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A50476	Parthenopoeia, or, The history of the most noble and renowned kingdom of Naples with the dominions therunto annexed and the lives of all their kings : the first part / by that famous antiquary Scipio Mazzella ; made English by Mr. Samson Lennard ... ; the second part compil'd by James Howell, Esq., who, besides som [sic] supplements to the first part, drawes on the threed [sic] of the story to these present times, 1654 ; illustrated with the figures of the kings and arms of all the provinces.; Descrittione del regno di Napoli. English	Mazzella, Scipione.; Lennard, Samson, d. 1633.; Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1654 (1654)	Wing M1542; ESTC R9145	346,662	279

to be very violent in it King Philip raisd an Army of 10000. foot and 1500 horse under the command of Don Alonso de Vargas a Veteran and a great experiencd Captain they of Aragon having notice hereof were preparing another Army in opposition but the King with his own hand writ to them a gracious Letter in these words No aver levantado aquel Exercit● si no para passar a Francia que el era mejor Aragonez que los que aconse javan se le estorvasse el passo y se maravillava mucho se creyes cosa que a el aun no avia passado por el pensamiento y menos romper l●s privilegios a un Reyno a quien amava tanto The Army which he was a raising was to no other end but to pass to France he was a better Arrogonian then those who gave advice that this Army shold be stopd in the passage and he wonderd much that credit shold be given to things that never entred into his head where he never habourd the least thought to infringe the priviledge of a Kingdome which he lovd so well This Letter was like a gilded Pill with strong Drugs within for no sooner was the Letter sent but Don Alonso followd with his Army and came to the gates of Sarogosa his Soldiers crying out for France for France Don Alonso being entred the chief Justice of Aragon thinking to fly away was apprehended and according to a private order Don Alonso had from the King to dispatch in the first place Don Iohn de Nuza y que a un mismo punto le avisasse de su prision y de su muerte who shold have notice at the same instant of his imprisonment and death Don Iohn being thus apprehended was hurried into a Coach and two Jesuits to prepare him for death he askt by vertue of what Sentence hereupon they shewd him that short order which Philip all of his own hand-writing had delivered Don Alonso That Don Iohn de Nuza was the prime Officer of the Kindom of Aragon a goodly fair young man and of a gallant presence therfore his death was very much lamented specially being descended of the most illustrious and ancientst Families of that Kingdom many other persons of quality and the chief Ring-leaders of this Tumult were executed and their heads and members set up in quarters upon the gates of the City Antonio Perez had made his escape from Saragosa two daies before towards France to the Country of Bern where Katherine Queen of Navarr and Mother to Henry the fourth gave him protection and entertainment whereupon a publick Ban was proclaimd that whosoever could bring him alive or dead should have 6000. crowns therfore not finding himself secure so neer Spain he fled to England and thence removd to Paris where he did lead the remainder of his life gazd upon as he passd the streets as a strange Monster of Fortune but cryed up for a person of notable sound parts and politick Speculations A little after King Philip his Generall Don Alonzo having already dispatcht the principalst part of the business before him made a kind of progress to his Kingdom of Aragon and convokd a Parliament to meet at Tarasona but a generall pardon preceded his summons only the Town of Tervel and Albarracin excepted with 145. persons besides which he afterwards forgave so he confirmed unto them such priviledges as he thought he enacted new Lawes and repeald many old so the Kingdom gave him a present of about four hundred thousand crowns so he returned triumphantly from Aragon to Castille having thus deprest the courage of that high crested people And if ever that Aphorism was verified viz. That Rebellion supprest makes the Prince the stronger surely it was in this great Action as may be inferrd out of the former transactions in that Kingdom Upon crushing of this Aragonian Cocatrice in the shell there was a monstrous strange Hydra engendred in France with I cannot tell how many heads The Huguenots began to be potent and turbulent there the Queen-mother Katherine de Medicis with the Guisards were great Bigots and abhorring that faction being most fervent in the advance of the Roman cause they made war against the Huguenots upon those grounds Therupon Philip being the Catholick King could do no less in the