DE

ELIZABETH

OF

QUEEN

VALOIS,

SPAIN,

AND

COURT

THE

"OH

OF

vnruiiuafiiD

inmuoiNi

TIIILIP

in

hourciosi

ITAI^Y,

AND

tiiiq

II.

aacuivim

or

yuA!ioK,

HPAIN.

"Y

MARTHA

WALKER

FREER,

AUTUOH

or

VAUeUDRlTlil

or

d'aN(^()ULHMU,

D'aLBAKT, (jUUtfiNH OF

**imi

TUK

LXVH

or

NAVAUUU.

feiidter omuU,**
tKUKNUK

IN

ANU

TWO

U'iCtUAUHTH

UK

VAl.Olt.

VOLUMES.

VOL.

II.

LONDON:
UURST

AND
8U00K880U9
J3j

ojtiuT

lUiAOKK'rT.
TO

IIKNIIY

UAiitnouovan

1S57.

runLISTlEBS.
COLHUUN,
aTftBwr.

JUANNK

LONDON:

Printed

by

Schulze

and

Co.,

^?^^^

1895

13

Poland

Street.

CONTENTS

o*

THE

SECOND

VOLUME.

CHAPTEE

Pregnancy

of

the

Chantonnay

Her

"

Brantdme

de
'

queen

She

"

Madrid

between

the

interview
the

him

grants

"

court

"

Catherine
from

public

duke

and

relative

Correspondence

of

Medici"

Madrid^Her
Her

France

Correspondence

de

dolid"

of

soyereigui

journey

Arrival

d'A^jou"

to

the

to

of

the

is

of the

Entry
duke

Charles

of

of

queen
of
of

IX,

into

and

the

Bayonne-~Details
the
in
de

French

court

at

of

"

king
the

Fdtes

Frances-Conferences
Medici"

Kii}^

fjeece"Correipondeaoe

of

Dissensions

de

Jean

interview

given

Luz

Spain

"

and

the
invetied

between

Valla-

by

Hernani

the
04

"

the

Arrival

nobles

her

"

Entry

the

in

reception

of

the

of

sojourn

queen
with

Catherine

her

and

the
and

of

queen

conferences
the

the
into

Spain

of

Attitude
"

of

queen

mother,

Order

France"

between

Corresi)ondence

"

Political

"

during

between
Cbarlei

of

Ceremonies

of

with

departure

Her

"

St.

of

interviews

Irun

at

the

II.

Bordeaux
Irun

of

Preparations

"

Spain

Elizabeth
Alva

into

at

Bayonne

objecti

Medina

into

received

Spain

of

"

Uis

"

Eliaa*

at

true

Spahi"

Entry

CHAPTER

Entry

of

Queen

She

queen

The
"

abb^

the

"

interview

Philip

Valladolld"

"

of
M^ru

de

Congress

the

with

the

(h)ntier

of

M.

Spain

to

Alava

Retinue

journey

of

Proposed

audience"

ambauador

Arrival

Embaiiy

"

the

to

iUneu--DetaUi"

"

beth

audience

ipnmti

dangerous

at

I.

ot

PVvWVv

Spain

Catherine

Wvt
U.-"

OcA^^w

lit^w-

IV

CONTlfiNTS.

of

turo

tho

of

quoon
Hor

ro-cmlmrkiiilon"

for

Sfmln

frotiMor

iho

dopnriuro from

Frniicp

Tho
lit Sopulvodtt-"

king

king

roynl pnlrprococd to Segovia

OlIAJ'TER
Sojourn of tho Court

nt Vahdin

tho

Mftilrid

to

quoou

do

Cnrlon

llor dovotbnii

"

DotniU

ohtttin tho

hlosihigof otfiiprlngllor

"

in tlio Low

NethorUndi"

Tlio

king ttud
tho

of

qiiorn

court

"

king And

quoon

hor

innkoi

will

DotaiU

"

Uruoftn

tho oondoitt do

of Alhtt

ducliOBi
El

Loiter of

"

Bosque

"

vow

dt

ii

Appointed vnmnnirn

Rumoured

villi of the duke

to Mailrid

Philipreturn!

Tho

"

i'opniiir

nudiciioc from

document

"

Ueoignntioiiof

"

ollloc -Tim

from

llor orcMipntioim

"

"

the

Alarm

qurou-

and

Hapttim

of

"

Dliaitroui

heiior

of the

CMtliorine

to

hetwreu

1)ctween

Tronhlei

"

tlie

King

falli 111 of

queen

interview

converiatlon

in

tho
and

feviM-

JUiyiiholh and
the

Low

Oouii-

tho

arrivei

now!

of

State

at

"

Segovia

tllncii

Correspondence between

"

Tho

"

hy king Philipfor

"

landi^-Council
Carlos

IHO

king'sJourney to llrtisiels" Drpnrttiroof Philip

of the king to Kl lloH(|ue
Keturn
Uotapioof the queen

Project of

for Kl Pautar

Interview

"

Second

"

Their

"

"

"

Infknta

iho

shown

Anxiety

"

IV.

am))aiHador

tiio French

FourquovBulx

trlei

Iiahot

queen'! health

of tho

roitorailon
queen

Dofta

Infanta

of

121)"

"

Dlrth of the

(Ito

Doparturo of tho court lor

d*AnJou to tho cMidrt of Spidii

of
king arrive! at Ul Hoique Indiipoiitlon
Philip ConjugalhapplnoiB of iho royalpair

G1JA-1"TER

"

do Mcdici~~IHi/,uh(*th

of tho qtioon

Sorrow

"

iCuironio

Is nnnouncnd"

rotiromont
"

"

iiniliiiBKudor

couci'rning Kli/nhpth

Philipli. toCntliorino
of hor

to

raiupnign

of St.

Villortty llo ohtnlns

Uoaioub

Four-

\\\v Cimrl

of

Fronrh

"

this

itf

nruvninr

thu

Rhrino

tho

prcgnnucy

oonoorning

"

tho

Dctnitii

"

quoon'i

of M.

ontliuiiftiitn Million

tl"n

dopnrturo nt' IMiillp

tnnko

nnd

Qotnfo

nt

llor

"

Tlio

"

AncrdotoN

"

lliinionrod

Kli/.nhcth

rocolvo

queon

of tho

Devotion
lUhlti

lioulth

do

to

porfornm n

Cttrloi roquoiti to

botwocn

Iniorviow

Pnrdo"

Kl

128

"

to

vprsrs

omlinnco

Kll/.uhcth

"

ConntrioR-"

Don

lie prnnnntu

"

Ornnts

"

"

"^Diioontont
for iho

Rudicnoo

of the

05

-Kcturn
nt Kl iloM(|ur"
Foui'(|uovniilx

qnovftiUx

do

Churlon

III.

Don

"

qunen-" Arrivnl of tho haron

"

of

licr

It.-^Journeyof KllKdholli iliroughSpniii-SliolButni liyIhn

Phltl])

to

"

Lottor

"

of

Oromoiilos

"

queen

hot

to the

of

the

ilio regent of the

king
"

Philip and

duchess

grandchild"

from

Ueturn

do

Kxcltemrnt

Catherine

Nemours

"

do

Presents

Nethcrof

Don

Mcdlcl"
seitt

o( U\" tov^V v^Vt 1.^^\Uvdrld"

hy

CONTENTS.

Violent

proceedings of

Conference

between

embarrassments

road
Carlos
the

deputies

the

Low

"

The

king

prince with

by king Philip and

of the Infanta
in

France

Interview

the

the

the

prince

the

Carlos

Critical

Catalina
of

"

the

prince of
queen

of

Departure

Philip II.

Don

prince

Carlos
His

"

ttom

escape
of

Escorial

the

Prince

his ambassador
the

of

of

between

Don

retires
"

adherents
at

El

to
He

prince

process

letter to

M.

"

of Don

espouses

She

Carlos

Arrest

"

of

made

"

II.

"

"

"

She

refuses the

the defence

of the

Carlos

commissioners

Precarious

"

aid of French

of Don

of

of the

joins the

Return

of the
"

316

VI.

Report

His excitement

The

"

Hopes

"

248

Carlos

"

imprisonment

queen

Fourquevaulx

"

Reply of

"

by Philip

communicates
the

IX.

Interview

"

Medici

respecting the

the

the Prince

of State
de

of

and

brother, Charles

Catherine

de

ment
treat-

Philip for

to his nobles

Council

and

His

"

Madrid

falls ill of fever

health

Don

Condition

"

notification

Details

"

the

and

the

to

pope

before

CHAPTER
The

"

prudence
im-

prince plans his

Madrid

to

The

"

His

Departure of

her

Indisposition of

"

Her

"

the

to

his confession

Carlos

Aranjuez

writes

Alava

to

Escorial

makes

of Don

royal pair to

de

Maximilian

Emperor

Prince

queen
"

The

by PhilipII.

sent

indictment

Francisco

king

plot organized by

by Philip II.

His

of the

Elizabeth

"

of the

Return

"

of the

the prince

Designs of

"

"

Letters

"

Depression

"

grandees of Spain

of the

Europe

"

Pardo

Proceedings

"

Details

violence

king

of

court

v.

disaffection

kingdom

addressed

Letter

His

"

Details

"

potentates

the

son

"

for El

letter to the

the

his

El

king

Birth

187"247

CHAPTER

the

princess

prince"

Spain

His

"

marriage

to the

the

Condition

"

to

the

sent

king Philip to

princess

of Alba

for the

positionof

of

Letter

"

Presents

"

of

of the

of Vienna

Court

Anne

and

duke

Don

"

Conduct

duke

Pregnancy

"

archduchess

Baptism

"

despatch the

to

his

on

of Castile

Cortes

"

between

with

Don

Dona

the

Pecuniary

"

France

traverse

to

"

Philip demands

King

"

Madrid

in

threatening harangue

determines

renewed

of State

household

His

concerning

Negotiations are

Council

convokes

"

"

envoys

the

and

He

"

Flemish

Government

assembly

Anecdotes

of the

French

the

Countries

"

"

queen's

Netherlands

enters

Spain

the

from

the

to

the

The

prince
Carios

Don

of

permission

the

"

condition

physicians
"

Continued

The

"

The

of the

duque

illness of the

prince

queen's

de Ferias

prince
"

Vi

CONTENTS.

He

refuses

food

Decease

of

Details

Carlos

Don

"

Relation

of

made

of

Funeral

and

de

the

El

of

of

of

Return

Catherine

de

the

the

San

to

king

Her

Madrid

to

"

Antonio

of

Relation

reaches

Spain

de

of

Grief

Valois

the

king

"

the

decease

of

sovereigns

of

France

News

Geronimo

of

of

the

"

de

to

Religious

"

Grief

France

audience

grants

the

of

Increase

"

Elizabeth

of

pair

Philip"

hours

dying

departs

"

the

queen

"

of

Museum

LigneroUes
of

Foundation

of

Philip

"

de

cardinal

the

Guise

"

the

of

queen

Spain

and

device

Her
"

316"374

motto

CHAPTER

"1

the

She

queen

royal

with

Medici

"

returns

of

audience

obtains

Illness

Pardo

obsequies

between

Interview

prince
"

Alava

Particulars

Funeral

Philip

"

the

"

France

"

Perez"

of

"

illness

Perezr^Statement

"

Correspondence
king's

"

Antonio

Don

obsequies

of

for

king

death

his

"

Fourquevaulx

queen-mother

with

Of

Orange

"

queen

and

prince

Llorente

by

the

the

of

"

Escorial

for

^Warrant

the

VII.

thither

transfer

of

bodies

the

of

Elizabeth

"

and

Don

Their

Carlos

Interment

solemn

Funeral

removal

of

the

consequent
EUzabeth

de

ValoU

Orations

"

"

remains

royal
The
"

to

the

church

Pantheon

Monumental
"

Third
"

of

San

Lorenzo^

bronze

nities
Solem-

eflligy
375"386

of

ELIZABETH

VALOIS,

DE

OF

QUEEN

SPAIN.

I.

CHAPTER

of

Pregnancy

the
-Her

Chautonnay"
Drant6me

de

between

him

the

interview
the

relative
of

couri"Correnpondence

from

Madrid

Valladulid"
the

d'Anjou

the

many

and

Alcala

to

whom

health,

they
VOL.

her

court,
had
If.

of

in

Her

"

the

at

departure
and

Heruani

at

Irun.

at

Madrid

Don

1564,

Carlos

majesties,and

made

pleasure at again meeting

queen

to

Aranjuez

at

great

pay

of

with

Medina

received

arrived

Spain

of

object!

into

Hpain

of

queen

the

reverence,

ferent
still continuing in indifin

physicians met

arrived

Spain

She

"

Bayonne

intcrviewn

IU"

Entry

"

May,

they pronounced

before

of

beth
Eliza-

Preparationi

"

"

abb^

"

at

true

?\i\\\\)

visit their

The

from

return

the

The

"

Queen

affected

ho

her

the

of

of

his habit.

was

of the

to

with

frontier

of

queen

demonstrations

queen,

after

Arrival

"

beginning

from

came

the

to

interview

Congrcu

VaUadoUd

to

journey

journey

king

of

the

to

Alava

Retinue

"

Her

"

Her

duke

The
about

Medici

Spain

and

the

M^ru

de

M.

Propoied

France

of

Arrifal

"

of

amhauador

the

to

Detaili

"

Embaiiy

of

lovereigni

de

Ulneii

audience"

public

audience

gjanU

Madrid"

Correspondence

"

Catherine

by

She

"

dangeroui

at

grant!

as

queen

and

that
was

consultation
to

the

the

amazement

decision

prematuTii, to
^

soon

which

\Jw^\.

her

still remained

majesty

EHizabeth

VALOIS.

DE

ELIZABETH

and

great ;

was

The

pregnant.
made

she

joy

such

of

earnest

intercession for her

that the king overlooked

physicians,
previous unpardonable ignorance,and

their
suflFered them

retain their

to

Elizabeth's French

health.

her

order

By

of

the

the

for
nothing should be prescribed
his previoussanction.

by

few

of the

Elizabeth

1564,

without

queen

audience

to

and

ambassador,

the

Chantonnay,

was

all court

directed that

of June

months

the

watch

to

individuals admitted

during

hold.
house-

physician

king

suspended. Philipalso

were
receptions

One

her

and

surgeons,

the

however, commissioned

Burgensis,were,
over

in
position

July,
whose

treacheryand partial
reports had gravelyendangered
relations
friendly

the
and
court
to

He

Spain.

This

Germain,

of St.

Vienna

had

between

the

recentlybeen
and

of France

crowns

recalled from

nominated

as

the cessation of the troubles

on

wily and

was
intriguing
diplomatist

sagacitywhich

shrewd

perplex the

penetrate and

to which

governments
obtained

such
of

the

he

Alba

the
and

is said

duke

of Alba.

sador
ambas-

an

Chantonnay

adverse

designs of

to

the

before they
accredited,

received
These

Granvelle, remained
that

in France.

enabled

proportionas to
king. As the

Granvelle, Chantonnay
from

was

ambassador

appreciated

who
eminentlyapprovedby Philip,
the

the

call for
brother
a

vention
inter-

of cardinal

warm

eminent
firm

the

welcome

statesmen,

friends;

they correspondedtogether

and

in

ELIZABETH

secret

to their

even

misgivingswhether
receive his homage, after
enacted

Elizabeth

had merited

as

minister

had

was

chievously
mis-

so

court/

She,

Spain,who

of

conduct

whose

hands, and

her

at

mother's

which

to

Chantonnay had
would
willingly

the rdle he

her

at

however, greetedhim
well

key

royalmaster.

some

deserved

of state,the
afifairs

special
cypher on
a

YALOIS.

DE

approvalof the king. With a want

when
of tact, surprising
in so
clever a diplomatist,
menced
Chantonnay had kissed the queen'shand, he comoffer excuse
for his alleged disloyal
to
deportmentat the court of France, "assuring her
majestythat his conduct had been maliciously
exaggerated."
the

his discourse,said
Elizabeth,interrupting
with

dignity,

much

TAmbassadeur

desired to

service to the
would

do

between

king

well

health

of the

Elizabeth

had
and

pregnancy,

about

then
a

the
to

celebration of this event.

welcome

herself,he

day

to

of

fifth month

be holden
the

On

M.

France."

second

the

was

to

continued

entered

fete

and

good

Spain and
queen

future

excitingaltercations

refrain from

to

until
satisfactorily

render

the

husband, and

her

the cabinets of

The

if for

that

"

progress

August.
of her

at court

in

eveningpreviously,

Elizabeth

complainedof great sickness and headache,

until
that Philip
much
so
so
postponedthe rejoicings
future
a
indisposed
day. She continued
slightly
during the followingtwo days; but on Monday the
1

See

"

Life of Jeanne

intriguesat

the

court

d'Albret

''

for

detail of

Chantonnay'ttpolitical

of France.
B

ELIZABETH

fourth

of

illness had

AuguAt,her
deemed
physicians

the

majestyin

VALOIS.

DE

so

it necessary

increased

that

bleed

her

to

the temple,
on
subsequently
which
was
accordinglydone in the pres(*ncc of
the
king/ The queen, however, graduallygrew
most
worse
alarming symptoms supervened;
; the
it was
and finally
that her majestyhaving
announced
and
been seized with malignantfever,had miscarried,
that

her

the

the

intense

feet,with

and

rough

anguisli of

extreme

mind

suffered,
compelledhim

his care.'

Dofia

Juana, and

for

of

queen,

until
affection,

utmost

fever

and

Philip in

left the

never

have

in vogue,

then

painfulnature.

tending her himself with the

a
slightattack of the same
consort

are

remedies

other

The

hopeless.

reportedto
appliedto her head

queen

young

blisters were

many

still more

considered

was

recovery

of
sufferings

been

and

arm,

his

which

from

to

season

relax

princessof Eboli,

the

the queen's
chamber ; and it is recorded
quitted
that they showed
extreme
griefat the sightof her
The duke of Alba, as mayor-domo-mayor,
sufferings.

never

also remained

in attendance

in the

ante-^hambcr

of

royalapartment throughout the malady of the

herself to San Diego
Elizabeth commended
queen.

the

Alcald,and

de
that
'

"

St.

vowed

saint if she
Sulpice k

pilgrimageto

recovered.*

la royne

mere"

Bihl.

She

the shrine of

also vowed

Imp., MSS.,

rich

de Moriemart,

39.

Ined.
*

Ibid, k la roync

d'Aouit, 1564.
'

Florez

t. zi.

"

"

mcre"MS.

Hibl.

Imp.,

P. 9746, t.

in.

fol. 1, 19,

Inod.

Vidaji de

Ian reynai

Cabrera,FelipeII.

Caiolicai.

Ferrerai"

Iliit

de

Eipafta,

ELIZABETH

Overwhelmed

refused

with

audience

prayer

Carlos

also

duke

king,that

and

he

might

St,

Spain.
a

humble

be

to

permittedto see
her royalmother.
Don

pleasedto comply with,

Philipwas

grief; he wept,
passionate
the religiousprocessions,

displayedmost

joined in all
perambulated the streets

prince,moreover,

in

Alba, addressed

of

fasted, and
which

to be

of the

intercession

honoured

were

Elizabeth,to report her condition

This

prayers

throughout the realm,

recovery

shrines

the

apartment and

all; he commanded

to

Sulpice,
through the
to
petition

Toledo,

prospect of losing

hin^self up in his

to implore the
publicprocessions

saints whose

of

Lady

the

griefat

shut
Philip

offered for her

Our

of

Atocha.

Guadaloup^,and
his consort,

shrines

the

offeringsto

YALOIS.

DE

capital.The
to be admitted
earnestly

prayedmost

of the

dying queen, to take a last

farewell; but Philipperemptorilyprohibitedthis
interview.' For long,also,the king refused to permit
chamber

the

to

Elizabeth

that
when

ought

the

duke

to

make

of

the

should

Alba

of

her

it.

sternlyforbad

to grow

king

told that

stealingover

was

"

Ined.

St.

Aouit, 1564.

the

and

her

her of
made

Sulpice
"

it

majesty

able,Philip

was

Elizabeth

only after

was

and

the

torpor precedingdissolution

her, that he

Elizabeth

N^gociationsde

she

peril
;

her

suggestedthat

will while

worse

chaplainsto speak to
confession.

of

Gradually,however,

continued
was

be informed

MS.

suffered

death, and

the

queen's

to receive her

her

will,before receiving

Bibl.

Imp.,

F. 974C, t.

iii.

fol. I.

ELIZABETH

last sacraments.

the

queathed

This

done

was

than

append

the

presence

the

king,

Notorio-mayorof Castile,and
When

Philipwas
his
relinquished

afterwards

queen

command

exhausted

too

to do

more

in

the document

signatureto

the

of

her mother

the express

by

was

feeble

be^

this document, she

possessedto

Elizabeth

Philip
; as

VALOIS.

In

all that she

Catherine.
of

DE

the

he

why

Alba.

de

duque

asked

Osufia

de

duque

thus

had

dowry, he replied,that

consort's

"

in

orderinghe had only followed the solemn duty

which he
and esteem
prescribed
by the great friendship
so

bore towards

in all matters, and

his power,

honour,

he

After

the

to render

good

every occasion

upon

wished

which

France

queen-motherof

the

son

sacraments

as

to

far

as

whom,

lay in

love, service,and

the

mother."^

to his

owes

administered, and

were

the

had left her chamber, the queen lay without

prelates
sign of life. Her face and throat swelled, so that

their late beautiful

discerned.
consort

The

proportionscould
then

king

taking

to
pressedit tenderly

his oratory,with

marks

his countenance,

that

follow

his

his

of such
no

be

the hand

and
lips,

griefand

presumed

one

One

longer

no

of

his

retired to

emotion

on

to address

or

queen'sFrench.
physicians,Monguyon, nevertheless,
on
hearingthat
his colleagues
had
resignedall hope of saving their
to

majesty.

of

the

life, approached her

patient's

bed

for
attentively

the

N^gociationsde

Mortemart, 2542,

moments

some

St.

Sulpice,an

fol. xxxiz.

"

Ined.

on

roy

Charles

after

gazing

inanimate

form

IX.

"

MS.

Bibl.

Imp.,

ELIZABETH

of

his

then demanded

He

majesty.

Philipeagerlylistened
returned

with him

himself

saw

He

about

should

in the
the

of

space

astonishment
Elizabeth's

lips

7 th of

of the
hours

two

August.

afterwards,

to

In
the

tinged
again faintly
suddenly and
cheeks; "so

all,the

of

This
at six

the queen

given to

was

morning

given

obeyed.
implicitly

be

restorative

direction

that every

moreover,

by Monguyon,

and

queen'sapartment,where he
draught immediately administered.

commanded,

o'clock

Monguyon's statement,

to

her

king.

the

speakwith

to

to the

the

miraculous

yet resuscitate

he believed would

which

of

declared that he knew

royal mistress,he

draught

VALOIS.

DE

and

colour

have
that, madame, we
universally
miraculously,
deemed
it a true interposition
of Almighty power, all
writes
human
aid having before proved unavailing,"^
St. Sulpice,to Catherine
The
de MedicL
queen
afterwards

relapsedinto

never

probably,but

for

would

exhaustion;

extreme

have

her

proved themselves
knowledge of the medical
published
The
"

in

Negociations

was

The

elixir

Bibl.

which

which
iialleii.

seemed

of
to

even

die from

an

science of those

created

Imp., 9766,

is recorded

strong infusion

of

as

agarick,mingled

revive her from

days.

indescribable

t. iii. fo. 1.

having

average

queen, when

the

thronged with

became

streets

devoid

extremityof

Madrid,

"

the

of

news

left to

been

having
Spanish physicians

before

The

guyon,
intervention of Mon-

the fortunate

Elizabeth

state ;^ and
lethargic

persons
"

on

grief.
their

^Ined.

saved
with

the syncope

the

life of Elizabeth,

several

other

into which

lants,
stimushe had

DE

ELIZABETH

to offer prayers before

way

her recovery.

The

VALOIS.

the altars and

bells of Madrid

shrines for

tolled gloomily.

Processions of

passedfrom church to church.

priests
crowded with
The streets,"
says Brantome/ were
peopleon their way to the various churches and
Some
to pray for her majesty's
hospitals
recovery.
went by way of penance with bare feet and bare heads ;
others performedpenance in the streets ; all offered
"

"

prayers,

and
orisons,intercessions,

oblations,with

that
discipline
saintly
; so
it was
afterwards believed that,God giving
heed to
all these tears,prayers, supplications,
and sighs,
they
of this princess
avail for the cure
than
of more
were
the skillof her physicians."
The
queen's youth greatlycontributed to her
insensibility
recovery ; and after several daysof partial
life began slowlyto revive. The condesa de Uruefia
in their
and madame
de Vineux, were
indefatigable
attentions ; and for many weeks their royalmistress

macerations,and
fastings,

indebted to

was

them

for every service she

received,

no
etiquette
permitted
person of inferior rank to
approachthe couch of a queen of Spain. As soon
the first permanent sign of amendment
became
as
visiblein Elizabeth's condition,
prayers and processions
were
againresorted to, throughoutFrance and Spain.
Couriers
of the
departedevery day to bear news
The
queen'sprogress to Catherine de Medici.
letter is the first addressed to Philipby
following

as

Brantome-^Dames

lUustrea.

licas.

Floret

"

^Vidas

de

las reynas

Cato-

ELIZABETH

the

the

queen-mother, on

VALOIS.

DE

her

subjectof

daughter's

illness.
CATHERINE

DE

Monsieur

^'

"Last

inform

and

state

over
nor

her health.
has

of her

learn

to

and

SPAIN.

the

for

this

bestow

is

upon

majesty

your

helpfeeling

cannot

daughter,

sufficiently
;

you

cause

in which

the worst

pleasedto
hope which

amendment, I yet

and

my

beUeve

thank

are

you

queen

and

cannot

which

care

greatly troubled;
losses

hope

Despite,however,

given me

courier

illness of the

tidingsI

yet for the

OF

II., KING

majest/s letter

your

therein that you

for which

received

of the

me

PHILIP

fils,

mon

night I

you

TO

MEDICI,

back

send

the

present condition; for after all the

her

misfortunes

have

which

happened to

within

me

alwaysfearful of fresh misfortune ;

and
the dearest
especially
relatingto her, who is now
Therefore,monsieur
fils,I
mon
objectbelongingto me.
that all things
entreat
earnestlyto command
you
very

the last few years, I

am

ordered

by the physiciansfor the queen your wife, be

of God, she
punctuallyobserved ; so that, by the blessing
may

be

soon

restored

to

survive

miserable

enough

to

her loss.

I pray

God

and

through her,

that

between

this realm

health, and

that
the

He

as
great calamity,

so

present union
own
ever

may
be

be

the

and

Your

very

good

and

affectionate

to
allegedanxiety
Philip's

was

that
solicitude,

unnecessary
^

to

you

concord

preserved
;
study of her

the
to

mother,
"

Such

her

restore

may

be

not

may

is

entertain,who
'^

another

and your

which, monseigneur, it will

that

MS.

during

Simancas, K. 1390, C.B.

12."

Catherine.^'^

spare Catherine

the

tedious

Ined.

and

10

ELIZABETH

uncertain

convalescence

showing

signed by

pass

Sulpiceshould

address

condition

Catholic

said to

king

the duke

sovereigns. "The
to-day,madame,'' wrote

me

that I
Sulpice,
ironically,

to harass

not

was

daughter;

reports of the health of the queen, your

forbidden
had, therefore,expressly
the

capitalwithout

Alba.'"

signedby

pass,

it would
Philip,

could

seem,

the

command

king

queen-mother,that

had

duringher

would

two

his

introduction

competent
and

persons

France, belongedto
most

Ined.

St.

proper

Her

cident
ac-

majesty,
tion
sanc-

into Elizabeth's household, of

attend

to

the

her upon

life of

such

casions,
oc-

king Henry

of

household.
majesty's

the
feeling
language,
respecting

queen

he

again to give him

N^gociationsde

lescence
conva-

majesty,to

added,
and

it would
prospectof oflfspring,
^

the

on

on

an
afflicting

so

Catholic

her Christian

illness of his young

pleasedGod

ambassador.

happened.

who, during

Philiprepliedin

great

daughter received

pregnancy,

have

not

therefore,begged
the

her

de

report the opinionof the

of his consort, and to

attendance

duque

have

not

him
Spain,to congratulate

of

the

Catherine,St. Sulpicewaited

of

he

courier to leave

any

idea of the discretion of the French

By

you

necessityin sending imperfect

and

cause

imperfectreports

his

to

"

without

Alba, lest St

of

hasty and

of Elizabeth's

St.

he interdicted

of his consort,

leavingthe capitalfor Paris, without

courier

any

VALOIS.

DE

Sulpice,D^pSche

da

"

if it

that

his beloved
be very
12

sort
con-

agreeable

Septembre,

1564."

12

SUS^ADBTII

thd

happynews

to your

VALOIi.

Hi

under
majt^sty

her

own

hand

next week."
to spendone
khigproceeded
to reeruithis spirits
litSegovin,
by the diversion
drty
of ft hunt.
The Cutholio kin((,
siro,"
your brother,
writes St. Sulpiee,
to kini;
Chftrles, bus {{one to
enjoythe fresh ocmntrymr, und the diversiijnof the
it nu)re thnn
ohiise: tind (*(*rkiit
oould require
no
one
from ^mf^
his miijesty,
who has suffered extrenuily
and ttnxiety
during the nmlitdyof the (pu^en,your
sister. He is to stayin nil,
onlyn week,so as not to
be absent long from the said ladyand queen, who
and his society
(jf seeing
the king,
finds the pleasure
tho b"mt medieine that eun
every morningand evenirtg,
be presented."*
to the relation
health,aeeording
Philip's

From

the
Kl Esoorittl,

^*

**

of the ambassador

seents

to have been nnu)h

paired
im-

deelared
of Kboli,
by his anxiety.The prinee
mentable
lathe king's
also, that during
suspense,it was (ptitn
the grief
to witiuiss
displayed
by his majesty
;
''

and that

no

one

could look in his faee,or hear him

without beingmoved
speak,
Kli/"abethrose

eompasNion."*

firstfront her eou(*h

Day, 1B64, She sent a

Charles,statingthat she
'^

make

with

her firstessay

on

message

deemed

on

Miehaelmas

to bur

herselfhappyto

the fi^stival
of the

his Order, Bt. Miehael."

was
Philip

brother

baek

patronof

againto

supportthe faltering
steps of his young eonsort, as
she slowlypaeed her ehamber, and its adjacent
^

Hi,

Au Hoy"
Siiljrfett

(lu 7 Ooidhrti,
l"04.=-"tuci(t.

EL1ZADKT11

gallery.For
remained

ihm

discourse,and
the weariness

The

queen,

by
of

13

VALOIS.

hours, morning and evonlng,

Plnlip

two

with

DS

every

anmaing

\u\r by

pKuiMunt
miglit cheer

device that

sick clmmber.

convalescence

of the queen

publicprocessionthrouglithe
stupendousscale.

was

strtjcts of

Madrid,

in the

king walked

Tlie

iH^lebrated l)ya
on

proct\ssion,

foUowiuI
accompaniedby Don Carlos ; his majt^aty
borne tdott by
afler the Host, which was
immediately
Mendoza

eardimd

de

Uurgos.

The

and his brothers followed. Next

marched
precedency,

the

archduke

llodolph,
in order,accordingto

grandeesof Spain,tl)eminis-

and
ters,ambassadors, privycounsellors,
bers of the
in

During

(^ourts of the realm.

High

his side,and

to

versed

with hin^

and

fear

has

been

the

pleasedto

her

know,

hiuumr, coiispecial
alhulingto his unguish

II.

this

for whirh

mother, sutVereil

as

1 must

I. at

so

always thank
me,

whether

acutelybt^fore

ambassador

He, however, added

that

he

knew

had happily
brought into the
nuijesty
replied,Ah
subsequentchildren. Philip

the quoen^

**

my

her

that he
replied
not been at court
during the
tht^ birth of the late king

The

he bad

(iod

gnuit blessingot' her

Christian
allher

dor
ambassa-

of

rambassachiur, inform

M.

l^'ancis

of

confer

\\n\

first accoHvhemmt?'*

Francis

the French

Host.

*'

queen

reign

n)ark

rayed
arprelates

the king said,

duringElizabeth's illness,

Canyon,

did not

After
publicly.

preservation
upon
Him.

culled
Philip
as

The

mtun-

the
prer;tuled

vestments,
pontifical

the progress,

all the

Iut
world

! t\m\

vxW
shull for the future toWow '\\\
yvifo,

14

ELIZABETH

DE

VALOIS.

respectsthe example of her mother, and obey all the

she
injunctions
the ambassador
will

several

of
pi("ces

send

forgetto

not

fine

her

daughter

against

used

Christian

majesty

recipefor

the

de

texture

Uruefia,
her

pray

in France
at

or,

"

would

be

as

any

remedy

rate, that

her

forward

the

pleasedto

fragrantcompound.

wished
Pliilip

the queen

to escort

at

this

to

season

Guadaloupe,to perform the vow which she made

before
ing her illness ; and to unite in thanksgiving
altar of Our

for

fine 8(x*nted sachets,such

when

sick-headache

choice

condesa

The

aiurier,

robes

make

queen-mother,to

the

majestyto despatch some

as

that the

the first

of such

none

Spain.

to

message

by

Lyons velvet,to

majesty,as

could he obtained in
sends

despatch,

same

in Elizabetli's name,
requffsts

queen

her Catholic

receive !"* In this

may

Lady, that

she had

been

restored

duthe

him.

to

Prince,however, being suddenlyseized with

The

attack of bilious

the result of his excitement

fcjver,

an
pecting
res-

queen'shealth,the royalpairresolved to
their pilgrimage
until the springof 1 565, and perform
the

defer

their annual
it (luring

day with

one

informingthe
M.

ambassador

Tambassadeur, sorry

sickness I vowed
Dame

sojournat Aranjuez.

Sulpice,Elizabeth,after

St.

of this
I

do

myselfto

added,
project,

de

Depeche

(le St.

Sulpicek

la royne

Ah

during my
pilgrimageto Notre

make

Crucifix, (of Burgos,)which

**

feel, that

Guadaloupo,which is on
Portugal,instead of vowing myself to
'

coursing
Dis-

is

the

road

into

visit the

Holy

between

mL-re^-Hibl.

this

Inip."F. 9740,

and
fo. 1.

EUZABETH

Bayonne,on
her
vow

the

!"

seek

he

would

Elizabethsmiled
bear

to

rdates the

her

and

their

courtiers

the

her

king her lord,

"

Often,"

majestiesfindingthe
be

to

first

majesty,

Guadaloupe.

to
"

her

this last pilgrimage,

repeatedthat

ambassador,

exhorted
Sulpice,

from

joyfullyattend

company

presence of their

St.

release

condition that she made

on

15

VALOIS.

to France

way

majesty to

addingthat
was

DE

irksome, withdraw

when
the king takes your daughter,
privately
together,
and to
madame, to inspecthis galleryof paintings,

show her fine marbles, and

and
delight

One

recreation

married

if she

would have

Philipsmiled,

much
and
of

habits

the
the

countryman,

are

this

at

the arrival at

who

gave

body
some-

Sefiora, my

position
disof the

dissimilar to those

court

of

abb^

de

weary

hours.
to the

She

him

"

31, 1564.

Au

versational
con-

afforded

requestedthe

king,her husband,
while the queen

Carlos,who

to Don

gallant

whose

gossip

graciousreception
;

of her

Brantome,

amusing

and

cheered, by

further

Madrid,

Registresdes depeches.

Deccmbre

heard

suddenly replied

no,

was

present him

introduced

St. Sulpice
Ibid.

to

him

"

"

many

of Alba

herself
'

to

very

season

powers,

relaxation

No,

have

!"^

Scots

Elizabeth

duke

"

earnestness

but

king,

of Scots

the queen
she had

been his choice,as

assert?

queen

if so, whether

the
would

he

great

queen."^

conversingwith

died,whether

had
and

again ;

said Catholic

of the

day,Elizabeth,while

asked him

with

statues, to the very

came

Ined.

Roy (par Guillaume)." Ined.

one

16

ELIZABETH

afternoon

from

Brantome

witnessed

people of

Madrid
in

appearance
at the

sick

Alcala

her

her

She

and

her

to

malady.

assembled
in her

to

gaze

her

habit the
that

de

than

her
finally
quitted

her

veil thrown

When

her

see

rich

Alcala,and

them

"

Brantome

was

Elizabeth,and

which

bore

and

which

witty abb^

as

most

Dames

lUus^es

might

ceive
per-

greater

even

her reverence."

continued

and convents

her

and

Diego

Virginof Atocha,
in

it with
and

for

his
a

the

from

^Vie d*"lizabeth

homage
bound

ever

to

descension,
gracefulcon-

slave.

humble

suffered
"

her

royalcity.

returned

Brantome
his arrival,

you

the shrines of San

charmed,

her

follow

accordingto

with

her

assiduous

very

she

upon

the

persoaa

turned

days,Elizabeth

the

of

she

that of the

patronessof Madrid,

passed.

to

giftsupon

upon

she

as

back

majesty,and

they honoured,

had
in

her

peopleloved

God

thither

Crowds

always showed,

queen

to

satin robe, without

progresses to the churches

offered

made

rode

colour.

fifteen successive

toilsome
she

the

arrived

He

She

face,"says Brantome,*

fair

fervour

white

upon
"

progress

very

For

in

jewel or

first

her

to thank
capital,
she
present the offerings

that all might

attired

relief of

the

shrines of the

face,so

was

which

visits were

6rst

coach, sittingforwards, with

from

majesty.

with

recovery.

before she

days

Elizabeth's

during

her

enthusiasm

the

recovery, and

vowed

sit with

to

publicafter

chamber.

the churches

VALOIS.

greeted Elizabeth,upon

court, two

for her

DE

Soon

severe

de Valois.

the

after
tooth-

ELIZABETH

ache, which

DB

17

VALOIS.

preventedhim

days from
payinghia respects to the queen, Elizabeth inquired
of mademoiselle
de Rib^rac,where the abb^ lodged,
and

if liisabsence

during

occasioned

was

her

majestyhad ascertained
Brant6me,^ she sent me
herb which

by illnessf

*'

Wlten

ailment,"recounts

my

apotbecary,who
etlect on an
singular

her

*'

broughtme a
achingtooth ;

two

had

placingthe said herb in tliehollow

of my hand the painpassedaway immediately."
Another
while the sprightly
abb^ was
evening,
the queen with anecdotes of the courts
entertaining
of France and Portugal,
the latter of which he had
the
chamberlain
entered to announce
a
justvisited,
Brantftme rose, and making
Dofia Juana"
princess
obeisance

for

her

to

would
majesty,

queen, however, said

You

will see

whom

you

may

**

Do

not

beautiful and
be

glad to

have

M.
stir,

courteous

retired.

The

de Bourdeille.
with
princess,

acquaintance.Her

make

highnessalso,will be (Jeasedto meet you, since you

The
have so
the king her son."
recentlyseen
Elizabeth
the two royalladies,
over* between
greetings
informed the princess
that she was
conversingwith
M. de Bourdeille,abbd do BrantAme, gentleman of
the chamber
had
to the king her brother,and who
recentlyquittedLisbon.
intiu^atedher
introduced
kissed
'

VOL.

Brant6me

son's court.

to Wr

and

desire to ask

by

some

Juana, therefore,

relative
questions
approachedand was

majesty,upon which he
and
robe
of the princess,

her

the

BrMtdae^Damet
JL

Dofia

UJuitrei. Vie d'KUiabolYi

dt\t\"A*.
Q

knelt
utler"

18

DE

TALOIS.

Madame

la

ELIZABETH

wards
the

hand.

her

abb^,

"

comely

'*

was

attired in
magnificently
of
toque k I'EspagnoIe

and

graciouslady,vi

silken garments, and

white

crape, which

point upon her forehead."

relative to
number
of questions
in

concerning
Brantome's
'^

Juana

son

w"

descend!

king

young

inquired

she

put ai

then

his

what
majesty'soccupations,and
opinion was of his kinglyqualifications.
all these

I answered

questionsin Spanish,"complacently
which
Brant6me,
language I
'^

recounts

well, or

then

spoke

The

then asked,
princess

as

he most

and whom

the

Sebastian, her

Portugal, Don

Princesse/' sa]

courtly
replywas

if her

*^

that his

son

handsome^

were

majestywas

French.**

than

in feature ?"

resembled
"

better

even

Brantome's
of the handsomest

one

in Christendom
princes
; and that he resembled,
and
the very image of his royalmother."
The
was
princesssmiled,apparentlywell pleasedat the compliment,
and

conversation

and

her

partook

of

in

her

maintained

her

the

skilful

asked

I did

whether

meal

king.

After

not

the

turned

smiling
"

M.

de

great pleasureon

"

to

Elizabeth

courtier,and

Princesse,by sayingto
her son."

high

appeared

apartment.

conferred

The

the

leave, Elizabeth

respectingthe king
me,

cheek.

until

which

supper,

quittingthe
have

her

on

privatewith

brother's

Bourdeille,you
la

rose

camarera-mayor

taken

said, before

Madame

the

majesty to

princesshad
towards

thus

was

chamberlain
escort

slightflush

her what

Her

think

you

did

majesty then
the

princessa

20

YALOIS.

DB

EUZABETH

of his works.

the progress
Escorial,to inspect

absent, etiquette
requiredthat M.

king was
should

return
majesty's

anxiouslythe

but

her

to

her

by

herself to

specialambassador,

the

much
from

her

de

Alba

to

body-guardto
into the

the

presence

sittingunder

mantle, and

The

of

Elizabeth

Alba,

would

"

The
"

very

absence

St.

Ined.

of

who

sent

he was
where
palace,
of her majesty,who

con*

the
The

by

the condesa

the chief

and

of

de

him

royal

Uruefia,the

grandeesof

the court.

graciously.De M^ru,

very

welcome
the

Madrid

at

king

the members

Roy

Charles

but

lord, she

her

sojournof

the court

IX."

MS.

Bibl.

then

their Christian
restoration

brieflyreplied
; and

that he and

Sulpiceau

received

his letters,
which
kneeling,presented

queen

find the

introduced

of state,arrayedin her

canopy

received

M^ru,

were

mark

assist her at the interview.

expressedthe deep thankfulness which

God, for her
majestiesfelt towards
de

beth
Eliza-

ooiuw.

royal husband;

attended

ambassador

health.

forward

was

was

duchess

by

to

arranged with great splendour. De

conducted
by Philip'schamberlains, and

ceremonial

Mdru

and

this

gratifiedby

sideration

duque

to

Escorial

"1

despatchesto

and

mother

grant publicaudiesoe

to

Elizabeth

letters and

the

brother,wrote

was

de M^ro

Sulpice^
Philipdiyining

awaited

queen

despatches addressed

any

the

in seclusion at the h6tel of St.

remain

imtil after his

how

As

to

M.

assured

of his
that

embassy,
during the

feared
somewhat

that

they |

dull."*

Imp., Mortem.,

foL

39.
,

XLIZABETH

To

afterwards

week

granted

audience

an

the elaborate

the occasion,
I

kiss

their

the

21

YALOIS.

Philip returned,
the

to

address

ambassador

and

that

their

of

Christian

attention towards
have

they must

the queen

restoration.

As

convalescence, I

affirmation

of

which

ambassador

at

this my

M^ru

Catherine
motives

she

longed to

embrace

the

her Catholic

she

which

France

young

laed.

queen

their

Sulpioe ta

h^

nj

had

the

"

tender

and

her

to grow
son

progress

and
MS.

fervour

of

were

through

lasted many

that the presence

trusted

sovereign
;

between

them

in 1564, and

IX.

litical
po-

desirable,

bond

caused

memorable

Charles

king

many

brothers,whose

Catherine

revive

the

stored
redaughterso wonderfiilly

commenced

king would

peoplefor
St.

their

The

months.

the interview

France
quitted

making

then

by king

waving the

strengthenthe

majesty,and

of her recollection.

out

"

and to

their

to
majesties

majestiesso long projected.

that

rendered

in

duty ;

commanded

their

dedared

promoting

to
speak urgently

to

which

fix)m death

years when

likewise

betwe^i

in

'

court^

his mother

and

majesty's
at her

fulfilled my

refer their

her

mudi

contentment

1 had

share

only

was

the interview

on

the

for

and

joy

feeling

as
experienced

fed

Charles

(m

majesties,for

iUness,as they now

de

M6il

**

of
receiving
tidings

M.

De

also

oomj^ments spoken

and

pain and anxietyon

her

and

Philipsimply re}died, Monseigneor,

hands

r^ard

confident

DB

of the

the French

stiflethe dements
BibL

Imp., Mortem.,

of

foL 39.

22

ELIZABETH

dissension

and

strife.

Moreover, such

of faction,that
animosity

religious
; so
to

into

converted

was

the

VALOIS.

DE

the court
of

arena

an

of

echoed
itself,

whom
rine's
Catheparties,
thoughnot reconciled. The

disarmed

ladies of the court took share in the contest

with Cond^
and

IX.

recrimination of

angry

had
policy

some

Charles

and
feud, political

chamber

that the presence

the

was

and the

Huguenots ; others

and sided,
with Lorraine

Neither party oould

Catholics.

the Roman

opposingfactions in the
the sovereign
circleof the queen ; and sometimes even
the
In the provinces,
left without a court.
was
belief stillexisted that the king and queen were
Huguenot at heart ; and had been coerced into the
of the Romish
creed. The
impressicm
profession
in
created by Catherine's celebrated letters to Cond^
tolerate the members

1561, had

of the

been

never

effaced from

the minds

of her

subjects
they caused her orthodoxy stillto be
; and
held in suspicion
by the Spanish and Papal courts.
Under

Catherine resolved
circumstances,

these

to

perse
dis-

allayedthdr
personalanimosities ; and by a progress through the
of the
kingdom, to kindle again the waning loyalty
of the king
good and faithfulportionof the subjects
the

her

son.

courtiers until time

Such,

at

was
least,

the open

by Catherine,when, againstthe
resolved

had

avowal oiade

advice of the council,

this progress.

Deeper
and more
however, in reality
designs,
comprehensive
occupiedthe mind of the queen, which she confided
only to a few chosen and trusted agents. The
of

state, she

upon

ELIZABETH

baptism of
duchess

of

the eldest

the

this

oereaiooT

Rhone
of her
of

perfanDed,she prcNXicded

was

Lyons,

hidden

in the

conduct the

down

been

his

which the said king, hersdf

religion
princesprofessed;for which end in

and

in order

that

king her
the

"

was

provinces,
might openly peixxivethe

scm,

world

agoit

hitherto

Spanisharchives

throughaH

to

the

of tiie objects

epi,fide"t"I

rerelations hare
of the

recesses

One

majesty's
joarDer."writes

Catherine's,whose

"eDoe

znd from

of France.

to the sooth

pretestfcr

21

Rar-rsor-Seiiie

azid irom

joumey;

Dijon,Macon,

Co

daaigbteT
Ckode,

Lorraine^ sffordad the qoeeo

oommencing
where

of har

sen

23

TAIXIB.

BE

the

royal

all the

laige
of the most
dties,and upon the oocaacMi
insignificant
commanded
the queen
festival,
publicjHiooessions,
at which
The
to appear.
was
compelled
every one
and king with Monsieur
said queen
and Madame
assisted in sudi proces^ons
invariably
over,
; they,moreattended
mass
with
openly and diligently,
such signsof affection and
devotion,that all might
become convinced
that their msyesties
desired not to
As the
change from the faith of their forefathers."
her anxiety
queen approachedthe frontiers of Spain,
for an interview vrith Philip
II. increased ; for to the
Spanish council Catherine had confided projects,
she declared
that
which
she
requiredonly the
^

of

assurance

Spain
'

Etat

to

the

execute.

moral,
The

dec Affidres de France

K. 1391t B. 19, 26."

en

active

and

ravages
1564-5.

MS.

of

support of
which

war

Archiyes

Ined.

de

the

Simancas,

24

beheld

queen

her that peace

with

boon

temporary

; and

defended,
valiantly

so

were

century ; and

to

projects for

the

cabinets of the
her

propose

not

half
To

desire.

like that

of

France,

Elizabeth

of

England

in

garrisonedHavre
with

and

Jeanne

Flemish

the

by

support

of

and

Calvinist

had

she

already

maintained

d'Albret, Cond^,
The

malcontents.

fleets "i

the

Englishqueen

Rouen

and

heresy became
of Flanders,
coast

menaced

was

forces of the

The

The

sixteenth
views

secret

own

suppressionof

anxious

Catherine's

relations

that

the great
Philip, therefore, respecting

the
questionwhich agitated

the

admonished

"

satisfied by the
even
or
repressed,
conceded
by the Edict of Orleans.

toleration

and

monasteries

be

likelyto

cause.

and

late civil conflict

but

was

tenets
religious

confer

YALOIS.

ruined churches

the

"

during the

overthrown

the

DB

EUZABETH

Coligny,

cardinal

de

Lorraine, therefore,perceivingthe queen's disposition,

took the
the

to impart
opportunity

league secretlynegotiatedat

between

the

king of Spain and

France, and

the

in 1558,

Peronne

the House

of the Roman

for the re-establbhment

out

certain details of

Spanishdominions

of

Lorraine,

Faith

through-

of Flanders

and

in England, Scotland,and Germany.

ultimately
Philipbelieved that it was his mission to restore the
orthodox
and

to

faith to its ancient supremacy

enforce

mandates
spiritual

the
of

blind

same

the

Vatican

the councils of Constance

and

had

to the

made
been, therefore,

B"le.

over

deference
as

Europe ;
to

the

existed before

Secret

overtures

potentatesof Europe

BLI2AnRTII

DB

Tho dnkw
join iho lfHig\ii^.
\hv
und
Forrum
to
iT8|)imdtMi

i"f Ijurrninr,
Hnvny,

to

been

of

porto"ihy tho influcnon

the full recognitionof

thr

of

the overthntw

her

which
protnine

the dohmive

hy

the

in (lirir nf!(M*pt-

Nulijrctn.

tlicrliunonr
longerii])|)ni!"e

eoiihl she then

prniMim

n( nnMinnnnfliiting
h("]irN

of

n'li^iou8diffcronceii

by

forrnnw

her

fn

t"f 'IVmt

niminN

It. hnd

|H"|"f*,
aii|"-

rBRiivnl
IMulip,

Cnthnrinn

GAllicon church.

the

invilntinii.

in vain,howrvrr, thiit tho

hitherto

"nee

95

TALOIll.

kIio Imd

Nritlmr

("f fiiclitm

frotn

tium

to

profferedto pnicure the nnnenihlngnof nnothrr

general council in which tlin rnitt'ntiuitK nii^lit
obtain nn iinpnrtinl
hearing; or in dpfnnli of tiiinrnn-

time

"

national

aynod

in FraiKHr.

on
king of Spain,therefore,

and

on

believed tu bn

induce

untrie"l to

breaking up

of

and
frontier,

U} meet

U])on

many

Catherine

all thrne religionn

poinln

to

argumnnt

with
l'hill|)

winter of

the

her at

accMuuitn,

to hiH

her

brother

Maximilian

II. to

rcaolvrc) ih/m

bin
1501

interview

the

and

FioliiMlafion

(*onRort,

on

the

iipptonrhfhn

to

wat

that

anxioun

an

hn

drnired

\\n

to

inlyf^olirilrd him

frontier;and

with
personalfriendHhip

his nmther-in-luw.

gmendi

IVrpignnn or Ibiyonnr.

connort, who
on

in

or

wha
rhili|i

thin

aehievc

givecontent

moro

(Minfrrrnrn witli the

inipernlivfOy
niMM^BRnry

lefll^"
no

she
actMtrdingly

make

the diHtnicted condition t"f Tnuirr

Catherine

to meet

hnrnc'lf (*onvnkn

llnnio,that nhn would

eession from

nMnin

hewiRhrd

to

prrRonii^e,

Moreover, sinen thn iirrrsRion of

the
ever

Imperialthrone, Philipwan
to

bind thn Fn^uv.U v.^\yv\\^\i

96

to

ELIZAfifiTH

suppress

heresy;
known

Emperor were

doctrines*' had almost

VALOIS.

Dfi

as

to
as

of the
the tolerant principles
him.

In Flanders the

many

adherents

as

"

new

in Franoe*

torial
havinginquisibishoprics
of the seei
functions attached to the privileges
the rule of Spaitu
exasperatedthe Flemings against
of these
The peopleat once
the jurisdiction
repudiated
and despatcheda deputation
to the court of
bishops,
Madrid
their deposition.
Cardinal Granto demand
of Malines to
caused his bishopric
vellei
neverthelcsSi
title
be created an archiepiscopal
see
; and takingthe
of primateof the Low Countries,he placedhimself at
creation of additional

The

the head

of the

clamour

became

universal,that
to

withdraw

baron

new

commission.
ecclesiastical

great; and
Granvelle

from

was

The

publicdisaffection so \
compelled
presently

the administration of affairs.

The

Montigny, and the lords of the Flemish j

with ill-suppressed
received by Philip
were
deputation
with ambiguous
Their
demands
met
indignation.
de

answers

the armed

for the condition of

hosts of Cond^

on

and
Europe genorally"

the frontiers of Flandert

i
I

(torn [
Gran"'elle,
compelledthe king to dissimulate.
his retirement,
continued,in fact,to guidethe councils [
of the
open

on
persecution

defaulters from
tumult

and

introduced
device
most

of Parma.

regent Marguerite,duchess
the

would
the faith,

check

the

'

againsl^
part of the prelates,
have

secret system
rebellion,
a
to

As

growth

of

been resisted by
of torture

wss

heresy. This

i ssumed
%
popular resentment
transpiring,
menacing aspect. The princeof Orsng%^

28

ELIZABETH

as
oonfereDces,

to

of

whether

Bartholomew

St.

topicsand
article of

the

and

Faith

all

in defence

of their realms.

they shall

not

The

said ministers
the

to

after the

tholic
Ca-

Holy

they shall employ

worshipin

subjects
that

'^

their

accordance

shall be

Command

with

given to

the

and lands apperquitthe provinces

taining
said princes
within the space of one
under pain
of the edict,
promulgation

to

under
these said ministers,

shall it be lawful for any to support or

nor

painof incurring
proposed to publish

like

it was
penalty."
Thirdly,
and
maintain
throughout the
the canons
respective
sovereigns,

the

glory

countries under

harbour

the

and

the

point,
proposes

Trent

France

in that of the

of death

first

of any ministers of the Reformed

ritual.

the reformed

month

second

the exercise of

; nor

and

tolerate in the

the presence
sceptre,

Faith

of

nent
promi-

states, that

support

o" which

in their power^

means

to

of

The

of
sovereigns

maintenance

the

the

the congress.

Spain shall faithfully

engage
Grod,

of

one

important document,

before other matters, the

of

massao^
subsequent

formed

objectsof

this

YALOIS.

DB

and

laws.

to

enforce

such with

"

countries

of

the

and

decrees

of

all the

power

of

cussed,
to be diswas
Fourthly the expediency
of not appointing
any to offices in the state^
who bad not previously
made
oath of conformity
and
obedience to the Holy Roman
Catholic Church ; ifsuch
they were to be ejected
persons should afterward lapse,
without form or process.
from their posts,
Fifthly
the realm firom all persons professing
to purge
the
other heresies : but to permit the
new
or
doctrine^,
"

"

\
WLUA

mtihorities of

the

imioi^

oompensale those mE"rioadK

tbos

suiniBaiilT

nnaUe

the

Sixthlr

state.

hcMms

(fismisseGi,
m

finds himsdf

de^nde

to

"

case

da from

to

so

of liie inbi

tons

to

jkA!^ offices^
tj^bh ios

mj^estj

acbeqixr of

Tht
sS

of

pyvaiMts

and grot pens of the realm,and ail other

pvovinoes,
possessedof aiiUjuikt and cxxmnuid, vfao
penmu^es
professedthe new doctrines : ako, to casluer aD affioen^

captains^
sngeant-magGR,
who

refused to

degrade

to

who

persons
to

the

Hoik

professthe
their

fiom
refused

above

and

to

stead to fillthe vacant

quality,
experience^

Soman

rank, and

Faith.

Lasify,
knighthood,aD

accept, ohserre
and

statutes

fnar"iiMilsof the camp^

onfinanoes

and
;

conform

and

in their

posts with other personages

and members

of the

one

hdy

of

dox
ortho-

faith.
This

when
ratified bj the
proscription,
be embodied
to
was
s^nature of the sovereigns,
in a
royal edict, and publidiedsimultaneously
throughoutthe realms of France and Spain. *'It
the intent of the queen'smajesty, after the
was
interview of Bayonne to return to Paris (after
showing

wholesale

all the realm

to

estate)there
all who

space of

Etat

son

follow the

decamp

to

fi^m

arrived at

was

man's

edict to the effect that

that
religion
the

the

king

realm within the

beingaccorded to such
permission
estates,and goods." The writer of the

month

to sell their

her

promulgatean

decline to

are
professes,

to

that

"

des affiuret de France

in 1564-5.

Carton, K. 1393, B. 19, 2, 26." Ined.

Archivea

Espagnolcs,A. T.,

30

ELIZABETH

DE

VALOIS.

quoted,who was a person high in

proceedsto discuss other matters concernauthority,
iog the proposed interview. He suggests that the

curious

king

last

paper

the
demand
the exile of
Spain should
de THdpital; and
that the conferences

of

chancellor
between

the

presence

of the

sovereignsought

lon ;

de

and,

the

present

at

of these

time,

de

de Bourdil-

marshal

only four

that

moreover,

the

the counts

Bourbon,

de

and
Villars,

shall be

personages

and

onlyin

Montpensier,

de

Constable,the duke

the cardinals de Guise

and
Cipierre

be holden

to

to

said

presore

these declarations with

accepted
greatersecrecy. Philip

empressement

in every

and

he acted in accordance

with

approved. Catherine,on
beheld the realm

from,

tendered

she

entered

into

Rennes

her

bishop of
court,
the

ever

the

upon

Huguenot

such

acts

and

she had

be

own

ated
origin-

discussed

at

at this very

with the
negotiation
ambassador
at the
imperial

secret

France.

concession
It

was

to

by

that Catherine
dissimulation,
of

scourge

her

though

imperative,
yet

population of

the

of destruction

and rebellion of

subject of making

of needless

beheld

realm;

them

brink

feuds

articles to

these

Bayonne, deeming
time

the

on

and

cordially

so

contrary, though she

believed,the

the Calvinist chieftains ;

and

he
principles

the

of Prance

she

as

subsequentnegotiation^

war

desolatingher

royal word

son's

disregardedand

scorned.
The

however
interview,
projected

be, Philipforesaw

would

desirabjeit might

probablyarouse

the

suspi-

ELIZABETH

dons

of

DB

and

Europe ;

31

VALOIS.

exasperate the Flemish

subjects

of

Spain ; while the jealousumbrage of the papal

and imperialcourts
be apprehended. The
to
was
Calvinist
likewise of the
suspicions
populationof
FVance

and

interview.
in

their

to
likely

Flanders,were

be roused

by

this

Already the projecthad been discussed

with
assemblies
feelings of alarm and

indignation. Philip,therefore,desiringto avoid an

demonstration in his Flemish provinces,
insurrectionary
which

he

had

then

not

much

resolved, after

force

to

queen

king

Fleece.

This

would
final

ratification of

excituigthe
It does

not

of the two

however,

be

was

how

seen

realm

the

that

how
of

with

the

her

and

procure

it was

more

the

the

prudent

ordinaryambassadors
with

husband

and

faithful

and
an

the real aim

Elizabeth

her mother.

and

herself,

the true

policyof
eventuallyit will

agent she became

steadilyshe upheld the interests

and the
Spain,despitethe sophistry

of the queen

Order

important edict, without

trusted

were

apt

representative
majesty's

expedientPhiliptrusted

initiated into
carefully

by

his

as

young

allay.

appear

courts

cabinet

and

of

purport of the conference.

secret

the

plenarypowers

Charles

which
suspicions,

this junctureto

at

of

all desirable purposes

answer

the

duke

escortingthe

and

invest

to

of the Golden

pretext of

her mother

meet

with

repress,

decline

despatch the

to

in his stead, intrusted

n^otiation,under

to

consideration,to

interview for himself ; but

Alba

hand

at

of

the

tion
vacilla-

32

ELIZABETH

DE

caused
I%Qip,therefore,
fication to be made
duke

followiDgofficialnoti*

French

to the

Medici

that

**

de

invitation sent

M611, by Cathe*

interview

the

majesty,and

the

between

his

queen

of
suspicions

deliberate

he would
effect to

mode

to

and

'*

interview

of the

was

ceremony

if the

relatives. That

Bayonne,

the

meet

to

method

that

of its
fisuras

as

he

that

giving

of

concerned,

were

exdtii^

allies; but

the mode

on

Sulpicereplied,

St.

opinionthat
near

best

the

on

interview

the

duct."

his
sovereigns

the

bar

consort, ha

could not, nevertheless,

be present,for fear of
the

eoor

the
of

was

between such
superfluous
queen of Spainjourneyed^

king

and

the

queen

her

and

perform

by

the

ceeding to
thus

act

of

Catholic

dutiful

her

meet

the

to

doing, the

so

daughter,in

mother."

point,as

St.

the

on

6rst

wouU

queen

would giveher the rende%"

mother, their said majesties
VOU8

although he gready desired

accomplishment of

Christian

ambassador, by the

formal

Sulpiceand

St.

through

rine de
the

the

Alba, io reply to the

of

to him

TALOIS.

thus pro*

Sulpicespoke

rumour

of

th" j

proposed interview,the Spanish nobles intrenched ^

of their grandeeship,
themselves
behind the privileges
and

declared that it would

and
etiquette,
Elizabeth

unless

her

doDD^

AdYu

Bayonne

"

dignityof

and her court

MS.

to

gross
the

travel to

of
infringement

Spanish throne
meet

for

her mother

some
majesty would advance
Spain,and thus make equalceremonious

Christian

distance into
^

the

be

par
BibL

le sieur de

St.

Imp., Mortem.,

rentreyfle

Sulpicesnr
fol.

xxxix.

"

Ined.

de la

Royne

tluU

AfHnnoti
not

(]nu^:htpr.TUv

to hrr

ooncritMon

(hn

rnnk

thr

fhnn

lii^horinuvMrul

prrnnnoK^'i^ in

Crtthorino.

Thn

nU^orvntion

nmilo

of

iluKn

thn

Alliu

thrir

nn

trrtvrlloilno

to

wny
hrr

contrary,

own

hor

fnmfior

of

t|ntHM)
iUv

In
rrNpniulfMl

Knuu^*

tinil, tliovntovn,

DoHii IhhIipI; whilo,

wwvl

ninjfmtyluul

lh"^

tn"

ntVnir

\\\\

(i(

(|ucmm), \\v\

into S|min.
"linV j""nrni\v

niHknuonu*

to

vi'^itinji

worn

thrrrtorn,thiit tho
HAy"Mn)o. I In thmiifht.,

whrn

ntlliMdl

nr

htiin

rtmrnnm,

(^Uholin

mofhor. ought

iMi^ht

liySt.. SulpiiMMunlnlmprvpil, "tluit

Kinjf \\\\\\"|urrn-mothornt*

Hrtvonnn

mt"rnovrr,

rttthnlir ipirnt

I ho

of

ooiupHu'iulniiv

lo

U\r

Miilr of

noMon,

iltntghtnrwo\ilil

rIoMo

hvv

\uovi

tho

to

St. SnlpirorrtortiMl with spirit

posMibln/*

""

if wonhl

thiU

"

migust

in"lro"lntloni

(ptrrn

distrtnoo

{\y

\\\\\\king

im

rhurli'K

mothrr

wcTo

to

In^Mnning,thpirtoro,\W

of

l\or rntl^nlio

quppu,

hnr

tmitory.
Uufl hiul

niothrr, wonhl
At

nil ovrntR,

givrn
*

thn

Tho
tVHpppfp^l.'*

\\\u\ hrr

ntothrr
ilnkn

layingIum
tf/A.

//.

rpn^onptinipp

\\\i\\r

uppniol
Mnjonru
lh("

whno

hmrh

within

prr-iMninnnpp wloc^h

ovrr

hrr

own

RilnnpiMl,tliongh

viuppil, thRnoRRPtl thn innhimRiulor

4

tnr the

rourt,

h
hr.

""!

tn

punit

ulnn rpinuin
h^t.thn

son

"im

It. wimiI"I hn

Spnniwh

'io

Mi"r(M"vn.

MMMrly

ot* thritnwn,

nniJoMy

"mm^

iMunUnntnuM'

ond

him.

tho

Rnutll tVontirr town

iMMuo

hKrly to

tl"o prrsrnro

norpRMnrY

till,
to

ihni^htnr.

own

not

wmr

tn

tmvrl
nuijo""ty,

llhriRtinn

hnr

rniMMVn

proiMMMhng,\\H

hrr

womliM'

not

pon

titp prnnuio

with

h""torp his

Im"

phiM

nmjpRty. Tlnhp

^^

34

ELIZABETH

VALOIS.

DE

meantime, himself deignedto write

the

at

of Vienna

court

speciousstatement
him

decline

to

in-law.

very

her

she

as

her

see

entreaties

she could also

authorized

her

and

truth

in

pleasure
wife,especially

my

her

delightis greatto
be

me

to

gratifyher majesty,

good pleasureof

of

account

the

duke

the

of this epistle,
sent
the

"

Almighty,

few

for St.

he
MS.

their

be present

cannot

leisure.

my

So

may

you

the two

could

Simancas,

days after

and
Sulpice,

expressionof

"That

queen,

by

deem

queens

the
it

will

spring."

Alba,

of

have

weightyoccupations

certiiin that the interview between

happen earlyin

desire,I

the Christian

that

but

the

by

matter

to promote
delight

absorb

which

matters

this

in this their

much

meetingon

also the

on

majestyto replyto
me

this interview.

at

me

consideration,and

to

at Fontarabia

at the

^et.

oo

with
acquaintance

queen

meet

her mother

that it will afford

The

meet

afford her the

to

wife,and wishing

my

interview

into

addressed

the queen

and

should

we

make

although

this fact

Taking

and

jesty.*
ma-

daughter,her majesty'ssatisfaction would

completeif

queen

that

and

to see

writes,that

his

queen-mother,"writes

and
majestypersonally,
and seeingthe
receiving,

of

his mother-

with

Perpignan,or Bayonne;

like much

induced

had

which

reasons

personalinterview

the frontier at

Chantonnay, a

famous

greatlydesires

"

I should

of the

She, the

**

the

his ambassador

to

not
K.

his

despatch
municated
comofficially

Catholic

receive

1392, A."

the

Ined.

the

majesty's
king and

36

ELIZABETH

Elizabeth's
to be

DE

Sulpicc,wrote
yet, madame,

learnt

of the

for every

between
secretly

the

except the duke

of

the

thingis treated
king and the queen,

suits

another, as

are
preparations

has

debate and

ladies

who

even

his

own

might

hand, drew

tinguishe
dis-

ancestors.

listof

the

he excluded.

attend

the queen.
the

"

at the court

The

no

man

on

Gomez,
D^peches

France,

her majesty's
ambassador,''during
to

go
trust

Nuestra

the

prince

the princeof Eboli."

earth,excepting

who

de St.

of

No, Monseigneur,"replied

journey,the Prince, my son, must

Sefiora de Guadaloup^,and I would
Ruy

others, the

be the

esteemed
greatly

in reply
to
Philip,

with

her

their

performed by
his

source

pleadingthe

some

tears, of the ladies whom

personage

also

ambassador, requestedthat Ruy Gome^s, who

French
was

because

and

queen's attendants ; and

decision,despitethe expostulations,
to

were

in
persisted

it

majesty's
permissionto

demanded

household

the

with

other

no

selection of

became

royalmistress
in

they held

however,
Philip,

and

heart-burning. All

services

those

that

thing,some"

one

purpose

the queen,

clamorously
their

accompany
offices

subject
slowly,and so

yet concluded, the journey

not

to attend

personages

chief

the

repeatedly
postponed."*The

been

of much

their

as

of
particular

any

court, sometimes,

at

St.

I have

"

on
nothing positive

Alba, knows

stiD

reserve.

de Medici

Catherine

to

They giveout

continued
objects,

with great mystery and

discussed

times

its

journeyand

journey;

YALOIS.

greatlydesired

Sulpice" MS.

Bibl.

to

Imp., 1.

share

1., 9746."

in
Ined.

the

BL12ABKTII

DK

37

VALOIS.

St. Stilpict^,
to j)rofer
approachingfestivities,
rt^quosted
the

"

absent
had

only for

been

about

be

to

for the

felt the
had

suiter

periodof

him

fallen

into
latterly

Philip,however,
lluy (joniez
twelve

to

days.
us

leave his

The

king,

the

prince
bilious

misanthropy; beingafflicted at intervals,with

he
fever,from which, indetnl,

completelyfree.
his mhul

and turns
at

this

to
period,

feartui that
his

to

neither

mental

who

princeis sad

nothing ;" writes

attain to

have

is described

is nothing to be
writer.

**

He

before."

to

done

have

for

cares

Carlos, was

would

lV|H*obe8

lie St.

It is to be

The

**

if he

exet^lleneies

priniu)at

of
this

pitiable."There
**

another

prince,"
says
believes

thing
every-

told that he

wore

health

The

of

was

Don

by Olivari^.,and by
Toledo, who

nightsby

princeused

Suli"iceti

of

any

condition

tht^

tJairiu de

Don

anxious

spent many

*'

The

nothing, and

watched
cart^fully

\Yaywardcharge.
*

tht^

believe it!"

indefatigable
tutor,
season

been

with

that is said to him

dead, he

eorrespondent

tht^ virtiuvs and

gone

been

melancholy,

king Philip hin\self,nor

prostnitiondisplayedby

season,

and

the cardinal (iranvelle.

will
posterity

of those

The

"

to have

neviT

set^ns

was

melancholy

coiMlition t)f

hold
with-

to

Portuguese,

as

anxietyconcerninghis son,

more

king

that the

and

the Castilian nobh"s

Fnmch."*

persuadedto

charge even

days ;

theyhated

as

friend to the

not

twolve

persuaded by

his consent
and

ho wishinl to bo

request again,adding, that

same

rt"yiu" more

the couch

often to say
"

MSS.

at

his
this

of his
**

that

ile Mwt"?uvwt^

38

ELIZABETH

wished

he

tained

he

die !'' and

might

his governor

father's

his

thwart

to

enterprises.He

desire the

as
publicly,

the

of the

excesses

unfit

subdued
:

he could

not

Carlos,at

Ladislaus
with

might

one

was
own

and

suspect of league with his foes.

Don

however, experienced
one
period,

vivid

"

the pope

his

sent

Raguzzi,to Madrid,

consecrated

sword,

and

chamberlain,
to
to

with

great pomp;

before

happened

that

the

to

had

invest

been

succeeded

both

guard

bestow

the

Jeronomite

the

Guadaloupe,in
^

and

governor

Depeches

de St.

not

"

his

MS.

him

the ceremony

but

it had

as

permit

of

Don

of

Nuestra

Bibl.

Imp., t.

Eboli to

but

prince;
pupil for a

that the Blessed

Sulpice

prince

upon

of the

Monastery
order

count

as
by frenzyso desperate

the actions

over

the

desponding fits

defy control,the king would

relax

interests

consequently,

whom,

performed

Carlos

what
some-

proved

whose

person

be

to

the

prince'stemperament

blessing.*Philipsuffered
pontifical

the

have

have
would, perhaps,

assurance

this

contentment,

that

**

so

violence of the

identical with his

were

refusal,

impairedhis health,as
bably
contract
matrimony." Pro-

to

that there
beneficial,

archduchess

stating
gratify,

to

engagement

the

for the

refused

of his

reason

matrimonial

king

his

knowledgment
publicac-

the

the

to

ever

curb

to

for

betrothal

princehad

him

render

desires, and

greatlywished

of his

to

prognostics.His

doleful

with

ento*frequently

he

the prince declared,seemed

authority,

opposed

Anne

VAL0I8.

DE

sent

season

to

Sefiora

de

Virgin,whom
i., 9746.

"

Ine^

UK

KM/.AIUCTII

n'hol
PhUi|)*s
nod

Floiuish

rt"vihHl undm*

mi{tht\m\y

honrti of tho
'*

court

nbout

W9n^
own

tts

riilltMi
Nul)jortN

to

tho

luok-imtiu) of

of
nuipfiiifuH'nt
prrpunitiouH
"

rm^ivo

to

iiiNh^udof
forripiu
pr!u(*o.HH,

thr

notifyto

to

hrr

**

ordmul

illt)connidci^od tho

ointsion

ondn'oidrrioH

ho

t*ullnino

worn

in silvrr

**

tho

which

was

tious

Kranrc

for ploastu'o,
and
plauntul

not
display,nu|."^ht

oxponsos,"* Tho

FrtMu'h

iucJiutMl to follow
of
thort'port

^ivo

would

nu'otin|(,

for oNlontaf(U' ^rirvotis

howovor,

was

not

of tluMiohility,
tHpiipa^os

oxponditun^of

"H"uipolK*dtho

not

ornision

rmnt,

for thoir

thry

(hat

pur-

Philip'spnidrnt sui^^rstions
; and

tho sumptuous

and tho lavish

^old

or

prinriplo
; in ordrr.

sanio

tluit

nuMUlm

rourticrs to

tho

Imhits,Uilding. that ho hoprd in

iict on

und

and

rosilyuud inuf";iiitioon

woro

lunji^r/* Philip,also, forhad

now

iittrud

Nvhit^h l\\v ludio.s of tho

rohcN

ou((ht to

lu^r

priuaiNM

iitujoMty
dopnTutrd foolish

onliuurily
woro,

and
onuu{i^lu

Mui

rhos(*i) to

ludins

thn
on
"xtruvti{;untoxptuuliturn

ohtiso

tho Fronuh

if,"Nuid hiN innjrsty, tlu* i|ur(*n of Fruncti

"liztib('th,thut

hou^ohold

m\u

disHutisfird wlioii lin

much

uppour

Mariottr/'

**

of \m
wo1I-Ihuj)(;

duufi^htor."\lo thmvupon

of Kbult

dull luul idol/*

"

tor thn hrultli and

PhilipohuNt}

VAI.t)lK.

kin^,

vory

(^atluM'ino and
nuirh

hor

son,

af^ainsthis will,

audio
""voiituallYtu rooall his pn"hihitions;

pornut his

Morothoy ohoso.
Huhjootsto Kolooi what otpiipnuuit
tho larjifo
('harlos. ronth^roil it
oortc^goof kinf";
ovor,
*

do
Ni'Ktunrtliiin*

turd.

St.

Siilpicr Hitil. Imp.. MS.,

U\

Ki^viiri, t"tU.

40

ELIZABETH

DE

number

the
to triple
imperative
to

the

accompany

queen

the Catholic
It

in

when

was

that

Philipwas

that

Catherine

Elizabeth

king.
no

very

de Medici

invited

had

at

by

her

defilement

which

rebels of

contumacious

this

object of
the

have

of dissentients from

consort

the

had

the faith

of the

leaders

it became

The

awe

the

but

result

the

must

his

that

in company
The

"apostacy."

in

of Rome

known

festive board

graced a

of his

minds

strike

king sagaciouslyopined,that

differ,when
essentially

would

Countries.

to

was

was

effect which

the

Low

meet

arch-supporters
the

upon

upon

the

meeting

the

of

queen

his consort

intercourse with

colloquywould

bosom

the

Coligny,and d'Andelot, to
The
Bayonne.
pious monarch

heresy. Philip pondered

this

posed
greatlydiscom-

graciousbumoury therefore,
apprizedby Don Francisco de Alava,

horrified at the

of

all which

selected

of personages

Cond^,

Navarre,

contract

VALOIS.

king

with
lost

no

impartinghis displeasureto Elizabeth. "I

hear," said King Philip, that the queen your mother
in

time

"

de

has invited madame

Vendorae,

and

Conde.

It is

impossiblethat

Sefiora,to

meet

these said personages

they have

acted

so

and

wickedlyin

partlybecause

you

Vend6me,

madame

de

without

trenching on

merelycousin,when
would, on the
sister,

as

my
the
other

princede
permit you,

can

because
partly

the matter

could
queen,

not
or

of

treat

call her

dignity.
queen

the

To

of France

religion
;
the
"

said

sister,"

term

her

calls her

hand, be unbecoming. As

fin* the

of this said madame

son

stilla child,whom
Ignorance

will

God

meeting as

French

impartedher husband's
warmly remonstrated

who

his Catholic

of
indignity
a

queen

law

upon

be

his

mother/'

to

receive

of

Bayonne,

the

the

Sulpice,
the

on

queen

France, and

of

pose
im-

the

princesat

be to confirm

relative to the interview

mention

refuse

to

conference

sinister statements

the

beth
Eliza-

alreadycurrent.

these

the

upon

representedthat

Huguenot

promisedto

St.

"

He

would

with

!**' Elizabeth

blood

to
scruples

the

at

present

the

in

majesty, wishing to

king

the

allow to remain

not

princeof

he is

Vend6me,

de

he, therefore,may

41

VALOIS.

DE

ELIZABETH

observations

the

to

king her husband, but said, she had not much hope
his objection."
of inducing his majestyto withdraw
"

The

duke

Alba,

an

on

his

suffer his consort

to

languagewas

uncourteous

stronglyinsisted
not

to

Alba's

tenor

named

by

the

might
appear

at

if she had
The

duke

if entered

he

even

stated,

be

advanced
then

"

to

assured
in

upon

within
St.

I.,
s

the

tion
conversa-

mile

back

turn

of that
this

city."

interview,

Sulpice.

Lettre

de Mortemart,

Depeches

de St.

"for," said he, "the

secrete

la toyne

9748.
MSS.

should

queen,

would
spiritof conciliation,

St.

N^gociations de

other, whose

promising
uncom-

if the personages

that

that
Sulpice,

greatlyprofit Christendom;
"

in its

majesty would

her

heretics.

with

associate

unacceptableto

Bayonne,

pice,
St. Sul-

majesty'sdetermination

if any

king,or

with

interview

in

of

Salpice,No.

9748.

mere,

MS.,

42

ELIZABETH

hearts

VALOIS.

DE

of both

be laid

must
parties
piceaptlyresponded; 'Uhat

rate, this had

any

simulation,or

secrecy."

be

alone

will not
; but

their

another.''
bear towards
one
majesties
suspecting St. Sulpice,in rendering to
hostile

of the

account

againstthe

of

queen

that

to

you

which

they will

have

you

us."

Catherine

Queen
the

againthose

rescued

determination

Huguenot

wrote
chieftains,

her

majesty believed

the

this addressed

the

so

chanted
en-

which

troubles from

had

your

informed

been

of the
such

St.

to

of

permit

to

of Navarre, and

other

Sulpiceand

sired
de-

king,and remonstrate;
step would

others,from
M9S.

remonstrances

to

called queen

be

be

highly

"

ere

and

would

court

the

to

considered

well

lenient laws

objectsto be attained by the

M. TAmbassadeur, I have
:
Philip
replied
"

interview."

believed,

it is to be

alter those

the queen

to ask audience

detrimental

un*

Catherine

expressedby Philipnot

to

as

The

attempt to persuade

an

after she

meet

which

his consort

him

"

This

adopted.

to raise

prudence has

make

at least to

abolish,or

shaH

entertained by Philip
feelings
Navarre, and his stipulatioin

relative to the interview,

added,

madame,

tht
nopolize
mo-

we

favourable view

occupiedin confirmingthe

d"

without

case

Bayonne

at

France, rt

day, however,

Another

Pleasure

"
"

when

court

our

the

always been

Eboli said

princeof

the side of

on

Sot

St

open."

of

me,

that

which
should

not

you

have

exclude

Navarre, the princede Cond^,

the congress

de Mortemart,

at

Bayonne.

I believe

D^p^hesi "c", St. Sulpice.

44

ELIZABETH

has summoned
who
faith,

VALOIS.

DE

several ladies professing

the

do not

reside
habitually

at court

Huguenot
amongst

others it is said that her Christian

majestyhas sent
de Vendome
to madame
perhaps,with the intent,
after all,of being accompanied
by her." On the
it.
he perused
as
margin of Alava's despatch,
Philip,
angrilywrote, Si tal C5, yo no dexare ir a la
"

"

Reynar'
his power
to
Catherine so
interview that he perceived

ambassador,Alava, did

The

frustrate

an

desired,and
heartily

all in

import of which he
did not comprehend. The disrespectful
deportment
of Don Francisco is often bitterly
inveighedagainst
by Catherine in her correspondence;indeed, the
self
Spanishambassador appears to have considered himto adopt the insolent and mysterious
privileged
that had

manner

tonnay

the

rendered

the far

the French

unpopularat

so

exact

able Chan-

more

court.

Catherine de Medici,meanwhile, hopingto frustrate

addressed her acknowledgmentsto
intrigues,
which
she despatched
letter,
by the following
Philip

these

by

La

CATHERINE
*'

DE

Monsieur

Having

"

from

"

"

TO

MEDICI

mon

heard

PHILIP

II.,KING

If such

B. 19, p. 68.

from

the

pleasedyour

I^d. Desci"rada

7 Hebrero, 1563. \

SPAIN.

daughter,and
by your ambassador,
majestyto permityour consort

is ^ be, I will not allow the queen

"

OF

fils,

queen
the Sieur de St. Sulpice,
and

that it has
*

F^n^lon

Mothe

de Don

my

to

MS.

go."

F. de Alaya

su

Simancas

Majestad,du

ELIZABETH

to

journey

Bayonne

to

to

also, that you

and

me;

DE

45

VALOIS.

the

see

give

some

us

her

brother

and

hope

that

(your

king

majestynot sojourningvery far from the frontier)I may

have the happinessof seeingyou also, I cannot
longer
delay thanking your majesty for the benefit conferred
upon

and

me,

the fruition of
and

which

king

lastingboon

I pray

good

God

have

you

forget,or

for

the

to

be

so

and

son

my

confer

only

not

and

repose

life to

me

fils,I

mon

In

the

tendom.
of Chris-

witness

entreat

greatlyobligedme,

ungrateful.

infinite

an

myself, but

upon

peace

grant

Monsieur

moreover,

believe that
can

will

hope

the

pleasureon
prove

expressingthe gladnessI feel at witnessing

a
thing I have long so ardentlydesired ;

hope

this
to

you

that I
that

never

may

to you in person the

speedilyhave opportunityto testify
joy with which this meeting inspiresme^ I will ask God
and
such
of prosperity
amount
to give you
as
felicity

prays,
"

Your

and
good sister,

afiFectionate mother,
"

The

ambassador

minute

of several

king Philip the

Alava, sends
conversations

Catherine.^^

which

he held

at

this

period with Catherine, relative to her daughter's

journey to Bayonne. The despatchesof Alava are
of his
and graphic; for the sarcasm
entertaining
the audacious daringof his deportment.
speechequalled
most

in
King Philip,
the

lord and
were

behests.

the estimation

ruler
but

Ruling
than by the
^

MS.

of

of his

Europe;

ambassador,

while

all other

was

tentates
po-

satraps, subject-tohis supreme

rather
terror

by
of

Simancas, K. 1392,

the

resources

his arms,
B.

20,

No.

of

macy
diplo-

Philipliked
72." Ined.

his

46

ELIZABETH

from
despatches
minute

and

Alava

in this

was

the 28th

of
completehistory

Don
qualification
after his

ambassador

an

therein

the
cerned
con-

Francisco de
On

heart.

own

conde de

the

sent
January 1565, Philip

of

filled with

be

to

gestures of the personages

and

"

presenta letter to Catherine,who was

Toulouse, announcinghis final assent to the

Fuensalida
then

foreigncourts

details ; he desired

words

VALOIS.

