in june, crowned with blue and red flowers, which Zephyrus waves, and flitters up and down. The first encounter belonged to the Conde de Villamor, as the envy of all the rest, which they revenged with such a number of Darts, as the poor Bulls remained like Quivers, or like the Thorne-bushes, in the woods of Helvetia. To speak more properly, seeing to the poor Beasts wonderful pain, they took them out with as great velocity, as peril and danger. De Maqueda made many brave a tempts: de Tendilla, as many, but de Cea made excellent assaults, and Cantillana too, one of which might be the proper envy, of chivalrous attempts, and in the other he killed a Bull. Bonifaz, and Caviria laid on so thick upon the Bull, that we could not number the assaults for their quantity, and Don Christovall with a Lawnce, overthrew one. De Velada showed how agile, and nimble he was in this Art, for he overthrew two or three Bulls, with dint of Sword, and gore of Lawnce, and one he wounded on his foretopp, between the horns, while he turned his head, he struck his horn into a supporting board at his back, a wound that struck more fear into the Assembly, than it brought danger to the marquis, for this back board, was splinted all to shivers in the place: And his Majesty would not suffer him to enter the second time within the Lists: And Don Antonio de Moscoso, gave such a number, and so deep Cuchilladaes, that he might be rather said to revenge, then provoke or incite with his assaults, Cea turned one round with a Cuchillada, and so most of the Beasts were slain, being hewn into mammocks by the hands of all men. Motezuna showed, what belonged to his royal blood, and to the valour of his arm, for he put a Bull to flight, being afraid of him, and reached him such a cleaving blow with his sword, that he left him in the place for dead. Guino, Zarate, Ozeta, and Idchel, took revenge of the last Bulls living, because the first had made them turn face. Don Gieronimo de Medinilla had good Fortune, both with his Lawnce, and Sword. This Cavalier being herein so meritorious, as the most copious Elegies would come short of his due commendation, and praise. The Duke of Maqueda, made such a thrust, that the Beast being battered, and sore gored with it, he revenged himself in such a strange fashion upon his Horse, that he ran him quite through, from one side to the other, and the Duke beheld the Assault given on the one side of his Horse, and the horn of the Bull, as it came out at the other, and the poor brute Beast gave so many twitches and wrenches, enforced with pain, and grief, that the Duke was fain to use all valour, and dexterity to prevent his own falling, whereat we were all much afraid. Don Antonio Guino, second to the Duke of Cea, made one of the bravest Assaults, that ever the place beheld, upon a most violent and furicus Bull, whose lively force, and that of his valiant arm, ran him in quite through the shoulders, leaving half his Lawnce within him, and his Horse remaining with as much stillness and lenity, as his Master with valour and magnanimity: and so the Bull fell down hard by him. He received wonderful applause, and general grace, and so went out of the place, and though the Bulls overthrew many, yet there fell out no great danger at all. When this festivity was ended, the Prince, the King, and their Highnesses, returned to the Court in Caroches; and it rained very strangely. After that went the Queen, the Infanta, and the Coaches of Ladies, where amongst the Clouds of water, there fell one of the Pages of Arms, these Clouds by day light innudating the dominion and access of the shadows of the night, and banishing them for a great while. Thus a great part of the night being spent, they went to repose themselves, after the repast and pleasure of this festivity, and so my Pen shall do no less, till further and fitter occasion be offered. etc. FINIS.