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indignation and to that an irreconciliable disunion The Prince deserted him and went to the Pope who having interdicted Frederick for his Attempts against the Ecclesiastical See offered Henry to make him Emperour though his Father was still living and certainly the Condition he required was but reasonable it was only that he should marry Constance of Sicily his Niece he told him that without that security he could not relye upon the word of the Prince But in short the Intrigues of his Niece were come to his knowledge and he found it troublesom to conceal them and as certain it is Henry would been have glad if the Popes Generosity had been entire without terms He loved Constance most passionately but every one knows MAXIME VIII Howe're one loves before the very name Of Wedding mentioned gravely does rebate His edge no doubt checks his consuming flame And brings the Martyr to his former state The thought of Marriage to a thoughtful mind Opens his nerve and shows'em he was blind But his Holiness was not affrighted at this Doctrine and less at the difficulty of granting a Dispensation for her who had been four years a Professor But Prince Henry was under a necessity of submitting however to comfort himself by the consideration of having Companions he proposed to the three persons who were Gallants to Constances three Confidents to follow his Example They had made Love as furiously as he he promised them considerable advantages and the Pope was in so good an humour at that time he would have given Dispensations to the whole Covent if his Niece had desired it But they who were his Camarades in his Amours would by no means bear him Company in his Marriage They told him that if they were as accomplisht as he they might undertake any thing upon confidence of their Merit but for them who had not been so great Favourites of Nature they could not but fear the Laws of Wedlock might be as casily violated as the Rules of a Covent That in so tender a point one could not be too cautious and that if the worst happened that could be and they must marry they desired to do it upon his terms and have an equivalence to the Empire of the West for their Wives Portion The Prince did not think it convenient for his Chaity to the Nuns to renounce his possession of the Empire He left them unkindly in their Monastery to deplore the ingratitude of the Gallants and launcht himself alone into that Gulf in which his Associats had represented so many difficulties He married Constance and was crowned Emperour by the Name of Henry the Fourth A famous Abbot in those times who dyed not long after and left a great Reputation of his Sanctity behind him declaimed bitterly against this Marriage and indeed the misfortunes which followed turned his Imprecations into a Prophesie But let him say what he please Those ways which lead a man to the chief place in the World are always counted the best paths one can walk in And now let us take our leave of our new Emperour and Empress and take a fresh turn about the World to see if we can find any new Adventure in that Age that may be fit to close up our Annals of this year James King of Arragon indued with much natural Chastity and as much Experience as sixteen years of age could confer was married to Eleoner of Castile Aunt to the King which reigned in that Kingdom at that time who for the number of her years and her own inclination was as well skilled in matters of Love as her young Husband was ignorant This Princess had an Amour with a Castilian Lord whom she loved most passionately She had past her Faith to him and attended it with so many oaths and imprecations she might justly fear the Justice of Heaven would follow her if she transgressed For this reason she did what she could not to marry the King of Arragon She cast her self a thousand times at the King of Castiles feet though he was but her Nephew She wept she sob'd she threatned to starve her self but her tears and her prayers were to as little purpose as her threats The Marriage was concluded by the Counsels both of Castile and Arragon to be advantagious to both Nations Eleonor used her utmost to prevent it But Princesses of her Quality are as so many Sacrifices to the Policy of their Countries and never to be disposed of by their own inclinations The new Queen seeing her self forced upon a Match which gave her so many scruples she considered of a way by which she might like a constant Mistress continue faithful to her Gallants She suborned an ancient Physician to insinuate into her young Husband that he could not marry Eleonor that there were invincible obstacles in the way which opposed its Consummation The young Monarch who was scarce got out of his Infancy had never seen Woman as it were but his Queen Mother his Governesses and Nurses and had been always told that Eleonor was a sprightly Princess believed what was told him very honestly and remembring that he had heard it wisht several times that he would