DE

at

to

meeting of the queens at Bayonne, during the

ensuingspring. In her joy at this news, Catherine
Don

summoned
He

the

found

Francisco
queen

Charles,who

had

impart her
with her
conferring

then

his sixteenth year.

entered

Catherine said, M. Tamconversation,

some

bassadeur,all the ambassadors

that the
this

such

king

son,

"

After

at

content.

to

an

Catholic

kingmy
interview,
though

son,

this court

will

I denied the

and
report,

continue

majesty to

to preserve the

of the interview

writes Don
with

of
possibility
Francisco

contradict the

greatestsecrecy upon

altogether."Upon

Francisco,
violent

to

believe

yet be present

event, and shall stilldeny it." Don

advised her

matter

at

"

the

Christian

the

this,"

queen

was

fit of

laughter,which she
with such visiblechokingand heavingof
suppressed
the throat,that the king exclaimed, Mother, you
look as if you were
goingto weep !' The queen then
called her son to Vjerside,and whispered
something
seized

in his ear,
secret.

The

commandinghim
'

Christian

he
prolongedlailgh;

on

king

then

next

his life to
burst

approachedme

out

keep it
into

saying.

DB

ELIZABETH

Don

*'

will
the

Francisco,compose

be nsstinMl thnt I
yourself,
Ins mother,
then uddressiiif;

keep this secret:"

kmg said, "Mudtune,

commanded
**

"I
as

**

You

speak abruptly

M. Tambassadeur,"eotitinued CuthcTine.
carelessly
pray Madame, that it may giveyou satisfiulidn;

it is stated

benefit the
Alava.

**

the queen
me

the

Yes, madame."

"

befon^

never

secret I"
a
tlun^i:
M. rambiussadtnir,
that this
very joyous,
decided upon?'* |)resiiitly
the
asked

interview is
queen.

Imve

you

maintain

to

mo

Are you not

and

47

VALOIS.

to be

"

tell me

much

them,

"

hope by
on
supplication
we

Don

writes
majesties,

eonttnued
result,*'

opinionon

son-in-law

my

great results,as
At'ter

your

this

greatly
!'* responded

rambassaih^ur

I pray you M.

king

God

and
religion

appear to doubt

You

and
freely,

with the

of

cause

intervieAvwhich will so

an

speak to
this meeting

for it would
the

grace

the

pro(lu(*e
tJod !"

of

part

of

their

I told
Francisco,eom|)lju'ently,

that I should

never

believe that your

majesty

confer with them, \niless it were

personally
well ascertained that thu eonferenee
would
previously
greatlyredound to the honour of (!i"d luul the welfare
to me
to be in i\\r power
of religion
; but it seemed
Christian majesty,to bru"g all to a hap|)y
of her
to (jod,
result,by conunendingthis great negotiatiim
to His inspiration."*
and by actingaccording

would

The

south
I

MS.

marshal

de

of France
SiinaneiW,

a.

Montlue, whose

hatl
19, p.

eruel zeal in the

aggravatedthe
10 1

Oou

KraucUco

horrors of the
ilo Aluva

al

Ki*y.

48

DE

ELIZABETH

late civilcontest,
the

to
expressed,

VALOIS.

the

Spanishambassador,

exaggerated expectationsrelative

most

the

to

in checkingthe
intervention of Philip
personal
progress
of heresy. Alava
In
coollytreats him as demented.
his

despatchto

Francisco
and

and

this

until my

and

alone

be achieved.

for

the

trust

even

or

those

Madame,"

"

shall

majesty

majestyhow

and

out

young

and

in

your

be

to

in

the

existed

of his

to

queen

decisive

not

!***

of France

with the

from

Madrid,

discourse

the^^

of

secret

whether

for ^

Philip

palladiumof Spain;

said the old constable

believe

but if

this may

wearied

ambassador
initiated

himself

suffer his

"

her here

your

queen

she received

proposed conferences,doubt
would

attend

annoyed

Spanish

amongst

even

the

in this realm

contradictory
reports which
sent

temporizewith

If this interview

day,Catherine

Another

and

final resolution is taken

no

all is lost
question,

the

live likSi

may

meets

tell his

king,and

of your

to

are

yesterday,

me

heresies,I shall pass straight

to the

these

court

on

king

who

those

meeting occurs,

put down

to

to

up

deceive

Cipierreto

heretics

mistress and

came

April 1 Ith, Don

hand, exclaimed, 'I

seizingmy

these

Montluc

**

says,

Bourdillon

dated

royalmaster,

visit her kindred.

de

this interview

Montmorency, !
I

when

see

your

**

"s

desbaratadissimo

grande opinion

tiene

del

(Montluc)
la

gente."

en

sa

MS.

hablar

estramamente

Simancas,

B.

pero i

19, p. 115."

Ined.
^

MS.

Ined.

otherwise,
j

daughter together;

!"'

no

'i

Simancas

"

Ibid, p. 157-^Doo

F. de

Alava

al

Daque

de Alva.

"

BLIZADKTIi

"For

tho

love

DK

of

41)

VALOIM.

ruinlmssiulrur,**

llonvrn, M.

cxcIniiniMl qucon CalluTiiir,

ohiulirnt to
when
Aliivii,
her suniinons,
had kissod hrr hiuul/ rontrivr thiit
**

no

cause

If

we

shnll hv.
leave
it

grasp

For the

I
this nr(i;otiution
to interrupt
|;ivcn

loose rein to

it
ap:uin,
overthrow

will
of

lonpT

no

wouhl

\\\\vi\ we
he"resy,
in

he

our

power.

destruetion

and the
relifi:ion,

the

of

!** (/onie,
and the same
means
one
kinfT*
thin^i;
mother," exelainied the youn^i; kin^sareastieally,
come,
"let

*'

tell truth I n"memher

us

often of late tlie

how

canlinal de I^orraino has written to

I**

us

U|K)n this

**

The

(pietMi

speech,"relates Alava, htirst into loud

laughtersaying, Well I let us all assiMnhk^ at
Bnyoiuu\and then^ God will enlightenus, so that all
"

'

1)0 remedied.

niav

know

that

the

daughter tarries thus,is

the fear entertained

Catholic

(|ue(*n ot* Navarre,

king, tiiat

the

mv

reason

hy the
or

tlu*

prineeof Conde may he invittMl to meet her majesty/ I suggested,"continues Alava, "thai her
Christian
majesty woidd have don(* well to coniaumieate
with your majesty or the
this s\d)jeet
on
n*torted th(^
M.
Tamhassadeur/
duque de Alha.
*

astute
a

Catherine,

"

]un*|"ose, whieh

I invited the
to

was

their abodes:

the

is engaged in

mighty

ipieen

said personagc^s tor

eompel
of

then\

change

to

l)eca\ise she

Navarre

discussions with

the

admiral

^ileColigny)and others; (/ondc, hcvaiise,to tell you

the

truth, I wished

to

admiral, which will he

\

VOL,

MS.
II,

SinmucBB,

separate him

fn)m
'*

!*
great |)rolit

i). J!",p. 1 1A.

the said

During the

Avril 1 1 "lc U\\r\Wo".

p.

50

DE

ELIZABETH

month

February,Catherine, whfle

of

received

notification

until

the

of

the

not

all,which

at

of

the
haste, therefore,

great

takinghim apart in a
and
the cardinal
Cipierre,
understood

arrive

de

Bourbon, said,

Sulpice,the
Bayonne

at

Easter, and

written to

so

majesty had

that your

duque

not

after

Sunday

majesty had
"

St.

would

daughter
first

from

Alba, under

me

not

whose

Alav)

with BourdiOoi

chamber
de

queen

hi

before

tl

replied,"
says

written

so

control

Tb

"

heard

she

that

the frontier.

summoned

queen

and

she

the disindinatil

and

journey to

to

if, indeed, h

doubtful, consideril

was

in France,
religion

Spanish court

at

Sulpice,that ll
arrive at Bayoari

first Sunday after Easter

majestycame
the state

St.

from

would
daup:htcr,

her

queen

VAL0I8.

but

yoi

Alav

that tl

all arrang

were

her majesty's
respecting
journey,had said th
interview
take placetillafter Easter
could not

ments

the
"

Her

then

majesty

grandees likelyto
'that

besides
To

had

she

six

asked

been

majesty'ssuite,sayin
informed
that four grandee

prelateshad
*

majesty; though

followed

usual

show

to

know
of

names

them

named

supposed

the

for

those

as

suitable cavaliers

she
as

would

queen

certain,speedilyas

ai

attend

to

attendants.'

coming,

heard

had

never

anxiety,her majesty then

of

let her

already nominatec

been

responded, that
was
particular
yet
person
her

of tl

names

be in her

this I

by

the

me

With

prayed
I

wished

gre
me

could, tl
to

escorts, and

assi^
cor

52

ELIZABETH

wherein

YALOIS.

DE

expresslydeclared that the confe

unless her majestyproi
relinquished

he

must

be

under

her

hand,

own

to exclude

de Vendl

madame

Conde, Coligny,and other notable Huguenots.

Catherine,who

lest,after all,

greatlydreaded

diplomacyshould fail,hastened

Philip
Conde
intended to remain at his castle in Cham|
had
and
desire to rejointhe court,
no
so
that the qi
monsieur, I pray you assure
yourself
to delayher journey
my daughter,has no reason
to

assure

"

account

any

and

his

of

greatlyout

his

postponedall
beseech

you

without

further

The

and

of the

that it may
and

that

day upon
Bayonne."

take

be ii

may

which

of the

the queen

Sj

Madrid

limit

no

as

havii
sister,

his

affairs until after this intervieVi

meantime,
preparations,

sumptuous

in
proceeding

has

son,

my

meet

to

route

delay;

arrive at
most

king

command

to

informed
diatcly
to
likely

the

as

was

for the
to

now

nobles, who

each

we

equipmentof the courtj

be placedon the displa]
the othed

to outshine

strove

enormous.
Very assiduousfyj
expenditurewas
also,did king Philiphold council with Alba, Ebdlif

the

Vasquez, Eraso,
measures

to

be

and

Mendoza,

discussed

at

Never, during the sacred

of

court

mundane

distractions.

the
discipline,
^

MS.

this celebrated
season

PhilipII.

orthodox

king

Instead
was

the

on

of
been

of masses,

absorbed

Simancas, K. 1393,

A. B. 19."

intervie\f

Lent
so

in

Ined.

politicJ
had

beset

thi
witt

fasts,anc

diplomatii

roceeded

thithisr

-dinarr,

of

Juan

is

iujnsesaia:

de

Larrz.

Tlie

Nsxscl;

and

Jjteas,

qiieaL''$

Velez.

k"

de

inr^s:

Oddai

Manriqae

tbe

tl

zsEoausij
"ai

the

tin;

of

master

tisB

cofnimmoiied

in^iua

le

in

-tit

rvnKrrBei

-raF

"xii;-zir-]"i:r

Srinafa

if

'siimi:

laf

itm

^rrnnrs^ia

if

tntfai

if

mm:

asit

appomfied

were

Sfae

r.

the

had

hesdat

JbecGodokde

a;

caTafiers

roan

de
de

sdedsed

pcdstea

The

her

Qsmaw^
fwtakai^

nI

miL^itm

3i

finoL
ehesKo.

the

tsi

fiiahop

btibep

it

if

vui

aer

!it

aoii"^

TUMmr,

Giiatiiurr:^
Bvimumsu

-m

jsmr

-uasfttai

aax^ese^

^attsait

-flf

T^^kx

Omsiisar.

acmurT

if

tams^

ie

ie

j"r

?r0r

iie

ManceidisBnsf,

ttj'm
lai

vme,

FmstinaSgiak,

chamheriwag

aite,

ixL
dsTnieaiL

de

marqneses

asc-^iaftSL

die

^raui^^suunhfs^suui

Harsamdez

Don

in,

ez

of

grandea

mte,

I^^"^
vui

54

ELIZABETH

DE

VALOIS.

Cenete, the mother

lady of

as

honour

state, escorted

and

The

her

attend

the

Elizabeth

the

afternoon

her

on

of

the route

their

suites.
respective

king

gave

Elizabeth

give
dusk

her

then

no

his suite Alba

sador

Sulpicewas

her progress

out

and
officials,

her
^

her

rout

its stri"

from

evening, i

same

for El Escoris

Vasquez.

amba

The

precedeElizabeth througl
day'sjourney; as the Spanii
to

were

at their wits

end

to

pr

cavalcade.*

the ninth

day

vast

journey.

The

and

purveyors

vide for such

On

by

departure,tl

deviate

Madrid
king quitted

takingin

palace

farewell,
promisingsoon

her

rendezvous.

the

hour, the

St.

to

esco!

but th

and

of
itinerary

means

to

to accommodal

his

Before

in th

Burgos ;

as

magnitude

the

bade

far

in the towns

meet

leave

took

Philip w*as

as

sufficient

quitMadrid

ambassadress

queen.

journey

chargingher by

2nd, he

French

only to

royalpairwere

letter ; he

in readinei

should

court

of the

the

the

of

apartments

on

that

Juana, and

Dona

queen'sbed-chamber

April,Philipsuddenlysign!

of

day

fied his intention

During

body

de Vbem

Madame

hold themselves

to

gnd

majesty.

the third

On

the

cavaliers from

ladies of the

also commanded

travelled in

marquesa

by twenty

thirtyother

were

duque

of the chief of Mendoza.

guard

InfiEmtadd^

de

Elizabeth,likewise accompaniel

to

royalmistress.

her

to

of the young

de
Ndgociations

St.

April,the queen commence

assemblageof persons collects

of

Sulpice ^Ddpccbe du
"

3 AttU, 1565.

"

Ined.

KI.I/AHKTIl

in frtiiitof

iho

witness

paluro to

Shr

piirturo.

VAI.OIS.

1)K

(MinductiMl

\v;is

j:"

hrr

\\vr

in

dc*inajcslv's

U\ D.niii
\)\\\f\v\

Iravc tiftlic (|U('(Mi.

lakinii;
\\T|)iiMltrriyon
Tiir prinrr,Don
(o mount
Carlos, nidiMl Ikt iniijt'vtv

Juunu,

wim

hiT liorsc; an"l al'lrr laklni;a most

of

all, tlio cpuM'n, attt'ndrd

Don

John

Austria,

of

of tlir
(puvn,

did

en

rout

the tenth

On

festivities of

the

and

Ciuaiirrrama, where

at

'VUr suite

tluMi include* all tin* p"Tsona".;:rs

not

of tlu^ nobles
t\

and

lirr first hailing

pronuMlrdto

in
to participate
np|)oin(i*d
many

arrlidnkcs

l)y thr

tlin'(!Iraf2:n(*s
I'rom Madrid.'

distant
plan*,

ns

alVcdionatc* Icavr

llayonnr;

joinedthe rnrtrijr
prelates
of

she

cpieen arrived

April,the

joiniMJhy

was

the

kiu};,

who

rxhihited

The

followingmornin^^ llu* royalpairseparated; \\\r.

mueh

king departingfor
he

arrived

conthhul

on

whither
;

from

all,that

the

and

At

hy
Kl

'^ahsisled dailv at
ilr
NrgiK'intiniiN

UrpiM-hrM

12 (r.\viil,
nil
'

MrttwirfM

ilo St.

Hoy.

SI.

the

to

of

says

.such

the

spend
hold

this

the

met

holy

seert*t

withont

hy

Don

at'lerwards
trio

it

|)rivately
most

(Mintemporary historian,'
at

matins, and

never

.\\i\\.

Siilpico,hilil. Imp.,

MSS.

',i7
Ui, I.

Iiinl.

ilr ('hivmiry,

moniisterv

**'rhis
Se'i;t)via."

st*asons

SiilpiiT,\^

IMtilip

his devotions

that

court

Parral

Catholic, monarch,*'

'

his hahil

the

princeof Isholi, and

ascertained

'

of

name

(iuisanda, rhilij)
was

the

proceeded to

I'.ission-WeeK.

mij^ht pursiu*

lu^

eonsort.

(iuisamla, where

of

to
|)roe(M'd

to

it was
ahhou[":h

disturhancT.

was

(|Ueen

his
in;*;

meet

monastery
in

hi^ intiMuled

week

Carlos

the

Monday

the

to

delight at

cluinvoWm-

iIc I'linn-i*.

i.

Drpulii'

ilii

56

ELIZABETH

omitted

recite the Roman

to

in the

was

daily

habit of

the

accordingto
the

of the year, at

he

should

she

week/

On

the

Monday

journey,and

the

on

council/'

of her

the occasion of the

cost
queen'sentrj',

of

attended
Antolin

70,000 ducats/

in

Medina,

high
;

in

mass

and

kiss her

beth

continued

here

received with

and
two

"

her

hand.

journey to

dc St.

Carta

Madrid,

Ined.

of

San

the

the

24th, ElizaShe

was

great joyby the king her husband,

Sulpice
"

queen

admitted

royalpair spent
where

the

Juana, grandmother of the

D^pcches

f. 171."

she

Tordesillas.

The
princeDon Carlos.
days in the gloomy convent,

de

lodgedat

was

The

On

on

the inhabitants

church
collegiate

ceremony

public

her

Moto.

the

Dofia

the

after

-Authorities to

the

her

fetes given

Elizabeth

Castilla del

the

The

Campo.

holy

resumed

made

del

sum

of the

20th, the queen

settled that

ceremonies

following
day,she

tinued
con-

Mejorada,near

been

entry into Medina

the

husband,

of La

the

during

repose

it had

Olmedo, where

of

he recreated himself

pious book, or meditation,

the convent

journeyto

the town

to

or

at
presiding

not

was

hand

Elizabeth,after takingleave
her

in

mid-day,and

indulgences
rings.The
great king employed in writing

with his own

despatches
by the perusalof some
whenever

at seven,

or

the bell for

day, this

of the

timoi

three

prayer

morning,

in the

season

evening when

rest

breviary. Moreover, bi

kneeling in

six o'clock

at

"

VALOIS.

DE

de

Lettre

Mayo,

k la royne,
1565"

MSS.

12

Arril.

tunate
unfor-

king,wore
"

Ined.

Cotton., Titus, B.

til

RlilZAUKTII

h"r

awny

oxlsU'ncM^;
nirlanclioly
tl)o

M^jouni,bring

57

V\I.OIS.

l)R

i\\o

nuthoritics

the

priiyor of

of ihiH

ivasmi

of

whoNO
Vallmlolid,

for (hi* nrrplioii

IiivishpivpiirationN

of tho quron,

this lirr first visit to their viMirrahlo

oitywon*
Tho
of

on

(M)in])](*to.

not

matlo hor

quoon

il(T

April.

whcro sl)o waN

roooivod

and hy tho ^ranih*os

l)ythitkin^^,

jonrnoyodto Valladolid (*\prossly

inhahitanis of Iho oity
tho prinoipal

Mid itj)vioinity
woro

Catholic

ostooniinghor

cvor

roignod in Castilo."
surro\n\dod
rivallod

(inindo

of

by

tho

oxtiMit

Valladolid.

tho

says

numit'ost

hy

ptTSon,

most

and

this

dinner, whilo

diversion

and

visitoJ the

of

grovos,

oolohraltMl
hor

(.anipo

sojourn tho

was
llorprosonoo

(\n)uiItno\is
*'

tho

si*ason

as

di-

groi'tod

in
a|)plau.s(\
**

king hor

having boon

magnilioontin attiro,and

Carlos

loving

(pioon who

husband

(lurking was

boa\itifulin

Joyous

an

Don

.Iuat\

of

airing along

pvmcipnl(Convents,

or

in

spirits.

oiigagod with

council of stat(\ I'ili/.aboth,

aooompaniod
Don

of

or
tonrnoy,a hnll fight,

ambassador,

hor

of

of Ihi' royalpair

day of

Kaoh

who,

St. Sulpioon^prosontstho
ploas\n*o.*'

at

quoon

young

Allor

in

poo|)lowith

which/'

othor

any

'I'ho ahodo

of ///oj/otirrahas,

tho

takes

than

nioro

onlorlaincul

was

wrsion

hand

by oni^hanting
gardons

which

quoon

kiss (ho

to

"*

niajosty,
making groat donionstratitm

and

was

tho oooasion

pnvsont on

nil pross forwards

mndnmo,

royalpalaro,

had

All

hor.

the**2I)lh

on

tho

proroododto
nmj(*N(y

of tho oonrt, who

to moot

horsrhark

rntry on

always by

A\istria,took
tho

his

Camj^o ;

tho
and

v^'i^\v^
l\\o.\vaVacos

58

ELIZABETH

nobles,
this

which,"

"

Sulpice,

St.

says

Yalladolid

place of

VALOIS.

DE

in

than

more

abound

"

other

any

cityof Spain."
while the court

But

diversion,Catherine

of

and

her son,

sojournat Bordeaux,
their ambassador
St.

to hasten

replied to

the

ambassador

before

king

work

to

of

Elizabeth

her

possible
; but
merely

not

that the time

'*

than

she

anxious

was

should

she

madame,"

by

way

of

Ddpcche

Imp.

"

seemed

to leave

St.

her alsO)

apology,

"

du

do."

why

reason

hurry

thought that

ViUanueva

in truth

Nevertheless,

"

'

the

could not

the

his

16 Mai, 1565, faite

to

forwarded, for fear

Sulpiceto

royal mistress,'
their

la

majesties

Royne"

MS.

Bibl.

Ined.

Ibid. 7 Mai, 1565, de Valladolid,an

Lettre secrete, du

^Ined.

irksome

which
society,

to

city."

mother,

been

his

the

write to her

lord with

deeply regret
writes

jesties
ma-

peopleof

the

as

through

pass

it had

the king her

inspiring

of

Christian

departureof the

enjoyedher society
; yet she

journey more

of the

their mistress,for the first

the queen,

requestedSt. Sulpiceto

state,

until she

their

begged

that

time, she could

toiled

impassablenature

much
saw

unfortunate

ambassador

never

the

as

of the quera.

this

believe that he hastened

Valladolid

and

as

to

majesties.Philip

of their

the

that he

"

as

queen

toiled

upon

Spain

to

urgent letters

wrote

of
representations

who

"

of their prolonged

weary

the progress

audience

Sulpiceasked

took
leisurely

thus

Spain

16

Mai, 1564,

Roy.
a

la

Royne,

ecriie k VillanueTa*

60

ELIZABETH

the
having endangered

DE

YALOIS.

peace of the realm.

He

may

without

suffer their Christian

feeling
aggrieved,
to spend a fortnight
with the queen their
majesties

now,

daughterand

sister.

At

rate, I have

any

nothing

but that M. I'ambassasubject,

heard !"
deur, which you have already
On the 14th of May, Philipand his queen journeyed
to Burgos, before which
citytheyarrived on
the twentieth.
however, reached the
Intelligence,
six miles from
a small place
king when at Tardajos,
Burgos,that twenty-five
persons had died of the plague
commanded
the route
in the city. Philip,
thereupon,
should traverse
to be changed; and that EUzabeth
The
Navarre en route for St. Jean de Luz.
royal
travellers,
therefore,journeyedto Soria,where they
brief sojourn,
made
to allow time for the
a
probably
to

more

add

the

on

of the

muster

monte,

took

attend

leave

the

of his

departedto Lerin to pay a brief

his daughter-in-law,
Dofia Briande de Beacondesa de Lerin ; a ladypossessing
a revenue

of 17,000 ducats,and who

her wealth

and

here

to

and

royal master,
visit to

nominated

of Alba

duke

The

queen.

personages

on

had

the second

bestowed

son

her

hand

of the duke.

change of route, which the prevalenceof

of Burgos and
fevers in the provinces
pestilential
Biscayahad compelledthe king to ordain,created
The

great ^sonsternation

amongst

purveyoi^ of the court ; who

^

St.

Nsnure.

Sulpid"
"

"

^M^moire

lDed\
\

de

chamberlains

the

and

found their past toil of

la Conference

au

sm'et de la Royne

de

ELIZABETH

avail,and

DO

in haste.

that fresh

considered
than

more

it occasioned.
the

route

with the mansions

who
nobility,

61

YALOIS.

had
preparations

the
Fortunately

well studded

presence

DE

through Navarre
of

crossed

wealthyand loyal
honour
of the queen's

the

for the expenditure

equivalent
bidding a reluctant farewell to

an

After

She

travelled

which
June

the

In

journeyedto Valtierra.
Caparrosa and Tafalla, in

to

Thursday

duque
on

her

6th, the
where

her

Huerto-Arazuil

de

one

Alburquerque, Philip's
followed

made

remained

she

on

queen

almost

the

publicentry into
one
night. On
place called

she

followingday
at

entered

nesday,
Wed-

majesty proceeded to
;

official residences

of the

entry into Spain. On

queen

frontier of Navarre

9th, the

then

was

this route, Elizabeth

line as

same

Pamplona,

with

thence

the

June

the

she

Ebro, and

but which

viceroy.

June

place she spent the night of Tuesday,

5th, in the palacebuilt by Charles 111, king of
of

the

Tudela

latter

Navarre

the

was

king at Soria,Elizabeth proceededto

then

be made

to

On

Alsasua.

Segura,the

reached

Saturday,

first town

of

provinceof Guipuzcoa. Here she was received

much
by nine gentlemen,deputiesof
ceremony

horses, and wearing caps

on
province,mounted
her
richlyadorned with silver lace. Elizabeth made
entry into the lordshipof Segura,ridingon a white

the

the deputies
approached her majesty,
palfrey.When
they dismounted, and kissed her hand ; and Don
de Zua9ola,a knight of Santiago,harangued
Pedro
the queen

in the

name

of the town,

lie

congc^XviaXftA

62

ELIZABETH

her

majestyon

Christian

which,

said,

he

from

her.
and

next

her retinue

donado

de

hamlet, she
placewas a mere
Malby the corregidorFrancisco

presented several

Salazar, who

The

entered

The

condc

cortege,having

de Benevente

remained

General
Inquisitor
Ivora.

On

went

to

high

then

Tolosa
quitted

offered

due

train,amounting to

MS.

Alava

al

de

13th

received
duke
one

Rey.
"

Martinez

her

the

10

she

of
vicinity

brother,Henri

horse

all in the

de

June, the queen

attended

hundred

deputy

of Sta. Maria

by

was

the

by

Hernani, in

for

Simanca.*, B. 19, p. 187.

Incd.

of

light.
torch-

joinedthe royal
to partake of

him

to

the

sumptuouslyattired

were

Calahorra

in the church

which

placeshe was
d'Anjou.*The

here

Navarre, Andr(?

of

Tuesday,
mass

at

received

was

processionby

its

Tolosa, which

hour, and

with

entertainment

an

dark

at

minor

continued

court

by journeying to

inhabitants

the

by

Villa-

proceededto

the

as

progress

Elizabeth

and

celebrated by
pontificalty
The
her
day following,

mass

provincialfunctionaries.

heavy

the

preparedfor
day being Whitsunday, the queen

heard

welcomed

the

abode

bishop of Pamplona.
majestyresumed her journey,and

was

received at

was

to the

the

franca, where,

to

inhabitants
principal

escortnd

the

her mother,

the queen

queen

the

by

town

thence

The

with

promised great advancement

"

religion."The

gate of the
was

approachinginterview

her

king her brother,and

of

cause

VALOIS.

DE

same

by

great

the cavaliers
costume

Junio, Bayona.

Don

"

F. de

ELIZABETH

velvet

crimson

DE

63

VALOIS.

with

richlyembroidered

own

de

Prince

the
Longueville,

of the duke

de

the
Mdntpensier,

others

with

duke

d'Anjou

of

duke

grand

and

ceremonious

words

and

Hernani;

their

route

her

at

the

scions

meet

de

duke

jesty
ma-

then

remounting
aflfection-

many

of the

dined

the

together
continued

evening they
distance

of

told, very

are

nine
duously.
assi-

received

the

queen

Alba, who

had

travelled post from

royalmistress

his

frontier.

St. Sebastian

her

Sebastian

St.

duke

The

suite,and

numerous

her

Henry

received

Sebastian, a

St.

to

duque

Lerin, to

the
12th

and

Hernani.

brother

young

in

and

At
the

the

Irun, on

when
litter,

miles, conversingtogether,we

by

received

royal sister,and
her

Castile,

ensued.
greetings

and

Elizabeth

by

familiar

Prior of

salutations ; the

of his

his horse rode close

Lansac, and

Elizabeth

met

his cavaliers dismounted

Guise,

de
Villars,

been

Alba, had

from

half

kissed the hand

at

The

de

had

frontier at

The

about

with

ate

and

mile

cavalcade
and

the

on

June,

of

day

duke

of the

son

de

de

counts

she

names

her childhood.

from

bastard

whose

dukes

Dauphin d'Auvergne,son

de M^ru,
Brissac,de Vieilleville,
many

thread

cavaliers of her

passementerie.Amongst these
land, Elizabeth recognisedthe

and

gold

house
after

was

was

before

her

arrival

accompanied by

body guard of twenty cavaliers,

of Toledo,

Elizabeth

dinner,on Wednesday,

and

proceeded,attended

now

assembled,to Irun, the

by

the

June

quitted
13th,

magnificentcourt

last town

on

the frontier.

64

EUZABETH

citadel had

The

and

queen,

been

for

accommodate.

that

as

alighted

of

many

St. Sebastian

her

at

the

her

train

and

by

her

assured

the

that

Catherine.

Strozzi,

its greatest

lady

de

countess

Tende,

whom

the

privatelywith

sup

friends

duke

The

her

ask

to

river

d'Anjou,

to

majesty

St. Jean

requestedher
had

she

duke,

the

frontier

15

night.

aside

to

her

despatchinga

Archives

earlyon
de

Junio, 1565.

intended,
the

Simancas,
"

Ined.

not

queen

to

countess
two

sent

the

cross

in her

reply

being fatigued,

head-dress.^

to

without

sister,

Catherine

queen

Catholic

The

his

with

Irun

messenger
her

sent

over,

was

would

her, as

at

the

early

pleasantdiscourse.

coif and

that
intelligence
and

in

The

excuse

Clarice

afterwards, the

she

therefore, remained

good health,

that

queen

be

had

invited

collation

the

whether

brother

laid

after first
with

when

to

felt

she

as

mother,

queen-mother

her ; and

order

to

Elizabeth's

of

one

long togetherengaged

sat

speed,
dear

Elizabeth

greet her daughter.

to

of Alba

visitor,however, proved

The

companions,

her

was

announced

Elizabeth, in

majesty'slodgings.

make

to

escort

half

courier

cavaliers, had

of

great excitement, requestedthe duke

the

of

it would

as

Irun, who

suite

abode

by

met

was

queen

lady,attended

for

prepared

The

between

way

TAL0I8.

DE

majesty
fail,to

was

in
the

cross

followingmorning.
K.

1393,

B.

19.

"1

duque

de

Alva

al

Rey.

l)K

KM/.AIIKTII

VAWVVVM
|\n(i-\ of

i'lmvlf** IN.

into

t\f"hi* i|nr0ii orSpnhi

Vitlrv

Kli^nhnlh

of

*\%\\kPof

iudt

('iMoiiiiiitii""nr lin

mtil i\w king of Spain

MvA

l-'iititrr

iit
iPiH'|iUitn

Miiliv

i"r (ho

ijihmmi nt

Spuin

hid*

PPdiiU

itf llin iudnxiou

Ihv TiVKOh

0"uii(

l'0(p" |tivniiilniiuu (ho utijiunn til (ht" ipn'oii ii( Spniii

TrAUt'O

Hoooo
I1M1*

King

(1|f* ipiOiM)

itl

II.

rhilip

lo

(ho kiiiH Ml

nl

nf

lloi

i"

Nopuhoilo

(ho

(ht"

(iniii

IChntholh

liuiitiri

ii( (ho

liopiu

lotiiiiiiio')

riitiiio

I.olloi

(huMiuli

Npniii

ti( kinu

Mii"

i"

"!(

hri

Chiuha
nut

Im

Noi^nii;!

.Iiiim"V-nd. lh(ii". wliih^

lsli.Ml"rih
iniivcd

I'IimiIi*';IX.

Ui"ril(\ni\

II

IMiihp
(

l.nhhii

al

('m1Iumim(\

(Jiummi

lisid pii'cimIimI
iniidinni* M:ir|.Mi('iit(\
iltui^^lilfr

srviTid

niul

ihiVM

mm

On
\\m\\,\\\\v\\
II

(n

.'.(iprr

Urv
nf
riMM^piioii
the Sundny rolh"\vin/.'.
Uvk iiiiivjd.
Nttilo (Milryinto H.'iYonufv
Ivuiy in

tho

I Ihr ('oi-oni"r";/,
//;/"l%it%nitnulod
/A

HiiynniiP

( "MiliiMim* (hv-in^l

for
pn^pin'MtioMN

i^htwlos nuuh'

rnlcird

(vnMniuiY.

iutond (h(^

iv;/,.

miil

1'ho inxitl pnii pmoroil (n

ill NjivMnc.
'rudflii,

hy
\\\\\}y

wilhnut

(hi' ihihM

(ulliriino

Itu

tlopniduo

i llavonnr, l"v walcrl'nun

with hop

ipiooii itinl hi"i ittnfhoi. ( 'iilhi"iiiio

iiixo'.loil xxith

Spoiii

.luiititor nf

Sulunlav.

On
was

Chnilr*

ho(\\("ni
(*oiio"ptiuiloiioo

rntl)rtrliA(hMi

IV-

TitlHii'iil1 iitt(iiirMi'"-"i Vdiiiiiln "il

IioI^ximmi (ho

CiinfoiODi'OV

"lo Moilioi

Viii^itl

(In*
IipI^mimi
('iiiini:|iiiittliMii"i"

Jpaii iIo 1.117

SI.

of (lio iiiitilr"

lM""iMi"iou"

Un^omir
in

II.

nonlpAiu

nI liini

(\h

VM.OIN.

by

Hu^
Y

o\wf

wvAAo'a

66

DE

ELIZABETH

of his
and

household,

cntcTcd

proceeded down

miles.

VALOIS.

highlydecorated

river

the

royalparty landed

The

in

re-entered

boat, and returned

the

majesty landed
the

near

under

bridge,for

the

his

suite
Hit

erected

canopy
of

purpose

beeo

had

Bayonne.

to

sumptuous

vihen,

meadow,

spacioustent, an entertainment
provided. Tiie collation over, Charles and
under

of three

distance

bai^

receivingao

moreover,

authorities,
municipality.The
presentedthe king with a goldenmodel of

the

town

of

the

gifl; but

harangue

model

king
of

to the

the dukes

de

Nemours,

the

realm,

where

his

rode

he

to

majestywas

the

and

Bourbon

de

de Mont-

Nevers, and

de

nobles

chief

of the

others

many

de

de
Guise, de Longueville,

de

Montmorency,

pcnsier,besides

The

and
richlycaparisoned,
brothers,by Henry prince

cardinals

the

Navarre, by

Lorraine,and

horse

the

gave

de Lansac.

of the Baron

son

princeshis

the

by

graciously
accepted

afterwards

nevertheless

he

mounted

then

Cliarles

Bayonne.

away

attended

the

from

of \

lodging preparedfor him, j

received

by

and

Catherine

her

'

court.*
Never

before

had

such

multitude

congregated together
Bayonne.
resembled

vast

summoned

leaguesaround

For

by

the

The

to

be

present

the

'

MS.

The

town

of

de Colbcrt"-13ibL

country

great nobles,
^

at

view
the inter-

with Elizabeth,
brought retinues in
their rank.

sonages
per-

of
vicinity

the

the town

encampment.
queen

in

of noble

to
proportion
Bayonne itself was assigned

Imp., 140,

fo. 495."

Ined.

68

The

rifled of all the

royal garde-meublewas

velvet,and

while

distant

same

purposes.

The

the

thread, for the decoration

princeHenry.
of

Jeanne,

this
on
liberality
holden

was

rxduded

occasion

by PhilipII.

and

The

Xerac,

at

tinuuii to be made

wooils

from

reared

whence

the

Masques

were

invented

the

Imp.,

MSS.

de

monsieur

dc

de

view

courts

with

the

costly

heraldic
Garonne,

aquatic

"
ingeniousdescription;

and

of the union

la Corbicre

two

con-

of Bayonne.
municipality

of most

Catherine,in celebration
Kccit

the

of the

banks

idlegorical
piecescomposed

and

castles of

balconies built of

might

the

Catherine/

pastimeof

queens

by

been

had

meantime,
provision,

the

on

offered

entertainments

of her

Pavilions adorned

erected.

devices,were

she

great

in
participating

of
disposal

for the

the

interview

although the

treasures

tourney, with

the

were

for

with

acted

from

sumptuous

most

ists for

the

her son,

hangings for

and
territories,

her

festival,slur placed the

Pan

have

to

sent

her brother-in-law.

Bourbon,

de

silver

and

lodgingsof

of the

seems

within

gold

also forwarded

She

cardinal

the

Queen

with

the

theia

d'Albret,

Jeanne

tapestries
wrought

sumptuous

appliedto

assigned to

apartments

Navarre,

of

queen

brought

nobles,also,providedvery rich

The

for

grandees;

mirrors,were

and
castles,

and
palaces,

adornments

use

ladies and

Spanish

chairs,tables,beds, and

from

satin,

store, to furnish suitable

hangingsin

arras

apartments for the

YALOIS.

DE

ELIZABETH

sur

Coll)crt.vol. 140, fol. 474."

between

I'entrevue
Ined.

presentedto
France

de Bayonne

"

Bibl

SUZABETH

Spain.

DE

Ndthor

took

his mother

about

to

their abode

up

in

large

Doand

of

be

that she

her

in the

bserve

her

Charles'

of

probableevent

the

of

impoliticto

erine

make

nal funds

ions
1

it

be

for

sh*-.
the

maintain":d,at

th^;
as
especially

adjust the
to

fiomet,

vexatious

the
Uiiu

aDimo%"itl";^ uA

to

***""

was

fouud

poiots raib";d

i.

iv.

mj

prec"3d";ijOt

TIk;
6ova:*eigijS.
de Fnoce,

asMrf/.'^jt;/*:

aii

gatheredround
it

often

direct i\j: [jftthe o;Uit5, a^":

such

she had

and

to

between

Disputes relative

money

more

amongst

that whidi

t reference

wherefore

present

was

arose

iilyoccurrenoe
to

impending,

the literaltruth

reason

must

interview

the

ayonne.

the

"

impossibleto allay the

as

with

failing/'^

were

for

present

for
expenditure
her
daughter

outlay of

matters, the

isies which
3bles

an

queen

kingdom

Catherine

lough

some

the

civil war

vast

the

an

at any

"

the

great

outward

the

exchequer,and

so

leir observation,
was

in

in

that

"

"

;ation of the

by

ministers,ventured

another

with

so

of

When

peremptorily
replied, that

ioned

queen

pass unobserved

majesty;

condition

interview

episcopal

and

daughter'sapartment

to

usted

the

adjacent;

could

prudent of

more

king

was
Catherine,a privategallery

queen

)nstructed
into

mansion

for

The

ensue.

lodgings being assigned to

ce:

LS

omitted
preparatioQ

was

oonfereoces
political

69

TALOI"

ino.^t

p. ;"0).

i/iij/^,

wiijioul

wji'l'^u;.

70

DE

ELIZABETH

which

contest

Longucvillcand de
onlya youth of fifteen
high and

The
of

of his

duke
the

duke

of his race, and daimed

spirit
in virtue (rf
duke de Longueville,

count

familywith

blood

and

his office of

Guise

of

held

the

the

a
Longueville,

claims

as

to

decide

to

the

on

called
at the

de

Spain,Francoisduke
the royal princes,only

of

after

his

minorityof
decision

nephew

issued

was

Catherine

the latter.

of

de Dunois

princes:witnesses were
the heralds deposedthat

queen

rank

of

account

but

council

these

the

the

to

summoned

sides

Valois

princesof the blood;

lord high chamberlain.
hereditary

precedencenext

of
pretensions

of

of
posterity

the

to

take

baptism

Bourbcm.

of

house

the

d'Orleans, pleaded the

both

the dose

Charlemagne, and

from

conceded
privilege

on

old,alreadydisplayed

years

the representative
who was
Longueville,
of Louis
de Dunois,* illegitimate
son

de

Catherine

latter,though

This

Guise.

ambitious

precedenceover the
his allegeddescent
alliance

the dukes

that between

occurred,was

dc

the

VALOIS.

the

duke

de

of

the

in favour

herself

on

her
signified

to
question,being always rejoiced

pleasureon

the

humble

of the Guises; her

arrogant pretensions

the

majesty added,
not

content

Jean

of Louis
count

He

them

d'Orleans
duke

both
de

count

valiantly served

Charles

espoused Fran9oise, sister

honoured

by

the title of

"

the decision

to retire from

Dunois

of Orleans, brother

the said

case

with

themselves

commanded
1

in

that

"

and

de

of Charles
VIL

and

of the duke

Restaurateur

princescould
she
notified,

Bayonne,

as

it

soo
Longueville,illegitimate

VL,
Louis

viraa

born

XL,

kings of

d'Alengon, and died

de la Patrie."

The

in 1403.

France.
in

1448|

i"ic

la.lJLvnKi'lt

h\ iUvw
iiiti'i'niptint

rivaliirM."

\\lui'liwas
Mt'iiioui's.

(Irt'iilril
iu

Niiiuliirtrud

tiivntir

Im^
iir\(

nt' llio Imiih-r.

i-lciiiutul
(ti^M'tnitti'iMii (hit Iuium-^ ut' rMiiiMiiulv,

who

AU"rt*C"aiul

tin*' n-idirliiL'^ to

MitVir

lh*r intt^iit to

Ui"t

Wiih

71

VAi.nis.

thc' ilukc dr

IntiirlMtii; \\lulo

NriuoiU'.

(li^^iIiiimIliiu*of

CimvJ

IllsutuvstrN

Wluui

liri'U Niih-ilartiHilN
liiiil
uil|U'iti'i
tlu*SiM|Ut'stiiui^

nulv

tiMin

lonli

kiiiir i.-luu'K*.sinriiniitul tlio

wUhin^' to

1 1kilt
[U't'Siuit,

illiilulliaiuv
Ik^ hiul

toLi^ii ot

tii('ihl*iln

tlio hoilvol'Sl.

htiti
to
|n'(*Mriitril

tlh^

'*

rci'iivi'il

liiul Itnu
^it't

inti'iinucli "i^

ioy by kiuir rinlip

oxtn-iuo

Imi^iuio,

ii-lu*.
coiituiiUMl tliat |Mi't'ioii'i

that
uilili'il,
iiiajiVNty

with

lii-i ruuiuil

of

tlu: (\itlioltr kiii":,

U|"ou lihi ^ooilItiothcr.

wicli tito ^hl*illowliirU

His

tor

roil

S.ivoy.

Sl.

was
Kvi^^v'UlO

tliHMiii'it
to lui

Ii'.hlphintril
thi^

who

i\"iuiuissIoiin"i
lo

\Vi*rn

[hi- iMthtuh'at

to

ot

oi' ihr

'I'oK'iIo

niul

Spam

in

thi'ir loctd

thi'-tion

riMno\al

thi)
^U|U'^UltcMul

tailh

trtir

lo

(ir"."
tlio

tlu'tv

Thus

inriy

.saintlyvAu-

itvii*

C\)Uiiiuuit

"

thi^

r.at'liMlhiul" thciiri*
'".
iiiii|i-.("

hy hii

whnr.

al

ot
Tolitlo,
hi*.ho|t

Li-il lliul-i ilri vahh'.

.

il.'i wt-iylit
ui

Nonu-wliiit

y.^AA

Mr|itii':il

'

ot' tht^ fhroiiii-Irr

uf all ptUhOiiN
lUM.

thm^

tho
itiouiitaiiri,"
i.s

'Tho suhonliuati'

thi*' lliNt

will \ic.wotlh

ttiiu-tioniiiitvi

i.viunl
whlloiilUii|[rhtly

Mrmr.

S(.

(o

(^\alli-ilpositioo hcul hi-i-n a*.?iiviii'(l

tho haiut, W'hti hail hrm

A.l".

tor

\'v\'\

ihal

i'lUiuiiaiul,
a

it|lo^(l^^

ol' tlii^ til-il

tUK^

111

thrir

iuaiulatr*i

the

ot
Un

coint,

thc'

im

iiil. i; I.

niori\(

n
^'iix

iluuiitj
ilr|)iirtiiu'iits

H'l
hiiji,.u.v.v.i/u ('..i/i.;j/,

im-iui

(ho

\iu.A.

"ip

72

ELIZABETH

proachinghigh

festival.

DE

VALOIS.

By

order

of the

pro^

erected in the ce
whipping post was
of the town, for the punishment of lackeys,us
and
others, who
might draw a sword within

marshal, a

precincts
occupiedby

the court.

gallowswas

provided,to hang individuals,not

carryingpistols,without

convicted of
or

crowd

should

one

carpetslaid

the

on

family were

It

round

their

down

in

at

present
order

penalties.An

under

likewise

steal

the

The

received

commands

and

provide each

to

virginwax,
the

to

and

noble
thus

to

escort

of

Bayonne

in

torch-bea
torch

the

of

vestibul

their

homes

might pleasethe

day,the

the

frontier.

mother, witnessed

from

duke

and

cavaliers.

The

young

BibL

On

the

queen

of

the afternoon

Imp., MSS.

his
duke

to

Charles

King
balcony

the

splendidband

meet

and

departui
of

proceededas

de Colbert, vol. 140.

Spa'

of the

d'Anjou quittedBayonne

duke

majesty on

June, intelligence
rea

arrival of

the

Segura in Guipuzcoa.

to

it

9th of

Saturday the

dred

enougl

honour.*

to

On

with

man

whom

personages

grie^

denoun

bold

appointtwelve

post them

to

palace ready

any

placed for the purposes

king's chief mcdtre-dh

flambeaux

illumination.

very

issued

tres

the

churches, when

mass,

was

tha

majesties
; or

corporalpunishmentsto

severe

the

also ordained

was

previousf

"

whatever."

process

noble

of

folio 480."

one

far
Ined-

as

RU/AURTtl

Joan

do Lnz, whon*

On

tho

ho

OR

73

VALOIM.

i"" Inm
followlu)^
ilayl)o jo\irm"ytul

riHvivfMl by

wiw

I OH).

lir s|)ontWhitsuiuljiy
Juno

thoffnindIVior

whorr

has
V'i\s\\\\\
as

o(

l)r""i\
In^foro rolulod.
On

Whitsuudnv, Chjirlos

W\g\\nuisH
The

had born rolobratod in prrstMin* ol'llit*fotirt.

hoal of

tlu" wrullirr

ot' tho

pn*ssun^

within

onnvd

narrow

with

disastrous h)sM ot* hl\\

olm"niolor

tho

in

tho

IVisq\io
oountry, and tron^
who
liad travollod
\\\\\\\A\M\\\^
miraotdous
not

^itV asorlhod

Itohl tlioiroyos
tho yotn^j^

stoiulon
his

tho

tho

lUtiMuIrd

tho

rathrdral,

iVi^ui

t.o

o\
ooij:ld"i"uiluM"d

n^liof iVom

sooU

Navarn*.

llio

Kinjv.oould

with
oontoniplatiii);

prinooot'

Tlio

throni*.

tho (-hristian

to

tVoni

tion
admira-

tla" \\c\v ot' thoir

Allirol, aiwl who

ll\o hiio o(

doposod kinp:sot'

own

tho

in

was

atlliotod poisons

n"Iatos, tliat niany

thr

oatlirdrul,and

Within

sutVooatod

won*

that

so

adjuoont thtMvto,

stnvts

rhildron

intrnsr

was

tho

fitWn

tourlird tor tho Kvil arttM-

of
of tho l\ii\^,
tl\o iinptKsilion
ri,u:ht
durin;*:

hands
inajostyVs

tho sntlonMs,' On

on

tlio

Tuisday

li" St. Joan

l*2th,(/harlos and his loothor |"rot*oodod

Lu?/
jumn

in ivadinoss
slio should

as

of

mnm

wstor

Ilornani; fnnn
int\"rn\ thoir

to

prompt arrival of
t

UiUI.

"

Tho

hup. MSS,
king

\\M

rnn

by

wIumum*

troop
tho

Spain

as

the* al'tor
his

n"\al

dospatohod

\\\c

u\aiosti("s of

nionitollowinjv

Tho
fill. in.

of younn

of

On
uwl

Ijo

I'hristian

\x\\. 110.

hoforo

tpioon

tlWniou

(pioon.

"lr (VUuM't.

vri'oixiMl

"n"l Uiiil"ourinr", who

Rov f"

tho

tho

tVonlior.

roaoli tho

this dav, tho (hd\o

at.

rotirior

nroivo

to

do

U\\\

ro}"l roO"jv"\

lm"l
iohI

kmI-'xxilb

sUov\U\\\\

Huto'*

"VvwW

i4

ELIZABETH

ing

the

king went

lyingin

harbour

the ceremony
float

DE

board

on

at

of

VALOIS.

the

Jean

St.

her, however, proved a failure

in

in

w^as

anxiety to

arrived

avoided

reason,

have

to

Fuenterrabia

at

spent the

summoned

some

known
unwas

Catherine, therefore,
Bourbon

de

queen

placeshe

at which

night.

cardinal

the

the

having, for

Irun,

her

meet

that
daughter,received privateintelligence
had

who

Catherine, meantime,

feverish

of

state

spent the

performedby Basque

witnessingdances
costume.*

peasants in

to

fore,
king, there-

the

attempt

and
grievouslydisappointed,

retired
afternoon

The

ship.

galeass

performed

Luz, and

de

the

naming

Carolus/

and

attended

and set out for

her litter,
she entered
prelate,
prise.
Fuenterrabia,hoping to take her daughter by surand
The
the cardinal had proceeded
queen
the

by

half

when

way,

Charles

by king
from

town

her

of
and

that

d'Anjou which
royalsister
On

Irun,

of

of

decorated
to
town

message

h;id arrived from

the

that
duke

intention of

the

his

June

the

in the
stirring
Arches, garlands,and banners

the streets

Bibl.

guns

spend the night.

Jean.

the

sent

salutingin
into

stated
expressly

authorities
1

then

were

the

followingmorning, Thursday

St.

restrain

that

majesty'sentry

14th, by day-breakall
town

them,

Catholic

there to

the

information

with

tlic fortress

honour

overtook

messenger

was

placedat

guards were

enthusiasm
donned

Imp., MSS.

alive and

of

the

betimes

intervals

people,and
their

Colbert, vol. 140. fol. 495."

robes
Ined.

the

of

76

ELIZABETH

chairs

and

couches.

also there
from

all

other

At

and

"

the choicest

king

ladies

and

quittedSt.
by a troop

escorted

was

derive

appearingto

of

before him.

scene

pavilionfor
individual

of

the

bank
opposite

of the

mistress

from

thought

this

ter

time

waited

the

sir

a
on

Probably the duque

he

that

occasion

frontier.

the passage

his

of

movements

Spanishcourt, which

to

beneath

appeared

court

river.

happy

watched

joinedher
vindicate

to

had

During
of the

tr

condescen
this

inter

baggage

belc

borne
by sui
Spaniards,which was
wearing conical caps,
mules, driven by men
the

to

mounted

the

the

march

Charles

Spanish

by design,

hours, before

two

regulatedthe

Alba, who

ing

than

more

lightho;

watching

Whether

mother

de

around,

from

amusement

accident,the king and his

to

vineyards

Jean

to those
divan, talkingwith vivacity

dignityof

placedhimself

Charles
reachingthe pavilion,

animated

wine,

Spain in great abundance/

o'clock,
king Charles, Catherine, and

and

chief nobles

ha

sweetme

^likewise claret

of fruits

manner

told,of

exquisitelycui

pasties,salads,preserves

ten

The

"".

very

wines,the produce of

France

collation

sumptuous

Mayence, tongues

and

Y ALOIS.

we
provided consisting,

sausages,

On

DE

on

Bibl.

D'Aubais

JouoD,

Imp. MSS.
Pieces

"

mules.

1,

note

de

The

Colbert, vol.

Fugitives %\a
24, 25.

heat, however, became

fo. 462."

140.

rriistoire

de

France.

Ined.

Voyage

Ma

d'

llmt
intoiiso,

RLIXAIIICTII

OR

six NoMiors

of

to
()l)lipHl

wiis

shuid

iload, struck by
MriuUiiuOi
ahotit
l"l"u*i"
arriviMl at

oVhmk,

iis

AtTrr

tho
tiint*,

tho

luniihvd

nunuitod

arclicM's of

Calholio

who
luujrstyi

tho riv(T.

and

do

(luiso, and
hor

As

as

soon

hor

of

soldiors

tho

woro

sjilutod hor
"r"ri7 whioh
'

/////A

thrro
his

of

tho rhivrs

ohaniniajosty's

hoats

and

orossod

and

of

llonrdillon, ihiMi

do

tlu^
orossini^

hrid"^o of

of
tlr

hy

hy

tlu*

tho

hiul

pasM"d

Kh/alxMh

ramnrrra-niaiior.

Kronoh

olVoot
vory [^roat

hands

ioyons

ovor

hatlalion of

Spain appoarod,tho

joit\with

njaiosty with

of

strains.

I'lli/.aholh
was
fi;iootod
V.

hoats

of Irnn.
hol!:;lits

lot otV,and

MSS.
/////",

rivor

('alhorino

this

("vor

tho

cpioon

Ijorraino

tln^ (Niniinals do

marshal

intontion

oponod wfru

thvworks

an

tlio tort

on

and
artillory,

onlorod

litttT,attondod
tho

tho

position. IVo-

htustod

was

whih" niany

guards, dosivndoti
a

of

hody-^uard

tho royal oaval(*ad(" osoortod

ro"lo in

rivrr

(luMr

op

Spanish toiritory. A

as

took

(M)urt

intollifronrr

as

tho

tlio

Spain

la Uooho-s\n-Yon,

tho

a|)()])lo\y.*

('alluM'ino,
aonunpaniodhy th(" prin-

Qiarn

Ihh^u oonstrnotcMl
iust

took

lior otruvrs

annonnood
to

t)f

KriMu^h th\srriod

of

tlu^ sahitt^of

ptrrison;

horlains and

(vss

hanks

stanthu'd of

Irun, amid
tho

soon

sovrnil

had passrd
IruUi that tho l"a}2:)i;a);o

towards

of

thirst luul

Kli/.ubotirs

of

nmst(T

udvanoc

of

toll
duriii^tlus dcliiv,

iiriUN

oxpinnliVoin

twdvo

Uidassoa.

MM\tlytho

Stm7./i*H liiind,winrh

voup-flV'Soleil
j whilo

till'ntyaltootinni

U)

77

VALOIS.

vol.
i/i"(i"II"rH.

kinjV('harlos
'V\\v roup-

^rand
\ \K\ fo. \\\\,

and

|"u'-

78

ELIZABETH

turesque; before
headed

array,

her flowed

the

thronged by

Site of
the

by

the courts

witness

the possessors

princesof Spain
"

historical

and

Catherine

advanced

there waited

her mother
the

of

bridge,and
beth
Eliza-

daughter.

her

beheld

the

towards

hastened

had

Spain,and

dignity in

the

paused, and

face

of

obeisances,and
dignified

her

queen,

Catho-

was

She, therefore,

court.

approached her

then

of her

support that supreme

to

the

sprang

Elizabeth,

that she

however, suddenly remembered

of

the

emotion.

testifying
greatjoy and

lie queen

the

steps from

few

approach

chamberlain, and
attitude

then

even

names

halted,and she
procession
she
of etiquette,
regardless
; then
litter without
waiting for the aid

when

rose

from

the

the noblest

by gallant achievements.

illustrious
a

meeting of

of the

of

the

thousands

the

assembled

were

gallant

frowned

Behind

king.

her

in

fatherland

her

the ceremonial

around

Bidassoa, its banks

the

Irun, alive with

rocky heightsof
gatheredto

VALOIS.

DE

making

mother,

hand.*

kiss her

stooped to

Catherine, however, quicklypreventedtliisact, w^hich

would

have

given

throwingher
embraced
1

1U1)1.

cUa

conic
con

Imp. MSS.

(^ucsta rcina
fa

cl Re

Ionian

"

Carta

lo'ja,A"

qua
de

P.

lucd.

her

aiuando

tanto

c partita icri
figlio,

rincontrala,e

Antonio

de

sua

Pece

pui frcschc
San

la rcina

al Seuor

di

iiovclle di lei

su

niodo

grandissiniafesta
Gozalo

Perez

Lus,

dc

Giovani

i)otcrlaabracciar
con

of

-Ined.

f. 4G2."

teneramente

per

entrata

the cheeks

down

streamed

(le Colbert, vol. 140.

farassi la

Spaniards; but
daughter,she tenderly
the

to

ha possuto aspcttar

di qua, per

condurano

Tears

inadrc

non

suo

round

arms

her.'

offence

"

Spagna
insiemei

tre
e

di

leghe
poi, la

allegrezza.

Siiuaucas, K.

ELIZABETH

the young

I'l

Elizabeth

'cs

of the
regardless

gaz^

to restrain

sobs.

her

theyreached

the

still
moist wi t h

1:1^

'.rir.':..

v:'

'.::*:

'

we^:;!:;:"

and

the bank,he

w".

::.-;:"

en*

:..i

vrsv-rc

violate5s"ilv:.

bv;:r-

u^'.-.":

::

!"

'

"

";'

"::;:;"."..";"
,

:
,

""

"

-*

^-."-

"" -r
.

"

-.-r*

"

.:

*.-i.

'.

"'"""'-"

-.

v.

'-.

."""*"

I.

ai55.

"

v-

tiin.

:".'?.

:.".--."

"

v
..

":"

.--:'
".

'"'

".1.1:.:

'

:"-:-:

'-'-'-

"".:. :.

li^:

"i
.

:...'.

v..-.

---

t:

:",

::.

"--.-""

si."_ ;." 'J:

sprti;; jir'--'-.;

found obeisaLCr

he tenderlV

"^ii^i,

uo-=:

-ir.-:-

:;-:""

v ".:;:.-::
oppositebank, cilxI'j"-:-:;

thequeens;

^.w:-

t:ir

bsz-i

ti:--

::.v'.:i-^'.

:--^

f-'

'.. ur.

T'^-rir

'

tears,"reco'ii^i't

many

-..ul:^' :.

-it*:

'jf

7i

'.-/^Vli

V.

.rr*.-.

."N^

,.1^^

t;

.":

..-.._.

-.

-"

her broiLTT. Lui:.;*.

thearqutl"u^^-,:
pavL:;"i..**^"'^'

oe*-

:":

Tj*:

\\x-.

;:"":'-..'vv:::
u:.'.

.-.:"'.

tvv.:.

't-.j-.'

."

":

:."...':"

i".

i.\-^v^U^l

'.'"

v^.*.',.

""

::"....;."'...

".u"j"j-

v-rU'-:

:^'.

;/".""

""::."""-"'-".

..".

"

'"

"

""
.

"""",

IT

*""*"

'"

""".

-.

"""
^

.j^l*

"

^-i

*-

""

"

^'W

'
.

A^r.

"

"""^"*i"

:.--""-

80

ELIZABETH

day declined,commenced

the

as

royal party
at

signalfrom

her

Catherine's

chief

majesty,brought

paviliona beautiful milk

richlycaparisonedwith housings of
fringed with tags

pearls,with

the

Elizabeth's

cypher and
the

at

saddle,that

into the

de Luz.^

into St. Jean

and

mother
united

thus

her
of

courts

France

rank.
teous

The

duke

attentions

Benevente
Naxara

rode

escorted

was

matched

were

French
command

best

of

French

'

Bibl.
MSS.

and

their

Imp.
de

MSS.

140.

the

the
the
the
The

cc

conde

duqu(
duque
bish

committed

to t

entertainment

to

personages
them

contrast

mounted

were

de Colbert, vol. 140.

Colbert,vol.

suits

prelates. All tl
directed to be always at

afford

who

of

French

The
ability.'

cavaliers

and

de Sihoux.

M.

were

to

by

grandet

noble

Vauguyon

de Terride

by

of the noble

guidance;

de

ec

between

each

pall

her

consignedto

was

M.

with

noblemen

Spain ;

'!

lifted

make

de Rambouillet

of M.

trappi;

followed

was

Henry

the

rode

French

of Alba

with the baron

Osuna

and

by

with

she

in

ducats.

might

Elizabeth

brother

Spain being escorted

"

of

25,000

she

ve]

embroidered

presentedher daughter with

housings; and
king Charles

its

palfi

black

sumptuous

of

sum

the d

white

the device

These

Sp

equei

to

then

queen
and

and
silver,

royalfather.

valued

were

of

of

the queen

the

of

of

for the return

St. Jean ; where

to

spend the night.

to

was

VALOIS.

DE

f. 474."

fol. 462."

lueei.

between
on

Ined.

spier

with
diargers,

dieir

hilted
jewelled

sword"

The
ooDspicuous.

doaks; they
valiseon

ad

hxter

i=ii"

their

soamHi

idxdr 'Siry

thdr royalmistress

Sc

The

distance from

Jean de

Luz

fencpr

trie

entryinto the

St.

whidi
lodging,

adjoinedthar

threshold
attended

stood

by

Jean

de ChaniT

eightmaids

of honoor.

bracedher

sister,who

ment, where
which the

she

dehcate

entered Elizabeth's
his

wearied

Was

Tse

'""n.r

her

of

about

the

The

majesty.

to

i"?r
"Lie

':j

irui

-'7

^anierlj -idher

z'^

bealtii
space

of

invite

her

i-uamrrC'isr

reqiiirieiL
h:ar

an
to

however,

queen,

sup
who

herself, and

excused

ceremony,

'i:

siss.ir.

tik-* ioi

h^

ler

-rifiecnriss,

tna't^uT

to

zjl

Oo.
zee

c-^t^ec

chamber,

with

scriicin

asr

permitted

in

if 5c

iiwa

ari'i de Sirrmerlv?.

conditioQ

Queen Catherine

with
publicly

Cancc

hd

was

-ne

;he

at

nf

siui^

jone:.
3^i;'

yLsTier.t^

de

the countesses

oi

ztzeessbsd

madarne

madame

inti

'He

lipagTea, Zlizaaeni

three

was

leia

in

r^iice.

iuminr

in imkfng
Aey persisted
ic

liack

zsrr.ea.

imi

saddle; uxii in mi^

bam

tos

mii

Tmrfff.

ma

iiymt^

mmdrmjf

wizn

mcKxiiSEd

were

:ioaK5.

-^wrs
pfumiffi^.

i^uested to take her repast alone with her sister

Marguerite.The princesseswere, therefore,waited
Upon

at

supper

of whom
At

the

bore

periodof

by

the title of

Elizabeth's

only completed her

queen

now
'

VOL.

IL

looked
Godefroy,

Spanish maidens,

Elizabeth's

sixth

with
Grand

"

majesty."

marriage,Marguerite had
year

and, doubtless, the

and
curiosity

Cerem.

her

to

carvers

two

de France, t.

interest
ii.

p" 1^\"

on

the

82

ELIZABETH

loveliness of feature,
and

extreme

which

Carlos

Don

visited

meal

the

"The

wit
precocious
unioa

the

intimate

in

discourse, and

and

the

to

queen,

conducted

pleasant and
The

said

my

lady,

apartment, attended

her

it would

as

company

in

gether/'
evening to-

joyousmerriment.

afterward

queen

Catholic

until past tea

remained

''

to

Elizabeth

over,

was

chronicler,

entreated

so

royal party spent

says

been

had

king Charles, and

o'clock.

king

she

When

promote.

such

the

whose
her sister,
alreadydistinguished

with

the

VALOIS.

DE

to
impossible

be

by

rate."
enume-

'

duke

The

of

Alba

and

the

from

favours

arrival of Elizabeth

at St.

morning

The

court.

with

overwhelmed

and

lodged sumptuously

were

Uroefii

de

condesa

the

after the

Jean, the duke, and Don

a
joint despatch to Philij^
Manrique, wrote
The
detailingthe receptiongiven to his consort.
tion
king was then sojourningin Toledo, making prepara-

Juan

for

enshrineinent

the

genio,which

had been

brotlier and
and

allyof
Juan,'

before

to
to

your

noon,

have

majesty,jis

Sefior,"wrote

Mi

"

have

despatchedmissives
had
quence
nothing of conse-

we

waited

until her

joinedthe queen-motherand

YcstiTday her majesty quittedIrun

advanced

and

Bibl. Imp. MSS.

Archives

de

de

Alba

not

impart; and, therefore, we

majestyshould
brother.

we

St. Eu-

liberally
by his good
presented

France.

"

Don

so

of

body

of the

to

the

Colbert, vol.

iSimancas,K. 1393,

of the

bank

cxl.

A.

No.

fo. 462."
13.

"

about

river,where

Ined.

Ined.

her

S4

ELIZABETH

Bayonne,

with

ag(s and

some

was

hours, under

matter

their

and

she

"

her into

to escort

his mule,

mounted

h(!at
stifling
Elizabeth

of

the

prayed the cardinal de

Bayonne."^ The prelate^

Jean

duke

pontifical
vestments,

de Luz

d'Anjou,and
Juan

household, Don

at
alighti'd

about

trappings as
Hen;

the

lone house

the

when

the

the

rest

to

dukes

Alba, Osuna

Rovnc

IHbl.

two

Imp.

Bayonne.

MhlS.

bur
CatJjoJi(]Uc

dc

of

of
She

her
her

with

queen

the

same

formed

into

suite

having gone
accompanied by the

was

by

Colbert, vol. 140. fol. 154.

At Yrawcfi.

the

entry into Toledo.

court

and Naxara

la froulvlrc

The

of

roadside,and mounted

made

she

forwards

'

in the

grandmaster

Manrique.

by

principallords

procession
;
de

two

tillwithin

housed
palfreyvery magnificently

of

queen

Bayonne, accompanied by Marguerite de

Valois, the
her

prohibitkm

Calvinist chieftains

the

travelled in her coach

She

Catherine

prepared to undergo the

as
resignation
might be.

much

as

quittedSt.

afternoon.
miles

with

on

Elizabeth,

husband's

in his

therefore,arrayedhimself
and

nephew."

with
especially

allies,and

maoj

be conferred

daughter.

with

intercourse

Navarre, replied, that

Bourbon

his

her

probably remembering
against any

might

her

to

of

progress

not

He, therefore,prayed

sun.

Navarre

princeof
the

this honour

''

referred

toilsome

burning

Catherini*, that
the young

felt
inclined,
indolently

very
so

madame

had attained

however, who
cardinal,

make

disposedto

VALOIS.

d'Anjou, and

duke

the

Mur^^uerite.The

DE

"

^Vii^

Don

Juan

Man-

lUrceptionfiuteili

iiMTg

Id of CatfaerincL
ies
LD

escoited
these

all

with

obserrcs

izabeth rode
'dinal

;ht

the

ke

de

)out

state,

jsented

mile
the

the

the

Elizabeth

and

ye".

Next

marched
the

the

St

in

f()lh)wn"l,

the

\m^*^iul,
nhwly i^rrM'r^^iog

grwtt th"^/ nm^nh

to

i4

gov^o^^r

oomtiiiM

lord

nUt^

a*

grand processionwa"

First

of

Ctuieto

Bayonne, the country it \n i^UiUnl

of an
unbrokcui mmn
of \mh
spectacle

LongupiriDe.

lyonne,

de

tht)

"iukti(In

Manrique,tho

marquesa

gates of Bayonne

ights

the left hor m"ni

on

\m'

from

x)mpanied by
)rency,

roilt" ut^xt

litter,
havinjr^^n

Juan

loudly cheered

eantime,

"ain.

Don

th"i"dukt" dt*

by

Urueftii

de

Alba, and

Osuna.

J, who

\m

condesa

de

d^\.it|oa^ iju^^tiW

escorted

recliningin

duke

and

ixara,

The

v^' th^

prinees$ Mjat^k^I^

The

beauty foDowed,

m;^

p"i""rtjitt

qIT th^

duke

the

:^f^m^^

couois^tmm.

oJEe^
nssi^ixiisbMic
nanr^or

Bourbon.

3Dtpensier.
great

the

buu;^^

wbich. vM
imtlksy.

on

tlie

between

de

liant in

(csicdier^ thtsir

nKwutoE

accord

each;"

inQiiwetf tJiim-oivi)

T"aii

br

were

hmi"($h"^

Sttfis^befintgrnctx7 nhe

Ficndk

manj

^^ivncnSfc

IkBes^ of h"r

by c%iil fsoad^

ue;
as

izs:

nf

iUymi^^,

Vrns^'Ai,M^/i^-

^A

high ihHimiM^tUw, tlM5 4v^iuj

Thm

":!WMff^ iwv

i04j4 iwv^

I4*i;

MidttdL, "^^^xu^ tk^yr i/^S^if^t^4

walked
ordtr

tiU tU;
vH

w\)\t"^ :tUk^"ai^U/(J^i,

jirw^jdwHJ^.

jkiiexDOk^i^iaBrxD^,
ht^m^

^i^M

UiVtk

LiM^^U'^Ai
iUM"\

Ai^vii

86

DE

ELIZABETH

VALOIS.

I
and

walking bareheaded, followed;

closed

was

At

by

the

battalions of Swiss

two

gate of the

procession

the

guards.
fiiU

appeared a

town

length

Dofia
in transparency of the queen
Isabel
portrait,
placed between the armorial bearingsof France and
The

Spain.

streets

cathedral,with

received

under

her

on

entry into

of crimson

canopy

four

citizens.
principal

her

and presentedher
majesty,

town

violet

upon

responded

in

language.

When

become

burst

lights
;

was

received
and

escorted

by

cardinal

wearing

cardinal

to

his

the

the

Laudamus.
the

queen

over,

it had

suite.

to

meet

The

with

the choir to the

of

the town

brilliant illuminations.

palaceglowed
were

kindled

with

numerable
in-

if

as

by

cortfege.The queen
cathedral,where she was
the

Behind

mitre.

The

three

him

stood

dean

queen
of

the

other
in

the

of

choristers from

the

the

Spanish bishops

Louvre, wearing dalmatics,and

advanced

were

French

Strozzi,arrayedin full canonicals,

prelates,
including the
Elizabeth's

in the

Guise, the bishopof Bayonne, and

de

the

Elizabeth

cushion.

torches
of

was

keys of

the

spoken

with

member

every

then

and

the

devices and

the town

Suddenly,however,
and

to

velvet,borne by

with

these ceremonies

forth

gate

municipality
harangued

velvet

Every house, church,

magic, by

The

words

few

nearlydark.

Bayonne

the

from

heraldic
displaying

arras

Elizabeth

mottoes.

hung,

were

chapd

carryingcensers,

singing Te

Deum

chapelroyal,
presented|

holy-water.Elizabeth advanced
wVvere ^\v^ Voc^sl "ftst ^^r:^
altar,

up
\a. ^

RLIZAHBTH

chair of state

placedon

Tho

canlinal.

OB

the

of
riglit

sorvico lusted

beinggreeted,
says

87

VAL0I8.

tho

ofKciuting

liour,hot* niiijoKty

an

the chronicler,
*'

awe

ufip

musitiut*

to the
K^manfuque.** The cortege then ])roci*e(I(Hl
rrrcived by
episcopal
pnlace,where Elizubeth was
king Charles and his court with great honour and
eerenioniid
a state
rejoicing.
Supper then followed
ronchided
the
lastingseveral hours, and which
fatiguesof tho day. The queen'sSpanish ladies of
honouri when theyretired after NU])per from the royid
each escorted to their apartments by a
abode,wore
knightof St. Michael, and by ten torch bearers/
The following
day,Saturday,June 17th, ICIi/ubeth
iisit
so
iiitigued
by the pageants in whi(^h she had
been tho principal
actor, that she n^nuiincul in her
own
apartments, admitting only to Iut presrnee
her ehirf ladies in
of her family,and
members
waiting. The heat of the weather eontiniuul intt^nse,
in Bayonne becMime
while tho confusion
so
whelming
overmultitudes not beingable to tind food or
madt^ to Catherine
that representations
were
sliclter,
her to iind remedy for this disorder,
as tVars
requesting
entertained that famine and
must
were
ptistiKnuM^
edict was
An
therefore pronuiIp;ated,
manding
comensue.
"

"

that the sick,aged, and

from

the

town, and

seek

rj

at a distance
specified,

ifternoon of this

from

day,the

iniirm should

shelter in certain

GrAud
Go"l"(Voyi

Ci^ri^m.(In Prnnoc, (.

it.

ll

BiU), Imp, MSS,

d$

fol. 4"4.--luQ\\.

Colbert,\ol

villages

Bayonne.' During the

king presentedhis sister

'i

retire

uiii..

p. 7("5.

88

ELIZABETH

with

another

DE

palfrey,having housings

and
jewelled,

embroidered

afternoon

envoy

of

VALOIS.

an

with

arrived at

complete which
to
highlygratifying
"

the horses

caused

who

to be

present

saddles

observed

was

pearls. On

to be

the

same

the duke

Bayonne from

Savoy, bringingthe king

chargers with

scarlet,

of

of

four

fine

valuable

his

gifk

majesty,

exercised in the presence

of the court.*

Early

the

on

June

audience

of their

her

of

the

de

household, and

took

honour,

were

Elizabeth.
attired upon

Catherine

her

with
Charles

embroidery.

After

the ceremony

of

occasion,the

king's miraculous

onlyin

favour

touchingfor

of

lamperones from

the left

avail

themselves

of

the

party, after retiringfrom

Bibl

of the
Imp.

day

MSS.

king

silver

costume

fringeand

performed again

the Evil
power

but upon
was

this

exercised
of los

mustered
Pyrenecan fastnesses,

be vested in the descendant

remainder

her

Spanish subjects. Crowds

the

de

attended
separately,

this occasion,in

mass,

formed
per-

Catherine's maids-of-

Queen

velvet, ornamented

black

'

was

placeon
to
officiating
prelate,
havingopposite

own

and

to

demanded

which

mass,

Bourbon.

the church

proceededto

Charles

of

cardinal

the

by
by

high

sister to hear

his

Medici

of Alba

was

majestiesto deliver letters from

Afterwards
king Charles went in state to

Philip11.
escort

duke

1 8th, the

Sunday,

which

followingmorning,

in

healinggiftssupposed to
of St. Louis.
The royal
the

cathedral, spent the

privacy.

de Colbert, noV

cx\*.1^.

"^\o-^aftft^

ELlZAnSTH

The

duke

of Alba,

89

VALOIS.

DB

this interval

omploycMlpart of

despatch to his royal master, in

which ho expresses grievousdisap|)rohatiou
at tho
inclinations of the court
deportment,and the politicid
in

writinga

of France.

Tho

he stited,iuid vaguely
quiMMwmother,
expressedher desirt*to employ every arm, civil and
to chi*ck the gn)\vthof hon\sy; and
to
ecclesiastical,

compel a niconciliation
ChatiUon, and Guise, At

the

between

Houses

of

neither Alba,
period,
Don Juan Manrique, had yet holden private
nor
conference with Catherine, on tho nJigt"us
questionsof
tho day. Amongst the duke*s most
favounnl companions,

however,
and do
known
an

this

marshals

the

were

Tavannes, and

the count

of distrust to king Charles.

ohjet^t

proceedingsof

by the

Huguenot

Henri

de

Nuvnrn*

detect tho secret

tho cabinets
which

the court

in the

suite

of the

attitude

vindictive n\sentmcnt

of the

watt^hcd

wen^

of the young

nmsed
in the

dvU

conflict

of

both

fears,

bosom

of

ing
menac-

party in France, and

England, had

Ioombined
inspireconviction

statesmen
leading

the

his n\inisters; while the

Protestant

mature

to

n^bellion in

The

the hostile intluenee of Kli/.abeth of

to

intense

With

countries,and

at

and
king of S|)ain,

him

n^ulered

vigilantly
they strove to
sinister designs attributtui to

two

met

well-

and

Uayonne.
Countries,they knew hud

ind awakened
tho

of the

they had

the Low

nobles

Montluc,

de Uetz, whose

afterwards
Spanish partialities

solicitude the

do

in the

minds

countries,that

Impended. Catherine, whose

of the
second
v\.
oV\y.c\.

90

ELIZABETH

and
reign in tranquillity,

to

was

boon, would
with

far

as

regardedher

as

with her

as

heightenthe

of France.

attain that

to

inclinations^

own

did
son-in-law,

ominous

The

"

visit this

to

who

have signeda permanent

equalgood-will

with Conde,
to

VALOIS.

DE

notable confusion

all in her power

forebodingsof

the Calvinists

arrival of the queen,

and

king

has

queen,

to the

peace

mistress,

our

been

cause

of

heretic faction of this realm,"

II.' Catherine,
Philip
recoiled from pledging
b^sdf
nevertheless,
now
fultilthe political
which she bad proposed
projects
Dun

wrote

to

with

such

Francisco

show

de Alava

duke

of

Alba

determination

of sinceritv and

Spanishcabinet.

the

to

The

stem

of the

admonitions

listened to

were

with

to

indifference

decided by events
whose
policywas
princess,
whose selfishinterests and
; and
present and palpable
alwaystriumphedover any feelingsof mere
projects
antagonism,which once she
personalor religious
might have harboured.
Catherine
of laborious importunity,
Atler a season
had
at last procured her
daughter's presence it
Bayonne; though this concession she owed to the
which
her son-in-law avowed, that some
expectation

by

agreement would

"

between

the

two

courts

ever
suppressionof heresy. The queen, howfer
of France
that the pacification
believing

time

some

to come,

that she had

"

made

the

for

be

MS.

concluded

Arcliivcs de

insured

was
a

by

religious
compact

Simancas, B. 19, p. 33"

inspired

the dread

Bayona

with the

k 28

de Jom

Incd,

^2

ELIZABETH

Philiphad

over,

of

presence

decreed

the queen

Meantime,
these

DE

anxieties,and

tilt at the

hundred
The

was

the

to

veil

The

fourth

ducats, and

be

prizeto

lists

of the

Catholic

her

given by

the

were

Mont-

the

prince de

la Roche-sur-Yon,

members

the

royal line

of

divided into six bands

were

led

by

by

his brother

noble
in

chief.

The

first

Auvergne,

son

Gallic

de

velvet.

Guise;

gold

third

The
the

cavaliers

la Suisse.

issued

in

habits of cloth of

morions
were

tissue,in imitation
and

concealed

brandished

by

masks

pale blue

of

by

duke

the

vessel, from
forms.

which

which
The

of

flames

duke

attached

of butterflies.
;

carried

de

appeared wearing

were

lances

de

cloth of

helmets, and

wore

his cavaliers

gold,to

These

cloth of

of

clad in habits of

fantastic
;

led

was

brazen

Longueville,followed
of silver

were

They

in their left hand

of fire

band

bands

by

of

Dauphin

in habits

relieved

VAmazonne,

The

Montpensier.

six cavaliers attired themselves

silver

twelve

of

costumes.

Prince

the

by

the duke

of

being

Egyptienne^others

and

headed

was

batants
com-

band

d'Anjou, consisted

the duke

Morisco, Spanish,
band

The

each

both

band, led by the king,and

cavaliers,
arrayed some

second

Valois.

six

at

pensicr,and
of

tended
con-

majesty.
de

duke

of

day

superb table-diamond, valued

umpires

served

ring

inauguratethe

to

in

consort.

Elizabeth's visit to her kindred.

for

holden

be

to

were

his

grand

VALOIS.

while

wings

They
their

gilded leather.

wore

faces

The

ELIZABETH

gallantduko
lists.

the

dressed

do

Nemours,

93

VALOIS.

DB

entered

and his troop,next

llis cavaliers

were

very

sumptuously
witli

embroidered
in habits of cloth of silver,

pearlsand emeralds, and they rode white Imrses,

guerite,
Marrichlycaparisoned.The queens and madame
to witness
placedtliemselves in a pavilion
Before the lists opened, tlu^ (hike do
the games.
Nemours, despatcheda dwarf arrayed in a tabard,
to combat
by a trumpeter, to carry a ciiallenge
prcceilod
of Spain. Elizabeth
the queen
to
graciously
received tho cartel ; and drawing her glove from her
hand,she sent it to the duke in pledgeof mortal combat.
The
king tilted four times at tho ring,touchingit
only slightly.Tho duke d'Anjou,thrust his lanco
The

tliroughonce.
be

M.

do la Chastre,a

band, who

thrust

consecutive

condesa
form

la

do

M.

and

do

at

was

his spear

the

M.

do la

to

majesty's
three

mnpires,therefore,
of right,
bc^longed,

Kli/abeth

Uruefia,to deliver

ceremony.

of his

through the ring on

precious
gem,

Chastre,

linigthd(*clared

gentleman

trials of skill. The

that
proclaiming
to

victor

commanded

it to

him

tho

with

due

Chastre, received the

He
prize,making low obeisance to their majesti(\s.
then
approached the balconywlu're Klizabeth sat,
the diamond
and kneeling,presented
to the beautiful
Dofia Magdalena Ciron, daughter of the condesa.
DoAa
Magdalena n^ceived the jew(4 with gracious

smiles, and gave her fair hand

to the

gallant
knightto

kiss ill exchange.* During the pn)gress

Bibl. JmjK Mas.

dc

Colhcti,vol

cxr.

of the

fol. -liO,\n,

WA.-

tiltings,
\\wv\.

94

ELIZABETH

the duke

of

queen, that he
was

the

On

Elizabeth's
made

by

conference
political
the

eveningof

I9th

her ladies.

indifferent nature

Some

with

of

short

ensued, when

the

that

f^te

her

June, the

Elizabeth's apartment, after the

entered

the

be seated/

evening followingthis

the

dismissed

had

behind

repeatedrequest

held her first

daughter.
queen

the

would

on

Catherine

VAL0I8.

Alba, stood baf eheaded

chair,and declined

It

DE

latter

parleyof
of

queen

an

Spain

said,as she had been

who

Alba,

previously
requestedto do by
growing weary of the queen-mothor^s

was

the

procrastinations Madame,
"

"

sired

confide

wished
his

to

impart,but

to

majesty,or

asperity,that
"

she

for

had

majestyshowed
and

her

result in

it would

son

live without

letterswith

dire

so

**

I do

with
replied
purpose
his

that

as
calamity,

of

not

her

to do

Cathdic

and

entered

into the

mind

"

Dames

of any

servant

\\\us\Ttv--N*\t

soon

be

the

she could

know, madame,

thing

self
her-

daughter;or
of
interchange

of this distrust in the

majesty

"

affection

Catholic

JJrantome

no

king feels

throughout

communion

constant

her."

would

of his

'

to

informed

she

the

find trace

can

The

us

onfy

signsof great distrust towards

must
; a state of thingswhich

greater sufferer from

deprivedof a

be

to

would

you

Catherine

now

been

That

war.

which

myself.

to

great anxietyto hear such."

you

what

very

that you

not

lord,d^

my

to ascertain from you

particularly
importantthings are, which you wrote

me

those

so,

king

that
or

(ixi^wt^

where

deportment
has

never

minister of
i"^\ifc.

KM;^AnKTU

nm")(Uuo"
of

ho nssuivil

uuiv

vou

luon
nuK^uiiltMl

di"o\Mn"o

onlv tl\o invoiUionM

ww

oIIutwiso, o( \\ovho\\h who

; or,

oonroroing\vhiol\ thrv

\\\yo\\wuxWvvh,

"Truly, nuuhmu*,

uothiojrl*

\)H

VALOIN.

OR

Yt"u

luv

kmuv

gotMJ

MtM'totl I'alhorioo,
MiulMim*!"
S|";uu;Uh1I**
tjiunliojriy.
tho vtmnj; "jUfVh, "iu N0Nuyiu":5:
iltuu*
rrplitHl
you haw
"

woll,MS

o\\\\

vou

Nvhon

"!"

soni

you

thr

mo

iutt"

luo

frrtnico |muvo"hMlin (his Mraiu

rino

hrin^rovidondy uuioh
"

Wi

hor

oouuutuulod

not

(o

tho

tnko

"lu\ (horofoiv,rofonvil
nogt"(iufiot),
sho

arnhnssjuk^n*.whtuu
*'

jissuro

inn^stor.

