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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54299	The Portugal history, or, A relation of the troubles that happened in the court of Portugal in the years 1667 and 1668 in which is to be seen that great transaction of the renunciation of the crown by Alphonso the Sixth, the dissolution of his marriage with the Princess Maria Frances Isabella of Savoy : the marriage of the same princess to the Prince Don Pedro, regent of the realm of Portugal, and the reasons alledged at Rome for the dispensation thereof / by S.P., Esq.	Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703.	1677 (1677)	Wing P1452; ESTC R18510	135,324	356

nature gave to the Queen an excessive trouble The Count D' Odemira was sensibly touched knowing that they ordinarily impute the faults of Princes to their Governours as it happened to Don John Alphonso D' Albuquerque who was charged with the cruel Actions of Don Pedro King of Castile The Count resolved then to withdraw the King at what price soever he did it from this shameful conversation Having one day found in the Court of Lion the King environ'd by Conti and all that Gang he chased them away he forbad entrance to Conti with menaces to chastise him if ever he durst return thither again The King more troubled than Conti at this Prohibition and Menace retired himself into his Appartment with excessive trouble Some of those who were about him had no sooner known that he was discontented with his Governour and that he had an Affection for Conti but they let him understand that to subject his own Inclinations to the Sentiments of another was to consent to the ruine of his Authority This had such power on the mind of the King that after this he rejected whatever advice they would give him he grew obstinate even to rage that he would learn no Lesson nor eat nor drink till they had brought back Conti to him so that they were obliged to bring him to him In the Court of Lyon they oftentimes for his diversion had Dog-fighting which Combats were at first private but at last they became publick These Mastiffs were kept in the great Court of the Palace where being all sorts of Dogs and unty'd they very often fell upon those they found in their way The diversion of Bough-fighting was brought also from the Court of the Chappel to the same place and at last became so common in the Suburbs that what was formerly the sport only of little children became in a short space to be a bloody Combat In all these Diversions those wherein the most Blood was shed pleased the Kingmost These Disorders being come to that excess his Governour thought that it was best for him to find out diversions conformable to his humour but that they might not be so publick so that if any thing should happen that might be any blemish it might be the less taken notice of They resolved then to teach him the use of Weapons and they gave him for his Master therein Diego Gomes de Figueredo but they found it impossible to make him follow any Method for he would not learn to do any thing skilfully as he should do but was all for downright blows This exercise handsom and innocent enough became however very deadly and criminal through the ill use that he made of it That they might cause an emulation in the King they permitted to enter the Palace certain young men who under pretext of making a flourish in his presence brought with them all sorts of Weapons every one having a design to let him see his force and skill But in these exercises there happened almost every day one or other ill accident especially when they darted certain Knives purposely made which many times slipping from their hands wounded some or other in the throng of Spectators John ●e Conti was in all these Exercises and though his skill was not very great he was still recompensed by the King so that he became his Favourite insomuch that whatever violences he committed in the Palace were suffered unpunished This Example was the cause that those Crimes from which they had abstained before for fear of Justice were now committed with Assurance so that the King hereby drew upon himself the ill-will of all the People not only by his own Actions but also by those of others They had lodged the Infante Don Pedro in the Queens Apartment that his Union with the King might thereby become the more strong and easy to be compassed and therefore they had given to them both one Tutor that they might likewise learn together But this did no good to the King and was a notable prejudice to the Infante for when they should have followed their Books the King would disturb them and often interrupt his Tutor in reciting his shameful Divertisements The King and the Infante had oftentimes differences between them which being grounded but on slight matters quickly ceased However the malice of his Favourites fomented these petty misunderstandings in such sort that the King put himself to oppose the Infante on every occasion It was at this time that the Favour of Conti with the King who was now sixteen began to spread abroad certain Courtiers perswading themselves that he had perfectly established himself in the Heart of the