quarrell of the holy Church then reach his Arme and assist them which he did by sending order to the Duke of Parma his Governour in Flanders to that end who accordingly rusht into France and pursued his march as far as the walls of Paris At his entrance into France he repaird to the Cathedrall Church of Meaux where he protested and solemnly swore that he came to France with that Army which consisted of 10000. foot and 3000. horse to no other intent but to deliver the oppressed friends of the King then under minority from the violence of Rebells and Heriticks in which quarrell he wold expose his person to any perils whatsoever and he knew every soul under the Banners of his Catholike Majesty which were in this Army wold do the like Having receivd this speciall command and knowledg of his sayd Majesties pleasure accordingly This intricat and mysterious War calld the Ligue lasted by intermissions in France above thirty yeers and it came to such a multiplicity of Interests that every Province became Frontire to one another insomuch that that gallant entire compleat Kingdom was like to be cut into fragments cantonizd Queen Eliz of England was offerrd by the Hugonots a good part but fore-seeing what confusion it wold bring and how much it wold enfeeble the power of that Kingdom which is the greatest one knot of strength and entire power that is able to counterbalance that of the Monarchy of Spain she refused the proffer and rather assisted the preservation of the Regall power in that Kingdom King Philip having don such signall Services for the Roman Catholicks in France having wownd himself out of the Ligue from warring against Heritiks as he calld the Hugonots he turnd his Sword against Infidels he sent a puissant Army both by Land and Sea under Don Francisco de Mendosa who was Commander in chief for the Conquest of Oran upon the Coasts of Barbary which design provd so succesfull that it took effect yet not without much expence of blood and treasure which made the triumph more glorious for Turpis sine pulvere palma Having thus reducd Oran and som Territories circumiacent from Mahumetismie and the half Moon to be under the Standard of the Cross he pursued his good Fortunes and assaulted another Fort in Barbary calld Penion de Velez which he also carried but not without som difficulty After a little breathing from beating the Turk in Barbary he had opportunity to meet him at Malta which being besiegd by Solyman he sent to his Viceroy of Naples and Sicily to make what strength they could to assist the great Master and Knights of that noble

shall be performd the same week after that the Ratification shall com from Rome to which purpose he wold engage his Contratation house in Sevill if need requird The Prince shewd himself to be mightily taken with this proposall so he left two Proxies behind in the Earl of Bristols hands one for the King and another for Don Carlos his brother to be his Substitutes the wedding day so the Prince put himself in an Equipage for his return to England and the King with his two brothers and Grandees accompanied him beyond the Escuriall on his way and wold have done it to the Sea-side had not the Queen bin then big with Child At their parting King and Prince often embracd one another but Oliuares and Buckingham did not part so kindly for the Duke told him that he was infinitely beholden to their Majesties of Spain for many royall Favors as also to the Lady Infanta and that he wold live and dy there Servant and continu to do his best Offices for continuance of peace twixt tht two Crowns but for your self Count Oliuares he sayed I must tell you plainly you have disobligd me so far that I cannot make further profession of friendship unto you without flattery Oliuares turnd about and made this short answer aceto lo diesto I accept of what you say and touching the first part of your Speech if you perform what you promise you will do well and I must tell you that your own safety depends upon it but for any particular correspondence of friendship twixt you and me it matters not much and so I bid you farewell Thus the King of Spain and the Prince of Wales parted with many interchanges of endearment in a field calld el Campa de Balsain not far from the Escuriall at the bottom of a great Hill upon which departure this monumentall Inscription was erected In campo Balsain HEic ubi fausta sors tulit ad praerupti montis radices in latè patente campulo solenni Regum venatione nobili sed in solenni Rei e ventu longè Nobiliori Philippus Quartus Hispaniarum Indiarumque Rex Catholicus Carolus seremissimus Wallie Princeps pactis cum Maria serenissima Infante Nuptijs ad quas petendas It Fama per orbem in Hesperiam properabat dextras dederunt in amplexus mutuo ruentes pacis Amicitia aeterna faedera nodo astrinxerunt Herculeo O magnum