"

that

nolhiu^J!:
onn

what

n^jnosty.

to

owos

duo
tV!tp"vt:

to

your

hor

During;tho

nt^ornt^uj

CAthorino

pui^lhor tlao^thtcr

"h*st
huviojj:

s"mU.

^\( in rojulinoss

to

to

of

oontor

MS.

Um.I.

.\tv1t{""'"Ao Sim"MO"*.

K.

UW.

Ohrislian

Ium*.

U.

luistnvss.

owv

o\

in tho
f.nlin^v

iiuoon.*"

^Jlst. thoroloro.

snu^thor

ftttoivilthe* npurtn\onl, t'ouml tho

'

the* }.\\V'Mpru

\h' \\\m\

with

roNul

sons"^
f":rr,Mtfvsf

tho
'I'uoMlay

tho \luKo

Ins

to

without

inolhor, tho

with.

tot^mfrr

Iho ipiorn.

tho
tliNpluNs

in tho

hor uu^josfN (o th"

Alha

rt"n"luots l^orsolf. Sho

sho

notivo shtuo

.sur|mss

^^ith whioh
i\\\\\
\\c{\"H^
^lif-tuify,

( -i^lho-

hor huslmml,
kiufr,

hor
hoNiMii.\ht

lUJiiojilv/*wro(o

your

tinM\

muno

oou-

l"Muprr. Kli/.tihrth,

of
""

to
(i;u^i:h(rr

sinno

S|miu.'* Tht*

for

out

''^i*!
ntloufr^l^
"|uiot.lytluU

"hitv :

of fulliHinu:\\\\

uu"

will \\\u\

nrvortlu^loss,you
you

nrruHO

yisit.

sotMot

to

hoKI

hin\-

Alh^, wIum\

two

l'". \^ 41

ho

\|u*mmis sruto^l

"""""

.)ol

Omjuo

96

ELIZABETH

togetheron
take

to

seat, which

he

permissionof

the

commanded

the duko
first

acceptedafter

the

asking

Spain: she then

by expressingher joy and
of

queen

the discourse

commenced

VALOIS.

Catherine

couch.

DE

gratitudeat having been permittedto embraoe her

daughter. She assured Alba of her earnest desire
with

combine

to

the peace

of

Christendom,

Faith

Romish

Alba

made

will

and

Catholic

his

majesty to

and

throughout

of the i

dominion

the

the

procure

realms

of

her

soo.

the good
replyin generalterms, stating
the Catholic
affection which
king bore
a

with your

I will now,
royal family of France.
good pleasure,
Monseigneur,begin to oonftr

with

on

the

towards

you

astute

"

She

her what

course,

expedient for

most

monseigneur,answer
master,

you."
mother

arms

up

to

only way

franklyand
the

and

with

to

combat

reasons

and

majesty,

are

be
who

that

of tlie

in your

the

king

deplorablestate

France, and

that

applied.Nevertheless, we
so

to

that the queen-

suggest

king

to her
to

take

herself wdl

was

objections.""Madame,"
"

informed

"

this,she

responded the wily diplomatist,I

your

demand

same

for the Christian

was

be

adjureyou,
if your
as
fully,

"

king,put

to

"I

adopt

very fearful lest I should

armed

her

in

requestedthe duke
his opinion,
it would

writes Alba,
perceived,"

was

that the

then

me

the Catholic
"

the

said
religion/'
respecting

matters

Catherine.

counsel

need

in which

remedy

eminentlysurp;is.s"e^\3i"

affairs

must

that your
vki

assure

is well-

master

my

hold

not

now

speedily
majesty,

\swisft
^SsAsycci^

KUSBAIIKTII

have
surely

dtwisml

that I may

ho

DK

U7

VALOIS.

which 1 suppliratu
oxpcdiont
to Icurn, to impartit to luy
poriniitiul
Kome

roynlmaster/'

(iUthorinn

*'that whatever

she conunaudrd

Huhth^ and caroful

(equally
of oompromiHihjj^
htTst^lfinado only,in replyto thin,
rtMDork on Iut authority
tht^ rnihn, Kayinjif,
somt^
ovor

"

Madame,

if it he

that

true

then do you

why

would

he observed."

|)ohse.s.sthis

you

thority,
au-

elmstise those rebellious

not

subjectswho presiune to defy our (iod and y^ur

majesty?" asked Kli/abeth/ Tiie best way, nui lilh^
of healing the
dilterenees eviTywht^e prevailing,
and also to ])laee
stable
the alVairs of n^li^ion
a
on
of alliunci^s l)etween our
foundation, in by means
royalhouses of France and Spain. For this eause,
''

itwill he wise

and

benefu;iid

to

nnury

mndame

the. ])rinee
Don
to
Mar^jfUtTite,

madanu)

la IVinei^sse to

pimsed
knew
iiueh

well

she then

his Catholie

n^plied,
*'

majesty

eontraetin^the

her

majesty than

then

pending

Carlos,it was

otlu^r.

any

for the

trom

iuive

more.

alliaiutesso^irc^ted
by
As

for tlie ne^j^otiutidir

marriage of

apparent

that she
her with

hnnoured

he wnuld
atfeetion,that,personally,

iuitisfaetionin

Carlus, and

tilsDWnjou.** Kli/abeth

mon

minutes:

few

sister,

your

the

prinee Dun

the alliaiteebefore

eon-

eluded with their Christian

the

king

was

h. lU, p. :V2, K.
AroiiivttH (l(t Siiiiuiu'Hii,

Allia y l"nii Juuii

'

and that which

majesties,
with the
again desirous uf eontraeting

Thf

ivy.

21 Juiiio, l;iti5.Iltt"(iiiu,

liriv^tuut I'liilip
and
iii'giitiutidii

helroihtiluf Dun
I Oh.

h1
Maitiiqur.

ft,

Cuihn

with

diKjiu'dr

I.'ID.'I. liii tu drl

hud.

tlu-.tMii|Miiii' Muxiindiuii

thv. nrrijiJui'liUHii
Aime.

\\

tor

I lie

9B

ELIZABETH

roftlm of France, that his

vory

present desire

replywas

prince,his son."
hy Alha to the kinf?,

lauded

writes he,

"

her

"

pleasedto speak

was

majesty,the
to

in the

me

these allianc(*s
in my
; and,

hi the wise

path which

had

he

aH

no

This

the

to nmrry

much

majoHty procoodedwith it

inclination ;

agninHt hiH

much

VALOIS.

DE

wards,"
After-

queen -mother,
terms

same

reply,I

lier maji^aty,
our

specting
re-

followed

had
mistress,

tak("n."

Uuring

her

sojourjiin France,

short

Klizahoth

that nothing
discernment enough to perceive
possessed
h\it (mlamitywas
likelyto result from the union of

h(T sister with Don

the h("autiful

the

Thti condescension

Marguerite vouchsafed

tragues and M.
ollicers of

Carlos.

king

do

Charny,

Charles's

two

towards

of the

with

wish to

no

IVAn-

handsomest

overwhelmed
l)ody-g\iard,

Spaniardswith astonishment, and

them

which

see

spired
inctTtaiidy

her wedded

to

their

])nnce.
After
went

her daughter'sapartment, Catherine

"|uitting

to

attend vespers;

the

prayers, her

curtains of lier

**

hut," writes Alba, "throughout

whisperedhehiiid the
nuijesty
gallerywith the const ahle de Mont-

moreney." Montmorency and the i\\wv\\afterwards

conferred long together
the same
evening,the
; and
constahle, acnompanitul
hy the cardinal de Itourlxin,
visited the duke
tion before

'

MS,

of

resinned the

Alha, and

connnenced

in

Elizahdh's

^iiJiiiiicni"
Ctu'U (l"l (Ivu^undoAUm

(U)nversu-

apartment.'

1). \\),No.
ulrt^y,

17."

himl.

100

ELIZABETH

caused

be

to

constructed.

Navarre, and

assailed

was

six

by

Longuevilleand
The

damsels

were

defended

by

hideous

was

assailants into the mimic

The

every obstacle

overcame

the

damsels, whom

the feet of the queen

to

and

compensation to

The

decide

to

Goddess

entertained

of this

ingeniousof

himself

the gorgeous

et

Bibl.

Imp.

des fetes de

was

queen.

MSS.

most

Bavonne.

"

Ined.

combat

of the
The

struction
con-

and
graceful,
for the entertainment

The

representation
herald
presented

mid-day thus: a
abode of king Charles, and
de Colbert, 140"

aUegorical

an

of Love.

the

day of

supremacy

fetes devised

at

at the

by

to

the God

pageant

of the Catholic
commenced

22nd

the

it being
description,

Virtue, and

of

imprisoned

of his prowess
trophies
Spain,who granted liberty

claims
respective

the

the

the afflicted fair ones.*

was

pageant of elaborate

victoriously

as

followingday, Wednesday,

June, Elizabeth

his

giant,destroyed

delivered

of

to

Spanish
hurling his

surrounded

he killed the

he conducted

chamber^

and

and

which

moat,

wheel, and

enchanted

French

by

spears,

"

giant

entrance

his troop, however,

and

king

wheel, guarded
revolving
The
giant triumphantly

their

Ne-

ful
beauti-

most

enchanted

an

made
repulsedseveral assaults,

fort.

by

confined, the

demons.

cavaliers,breaking

de

his troop

and

king

of Catherine's

In the castle

these

which

de

captiveseveral

maidens.
where

king, the princeof

castle,supposed to be defended

held

who

dukes

the

VAL0I8.

The

the combatants.

were

vers,

DE

Reception de

was

la rojne

intro*
d'Espagne,

RlilXAHRTH

iluoofl l)v thr

DR

had

varinnoo

ni

woro

othors

maintainingtho

Ituuls,ho
torri^!;n

(hat

tho Arhif ration of (ho

not.

his inlvirott* tho

"gro"\

Iht^ir (piarrol
to

rotor

Tranot*

king of

thing(hoy had

to lay
dtmo, sonding do|)utioN
Aoi"oniingly

boforo

hia

and
intriKlviood,

then
Whon

tho

(hat (ho
a

iHMubut

(ho

ploadod

whioh

his

in

(hoir sta(ion

inajostyinvi(odan

\y\viof tho pagoant oonunonood

(o

pload l\or own

struotod

in tho

lUn^pl^H.
;\nd how
of (ho

Tho

shapo of

Tho

goddoss

goddoss

and
thon

gold

ohain

similar

git^on

(\vo

UruoAa.

(o

and

in
nuido

oar

Tho

in

vorsos

artorwards
;

and

l\v six
roho,

hhio

(lu" oirouit

Spain,

hor

hoau(i(\d

(ho

of
jiraiso

prosontod a
hos(owotl

Spanish ladios inchuling(ho

and

tirst

of Virtuo,

{\\\vv\\ of

(ho

Kh/.ahodi

wit-

(o

(aking

qnoons

attondod

attirod

Tho

oonoar
(riuiui)lwu"(

rook, and

rooi((Hl 8t"n\o

massivo

do

s(oppod hoforo

p^tllyattrihu(o, Vir(uo,

ik"sa

on

was

hghtoilttMvh.

an^na,

proson(

l"y\\\v ontry

soalod

oa\iso,

dis|)uto.

l"v arms

volvo(.

with

galloryhung

oausn

pronounood

oponod, (ho

(hon

woro

in

nm((or

only ho dooidoti

oouhl

oon(rovor.sv

(l)o

kiughts woro

ChaHos

harangno oonohidod,

ThoHsts

m^s.

onvt"y.s of tho

nuijoHty. Thv

of Lovo.

of (l"o (lod

hhonhl

(hoy

(ImmiisoIvoh,

hotwooo

HopHMnuov

IVnn"ivingthat (hoy oonld

knights,waa,

(hut
rrliilo"l,

of Virtuo,
pro-onjinrnoo

and

supporting (hooauso

some

(ho

I)u((*h,luul Kloiuish
ptirivof Kn^li.sh,

knigh(s, who

thrn

hrrnhl

\\\h (riiVflN in

of

ro\u'sn

with

mot

into

oonf"fiil)|p"lo Montinomu'v

prosoiu'o of \\\\ykihfir.Tho
(ho
(lurin)|r

10 1

VAI.OlN.

daugh(or

oon-

l"ofui

102

DS

ELIZABETH

and

chariot

the

piebald horses
twice

Goddess

The

Magdelena.

the God

of

entered

Love

then

joys and

the

lists.
also

love

The

whirled

car

stopped

before

the

God

of

The

sat.

ended by
finally,

and

guerite
Mar-

presentinga gold chain, the guerdon of love,to

de
to

be

Valois,which

retired,the
the

of

combatants

and

his

of

the duke

first

engaged

mfilee

became

beholders.
;

lance

breakinga

This

four

to

king and

embraced

each
the

the

Love

was

the

of each

his brother
;

the

amidst

himself

by

the

which

the

side of the

until

of the

for

half-an-

retired in line,

taken

was

to
allegory,

and

to

"that

wit:

burst

tary
of mili-

trumpets, celebrated

king retired,and
queen

pound
ex-

the triumph
sister,

the other."

music, hautboys, and

finale;

action

being brother

gloryof

ridingforwards, cordially

which
of

Then

admiration

skirmishingcontinued

meaning

and

hand, the king

oppositecombatants,

general,to

other

rapid,the

together.

when, suddenly,the combatants

the

tained
main-

gallantstyle*

in most
hand

avowed

d'Anjou that

brilliant and

joustingswere

brother

Charles

Virtue, and

party of four attacked

Virtue

Spaniards

having both

king

demeaning themselves

The

and

the

cars

commenced.:

contest

The

cavaliers

princess. The

the

cause

of Love.

hour

by

singularcoincidence,consideringthe

inclinations

the

deemed

was

four

by

the
music, celebrating

set to

triumphs of

retired;

then

Love, drawn

Elizabeth

verses

sang

of

the

which

upon

Virtue

of

swiftlyround, and,

platform

VAL0I8.

of

this

placed

Spain, to

wit-

ELIZABETH

oess

whidi

with

fireworks

displayof

103

TALOIS.

ViE

festivity

the

terminated.^
The

invested

was

with

and afterwards

he had

order

the

touched

time since the

exercised the

He

Spanishking
and

at

and

arms,

by

duke to the great hall of the

received

was

Alba into the presence

were
long

assembled

ceremony

was

of

being Chanprelates
attended

Guise, grandmaster

de

oath

the collar,and

the

king.
duke

which

with
When

array

Bibl.
MS,

Bibl

Imp.. Colbert, 140, f. 474."

Ined.

of

the

king

with

one

the

velvet

presentedby

investiture

Ined.

the

from

majestyin

gold, and
the

"

by

the

and

of crimson

were

accompanied king

Imp., Colb., 140, fo. 474.

queens

his

cathedral.'
vespers in the
1

Around

invested the

duke
to

conducted

court

administered

helped
Order,

the two

by

was

sumptuouslybordered
the Catholic

Charles.

the lords of the

the
prelates
; afterwards,

the

the

palace,where
episcopal

king

witnessed

The
gallery.

of

plona,
Pam-

Bishops of

lord high chamberlain,who

vOIe,
hereditary

robes

of the

household, and by the duke de Longue-

the

of

the

duke

the

by

quitted

mantle

of nobles

crowd

About

ushers,by Toison,

two

of these

Orihuela, one

of Alba

collar and

the

third

the

Bayonne, that

at

afternoon,the duke

cellorof the Order.

he

Evil, being

court

precededby

was

Fleece;

r^al right of healing.

lodgingarrayed in

Order.

the

Golden

the

of

for the

arrival of

fiveo'clock in the
his

23rd, the king

day following,
Thursday, Jxme

was

Charles

plete,
com-

to

hear

104

ELIZABETH

Alba

DE

TALOIS.

afterwards,announad

mission

the

to

king, that

the

of the

Spanish court to the frontier was ae"

expected
complished; and that king Philipvery anxiously
the return

of his consort.

received with

was

for

perceivedhow

by

dreaded

queen

which
at the

rine
Cathe-

intimation,she

of this sudden

Alba

of

his

been

an

time

some

dread

OA
carrying

been

have
to the

transmitted

intense

tions,
counter-negotia-

secret

for

The

royal master.

Vienna, might

by Chantonnay,and
had

and

also, lest the

she had

court

Catherine

by

of conduct
profoundlyher inconsistency

resented

was

ill-dissembled uneasiness

the tone

by

This announcement

discovered

Spanishcabinet

of the subtle Flemish

diplomatist,
havingkeenly suffered from the malice
of his despatcheswhen
Chantonnay held the officeof
of Paris.
Charles
at the court
Spanish ambassador
he

could

not

the Catholic
sister,

queen

protestedthat
stillseveral
would

fetes in

afflict him

reserve

yet part from

observing,that
for her

deeply,and

his dear
there

were

majesty,which

also the

actors

it

in the

pastimes,did she not stay to witness. Catherine,

also,so earnestly
pressedher daughterto remain, that
the young
of Alba
to the duke
her
queen signified
intention to

prolongher

July,adding,
"

delayto
one

Don

the

that she

king

her
de

Antonio

visit until the second

would

lord.''

Almeyda,

be
A

for
responsible

as

the

courier,meantime^
arrived from

bringingletters from Philip,which touched

marriagesso ardentlywished by Catherine ;
king intimated

day of

Toledo^
on

the

but

the

before,lVva\./\i
^cx^^tci^i)^^,
"iG0s\

ELIZABETH

result from, and

must

about

course

to be

be

105

VALOIS.

DE

seal of the

the

cabinet in

French

the

adopted by

righteous

affairs.
rdigious
On
sent

the

desire the

to

the

evening of

the saloon

of

somewhat

to

duke

of

the queen

Alba

again
her

meet

to

found

the

two

queens

that
long gallery probably
"

between

formed the communication

in

she had

daughter,for

her
Alba

impart.

alone,
walkingin

23rd, Catherine

which

abode,

Elizabeth's

resided.
Charles
palace where
episcopal
Catherine opened this second
parley by gloomily
that if it were
indeed wished to dissipate
observing,
the suspicions
and jealousies
which this interview had
in the realm, and to foreign
occasioned to all parties
and the

"

powers, its result must

of the

be

obvious

negotiation
proposed,which she
by

marriages before
after due reflection,
to
maintained,
two

necessary,

and, moreover,

of Alba, and

to write forthwith

courier

to

both

as
imperative

in the compact to be concluded."

the duke

be

the

the first step

Catherine

the queen

king Philipand

then

her
to

quested
re-

ter,
daugh-

despatch
majesty's

Spain, to bring back his

reply. Elizabeth responded, that such a measure
would
no
answer
purpose ; as her majesty could not
receive a replyduringthe sojournat Bayonne.
possibly
vise
It would be necessary for his Catholic majestyto adsuch a question
it related to
as
on
; especially
a

into

suitable,

"

be ascertained. Should
must
pleasure
to enter hereafter upon the negotiaking be pleased
ot swdcv
the advantages and
disadvantages

others,whose
the
twn,

natrimonial

engagement

wotdd

then be

tasAe

^ivsJ^^

106

ELIZABETH

both siilos."*

fipparcnton
to

but

"

master,

the

on

me

majestymade

Her

"

Alba

writes
subject,"

immediately

to

no

his

mark
re-

royal
"

discourse

the

turned

religion."Alba

of

VALOIS.

DE

and Elizabeth

on

pressed
Catherine to dismiss the chancellor Michel de rHo]"tal,as the first step in the holy and righteouscause
in which her Christian majesty had declared her rematters

solve to embark.

"you

well

arc

queen,

that, duringthe reign of my

aware

before

royalfather,and

said the young

Madame,"

"

now

I went

this

Spain,that

into

alwaysmy opinionof the said chancellor. Now

I am
persuaded,that as long as he (thechancellm')
is maintained
jects
in the post where he is,your good subwas

will alone have

the

bad

will find

you

send

him

and

you

that in

fear

I pray

countenance.

of

my

while

days,

some

words, and how

progress."Catherine

affairs will

she admit

respectwould

no

and

house,if onlyfor

own

the truth

see

favourably
your
"

shelter and

to his

will

for dread

cause

torted,
re-

the truth

of Alba
Duke
The
observations."
daughter's
said, that her Catholic majestyhad onlypressed

of her
then

"

her thus

hardly,because

to ascertain

from
positively

her son, whether

it was

down

not,

heresy or

majesty would
The

the

king."

a/

MS,

as

know

in either case,
how

to

govern

dc

Simancas"

next

Carta

Rey Catolico,K. 1393,

B.

from

wished
the

king

his

Catholic

his conduct."

the council should

replied,that
haughtily
reply,demanded
by her

Elizabeth

master

their present intention to put

"

queen

give

'

king his
and
herself,

the

son

the

Catholic

observed, Madame^ why

"

del

^e
dviqyift

19, "t^o. \1

^^

do

K^^^T^^\x'^\asl"^Ksa
^"msl^,\^^--"^^^

''^

108

ELIZABETH

observed

that

the

of

Catherine

extreme

upon

her

by

true

that

she

they were

all

the

July,in

speak of
to

"

with

Portugal

pronounces

Don

other
wit

that

"

to be

28, 29
^

d'Anjou with

de Simancas, K.
Junio."

Ibid, p.

4.

the

of his

end

the

Ined.

Antonio
to

treat,

the

said

lord,to

princessof

the

latter

This

mistress

ridicules,

impossible
completion,
duque de Alba, and
ambassador
continues,'

was

over,

the

that her

us

write

to

your

mother

had

majesty

cerning
con-

Princesa,though

1393, A. No.

"

Al

Rey

our

queen

to insist upon

but not
La

of

king

the

of

to

these alliances

MS.

the

our

of

one

contentment

again requestedher

departureof
second
day of

d'Anjou.

queen

of
Don

Spain by

prince our

that

duke

the

the

of

privatelyinformed

the duke

minute

exceptingof

matters

after the last conference

mistress

essayedj

now

has refused

Christian queen

Munrique."* The

Juan

the queen,

the

witness

to

us

edicti

very

of
importunity

of the

the
especially,

great

of

that

"

says,

Marguerite,and

madiime

to the

the

In

king

delayeduntil

been

Almeyda, the

and

is, however,

Sefior,since the arrival of Don

Mi

"

the

to

Alava, he

had

marriages

"

sent

consequence

fStes."

alliance

It

of purpose,
insincerity

greatlydesires

to

he

to

positiveengagements.

de

the queen

or

sought

adopti
imposed

the

from

Spanish cabinet
herself proposed

had

conferences

Francisco

de

shrank

to promulgate; though
striving

to evade

who

VALOIS.

measures

with her habitual

the

DB

Catolico.

that of
to

write

Bayonne,

ELIZABETH

generalterms

in

Catherine
politic
between

"

England

her

the

of the

in

abode."

On

by a

the '24th
f6te

of

day

ancient

adorned

Charles the

collation

who

The
the

Archives

the

the

of which
of the

root

it

king

cost

to
poimds sterling

hundred

her

25th,

Catholic

grand pastoralballet,given by
islet close

the

on

was

masque

abilityof

danced

surprisingby
"

Medici,

Bayonne.

cavaliers

the

From

Thursday,

majesty witnessed

and

her

spn"ad

was

branches

tree, the

of four

sum

de

hear

close to

beautiful meadow,

bower.

On

Catherine

by the

entertained

was

beautiful fountain,which

construct.

stattnl,

close to

was

June, Elizabeth

oak

as

tree, issued

he

royal faniilv alone received invitations

The

an

extnnple

Manrique, to

Juan

The
join their uiajesties.

under

at

Don

champ^tre,in

Bavonne.

were

the

foot, attended

on

cathedral,which

the

for the

despatch,

Spain,who,

of

queen

and

camarera-niayor^

her

ribald in morals, l)y the

so

proceeded every morning

to

In another

Juana.

court,

of

Elizabeth's alliance preferable

rendered

then

French

matins

nuirriage

contingencymight
political

some

demeanour

period,the

nieditntin(2:
upon

Francisco, expatiates
approvinglyon

set to

"

this

At

d'Anjou,"and Elizabeth,queen
givesthe clue to her requestto

that of DoAa

to

Don

son

have

moment

also

was

and this

as
daughter,

both,"

upon

109

YALOIS.

DE

in

Spanish

ile Simancaii, K.

the

bridge

excellently
performed,

French

ladies

and

ballet,was

deemed

so

the

the

so

to

court,

that

the

13U3, A. No. S," \utv\.

festivity

110

ELIZABETH

lasted until

midnight/

entertainment

providedwas

river.

On

the

DE

VALOIS.

followingday,

The

combat

naval

27th, another

on

ti.

the

pageant tookl

gorgeous

place; this was a tourney, in which all the French ^

and
The joust lasted
Spanish cavaliers combated.
nearlythe whole day,the queen of Spainbestowing
the French
the prizes.'
At the conclusion of this ffite,
and
sated and worn
with
out
Spanish courts were
pleasure;and during the followingday, the onlyI
in which I
amusement
was
dancing after supper,
Monsieur
de Brissac,and M. de St. Remy, P
pastime.
l)()re away
the palm, to the great chagrin of the
Spanish cavaliers.*' On Sunday the 28th, their
in the evening,
attended
high mass
majesties
; and
in which was
a
comedy was performed,
represented
of the sun.
an
eclipse
**

When

hushed

were

Bayonne,the apartmentsof the queen

of a political
the scene
conclave,on

of

town

of merriment

the sounds

became

Catherine

scale,as

presentwere

had

promised Alba.

of
a

The

IX.,Catherine

Charles

in the

de

Spain
grand
viduals
indi-

Medici,

Spain,the duke d'Anjou,the

duke of Alba, Don Juan Manrique,Alava, the duke
de Montpensier,
the constable de Montmorency, the
Elizabeth, queen

marshal

*
'

pour
'

Bourdillon,and

de

Guise,

de

and

Bibl. Imp. MSS.

Voyage
servir

MS.

rey, K.

of

de

IX., par

I'llistoire de

Simancas

"

1395, B. lU.

Lorraine'

de Colbert,vol.

de Charles

Carta
San

the cardinals de

Abel

At

Bourbon,

this conference,

cxl.

Jouan

"

D'Aubais, Pieces Fugitiiei

France.
del

duque

de

Alba

Don

Seba"t\axv"bdti^i^oA^^^-"

Ju"n

Manrique ll

V"3"j\.

ELIZABETH

Ill

VALOIS.

DE

to

his

for
of the project
note
amplified
of heresy,and
its upholders from
proscription

the

tendered
vatherineformally

royalmaster,
realm

of

before

frontiers.

journey
There

violent

of the

the

the

the Low

absolute

development of

tribunal

of Les

latter country,
hitherto free
executioners
not

of

Netherlands."

to the

loyaland
only

ID

to

she had

PhilipII.

orthodox
a

distant

"

branch, and
been

had

the

apostatesof

the

and

and

gave
;

The

counsel
and

adhere

submitted
was

for the

measure,

his mother

majesty. Charles,however,
circumstances

the

Alba

and

maintain

to

which
propositions

send

"I

of the cabinet

dubious

no

king and

the latter

exceptions,

Spanish cabinet, therefore,was

The

disposed to accept of
repressionof heresy;
urged

and

the

Spain ;

heresy.

members

towards

measures

more

urged by Eboli,and

when

moderate

in

France, and

few

!"

them

convert

PhilipXL,

more

try lenient

with
of

the

for

and

destroyheretics,root

to

of the

some

brand

for the

leagues

in

Netherlands

the

ecclesiastics to

exclamation

to

from

the

by the
possessed

Ardentes

having been,

that

of the most

and

the powers

Chambres

in the
Inquisition

the

discussed

Protestant

Countries

to

court

recantation

the

presented

doubt

then

enforced
of

that

with

remain
were

personages

France, and

of the

convey

Spanish

cannot

measures

destruction,
or
eminent

to

an

France, in accordance

the

most

Alba,

to

in

cordance
ac-

vehemently
to

to his

the wise

Catholic

placedin difi*erent
realm of Spain,was

heresyhad

manifested

itself

province of Philip's
em^\T^.

\^

112

ELIZABETH

France,
had

the

on

forsaken the

itself

was

DE

YAL0I8.

of the blood-ro]
contrary,princes

religionof

infected with

Rome

the

very ca]

in the

heresy;and

and districts,
provinces
comprehendingmore
fourth
The

than

partof the realm,declared for the reformed fEutli.;

echo

Protestant

of conflict between
resounded

sovereign
; while
van

Soul

of both

the

armies.

in the presence

royalbanner

the

chamber

was

the

of Ai|

unfurled at tin

Catherine,however,

for
centlyformed projects

France, without

Catholic and

Roman

had

r^

of
prompt pacification

intervention of

Spanish arms.
the
busied in sounding
Her agents at this periodwere
inclinations of the Imperial,
Papal, and EngM
of the
cabinets,with a view to the recognition
It was
then
Calvinists,as a body in the state.
stated to be the desire of the queen that the privily
of publicworship,
accordingto the reformed ritual,
togetherwith other various rightsand liabilities
settled by edict of ParliaraenL
should be permanently
of the queen'splacable
the sincerity
But unhaj)pily,
trusted no longer after the interview of
intent was
Bayonne. The one pointabove all others deprecated
and dreaded by the Huguenots,was
the union of the
force of the realms of France
and Spainfor
military
Such an alliance theyfelt,
their overthrow.
humanly
faith of theirs could survive ; and
that no
speaking,
that its issue must
and

be the destruction of their creed,

of the leaders of their party.

proscription
of the frequent
discussions holden
Rumours, therefore,
of
between Catherine and Mb^
^M^dcL ^^ce"s
i^xodLXxe.^
the

KL1ZAISKTII

fear niul dUtrimt

of the

DK

1 I3

VAI"OIH.

hid to tho iiiumuliiitnor^iiiti/ittion

hh

Mtmiix

of
iiutorprUd

which
i:oiih|)iriu;y

"

hrlw"*cn
miilertxlohliviou iiiulrnconcihuLioiiiiiipohHihlc

thti|)urtirH.
incidtiotof the vjiufmmct.H,
inninliiiti*,
ri'portrd

An
the

by

ilt*nri do Niivurns pliircd

unnh

younp;

handtt of

CulvinihtH of

tho

into tho

frtto iicccNM

athnirml

wtui
Ono

hi^

hcfom

Kriinrd,vvru

Th(i princsn
of Navarrn
mipuriitml.

courtM

in the
thi^

|)i*rniittrd

whh

of (picrn ('atiirrint-,
ii|)itrtnirintH

((allant
hnuin^^iand

joroho wit.

princoovorhoard a r.onvf*rhation hrlwoi*n

('nthiTinn
Cttthorino and Alha on roh(^iouH
niatioih.
nuulu hy
Hoino
propohilion
appourodto bo dopro(*jitin|{
tilt)duko, whon
th"* prinnihtatod that AIha
Uhin^
fi^urativo
parlanoo,
rnpliiul,Mudamti, unr tria dv
!'*
tuiut vthtLv quti cciit tt'h'Hdv t/rtntnuillfs
mumon
day

tho

"

Alha,

laiidtMl tlm

nioroovor,

niuntfi^tiittMl
hy Win

(IrM^u whic'h
Kt'sihionof
tVuMtratod
inonuirh.

and

hy

htatoh

tho

Iom

droadod

(*alignon,ono

do

|H*r.son

hy

of

drrnaho

ami

hum

Kninrih

(JrinuoM, in
of

tlm

II,

tliat

a^
ixmHOhnion

IfjtiO, ;uhI

rrli^'imn

nm^l

he

pn

.iriici-,

hclicvcd,tht^ lny

oonformreh, iaM'oiiliiicdthnht-rrcl
of
i\\m*n

tho

of

iv*

hy Ihi:
nriprriidly
iHnCnti'd(hiring(hr.

thn
ilonryinnnodiatcly
(piittiMJ

havin^fin
tho

to

to huvo

waM

tho

odictn

/ral of

lo

nohh^N

hi.i
ahont
|)!iuMMl
Navarre,
(luli^non iiu

eouiior
a
doHpatc^hod
nuHliutoly
in oy|)horto (jueon Jeanno, who

with
wun

letlrr wiildn
at

Vt"ndi^llll^

tho intclli^'i
nc.o
i|Uoon of Navarro oonnnnnieati'd
thuM nu^oivoil to Cniulo niul Coli^^ny
; u\u\ \\\v^v\\

Tho

VOL.

/A

114

ELIZABETH

their turn

The

to

There
the

exists not

debated

measures

its

"

the

and

interview

the

it appear

inoculated

of

the

era

and

thus

far

of the reformed
apprehensions
The assemblyat Moulins, which

diately
imme-

Catherine,however, imprudently summoned

after

quittingBayonne, to

the

reconciliation between

and

Chatillon, gave

assertion that
had

should

28 th

be

of

of

Navarre

assisted ;

the

that

de

and
as

did also

Colignyand

cardinal,and

upholders of

was

the

the

ancient

about
been

the
testants
Pro-

to

be

stated,by

Ch"tillon.

Charles

and

Catherine

apartments, it

cardinal de

Bourbon,

to the young

princede

Montmorency,

the uncle

the

uncle

Guise

of the

June, in Elizabeth's

Cond^

of the admiral

by

stated,

of

massacre

princesof

holden

remarked

brother

both

of the

she

as

to
probability

designfoiled only,it has

the conference

the

apparent
a

effect
Houses

discussed,and

been

the

details of

the

retinue
military

At
on

only

that the

fulfilled.

party were

the

veloped
de-

Peronne, and

of

League

by the sword, became

or

code
political

executed

that

to the

masse,

en

does

evidence to show

period. The

place,or

groundless.

Catholic
of the Roman
exigencies
that
it was
At
fiayonne the principle,
expedientto extinguishheresy by proscriptions

cabinets.

into the

been

Bayonne, speci"edany

at

of
principles

adapted them

good

of
particle

oomi

this report

by

have

to

in

them

increased

was

degree,seems

massacre

TALOIS.

the chieftains below

panic which

tenfold

DE

his brothers.
constable

Vl
faitVi)

were
^^^tos

Though
zealous

^cax^"^^

116

ELIZABETH

YALOIS.

DE

results^therefore,of this interview will be,that the friend*^

shipwhich

majesty by the king

be greatlyaugmented. The queen,
brother must
your
fullyto your majestythese
your consort, will explainmore
sentiments
our
; also,she will relate to you the particulars
of the conference lately
holden
in her presence, between
the duquc dc Alba, Don
Juan
Manrique, the king your
is borne

brother,and my
this occasion

de

Guise, the duke

and

my

hold

The

which

us
we

certifyto your
our
religion
respecting
;
and to
feel to regulate,

apply ourselves

thing which

execute, that

to

desire.

The

explainthis
your

majesty with
that the

the discourse
the
between
have

statement

my

which

given

realms

two

will not,

to

me,

holden

have

we

alliance

and
friendship,

our

has

matters

bonne

mere

Monday

Henri

due

the

d'Anjou, afterwards

appellationof duke
Archives

29th,

de

court

at

length,
to

mote
pro-

happilyexisting

now

I could

which

upon

other
the

not

personage.
queen

your

et soeur,
"

On

and

the promise

together,and

fullyexplainedmyself to any
Referring your majesty, therefore,to
consort, I kiss your royalhands.
Votre

ally
mutu-

therefore,weary

recount,

so

"

receive

majestymay
good which we

longer letter,
relyingupon

queen

earnestly

so

daughter,will confirm,

my

queen

will

we

your

and ourselves the solid

satisfaction,

to the

from, henceforwards, all things in accordance

service"

the

will

queen

animates

desire

rules of God's

were

the Constable, and

IMontpensier,

de

zeal which

the ardent

;^ also,there

present,
cousins,the cardinal de Bourbon, and

de Bourdillon.

majestythe

your

d'Orleans

son

on

marshal

towards

Catherine/'^

prepared

Henry III., bore

at

this

d'Orleans.

Simancas, K. 139^, B. 2.^,1^0.^^."

\ii^.

to

depart

period, the

Rt.UAUKTn

fcr St
hw

JoftiVih Lur.

Klintnboth ftnun
with
dttUgUtrr
fitUA mul

gmciouA

hor

hnr
pro!"rntot|

hrolhor*^( otiort, and

ronunnndod

nxpivsHodto

ihunki^

for tlu" homu^n

rhiMtod,
prt"?toorn htui "\*t"ryNvhor!^
of

To""mliiy30th,

huggngo

of tho

to

Iron.

At

Joiui

solioitod by tijo oouutoHJ*

do

for
fiuoon*inotl\or

tho

in

wun

whioh

Dorin^

llidu!"?((m

Ltt/.,Kll/.uhoth

do

'IVndo,*
ivh^uso

Tho

of

(hi.Hnutrugo, that
jtootoiUM"d

nuy

to

loHo

hud

his

hond, nnd

ii\torc"^MNionfi"r

moot.

Tho

ponsod by
F.H/ul)oth

ropliod,

'*

whon

that

ohligo madamo
for (hat

o.o\u\t

I'or tho

sho
sho

of

hoard

sho\dd

do Tonih^

thc^
ostof^n

in any

wlto foarotl to angor

and

ho
to

punish-

N\i^gostioo

ipiooo
nuittor

Ium'soU*

ani^oy

nt.

wiinoly o.h-

whoso

nutttor

hstoo

tho

Pooipiidotu'wuH
Hc"t/.,nt

ntnnod

l\unpMdo\trto

romnuitiUit"n

ilo

tlo

ioooomnl

ho

ro(\iM(Ml to

tho
potilionod

\\\"^IVodo

maduoio

ii

of

ojuiHo

tho

oiutnod

inlm

with

M.

ono

prison nt llordouux,

was
"piooo-ou"thor

wnn

intoroodo

to

of u oottOMollor of tho PMrhiouont

AHHitH.sinut.it)n
Chmnhrot.

i\\\\

inlorior olHooi*?*,
nod

tho

HptuoMh oo\irt pu^sod tho

St.

who
Pon\pudo\tr,

oohlonuMi

hor Krund-n\uHtorDon
tl)i*o\i)(h

tormn,

tho

tlw

t^uthmno

diMtributntI to tho

Im

to

Ntnoriquo,her

nftcrnoon

mi

dopnrt\ir"of

tho

aim),
porfinnns. Kli^.ul)otli,

mui IndioN of hor

Jimn

inujosty(luthor

rloh rohos, l\irM and jowoU, rulFn,

Novoml

mditoitUvntgitU

very

hor

Uoforo

Unyonno,

117

VAt.OIN.

owrort

to

S|miiu

to

nptum

DK

of

Hpido.

in

dottdl

happy

bttt this
tho

to

ono

quo("n hor

118

ELIZABETH

her

inothery by appealingto
decided

her

anxious

the

knowing

daughter
mention

to the

countess

de Tende

excite her

she would

and

honour
that

which
impossible,

which

the

this great

regard to herself,that lengthof days

The

duke

of

at

to

filial
reverence

Alba, meantnne,

the

conduct

hastened
ministers,
diligently

departure of

the

young

^
'

Brant6me.
Dames

Dames

lUmtres"

of
the

sent

Alas !

realized
should

in

be the

Catherine

her

and

for
preparations
Before
for

him,

de ValoU.

the

the

duke

and

after

which
his discontent,

d"\i\.^.

to

contented
being highly dis-

Vie d'Elizabeth

iliiutrefl" Vie d*"Uza\"et\i

so
princess

!"

queen.

quittedBayonne, Catherine
with him for
expostulating

admiringly/

not

was

the

forthwith

her mother

queen

pomise

beth
Eliza-

queen

Catherine

goodness of

respect the

her

queen

sincere affection for

Brantome,

blessingattached

to
fearing

reported to

was

response

Christian

the

indeed

!" exclaims

See

the virtue and

*'

be

the suit of the Catholic

Pompadour
''

behalf of die

majesty on

Tende, requestedfrom

granted.'

recon^

on

that,her daughter wished

thereupon, having a

of

persuadedsome

displeasure/'Catherine replied,

This

de

pardon

her

oblige

to

is not

name

Tende

baffled;

so

but that she dared not,

deny to

who

madame

*'

thingroust

daughter."
;

whose

queen,

mother's

that, that

''

be

to

desire of Catherine

petitionto

to make

de

countess

not

were

subjectalreadf\

in every respect,they

illustrious personage,
to

on

majesty." The

Retz, howevery

de

and

her

by

VALOIS.

DE

she

KLlZilBBTU

Slidshe had

OB

of, shu a};ain

solemnly

Inion infurmml

hor iinn iutoution to subdue

assured him, that it waa

the heretio faction ;^ but that

she

waa

io the

unlike bis

Navarre, and

of

**IfI do

the

of

and
keep faithfully,
have
promised to the
and

case

ciroumstanct^s

whose
a princeaa
longer

word

of
Knt^iauil,

lea^ruein

of the

the

FlandtTs.

rij^bteously

execute

not

allthat I
as

royalniasttT,

and by d(\i;rers
obligedto proceedcautiously
of the princes,
and the
face of the opposition

hostileattitude of Klizabeth queen

queen

I 19

YAL0I8.

dau^iitor,

(|ucen my

permit,estt^em

me

no

!*'^ said Cathe-

is honour

interview. Alba, however, liketl

rine"
duringthe parting

deeds,and oared

but littlefor

: aware
proftMsions
iatenae diatippointment
his royalmaster
which

at

the failure of his etforts to

of
publication
duke gave
"*

himself

It is to

her

the

no

can

trouble to conceal his illhumour.

no

that you

to
lon^i^er

seek

All

majesty,madame.

I"

consort

longer

no

exclaimed

hinted that

by

the Frt)nch

court,

MS.

K. 13U5.
*

Carta

SimanoM,

On

d%

the

must,

bis

of

his

Catherine

when

duke,

her

of

from

as
celerity,

absence

the

detain

daughter at

to the
pleasurable
king of S|)ainmight be

something more
of

the

Wednesday, the

Ari'hivea dtt Sliuaucaa"

Sau

suifer

longer residence

political
sympathy
devised.

the imnuHliutt)

procure

henceforwards,be despatched with

majesty

felt,

the
proposed eiliot of proscription,

purpose

Catholic

of the

Carta

2nd

U. JD, ;*. :it)4,;^(^."

$X rey Uou

iiioU.

Jidy,the

(lt)ldutiueilo AlUa

5 Ue Juliu, 1505."
Sobantiaii,

Uuii V. dt) AUva

of

({ueen

al Uoy CatikUiu

lued.
11.
t"Vlip""

Uayoua, S

MS.

Arohivei

\^^^,
dtt )u\i\",

ilc

120

DB

ELIZABETH

Spain

of

Bidassoa

the

cross

providedat
"On

leave

took

the

of the

in

of the
of

day

St. Jean

proceedin

Luz.

king

far

as

assure
fearlessly

for her

has
especially

who

have

heard

and

on

your

majestyand

she

discourse

her

fraternal

the

this

mistress

our

and I

departure;
the

queen

in this assembly
;

men

affection of those

the

won

is to

In proportion

majesty, that

your

far

as

mother

Irun.

as

has stolen the hearts of all good

more

her brother
her

queen

lamentations

the

and

majesty quitted

great love felt for the queen

been

can

the

The

her company

to the

have

de

prepared

provinceof GuipuzccNu

July,her

Bayonne accompanied by
as

court, and

barge richlyornamented

the expense
first

YALOIS.

matters,
religious

on

between
friendshipsubsisting

hold

for all these almost

king ;

fast to

her departure,"
wrote
deploreand deprecate
Francisco to the king/ The young
king shed

Don

tears

many

Elizabeth
de

bidding farewell

on

also wept

assembled

royalfamily were

Sire !" exclaimed

*'

majestyto

your

tears

see

handed

"

into

Archives
MS.

p. 202.

in

de

the

San

eyes

the

"

upon
Tis

the

where

spend

nesses
wit-

without

barge by

Francisco

perceived
sojourn,
of
the
king.
eyes

brother

de

28

bad

signof
'

her

Janio.

Alava

ought

account

no

kings!''

of

Simancas, K. 1393, A.

Simancas^Don
De

he,

weep

the

old constable

chamber
to

suffused

which

tears

stem

of Elizabeth's

the last hour

the

sister ; while

bitterly.The
enteringthe

Montmorency

to his

"

Elizabeth
the

was

king,who

Ined.

al rey

Sebastian, 4 de 3u\m",\b6^.r-\i^ftdu

to

omen

Catolico, B.

19,

KUUAUKTII

mbmcHHl

hor

\'il

VAI,OIS,

on
inking louvo.
toiult^rly

mul mmuiou

tho

dmuonifttiiittH)
how

by ht^nmtthtT.
Aluvu

to

**

St. Joui\ xU^ Lu/

at
(liMpIuvod

Hitortnl
mAJt^Htv

wMir"

DK

boat

to

hor

Inn^

to

(|\uvn is bolovod

tomlorlytho

hor

brothorj* tuul

tho

kin^

ot*

tcmrA

whou

hrr

imuivov

Thr

both
*

stihjort.H/*

i\mv

Kli/altt^tliwas

S|min.

ttmMU|mnUHlby bor lut^tbor (|uooii I'utbrrino, l"yboi*

ibiko (rAnjtut;
tho rondosa
Miiitor Murguorito.amitbo
iloUrut"ntt,m\(l tb"^

priiuvHstlo

onuksiitHi
lbt" rivor \\\ i\\o
Tbo

fiXTX\\

with glumU

Spanisb

ol* tlio rivor

IVdro

hor

umjoMty.

don\ waittni in KUKponso

tlayonnoat

tt^ntutos,'* Tbo
fht^u ontt^ml

hv

Don

was

two

liniul

that

tntptaiu

foinpliioontod
"

loarn

tbo

waittnl to

adtlini^, that

(Moiiton-

tb(* notablo

tbinf^.H

f^roal intt^'viow of \n\-

tpirrns and

nuidanu^

(nmob, anti anudvst

tbo

do Acona

IVdro

to

to
tboy pntoc^tulod

oannt^i,

Juan

bor safo ivturn.

on

OtMUH^rtod at

and
/ua";i"la,

dt^

ot' (juipir/ooa,
|)on
{^"l)onU

KliKuhotb

tb"' royal

aiul tbo ((ovonittr ot' Kuontorrabia.

vhiv'filt"|)uty
Dim

rtHHWO

Hot^bo-sui-Yon,

bur^^owitb

mono

buok

lu

tbo

ttut

MargotMito

groat sabitingsot*
i\( Iron, osroitcnl

i\(bontun\
{":uurd

Whon

tbo

ri"yalparty

iTosst^l tbo

bad

dutpio(b^ Alba,

and

look

loavo of tbo ibdvo" and

oourttHuis

tViUv Mnrnt"d

to

l\i.4
suito

St. Joan, and

whilo

waiting tbo

jt.)|0i),

))e Smu

roturn

passod ovor.
tbc^i

\\\ovo oonsoltd

ot*tbo

4 %y Julio,
8t^h)"ati)in"

rivor, tbo
('barlos
sorn"w-

blni.solt\

tpu^on bis nuitbt^r

M^tiii.

\w\\.

by

122

EUZABETH

witnessingthe

TAL0I8.

DB

and

dances

the

of

games

Basque

peasantry of the district/

The

duke

of

bindingCharles,or Catherine to
of
for the suppression
measure
specific

havingsucceeded
follow

any

heresy.

France, without

Alba, departedfrom
in

careful consideration of the inedited des*

patchesof

the

and

Spanish envoys

leads to this conclusion.

The

documenti

other

St. Bbn

of

massacre

by the nature cf
the deliberations holden
at
Bayonne, and the fai"
of
goted hatred displayedby the leadingstatesmen
tholomew, though foreshadowed

France
there

and

Spain againstthe

discussed in detail,
nor

Catherine

the

matrimonial

that
especially

as t

chagrined
to conclude

advocated; and

alliances she

Carlos, with Marguerite^

Don

of

was

by PhilipII.
displayed

littleeagerness

not

yet debated upon

event.
future,and positive
at the

was
sectarians,"

"

queen-motherexpressedintense
relations with
anxietyto conclude intimate political
the Spanish cabinet,she did not
thereby intend to
herself to, or to follow the guidingsof Philip's
subject
Valois.

Though

policy.

Her

towards

of
expressions

the

were
principles

wielded

by

Medici.
*

MS8,

The

lUcit du
de

yet

was

skilful

of

"

as

that

are

season

the

sur

rEntreyue

Ined.

in the
when

menace,

of

Catherine

king of Spain

and

Sieur de la Corbiere
cxl.

this

great tumults

potent weapon

emperor

Colbert,toI.

of

source

hand

at

attachmoit

Calvinist faction,though their

The

the

and

warmth

Imperial
government

fervid.

nearlyas
realm,

the

de

Bayonne

"

BibL

de
were

Inp^

124

ELIZABETH

Fourquevaulx,who
succeed

to

potent

commanded

is
to

very worthy^and conk!

his charge of ambassador.
I hafl^.
a

personage

on
heartily

the

among

badge

knightsof

under

Sulpiceto

pleasedyou
Order.

your

all which

I have

the firm intent to remain

I have

commanded

said

the

bon

^'Votre

fraternal

your
you

king with

Catholic

flattery.In
the

honour

her

majestyto
would plaee

Charles.''1

Philip"indeed

addressed

and

wilyassurances,

her

his

she thanked
letter,

which

to etr

she

in favouring
the
especial
pleasure

taken

have

to

seems

love;

frere,
"

likewise

thii

life united

ambassador

amply. I, therefore,pray
credit all the said St. Sulpicemay
say, as
faith in the personal
of
assurances

me

received

all my

plain more

Catherine

your

associate

to

and
majestyin perfectfriendship,

to your

thank

behalf^as I do by this pro"

my

letter,for that it has

sent

YALOIS.

sieur de St.

the said

majesty most

DE

had

he

conferred

courteous

majesty
her

upon

for

"

son;

pleasedto permit her

daughter,thereby demonstrating,

also,that his majestyhad been

to

the queen

see

Monseigneur,
this realm

Catherine

daughter,and
o'clock.

The
"
"

love

and

leave

her

Elizabeth

as

mother

between

mark

back

the

of

Catherine

de Medid

respect,wished
the

over

by no

means

and

mother

Simancas, K. 1393, B. 20, No. 61."

de

towards

nightat Irun, with her

the following
day about

but this Catherine would

adieux

Lettre

consideration

spent one

took

her

accompany
France

your

of France."

Queen

one

her

her

river

into

permii
daughter

Ined.

a^YiSii^^

W.

to

VKAA^*\^*---^2aw^

KU/\nKTII

wore

ino\irnful,mid

wry

IhUIk

Cnthmno

Quoon

to
parting iujunotions

hor huslmiul
or
fi^rgot,

fnnitior
tho

Don

tnirH

lunnour

mul, uhovr

intrrosts of
rwortiMl

thro

wiw

sIumI

wmto

by

innnrrous
luTiiiuiKbtiM*

follow thr

tho
H\\\r\\i

io

by

giivn

125

VAT.OIS.

inuny

in nil luuttrrN

Cuthrrino

cnnvn.

l)R

of tho

kiii^

"II, nt'vtT

to

IhoIIut'h

\\vv
tho

to

I'Vrorli

an"l bis nn'luMs

TiMlro i\v Zuiu;olu,

\\(

pnanl.
rnyiil
KbV.ubotb

still
St.

quittrd Iron
bor

by
afMMMOimniiMl
Sobastian, wbrro

tbo

at

monirnt,

Ninnn

und

brotbrr, n\\v pnxM'rdrdto

sbo sprnt tbo

ni^bt. During

tbo

board
wrni
on
a bnuililul
ovoning,bor niajrKty
galloy tbon lying \n ])ort,attrndiMl by tbr printMpal

lonld nntl ladi(\Mof bor oo\n't, and sinlod

on

told

tho

Tbo

oooan.

tbo

tbat

qnoiMi

oui'sion.

1'bo

jouriuwod

\o

tinuod

bor

wcMilbor

noxt

(o

sla*

sloop at

lior

nuyosly oonlinnod

()u

hor

road, tbo cpiocn bad

closo to

tbo

ono

of

siv

tho

to

pass

dosiro.

Mli/.;il)("tb

Di)nnnp)

Orbca,

dopniios,wbib^ at 'rolt"sa to
Ciuip\r/.ooan
Don
of snubbingtbo n\otal,
Donnngo,
pwooss

to

inform
\Vb(Mi

inbahitants of
the

"'rl"'l)ratod

si"nu"

tbo

tbon"toro, dospatobodniossongcM's
Jixrcn

ron-

VillalVanoa.

Jaroa.

Don

"^x-

ft"llowiog

journoyto

villagoof

to
baving oxprossodonriosity

Tbo

aro

Mli/idx^lb

dint'd,andtlu"n

Tolosa.

bor

wc

nijuino

morning, Kri"layJib,

day

in^n-works

ndni, and

was

jjroally
onjoycvlbcr

llornani,wboro

ronio

distant'o

sonir

llnrrria

tbo

won)

llrnrria

la

of
jiropriotor

tbo roval rorirar

tbo

to

b(T

majosly's

ontorod Jaroa, liu"

inobulingtbo
villago,
nssvu\h\\\\ to

dr

rooowo

worknuM\

of

V\\v",
vyw'v^w

126

Elizabeth

the Herreria,and

proceededto

interest in

her

better

followed

her

by

process, that

the

coach, the

VAL0I8.

DS

ELIZABETH

entire retinue.

assemblage,the glowing metal

delightof

the

to

for

Elizabeth

the young

of

upwards
then

leave of her

town

of

beth

bade

the

adieu to

spectack^^j

the

the

Pedro

duke

brother, the

her

back

to the

St. Jean, and

priorof

the

remaindt

cortef$

Zua^ok

"

escorted

was

com

majesty Segura, being the lasl

Guipuzcoan district. At Segura,E"m

took

who

that she

Don

There

Segunu

this

chariot,and

her

examj

fused, so greadf
;

was

viewing

hour

an

an

Before

queen

re-entered

proceeded to

quitted

she

comprehend it;

to

great

so

confines

of

d'Asjoii"
Spain by

deputiesfrom

the

Gtti"

puzcoa,'
Elizabeth

forwards, at the

rate

weather.

Very great

king

her

husband

meet

her

on

the

the 9 th of

rode

in

"

par

Ibid.

d'Abel
M.

leaguesa day, pursuing

le

the heat

of

account

of the

anxietyto rejointhe
constantlysent couriers to
her

The

arrived at

queen

dusk.

The

authorities.

In

the
in

bishop of Pamplona.
Jouao,

note

Pieces

14.

Marquis d'Aubais,

1.

gave

she

public

evening
the

On

Fugitivessur

to

Pamplona

followingday

the town, and

royallyentertained
the

leisurdy

travel

to

road, bearing letters praying her

the

was

palace by

France,

was

who

July,at

to

majesty

R^cit

on

processionround

audience

"

her return.

hasten
on

of three

journey by night

her

continued

afterwards

her

episcopal
the 11th,

rHistoire

de

BLUADRTII

tho quof
raotlod

her

Tuclda.

to

of hor

one

July, whoro

by

him

t)\o

sho

other

tho

f"VJiH*k tho next

out

cpieen,

tho

corlnjr

king nnd
gn"at

then

terminated

Nt"H""oUlion"i\v

UiiU.

in

till tivo
togeth(*r
Then

tlu\vwent

Segovia,the
Catherine.

lowing
folDon

prinee of Klioli,and
to

her

meet

majesty,

witli marks

Kli/aheth's

hand

to

of

great

kiss

it.

printvhy eml"raeinghim
in

the pn\s!Mu*e of the

vtTy

king.

received

hy

Dona

Juana

at the

tlu^ Alea/.ar.''

l^A.^.ilo Scg^wia, MS.

*

up

to
S"*govia,whtM'i* tlu^
proeetMliMJ
were

queen

portalof

Thus

at

took
l^lu'y
Sepulvoda,oven

Solpieeto

foot, and

slu^ did

wlurh
iMnliully,

Tlie

which

Iut
howeviT, after graeefully
pivsenting

enehanted

hand,

othor

St"govia. 'V\\o prineeappio!irl\e"l

take

to

atTt'ciionntol

ah

with raoh

reached

Austria, eanu'

joy so\ight

Tho

"

alter diuiuT.

the

leagues from

nn^Mvod

(^huhtrss.

renuiined

his governor

litter on
q\iern*s

The

house

wilh
of

Snpul-

hotiour.

writes St,

John

(he

nuiHt

day,"
Carlos,

thrtv

viod

and
It^agueSi

live

forwards

day

Khro,

nliout tlu^ 1 7th

and
Philip,

hv

oarii othrr

Hanio

tlio

rcnrhiMl

towns,

met

was

cluunher, and

snmo

Don

dowrr

own

iihodo in tho

Uunr

had cnmiUMl

\nitil Khr
n!S])iti\

and
imaginiHJ,

do

thonoo aIio pro-

nudirncon, hut rontinutMl

iwony

(]U{H"n,aoooNhul

Im^

should

sho

innrtniihlo ])oinp and

with

king and
cnn

no

without

of

US

Aftor

gmntcd

ro\ito

rrdn,

1*27

VAL0I8.

arriviHl at Tiifiilln
; from

KlixalM'th

DK

SI.

the

Sulpi"v

"*("k'hrat"ulinterview

OoimVIio

i\ U

loynt*

Hlltl. Imp.. \\ U74(i. I'ol. In

luorr.

Iitod.

11

of

Vuust.

128

Bayonne
influence

the

on

of

exercised

of
politics

sixteenth century.
admiration

which

conference

"

VALOIS.

DE

ELIZABETH

Its

the age

while

conferences, may
political
attributed, the subsequent

with

cence

had

the

flattered the

duque

Catherine's
him

upon

even,

the

denied,sire," wrote
their

Christian

the queen
and

the

seemed

our

French
Alba

The

magmfi*

received,however,
The

momentarilywon bf
the honours
lavished^

court.
to

bei

measure

Spanish nation.

blandishments, and

by

great

civil conflicts,which

was

queen

pride of

Alba,

de

the

of

tbej
the marvel aodj
fears excited bjf

France.

of
population

wliich

the

in

its

decimated

were

to

potent aHj

latter half

the

pageants

so

his

It

"

cannot

royalmaster,

"

be
that

majestieswelcomed, and received

mistress,with singularlove,hoDoiu;

splendour."*
*

Archives

dc Siinancas,K.

1393, A. 108.

"

InecL

BUXAtlKTII

l"K

OlIArrKU
Sojuuru i%fth"t (\"Uli

tfurrtu

Mmliiil

to

4)U"vilut\ UpIaIU
UWf^uUriit
i\M

X\w

HI

Vdttlo

the

tu

Nrliiri'UittU
tnliMM""v

l"c*\oli\Mk

of

liow

CouuliH'^

Uou

Titihi^

CltlhtlMA^iU

kiiii; dUil
Kh"A)i""th

Klir^luMh

((tiorn
umWrv

tiAliim

oiHro

Tho
for
of

lloi

(if'M,

OiiiuIohA

\\\\\

ICI

ThiUp

AUiiu

tif

hr

i'oltiin!" (o

kiu^[ nnivo!!

n(

iho Spuntshrourt.

tho

lirninin

\iii(

ol

Mmhlil
Ml

qin^fu

vol

/A

luu] tnrituni

llh.-uin-ili

rtiiNiMiiu'i-il
lUiihriK'o

h"'i

iluKo

Soiiow

n(

noni|uo

I*i"|miIiii

litnii

ilo

m'Iim-iiu-iiI

litnii

ul

ir.\uiiiii (n
i|iirmi

luiliiiuniiiuu of
iho

Ihi*
(ho

llri
(hr

io\ctl |iali

rvrnl.
joyoii.s

of

hi*

Kr"ii^-

iniiriil

iho

Mr"lii'i

Pi-imidiio

""!

(ho

wum

riu:.-iiii*

M.

ol

Ihi-i iln.
(m

hrr

mid
I))'
pnurssiou.s

"rjf(imiin(ijr.
during this
riitllp,
rrsrrvnl

uiuIirt'.Muloi

riUhrniio

The* four months

hailIxTU (llvorsifuMlonly

muro

"'"

o(
IMtlhp Cuiiju^idlirtppinoii

rotiirii of

rirurh

I'liiiii'iniu^

I'liiirrniiiui

ipuil

oaiu|iiitk^ii

ihiiMi^

tu

lo

(ho

llr nlMrtlin

11,

"*"

III' rhilip
ih^|iiu(iii"'

inukr

r.i"iii'"
l"i n|i|ui(ii(iMl

lUi^i|Ui*HuiitiMirnl

S|miu

IMuhp

ih^ lUlirhA

itiu*hr"H:"ol' Alhtt

iH-.""i*"-

itiiil(lio

|)r(i)th

vow

PotAlh

iMMlnun^

to
i(^i|iir"i("

(h^ VlUiMov
tif

Po

tt

ol

l-'um

iiiiiliriiro(u

UuiuiiuhmI

"|urrii'ilurKiiiiiu'V

LfKor
\wv

iKVuimtiou!* rho

TilK

Ihr

in

wi^rv

.Viioi-"lo(ri ot' (ho

hrullli

(10(^10

a(

Thn

I'otiil

MimiiHi

ut' tho

(iif^nun

(iiatili

ICh.^hi'th

liotwoou

(hi^ i|tioru

ll:"tul" ol' (he

iiurmi

iloittioun

rtitil(jtiPrliMM'iMvr
klii)^

Vltn

v\Mirt

Uor

lU"^ hInuiUiit
of olfupriiig Uor

oUuUi

Ho

Uoii (-avIh!!

of t1l0 Miulirilirp

"

iMiitt

111,

AitivmI uf thi^ ImtHMi ili*Kom-i)iiovaul\

aI VA Un^iitii*Ui-him

^uvHtU"'i\w

"t VnhAilt

l'i\)

VA1.01S.

for

ulisnui^
solciuii

NtM^nrd
intt^rviil,

llmu vvn\v\\\
\

in humoiir
w

130

for the

societyof

longer

soothed

extension

of

Don

Low

assisted at the

great

on

Countries

the edicts

as
by Philip,

habituiJ

be

courtiers.
did

was,

in

France, under

the

welfare

after Elizabeth's

league.
Bosque
from

iSegovia."

tl)is residence

dated.

fire,and

The
but

Val

of
tiuntiiig-scat

This
dc

or

VA

many

palace has within

a

wreck

and

the

anxiously

the

of

his

from

policylikely

circumstances
realms.

so

few

Segovia, the royal

accompaniedonlyby Alba,
few

other

Spanish kings
was

his most

nobles

Segovia

favourite abode
famous

of

letters and

sylendour remains.

from
about

usually called

was

the last century been

of its former

alone,and

them

both
to

Juan

Don

equalcontentment

Sabin, ii distant from

Dusque
of

of

return

pairdepartedto Valsain
Fcria, Manrique, and
Valsain, Valscca,

Inquisitors.

moreover,

development

to

suspendthe

to

To

further

pursued

Parma,

Philip deviate

he

threateningto
days

his

by

reserve:

expectinga

and

hailed with

was

Gomez,

Ruy

of

Elizabeth, with Alba

de Lara

Manrique
with

again boldlypetitioned

confederates

againstheresy;

arrival of

The

these crud

by

newly appointedFlemish

of the

powers

discontent in

The

diminished

not

the

and

people.

comtj

bis

also witnessed;

was

n^gent Marguerite duchess

the
annul

which

of

concourse
was

Vincente

one

lieresy.Philipand

for

quemazon^

the Nt^therlands
executions

nobleman,

suffered

Moronc,

consequent

in the

league

Valladolid,when

to

anxieties

consort

young

occasioned by the wayward conduct

displeasure
An
Carlos.
auto-de-f^had been celebrated

the

by

beautiful

his

the

the

TALOI8.

DE

ELIZABETH

one
*

El

PliilipII.,and
are
despatclies

nearly destroyed by

132

ELIZABETH

cabinet.

The

princesprang

rudelygraspingthe
dagger

hood

with

prevent Cisn^ros

life of my

father,I

startled

the

by

humble

many

turned

from

the

with

such

dared

stud

of

on

injured. The
so

that

the

quittedthe

his

father,"to

saddle.

"

These

"

It is

horse

him

recorded, also, by

impartialwitness, that

prince

the

and
delightin roastingpartridges
and when
ventured
when

to

remonstrate,

they

Cabrera,

'

Ibid.

of his governors,

one

Hist,

Ferreras

de Felipe II.,lib.
"

Don

Hist,

de

BadoerOf Relazione, Bibl.

vii.

Espana,

died

cap.
t

ix.

by

oath,
un*

after he

prince
apparently
the

an

used

Garcia
other

riding together in

were

horse

hours

some

to

other game

this and

on

the

the animal

rode

the little respect borne

son."'

his

favour

proceedings,"
says the
the king,demonstrating

historian, greatlyoffended

they did

but

the

rate, that

horse

Carlos made

restore

prince mounted,

furious

the

of

master

Don
refuse,especially
as

not

valuable

king Philip,
demanding

vehemence,

the life of

**

away/

walked

and

heel

his

on

Carlos.

Don

scornfullyfor

day, the princeborrowed

Another

By tU:

and
apologies,

before

his knees

on

prince,after regarding him

moment,

as

servingme

from

inter*]

dare you

How

me

tbi

you

you!" The cardinil,

assault,and being alone and

sudden

himself

threw

The

at

! have

will kill

made
his life,

in fear of
even

his cloak,brandished

of

"

contend

cardinal,aiMJ

the

on

in his face,exclaiming, Ah

to
audacity

fere to

YALOIS*

D"

the

22.
p. 544,

lmp.^\%. Coto.,^^"^.

etc.

de

take

alive;'
Toledo,

enormities,
forest

ol

ELIZAHETII

his Kwoni

Aceca, the princodn^w

him

run

through

word.
became
the

and

king,

Uo

"

torriblo maslo

un

fait

s'en fust
curatollo."

Austria

had

madt^
say,

Dietrichstein

tlie

dtHJmed

his

daughter of

mis

Ic

pi^rorn

tlie

prinrewith

PhilippromisedCo\mt

"

tlie

Anne

certain

uiuler

progivss,

eon-

Adam

aitihassador,that it* he
Iitiperial
fit to eontraet
son
marriage, the

Kmperor

should

be the lirst honoured

took
ICli/abeth,theret'ore,

prince'ssuit.

the

the

tlie marriage of

ditionSythat is to

by

ijiril

ahsenre,
quet^n's

the interval of the

for
negi"tiution

ever

il rtait

"

assun'z-voiis

croiro,ot qu*ilvdi

rrpairnl to

nrantomr,

says

(larcia

in tlic lioust'hold of

s'ilcftt voou,

; vi

Don

During
of

vrai,"

tittrrcd iinothor

lattrr

tho

his post
rosi^^nod

Curios.*

Don

thrrateiuMl ti"

towards

monacinp;,that

so

and

hixly it* ho

the

liis manner

Aftorwiirds

133

VAIX)1S.

DE

an

of explaining
to Iht^ king the wishes
earlyopportunity
tlu^ alliances which
rine
Catheof her mother
respecting
with
desired to contract
S|)ain. Philip replied,
"that

with

the

eldest

the

far advanced

alliance.
duke
any

ti"

d'Anjou

Kerreras

he

and

that

"

^ruitume,

he

and

Uiat. de

of

f^vi aside

marriage
the

in favour

J nana,

Dona

of the

Emperor

\mion
|)roposcd
he

of

prince
too

was

other

any

hi^tween
c^ouhl

not

the

by

ever,
proposal." Philip,howwould
give his sistt^rto
willingly
employ liis good othces to bring

entertain such

means

kingCharles,
'

daughter

for the

As

added

the

for
negotiation

Kaimnu,

t.

ix.

Cupituiiwn llluairva

"

Vie do

Don

rarloi.

134

about

alliance between

an

Rodolph, eldest
transmitted
faithfully

Elizabeth

of

The

of his

presence
done

to

more

Elizabeth's

and

console

at this

to

**

En

disant

vous

n'a

Bien
Vous

sem

qui

Vcuilez

entendez

Et

Car

be

Carlos

Matthieu

Bossulus

in bia management

de

Ancien

write
was

souci,

mon

de fictions

avoir de luy merci

"

Fonds

French

l"^

decide to

plein de

cause

verse

is
seems

vray^^axd^\r^VL

not

whom

tant

de

of all his woe!

Francois,7237,

his tutor, and

of his

to

Thomme

ingrate,the

Imp.

could

est

difficult matter

the

Bibl.

et tourment.

deploration ;

prince referred by

fictions!"

le silence

cognaissance

pleinde tant
merite

Qu'il ne

all^gement

un

prendre compassion,

ma

ingrat,cause

un

TJn homme

It would

est

ennuy

d'amitie

moi

composed and

longue patience,

ma

avez

dc

mon

to

queen.

griefmal, je rompray

mon

king Philip^i

the unfortunate

Carlos

Don

to the

verse

of

adopt habits of
self-government. Perhaps,it

persuade him

Puisque parler,Madame,
A

Don

during

she did all in her power

and

periodthat

this
presented

MS.

care

young

compassionfor

greater prudence and

to the

step-mother,meai^
the restless spitit
tranquiUize

unfeigned;

princewas

the

th"

mother

into France,

all the homilies

prince,than

ministers.

was

her

to

August.

time, had
of the

of the Em

son

confided

which
she
by a letter,
replies
his return
St. Sulpice,on
month

Marguerite

madame

archduke

the

to

VALOIS.

DE

ELIZABETH

p. 38.

"

Ined.

surprising,as

to have

been

very

for

That
yean

saccesifiil

ELIZABETH

set

spy

dy

feehngs of

mind

by

the

Carlos

to the

and

rendered

him

for

in
perplexity

his habitual

marked

wishes of his

perpetually
not
was
folly
appreiiension

in his demeanour

defiant

The

his

this very

and

more

his father.

irds
I

still

him

future,and

those

guiltof

of the

king

covertlyconcerted

lered

irritated his temper,

chastisement

^rtain whether

whom,

upon

shown
indifference,
therefore,

the disdainful

irds him

ig

vowed

terror

vague

conscious

princewas

and

suspicionthat

Carlos, and

of Don

ho accused of

placed
king treacherously
betrayedliim,

the

by

luced

!sses

by the king ;

His

revenge.
him

It

whom

fearful oaths, he had

many

him

over

the fiercesthate

bore

Ruy Gomez,

jrds his governor,

g

Carlos

his father,Don

I to

135

VALOIS.

D"

deference

paidby

doubtstep-mother,

greatlyaugmented Philip'salienation from, and

ke

prince.

of the

in her affection for

placedany

queen

Philipreposed perfect
of Elizabeth's principles,

in the rectitude

idence

Still

and

restraint

his son,

idential.

himself; nor

which

French

The

the

on

was

does he

intercourse

between

and
frequent,

ambassador

to

seem

often

constantly

recordinghis visits to the queen

Alteza
was
sittingwith her majesty,
conversation." Although Philip
earnest

itions,when
at

su

iged in
;

rendered

)uld not

be

on
actually
ives

tribute to the discretion of his consort,

to
agreeable

the

lipsof

and character

vfere

him
the

to

hear

her

prince,while

praises

his

own

\\\^^wi^
traduced\i^
publicly

136

as

DE

ELIZABETH

well

hood

Carlos, had bestowed

of Don

maternal

The

care.

conduct

afforded

likewise,have

address

presumed

to

before

eves

the

is not

his

to

attributes to

himself

than,

Elizabeth

he states

of

conduct

from

thence

had

brothers."
other

This
than

of

into the

himself

rather the

was
indignation

of

the

king

discerned

be

wai

son

at the

in the

to the

court

birth to
the

Philipwas,

it

was

Spanish empire

Carlos,might

noble

that if the

sons,

declaration,had

Don

France, and

of

reportedto Philipthrough his

been

divide

disinterested and
the mind

unfortunate

'*

to

thcM

at
jealousy

Doo
prince,as regardedhimself.
had
observatioI^
an
recentlymade

the

step-mother,gave

intention

feelingl

other

of
expressions

no

Alava, to the effect,

ambassador

that Hm

alludes to
frequently
is onlyrendered^bearabk

to
clearly

so

transmitted

was

bim

he

the mind

actuated

Carlos, moreover,
which

woman

motives

malevolent

pri

"b
compassion."

own

insinuate

objectlikelyto

an

feelingwhich

any

la

her

affections of any

his

remarked

in his

love, while

and

which
isolation,

not

the

paraded by

be

showed
sympathy. Pliilip
knowing that his
proceedings,

by

Elizal

to

which

et
I'amitie,

"

however,
sparing,

admiration

prince m

of the court.

princenowhere
towards

the

her, were

to

it is
eifusions,

these

of

dixains

the

him

upon

great annoyance

if
herself; especially

In

Juana, who duringthe

those of Dofia

as

YALOIS.

the

it been
have

been

queen,
now

his

with

Ins

made

by

deemed

impressionproduced on
V\o"Kev"t^^"^^\^^^^'^"Xs"xsft

KM/.\iucrn

fhr

to

prituv, tin

di!i!tr.Wi"^M
iWl
\\Wi\\

(Mlh

flio luothrr

of' hU

fho

inroa")N

riuiuuiH

lAUin^*\
Tho

o\"v?."oN

a^

ainvo\l

hoalth

rxrr.

thtv.o

Aflov

i\ov

IvxMjuo

rival

ahont

aKmmU

tixMU

Tho
his

Sc4:""v":*.atui Kl
fWiviso

ft^rn\K\l

\\i
f\"

at

tho

*oi"nuno*l thoix*
lV.i\xMn\o.

h\

tho

with

suuv

o(

V\w

oonstantlv

is

tl\at

Sx^ptrmhor.
afhM*

ho

whuh

\"lwiato tlu^ dl otVoots

"'

watrlil'nl

hor
sonio

nu^'ht
tho
ot

was

l\ow-

ipioon.

until

and^asxulor

tho

oapit.d.Npondn\":i-h"N

ohaso.

ronsotpioui

Siv.i"\"a, auil

\\\\\ii loniauii'd

Taido,

Nurh

\no,n"l'\"\nA|Urvanl\.

KIi:ahrth

Jnl\.

louf^th.

inakuiir

ho

IMnhp

ot'

tho

Nii^lu

at

ina\.

ths\"nlors

do

Madiul
oi\d

alhtthnL;;

atlhrtril

pinilont and

nuMo

l\or rcv"'p(hM^

at

ot' tho

\"hu'h

\\\{o

ainh:\*"\ailiM

oordiahtN

dotWivd

rot urn

hy ilf.'.ipatiou
: and

l-'.l Ui"M|no

at

ixSyix^nI with

I ho

tVmu

tutino

luu*\

tVIt hv

ohsoivoil
\\\\\ii,

hiM

on

Fronoli

now

brrn

aihiutnitions
irpoatoti

tonilor hun

n^av

havr

nM^M"tl\

hail

tho

inini^toil

Sulpiro.and

St.

(Mttailoii hy
M"rtonnj;!""

fho
Auol^

whioh

piiiuv\W

rt^li-ctin Iho

on

inv

Cn

htitr

\\\o MttriialiouH

tor

ila\ atlrr

luanpti'itlo

tovor

thai

rr^,rr(

titurs.

af

Soj"oYia"tho

al

IruM

ihaf

iuul

ipirru

hrurrrorth

(Voin

nlV-.prln^.**Vol

l\ti)Vor""in^
nno

piiiuv
''

'*

wtMilil

iiitrinpnutp
it' \\\v

ai'nv;it. that

\\\\\\\\v\

t\\\WU\m

hiUouM

iho

ho

Nun.

appravN.

wilh

i]ur"'n

o(

Nou

riuhp.

l\"

fo

i;"7

vJit.oiN.

\x\h yrx^vuwx^

luul Uoow

Kli/alirth'n

g^S'V

M'lUiiucMit

OK

Kl

tpnttod
I ."(".".

luninj;^
ti^Mn

ivtiun

woc^ks
tnno

loncor
hotwoon
h\

honotW

ph\su*"ans
his n\:ni".t\

tho

nv\Mn

's

polite

138

oal excitements.
muoh

by

DB

SL1ZABBTH

**

VALOIf.

king Buffers mueh4^uin

The

aide atitehea ;

painH,und

the udvice of

his

of

aoouunt

on

he
])hyHiainna

uuioh

goes

atOi

whiohi
to

thi

the heat meuna

of strengthening
utfording
the body, and
of mehinoholj
rid(hng the s|)irit
thoughts,"writes the Venetian ambassador, BadoerOt '

ehttne,
m

letlther lord
Klizabeth,
thti'efore,

proceeded to Ma(h'H|,where
the winter.

arrivbd

She

Bosque,and
to spend
was

at KI

the court

few

daysbefore

All Suintl

Fi*enoh
The
Juana.
Day, ai^companied
by Dona
umbassador
his promised audidemanded
anxiously

but, bt^fore the

"*"

"

!
^

the queen
festival,
approaohing
was
'^
engaged in receivingthe court, and in I'eplying
to the congratulations
aihlressed to her on her Imppy
journiy froni the frontier. On All Saints Day,
KIi/ub(^th publi(;ly
paid htir devotittns at the shrine of :
Our
votive
she presented
Lady of Atoeha, to whom
ence;

gitlsof thanksgivingfor
following(hiy,the
inform
three

2nd

of

Fourquevaulxthat
o'clock

failed not

to

attend

the

sent

to

receive him

at

she

November,
she would

an^hassudor

The

and
punctually,

was

cabinet,where
private
majehty's
alone.
comn^eneed
Four(]uevaulx

into her
queen
U)g

her

that
itiajesty,

by

the

(pieen

admonitions.

by

the

that
ttiWHtu

yo\n\g

her

The

he

been

had

mother,

to

queen

Spainwas

uUroduoed
he found

the

by inform-

conimissioned

otter

her

certain

very resolute determination shown

not

to

join

in any

projeot

injurethe in"U\\ tmwviuAwt^ivk VyjCvkUv^tine

her husband,
might displease

of

On

safe return.

afternoon.

the

in

her

or

140

KU/.AHICTIt

thiit inriutM,

by

1)K

h\\o would

VALom.

lo]^

liuvo it in lirr power

ihl^
ohtniu litll
of tn'ontM ; i\i)"i,
knnwlr(l|.!:n
ronmH|UriUlyi
'

omild

tiiulproho
pniriratc'

iittrrostii
of tl\o kinp;hor

tho

lior to
would
At

Im

Kottdii

NO

brother,wl)o bolicvedI
timt ihi
(laup:ldrr,

luul

MNtrr

tO
pn'jiidioinl

nmtlrr

any

tulvr nil Inwiul mul

poMildoluruUH
tlmt
Kiu^ CharlrHrxportod

ndn,

unv

Htuntlv ronuntuurnto
U\
louNi,

hor
1)0

to

boNtowod

hor tho

upon

to

iiionI

vioiMNitudoH of

Moivovor, hor
numn.H

hor

rrpirdi'dkm

throu(thouttho

ntothor

in*

-hor

nod

tlotmo

nho would

inoihor; oriM

hrr

to

iiuohi

uuijrMybonnii);
nhvnyi
whirhi itt^or (lod|
liiumgf,

thn lunlmH.Hmlor

ill mind

ou^hl

h\\v\\ovrol

to uvort

oortnin

mipport

wliothor
lil*o,

oi* otVHprin|{
or
hloMHinpf

ohurf^od lu^r
utton^d

lorp:ottho wordw

of
tho purtition
oonoornin^:

by

tho rouhn

(lod
not

by iiny
lo IVInw\

not

M,

king bin

of tho

fnthor,with uny bntthorN ho ini^hthuvo."

Kli/ahoth
thon

to thin hiinuiKue;Hho
ptitiontly
had titoatVootion laUf^uiiilnHl
novor

listonod

ropliod,that
**

nIio boH' tnwardN

whiob

hor tnothor and

oould it ovor

brothor, nor
youn^:or

brothorn

bud not

boon

no

Kranoo,
(|uittod

and

ho dinnniNhod.

tho nuid

^bon
bohift
prinooN
having;ovor Noon

with

and honour, bad

doli)(ht

b(T b(*art a lovo for all| lorvont

that mIiu would

pnnv

hvv

novor

lovo and

no

nho

littK"tImt

tboniiyet

Hhn had boon rowiviKl

Uayonno, whoro

HO

lor bur

forvidiowin^;to lior yo\itbwhon

tho intorviowat
nnioh

Am

hor HiNtor,if hor lovo for tbom

liho Noarooly
n'ou^nborod

NO

tint kin|{bor

uh

in

oould bo doNinnl ;

nor
forfj:ot,

vouumu\wuu^"

rokindlod

onnt

any iiot|to

M^v^tUvgloiii it

ELIZABETH

DE

and union
friendship
now
so
firmlybased,

"ed to her that

vo

crowns

concord

and

And

(ted.

well

and

lit

subjectof

the

xpectingan
letter

jelieved

that

for

this

and

part,for he
then iotro-

her

queen,

St.

by

king

her

than
sister,

said emperor,
archduchess

Sulpice.

the

iX

of

thoughtthat
madame

her to the ek

handsome

Austria.

emperor;

She

the

be well matched

providedfor

was

be

not

incomparably

was

also

to betroth

who

Elizabeth

who

She

be

mother,

opinionthat

of

was

her brother.

she

marriage
princess(of Bohemia)

eldest,would

the

ad
Cathe-

'^

deeply offending the

she

this

replied, that

sent

eldest

the

marriage could

;e

had

(of Bohemia)
princess'

the

the

say,

has any

ambassador

of
preliminaries

the

reason,

beautiful than

can

; nor

his

on

Elizabeth

she

off without

'

Hungary

could
advanced, that the negotiation

so

Although it is

that I have

from

answer

le

obe-

more

royalmarriages,which

the

which

be

actions

artifice

or

prince with

him

at heart.

much

so

with

feign."The

to

in-

all that madame

fault with

of all my

dissimulation
how

is.

now

the littleprincesof

influence

not

he

she

ridicules the actions of the

finds

yet he approves
the

disposedthan

father,and

Qoesse

3,

"

that

concerningM.

he cannot

Elizabeth,

between

again be

never

say,

you

and
despises,

hat he
lis

could

what

to

as

t/'continued
md

the

were

sd peace

141

YAL01"

ereni

and gs

142

RiitxAnRTi!

thn

had

In IVinn'sa, it could

writtru ahout

roiuplishrd
; for
found

so

l\and of tho

ao-

M.

d*AujoU|her
only acct'pt the

would

tittloiutpatirnro,
prohaldvi
might ho ddoctod

Sonu^

in IOIi/.aholh*slono

ut

of
n'prtition

luul not
tho

sho

lollythat
king/*

bo

not

priiuTSNshould be \

if tho said

ovrn

of suitahio y(MU\s to ospouso

prid(^was

this

valois.

)
und, Ix^yondoompurlHon,
priiuT,
vory AU|)('rior
hor mother '
for whut
\)Y\\\v\\of Spnin. As

Vi)ung'
to

nn

her

had

ono

whicli she
projoctSi
tho

; for

hohrst

nuuo

lot

and)assndor

said in his most

suhjrrt
drop,and

titat ho

hrsot by
porprtually

niothor*s

advanro

to

povvrr

ht'ingso

courtlytormSi
hrr

from

'

Christian

NNith whioh slio luul v""ry oxprossly

to tlrlivrr,
maj(\sty
rharp'd him ut ha Hooh('lli\whilo ho was
taking

loavo,
hrar
as

"

son.**

sho

boon,

(liat hrr

roso,
as

fault,and

Kli/ahoth
torminato

to

to

nuyrsty was

tlu' amhassador

said

snulod, and

gravrlyi

tho axuiioncoi that it Imd

"

kt\ow, hrr

of tho

t\ot that

nuiko hasto sv)hn to

oxrlusivo !

own

Iut hushaiul.**

king

De

sonu^what
how""vor, had
to
nu)ro
Fo\n*ii\H"va\dx,
aiVairs hoioro ho dopurtod;
conunvmioato
on
poli(i(*aI
and Kli/ahrth was
obligedto givo hor uttontiou to a

rooital of ditVoronoos whioh

colony of Florida,between
Kreiu'h settlers.