provide Successors for the Crown he understood it a great shame and misfortune for him to be unable to satisfie the desires of his Subjects This consideration rendred him so melancholy he could not indure the sight of any body He shut himself up whole days together in his Closet if he went walking it must be alone and having read in the Histories of that Kingdom what sorrow some of his Predecessors had conceived for want of Issue and what ill Consequences had followed the default of Heirs in several Kingdoms the good Prince who had an apprehension above his Age began to look upon himself already as the object of his Subjects hatred and contempt Those who had the care of his Person perceiving his humour and Complexion changed intreated him many times to tell the reason of his Melancholy but he answered with nothing but sighs and the Queen confirming him daily in the Errour he was plunged he proposed it himself that Eleonor should take her own liberty The Queen had in her Train a young Lady called Theresia de Bidaura witty and handsom and to whom the Person of the King was not so indifferent as to the Queen She was originally of Castile and brought along with the Princess Eleonor out of Arragon This Lady finding the young Monarch exactly according to her mind had studied all his actions and took all the care she could possibly to please him She invented sundry Dances and other Pastimes with her Companions on purpose to divert him If he did her the honour to speak to her at any time she would be sure to make him smile with the wittiness of her answer and kindness producing usually the like Bidanra became by degrees as dear to the King of Arragon as the King of Arragon had appeared amiable to Bidaura The first
resolved I will rid my self of Blanche and if you deny me your assistance I shall find others of my Subjects more zealous for my Service and not so scrupulous who will think it an honour to receive that Commission from my own mouth Nugnez perceiving the King to be angry and apprehending lest he should be really as good as his word and give his Orders to some other person who would be more readily disposed to execute them than he he pretended to be overcome with his reasons and promised him to rid him of the Queen But Sir said he suffer me I beseech you to do it my own way and at my own leisure do not precipitate an affair so well worthy of deliberation We must first drive the French out of your Country before we attempt any thing against a Princess of that Kingdom we must pretend Plots and Machinations they were contriving in the State thereby to lessen the esteem the people have for her and by degrees we may give so great an appearance of Justice to her death that though your Majesty should be suspected to have caused it you could not be reproacht with it Don Pedro approved this last advice very well and committing the whole care of that affair to Nugnez he gave himself wholly over to his Recreations with Padilla The amorous Nugnez trembling with horrour and fear for the discourse he had had with the King and judging with reason that if he did not pretend to execute his Orders severely his Master would imploy some body else who would observe them more strictly he began his hypocrisie by a general Banishment of all the French which attended the Queen he pretended secret practices on their part inconsistent with his Majesties indulgence or the security of the Queen he clapt Guards about the unfortunate Princess who under colour of securing her from Don Pedro had private Orders to have a care of her safety and fearing perpetually lest the King should repent himself of his patience and hasten her death some other way than by him he commanded her Guards to let no person whatever come near her unless a Ticket was produced under Nugnez's hand These charitable cares appearing contrary to their particular motion produced as much hatred in the heart of Blanche as they ought to have done kindness and obligation What have I done to you Nugnez said she to him one day to be made the object of an injustice I could never hear you have exercised upon any but me All Castile speaks of you as the most honourable Person it ever brought forth Your compassion for the afflicted and your respect for my Sex hath forced an esteem for you even from your Enemies and will you devest your self of these qualities to become the Persecutor of a poor Princess who never did you wrong and had a great esteem for you before you declared your self the greatest Enemy she had I Madam replied Nugnez am I the greatest Enemy you have And what other name replied the Princess can I give the man who keeps me in Prison who banishes my own Country-Servants out of the Nation and carries his Tyranny so high my very Women are not suffered to come near me but by his special permission You will tell me perhaps the King hath commanded you to use me at that rate but I cannot believe he can be guilty of so much injustice It is you Cruel you who abuse his Authority inverting