Chap. IV. through S 
they have been kept conftantly loyal, without an armed 
Force ; for the Kings of Spain are neither crowned, as 
other Monarchs are, nor do they keep any Guards : 
The firft they think unneceffary in an hereditary King- 
dom ; and as for the latter, Philip the Third faid truly, 
that Guards might protect SCyrants^ hut ajufi Prince need- 
ed no other Guards than his own Subjects. The People 
being thus indulged in Freedom of Speech, and ma- 
king Ufe of this Freedom openly, never enter into 
fecret Cabals *, fometimes, indeed, they alfemble in 
Crowds before the Palace, and reprefented their Griev- 
ances in very round Terms; but they began and ended 
with this Exclamation, het our good King live for ever, 
but let the wicked Adminijiration go to the Devil. A lit- 
tle Condefcenfion, and the Redreffing a fev/ of the 
moft notorious Grievances, always quieted them fo, that 
their Monarchs have never thought themfelves in Dan- 
ger ; and their Minifters know, upon fuch Occafions, 
how to purchafe Peace upon reafonable Terms. [The 
Reader is to obferve, that all that is here advanced re- 
lates to the Old Spanijh Monarchy under the Kings of 
the Houfe of Aujlria ; for fince the Acceffion of the 
Bourbon Family, the King of Spain has not only had 
Guards, but a very formidable Body of Houfehold 
Troops. The long War, occafioned by the Acceffion 
of the late King Philip, gave him an Opportunity of 
eftablilhing thefe ; and it is not probable that he or 
his Succeffors will ever part with them.] 
17. We cannot have, for the Time in which they 
were written, better Accounts than thofe given us by 
Mr. Willoughby ; nor are the Additions lefs curious, 
more efpecially with refpeft to the Coral Fifhery, our 
former Relations being very little to be depended upon. 
There was likewife, in the fame Book, as large and, 
particular a Detail as to Lead Mines ; but the Writing 
being befaced, it was impoffiible to pick it out. But 
there is one Objedlion to which this Colledlion would 
be liable, if we inferred no other Travels but thefe, 
viz. that they are many Years old ; that Things are 
much changed fince, and that People would be glad 
to knowhow they look nearer their own Times. In 
order to guard againft this, and at the fame Time to 
fupply another Deficiency, which is the Leaving feveral 
Provinces untouch’d, we ffiall, in the next Sedlion, pre- 
fent the Reader with the Travels of an Englijh Gentle- 
man, not only through Spain, but Portugal alfo ; later in 
Point of Time by about thirty Years, than thofe which 
have been already given, and which are written with 
great Plainnefs and Perfpicuity. It is, indeed, to be 
wifhed, that we had a better Acquaintance with their 
Author, fince this would very probably give us a better 
Opinion of the Work itfelf ; but as we have not, we 
muft be content to take it the other Way, and efteem 
the Author for the Sake of his Work, which will ap- 
pear more pleafant to a modern Reader, as it is writ- 
Pain. yoj 
ten in the Language of thefe Times. We mightj ins 
deed, have fmoothed thofe of Mr. Willoughby^ and 
render’d them more graceful in the Eyes of many 
People, by taking them out of their ancient Garb 5 
but againft this we had many Reafons. 
It feems but juft, that a Man, and efpecially a Mari 
of his Quality, ftiould tell his Tale in his own Lan- 
guage, and after his own Mannetj efpecially if there 
be nothing in it barbarous or uncouth. It is very far 
from being an eafy Matter to give precifely the Senfe 
of an Author, who writes in our own Tongue, in any 
other Words than his own ; for either we fall ffiort of,- 
or exceed his Ideas ; and to be convinced of thisj we 
need only make a Tryal. There is a great Beauty in 
feeing thefe Variety of Stiles, which is alfo heighten’d 
by its Propriety. In a Treatife of Geography, or even 
in a Hiftory of Voyages, Uniformity is requifite ; but 
it is otherwife in a Coliedlion, and thofe have been al- 
ways efteemed moft, that have been the exadleft in this 
Refpedl, fuch as Ramujios in Italian, Phevenots in French, 
and Hackluyts in our own. This laft is a very proper 
Inftance, for by comparing him with his Succeflbr Pur-^ 
chaSi we may eafily difcern the Inconveniences that at- 
tend a finical Nicety, in an Editor who prefers his own 
Manner of Writing to that of all other Men. The 
Reverend Author we have laft mentioned, confider’d 
himfelf, and was confider’d in his own Times as a- 
Wit ; that is to fay, he had a Humour of playing upon 
Words, and introducing Burlefque Remarks upon very 
ferious Subjedls *, which has brought him into Difcre- 
dit with the prefent Age, when a chafter and more cor- 
rect Stile is grown into Fafhion. 
But though I do not think it expedient, that an Edi- 
tor fhould always new cloath his Author ; yet I muft: 
admit, that there are Cafes where this is not only al- 
lowable, but neceflTary -, and in thofe Cafes, according 
to thebeft of my Judgment, I have never failed ufing- 
this Freedom. But if there be a Beauty in fuch Variety 
of Stiles, there is likewife a very great Utility ; for by 
feeing the different Methods which Travellers make 
ufe of, we learn the Excellencies of fome, and the De- 
ficiencies of others, and know from thence how to copy 
the one, or to avoid the other, when it becomes our own 
Turn to write. But thefe Reflexions have, perhaps, car- 
ried me a little out of my Way, and made the Con- 
clufion of this Sedtion a few Lines longer than it ought 
to be. The Reader will confider, that all People are 
fond of talking of their own Trades, and that perhaps 
Authors are more liable to fall into this Error than 
others. The beft Amends I can make, after confeffing 
my Foible, is to atone for it ; and as I have already faid 
all that is neceffary to be faid of the Perfon to whom we 
are indebted for the following Sedtion, we will pro- 
ceed to it without any Introdudlion. 
SECTION II. 
q* R A V E L s through Portugal and Spain, with a diftindf Delcription 
of the principal Cities in both Kingdoms ; particularly, Lisbon, Co^ 
imbra, Porto, and Braga, in the former ; Madrid, Valentia, Alicant, 
&c. in the latter : With a curious and corredf Detail of the Curio- 
fities in xht Ejeurial, and a fuccindf Defeription of the other Royal 
Palaces of their Catholick Majefties. 
By an English Gentleman, j 
I . 'The Authors V lyage to Lisbon, and Thoughts of the Portuguefe upon his firfl AfrPaal there, with 
fome other Particulars. 2. A diflinSi Account of the City of Lisbon, and the Country, adjacent, q. 
The City and JJmverfity of Coimbra particularly deferibed, and more efpecially the famous Convent of 
VOL. II. 117, g R ^ 