"

that

**

pernut any Freneh

(juests/*I te
tito iiinttvv

then

to tho

tho

I inlornuMi

how
Four(|va'va\dx,
not

had onsuod

to

tho

in tho

Spanish

Spaniardsand

some

wmte
nuyesty/*
king of Spain would

settle

tho
reipiested

her

so

near

queen

to

to

wUlch
king \wv Iwv^sUvvvwU

Ins

con-

nu'ntion
she

pi*o"

I
l)K

KV.I7.\nF.TlI

misoil to "lo nftor his roturiu

mrntioiuHi
of AUm

tho

to

tlu'

(|U(mm\ on

jmu\ sho sont, tho

(losiro tho

|vi);uv.

vvuit \i|h)ii Iut

tt" luMirt nixl vory

"f tlu" sottloi'sin Kioriila,

whom
Sho athhMl,
li"|)0)*s/*
'*

rjivttho

Fronoli

ho

oonnnanchMl

was

n^pliod
bitlorly

that. it.was

that his (^athoho

would
niajosty

fiw

to

dimnl

its way

of

t'orwar;

luMno in

inliM-

\o
jrroatly

liial

Don

Kran-

lav

to

tho

amhussador

hv xWuvA,

Ihrn,

naviivation

ilot'IaroIho

onlonisiMl hy his suhjorls,and

torrilory

tho

thoso

tlu"

dospatt^hiMl

to

t)o(\)r(^
tho (|vioon horn\othtM\'* Tho

tt)

that

(v\m\ tlionoo; and

foroihly

cisci" "lo Aluva, who

ojvn up

tlic

ill tlu* alVair

liad hoon

thatonlors

on

"

*'

at

ivpu'thulas

tho Kuhjootwas
on
(lcs|"Atoh

lUAttor

tollowinir,

on""

inloriiUMl hiin,

thon

luurh

vorv

hv (lio tluko

duv

saiuo

oNMMiinghut

ninb;tssiulor to

Klizalx'th

kinjjtook

to

\.\\v\\
Fo\irii\irvuulx

Do

nflfairaof tho VViMU"h rolonists,ho\vi"viT,wcny

Tho

to

113

V\LOIS.

tho

of
s\d"j(Vls

that

so

those

oo\dd

who

poaooand tranquillity
n\i^hlgo

fur
fxpond tlunr t\n*Y,

in-

tlu" Kimm\(*1\crown

fron\ tho roahns

livo

not

o\\{

of

at

\\\cv{\and

I'Vanor

aud

,|vaui.

Tho

quoon,

iMntossor,

Mivaiur)
lt"pray

mmS

ahout

this

oonnnonood
to

that

p^M-iod,
hy

ii

nino

1Vp"Vh"^ \W FiMmjuovnuU
ViM\^\'\n,*2'25.vol.

i.

^ In

S"'f\ora i\o

sprodily
grant
rovno

|). .'\:\, liuMi.

of

days* dovolion

tho shrino of Nuostra

(tod wo\ild

tho adviro

\\\\^\v

hor

hor
^i/;ir

Alocha,

i"lVs|)nnj^

I\il"l.Im\i. MS.

Supplo

144

She

dc

llie feuds

by

pious pSgrimages
of

Uruefia, and by the duchess

camarilla,meantime,
])alace

of the

been

means

any

TALOIS.

these

accompanied on

was

the condesu

not

D"

ELIZABETH

allayedby

the

ejectment

The
bellige:
Spain of the French household.
Maitres Vim
her majesty's
were
chiefly
physicians,
Monguyon, and Burgensis,and the Spanish d

Olivarez

and

delicate

unhappily,from

Gutierrez, who

condition

of Elizabeth's

health,often

for angry debate.

The Spanish d
opportunity
who
were
mostly of the Sangrado school,
the

ignorantof

jealousof

were

the

their sdi

of
principles

common

preferenceshown

Elizabeth

by

of her countrymen ; while the k

prescriptions
stigmatizedtheir colleagueswith the epithetsof
charlatans,ignorantand illiterate." Elizabeth,ont

the

*'

day

before the

her first French

a

to

Vincent, her
physician,

bath, preparedwith certain medicated

had

been

recommended

run

liis

directions to

necessary

bath.

the

prepare

conversing with

intention

of

Elizabeth

It

so

the

taking this

whether

by

her

to

desire to take

waters, which

by

use

intimate

the queen

her

majesty couM
the

by indulging her inclination,

gave

risk

no

asked

for her

Vincent, agreeing that

mother.

in

chanced

king's return,

the

apothecary,Dunoir,

happened, that EHizabetb,

-

camarera,

bath.

The

her

majesty'sresolve
united
junta of her

repliedthat

to

Vincent

alone

her

mentioned
condesa
had

gravely
been

medical
had

been

proved
ap-

staflEl
con-

UK

KLIZAnKTll

1 15

VAI.01S.

aulttnl. Oil Itmrnin);

this, tho riuulosn \\o Vvxwnw
withdrt^w

and, in

summonml

tho

hold.Dim

Jimu

stutti of

.sho
^n^ut ('\i*itoiurut,

itf htn* niiijt'stvVs

luuisi^mnyor-donio
and iiu|mrtrd
U\ Www thr
Munri(|Ui\

that tho quoon waii ahout to hathr in nu^liiatfil

fiiet,
tho rooouuooiulatioii and uuthuiitY
water, soloh' on

Yinwnt,

of maitrt)

\\( Iut

muio

having hoon
physicians

ronsvdtod

inaifNtyVsother
tht^ orraslon.

on

The rt'sult uf tlio oonsidtation hdworn

Juun

and Dun

was,

nmitro
forbidding

that (ho htttrr isMiod

Vinoont and

hatl\ for hor

pare any

th("caniaiy'ra

his

pn"hihittiui
apothrcai
y to pii'-

to
ov
n\ajoNty,

athninistrr

to

lui*

tit tonoh a singlehair of

ovon
any potion, ni), nor
tht' Spanish
her head," withont uonsulting
physirian^
;
**

onlyattor tirstsuhmittingthoir opinions(or

the appndmtionol*tho niayiU'-diuno.
Maiho
N'iurrut,
to ohoy this nuinilatt\
niailt^thr hrst
beingixnnpoHod

and thon"

txeustnn

ho

roidd

to

tho

(pitu^n; and

it

st^itns

Kli^ahotli,
ahsont'o,had
ihn'ingtho kini;'s
tho doi^t'o of Don

ht^rsoh'ti"

ivvorso

but

howovt^*,
fidlowing,

one

at dinnor
ht^rtily

of

tvnsidertHi in thoso

sonu^

days

hlaok
a

not

Juan.

that
po\^t

TUi- ilay

tht^ ipirrn

pai'talviu";

(nuncillas)
puihitngs

voiv

ionuI

dl.^h,h.r

adhotod with h"^ailachi'.

majestyroso tho no\r niorning
Thi^ phNslrlaos
and feohng greatly
indisposoil.
wen-

sumiuonetl in hastt^ hut

iease

Vinoont

Irtt thipul-po^""ly
in thi"
pussihlr,

far as
as
royalpationt,
hai\da of tho Spanishdoctors; who, wvy wwwU
porthrust upitn thont,aiwiouNh
at tho
I |)fextHl rosponsihihty
of ilw'w FronoU ovAWu^^vw^^.
Ii"kwl for t)w cut-uprmtion

of tho

VOL.

/.

Y.

146

ELIZABETH

Catherine

The

recipesent

fore

gravelysubmitted

that it was

by

VALOIS.

DE

the sole

for the

he knew

remedy

ther

was

Vincent, who

maitre

by

bath

stah

likelyto

of

avi

majesty. The bath was, therefore,unanimous

adopted,even by Don Juan, who withdrew his veto,i

her

the

satisfaction

great

majesty/ Elizabet
advised, frequentlyavaih

of

being better

afterwards

herself of the

luxury of

her

mentionii

without

bath

her intentions to the

catnarera.
vigilant
Rumours, meanwhile, prevailed
throughoutthe

coi]

in the foUowii
Philipintended to proceed early
Carlos to Flanders, to p
year, accompaniedby Don

that

down

that his

present absence
of

for the purpose

well

as

functions of

object

of

and

of

17th

the

decreed
tenance

regards the

as

D^peches

F.s 225.

vol.

de

I. D.

Bosque

de

of

in
inquisition

Ined.

duchess

king

for

la royne

"

to

formida

Segovia, Philip,
had

despatched

heresy,and

in

which
the

mz

the Netherlands:

office of

holy

Fourquevaulx
5a."

the

of I

become

the

Marguerite of Parma,

annihilation

of the

condition

relative to the conduct

October, 1565,

letter to

famous

her socie

from

chieftains of the

the

El

From

league.

to

anxiouslyappealed to

towards

consort,

had

known,

solicitude

preciseinstructions

observed

the

well

was

The

Spain.

of

extreme

Parma, who

himself

; a

majestyto perform the import'

Regent

Netherlands, it

his young

from

weaning

to fit her

as

of the lords

confederation

the

in person

mere.

"

wr
inquisition,"

MS.

BibL

Imp.

Si

148

ELIZABETH

and
religion,

of

of

embarrassments,

ing

presence
and

each

of the

judge

for

entreaturgently

by

government

king at Brussels, who

could then

himself.

ominous

went

persons

her

duchess of

involved her in freih

brother

to her

wrote

of affairs became
many

day

relieved from

be

to

The
subjects."'

his

Parma, findingthat

VALOI8.

DE

known
so

this

When

far

the

at
as

to fix

the
see
dition
con-

Spanish court,
the

day

when

Countries ;
would take his departurefor the Low
Pliilip
and to S|)eculate
in which
of the royalresidences of
Other
Spain Elizabeth might hold her court.
and
discriminating

more

personages,

affairs,
gave

no

faith to the

versed in

better

rumours

knowing

bow

of any kiod,
their king hated
excitement
cordially
and the delighthe took in sojourning
at Madrid, and
in his other Spanish palaces. Above
all,it was not
would
initiate his son in
deemed
probablethat Pliilip

suffer the

majestycould
the
the
Low

great confederation

of the

the cabals

"

"

person

of very

some

the which
Italians,
both

weary
some

in
princeto mingle personally

"

make
infallibly

by

that his

or

Nobody gives credit to the report,that

king will permit the princeto quitSpain for the
Countries,"writes de Fourquevaulx.' The said
strife :

prince,is

or

of

parties. It
abidinghere

great command

conduct, and
flighty

compact, with
must

in idleness

post."

is
prince

that the

and
The

Gadiard, Corrcfpnndancntie IMiiliiipe

II.,t.
dc Four*
I"t']j"!cIiCi

Flemings,

of
be repented
eventually

is very evident

or

either

would

i.

that

he courts

French
p. 400.

^Ma^
VVv\"\.
Ymv-'^NS^-*"^-^^-'"
i"Its ;iu\x.,

ambas-

KLI/AllRTII

fi^dor,by tho romtnaiul

of (^/Uthorino,
ono

Askotl

"

"ion"?"

KHznhotli

nmlmsundor,

mentioning it.
lio Imd

vot

AS

tho

l"oingnothing

tho

hourd

hnd

Hkowisn

ImiI tlto work

innjostyV
oonipuny.*

\ipon mioh
*'

that

'

Mthjoot;
hi.s oiifm,

to

it wo\iId
jo\n*noyi

of

ooinnionooniont.

hoiwoon
lioRtility
Philipand his son.
politioul
his twontiotli yoar,
Carlos had thon "*oniploto"l

tho
IXm

ronuiinrd

and

\vt

and

govornors.

ho

hy

tn^atod

rausod

him

doton"ntiaI

ho

to

tho

at

his

whioh

nunutor

hy hin), partook

of

to^^^lrdH

ohihl

froward

pridoof

tho

olfi"noo to Don

Carlos,

of Panna,
prinoi"

of

Hioso

won"
Philip,

whon

no

whirh

tn^n/.ios,
tho

aooostod

galhng
hittorly

son

of

tho

oonmion

tn^atod

with

of groat

stuuvo

shown

Aiistria,and towards

prinros,whi"so

quontlyshod gloryof
of

diMnoano\n*

tlio favour

was

Karno^o

John

snoh

at.

grandoos, that

thf* jirinoo.Another*

Don

mgn

tito

t\"lors

shown
soothing indulgoni'o
a

king to

Nothorlunds.

hy

1liss\idilon

thi^v asstnnod

tlio

of

Nvith

oonton\pt

tathor.

droadod

so

oontrol

spiritoliafod

vittloni

His
and

was

tho

suhjivt. to

suhoniination,

to

ti

16(5(5,datoH tho

vonr

on

h\it.
Inisy-hodioN;

of

Ih? in

tho

tho

on

ronin

ho did dooido

Kroni

n'port, luxt

tintion

nvm

no

whonovrr
hor

liko tho

wroto,
kiup:,Ium ninji\sty

tukrn

whirh

rumour

poHHOH-

"

tho

to

visit hin (lonuiin

dismM^tlyropHcMl, thut
had

s\\o

"I"yl)t"MIy
hoIiovtMl ihiil

whothornhn

thiMpuvn of Spuin*
king IntondcMl Hhorilyto

tho

M9

VAT.()IR.

I)K

hy

tho

Aloxaiwh'r

rogont of tlu*
oaivors

s\ihso-

on
dos"Tiption

and
distinotion,

tho
woi*o

150

ELIZABETH

restraints.
Though
humiliating
Spains,the king had refused,the pr

to
subjected

no

heir of the

admit

to
complained,

he had
to

his
rejected

with
and

father,it

his son's
bom

the

heir of
de

him

sanU

for there

honour, as

own

restored

remain

can

vigour

doubt

no

that

grandmother

destiny

"

of
heritage

to El

then

royal residence

Madrid.

Charles
chase

The

V.,

leagues in

constructed

was

Pardo.*

El

of

of

Titian;

arras

in works

the

many

schools.

The

the looms

of decorative
*

it with

Pardo

is tYic

six

bull

was

extei

an

The

ec

its appelh

palace,Charies
of the

most

also

from

Pardo,

stone, hence

grey

excurs

about

circumference.

assembled

and

the Flemish

with

Within

PhilipII.,had

El

palaceof
surrounded

who

fifteen

Juana, diversified her Ic

Dofia

occasional

Pardo,

so

royalhouse.

with

queen,

Juana, affli

queen

the lamentable

of his

the madnes

princeof Spain;

the

his mi

to

sojournat Madrid, by making

from

soven

not

have

might

alreadybeen
The

Countries,

for Philipto g
possible
Carlos
I
requests. Probably,had Don
of a privateindividual,
instead of
son
of a ma\
mighty empire,the discipline

the intellectof

members

his

; ^

be nomin)

to
petition

in the Low

was

his unfortunate

had

council-board

to the

earnest

militarycommand
a due
regard to

TALOIS.

DE

V.

chef-d'cei

specimen
exquisite
apartments
of

art.

Antwerp,

and

Philiploved

Spwsi^^Llot

*^

''

^"^

were

abou
the

RUKAimTU

foiTsts of Kl
Uirir

l^inlo

iinilto Inllow \\\\yIxmr

(liroiigh

iind iinpt'uotmblortoliUKlfs,
wsis
tanglodiluckHjv,

doonicHl

him

by

un

ntjoyinrntinlVtior only

\\\v

to

Noolusion of Kl ICsrorial.

monnstic

the 7th of DtHVinhiT, th(M|uoi'ii*s

nnhroiilnvr,

On

Tlwart, rt*t\irnrd from

from
cioxputchos

Thcso

Paris, hiinjpn^ ii pju'kil("f

t.lu"Krnu^h

nod

I'oort

t.ho amhiisNiulor.

troatcMl solrly
of tho
\vn)io

Tho

In bor

b^ttrr to

('albfrinc* ;

Ibr IoUim- s""nt

tc"
\v\\\y

Kl

by Klizubothi ihron^b St. Sul|mv4Vom

iSogovm.

iirs|)at(*lu\s

marriagr.s
projrctrd
by

l"or dauglitrr
in

(o

for

K""un|urv!Oilx.
\u\\\\by
unxmusly rxprrl"Ml,

lottt^rshrtd boon

EliKulicth

who

151

VAI.01H.

I)R

Hosciufilo

('UtbiM-ini'
lAau'qut^vanlx,

dlatocl thnttbr

biul NpoKon to \\vv

S|mniNbamlmNsador
of tbo maniitpvs,inid that bis words
\\\\ {\\v.Mibjrrt
\\vv from
srntto
privately
ngn^nl \\\\\\tbo intrllig""nrr

Tho

Spaiiu

qiUHM)

instruotions from
to

8lu)W

said tl\at Don

drspatcbwbirb

bor, tliougbnot

doNpatcb,unknown

his audionco
And

wl\rn

that
tiiidinp;

sho

Hayonm',
mrnt,

wbiob

c^Momund,

tlio wlutlo dilVorod

bad

n^pbod

tl\o

manpiis

iva"l ti) Don

this monunial/* writos

wo

do"iro

woll

as
**

taKoa

as

possi^ssion.
srvwi

tito doiMonont

adoptod, rolativo

rrKoUitiona

to

tboroti)
do

by

St.

ropy

(boin^

botoro bor

in\irb from

tlio

to

Ins

n\tlbori/.(Ml

"vas

tbo ambassailnr,

to

having

hw

li^avo in brr

to

Sbo, bowrvor, bad boiM" rnablnl

of tbo

Kranrisi'o mul

tlio

marriap's at
anolbor

stato-

Sulpi"M\by
"Tbo

Franoisoo.

"jroos
tluupioon,

lior

pilb of

to provi* tliat

tliomsoIvi^H to dorivo bonolit trom

tJu*\ynrgnith Ciitlwvitin (N)nunands

do

Vo\\yv\\\vn\\v\

152

BLIZABBTU

DE

submit

her letters,
to
presenting

on

rials,
"

her

be

also she

shown

submit

the

partisanof
Tbe

which
a

her

therefore,sent word

could

not

receive

him

l)eeen\ber,at three in
the

that in

making

for
leave

Princesa

to

meet

until

the
the

intendingto sojourn for

thtTcfore,could
until

returned

to

Madrid/'

impatienceto
her
"

opinionon
Lttttro "1" lu

nmu\

3th, when
Elizabeth

receive her
the

some

grant the

not

TImrsday the

VA

at

the
M.

messAgo*

do

vaulx
Fourque-

she

to

was

accompanied by

Pardo, where

days ;

her

ambassador
tbe

court

she

la

was

majesty,
audience

would

showed
certainly

have

little

n\other*s letters,
to hi^ar
or

alliances

xw^vv i\M. do

she

again despatched

forenoon,

king

The

After her return

forgottenthat

had

the

8th of

Saturday, the

with
appointnient

the

in

Fourquevaulxthat

to

in performance

evening.

the afternoon.

Saturday,she

Madrid

these

Elizabeth

remain

ambassador, with

the

to

to

was

Elizabeth

convent,

chamberlain

she

until late that

vow

queen,

from

of Madrid.'

quittedthe palace earlyfor

had

of

faithful

most

with

conference

but

Huy Gomeg|

tbo

as

of

the duko

Fourqxievaulxreceived

of Atocha, where

convent

minutd

own

interests at the court

French

the queen

to

momo-

the quoen,

to

fail to

without

considered

day upon

the

majesty gave permission

;

he sought
dc^spatches
but

enclosed

desired that her

document

Catherine

whom

both

and
king Philip,

to

Alba, if his Catholic

to

she

of which

copy

(laughter
:

might

"

YALOIS.

projected.Probablyshe

FourquovauU

"

Hlhl, Imp.,
l)t'|uVhtM",

BLIZAUKTH

remcmborod,

and
high spirit,

her

dignityof

the 1 3th

fortson

the

to

king

letter,
wo
with
her

the

her

the

thti three

king
(pieen-int)ther,
tragnientof

of the letter into

opened by

others,

the youn(;

(juetni

read

and

by

and
iniportant,

most

as

that

Tl)e
S|)unish.

of content,

'*

cellent
ex-

the rt^turn of

exists,and
davighttT

great demonstrations
before

in
mnjt'sty

her

tlu'o nreived

from

told,was

are

for

o\*lork,thort)-

(rAnjon. Only

epistleto

exclnsivdy." Cutherinti nnnof the (h*spatch

the receipt
by acknowledginfi;

addressing
mences

sent

(hike

tmnslation

found

Eli/aheth

to her

Charles,and the
Catherine's

thnn^

at
spirits,
vt^ry jttyous

her lord.

Dt'cornhor,the an\bassa(h)r proceeded

imliu'o.He

lettersaddressed

alone in

him
((raiitod

bt^gaa to apprmatu

position.At
of

healtli and
the

of the
objuri^utioiis

at tho hust audit^hco sho

Elizabetli had

153

VALOIS.

tho

rosentiul

and

ambassador

the

1)B

by

herself

Elizabeth fron) El

thought it expedient to

"I have

Fourquevaulxa
to

the

"(leAlava,

to

prove

husband, that
I

deviated;

of

copy

addressed

which

Hos(pio;

wit:

the which

and

"

you,

the peace

to

the

the

same

aiul in
and

1 luive

king

your

opinions

nothing

union

de

Kraneis(U)

ht're,Don

I still nuiintuin

imparted to
ti"

yen,

to thesicur

send

nuMuorial, which

the

amhiissador
to

she tluMi continiu^s.

have

dom,
of Christen-

he achit^viul by the
principally
allianeobetween
Tlu^refore,
two
our
royal houses.
madame
ma
tille,
remcnd)eringwhat you so frecpiently
nuist

to nu) at Hay '\\\\i\ I believe

repeated
difficultnegotlntioii
of uJ], will be

that

tht) most

couccvuux^

Wv^

134

marriage for
when

brother

your

people have
thing,and

any

prayingthat

so

see

may

sister

you

other,*having also
madame
therefore,
in these
you

in

accom

I
affair,

the

will,however, take pati

far favour

the

to

:* neverth

iDclination to

heartilyinto

enter

that difficultiesvanish.

I may

d'Orleans

true

God

VALOIS.

DE

ELIZABETH

children

mother

and

one,

designs,

my

of your

to

own.

with such prudentcaui

fille,

ma

all Christendom

that
negotiations,

may

and especially
two
our
royalha
obligation,
doing thus, you will most
surely obviate all

sions for war,

had

queen

present and future.*** When

both

perusal of

finished the

ambassador

placed

hands, mentioned

by

the

Spanish

surreptitiously
copied during
granted

Francisco

Don

to

document;
seemed

she

to her

had

she

mother

by

St.

disconcerted

at

response,

asked

subjectof
"

Henri

'

Catherine's

union

of the

MS.

the

to
correctly

herself

she

hid

contained

which

proposedby Catb^
read tha
attentively

ambassador

that,''it

indicate his

majestyli

written

to

queen, her

the

Sulpice."The ambassador, somewbt

and
the queen'sself-possessed
manner
whether

obscure

means

and

mother

Elizabeth's

Simancas, K. IZ'^Z, K.

king Charles

the title of due

phrase

d'Anjou ;
princessto

bore

broached

majestyhad

her

alliance between

d'Anjou, then

due

with

the

told

then
very

will, as

marriage

Elizabeth

Bayonne.

at

having

as

audience

and

to the alliances

Philip's
responses
rine

the

in

memorial

Catherine

queen

this letter,

'*

to

sister

to

'Dec.\i,\^^^-"

and the

d'Orleans.
Dona

Marguerite

step-son Don

the

de

Carlos.
^^'^^

Juana,

by liff

Valois, by 4b

166

BLI/ABETll

Philip.
lu)

that

1)B

The

kir\goxciisod

was

ginwg

to

romaiulod

tho

8tato, and

VAL0I8.

himself

prosident
amhasKador

pi

tho

on

council

tho

until Saturd

tho 15th.
After

tho council

Philipand Eli;
horseback to the adjaoi

of state

hoth

rose,

togetheron
pro(!(UMlod
villageof (ietaA*,to witness

throu

passage

body of St. Eugenio, which 1:

to the king by Charles IX, on
presentt^d
The
bones
of the saint reposed
to Toledo.

that

place of

been
road

th(^

shrine^borne
8uj)("rl)

the

to

opm

the

gaze

under

v(Jvet canopy,

of all spc^ctators.Tlie

body

a
^

the rightarm, wh
in all respects,
|)erfect
excepting
sacred relic Philiphaj)i)ily
M
alreadypossessed;
had been brought in 1156
to Toledo, by Ham
second

As
archbishopof that sec.
Elizabeth
proaehed tluj royal ])air,
befon^ the

r("veren(!e

the

of the saint

name

She,

and made
relies,
on

the cort^go

knelt in lo^
to

a vow

the first child born

best
to I

j)ray for 1

besought St. Eugenio to

monH)ver,

Almighty, tluit this gr

blessingof offspringmight be given to her. II
mass
was
by the bishop of Cuenra,
pt^rfornnul

and

to

intercede with

the

of th(j sovenigns
priiS(^n(M^

after which

the

cft"

to
Toledo, which it reac^hed on
pr()(!eu(led
The
followingday,the Im
evening of the 18th.

cade

of the saint

'

reunited to its missingmember,

chapel in tho
magnificent
Toledo, called that of San Eugenio.

enthroned
of

was

in the

DdiH^chvido FuurquuvaulXiv*

cathec

t^*

V^Uv"^8c(sun
C"A)tti%AVVi^V"^t

XLIXABSTII

DB

the

queen-mother

with

age to Catherine.

De

tference with

"

the

his

had

diment

",

as

the

his

in

issadur
)

few

chose

Muul
m

turned

his son,

his

according to

Catherine's memoriul

ition of the cabinet.

pronus(\
and

the

Kli/abeth

the
to

the
a

The
i|uecn

usk

her

king

her

to

to

the

propo-

the

to

ventnnnl

spoken

her

whieh

eourt

an

iiule

shouKK-r."

eold

had

of

one

as

ut

no

arehduehess

majesty shiUiKl

days afterwards,
she

the

ask

to

publiclypaying

)stywhether

as

already

negotiationfor

the

to
territory

king

the

That

highness aud

emperor

of

**

all,(K^eming

at

that holy state.

itions,that his Catholic

extent

( lome^i.

observtHl that,
IMiili))

highnessmarried

arisen

iage between

Kuv

aud

his majt^stv
had
ci"ncerntHl,

princewas
enter

on

in }vu'tieular
}H"int
;

no

of Alba

confidential advisers of

unfit to

ainbussuiior

then sought
Kourtpievaulx

the duke

see

Philip

sending a complimentary

desire to

the

bv

to
Philipre})lied

contented himself

luiii before

\vert"

conscientious exactitude
13th.

all the statements

and

lie memorials, meantime,

by

157

VALOIS.

nHH"n\niend

marriages tor

the

that
n^pliiul,

she

**

spoken to his majesty,whit ileelined to negotiate

efor the marriageof la IVineesa with M. d'Anjim.**
rquevaulx then

repeated

the

ference with

prinee of

El)oli and

fn,

the

observtul,
thertuipon,

itsdrawbacks

**

substaiui^

that

aiul that tlu^

every

king

was

Alba.

of

his
The

propositii"n
absolutely

138

DE

ELIZABETH

determined

not

cede

to

VAL0I8.

away

of his

one

any

ritories/* *
Catherine's
of her
of

in

hand

for the

favourite

would

and

devout

obtained

Juana,

induced

had

the

Catherine

had

king

the

the

who, being%J

Portugal,and

of

disposingof

of

power

goes

referring

once

herself
princess

of

mother

years,

d'Anjou, yo

without
proposals,

richly dowered,
hand

duke

sanction.

the inclinations of the

the

for

England

disparityof

the

queen

even
rejectthe alliance,

to

brother's

her

of

have
doubtlessly

her
reiterating

widow,

the

of

the

tempted

Elizabeth

Besides

son.

he was,

had

of

profligatecharacter
as

political
point of view, presented

advantages which

sue

of the

matter

The
d'Anjou is quiteinexplicable.

son

Juana,

the

in the
pertinacity

independentlyof king Philip. Juana,

ascend

and

the

Perceivingthat
princess in
to

throne

she could
of

favour
affiance

fifleenth year,

to

the

to

make
her

propitious to

boy-suitor,Catherine,

king,who

d'Anjou.

She

bishop

Rennes,

of

Ddpeches

de

the

make

Fourquevaulx, MSS.

completedhis

had

Elizabeth, second

alliance

accordinglysent
to

the

impressionon

no

daughter of Maximilian, hoping thus

more

always

Spanish princesses.

archduchess

the

ever,
how-

king Charles,
which

France,

of

attraction
peculiar

possesseda

resolved

suit of

accept the

ready to

was

her

with

Imp.

duke

the

instructions

overtures
Bibl.

Juana

to render

to

the

accordingly.
p. 94.

"

Ined.

DR

RLIZAnRTll

Tlw

tlin

Kin|H'n"rn^ciMvod

but
pltusuru.

said

tho subjrrt,ho must,

on
rr|)lY
Spain,who duuhtloKs wouhl \w

Iho uiattiT

iiiuiHrltV*

UM

leciTtly
drspatrhrdii

couriiT

the nialter,

Defia .luana, ho

questions
put
'^that
ject,

to

ivlntiveto the
vith Charles
to

stM^

most

At
IN

his

hrr Inishand's

irarrd

hrothrr*s

wife

youn^

inaiTia;;e

niadt*,
oilieially

him
|":ive

in

th"!

thi^ sul)-

on

tlie arehduehess

alHed

of

arcount

on

proposal was

of

tlio eotnmeneement

anibassador

Kli/.ahi*th,

sinrere

the

content

deemed

manner

tlie New

other

the
thin(i;K,

also

as

to

h(*r
|)resent(Ml

of

with

eaused

the

the

riband,upon

IVimVIiq

da\i[;ht(T

whieh

passiniit
lie

diamonds,

two

FouniuoviiuU"

Iut
MSS.

liibl

jewels

"

Imp.,

oran^^e

diamonds,

\\vv\i

"

or

opt^nedin

narrow

strung; the

round

ehain

the
takin}*;

ambassador:

she

be

to

east*

c^isket,tlie (piei^n seleeted

iftorwards

her

smt

(yatlurine.

from
hanjj;susp(*nd(*(l

Elizabeth

tho pn^senco

from tho

Kli/aheth

(|ue(*n

queen

I.')()(),

and
ofeostlypriee; laee, ribands, ^lov"'s,

so
perforated

riband.

Year,

to
|)res(Mit"*d

eontainiuf; |)res(*ntKfrom

richbrocades

tlus

Highness

perfumes.iShn

.11

Irttrrs

conchieive to Iter int"T(\sts.**'

Amongst
;:;

hy

on

(lathrrinr

witli
S|)ain,

\wr

of

kin^

advirc

satni'

find out

she

of
niarria^^e

tho Freiu^h
ca80'

(h"*

thr

into
to

as

IX., it would

her

of

drriilcil

va(";u(*Iy
n^plicdto
I'liilip

hin)

when

f^avr

mnsult

n)ifi;ht
oppose

iriththo urrhducliess.

Im

llpnii this,

hrr
{|to her daughter,prayin^r

opinionon

willi rvidrrit

pnijMmal

IxTon^

**th"t

] fif)

VAI.OIK.

the

p. U7.--

and

(pieen,
\nv\\.

160

DE

ELIZABETH

daughter, madame,

your

VALOIS.

looking

the

whOe

pleasedand satisfied."^
Elizabeth

being the pleasureof

such

four

cost
wore

five hundred

or

needy,

rich

became

wide

the

adopted

with

adorned

She

and

the empress

were

; who

all this

avail

but

the mantilla

adopted
uncovered

after
she

Sometimes

plume

"

D^peche

Brantome.

but

all

went

fashion

the

modes,"
"

lUustrcs

MS.
"

with

says

su|
state

wl

"

catastropheof
Elizabeth
with

abroad
of

her

Brantome,

d*"lizabcth

"

"

seldc
her

country.^

own

Bibl. Imp., p. 147.

Vie

Brantome,

Spanish hat,

the

wore

de Fourque^anlx
Dames

and

the Catl

sumptuous

1"

near

the

given to

consort

the

so

or i

goldsmith'sw(

alas !" says

was

puntas"

made
continually

most

her, when

grieviousend

most

his

**

om--

Flanders,

were

delicate

maintained

things;

did

them

Isabel

by
also

King Philip,furnished
in all

dis*'!

magnificent;

mother,
Philip's

presents of pearlsand

her

Elizabeth

of

very

amassed

beth, by her husband

wardrobe, and

poor

wore

costlylaces

the

all the treasures

"

be/"

could

ney

majesty's

fringeSpaniards call

and

rich

her

service,was

arms.

jewelsof Spain

crown

and that she

;
"

her rol

sleeves,a VEspagnole which

the

with

her

as

beautiful

played her
mented

crowns

entered

he

husi

splendidof

"

when

who

her

king,

twice, so,"says he,

dress

the

relates that the least

Brantome

attiredy

always appeared sumptuously

and

sms

suited
Ined.

de Valois.

DE

ELIZABETH

ith
id

ravishinggrace."

she
lustrous,

JhAe
ster

in

Catherine's

special
request of
ick of her

iell
folds below
m
diadem
tilliant
the

loaoced

the

of

the

and

entered

The

incv.

news

undertaken

Catherine

id forthwith

sent

VOL.

supbeen

had

Catholic

of her pre-j:-

month

bv the
reioicina:
the bolls

several individuals

received the

Couriers

the

werv*

to
intelligx*niv

tidingswith

the messenger

fuvour-

tn\u.*iHn't

back, tjtu*
In'aivr of

and
"/uidiu\oo
dauglitor's

days after the qu f oi\*scondition

his
with
publiclyannounced, Fourqui^v^Jmlx,
^^'^'^'^
oScious
zeiil,procccdvA to
/^\vo YvXivv^'^^N

ovemment.

5ual

an-

Laeiv

our

her

deliverv.

linute instructions for her

"as

queen
as

by

with
ispatched
by Fourquevaulx
wis.

wris

grant her majestya

safe

throuijhout the n*tJiu.

town

to

it

saluted,and

were
ilgrimages

and

young

cannon

everv

"le time,

occasions,

coif.

second

saled iovouslv in

Heaven
supplicate

state

received with

was

panbh people. The

"

On

inasmuch

the

the

small

blessed St. Euu:eaio, the

answered,
liraculously
had
lajesty

Ac
a

intercession of

licationspreferred
by the

the

veil of rich lace,which

the

after

at

husband.

Januarv, Ijod.

to

dered
won-

JUt

won;
zeneraily

this
replaced

that,thanks

ifAtocha

and

her

tn^sses,

this fashion,

her waist.

end

her head.

becominir

king, her

pearls
;

round

blonde

so

head, Elizabeth

oifbeset with

About

court

discarded

marriage she

'lark

was

France, Elizaheth. ike

Marguerite,adopted the
at

er

hair which

Her

rolled twice

wore

she remained

161

VALOIS.

n.

few

^x

162

BL1ZABRTH

DB

VAL0I8.

inquiredof hor mujostywhothor sbo wotdd not liki

mick
to luivo (Irsputchod
tu lior n coupleof French
wiveB chosen
mother, beciiuso no timi
by her royiil
ought

lost

be

to

their

in

did

"thnt
replied,

she

in
linvitig

houseliold

her

vrrstHi in stich

not
u

SpanUb
justly
so, U

tiie

mysteries. Moreover,

she, their sovereign,hud

part,and

tlio aid of hai

to

recourse

Catherine,however,
cotnitrymen.'**

own

with the

wisdotn

reply,made
of
was

the

of
good-feeling

and

ladies,which

obligedto

decide under

lletter arrangements

of
preservation

the

were,

nuulieal

Olivarez,Vincent, and
wec^k she

to
proceed(Ml

in Iw.v litter borne

atul
aNghtiMl,

advised

his

sotne

will bo

for thi

meantitne,mado
Her

majestywil

direction of tho

doctoll
times

Throe

then

her

capitil

tho

distances from

footnuui ;

soeOi

hand.

own

Montguyon.

by

mnjeitf

walking exercise,attended by tbl

Uruefia

coi|desade
was

took

daughter'l

her

as
Philip,

queen'shealth.

the

])lacedunder

satisfied

not

of this nffall
grand negotiation

another

French

quMI

requirenny such aid]

Spanish ludy very wail

take it in very ill

nation would

Tho

selection.

and

Don

Juan

his consort

to send

of Madrid
atm"i;)sphere

and

the

Manriquo. Philip
away

the kiHtf

from

cinbarras

of

courtly

country houses, whcru

At one
time, tho ki
com])lete
might \i"'.!"t)\1
repose.

to one
ceren^ionial

had

decided nthat Elizabeth shoidd proceed to Uu

lajara,
and ta^^^^M^
'

of his

n"'pMio

iln

^^^^^^^^
i" ^be Mendoza
'^^-''

rqnovRuU"
p,"f'

MS.

lUhl.

Imp., p. 150.--Inei1.

palaofl^
Huppt

164

ELIZABETH

in tho
in

VALOIS.

DE

afternoon,when

Spain merienda.

she
At

partook of

sometim

the queen

seven,

a repast the
supped in publicwith Philip,

modern

dinner

hesamanoa^ followed
When

under

sat

hind
of

her

tho

Her

towel

first lady of

repast.

on

her

left hand,
majesty's

i^xpense
of

the

with

cavaliers used

dining,served by
that their business

they might

not

tho

for

worse

at

one

Franco

of

daughter

lad:
T

not

to

these

coi

pay

**

ennuu

of

^^

househo

to her maids,
Jleurette

his

conversingwith

at

majesty

of her

monies, the mayor-domo-mayor, Don

when

gibes

her

in the circle was,

to

her (hu'ii

apartment.

the chief members

feel the

great offence

silv

the conclusi

and

that, whilst

say

earlyin February, 1566,

gave

in

water

the cavaliers and

round

queen, but to C07iter

to the

jests

All

stood

to

the duchc

honour,

entertained

and

liis

of the courtiers.

household

queen'sdwarf, Montaigne, sto

The

tho

ceremony

camarer

household

her

fringedwith gold at

of

the

public,s

condesa

the

Alba, presentedher majestywith

basin, and

in

alone

dined

having

abo

royalpairretired

grand-master of

chair.

as

grand ball,

king.

the

and

canopy,

and

mayor,

tho

Elizabeth

same

others,she took this meal private

; at

in her apartments with

eleven.

call

meal

One

"

tl

di

publiccei

Juan

Manriqi

royal mistress,by

iusiatii

majesty,that tlui crown

right belonged to king Philip,as

and

eventual

her

heiress

France, iharried Otho, duke

of

of Louis

Burgundy.

X.

king

Don

Ju

ELIZABETH

that

the

DE

Salique law

ourablyconcocted
and
rights,

ippede
iOrmed

Valois.

tioned the matter

of

of France

dinner,Montaigne

to

and

ran

of the incident which

ambassador

his

angered

so

dis-

said duchess

realm

the

over

After

the French

afterwards

was

deprivethe

to

hand

165

VALOIS.

royal mistress.

Fourquevaulx
Catherine,adding that Don

to

jfnan
Manrique derived his knowledge from

libellous

much
prizedat the court of Spain,which
famphlet,
of
was
publishedat Rome
during the pontificate

fte late pope, when

the

French

and

Spanish ambas-

contendingfor precedence/Catherine
at the audacityof Don
expressed
great displeasure
ladors

were

Juan's assertion
'

the queen

would

be made

at

her

and

not

observed that she felt convinced

suffer such

table,without

remarks
injurious

to

indignantlyrebuking

the offender.
Elizabeth's health, meanwhile, continued
condition ; and
ihefetesgivenat

she

court

able to

was

was

his future

heritagewith

of this year, Don

tractable than

doselywatched
md

his
^

at

majestypresided.

his
prince,meantime, continued
deportmenttowards the queen, and vowed

more

1566.

tournament,

The

course

cellent
ex-

in
participate

during the springof

there
Amongst other pastimes,

which her

in

by

her

his governor,

de

fbargueraiilx" MSS.

to

seems

He

correspondenceappears

DSpiebe

share

to

offspring.During the

Carlos

usual.

amiable

was,

the
to
Bibl.

have

nevertheless,

princeof
have

been

beeu

Imp., 159."

Eboli

placed

luft^.

166

ELIZABETH

under wrveillance.
he

was

VALOIS.

DE

At

allhours

permittedaccess

to the

solace of which

John

companions,Don

queen'sapartm(

availed
frequently

he

of

day,fao\^

of the

himself,

Austria, the

archi

Rodolph,Albert,and Ernest, the princeof Farm:

the duque de Pastrana,son of Ruy Gomez, showec
sympathy

with the boisterous humours, and

had

his best to

done

his

son

in

heroes

were

John

Don

prince. Nevertheless, the

of the

jealoustemper

an

providesuitable companioi
of Austria

and

Alexander

of the
amiable,though eccentric disposition

popular.
favour

Don

him,

allusion

and

his

with
quarrels

rage,

Don

youthfuluncle

in

exploitsexpected
His

period,univ(

from

the

Carlos

his

presence

the

genius

princewere

used

to

"

/" which

Don

as

he

be

an

the

understood

allusion to the

king.

reserved

The

remark

princeof

of his

speech.

Don

fc
1

oppro
called

John

re

incensed the f

made

Parma
to

Carlos

Don

Jc

shown

hi

by

superiorfavour

in temper, prompt

sarcastic in
count

the

the

yo tengo padre

stillmore

answer

of

the

notorious.

"

vos

to

apply most
One
day he

John.
epithetsto Don
bastard,beggar,and nameless."
Si,si,yo lo soy ; mas
angrily:
que

regard

was

displayedthe greatest passion

made

was

this

at

Arcl

resentc
Carlos,however, jealously

with which

king;

the

F\

of brilliant exploits
; whi

age

Rodolph, rendered

fier

was

avenge
hated

", ^tA
unbendingd\sposv\Aoxi

haught]
slights
him
^^^\

ELIZABETH

167

VAL01S.

DE

Countries,

hismother, the able gouvemante of the Low

he

usurped)as

believed

ooveted,and

be his

to

the

As for the

GomeE,

Prince

littleduke

about whose

ofthe court

as

the

man

de

Feria,^captain of

Ins

princeof
which

and
adorned
into

The

he

Eboli

complained.

reign

had
refrain
Don

prince. Alba
author, together

the

the annoyances

All these, the statesmen

afterwards

and

genius then

prince goaded

PhilipII.,the

from

dake

"ays

de

Feria

the

Feria

reignof Mary 1.,and

married

Uie

docata.

affkiri.*'The

a
a

friend

reveuuei

do

Feria.

duke, after

portion of

liater of Sir

it kind, diacreet, a

knowledge of

lo 20,000

dignityof

count

of

Henry

liny

of the duke

hii

IL
Pliilip

ambasiage in
of "Hxabetli.

that

Sydney.

Goniez

would

execution.

into

threats

Pigueroa,fifth

de Feria to tlie

England during
Tke

his

de

he

disbelieve that

putting

pleasure
his dis-

incurred

had

who
to

Suarei

coade

those

reason

no

Leonirdo

railed the

much

of

another

was

be acknowledged,
it must
hostility.
Self-preservation,
is the most
powerful of actuatingmotives.
death of Philipmight any day place Carlos on

the throne ; whilst

Tlie duke

Espinosa,of

and

warriors,whose
the

greatest tuiemy,

the

prejudicesof

he detested with bitter hatred, as

of

spurned hin\

body-guard

the

lliiy

lamjues

destruction he had vowed.

victim to the insane

with the

of

son

Carlos

of
oftspring

(he

whose

sarcasm.

parentage the mauvaiaes

loved to descant,Don

firomhis path

for

theme

Pastrana, the

of

sciences,

the occult

constant

The

his |)nr-

and
ilodolph,

studyof alchemy and

ifibrded the

princ(^

by right.

own

cureless temper of the Archduke

for
tiality

the

ifc,
a
post which

termed

but

lUdoero
without

de Feria amounted

168

ELIZABETH

Admitting, therefore,that
ultimate

the
respecting
and

credible,it

excite

can

illustrious and

and

Once,

fears.
honoured

worst

very

surn

Carlos

are

coi

surprisethat, ha
conduct, al

rash

own

in

influential personages
have

fallen

only, had

once

through

no

his

himself

realm, he should

the

fate of Don

leaguedagainsthim, by
most

VALOI8.

DB

the

medium

victim

to

father

the

graceless

of his

Philip'sproclamation in Valladolid,March

At

Carlos

Don

1556,

Castilla!

loyalvivas
About

middle

Catholic

Elizabeth's

sent

her

of

packet

daughter;

which

however

ferred

the

February,despatchesar

approachingarri^
Charles

also

her

not

convert

was

to

happy

Catl:

slipper

in

French

please the

queen,

fas
who

Catherine

costume.

als"

a
con^
daughter'sprotection

Jew, le Sieur Helio, who

having expresseda

hats

some

did

to

the

majestieson

IX

richlyembroidered

of

performed.

was

approaching maternity.

Spanish

commended

The

throngingthe

Villeroy,deputed by

gratulatetheir
of

multitude

the ceremony

the

de

Spain

ejaculation
respondedt

an

France, announcing the

from

M.

/"*
the

from

where

Grande

of

banner

de

soberano

nuestro

the

Rojas, and, waving it, exclaii

Costilla!
el Rey Don
Felipe
por

Antonio

Don

took

accompaniedthe

desire

forthwith

Sandovali Vida

del

to

be

baptizedin

commended
Emperador

eouri*

Carlos

by
V.

"

Eliz

ttLIZAIIKTIl

Die

1()!)

VAt.OIH.

to the

\\\h ('lUholin
of C\tni";ii,
to
ronloHNor
IliKliop
rxiuninuliou
nilor noiuo
mnji^BtY
ptTliiniimrv
; wlirn

tl)o sinrrrilvof

mto

admittftl into tho

tlio AinlmBsntior

him"

to

HonoNh

hiiu
dc"iiV(l

hiul irronunrniiod.

tnootion thn

to

princoMof Kholi,
int)uoiuH^
ovrr
of hor

iiulurn tlio

that

nuiKor

to

Shr

tho

his nuyrsty. Tho

aooopt

two

him

tiin niiddlu ot

amhonon

Maroh

was

at

lr)(i(l. Thn

hooil

no

Noparato.

Ihosn

of

chooMOK tt) tal^n it for grantod that shn

(r\)\\\
oonipulsion. I)n Villoroyarrivod

:|abuut

liixowiNti

prinro\\\u\

"|uoon took

Horvioon

thn

thn

of

thoir
\\\\\i\\i
oinpltty

thoy

(hntintl. rol^isal on
(lan)fl)tor*N

ocrasioni* to

(o
k\\\ff

arrrpt tlio lUtoiulnnro

to

FtTiu^i liulirR who

rttnontuuiN

CiUhmnn
Kourt|orviuilX|

his oonNorf

wiis

In \\vv \v\\vr to

rlunvh.

\\\h l)oM. riVort.Hto

\\m

pomut

Imth, Iha ninir llrlio

\m

lailios,

aotiny;
Ma"hi"l

king ^avn

Phihp always nMMMvotI

wluoh has
CnthorinoV rm/"rf".v,vr""ri)/.v
with a gravity*
soniothinghuiiorons,knowing as diil hoth tho.sn vory
iiHtutn

tl\o vSlth.

on

sovoroigns,tliat

thn

voiloiltito hollownoNs
pliniontH

rxohangod.

Thn

king

thns

riH^italof ViUorov's andionon

Paris:

**

havn

who
Villnniy,
and

un

infonnod

ins niothor

quoon

givon

givos in
to

in

low

nanios,

with

tlioy

wonis

this said

to

Christian

asnortainod
having oortainly

thoir

ooni-

his an\haH.Hailt"r in

that thn

\\\y witn is pn^gnant, sont

hoth

tl\oir

of tho Nontinionts

anthonon
nin

of

warmth

hint to
many

(In

king

that thn

oontpliniont
othor

tinioly

fidtillodhis nnssion,
plirasos.Thn said do Villoroy
U\ V\\v\\n\\\v\\
making nvui/ cumplinwidixvy
spoovA\OH;

170

oeeded

the

from

Elizabeth.

king's apartment

French

desired

her

repliedby

assent

upoi

the
letters,

Dofia

negative; the

Juana

put

followingday,

point,when

the

argue

Elizabeth said," that it

the entrance

his

again renewed

he

The

reosin

to

in her household; and

Frenchwomen

of

importunity;

her resolve not

was

w"

envoy

discourse.'

his

to

stop

Elizabeth

proposal.

this

to

peremptory

proceedingto

that she

desire the services of the ladies recommended

did not
her

by

wait

to

with

presentingher

After

Villeroy
priK

De

prayed her majestyto acceptthe services of tha

midwives, as the queen her mother greadf

envoy

more

YALOIS.

suitable fashion."*

responded in

DE

ELIZABETH

mother."

refusal,de

Not

ViUeroyspoke

settingforth

would

benefits which

the

the

Philipon

to

positive
subject^

this

with

content

to the

accrue

superiorknowledge possessedby
Catherine's ladies.
Philip gravely replied,"the
Catholic queen
will be well cared for by Montguyon
from

queen

and

her

the matter."

on

the followingletter to
Villeroy

mistress
PHILIP

CATHERINE

He

'

DE

as

delivered

good tidingsas

FRANCE.

OP

QUEEN

MEDICI,

Carta

de

FelipeSeguado

1393, N. 20, No. U2."

Jnttmction

de

M.

dc

to

me

I could

has likewise informed

^

royal'

Sefiora.

"Villeroyhas
with

deliver to his

his return.

on

II. TO
"

K.

myself write to queoi

The king,therefore,sent

but I will

surgeons,

Catherine
de

the

me

Don

majesty'sletter,

your
desire

which

of that
Francisco

of

de Alava

your
your

"

MS.

health.

majesty
Simanctt,

lucd.
\ VL.
Youiqxic^iMlLi.

^t

N*^^"ws

v""

'W^

Wi

KIJ/^AHKTIt

It

with

WAH

UH

VAI.OIH,

lun* (lt^"i|^n,
t^ww
rtilim|uiHluMl
i\( \)oi\\tliti
king iiiuli\\mm
tu it iu
rmuirH
iu"ulimiully
hm*
(uuiunuiulinK
Ht^uMon,

iuvotimhlti

(^utlun'ina

n^ludtniu^n ilmt

rxtrniun

to

rtiAiHttl
tl\o tixprtiHH

ou

hnr ottVr.
tuu^tipt

HhH

l\(^roonvHpoiuhnum
ut thU

HinhuHhtulor

tuko

to

nny

tho
("f Hguio introiluoing
opporttihity

Nuhjm^t,
Tlui

Mmlriil

spring wuH
"lh llorgtiUi
tinguuuitt*(l
hy tho urrivul of thn nitinpiiH
nu{\ of Khu'iti (It)M("ntniort^nny
biiron i\^ M("ntlguy,
Hnnt
hy \\\tsn^gtint of thn Low CtiuntricH tt) inuiftir
witli IMnhp on
thti
uiVuirH; t^HpmMally
on
politioul
lonlu htui prt^rirnttn
petitionwhinik tho (u"nfiMhM*uttMl
nnil tho HupproHHion of
to
tlio (Mli(^ti4
hoc, rr^Hpnt^ting
(Im hopiiuition.
Thti to rival of tl\o nnvoyH wuh
vory
of

rourt

unwi^tHuno

U\ (ho

(hviiloilUN

tt"

of
rt^pn^Hhion

''

king

tho

thn

during

for tlio donni^il of hluto

niouMUi'i^H

U\

purMuod,for

ho

(iiumih/'\\h tlio nudiMudontM

Loh

tornoMi,tiod ll\o nuontrnuntm

of

n^hgionin

I'igorooH
numtiurofei
wiiHoot

to
;

huvo fuvourod tho

though

tho

thnnoponlyniunifi^Htod

Khnulorn.

und

of
udtiption

king'ndotonninutlou
wh

ho H^tonod

dohhtriitiooH of hiu oounMoHorH, und

in

tha
woro

Alhii,KhpinoHu,
of (ioonni, Nuxuni,
tho hi^htip
hooui
Phihphinmt^h*,

whm

to (ht)

pondorod thoni

privm^: whilo I'Vria,Huy (lonio/, luul Don jnun

uouhu'uto tho
to
Munri(|Uo,ItoHoughthi^ nuijocity
oontu^HhionN
rigour of tho othotu,und to nudio tin\oly
fur uh
oxoiloniont, Don (lurloN,
to ulhiypt"pulur
uh
ho wufei initiutod intti tho pon(7 of tho htulo
wuh
V\w w\\^\NvWv\!kU\
"n\V\\
Uu-di*;
to wyiuptttluy"o
Af///i/i"wo//

ELlZAUKTll

not, howuveri

DIS

it may

the llomish

bydevoted

up

in

tltosc,tho
ruligiouK
us
opinions,
in

Spain

rigidconnniniion

Church, iind Hurroundrd

udherentH

uphold from

of the papmw.

conviction.

acts, however,

The

The

t(*nor

of

cunttHlerates,
as
who

he

advocated

The

tumults

his

was

in the NetluTlands,

Uttenuice

that

Dergen
such

dniwn

an

noble

people in
excited

Curliis, who

on

accusation

the

the

eareer
^

Vw

of

Flemish

this

jnnelure.

K(*ria,

his
against,
of

Parma,

prince,who
found

commissioned

prinet^but

no

to

groiukd

trial for
s\d"se(piei\t

his

at

The

in defenee

arms

martial

of

hw

brave

their

militaryrenown

Philiphimself, who
,

sightof

enthusiasm

his diseontt^it

the (rittlof Moutigu)

itselfcan

be dt^teiMi^d in tlu; articles

can

eagerly coveted

partisansincreased

was

assisted,howeviT,

were

the

king

of

by the

been

Montigny
of

Alba

impidscand thought

(u)nunaiul.'
by Philip's

doubtless

his

and

the

that

ainuul

as

upon

It has

against Montigny

treason

ami

lips.

sentiments

the

sound
for

his

on

approved;

the

that of the ducla*ss

huliscreet that every

so

at

nu'asures

exultinglydescanted

were

prince*8

this fact of

disowned
ecpially

and
father's authority,

the

by

with
synipatliy

lenient

possibly

of

policyret^onuncnded

evidence

no

not

which
principle

every

by the prince; yet

(ii8uppi*oved
be

couhl

with

his birth

from

that his father

uU
repudiatt^d

while he oounttiuanced

(iiaowned.

concluded, from

nniHonublyhh

his npprobutionof thrir

prince,
brought

173

VALOIS.

faith,

of
;

Don
while

by commenting

long betore

Oui'uiiioutoii lut'diiitk.

he had

174

RLI/iAniCTIt

DR

VALOII.

uomplntod\\\h Iwntitidth
HtmiriutuU^r iihwrlvn V.

yc*nr

itil1u(*ti(;n
ovnr

umi\

Urmi

I'ho t\mm,

thn

of |viceroy

rnif^nmlnn
of

oxttroind

who

hnr

iitop"fioni
prD"

orthodox
opinions; and
itirirJjy
iowiinlH thn (Wmnn
f"iiKht.nMi
Hytnpiilhy

fnlt not

nffortnnt'N.

hor

foMod

fnupinnl;cuHttmnl

Ih*r

nxtnrniinatn

nod
putiinh

in

rnnntm

thn

wan

hrr lif'n
hcno

hnnottin

thn fanhion

by no
Iniingy
o|)prcmm)d

of

poNiUon in

and

finr a^n,

Jtnr will

himhantrH

hnr

Hho

ttiomnnt.

ilhmtrioUM anonstor

hnr

ophdotm,for

hnr

lopndand nrridyuHNnrlc'd.
Itnr

"to

prolon^nd,Hhn douhtlnMH would have

of
thn loftyHptrit
ptrnmiMcul

KnoiniH I. ; and

\mm

rnprndnnthrr

to

polittral
pnrNotiap;n

tnothir

hnnmy.*' Khxahnth

Hnh(hi(Ml and
(frnthi,

whi(;h it him hrro

Frtmoh

or

(irNt tt'otd)l(mirt Fntnon, had

thn
(hirioff

had

to

thf

waM

notirt,onn

dcvo*

wnrn

Mtroofj;and

of infhionoo

(varloM

nonynrnnd with
frmpinntly
Kli/iai)nl.|i
l^lntninh alVairH;and thn Frnnnh nmon

and

huHmidor

with

Ihu

honotir.

hnr

convnmationf
Mtdmncpinnt
and on thn alliannn with
on
politinw,
tnnjnMty

rnlutnN that in tntiny

Auntria,thn prinnnfornind
Onn

day,

Kli/uhnth

at

thin

during;a

rural

Win UMHlituiioti.
nty

away,

"

tUott^tilN
wnrn
in

#t

vnry

thn

acnontpanird
for

him

mplind

thn
Don

Inutdn^d

nountry.*'What
(|urnn,

air

and

Mat inunnmcd
princ^n

anknd

roving;two

MonHni((nnu".
y ^^nh^^lthn

CnrloH

nxnurnion

Madarnn/*

diMlant

third party in thn dnbat().

pnriod,Doti

n^nrninn. Krniarkini;that
in MJnnp thoU((hty
thn qunnn
"

"

"

mn

of
Huhjnnt

Carloa,
milnM

far

country,
of
thittking

BUZABETH

cousin, madame/'

my

175

YALOIS.

DE

Carlos,with

rejoinedDon

and
ligb,

lookingfixedlyat

IKzabeth

never

he

as

queen

spoke/
these

encouraged

have

to

seems

the

witrimonial

designs and allusions; she doubtless

eomprehended the depth of the aversion felt by the
of the decencies
kingtowards his son, whose disregard
and amenities
monarch

careful

so

of

and

the

from
the

soothed;

womanlypitywas

Often
betrayed.
to declare with
vehemently

cruel

king his

thing to

Thou.

**

He

says

and
brightest
About

Alba, Don
waited upon

Elizabeth

be

t. 3.

and

the

Lettre

Secrctte

de

la royne

the

her

to the

St.
mere.

duke
de

of

Osuna,

been

the

queens

of

sixth month

the

custom.

tesy,
greatest cour-

'fheFrench
proposal,

Sulpice" MS.
"

the

the

majestythat

with

nobles with

de

the world."

duque

beseech

and

wise,"
of

one

the
entering

on

to

acceded

once

R^gistresdes D^peches
"

the

pleased to comply

received

and at

was

notifythat it had
the
predecessors,

their wills

bad

her," writes

J 566,

May,

of her

of their pregnancy,
she would

of

Elizabeth to

make

of

she

Manrique,and

invariable custom

Spain,to

in truth

middle

Juan

done

in
princesses
peerless

most

the

Isabel his stepmother,

and
lovely,
gentle,

her

and

"

him

robbed

deemed

Brant6me,

have

heard

was

great emotion

of

had

father

her

all feared

prince

marks

of

whom

afterquitting
the apartments of queen
that the

prince,

tenderness

the

"

queen'spresence

gratefulto him,

and

The

appearances.

however,always retired
oomforted

incensed

life,disgustedand

of

Bibl.

Ined.
.,

'imp.F., f. 9746,

176

KUZAntCTtt

DB

nni))nRfMi(lor"
however,wjis
nation,when
whieh

wns

nn

with intenm) indigir

moved

ho heiird of what

he nverrcd

VALOI9.

hnd

unheard

heen
of and

demnndedi
shnmcfitl

in the (punm^s
situation. During her
proposition
maladyin 1564, Klizaheth made her will,in whichi
all
hy Iter husband's desire,she had hcMpu^athod
tliat she possessed
That
to Catherine de Mediei.
I
doeument de Kourquevaulx
knew was stillin existence;
and it,doubtless,
ap|HMm*dto him unnecTsMiry that
ho calletl upon to n^voke a t"^stament
I repn^sented
dietated.
thi"
so
satisfactorily
alrcMuly
shoidd

she

**

writes the persevering

majesty,**
Kourcpievaulx.
and reminded her againof what she owei" to the king,
and to yours"*lf,
that,|"erchaneo,
madame, s\igg(*sting

to

her

**

it was

wislied that she should "lirtatethis doeument

to her favourite ladies.** Ilcr

he(pu"sls
that when she had dietated the said
majestyreplitMJ,
her body was
will formerly,
so
agonizedwith pain,
that she knew
what she had be(pieathed
not
; hut
that this time she would take counsel and thotight
on
T\\v an\bassador ad"led that he had
the subjeet.**
the subject
to press the "pieen more
not pn"s\imed
on
;
but that he advised Catherine to write to her daughter.
Kliwibeth's replywas
a
singtdarone : she evidently

leave

againto

**

was

not

to

make

satisfiedwith her will of 1564, and intentled

some

alterati""n
; but whetluT to n^voke her

omissions relative
to supply
or
bequestto (/atherine,
does not appear.
Catherine expn*ssed
to her ladk's,
herself as
'

disconcerted
greatly

at

the recpiest
made

dc rnun|UfvAuU-MSS. Ilihl.Imis
i"f"/irrlirii

p. tA9.-liirtl

to

l"K

KI.UAUITII

lior (Imtji^htor
lf" pivpiuv
Im' III) unlu'anl

to

tno

Uu" inliul o(* u yoon^

mUI

\\vv will.

slio

utinoNt

or(hinp:8oto

Onh'rs

nlllirtluul

ptTpItx

in thr tM"iuli(ionof niy

woinun,

M.

riuoli:issM"lr\u*

liillronlidonro

\\n\ \\\M.

itnd su|t|M"i't
in

thr

nil thingsto hup|)yissui^'**

(tod, to lu'infj:

of

incivy

(d

hvvwxh

ronsolo \\\u\ rniMuinip'

to

tuko

may

An it

'"

dan)]:htor;
you will,thrHon*,

(io your

177

VA1.0IN.

issiUMi to
inonntiinc,

wvrr,

tho pM^al otlirns ot'

lor

with tho norossary t'orinnlitirsusual

prorriMJ
^ivin^ rttWt it) tlu^ dtuMiinrnt.iihtmt to be si".\nr(l

by

hrr

Htiito to

Jiiuu

oondt^Nu do

inajrsty"Tho
Manriipio,woro

invontorios

ot' hor

oaoh

oonunandrd

Tho

KlixahotirM

oontVssor, Kray Luis

(In'w* tho

doouinont

Tiio

to

of
iVanuufi;

hiiOiand

tho will

signodhy

ot* tho
puhliosipiatnro

\"horo
St"^ovia,

acronchvmvtit

to

Don

t\uln^ll

it had

intrusltMl(o

was

with

tho

doonnuMit

hoon

and

tlo rarluMMi, win*

oonlonnahlv

un(il af^or tho arrival of thoir

do

and

inajosty's
jowols,wardroho,

luniituro.

dolivorod

UruoHa

instrutMinns
and

kin^

iphrn.

pitstpomd

was

Ml

at
majostios

hostpio

diu^idt^lthat l*'ili.,d)rJh
s

sluudtl tako

plaro.
An
ni
importantohan^o, iO(*antina\ ooounrd
0(tt\d"sa
F"li7.uboth*Nhousohold
at this poriod. Tho
do Uniofm
rosignod hor otlioo of vawarrni
miijun,
Thr
and
was
roplaoodhy tho dnohoss t"f Alha.
oi^ tho o.ondosa*s rosipiatimi
nowhoio
aro
on
oausos
havi* rondouMi
l\^r
nvord ; hor advanoinjj
yoais may
inroinpotontto oomply with
aioN tnoumbont
"

I7"/..

upon

onowho

tho

ooouptodtho

do rDun/iirvAiih.MSS.
Oi^piVhoii
//.

(^iniui
(thsoipiious

Hlhl

ohlol post
\\\va\.

\\,AW.
V^

178

ELIZABETH

in the household

of

Spanish

the dissensions which

wife of Alba, to
household

ceremonies.

court

that

commanded

the

possiblethat

in which

manner

The

her office.
cainarcra,

Medici

she had

the

office

with

letter to

in power

those

who

as

grace

to

ofFecti,

with

the duchess

the

nominate

been

the

her.

as

the full sanction and consent

Tlie

first ladyof
At

the

nominated
"1

pleased

and trust,
believe,

the

The

personages
to

my

with

ter."
daugh-

accepted tiie post

of

commencement

who

the duchess

of

of Alba.

June, 1566, the

to

were

king
proceed to

be present at the accouchement

duchess

lie Fourquevaulx
D"^i)cchci

rti/ne.

Eboli

We

de Urucfia,

it hns

of the queen,

honour, vacated by

Bosque, and

Elizabeth.
1

princessof

de

to
appointed

condesa
be ;

may

"

however, that this appointmenthas been made

*

of

Alba

of

Fourquevaulx;

has

recentlyfilled by
a

were

to Catherine
great displeasure

gave

good

as

her

functions

dischargedthe

try to receive her,

must

in

it it
rol)es,

contented

appointmentof

she says in

lists

of the

not

was

royal

deprivedof

was

of Elizabeth's

furnished

king

the

the pas

period when

the

at

her

to

ambitioui

and

cede

the

remainii
supposition

of the mistress

the control

under

as

be

to

other

or
resigned,

camarA'a,

office of

haughty

compelled to
One

the condcsa

as

the

in
acknowledgea superior

to be

or

between

herself,might have led

It wounded

retirement.

perhapti

; or,

queen

always subsisted

and

of Alba

duchess

VAL0I8.

DB

"

of Alba
MS.

Uibl.

speedily
gave

Imp., p.

311.

Lottrc

of
her
d"

180

ELIZABETH

that the

king felt no

of

liaison

the

his young
On

DE

VALOIS.

the nature

relative to
misgivings

subsistingbetween

princeand

the

mother-in-law.

the

1 4th

May, PhilipquittedMadrid,

of

and

proceeded to Segovia, to inspectthe arrangements

made

there

for

the

17th, Elizabeth

his court.

receptionof

commenced

her

On

the

journey,which

she

"1

arrivingat
happilyaccomplished,
the end

of the

The

month.

ambassador, Fourque-

vaulx, representedthe condition

excellent; he,

though thinner,were
that

greeted,could

quittedMadrid,
who

had

she

to St.

of

one

Germain,

the full and

Spanish court,

she

surpassed.

condition
satisfactory

Catherine

which

which

her

Before

Elizabeth

robe
ward-

azafatas,or

perfectdetail
the

and

la Couture,

health

of her

features,

everywhere

was

her mother

notifyto

to

to be

ever;

despatched madame

again become

women,

the

with
be

not

her

that

lovely than

more

enthusiasm

the

of her health

stated

moreover,

about

Bosque

of

and

events

queen-mother

so

to

give

at the

nately
importu-

demanded.
Elizabeth

was

received at El

duque de Alba, and

princessDofia Juana
Aranjuez,where
time

with

after the

signed her

the

arrival

John

arrived
had

the

on

same

day

The
from

sojourningfor some
archdukes, her nephews.A few days

of the

French

over,

of Austria.

been

the

at

court

will in the presence

includingthe
was

two

she

Don

the
Bosque by Philip,

of the

ambassador.
queen

Elizabeth
Segovia,

king and others,

After

called de

the

mony
cere-

Fourquevaulx,

KLIZ\BK1*II

and

him

showing

her

hand

own

tho anil which

composure

uf munntTi

eeive

it has

that

of all

custom
to

goods,

'*

to

whilst

makn

the document

to

the

it among

coucrrnin^ Ukv

ono

king

remained

VA

at

July,to stay with

able to tnivel.
that the duke

It

bt^fore his

run\ounMl

d'Anjouwas

Hkely to
visit

to

he

for his

adjacentto

rooms

visit of the duke

he did not

though
made

no

king

asked

Elizabeth

that lu)r brother

^

was

Juana^

himself

of

make

th(^

l^ing,

the dukis whih^

commodation
ac-

suite of
a
palaer,
queen*s lodgings. The

in the

the

who,
unpalatahleU) IMiilip;

refuse to n^ceive his

knowledge

eourt

at

oecupation,as

own

of weleonu\

overture

disclaimed

was

af^uin

was

Spuiut and

prepanul for

limited

was

avail

tii

that his apartnu^nts

eonunanded
departure,

majestyreserved

small

Dona

days;

lew

hrl'orr the N

heen

having

Bosque shouhl

until shr

personal acquaintancewith

his

it ht rself

drposited

his consort

his sister's acvouchement

El

who

lor
llos(pui

he then took leave,promisingto return

at

hodily

tho archives of the eouneil ot* stut(\

The

of

soul

tlu* cont(*nts

dcllvn-ed

hut

(hupiodeOstuia,

thu

prr-

hrulth.**^

in ^ood

conununicutt*

not

^rrut

to roiiui\('n(l my

onitT

to any

keepingof

afhxtMl with

tho
I'ollowini;
plnisuro,

and
8trou{i:,

am

had

riunhassndcur, you

boini my

"li%abcth| however, did

of

M.

Spanishwomni,

and

God|

shu

(lo(*uinont,siiid,with

thu

to

IKl

VALOIS.

nS

of the

hrother-ii\-Iaw,

thi^rt^lore,
liveryhody,
duke's

intiuktions

puhKa^ly, Whether
coming to visit herV"
''

th Vuurqufvnulx
Dopt^olioi
"

MSS.

it wi^re
The

Ui\)l. Imv,, \u lVl(u

the
true

(pieen

182

ELIZABETH

she did not

replied, that
"

made
"

her

DE

know."

majestypossesses

The

wards,
king,after-

the
all inquiries
on

to

response

YALOIS.

subject,

information of such

no

visit."

ambassador, Fourquevaulx,taking hint by the

The

the

of

tone

duke's

also

court,

intentions ;

Catherine

not

to

affected

he, however, privatelyadvised

sanction the

Dofia

by
displayed

Juana,

of ridicule to her brother's

duke

the

the

intercourse

summoned

to

discuss

to

her

found

Madrid

to

other

Madrid,

absence

preside at
the

the

day

render

of the

her

withstanding
wearisome, not-

very

majesty despatcheda
of letters to

lord,and sorrowful

letters from

sought
^
-

to

from

the queen

console

D^peches

de

daily

goodly assemblage around

bearer

recentlyarrived

king, who

councils

the

the

her

her

reproachthat

France, without
her

her.

page

king,

omitted
to
Fourquevaulx. Philipnever
to his consort
however, were
so
:
pathetic,
complaints of her loneliness during the
her

much

affairs of the Netherlands,

sojourn at Segovia
the

Every

the

congenialto

desirable.

them

Elizabeth, during the

returned

of life of

modes

and

Carlos, to

prince Don

between

object
courtiers,by
an

boy-suitor.
profligate

only too

d'Anjou,were

of

tastes

habits
dissipated

the

Moreover,

made

ceremonious

attentions of her

sufferingthe

prince.

the repugnance

from

to be

'

the

journey of

resulted
king'scoldness possibly

The

the

ignorance of

and

write

to

to

daily

Elizabeth's
absence

of

courier had

bringingher

mother, that Fourquevaulx

by sending, for

Fourquevaulx.

MSS.

Bibl.

her

Imp., p.

perusal,

329.

ELIZABETH

to

183

VALOIS.

DE

packet of despatchessome
him
by queen Catherine.

time

addressed

ago

The

Spanish doctors, meanwhile, and Dofia Afia

in
Fasardo, engaged themselves,duringthis interval,
selection of a
diligent
expectedinfant. At one

making

candidates
was

necessary

with

an

from

solicit the

to

that

elaborate

each

lady

had, likewise,to submit

her

marriage,and

the

bishopof

her health

and

each

readyat
her

of these

also

bestow

the much

The

July.

and

whilst

she
it
the

by

conformed

were

sat
was

influence
the

El

her

selected ;
be

to

when
palace,

the

which

seclusion.
to

the

Bosque, on

ladyto
of

14th

of
passed much
Philip'sstudious

cheerfully
by Elizabeth;
his

over

his

despatches,

side.

Probably

softened

cabinet, when

of his beautiful

pleadingsof

and

ladies,

orders

upon

king meditated
working tapestry by
Elizabeth's

all these

received

the

from

evil

or
family,

appointment.^

to

togetherin

birth,

resided,stating

From

royal pair afterwards

The

their time
habits

coveted

returned

king

she
her

decided

testimonial from

repairto

have

blood

certificate of her

It

free

was

Moorish

or

dulycompetent

to

majesty should

that she

prove

forthwith

moment

any

fifty

furnished

be

should

heresy branded

declared

only were

beth's
Eliza-

of this office.

report affected her character.

three

were

the diocese in which

taint of

no

time there

of Jewish

she

that

for

honour

to
pedigree,

defilement

the

wet-nurse

wife,and

young

by
won

womanly pity,that Philip

Fourqaevaulx,D^pechei, p.

352.

"

Ined.

184

his celebrated

wrote

dated from

'*

El

despatchto Margueriteof Parma,

there

tribunal

of

important of all,to

the

Julio,

the edicts

rigourof

Countries

Low

the

de

Segovia,31

moderate

throughout the

the

de

Bosque

1566," engagingto
in force

VALOIS.

DE

BUZABETU

abolish

to

Holy Office; and,

concede

to the

most

regent the power

she deemed
pardon to all whom
worthy of the
these merciful
royalgrace.* The despatchcontaining

of

was
concessions,unhappily,

no

Countries, then

the

the

Low

clemency.
it is

king repentedof

followingday,with

The

in

notary, and

his

given the Regent

will ; and, therefore,did not

but

averred

pardon

to

power

intend

that

he

engagement;

full

hereafter,to punish the

liberty
*

Countries,"

explainthe

Flemish

real nature

rebels"

The

his

he had

of his
to

free

own

be bound
to

by

himself

leaders of sedition

"

of
not

wrote

policytowards

venerated,that Quintana
greatly

never

"

that

king, moreover,

of his
Pius

to pope

and

reserved

the

in the Low

presence

counsellors,he

several of his

so

his

perfidywhich
to
moned
execrate, Philipsumimpossiblesufficiently
a

to

despatchedto

sooner

"

whom
pontiff

relates that

the
he

Philip

of his Holiness,suspended in
passeda portrait
galleryat El Pardo, without reverently
takingoff

his hat.
Madame

la Couture

July to Spain,and
^

Correspondencede

month

of

proceededstraightto Segovia to

Reiffenberg, Correspondence

Lettre de PhilippeII.

duringthe

returned

la duchesse

de

Marguerite d'Autriche,

R^gente.

PhilippeII.,vol.

i.

"

Gachard"

p.

100.

ELIZABETH

deliver

despatches with

the

]85

VALOIS,

DE

which

had

she

been

intrusted
sent

memorial

in
physician,

Catholic

their

for

she

his

her

of

visit

"

command

wife,to

air; and

open

her

given by

in

other

at El

every

eightdays.
the

in

often

both.

by

Eresma,

The

encircled

Bosque, were

earlyin

No.

the

Catherine
121."

de

Ined.

by

of

advice

his abode

courier to

and

of

the waters

her

enjoyedherself
woodlands
foot

on

of
and

his sister ;

king,or by

Valsain,
of the

or

El

beautiful

throughout Spain,for

Elizabeth,one

month
Medici

the

in the

the residence of the

exercise

gardens

renowned

stream

its excellent trout.

took

your

Catherine

take up

to

scenery

she

the

ladies."^

to have

seems

litter,
accompaniedby

queen

dailyexercise

despatcha

to

beautiful

Segovia. Every day

the

respects,obeys

Bosque, and

amid
greatly

bear

you

ambassador

Elizabeth,meantime,

M.
earnestly,

most

you

Segovia,during

court

the advice

to
inability
daughter during her

physiciansand

of

town

insist that the

to

regrets her

that she takes

directs the French

in the

beseech

addressed

minutelyto

her

the love which

fils,
by

him

also

with

be

the

majestyalso

very

physicians
; she

accouchement.
mon

Her

wife, conforms

Spain, to

first

for a
recipes
coolingbeverages of French

counsels

son-in-law,and

queen

inserted

had

varietyof pleasantand
and
Italian compound.
her

Elizabeth's

Montguyon,

to

which

majesties. Catherine

August,

day,it is recorded,
amused

PhilippeII." Simancas,

MS.

herself
K.

for

1393, B. 20,

186

ELIZABETH

several

in

hours

the

The

fatigue

nearly produced

disastrous

stream.

ill

taken

was

carried

her

to

her

on

revived,
The

times

reposed,he
the

during

vigilant*

The

interdicted

until after the

check

some

The

the

palace,and

faintingfit.

and

the

whole

passed

softlyto

que

palace ^
the

nig

that

her

wh

bedside

satisfy himself
that

que

good

great,

so

was

and

well,

by

results.

in

night, to

on

of

pastinne,howev

the

to

came

going

was

partaken

picturesque banks

she

Philip

of

anxiety

v(

collation

Gradually, however,

afterwards

and

Elizabeth

return

summoned,

in confusion.

soon

and

of

apartments

physicianswere

ladies.

the

on

laughing

trout;

her

brought,

ladies

her

and

queen

with

afterwards

was

VALOI8.

catching

while

heartilythe
fruit

DB

that

attendants

her

w"

following day, fishing parties wt

besides

was

queen'saccouchement
imposed

the

upon

queei

spiritof livelyenterprise.
The

deportment

interval,seems
he

was

an

to

inmate

Fourquevaulx,
to

gossipof
*

been

have
of

Don

El

Carlos,

Bosque,

who

Segovia,
the

had
to

been

his

the

is

name

by

her

p.

ne^

of

Catherine

the

events

court.

Bibl. Imp.,
Fourquevaulx, Di^'pc'chet

tl

althou

despatches

sent

retail to

during

; for

exemplary

disparaginglyin

mentioned

Medici

of

359, 3C5.

"

InecL

188

DE

ELIZABETH

been

made

birth to

VALOIS.

the

occurred,and

Spain gave

of

queen

majesty'saccouchement
happened about six o'clock in the morning,under
The
favourable circumstances.
most
king showed
devoted
attention to his consort ; he sat by her side
throughout the night precedingthe birth of the
Her

daughter.

infanta,holding one
own

administered

and

of her

beverage,concocted
Catherine

de

Medici,

insisted upon

his wife's

one

which

and

the

of affection ; he then laid it gendy

pillow,when
"

majestycontemplated

her

kingthen turningtowards
in
apartment, said distinctly,

the duke

of

Alba,

in

was

embraced

and

The
in

infanta

after the

with great demonstration

I'infante,

madame

bad

Elizabeth

the child in his arms,

it with great show

on

cordial
a
frequently
of the recipes
sent by

trying. Soon

took
born, Philip

his

her

to

from

claspedin

hands

the

ness."*
of tender-

the attendants

hearingof

the

prince of Eboli,

and

others

I am
more
adjoiningchamber
thankful and delightedto receive this princessmy
which
than any son
dear daughter,
might have been
bom
to the queen
my consort, and to myself!" Philip
who

then

were

thanked

Fasardo,

"

an

"

in

consort

of

attentions

which

she

duringher

labour

"

been

only a

had

terms

Dofia

Manrique, for

lavished

Afia
the

the queen

upon

and, in truth,"says

the

French

majestyas if she
simplefemme-d -chambre, instead of

Depeches de Fourquevaulzyp.
Ined.
Imp. Suppl.F. MSS."
1

Juan

Don

ambassador," Dofia Afia

had

cordial

most

served

387.

her

Lettre

la royne

mere,

BibL

ELIZABETH

DE

189

VALOIS.

great princess
; and she deserves madame,

! a

letter of thanks

good

; a

After

the

embracing

take consolation

from

in the

her
entreating

prospect of her

to God

for his

in

the

next summoned

the birth

of

and

an

infanta

the

various

all the

to

of the

presence

Deum

Philip

court.

letters

council,when

to
despatched

realm ;

thanks

private
chapelto return
consort's safety
; after which a Te

chanted

was

chamber,

the

proceededto

to

approaching

the king quittedElizabeth's

convalescence,
and

also."*

majesty

your
and

queen,

to receive

announcing

prepared, to

were

corporate bodies
of

ambassadors

of

be
the

Spain

at

courts.
foreign

Don

Carlos

showed

much

learned Elizabeth's safety,

and
service
thanksgiving

he, however, added,

glad the queen'soffspring

was

was

confusion
when
fo

presently
prevailedat

it was

discovered that

infanta.

the

decided

never

between

her

majesty to

subject. Philipwas,

quittedthe chapelwhere
The

case

was

ushers
*

urgent

was

determined
of

Dep^hes

fmp. Sappl. F.

the
de

to

Much

wet

nurse

claimants
any

commands

on

to send

Fourquevaulx,p.

for the wife of

387.

Lettre

one

of the

commit

the

la ro}Tie mare."

Bibl.

to

long.

consideration,

after much

and

the

after he

his devotions had been

and

and
about

one

length,appealedto

queen'schamber,

MSS.^Ined.

son."

oversight,had

some

give

the

that he

"

no

was

for
stringent

too

at

he

Bosque, however,

El

rival

the

venture

not

there

Elizabeth,by

Spanishetiquette
was

it

pleasure when
in
joinedfervently

190

ELIZABETU

littleinfaDta to her

DE

to

be

With

care.

the bal)e still seemed

however,

this nurse,

pine; and before night-fiJI,

the indescribable griefof the king,she appeared to
in a dyingcondition. The misfortune was
carefully

concealed

Dofia

herself,took

to

Elizabeth

from

service of

charge

armed

with

of

she

king,

Beatriz de
infanta

had

been

and
physicians,

immediate

lant

the

three

superintendence/
during the

The

it is added

with

ladies,Dofia

properlywaited

Afia

Fasardo, who

the

of

the

course

was

chamber, by Don

able,on

in

upon

the

absence

fulfilled the offices of

Fourquevaulx

Ined.

conducted

la royne

mere.

his

of

Dona
in

camarera

the

day following

to the door

own

MS.

El

Bosque

the afternoon

Diego de Cordova,
of

that she

of Alba.

Fourqucvaulx,on

the evidence

own

by pleasant

himself

assure

congratulate
Philip. During
day,he

her

the

king paid five

of the day after

queen's accouchement, proceeded to

same

by

night,enteringthe queen's

the duchess

ambassador

The

of the

care

as before,kept vigi*
Philip,

stealthystep to

was

the absence

that

the

from

claims to the

whose

and

eye;

installed her in office,

under

guard during

chamber

'

the

daughter'sbirth, cheeringElizabeth

discourse

to

throughout

favourablyreportedupon

visits to his consort

his

of

one

Mendoza,

She,

authoritv

necessarv

for

sent

itself.

maternal

with

zealous

the

again

child

the

it

the

but

demonstrated

Aiia

night,watching over

"

VALOIS.

Bibl.

the

of Elizabeth's

that he

senses,

of

to

might

be

transmit

Imp. Sappl. F., p.

387.