Prince for that he had wholly destroy'd his Governour they grew so shameless as to make him the object of their respects After which he had the boldness to vaunt himself to be descended from a Branch of Vintimiglia an Illustrious Family in the Realm of Sicily and this was maintained by the testimony of some Flatterers For the most part the persons that came near the King were debauch'd in their speeches and it was no wonder to hear him speak dishonest words even before the Ladies Some of his Councellors offended thereat advis'd the Queen that he might be removed into the new Apartment called the Fort where those Persons who Corrupted his Manners should not have so much liberty to come To this end the Queen ordered he should be served there by Don John de Silva Marquess de Govea grand Master of the House Garcia de Mello grand Chamberlain the Count de Padro Master of the Horse Don John de Almeida Master of the Wardrobe and by Lewis de Mello Captain of his Guards The Count de Padro being gone to Command the Army in his absence the Charge of first Gentleman of his Chamber and that of Master of the Horse were given to Don Diego de Lima Vicount de Villanova de Cerveira they gave also the Charge of Chief Gentleman of the Chamber to Lewis de Vasconcelos and Sousa Count de Castlemelhor All these Officers were to serve Weekly and to lie in the Palace and to the end that some of them might always be about the King those before mentioned were to be Relieved in the Day-time by Don Vasco Mascarenhas Count of Obidos Nuno de Mendosa Count de Valdereis Lewis de Silva Tello Count de Aveiras and Francisco de Sonsa Coutinho Councellor of State All these Lords having Keys to enter in at all times when they pleased The Queen ordered this Project to be kept secret and that they should keep open the Door which gave way for a Communication between her Apartment and that of the King 's But he soon frustrated all these Designs The Count de Odemira his Governour having told him That the quarter through which he should go out was made up He answered him briskly that he would then go thorow the Hall of the Almane Guards The Count having told him that there was a great

to render you a true Obedience and to Die for your Service The Queen as well as the People is astonished to see that they have introduced into the Palace near the Person of the King People of no Account who to maintain themselves in the Favour they have acquired by pernicious Artificers make no scruple to sow Division between the Grandees and to Corrupt the good Nature of the King They endeavour by all manner of ways to perswade him that he hath need of their Succour to gain the Hearts of his Subjects and to make them respect Authority for which they would Sacrifice as they say a thousand Lives in the mean time under this false Zeal they abuse this Authority trouble the Order of Government and of Justice and committing Night and Day those Crimes which no Body is ignorant of they cause so much Scandal that if our Lord the King should have a true knowledg thereof he would without doubt Chastise them most rigorously for without any respect for Religion they are so Audacious to make Attempts and Quarrels even in Sacred Places and to maintain thereupon discourses so Insolent that one cannot think on them without Horror As this Complaint is the greatest of all so it is that from which all our evils take their Original so it is no wonder that People without Religion should hinder the Administration of Justice and should help forward the Emportments of the King This is it that doth trouble and may yet in time to come trouble the Publick Tranquility All these things have been represented oftentimes to the Queen by many of the Ministers who are here present and by others who had not the power to help it and also by several Persons very zealous for Religion and for the good of the Realm that it was necessary to appease the Anger of God which seem'd to have prepared for us so grievòus a Chastisement and to turn away the Danger which threatned us in taking from about the King the Enemies of the State who are more to be feared than those on our Frontiers The Queen to follow the Counsel of her Ministers and her Subjects hath willed these things should be so executed to the end that all the Realm might see the Esteem that she had and should always have of the zeal with which they had counselled her so well and the desire she has to bring Comfort to the State so long as she shall be Regent Sir the substance of this Discourse as well as the words of which it is Composed are not only mine but every one of your Ministers and every one of the Subjects who find themselves obliged by their Conscience by their Honour and by the Ardour of their Zeal to represent to the Queen for the Publick Good all that this contains This Discourse is conformable to Reason and to Justice which your Majesty will not oppose It is on the Esteem that you have for Virtue on the Integrity of your Ministers and upon the Aversion you have for Flattery the Liberty of this Remonstrance is founded so that we hope your Majesty will not only approve that which hath been done by so strong Considerations but that you