invictum Regum Par sine pari Nullus mehercule Hercules contra duos Ipsi potius contra omnes perfidia fremente duo Aleydae solo salo Iusuperabiles siste Fama non plus ultra viderunt suspexerunt stupuerunt duo Austriacae sobolis Incrementa maxima Carolus Ferdinandus serenissimi Infantes Gasper Oliviariorum excellentissimus Comes a Belli Statusque Concilijs Sacri Cubiculi Regis stabuli summus Praefectus Didacus Carpentis Marchio cui fas per sacratioris Aula limen Ex Britannis Johannes Comes Bristoliae Orator Extraordinarius Gualterus Astonus eques Legatus ex munere Baro Kensingtonius praetorianae militiae Angliae Dux Posteritati sacrum In the field of Balsain Here by the conduct of a propitious Star at the foot of a craggy Mountain in a spacious field ennobled by the common hunting of Kings but grown more noble now for the solemn event of the Thing Philip the fourth Catholic King of both the Spaines and the Indies and Charles the serenissim Prince of Wales Nuptials being agreed upon with the Lady Mary the serenissim Infanta to seek which sa the Fame of it flies through ●he world he posted to Spain the said King and Prince plighted their Troths and running into mutuall embraces they tyed with an Herculean Knot an eternall league of peace and friendship O mighty and invincible peerles pair of Kings no Hercules can be against these two and they two enough against all let disloyalty rage never so much two Alcides insuperable both by Land and Sea Fame stop thy mouth for thou canst go no further Two of the Royall branches of the Austrian Tree Don Carlos and Don Ferdinand saw beheld and stood astonisht hereat as also Gaspar the most excellent Count of Olivares chief Gentleman of the sacred Bed chamber and of the royall Stables as also Didacus Marques of Carpio who had the golden Key among the British Heros Iohn Earl of Bristol Ambassador extraordinary and Walter Ashton Ambassador ordinary with the Baron of Kensington Captain of the English Praetorian Bands Sacred to Posterity In this Inscription the Duke of Buckingham was not mentiond though he was there present all the while which shews that the Spaniards did not so much affect him yet was he at first much esteemd in regard of the charge and trust he had being the Princes Gardian but afterwards he began to grow out of request by his French carriage and over familiarity with the Prince c. Insomuch that his Commission being examind it was found to be signed only by King Iames and the Prince wheras the Commission of Bristol and Ashton was signd also by the privy Councell and exemplified under the great Seal of England Therfore the King of Spain being instructed by Olivares sent him word that he shold not trouble himself any further in point of audience about the match for he was resolvd to treat only with the two Ambassadors who had a more plenary power and understood the busines better so il blood began to engender betwixt Olivares Buckingham and Bristol The Prince was attended by som of the Grandees and Count Gondomar to the Sea-side where being com not without som danger aboard the Prince-Royall he sent Mr. Clerk a Creature of Buckinghams to Madrid with a privat Letter to Bristol not to proceed in the busines of the Match till further order from England notwithstanding that the Ratification shold com from Rome Clerk lay in Bristols house but was not to deliver him the sayed Letter till the Ratification shold com the Earl of Bristol suspecting such a thing causd a rumor to be spread that the Ratification was com hereupon the Letter was deliverd him so he went to confer with my Lord Ashton about it who was in joint Commission with him to conclude the Match he askt him whether upon that Letter he wold suspend the busines of the Match and Ashton answering that the Letter was to be obeyed Bristol replyed that then he wold protest against him telling him that they had a royall Commission under the broad Seal of England signd and seald by King Prince and Councell therfore he conceivd that a privat Letter from any other could not have power to suspend the Kings immediat command but his own counter-command he alledgd also that if when the Ratification came they shold delay a moment of the time in point of proceeding the Infanta wold hold her self disparagd in point of honor He subjoynd that this Match tended to the restitution of the Palatinat and settling of an eternall peace in

