EDMUND HOGAN'S AMBASSAGE a.d. 



1577. 



Therefore when he commeth upon the licence which 

 I have granted, he shall well see how litle account I will 

 make of him and Spaine, and how greatly I will extoll 

 you for the Queenes majestie of England. 



He shall not come to my presence as you have done, [II. ii. 66.] 

 and shall dayly: for I minde to accept of you as my 

 companion and one of my house, whereas he shall attend 

 twentie dayes after he hath done his message. 



After the end of this speech I delivered Sir Thomas 

 Greshams letters, when as he tooke me by the hand, and 

 led me downe a long court to a palace where there ranne 

 a faire fountaine of water, and there sitting himselfe in 

 a chaire, he commanded me to sit downe in another, and 

 there called for such simple Musicians as he had. 



Then I presented him with a great base Lute, which Tie king of 

 he most thankfully accepted, and then he was desirous ^r"^ 

 to heare of the Musicians, and I tolde him that there was j or Musicians. 

 great care had to provide them, and that I did not doubt 

 but upon my returne they should come with the first ship. 

 He is willing to give them good intertainment with pro- 

 vision of victuall, and to let them live according to their 

 law and conscience wherein he urgeth none to the contrary. 



I finde him to be one that liveth greatly in the feare 

 of God, being well exercised in the Scriptures, as well 

 in the olde Testament as also in the New, and he beareth 

 a greater affection to our Nation then to others because 

 of our religion, which forbiddeth worship of Idols, and 

 the Moores called him the Christian king. 



The same night being the first of June, I continued 

 with him till twelve of the clocke, and he seemed to have 

 so good liking of me, that he tooke from his girdle a A rich gift 

 short dagger being set with 200 stones, rubies and turkies, hestowed 

 and did bestow it upon me, and so I being conducted j m b a ssadour. 

 returned to my lodging for that time. 



The next day because he knew it to be Sunday & 

 our Sabboth day he did let me rest. But on the munday 

 in the afternoone he sent for me, and I had conference 

 with him againe, and musicke. 



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