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A57342	The Rise & fall of the late eminent and powerful favorite of Spain, the Count Olivares ; the unparallel'd imposture of Michael de Molina, executed at Madrid in the year 1641 ; the right and title of the present Kind of Portugall Don John the fourth, with the most memorable passages of his reign unto the year 1644 translated out of the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese by Edw. Chamberlayne ...	Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703.	1653 (1653)	Wing R1533; ESTC R24148	60,098	190

returned his Majesty rode forward with incredible acclamations and applause the Ladies out of the Windowes throwing down Flowers and sweet Waters upon their heads with a thousand benedictions c. In this pomp his Majesty was received at the Cathedral Church by the Archbishop in his Pontificalibus whence his devotions being ended he returned to his Palace with the like solemn magnificence The kingdome of Portugall being thus established care was taken to give timely notice hereof to all places under their subjection in all parts of the world so that not long after the King was with unexpressible joy proclaimed in the Island Madera in Porto Santo in Mazagan and Aer upon the coast of Africa in the Island of St Michael in the kingdome of Angola in the Tercera Islands although the Governor there made some resistance at first in Brasile in all the East Indies and as far as China On the 8 of January following with the like pompous solemnity the three Estates took an oath to the Prince in these words We acknowledge and receive for our true and Naturall Prince the high and excellent Prince D. Theodosio Son Heir and successor of our soveraign Lord the King and as his true and naturall subjects and vassals we doe him homage in the hands of the King and after the death of our soveraign Lord the King we will acknowledge and receive him for our true and naturall King and Soveraign of those kingdomes of Portugal and Algarbe and beyond sea in Africa Lord of Guine of the Conquests Navigations and Commerce in Ethiopia Arabia Persia India c. we will obey his Commands and Decrees in all and through all both high and low we will make war and maintain peace with all those that his Highness shal command us And all this we swear to God upon the holy Crosse and the holy Gospel Next day the King being placed on his Royal Throne there was an Assembly of the three estates in their rich Robes where D. Emanuel de Acugna Bishop of Elvas made a most eloquent speech the substance whereof was That one of the first Laws of Nature was the uniting of men together from whence Cities and kingdomes had their original and by which they after defended themselves in warres and maintained themselves in peace that for this cause his Majesty had called this Assembly to consult for the better service of God defence in warre and government in peace that there could be no service of God without union in Religion no defence without union amongst Men no Regular government without union of Councels That his Majesty did expect to be informed by his loyal subjects what was for the good of the State That they were to render thankes to the Almighty who had given them a King that would govern by the known Laws That his Majesty did not esteem those Tributes lawful that were paid with tears and therefore did from this present take off from his subjects all tribute that ever have been imposed by the kings of Castile because his Majesty will not reign over our goods nor over our heads nor over our priviledges but over our hearts hoping that you will find out a more sweet expedient to defend your Countrey against your potent enemy who threatneth to make us all slaves and to destroy and annihilate our Nation Let us therefore considering his Majesties goodnesse and our own honour manifest at once unto the whole world that as never subjects had such a gracious king so never king had such loyal subjects Then standing up the most ancient officer of the Chamber of Lisbon in the name of the three Estates who all stood up likewise returned humble thanks to his Majesty for his gracious bounty professing withall that they did not onely offer up their goods but consecrate their lives to his Majesties service that his Majesty might freely dispose of the one and the other to his service according to his pleasure c. In pursuance whereof they voted that two millions should be presently levyed by the kingdome but his Majesty not being willing that any money should be imposed upon the subject as a tax all men strove who should advance most freely so that in few dayes there were brought in 4 millions of gold not to pay souldiers for all offered their service to pursue the war gratis at their own charges but to maintain the splendor of the King and Kingdom The next resolution of this Assembly was to dispatch Ambassadors to all States of Christendom to enter into confederations for the better establishment of the Kingdom and reputation of the King In the first place his Majesty considering how much it did import to correspond with Catalonia that so they might joyntly not only defend themselves but also molest Castile which being as it were between the two arms of Portugal and Catalonia must needs be easily incommodated by them both at Sea and Land thither was sent Ambassador Father Ignatius Mascarenas a Jesuit with another Father of the same Order to offer them all assistance and supplies for their maintenance and defence against the Catholick King which Ambassy did so incredibly rejoyce and encourage the Catalonians that the very next day they obtained a most signal victory by couragiously defending themselves against the Spanish Army of 25000. men under the conduct of the Marquiss de los Veles The next was a most solemn Ambassage to the most Christian King Lewis 13. for which high employment were chosen two personages of great worth D. Francisco de Mello and D. Antonio Coello de Caravallio the one for his exquisite judgment and experience in State affairs and the other for his noble spirit and eminent knowledg in the Civil Law most fit to undertake so important a charge These two personages attended with a magnificent train landed at Rochel and upon the 15 of March made a most solemn entrance into Paris being met and conducted by 134. Coaches besides much Nobility on Horseback unto the Palace appointed for Extraordinary Ambassadors where they were entertained in a sumptuous manner at the Kings charges from thence were they carried by the Duke of Cheureuse and the Count of Brulon in the Kings Coaches unto his Majesty then at St Germains to receive their first Audience which was performed with extraordinary respect for upon the Ambassadors entrance into the presence chamber his Majesty rose out of his Chair and came forward three steps to receive them nor would the King suffer them to deliver their Ambassy vncovered or to kiss his hand at their departure but insteed thereof embraced them in his arms with a chearfull countenance promising them all the assistance that lay in his power From the Kings presence they were conducted to a Dinner provided for them and after that to the Lodgings of the Queen who sitting in a chair without armes rose up and coming forward two or three steps received them most courteously not permitting them to speak untill they