Christendom which he knew wel the King their Master did desire with that vehemency so he brought Ashton to joyn with him in pursuance of the busines which was at so fair a pass that they both made of them a great number of rich Liveries against the wedding day the Infanta went by the name of Princess of Wales and the English Ambassadors wold not be coverd before her she had got som extraordinary Masses to be sung for the Prince's safe return to England She had divers new Sutes made for the Prince of rich perfumd Cordovan som embroyderd with Perl som with Gold some with Silk She studied the English language and wore Chapins or high shoos which no young Ladies usd to do in Spain till they are either betr●thd or married Moreover the King of Spain had a purpose to make a Daughter of his a Christian and his Sister a Wife the same day and to that end had commanded that the Baptism and the Marriage shold be solemnizd together to which end a long Tarass was raysd from his Royall Palace to the next Church all coverd with rich Tapistry All the Grandees were summond to be then at Court and the great Ordinance were ordered to be discharged in all the Maritime Towns upon such a day So the long wishd for Ratification came at last compleat and full but as the Stars wold have it as the busines was upon its last period there come four Posts from England within the space of 24 hours with a new Commission from King Iames to the Earl of Bristol intimating that wheras he treated before singly of a match he shold now joyn the Palatinat with it and have a categoricall conclusive answer from the King of Spain for the restitution of it for he wold not marry his son with joy and leave his daughter in tears This struck a strange kind of consternation in the hearts of all men at Madrid who wishd that the Postillions which brought the new Commission to Bristoll had all broke their necks on the way the Infanta retird her self and wore a kind of mourning for som daies and an universall sadness appeard in all faces Hereupon the Earl of Bristol going to the King of Spain to demand a surrender of the Palatinat He answer'd that it was not in his power to do it for hee could not command an Emperour in whose hands it was with whom if England would entertain a Treaty if the Emperour and the Duke of Bavaria wold not com to terms of reason the same arm which got the sayd Palatinat for his Oncle the Emperour shold joyn with the King of England to reconquer it for his son in law But this not satisfying Bristol receiv'd Letters of Revocation and so going to take his leave of the King he pulld off a ring of 1500 l. price off his finger and gave it him sending him afterwards a Cup-board or old Plate valued at 20000. duckets The Prince at his departure left a great rope of Pearl and many boxes of Jewels more for the Infanta valued at 400000. crowns but she would not receive any till the Nuptiall day so they were kept in the custody of one of the Secretaries of State But notwithstanding that intelligence was sent how the two Treaties of Match and Palatinat were dissolv'd by act of Parlement in England and that they were preparing for a War yet the Spaniard comanded the sayd Jewels to be deliverd up to the English Ambassador which after were sent safely to England Out of the premisses it may be inferrd that the Spanyard did really intend a match with England which he saith he hath not broken to this day In Spain the King was young and his Favorit old it was clean contrary in England which made the world abroad to wonder that King Iames shold be transported by the Councell of a young Favorit as to suffer him to strain the conscience of his son so far as to break the Match now most remarkable it is that as the Parlement serv'd him for an Instrument to do it so the Parlement was the chief instrument afterwards of his ruin Thus the Spanish Match which amus'd the world so long and assorded such matter of discours was suddenly dashd that Fabrique which was a rearing so many yeers and brought to such a point of perfection that it only wanted a cover fell down in a moment A little before these times the Duke of Ossuna a little man but of a mighty spirit was Vice-roy of Naples where he had comitted more extravagances then any Vice-roy ever did He raisd a War against the Venetian for a property of Dominion in som part of the Adriatic gulph wherin he causd the Signory to spend much treasure but afterwards it was found that this War was grounded rather upon the Capricio of his brain then any just reason Therupon the King of Spain sent the Cardinall Borja to seize upon the government of Naples and send home the Duke prisoner if he found cause The Cardinall carried the busines very privatly and being com to a little Iland neer Naples the sagacious Duke smelling somthing sent a Bishop to entertain and wait upon him but it was indeed to serve as a Spy to observe his motions The Cardinal made a shew to go a hunting one day in a Sedia wher he had appointed one to be habited just like him in another Sed●a the Bishop being in the Field all the while and seeing a man like him in the Sedia he thought the Cardinal was still there but the Cardinal had privatly got away to the Marine where he had a Soldiers habit for a disguise