A
SHORT
RELATION
,
OF
THE
LIFE
,
VIRTVES
,
and
miracles
,
of
S.
ELIZABETH
CALLED
THE
PEACE-MAKER
.
QVEEN
OF
PORTVGALL
.
Of
the
third
Rule
of
S.
FRANCIS
.
Canonised
by
Pope
VRBAN
the
VIII
.
the
25.
of
May.
Anno
1625.
Translated
out
of
Dutch
;
by
Sister
Catharine
Francis
,
Abbess
of
the
English
Monasterie
of
S.
FRANCIS
third
Rule
in
Bruxelles
.
AT
BRVXELLES
,
By
Ihon
Pepermans
,
at
the
signe
of
the
goulden
Byble
,
1628.
●●●●●BETHA
PORTVGALLIAE
REGINA
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
S.
Francisci
Vixit
annis
LXV
.
Obijt
ano
1336.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
●…lp
:
et
Excud
:
Stᵒ
Van
▪
Schore
TO
THE
REVEREND
,
RELIGIOVS
,
AND
DEVOVT
seruant
of
Iesus
Christ
.
SISTER
CATHARINE
FRANCIS
,
Abbess
of
the
English
Monasterie
of
S.
Francis
third
Rule
.
in
Bruxelles
.
Euerlasting
health
.
REVEREND
MOTHER
.
Having
seen
in
English
the
little
booke
of
the
life
of
S.
ELISABETH
Queen
of
Portugall
:
which
F.
Paludan
.
abbridged
,
and
gaue
out
to
all
the
people
in
Spanish
,
French
,
and
Dutch
,
in
the
solemnitie
made
at
the
publishing
of
her
Canonisation
,
in
Bruxelles
:
I
knew
it
to
be
your
Reuerences
hand
wrighting
,
and
being
farder
certified
that
it
was
your
owne
labour
,
and
that
you
had
your selfe
translated
it
out
of
the
dutch
.
Esteeming
it
so
much
the
more
,
I
conferred
it
with
the
originall
;
and
finding
it
in
all
things
to
agree
,
and
to
be
à
mirrour
,
not
only
for
Religious
,
but
also
for
Princes
,
I
had
scruple
to
hide
what
was
so
behouefull
for
the
commun
good
;
therfore
witnessing
heer
the
truth
of
the
translation
,
I
demanded
of
our
superiour
his
approbation
that
it
might
be
printed
,
which
had
,
I
dedicate
your
worck
to
your
owne
selfe
,
willing
you
to
go
forward
in
so
good
exercise
,
for
nothing
moveth
more
to
perfection
then
the
examples
of
those
saintes
that
were
in
all
respectes
of
the
same
profession
that
our selves
are
:
nor
contrariewise
can
any
thing
more
hinder
it
,
then
to
be
bound
to
one
profession
,
and
in
affection
to
follow
another
.
Verely
,
to
your
serious
looking
into
theyr
liues
(
next
vnto
your
dayly
,
and
nightly
exercise
of
quire
and
meditation
)
I
must
attribute
that
principall
spirit
of
gouernement
,
to
which
in
short
time
you
haue
attained
by
the
assistance
of
him
who
needeth
no
long
times
in
teaching
,
Almightie
God
,
who
euer
bless
your
endeavours
,
and
bring
vs
all
to
see
his
face
,
in
heaven
.
Pray
for
your
pore
Chaplain
.
BR.
FRANCIS
BEL.
THE
AVTHOR
,
TO
THE
READER
.
TVrning
ouer
diuers
Authors
,
and
with
attention
reading
theyr
histories
,
the
better
to
informe
my selfe
of
the
parentage
,
affinitie
,
and
life
of
our
holy
Queen
Elizabetb
:
I
haue
found
that
her
Origen
is
the
illustrious
howse
of
Aragon
,
and
her
alliance
by
mariage
,
with
the
kingly
howse
of
Portugall
,
which
howses
I
haue
noted
to
haue
been
very
fruictfull
of
holy
persons
:
And
not
only
in
thees
two
but
also
in
many
others
,
as
France
,
Castile
,
Bohemia
,
Hungarie
,
Poland
,
and
Brabant
I
haue
observed
the
like
blessings
and
favours
.