will acknowledg the just Intention of those who gave this Counsel and of those who Executed it This is that which we desire of your Majesty prostrate before you with a profound Respect and the greatest Humility When this Discourse was finished all those who were present according to the Custome of the Country kiss'd the Hand of the King and Queen and then went forth of the Chamber but before their Majesties were withdrawn Lewis de Mello having acquainted the Secretary it was convenient to hinder the Count of Castlemelhor and the Duke of Cadaval from encountring because of the words they had had between them he advertised the Queen who reconciled them It being the Counts Week he continued in the Palace and came in the instant that the Grand Venere had opened the Door to the King of whom he demanded as if he had understood nothing of all which had been said if that Concourse of the People was an Assembly of the States The Grand Veneur answered him that so soon as his Majesty was alone he would inform him of all things and being entred his Chamber he told him For to satisfy the Complaints that all the People had made against Antony de Conti and all those who had diminished his Authority in exposing every day his Life the Queen had ordered they should seise on their Persons and should be carried away far from his Majesty which thing had been executed by the Councel of his most zealous Subjects and that she had rendred him an account of it by that Writing which he had heard read in the presence of the Tribunals The King had no sooner comprehended the sense of this Discourse but he arose from his Seat wholly transported with Choler and went to search for Conti in the withdrawing Chamber and not finding him there swore he would find him in what place soever he were Whereupon the Grand Veneur told him That his Majesty ought not to be angry for what was done and so far from thinking ill of the Queen and his Ministers that he ought them thanks since with so commendable a zeal they had taken from about his person those men who were not tyed to him but for their own Interest and that their nearness would make him lose the Love of all his other Subjects that if he would be beloved and rever'd as Father of his Children there was an indispensable Necessity this Separation should be made it was for that end they had embarqued Conti in a Vessel that had set Sail for Brazil Upon this the King stopping for some time as if he had been forbid sent to find out Emanuel Autunes an intimate Friend and Confident of Conti's At the same time he entred the Kings Chamber at the back-door the Count de Castlemelhor entred at the other as if it had been by Agreement and not by Chance Assoon as the Grand Veneur saw them with the King he withdrew after which they had a grand Conference which lasted till Dinner And though he dissembled his Discontent as much as he could all the while he was at the Table yet they could not but perceive it in his Countenance which was more clowdy than usual nevertheless at night he failed not to go into the Garden to ride his Horses After this Conference he had another the same day with a Lady about the Queen in which they condemned as they had done in the former that which the Queen had acted and counselled the King to be revenged for that affront whatever came of it The next day he appeared more calm so that it was believed he had forgot all that had passed Almost every one praised what the Queen had done and even some of Conti's Partisans also accomodating themselves to the Time seemed to approve

they might give Repose and Tranquillity to the Realm and being in doubt if from the first Marriage there might not arise some hinderance to it because of the publique Honesty they had recourse to our Well beloved Son Lewis de Vendosm Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church who at that time was our legat a Latere and of the Holy Apostolick See with our most dear Son in Jesus Christ the most Christian King of France who granted to them a Brief of Dispense which they demanded of him upon that Impediment and it being addressed to the Grand Vicar and to the Official at Lisbon to either of them or both together the said Prince and the said Princess were by Virtue of the said Dispensation Contracted in Good earnest in the Face of the Church in Marriage after the manner that was ordained by the Sacred Councel of Trent and after they Consummated the said Marriage in hope of having soon Successors But because in the same request it hath been remonstrated to us that the said Prince and the said Princess as our most respectful and most devout Children and of the Holy Apostolick See do most ardently desire that we should provide for the security of their Conscience and for the tranquility of the Realm After having maturely considered and Examined all things with some of our Venerable Brothers the Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church and with other great prudent Persons and most knowing and Skilful in the Sacred Canons and in Theology and very well vers'd in these Affairs and being also willing as far as God shall enable as to be benignly favourable to the said Prince Don