KliUAMRlii

(ifthn
IfftHNlrnHMiUnl
N

lin

MM

VAI.OIM.

nC (hn (|ltnoit
nf
nitttdttinit

H|Muit

Mm

Htn (|itnoit
m)vrit^(|{nM,
wim
int
u liml
rp|HihinK
untlrv n |mvtlUii
tif rritimmi tlmiumK, inn|i;iiill
|)I)hhmI
with ^uM,
tViugtMl
mtlly

iWtlio
(invirr^M. T\w

"-"

ttttilnriMtinmttiMl with

wulU

ot' Ihn

Uv

H|mitinnnt

wnrn

wUh
Mtmrlnt.vrlvnt,ntii|tn(|
with u hruitilntn
f/m|H^(l
ni* K*)l"t
tltrnml. It.
thut thri
IUHmim\V
ltii|i|tPiiiMl

1kiDlt

nn

(hn itmtillit'thn \m\,

^tki Mt

wht^ii thn
iA\m\ \^\\\\

ntiihttmnitiliir
hi""
|iuiil

("tU(Vtfmn){ with

WHA

in u
rrrhiiihfj;

thn

viqit,hn

PhilipiMturtiMiuitl

i|unnM.

thn jti'minnnn mI'

"lokuowln(l)tn(l

vnlvnt

thn MinhHii"^u(liii'.
unit

liintin H|itirimnh.lli^ iiiMJnnty

thru mx'uU
I'^tl*
"ti|rt)tHi
"

llml

hn

WAN

i\\
IvjoitH^

!"ho \m\

hnnr

hnnii
tin

mNHmnI,

would

hn

\\vv ChrJAtiait

MU'n

ol* Itnt* thui(i;htpi*n

um
hu|tpYilt^hvniY*
ntHirtnil hy
({rnutly

no

thttt
\\{\\m\

nlloyiu

U\n,

w*ith l"nr wiMMiBliimnil

liuth niuirtn/

would

Thn

mt

with
intiji'nty

thn

Mninlitynr

hn in

nt' thn
poMMnnminn

Ihn ioY whinh

wholn
ihn

of

of

"

hn

Knuinn, whno

hirth of

llml it Imd
^hn

would

hnr

hnnniun

it

luir

mid

tpriivniy

ut

"

piioi^nqq
ioditl'mnot

wtthnot

ttol

nHhnttnd

hi"r

on
nNpiUtutiMl

hm

nutnty,roid

Mli/tdinth
tn

thn

hnr

inplitnl,
whnthnr

prinonwv nl' "i piioiMmn,

V\\\\\
\V \^V\\v^
rnpiiro^in"\\\N

nf

but Ut)W, tunhfinffJitnuv,I

Tunmlny

iiuiduion, nod

yno

thny hmod

ulwuyn hnno
thn mnlhnr

I (hno

onWF).

t'nit hy

imluMJ
my

(Au^Unt.I Mill)your iu"jn')(vwnuld

ImMnO

(hmt
'

unxt,

umjnMtv to

with

piniln, whf'thnr

ytiui

tlutt
tuliU)fM?* I rnpltniL

hnr

nii

ini^'ht\n^:\\
tptpnt

nwnrl

imtnh

minu

rum

hnr ninjimty
"lit"rtly

vnry

thut piy

nonvulnnnnttt.nu

out

(HUUMnr

wimiM
inttjntity

ii

192

ELIZABETH

latter,as
himself

the

Elizabeth

satisfied with

declares

daughter.**

then

to

report

with his

seen

husband

and

requested by Philipnot
longer; she, therefore,merely prayed

ambassador

and

better

was

converse

had

VALOIS.

lord

king,my

be

to

DE

not

visit to

quittedthe palace.

'^

accordingly
obeyed
"

distance

fast

was

asleep,lying under

report that the infanta

having

an

father,whom

the

of

feature

her

great child for her

features and
and

and
brilliancy;

and

free from

The

In

age.

very

neighbourhood,and
courtiers.

The

onlyentirely
got
thence.
'

Lettre

de

resembles

is considered

fanta's
the in-

her

face

is smooth

progress

very

favourably

fell illof

quartan fever,

prevalentat Segovia and

alreadysmitten
ambassador

after his

rid of the
El

like

large nose

she

of

she

had

French

effects
debilitating

prettychild,

to

Friday 1 6th, when

was

very

short,madame,

skin

the

continued

malady

She

complexionpromise great beauty

blemishes/'

queen

which

likewise

mouth, and

five

madame,
flattery,

is

she

her

crimson

of

canopy

ample forehead,rather

that of her

until

Without

with gold.
velvet,fringed
I may

mother's.

her

from

Tinfante,

writes de Fourquevaulx, and found

majesty,"
lodged,about
royal highness very magnificently
six chambers

he

her mother

madame

her

or

the

good condition,which

eyes, to the queen

own

fail to pay

to

before he

her

to

Bosque

Fourquevaulx a

arrival at
fever when

was

la royne

damp
mere,

of the

many

suffered

its

from

its

Segovia,and
the court
and

p. 387.

"

parted
de-

low ; the
Ined.

Ktii/.Atiimi

im

l!^'i

VAMMN.

nnd r.ovrriMl with

tiiitrr.liv,

npi^rM^t^urinjj;
gmutnlFtwrm

\v""iui
dI' IIh' fhiii
; luul ilin intrtiMn Itrtit.
wlurh

mmsnut,

rOort

(ous

Inivn \uu\

tn

NtTtim

t'liliiiiii'

iihihI.

nil milntM't.In itu nnxioim

on

ii
|jrrtimit.fM|

infltiriu'rH.

i'

iiiMmtnl
*V\\v S|ianif"li
phyKtt'innH
wliirli
n\val pntioiit,

Ihrir
lilrfMllnpr

nii

(n dmw
thrv prn|itiprfl
A^llowin^(iuy,

cupping,\\H
born

(1)0 nri*rsN

unusuullv

'I'lir

flonn.
iid'cinlinj/lv

wh"

nf

lilnml

iimrr

liy

IhhI
ilnrin^;Mh' ni{:rlit

irvrr

Iiowrvrr. iiliunlnli'lv
Kli/nlirtli.

Hrvrn".

irfusfMl toMtlnnit. to \\m

nnil ilrrtir

nni^jrhIrrntnuMit.

Oil \o try (hn

HVim'I nf tlu' uiiMtnintF) riMMiniMMMiilpi! liy

hor inothor

"

In

(V.y vir^tlrvinsICsiHiyiifilfi
ntif mt^piiHt^'

"

vowmr
pliispati,

f/rnsttrttUvivn

sntit, noyttui
hii'iIh

itVw f/?*f"
r( arvtujauvv
prt^somjitlon
tho Fronrh
n^MmnliMl
hrr

(o

Ium rnvnl nuNtrpKH

thr

wamlrr

is (hut

ii

JMriith nf

Kli7.ahoth*N witlWinp:^Innn
olhor
vrry
was

thu(

r:uiHr"

ussiduouN

in

proud

nl* hrr

ntlfnilunm

hrr

hrr

nmtluT.

drsorilird hrr

\\\o
toi

ujr.
KtinnpirviuiU

nt

Kl

:nul
I\om(|\h\

tho

iMinditinn nnd

nsKrd

n(

I'pvtT. nml

ihsrnut'Mt^with

(o

muiI
dinightrr.
htui nrnt.

Irit in her.

int"Tnnttpnt

ronvalr.Hornro hiniHrlt'.

tho ntnlmsKmlnr

nnd

Ium

tltt' ipHMMi,

lil'rwmm

MPvrrf.

luhniMrd
tVripionlly
ho might judgr of

(owurds

lo

nuvd

\vm"

liyIhnrtp
tlic list

prniMn

n(hnini5;lt*rr(lto

rpnuMJipN

in whirli

ntiinnrr

tiUMprrnlwith

wiin

ignornntpmrriiNorN.In i'Mrt,to
tho

ru.v,**\\v\\vn

innlmNNiulnr in iuilifntunt
Htnihm, wliil'itIm

hrnldi
ilMnglU(T*N

Ml

vn

pn)|rrrs'.

l\h/tdH"th
oww

(pirtn.

wim

yo\\

tiny.wh"^th"

drsniptlonof

the

Knunpiovjudxn'plirdtl^nt

inl':u)t:i
lu^ hnd.

u\uvvo\\vn\s\N"\\V \\\\v\
Jii^hni'ss
\\h

194

EIJZAnETII

blonde, but that he

A^atures
highness'-s
her

DE

l)e better able to

should

see

approachingceremony

the

at

VALOI8.

htf
of

baptism."*

This

rite was

August.

between

celebrated

24th of

Sunday the

on

great debate, meantime, had

ariseo

bishopof Segovia and the archbishop

ot* Santiago,
of thae
to which
as
upon the (|uestion
to
perform the ceremony. I
pr(Jates it appertained
Tlie bishop of Segovia grounded his righton the I
fact tliat the princess
born in his diocese;the
was
archbishopaverred, that being grand almoner of
to perform all ecclesiastical
cere*
Spain,the privilege
monies at court appertained
to him, unless otherwise
made
ordained by his majesty. When
was
Philip
with the dispute,
he proceededto solve it
accjuainted
the
in a very characteristic manner.
He
requested
the cardinal archbishop
of Rossano' to
Papallegate,
the
performthe baptismalcen^mony ; and commanded
of Santiagoand
two
n?cusant
prelates
Segoviato
attend
w

as

the

in

the

train

performedwitli

not

to view

publicadmitted
ambassador

the

the

infanta,was

godmother,Dofia

L(!ttrc (Ic

"

the

mucli

The

pomp

Fourqucvaulx u

the

; nor

mere

"

Supp.

was

the

French

present. The

princeDon
The

Juana.

la roync

ceremony

procession.The

tlic onlyforeign
envoy

was

godfatherof
and

of tlie nuncio.'

Carlos,

latter appearF. Bibl.

Imp., 225.

Tiujd.
^

tiara
'

of Rossano, elevated
Baptisto Castanco, cardinal-archbishop
a.d.

Lettrc

1590, and assumed

dc

the

Fourqucvaulx,MS.

lU'viius Catolicas.

title of Urban

to the

VII.

Suppl. F.,p. 307.

Fcrrcras,Hist, dc Espaua, p. 527.

Florez, Vidas

de la

196

DR

KM/A1)RTU

VALOIS.

to tlio Fronob
oxplniniul
Hul)HL*(]Uflntly,
(|tu)oti,

'1^1

rho

thiit hor
liialitiHNudor

iianiml

dauglitdrwim

lionour of hor gnuit tinnnstnmSi JhuImiIthe

Climi, hdciiimn hIu)

tho

of

uiul oi* InuI)()1|

oDimort

Ciitholio^

Chiirlon V.

oinporor

born

wan

in
Inubtil,

duy of

tho f^tu

on

f
of tlusvow
in prrfornuinoo
Kuf";(^nia,
tlui (juonn had nuuln at (inlafo kntutling
by tho tthrine
the eeriunony terminated,the [
of Han Kugi^nio.When
Hatitit Cliiru; and

infanta

borne baek

waH

apartment of tbo

the

to
ap;nhi

only by Dun Curlofi

the
the IVineeHM,the ainbaHMa(h)r IJe Fourquevaulx,
diike of Alba, Kboli,and the ladieH in waiting. The
on
i
by |)illowH,
wan
reelining,
HU|)ported
queen
eoueh, having hangingHof eloth of gold
nui^nifieent
by J)on John,

queen,

trinnned with

of her bed

laid

waH

Siui

taileta.

lined wit!) erinmon

Nalhi

followed

laee
a

and

mouial

from

been

vatdx,

iier

the

"

her

oLUiahinn to

have

faHhiiin."'

iiythe

head

eounter|mnti

purple
paleand

of

of the

eere-

fatiguedby having

nmeh

dreNMed, for," Nayn

majeKtyhad

the

over

excitement

her hair
"

robe of white

Kli/abeth looked

tlie noim) and

almi hhe had

royalmantle

gorge.ouH

velvet furntd with ermine.

exhauNted

wore

minute

Kourque-

mngular

deHire

adorned

in

hide of the eouttb Hat

on

thiH

becoming
king IMiilip.

tenderlydepomted the
infanta on the r.oueh elone to her majeNty
; then with
a
profoundobeiNancse iu) withdrew, iiiU*.rNpeaking
the. royalpair. Don
to
of congratulation
words
CarloH and Dona .luana iUvu advancttd and pr(*Hented

J)on

'

.b)hn

advancMid

and

ilo Kiiuri|uuvmtU,"MH.
NriiiiriiitumM

Viitnu (littu Uryuu" I'uiuWfM.

l''Jor"t,

llilil,
Niippl.P., p. Sul,
liitii.

ELIZABETH

felicitations with

LT

Bed

enthusiastic

in

approached and

:t

great warmth

he to behold

was

cabeth

him

gave

197

VALOIS.

DE

his

praiseof

the

; even

prince

so
tinysister,

ed
re-

De

Fourquevaulx
complimentedtheir majesties.
the queen.

her hand

kiss

to

bade him

and

of
to their Christian
Majesties
intelligence
conbaptism of the Infanta, and of her own
ambassador
then retiring
to make
The
esoence.
ismit

for other

be

to

h him.

was

chamber,

ambassador

ring
Fered

of

quitted
Fourquevaulx.

discourse,by

the

Fourquevaulx, as
from
pain,and has

"

will it not

so

of

good hope

pleaseyou,

that

France

"

tts
ce

and

the

to

forgetto

to say that I have

birth of her

her

mother

daughter?

the 20th."
"

?"

Tam-

lovingcommcndaseverely

Elizabeth then
would

an*

have leurnoii

the ambassador

liadame,her Christian majestywould

)ut

M.

suffered very

birth of the infanta.'*

luslyasked,when
5

add my

speedy

despatch a

in
notifysuch to their majesties
^es ;" replied
the queen,
and I pray you
not

re-

majesty feels such

your

irier to

^sadeur

in-

Then, madame,"

"

overy,

converse

king had

for De

fever."

"nded
lef

to

her

return

no

sent

commenced

that

"

she

palace until

the

she wished
the

caused

queen

Elizabeth
majesty'scondition.
during the last three days she had

after

lied ;

as

over,

when
Accordingly,

zabeth's
e

in

to wait

commanded

the ceremony

5r

the

high personages,

answeixnl

licar the

uf

'

N^godatioiisde Poarquc?aolx,p. 301,

ct "ui'twx^*.-

V\xw\,

W9

1!)8

EUSSAIIETII

the (\\um\

As

woU, iind

ploasuntin it, tho tunlmHHudor

initiuto hnr into the political
(fONsip

court, nince Hho

tho

The

in

had

groat topioluid hnon

tho

NothorhtndN

and
IMiUip,
tho
evcTy

thu diHonurHn very

to boar
iippoiirtMl

tuico

to

prouoodndto
of

VALOIS.

DE

taken

arniod doinonMtrution

tho

tho

of

of Cathorino

poHsihloinoaoH

to

nhown

roHontniont

tho oonstornation

command

her chaiiibor.

to

\m

h(T

by
l)y

nuniHtorH.

ancortain

taken

hud

envoy

whether

Philip

intondtul to

Uu
the
to UrusselH in perHon.
prociuul
day proviouHto tho haptiNm of tho infanta, Four-

in a ]mrley with Kuy Gomez, mentioned

(piovaulx,
wlmt
tho Nuhjoct,
and n^quoHtodto know
iiia
were
intentionH.
HpaniNhmajoHty*H
it
''

was

to

certain

Piulipint(^nded

]"utdown

majcNty'H
journey

lie

had

adviHod his

with tho (|ucen, and

advice

to

tlu) r(4)ellionof hi.sKuhjects,"

and

hiH

This

that
princereplied
repairto KlanderHi

'J'ho

tho

French

long

(h*.ferred-

travel in contpuny

majesty to

to take

bo

not

his route

altogethertoo

was

tlio (h'sire of

would

that

through Frances

mucJi

co\n*t

in accord

not

to

with

induce

tho

suspicionthat Kholi, to rid lumself of ii)o inconvonituit queriesput by tho ambassa(h)r,had availed
himst^lf of the talent for winch

ho

aiul
saying agreeahh)tlui\gs,

peoph)from
this

his pnmt^uso content

the
journey,tluiretore,

discourse witli tho (pioen.

1

tluit
])en:eivo

almll Imvo

no

now

of

was

of

always dismissing

and satlsfKnl.

ambassad("r
''

renowinul

Madame,"

your \\m\\\\ is

Upon

turiuMl hitt
said he,

*'

iia

improvingfast,1

hcsilutiou \u \u\\k\\YV.\\\\j;
intellivl \uuuuof

ELIZABETH

which

jwice

I have

latelyheard

interests your
firectly
husband

lour
5or

Flanders

is
;

the

and

It is that

in

his majesty." "Is

rerj

AL
universal,

ver,

nd

throughout your

intent

to

Elizabeth,
Really!" replied

ready

ly
ike

be

to

left behind

the

king ;

power

to

with

me

beseech

listed between
frobable

^th the

iboli

the

ambassador

for

rt^

as

de

Scsofie le

26

sorrow

I will do
bis

my

all in

majesty

to

confidence

which

consort, renders

it im-

of

from

the

first in-

been

have

husband's

her

the

gossip of

husband's

her

in the

sentiments

revolt dinded
of stem

measures

Fourqaevmalx,
d'Aoust,

here."

cabinet
agitatedPhilip's

then

The

confessed

indeed

news

reli^ous cabals

certain.

more-

well-acquainted
previously

was

sympathized in

the Flemish

VepKiM"om
de

she

which
politics

advocated

"rmer

'

on

his

proceedingsderived

court

departureof

the

intimate

should

dative to the
almost

I should

Elizabeth

nd that she

**

so

the queen.

personage

persuade

The

Philipand

Doubtless

ourt

high

that

lebted to
probable

and

Imn."

yourselfthat

assure

to
no

journey

majesty has

after

lose

to

asked

?"

know, that his Catholic

imparted this

)rd

of this

rumour

Fambassadeur

It is general,
madame,

'

king

with
preliminaries

necessary

the

the

majesty desires

therefore,if your

undertakingthe

as

departure

for you
iccompany him, it will be requisite
ame

it

so,

more

immediate

of

eve

the

majesty.

on

199

VALOIS.

DE

1^66^"

p.

301.

Ined.

Low

sentiments

Countries,

of Alba

and

the cabinet.

of

The

retribution,blood,
Lettre

la

royne

mere,

200

ELIZABETH

and
proscription!
:

royalmaster
pietyand
the

over

nobles and

advice tendered
of

queen,

informed

to

of

news

the

regrettedthat
a

the

Even

son.

the

accession

of

divined,

Medici
were

;
so

chances

or

or

that

the

king

had

court

though

was

rine
Cathe-

given birth

not

cast

The
had

doubt

to

queen

the

arriert
son,

had

Catherine

de

vagariesof
render

on

some

his unfortunate

to
as
palpable,
notoriously

bassador,that

accouchement

Carlos, as if

mental

of succession.

commanded

her mother.

communicated
the

had

comparativelyearly period,

French
Don

she

the French

relative to
pens^eof Philip's
been

which

Fourque-

daughter

her

why

daughter

this

at

letters from

eventual

her

by

the

persuasiveremedy.

queen'ssafe

received with rapture

in

with

discourse with De

explainto

as

desired the suppression

she

and

him

far

compassionatenature

baptismalnames,

the ambassador

to

her

merciful

as

most

and
correspondence

Gomez

continuingher

received her

The

in her

heresy; yet

next

the

court

Elizabeth's wishes,

by Ruy

towards

inclined

win

sovereignsmight

ambassador, coincided

French

that of the

the

pageantriesof

discerned

be

they can

vaulx,

with

dissipateCalvinistic asceticisio,

magnificentin Europe.

The

Brussek)

his residence to

transfer

example of

seductive

the

by

courtly,
prayed

and

combined
personalprestigeof royalty,

that the
the

Eboli,chivalrous

to

Inquisitioo

of the

the establishment

in all its horrors

his

VALOIS.

DE

the

prince

doubtful

informs

her

his
am-

despatchedthe marquis

El.lZAHKTll

do St.

Sulpieoto

and

qut'en

you

have

which

Monsieur

**

of

(iu b'ourqucvuulx,
us

theloas,we

deliv(*red her
have

should

bt^en

from
mort^

her

been a son:
majesty'sotlspring
mother
and child are
we
(h)ingW(^ll,

to

with

tlir lettrrs

by

apprehension.I praise(iod,

has

in Ili"i nu)roy

the

kiiif^

livery
to-day,announrinji;the safe dedaughter; for until we received such, wc

thorns

thank

tho

arrived

have

on

Srgoviiito

iiultHnl greatlyconsoltMl

of my
wero

mhh

201

VAU)1H.

curry It^ttcrsto

she

DK

Ahnighty.**

learn

fever;

the

that
and

she

then

She

had

desires

the

and

Nevt^rpi^ril.
joyous stillhad
but

yet

have

the

as

to

reason

(expresses htT

queen

courier
a special
dos))Atch

who

evtui

been

row
sor-

attacked

ambassador
two

to

thrtH) if

or

able to
requisite,
every wtn^k, until the qutu^n was
her usual enqtloyments/ Catherine, on
same

w-

the

IVaneiseo
dc
day, gnmted audience to Don
the happy event.
to notify
Alava, who can\e
otHcially
The queen,"writes the Spanish and)assa(lor to his
sauiu

"

royal master,

expressedgreat
hap])y deliveryof the Catholic^
that

God

satistaetion

**

might

stillgive your

(|ueen

greatlyaiHiettnl at

said that she

had

rt)ceived of the sickness of the (|ueen

and

prays your

with

been
"

well

her

"

Intftl

our

sons.

news

she

mistress,

heidth.
majtisty's

solicitude which

the

(le Crttheiiut) ilo Mtulici

DeiuVhe

Imp., }i.42:1.

of

hoped

said, that she had

majesty,nioreover,

informed

the

the

couriers to this court,

send

t)f
intelligence
frt"q\ient

Christian

Her

majestyto

but

majesty more

She

was

at

M.

ilo

MSS.
l'uurt|m".\ttuU,

yiuir
\\\\\l

202

KL1ZAIUCTU

fdt rolutivoto
inajOwHty
that you

the French

departfor

few

an

make

to

she

opportunity
Majimty/*

fuvouruhlu

pro-

envoy

St Sulpioe,
extraordinary,

some

ton

for
ex[)ected

not

tho which

to your

sanio

th(! (|uuon continued

{;ress, and

to

tho

to return

tho sorvioe

health and

own

nuuIiTtul hor, for

lati^ly
and hopod that
ohli(;ation,

mif(hto(H!ur

was

hor

havc^

foltinfmito

As

VAL0I8.

DR

days,PhiliprcHolvcd
the fever-giving
atmoa-

days from

of El Donque, where
all the
])here
illin turn of ague, and
w(Te
falling

nobles and

ludies

take recreation nt

El Evscorial
For

however, the kingjourneyedonly

reason,

some

half-wayto El Eseorinl,and took up

CarthuHian monastery of
magniiicent
quevaulxiuNinuates
place so
young

gnuit

consort

Chartrexise

one

which

to

keep open

himself

and

of

his

at la (irando

Paular wt^e,

El

but with
in

herds (Covered the beautiful

Spain.

valleyof

and their
board

enabled them
revenues
))rin(!ely
ai\(lto give hospitality
to all hu|"The
gt^ms

and
sovi^reigns,

nuuiHoleum
was

it im|)OMsiblc
to

wealthycommunity

most

at tluiirgates.
])liants
rich in
was
esp(^cially

whose

Four*

onlyu day'sjourneyfrom

was

Carthusians

tlo(*ksand

Len/oyala;

El Paular.

and, therefore,remained

the
exception,

Their

in tho

Philipfound

distaiuu) bi^tween

Ho8(|ue. The

that

his abode

situated

doubtlt^ss,tho

was
on

chapelof

of art, the

of

the

at

El

giftsof

cessive
suc-

chit^ftainsof Frias,
Paular.

the Guaderrama

king expectedto

thu ")aIubrious mountain

the monastery

breezes.

Tho

nastery
mo-

chain ; and

derive beiuifitfrutn

huwover,
Philip,

tHH)(lmlto look
(|ut^nu; thair
tiiud

tt"gnthni'.*
(liuightorulwujn rt^inuintMl tlu^ kinjt**

iilol

throughout lifn;

wu.'^

lovtnl

othor

roMt

ku)^;hy

of tht^ Ltiw
littht luorn
ho

of tho

thron
tho

Muoh

luM inimt
wur.4

fiuuoUH

of

rhiody

tho

with

inothor'ft

^tl"

iu

vitiw of

tho

uunoHtorH

|)opMin"

't'li0iiil^iilM IfeMml

tu

ho(|Uritt
Hplmuliil
Uuhi^l

w"w

hor

PhilipeuUMrtt

Htm

k\\\\iHiittuoluutiiit

hot* futhor*H lifo,thti iiH

tluit

riho

ought

lio

hot

uiul

ttio ndvuiuHnut'Ut

Kor

of

muno

outorprinon. Ilo prouiotodtho rivil

Loaguo

U|nin

\vui"

iufuutu. Philip uudt^rtook

ou

thirt tiortigu
fiiitotlitt

tiU

tho

wun

uniuurriod

tho

i\\m

UtMlolph,oldrHt

urchdukt^

iMuupollod to (ptit
Spiuh.

pidsporityof

m'un*

iH^hivoil uuii*

inomt

old,

daughtor thut, during

rouuuood

It

ht^rituj^o.Wht^u

luouthM

;"*yot
ICutporor

ftu* his

fuhtu

iu

irnvt^r

Pluliph)vmt

thut

will outfits tho

hm

iitlhuuHMl to

"({ts

uhilil of hU

(JouotrirH
thnu

uhl

hin

duughtnr

luul to tho Mt^nt

M("rt. tht)

t("

la

i)t'Kli/uhnth'H

hi"

dovotiuu

ht^r tuthnr*M roulldtnuH)

of

|mrhouu(i;o,

Kli'/ubnth, whu

to

uoxt

nuothiiri tht^ uUuntu

ht)Htowo(l upuu

tuullv poHNPHrttMl
nioro

una

uud

with
l*l"Hi|)

hy

iilYrrwunlH

thn

tho

tit

rninuiuiu({u loug

utWwurdH
uutjt*KtiuM

'I'luN littlo

m\y

hor

tht) iuluhtu, uiul (mrrinl

Hi

Krtuuui

plutMUgtho

tht) brow

MM.

iimiiintt ouuihmlly

rtUii M(tW|i(|}|tti" llin

Itouii

diudou)

t)f Imdiot.

IV.,

of hr"r
Whoii

iutUfiotptouoo td' thti uuivoi'Hid

ilti t^tlU(|UtlVHuU, 4.t!l

\t.

liMtttinl, II10 Miotlitllkti

uguiuNt

AttifJll.

not

IiimlItitit.Ilii|i.Uio

Mttvm'
ttiHtlil|"tl

nl* lti" \Wt\.

iiurtliily

(tint tttholuiiy,tlviu^
feluitydt' ttUititiiuy

^^^

iit"-

tim|itiiot'

tiut
ttiiilitl|iti,

lUMIlitiit-

Itia litlliit

Itn tttiVOliMl liiitiantfIn

Oto

"'f "iirlu"iitti.
itutuititiittijr

ELIZABETH

the

Jeptance by

French

205

VALOIS.

DE

Henri for their sovereign,

was
Philip
his

regret that

dliance,was

destined

the exclusion
On

the

heard

the

fourth

Spain to

of

crown

daughter\

his return

of

to express

oiFspringof

wear

of his beloved

El

from

Paular,

buted
attriphysicians
the king's indisposition
to a cold taken by the
change from the oppressive
atmosphere of
much

and

indisposed. The

the

Segovia,to
ains

to

evening

Philipfelt
nidden

the

son,

chivalrous

the

of

Dation

Brussels.

lespatcheshad

moun-

anxietyconcerningthe

to mental

eceived from

air of the Guadarrama

keen

Sunday, September 1st,

On

arrived at

just

news

Segovia from

the duchess
duke

i^arma,addressed

to the

king and

^^hich occasioned

much

consternation.

the

of

Alba,

of

Madame,"

"

queen-motherof France,
courier arrived on Sunday last from
de
Madame
a
dreadful tidings
from
^arme, bringingextraordinary
to
Fourquevaulx,

vroie

the

"

which

"landers,at

trangelyconfounded
The

the

duke

ever

since."^

Junder

by

their

converted

"een

of the cathedral of

told of the sack

mob

turbulent

ministers.
the

to

king were

they perusedthese

when
ransportedwith indignation

lespatches.They

been

has

counsellors of the Catholic

orthodox

Antwerp,by

Alba

of

heretics,incited

of
The

holy

vilest purposes

vessels

the

to

had

images

In

f her

his will, Philip commits

brother, the

dearly beloved

ster

80

f my

eyes."

future

Depeches

de M.

de

his

king,

by

me

in

the

daughter to
these

for

she

Fourqueraulx,p.

words
was

443.

my

"

care

Take

joy and

and
care

affection
of

the very

your

light

206

ELIZABETH

mutilated, burned,
gutters of the

Flanders

of

the

flee for their lives.

compelledto
priests

against the

hopes entertained by the

in France, and

of

sectarians of

the

obey

the

Brussels

longer rendered
of

of the

mandates

king
safe

the

and

other
to

sworn

which

menaces

"

towns

recorded

had

who

over,
more-

England.

of vengeance

of the council of state

the

speedyrising

againstthe Regent, Barlaimont, Mansfcld,

members

the

and

Elizabeth of

from

recited also the threats

They

faith

orthodox

succour

They,

league of

formidable

the

recounted

in
ignominiously
and
destroyed,
pictures

rolled

or

streets

VALOIS.

DB

no

for
abiding-place

any

servants.
Philip's
he
When
the king perused these despatches,

said

by

rage,

tearinghis

father

fallen into

to have

some

beard

it should

that

and

relation is,doubtless,
an

of

the

the soul of his

rebels

dear

exaggeration
; for

perfectcommand

possessedmore
whether

violent transport of

vowing by

cost

is

sovereign

no

of every

griefor joy. Hopper,

who

emotion,

Segovia

at

was

This

that Philiptook
the
states,*
period,distinctly
with virtuous resignationwhich
is much
intelligence
at the

"

his return
when

from

the

spend

to

Van

Paular,where

period in

some

took
Hopper,

El

had
despatchesarrived,

holding council

inasmuch

probableaccount,

the most

"

et

the

was

king,on

sojourning

sufficient forbearance

his wife's chamber

the

Memorial

Analecta

he

his ministers.

place on

Kecueil

Papendrecht's

with

as

evening

dcs Troubles

Belgica.

This

des

of

before

first
the

Payg-Bas.

ference
con-

king's
Hojrnck

KLizAimrii

to Kl

return

ministers

nK

Tin*
U()M(|uo.

ot)nst"Tnation of

cloinonstraio"l itsolf in tho

amnsols

'I'ho

tl\rytriulonMl.

Kspinosuhoadod

(ho

Philip's

varirtv of

do
diuj\io

tho

Alba

and

ooi\oossion
party whioh dt^prot^atod

kind; whilo Kholi, and

of any

207

yalois.

Don

Juan

Manri(pio,

All, howovor, unilod in

paoilioinoasuros.
(MunitrioH.
advisingPhilipto prooood to tho Low

advocatod

AIba" with tho warliko aoooinpaninionts

a
hofittinp:
hound

monarch

on

instancingthe
(lantois fnun

rotrihution,and
tho

ox|)orionood
by

troatnit'nt

V.

Charlos

of

whilo

Kholi, mx

rohol

tho

trary,
con-

in
to Klandors
imploredPhilip to join^nt^y
Tho
iVoin
of royal progress.
king roso

pomp

oounril without
retired
diatoly
indisposed.In
the

mission

hot

tho middle

of tho
then

tover

when
physicians,

the othei's

desiringto

awoke

in
Kl

prevalentat

so

could

summoned,

his nuijesty
to
suhjeeting

tm

night he

tho romotlios neeessary

ngnH) upon

tho

and innnoox|)rossing
any opinion,
to his (^hand)er,foolingheate"l and

stage of tho

Bosipio. The

th"^

not

sisting
apply; p.MW incopioushK*t*"Hng
;

to
a

adnunister

certMin

nostrums

dwmod

(^tlieinMous. Philip
nMUMined
hy them especially
ill and contined
th{\n a
to his hod
lor more
seriously
to
fortnight,
not
was

pennittodto
on

time ;
with

tho great

visit her

tho decline.
iuT

DoAa

tho VVonch

chief

grief of

the

(|ue("n, who

husband

Kli/.abeth

until

ambassadi)r

in

\\\o fever

jiasscda melancholy

consisted
j^lcasures

Juana, and

was

in

conversing

mu'sing the intanta. whom

as
represeiUed

and
healthychiJd,good'tvmpcvvil,

remarkably

l"cMe

con\\uo

\"j

208

DE

ELIZAnETH

Jour.

beau

The

(|uecn'shealth, however,
she

graduallyimproving; and
boiled
j(41i('S,

of the

for

sent

him
re(|uested

sieur de
and

and

eggs,

tl)e directions

De

bring

the latter

more

who

with
Aranju(.'z

the

princeof

Eboli

houses

to

near

Carlos

of

governor,

an

temper.

The

had

to

exile

mimicries/

by

the

rebels.

Dupcches
This
was

(ic

his

The

father

which

took

p. 447.

of
to

"

lioiiiinated geueralissimo of the

England.

of his

and

his

the Netherlands
caused

him

Alba, in haughty

his

chamber, under

gout, and denied

himself

Ined,

(laiig)iter
subsequently espoused

of

absence

the

militarycommand

duke

violent fit of

for. the invasion

Pliilip

princeDon

in

the troubles

The

had

greatly exasperated

demand

Fourquevaulx,

country-

retire to

to

mind,
prince's

forbiddingtemper,

pretence of

of his

one

daughter/

nephews.

visit his consort, who

to

tidingsof

excited

againstthe

who

mots

amused

much

Guadaloiipcduring the

Jigainvehemently to

'

for bons

related,and laughed very

departedfor

directed

was

monastery

Moosecretaries.

Imperial princesher

Toledo,

just giv(*n])irth

and

and

visit her;

famed

was

beth
Eliza-

day,

had become
a
Boj5(|Uc
very dull sojourn,and
after the departure
of Dofia Juana,
so
especially
of September to
proceededduring the month

"1

The

One

majestyseemed

jestsand

;it some
heartily

of his

one

la Savoni^re, who

tail'swhich

broth, accordingto

capon

Four(|uevaulxto

to

WM

relidi

with

ate

now

physicians.

Hit
story-telling.

at the

VALOIS.

the

duke

de

Spanish Armada

Medina

Sidoniftt

despatched bj

1)R

BMZAUKTII

to nil ;

20t)

VATiOtS.

ho daily
thoU(2:h
|mulliuigandominous

Uic siok chuinhor

of his n)\\\\ ioastoi\

visits to
Kroorh

T\\c

"

so\igh(luidiooro
tinxiously

Ainhassmlor,who
discuss

to

tho

Klundors, failed

lUVuirs of

admittiuuH))
thoujrhho. dnnandod
of
subject

convicts in the northern

r/"ithrrinowas
time

desirous

liave

to

FomxjuevaulxpnuMnled

confined

his ohandn^r

to

second

any

pn"tcnce whatever

After
took

tho

17th

favourahle

so

of
a

sitm,woro
with

Kl

to

AIha
Hosq\ie,

and
slept,

eould

groat

t\u*n, that she.

his

visit to
Sometimes

and

the

to his

tpieen

earrie"l the

n?coven"d

on
favourably

person could

VOL.

tie St.

his

fev""r

oeea-

emtMl.

was
arms

ipieen

('atherint^'s

Sulpice.

Oousorl

at.

the. *2,'h'dof

tla".

and

reetnve

wen*

spt^'ial

laltiT reports

1'he

statingth;\t no

imagined,judgingby

D^SpAohoH"ld Fourminvnulx,\u
11.

this

his

in her
On

Kli7abeth\s appearanee;
have

visit the

to

daily repeated her

infanta

king

to
sutliciently

amlmssador, M.

the

rise

to

Mpartment, though

othcrsi she |"aiditer visit alone.

Septcinher,lu)th

upon

of scarlet velv"1. tnnnne"l

until

chandler

she

not

able

was

"dso went

She

rolw-flr-rhambro

joy ;

was

the (pieeu's
health
8e[)tend)er,

gohl ;"a.v,Vf'WfrH/rr/f".
PhilipnM*eived

with

lirst

tit of gout.

severe

on
improved. I*ili7;aheth,

had

TUv

he distiuhed.*

duringu part of the day.

king,who was stilleontined
his i^mdition

exehaufred.

with

time the (hd\e

Tho

fho

on

of war
worlxin^ as
prisoners
whom
|)ortsof S|)ain,
"|U(vn

Kronol\

sonvc

^ain

to

intrrvir.w

ao

Alhu,

of

h("r

maj"\sty's

4ljr--M.S. \V\h\. Imp.

V

210

she

looks,that
sickness.

ambassador,
audience

*'

handsome,
than

complexion

mind

he

the

been

agitatedby

posed
seemed
the

on

first

impulse
zeal

the

to

tliere
religion,

of

many

debated

despisedand

insulted.

inexperienceof
tlie duties

of the

would

iiis absence

during

Carlos

of

prince

the realm,
(juitted

sceptre should

that the
two

women/

rather
of

personages
himself

there

of

than

Eboli,

was

be
to

his council

the tried

intrusted

himself,the
advised

of
ability

dangiTous enterprisesof
Drprchc

(In

Meaning

the (|iieeu nnd

to

the

Doiia

Don

Duna
{"rinct':"s

the

Juana.

father
reason

heir."

king
how

Don

hand

of

Other
to

avail

his sister,
to

Carlos, and

Fourquovaulx.
the

by
of

Juana,

know

from

if his

appearance

no

who, during his absence, would

the

that

"

and

health

unfit her for

tl\e decliiration made

the

current;

been
actually

after
Spain ,- cs|)ecially
to

monstrat
de-

to

All kinds of

that the

consort

regency

Philip,

vindicate

to

alleg(*(l
projectshad

his young

prtv

in Flanders

king'sdeparturewere

Philipfi^ared

had

by proceeding in

himself

in council.

method

(events, desired

Netherlands,

these

illness.**

difficulties.

faith

his

is

malady

his

the troubles

these

for

relative to the

rumours

and

so

of

our

fresher

his

Every

care.

and
objections

beset with

his
person

excessive

during

before

king during

repressionof

the

for

did

ths

says

and

younger

ever

the

of

Yet

looked

he

mcthought

more

extremityof

great an

so

king, madamc/'

the

for

As

'*

in

boon

had

VALOIS.

DB

ELlZAnETII

reprt*ss
main-

212

(Uh\ iu bdHiovv \\\m\ yoiu*

I pray

"

uiul proNpurotiHi

with
lourriiiKo

Nuoond

NninourN.

iind wcndthyluddnn
({idlunt

udmiror

of (Juthnriuo*H court.

Mudniooim'IIo

to

do

do

huriliund

ilohun, uod
(I'KnIo.

of tho

nundjorh

not

until uftor tho

duo

do

born

of

IIoumi

nohlonuin

of

pnunmo

thn dtMith of

(iuim! to

oon-

of honour

und

of Anno

of Much

by

by tdl

horruino; but it

of

tho

princdy

ducbcNH

tho

MudtmioiHi'llo

with

AirliiviiN iln Niiiittiirun. K.

u
Mr^utiilii,

dopruvity

Nuit for tlio huod

rituto,tltut Anno

lit Unyim da

Whrn

on^ut^onuMitriontrnui

unoidlnd, both

ootnuMl
'

NonuiurN

undor

oooHtdmition

wiirndytu'^^^dupon

tho

puro

do
to Frutu/oiMo
prioroo({U({oitu.*titN

ulliunou with

WUH

tho

for

nigugt^inontN,tho duo do No-

nuulo tmnumt

An

d(*H(!cnt

bin

boon

uilluneiMl huimulf

diu^hoNH do

tho
pnrioittful

(Umind
juhtico,

most

duko, howover, buforii tho

(luiNn,hud

dihniiiunho^ovory

moui'H,

lonid
brifj;htly

ho muiuciul.

ftvhh tnutritnouiul

tm(;t

do

whoHu
(rKHli^,

Rohuo, whom,

inihuuliuto tnumu({(s
hur

of Frtinco,hud

Tho

th(* duko

ducuiiiHo of

duo

of tho

onu

of Anno

tihono

uoblo churucldr

and

wuh

hor

on

ilo Buvoyo,
Jae(|UiiH

doko, who

Tho

ycmi'H It dnvotml

Sulpice

dtiohuHHu do i\\xm
d'iChld,

Aiuu)

to

uiiiKendiuI/'

da vuDHiru

caii(i(ln(l
to St.
n liittor

Kli/jibuth,
tmu'oovor,
uddnmNdd

lifo lung

ft
inujeMty

(IrNiivHi\\u\ pmyHi

hn

VA biiuiiIiiJ0|
y honnaiiu

"

VALOIS.

DK;

KU^SAUKTH

do

liotytico
^uvo

\'M)l\, W,

No

KraiicU J)ohtt CttUliim.-

into

i)ytho

Uohun
und

wan

hiul
tho

by

onoount("rnu*nt
\*M\,
Oini.

CmU

ilii

to

Vo\\\w

RLIZAnETtI

suit of tho

the

u|)on him
at

DB

213

VALOIS.

bestowed
finally

duke, nnd

herself

in

marriage.Tho ceremony was perforined

Maur, during tho year 1566, by the cardinal do

St.

Lorraine,in
Elizabeth

Several

Catherine
offices

various

household
would

letters

made

to

the

remind
bestow
Freiuih
mother

engagements.

TO

SPAIN,

OK

the

by

Elizabeth's

of

her varied

forgetamongst

QUKKN

to

the latter beli(!ved her

which

and

ELIZAUETH,

written

she had

members

her court.

for
friendship

extant

are

promiseswhich

of

on

felt much

d'Kstd, requestingher

Anne

to

and

of Catherine

have

to

seems

duchess.
quoon

tho presence

1)K

PUCHKSSK

THR

NKMOUHS.*

Coumne.

Ma

"

I have

"

hitliorio written

not

tho

to oxprcHR

plcuHurcI

folton

learningthe event of yonr marriage,having born

preventedby the extreme iUncsH of which you have heard
not certain that the
ptrticulars
; and alno^b("cauRc I was
hud

marriage
letter. I

Bolcnuiizcd

consinc^ you

bclicvCi
ma

not

poBtosB

boon

cue

who

Mid

honour.

takes

greater joy, and

I

pray

couHin^ M.

de Nemours

to tnon

whom

rcquent to he commended.

cannot

exprenB

daughter.
*

MS.

ho

am

great
both

IShe in in very

Dlbl,

myHelf;

in yonr

Imp.

V. do

ih

yonr

it^that

fond

and

or

welfare

aRHnnuiccH

same

huHbandi to

siiflieiently
delight and
my

havingbeconio a mother
that
rightin believing
my

the

yonr

that yon

convinced

intercHt

tender

yon

fromnie
I

ai*c

rocoived

afrectionato relative than

more

\nitil 1

joy

1 fear yo\i

at
are

foolinh with

good health,and growing

IJrthunp,8747"

v* \)." \\\^A"

214

DE

BLIZAUBTIl

into

little womiiU;

hIio

as

VALOIS.

tiikcn
ulrtuuly

notice

when

Bpokcn to. M" cousinc,not further to expoHo to you

niotlier I lun^ nn everybodyhere lelln mej I
whtit R clouting
will conclude thi" letter. IVaying (Jod to give you healthy
I am,
nnd to blcRB you with ii happy and long life,

fair and

Tho

ment,

was

Elizabeth.

to

the

on

favourite

Isabel,and

robes,toys,and
chihl

gold
jewelledcup,
the

nnd

the

detain tho

with

attendant,and
CatlK^ine

She

which

oilicers of

preciouscase,

leaden

seal

who

sleeping
now

was

seldom

(piitteci

Medici

showed
of

growth

her

])resentsof
her

grandplate,includinga

Catherine

his

or

also sent

n\n\sery

[)ride

ment,
of retire-

and

sent
repeaUMlly

service of
of

do

luudth

the

conserves.

out

Fasardo,

princessmight always

however,
to

de

greatest interest in

nnulamo

of solace and

tho

Ana

royal mistress.

her

childish ail-

any

hours
q\u)en*s
alwaysin her arnts,

was

Dona

lapof

Elizabeth's

the

During

child

the

with

source
failing!;

never

soldotn

little intUnta,who

uiHieted

been

have

to

seems

blithe

that
recpiested

i)o fed.

At

Vittoriu,

customs
majesty's

although it

bearing ({ueen

was

chose
secureil

Catherine's

bciuygmade
c^piicT.IlepresouUtiuus

on

arms

the

r.MZ\UKTn

DK

215

V ALOIS.

tlu"
to
nuli|)l"y tlio Kn'urli niul"5iss;ulor,
svilytvl
king (H)inn\aiuiiMl that, tho box slionhi bo fonvurdnl

without

and
(lolav,

tlio odiriiius 1\nir.(ionario8

srvoivly

TUo case
lor its iiiuluo drtrntiou.
was
n'priiutuulod
thon uuparkod in tlu' pivsriuv
ot' tlio ainhassador.
whom
('athmiio
Tho skill displayed
l)ytho;i:oldsini(li

hud

nuployod

hy IXma

Juana

taken
Tho

out

away

king

of Ootohor,

rriod

and
lor

of (lu"

Slu*.

Sopwia.
hy tho
and

sulVorod

tho

tho

HJono to

day

Ksoorial

rotiromont, and

tati^\io

nmvinjv at Madrid,

on

with

mot

his

to

p-ot'tinix

in tho

royal

lMnli|"
proooodod

All

spond

aftorwards

oold

apartn\onts

of Ootobor,

to

C'arlos also arrivod

Don

sovon^ipis.

tho last

|"alaci\On

in

posliI"M\lial
alnn"sphoro ("f

of
|"ossossion

took

oonlinuod

to
thou^lW. ox])odiont

roooivod

was

haul)lo

tho 2'2nd

on

iVon) tlio

nnioh

was

of Alha, wlio

duohoss
both

from

ICIi/ahoth

i(

t ht*

lor

siu:ht.

Maih'id.

lVoi\i tho

hor

ivmovo

}":litlorin|ir
nip, sont

Valsain
([uidiMl

(pioon

journoy; yot

out. hor
|)ut.

whtMi
vohcniontly

ot' hor

and
inditVorontlioaltli,

tlu' i\\\vv\\and

hy

\\y\\uvss also

|rras|) tho

to

and

sjHvial
uso,

was

latidcd

T\\v Wulo

triod

hand, and
hor

nuirh

was

mako

Saints
short

Day

in

sojom*n

in the inonuslorv.

The

rovolutionarv

to c\A\v
violontly
S["iun. Kxas]HTat(*dat

ci"ntimiod
of

maintninod
to

by

conuuunioato

his
to

in tho

n\ovonuM\t

tho mind
tho

fathor, and
bin) tho

ilw
tho dvdnisa rt'gtfiU,

Nothorlantls,
of

tho

innnovoahio

by

his

prinoo
n^siTVo

iv"*rotnsal
posit

roooivod
d("spatohos

trom

v\
nnlmppy \"rmcc" \v\c\\\va\^v"

216

ELIZABETH

VALOIS.

DE

self-control,
subjectedhimself

humiliatingaffronts.
abhorred

influence

whose

him

helped

alone to have

preceptor of Don

of his

passed at

inter\'alsbetween

princeand his tutor;

encouraged by PhififX
Osma
died during the

the
was

the bishop of
Unfortunately,

of

his

true

the

when,

career,

friend.

his

In

if

the latter

critical period

prince needed

almoner,

his

date, Suarez

implores
dangerous designs,"the

which

fail to

cannot

bring

monarchy.***

the

Cardinal

Espinosa,president of the council

the prince at
General, also warned
Inquisitor
periodthat
himself

his

and

imprudent

dishonourable

the

spectacleof

and

father,could

not

Espinosa
^

was

son

hated

Prescott, History of the

de

Suarez

Hernan

to
himself,and disquiet

on

and

frequent correspondent of

illusions of the E\il One,

mischief

the

ever,

without
letter,
abandon

prince to

Bosque ;

his advice,at

Another

prince, was

Toledo.
the

Carlos at "1

deprivedof

thus

was

Don

over

affectionate letters hid

pupil. Many

correspondenaiwhich

sojourn of

Caiki^

possessedsalutaryinfluence

the mind

JoaHi

Honorato

errors.

the faithful

bavi

counsels, might

or

retrieve his

to

bishop of Osma,
seems

his father,who

by

mode
of life,
and his utttt
dissipated
decorum, the princebeheld himself shunoed

those

by

Distrusted

rf

inanner

his

of

want

all

to

conduct
to

the

at open

was

this

dangerous to

monarchy

warfare

and

with

for that

his

king

longbe tolerated by any nation.

by the prince,because "he

Reign of Philip II."vol.

ii.

p.

406" Cab. edxL

RUZAnRTlI

with

agreed

never

his advice

DR

in any

him

217

VAL01".

opinion or
The

thoroforo,scorned.

was,

;'*

mutter

prinreof

Eboliylikewise,ocensionully
essayedtlie etTeot of

doqucnco;
feelingof
Ruy Gomez
lU

but

his

Carlos

Don
was

things,with

The

malicious

boisterous

Carlos,were

and

the rude

speeches nddn^ssed

to

shrank

Iwfore

time

each

n^ented
tentciously

and

him

in

reckless

his

publicby
of

son.

Carlos

Don

his father's

glanceand contemptuo\is
leavingthe king'spresence,

he fled to the

gentlesympathy of

after

sad

own

French

the defiant

and

natun*

often

the

the

sarcasm

silence; and

againsthis

Don

princeentered
insults.
Philip
[iremcditated

construed

bold

kin^i:.

of

unprineely n\anuers

the royalpresence, into

Yet the

reported
the

to

comment,

(hat

taimt

spy, and

ri)2;ht

and

the

by

met

were

tale-bearer and

honour

the

appealsto

his

forebodings.

ambassador

refuge
writes

Madame/'

"

Catherine

to

for

Klizaheth

Medici,

de

cnMlit (he fact that there exists

implicitly
and dissatisfaction
of unalterable indigimtion
feelings
between the Catholic king, and the prince his son.

"you

The

may

father

like,nnd

hates

in not

not, all
In tho

same

the said

son

the

son,

less
must

the

and

degree.
one

measure,

augments

day

In

does

tho

terposes
short,if (lod in-

that
nevertheless,
towards

prii\cetind

majestythroughout conducts

his

the

returns

in great

end

calamity.

the

hate

step-mothtT;
oi\lysolace.

herself with

such

of

his

his father,does

aifeetion increase for the cpieen his

in her

son

for

Her

pru-

218

ELIZABETH

dencc

and

husliand

so
ju(l;;nu'nt,

and

hrr

The

Flemish

remained

at

tercourse

was

with

nobles

the

king by

VALOIS.

as

to

both

content

str|)-s")n."'
IJerpen and

envoys,

M.ulrid

under

watched;

the

DE

Their

surveillance.

and

the

of

Montigny,

their very

even

court,

reportedto

were

Vasquez.

secretary of stair,

wi

Any

munication, th(T"fore, interchanged between

deputies and

The

suspicion.
federated

Low

wearied

of

belicived

was

in

these

heard

confer
the

on

his

the Low

prince.

the

the

into

king

witli the

Countries

one

'

1566,

Deprchcs

coDfidenticllc

de
et

or

realm

(^ven

his

an

by

the

moreover,

Carlos

bound

the

on

Anne,

kingdom

of

to

Naples

hypothetical

sufficient to throw

was

of his fits of

Philip,therefore, before
October

of

wee

frequently

former

archduchess
the

or

mention

of his

dismemberment

wil

that the

support Don

and

likewise

son

The

he

and

Maximilian,

emperor

expressed his o{)inionthat Philipwas

of

authori^

in person

undertaken

not

encourage

sentinii*nts

marriage

ood"

the revolt in the Netherlands

Tlu!

to

ezprw

that
;

interne

the

father's

declared

lie

to

and

Orange

life of indolence

leading a

his father.

king

been

of

Countries,

by right,if

own

regarded with

was

arrayedagainst his

subduing

office of

his

William

lords

the

Carlos

prince had

with

sympathy
in

Don

concentrated

return

fury.

Madrid,

to

in

immediatelyafterwards, positively

Fourquevaulx,
k
particulicrc

la

]". 983

Koyuc

"

MS.
mere

Bibl. Imp.
dc

France.

"

Ined.

Lettre

220

KLIZAnKTIl

Ixmrvolrnt nnd
Imilod with

VAL0I8.

PR

have been

Mnximilinn,would
popiilnr

jny by

According to

thn

thn

Flntnings.
mndo

stiitomontH

by

PorcK"

HI

bo received with
mUNt
tmfortunutcly
from
ciiiition,
ns
oniiinutiiig
dondlyonomy"
Philip'H
th(* king commnndcd
Don
Jvinn of Austrin, to

nurrntivo which

himself into the

inHinvmtc

prinoOi
him hid designs. The
nnd Akilfully
to draw
from
by bis lipi
prince,"
siiysthe nnncio Castunco, betrays
It was
not, theroforei
every impulseof his heart."
difficultfor Don
taski
Juan, intent on his perfidious
of the
thn
to ]K)ssess hitnself of
secret
proj(^ets
tmhappy princt^ lie achieved this,according to
of
of Perez, by delusive professions
the Rtat(unent
Know
attnehment
and aid.
jiassionatuly
you not,''
coniidence

of the

"

"

"

respondedDon
nnd

Carlos,

imfortunate

of

"

that I

the most

am

?
princes

am

miserabta

treated like

ioi
participation
ofHcn confidedl
state affairs. I have
or
no
autiiority,
for employment, or to render ml
to
to me,
serve
of govi^ningthis my future realm I*
henmfter capable

slave, and

of
de])rived

smallest

the

"lie

then," relates Perez, "broke

king

his father ; and

that the

(mlyresovirce

himself into the

wrote

"

by informingDon JunHi
remainingto him was to thro#
of his

At

his narration of the

Philip's
reign,he
Krrit

trAniotilo

Dtipuy, (lOl, flG'i.

Vcrf\r,

in abuse of thi

(uided

besoughthis aid."*

who

of

arms

out

was

nil

good friends in Fland

I'
when
the period
two
most
oven
tragical

the

mortal

Cutiftrlltorctu Vair.

enemy
MS.

of t!
Hii)!. 1i

ELIZABETH

|bg, who

after

of

had

he

Such

his head.

and

caggeration
Husion

which

yet

Tambien

he

llorado,

K A. hablase
e^c."*
Ifeo,

bythe

los

Iconoclasts of
Flemish

J^gour
by
Ippear,

the

perilof

Hcurring

the

kttempt to

suborn

teclarations of

so

his

had

the

and

!ays been

the heir
the

)on Juan
I

Rdgn

of

of

que

with

their

such

position

careful of

The

more

friends, the

to

attempt the

so,

of

an

frenzied

companion, as

Austria,relative to

Philip II.,Prescott, p. 406,

Ruy

as

former
his

deceitful rAlo,

he had

on
enjoincMl

princeDon Cnrl("s/

the
vol.

the;

desired

king

same

le

Madrid, the

semblance

apparent.

que

prince probably increased

intimate

his former

by

perpetrated

them

the

says,

dicen

marquis of Bergen, having in

ivourite minister
awards

almoner

treated

lifficultiesof their position;the

Somez,

addressed

reached

render

even

deputies

parecido bien

precariousdid

doubtless

would

as

the

letter

deputieswere

king,and

written

Confederation, are

which

Antwerp

Perez,

of

relative to the

of the violence

news

price

valid

with

haber

no

the

of
suspicion

procuradoreSy como

the

After

dnfortunate

in

prince,in

the

to

"uarez

the

discovered

of the

occur

set

that

as

only

Carlos

Lords

which

words,

tvr

Flemish

the

om

The

Don

Upected dealingsof

from

him,

liable to

been

Inquisition,

former

testimony

revenge.

has

the

doomed

^ust, therefore,always be

friend, and

old

of the

tortures

escape

which

to
p^"tivity

pen

the

to

the

"lally,after

his

abandoniDg

"ithful servant

221

VALOIS.

DE

n.

"

Ihid. p. 'MX

222

KM/AIIRTH

2'2n(l

thr

On

VALOU.

DE

Urcembor,

of

Philip

1566,

festiraL

sou(;litrrtlrc-incnt durin;; tlu* Christmas

thtr Ksf'oriul,where

ho n'mainod

month.
following:

The

ins interconrx'
a

mode

the

of

indulge in

to

those intricate
which

or

of

was

brotherhood, foi

pacing

there

erected, that Plufif

the

his cabinet.

to

in his hours

leisure.
comparative;

of

application
such

At

even

seasons

the king's
Eboli, dissipated

of

polishedconverses

kinj^

the

abstracted

graven, and

him

kin;^rendered

flf

perusing

to

mental

The

many

after

addressed

papers

perfed

to

clue to

the
political
projects,

it is still impossible
to traci^,even

submitted

aisles

the

when

meditation, and

silent

state
corn*s|)onding

the

the ceremony

Philip's
tcmpi^rament

had

he
superb cha|)el

loved

the

It

reserve.

seclusion,

of this

the Jcroniite

with

lift*ronjrenial
to

of

habits

cahii

orrupationsthere,tind

scdt-ntan
kii)(:\s

10th of

until the

at twilight
hour, strolled
prc-()ccu|)ati()n
; ")r as Philip,

majesticcloister

the

beneath

would

tlieyinvoked
|)iousand
alone

tlie

Philip. To

of

ray

of

the

saints,and

as

far

as

of

the

might be, by

passion which

the

to

cause

upon

the

glowing legends
to

embodied,

be

skill of his

artists,was
"

some

of

their

discourse

king's greatest delight

mellowed

whik

the features d

on

Madonna,
the

Such

enthusiasm

and
rcalizti,

object of

Heaven

blessingof

Catliolic monarch.

very

bronL'l^t

Espinosa,

or

commendation
by elo(|uent

him

cherr

palaoei

convent

of Cu(aic;ahis confessor,
bislioj)

the

the

his

of

the

and

harsher

the

traits

H^Wiv

xvl\\\^h "viui*\vJ

\H"M,

Wm^s^u^K

(i"

if"|*\OUi'\

"*^'U
jjl^to

ii\^

A(

"\:*'.*"\"

*"(

(l\o l\"^v:^M\( o(

Co

*"(

iho
fot
u\"!r.}s"-.o*l

U\o
"vjU*'ni'.l\
"jui**\/'s
jMn\

I l"o

MM\tMon

lur

tho

(hf*

(hr. i'm!"\U{*':.'iiui'n(

(ho

j"\iMu-io\rtu"o

pnusl.

ItKrwt.,'.

(ho ovpriiuipt
!fc|f^V;"(i"'U
\ o(

jmi-so

\\"mi^

fUx"-so

\iiluMlnuil-s. (i" lUil

lo(l

i\\x-

o\"hoi|uo"

l*hih|"(""ol*

(ho
tithttt!u:^

M\

uuo

"im\

ovpoiuhutio

224

ELIZABETH

in the

pnlaccs
; and

DB

nlso of

useful
scheme

impracticable.
king,meanwhile,

Tiie

Escorial, commanded
mother

and

her

his way

given by

Charles

in fact,which
skilful power
at the

was,
r(*(iu(;Rt

Frcuich cabinet
with

his consort

him

to

Brussels.

to

by

and

Khould

be

same

to

the

to

journey

troops, about

similar
to

the

do Alava,

and

ease

if his Catholic
own

coupledJ
of Spain havingj
queen
of solicitudej^
a subject
her journeyto Jlrusselii.;

tho

added

this di^mand

had put forth hil

Francisco

Don

on

his mother

intrigueto elicit. A
made
time, officially

of

Francisco,moreover,
that
request,
to
delay his

her

to

was
acquiescence

performed with

write

Immediate

king her consort, that

to the

th#

from

through Fnmco

pass

pregnant. It was

againbecome

to

their ambassador

notification that

his return

on

brother, to request that permission

be accorded

might

most

tho privypune
curtailing

however, which resulted in no

project,
found hil
reform, as t\\ff
king,on investigation,

cxpr.nscis:

one,

VALOIS.

leisure.

demandi
original

majestyfound
to

Don

the

it politic
;

Netherlands,

a
,

to be

despatchedby Philipto
of Parma, might rec(^ivelicense
th(^ regent Marguerite
body

of

from

the French

viiKu^s of
been

HU(hk*n

government
Had

Lrttrc

"

decision

Archives

dc

(In M.

c(Ttain pro*

this

on

the

and
part of their sovereign,

the stirwhich its consequent

1

to traverse

demand
supplenuuitary
courtiers
aghast at the
Philip's
public,

France.

made

"

(In U

occasioned"*
preparations

Mothr-FViii'loii

Simancoii,K. nW.C.

r^

Don

Pranclico

1\, ^\). tt2," luod.

tlo

Alairi"-

t^

ould

have

divined

constitution
^ilip's

^tnessing any

and

chastisement

Slanders. The

his well

the

making
of
sluggishness

The

conflict with

that
highly
improbable
the

ulterior view, in

his

declaration.

unexpecteda

225

VAL0I8.

DE

ELIZABETH

his

revolted

of
subjects

from

tering
encoun-

eccle-

expressionof publicopinionon
have
iiasticalaffairs,
which must
greetedhim
the

resident in Brussels.

would

movement

by
or

had

wise

such

the

energy

success

have

and

been

have

conduct

by

recalled to their

enhanced

been

deemed

tendered
conciliation,

would

Charles

Under

while

V. this revolutionary

long

of the

ago

pressed
sup-

emperor

of
a policy
hopeless,
in

Charles

nobles
allegiance,

the lustre of

it

himself undertake

shrank

king,moreover,

at

rendered

weapons,

king would

of

horror

known

person^
whose

the

Spanish crown*
shown
The cold and sardonic composure
by Philip
of publicopinion,
under every phasis
exasperatedthe
people; and his evasion of their request that he
in person and redress their griov;uux"S|
would
come
little to hope for in his future domonoy,
left them
My father deems that the emperor my grandfather,
for himself and
his son ; tht"
jcmmeyed sufliciendy
both for the
king,therefore,
reposes now
cni|H^n*r uuU
1" sneeringly
for his own
ol)srrvoil \\\\\
pleasure
homage

"*

Carlos,in allusion to

the rumours,

\\\\\\
ch(U)g()\fr
for I^'lundorw,
respecting
conflicting,
Philip's
departure
""
to tA"-nu"nx"\\\
Everythinggoes on from to-morrow
the only resolution is to remain
\\vit\'.M
invsohito,**

Chantonnayto
VOU

ML

his brother,the

over

curvVuwvV V\vv\\\\v^vv
V\

226

ELl/iAUGTU

Tho

"

kinp will allow

in the Low

them, ho

To

add to

that the

the

king

the

The

lords

himself.

It

(hruhMl
Iving

he

excused

The

(pieen

might

he invested

not

exiuhited
h(*rself,

so

onorous

Uvv that her

her

manner.
possible
The king,meantime,

prosecutionof

the

(3ort(\s in person,
alYcr

making

on

the

short

/m

to

state

An'hivoN

14th

policyin

every

(icneml

the States

day of December,

to

and

commanded

address

the

d(!signs.The

irOrnngc NAnsau,

riVHvoit,liiBtury of V\\ \\\\.

relinquish

before
certainty
reh(^llionagainst

her

speech, he

his wishes

Ac. 1a MHinun

i)i)f)aJuann

largesubsidy for
lie opened
Flanders.

in

war

government

secretary of state, Kraso,

and

rise in

convoked

demanded

Castil(%and

of

th(i

circunwent

and
authority,

l^as i)escal/.as Ueales,to

wo\dd

nephew

at

that Dofia
req\iested
with supreme
authority

post,with

to

disinclination to

extrenu)

pious occupationsat

accept

the

witi\in tiie realm.

whilst sl\e remained

and

she

ahstuiee;hut
during Philip's
J nana

him, in

\ipon

militar}'
desinni
earnestly

him

undertaking

from

I*'^

man

(puttingthe realm,

oi\

in Flanders.

comnumd

Carlos demanded

conferred

he

more

are

impossible

seems

time rei\ised to nominate

same

her

there

Don
perplexities,
Philip's

slundd

visit

eviT

the state of

to

hin\self like

conduct

regency

the

to

it.

to mend

ontJingled

so

should

ho

will lind it.easier to conform

Philipshould

case

iiintters to bcooino

Countries, that if

thingsthan
kings than
that

VALOIS.

DR

t. i. p. H2A.

the
tho
and
tho

assembly,
de[)uty
ijuolod aUo

228

ELIZABETH

who

had

should

and

henceforth

to

when

audacityto

the

the town

which

he had

continued

to

here, who

august aunt,

as

I take

ago.

if the

as

king

alliance without
commanded

the

secret

without

manner,
on

the first

unauthorized
state

deputies to

and

of

emotion.

destruction

70, fo. 178."

de M.
lued,

made

found
pro-

and

dread
a

without

comment

people,however

no

to

deputiesfor

no

stantly
deputation in-

interview

the

into

on

the
ceptible
per-

their
the

passions of
ill-regulated
betrayinghim dailyto

prince,were

for

menacing

same

silence,and

The

son.

accession of such
Depeches

in

but

without

thanked

He

unfortunate

strictly

then

members

the

report the

to

loyalty
;
of his

suitable

his visit

the

threw
proceeding,

king. Philip listened

conduct

just

lute
sabestowing the usual courteous
president. This intemperate, and

great consternation

zeal and

here

any

me

He

keep

my

place three

matter,

find

departedwith

departed

the

in such

counsel !*'^

other

la Princesa

this very

father,cannot

my

fool-hardy

strange that

meddle

ner
man-

same

themselves

from

it very

to

present presume

inimical ;

destroy both,
onlytarried. Moreover,**

show

done

was

also

hereafter

marriage with

my

enemy

I will treat in the

''

thing,he

deem

should

he

which

prince,

propose

such

his mortal

as

would

the power,

the

VALOIS.

propose

him,

sent

all persons

years

hold

he
certainty

enough

DE

and

loyal,could

protest the

template
con-

possible

monarch.

de Fourquevaulx

Decembre,

au

1566.

Roy

"

MS.

Bibl.

Imp, F.,Briennei

ELIZABETH

This

last

follyon

tho

229

VALOIS.

DK

part

of his

n(l(i(^"l
to

Kon,

the conviction
of

regency
would

thut the
previouslyft^lt hy Philip,
the queen
of the
or
prineessJuann,

disturbed

be

which
provinces
decided the
to

favoured

king

to

person,

infornuul

send him

to

Carlos,

Don

of
desiji^ns

him

nu)st

(H)urse

Philipsununoned
him

that

guide

the

the

at

ject
pro-

"luke

of

resoIv(*"lto

had

he

Netherlands,

assist and

to

vrmy,

the

and

towns

for
politic
imparting his
previously

Without

Alba, and

the

the

on

pursue.
any

the

revolts in

by

head

of

an

in
(hlelu^ss-reg(nlt

the

submission
to
heresy,and in (aiforeing
suppressing
tho edicts.
direettul at the same
lluy Ciiimez,was
time to wait

hhn,

'*

the

on

Fn^ieh

the

that

Catholic

intent to visit Flanders

not

be

undertaken

1567" which
the (|ueen
oould

hut

until

the

would

his

l)c

consort

accomplishedthe
king and the qu(u"n

Catholic

majesties."

others

tioal remarks

of the
upon

court

the

said

the

at

interview

bt^twet^n the

as

mis

wtdl

as

fiAv see|)-

month

after month

on

ha"l

Elizaheth,

this "le(!ision; and

satisfaction to the antbassudor

warmly expressedher

rago

their

in making
king's sinciM'ity

in siniilarplausible
assurances.

Fourquevaulx, and

of

period

liis niother, and

eommei^ted
meantime. Joyfully

prince^bis

(urouvheineni

inihilgedin

this declaration,
seeing that

passedaway

November,

and)assador,

Tlu^

his

to

Journeycould
of

month

that

so

adhered

bis

that

after the

be

French

many

king

form
in-

an"l

ambassador,

to

her

mother.

boundless

whew

As

for

tho

\\Ck^v^wvwV\\\^\"

230

he

ELIZMJETtt

to

wuR

hud

Imvo

d\iko of Alhu
in his
tho

of Albu

from

Madrid,

Don

Carlos

You

"

to

camo

exprossodit.

lio

his final

prinee,before

of

to

go

When

his respectsand

pay

exelaimed,with

shall not

that th6

rruhn ; and

the eommc^neement

at

that his fnthor

nppointcnl to Huporsodohim

hiul hoon

take leave of the

**

his
q\iitting

mission,'*
us
rightful

duke

VAL0I8.

rorninnnd
military

no

intention of

no

DR

to

departure

April,1567.

threatening
gesture,
it is my

Flanders ;

\\\Un\t to

All)a responded, that

proceedthere myselfr
inttnulid otdy to herald that of
departurewas
"

his
his

majestyatul Don Carlos ; and that he was going to

the country, and preparer it to giveloynl
tranquillize
ther
furto its sovereign."I'his replyseemed
reception
turningu|)on
my

drew

irtfuriate{\u\ \mi\vi\ ; he

to

(he

father,you

duke, exclaimed;

sliallnot

I will killyou I" A

You

fortunately,
being

the

at him

with

strong

man,

aid.

was
liowc^ver,

Again

dagger. Alba,
therefore,

was,

again with

the

him

princehad exhausted

the

ciftorts to
in inc"ff""etual

with
shouting,

his

"

his assailant atul hohl

mzo

wrists,until

himself

cnisued

departI
the

himself

threw

shall not

lifo of

with
prince grap|)Ied

the

sooner,

the

Hy

tho

tightby
No

"

dagger,nnd

with

strugglethen

of a numiac
{{vi\7.y
duke, nudgingthrusts

to
able,at lengtli,

go

his

regainhis freedom.
than ho
princereleased,

savage

fury upon

tho duke,

all his
Alba

strengthto his attendants for

closed with him, and s\icceeded in

a
holdingthe prince,

seciuul time, with

iron

gmsp,

\.V\^
chamuntil his ultenduuts cwtetcOiiLtv^vcv
"\d^^^cut

EUZABBTH

ber alarmed
of

their

noise,and

unhappy
when

prince;
with

the

at

the

This

to

intimated

which

On

15th

Alba

to

his

therlands

during

the

promise
the

made

court

and

the

f/r

i\iH
"^

his

father's

malice
thus
he

St-

of
reccmiA*

hzs

zh

uvx^i,

hi*

ii:"

*'tffvw

"^nrn^^.

hM

//**"

lu-iit-^
iii^-^tt'uU
'^'^,'**i

('/i^a^'/^^

i.^w^i-y^

'

vou";i-"""

''*

''i*'

**

""'

'"'-*- 'i-y.

j/4:"jy"i**.j.'//*ittfciijjk

u*

yA.i"^:J.y'^f

^Aa

tft

*h*- ^^^1*^

a*

i^'/i/

'i -'^^

1 h^i ")!"* ttt

"/?.;;/
^
y,**nttj

v/

!'/#
ii"';jO*:iit,

Ivf

Ih*^ lit--

In

^^i *^'-

iz^rr^f

V-'z/^

'^'^ft

vwvttbi'-

atj

|iiiilJM|

ii

Ph^h)/" |/H^M"*i:n

aariwcliJuU;
vjtf/v""if*^ Ji,

^naj*J/TXi^.'

^6hly*

ih^' fUiUn

Wtih

m^Try

discomfort*

Carlos,

son.

of th^; y^'ut

morously appresdit*?^!
^/y
Don

his

fJlow

U)

c^^urv?

very

nating resolves:

and

v/I^m li Mm- tlnti

Aranjur/,duririf/

at

reiterated

Iho

rmnmMhhm

April, Philip (/ninhd

of

I'ilmll.

priru^oof

th()

tor

estrang(;rnrni JilioiMlymkIi

the

king

his chuinbor

li(rut"*njint
;

minister,and

ntliu^k i"l'

\\\\

indignityinllinloilimi

of the

the

or*

prince to

the

inulif^uuul

such

sensible cinotii*!!.'

very

fury brought

widened

the

audience

of

sense

sistingbetween

oxhmiHtiHl

apartniont.aiti^r

tho

Philip, through

his

rclousinl tho

then

full of

duke,

confined

of his

person

from

him

cause

days.

tion

the

ebullition

fever, which
some

Alba

Carlos, panthig and

Don

casting a glance at
as

frantic vocifmitlon.H

the

master.

struggle,rushed

meaning,

231

VALOtS.

DE

''"'-

i(*";
J"":.j)

,"**"/-("
-'/"=
'^

232

in the

sumblud

Flanders

king into
of

tmd

"

Austria, and

the

viUUih

ought

journey itself,and

(hiride the
took

king

said his fatluT

He

for

Quint

Charles

emperor

deteriniiuHl to

The

renuu'k, she

being engaged

with

individuals

severul

Don

the

Juan, and

together in

b(*ganto

make

paptT,

which

which

he

'The
Don

wrote

(jnmt

titles:

from
from

took

in

'

The

from

case

journey
to

on

one

Madrid

from

Madrid

Arunjuez to
and in
Escoviiil;*

El
such

from

Panlo

the

first page,

of the

Madrid
from

fusUiou

he

the

King"

pages

of

following

"1 Kscorial

to

El Kscorial to Toledo

of

table,upon

blank

of the

then

the

Journeys of

each

versed
con-

sheets

some

large lettc^rson

Upon

for

audience.

Carlos

Don

with

this

hear

not

sought

voice.

to enter
proci'ediul

journey from
Toledo

had

Admirable

PhilipII.'

the book, he

the

and

low

had

king

princessof Kboli, however,

u

"liscoursing
|)rivutely

little book

he

did

in

who

the

for himself,and

queen

to

elude it

to

that the

so

begun

opinionthat tho i:
journeysenough j

be of

l)oth n*pose

take

also.

emperor

son

events

pains which

tuken

had

for his

and
irunself,

the

selves
givingthem-

Curios

the

appeared to

culing
ridi-

After

counterfeit illness in order

to

Juan

result of

the

Don
place,

take

never

Eholi.

courtiers in

discuss

nuijeatyi

Curios, Don

princessof

trouble to

the

leuve of her

only Don

of
togetherthe folly

the

uUeged journeyof

tuken

behind

remained

there

the

upon

who

and

upurtmonta of the queen,

there discoursed

hud

VALOI8.

DE

JfiLIZABETlI

the
to

journey

Arunjuez:

Kl Pardo
fdled

to

"1

the book

DE

ELIZADETH

with the
tnd

journeysof

the

when

kinf;to

the

book

and

his

from

of tht^ rcahn.

towns
prhicipiil

the

233

VALOI8.

shown

her

|)a1ac(^H,

Thr

by

(|ueen,

tht)

prince,
oould not help luuj^hing
at this conct^it,
dangiTousns
itsindulgenceappearedto her inaj(*sty.
It happ(uied
that while the queen was
reading tlie paper, a ehatnwas

berlnin entered
been

king had
and

her

that

he

to

to

apartment

suddenlyseized
seemiMl

that the

announce

witli

gn^it faintness,

ill. Tlict queen,

very

in

her

haste to

proceedto his niaj(^Kty*s

apartment, had not
leisure to enjointhe princeto take care of his l)ook.
Don
Carlos, therefon^ being in haste to follow tier
majesty,threw
the

hand,

the

that

a]l the

door

no

took

the

and

drawers.

left the

sooner

the

thus

fallen into her

extreme

to

have

at

that it was

in her power

queen,
would

she

; for

the

seek it on

time, therefore,she
in which

allowingit

without

knowing

she

caused

joy

to

importanceof

known

be

such

Without

littlebook

the

liow to

ft^ltconvinced

her return.

made

her

a
dis|)()sal
pa|)er that
Carlos in the opinionof

first thought was

Her

paper,

powtT,

her

greatlyinjureDon
his father.

the
ment
docu-

of the

of tlie nature

aware

prin"!e,

WhtMi

pap(T.

had

king

The

a|)artnient,than

which

so

to bo

litth;cal)in('tclost; at

El)oli possessedduplicat(^
keys of

retain the

the

lockiui,b(*ingignorant

of
possession

princessbecame

would

he

cabinets
quetni's

Ana

was

into

of which

of
princess

therefore, iiad
Doim

book

the

ment,
docu-

losing

lar,
simipriTasely

writingof

imitated,and placed\t
skilfully

that

u\

Don

Carlos

lV\viVLv\\mvA",

234

ELIZABETH

DE

giving tiic origiiiiil

pa)X!r

VALOIS.

to tlie

husband.

Th(! qiurn,

where; Don

Carlos tohl her hi* had

in such

was

haste

the fire without

nothingon
ruin

to

the

bis

formed
inopportunity,

compelled
deemed

he had

would

but which

enlighten

and senti*
to the mind
as
perfectly
his son.
Tlie king,after bearing
])rince

majesty more
of the

mcnts

the statement
the book

into

])rudentto

Tlie
duke

had

Philipretired

to

conduct
prince's

El

After

to

admit

to concert

repressionof

of
dangerous enterprises

council

promised
might

support the
for
requisite

deem

Dopcchcs

lucd.

to

of state, without

dc

Fourqucvaulx
"

khig

the

his

for

measures

of affairs in

the

the

king, who,

the future conduct

The

it

departureof Alba,

the

Escorial

towards

the

Aranjuez, refused

from

return

further

(Ruy (Jomez) thought

incensed
excessively

to his presence.

son

without

fell

leave him."

violence of the

of Alba
his

on

majesty then

profound reverie,in which,

niinistiT

to see

the
recognised

he

prince. His

the

observation,his
most

which

being shown

upon

demanded

by Ruy Gomez,

made

hand-writingof

desired

who

thought himself

consequence

owOi

majestydistrusted

her

littleincident,
which

no

as

suitable

that he

place

his
deposited

lluy Gomez,

Carlos, on

to communicate

in the

it ; that she tlirew it into

burn

openingit ;

king

book

findingthis

this occasion,

Don

at firstof

to

El)oli her

princeof

for the

Flanders, and

sott.

dissentient voice,

one

in

any

safetyof

Janvier, 1568

his

"

measures

the

Bibl.

he

realm, and

Imp. Suppl. F.

"

236

ELIZABETH

succeed
of

these realms

to

mistress

our

eventually."
condition,both

Catholic

and
naturally,

it is ridiculous to

vaulx,

last

the

on

talk of

well

Highness is

the

on

mind, which

hit oU

of

reason

Vienna,

to

between

Don

embassy

Carlos

season, i

the

to

Ul

mon*
proceedings.Philip,

result in

dangerous coDm
the advice of As

should

the

be

the archduchess

and

the allianoB

This i;

Anne.

the unhappjItranquillize

accouchement

little doubt

t9
despatched

for
negotiation

feint to

mere

prince,pending
be

Fourqoi^
The kio^

of the excited state of his aoo^

proceedin

this hd

address, at this

to

ambassador

an

was

can

writes de

pleasedto ordain, by

council,that

And

June, 1567.

of

day

likelyto

was

was

quences,

of:"^

of his

error

beinginformed

there

by

"
deplorable

so

comprehensiveremonstrance

and

very earnest

over,

in

marriage.

aware

however, thought proper

son

will inherit

queen,

prince is

The

offspriBg

that, in the opinionof three chief physiciani(

cesses,

his

that the future

so

the

"

VALOIS.

DE

of the

that the resolve

queen,
to

as

dedan

princeincapableof succeeding to the Spanidi

of mental and physical
account
incapadtyi
on
crown,
the

had

unanimously adopted;

been

remained
"

This

but
said

Don

Vienna,'* writes

marriage of
1

D^peches,

"

Ibid, p.

"

Ibid, p.

Avril, 1567.

the

p. 840.

823."

745.

Luis
de
two
Dat^

and

of time

matter

de

Vaneguas
'

Fourquevaulx,
daughtersof
Juin, 1567."

its

and

is
"

executkm

opportunity
ta
proceeding
to propose

the emperor

"

tta
ibt

Ined.

Ined.
De

Fourquevaulx

au

roy

"

Dat^e

de

Madrid,

le U

ELIZABETH

fldest with

the

these

discuss

to

said ambassador

which

of Spain.

they wish, by
afford time

this

For,

will

give

on
|nt"posals,

mrhich

the

confidence

Upon

and

ample

of
departure

Iassumed

the

mece

princewas

at

son

present feels in

princebis

to

son,

sovereignof

set
"iieing

limied
young
"

Lettre

to

manifested

Vaneguas

much

and,

de

1567.--IiiecL

capacityand
heir-

be declared
so

realms.

many

submissive

Yaneguas

own

the

same

to
confiding

FoorqaevaaU

strengthof it,

rich

stuffs to

present

had
portrait

claspfor

at the

deportment. Philipsent

of the value

his

the

on

diamond

queen,

security

contentment

The

pay

the

and

instructions.''

de

as

father,

daughter;

said sieur de

archduchess.

"qx)n which

to

or

the littletrust

subjectsthe

more

his

said Catholic

the

magnificentgiftof rings and

princeis

deliberation,
designs,and

of

future

Carlos

Don

'

king

of

prejudiceof

said

the

as

fresh

account

all these

carries

accouchement
and

whether

birth to

of the

apparent

the

of the

to
suspension (of the negotiation),

take

afterwards, to

has in-

placewhen

deportment towards

ascertain

to

the

with

performed; also^some
succeed

may

littlerebellious in his

^ueen

and

queen^ to the detriment

fAe Catholic
the Prince

time

the
be

marriagesmay

casualties

the second

princeof Spain,and

the king of Portugal. The

Btructions

237

VALOIS.

DE

of

been

robe.^
assiduous

30,000

crowns,

cut ; the

Don

the

jewel

Carlos

devoirs

con-

to

the

majestyhis grievances,

her

k la royne

by

sent

his

"

Depeches,

p.

903

"

J\ii\.V"X,

238

KtJZAniCTII

VAI"OI".

T)K

frcqiK^ntly
pnyitighnr viHiU, witliout nny "p^
of Philip. Kli/alM^tlv
tlio |)url.
on
panint cHsplrus\tn)
took {fwui int(T(^Htilltho prin(u\
luul tV('(|U(*nlly
inhvw';
*

nnd

'

cn(l(*(l
to n*Ht.on) hitn to tho invotir of thn
with
often (M)nv(*rN()(l

trind to

and

(unnuiil not

to

him

tho

on

n^c.oncJIo hitn

kio^;. Sh0'

niViiirNof

Klanderij

tho drriMon

to

of the

in tnattnni
intttrfcrrnot^

of his
p(*rniit

mo

conttwtl.
^^^ n^ligiouH
diK^^i^y
the
inlhionrn which
Aoftrninj;

sul)V(*t'sivoto Hov(M'iMgn
tlin
NotwithNtandin}(

ycnn)^ (pirt^noxorrist'd over

thn n\ind of

Don

Carldi

thn nat\iral viol(MUMi of hin chanirtrr (M)ntinn(Ml

nunrdnst itm^lf in frantio onthiu'HtM of

to

far

it

as

lay in

his |)ow(T,

ohstado.
offtMHlin^

daily

fury; and, at

tho d(*stnM*.tionof tho

hy

M'ho Vdu^tian

UudotTo'^

rrhit(",

with a hrautiful
|)roH(4)t('d
Noi/"(ul
li/ard hy onnof
his atti^idants. I la roufj^hly
thn rnptilo
rcinurk,
hy tho tail,making; sotno joiMdnr

that

day thn princowas

ono

wluii

it tunuMl

Uwv. of tho

li/ard,ho
and

hurled

and

hit his

fnif^nr.In

an

tho
instant,

thn
f1atn"*d with fury,
and (^luti^hinf^
pritHM'
thrust it h(*tw(M*n his
it from

him.

l)ito(V its hnid,

t(u*th,

l)isoh(Mli(*n('.o
r.ontrndicor

tion tho

l)yknorkin({tho
|)rin(!o
promptlypunisluul
olfiMMlnr down, or hy a l)low in tho fan*,v.ww
thou((h
tho

might
rulprit

nohlost

Spain. llo
jokerson
playin)(
pra(*.ti(nd

in

houso

o(airt,who

in

l"rHrr do

of tho
n^prcmnntativc;

took midioious

ploaMuro

tho nohio liidiosof

tho

Somo
horror.
|)orf(*ot
if attraoUul hy thoir hoantyiho
ladios,

him
r(*f(ard(*d

of tho youn|{(^r

"

ho tho futuro

h In
K(iun|iii*vnuU

with

royun.

llvhuhiw, aihl. linn.MHA'iAWtV,

hriMiON,
MHV\"

|i.Uil7iAuiii Iftfl?.

ELIZABETH

would

rudely seize

239

VALOIS.