Amongst
which
kingdomes
and
Princedomes
,
the
mutuall
mariages
and
alliances
from
all
antiquitie
,
by
course
even
till
this
time
haue
caused
an
affinitie
worthie
the
consideration
:
In
so
much
that
the
Princes
and
Potentates
liuing
this
day
,
if
they
bee
come
of
thees
families
,
haue
either
theyr
origen
from
the
number
of
thees
Saintes
or
elles
are
allied
and
of
kinred
to
them
reigning
now
in
glorie
with
Christ
our
saviour
.
Chiefly
it
is
to
bee
noted
how
this
holy
Saint
Elisabeth
Queen
of
Portugall
is
Parent
to
the
Emperour
Ferdinand
,
the
2.
and
the
Catholique
King
of
Spaine
Philip
Dominicus
victor
,
by
right
line
in
the
tenth
degree
.
To
the
Infanta
Isabella
Clara
Eugenia
,
gouerness
of
the
lowe
countries
and
Burgondie
,
in
the
9.
degree
.
To
the
Duke
of
Bavaria
and
the
Duke
of
Nuburg
,
in
the
11.
degree
.
The
most
Christian
King
of
France
,
that
now
liveth
,
is
to
her
and
S.
Lewes
,
his
predecessor
in
the
kingdome
of
France
(
who
was
also
of
the
third
Order
of
our
Seraphicall
father
S.
Francis
)
and
to
her
Sister
S.
Elisabeth
who
was
à
Nunne
of
S.
Clares
Order
;
in
the
eleventh
degree
:
he
is
also
cozen
to
S.
Lewes
Bishop
of
Tolosa
,
who
was
à
Freer
of
S.
Francis
Order
:
and
also
to
B.
Ioanna
Queen
of
France
,
Foundress
of
our
B.
Ladies
order
,
called
the
Anuntiates
.
The
King
of
Poland
that
reigneth
at
this
day
,
hath
in
his
Parentage
S.
Hedwigis
,
and
her
daughter
.
S.
Gertrude
;
and
B.
Aleyda
Princess
of
Poland
,
and
B.
Salomea
Queen
of
Halicia
,
Moreover
,
he
hath
S.
Casimirus
,
his
vncle
,
Brother
to
his
grandfather
.
The
Lantsgraue
of
Hessen
descendeth
from
S.
Elisabeth
Queen
of
Hungarie
and
Bohemia
(
shee
was
of
the
third
order
of
S.
Francis
)
hee
is
in
the
10.
degree
from
her
.
The
kingdomes
of
Hungarie
and
Bohemia
haue
honored
theyr
kings
and
Princes
with
parentage
of
Saints
and
Beatified
,
Saint
Elisabeth
before
mentioned
,
and
S.
Margarite
(
of
the
order
of
S.
Dominick
)
Cunegunda
and
Iolenta
of
the
order
of
S.
Clare
:
all
daughters
of
Andrew
the
3.
and
Bela
the
4.
Kings
of
Hungarie
:
B.
Agnes
of
the
order
of
S.
Clare
daughter
to
Primislaus
king
of
Bohemia
:
S.
Albertus
Cardinall
and
Martyr
Bishop
of
Leedes
(
whose
reliques
ly
in
Bruxelles
in
the
church
of
the
Discalced
Carmelites
,
translated
thither
from
Rhems
by
the
Archduke
of
happy
memorie
Albertus
the
Iust
,
and
Isabella
Clara
Eugenia
his
beloued
wife
the
year
1612.
)
who
was
sonn
,
brother
,
and
vncle
to
the
Dukes
of
Brabant
.
But
heer
I
desire
you
to
marck
,
how
the
kingdome
of
Portugall
,
goeth
beyond
the
others
;
for
setting
aside
the
holy
Elisabeth
(
whose
life
shall
heer
briefly
bee
set
downe
)
yee
shall
finde
,
coming
out
of
this
kingdome
,
the
first
king
Alphonsus
;
the
3.
daughters
of
his
sonne
Sancius
;
Theresa
Queen
of
Leon
;
Mafalda
Queen
of
Castile
,
after
Religiouse
of
S.
