a.d. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1577- 



placed on both sides of my horse, and so brought me 

 to the kings palace. 



The king sate in his chaire with his Counsell about 

 him, as well the Moores as the Elchies, and according 

 to his order given unto me before, I there declared my 

 message in Spanish, and made deliverie of the Queenes 

 Majesties letters, and all that I spake at that present 

 in Spanish, hee caused one of his Elchies to declare the 

 same to the Moores present, in the Larbe tongue. 



Which done, he answered me againe in Spanish, 

 yeelding to the Queenes Majestie great thankes, and 

 offering himselfe and his countrey to bee at her Graces 

 commaundement, and then commaunded certaine of his 

 Counsellers to conduct mee to my lodging, not being 

 farre from the Court. 



The house was faire after the fashion of that countrey, 

 being daily well furnished with al kind of victuall at 

 the kings charge. 



The same night he sent for mee to the Court, and 

 I had conference with him about the space of two 

 houres, where I throughly declared the charge com- 

 mitted unto mee from her Majestie, finding him con- 

 formable, willing to pleasure and not to urge her 

 Majestie with any demaundes, more then conveniently 

 shee might willingly consent unto, hee knowing that 

 out of his countrey the Realme of England might be 

 better served with lackes, then hee in comparison 

 from us. 

 The king of Further he gave me to understand, that the king of 



Spaing sought Spaine had sent unto him for a licence, that an Ambas- 

 o isgrace t e sac [ olir Q f j^g m jpr n t come into his countrey, and had 

 Ambassadour. made great meanes that it the Queenes majesty or 

 England sent any unto him, that he would not give him 

 any credit or intertainment, albeit (said he) I know what 

 the king of Spaine is, and what the Queene of England 

 and her Realme is : for I neither like of him nor of his 

 religion, being so governed by the Inquisition that he 

 can doe nothing of himselfe. 



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