DE

kiss in the court

and

in the streets, using opprobrious

language if

even

by
he

outragedfair ones.^

the

presumed boldlyto

while

he

his

to

proved a

*^sionseems

of the faith

of this year

autumn

to have

the attention

Medici

1567, the impres-

prevalentthat
generally

been

August,

Spanish cabinet, Catherine de

ambassador, during the month

of the

writes to

her

him

rebuke

to

daily

rumours

of

matters

for

sending

not

surpassed."^ The
have

been

the

princeto

his deeds
Charles

import

emperor

Maximilian, who

V.

conduct,

worthy

was

likewise

wrote

his

reform

so

exhorted
repeatedly
with the king his

the

princeto

Homines

Catherine's

words

'

mois

un

qae

cette

(Theure
mettre

en

que

vous

are
ne

longueur
d*autres

Illustres

si

de

"

nous

"

de

avec

quHl

Depeches,

advice

n^est

que

diversite

considerant

yous

de

ne

"

Ined.

qu'ily

pouvez

bruits

possible davantagef

p. 968.

end

Carlos.
"

la

by
and

disastrous

Fourquevaulx

escrit,et

avez

temps

etranges

peine,"etc.

M.

Suarez

sacred

from

^Vie de Don

"

of

reconciliation

seek

enforcinghis

father ;

by

crown

almoner

profane historyexemplifyingthe
Brantdme,

to prove

inherit the

to

apt quotations taken

numerous

seems

to admonish

as

prince'sfaithful

The

be

cannot

as

great good will towards

with

nephew,

that he

diversityof

strange

animated

his unfortunate

more

everywhere, treating of

current

such

some

Carlos,occupied

frequent despatches,considering,"the

to

unruly and quibbling

disciple

most

Don
importantresolutions respecting

of

pulsed
re-

prelates,

the

matters

on

argue

With

or

confessor.Fray Diego de Chaves.

During the

ja

circle;

qui
ne

nous

ignorer
courent

doise

240

DE

ELIZABETH

of those wiio bad

againsttbcir parents. Ui^

of those who
expostulation

rebelled

warned, however, by the

checking sympathy, and

career,

nation

the

Carlos

well, Don

him

wished

YALOIS.

his future accession

viewed
universidly

sover(i":n power

as

to

could

calamitywhich

direst

the

pursued his insane

all,until
alienating

befall it.

health of the queen, meanwhile, continued

The
a

favourable condition.
suffered

she

incommoded
month
of

of

that

states

only from tooth-ache, which greatly

her m"ijesty."The
queen, during the
'^

August, commenced

Lady

Our

ambassador

The

in

of

Atocha,

to

tieuvaine to the shrine

procure

happy delivery.

Every afternoon Elizabeth attended vespers in the

chapel of the Jeromite monastery accompanied by
the (lucliess of Alba. This latter ladyby her assiduous
attendance, had

Elizabeth's

though

Fasardo.

Ana
a

now

French

secured
favourite

as
physician

the

ignoranceof

to

send

she attributed
the

the

of

companion

wished

Catherine

sufferingafter
to

largeshare

Dofia

was

her

much

favour;

daughter
beth's
Eliza-

of

birth of the infanta Isabel

Spanish doctors.

The

queen,

however, declined the offer,

expressingherself satisfied
with

the skill of her first physician,

Gutierrez,

whom,
more

madame,

your

skilled under

daughter considers

Heaven."

"

none

than
to be

De

Fourquevaulxalso
length,been restored in

reportedthat harmony had, at

her Catholic majesty'shousehold, by an
order
for
all
154,000 crowns
grantedby the king to liquidate
outstandingclaims

upon

his consort's civil list.

ELIZABETH

Great

meaDtime,
preparatioDS,
Madrid

palace at

for the

the

in the
of

and

of the dean

the

clergy

of
royalchapeldailyperambulatedthe galleries

palace,carryingthe

the Almighty
prajring

Host

to

in all the

churches

celebrated in the

chapelof

chantingpsalms,
mother, and

the

masses

service

the Escorial

in the

to
offerings

the

great

also

was

by Frexnada,

Philip,who

of

presence

her

performed

were

of Madrid.

bishop of Cuenca,
devout

and

preserve

expected offspring.Solemn

made

made

were

approachingevent

queen'sdelivery. Processions
of the

241

TALOI8.

DE

shrines

of

his

realm.
A

different arrangement

made

in the

r^arded

the extreme

his

Don
the

and

communicated

Carlos.

rf Don

iniknts.

The

bed-room
pras

to the

VOL.

from

II.

that

occupied by

up,

and

this

below, down

1015

"

who
MS.

BibL

every
the

to

access

for
the

of the

which

wished

royal

queen's

ever\'

to

Imp. SoppL

caution
pre-

staircase

a
object,

the ante-chamber

saloon

Fonrqaeraiilxyp.

his

to effect

compelled to descend,
^

the

allotted to

intention

be

be walled

prevent

better

constructed

was

of

those

the

He
queen's expected babe.
door leadingto the apartments

Carlos should
to

PhiUp

the

that the

taken

which

suite

the

should

saloons

fittleinfanta,and
commanded

under

Philipsignifiedhis

these

future

with

palace,that

occupiedby

apartments
situated

were

time likewise

the

distrust with

The

son.

prince of Eboli,
queen,

department at

nursery

demonstrates

at this

was

see

F.

one

the

242

ELIZABETH

children.

resented

by Don

to

the

birtk

king and

the

this occasion

on

three

well

days

at
congratulation

after her
to

admit

When

the

the

palace,

enough

audience.

to

visit of

paid his

of

recovery

was

ambassador

French

latter

Her

'

"Iiziibeth

accouchement,
the

the hatred hi

October, the queen gave

of

and
:
satisfactory

rapidand

was

day

^ra-mayor.

canter

bitted^

course^

his father.

infanta,in the presence

second

of

Carlos,and augmented

the tenth

On

proceedingwas,

towards

cherished
'

This

V ALOIS.

DE

joyous at the birth

Philipdeclared,that he felt more
if Providence
bad
dear daughter,
than
of a second
given him
infant

Dc

son.

on
leavingthe apartment
princess,

you,

madame,

princess.Her

features

"

assure

of her

those

than

the colour

1 understand

but
hair

the
their

well

as

of

and
be

Fourquevaulx.

cast

I could

and

greenishhue.

both

the

Elvira

infantas.

Three

cold and

days

Depeclies de Fourquevaulx,p.

'

Ibid, 1029.

Ibid, p. 1031.

999.

see

to

Her
gaze
has

nurse

de Carrillo is
I

went

over

formerly appertained

perceivedthat
from

Her

creature.

Dona

not

asleep;

madame,
impossible,

apartment, which

could

feminine

more

of

they are

lovelylittle

Ruy Gomez,

to

littk

that

more

new

charming

highness was

It is

governess

of the queen.

eyes, for her

chosen
carefully

been

saw

of

are

is brown.
a

upon

that I

sister,the infanta.

of her

visited the

Fourquevaulxnext

after

it was

defended

damp,"

'

wrote

his consort's

as

de
ac*

244

ELIZABETH

learinngtho

tho infant.

of

box

VALOIS.

DB

writM
replied/'

"

*'
that your
the arnbassiulor,

this
this

majestyfelt indebted fbf

no
anxiety;but that you experienced
regret M
the Almighty that througk
Bubject,but gloritied

HiK

intinito mercy

your

to behold
tnnjefity

dom."'

Thci

as
posterity

likewise

Catherine

of
portrait

vouchsafed

desirediand

you

expresseda

Isabel

the Infanta

ambassador, however, who

ChristeilF
that th6

wish

be sent

might

took

pormit

to

eminentlybeneficial to

become

to
likely

one

Imd

lie

her.

to

tunity
oppor-

every

tho

and rudely,
discourteously
replied,that
could not be granted; us tho superstition
r(i(|U(!st

of

Spain

"

to act

being taken."^

child irom
the

v(Ty

prciviintthe likeness of

would

time,

portraitof

artist to paintthe
an
em|)l()ying
(laughterto send to her mother,

was

lier

was
|)i(*turo

carry

tidingsof

This

ceremony

did

to the

rite

in
was

'

by

IDth

the

left Madrid

who

before

day

carried

by Don

of St.

Juan

infant.

Elizabeth

of

Aranjuez to

im

the

October;
witness

of

it.

Austria,

Gilles,on

Sunday at
great state and s])lendour.The baptismal
|)erformedby the papallegate; the

godfather beingthe
*

on

church
])ar()ehial

vcHpt^r hour

Catherine

performed

was

was

confer.

baptismof Elizabeth*s

the

return
lMiiIi|)

Th(^ little infanta

giftwould

special
envoy,

quittedher chamber,
nor

despatchedto

Sieui' (in Montmorin,

to

royal

at
Elizabeth,novertheloss,

the pleasure
which such
(llvihiii}:;

'Vhr.

the

ureliduke

AnhivcM

tU*.SiiniinraH,
H. 21, No.

Ihitl,No

74."

lucil.

Uodolph,and

121."

Iiied.

the

gud*

D"

SUZABBTII

243

VAL01S.

wiJ nother the princeaa

DoAa Junnn, aunt to the infant
Ciitulinn Franciscu; the
Her
t\iJ {tjooeaa.
nnmoH
wore
ve

I ftrmer out

of

to
coiuplimtint

^tieenof France; and

convalescence

l^in became
royal
pairfor
thia season

San

Franriscu).'

of

EliKahdh,

ronjvcturea

o(

the

of
tho dt^parturo
roi){HH;tin(;

rife

Flandera,

to

tho hlrth of

the latter hroausn

tile
infanta occurred in the Octavo
After the

gnuidiuothtTthe

htT

address

Cathorino

thought proper

long honuly to

Iut

at

daughttT

the

deportmentshe ought to adopt hi cast^ tho king

decided on intrusting
her with tho rogt^ncv during his
QD

absence.
to show

the

Admonish

**

herself worthyof

queen-mother.

*'

lels; but
and

daughter,M. Tamhassadour,

my

so

Let her not

such

husband, shtdl have

to

is transacted, and

not

leave around

In

in

her."

the

N"%ool"toui

4t tea Reywy

to

to

Political

heavilyupon

the
dd

mind

may

was

example

Madrid
at

cares

could

know

this

alono

the

about

season

Philip. He
1096.

dowed
en-

dignity,
quotuily

'*ld hor

uvu

of

that sho

states

resolute will ; and

Fourquevftulx,
p.

}atoUoaa.

ho

whom

servants

lie

that Catherine's

imparted.
The king returned

king her

his
reply,Fourquovaidxassures
daughter shows horsolf indtuHl

keen wit,and

November.

ooun-

horsolf alono for all that

thank

necessary, how
way

divorse

that tho

mannor

royalmistress that her

worthy of the regency,
when

yioldto

that she shall prove horsolf ({utum

govern

mistress,and in

with

otKco/*wrote
dignified
an

so

Cabrera.

have

middle

of

prt^ssed

passmlhours
Vlorei"--Viilai

246

DE

ELIZABETH

VALOIS.

in his ciibinet in meditation

; or

voluminous

to

lands.

From
of

shade
It

sent
despatches

husband

that

she

for the

his

the

settled

gloom
not

was

birth of

the

heart

of

events

safe under

sovereign.The

of Alba

bv command
followed

that

by

conveyed to

executions,had

rid

with

crowded
tolcTatc

the

other

no

the father
took

and

the

Had

sympathy

Some

months

was

the other

iin-

was

attitude of the

son

show

any

no

but
his

princeDon

words
on

all

Carlos

passed between
occasions Philip

for
preference

in the realm

for the

May, a vichis position.

of

Don

Juan

strate
desired to demon-

fear
misguidedprince,

of the sovereignwould
displeasure
preventedsuch manifestation.
dread

who

resolve to
Philip's
throughout his empire than

menacing :

opportunityto

of Austria.

Madrid,

perilsof
of the Inquisition
were

for it

faith

The

sullen and

and
Office

Holy

victims

that of Rome.
was

at

been

marquis of Bergen having died

the

humiliations

of
prisons

i ne

Montigny

Countries,had

during the previousmonth

the

none

glanceof their stem

Egmont and Hoome

the

fortress of Simancas

the

become

and

court:

at

in the Low

of

fort^'" tc envoy,
in M:

alreadydescried
rapidlygathering.

now

of counts

arrest

alienation of her

the

conversation

topicsof

felt themselves

destinyof Elizabeth.

wards
Philipinclined alwaysto-

and
Arrests, assassinations,
common

Catalina,i

but Elizabeth

portents of

the Nether*

from

Infanta

the

mourned

gentlewife

dark

him

the

over

Ql
piles

poring over

now

of the
have

one
later,the king in discoursing

ELIZABETH

^y

with

the

the

on

queen

iiis presumed

journey

Sneeringly

remark:

to

easily guessed
never

was

made

so

his

boasting

and

things,

least,

the

be

accomplished

so

proclaimed."

if affairs
The

accomplishment
the

Low

of

counts

Countries

so

satisfactory

rofne

D^peches
mere

"

de
8

had

15C8*

which

"

if I had
on

1318

been

ful
success-

in

events,"

served
ob-

conducted

publicly proclaimedi
mission,

the

confided

pp.

would

mission

been

have

impeachment

consequent

never

myself

the

Alba's

of

nothing

having

after

quoted

Hoorne,-

would

Foiirquevaulx,

May,

the

issue

an

instructions

secret

"

majesty,

congratulated

and

and

and

Egmont
his

to

do

or

such

do

miracle

great

duke

the

to

when

that
to

to

was

then

his

times,

was,

intent

succeeded

king
of

for

he

as

of

all

at

it

that

Flanders,

belief

resolve

secret

been

proclaiming

never

their

opposite,

very

rule,

His

asserted

their

have

attestations

his

was

intentions.

to

and

noise,

princes openly

such
at

or

It

oauision

took

might

journey

to

of

question

discrimination

of

persons

without

his

of

it

"that

so.

affairs

adjust

debated

Flanders,

protestations
do

to

much

into

intention

many

intention

great

by

24?

VALOIS,

DE

to

1333."

the

said

-Incd.

and

the

duko."'

iMirti

248

TALOIS.

DE

ELIZABETH

V.

CHArrER
of

Departure

Philip
CarUn

prini'cDon

from

of his

niciit

"1 Escorial
the

I*rince

son

Details

"

Details

"

Keiters

"

]"otentates of Europe
Letter

Ilin violence

between
the

Fraiici

Don

retires

tlie prince
"

a"lhorcnts

king

at

do

-o

Maximilian
to

Kl

to

the

of Don

the

Esiitorial

pope

his confension

Carlos

letter to M.

Her

"

Carlos

II. to his

of
dc

Catherine

de

^Aneift of

"

and tin

nobles

made

of the
State

IX^"

"

Reply of

by Philip II.

^The

"

imprisonment

communicates
the

Prino^'
Interview

"

Medici

respecting the

of
IndiHiM)}"ition

"

Don

Council

and

treit-

Hit

"

Departure of Philipfv

"

Condition

"

the

Madrid

her brother, Chariet

to

nr"ti(ication

Details

"

Aranjucz

Prince

and

Alava
to

lie makes

king to

by Pbdip

Hiit indiciiiieiii bffore

"

Kmi"eror

king

by Philip II.

addrcwied

the

Eliza1"eth writes

"

"

of the

sent

prudence
Hil im-

prince plan hil

^Tbe

Spain

The

queen"
"

plot organized by

of tlie

of the

Detigni of the prince

"

Return

"

Proceedings of

"

Depression

"

graudeci of

the

to

kingdom

the

Panlo

EI

liis disaltection

"

Hit letter

"

e"ea|ie

II. for

"

queen

"

FourqueTaulx
"

Hopes
She
Return

of

of the

joins the
of the

royal pairto Madrid.

On

leavingAranjucz,king Philipproceededto "1

Pardo, where
the
to

and

he

made

missives,it is

Madrid, inquiringafter
her

infant.

The

grievouslyaffected
with
the

brief

sojourn. Many were

recorded, which
Philipdespatched
a

absence

of the

Elizabeth's

France,

civil commotions

the health

moreover,

and

this

of

his consort

king, however,

her
spirits;

pondence
corres-

by
interrupted
suspensionof interwas

ELIZABBTH

DB

at

time when

occurred

oourse

anxietyfor

bfen

Sad

presentimentsfor

cast

gloom.

exacted

from

ftltoven

the

of

her

thrill of the

Flemings by
and

Egmonti

it

king

solemn

decrees issued
of Don

by

Alba.

In
an

of his

the

in

againstsome

of the most

for alarm

(tf the

and

The

the

the

at

which

plea they awaited

period after

conduct

the uneasiness
have

fre(|U(^ntly
Eli/ubeth

thrre
prince,

while the

fatlu^r
"

he

young

this

and

tlie accouchemmt

was

prudence
im-

the

o])enlyuttiTcd
of the

(|ueen

stiious

season

compass

iniiul

busied

eventuallygave
to

of

sarcasm

intluentiul members

unhappy prince was

the

by

displeasure.In truth,the

devising that scheme,

enemies

wept

of the duchess

the

which

council of state, afforded

cause

of

speech respectinghis
menaces

was

be extended

The

to

presence

deportment

the

her

which

air of reckless detiance

of

Alba

the
us
hopelessto prefer,
the
oath not to uiitigute

season,

the

expiation

petitionwhich

lieutenant.

this

to

might

mercy

princeappears

visits at

her

received
prudently

now

addresscMl

was

his stern

The

of evil

herself had

increased
Carlos,also,greatly

of the (jueen.

paid

the mtTcih^ss

husband;

Elizabeth well knew

sworn

terrible

the queen

that

unfortunate

had

interiniitcnt ft^vcT.

all sides the shndow

pathetioentreaties

countess

f"'ltdeep

future, likewise troubled

the

On

The

in Madrid

the

over

to

from
sufferingseverely

queen's repose.
its

Eliznbcth

the health of her brother,Chiirles IX, who

had

the

249

VALOIS.

in
his

his ruin.

of the Catholic

250

KUZAUGTll

queen, is
sevend
the

VALOIS.

DK

nssigDodby

in their

ministers
Philip's

of

whicl^ had

season

ambassador, and by

tl)o French

at
despatches,

selected for the resolutiou

been

of man}'

with

the

and

Don

Carlos

connected
nmttcrs
iniportant
Nvith his future destiny/ That

unfit
utterly
be

must

and

to succeed

that, under

have

been

seems

his

any

circumstances,he

never

permittedto
than

more

Carlos

of

every student

to

apparent

hated

sliould he

Castnneo.*

the

ascend

This

rapidlysolving
;

the

the

})ostpunementof

with

the

best^ him

at the court

quel

tlU. et
MS.
*

Mur

lUhl.

nioyeu

eela

ought

Countries

Low

lieu v.i comuuMit,

do cette

(See

du

et

tie

Ctttholiqueau
uu

in
tempa

oe

either

him

to

independeut
que

I0 diet

fora

He

qui pourrait auoiViler da

donuimge
peu

ou

projuiUe^ "la

ileauheiaaaut

attendre
auHpenttiou,

aon

ai la dite dame

|)^re.
{Kiilera

KuuniuevauUi

p. 74",

p. 2:\().)

I.ettora del Nuniio.

VhiUii I J.

cede

to

prendre iiouvelle deliheratiun,"etc.

Imp.

his

and

by
marriage
;

Madrid, the princeresolved

princeil'Kspague. (-ar, pariTqu'il eat

vient, au

rebels

espionnagfwhich

the

From

waa

his reciuest,
to be

for
negotiation

of

son,

renl'ttutt'iutMitlie la royne

Ton

of

were

Carlos

of Don

Flemish

oultre, le aieur Vfineguaa arreatera

inurriugr,v\\

the nunoio

the opinionexpressed
Unfortunately
the
Maximilian, that Philip,on

by the emperor
marriage of his
the
Naples, or
Kn

the

archduchess.

to free Inmself,

denial

the
ajjainst

serve

their ruin

be

throne,"wrote

fierytemper

'

SpaiDi

problem events, however,

lashtid into furyby the

pernio .ed to

would

ministers whom

The

"

history}

of

crown

well that it would

knew

ever

inherit the

probable.

wat

of his ancestorii

the throne

to

prinoey

Febn\jo 14, 15(i8, Preacott,lllat. of

the

Ueign U

253

ELIZABETH

and

would

revenge

TALOIS.

DE

prompted him

have

side wiA

to

whether

the

unhappy princesought only a tranquilrefuge

from

Flanders ;

revolutionary
party in

the

the

pitiless
eye

those

of

traducers/'can

only

or

his

he termed

whom

conjectured. The

be

base

**

prince^
his usual

the
however, projected

me^ns

reckless

imprudence

and

want

appears

not

even

of
sought the approbation

the

have

to

without

emperor,

of evasion,whatever

whose

without
totally

was

this

of
enterprise
of

the

addressed

funds

The

his

projects
desigOi

prince,moreovefi
accomplishingany

for

the commencement

description.At

therefore,he

1567,

November,

of

month

foresight. He

their final

been

have

may

of

countenance

signallyfailed.

have

must

of escape with

letters written with his

hand

own

to certain

of Spain,stating, that
th^'grandeesand prelates

of

"

he had
then

close

whether
the

oath

the

of their aid and

need

they would
they had
The

Spains.

nobles, was,

"

highness in
that

the

his

Hist, de

Dignidades

Castilla.

FourqueTaulx,MS.

Bibl.

the

his

serve

enterprise,
provided

or

ix., p.

Relation

Imp.,

willingto

were

to

heir of

Prince,and

of
prejudice
proceedingwas

household

contingency

unanimously by

Garcia

Don

Espana, Ferreras,t.
de

as

the

to

reckless

despatch of

officer of

they

emergency
not

father.*'* This

to him

reply sent

that

any

it tended

serve

taken

requestedto be informed
of
him faithfiilly
by reason

hand," and

at

support in

Alvarez

the

kmg

followed

by

Osorio,

an

to demand
Seville,

544,

d'Antonio

Suppl. Fr. 225.

etc.

Salazar

Perez.

his

de

from

Mendoza,

N^godations

de

ELIZABETH

the authorities of the

**

these

returned
Don

instead of
his

latter

in

the entr^
Such

the

resolution of

the

to his

penses

and

interests ; and

rewards

throne

of his

of

any
'

Hist,

dides

il ne

de

Espana,

Bibl.

II est vray

Relation

"

que

et ne

long temps
sou

544,

succeeded

reckless

et
fils,

S9auroitce prince

etc.

Salazar

Perez.

him

highestrecomthe

been

have

consequences

which

de

the

to

follyof

avowal, might

d'Antonio

Imp. Suppl. F.

parloitpointa

deux,

p.

requested

to accompany

in
conspiracies

t. ix.

Carlos

leader of the

and

safeguardagainstthe

treasonable

de Castilla

iramlx,MS.
'

the surest

he

The

this

He

the

return

whenever

ancestors.

prince in making

Don

his project
confiding

chief

himself

declare

to

forbid him

not

of Austria.

Juan

whatever

princeeither

of affairs when

flight,
promising in

deemed

the

speak to

The

son.

concession

make

to

state

uncle, Don

parl^ devoted
in his

his

Philipand

declined to

took
voluntarily

bis imcle

perilof
animosity. In

private/
though he did
the royalreceptions.

was

his

father,

of the

in
at

his

of

presence

aggravate his

to

between

king

publicor

to

The

refused
steadily

while the

Pardo, accompaniedby

her good offices,

attempted to interpose

mediate

to

king suddenly

renderingthe princesensible

vain Elizabeth
and

El

from

seemed
enterprise

crowns,

prince."

of Austria.

Juan

600,000

transactions, the

Madrid

to

of

for the service of the

During

loan

citya

253

YALOIS"

DE

he

Mendoza

Negociations

"

was

Dig^-

de Fourque-

225.

avant

que

sa

majesty partitpour rEscurial,

y avoit tres mauvaise

couvrir

la rancune

satisfaction entre

qu'ilporte

N^gociationsde Fourquevaulx,p. 1141, Suppl.Fr.

425, MS.

son

BibL

eux

pcre.

Im^.

"

254

ELIZABETH

it must

implicated
; while
of

DE

be

whom

treacheryof

such

conduct

heir apparent, he had

as

allegiance.Don

increase the

wishingto

the

princelaboured

nothing

say

towards

suborned

those,
their

from

with great gentleness^

replied,

Juan

not

evidence

regardedas

intellect; to

of
deplorabledeficiency

of the cruel

VAL0I8.

excitement

during

which

under

their interview," That it

alwaysafford him sincere pleasureto obligethe

prince; but that the affair which he then proposed
of such
vast
was
importance and delicacyas to
reflection before engaging in it
It
requiremature
would

appeared to him, however, that M. le Prince

in addressing
missives to
committed
a grave error
of
grandeesand prelates
said nobles

placehis

would

king, who

of the

to

sure

were

the realm

then

acquaintedwith the true

design; therefore, that to
matters, would

be at the

Don

rightin

of

Juan

was

Castile duke

made

de Medina

journey to

in

court

at El

this

conjectures
;

urgent

the

admiral
others

expresslyto lay the

in

king.
his

such

their lives."^

Scco, and

the

made

in

now

perilof

de Rio

be

to

of

engage

before
possession
however, departed to engage
devotions

letters in the hands

nature

their

the

of these

some

demand

certain
his

as

bad

ment
docu-

Philip,

Christmas

Escorial,without

to
takingmeasures
restrain his son, though cognizantof his proceedings.
Don
Juan accompaniedthe king ; beingglad to remove
the vicinity
from
of the prince,for fear of being
'

Ferreras,Hist, de Espana,

Perez"

MSS.

Bibl.

t. ix., p. 544

Imp., Dupuy,

6C1-C62.

15-4C.

Kclation

d'Antonio

KLIZAHUTll

invulveii in hia ht'cdlosH hcIuuuos.

na
illyv

young

might
hu

QOnferoncu

might

kin^ oviMitu*

'V\\o

his

rDininaihlrd
ox|)(H:ttul,

huvu luvii

hruthor, Don

255

V ALOIS.

DK

of

ivlutrtho nature

Juun,

to

huvo

hoKlcn

luiy

uiul
tht^ priu(*.o

with

listiiniui
pniposalsmudo him ; to ull whinh IMiilip
of grtiutindignutiou.
with fivliugs

tho

Philipstsums

to take

designwas
mont

thut his son's

porsimdiul
oftht^ ri'vohitionurv
niov(v
advantag(^

to huvc

hrca

in tho Nethrrhinds, to ohtuin

with
pendentsoveroiguty,

that

thn aid ol*tho

iiiindti"

stato

Kni|)cror.So

oecasiontul hy the king's

exasperation
hy
tyrannous edicts,and tht^ eruelties perpt^tratrd
of Don Carlos, instead of heing
Alba, that the project
the

great was

r^rded

clnmerical,(txeit(ul
thektrnestapprehtnsion

\\h

in the minds
reformed
have
ever

in

of

the toleration of their

party,and

inaugurated the
hrave

tho

rule of

Nt^therlauders

estimation
Philip's

his son's

the

Philiphern^ved
countenance
moreover,
a

Inumden

Catholic monarch

that such

Any

frustrate

ec^rtain
from

the

i\ot

only

duty,

to

po])e
\n\

crowned
ns

iho

design,on
with

supi)ort,

tolerated,hut

ineumhent

the

such
nounced
promost

[)rohahility

The

success,

suhordinule

the

on

|)(^r-

Itiune,

that

and

so

of

with

of

lie

means

sehtuiie

meet

of Christendom.

treasonahlt}

might he
prince,
inasnmcii
likely,

heiuousuess

interests of tht) Ohurch

were

S])ain

(U)nvietiou,\Yhi(*li

treason.
contem])lated

nicious to

would,

faith,must

Priuet^ of

the

augnuMtted the

might,therefore,
ado[)tto

and

(Doneession to the

ministers.
lMuli])'s

part
was

of

the

the
more

\\\\\m\\
\v\s\Vuw\

9"8

t)n

icuiK^nKTit

valoii.

i\\v\r (Muthtry
hold in Tt"ti\m"i
to H\m\\,wouiuitnl tl
Iht^ Nt^thrrluudt^m.

of
{uhumINpirii

u( VAml^n

v.,

fnll ihut it wwH

S|miu,ruthm*

tho m^
JI)uno)f

Nothorluudd

borOi Mm
Klt'ountt

thc^yNviio Imd

(hut Khuulorn

thuo

'
novrivigii

(;i\TOn

\m\ tulion (mm

to Ihhmmuo lum^Iy \\\\ \\\tv\ivw\

portion
indopohilnnt'o
wil
(ho vmi
HptouNh ouMuo'ohy. T\\t" "liHplmmn't"
\\\\\A\ \\\v kinjfvimvoil tlir projootof oonft^rriog
I
nnd ti
Don (^niioi",
iodnpoM.tiMit
Hovrmgnly
upon

iVu'o

gHMO

of tt\ti lultor to

ohtniu

Muohi

nu

urt^

of tl
lUnontlY intlirutndby tht^ it^poutml
npplioutitniti
tho

Kntprnir,thro\tghIuh unUmitmulor, on
by

i\w

of Pbilip,
to thin d^nuntl
vv\\\\vn

MubjtHll
n\\\\ by t)

to \wr inotU
by tbn yin\\\\ti\\\tv\\
nt
to (In KotOMpiovMul
UuY(Muu\ luul Milmriptmitly
Tho
in(lioutiiU\M tbrougbont tbn (loi"pHtoboN
of ti
lunbuNNutliU' tlo KiuntpiovuitlXi
tuul (boHti of Aluvti i
tbo
im^tVu^ub
SpuniHh luvhlvpN. utVonl ubnont
trHliouMiytbat (ho high iVnun of lh\\\ ("urlu

iibsri'vuiionN nuoln

was

thin

to onforoo

omn*pution. Tht^
tho

o\\\\

whioh

untl HubHCHpioi
thmignby lli){hti

('(Moitrio^ut (bin

how

portion of

uny

hi^

tivuMonublo

futhorV

of AoHtriu

toohtuin

Novoivi^ntyby
dooouHo

hkrly

wrw
pn"itM"t"

tho
dosi[.\n
NubMcpiohtlypotiNOHnod

tho

tho

uid

mind

of

followod

tho

mui

Jud

in

pntjoot trunspirin);l)("n .luunV

Nvhioh

|)on

indopontloi
l'"H/,ulH^thof
I'lOi^luni

NothorlioulM
of

donunioni*

It i.'i
ulso to bo ronmrkodi thut" tbi.H

Nuroooth

Tho

\v(
porioiii

rovolulion of

inunodin
tho

plo

ELIZABETH

bis death

pronouncedto

was
^'

causes.

Some

his

Cabrera.*

our

could

this king twice !'**exclaims

deceiving

succeed

in

French

ambassador.

plot,as

far

to his

uncle.

as

it was

indirect

Carlos, had

Don
then

Antonio

it regardedthe
The

tbe result of natural

would, indeed,be skilful who

He

"

be

king prudent; others

dagger followed his smile,"says

called

stem, because

2^*

VALOI8.

DE

matured, in

confided

all its

his

bearings,

asserts
Perez, positively

movement
insurrectionary
testimonyof the French

the

that

in Flanders.

ambassador,

fortunate
previouspassages in the historyof the unprince,corroborate this testimony; while
it is, at least,singularthat Don
Juan of Austria
should afterwards have pursued the same
dangerous
fident
design as that attributed to the prince,whose conhe had been, and have
perishedby poison,as
it is suspectedon very strong evidence,when
such a

and

of

crime bad
The
the

been

him.
provedagainst

prince,meanwhile, duringthe

month

of

December, 1567,

earlypart of

became

more

than

ternate
and alusuallysubjectto fits of gloomy dejection,
troubled; and often
frenzy. His sleepwas

he

sought refugefrom

the

misgivingswhich
the

of

Prince

young

queen,

and perhapsfrom
anxiety,
oppressedhim, in the society
for says de Fourquevaulx, le
the

"

I'aime merveilleusement."

Elizabeth

mingled
with those of the unhappy prince;and
her tears
exhorted him very earnestly
to layaside
any dangero
"

Cabrera, FelipeU., lib. vii.

N^gociatioiu.
VOL.

U.

cap. 22.

ft

'ii^8

ini^ht

Nvhioh
(it*hip;n

tauMipy hii^ iniiui.

thru

itmttiml

(Inrltm, howt^vor,

VAUUN.

nU

KU/iAUKITU

hmiM^hoKI,
hutml
(Irtull)

hiM

tho l\i'ril
(U^

horo

ho

und

thrimtH

(Ihrisdoim

Uoforo

thn

looiohor of

('lml^^^ion

(hir* lohtivid

Iho

(ii

id(ur. tto

of

r.(utoh)oo(

hrn

MMVod
.%ahl

to

ouulo

diYtoturo1)1'(ho
lnhoi"(M\(M

poiMiadod

to

of

ht^ had

ih(ondod

Tho

^o

(o

ooii-

aipiaiivl.**

On

hoforo
i\io

oyo

(ho
of

\\i(h (hiM'ola(ion of tho

D.m

('arli"M

iloroiiti(o inoiiaMory

NianolMllolialtd l'iMiii|(lo\iliiU,
|i Ui'J,

ho \h

h(a(oiuoht

Muno

ohandwr,
(ho

thai

**

vio(io). ho piv"

juioi of Aimtria

io aoooid
tho

iiuikf^

vtimant^

\\\i\vv(or Kl Mrtcdrial.

Day, IhciV

print o\*i ^roitiu

"

hin

IKu)

(n

IIIO*

dooluro,iiooordin){

(o

\vi(h whom
(o

Su"

(Voin npproiiohprohihitod

looculymIomoo,

havo

(n

hin nifiitlasih

uouio

ijuontioood
an
a

dot^hiiod

uIm" houid
ooo

Holy

illhiriohnpol.DonCiirloH,

tuusM

wmn

tho

^Trut Joi'ohiito

(ho

nppnmohrd,

\\o \viNh(*d((i kill

W

ivooivif

iiiiulo hi^r
uriuully

ipioon

of

(I'N.sioo
; und, thcM'oloritwiin
ioiMho

for t^iioh

(niMtuimrY

of
purtid\in({

IVior

tho

to

ou'lrry, toul uttrudiul

ur.

h\\\\

uiid
to
tunit'otiM,
roytd tuioily

(hilt,fontivnl. Tho

Oh

vc^n^cmiu*^

(Icvlurutituw
wnn

it. wiin

Day

uhrtoUitioiipropunitttrYto
iM'tonont.

t\( futurn

Oiodo of r^.vyurwMKrr/rf.

n^oi'oiin

U\oro

'

thlri ioNooMUto

Tlio lohult of

{\\\\\v\\
Wim

luh

khtg

\\\i\ inuil

Uuy (!tuiu7.,tho nc'oonct/**

h"(, Mud

mtdiul, lutu'tutvrr.

lh"

%\( hit

tho Umln

tlyo porhoUH

thn

Umt.

tiMI

tho pivHrnu'ciof

Novt^ral tiiuoh hot'oro

that,

**

wlio

Mich
hocMliii|{

of

ooiihhol,vohoinotttlY ulthnuuli h)
luul aUo
i|\)oi"i\,

J)uA

tlnfi.

Kl,
^\\\\\\.

UUn,

Nva?i

(o

lUtil.

9(iO

Rtii/iAtnmi

VAt.otii.

nic

tvlitttMl hiN

(lonignto

rrpnitnl\\\n formtf

I.)(M)(Jnrlim

prrHriit.
roinpnhv.

l)ri"ulrN till

livin^rRtuil

ntty

lif^.hid

niul wholhrr

prinrn \m\\\ rduliMlrrnit^F^

;

ilm

URHprtion,Mint lir luitod liiHtiitlirr

; luul ivfimnd
(MinHnunlimtinn.

liny nthor

iimkft

to

of (MMilrninntiol
juniii

Hip

Hrpanitrd nt tnidnighlin nimpntluiMnluirmr

HDxiuiiN

1.0

nnu'it'r

with thn

to

\\v.hUxIvh

l^l MntMinul with

vdinani

thut. Iin

thr pi inro

tin

of thlH

in

wim

AIim^Iui

])i'oorr(lin(
rxtruonliniiry

wiiitingin

luul

lunlmnmulor

C'liiu'lrR IX.,

relatingthr

thriNitH otlrnMl

Oiulon
othnr

thn
n)^;tiinM.

dcvot.ionN

toniury
wliirh
ho

Rullnd
"

hn

\m\vn

townnlM
ho

tiio Ridd

pardon
Thn

otlinr dortorn

Rrlminii

itfilAyuttn iIp mtimm.

llvo

\h

fiirt

not
nor

thn

tiikn thn
ynt

tho

ptM'HoniifrrH ;

lum*

noithrfi
dono

tliry had
iiijnry

for tloR

nuiRn

to

|{rnnt

thin drniid,

hot
thn)lo|ry
;
tilntftiff."

did

in,thr nuditn^

rninon

prinnnnpon
ii\

inul

in
pnrtiripntn

to

IliR ronfnsRoi' rpfoRrd

uhRiilution.

him

him

It.

*'

prinrodid

Thi^
plrnnryindidp;rniM".

siud. woidd

him.

rntitin

ryphrr,

foUowing.
pnhlirlyhy l)oii

(!ln*ip)tinimDny

on

gtvcM

thn

\h

ihilividuuiN,Kunn|urvnnlx miyn,

llnlv ('onnnunion

in

(jonir/.

kin^r, Hoy

notorinim, thnt \\\v Miiid

numt.

loM

wriltrn
(ipRputrii

ii

iul(h*rKsP(l to

Aftrr

npnitnirnt uf

iiiu

*
thn idiMitiriil
nvrnin^r.

in(Mil(*nt.
in

thiM

givniiby tho

lUMMiunt

*V\uy t'clntion wliirii tlin Frrnoh

of

(Irnpiitrhi

of IiIriniorvirw

nnnutn

So(*l) iH thn

prin(M\

ayufla r/r

{\\\yIVinr of

nnd
itn*

of m
III'rclipvnl iVoin lltn rrnpoimihility

11 rIiiIp MMM'rt,
poriiiiit

ti

tUM.

thny ull

con-

vnry

il("rinquliiUloii,
t. 3|

ELIZABETH

DE

declined
peremptorily
who

some

far

so

go

to

ieliberated to commit

absolve

him.

state

that the

to

as

the

limself

part of

betrayinghis
evidence

as

of

If such

Don

Carlos

the

estimony the charge could

of rash

and
conspiring
to be

not

cepted
ac-

it would
intellect,

disordered

difficult to indicate upon

)e

are

princehad

deeds

designs,are

own
a

There

parricidal
attempt on

some

lifeof the king his father."

imprudenceon

261

VALOIS.

what

convincing

more

be founded.

the
in suspense,
thus
things remained
the prince
imissary,Don Grarcia de Ossorio,whom
lad despatchedto Seville returned bringingthe sum
demanded
of the 600,000
f 150,000 crowns
by Don
While

!]!arlos. He
he

brought, moreover,
with whom

persons

transmit

the

"equestedby
KTorld where

he had

promise

the loan,
negotiated

remainingportion of

bills of

exchange

to

the

amount

part

any

'

princemight be sojourning.
Fray Diego de Chaves, the confessor
the

"rince, after
naster

cingdom ;

and

ided to his
of

natter

Toledo.

ineffectually
exhorting his

give up

to

not

'

"

to his

of the

unhappy

secrets

the
con-

monastery in

Madrid, Fray Diego paid a

quitting
to

his kinswoman,

the wife of Don

Cordova, principal
equerry

FourquevauIXy

156

wishingto betraythe

the

while,
Mean-

design of. fleeingfrom

to withdraw
precaution,

Before

de

of

in the confessional,
determined,as in

ear

isit of farewell

Diego

his

from

Lettre

aa

roy,

Suppl. F.

225.

"

to

king Philip.

Bibl. Imp.

pp.

1145-

Ined.
erreras,

Hist, de

iibrera,FelipeII.

Espana,

t. 9, pp. 544-548.

Mendoza

"

Dignidades-

2r2

KLIZAUKTII

'

flM

rhis

Die

VAL0I8.

vf\\\v\\cnuNnt

tlin ronnonR
liidy
conjooturini;

imrxpcrtodnlirrmont
hor
niul itn|mrtr(l

of

sont
Fray Dirgo,iinniodialoly

to
suKpitMons

hrr

luiHlmndiwho

wns

In Hil(*ntstrrniu%s,
Philip

\\\i\\(linkingat El Kscnriul

rrcM^ivod i\wm

the

acouinulativo

of hi8
prooft*

mui's rul-

No person p(*nolralod
tho iniontions
pahlnrntrrprisr.
of tlin king: hot of all thohi{;h
pnrHonngrs ronipoHing
ilu^rounoil of hU\U\

not

\\\v just anger

nutigati^
tho nnsmd)l(*
and

Thn

mind

Spain.
ngitatrdby

tlu^ sight of his

had

]In
son

as

Irarnod

NO
exploits.
(K^gnuhngto

far

ooidd

as

the ehoiee

regardto

his

illustrious nten

maternal

the tlirone.

companions

and

natural

th(^ young

with

learned, pious,and

Th(^ most

Spain,and

the Low

Countries,had

his hirth

upwards.

of the

Dofia Juana

of

care

mon\

nothing to reproachhimself

example and adtnonition

of

regard even

to

majesty of

the

Carlos from

surro\nul(Hl Don

con-

the reeitalof his insnno

of instructors

son.

of

Hon,

many

the deticieni^
mitigtite
residtingfrom

delects,Philiphad
in

Inuniliation; nnieh

did he shrink from

th(M't"fore,

As

duty m

of

Philipwas

rniotions.
llirting

of hin

RonHu

thi* rrown

of

intorpowulto
Hovrreign; or to meal

of tho

prinrrto

wuhjrrtof

innndxT

ono

had

queen,

great eniperor
;

the

and

alike

The

the

friendship

failed to

softon

|)rinceThe Spanishpeupto
and deprecate
W("aried i)( his extravagant vagaries,
his futuH! sovereignty.In this perplexity,
Philip,
the

riigg(*d
temper

though
t))e

he

charge

scenm

of

of the

to

have

attached

no

belief

to

parricidoattributed
prenuulitatod

51LIZABETH

to his son,

determined

qessionsof

the faithful.

he
therefore,

On

the

prayers

monasteries,convents,
all the

himself

to avail

caused

and

canonical hours,

263

VALOIS.

DE

13th
be

to

of the
of

January,
in

put up
of

churches

inter-

the

Madrid,

entreating,that
"

at

it would

pleasethe Almighty to inspirehim with wisdom

to decide in a matter
rightly
he had much
at heart/'*
**

"

This

religious
prince,"
says the Papal nuncio,
accordingto his wont, caused prayers to be put up
very

in the

different monasteries,for

Heaven

in

This

an

affair of

unusual

guidance of

the

great moment."

behest

warned

have

might

Don

Carlos,ifany circumstance possessed

weightenough to
make

theless,
Neverhis fitfulmind.
salutary
on
impression
on
Fridaythe 16th of January,1568, earlyin
the morning,the prince
Ramon
order to Don
sent an
de Tassis, director-general
of posts, to have
eight
horses in readiness for his use during the eveningof
that day. Don
revelations
Carlos had made
so many
a

his

of

been

that
proposed designs,

more

notorious

sent

word, that

obey the

not

as

his horses

and

himself
these

from

1568.

Escorial

proceedings.'In
MS., BibL

de

Fourqucvatilx Lctin;

Imp.,Suppl. Fr.

Ferrerai,t. 2, p.

what
"

544

and

225."

Ramon,

to have

fore,
there-

out, he could

imperiousnuindate.

more

stables and

hurried to El

N^ocUtions

"

the

were

seem

highness.Th(5 prince

of his

commands

postmaster,therefore,ordered

removed

Don

in Madrid.

despatcheda second,
The

facts

no

his horses

to

ho

dispers(!(l
; while he
th(^ king of
to inform
direction the prince
au

Roy, rlat"'" Janvier

I nod.

following. Cabrera, FelipeII.

VJ,

264

ELIZABETH

direct his

proposedto
roads

were

from

he

Spain;

of

coasts

This

France.

remains
flight

the civil

this

port

into

intimate
and

French

provincesof

princewould
all probability,
the placewhither
In

guarded

the well

lations
re-

Spanish

distracted
which,at this period,

war

littlelikely
that the

flee.

aea-poiC
Genoa, or

the mountains

over

the

Two

escape to

the
considering

passage,

the southern

to

to
flight

and

the route

or

mystery.

hope,indeed,on

bi^twecn
subsisting

and
cabinets,

might embark

forlorn

"

VALOIS.

his choice

to

open

whence

Flanders

DB

realm, it seems

that

select. Laredo

ia

Carlos intended

Don

assembled

was

was,

squadroa

the

vess(*ls of war
appointedto convey
thirty-four
the king to the Netherlands, whenever
that mudi
of

talked

of

stationed
the

the

of
for the use
equippedexpressly
S|)ain,in case his majestydeigned to

of

his

ship had

preparedfor

squadron,

under

the

Don

Carlos

"

Don

the

voyage

another

of

movements

in

Diego

post of

fact of very

Imperialprinces,

rcmjiined

it

of

held

moreover,

The

while

direction

the

the three

Maximilian.

of

entire

who,

undertake

to

son

been

sons

here

was

vessel

Prince

permit

place. Besides, there

took

event

de

port,

the
were

Mendoza,*

chamberlain

significant
import.

to

The

disconcerted by
plansof the prince,howev('r, were
of the king to Madrid, on
the unexpected return
Saturday the 17th of January. The intelligence

brought by
1

Fr.

Ramon

de

Tassis,had decided Philipto

Nogociationsdc Fourqucyaulz,p.
Dupcche

au

Roy,

datee

18 Mai.

"

1310-1328.
Ined.

"

^MS. BibL

Imp., Siipp*

ILlZAHggg

adopt the
Don

Joan

of AsMSCcsk

tiie Efioonal:
tended

him

and
into

pessed his

tomdy

wtm^

meianio

bosom

of die

chamber,

sence

him

pany

roval

he

his

to

nmscd

hind

him.

when

the

and

lc"

length the pair reached

prince rushed savagdy upon

his assailant,
and

demanding

''what

with

his

the Escorial?"

At

wrestingthe

of

:jk\vuv

dvx"r^ il

ele^TU

At

Juan, like the duke

shoot

to

gallery
;

Don

Juau"

him/

Don

closed
Alba, valiantly

fierce

^^^c^?^

carefullv closeii Ihv

he

tried
presentinga pistol,

p"i$$k"ft

prince k\i hb

The

of whidi

one

Juan

through

on

ccoh

quittio^the

On

apartment.

Tbe

nerv"$l

requested Don

unsuspectingcompanion
is stated, every

worvL^

the

prince.

j^^

"f

Phio^ ccu^

presaace.

speaking a

of tins treatment

in the

kixr^rvixii

the

^isicio? tibe R:*cx^.

afier

widsovt

son

sx"seqamc^ TOxr^w^E

ae

accoaxpomed

toe

:"^jv^

V^JUTISw

OK

with

struggleensued, the priuoe

versation
subjectof his conmajestyduring their sojourn ^t

had

the

been

from

weapon

the

suoceeiled in

Juan

length,Don

hand

of the

prince
,

then, without

adding a word, he retreated, and

again enteringthe royalpresence ohnmber, relutuitto
that had
occurred between
Dun
Philip the scene
Carlos and himself.
The
king umde no replyur
demonstration
to
whatever; but ruling,prui^ueiiiul
^

'^

son

retonr, ^tanft Dob

de ooutome,

prince,oomme
prince,mais
ment'*

se

Jefaao "iU

le diet tkur

feit bien oompte

cbez It roy
toy

de Don

IMpeclies de Four^M^aub;,

MS,

ut

an

cmuyn^nic (iu ilic^

ftii iutmyic

Uu

muuuu

ilit^t

ieUmi, tM/'^udil ^tmluumuUlc-

Su^{^."r.,

y. ilUt

"

U''(i."

Ined., Janvier 19.

"

Und, p. 1166,

wei^KMi

was

Fenkr,

apoigBardL

1$^."

ia^

^o"m

$iiihQriitn^ncfi thiU iUc

!20()

tU.U'.\nvr.TU

(|iirru \\\\{\wwmwvxl

Il

rnrlcJN

bv

\\\l\\ hrt* tor

\\m\
nsFtritiMl,

ntlnwintlM

wiiH

to

Pnn

oviMifrr Ihr

hplruvnl
y^UMporlod

On

Imrk

(o |I\p

tho

Suiulny

pnMiMlh

rhniubiM*/
Kin^'i*
pn^Rriu'o

IMlh

of

Jniuirtry. Philip hrhl

KhuulriN;

no!
Kin^. hnwrvrr, MinWiiift

Ihp

his

n^Nprrlin^hi!" roh

grnnlnl inhlipnpo.

miniplriR

viMJi

\\\

wwH

rluM'k

Iiiw intrnnHriAYnnlw

trnuRpirr. Up

to

uttrnthnfriiiurs.

hrliMV

his

inlonu

irrpivnl

PrniR

by

Ibn

Tnthnlir

\\\v

\\\

lln^nonot

l\"lluMiiH"*s
whirh

nH^istunrp

ot'

HU'iNvrr

Philipluul

luul pndnl
Irnp.llt.
iMUunuMulntinnR

MtVprlinniUr

nuiMt

brr

tn

itlVonlrd

snn.*'

"

Know.

I"p

btonts

on

\YnM

liis Ron

rnnvrv

Ihn

It

mm

tl"pn
not

ur\ii)1;

ipsoIvpiI

"

to

inr,

Ciithrrinp

nunluini\'*

rI"o\vimI
thi^Kin^t

n*i
nltl)ou^*h

tbp

biR

riuop

\vp

now

to b^y
\\\^\\\\

nl)ln to (bRRinuilnlr.
bpin^ lon^;pr

Ni"aitoinlion" ili* rmniimMAnU.

l.i*lliiMlit"i"o
i\ lvvO"^r, UtliM.

rnuitrMUR

to ipirrn

uppnuTtl

in biR

now

by Rrndinf^:

"tlu"t
wrilf'M (NithpiiiH**?!roolMiRRJulor,
poonipnnnpp
p.immI

hor

Kinp.,lolurnrtl

Tho

Rdinp

niul In

St,

Ibr
prrRomil"pl\no\YKMlp;inrnlH

rxtrrnulv.

rrrpnt

brCoip

juinv

of llu" ilrnlh nf ^b)ntnMM'^npv

ipirrn

nl' (hr

mnipRlv

'

"lV"irR t"f

thn

on

of \\v KiMm|Uovn\tl\*R
\\mh\\^^{\\\\^'. *V\\v \\h\vv\

VwwrU

n")

iiuui

nnrxprrlnlniroiil of

Iho

with

niul

his sniMTt

o(

iMiunril rmlv

(ion

Dntt

w"r

uttJU'K ; wlurh

hn llnl holnir lusnwu

"m

plun \\i\\\\)vv\\ (\\\s\\w\v\\h\

Junu

n'solvnl

ro

\\\\\\ i\\\ "m|UobnRO to

luprslrv luuijrinjjR

shnnt lun unrlr

Pon

l\inM'i"".

vminn

A\r"tntu thnl lir hiul

.hutu of

bolnnil |1m"

VAt.OtHi

Die

hiiMt.

Siip|t).I"'r.\\\h\. Im)*. )*. UCiM.Vi

268

Bl"IZAliRTU

had

by

constniotod
a

his cotnmiind

by

tlio npartiiiont.I^lio door

tlu)

retiring;and
unifiNicncd

which

by

tho

to

dagger by

undor

bin

pillow, llo

olotto to

wurdrobo

commandod

I^crma

uncloHo th(! door

ajar after

and

inihH(!dwith suoh

loadod

arquobuvei

thtireforep
Philip,

Diego, carefullyto

elmmber, leavingit
prinoe'H
retired to

had

tlutir inaNter

hvd.

J)on

the

of

wardrobe.'

frotn the

tho

Hloptwith hit
loadud pistol

Hon

and

alno two

and

hih Hword

remove

had

ho alone
])ulloyH
morning/ It was

hi^

hiH Hidu

and

in

in tho

king,that

Hword

nightiHsfore

at

of

uwnuH

bod

Iuh

shut

likowme, secunid by

waN,

princnhiiiiNolfdrow

from

hImo known

lock which

only bo oponed iniida

that could

and
H|)rin{{,

bollN,that

VAL0I8.

UB

dagger ;
1'he

rcHt, and

alno tho

cavalierH

to

Hr(|U(!buio8
dis-

then

were

injunction
tonecre^y and fidelity
tlu) (!ye of Philip
alone couhl give.
Later during the ev(iung
of the IHth Hurnmonsus

HH

Nctnt

were

to

the

St. John, Don

of Alba

faithfid

the

CharleN

V;
"

Lttiirf. t\n

tAnTfil Uml
knock
'

K(!r!a; the

of

major-domo

ilowii ni

om"

II

'/O

Dn

Thou."

liitok in iiinlnlfur Don

ythUiU
lilow,iiiiil

ill (Jnnnnro,

d'Aiitoiilo Vnrn*.

'-Dibi

deeeaHcd

om|)eror

of the council uf Htatis

all memlxTH

Villagarciap

Manricpiede J^ara,major-domo

Don

vMi

the

IftOH.

lllbl.

Imp.

D/^pAdin iln Kouripiflvnuli

au

Ifr.'i2b,y.
iiijji.
Niippl.

LoiiIh ilu Kolx

LU!i-5U.--tu"a.

"

to

iiUo iU"

(InrloN,lidAvyaiiiitiKli
to

\w nUo

UnKKtiUKllodnllit prlKlonlndnl PriitrlpnDon

Mftftrlil

grand priorof

brother of the duko

di\ I'oledo,

PnrKX, Diipuy, (\i)\,

hn hw\

It ninii

do

Luis dci Quixada, HcAor de

to

to Kli/iibeth

duke

Antonio

Don

; to

an

knpl

in IiIh rhamlMir.

il'Auiitrlft^-De

OhHon

MH.-Innil.

Uo/p

lU

ICiiIaUob

JAnvl"r,lAOH.

BLIZABETH

269

YALOIS,

DB

duke
to confer with tho king. Tho
repair
privately
de Feria, onpttiin
directed to
of the hody-guard,was
bringwith him twelve soldiers of the guard. Theso
informed
were
asseaihled,
by the
personages, when
to assist in its
kiQg of his intention ; and commanded
due execution.
of deprtment never
serenity
Philip's
with
fiuBook him duringthese ominous
preparations
;
he
his
had formed
great effort,and delibeTatdy,
resolve,and no subsequentrelentingimpeded the
inferior officers of the
Two
vigourof his measures.
king'schamber, Santoro and Bernate, recoivtHi orders
from the king to providethemselves with nails and

hammers,
Between

and

bo

the hours

of

attended

by

of
prince

Eboli

and

suit of

arnu)ur

tho

of

care

of
pillow

the

before it was
the

the

bed-chamber.

started

up

in

the

chamber

all his orders, having

chamberlains.

The

under
])istol

tho

loaded

stillto be removed,

had

prudent for
duke

The

Roused

bed, and

prince,

clothes, and

entered

the

do

oautiously
approached,followed
seised the weapon.

stairs

to

prince,however,
deemed

his

of

Philipcommitted
prince,

The

Santoro.

the

to that of the

king

princewithout obstacle ;
been implicitly
obeyed by the
dagger of

descend

to

over

The

the detachment

by

of the

sword and

mentioned, and tho

apartment

his head.

on

followed

him.

follow

to

midnight,the king

eleven and

observed

body-guard was
from his own
leading
wearing a

readiness

grandees above

the

the

helmet

in

to

by

king

Feria, therefore,
the

guani, and

by the noise,Don

demanded

to enter

"nV\o

vni^

Carlos
\}civst^.

270

VALOI8.

DE

RUZAB"TII

Allrza ! the council of state !" Tod

n'plircl,
princrupon this uttered fierce*tiireats and execratiom
F"Tia

"

rall(*d for his

loudlv

and

had

father,who
at

were

then

closed, and

armed

majesty h""re
**

Neither

self!"

majesty
will

actiotis
then

him
brinfi;

the

eoti'cTs in

sticks.

even

furniture

the

s])rang

tlu'ow himself
h(!arth.

commit

wildly from

into

Prior

prince in

the

almost

senseless

prince.

the

room,

violence,to

be

with

his

arms,

furv, back

Carlos, however, after many

escapingfrom

Don

and

and

ti

blazing

Antonio,

violent

the grasp

bed,
was

to

cani

the unfortur

his

tire,which

clos

the

andirons, fenders,and

The

caught

in

in

hearingthese commands,

On

Carlos

ceeded

the

of

apartment

the

to

windows;

the

up

Bema

and

keys appertainingto

prince could

the

moved,

nail

to

"

Tumi

welfare."

your

prim

the

king,

Santoro
officers,

two

th(i

ordercjd all

which

the

the
them

next

to

for
soli'ly

towards

and

Don

tend

yoti

then do

What

learn," repliedthe

soon

voi

liberty!

Compose
asked

me?"

Is

"

of

life,or

other.

the

with

want

ordered

hi^

of

me

nobk

princeperceive

and exclaimed,

crv,

nor

apartmentaiM
of thechambe

the

"

You

to

one

as

Ui

on

tilled with

room

soon

hereavc

to

the

the

repliedthe king sternly.

your
"

An

guards.

his fatlier he uttered

the

rested

doors

The

of th

eves

soon

ninintinie,entered

the foot of the hed.

stood

and

Carlos, however,

Don

unhappy

The

arms.

howe

carried
his bed.

h
1

struggles,s

of his

captor,

lirowing himself
Jiguish,he
his

Mded

demanded

in

majesty?

The

had

respect he

what

king, with

composed,

and

his

of-

"

accus-

to

son

his

quietlyto

return

to

of

sobs

forbearance,"replied,
by desiringhis

omed
le

father's feet, with

his

at

271

VALOIS.

DE

ELIZABETH

bed.

me
Majesty,kill me, rather than make
notable
will be a
scandal !"
your prisoner,which
will not
If you
exclaimed the unhappy prince.
life !'*
killme, I will take my own
No," responded

"Kill

me

"

"

will not

Philip,you
"

of

!"

madman

drives

mad

not

am

despairby

to

me

"

that,indeed,would

but

be the act

majesty
repliedthe
severity,"

your

your

prince. *'In future, 1 treat you as a king

the
sovereign,and not as a father !" rejoined
The
monarch.
prince then threw himself on
his words

bed, and

sighs

to

as

be

all the

The

sures.

saicj,I

him

Guard

di

Gennaro,

camara

Gennaro

"

He

arrest

"to

della

1568.

execute

MS.,

Bibl.

Imp.

de

21, 1568.

quoted by

"

MS.

1148-60,

"

p. 1168-9,

duke

of

Ferin,

sent
pre-

with

all

of his orders

none

Carlos, do Madrid

Incd.

I'lnquisition,t.
Mr.

privatetrea^

prince

prigioniadel PrincipeDou

also

especial
charge.

your

the

serve

to

desired the nobles

next

Llorente, Hist,

qoevaulx,p.
MSS.

prince to

well !"

respect; but

Ragguaglio

the
king then, addressing

the

at

carried away

his most

contained

the

dered
or-

son's apartments to be

his

writingmaterials

commit

"

proper

in

papers

coffer which

small

his

in tears and

drowned

so

stern

longer audible.^ Philipthen

no

his

seized, and

became

your

Kclaciou
3.

Prescott.

p. 1328-1333."

dol

Lettera

Ayuda
de

DopOcbes
Iiied.

2C
dc

Nobili,
de

Four-

SvxwV.^t.^iM^^

S72

DB

KUZAnRTII

without

thorn
n'pcirting

firHt

king

witiuirow

thru

from
ro(*riving

nigiiton

rhand)or

irt)nImra

dayliglit,
Htrong

throughout the

mnainod

Mondoza

in tho

guard

Hdrlity

Foria,tho rondo dp Lcirmai

'l\\v (hike do

Diogo do

Don

'

the iipnrtment,ndft

from

nohlo prosu^iit
oath of
an

each

and wTrrry.
and

liimRclf; finnllvi
to

to

uiulor perilof thrir livw."

faithfully,

guiinl him
Tho

YALOIS,

woro

tho

of

princo.

At

aiiixiMlto tho windows

which was
ocrupiodl)ytho ])rinco,
situated in a part of tho palacecalhnl Kl Torn% over
th"^ lodgingsof DoAa
chamber
Juana.
Tho adjacent
of tho apartment

likewiHo made

wa8

Htnuig with bars and locks

lattinHJ

sen*en

tho two

apartmentis

of wood-work

in
prisoner
stationni
chamber

view.

in
;

tho

guard

the soldiers

of twelve

his

unhappy

ludherdiers was

led to

imvingorders

force their way

attemptedto

so
partitioOi

alwayshave

whieh

passage

placed to divide

was

instead of tho usual

that the d\iko dv. Keria oould

and

to

this

prison-

stayany

into the jmwnco

who
of tho

prince,withimt having first displayedtho royalsign

man\i:d
This

as

pass.'

notable

rath(*r the
with

energy
unusual

oxectition ov"t,

morning
to

of tho

ordain the

l!)th,tl)o king pnuTCMled

meas\ires

to
ntpiisito

proceeding. An order
tlu" despatchof the posts from
arresting

so

wtTo

transmitted

tho sea-portsof the HMdm,

*

"

was

while mandates

nighti or

tho

on

to

issuni,

tlu) capitid
;

tho fronti(*rsand

ti)rbiddingany
**

Cubrcm, FrU|H*11. McndoM,

I"ipt'chri(irKour"|uoviiuli.
IbiiU

follow

nuin,

or

DignldidM,

livingsoul,to quftSpim^
his

to

majesty

"bould

not

informed
Dofia

at

be

present

his consort

Elizabeth

astonishment

without

she wept almost

until commanded

by

ceasingfor

have

nephew
guidance; and at

and

alienated the
future

honour

in

"tHioU\M\

s^l

"y)u^W \l\\^"

two

*V\\^

wmh

mU\u^"I
h\\v\\{

ono

tiini"tAw^ \\y\\

undisguised hatred
The

of

St.

and

queen

festival

hold

thm

on

Sebastian

of

Dtih

(Niil'^i

hr;r lilcnwinniIiimhI\\\4

made

and
princess,

dominion.

proposed to

^t^^'"^\

greatest affection,utitiillu" ouIim^ih^u^

the

menaces,

hU

very HornuvAil

been

of her unfortunate

him

aUo

king to dry hor toui*"/ IVv^v^

the

childhood

for

(i^^
W'",\^

it is r\H\xnUH) thx^l

and

to

her

Th^

and

Juana, also,seems

under
entirely

tc ;,y\^v

iL^f M.

divulged/*

overpowering ;

were

nv^v^^v^l

^rt^)

of the event, and

The

Juana.

ol

w:is

amesr^tkui

the

that

it

ss

day,Jmiiiumv |tHl",

th^

"

\\\\\\
prliihotiti

thn

nt l'MilH|.(id,
kir"|/

of Dofia

Juana, having \^'jm Uorh

*iu

Mm* I'i'MmImI

that

saint.

Elizabeth, how^/irr, y^ti%

%*$

v.itnhUhi\mI-

the

catastrophe,that

son

"The

palace.
deeply

affected

the love which

ic,h

fe", *ihi^fU\ hi U-'t^h ||(m

qu^^^n, j^v^/
ar

^ivA

ih"i biari

mnti'iinh.
^.^ftyiStUt,

^^xA,
V/"4^'^*

|"4

}k^, ii^*'\n I/^MmI^ Imi

VrA

ftMy/-^ ""n'1 lid-

son.

The
of

the

gr6"""^

exiiiKr.iiint,

fi"r*(":i"r/.iusi:**3-"

T^rnr^,
Foiurquerazzlx

BibL

Is:?, 3.

vou

n.

Iirt"

Mt*"f.

-m

v,*"'*v,-^"".v.",
y^^A...,- /)
*.^'^^c\^A^. "*

V"\
"r"-,i^'.*fy
.

^/fY^i/. I
/

j.

..

..;

(,

/"
M,.,/i

274

his court,

despatchesto

three

dressed

king Charles, and

to

Medici

hut

VALOIS.

DE

ELIZABETH

nut

of which

two

to

singlecourier

come
'^

patch written
prince,' you

be

**

wrot(^

to

scandal and

and
to

whit

to

Your

(U)ntrolhim.

arriv(*(l;

tlie

for

chainh(u*
windows

prince is

fetters have

k(H^pevery

tluit he is to be removed

Campo,
dolid.

or

The

judgi*him
fatlun*.

to

king
as

other

some

1 shall make
of

hvcvvi

said

wisluul
prinei^

sir(*dto (is(!a|)e
from
1

(itiM.
l)i'P(U'lui

/". iJfi;)uii(l UGl."

to

to

It is

length
his

the

to

kill Ids father

witli

la royuo

did

Vidlashould

judgment

of

arrive at the

It is rumoured

realm

to

tluit he
prince,
with

not

n;|)orted

de Medina

the Moto

strong castle dose

u
Kmir(|uuvuulx,

luiul.

has at

prisonerin

etfort,Madame,

the

in any

placedon his feet,his

strong guard posted to

his capture.

true

have

orders
of the dis-

tliisevent

told the said

king,and

public

would

beingable

his chaml)er.

to

avenue

what

for

account

now

bcsen

barred, and

are

thoj,

(by
majestywill perceive,

to the king)that
(l(\spateh

my

king

des" (t

of

arrest

but

that

"

of his life,not

excesses

remember

pleasedto

on
prison,

to

son

should 1^

upon,

ambassador, in

tlio Catholic

comment,
Ids

committed

way

may

long ago,

you

of^

foreigncourts

after the

hours

few

as

resident ambassadors.

says the French

Madame,"

permittedby^

decided

had

he

importantevent
through his own

Catherine

was

desired that the first notification to

the

he

until atler the 22nd|

Madrid

leave

Philipto

one

that

the

also,that he degreat per-

some

more,

lU

JauviiT, l"OH,

976

KfitXAtlHTII

kuow

VAbOll.

nk |mi'Honi4in thti klti|td(un

who

mi

Mv

DM

th(i mn'i'ti not

Thti

dtiM|{hi

yiiur

pHow ww* rtH^tvt

(Inittonnlmtiotiwtmtovt^r by thn {ii^oplik
of tlitiurrtint of tho

iwvitn

wilhool

tht) {\um\

")Von

yt^tmitlri

Mmlrid.*

to Urn nhMiini?nof

of lh(i(m\mtt

whioh

otlU^iut
Atdt^mcin
|Mmlllv"i

Imd drlvnu th^

W\u^ to

c^xtntff

mi

UmHifi
of ovttry dnitpriiHioti
oonJni)l(tr"^iii
rift*-luul hnrnnyw"
iolpudnd imii'uml^,
rrlinllloii,
-un
durir
thn \m\u^
i\i"")iKOt)(l
n|ftiioHl
rhmiC^H(Mti'rrotly
hi
luH im't^Mt : liut ool onti H|mioi!^h
titphoio'N followio^i
n

ntmHiur,

lorlno

itm^rllimltl
tlmo, or ntlnrwitrdH,

ntutnttnmu

or

of ttti unlml|ow"
thtidmoovtiry
linlwnmt tlm prinm^ntul \\\nyoyi
lotri(i:un
MthNmtlon;

])rtmuiof Uott (WloM

to

hulrnd, oothinn;
imti
Htt'p'^niotlirr,
vnrmnrn

with llm fuotiiof tht^

uod
of porti"

wiilnrm

rutimtUH)

of whioh

would

for thn nrrrMt of thn

prllndion,

thU Http|nii

thun

mnp

to

dooni*'* mod

o^y

hn dnotnmt

|U'lorn
my

vrry

I koow

'*

utterly

iio"ro

rlttt)
in thn forvid
(hrit to(tk iti"

tloo,which

rtt("honn

Im

itimgtotttit

fortyrintmin
viditt uod

whit^h lum

nou.

to
^rnut {jrivf,

not

giH:
ihui

I hn^

uh

in thoprnpnoonof hinoourt
Philip,

fp

hoio'M id'tnrhit*noo'n

iotprimMunrot.
in
*y\\v Ivin^,uuMUdinti^,pritoondrd

itp t^KUtijtmVKul^ Oi'ipMip

Ni'"i"iM'iftU"MiD
...

h
Fiup|ili

JttiivhM, tnnM
*

)t. VIHt p. nn4,

rt(titi('Mt"it
n bOpi
I'liillp
intiiiiMtirtUtty

Itip
iiiiliAiOitti

ahpM

iif "tU

ItPiMt ipmttvtMl Mp"Mi, fiM

Oip

itiortQutP

in

Oi0

Nil. MmpIi.
tH#i|i(ii",

Alt

""tp"

OUM,

mm,

Mlulty

In

wUU^U

ft

tho

Im

nomt

liiytip

Itv

hiOH",

hilit:liu|ii \\\p\\.
hi

Old

Mmt
nf
tiiuii(ol|irttMr

Up a(nl"Mt OiM

Atnt UllrtViiittnhtp
A

tiin imn"oiPiipp
(if (iutt rtittt

"

Oii* PvnitM*

n"ii""Mi.

rt"

iimOV

TIpp tiuiMtiMPit

ELIZABETH

|M)dicalmanner,

DE

and

to follow
Inspirit,

with

the

277

VALOIS.

the

greatest composure
had

he

course

to
prescribed

Lmself,when

determiningthe arrest of his son.

Jfter quittingthe queen'sapartment whither
he
md
proceeded shortlyafter consigningthe unhappy
rince

the

to

^turned

his

to

cabinet

iidience to the various

ammoned

lipsof

the

he

count

de

to whom

and

de

Feria,Philip

prepared

to

grant

corporate bodies of his realm,

receive notice of the

to

be

duke

the

custodyof

king himself.

from
catastrophe

however, appeared
First,

the imperialambassador,
Diestrichstein,

it is believed

Philippartly revealed the

Mture
of his son's misdemeanour
; while he deplored
the mental
which
obligedhim, as a point
imbecility
)f conscience
)f his
leems,

hat

and

realms,

that

his

of
K)sterity

his

rchduchess

Anne

Iso, that it

was

;on*s

deeds

proposed

before

his realm.

anrier, 1568."

eigneorsde

Fourquevanlx,

Ined.

Relation

Diestrichstein.

the

p.

de Don

and

fifth
a

sanityof

the

day

of the

archduchess,

of the

following

communication

1164
Adam

et

nuTants

his

illustrious

most

the matter

Upon

Carlos

Don

princeof Eboli on the

of February, made
Qonth
de

the
"

he

D^p^hes

alliance with

be relinquished
necessarily

process

narriage between

"

opinionof the
his rights to

transmit

to

the

must

Diestrichstein,

his intention to try the

by
in

)ersonages

own,

It

miserablyafflicted.

unfitted in the

realm,

the throne

from

Philipinformed

princebeing

of
ihysicians

exclude

princeso

moreover,

the

duty,to

"

MS.

to

de

Bibl

22

Diestrichstein,Gestes des

278

RLIZ\DKTn

DB

VALOIS.

him to inform Catherine^

out
withdosiritig
Foiirquoviiulx
that tho reason
nnininp;his luithority,
Philip
hiut opposiuih(T former desire to obtain the hnnd of
"

iirch(hirheN8 Atme

the

king

his mastc^r

such

could

then

deprivehim

formed

years, had determined

the

prevent

conduct; and

Don

Carlos from

it been

attended

of
flight

design,which
would

on

suddenlyaccomplishedwas

tl)en

measure

to

had

frustrated

have

forward

his son's arrest

upon

at\d insane

excesses

appear

that the

By this avowal it
IMiilip,
during tho post two

the succession."

of

certain that

appears

then

not

IX., was

tho design
pain of frustrating
and
to imprisonhis son,
to

under
])rojeet,

\\v, had

of his

for Charles

probablydc^livc^nulthe

account

that
taken

the realm
with

the
to
e

"

succcWi

IMiilip's
project
; and
princefrom tho future

have
sur

Vf^illaneeof Ins father.

The

king

and
hous("hold,

togetherthe

called

then
of

that of the queen

Madrid, the IViors of Atocha, 8an

of

atul the
Kscorial,

El

members

"

ofKeers of hii
the authoritifi
Geronimo

and

of tho various eouncill

despatchof publio business, and to each

in his eyes, he imparted th"
p"".rsonage, with tears
witness that what he
arrest of his son
; taking(tod to
his extreme
liad done
to
was
n^gret, and sololy

for tlie

prompted by the love he felt towards his s\d)jcctlt

for the welfare of the nu)narchy.*
and
his anxii"ty
'

"

D^^piVhoRlie FourquRVAulx,i^la

roync

A Fevrirr,1 508, p. 117^

nu'^ro,

liiril.
*

UplAcifm

del AymU

iln camarA"

"

liloreniQ.

ELIZABETH

*his audience

279

YALOIS.

D"

his council of

Philipassembled

over,

lustrious

opened before his ministers

grandees,the complaintshe

is

He

:ate, and

son.

submitted

is assertions,
and
be

succession

he

momentous

ihem

to

Dever

Whatever

there

was

3omposed

of

of

try any

^be

that upon

the

the

always

actives

this

in

io avmy

hh"
respe^etkig

olicitude in titMrma^^
bis

of

ttov

dut^' towurd^

Im

of

of
ri((tit

own

mlvniunh

cHkttu

i^miiiyt'ly

rhilij/,
purity"/f hj"^

Uie

on

alpableinsamitr of the prmfjt,

lis exploits,
would justlynJM
ehetber

MtiitH

the fiiHrHfi4*.r
of

on

doubt

throw
case

hoHtilo,

dantmvXlim

of

overthrow

transactioDS,rests

must

court

Austria,TassiH,MatuUy/Ai luul

of

stain of such dark, and

roved

cause

secretary of

sucoession,depended their

ventual

priruu^

prejudicedand

persuaded

Carlos, and

)on

the crimes

unfortunate

yba, Eboli,Espinosa, Feria, the

ithers,were

called upon

been

have

to

more

Juan

before them

he had

the

assembled

men

Don
i^asquez,

against

in support of

whollylaid

may

aberrations

mental

md

in fact

questionwhich

judge.

had

moat

explainedhis projectsrespc^oting

and

evidence

the

and

^/ir,

Hm
aJjm',

i^i)4iiut:i^A^nvi) nil
4^/^iM

'4 ^M^^-m^

"yM^^'^'.ni^\^^^%
m*nm^'h,
W

4^^i
y^//\A^',

h^i

^A 4i \^rn^A luf
leremptuiljdeaziaud tti"; f^uiwJ
fflicted and
kii^ompeAiwlfrvui tiM; v/^"U;i oi L.tM
wLkiA" U K;vJ UUa^
tii^;v^ifft^f
lessioo. PbiBp caustic
irom

the

tpenedm
laper

was

apartnkeui of
the

yr\i^A "/" U

tut

}K*sia;uf":Mf

found

it iu^

**^hti
i//'y*;i/i'i

Uit

v^a^oiJ

'/I iAikU

'4 iX^
tiiiu^^oriut,'^

/\

\f\\u^^

S80

KLlXkUKW

VALOII.

DK

to liinfnti
opposition
ffovrrnmrnt, for,*'
nnyn do Foun|nrviiulx,
ovcry
whirh pimmMl throttgh thn mitMl of thn printer,
nornmittnd itto pnpm* ; no tlintby thifi
ninnnH, mvrln

clntniling
mnny

in

Mnhrmcm

"

"

nindo of tnti tliotmnnd foilingnnd

wim

Htrnofto ohurnolor,wlii(*li hn
mind,*'*
in
king*,

rncrivrd

whioh
nnd

Don

lind

hii"ifiitlior.

tticihnrNh

townH

prinoohml nddronrnMl
tho oorporiitionM
of mimo
witon nskioK for iiid to

d(mi((n,"
woro
dniMunnnt

liknw'mn fotmd.

tlin

tltn hit

vnriotm nol

to

of

tlin

princ

urrompltNlt

Thn

import

moMt

in tlin ooiTnr,liowiwrr, wim

pnrrtooN wliom

trontn

Copicm of

tlin
to

to

(vitrlimnrknowlodKHl tiitit

wnn
propomidflif^ht

from

in

f(mt(inMl

idmi, n Irttrr nddrrMod

wuh,

whirh

of hin

nmnon

ho

Tlirrn

of
rovnrirN,

ii

liKl of

unhiippyprinnn dnnmnd

hoi

KornmoNt
to hin intnrnMtN.
fricuidly
nmonj^nt
frinndrt tlin jirituMi
rnnknd \\\hNtnp-mothnrthn yo

or

(junnn, Don
of

hin

Jimn

of AuMriii

nnnminn, whinh

hn

mid

Hnurn/..

^llin niii

imprndnntnnoiigl
to hin diNiidvanti
notn, mtiHt htivn wni|{lind
fniirfully
in thn jnd)(;m(uit
tihout to hn rnnordnd.
Amoti
tlioNn whom

Don

dniith/'wnrn

thn

wim

Oivrhm

inlnndnd
of

nnmnN

"

Alhii, thn

tWidnnt
prin(MmMof ICholi,KHpinoHii,
of

ntntn, nnd

rrmnining

that

nontnntN

of

N^"ffnrtiiiinnii,
|i.11(lH

king

ni Rutv

rrownn

"

MN.

in

of thn

nou

Win fnthnr.*

gold;

prinnn

of thn noffnr (MinniNtntiof

thoimnnd
thirty-nix

of

thn

to piirNun

IIIYil.Imp.- tiiril.

[
n

dinm"

thousand
twenty-five

crowns

costly jewels,and
I

is the

of the coffer

contents

few

ringsset
coins.

Portuguese
the nuncio

Castaneo,
in

relation confirmed

several

given by

account

281

VALOIS.

DE

ELIZABETH

with the exception

respect by De Fourquevaulx,

that the French

discovered

there

which

the person

lesign upon
olic

ambassador,

relates

lee of

Spain,that

idvice

of

ted

the princein
implicated
of his majesty,or of the

when

council

his

authorityof
the king had

the

on

the

on

advised

the

king

".tual captivity
; others

to

another, counselled

fightthe Moors,

to

and

king

all
eignty. Philip rejected
that

"

ig

that
rity,

ison

in

ated

and

for

as
was

his

to

of

the

son

in
of

Don

send

givehim

to

be

to

the realm

give him

the

demanded

some

detain

to

certain

measures

respectingthe prince, that

hers

)s

nothing

queen/

"antome

es;

that

states

Oran

in

propositions,

these

detainingthe princein perpetual

not

feasible ;

his realm, which

as

there

would

was

long

no

cage

hold

that
as
a lion-spirit
devil-possessed

so

of

)n.

followingday,Tuesday,January 20th, Philip

hand
to the
engaged in writing with his own
the sovereignsof Europe his nearest
kindred,

le

X)

his

ambassadors

*tingthe

arrest

at

of

all the

the

prince

de Fourquevanlx,p. 1168, etc,

{ociations

intome, Hommet

Ulustres,Vie de Don

courts,
principal

Don

Fefrier,1568.

CaxlM.

Carlos.
"

Ined.

282

EUZAUBTH

Thnso

lettors

DB

the cautious

importnnoo; though
the

king

of

the

avoids any real

his son,

great indignationto the

of

inform

brother

act whioh

execute,
of

as

the

genuine; and

"

with

letter

to

her

sent

him

to

daughter oonducti

advantageous

conforming
lord/'

of the

the effect of the

IX.

written to Ix^g the

she

bound

himself

the

misfortune

joy,althoughthe

of

vc^y

Charles

the arrest

as

for

prudence, displayingnot

such

is
])rince

king

to

disgraceto the royalhouse

the
Nevertheless, madame,"
says

slightest
symptom

the

At

regardedthe

she

believed

had

king

"

chiklren,but

achlressod.

grievousevent

egotistical
Four(|uevaulx, your

the

givon

calamitous

Spain.

hersrlf

cauM

have

must

partiesso

of

was

sorrow

the

the true

her consort, the (|ueen undertook

the command

Elizabeth's

in whioh

manner

of
explanation

imprisonment of

her

grout interest,and

of

documonts

nro

VAL0I8.

to

her

in all thingsto the will of

Elizabeth
the

On

princewas
French

and

her

to

of

following

the

wrote

previousday, as

known

to

ambassador

letter to forward

her, she had

to

wait tmtil
soflen

desiringto

soon

issued by the king against

prohibition

the

departureof any
Madrid, until after

couriers
the

third

his

but

day

of

from

own

his

son^B

captivity.
KIJZAUKTU,
'"

"

QUKiSN

OF

SPAIN,

TO

CHARLKS

IX.

MonRJour,

The

King

my

lord,hns

commanded

do Puurquovtulx,
N^Kot'liiiioni
p. U70,

Y6yriot

me

to write

H, 15CH.

MS.

thifl
HibE

984

BLI2ABRTII

And

consionmtion, shrnnk

mcnt

letterswliich
to his

nutiire

conimittiul

stress

on

(vom

cause

and

of

so

liad taken

havingrecourse

to

tlu^

To

weal.'*
p\d"lic

the

to

the

and

emperor,
wrote

minorityof

the

rights of

undoubted

her

tho
the

diplomacy, lie
to

means

lUlipn"

Cttolico k Don

Uibl

realm

nnd
of

princess

though
Portugal

to me,

cabinet of
the

usurper

J nana,

mother

his aunt

says,
and

'*

is

St. Vioinr. No.

had

Madrid,
of tho
of

the

spi"cimcn
Although it has

to

others,to take

restrain tho disorders of the

Iin|K F.

LX)q

to

grandson Sebastian

Dofia

long appearednecessary

MSS.

To

This

race

of the

letterto
king. IMiilip's

of admirable

grandmother

procured her deference from the

yet she was regardedin Spain as

aome

to

conuiumication.

same

long letter.

skilful adnnnistratitm

young

conduce

n\ost

inherited the great talents of her

during

avoid

(puMui-dowagerof Portugul,Catherine,sistor

Carlos, tho king

her

urgODOy,

and
remedy, holiiing

would

act

Philipmakes

deceased

of the

that extreme

such

immense

of such

arose

son

nature, that he could not

God, and

of Allm,

duke

imprisonhis

to

just,nnd

bindinga

that
believing

that the

"

so

service of

same

of
l\isviceroy

incapacity.To

do AicAdil,
writes,
IMtilip

duke
he

of the

eoverllyhintingnt some
groat
but layingprincipal
by the prince,

l\is nientid

Naples,the

stetoi

idl

"

crime

nmolution

ranking nny

ooclcsinstios
nnd nobles,were

own

vuguo

fn)m

The
nnd myBtorious
n mntton
]minful
Philipuddivsvsed to foreigncourts, and

so

upon

VAL0I8.

D"

10(18." 1ii"Umi

prinoo
del

I'Arafou i\"UV\)"T"L\)\x^^ykV^"iiil^
VUc"t ^" Mt^oU*

Re

any

sod,

Idilj
dients

arcad

less, affairs
in order

realms

tsoet^zx

griefI

come

to

the

flesh and

good,

of

which

have

such

the

En

propria

To

'fin,yo

qnerido

lo he

sangre,

oondderaciones

trevenido,
tal

qualidad,

me

que

ban
ne

el dolor, y la sana,
'

The

bouses

are

married
sister
Don

intricate

John
of

mother-in-law

las

de

mas

aUiances

often
III.

podria dezir,
a

que

between

her

Her

daughter
of

Juana

and

Dona

ne

the

Catherine, queen
to

parte
y el

aacrifldo
bien

las que

vuestra

alteia

bd

n^av

^df

havo

Diosi ")"" ml

puhlift"a

resolucion

esta

nor

di^

U*

uiiiui

hau

uuovu

tales, y do

tou

oyr, aiu

ri^iiuvMr

tiempo las eutendiera.

un

Portugal.

and

them

relation without

ser^icio

tomar

mis*

otfonct"s"

day thoy

some

esU

perplexing.

most

of

puhlk

the resolution^ ano

antiguas,como

cosas

constrenido

yo

Philip II.,

Carlos.