it against a Princess devoid of all succour and forcing her to Captivity where she expected a Crown But once again what is it I have done if I have given you any offence against my knowledge which yet I cannot imagine the pitifulness of my Condition ought to satisfie your Vengeance and if I have never offended you how can you be so cruel to treat me as you do These words pierced poor Nugnez to the heart he opened his mouth a hundred times to have told Blanche the truth but his fidelity to his Master not suffering him to betray his Confidence he contented himself with some particular actions which might undeceive the Princess and rectifie the false Ideas she had conceived from the outward appearance of her affairs There past not a day but he sent her some little Present of Flowers of Fruits or of Essences he provided her Voices and Musick in some private part of her Appartment to divert the tediousness of her Imprisonment He got a Collection of fine Pictures and rare Birds to furnish her Chambers and speaking the French Language very well he made Verses many times in that Tongue which he presented her for her diversion These little Civilities could not be kept so secret but these came to the Ears of Padilla The Queen had a young Virgin attending her at that time called Jane de Castro with whom Fernandez de Hyvestrosa one of Padilla's Uncles was most desperately in Love By her means this subtle Mistress had Intelligence of all that passed in Blanches Prison and judging by what she knew of the Kings animosity that he would be ill satisfied with Nugnez's Generosity she believed she had now found a way of being revenged for the threats he formerly gave her She conjured her Uncle to use all his Art for the discovery of the Intrigue betwixt the Princess and the Grand Master for said she to Fernandez you may easily conceive Nugnez who by the favour of the King is advanced to one of the chief Dignities of the Kingdom would not by the disobeying of so good a Master expose himself were he not tempted to that disobedience by some considerable design he must doubtless have Intelligences with the French to the prejudice of the State and we are so much bound to his Majesties Bounty I think we are obliged to prevent him any mischief we are able Fernandez acting upon his Nieces Memoires prest Jane by his Letters and his Discourse to do as Padilla desired and when she failed her expectation but a day he would complain of his unkindness in not returning her Answers and at length having imployed all the influence he had upon the affections of this Maid to debauch the fidelity she ought to her Princess he managed his affairs so well he cajol'd her out of these Verses which Nugnez had made without her knowledge and Jane de Castro had found in her Pocket as she was putting her to Bed Weak man not to adore a thing Whos 's every action word and glance Discovers nought but innocence To the mst rigid and sagacious King Cupid upon his Mothers knee Tells not so harmlesly his Tale Nor so effectually does prevail To make her love him as she works on me Rouse then unworthy man and where Vertue for thy assistance calls Beat off her fetters and beat down her walls Justice excites and it is base to fear Padilla had like to have killed her self with joy at the sight of these Verses Fernandez explained them as he delivered them
to her and she running with them immediately to the King possest him highly against their innocent Love and blackned his passion with such formidable Colours that had the King followed the first motions of his anger he had sent to have had Nugnez put immediately to death But as he loved him very well and could not easily forget the Services he had done him he restrained himself in spight of his natural impetuosity The Queen was at that time in the Castle of Maqueda where Nugnez to remove her out of the sight of her Enemies had caused her to be shut up The Governour of the Castle had been put in by the Grand Master and he had reason to believe he would be faithful to him but there is no friendship nor acknowledgment proof against the Authority of ones natural Prince Don Pedro sent for the Governour to him he ordered him to receive certain Troops privately into the Castle to be sure Nugnez knew nothing of them and flattering his fidelity with as many fair promises as he threatned his indiscretion with punishments if he refused he caused the Garrison to be insensibly changed and no Souldiers left of whom he was not secure When he had used all this preliminary precaution he ordered word to be brought him when the Grand Master was with the Queen and being desirous to evict him by his own Eyes he repaired privately to Maqueda forbad the Governour upon penalty of his life to give the Grand Master any notice and being conducted by Jane de Castro into a Closet near the Princesses Chamber where that young Virgin was used to listen to their discourses the King heard Blanche tell him Were there yet in these Flowers you send me any Serpent