and a Felucca ready for transporting him to Naples leaving the Bishop waiting stil upon the counterfeit Cardinal in the Field having divers confidents in the Castle where the Duke was he got thither at the close of the day over a small draw-bridg and surprized the Duke so signal being given to the Town the Bells rung and the great guns went all suddenly off so the Collaterall Councell came to salute the new Vice-roy and Ossuna was sent prisoner to Spain with these severall accusations Accusations wherewith the most faithfull Citie of Naples doth charge the Duke of Ossuna I. THat against his Majesties will he entertained a great number of Soldiers who by their miscarriages have committed many outrages rapes and robberies and if any complaind against them the Plaintiffs were sent away with threatnings and checks insteed of satisfaction from the Duke II. He did put his Majesties patrimony in distribution as it appeares by the accounts of the Kings Chamber besides he wasted much of the common treasury of the Town depriving her of many priviledges III. When he sent Soldiers to be billeted in divers parts of this Kingdom the poor people to rid themselves of the trouble charge us'd to resort to the Marchiones of Campolataro whom they were forced to bribe with presents to do them good offices IV. He causd

consent of his said wife became a Munk of the Order of St. Benedict which was in the year 1229. Thus ended the ancient and noble masculin race of the Norman Guiscards in the Kingdom of Naples and Sicilia which from the time of William Ferabach continued 188 years and governed the Kingdom of Naples and Sicilia with much honour and renown SVEVI Henry the Suevian sixth Emperor and fifth King of Naples HENRY the Emperor having extinguished the male-issue and progeny of the Normans and remained absolute Lord of both the Sicilies caused Frederick his son to be Crowned by the Electors of the Empire King of Germany Afterward purposing better to establish the affairs of the Kingdom of Naples sent thither a Lieutenant one of his Barons called Marqueredo d' Amenueder whom within a few months following he created Duke of Ravenna and Romagna and Marquiss of Ancona and at the same tine gave to Philip Duke of Suevia his brother the Dukedom of Toscane with the Lands of the Countess Mattilda So Henry being carefull to range his Army to invade England for certain hatreds conceived against Richard the first King of that Land altered his mind in Messina through his delight in hunting being in the time of Harvest whereupon the Feaver growing grievously upon him ended his life the 8 of May in the year 1197 having ruled the Empire 9 years and governed in peaceable possession the Kingdom of Naples and Sicilia four years and one month His body with the stately pomp of solemn obsequies was buried in the Church of Monreale in Palermo in whose sumptuous Tumb of Porphyrie is ingraven this Epitaph Imperio adjecit Siculos Henricus utrosque Sextus Suevorum candida progenies Qui monacham sacris uxoris duxit ab aris Pontificis scriptis hic tumulatus inest Imperavit an 9 men 1. obiit Messanae Anno 1197. Frederick 2. Emperor and 6. King of Naples FREDERICK the second Emperor the son of the aforesaid Henry succeeded in the Kingdom of Naples and Sicilia and because he was a child and but three years of age Constanza his mother caused him to be Crowned King of both the Sicilies and with him in his name began to govern the Kingdom and had the enstalment of the Kingdom from Pope Innocent the third in the year 1198. Frederick being of perfect age married Iola the only daughter of Iohn Count of Brenna and of Mary the daughter of King Conrado of Montferrato and for her dowry among other things had the title and the right of the Kingdom of Ierusalem and hereupon Frederick and all the rest which succeeded in the Kingdom of Naples were called Kings of Ierusalem In the year 1220. two years after his Coronation of the Empire Frederick being in grace and favour with the Pope Honorius the third and with the Church made and published in Rome that Law which beginneth Ad decus seu nos Fredericus the which Law is registred in the book of the feuds under the Title De statutis consuetudinibus contra libertatem Ecclesiarum the which Law the said Pope confirmed and approved Frederick also made at the same time the constitutions of the Kingdom which afterward the learned Doctor Afflitto expounded Frederick having ordered his affairs in Germany went in the time of Gregory the 9 into Soria and after much wars made peace with Salandine for 10 years and for that cause had Ierusalem and all the Kingdom thereof except a few certain Castles whereupon on Easterday in the year 1229. he took the Crown of that Kingdom in the City of Ierusalem Afterward there grew between him and Pope Honorius great discord