their Clergy impoverished their Nobility destined for the slaughter their Countrey ruinated and all their Privileges engraven upon a Marble pillar exposed to the publick view violated and infringed c. It was proposed at the same privat meeting to change it into a Common-wealth But the Archbishop of Lisbon with powerful reasons made abortive that designe and set their thoughts upon endevouring to win the Duke of Braganza to accept of the Crown the Dukes name was John son to Theodosius son to Katherine who was daughter to Edward son to Emanuel King of Portugall so it was agreed that one Don Gaston Cotigno should make this Overture to the Duke who went immediatly to his Highness at His Country house and there told him of the generall discontent of the people of the generall consent of the Nobility and Clergy to receive Him as their King and that the present conjuncture of affairs seemed to invite Him to embrace without delay so profitable and necessary a design for that now the House of Austria was at a low ebb distracted with Wars on every side all the Forces of Spain employed against Catalonia that they could not want assistance from France and others that were jealous of the greatness of that House that now was the time for him to recover that Right which hath been so long detained from his Ancestors that Fortune seldome offers a man a Kingdom that this opportunity being let slip in vain might He hereafter hope for the like or for succor from the Portugals when Hee shall be clapt in prison at Madrid that if He would not take it upon Him the whole Kingdome was resolved to change it into a Republick and then He should not only be equalized with the rest of low Condition but hated by all and looked upon as one who refused to bee an instrument of His Countries Liberty and so should bee the most unappy man amongst them After a long silence the Duke told him He thanked him and the whole Nobility for their affections toward Him but that this was a business of such weight that it required a more mature deliberation That he knew well that this was an Affair of that kinde that knew no medium betwixt the Crown and the Halter The next night communicating the whole business to his Wife who is sister to the Duke of Medina Sidonia a Woman of a Manly courage fit for such a bold Enterprise and wavering with Himself whether Hee had better consent to the Nobility or fly to Madrid his Wife thus briefly spake to him My Friend if thou goest to Madrid thou runnest the hazard of losing thy Head if thou acceptest the Crown thou runnest the same hazard If then thou must perish better dye nobly at home then basely abroad At which words the Duke was so animated that he came forth of his Closet and bad one of his Confidents goe and acquaint the Nobility that he was resolved to undertake the same Enterprise and run the same hazard with them all whereupon immediatly for this business could not suffer delay the Nobility about Midday dispersed themselves into severall places of the City as they had agreed some amongst the guard of Swisses some towards the lodging of the Infanta some to the Castle others to the Spanish Fleet in the Haven others to the Spanish Corps de Gard before the Kings Palace and others to the Lodgings of Vazconzellos And at the hour appointed a Pistoll being shot off near the Palace the next fell upon the Swisse guard and others hearing the noise of them fell on in their appointed stations made themselves Masters of all in a moment without killing but one Swisse who made resistance besides Vasconzellos who was killed in his chamber and thrown down out of his window to be a publick spectacle to the people Others presenting themselves before the Vice-Queen she told them That if this insurrection had no other aim but to revenge themselves upon Vasconzellos she assured them upon returning to their obedience to gain a generall pardon from the King But she was answered That as for their most unjust grievances they had now received satisfaction upon Vansconzellos and had no other King but Don John the fourth Hereupon the cry went all over Lisbon God save King John and from one of the clock till three all shops were shut but then all were again set open with so great joy and content of the Citizens that all rancor and malice set a-part the most inveterate enemies embraced one another with tears of joy The Infanta for more security they removed away from the Palace to the House where anciently the Infanta's of Portugal were wont to dwell leaving her some Souldiers to guard her The Archbishop of Lisbon went in solemne procession through the Citie and to encourage the people and fix them the better in their resolutions in chusing a new King made use of one of the nails wherewith Christ was nail'd to the Crosse which he carried in his hand thereby authorizing this insurrection with an act of Religion to intimate to the people that all was ordained by the speciall providence of heaven and that in defending the cause of Braganza they should defend the cause of God To corroborate which conceit they made use of certain old Prophesies and new Prodigies that in the person of this Duke was verified a certain apparition of Christ to King Alfonso just as he was ready to give battell to the five Kings of the Moores by which he was promised not onely victory but that he and his generations should reign to the sixteenth Generation at which his Race should be thought extinct but should flourish again when it should be least of all thought upon They made their observations also upon the day being the first of December on which day the Citie was recovered out of the hands of the Moors and seized upon by Philip the second so that it was a day fatall to Lisbon Amongst other prodigies that were given out to keep the common people the better in their loyalty to their new King one was that the next day in the chamber where Vasconzollos was killed there were found so great a number of Bats that none could enter into the room Also that the plot should be kept secret so long time for it was plotted some weeks before it was executed was reckond as a great wonder that among so many persons of different degrees kindred age rich and poor the design should be kept undiscovered Another as great a wonder was that Lisbon a Citie so wonderfully populous and the whole Kingdome should with one universall acclamation accept of the Duke not one person gain-saying That all the Forts and Castles garrison'd by Spaniards should be delivered up without resistance and that all the Spaniards also should be sent away and the quiet of the Kingdome setled without the effusion of more bloud then of two or three persons The Marquess de la Puebla kinsman to