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time daily divers Aldermen and the gravest personages 

 of the said companie did visite him, providing all kind 

 of victuals for his table and his servants, with al sorts of 

 Officers to attend upon him in good sort and condition, 

 as to such an ambassadour of honour doeth and ought to 

 appertaine. 



It is also to be remembred that at his first entrance into 

 his chamber, there was presented unto him on the 

 Queenes Majesties behalfe for a gift and present, and his 

 better furniture in apparel, one rich piece of cloth of 

 tissue, a piece of cloth of golde, another piece of cloth 

 of golde raised with crimosin velvet, a piece of crimosin 

 velvet in graine, a piece of purple velvet, a piece of 

 Damaske purpled, a piece of crimosin damaske, which he 

 most thankfully accepted. In this beautifull lodging 

 refreshing and preparing himselfe and his traine with 

 things requisite he abode, expecting the kings majesties 

 repaire out of Flanders into England, whose highnesse 

 arriving the one and twentie of March, the same Am- 

 bassadour the five and twentieth of March being the 

 Annunciation of our Ladie (the day twelvemoneth he 

 took his leave from the Emperour his master) was most 

 honourably brought to the King and Queenes majesties 

 court at Westminster, where accompanied first with the 

 said Viscount and other notable personages, and the 

 merchants, hee arriving at Westminster bridge, was there 

 received with sixe lords, conducted into a stately chamber, 

 where by the lords, Chancellor, Treasurer, Privie seale, 

 Admiral!, bishop of Elie, and other Counsellers, hee was 

 visited and saluted : and consequently was brought unto 

 the Kings and Queenes majesties presence, sitting under a 

 stately cloth of honour, the chamber most richly decked 

 and furnished, and most honourably presented. Where, 

 after that hee had delivered his letters, made his Oration, 

 given two timber of Sables, and the report of the same 

 made both in English and Spanish, in most loving maner 

 embraced, was with much honour and high entertaine- 

 ment, in sight of a great confluence of people, Lordes and 



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