Bernards
order
:
and
Sancia
of
the
same
order
:
The
Prince
Ferdinand
sonne
to
king
Ihon
the
first
,
and
the
Infanta
Ioane
daughter
to
king
Alphonsus
the
fifth
,
all
eminent
for
holyness
of
life
and
miracles
:
wher
,
in
many
thousand
families
again
you
shall
not
finde
one
.
All
thees
Saintes
,
to
the
number
of
24.
haue
sprong
out
of
thees
ten
Catholick
families
within
the
space
of
about
400.
yeares
.
And
had
we
looked
further
back
to
theyr
first
beginning
or
theyr
conversion
to
the
Christian
faith
,
everie
familie
would
haue
yealded
more
:
for
in
Hungarie
we
should
yet
haue
found
S.
Stephan
,
and
Emeric
kings
,
and
Ladislaus
Prince
of
that
Kingdome
.
In
Bohemia
,
S.
Wenceslaus
Martyr
.
In
Austria
,
S.
Leopoldus
.
In
Brabant
,
SS.
Pipin
,
Arnulphus
,
Emebert
,
Begga
,
Gertrude
,
Gudula
,
Pharaildis
,
Reynaldis
,
Waltrudis
,
Aldegund
,
&c.
and
so
in
the
rest
.
And
to
returne
again
to
S.
Elisabeth
Queen
of
Portugall
,
Note
,
that
of
her
are
come
,
7.
Emperours
,
consequently
one
after
another
:
six
Empresses
:
36.
Kings
:
and
43.
Queenes
.
All
which
together
is
to
bee
seen
as
cleer
as
the
sunn
;
in
à
table
which
I
haue
sett
forth
;
to
the
honour
of
the
same
Saint
:
and
withall
,
that
the
devout
reader
may
see
therin
how
men
in
this
worlde
(
if
they
will
cooperate
with
Gods
preventing
grace
)
notwithstanding
maiestie
,
greatness
,
might
,
honour
,
and
kingdome
,
may
attaine
to
great
holyness
:
And
that
also
beholding
and
considering
so
manie
Saints
,
the
Christian
Princes
that
glorie
to
bee
of
theyr
race
may
be
therby
spurred
and
pricked
on
to
virtue
,
and
followe
theyr
holyness
▪
and
choose
them
for
Patrones
,
Aduocates
,
and
guides
,
in
the
vnknowne
way
,
of
this
life
,
and
after
in
the
iust
iudgement
of
the
vpright
iudge
.
Those
that
haue
the
carde
which
I
set
out
,
must
note
,
first
that
it
was
not
possible
to
giue
all
the
Queenes
place
therin
,
or
to
set
downe
theyr
names
,
because
the
piece
is
little
,
and
also
because
many
of
them
were
maried
to
kings
,
whom
it
was
no
need
to
bring
in
:
and
those
that
are
set
downe
are
without
crownes
,
excepting
the
Saints
,
and
those
that
were
heyres
to
kingdomes
or
princedomes
,
who
by
theyr
mariages
transferred
them
to
other
families
.
Secondly
,
heer
in
is
cleerly
to
bee
seen
,
the
right
and
lawfull
succession
of
the
kingdoms
of
Hungarie
,
and
Bohemia
,
and
all
the
Prouinces
,
and
Dominions
of
the
howse
of
Austria
vnto
the
person
of
Ferdinando
Emperour
of
the
Romanes
.
Also
the
inheritance
and
succession
not
only
of
all
the
kingdomes
of
Spaine
but
also
of
Sicilie
,
and
Naples
,
of
the
Dukedome
of
Burgundie
,
Brabant
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Dominions
of
the
lowe
countries
,
lawfully
to
pertein
and
fall
vpon
the
person
of
the
Catholick
king
Philip
the
4.
Dominic
Victor
,
and
that
not
by
force
of
armes
,
much
less
by
prudence
and
humane
industrie
:
but
only
by
the
disposition
and
prouidence
of
God
:
who
(
Eccl.
cap.
