THE COPY OF A LETTER WRITTEN BY ANE HONOURABLE GENTLEman servand to his HIGHNESS, To a LORD of His Ma.tie Privy Counsale in both Kingdoms, From Madrid, the 5 of Apryle stilo veteri 1623.  
EDINBURGH, Printed by THOMAS FINLASON, His M. Printer. 1623.   

MY LORD.  
GO where I will, I can no moir flee from your kindness then my own shadow. It hath quickly over taken me in Spain, and from Spain I send you back all the thanks that one honest heart can think.  
For that We do here, that your L. may know it from a seeing witness, and from you, all Scotland, though I have no Commission but the liberty of telling truth. The Prince came through France, and to this Court Post, without a fall or any other harm; Went into the french King's Cabinet and saw him, the Queen, and Monsieur and Madam, and the Queen Mother and most of the Court, without being known of any, and so come hither to this Court the first advertiser, and was in the Ambassador's house before he could believe it.  
What acts of a strong and able man he did by the way, is a Story not to be matched, and behaves himself so we'll here as cannot be told; And when it shall please GOD he comes home in safety, will deserve to be received by all his Father's Subjects lyk a blessing sent from heaven. For there was never in any Prince of his Race, more Religion, understanding and good Nature, honesty and Activeness, the LORD crown all with his long life, and then is Our Isle happy.  
He was received with all the honour that could be done to any mortal man. The King made him one Entry as great as he had been Emperor. Gives him always the place, and the right hand; And hath him judged in his Palace, as he were at Saint James. For though it was in their Lent. when they exercise the sttraitest manner of the Catholic Religion, He and His, had more liberty than they would use; There was never any, (not of the Roman religion) judged in the Palace before. The King and all his Court studying how to devise pleasure for Him, opponed the order of the Pragmatique, which did forebid all bravery especially in Lent. Resigning all Donations and Regal power to Him; Commanded all the Precedents and Judges and Governors to take their direction from Him, all requeistes presented to Him. What He would do was done, though in His wisdom He would do nothing but by the King's Ministers, and their Customs; All Prisons opened, all prisoners set at liberty, and they that were in for debt, the King fred them, and paid the debts. In a word all was done, and is doing every day, that could show how sensible the King is of the honour He had done of so trusting His Person in his Majesty's hands. For the business, it must go on according to the pace, that their duty to Sea of Rome, will permit, but for their own affection they are desirous of the Match as we can wish them. The King and his Brother use Him as He were their Father's Son, and as their eldest Brother.  
The Infanta is a Lady to please any Eye, if She were but a mean Gentlewoman, comely and well favoured, of stature: tale as most Women here, and in any Country; Healthful and likely to be a Child-bearer; Better favoured than any either Picture or report made Her; And as Her Sister is in France, the handsomest Woman of the Court, so is the Jufanta MARIA in this, (so is She named.) And for goodness, God only knows the heart; But for good report, no Woman under Heaven hath a better; And for breading none so good, saving in that which we are not to consider now, but leave it to God; Religion, wherein She is so devote and charitable, that I pray GOD these of our opinion may imitate Her. You may think that I am so turned Spanish, that I am only set to praise, in conscience I speak within compass, and am just the man without corruption, you ever took me to be, and by the grace of God, shall so come home, and so die. But I writ this for your information and satisfaction of such of my Friends, as your L. pleaseth to impart it to, from on they have no cause to distrust. Tell it to whom you will, and give me for Author; And let me entreat them all to thank God, that since our Master's Marriage was confined in so narrow a circle, so few to choose of His equales, that He is likely to have one that there is so much good in by all appearance, both of outside and inside; And let us all join in hearty prayer, that we be not deceived; but that God may bless all to His Glory to the well of His Church, and of our Master and His Subjects. And if your L. would know further to judge Her by her Parents, the King Her Father was a sincere good man, and for Her Mother She was the matchlessest Princess of Her time, especially for wisdom, goodnesie, and health, She died in Childbirth; And all Her children be full and strong. The King is taler than Our Prince, strong and nervous well favoured, and well spoken, and likely to b●●e a brave active King.  
Don Carlos is a little browner complexioned, but a lusty wise-like young Prince; And the Cardinal Don Fernando the youngest is the finest, quickest, louliest Youth that can be seen if He had nothing to recommend him but His hap and godliness. Now let God do what He will, those be good tokens. The Prince keeps His health strongly, and if God, put end to all before the heats come on, this journey will turn to joy to us all; And praise to the breast it bred in, and all the actors, which that it may be, God grant if it be his blessed will, And so I end for a long tim●, and if it be till I come to England, you will not blame me after all this.  
Your L. most loving Servant. Madrid, the 5. of April. 1623.  
If your L. had seen with what a brave manner His Highness acquit Himself, the first time He saw His Mistress, it would have done your heart good. The famousest Courtier or Wooer in France would not have acted it more gallantly. He never did any thing so well, not run at Tilt. in which He is Master.