because he took upon him to bestow the Bishopricks in Sicilia and Frederick pretending he might lawfully do it and dispose at his own pleasure by reason of a Bull which by Pope Vrban the second was granted to Ruggieri the Norman concerning the Monarchy of the said Isle the Pope misliking the presumption and ostentation of Frederick excommunicated him and deprived him of the Empire and the Kingdom the which censure Pope Innocent the fourth confirmed in the year 1245. Frederick lived five years after in continual trouble and vexation and at length having ruled the Empire 33 years and the Kingdom of Naples and Sicilia 51. and that of Ierusalem 28. died of an infirmity that grew in his throat the 13 of December in the year 1250. in the Castle of F●orentino in Apulia having lived 54 years Manfred his base son caused his body to be carried with great pomp and honour into Sicilia to the stately Church of Monreale in Palermo and there buried him in a sumptuous Tomb of Porphiry whereupon these Verses were ingraven Qui mare qui terras populos regna subegit Caesareum fregit subito mors improba nomen Sic jacet ut cernis Fredericus in orbe secundus Nunc lapis hic totus cui mundus parvit arcet Vixit an 54. Imperavit an 33. Regni Hierusalem an 28. Regnorum utriusque Siciliae 5 ● Oblit an Domini 1250. He left of six wives which he had many children of the first which was Constance of Aragon the sister or as others write the daughter of Don Ferdinando King of Castile he had Conrado which died young Henry and Giordiano Henry was King of the Romans who in the year 1236. he put to death because he favoured the Popes faction Of Iola his second wife the daughter of Iohn of Brenna King of Ierusalem he had Conrado which was Emperor of Germany and afterward King of Naples Of Agnese his third wife the daughter of Otho Duke of Moravia he had not any children Of Ruthina the fourth wife the daughter of Otho Earl of Vvolfferzhausen he had Frederick which died in his infancy Of Elizabeth his fift wife the daughter of Lewis Duke of Bavaria he had Agnese which was married to Conrado the Landtgrave of Turingia Of Matilda his last wife daughter of Iohn of England he had Henry which was King of Sicilia and Constance who was married to Lewis the Landtgrave of Nescia Frederick had also by Blanca Anglana of Aquosana his concubine these children Manfred Prince of Taranto and usurper of Naples Enzo King of Sardinia Anfisio of whom he made small account and Frederick Prince of Antiochia Of daughters he had Ann which was married very young to Iohn Dispote of Romania Of Henry and of Margarite the daughter of Lupoldo Duke of Austria was born Frederick which was Duke of Austria and Henry Of Conrado and of Elizabeth the daughter of Otho Duke of Bavaria came Coradine which coming to the conquest of the Kingdom was taken by Charls of Angio King of Naples and beheaded Of Manfred his natural son which married Helena the daughter of Michel Dispote of Romania came Henry Godfrey Aufisio and Elena Conrado the 4. Emperor and 7. King of Naples CONRADO the son of Frederick understanding the death of his father

performance of Articles he answerd that he had not such an interest in any such Prince so matters began to gather ill blood and were allmost quite off the hinges insomuch that there was a dark rumour abroad how the Prince had a design to get away privatly and in a disguise as he came The English-men that were then attending the Prince wherof there were a good number that were dyeted at the Kings house and waited upon by Spaniards wold often times break out into bold speeches by disdaining the Dyet and barrenness of Spain and jeering their processions wherat there were exceptions taken and the main business receivd som prejudice by their indiscretions Archey the Fool being then in Madrid was admi●ted one day to see the King of Spain at Dinner where he ●ell a tal●ing and strutting up and down The King asked what he sayd an Interpreter told him that the Fool sayed King Iames his Master was likest to God Allmighty of any King upon Earth the King asking him his reason he replyed That God Allmighty had but one s●n and he sent him to be Crucified among Iewes So the King of England had allso but one S●n and he sent him to be Crucified among Spaniards In the interim the Prince shewd himself passionatly in love with the Infanta and courted her in a very high way He had the sight of her often in public and at Comedies which are once a week in the Kings Court where he wold fix and fasten his eyes upon her immovable a long time without looking upon the Action of the Stage-players to the wonder of the Spectat●rs The King had the other side of the River Man●●●mares wheron his Royall Pallace stands a Somerhouse of pleasure where the Infanta was usd to go betimes in the morning to gather May dew