concealed or were they impregnated with any poysonous quality that might put a speedy end to my miseries I should say your heart began to mollifie towards me But I see well enough this Present is but a politick piece of Civility wherewith you season the injuries you do me and which you would not practise without doubt were it not to rob me of the feeble consolation of complaining on you in all things Nugnez was so much affected with a reproach he merited so little that his patience was overcome Why Madam said he to the Princess with his voice quite changed would you more willingly receive poyson from my hands than these small Presents wherewith I endeavour to divert your sad thoughts Yes without doubt replied the Queen I should look upon the poyson as a token of your sincerity whereas I consider all now but as so many tokens of your dissimulation Certainly Madam replied Nugnez transported with sorrow I have then complied very ill with your desires for I have exposed my life and fortune and do expose them every day in not giving you that poyson you are so earnest to have and then his Love overflowing his fidelity and resolution he began to discover to the Queen the discourse he had had with the King the secret of his Conduct which she had not perceived and finding himself insensibly ingaged to speak of his affection be began to make a perfect declaration But Don Pedro prevented him for that giving him no leisure to go through he cryed out Arm Arm and entring into Blanches Chamber with the Officers of his Guards he caused Nugnez to be stab'd in his own presence immediately The Queen would have run the same Destiny if his opinion that he could convict her of Amours betwixt Nugnez and her had not made him reserve her for more publick Justice He caused her to be removed and kept close in the Castle of Siquenca and resolving to cut her off with more formalities than her Gallant he returned to Burgos as well satisfied with his Journey as if he had gainned some considerable Victory The mischievous Padilla heapt her Congratulations upon him for so noble an action Fernandez flattering himself with the hopes of the Grand Masters place in the favour of the King could not satisfie his expectation with less than some eminent Dignity But see the vanity of humane designs Don Pedro who had never lookt upon Jane de Castro but with eyes prepossest by Padilla being at that time disposed to a change he became enamour'd of her when he saw her in the Castle of Maqueda His heart was tender Jane was amiable and what had past lately in Castile having given Don Pedro a relish of injustice and impunity he regarded not his Marriage with Blanche as an obstruction to his new desires he gained two of the Bishops of his Kingdom to declare that his Marriage with the Queen not being consummate it was lawful for him to take another as he pleased and upon their bare Authority he married Jane de Castro publickly without any scruple It is easie to judge Padilla and Fernandez de Hyvestrosa were nettled to the quick by this sudden Wedding This ambitious Mistress who could not endure so much as the shadow of a Queen upon the Throne of Castile found it now in the full possession of an absolute Queen beloved by the King and Fernandez who flattered by the promises of his Niece had been the secret Instrument of Nugnez's death received no other fruit of his inhumanity than a Banishment from the Court and the loss of his Mistress which he loved above the World Had that Mistress of his been as sensible of Fernandez despair as he had reason to hope she would have refused the Crown which was offered her but that Age was like ours they stood not much upon Constancy the Glory of being a Queen outweighed the shame of infidelity and let Lovers say what they will a Crown is better than a Garland In the mean time the unfortunate Blanche was alone in the Castle condoling the loss of her Grand Master she understood then but it was too late the difference betwixt her past and her present Captivity and the Image of Nugnez stab'd in her presence for her sake caused such bitter remorses in her mind she had much ado to keep her self alive But we will leave her to mode her Complaints as she please and prepare her self for that Poyson which was given her some few days after to give some relaxation to our Pen. The principal parts of these Annals having been mentioned before it ought to be allowed us to repose after so rapid a Carieer The rest of the Reign of Pedro de Castile is so repleat with Murders and Cruelties of all sorts that I could not describe them without falling into a Tragical recitation which I have always carefully avoided THE ANNALS OF LOVE THE FIFTH PART JOhn Paleologus Emperour of Greece sirnamed Calos which in that Language signifies Fair lived about two hundred years since His Son Emanuel being gone with Supplies to the Emperor of Trebisonde his Ally whom Mammomas Prince of Peloponesius had invaded with a formidable Army fell in Love with the said Emperours Daughter and