Pedro and the said Princess Maria Isabella we do absolve them and hold them absolved by Virtue of these present Letters from all Excommunications Interdicts Suspensions and all Ecclesiastick Sentences Censures and pains a jure vel ab homine that they may have incurr'd upon any occasion or cause whatsoever and so often as by it they shall have incurred any to the end that by Virtue of these presents only they may obtain what they desire And being desirous to satisfie the Request which hath been humbly presented in their Name upon the Confidence that God hath given us of you and of your Fidelity towards us and the Apostolique See of your Learning Prudence and Integrity And besides for that we have no certain Knowledge of all that which hath been declared to us thereupon we do Ordain and Command you by these presents to make with all possible discretion all together or at least three of you if that some of you cannot be there to assist by any lawful Impediment a diligent research and an exact Information of all that which hath been averr'd thereupon And if by this search and this Information you find the truth of those things which have been represented to us to hold good and particularly that the first Marriage Contracted as hath been said between the King Alphonso and the aforesaid Princess Maria Isabella was never Consummated with which we very strongly charge the Conscience of every one of you that you break asunder and dissolve by and under oùr Apostolique Authority in all that shall be necessary even against the Will of the said King Don Alphonso the tye of the said first Marriage Contracted as aforesaid between the said Princess and the said King Don Alphonso and which hath been declared null and not Consummated notwithstanding that which hath pass d from the beginning and what might have now pass'd for good and notwithstanding if in time yet to come it should appear good and firm and that it is hath been and should be good and valuable And further we do order you to dispence with under the same Authority the said Prince Don Pedro and the said Princess Maria Isabella as to the Impediment of publick Honesty in such sort that they may freely and lawfully continue the aforesaid second Marriage notwithstanding the said Impediment and all that hath been reported thereupon and from any other Impediment that they may have therein of what Nature soever it be that may arise or appear at what time soever notwithstanding also all Apostolick Constitutions of General Councels Provincials and Synods or any other whatsoever We will also that you declare under and by the same Authority that you make grant and devise by vertue of these present Letters that all what hath been abovesaid may profit and serve in all and in every part fully and wholly to the said Prince Don Pedro and to the said Princess even from the day of the second Marriage which hath been Contracted by them as if these present Letters had been granted before the Contract of Marriage and put in execution by you according to their form and tenure Declaring Pronouncing and assuring for Successors lawful those Infants born and to be born of the said Second Marriage as hath been said Contracted in good earnest in the Face of the Church because by the plenitude of our Apostolick Power we give grant you the power by Virtue of these present Letters to do all these things injoyned Moreover we decree farther That neither the aforesaid King Alphonso nor any other persons which ought to be expressed and especially and particularly nominated to have any Interest in the things herein above expressed or to pretend to have any in any manner whatsoever not having consented or having been appealed Cited or heard and that the causes for which these present Letters have been granted were not sufficiently verified and justified or for any other legitimate cause Right or Priviledg either under any Colour or pretence whatsoever or also any Clause of Right shall never at any time blame retract violate our Counsel as surreptitious or attained by fraud nor make Nul neither for any fault of our Intention or by the consent of those who have or ought to have interest therein or for any other default how great or Essential soever it be or that might be in a particular Declaration these our present Letters And that no body may be able to obtain or Commence any thing of Right of Fact or of Grace nor to get nor prevail in Judicio vel extra illud against these Letters had obtained and granted of our own proper motion and with the same plenitude of Apostolick Power Further we will and declare that these present Letters continue for ever firm valid and Efficacious and that they have and obtain their full and entire Effect And lastly that they serve fully and wholly without any Limitation to the aforesaid Prince Don Pedro and to the aforesaid Princess Maria Isabella and to all others either at present or to come to whom they may any ways appertain And also that after this manner only and no otherwise we will that it be judg'd and decreed in this Affair by all the Judges in Ordinary or Delegates be they either Auditors in causes of the Apostolick Courts or Cardinals of the Holy