Las

his fresh

recount

the

en

preferirsu

hamanas.

que

hazer

own

past

highness alone,*

your

may

my

the

The

as

I cannot

hear

you)

to

of

of

mind"

own

God

adopt

to

that

anger.*

came

well

highness (when

known

and

as

nature

Altexa

service,and

Prince,

fimn

seDtimt'uts

your

to

oonaderadon.

compelled me

yet will your

made

aflids

sacrifice

made

soej"tre^ I

ocmsdeDiv

decision, Vtnu

which

Unt

iij"wajrvi$
the
my

what

human

every

deeds

of

this

in

with

though

blood, preferringHis

to

pm^ss;.llul"

a2^

pnooess

mrself

sorrow

I have, however,

soch

:""

esqpie^

Xevefftlie^

pi"ced under

excuse

airest

judge, from

ud

coiTs^Tiivas sDii durv

beea

his
effecting
have

resn:3diied

icsxKOeSfe

cccne

vx

hkxe

longer

no

bh^MrK^

nffltrt^

all CiarisduA

to

tbe i^fsjvxi""

'iBrnfr'aJrig-" Dtces^ir.

sc^

which

could

:cbsr

"diarrE^

God,

to

owe

2I

hkvs

to

TgnSay xad

pneetfnrs. bsr?

usb^

to

z"

jitt

sqA

of

while

me^

me

Spanish

Catberino,
son

John

Dofia

Portugal
Philip II.

Muria
was,

and

Purtugufiic ntyal

sister
married
was

CliMrli**

of

Do An
tbn

tborefure,

V.

.luauii

iiioilitirof
auul

and

286

VALOIS.

DR

KUZAnRTll

to add,
thouKlitit roquiHito

this

(Ic^trniiination (to

my

Hprin^Hnot

iVotn

coriunitUMl
Uikrn

hy

groimd,
which

by

tlin prinoo)
iin|)r!Hon

crinin,diNolHMlinnno,
or

utiy

nuid

my

Mon

tinr

of ohiiHtiHrmcnt

wuy
thoro

oxcoM

undoN

it horn

Imn

rvon
(thou};)i,

this

(m

Huilicit^tit
thn mnimirn),
to iiuthori/.i^

\n

ilH timn

havo
u\\^\\i

of thn (lisordorN and

liavu I

limits;nnithor

and

thu rofonimtlon

(l"*(*.i(lr(l
illtiinhopnthuNto procurn

HO

foundnlion of

tluit the

of hiH lifo.^I'hiHaffair rosts

oxr.oNNnH

thn
and fotnidationn,
othor |)rin(nplcN
on
alto((rliior

lution
so-

not on timo, nor

oxpodirnta
(hi|)ond8
;
hut in nn ovrnt of thn hightmtimportancn and conin onlor tliat I mny diHohar};(Uh()
RichM'ution,
n^Nponsi-

of whiuii

hiliticHwhirh

\i|)all (lotd)t as
Ntnt(*s, that tho
"

'*

onliiin the

tho

to

of

cauNu

fore,

of
ca|itivity

the

of
insanity

the

for many

TIk!

lie

re.isonN,

king, however,
moved

wlii(*.h have

thou|";li
th(*yformcul
are

not

of

such

learn

nature

them

])assaf',e,also,s(M"ms
of

the

was

only to
unfit

not

to

his

ho

rim) in

not

his conviction

of

that,
knowledfj;(Y

to reign.
eventually

fresh

*'

offences

ado|)t thi^ res("lntion,

its primary cause,

grief and

to allude
|)lainly

prince to ily the

h^i him

have

that the (|ueen of

without

arrrst

;'* IiIh (KuiiNion,

alno alludi^H to
him

NonV

rloar

to

onco

princi^take

('arloH, and

Don

at

which

exceHNCN

aNerihiMl

he

ran

Inn

nuvNotm
pritnary

crime, di.sohiMlietice,
or

then

said nmhnn.'**

to my

himmuh
I'hilip
importanth'tti^r,

In this

to

(tod, and

to

own

and

which

Portugalwill

anger.**
to the

This

intentions

realm, and, hy the help

of

KUXAnRTIt

["ixunilmn It.i
hU

'

rt'tulor hiiunolf

to

ftithor,by
tho

mtoritni of
^tcTi Nvrottt

that

i^w^NV^i

rbiu

to

tho

(ho

^ri\o king,monv

Spuni"hf^rown.

tho oiuprodd,

mivr

oonfiUiMt hiinrtolfto tho Ntiite*

havo

ho hml, in tho ftrntioHttuiooutmio h) l)io"

aridis^toin
: pnthublyho

tho lni|)omlpuir
ro)(unlo(l

tho "hottt)rH of hiM m"n*s pnyrot^.

of

ono

tho oinporor untl nupivsH, no oortly,

uiut northoy iimoifoMlod (lUptoAtiioro

to

tmitttwhich

indopondrnt

unurpatiouof

to hiM
Iiuhvd, with n^stpoot

bilipmvxm

987

VAl.OtV.

t)R

To

tho popo,

vouchNufoil nu)rt" oxplunution,

unn|{tod
IHutip
ritli
of np:htoot);i
intontM in tho
forvont proto"tulionN
QwexTr,

hmi

ho

mmtt).

Itowroto

onnotionod.

thun

to

hi"

loliuosH
J"
ti. To

rnii.ip

"'Mont

to

lloliuoHn. Aiul

Your

hich 1 bottr
knlirnt won,
of
Ikthor,

in

vou

"ll

itttbit*mvntM

tbo
priikon
ki.

ly

for

nioM

dofiitv.

In

with

WW

wtWxp

nrroM

your

to

i"

to

llolino"" lhr"

your

Mi wnd
(rrtH"//rr
t\n*Km

n\y ohlrnt
thnt

vou

iu)|mrtiulitv,
urotmling

thin n\nttor, tho

nuilU*o thut

ton

iutoivntod in nil thut

v(\\r\\fv"f^.r

ns

"ny
bun, thoivftm\

IloliurnK,nnd

truth nuvl

novortholo"", ought

TU"^

to

princo Don

judging

d, thcivl\uv. dooplv

to

wroount

of
rjtpmMnllv

It

nmkt* known

to

tout (hut

ilovout wnd

your

ivndf^r you

oro\n\

nrnu^o

dood

rhuivh.

dortU, "ml

nmv

of
i^ntinlnotitui

jmlgo nty

Miy
n,

tbo

to

brtvo tukon

holv

to our

wnd

whloh

thwt

nil t'hnntiwn pnoct^w,

bring
pwrtioulwr,

mHionn

tt"u"o f^xM
HH"ttivd

tohition

which

tlorn" it n"M

\\\\

j* v.

Fttthor.

Holy

''In virtuo of tho ohotlionm

^e

ni

momnkss

niM

mm
i^rumrkAtUf',

out^

oonj*idorttw

Iwthor;

ct"uooru?i

tho

of iti lui'AuiUd^U

288

DB

ELIZABETH

repute of the

and

honour

taid

added

prince;

all the world

Holiness, and

your

YAL0I8.

knows

whi^

to

understand!

and

take
to
umbrage
disposition
of such moment
to proceed in matters
unnecessarily
; or
without
great deliberation and necessity.Besides, yoor
it is

that

Holiness

foreign to

my

throughout the chiidhood

that

siiould understand

present day, in nurture^

education,the choice of servants, companions,and councili
said

the

of

prince up

in the direction of his

and

the

bestowed

eldest

utmost

said

the

tion of

heir

son,

method,
certain
his

of
meet

to

natural

and

but

the oljcdiencc
realms

eldest and
I took

upon

serious

and

to

to

take

the

secure

a
equitable

so

cause,

of

far

no

other

resolve,with the griefand

may

imagine, he being my
This

his person.

that

if I

paramount
;

is bound

your

to

very

prayers

consider

devoted

to God

our

son"

my

entreaty,that

as

enterprisesyour
you

will commend

it is.

in truth

opportune periods.

only an

my
for the

importance
which

your
own,
me

Lord, beseechingthat he may

so

your

pronounce

well informed

add

for

with

were

would

decision

and

of this event, I will hold your

now

fulfil

for the welfare of

Of the consequences

I will

hope

to

resource"

God, and

God, and the publicwelfare

at all

wn

as

having passedall boands,

it for certain you

one

the renU

are

unimpeachable grounds,

such

just; and

service of

owe

to

from

reformation

the present periodI had

Holiness

son,

Holiness,I hold
decision

your

only

to

that 1 bad

which

do for mj

to

life,which

of

the Prince

me

which

anguish

his

procure

peculiar temperament

now

than

"

suitable

was

kingdoms and royalties*

myself of every remedy and

disorders

possible.Up
;

for the in8tra^

many

and

repress

it appeared to

my

so

availed

and

success

it

I have

manners,

solicitude

and

care

to

excesses

and

dailylife,and

prince,as

Moreover, I have

of

the

to

Holiness

Holiness
I

being

in your

aid

me

ELIZABETH

that

md

I may

holy will.

aooomplishall things accordingto

He

May

from

Holiness

Written

''

From

'^

Don

defend

the

sacred

His

of your

person

evil,and prolong your days,for the prosperous

of His

government
''

389

YAL0I8.

DE

Madrid

at

your

this

HoUness's

Felipe,by

Holy Catholic Church.

20th day of January,1568.

most

humble

very

the grace of God

and of Jerusalem, que

|twoSicilies,
beso,

devoted

and

son.

king of Spain,of
$u

pies

$anio

"El

the

mano

Bey.'' 1

This

dressed
epistlewas aooompaoiedby a second adambassador
to Zuniga,Hiilip's
at the papal
that nothing
court, in which the Idi^ observed
but st^n
could have induced him so to act
necessity
towards his first-bcnn aiKl only sod/'
The
legate
the
Castaneo, meantinne, was
investigating
aiudausly
,

"

immediate

The greatest
arrest.
prince's
observed
reserve
was
by PbiUp and his ministers
towards the fore^ ambassad""rs,exceptingwith de
Fourquevaulz,who was
supposed,and it appears
of bis despatchesjustlyso, as
from the tone
not
which would
inimical to a piDceeding
beingin reality
so
greatlybenefit the Catholic queen, and her
day con^
offsjning.The nuncio, conver^og one
with Espinosa presidentof the council,
fidentially
hear
we
observed, ^that which
every day of the
prince'sjlk^ against his father's life is a strange
if the d^nfjrer
story/* It would be of littk moment
to the kii^ were
all,as it would be easy to protect
of the

cause

"

The

his person.
'

VOL.

MS,
n,

{Mres^atcase

de St, Vietor, No.

is worse,

lOeS"laed.

if
S4M.

worse

\m^.
x,

c^n

890

DB

BLIZABKTH

has watched

be" and the kiDg,who

his

which

bad

the

these two

om

years past

remedy it,tiU findinghimself

vainlytried

to

to ex^tnse

any

control

of his son,

mind

taken

haa

son

TAU"S.

the

over

been

has

he

repliedthe
pedient,'*'

wild

and

forced

to

cardinal

In

u
re(

this

such

wr

and

discourse, passedthe three days subseqw

the

imprisonmentof
arrest, the

his

Don

oonde

Carlos.
de

frenzy of

The

the

the

Don

Lerma,

Mendoza, and Feria,remained

her.

On

guard

on

prince was

nij

Dieg
in his

"

desperat

his
on
wept, raved, and showered imprecations
he
and
the prince of Eboli, whom
on
accus

being the

of all his misfortunes.

cause

January,six days

of

the 25th

On

Philiprelieved

duke

the

been

by

Gomez,

with

his wife

in Madrid

his Hotel
sion

prince,in

the last

was

immured.'

the

prince without

Letteradel

PhUip
'

to

suite

the

of

latter his

the

deemed

Don

to

governor

Thus,

Nunzio,

no

family,

the

palace,and

his
one

removed
took

belonging t
unfortunate
could

traversingthe
GeDnajo

year

greatest enemy.

and

of which

th(

to

for

Carlos, though

chambers

of

from

son

princeof Eboli, who

of the

state

after the

Feria

de

by committing hi^
responsibility,
custody

have

pr
ace

chambers

25, 1568, quoted

by Prescott,

II.

Bagguaglio della prigionia del Priucipe Don

Gennajo.
Cabrera.

"

MS.

Bibl.

Ferreras.

"

Imp.
Florez.

Depeches

de

Carlos, Mat

Fourqueyaulx,

292

TALOIS.

DB

ELIZABETH

ddivered

the clerks of his kitchen, and

nobles in

placedthe

waiting,who

prisoner.The

meat

no

knife at

threats

to

slayhimself.

chamber
prince's

was

regulations
; he^ in

into the
him

enabled

and
nobles

guard

on

allowed
but

to

access

all,to

service

of

him

no

books

of

His

ringswere

found

the
of

of the
'

prisoDor;
that tb
tk

vigilantin

chamber

at

lowest menial

under

El

secrecy

stated

moreover

intervals;

employed

in the

took

oath

Torre,
and

to

convey

forfeiture of their

Carlos

possessions
abundantly supplied

was

devotion, breviaries,and
restored

to

to

him

likewise

psalters.
the

money

in the coffer.

On
code

the

inviolable

with

admittd

himself

barber, and valet,were

prisoner of

Don

FhSpi

of

duty. Olivarez,the phyodan of

the

lives.

and

convince

his tiB%

which

of his

Iment

very

message,

key

ter

the

maintain

to

presence

faithful and

were

his

prince,and

the

the

to

their

dischargeof

adjaeat

royalbody-guard kept |"

princeof Eboli,had the aopcp*

The

at all hours

tb

of

door

in the

d ; and

in
fidelity
having sworn
possesseda i
Ruy Gomez
him

of lai

the

of aU these

intendence

bout, the

Wi
guar

corridors twelve of

petualwatch.'

prince mm

in consequoiee

his

aUowed

before thflir

meAt

for the

cut;

was

the t"i

to

the king
regulations,

princedissolved.

D^peches

FelipeII.

26th, the day followingthe

de

Fourquevaulx,p.

Ragguaglio della

His
1168.

prigioniadel

declared

issue
the

officers were

of this

household

dismissed;

Ferreras,de Espana.

principaDoa

Carlot*

"

Cabrera.
MS.

his

menial

and

numeixHis

were

the

the

king,

The

violence

tefiised

Umself

attend

to

refused

confess,

to

in vain

was

of

excitement
retaliation

still more

submission

his

hopelesslyto

bar

his

the

institoled

process

againsthis

of

the

Philipwho

it formed

eamara}

the

at

fVttUt^

prison.

(fibutinl^

orf th^

ot fitttt^,
rtjl-

i# ^ftted

th^

frhttl
fcOpl^H

w""

Dtytn

ww^^WKte

heard

hasten"ichiat*i^

opinibn

the

pf^ft^H^^

tdMrttti^; niid wUhH

artd

st"t("m^rtt

t^at

ih^

attd i^^du^^d

gfcfoot

Af Mi^HH,

Onthi^^pt\ht^ Hf
m

th^

Ihrttfhfe

fctitltls^llH
ttyytfii

ly Jolfm I|^ f^i^g^

hexp^"rf paper
The

pHtlt^Nl

detentidti,mtW^

council

mi"tt"ta^

w"

the

th^
ponitc^netg
^

It* form

(bSfypresidedat

testimonf

all the

ness"

by

ThedcpmlidM

Viana
of

sod

eccli^iA^iti^

of

chiefs

as

Mufiatone*.

de

Bribiesca

\\^,

appointed cardittttlKftplttrt!5

drawn

was

kill

^v^

his thronts of

pointed to try the prince; and

indictment

and

any

and

in

members

of

composed

with

exhortations

prince of Eboli,

the

and

confer

king, meanwhile,

The

p^^i^l

or

all concerned

on

in the

pious devotions,

prisoner,and

the

to

bountifullysuppli^^

so

the

tx!)

^$

tim^

to

inculcated

confessor

but

that

H^

fkr

$o

being employed

from

hr

J""h^.

oondi^xied.

tried several

He

bet^'^eM

Lkm

his abstineooe

religiousbooks

the

declined

It

carried

^^hich

liors^

and

Juuia,

prinoe'soondnct;

of the

and

Ins

dktribat^

were

Do"i

his atteiMlaots.

ilarm

of

TfthmUe,

queeo,

eat, and

to

sod

"ficiiBi^d;

serrmtB

"

fti

mUUi^.

hnlf \t\ ihM"

6f "ho

HyiUifi(h

(^httf^orif hi^M^vV.

294

ILIZABBTH

held

D8

TALOIS.

prominentplacein

founded

tenable, nor

seem

evidence extant

indicti

the
on

docomcntaf)

any

except insomuch

the

as

does tit

su^pectei'

designof the princeto render himself master of tb'

Low
Countries,by concession to the ^Luthma
Sectaries/*might

be

into

construed

vfomi

an

sympathy with their tenets. In the rigidand orthodoK

court of Spain,guarded,by the vigilant
InquisitioD,
taint of heresywas
no
permittedto sullythe prayot
of the faithful ;

wen
theological
questions,
moreover,
littlelikelyto have attracted the wanderings
matters
and ill-poised
mind of the princeof Spain. Theoolf

occasions
could

the

despatchesof Alava,
be

indictmenti

or

first-born and

the

him

from

insane

threats

the realm

with

his father.

and

of the

avowed

made

his hatred

intention

father's absence

government

in

help of

the

king against **lu8

prince,conaidetingthe
of his accession

case

the

of the

king

prince, in

of the queen,

or

to

5.

his

queen
he

was

raise turbulent

that

be

of the

was

the

preparingto
4. The

prindpal nobles
His relations

kingdom.

step-mother.

left behind,
demonstrations

princessDona

of the

out

marriage.

the

on

to flee from

case

he

contract

his father.

respectingthe

Flanders,to

to the

prince,and supported by

emperor,

vengeance

6. His intent

of the

the

unfitness
wreak

princeto

enthusiasm

by

the

independent sovereignty should

an

the
His

3.

the rebels of Flanders.

imprudent

preferredby

marriage,with permission to reside

his

on

Spain,which,

exact

demand

diitinct

part of this voliiminoiu

therefrom, in

ensue

2. The

Philip'snunisten, eight

insanityof

Maximilian, that

assigned to
of

1. The

must

Don
sub-preceptor

having formed

as

only son.*'

emperor

realm

other of

of complaint,

causes

Spain.

of

aud

ascertained

direful results which

throne

Caito

brought beneath the influence of

denounced
are
during the sojourncf
Montigny at the Spanishcourt ; and

the lessons of his unfortunate

charges may

Don

possiblethat

seems

been

have

opinionsso
Egmont and
from

it

when

Juana.

of

with

7. His
8. The

during

his

againstthe

Aotoido
the

On

"t

Ms^mi,

Cuzspo

The

Gea"is

sabyetts^SaBBBBi it

ioterest.

His

the

for

meant

learned,
^cazar
the

are

of Madrid,

the

;he

OfBce

saptivityin Rome,
Spanish
Low

Sgmont

and

while

)f Ghent;
)f Blood,

fiUed

lis forts

on

"ins

Zuniga.

Hoome,

waited

the
the

the

merdk"#

lealed

^i^^

Tb"

Ml

^lu^

]mm\^

illM^rioM*} ViMMlMJi
U\

;he

C\asiAfmmma9^^^^'^^

lis

heawfdfy rowar^, Hhm

ondaStoBttii^

mm

Mim \^\U\M

^4 W\^ MmMIH^II

((Imim

m^,

\Wm\^
Ml

pi^Mm mm4f^^

y^WV
^}f'^k'

\^"^ ^^^\\\

^^'^''^
y^^-y

^'v^^
M"

\\\

imH\'-

U^mA)

mmi^

kias^ Tike fymmm

Philip'sli""^*9"bepl^i^

rf

\m

witfc w"4toi^ m4

for 1h^

in daaam

ft

Cathdic

nost

;fae

\^\
in th^ pi i""\^\^

imafmr^^mi

ASmsm

I^n^
\\\\s\^

MunwUhnm

with

wo-e

land

Iv^

Su\\^^v""^

NetherluiitU

the

teemed

Countries

W^'

archbishop ofTulv^lWv ^^v^

under

ambassador

S^^Xx

^^^^
Mi"uti^'\VV\

do

Valladolid, for

at

iW

At

dungeon

i^x^

netsiS'^rv^ s^^ iW^

V,

baron

of the

states

recentlyexchanged
Holy

ilx^"i"f"il^

the

Charles

of

"N^

i^x:$^^^v

wiioc$"^

captive hb

held

be

primate of Spain, Carranza

3ut

^^

dm^^NH^

^aile

and

ere,

unhappy

the

from

due

only slowly unv^in^v

imperial sceptre

jnvoy

of

pubfic

now

languished

"Ktj^ %rr*r^^
firxogrh^

ia"riilQais

iwdatioiB

receot

^viinc^^

^essoii

sod

{kskss

Holy Office, kabuiwi

hie,

this

Sfgaim^w"x

itste

iit l.^^*

TaffmfaRrf,

of

board oi the kia^ ^

^^kgieil^)"^""^!!^

^^^E^ynti^rhis

mm

-m\
i^;;.;"A^//

jt^ m\H^^}m

m^W-

''

^^^/Vf '

996
Brident of H

fmiuendy

**

council of

beooi

dcmnicy
to

Brand inqjoUlar,;m

Mtal

dooe

avenge

when

sn,
to

ait

yon

laoit

oar

faith r*
health

The
affected

the

by

"lizal)eth

] oong

"

the

seems,

however,

on

her side

her

joy
and

condition

heir to

promisingto

health
serious

"1

of

become

At

that

than

with

left side, extending up

other symptoms

gave

physicians,and

at

desire

bono

of J

partialm

the

great uneasiness

their

a^

the

the latter end

suddenlyseized

wai

inspireda1

however,

queen,

ligl

most

Elizabeth

Torre, might speedilybe

the

was

**

inspirethe hope

apprehension.

Elizabeth
the

to

the

''

in
flourishing

was
heart,''

monarchies,
king Philip's

captiveof

of

father's

the

to

Isabel,

gracious lady." Moreover,

a

Tbe

secret

in other matters, and tc

little infanta

growth, and

and
in

her

of

anj.

have ex|;

to

promised to resign hersdf

The

more.

and

majesty in

her husband, in this,as

no

to

son

to

treated the qoeen, witb

to have

to

his

of

consideration

matters

many

the ns"K^

aee

atemly refused

tower

pi

and

tenderness

ver,

i
together;

wept

leavoura to

prince. Philip,
to

of thiil
agitation

Joana

many

access

became, atl

queen

and

and

made

concert

of

arm:

to

Elizabeth

the

ELIZABETH

DE

"hamber for upwards of five

exceptingthe

her

king

297

VALOIS.

days, seeing

husband,

and

one

no

the

French

tmbassador.
the
this interval,

During

of

otentates

lade

of the

;tention.

influence

the

offspring.
Java, always malevolent
de

Medici, took

his

accustomed

the

rison
nd

that which
of the

loreover,

rhat

you

3nd

tell me

I forward

me

express

f what

for

has been

ueen

my

to

to

to you

any

this

done

be

SuppL

Fr.

"

Ined.

the

in

man,

respect

us

this

specially.For
you

pray

of the truth

and

last wrote

word,

in

to

me.

ask

to

that

detail,as
he

had

13 F^vrier."

MS.

to

also

granted,esteemingthat

discuss this event

to

of his arrest

cause

Francisco de Alava, sent

1

and,

supposed could

to
despatch,

since you

strangest

heard

ever

de Fourquevaulx,
N^gociations
p. 1258-1260,

Dp.,

de

^'M.

concerningthe

me

have

ascertain

information

sister wrote

ofl^eranother

queen.

have

concerningthe

audience,which

coming

ras

to

I should

!^he ambassador, Don

le

wrote

you

hearingof

rhich I desire much

sason,

the

Cathe-

Charles IX. to his ambassador/

which

fall to the

ever

to
opportunity

prince of Spain, to

one

ambassador

dealingswith

in his

event
surprising

most

ex-

bearings,
political
the destiny of
on

Spanish

The

slightsto

writes
'ourquevaulx,"
I deem

immense

of its

it exercised

lizabeth's

ne

created

news

account

on

had

king

prince,occupiedPhilip's

the

France, the

both

tement,
ad

prisonof

In

notification the

to the

Europe

various

sent by the
replies

he
the

been
B^\.

298

ELIZABETH

oommaoded

YALOIS.

do, by his

to

so

DE

He, however,

milil
pretenceto avoid the subjectaltogether,
he discovered,
by certain observations of mine, that I
made

had

been

then

began to

admonished
enter

fashion,that I
that

by

should bite the

we

that the

of the

cause

tain dissatisfactions between

and which
which

were

easy

regards my

intention

no

was
prince,

the

the father and

adjustment

As

eei^

the soDi
for that

sentiments,you will easily

own

Tambassadeur, that I sincerely

pitytl

believe,M.

in this affair,
and

concerned
parties

should

contentment,

onlytrivial;

but

the

shall feel greil

to be

really
prove

matter

the

that

I esteemed

not

was

with

of

but in such

merelyobserved,

He

cherry.
prisonof

had

perceivedtie

soon

He

matter.

comment

some

upon

of the

you

Spanish

bassador,
am-

and
in speakingso coldly,
justified

had
intention,

must
subjectwhich he knows
impartedto me in detail. It was my
the matter, by
he spoken franklyon

the command

of his master, to

reserve

on

eventuallybe

condole with
the queen

the

better informed

am

wrote

him
Fourquevaulx,desiring
offensive

deportmentto

also sent

Simancas, 1393, A.

PhilipeII.
"

Ined.

you

similar
to

letter of condolence

de

by

gentleman to
with

the

to

I shall

now

on

the

ter."
mat-

despatch to

communicate

the queen

accordingly,
complainedto
Archives

and
brother-in-law,

king, my

Catherine

send

in their affliction;
sister,

my

wait until I

de

Alava's

daughter; she
Elizabeth,
Philip.^

her

king, her husband,

B., 22, No.

110.

Catherine

de

800

ELIZABETH

of which

drawing from

ID

Akva

her

I could

this."^

than

majestymore

sueoeed

ot

the

princewas
matters
religious

that the

appear

his

accusation which

; an

*^

to as

de

misdemeanour

be ascribed to

to

not

alludes
scoffingly

obduracyn

the

conlUu

of

ambaso*

de

estejaezdi
more
guarded

fe

:"

in

Catherine's conduding observatioD.

deprecating

however, to have been

he seems,

On

sincere in his discourse with Catherine

were

Medici, it would

dor

TALOIS.

understood.

not

was

DE

February,Alava

of

the 26th

had

another

ecm*

the
versation with the cardinal de Lorraine,respecting

transmitted

to

prince,which

the

imprisonmentof

Madrid.

**

"

detention
that I

with

with much

of

told her

myself had

of secrecy, asked

show

comprehended the
she

Alteza ; which

su

had told him

in any

matter

that

su

asked

himself

upon

because he
a

him

was

why

Alteza

them, and
a

Don

Simancas.
s

Don

Frtncisco
K.

1394.

Francisco

Simancas, K. 1394,

de

AUya

de

Alava

A. B., 22, No.

accorded

I found

majesty. He

then,

if the said queen

me

with

maddened

was

with rage at

shouted
that in

replyto

replied,^Tbat

he

replied,that
''

Felipe IL, 16

A. B. 22, No.

of

reason

those

thus,his highnessthrew

!''I

madman

the

Despitethe
altogether.''

false statement

he acted

that Ae

me

degree; saying,that

fury,that he tore his flesh,and

findinghimself a prisoner
; and
who

to

stated to him

queen, his mistress,had

Lorraine^"

le cardinal de

royalmaster,* said

writes he to his

the

M.

punctual

he

Feb. 1568.

did
this

so
was

bold denial

Arehim

de

Archives

de

86, p. 1." Ined.

Felipe II,
87."

Feb.

lued.

28, 1568.

Iff^nCAllirTH

of Alava, Catherine
a

of El

Torre.

shown
to

had, perhaps^imwiltiii^asserted

the

which

make

ambassador

is,to

an

quiteaQ

not

desiringthat
true

nuHp

them,

Fourquevaulz,to

for

^*

observed
than

in

transmit

to

truth.

a
"

of his

son's

that for the

true

trusting

that

had

king

arrest, he caused

having

would

of

so

many

utter

after much

regret,to try

of last

majesty had
greater

that he

been

was

tal
men-

never

his
with

long silent,

been

fulfilled; but,

himself

worse

hope

ruin to the

states

said

and
deliberation,

succeed

to

to

method, which

realms
his
was

to

form,
re-

the

the which

"

his

on

majesty

would

son

of

contrary,

that his

so

and

the

on

that his

worthy

kingdoms,

another

wishes

the
Unfortunately,

bring unspeakable miseries

subjects,and

be

to

me

of
might supply this deficiency

years

prove

of the

27th

years his

nevertheless

lost all reasonable

and

rule

the

king

majesty beholding this

dailybecome

had

matters

His

not

though

be informed

on

and

court;

Catholic

prince suffered

discretion.

intellect and

"boE

complete understanding,as

had

sorrow,

reserve

statement,

Sire, the

past three

his

actions testified.

the

his

personaldisfigurement
; and

possession of

the

princeof

to

majesty should

your

that the said

infinite

the queen,

official communication

informed, through Ruy Gomez,

month,

the

sent

an

appearance,

the

reason,

and

at
highly displeased

were

towards

rcspectii^the prisoner

that Charies

Peroemng

mother,

301

TJLLOBw

fact,in her dedaiatioo

true

his

DK

majesty's
"

had

solved,
re-

inexpressible
to

confino

802

BUZABRH

Dl

TAIiOIt.

of "
)
prince within the lim
Bpmaam
in the palaceof Madridi situated above the
chamber
la Princesses
apartment usuallyoccupiedby madame

said

the

said

the

where
treated

his power

to

harm

Spain, as

he

had

any

person ;

requestedme

without

to
curtailments,
'

regardedhimself,and
**

to

sworn

doubt

no

those

filled with

to

the queen

despatch,

The

Zufiiga,that

he

was

'

concerning

Ni*godation8

1268,

5 Fevrier."

de

the

to

she

in
the

by

king
for

letter

the

duct
con-

offered

even

charge

might

Spanish

desired
of
MS.

to

answer

to

of the

his
Bibl.

spare

herself

king's

the

ambassador

satisfied

means

no

crime

Fourquevaulz,

Incd.

Portugal.

formed
Philip,however, curtly in-

Philip'sexplanation, and
facts

to admit of

the

to

maternal

take

pope,

intimated

of

queen

that
royalrelative,

trouble.

he hid

whom

extenuation

The

prince her grandson.

that

dowager
wrote

Carlos.

Madrid, and

his

de Four-

malevolent, as fiursi

personages

condolence, and
Don

of

Roy

regarded by Ui

was

the death,''seems

latter personage

This

said

The

of

perusalof this communicatbn, and

after the

letter to
Philip's

come

Caries

unto

pursue

out

flyfrom

to

majesty,'*
says

your

dangerous lunatic"

same

write this communicatioD,

to

Don

That

quevaulx.

be

yrt

nor

deliberated to do.

Gomez,

future, be

the

it would

strictly
guarded,that

so

fiettheras

for

his birth ; yet, at Ihe

apperUuned to

as

time, be

prince,would,

to
son,

hear

by

Imp., SuppL

with

positive
a

second

Fr.

225, p.

ELIZABETH

letter under

obey

to

in

wrote

his

cypher

forthwith

of

his

intentions

full statement
which

discovered.
obvious

from

dressed

the

taken

by
of

Christianity
depends
having

on
^

footsteps."

your

showed
and

majesty

the

hoped

had

word

prince his

son

prince would

Carta

de

Zuniga

al

Rey,

28

of the

prince,

proper

his
be

The
to

his

measure

released

might
^

Philipthat

to

adopt

specting
re-

nevertheless,that they

be

requested the king

over,

the empress,

to

extreme

thought

results."
satisfactory

and

highest degree aggrieved

wrote

paternalcorrection

this

course

will tread

who

in the welfare

periodjudged expedientby

the

majesty living

your

emperor

deeply regretted the

the

and

on

successor

the

indignant. They

Catholic

in

themselves

"they

at

The

interested

partiesmost

as

ness,"
holi-

for he feels that the preservation

majesty;

yoiw

Y., is

His

*'

greatlylauds

'^

been

subsequentlyad-

royal master.

ambassador,

years, and

many

his

was

never

satistied Pius

communication

the

read"

to

Granvelle,who

has
epistle

This

by Zufiiga to
says

in

cardinal

to

its contents

That

if unable

the pope,

resident at Rome.

then

by

and

refer

requestedto

tened
Philiphas-

mandate,
pontifical
a

relative to his son,

was

hand/

majesty's own

the

303

VALOIS.

DE

from

father

captivity
;

attended

and

that

by good

Imperialpair,more*

send

de Abril, 1568."

back
MS.

their

sons

the

de Simaiieas,quol"i)

Prescott.
'

Ibid., Junio

'

Negociations

1310

1528."

25.

de

Ined.

Fourquevaulx,

18

Mai,

1568.

Lettre

au

Roy,

p.

804

DS

BUZABBTH

had

archdukes, who
court

sojounung in

been

Dietrichstein

repeat this demand

until it

his brother
for the

Maximilian

compliedwith

was

their

have

to

him

id

the archdukes

under

his

ir parents.^ The

to t

Isabel,he had

daugl

dder

expect the comfort

informs

being

prevailedin
been

report

to

to

the

Madrid.
addresses

great

towns

said,

''

of

condolence
of

having

requiredno

his realm
acted

his

that

of

unhappy

also

and
the

by his

by

for

the

'

inquireinto

the

good

cause

at

receive

to

authorities of

the

The

prince of
powers

his

because,''as

^*

dors
ambassa-

the

European

from

condolence."

to

sod

his connivanoB

of

the

states

majesty

to

Arragon,
despatch

of the arrest

N^gociationsde Fourquevaulxy April IZ,

the

nation, he

of

Catalonia,and Valencia,having presumed

members

rij^to

opinion generaOf

the

king, likewise, declined

The

his father,Philippromptly

of

envoys

kiqg

nephew's presence.

contradicted

be

im

RodoI{di,being be"*

consequence

foreign courts;

at

Eboli

in

assassinate

plot to
the

that

foreign courts

arrested

his

restore
personally

trothed to his

caused

'

preseal'

he made

uke

ondor

sons

also remarked, that the ard

in

thoT:

princesin Spain

that when

adding, moreov^,

journey into Flanders,

nephews

the

ve

console

present, to

aflUction ;

had

Is^

;
Philiprejdied*
by requestiiif
guardianship.

own

On

Spannk!

le

commanded

was

imperialmajestieswishing to
their

Carlos in 1564.; I

since the sickness of Don

ever

ambassador

The

""L018.

of bis

EUKAHILTH

Hif hneaa, and

)M"e hU

aon

905

VAI4OI8,

likewiaa to

the king to raHuppliouta

raoaivad,on \U way. ao
i the daputAtion
Intin^ntionof Plulip'a
of ita otHeiuua
aanaa

pungant an
that
interfaranaa,
fcr their

D"

tha man^bera,

aafaty,ware

having a

induaad to return

due

home,

regard
*

llltorof oondolanaa, however, fVom the

n^unicipnlity
had
of Muraia, waa oourtaoualy
: ao
akiltUly
aoaepted
tha Mufoian authoritieaadaptedtheir languageto the
natimanta
and opiniona
of their royalmaater, that
with hia own
hand, wrote on tha n^arginof
Philip,
tha uddraaa, *^ Thia latteria written and ooneeived in
of prudenceand diaoretion/''
All mention
ipirit
af Dan Oarloa jVom tha pulpita
of Spainwaa
aeverely

intardiatad" Hia

however,

name,

atilli^tainad

waa

in the litaniaaof the ohuroh, where it waa

joinedwith
that of Philip
Tuqh Serventea, Phillppmn
thua ;
9$^em nostrum
Regnum^ et Princifiumnostrum
mm
proleRegia,etc.''
John of Auatria had retired from the capital
Don
he returned,at
iftartha arrest of the prince, When
the oommenoement
of February,he attired himaelf
in deep mourning garmenta, and presented
himaelf
before the king, Philipcoldlysurveyedthe prince
"*

k silence1 he then ordered him

to

and array
retire,

himselfin hia customary habiliments,

Was

made

court

NegooiaUona de Fourquevaulx,
April 13,

t,
Uoreal^i Hiit, de riuquiiiUiuu,

hi^Ux^ a"
vol,

//.

alteration

in those
receptions
; excepting
rendered indispensable
by the
etiquette

in the

wJaxationa of

No

lUu

paga

161,

m
Uuy, NegooiAUoui,v"
l^'QurquevauU

197 Si 9Ci M"kvi^%

X

306

ELIZABETH

delicate oondition
of

priDoe

have

never

one

been

palaceof

vast

I's health.

^Tli
is

Fourquevaulz/

de

speaksab

bom/'

it the chambers

him,

echoed

[.
"

nesi^

that he

so

m\f^
of tW

had

provrf

to the

nuMUH)

A Icazarwhich

Madrid"

drearya prisonto

so

the

of

SpaiOi''
says

forgotten
; no

"ALOIS,

DE

unhappy prince.He sUU peniitai

df
in rejecting
all but the most
insignificant
quantity
food ; and he refused to open the missals,and sain%
and

of
plaints

the

legends,suppliedfor his perusal.Philipshuddotl

on
learningthe condition of his son's mind ; umI
Suarez, should have per*

gave orders that his almoner

mission

forth his most

Carlos

to

persuasive
arguments

it shall learn

to

that

refuse

now

you

too, it shall discover

which

you
a

have

been

nature, that

Highness,

your

inquirewhether

the

author

exhortations

of the

March, the mental

'

princedefied
Lettre

Carta

Prescott'8

de
de

would

of them

be

rf

are

other

any

and

than

led

to

in truth

were

'

throughout
the

OflSce

Holy

wheo
;

of which

they concern

the

Christian ?"
The

did

^*

thingsof

other dreadful

guilty,some

Dot
WiMt

confess

to

{Ml

induce

his

when,

such

to

devotions.
spiritual
say/'pleadsthe piousalmoner,

attend

will the world

Accordingly,Suares

him.

address

to

PhilipII.

months

the

excitement

restraint.

Fourquevaolx an
Heraan

good

Suarez
p. 432.

roy,

and
He

doctor
of

proved

February and

violent conduct
suffered

N^godations,p. 1273,

de Toledo

al

availing;
un-

principe"Marzo

of

throughout
20

Mara.

18, MS., ^

808

ILIZABRH

The

natoral repugDanoe

and

temper between

wills and
mirade
be

can

VAIX)!!.

DB

and

the

of disp
diversity

king and

inclinationSi
beingso

bis

son

ak*

diverse,one

quitedifferent to what he is,b

hopedthat the son may quithis prisondui
become

*
father's lifetime.**

A requestthat Don

Carlos

with a copy of the laws and t

provided
of the realm was
compliedwith ; and for manj
his intervals of com{
after his imprisonment,
were
spent in poringover these rea
composure
might be with a view to defend himself agtii
accusers
althoughitis nowhere stated that the
informed
of the process then pendingi
was
to be

"

him.

It was,

about

was

the

likewise,rumoured

be removed

to

the castle of

to

fortress of Simancas.

Don

rigorousconfinementy seems

that

the

Seg(

Carlos,

to have

dur

been treat

respect and indulgence. Every wish expres

him, consistent with his safe keeping,was
a

complied with
tolerated,
even
To

such

many,
the

an

while his most

to the

extent

remorse,

the

unfortunate

reckless
as

yet

some

it to

1273.

the

di:

b;
prisoner,
requests, hio
of
feelings

forbad his father to wrest

N^gociationsde Fourquevaulx,p.
Imp. Ined.
"

of his {

carrie(
indulgence
unforgiving
dispos

attributed

his most

destroythe life,which

caprice

this

was

urging the

pliancewith
and

serious discomfort

bearingin mind
king, have since

intent of

insane

Supp.

from

Fr. 225, 1

^m

aax.i"

During the

to

* the close of

Lent

at El

tachment

i^e

king,it

taken

his
:

Juaoa

spent

was

3ntly

with

during

solace

and

Qetimes

the

she

he would

passeda

even

in her convent

greater part of the queen's

absence

were
spirits

of

the

day in

Fre*

depressed beyond
that

states

tears, without

sorrow.

her

were

king.

ambassador

French

for

melan-

austeri-

monastic

the

thus

intent than

more

her

step-

harboured

littleinfantas,who

spent

mutual

her

the

adequate cause

was

The

another

as

been

secluded
entirely

Elizabeth's

asure;

Elizabeth

roof

same

and

the kind

performance of

of Las Decalzas.

uce
le

for Dofia

lived almost

; and

serves

scarcelyprobablethat

departure.

the

merly on
}

is

the

queen

and

queen

story of the

the

of
suspicion

any

"IyLent

the romantic

The

under

which

between
existing

Had

the

Escorial.

fact

destroy

to

^.

Carlos

retirement

periodof

Madrid,

at

April, Philip

of

his usual

pass

^ infantasremained

^f

309

YALOIS.

following month

pittedMadrid

fth Don

DB

having
also

suffered

She

from
frequentfaintings
; likewise,occasionally,

tial return
^ter

of

numbness

Elizabeth

Sunday,

irch of Nuestra

duchess

"

the

of

Alba, and

Don
prince,

the

de

Dofia

Carlos,a

departureof

N^gocUtionA

attended

the

new

submission
his father

On

left side.

high-massin

Sefiora de Atocha,

gentleness and
^r

down

Fasardo.
unwonted

beamed
He

the

accompaniedby

Ana
and

over

became

Fourquevaulz, p. 1310-1328, SuppL

Fr. 18

As

spirit
him

docile,
Mai.-"

310

ELIZABETH

Dfi

VAL0I8.

and attentive to the exhortations of his confessor,Frt

Diego de
himself

Chaves.

by

confession

abstinence

courier

to

He

desire to the

then

partakeof

king,and

the

earnestly
request

Holy

Eucharist,

"1 Escorial to

despatchedto

was

makii

after

prayer ; and

absolutii
sins,he received priestly

of his

be allowed

to

and

less than four times.

not

he hur^bli

During Passion Week,

to

impart

request his

to

assent

delayand cautic
Philiprecommended
to t
reasons," before admittinghis son

son's desires.
"

for many

full

of
privilege
made

was

communion.

known

the

to

this respoi

When

prince,he commenced
with many
plaint
mourn

and
"to
bitterly,
this distress,at len(
Fray Diego compassionating
told the prince,that he could not receive the co

weep

munion

because

robes
priestly

chapelfitted

the necessary
not

were

up

for his

providedfor
highness.
"

Carlos,

Don
;" replied

trivial matters
treat

might

be called to minister 1"

solved to
the

the
On

as

the earnest

of Eboli,Don
After

the presence

Juan

obtainingthe

princeto

erected in the

Borgia,and
assent

kneel

at

of
the

Don

to

sv

whom

length,

at

desire

of Don

not

it will sufi

"

It was,

tampon

Heed

royalpenitent.A temporary altar

apartment adjacentto the chamber
Tuesday,in Easter-week,high mass

by Fray Diego,in

the

any

comply with

the

privateperson

if you

me

vessels

ornaments,

expressed

was

reared

of the
was

prin

perforn

Carlos,the prii
Gonzalez

Chac

Eboli,FrayDiego pra]
altar,which

saloon,and
adjacent

had

b"

there to receive i

"U"AII|iifH

Iteramantttl wafer,

*"

an

VAl^Oli,

PN

Uon
rt^jt"lnt"d

No, l^^dr" mW

iOtrlon,I (|uit
uut thiM olmmbtir without tho t^x|)rt)Mii
IMQtian of tht^ kio(rmy tnth^r s** mhiioK*t^trnttliD
mni^iior
miiiht,if \\t^wiMhml, ((ivohim tho wutVr
Ihrough tht)Noraitn ofopt^nwood-work, whiuh M0|m"
*^

litml tha Apartrnt^ntH,T\\^ rito wa",

med
perfof

^^

tho"
tht^rt^foit^,

uhi^mbt^r ut

in hiiiown
knet^lioit
priooo

the

ioret^n,

Vh

Vmn\wymU

ilii"tod Chuven
**Aftw

Htuttm

in the

that Don

oebbrntion

Horniti

Junn
of

tht)

mnMM,

thin ftot,'*
oontinui^n tho ttmbttMudor, **the

wa"
gemtlound
(MPinoQ

the

trtiutubla
; tind vt^ryjoyouMwnn
of thin idtt^rtition
to tht)Me wht^ dttMii^tha

i^^WM

fVaadom
prino"*ti
mid

ha"
prinoa

thay doduoinn,tharatVon),that

not tha daiaotiva

diiurationwhioh tho

Mmmon

limert } fur, timynay, if ha

and
intallaut,

tha

of

want

kinghi" fathar and othartt

wara

of unMuund

raaMon

ind

tha holyttaaramant woulti not hava

inaompatant,
}mn iidminiMtarad s tharafora,
thayhopa that thin datention i" intandad onlyan a wholaMon^a obaMtiMamant,**

ThQ

ambaMador

i"formad

than

ntataM, that

ha

had

baan

initiataii
in tha
thoroughly
had baan gravaly
locurat of tha arrant, that tha prinaa
and othar thaulogianni
idmoninhad by bin aonfattMor,
thfttit wa"
for bin) to aonununiaata, to
raquinita
tha mindn of mnna
tha iuiprannion
on
fomova
parnonM,
of tha raforn^ad party,who publish
prineipally
avarywhara that tha naid prinaaappartainn
to thair naat i

by parnonA

numt

^^

whiah
mortal

ii faUa, an
hatrad.

ha, on

tha aontrary, baarn

Tliana naid

tham

tbaologiann^
luurauvarx

319

it

gave

their

""

damtanding,

tl^a

prinaa; for,

to

nuoaaad

ha

oftnnot

Tlia

mora

dafautivej and,

axpaotad that he will ba

king raturnad

bald aavarul

hia aon,
hia

of

upon

to

during
oapital,

tha

tha aifmra of

Aprik

hi

whioh

hia

tha

privilagaof

tVom

tha

freedom

of

compelledto

in default to aubmit

to

So

aid afforded

aovart

by
ha

aubjaotaof Flandara, that

Engliah ambaaaador
were

FlAudarii Md

England.

raaallinghia annbaaaador

Tha

houaehold

tha 97th of

on

govarnnnant with

Philip at

waa

EliKubath

daoidad

il
oonaaquantly,
aat "t libarty,"*

thi
innportent atata oounaila, raapaating

tha ralutiona

quaan

Madrid

daya in

tan

of
in)priaonniant

indignant

to

wortk|

oapaaitybaooniil

hia

na

tbl

not

wiia, or

will baoonna

avar

raalnm,

ran^ainad

Ha

ramoinn

thaaa

to

duy by day

th"t ha

tanopomy

it baan adnnini"tartd

truth, thara

in

of ttn |f
than pftrtnk"
lawft^lly

hna
prinaipla

nuoh

"lightafit
hopa

deftotivn uni

of

pernonn

hnva luoid intar val",And

who

Eualuiri^t, On
to

opinionthat

jwdgnnent,may

of

ratwrn

VAtOIl,

DS

KUKAHSTH

(torn Londoii%
withdrawn

worahip waa
in Madrid
attend

tha awarda

and

all hia

publicly
; or

maaa

of tha tribunal of tha

Holy Offlea/ Philiplikawiae,aignlHadhia royalplaaaura

that the infanta DoAa
that her

highneaa'ahouaehold

Eliaabeth'a

king
oourt

to

laabel, ahould

Madrid

admitted

apiritarevived
\

of

for the
no

might

ba

waanad

ba

augmantad.

after tha

return

of
rigidetiquette

with
familiarity

tha

of

and

tha

Spiuiiah

tha ladiaa of bar

DB

ELIZABETH

household.
made
Ana
of

The

of

favour

two

Dofta

personages,

Fasurdo, and Dofta Elvira de Carrillo,

governess
the

infantas.

Uttle

in
congeniality

duohess

the

for

As

tamar^ra^mayor^ Elizabeth

to the

have

to

seem

of

court

society.The

her

de Medici

Spain.

been

she

to the

Spanish court,

had

who

occasion

would

wishes

ascertain from

and

May,

Aranjuez,spendingfour days
road.

On

whose

departurefrom

18th, he

the

Madrid
the

Madrid,

of
grief

the great

left behind

account

insisted

on

the

societyof

been

the

queen,

The

two

palace of

infantas
be

his

delayedby

royalmother

journeywould

of the great heat.

the

in the

their

of

proceeded to

Isabel.

infanta

7 th

El Escorial,on

had

physiciansdeclared, that

delicate in health,the

the

joined by

was

of
indisposition
little princesseswere
to

at

the

her in that

to

the

of

Catherine

the queen

welcome

be most

month

subject

her ambassador,

about

the

the

on

oapaoity. Philipquitted Madrid

following

always

queen

despatcha special
envoy

to

to

found

have

consulted by
particularly

when

personage

Her

her

of her countrymen

directed
invariably

who

of Alba,
to

appears

hailed with delightthe visit of any

the

to have

nevertheless,seems

queen,

exceptionin

813

VALOIS.

"

for

being

on
injurious,

Philiphad peremptorily
the

queen

during

his

sojournat Aranjuez ; the new buildingsappertaining

also the
made
to the palace,had
great progress
gardens; all which he desired to show to his consort.
A day or two after her arrival at Aranjuez,Elizabeth
"

SJ4

the

French

fiant

to

JiVom

writingto

pron)iaed|by
France.

"

the (jueen
to the

that

courier

The

me

showing

her his new

her

had

she

his

Elizabeth
upon

despatchedto
to

h"f

excuse

majestyalso ; but
at Aranjues,thu

been

husband, had

busied in

so

gardens,and delectable buildings,

yet been

not

able

of leisure,"writes de

sojournat

she hid

uh

letter to forward to

writingto

for not

king

moment

be

to

heridfl

excuse

mother, and prayedme

Catholic

was

about

having recentlyarrived

she

tlmt

to

king Churlea,

gent

(juoen

her

king

ambaBsador

her brother

valoii.

de

aujSAaETH

command

to

The
Fourquevaulx,*

Aranjuez,however, did not give

for long i the restlessness of disease
content
she pined for her children,and
her ; and
beautiful

exaggerated

the

health.

of their

delicate condition

She

accordinglymade such urgent prayers

with
forthwith return
king, that he would
that

Madrid,

of

day

followed

at the

that

by

entered

with Catherine

"

the

of her

1344, U

de Medici,

M"y.

the

health

so

150S."

promisingthat

p. 1334

Inml.

luea.

to

Her

On

quitted

3rd.

anxiety was

correspondenceon

NcgooUtioiiH (le Kournu"v"uh,

ma,

on

king, whose

into

**

an^bassador.

June, therefore, Elizabeth

lUbl. liu)i,
Suppl. Fr., V)^3, "to."
"

French

the

condition
failing
he

her

seeing dailyMesdan^es

arrivtnl in Madrid

Aranjuez,and
was

without

the

to

Plulip promised compliance,

majesty cannot live

les Infantes,""wrote
tlie 1st

great

much
the

She

so,

aubjeot

the queen*

i 1330, ])l Mftl, l"dS.

MS.

316

ELIZABETH

VALOIS.

DB

VI.

CHAPTER
Tlie Proceii

of Don

falU illof fever

liealth^Bhe

Hit

"

refuiei

food

of Don

by

and

of

and

of

for Ki

king

France"
Pardo"

de

queen's illneii

Particular!

Her

"

"

obiequiei
to San

retires
Pliilip

"

of

Spain

reaohei

grantN audience

de

ReligiouiFoundation!

Don
the

Carlos,

king and

under

the

the duke
No

Newt

Grief

of the

"

"

of the queen

of

force
military

Philipduringhis
confided his

She

of

the

of

Grief

deptiti

of the cardinal
"

Her

Antonio

of the

lovereigni of France"
Spain

of the

of the

deceaae

device

king

Madrid"

to

Relation

Valoii"

in the

queen, remained

the

the

j
1

king

queen

'

PhiUp

de Guiie
and

motto.

meanwhile, during the absence of

the

de Feria,captainof

by

of

Philip" Increase

de

Minion

LigneroUei

-Interview betwMt

queen"

houri"

dying

deatli-*

StfttMstiM

Perei"

royalpair

with

of "lixabeth

prino*"

hlf

audience

the

the

Medici

of
guardianship

further

needful

of

Geronimo"

France

to

"

Prince"

of

Return

of Catherine

Funeral

Antonio

obtains

lUnoi

of

Detaili

"

Don

obiequleiof the

Correipoudence
PercK

Of

Orange"

Fourquevaulx"^Alava

mother

queen

\vith tlie

de

Carloi

quMtll

duque dt FttUn

illneii of the

Continued

"

Prinei

condition of the

phyiiciani" The

of Don

Llorente^Funeral

the queen

Carloi

Deoeaie

"

commliilonen^The

the

of

PrecariouR

excitement"

Itelation of the Prince

made

Report

refuiei the aid of French

the defence

eipouiei
He

Carloi"

king:
own

to

was
capital

considered

this circumstance"

absence

captiveson,

prinoeof Eboli,and of
the royalbody-guard.

in the

and

palaceof Madrid,

at

that

Aranjuez fearlessly

the solo

of
guardianship

EIIZABBTH

^eria and

tl

"f them,

calm

hr

goes

"

iriiioe was

not

the inhabitants

Badoero,

in

to

the

of

memb^^

were

body-guard,who"

of his

"s

that

prove

317

YALOIS.

DE

mosl

noblest houses

io hi$

his treatment

of th^

disapprovedby the grandees,or by

of Madrid
generally. The Venetian

his

amusing

events^ which

relation of

Spain during his missiodi

of the princeof
18 ambassador, portraysthe character
Bbdi, to whose sole custody the princehad beea
oommitted, with much
point and apparent tideKty.
oocnrred

He says,

Ruy

kkm, that
Eb

the

at

of

court

Gromez

I believe nature

has

noble

so

possesses

has been

liberal to tew^

so

taste, however, for science; he

no

He

Italian,

understands

JvHySpanish,but

diaposi*
sp"^k^
is in att

and courteous
; he isi
deportmentpleasingcordial,
which create gOiod*
natural gifts,
"idowed
with many

bis

mH
[n

experienceof

vant

md

lay

state

who

man

possesses iheoi^

affairs he is deficient ; but his

by firmness of purposie^
knowledge is supplied
great ability."Of the duke de Feria,Badoero
of

eports :

"

Gomez

but he possesses

affairs.'"

iifadrid relative to
Carlos. The
ortress

aused
be

Uteza.

friend of

Feria is kind, discreet,

a bosom

3iowledgeof

the

and respecttowards

of
to be

the

not

Many

Arrevalos, which

del

destination of Don

Campo,

the

king

as
assigned

were
repaired,

influence^
or
in
prevailed

rumours

future

castle of Medina

much

the

or

the strong

had

recently
placeslikely

selected for the permanent incarceration of

After the return
^

MS.

Bibl.

of the

king to Madrid,

Imp. Colbert, 5486.

su

the

S18

BLIZABETH

report of tho oommissioners

the

process

in
Philip,
rente

of tho

VALOIS.

DE

empowored

laid befort*

unhappy princewas

tho presence

oonduot'i

to

Lky"(|

of the council of state.

states,that the report of the process

n(

was

until the 9th day of July,when a sumuiary

complete,
judffmentwas given,the princebeing declared guiltf''
of high treason on
two
points:namely,"for having*
tried to
father

compass
and

reigntyof

for

the assassination

having conspiredto

Flanders."

king hii

the

of

tho

usurp

sova-

denied

It is, moreover,

by
charge

Llorente, .that the Inquisition

preferred
any

the prince,
or that that tribunal had
against
any share
in his arraignment,or
imprisonment an avowal
which
made
correspondswith the statements
by the
"

Fren(;h

ambassador,

and

other

influential persons.

assertion,however, that the princewas

Tho

found

guiltyof having absolutely

compassed his father's
be proclaimed as apocryphal
at once
death, can
on
the
and

testimonyof Philiphimself,by word of mouth

by the letters the king wrote to foreigncourts

his son's arrest.

command
to

nimour

The

The

same

prejudiceand

declare that the

also,be deemed

error,

counsellor

but

guiltyof
subject
that

his

dent
resi-

when

Mufiiitones

he

liable to

goes

like misdemeanour,

mnjestymight

decide

on

to

in his report,

stated,tliatth(^ ])enalty
imposed by the law
other

that

remaining portion,therefore,

of Ll()rent(^'s
testimonymust,

the

on

by

princeof Eboli,moreover,
of his royalmaster, had contradicted
each of the foreignambassadors
then

in Madrid.

that

on

was

the

every
death ;
heir*

KLIZADETH

DE

hia rank, above the reach of

plaoedby

q"parent waa

319

VALOia,

in hia mujeaty'a
ordinarylaws, It waa, moreover,
with any penaltywhatever, for the
power to diapenae
dtw
of hia auhjeota.Huy Gonnez and Eapinoaa,
iginod

"ibiredtheir

thia aentenoe,

in

concun*enoe

"Tim

hia

writea Llorente,
that though
king replied,"
of
ftdingamoved him to follow the auggeationa
hia oonaoienoe would not permitit.
miiiiateni,
"

Qould

think that he

not

hia

good of

over
people,
by placing

in hia temper
be

might

Don

aa

hia

to

Curloa.

aa
feelinga

the law to take ita uourae.

ha nooeaaary

health
prinoe'a

fore" be

relaxed
would

exoeaaea

with

hia

Thia

waa

eould

giveto

the

be

with

peace

and

It ia remarkable, that
md

deoiaion ahould

Uorente, who
warda;

and

him

who

have

lived

Heaven

before

love

of

and

died.

he

which

he
*

Spanishnation,"
knowledge of thia speech,
been
possessedonly by
than

century after-

his

state

J4arei\te cursorilyaay",

thetie detaiU

I drew

auuudute

iu
eiujjluyed

the

authority,*

et aeq.

I'roiuuertaiu

seoret

which, thoUa'h thay do

ueveriUeW*
are
pretendto /ireojie
fiuthentioity,

from peraom

of

the

to

Llorente, Hist, de riitquiiiitiou,

t, 9, page 171

upiaomUag

The

confess

to

wt

tumh.

willing

forgets to

memoirfi of the timeH, full uf curious

hia

ahould be well advised

more

'*

allow

must

hia diet, and

to the

greatest proof

hia aon,

aanguine

extremity.The
thereprecautions,

an

regard to

that he

hia aituation,and

monarch

agonisingit

father,he

auch

conduct

aoon

eiaentialpoint
waa,

make

fierce and

ao

critical; letthe

waa

it might nut
Yet after all,

proceedto

to

them

However
a

He

oonault the future

should

vioioua in hia diapoaition,

and

10

hia

^dX^^tut

"wWW^Oi

X^

^^^^^v^x

V\x"i
Vvvx^''

320

ELIZABETH

YALOI8.

DE

despatchesmakes n^
for
had opportunity
statement
; and if any one
ing the truth of the matter, it was certainly
^^j^
of ^
rine's aml)nssador, who
had the privilege
f^
to the queen's
access
presence, and with whom
in
Fourqucvaulx,

De

his

conferred privately,
frequently
by

been
in

made

is the

Nor

royalmaster.
a

command

of

**

true, which 1^

statement

disadvantl^
great pointof, to Philip's

these
discussing

events, that the

of tk*
despatches

'it
Fourquevaulx,wherein mentioo
made of the death of the prince
and itsprevious
eventii
have been suppressed
from the French
withdrawn
or
written
archives. The
despatch exists which was
the 25th dtj
to king Charles on
by the ambassador
Carlos:
of July,the day following
the demise of Don
also,tliere are several previousdespatches the last^
written before the death of the prince,
and
dated the
2 1st day of July but which were
not suflfered to be
ambassador

de

"

"

Madrid

from

sent

to

from

El

Escorial

days

after his return

capital to Valsain,
that

the

court

will

king, therefore,goes
be made

and

majestyintends
Depeche

Madrid, ce

25

where

"

spend
thither

also for the

to confine

de Fourquevaulx.
"

\h^%,
jour de ixxLxa^

MS.
"

he went

with

in which

"

"

the

stated by de Fourquevaulxin a despatch

distinctly
Charles IX., that Philipon
the 25th of June, departed

few

malady of

decisive cither of his decease* or recovery. It

was
prince

is

until the crisisof the

Elizabeth

placeit

the

month

to

order

princehis

is

of

^l\x^d.

Imp., au

to

the

reported,
July;

the

to
preparation
son,

in the castle of
Bibl.

sojourn

to

roy,

whom

bis

Segovia.""
p. 1366.

D^

KLl/AUKTU

AnotluT

dlt

on

DK

tho

on

3*21

VALOIS.

of

prorohH

the

wus
])riiu*c

doftau^dof Kutlit^itiit
hnportanco by tho
1)0 transiuitttMl

lu

said that

Paris.
to
iustuntly
ho
prinoo will ovontually

tho

ooiuhtii^n

on

taken

oath to him

knows

woU, that

and

for.

batttu* than

havo

Tho

kin^
terity
pos-

allowanoos

dolU'ionoi(*s of

many

wifo who

uthor

any

who

havo

uovor

will inako

Prinooss

his

ronuulv

of thoso

prinoo will

tho

hhorty

sot at

hoir of thoso roahos.

as

tho said

and

Siro, it Ih

**

IVinooss his aunt,

that ho ospouisio.stho

oonsoionoo
tho sorupulous
satisfy

to

uinhassmlor

could

mind,

ho (*.hostMifor

him/"

n\oantinio,
siuu\
priuoo,

Tho

ho

when

his oonfo.vsion

nuulo

lastod its usual

his

hy

foHowod

The

of tho

irritable tompcramcnt

frantic

of

which

followed

veukoned

I Often,
unable

longer to

D^pdche

MMlrUI, ce

21

VOL,

n,

(le

this

ho

and

miserable

VourquevttuU,

dt) Mui, lotiH.

nu^st

iniHspositiitn

prince,ap^^rravatod
thti mental
into

conse(|uent exhaustion

attendi'il by

utter

tended
at-

was

Tho

t^hullitions,
actin";'
on

these

J lis illness

him
sutfercd,hetrayt^l

Tho

fury.

lipswhite

tho
pressors,"
^

ht^

bv f(*ver,
was

with

which

his contlnon\cnt, and

which

ni"pense under
aots

of

dosoncss

t'ovtT.

Olivarr/.
physician,

tirst

poriod

toll ill kA'

tloviaitlv,

poriod,during

violent oxcitoinont of mind

hy the

so

attacks t)f low

uf his aouustonuul

one

atlor KasttT, tho

frame

results.
tlepltU'ahle

with
([uiverin^

lury, yet

maledictions

his
aj^ainst

princesank

exhausted

MS.

hib.

Imp.,

au

roy, jmge

liuul.
Y

**

op-

oi\

{'XM\.

his
Ue

322

ELlZAnETII

couch.

The

"

and

his

Fuurquevaulx/

They

up

througliwhich

declined

prince

and

chamber,
the

look

to

even

nor

abstinence

to

his
such

the

and

Then,

Tuscan

he would

three

gallons of

for three
1

DepOchc

four

or

(Ic

to

window."

Don

Ruj

of the

out;

go

Often

the

four

or

for

iced

at

1136.

the

water.^

days, and

him.

both

devour

Fuurqiievaulx,p.

food,

before

ambassador
thus

of June^

quantityof

system thus

set

month

immoderate

demands

viand

carried this

days together,drinking

an

with

die then,in

to

Carlos

in the

eating all
partridges,

of four

that

suffered

the

extent

an

three

voracity,every

into

soups
of

apartments

passes

youth."^

clamorous

made

he

quite part with

that he wished

during this interval,only

snow-water.

nourishing

food, crouching dejectedlyin his

''

fasted

that he

other

not

the

of

saying,

of

flower

and

strong soups

and

stillnever

out

sunk in

are

decrepitude.These

one

princeis

prince; the

visihij

beconnes

his eyes

with

])reparedprivatelyin

Gomez,

and

amber,

fall into

strcn;rthand

are

He

*'

dissolved,that he may

things are

"

him

feed

bruth, in which

capon

his

dried

more

head.

valois.

and sleepshardlyat
princeeats little,

all/'writes dc
thinner

DE

Dc

and

with

ate

nuncio

The

state, that

times
some-

time, a pasty made

paste, and

"

then

debilitated,

He
eats
Madrid

drinking

fasts,madame,
much,

so

ce

21

de

May,

that
1568.

Ined.
^

Il"id.

Lettera

Philip

II.

de

Nobili, Luglio 30, 1568, quoted by

Prescott, Historyof

324

BLIZABETH

faintnf ss
her

in tlu;

debilitated
for

the

days. Gutierrez,

two

nrxt

ro"

chan

her

compelledto keep

be

someti

she

hours, and

last two

tr)

as

distrcsbiii};^
degree;

most

would

swoon

vertigo

siiffrn*rlfrom

Elizabrth
pn'j):in'(l.

be

TAL0I8.

DB

priD"

lier

bad recentlydied ; a circumstance

v
physician,
their Catholic majesties
solid'
occasioned
much
besc
(\v. Medici
Catherine
a^rain most
earnestly
her

daughter

accept the

to

countrj'inen,who
than

knowledge

husband
act

she

as

there
and

that

to be

skilful

man,

ease,

fatherland

the

of

have

her

"

to

firm

and

h(;r life l)een

cxhilnt(rd

dudiess

of

had

of

of Alba.*"

resolute

Alb
Eliz
liei
all"

disposition
lay1

of Elizabeth's

she
prolongt^l,
and
qualities,

those

Fourqiicvaulx,p. 1390,

Iiicd.

services

her love f*
or
j)ersonal
pn*ferences,
inlerfen^ with the requirements

government, which
'

competent physic

the

town

beneatli the kiiullv courtesy

had

in 1

wife, without
Spain aiid Pliilip's

position. A
and

"That
replied,

conscientiously,
performed

bravelyand

(|ue(!n of

mi

perraissi

Maldonado, who

doctor

lii;rhlvbv

beiiitrJi native

her

She

her full

accepted the

one

recommended

ev(;r

given

lack of

no

had

she

in

Spaniards. Elizabeth de"

great steadiness,although

pleased.

ought

ol

one

advanced

more

king, had

the

of

tlie

pn"posaI with

the

as

w"rc

services

demea

doubtless
that

aptitu

her mother,
distinguished
a

lu royiic, dc

Madrid,

ce

21

ii

de JuUIe

ELIZABETH

the

of

descendants

inwbile,the

duque

Louise

of

de

325

TALOIS.

DE

de

and
tile,

his

^ed

sympathy

in the fate of the

constable

obser\'^ed that

open

los. The

grandees who
heir

kIo,as
ulted

to

as

alone

he,

"

Don

Spains,ought

to

of

the

his

Highness' arrest.

"

about

has

om

dom

observations.

such

Every

inwillingly
; so
him,

at least

ning
he

condition

rd

for

'

in the

uming
the

wed.^

He

all

"lidfood.
^pSche
lid.

July.

to

be

remain
drank

house

He

had

del Nunzio.

au

Valsain,

roy,

fever

immoderate

it

melted, when

At

iced

to

decline meat

Cabrera, FelipeII.

"

MS.

was

beverages;

the time

13 avril,1568.

pans

his bed,

into

refused
obstinately

continued

than

Velasco,

of

had

introduced

until

relative

caused
repeatedly

and

not

The

allay the

Carlos

of fruit.

Carlos

To

of
incautiously

de Fourquevaulx

Lettera

of the

snow

manner

"ned,Don

'

rather

son,

to

or

willingly

by Eboli,

princehis

strength,Don

former

it to

nng

ate

of

to ice and

iirse

of

his

conduct,

brought king Philipfrom

month

his

in his

man

semblance."

him

to

the

very

if they do
subjects,
that

discontent

have

to

IS

of

himself

obeys him

person

they wear
sent

But," says

no

his

on

his

that

account

the

this,that

at

been

have

king,Sire, in

The

to comment

ventures

his orders.

)se

it to

brought

first of

as

Carlos

"

Fourquevaulx, his majesty troubles

!

princeDon

to
allegiance

swore

nobles

all the

of

of

constable

Frias, high

kindred

Savoye.

the
to

king

partake
or

BibL

other
Imp.

326

ELIZABETH

substantial

viands

VALOIt.

DE

for the

of

space

days,eatin^r
only raw

which
plunns,

at
quantities
of
copiousdrau^rhts

time,

vast

the

inundated
bare

with

the

weakness

of

then

only

witli

end

of

the

any

incessant

hut

moned,

the

see

nature

freqv

period of eight da\

of

excessive

course

venture

person

The

vomiting,his

to

coerc

both
held

The

and

Spanish

al

princewas

refusin

medicines

the

set

stomach

Iwin^ rejected.

admin

physicia

French,

tlieir consultation

Huy Cioniez, none

of

this

aggravated form.

court,

he

Dysentery,however, soon

slightestnourishment
the

floor,which

princewas

did

l)y Olivarez

this iDti

During

wading about for hours

only in a light taffeta (

clad

desperatewill.
its most

hut Olivarez

were

in the
apai

being ptTmil

convinced
of the des
patient.When
of his son's malady, Philipissued com

to

until
stop all couriers leavingthe capital,

of

the

tried

water,

feet, and

Towards

the

devoure*

he

afterwards

and

iced water/

princeslepton

"

or

seven

prince was

to

decided.

Elizabeth, who

act
])aUiat(!
every arbitrary

Spanish government

towards

tl

the

on

that of

part

France,

wi

and re(|uest(*d
a
as
F()ur(juevaulx,
personalf

de
that
*

despatch a

not

la roync,

MOO,

tic Madrid

Ic 2(

Ined.

n)id.

ambassadrur
dci

would

lie Fourfiiicvaulxa
])ii]H'ch('.

150H."
'

ambassador

the

liCttcra
dc

seigneursde

d";l

Nunzio.

sur
rKini)f'r(Mir,

Dicstxibchhtcio.

Uocit
la mort

d'Adnin

du

I'rince

de
Don

Dicstrii
Carlos,

ELIZABETH

France until

she

had

preciselywhen

state

''I

).

iesty,
as

obey

your

majesty

the

this

it

that

does

lad of

extremity of
He

dying.

this

clearlythat
! had

hoped."

h,"'

added

oughout
luation
lir

dc

these
that
to

means

rquevaulx
ady

of

istian
"unt

ig.

documents,
the

Don

Carlos, which

majesties,as

for
As

the

decease

for the

with

the

of

queen

the

ch, however,
lepeche

de

despair

it consoled

Fourquevaulx

iu

when

la

at

his

royuc.

her

of

by

tlie

tliei^-

to

robust

most

exemplary

most

utmost

the

IX.

en4"ugh

reasous

U)

pcrsoj)

"taU'.s, Uvutcd

Philip,he

"

ilgenoe,linng only
wing

and

causes

writes

lie

of

tlie least

details

the

regard

to

seems

evening

contrary, de

the

on

from

reduced

been

soon

as

far

is not

there

this condition

that

Cimrles

to

is

who

son,

the

on

ixad

prince

should

news

not

her

king

depart

is

prince,

despatch

the

but

'*

days, so

not

Fourquevaulx

in

day,

same

"The

three

will

despatch

the

prince his

survive

cannot

the

from

that

the

Catholic

Catherine/

to

reach

perceivedby

have

desire

not

could

might

her

of

proceeds

band, who
the

order

ambassador

lerstand well

letters

said

will

letters; but

two

headache, she

sick

the

shall

ly/'wrote

him

sent

)g greatlyafflicted with

327

TALOIS.

DS

and
Jior

utJVctionute

sight,

uiid

fuiliiiglu'ulth,

majesty gn-utly
i:'/\^'/,il"- Maiiiui,

n-

'Jl

Co

lii

328

DE

ELIZABETH

consider

however,
I'hilip,
Eli/ahcth,
disturb
On

the

tlie 2*2n(l

his

that

when

hw

of

day

is

death

hand.

As

the

recovered

in his

language,and besought

admitted

with

confession

trition ; but
not

the

swallow

nothing.

enemies,

Almighty

He

naming

"

the

Eboli, Espinosa,Velasco
others
He

had

who

to

the

happen.

Upon

being

told

"

Lcttera

del

Fourquevanlx,
'

Ibid.

Adam
Carlos.

de

malady permitted him

that

his

forgave his

he

the

from

mercy

the princeof
fatlier,

liis father
feast

of

to

arrest

St.

lago

tliat it fell

the

on

Carlos

predictwill

my

misery

Nunzio, Luglio 28, 15C8.

all

him.'
would
24th

exclaimed

Don

could

he

as

days forwards,

long

so

be

coa-

archbishopof Seville,and

counselled

his

his

princemade

obtain

king

when

"Ah!

The

declared

asked

July,three

almoner, might

Eucharist,

then

of

his

of his

Holv

lie trusted

as

earnestlythat

very

Suarez

nature

the

no

gentle

l)ecame

great signs of penitencennd

receive

to

aware

confirmed

was

He

witli him.

confer

to

Maiy

manifested

fact

composure.

and

Chaves,

to

bodily strength declined,his

his
its

He

mind

confessor

festival of St.

July,the

at

by

visit to his chamber.

re(rn*t, when

Olivarez.

solicited

warmly

btated, that the princebecame

was

or
dis(|uietude

condition.

injure her health, or

to

dyin^rprinceby

Mai^dalene,it

by

refused

permit

to

her pregnant

by

only cnused

was

VALOIS.

endure!"'

Prescott, Hist,

Philip IL

of

Dcprches.

Gcstes

des

seigneurs dc

Diestrichstein, ambabsadeur

Diestrichstein.
de

Tcmpereur,

Recit
sur

dress^

la mort

par

de Don

ELIZABETH

wonderful

"A

be

to

change/'

Instead

prince.
became

that

he

that

could

though

would

such

and

world,

the

of

have

his

humbly

grace."

princeexpresseda

The

de

Antonio

fallen.

On

the

Toledo.

insensible form

one

the

wish to

his

father

be

of mind

frame
the

23rd,

crueltyto
in which
few

hours

the king softlyentered

expired,

behind

chamber

king

it would

that

happy

Carlos

this

of

for this hour

the

he

bishop of Cuen^a,however,

and

serene

prince had

with

The

and

that

reserved

persuaded the king

Don

things

said that God

before his decease.

before

the

longing for Heaven,

partinginterview

disturb the

for

his
was

profferedremedies,

contempt

such

have

sura

the

his illness

as

receive the Host, he

not

refusing not

manifested

the

for

sent

it,showing throughout great contrition

adored

the

heart of the

He

man.

confessor, devoutlyconfessed,and
such

the

"seemed

empty talk,his language

sensible

in

grace

of vain and

of

Nuncio/

the

says

Divine

wrought by

329

YALOIS.

DE

princeof

Gazing
of

his

"

for

Eboli

and

few

seconds

only and

first-born

Don
on

son,"

Philip made the sign of the cross, and extending his

his misdeeds, and
he solemnly forgave him
arms,
pronounced his paternal benediction.
emotion.2
much
retired displaying
The

utmost

in
agitationprevailed

throughoutMadrid,
^

Lettera

d'Adam
*

del

Nunzio"

when

de Diestrichstcin,ambassadeur

Cabrera.

the

the condition

Prescott, Hist,
de

Hist, de Felipe II.,lib. viii..

of

He

rEnipereur.
cap.

5.

palaceand

of the

Philip II.,

then

p. 434.

prince
Kt-cit

330

ELIZABETH

became

known.

The

deeplyafflicted ;
mournful

that

of

king

of his

tumult

window

in

caused

was

of

the

the

whole

approach

whether
of

the

his life swiftly

insensible,
ebbing away.
he
that

it

vivid

is

for

the

consecrated

devoutly in

these

callingupon

God

he

midnight
repose

so

breatlied

his

and

in the

one

unruffled

departure was

not

received any

being
Depeches

1568."
Juillet,

to

obtain

Fourquevaulx

Ined. MS.

Sire,"

"

au

roy,

your

queen

horses

p.

not

to

1398.

of

24th, in
of

moment

"

the

the

of

royal master,^

letters from

able
de

ascertained.

hours

the

exact

calm

stupor, during

morning
the

breast, and

sins.

last, between

that

his

Fourquevaulxto

his

forgivehim

to

for

prayers

his

orisons,smiting

he

princejoined

The

ensued, the princesinkinginto

which

yet

recited.

that

told

most

face, and

his

taper, and

be

being

on

lago, the

St.

stated,illumined

departingshould

then

vigilof

night
mid-

About

and
consciousness,

then

was

joy, it

asked
the

recovered

partisans

During the
prince lay

July, the

of

noise

the

his release.

day

sounds

the

would

see

the

after

heard

he

demonstration

23rd

the

of

when

procure

some

erroneouslyrecord8"

streets, he

any

princeto

result ia

the

quittedMadrid

palac^ to

by

were

for it is stated

of sorrow,

however,

that

"

the

of

Juana

Philipevidentlydreaded

never

son

Dofia

and

people waited

the

who,

"

the

arrest

and

manifestation

Cabrera

VALOIS.

(|ucen

silence.

tumultuous

by

DE

wrote

his
de

having yet
nor
sister,

despatch any
De

Madrid, le 26

332

which

son

any

Carlos

Isabel

hereafter be born

the

to

or

to the

condemn

proposed,therefore,to

was

Don

might

VALOIS.

infanta Dofia

the

to
eligible
eventually

It

DE

ELIZABETH

kiDg.

unhappjf

perpetualprison; the monastery at

Tordesillas, inhabited by his grandmother Jiianai
during
and

to

the

intt^rval of

worst

castles of Medina,

the

of

rumours

became

future
prince's

most

to
injurious

and

fatal stain

avenged his

him

to rebel.

decease
decree

of
of

the
the

communicated
"

From

his

the

the

arose

to

the

said

written and sent here

from

death

nothing

perfectlyknown
has

malignityof
alone

of the

their

on

own

resulted
the

but

Don.

MS.

Archives

F. de Alava

judicial

Italy.

Alava

cabinet.

Spanish

atrocious

of the late

facts
and

his

of

princeour

and
illness,

understood

laughter at

the

Two

so

that

palpable

personages

boldlyin print,
princewas poisoned

century, state

authoritythat

the

in

letters."*

said

sixteenth

the

of

letter full of the most

Here, however, the

are

driven

have

Rome), there has been

assertions relative to the decease

lord.

or

allegedviolent

of the

state

report

Italy(itis

might

conseciuencc

of

over

harshness

for any

son

first rumour

council

king,

the

spread

son,

part,which

prince,in

of

princewhile a prisoner,
historyof Philip's
reign;

the

unfortunate

The

Nevertheless,

fame

the

the

periodsas

abode.

of

on

his father's

on
severity

various

at

the

respectinghis treatment
Europe. The death of

malady,

Simancas, Segovia,and

Arevalos, beingall indicated

scene

mental

her

dc Simancas, K. 1394, A.
al Rey, Paris, 30

B.. 22, No.

Septcmbrc,

1568.

"

129.

Ined.

Carta

de

RI.1/..\UKTII

ill \m

])nson

Ciipiixl
by
Tho"o

OF.

(hrir

viu'ious

ivladon

nutluu^s

iiiflividntils
wnv

fcsto

Andniio

\\\v

:4riunN(

NVthorlunds.

of tho

nunislrrs

Vionnn

inomhor
H

r!\rh

of

nil

hlosN
ami

OTor

dt^iHV.

Thns.

prrs"naj:ti^sis
so

Iwlh ovonis
"ho

And

if

alst).as

aooi^ptod.I ho

of

ano".t

writing

havinjr visitod

hv

nnist

**

It

not

was

marriar.o.^ His

son

nMl{)"V nubiininriH

of MA\iiui)i"tn
"lMI|t)llt"r

siorlo

sako

o(

too,

his

only

\\\o

ilrnOt

pvinorh^ whovo

innuun*;

(l\o Known
Tiinoo

this
son

whioli

ho

tlio

f*\trat"rdinary
was

KlivnUoth

Itohi^thAl

of

wliioli

ovonts

nniidtM'

of

nooos"

i'onntno**.

ilniin^v\\\o
a

thoso

t"hs('rvod

Tito

liow

Iho

iiuioii, aHim

11..

(lio

ovi-

of
]\u\^,\\\^

ll\o n\\sl"MY

moots.

fVon\

Ma^hitl

for
king jUTpotratotl

'

olhor

prinoo, tmd

tl"o

,saino

(liN]"r\"vo

\\uu\o.

(l)oir opporhmilios o\

of rhih[/s rosont
imphioahility

he muTutos.

(ho

ho

oan

Orangn

inoonCrovorlihlo

mosi

stisiiioionoiurontlon'tlhv

tho
rwi|HTtinj.t

tiovor

of

prorist'ly
parallol-namily,

woro

OninjX^*says

orrnpying

h\

doolaration

ono

ho

lo

IVinro

^\luoh

s(a(on)ont

nnd

is, morrovrr,

I(

Itor doath

mot

nj.:aiu.
on

("vor

mrilyho

his oourt.
Iho

iutosmut

u
ropivsrnlinff

Maili iti,niul

tliat IVrr/. and

tho

KlonMirr,

(lirso ninhiissudor.s

harharity; a

mnni-

iloNputrlirs

stviTt

Paris, Homo,

tVoiu

\\\i\lVili;aluHh

Uti^vi

nUhor

i( is

tlio

poiusni

positionat

to l^^ iTmarkrd

INto;.,inul i\\v Vv'wwo

mvnsors,
IMnlip^N

novrr

of

irntury.

smiuo

Apology, or

IMutip*s
family at.

cnnfulrntial

tito

S\\m\\Hl\proNrription^in

Tlu^so.

ol"srrvf\ l\;ul

to

boin^ HnlKOf|U('nt]y

of'

of OrnnjfO in liis rololuafrd

"*l.1"*)

VM.f)tJ".

w\\\\

saoritiood
n-iOi

Oou

Aitnn,
rnvloii

334

in

ELIZABETH

order

furnish

to

unusual

without

male

death of Don

his

iieir. This

Carlos
not

imbruinghis
Carlos

death,ought
his future

not

less to vindicate

dominions

Did

death

Orange

for this act

the nianifisro
and

of

that its accusations

as

the writer made

of the mysterious

however, which

publicmind
of

made

was

latter liad contrived

and
has

various

other

Meuioircs

bur

inquisitors,
assignedby
alone;

alike

charge unauthorized
or

the

by
The

current

statement,
the

deepest impressionon

and

After

severe

from

of his master

crimes, of

partlyvindicated

vast

indicates that

once

Perez,

some

to

long

series

the
imprisonments,
Spain,though not
;

who

secretaryof perfidy,betrayalof

former

such

transaction.

to escape

tlie vengeance

from

of

much
purelymalevolent, inas-

of Perez.

torture,
persecutions,

to iu

party purposes

events,

the

that

for

his
of

if

deserving

made

the motives

were

by privateknowledge
version

heir

at
Pliilip's

launched

was

And

crimes
been

tyranny !"

absurdityof

father for

son.

friars and

belong to Spanish

supreme

justify

rightof judging,and

the

against the

the slaves of the father's

Tlie

his

of

have

appc;Jto

an

?
su])jccts

pronouncing

sufficient to

guiltyof
reality

in

was

of the

cause

misdemeanour

some

in the blood

hands

order

in

being Idl

from

the true

was

singlecrime

pretext for so

granted

was

againstwhom

condemnation, much

Don

with

pope

Spanish monarchy

allrg("d
; but

was

the

VALOIS.

which
dispensation,

pri'vrnt thu

to

DE

accused
state

secrets,

of which
affix the

his

history
stain

la Ilollaudc,Aubrey de Maunier, p. 104.

on

ELIZABETH

PbOip himself/
the

of

bounty

Carlos, and
Actuated

livinga refugee in

While

damning accusations, in
would

statements

sixteenth

European

remain

ever

discontent and

The

uncontradicted

patches
of des-

event

an

writes,

Perez

preposterous.

lamentation

for in

resident at any

considered

been

have

utterlyimprobable and

belief that his

the

by foreign ministers
would

court

recorded

public disclosure

century, the

written

Elizabeth.