the Prince got up betimes one morning and taking Mr Ed Porter only with him he got into that Somer-house and was let in into the fore-Garden but no further because the Infanta was in the other therupon the Prince got on the top of the Wall and leapd down where the Infanta was she espying him gave a kind of s●rich wherupon the old Marquess who attended her with som women came and kneeld before the Prince desiring him to advance no further because his life lay upon it for he was to admit no man breathing to the company of the Infanta who was then his charge so the Prince retird the Marquess waiting upon him to the door of the Garden and opening it with much humility wheras before he had com ore the Wall As matters were thus at a doubtfull stand because of the Popes demand in point of caution for the performance of those Capitulations which were stipulated in favour of the English Catholicks by vertu of this match The King of Spain gave the Prince a visit and told him that rather then a Treaty of so many yeers agitation shold fall to the ground and that those noble affections which he had shewd his Sister for whom he had put hi● person to so much hardship and hazard by that heroik journey shold be now quite frustrated he himself wold undertake to satisfie the Pope in this point and offer himself to be a Pledg and Bail for the King of great Britan and his Highness to perform the sayed Capitulations the Prince thanked him in the highest degree that could be saying that this Favour transcended all the rest wherof he had receivd such multitudes from his Majesty Hereupon the Pope being thus contented there were Bonefires of joy baiting of Bulls with men and other Actions of triumph in the Court of Spain So the dispensation being compleatly com a little after from Rome the Desposorio's or the day for a contract betwixt the Infanta and the Prince was nominated In the interim the Nuncio was privatly admitted with a Letter from the Pope to visite the Prince who made him this civill answer by an Interpreter That he kissd his Holyness feet for the Favor and Honor he did him which was to be so much the more esteemed by how much the less it was deserved by him but his Holines shold see for the future what he wold do and he doubted not but his Father wold do the like so that his Holines shold not repent himself of what he had done A little after the King and the Prince had a solemn enterview in the privat Gallery for signing sealing and swearing unto the Articles The King had the Patriarch of the West-Indies the Duke of Infantado Oliuares and Gondamar with him The Prince had the Duke of Buckingham the Earl of Bristol and the Lord A●hton with him so the Patriarch administred the Oath upon the Holy Evanglists unto King and Prince which they interchangeably took But as Heaven would have it Som few daies before the betrothing day was com it chancd that Pope Gregory the 15th dyed and Vrban the 8. who succeeded him fell suddenly sick hereupon the King of Spain gave the Prince another visit telling him that he had received ill news from Rome for his holy Father the Pope was dead who was so good a friend to this Match now he cold proceed no further for the compleating of the work without a Ratification of the former dispensation by the present Pope whom he was to obey as his Spirituall Father which task he wold undertake to do by his own Ministers without puting his Highness to any trouble and the busines was of that consequence that he feard it wold require som time in regard of the indisposition of the new Pope therfore he desired his Highnes patience in the interim and now that he had stayed so many yeers for a wife he shold not think it much to stay a few months longer the Prince answerd That he was sorry for the news from Rome and wheras his Majesty had a Spirituall Father he himself had a Naturall Father to obey who was now becom crazy and indisposd in his health which encreasd by his so long inexpected absence from him being his only Son therfore he had sent him a peremptory command to be in England in such a month because Winter came on a pace to which purpose he had sent a royall Fleet for him under the command of the Earl of Rutland besides he had intelligence that there were some murmurings in England for his so long abode in Spain which might break out into dangerous consequences and hazard the rupture of the Match which had there so many Enemies among the Puritans Moreover he sayed that when he came to Spain he thought he came not to treat of a Marriage but to fetch home a wife whom he was loth to trust with any but himself the King replyed then your Highnes may please to leave a Proxy behind you to do the work and I shall take it for an honor if you make me your Deputy to perform the Rites of the Espousals which upon the faith of a Catholic King