10.
)
translateth
kingdomes
from
nation
to
nation
.
Whence
may
bee
seen
the
idleness
,
and
vanitie
or
manifest
impietie
of
such
as
preferr
the
inventions
of
theyr
owne
braines
,
or
,
to
speak
more
properly
,
certaine
lawes
of
state
,
before
the
providence
and
care-that
God
hath
of
the
gouernement
of
Empires
and
Dominions
:
and
for
theyr
better
safeguard
and
securitie
,
sett
faith
and
conscience
à
side
,
offend
God
and
his
holy
church
.
Thirdly
,
all
Potentates
shall
heer
note
,
that
the
strongest
castle
,
the
chiefest
fortification
and
defence
of
theyr
estates
is
,
sincere
faith
,
and
Religion
not
affected
:
for
although
the
riches
and
regions
bee
moued
together
,
although
the
earth
be
in
vprore
,
and
hell
come
in
for
à
part
:
nothing
of
all
this
can
shake
the
Monarch
that
feareth
God
,
and
loveth
his
church
,
and
doth
not
communicate
nor
participate
with
the
adversaries
ther
of
,
and
is
zealous
of
sincere
and
perfect
iustice
.
Fourthly
that
no
man
may
haue
anie
thing
to
say
,
if
it
seem
to
him
that
I
haue
done
more
then
the
decrees
of
the
church
do
permit
,
touching
the
description
of
the
24.
Saints
.
Because
they
bee
not
all
in
the
Catalogue
of
the
Canonised
by
order
of
the
Romane
church
,
althoug
the
greatest
part
of
them
bee
so
:
yet
the
others
shined
and
do
as
yet
shine
with
many
miracles
in
theyr
seuerall
places
and
prouinces
▪
Wher
they
are
holden
,
esteemed
and
reuerenced
,
for
Saints
;
and
of
some
of
them
the
Martyrologes
of
theyr
orders
do
make
mention
,
so
that
no
doubt
being
made
of
theyr
sanctitie
it
remayneth
that
we
endeauour
to
followe
them
.
Ther
is
in
the
table
à
distinction
,
for
the
Saints
Canonised
,
or
Beatified
,
are
in
ouall
circles
with
beames
of
glorie
about
theyr
heads
,
the
other
in
round
circles
without
beames
.
And
because
the
beatification
of
B.
Ioane
Queen
of
France
,
is
laboured
for
at
Rome
,
and
the
decree
from
day
to
day
expected
,
shee
is
sett
in
an
ouall
circle
.
For
the
rest
,
what
thing
so
ever
can
bee
desired
more
in
the
description
of
the
carde
:
the
markes
and
distinctions
therin
sett
downe
,
and
chiefly
the
branches
of
it
doe
shewe
it
cleerly
.
Lett
,
this
suffice
,
gentle
Reader
,
for
thy
direction
;
enioy
my
little
labour
,
and
take
it
thanckfully
▪
F.
F.
P.
COncordat
cum
originali
Teutonico
Ita
testor
5.
Octobris
1628.
Fr.
Franciscus
Bel.
Imprimatur
,
Fr.
Franciscus
à
sancta
Clara
,
Lector
Theologiae
:
Collegij
S.
Bonauenturae
Duaci
,
Guardianus
,
&
R.
P.
Ministri
Prouinciae
Angliae
,
Cis
mare
vices
gerens
.
A
SHORT
DECLARATION
OF
THE
LIFE
,
VIRTVES
,
AND
MIRACLES
OF
S.
ELIZABETH
,
CALLED
THE
PEACE-MAKER
:
QVEEN
OF
PORTVGALL
.
Of
her
parents
and
bringing
vp
.
THE
FIRST
CHAPTER
.
THIS
B.
Sainte
Elizabeth
was
daughter
to
Peeter
king
of
Aragon
,
her
mother
was
named
X
,
daughter
of
Manfredus
,
King
of
Cecilie
and
Cozen
to
the
Emperour
.
Frederick
,
the
second
:
Shee
was
borne
in
the
yeare
of
our
Lord
1272.