Perez
Philip,

of

on

Don

of

decease

step-mother queen

intense hatred

Paris

his celebrated

made

Perez

Henry IV,

his young

by

the most

**

335

YALOIS.

the premature
respecting

statement

the

DE

of the

princewas

so

and

great durmg his imprisonment,that Ruy Gomez

ceased

others

affair ; and
him

to

if the

said

but

above

if guilty
to resort
all not

captivity.They

and

that

feared

he

was

himself

eventually
avenge

to restore

to all necessary

to let him

their hands, as

escape from

innocent

princewere

languishlonger

the

prince should

extremelycunning

upon

them

should
princebecoming sovereign,

himself

of this

trulyguilty,and

to
perilous

the state,and

See

erents.

Mignet's
To

the

peniialof the

**

had

he
how

Antonio

Perez

to himself

and

Spanish scholar, the

originaldocoments

that his

to

would
liberty

''Documentos
case.

rid
the
be

decided
personally,

Philip II.'' for

of this

the

them

importunity; and consideringthat

princewas

thus

hold

responsiblefor the injurioustreatment

endured.
the king not knowing
Finally,

that

or

during his prison the king might die,and

said

this

end

the king to
supplicate

to

liberty
; and

remedy :
in

not

recital

lucditos"

of these
afford

336

ELIZABETH

with

the

The

life of

prince was

the

their
that

in

too

durin}^the
he

tbt
inquisitors

open

of

four

space

not

months,

princemigiit lose strengthand

apparent violence being committed.

it was

80

executed."

ordained

was

slow

piosoo

gradual^

that

so

perpetrati

to

it

manner,

his food

with

mingled

In order

the said
any

forfeited.

he

princemight

condi'mned, therefore,with, and fay

resolve

should

the said

of tiie council.

iisseiit

VALOIS.

his csisiiistsand

help of

the
lawfully

DE

life without

Therefore^

Llorente,a subsequentwriter

and

searched
secretaryto the Holy Office, diligently

the

records
to

access,

to which
tribunal,

tliat

of
find

the

documents

Don

allegedarraignment of
tion.

He

found

no

such

Inquisition
preferrednot

papers

by

and

of the

he

culled

of curious

from

anecdote

thelcss,entitled

avowal

in

of

palace of

the

that the
did the

he

says,

time, full

the

of

give a

to

though possessingnot
authenticity,
are,

credit,as

to

Inquia-

coming
the

from

king."

ncvtf-

persons
After

the

authority,it is impossible
(|Ucstionable
acce])tLlorentc^'s relation in oppositionto the
of such

to

statemtints

of

and

who

Rome,

the events
'

which

character

preciselythe
employed

memoirs

sccn^t

the

prince.

mysterious affair,which,

this

of

the

neither

Llorente, however, proceeds himself

version

with

states

charge ;

sljare in the condemnation

tribunal

had fiftt

connected

Carlos

any

he

ministers

the

which

IU"cit d'Autoine

were

the

on

of

France, Germany,

spot, and

spectatorsof

they minutelychronicled day by day

Perez

M.

de Vair."

MS.

BibL

Imp.

su^AUKTii

337

VALoia,

uu

had
\Vht3n thn kii^j;
fur tht^irreapeetiva
bovtiroi{{iis,
tht) (leuth of his
dtH)idt)tl
on

Lloroutu

htm,

ho oontidtid hiH

who
to lluyCioiiu^z,
dehiign

oomumuicuttHl

it to

Ulivurcz, tho

ivlutos,thut
in his tiun
of
physioiun

(irht

comprohondtMlwhut
prinut).Ulivuivz inbtuntiy
of him, und inudo no
WHi
itHjuirtid
Hcruploin (uun"
doHirt). On
the !20th of July,
plyingwith thu rityul
the

niudioinul ihiso w"h

tharafure,
a
who
priocH),

tVon) thmiot^forth

adnnnistt^rod

to

deohned,
grudualiy

tlu)

until

hiuu^
rt)leuHt*d

d^th
The

de Thou,
historian,

the

court

(|uotoH the authorityof

the learned Venetian Giuutiniani,
formerlyanU)assadi"r
at
was

at

the

of

Uenry

period of

for
travelling

his

merely givea

thu

of the

broth to

be

the

retlex

blood

*^

that

son;

of

Kngland,

deutntso of

htndth

plainedof by Alava,
sentence
againsthis
honour

VIII.

in

the

rumours

com-

wishing to

royal,he

administured

Giustiniani

obtained
IMiilip
but

to

the

caused

who

Carlos,

Don

Spain.

of

and

judicial

sparu tho

poisiaicd
prince.'"Strada,
a

with countless other historians of

Bentivoglio,
neventeenth and eighteenthcenturies,treat upon

the

this

having had aein^ss to dueunuuts

subject
; though nut
the letters of the andiassadnrs
of atate, and especially
resident at the period in Madrid, u|)i)n which
to
their versiouH
eollate and establish their dcpimitiuns,
variations of the
oan
onlybe regarded as so numy
I

(. tii., \u 171.
Uiit. da l'Im|uUitioii,

Uu
VOt.

Thuu, Wut,
U.

do Nuire

I. v.
Tt"U4"ti,

'L

838

ELIZABETH

DB

Orange, and

of Perez,

Statements

VALOIS.

others

respecting

this transaction.

Order,

with

coffin covered

ornament,

writes

his

body

Dominican

all altered

by

Nims.

his

malady
1

yellow hue.
is

person

so

bones.'*

the

the

the

convent

His

were

not

archdukes

otlice of

chief

the

of

evening, the

and

Real, IcqurliiVtoit
luuia

muMiiuMiuMit

avoc

San

brocade

was

Medina

de

do Feria.

the duke

after

llihl. Imp., p. 139S,

\oh

wonli

**

ore:

do
roligiouded

qtiu Ics onsoinonU

de

bier

Mttdrlcl,co
)e

vu

Dominique

qu'il(Hait

par

the

the

Jr lui ai

St.

dofaii do )a nialudie, tiinon

j'nitendii(pi'ilu'uvoit

lunl.

rich

marched

umbaHBudor'M

corps

of

Matthias, performed

and

mourners,

wended

convent

Infantado, and

Eboli, and

Rodolph

TIio

the

pall of
de

of

viMa^o qimiiduii di'potihuit

huu

"

in

to

streets

dukes

do Juillet, i:"(')8.

was

but

"

corps.'"

his face

at

him

l)(V"Vlu'8"lc Kotinnirvntilx.MS.

ja\inc;

features

his

The

Rioseco, the prince

of the

depositedin

o'clock

el Real.

supportedby

2()oino

face

exceptingthat

Sire,"

understand, however, that

seven

through

Domingo

the

saw

view

"

processionquittedthe Alcazar, and

its way

foreign

closed.

was

wasted, that nothing remains

At

mournful

The

was

of

permittedto

were

coffin

the

24 th.

ambassadors

"

princebefore

the

F()ur(|uevaulx, I

de

the

cross

Madrid,

before

body

were

velvet,having by way of
the lid, was
on
provided

reception. All

resident in

powers

of

black

scarlet

for their

of

day of his decease, July

the

on

Carlos, meanwhile,

in the habit of the Franciscan

and shrouded

embalmed

the

Don

of

remains

The

lo

un

\c.

pou

surplus du

340

ELIZABETH

oration

should

The

the

VAL0I8.

reserved

Elscorial,at the

El

for

final interment

the

of

ceremony

be

DE

Carlos.

Don

of

evening, de Fourquevaulx proceededto

same

visit the

palace to

He

queen.

found

as
depressedand indisposed
; especially

taken

leave

the

of

services

de

made

that

"

act

to

entreat

to

that

of all

de

wrote

look

Spain

of

askance, and
are

demonstration

the

solemn

Dame

funeral

de

Paris

pleasetheir
young

queen

"

Lettre

Ined.

de

for the

did all in

deep griefwhich
1

service

Christian

to

is it

True

the

to

say

this said

Catherine

be

majestiesto
her

la royne

mere.

the

"

at

every
over,
more-

cause

Notre

it would

present.

demonstrate

to

power
of

that

and

that

decease.

would

performed
;

most

madame,"

fail to make

be

as

Spanish people

the

not

Prince

the demise

Fourquevaulx

held

son

contrary." Elizabeth,

earnestlyrequestedthat
a

in her

lost his

scruple not

majesty will
to

requested

Majestiesgreat

bad

rejoicedat

very

Therefore, your

"

that

"

Fourquevaulx,

French

sod.

Spain might perceiveand

manifestations.'"

me

upon

we

king

unhappy

Catherine

queen

European nations,the Spaniards

external

to

the

religious

the

She

their Christian

believe that it caused

sorrow,

all

that

so

just

tragedywhich

the

on

consummated.

been

day

Fourquevaulx

name,

comments

no

had

retired for

who

his

of

very

she

joinin

to

for the soul

performed

Elizabeth
had

Geronimo

San

fortnightto

husband,

her

king

her

The
the

prince occasioned
MS.

Bibl.

Imp.,

p, 1405.

RUISAnRTH

hor;

did
gretttly

80

mudo,

that the

bcnetit
jft^tit

shrink

sho

donth

of Don

horsolf nnd

to

341

VALOIS.

DR

from

Curh)8

hor

tho

rt^miirk

would

bo

posterity.Sho

of
iiUo

the qucon her mothori to nnnd n persionnp:^

suppliontod
of l\if(h
rank to oondolo with the king her hushnnd.
Proclumntion was
menntimo
mudo
oomnmnding tUl
of the king to put on deep mourning
loyalsiibjeotB
during the space of nine dnys; and to attend at the

churoh

of Nuestra

publicservice for
performed.

It

Qod

in

his

sorrow

then

for the

mercy^
a

And
had

one

how

tho (lueen of

year ; unless

Catholic

when, in that

shoidd

cnse,

majesty
allvestige

Do

Fourquevaulx
well
her
mourning
Spain,whose features

and delicate. He states

lovely
the queen stillcontinucul subjectto fainting
(its,
numbness
of tho leftside ; but that hor physicians
good hope that soon such unpleasantsymptoms
never

that

of

her

gave

Catherine

garments became
had

son

space

the

princewas

that the court

bo laid aside/

to

was

informs

ordained

was

of
happy delivery
of

Atoohai when

the soul of tho deceased

mourning

wear

do

SoAora

would

looked

more

pass away.

taken oif,
was
royalprohibition
the departureof couriers from tho capita],
forbidding
ensued
activo diplomatic
the most
correspondence
and their courts.
the foreignambassadors
between
The death of Don Carlos,however, had been formally
notified to the sovereignsof
Europe by Philip^s
As

soon

liOttro do

^ned.

as

tho

Ik U
FourquovA\ilx

royne

m^ra, MS.

tUbl.

Imp.,p.

140ft.

S412

fiLlZABfiTH

careful in
especially
statementft
to suffer no garbled
importance,
of the
; and alwaysto have the advantage

nmbusBttdors
muttnrs

of

to be made

t)fi VALOIS.

king

for the

In

firstrelation of events.
commenced

yfm

France,Alava,ns

series of petty

beingto mystifyand
he detested.

**

M.

Uiuoli
aim

his
provocations;

queen Catherinciwhom
rine
Cathede Fourquevaulx/'
wrote
torment

"
this Spanish ambassador
in greatindignation,

all iti his power

does

between
subsisting

dny the

said ambassador

fact,hn averred,that
had

in the
especially
Prince of Spain. One
that he, the prince,
us

and

that

the

did,as

he himself

we

cardinal de

remarked,

well informed

so

that
prince,

of the

and

were

we

Spain,which
openedand perused.

had

we
justice,

Lorraine, this said ambassador

as

"

packets from

Afterwards, in conversation with

wondered,

deceased

better than he

knew

we

relation

crowns,

told

it in his

read

ngninstoillaw

decease

good

dead ; anotlier time that he had

not

wo

two

of tlio decease of the

matter

was

the

the

trouble

to

to

that he

the
respecting

did not put

intended

"

on

ing
mourn-

clothe himself

accordingly
followingday." We
bassador
arrayed ourselves iti mourning habits } but the am-

in

black

on

made

the

his tistitdgarb,and said,

"

to

us

see

Madrid

in such

our

presence clad in

that he

was

astonished
(|uite

guise,as

he had

of the death of the said

M. Tambassadeur,
very

in

his appearance

evident

that

are

not

to

it is the

Frnnimu), to etnbvoU

out

be

had

no

news

from

Such things,
prince."
tolerated ; for it is

intetit of this said Don

t^lwtvouiiwith

the Catholic

ELtZiinKTU

343

VAL018.

I proy you oommunicato

king.

tliisoircumstanoe

to

the queohi my
i

DIS

diiughttT.'*Aluvn, however, rooeived

fVom
pnoketof doaputohos

tlio king lu" maiteri

oon-

letterswhioli lio wns ohurgndto deliver to their

tAtuing
Ghrittian mnjosties
in person ; with ti royiU
command
himself to put on mourtiing
for the dooeased prince.
I huve clothed myself and
my familyin black from

*'

heod to

footialso

equtpagesi
his

walls of

the

accordingto

wrote
majesty/'

command

the

Aluva

soul

the
Uame

service was

solenm
of

Don

chanted

Philip's
Septem-

for the repose of

Carlos, in the church

Parisiat which Catherine

de

of

the aotli of

On

my

I received from

Cuy6s,one

to

under secretariesof stale.

beri

housoi and

my

and

of N6tre

her younger

the dukc^s

sons

king Charles

were
d'Anjouand d'Alenyoni
present;
and utuible
being,at the time,indisposed

leave the Louvre.'

to

rcndertni to

the

Fuiu^ral lionours

princein

were

likewise

althoughPlulip
his atnbaHsador,ZuAiga,desiring
him to
to
wrote
prevent any homage being puid in the holycityto
the memory
that his

of his

son

majestywould

not

to hint to tlie pope,

uUo

and

letters of condolence

deem

"uperfluous
compliment.
were

Koine:

theless,
king'swishes, never-

The

compliedwith

for the service

was

by the cardinal do
Tarragona,aNsistcHl by twenty-two cardinals,besides
celebrated with the utmost

LcHre

de CuthcrttK^ do

Imp., Suppl.Vr.
"

AUvA

.MS.

g\

Mrdtot

pomp

M.

ilc

M8.
Koimiuttvnutx."

Ulbl.

225.

SimmtenN,

K.

IHOI, A. W,

n,

No.

lucd.
lUy, TiirliiUU Scpleutbtc.*"

iU.

CnrU

(h Don

F. de

344

ELIZABETH

in
archbishops,

and
bishops,
and

VaLOIS.

DE

of

the presence

the cardinal de Granvelle.

At

Vienna,

Zutiiga,
Requiem

performed in the church of St. Stephen,at

chess
archduwhich the Imperial family, includingthe

was

It is difficult to allege
Anne, participated.
any

honours
the

Philip should

why

reason

son's

his

to

papalcity; when, throughout Europe,the

his relatives and
his express

by
the

duque

de

Alba,

It

the

decease

transmitted

to

in
the

THE

son's decease.
DUQUE

having pleasedAlmighty
very dear

my

the

Throughout

followingletter,written by

after his

II. TO

rites

such

DE

ALBA..

Prime.

Duque

the Prince

His

in

reigns
sove-

everywheresaid

were

royal mandate

days
PHILIP

sanction.

and

request

the

to

Philiptwo

"

celebrated
allies,

Countries, masses

Low

obedience

"

performed in

be

to

memory

funeral

forbidden

have

griefand
happened

which

son,

himself

unto

you

prehend
com-

may

overwhelms

now

the 24th

on

to take

beloved

and

pain

God

day of

this

me.

month, he

with great signs

participated
having three days previously
of devotion

and

repentance in the

Afterwards

his

end

repentance

and

me

greatlyunder
in
prince,

very Christian

contrition

therefore,in the
said

was

this

most

of

heart, as

heavy affliction.

mercy

of

God, that

order that he may

from

holy Sacraments.
; he showing such
serves

I have
He

joy in His sacred presence

to
grace humbly to submit

give me

that I may

support this sorrowful

as
patienceand resignation,

called the

has

console

good hope,

henceforth

of the fulness of
will

to

partake

also,that

His

divine

God

will,

calamitywith Christian

it becomes

me

to

do.

ELIZABETH

You

where

that
you

throughout
that

are,

all

ecclesiastical

mercy
to

the

on

may

soul

all tend
will that

oar

the usual

the

to

reader

such

the

ambassadors

Spain, on

uas

archduke

Charles

death

Don

of

intercede

to

of

the

Portugal
the

time

due
bent

duke

de

JUoii

MS.

ISiiil

Lui^

i,i

v/.

itn

".ifi

"!

.m..,j.

ti"iM.j...*!

i.*u*

i,,*

i.lvi.

m,

,,i

,m%i.""-,

'Fi,i

^",j.

,^

*M*fi",t.,

",i,i

Ui*r't\*it%,i

^.^r,

,m.*m%

",i."..

"

*...

.,,"

""1. .",","!

i*

M^i/ti"iivi"i

.|."i.

tm

J"i.i#",.iiv"

)f\t\p

"|"

v^i-

t/i

I..

.m*!

yt"i"i*i"

"i"

tm

vo

I',.

M/iUifit"t"'
"-

"

!'**""

r.tny

nt

ui;

""

""

j/'ii""-"

oi

htauM

wuiii

1/upu;

'

"""""

"*"

"""""

n.-viv**

mcuuxiiu

Avein^.

ini^.

""""'

i..*'

*"

.J-i--

";iiij/i*iT;

urfiv";ci

LigrieroUefc
;

de

tu*

wiiii".

and

OQOuthb, the

in

oi

Piiiiipol

with

t"

'i""r

"r

tii"

Au^jUii.

Carlos

emperor

several
and

of

**"*"

"""""""""

ijj*:ai)liNii

witi.

decease

the

"'"""

nn*-'

"""

power.\,

condole

to

'

*"''
" I'

accepuui"
this Mii

Eturopean

""

""'

iii/|i"*'.""

piav":i.-

""

All

"

Mo*;

1.^

fcM^rvic^^-jj.

and

Madrid

"""

suppiJcaLn-ru.

auU

of Diviijc

"From

""""'

u"i.m;ii.th"Hi.

u!

n-

'"

.""""'

"im!

""""""

*'"

orisons

agreeable

me

"mI'

u"j"

pribc* ;

advanceuieui

massefi,

due celebration

said

aSains^ and

cause

you

tlmt

pray

in

ijioiiiv.
prelaicfc,

to

the

of

various

our

prosper

order,

I'lut-

un"

^"iti

'

'"

Bovereifciili*;?-""in".

mv

celebrated.

be

speciallycharge

the

BorniwJtii

serviceid^reqiucnu,

obsenrances

tomary

-'*

VALOlfcJ.

will, therefore, publish this

command

and

DE

*mi..,4

i,i,"

,i.,.

..j

v,.

,""^,"^

346

ELIZABETH

his

prcssioQof
nuncio.

gout
in

his

seclusion

the

on

"1

king proceededto
of

21st

Madrid, Philipreceived
the

reply to

:
Philipreplied

be

the

be

had

calamitywhich
he

could

of his

son

had

accept,with

to

good

and

the
*

assign him."

with

Elizabeth,who

to

Philip wrote
the queen

which
The

long braced

his

thankfulness,both

the

from

illness

were

by

from

Maldonado,

pain in
^

France

were

her

to

decision

to the

the

young

queen

and

the

September,

her side

and

de Fourquevaulx
laed.

which

ignorant treatment

of

d'Aoubt, 1568."

them

to

all state

band.
hus-

thereon,

ambassador.

her

sufferings

pitiable,
greatlyaugmented

were

the

Dcpcche

communicated

of
spirits

the

10th

please God

the affairs of

his

'^

however, preyed
melancholydepression,

most

upon

the

sharp and

king's retreat,

her

ties'
majes-

dissemble,but

been

forwarded
to

until

befallen him,

not

it should
the

During

connected

documents

humble

evil which

mained
re-

departed from

he had
bitter affliction; nevertheless,
mind

queen,

of their Christian

That

"

that the decease

Escorial,where

Fourquevaulxprivately.

assurances

at the

sorrow

palace
ing,
mourn-

Before
de

the

periodof

all,exceptingto

September.

of

attack

severe

his

of
expiration

invisible to

sent

Geronimo,

instead,therefore,of returningto

the

In

the

taneo

San

at

assailed with

been

Madrid,

the

sympathy through

During

Philip had

VAL018.

DB

they
"

received

she

Spanish physicians.On
she

lay for
au

as

fainted from
an

roy, p. 1427

hour
et

and

leq., de

of

excess
a

half in

Madrid,

ce

27

848

ELIZABETH

eating between

her

this

was

has

been

anxious

too

the

produce

serious

hesitated

to

to

you

such

pursue

illness.

majesty

reason

have

letter,and

this

to

not

impbre I

that the queen

continues
to
strictly
course.
Praying the Almighty to grant

very
a

remain.

Votre

"

bonne

et

mere,

Paris this 16th

day

of

sceur.

Catherine.

'*

"From

that

doubt

no

I fear your

this

with

majestyyour desires,I

your

only^as in her
meat
excepting

I have

also

For

trouble you

forbid

eat

yoor

monish
please and satisfyher, to adsuch
a
practiceis likelyto

to

that

queen

to

supper.

harm

her

has done

excess

I pray

aupper,

take bread

she may

her said

or

her

accustomed

never

dinner,

and

dinner

that

order

majestyto
youth she
at

her

VALOIS.

DB

"M

September, 1568.

the 2 1 st

On
husband

at the

his return

on

however,

was

El

from

pallid
;

she
occasionally

that

king, to

lean

and

the

on

few

On

The

queen's

of her

arm

During

the

the

reyna

Friday,October

Archives

Dona

fair face,

weakness,

waitingfor

camar^a-mayor,
subsequentweek,
for

change

royalpair made

of

sojourn

days only.

and could
restless,
MS.

her

great was

1st, the

queen'sillness

de

Catalina

not

close her eyes

Simancas, 1394, A. B.
de Medici

al

Rey

Don

pectedly
unex-

very feverish and

increased,and she became

greetingwas

accompanied her husband,

air,to El Pardo, where

of

so

Their

observed, while

was

of Alba.

the duchess
Elizabeth

Escorial.

affectionate.

joyous and

niost

the

Elizabeth received her

Septennber,
great portalof the palacein Madrid,
of

in

22, No.

FelipeII.

sleep.
161.

"

Ined.

Carta

The
de Is

but lucth

lbl)owt"|[
(l^yth^A^ iiympt^mA diAApp"Ar@d
i

Hi

qu^n^n

hi^wH^

wt^Ak^iml

tJtmi^

Tim

ti^ft ^

tb^

dt^vwtlou

dlAi^Hyt^d
by

^b^

lh" pw)'iiVi "f tb^

^bur^bt*

pt^vtWumdj
aeew^lb^gly

bnd

^c^ni^tt^ut

\wf

"tm)0b
11m

bt)
\\\\\i\\i

Wft

to

Julu iu

v\i\"^wpi^
Ai^P^^t^^i

bt^iun,luwmivt^r,

Mmw

mi\

ttWmulttuU.

Uimtiuu

lit^t^miut^nt i"f l^ti't^um

fkdmiiitit^ml y^UWp

\m{h^i

tt^'^M^l^pinH^t^m*

Aptrit,
Hlumlnif munt
tlm

Murvlv^.

UMt

in
i*t"""mlimti

qw^^n

i^h^ tiUj^tiymi
iufft^rlutlM
a

^ui^f^ui

th^l

MMt^dtllMU,Mh(^ tn^uhi

\\U YP\^\nu

tu th@

luui yuiiuu^iim^d,whbh,

piH^m^turt^klmur

pin*-

uf tbt^ dyb^jr
vteuily et"Hrttt^il \\\ t\\p \^\m\\m
PbUlp kimJk by i\w plUww i4* biA wu^wft,
qwf^i

mA

nb^mi

3nii HtK^bHb
eu""^nt

PMnumwtod

bi Urn

y^pk

thi^"

Urn

ttQW

bw\

Ak

Ootob^r
luuvui*^^uf Hui\dt^",

\wv
i^l)rimi)

wbti^b iibt"bml

will.

TI^U

^i^t'i^ut^U\^i t^

thii bh'th (^f tbt" lutUutu^ DuA^

wai

wUb

wutW

bi wbli?i\ tb^
ftibl^d,

Ibt) do.

wt^n

U^iiqu^b^^^tbi^

t"^bi^lkt

ot^dioil

{\ww{\ r^tVnvd

bw*

850

ELIZABETH

therein reoorded

wiahei

king ;

and

The

the

drew

her

-them

on

dawning
beth'a

from

thoughts
her.

the

dying (jueen

Teara

tenderly
; and

who

whom

make

had

InviHhed

upon

not

given

him

migitt have
at

her

As

*'

as

excdllent

as

uiother,"continued

they are

gifts.**She

and

aid tlui (|uetm her

king
**

htM* brotluT.

on
relying

I may

c^ver

the

pray

**

1 go

the

il(iKourquevRuh
Dt^piVlio

she,

my

mighty

**

I feel

daughters;
and

potent a

need care,

with the

especially
promiseof many

commended

her ladies to

prayed him alwaysto

Monseigneur/* added

merits of Christ my

Almighty
**

im/.

so

will feel

you

love

mother, and the very Christian

you.** Philipreplied, I
'

infantas

never

then

tlu" king'sprotection
; she

not

for the love he

which

sorrow

they will
yourself,

being adorned

she had

that she had

es])eoially
whose
sight,Monseignour,

at leaving the
deep grit^f
but being the children of

king

so

and

the
palliattul

loss.

my

suitable return

son,

her

loved

she

indulgent. She expressedher griefthat

able to

spoke

she

as

BJHza-

down

had been gentleand

her, at least,

to

been

fix
then

world

the

atreamed

husband

the

to

with*

earthlythings, to

cheeks, it is recorded,

last words

parting

followed-" the

realities of

solemn

upon

ladies

French

protection.'

and

royalpairbefore

the

sole deoiaion of the

several of her

agonizingordeul

moat

between

VALOll.

the

to

oomnriendod

favour
Philip's

to

DE

^ U

to

conrtde
royne."

CttljicTtt,
I'uUpoU," V, tiO'A*
c"^v. N\\.

she,

where
Savio\ir,

bless and

prosper

in the Most

Hlhl, Imp. MSS.

High

p. UtiU

"l

ELIZABETH

will still have

that He

righteousintents
should

and

perform
pray

you

mind

the

happen, and

utmost

very

seeingthat

will

of

your

and

king

madame,"

writes

de

and

very

wise

most

and

care,

leave

ladies to

all her
which

after

as

in

the

de

with

'

De

Fourquevaulx

she was,

princessnever

before

his

majesty's
majestiesand
other

the heart of

majesty.

response,

cap.

la royne,

la roync

vii.

p. 1469.

"

king her

Christian

like

the

your

the queen

Fourquevaulx,

Cabrera, Felipe II., p. 503,

life of

daughtersto

great anguish,and

chamber

Depeche

princessas

as

break

night,

the queen

and

The

Bibl.

said

king
the
displaying
from

despair of
were,

words

good

so

withdrew
resignation,

constancy and

chamber

apartment.

small oratory

her

suitable

the

friendship
; adding
to

ing,
increas-

lamentable

most

in this

his Catholic

was

making

same

In

enough

were

husband

his

becoming

was

entered

Christian

commended

physicians

pains were

"

committed

She

The

the queen

husband, in language such

used.

Fourquevaulx,

everlastingfarewell

took

accomplishall,to

desire."

this

sins with

my

enjoined. I
tranquillize
your

to

also,that her

During

"

adjacent.

contrary

have

do, and

hastily,and

rose

the

execute

to
promise faithfully

they besought Philipto

The

for

all that you

of
agitation

the

wicontrolable

restore

if the

But

comfort, and

take

indeed

for

stead

your

execute

to

yourselfmay
smitten

am

and

me,

upon

heart.

of your

calamity,in

that

mercy

that you

health, so

to

you

351

VALOIS.

DE

'

mind."

the duchess

Imp. MSS.,

the

p.

of

1469.

352

Dofia

Alba,

Frome"ta,
of

and

de

the

CarriUa,gouvemante

Manrique de Lara,
mayoT'domo-maycT^ the bishop

Cuen9a, cardinal Espinosa,and

of

Luis

Fray

Cabrera,'

says
a

so

queen,

Consillii.

wept and

*'

shed
and

she strove

after

Soon

chamber,
Juana,
the

word,
princess

her

great and sincere

the

the hand

That

and

her

as

king

it should
another

please the

way

king

of her remains."

admitted

was

to

on
wept bitterly

Felipe II. cap.

"

Ibid.

queen
vii.

an

and
to

more

her
'

Dofia

She

sent

upon

was

alwaysbeen

mark

lord

her

to

of death

of
to

Descalzas

love,she

rest

in the

until

Reales

to

disposein

Elizabeth's messenger

bedside

hearing the

princessreturned

assuringthe

the

from

message

her had

last

of Las

convent

words

many
welfare

prayed the princessto permither body

chapelof

the queen,

ill to leave her bed.

affection towards

her

tears

their faithful service.

despatched a

"

the

able to do

been

not

stilltoo

was

that

sight of

her ladies with

departure of

the

Elizabeth

who

extremityof

the

her interest in their future

for
gratitude

her

fessor
con-

personages,**

distressed
greatly

regret that she had

show

bemoaned

console

to

of
expressive
her

All these

religious/'The

attendants

her

by

'*

Elizabeth's

fascinating,
gracious, modest,

young,

charitable,and

de

marquesa

Juan

also,Don

queen's faithful

the

Fasardo,

Elvira

Dona

infantas

the

de

Afia

VALOI8.

DB

ELIZABETH

of

Dofia

mournful

affectionate

that her wish

Juana,

who

tidings. The
in

message

should

be

reply,

complied

KUZAKETH

with.

The

in the

dad

then

queen

353

YALOIS.

DE

FranciscaQ

habit, as

festival of

the

Frangoisfellthe day following, as she

the saint would
guard her during her
the

done

of her

many

king St. Louis,who

Order."

When

this wish

cardinal Espinosa,
and
and

exhorted

had

been

her

of Jesus

of Christ's most

of

It

the 3rd of

had

Don

of

pledges

are

blessed^

future

my

ment
Sacra-

the

o'clock in the

nearlysix

or

informed

even

her

that

ing
morn-

dors
ambassa-

the French

summoned,

and
queen'sextremity,
hand.

die,"said the

of
eflacacy

October, and

been

not

"

holyChurch, which

then

was

the

emblems

word, and
^

ness."

Franciscan

the

complied with, the

Christ.

"

His

especially

the

feebly, trustingin

queen

the

entered

he

bishopof CueD9a advanced,

tion
majestyto placeher trust of salva-

in the blood

of

had

as

agony,

and

royalancestors,

St.

trusted that

'*

bad

might be

she

requestedthat

of

departure was

Juan

Manrique, therefore,on perceiving

the
that Elizabeth had fainted after receiving
solemn
benediction of the prelatespresent, hastily
and imparted
to the abode of the ambassador
repaired
at

sad

the
de

In
intelligence.

Fourquevaulx,

Catherine's
Elizabeth's

The

bed.

the sound

she

gazed long and

"

as

FelipeII.

VOL,

II.

count

she

at

the foot of

the

apartment

stood
in

movement

LigneroUes,

de

language,roused thii queen

de Fourquevaulx,who
on
eagerly

of her

representedthose
eyes,

the

minutes

of ten

course

specialambassador,

and

her

and

the

she

own

loved

so

stretched
feebly

Florez,Vidas de

las

well,and
out

tear^

her hand

Reynas Catolicu.
K

Bra
K

rose

to

towards
tome.

S34

ULtKADBTIt

VALOIi.

him, snying, M. rrtmbn"Mulmif you

*'

In tht3nvi

eomo

to

liro m^

thin vr^in wofld to pni^f^

to m
(|\(Utiog
what'd 1 hopo to \m civc^r
kio|j;(lom,
tO(H'o
pl^H^MUot
with my (Jod,h\ glorythut will iiovor end.
IVll i\w
timt t
mothrr, nnd tho king hty hrothi^i*,
qurtn\ my
Httd to
brnought thnm U) tnko my mtd pntirntly,
(loonolothcmitolvriiwith tho thoughttImt not nil thi?
Joy nod pnmprritywhloh Ims boon my lot in thin
of

world,gnvn
Koou

mo

bring with

Inluropdn

on

muoli

tin

my

oootnot

Tdl

Urtmtor.

thrir holmlf with

tlm pronpootof

as

tluim thnt I wilt

Qod, (Imt Ho

nmy

Mipport nnd muintuin tht"n) undnrltid holyprotrotlon.

Kntrrnt

thrm

io

witlch

thoir kingdom, nnd

over

uproot ht'n^^iinH
; nnd 1 for nty pnrt will prny (lod

givothrm

pnvvnr

to

thrir onnmioH.

MdMhio

to
to

/Vbovo

nil it i" my pruyrr tht\t Ihrytnkn my doath rrwignodly,

nnd hold mo
lor ltitppy,for
yoo,Mi rnndmsMulour,nro
thipiwoknono Mnnmtmn/*'
ouhnly1 \\{.vv\)i

wilnrnn how

WiinU nf comfort,
Fourqunvnolxrc^pliod,
by ullrring
Ntying,*Mlini porhupi^(tod wotdd prolong ht^r
of
duyh to wilnrwH tho ptMU!0 nnd primpority
hu\ioMl;^V

Krnnoo.'*
mII my

^*

hnnri

No,

no,

M.

rnndmwmolour, 1 doniro with

thul. ritoohpnmporily
nmy

mym'lfto wilnrr^nit1

ho \ h\it not

drpurtnnd moo
Hpnco I IruHl to onjoyl\*
I ilo^n ngnin triod to
hopr of hor ovontunl

1 \vo\dd rnthor

glorywhirh in n hriof
joplirdthn dying (pirrn.
dim^htor with
inwpiro
your
tho nmhuMndor,
iV(H)V(M'y,mndumo,*' wroto
thnt

"

14 ro,

*'

httt nho

356

nUiAURTH

in M\
oonft^saor,
remuininti:

of her

until

QunatnouiantiHA,

faw minutas

oruaitlx to bar

St

Virgin,of
Anij^al,In

Holy
guardiwi
tbe

sligbtraMtlaannasa e"mo

bar,

praaiaalytba
would

glanaawas

tixad

on

una

bar

bma; and
muj(^aty*a

parson

giHiat or

fur

bain({
ovar, madama,
laavioHavary ona in
palaaa,
inoradibla;for tbara in

wara

littlawbo

doaa not

atbrn) tbat aba

tbat

graaitmaquaan

n)(mt

8ha

All

ma,

not

and

know

Hon^atbini;
mora,

ina

lamantationa

Tha

taura.

wa

daeauiwi.

bar

of

oommand

pranantly
quittadtba

wa

tbut

Mudanna,
{fantly,
luomant

ovar

bar olaar and brntroun ayas, and it aaamad

opanad onaa
if aba

tba intaraatiMionof tba

und

and Hl^a axpiradno

bar

befura bar danth.**

St. Louiw, and of bar

Frau(;oia,
faw min\itafi "ba ngnin murmurad

of Jtmua

niuna

aa

bor

faablyrni"ad i
aln^padbundM Mba im|)lorad

witb

bpn \

tba niaiH^y of Qod,

not

of
posaassitm

tba quaan
twalva,\\i mid-diiyi

About

**

VALOll.

ra

bad

waa

avar

waap

fur

tbo baat,

raignadin

Spain."
raadingtbia full and

At\ar
of

tha dauaaaa

Valoia, tVom
witnaaaaa
witb

tba

good

""

quaan.

gantlaKliseabatb da

and

of

pan

a\itbantia neoount

bar

countryman,

of bar daatl),it ia ourioua

Aftar tba daatb

king raaolvad

mada

tba

tlui ralution voluntaarad

say a,

tba

of

moat

Tba

upon
avant

fullowing.Tt^a
lova

to

ona

by

of tba

Antonio

prinaaDon

gatting rid
wluob

to

of bia

daoidad Ida

aontraat

ayait

lVi*a", Ha

Carloa, tha
aonaort

tha

majaaty waa
da J^osea,
at tbia pariod,
mar(]uia
of
tba quaan*a maidana, and

ELIZABETH

DE

35?

VALOIS.

ssessed sufficient credit to obtain

lace at

night,it was

visit his

said,to

wing occupied by the

:rigue being discovered,the king
valiers

of his
and

ggars,
mmanded

the windows

descending from

ring,holden

in

dropped

her

Icony,which

which

hut

as

the

the

queen'sapartments,
gallantmarquis as he
and

window;

following,

whom

personage

the

they susin

of the

presence

handkerchief

tilt at

court, the
the

from

and

pickedup

was

some

royal

presentedto

her

marquis. This incident increased

king's jealoussuspicion. The actions of the
the said

ajestyby
e

night in

it happened that
Unfortunately,

cted.

leen

directed

of the

the

be

to

This

queen.

disguise themselves

pass the

and

to go

sntified him

friends,to

cavaliers discovered

lese
is

mistress,who

in the

Iged

Into the

entrance

watched

arquiswere
scended
ceived

death

y'mgout

as

event

duchess

IS

an

bedside

id,

wound

no

Alba,

old and

subtle

That

of her
the

The

health.'

assassin

el

traydor!

morning, however,
the

queen,

who

matron,

the

of

opinionthat

never

The

to

comply

in her life had

duchess

to

her

insure

time, presentinga

same

refused

queen
*

tter

the

certain dose of medicine

best, saying, that

he

palace

muere

lady to

were
physicians
a

poniard;

One

first

the

that he

presentedherself at
royalmistress,and awaking her

at
delivery,'

aught.

of
a

time

next

blow, dsi

noise.

of

needed
SLJesty
ppy

from

he struck the

caused

le

the

window

the

from

and

with

this

she felt in

WV*
ins\s"ted-,

\\^^

358

EUZABETH

TAL018.

DE

held firm,UDtil the kiDg entered

majesty
from an adjacent
chamber, dad in

chambref and

demanded

the

the

ment
apart-

his robe-de

of the

dispute
The duchess recounted the matter, and the king tt
first sided with his wife ; but after a time, being
won
apparently
by the arguments put forth by the
the queen to swallov
former, he b^an to persuade
the draught Her majestyresisted long; but it
cerned
lengththe king said, That as her complianceconcause

welfare

the
that she

should

the hands

the

space

of Alba, he

duchess

watched

of three

nccessai;

gave

it to
la

her drink its contents.

hours

four

or

was

takingthe glassfrom

obey;'and

of the

the queen, and

realm, it

of the

tin
afterwards,

delivered of a son, bom wA

prematurely
queen was
his skull burned from the violent action of the poison,
and

who

expireddirectly."
In the face of testimonyso clear as that which we
it
possess concerningthe decease of the young queen,
seems
hardlyworth while to analyzethe errors of this
of malice
The storyalone,
bears the impress
statement.
of Fourquevaulx,
and improbability.
The despatches
which are so minute in detailthat theymightbe termed
a
journalof events, prove that there was no tilt
before the
two

court

in the interval

the 26th

the Escorial
*"

of
;

R^cit d'Antonio

Philipretired to

July;
and

from

returned

Perez k M.

whence
to

de Vair.

"

Madrid
Bibl.

San
he

than

Carlos,and

months, between the decease of Don

that of the queen.

on

of little more

Geronimo,

proceededto

onlynine days

Imp. Dupuy,

661-662.

't

ILTEADRTII

DB

3B9

VAL0I8,

tho

Klisuboth'a fntal Sdixurn,whon

)ro

0(mhIo(1 to

El

(Ikorchiof

droppociby

Piinlo.

)icious rt'somhliinco to tho

Knmich,

to

huvo

livingin

1008808

tit tho

vi8it to

Enghmd

'.aboth,might havo

Honry

rt of

to

heard

VI II.,and

vory

Holo\n,
of

dilTnront

two

IVroz,(hiring

t^xiloin tho

nn

nn

tournaiiuMit

oontury,

Hunio

tho

honrs

(|ur"n,

hupponod

tho

of

Htory of Anoo

nlh^gtMlparnniour

hor

luioodoto

Tho
tho

royiil
puir

roignof

thin anocdoto

afterwards

(pinon

of

havo

tho

n^oordod

and
contidential NtatenuMit
of tho
private
to tho counselh)r (h) Vair, never
(ediesin Spain,**
"posingthat tho veracity("f his wnrdn would
rafter bo tested.
Another
remarkable
diserepain^
the niarcpiis
do
)t8,whieh is, that not only was
not assassinated as asserted by Pen /., but ho
:a
his

[1

"

lallyasssisted amongst
oral
"ro

as

obsequiesof
her

decease

Perez

other

great lords

at

Elizabeth.

the
Kinally,

queon,

delivered

was

states, of

Of

son.

of

tho

and
princess,

tho nature

of tho

lenee

givenby Perez concerningDon Carlos,and

estimate may bo
a just
iprehendedin the same letter,
nod, by tho penunptory refutation of his storyof tho
en*s life and

death

mjucvaulx,St.
vover,

luch

which

as

contained in the

of
despatches
and otiiers, a testimony,
Sulpicc*,
"

fate,exists
respectsthe prince's

dtlaib
positive

This

as
history,

tonio Perez, nevtMtlu'less,

even

related

not

by

duringthe lifetimo

II.,spreadthroughoutKurope; so powerful
Philip
;ho love of tiiu marvolloun

ov(^

lVi"^\\\vo\"xv\
mxA\

360

BLIZABETH

it

nnd

provedtho

torinns and

DE

subacqunnthis*
writers htivo copiednnd recopiod,

modd

romnnoo

which

from

adding such emhdiishments,

their

VALOISt

vnriations ns

and

suited

and tho tempemment

of tlio
iniiiginutions,
As for tho alleged
inpeoplefor whoni theywrote.
which Philip
issaid by Pores to have discovered
trigue,
own

his wile

between

of valid evidence whidi

atom

That

charge.
the

her step-son,there is not

and

Don

will support such

regardedthe queen with

her
youth, beauty, and

certain to excite in the heart of

were
amiability

Carlos

which

enthusiasm

an

one

so

there can be no doubt ; also, that he ex*

impulsive,
himself respecting
with imprudent
Elissabeth,
pressed
and the resi^eot
he
fervour,unbecominghis position,
owed
to his father and
king, is likewise abundantly
pn)ve(l. Elizabeth, however, always conducted
herself with
singularprudence and dignity; her
pity and interest for the prince wcrt) invariably
and accordingto the record uf tie
suitably
expressiul,
otTonded the king,her hunband.
never
Four(|uevaulx,
attachment to his consort
was
Philip's
profound; he
alwaystreated her with honour and indulgence
; and
to

the last hour of his lifehe

her

loss.

Throughout

anniversaryof

his

chosen

to

and

si(k^ never
content

she

to

mourn

on
long reign,Philip,

Klizubetl\*s death,

prostratewith his monks

prayers

ceased

never

might

bn

the
seen

of tCl Ksoorial,
joinuighis

theirs for the repose

of the soul of

his

beloved

Kli/abeth,on

her

most

tired of

wife.

expressingthe happiness and

Ivowv
oxporieuctd

V\^

vxvumv

with

tho

SUXADETH

Cfttholio king,

861

VAliOlSI,

DR

Throughout her

in

earew

Spain,ahe

watehed

by the Fronoh ambaaaador, whoaa

oloaaly
minutonaaa
of datail oonoarninghar privata
lifa ia
would nut hava
moat
amuaing ; and who oartainly
omitted to raportto quaan Catharina ao important
an
alionation batwaan the royal
event
aa any ooldnaaa or
whan he carefully
noted almost every change in
pair,
raiment
her majeaty'a
or
oeeupationa.It would,
be againatall experience
of human
moreover,
nature,
WM

that Klixabeth could withdraw

to auppoae

from

the

life

prime of

and

devoted to

huabund

poaaaaaada
with

endowed

waa

to
gifta,

it upon

baatow

her, who

moat

her affection

being than in
kinglypraaance,

excellent intellectual

many

princeof rude, uncultivated

in peraon, groaa in manner,

of hereditary
madness,
aubjectto puroxyams
deformed

mindi

of the

romance

and

de

Kliaabeth

theme

oritioalin their

body of
of the

noon

Valois, offered
dramatists

poets and

for

The

Don
popularstory concerning

1668,

Her

oovered

with

the emblems

judgment of
the queen

day

of her

remains
black
of

was

too
to

Carlos

render

tham

itshistoricalaccuracy,
embalmed

then

velvet,and

royalrank.

The

temptinga

on

the atlter-

death, Sunday October

were

and

The

3rd,

placedin a cotHn
richlyadorned with
chapelin the palace,

hung with black cloth embroidered in

silverwith funeral emblems, the liliesof Valois,and
meantime,

was

cyphersof the Catholic king. During

tilledby personages
the afternoon, the chapelwas
veiled and dad in long mowu\ng vo\:i"ei^--"H\v^
^w^
the

arms

and

362

ELIZABETH

true

and

mourners,

pageant

affliction shown

of

not

before

and
wailing,
for the

sorrow;

VALOIS.

in

actors

mere

Brant6me,

for," says

"

filledwith

DE

"

never

people. The air was

demonstrations
passionate
was
regarded by all her

by

any

with

queen

All the

the

of

was

clergyof Madrid,

the

queen,

houses,
religious

foreignambassadors,
the

and

male

magistratesof Madrid,

the

the

altar

high

escutcheons
the

white

wax.

playing
superb catafalque^dis-

four

at the

and

chapel

The

emblazoning

corners,

heraldic devices of Valois

and

arms

rose

the

female, the

thus asssembled.
military
governor,
lightedwith innumerable
tapers of

Before

with

than

and ladies of the housecavaliers,

hold of the deceased

heads

such

was

rather
subjectswith feelingsof idolatry,

reverence."

state

and

Haps-

burg.
funeral pageant traversed the long
a
nightfall,
of the palaceof Madrid, leading from
the
galleries
At

of

apartments

the

royal. Without,
and

guns,
was

the

borne

deceased
heard

was

tege being preceded by

duchess

of Alba

Then

followed

ladies and

cavaliers.

open

Juan

after the

robes.

thrown

Don

walked

mourning

and

the

The

receive the

to

the

choir,the

solemn

minute

of the queen

As

the
notes

the

cor^

The

coffin,clad in long
a

train
the

papalnuncio,and

corpse.

of

Manrique.

portalof

pinosaapproached,followed by
to

boom

body

chapel

the

grandeesof Spain,the

four

along by

the

bells. The

of
tolling

to

queen

of

noble

chapel was
cardinal

Es-

clergyof Madrid,

passed up
procession
of

Requiem

broke

364
mioutes

standingmotionless

cavaliers

the three

"

TAL0I8.

DB

ELIZABETH

hind
be-

of the mournful
and not one
majesty,
group
of watchers
knowledge of the king'sprebetraying
sence.
Philip at lengthrose, and takingthe aspev'
he sprinkled
tlie coffin with holy water, and thai
gum
his

withdrew
silently

from

Elizabeth
chapel. With
brilliant portionof Philip's

the

Valois,the happy and

de

bright decade

life expired
; that

combined

found

more

the

of mind,
depression

The
that

that

no

the

to

deep affliction
ventured

person

October

followingmorning

to

learningassembled
funeral

Decalzas

Las

the

its transfer

four nobles

who

had

pallwere

supportedby the
Rioseco

Depeches

de

Lignerolles. MS.,
11. p. 503

and

the

Fourquevaulx.
Bibl.

et seq. cap.

vii.

dukes

Recit

The

by

the

chamber

corners

de Osuna.

Fr.

jervir

225.

the

streets

the

of

Arcos, de Naxara,

of

pour

be

to

was

At

side

the

marquisesde Aguilar and

Imp. Suppl.
Florez.

convent

Escorial.

The

palacechapel.

to the

of the coffin marched

El

to

it from
transported

of death

de

body

along the

raised,and borne

was

her

the

escort

the Carmelite

Reales, where

depositedpending

Medina

to

queen

and

rank

palacechapel,to

in the

cortegeof

by mid-day,all

4th

illustrious in

Spain possessed most

coffin

withdrew

him/

address

king nevtf
mestic
degree both do-

in such

Geronimo,

monastery of San
and

and

before-mentioned,

cavaliers

de

same

the

and political
prosperity. On leaving
happiness
attended
chapel,Philipquittedthe palace,
by the

the

of

in

over,

"

de

Ined.

memoire

de

de

Cabrera, Felipe

SLIZABRTH

DB

366

VAL0I8.

PozA, the condds do Albd, de Liste and do Chinchon.

The

streets

and

the

nnd flngSi
draporics

thronged on the route of

abundant
tears, bemoaning the

the

spectatorswho

shed
procession,
of

black

hung;with

wcro

their

church

youthfulsovereign. At

of the Carmelite

the

stood the

nuns

fate

porttdof

the

papalnuncio,

and Frexnada
Castanco, Espinosa,

bishopof Cuen9a,
who
hud been selected to performthe funeral rites,
and
the archbishopof Santiago,high almoner
of
and their suffragans,
Spain. Behind this group of prelates
Inez Borgia,and the
stood the abbess DoAa
of

nuns

Las

the

body was

the

high

Decalzas.

in
deposited

altar.

niche excavated

had

Then

to be

of mass,
close to
im"

performed the

interment

the

at

portant ceremony

the conclusion

At

of

Spanish

sovereigns the identificationof the royalcorpse by

by the king. The bishopof
personages nominated
"

having first
Cuen(;"a
the

cotHn

raised

was

duchess of Alba, and

as

the

Espinosa,the

Don

by

nuncio

dukes

de

master
Manrique,grand-

Castaneo, the
Don

Osuna, Arcos, and

Aguilar,the

Quexnda Sonor

Indian hoiwd,and the

do

cardinal

de

Fourquevaulx,

Francisco

the
Pereira,

Medina, the marquis

de Alba, de

cond^s

Don
Enriquezde llibera,
Luis

Juan

ambassador

French

Portugueseambassador

the

the

Round
queen'shousehold.
ilUistrious
witnesses,stood the following

personages:

de

by

the lid of
sepulcre,
camartfra-mayorthe

the

the deceased

of

the tomb

blessed

Antonio

Chinchon,

Don

de la Cueva, Don

presidentof the
Villagarcia
archdukes U.odo\^\\)5Xi^\^^\!^\
dc

366

ELIZABETH

When

the mortuary cloth

of the queen
Elizabeth
that

so

and

The

balsam

sealed

of the

with

in

be

to

then

and

poured

perfumes

The

coffin

signed by

was

all the

noble

of
then

proceS'
the

on

up

of state, Martin
spot by the under-secretary
which

pared
pre-

was

drawn

next

into

bunches

royalsignet.

proceedingswas

death,

peacefully

she also scattered

the

corpses

the features of

serene

of Alba

fragrant flowers.

closed,and
verbal

duchess

occasion

and

thyme

beautiful and

finely
powdered

for the

appeared;

spectatorshe seemed

to the

the coffin

removed, the

was

her infant

remaining

slumbering.

VALOIS.

DB

de Gatzulu
nesses
wit-

personages,

expresslyappointed by king Philip. The

of the convent,
confessor
de VillaFray Francisco
his colleague,
of Madrid
and
franca
vicar-general
received
the

royal remains, until

afterwards

of the

and

terminated
For
chanted

225.

nine

subsequentdays the

in all the churches

Ctitolicas.

The

tomb

to

was

of

the

illustrious

of

the

obsequies

pour

de

servir
p.
la

503
reyua

et

the

Philipheard

memoire
seq.,

Doiia

cap.

M.
vii.

Isabel.

de

service

the

Doiia
services

Lopez,

Florez, Vidas

and

performed

Lignerolles,MS.
Juan

was

Morning

Descalzas, at which

Las

de

office for the dead

of Madrid.

attended

court

chapelof

Cabrera,

Eiifermedad

presence

ceremonial

the

always present.
Rceit

the

please the king

for that dav.

evening,the
in the

it should

precioustrust.
in

closed

assemblage;

charge of

bishopof Cuen^a,solemn

the

from

relieve them

was

Bihar, then presentedthemselves, and

de

Fray Diego

twice

Suppl. Fr.,

Relaciou
de

Juana

las

de

la

Reynas

ELIZABETH

daily in
The

the

chapel of

speaking
his tribune
remained

to

no

in prayer

altar in the

ministers,or

All

should

hold

his master.

the world
his

Isabel

under

for the

rich, upon

the

his
munication
com-

royal mourner
made

pain

of

as

of

by

the

fine of

to

it

days for

gentleElizabeth,was

persons
coloured

wear

imprisonment,

poor

thought to

was

All

twenty-fivecrowns

offence; and
of

by proclamation

Spain.

forbidden

each

tribute

ordered

was

realm

certain number

edict,a

admit

Whatever

without, was

de Valois

degree were

raiment

during a

ness
busi-

state

to

he

own

throughout the
of whatever

quitting

actingfor
responsibility,
general mourning for the deceased

on

Dofia

queen,

that
requisite

was

with

Eboli

princeof

ordinance.

sign any

to

it

of the

meditation.

tude,
soli-

chapel,where

suspended, as Philipdeclined

was

This

days in

seldom

and

person,

and

monastery.

of these nine

high

the

over

Geronimite

the

the whole

king spent

367

VALOIS.

DE

dehnquents.*
the memory

rigidlyenforced.

few

ing
subsequentlyanother sumptuary law concernthe mourning for the queen w^as issued,in which

weeks

silk

for
prohibited

was

made

be

October,

Lady

black

of

of

solemn

vestments,

cloth and
mass

serge.

was

ceremony

On

might only
the

said in the church

was

Atocha, for the repose

queen,

which

R^cit
Ibid.

pour

of Our

king Philip. The

imposing and magnificent

in the presence
of the most

senrir de m^moire

of

ceased
of the soul of the deof

performedby torch-light.The
description,
^

18th

M.

de

Lignerolles.

bishopof

S68

DE

ELIZABETH

afterwards

Cuen^a
oration

VJLLOIS.

queen's funeral

the

pronounced

discourse,meetingwith rapturous
eloquent

; an

notable

all, and

applause from
A
the king.
*

similar oration

made

was

at

Toledo,

cathedrals of

throughoutthe

Segovia,and
Santiago,

from

recompense

Spain.
In

France, meanwhile,abundant

the

of

mourned

with

sincere

'*Alas!"

exclaims

Aprilof
should

sun

instead
and
of

of

her

of

de

the

proceededto

disastrous

reached

228."

to

news

servir de memoire
Ined.

addressed

the

another

French

he

cautiously

queen-mother.
As

soon

as

prelates,they

Spanishambassador,

prayed
de

despatch written

of the decease

4 M.

of

de Lorraine,

de Alava.

the

courier

evening

present, after

the residence of the

impartedthe news
Spain; they, moreover
Suppl. Fr.

the

the

decease

Catherine,which

and

Francisco

and

pour

by

and

de Bourbon

prelates to

missives

Hecit

tiful
beau-

resplendent

ambassador

The

for Charles

Don

France

on
Fourquevaulx,

cardinals

the

by Philip to

in the fair and

to

packet also, contained

these

gracious

of the
intelligence

The

October.

breaking the
The

large.

so

brought

enclosingothers
prayed

at

this

Alas ! that this

been

rays 1"

despatched by
letter to

nation

the

was

prematurelyobscured,
the world with bright
longer illuminating

Elizabeth,was

3rd

death

''that

deceased

age.

have

gladsome

the

Brant6me,

have

should
princess,

griefby

lavished

was

Her

Elizabeth.

memory

on

honour

of the queen

of

Francisco

to

Don

Lig^erolles
"

MS.

fiibL Imp.,

bf^ftk tho matt

to

or

MftJ^tiw,whow

the"ifChristian

they dttwd "(it

of good will,
With
eonttMnplutc*.
ox|w""iunii
many
Fmuul"oo doulinml the tni^iiiion,
Don
ii"yl"gthat he
mndd
not undertake
"n
olMee,whiuh would probwWy
thwt
dm?lttvtHl,

tht^ owrdinuU
pfrlef,

**

hi"

rentier

urter

ever

odious

prewenee

their

to

The
two
ourdh)ftU,therefore,were
m"jeHtit"".*'
to "eek "utlienee \^t the Louvre, nnd impart
eoinpelied
the tmhiinity;
time present tho
nnd at tl^e mmie
denputeh "ent by de Fourquevuulx. Cutherine'n
nnti horror were
exeennive \ for the o"tft"trophe
jjrief
b^niileH heinjihnrrtJwinRto her maternal feelinpfa,
dentruetive of her poliey
an regardedthe oabinet
was

of

PhilipII.

the IJith

about

hastened

ion

After

The

many

of Klixaheth

day

of

lamentations
"a

their ambassador
on

the

whieh
e^damity

Paria

at

Catherine and her

Outt)her.

replyto

to

reeelved

was
tlejipateh

in

Spain.

premature decease

both

Charles and his

receivingin all
to the will of the Almighty--suhn^itting
patienee,
the tpieen proceeds to discuss the grave political
bereavement.'*
events
likelyto n^sult ftom Philip's
8he especially
commands
the ambassador,
to give
mother

avow

their intention

of

"

himself
rumours

event

all trouble

learn, and

which has heftdlenus"=-meaning

//.

the

report

to

and observations,
on
consetp^ent

dearlyshows,

vol,

to

the
as

changesabout
political

1^ ^

the

\u)happy

the context
to

ensue

in

370

Spain ;

and

that de

Fourquevaulxshould

evidence

not,

VALOIS.

DB

ELIZABETH

be

construed

been

has

this passage

as

the alert to collect

on

in the death of his

connivance
Philip's
wife
to have been
seems
a
suspicionwhich never
of
entertained by the queen
at least,not
trace
a
of

"

"

evidence

of

record.

The

about

rumours

anxious,concerned

would

the

Elizabeth

with

of their

Castaneo,

assured

de

opinionthe king would

marriage

young

for

his

duchess

extract

preservedutter

silence

Valois

on

As

indication

some

matrimonial

which

she

future

projects,
regardlessof

seems

alone

to

emissaries

have

with

for

these

been

sister

the

negotiatean
his

nephew

the

probably

and

with

paltryardour

to work

that

to

Philiphimself, he

to

discover

great

has

his

which

woe,

truly mourned

popular tradition
the assassin of
as
unjustlystigmatized
whom

ceedings
pro-

All

would

these matters

despisedhis step-motherfor
set her

Alba,

of

assign her

majesty

Portugal.

of

grave,

Fourquevaulx,that in their
ask the archduchess
eventually

Margueritede

king

husband,

the

himself, and

while

IX;

alliance for

in her

weeks

satisfyhis royal mistress.

personages

Charles

but whose

king of Spain.

the

future
Philip's

opinion on
to

in

to

hand

holding confidential

was

Eboli, Cay^,

the nuncio

so

sagacity,perceived

by

lain three

had

ambassador

discourses
and

demanded

on

was

Anne, whose

her usual

with

queen

French

the queen

Charles IX

to obtain for

be
eventually

Before

which

the archduchess

Catherine wished
the
alliance,

her belief remains

having been

such

by
so

his wife.

the

long

372

ELIZABETH

offices in

good

majestyto performaU

Catholic

expectedhis

Charles

VALOIS.

DE

him

procuring for

Philiprepliedwith
self-possession
; but instead of pledginghis
action,he

line of

the

aptitudeof
his

speech/

sented

the

king, a

Catherine

letter

addressed

consort;

majesty'sillness had preventedhim

The
showing
king took the letter,
Philipcaused

Afterwards

Spanish,and
it is

where
he

praising

language,and the
LignerollesfinaUypre"

De

his deceased

to

to

ambassador's

the

fluencyof
to

cabinet

with

himself

contented

usod

his

eldest archduchess.

any

of the

hand

the

by

but

queen

which

from

her

delivering.

visible enootion.

of it to be taken ia

copy

depositedin the archives of his realm,

The
letter
stillto be perused.'
original

returned

her

queen-mother, through

the

to

ambassador.
It

however,

was,

visited

Madrid

December

preyed
In

reply to

**

him

and

Recit

Suppl.
*

Roy

had

fr. 225.

This
aprcs

veille dc

"

letter
Tavoir
St.

de

of

month

grief

of

who

his

which

consort.

dressed
ad-

feelingoration

prelate,Philip remarked,

the

irreparable.His

his

was

knowledge

his

eternal

m^fmoire

M.

de

best and

of the

departedconsort

her

assured
servir

pour

loss

the

for

indeed

was

exemplary life of

trusted
'

by

consolation

only

Guise,

following

the

eloquent and

the

his loss

That

de

Philip expressed the

his mind

upon

cardinal

the

during

that

to

to

virtuous

which

felicity. All
MS.
Lignerolles,

he
her

Bibl. Imp.

Ined.
bears

lu, a

the
cause

FraD9ois."

"

endorsement,
de

la mort

Simancas.

"

L'originala

de la
K.

ete

rcnvoye

Royne safemme,

1394, A. 22. p. 135.

par le

le 3 Octobre,
"

Ined.

KLIKADRTl!

hdm

(ind

nttondtinta

loved tmd

king, thut,oould

find
to

be

In
that

height of

the very

another, like her who

nugn

over

from

latter

the

king

of

Alba,

had

Elizabeth

de

relies. On
was

his

beloved

in

daughter

it in memory
Elizabeth

years.

Maria,

de

Chassin-

nominated

finger of

Paris, in

pension

infantas,

ring of
the

proxy

the

duke
young

the

the

and

to

of her mother

the birth of her

I56G, she founded

of the order

of St.

it to

gave

his

child

of

part with it,but

to

Isabel, the

infanta
never

1659,

and himself.

de Valois died at the age

After

Isabel in

and

costlydiamond,

Elizabeth,charging her
wear

favourite

king
casket attiongst his most
precious
death-bed, he took this ring,which

set with

The

queen.

the

tioning
; men-

of the

nursery

his ambassador

Valois

preservedin

of

reoeivod
in\mediately
king Philip
; and was

placedon

to

left all

husband

her

name

bounty of
to an
importantpost in the
daughters of the deceased
which
betrothal,

wife,

oontentmont

tny

tirewoman, mademoiselle

and

The

another

departedfrom me
more
gli)rioua
dom."*
king-

the

speoiallyonly
court.

hor/* nddmi

testament, Elizabeth
the

possossedto

attendant

hud

hns

higher and

tx

her last will and

she

1 honour

ohooso
poHsibly

*'

it would

ho
Binooroly

how

know

groutlydid

So

373

V\LOtS.

hor, ntid his bitter griefnt his

honoured

bortyavoment
tho

DB

of

twonty-four

daughter,the
the convent

in
Francois,

Infanta

of Beatas
tho

cityof

374

KtiiKAimrtt

Hrntdd
l"nr

IiIumU

J lot*

thn

for

ultftr

nUo,

honnturimtm,

hrr

privy

KmHiriid,

ntoott,

royid,

'

Ltm

nod

dnvirti

Thti

witli

VhtAK

of

tbn

dp

Inn

\W)f\\M

*'

nod

thn

of

ouiivt^iit.

ooittplt^tioh

of

wum

Murttiouotnd

()f

Mndrid.

by

mui

mio

t\

crown

oniwiVi/**

Jttmft^lmtpr

iU

tmlml

thn
dd

Html

t\

LornnKo

VAU\\U%ni-^\Uk

doimtiohn

lilKM'ul

KlimlM'th

othc^r

to

Dcmnd/.UH

by

MttirM,

It^gt^nd

tht^

Ht.

CmiorlititM

by

gitvci

towurtU

tmMotord

nonirdrd

t'liifnK,

ptirun,

rlmprl
niititnnnm

8hci

cidiiUTM

mngninofot

nnd

with

wrottght

dfrorntiotm

wnrn

rtili((io\m tnitototuulioM.
front

VAi.oti.

plntc^, ittul

mnnpttioUM
t)\vn

do

Vntoli.

EUZABBTH

DB

CHAPTER
El Escorial
and

^Warrant

"

Don

Carlos

for the
^Their

"

of the royal remains

removal

consequent

The

"

Panth^n

VII.
of tlie bodlfli of Elizabeth

transfer thither

solemn

interment

to the church

"

Orations

Funeral

of San

Monumental

"

375

YALOIS.

Loren"o""

bronze

Third

"

Sulemuities

etligyuf

Elizabeth

de Valois.

Four

had

years

celebration of the

Valois,in
An
the

the

of

Philipand

Ruy Gomez,
was

no

tomb.
and

away

archduchess
had

sons

againby the

longer the

gay

gradually sinking under

malady which,
The

at

distant

no

duke

of

the cloud

Elizabeth de

Anne, shared
born

been

hand

to

of death.

and

brilliant cavalier,

the

ravages

laid
period,

the

of

him

in the

Alba, also,though stillpowerful

revered, might, at

rising of

solemn

the

since

Madrid.

the
princess,
Spain. Fair

snatched

away

obsequiesof

funeral

cityof

Austrian

throne

passed

this time, have

which, for

s(;a8on,

descried

the

obscurtul his

morals of liist^ldest son,

greatness, in the profligate
Don

Fadrique de Toledo,

and

the disastrous

loves

376

DB

ELIZABETH

the

Guzman,

beautiful

with

latter

intrigueof

VAL0I8.

in the

maiden

de

Maddalena

Doiia

service

of the

queen.' King Philipcontinued stern and reserved

and
intent upon
in disposition,
cherishing
politics,
singularfondness

with

little infanta

youth, Elizabeth
Amidst

Isabel.

Dotia
de

stronglydwelt

of

date

edifice
Philip's

the

edifice

of ducats

years,

affair caused

Don

Fadrique.
at

nunnery

Maddalena

advice,
Maria

de

Toledo
under

in

defiance

the

Dona
:

the

the

long,

Marbles,

the

Toledo, his cousin.

of

all

was

being, that

marriage,

Don

of

sura

community
and

noble

in the ranks

from

afterwards

also,

the

and

the interior

The

of Alba

duke

realm, and

of

cause

promise
of

of

her

refectory.

most

admission

Maddalena,

the

the

for

exile

from

banishment

the

complete.

sought

wealthy personages

of

to

this

as

monastery

feet.

70

to

queen,

the
cost Philip
eventually

which
edifice,

This

too

enshrine

the

feet

300

rose

already numerous;

first to

rich frescoes adorned

and
jasper,gilding,

millions

the

del Escorial

and
chapel,library,

fa(;ade was
principal
the

the

in his eyes,

buildingsof

the

1573

of

el Real

destined

The

of the

in

justicebe

decease

potent interest

finished with

of

in

of St. Lorenzo
and

new

In

height

which

gentlertrait

cannot

were

was

this

the

magnificentpile was
remains.

forgot

never

upon.

the

acquireda

king

of his

wife

chosen

Valois, the

Philip II.

of

From

eyes," the

imputations,the turpitudeof

many

character

60

The

impossibleto deny,

it is

his

lightof

"the

court

the

many

imprisonment

confined
after

for

of

for

life in

seducing

Fadrique, by

his

Dona

father's

royal prohibition,secretlyespoused

Dona

jitm^t Oi^hMmulrrt

m\ll|^""ml
by

|nv="uuhr*ui^

W\^

nut)
tluttilt^lwup^

yt"Uo wt^t^ltby

th"*n" t*"Ubll"ibM\t^ttt"i,
Mmt tbe l^iH^iu^hmubttMwtloi*

w\mt}i \\^t\\\in tht^ir t^htHni ^muuiUml

aoO^tUH)

Tb"

wmim.

Mf iH"n"4tiHu^iliWi
J \m'
l\w"
i"oiopWttitl

howi^v^i*,tbrt

fp\\\y^\tVoiu
ol\uriJ\

i^mv

i\\U

tbt^

U)

tjhi"t ebuH^h

y^m

m\\

portion \\( Ww.

tbt" wovW,

of
quttrt^iN*

bU
tb"Hu"yl\"Mit

m\Uw^

in^y^U
mllrti^t^

Abn^w^ly,
\M\

i"f tby Hunmiiti"i"y

\^^\v
t"btt|ipJw
ttU

m\tl

Kli*^l"0tb,\M\\\ tboutfbtof bin tHvourlte

"iul mbbv"i"i^d
rt"tir"n\tiiU,

by
to

tb^

iVoiu

fi?^"H^

(Wi^^""

wiioitt^ "uo"mi4ti^i\v
ttt Mttdvltl,"\ftt*ftb"

wvhim

\\\

Pbllipeollr*t"M

bl" "ii"i\bwl^nbi U\"

ibiflhtf

\^ ^}^imi
I^ttt'i'

^f

Mum

tb"

wub""iiquti"l
ytiw*".

"mny

Kvr^h
ortVri"^^"""

of

pll^ \'UU\^
H^itfl^ty

\Ut^ U\t"^k (\\mhnw\miimm

\ww^\\\
yNP\t^

tVttt"^*"MUItm
uf

of

bulbllttgn**

*^

ktutj,tluHu^ lUi

FrtvyJimn

Heglft,M^f

of H^otr^

m)n\umiu)ingi\\^i tb"
Ko^sr^oU of /^t^rt^foKt^,

Mlt^i* of

Junto

ttiol tb^

boly

V\Mm\m^

tb^

m\\
\m\\m

IWtor^
of

mvH\

of bin inouki.^

Om\eio,

Abml^

m{\

^mi^

bl^i^ne^lnmrtyr

wiUumt
trft"jipovtt*(l

K^iHM^Ul,uiuim^ i\\^ m\M\mi

%\\m\^

Ht^h

jmiH^uU of tb"

^\\m\{\ b^
l^oivi^i^o,

ot

tbt* mttrtym

tldayto

of tbt) priormA

}^\\mt

Wbeu

El

{Mm\\*

FoiH^ltfu
potm^ttit^ b^mWuml

of
l^bilip'n
tft^ftnury

Srtu

to
t^ttie

378

ELIZABETH

such
containing
at El

DB

arrived,great was

treasures

Escorial.

VALOIS.

monks, headed

The

by

the

jubilee

their

prior,

unpacked,and passedthe moulderingbones, vritb

greatest

the

reverence

saint thus
A

praisein

of

chantinghymns

the

high

of the

king for

Elizabeth

and

written

the

by

the

month

and

confessor

altar of the

Don

the

of the

be

should

named,

delivered
be

to

letter

same

Real, where

interment

of

Hernandez
follows

"

de

the

Venerable

El

abbess

of

the

of

queen
therein
The

Escorial.

abbess

of San

of Don

Carlos

the

Domingo
had

been

reception and

addressed

Fray

to

Real, prior of Escorial,is

Holy Fathers, the

and

of

monastery

admonish

very

dear

of the

and

prince Don
were

Consolation

Lorenzo

San

that, accordrng to

you

the bodies

serene

the

to

personages

royal bodies,

Ciudad

El Pardo, during

body

for

warrant

were

as

of the

my

remains

the

The

deposited.

the

to the

sent

missive

royal Carmelites

of

transported to

was

mand
com-

bodies of

the

addressed

certain

to

or

prepared

chapelby

dated from

that

martyr

been

Letters

convent

Madrid, commanding

el

had

of
reception

June, 1573,

of

of the

convent

Carlos.

king,and

choir

the

piousadoration.

spaciousvault, meantime,

under

other

honour

their

consignedto

the

to

one

the

most

beloved

de las

el Real

Queen

wife, and

the

son

and

(who
convent

Decalzas,and in that

that
are

of

monks

This

command

our

serene

Carlos, my

deposited in

Prior

is

rection,
di-

and

Isabel

Dona
of
now
our

of Santo

to

the

most

in

tude),
beati-

Lady

of

Domingo

380

DB

BLIZABSTH

versed

of Madrid.

the streets

king's
bodies

to

and

of all the

in

dressed

Monteros

Deputations of
monasteries

of

Then

the

came

chapter and

with

were

lowered

and

reached

afternoon,and
gate

the

court,

to

depositthe

black

San

Escalona, lifted

this

was

Led

streamers,

of

the

the

from

divided

by

their
and

cles,

"

what

with

so

the monks
their

by

Within

raised,

dismounted

dukes

the

the

edifice

been

had

cession
pro-

in

three

cavaliers

the biers

The

Sancho.

state

The

soldiers

the

their banners

and

about

bishops,assisted by

as

the

royal

of

Arcos

Whilst

cars.

done, the bells of the monastery tolled

heard

the

of

the

ground.

the

Blasco

of

distance,the measured

censers

each

of

of
precincts

the

coffins.

and

which

lances

Lorenzo

that

the two

was

from

cade.
caval-

the

captain of

on
trailing

and

in the

The

The

platform

king's bodyguard,

Rodrigo Manuel, followed, riding

entered

named

court,

chapel royal,and

the

of

of his band.

covered

the

followed, chanting dirges.

dean

were

the

six monks

choristers.

the head

The

of

of the

Espinosa escorted

Madrid

Don
horse-guards,
at

cloaks.

in the

removal

cavaliers
principal

de

posed
com-

nobles, nominated

long mourning

Los

cortege was

superintendthe

warrant

The

prelatesand

the

of

VAL0I8.

and

tread of the brotherhood

traversed

monastery

from

the

long cloister,

this outer

court.

Prior,the community advanced, carrying

torches, and

that

the

chanting anthems

hearers

the harmonious

were

melted

voices of the

and

versi-

into

tears,

fathers,and

D8

BLIZABBTH

tlio melancholyclamour

381

VALOII.

of bella,"

The

as
antiphone,
the monks
approached,was taken up in response by
the choristers of the chapelroyal. The prior,
wearing
his
and removing the
to the platform,
cope, advanced
brocade which
covered the coffins,he
pallof costly
sprinkled
holy water upon them, and offered incense.

bodies

Tlie

the

to

and

choirs

had

been

raised,and

more

chapel,precededby

chanting.

this the

Upon

for the dead

the brotherhood

the altar covered

coffins

chanted.

canopy

with black

and
placed,

were

The

trans-

for the

dais and

gorgeous

preparedbefore

velvet.
otHcc

once

the shoulders of the cavaliers named

on
porttul

purpose,

then

were

the

then terminated

ceremony

for that

day ; the Monteros de Espinosa

keeping guard during the night within the chapel,
illuminated by wax
which was
tapers.
The
quiem
followingmorning, June 8th, a solemn Re-

fathers

de

of the

altar

the

preacherto
filled that

the

king ; an

The

funeral oration

ecclesiasticwho

de

Villalva,

had likewise

of Oharles

V.

at

discourse, like his celebrated harangue

pulpiton

his

relics in shrines,

Fray Francisco

office in the household

His

Yuste,

of

bishopof Salamanca,
aided by two
officiating,
illustrious birth. Upon
the

displayednumerous
jewelsand gold.

were

pronounced by

was

moved

Mendoza

monastery

sparklingwith

fVom

"

Gonzales

Pcro

the

performed

was

mass

the decease of his

to
auditory

teara, when

virtues,and the premature decease

de Valois.

The

bishopof

Imperial
master,

he descanted
of the young

Salamanca

on

the

beth
Eliza-

at tibic."^w^

382

ELIZABETH

of the oration advanced

dusion

various prayers
devout

made

all of which

to

The

response.

into the vault

platformof

the

coffin

preparedbeneath

covered

with black

cross.

Upon

state,
mi

"

In this coffin reposes

third wife

of

She

lord.

the

in the

in the
and

The

Carlos, which

Requiem

bishop

The

the altar.
on

of

the

into the

the queen

"

the coffin

Maria, his

space,

monastery

in the

the

dead

Don

for

The

hour.

following
day,June

9th,

at
Manuel, officiating

the

vault,and

observed

were

then

body

of Don

placed beside

Carlos
that

of

however, being left between, for

containingthe
mother.

the

and

Madrid,

assembled

vesper

ceremonies

same

day ;
previous

lowered

at

Juan

Zamora

posited
de-

was

of

to this

monks

done
on

Francisco,

7th, 1573."

office of

chanted

was

the

the

was

Descalzas

translated

was

Real, June

intone

chapel to

the

it

Her

day of

third

of Las

evening

same

the

on

Nunnery
El

of St. Lorenzo

Madrid

died

France, and

body

thence

from

of

1568.

our

Isabel,

of Dona

body

Lord

of

year

placed

vellum.

on

St.

eve

crimson

of the ever-blessed

the

on

the

was

FelipeII.,our sovereign
daughter of Henry II., and of

royalpalace of

October,

the lid

It

of El Escorial

Medici, monarchs

dc

lowered

Don

king
the

was

Catherine
in

the

of monks

then

was

velvet,
having on

the bier the monks

choir

high altar.

the

written
inscription,
following

the

was

to the

after first incensingthe coffin of the queen,

and

as

V ALOIS.

DB

ashes

of the Princess

coffer of lead

was

Dofia

deposited

ELIZABEin

DE

prince,containingthe following
parchment

the coffin of the

on

document, written

on

this coffin reposes

"In

Prince Don

Serene
Catholic
founder

king
of this

by

Dofia

of

Madrid,

the

Don

Felipe 11.
first wife.

the

He

El

died in

the town

1545, in Valladolid.

Nunnery

of

of

town

this

Santo

Madrid,

monastery

Catholic
sixth

His

body

and

day of June, 1573,

Real

the

the

royalvault

remains

of Charles

of

the

the firstwife of

receptionof

for the

brought

were

from

the

in
Isabella,
of

Granada.

the emperor

The

Mary

queen

brought

were

and

of Dofia

of

of

Maria,

Eleanor

Documentos

'

Ibid.

Ineditos

Francisco

sobre

la Historia

de los Santos

"

de

and

queen

sisters of

depositedin

vault of the Escorial.'

1

Espana,

Descripcion del

his

transported

Hungary

also

the

The

Ferdinand

of

remains

from

of Yuste.

likewise

were

mausoleum

beautiful

France, and

Isabel, and

PhilipIL,

El Real."'

followingyear, 1574,

V., which

empress

to

after the

year

Lorenzo

the church
temporary resting-place,

bodies

translated

the

the

opened

was

said

of the

lord,his father,on

in the tenth

spring of

the

the

foundation of this monastery of San

During

July 9th,

command

by

Felipeour

twenty-

of

of St. Lorenzo

king Don

the

depositedin

thence

from

was

in the
born

was

El

Domingo

Real,

vigilof

the

been

having

the very

Lorenzo

on
royalpalace,

of his age,

most

and
sovereign^,

our

St. James, July 24th, 1568,

apostle

third year

the

of

son

of San

monastery

of

body

Carlos,first-bom

Maria,his
in

383

TALOIS.

p. 83, "c.

Escorial.

the

384

ELIZABETH

royalbodies

The

fane; erected

TALOIS.

reposedbeneath

thus

the

splendid

the

by

1586, when

DE

pietyof PhilipII, until the year

magnificentchurch of St. Lorenzo

the

completed. Beneath the high altar,another

been
excavated
under
larger sepulchrehad
of Philiphimself.
A third time
superintendence

and

was

celebrated

Requiem

the

and

great pomp
transferred

services

The

concealed

the view

from

his tribune

from

prepared.*
nificence,
mag-

officiating;
the

over

all,viewed

of

Whh

incredible

the realm

of
prelates

Philip himself

while

vault

with

was

raised and

were

marble

celebrated

chief

royal dead.

coffins

sumptuous

were

the

the

parade

the

to

for the

the

altar,

solemn

the

pageant.
For

of this tomb
seventy years, the sanctity
inviolate.

The

niche

the
occu|)ied

reserved

PhilipIII, with

succi"ssor

Austria, rested with

PhilipIII
called the

had

The

Isabel

of his

of

Prince
and
IC.

Maria
the

"

Carlos

Don

Philip II.

10.
12.

emperor

of

Princess

of

Maximilian

3.

of
17.

Philip
II.

place

II.

of

left for

Charles
Infant

by

his

Documentos

V.;
Don

of

queen

France;

; 8. queen

Anne

de

third

Valois,

of Phihp

Infant

Diego

wife

Ineditos,t.

Don

11.

Anne,
i.

4.

Dona

13, 14. Infants

15.

Wen-

empress

5.

Isabella

fourth

successor

1. Archduke

Philip II.

occcupied

and

Maria, first wife

Austria

and

tomb-house

son

Eleanor,

; 9. Dona

Dona

John

Don

children

Fernando

son

Meanwhile,

famous

Austria, sister of Philip II

wife

all children

Hungary

time,

Marguerite of

following order

in the

due

his

dust.

His

reign.

V. ; 7.

Hernando,

Infant

the

Charles

Philip II.;

Don

of

Maria

6. emperor

Don

of

queen

of Austria, fourth
wife

his consort

their kindred

ranged

were

Mary,

Dona

empress,

and

Pantheon, the construction of which

Ixxiies

ceslaiis ; 2.

II,in
Philip

for liim

commenc(*d

thirty-three
years
*

bones of

mained
re-

II. j 11.

Don

Juan

Hernando;

Infanta

Dona

daughter of

PhilipIV, completed
of March

its silent

for

prepared
constructed

of

receptionof
their

marble

without

fourth

final removal

16th

the

on

service

de

conducted

the

oration

Ezekial.

Oh

"

!"^

Great, and
the

de

marble

then

were

bis

chant

opened,

empress,

of

Pqciipciim
VOL.

U.

dd

the remains

of

Henry

the

portal

The

open

and

down

the
th*'

PhilipII.

Eaeonal

por

of the c"/ffins

seven
priests,

the

and

Austria, Philip III.

"

by

the

steps,leadingto the funeral chamber*

the solemn

Amid

round

borne

PhilipIV.
thrown

of the

word

the

headed

Prophet

the

from

ecclesiastics defiled

robed

procession of

then

was

Juan

by Fray

were

of

tofore
here-

as

pomp

daughter

the first consort

religious

The

same

hear

the bodies

took

royalremains

his text

bones

dry

of the

ceremony

delivered

Bourbon,

tomb-house

broad

the

processionbeing

Elizabeth

of

ye

with

took

Afterwards

church, the
of

prepared for thA

those sovereignswho

was

of the

being

who

of

March, 1654.

of

was

Avellanada,

Lord

had

leavingposterity.The

and

place

marble, for the

kings

royalfamily,and

the

was

the chamber

round

black

the

superbly adorned,

princesof

of

WftS

tomb

The

day

Spain^and
continued
the
royal line*
of magnificent
proportions

of

chamber
sepulchral

less

died

bones

who

consorts

Another
but

the

chamber

occupants.

jasperand

l6tJi

the

by

goigeous

twenty-fivesarcophagi of

were

and

third

this

654,

work, and

the

SS5

TALOIS.

D"

ELIZABETH

remains

and

of Charles

bis fourth

V.

wife Anne

and

Marguerite of Austria,

Padre

fnautituin 4e

kv* S^wV**,

PA,

386

ILIZABBTU

and

Eliauibeth de

marble
The

DX

Bpurboni

TALOXS.

urns.

coffin of Elizabeth de Valois

niche,in the second chamber

left no

male

The

monumental

bronze,robed
is stillto be

remains

in

the

to

she

as

Carlos

of Don

de Valois, in

Elizabeth

mantle,and kneeling,

emblazoned

of El Escorial in front

in the church

seen

sepuldire.

same

of
effigy

an

placedin

was

of the Pantheon,

offspring.The

likewise translated

were

the

transferred to

were

of the

high altar. Together under the same

jasper
of Charles V., the empress
shrine,kneel the effigies
Isabel,Philip11. and three of his consorts, Maria,
Elizabeth and
statues

are

Anne, and

the work

of

his

son

The

Carlos.

Don

Leoni, the sculptor.

of the
comparativelyrecent dispersion
el Real
famed Jeronomite community of San Lorenzo

Until

del

the

Escorial,a

second

of

bolden

vigilwas

October,

of the decease of

of the

eve

day precedingthe anniversary

the

Elizabeth

repose of the soul

the

on

de Valois

of the beloved

to

pray

wife of

for the

their

royal

founder, PhilipII.*
^

Ineditos,p. 83.

Documentos

END.

THE

".

LONDON

Printed

by

Schulze

and

^.

Co., 13, Poland

Street.