In
the
reign
of
her
grandfather
james
(
of
whose
merits
and
good
workes
it
is
found
written
that
he
builded
and
endowed
,
to
the
honor
of
the
glorious
mother
of
god
,
2000.
)
churches
when
this
happy
child
was
Christned
,
they
named
her
Elizabeth
in
memory
of
that
other
S.
Elizabeth
,
daughter
to
Andrew
king
of
Hungary
,
who
dyed
before
,
in
great
holynes
of
life
.
and
was
numbred
amongst
the
Saints
by
Gregory
the
9.
whose
sister
Called
Violence
,
was
wife
to
the
forenamed
james
:
and
grandmother
to
this
holy
Saint
.
hir
birthe
did
so
much
reioyce
her
grandfather
,
that
he
presently
made
peace
with
his
sonne
,
her
father
;
with
whom
he
had
bene
long
at
variance
;
but
now
at
this
ioyfull
time
of
her
natiuity
he
concluded
peace
,
between
them
,
and
tooke
this
welcome
guifte
,
his
grandchild
home
to
his
pallace
,
and
brought
her
vp
with
great
care
.
instructing
her
in
all
vertues
.
when
she
was
6.
yeares
ould
her
grandfather
dyed
,
and
she
was
brought
home
to
her
fathers
house
,
where
in
her
tender
yeares
she
gaue
great
testimony
of
her
future
vertues
;
by
her
grauity
and
deuotion
which
was
of
great
edification
,
for
shee
kepte
the
same
maner
of
Rule
in
all
her
actions
.
and
espetially
in
her
praiers
and
deuotions
which
she
had
learned
of
her
grandfather
,
and
when
she
was
Come
to
the
age
of
8.
yeares
she
daily
read
the
7.
howres
of
the
diuine
office
:
with
great
deuotion
and
diligence
,
she
was
louing
and
charitable
to
the
poore
,
giuing
according
to
her
age
all
that
she
could
procure
,
at
which
her
father
did
very
much
admire
ascribing
all
the
good
succes
of
his
affaires
to
his
daughters
merits
for
which
he
gaue
daily
thankes
vnto
almighty
God
.
Of
the
marriage
of
B.
Saint
Elizabeth
.
THE
II.
CHAPTER
.
THe
fame
of
this
holy
Saint
,
and
her
naturall
indowments
wher-with
she
was
adorned
was
spred
through
the
wholl
world
so
that
she
was
desired
in
mariage
by
many
Princes
,
to
witt
,
the
Prince
,
of
Naples
,
and
the
Prince
of
Brittan̄y
who
sent
their
Embassadores
,
to
the
king
of
Aragon
her
father
to
desire
this
royall
daughter
in
mariage
,
but
this
was
vnwelcome
newes
,
vn
to
him
who
greaued
to
thinke
that
he
should
part
with
his
beloued
daughter
,
and
much
more
grieuous
was
it
to
the
holy
Elizabeth
,
that
sought
after
the
heauenly
Bridegroome
not
desiring
any
earthly
Prince
.
About
this
time
dyed
Alphonsus
,
the
3.
king
of
Portugal
,
and
after
him
reigned
in
his
kingdome
his
sonne
Dionisius
,
who
being
now
setled
in
his
kingdome
did
Choose
out
3.
of
the
greatest
Peeres
,
of
his
Royalme
,
whom
he
sent
in
Embassage
to
the
king
of
Aragon
,
to
desire
this
his
daughter
in
mariage
:
the
king
at
that
time
kepte
his
Courte
at
Barcinona
where
the
aforsayde
Embassadores
arriued
,
theyr
names
weare
the
Lord
Iohn
Velho
,
Lord
Iohn
Martinium
,
and
the
Lord
Vasco
Perez
,
who
presenting
their
Embassage
to
the
king
;
he
deliberating
with
him selfe
on
which
of
these
3.
Princes
,
he
should
bestowe
his
daughter
,
so
deare
and
delightfull
vnto
him
,
in
regard
of
her
virtuous
disposition
,
at
the
last
he
made
choice
of
the
king
of
Portugall
,
rather
then
either
of
the
other
two
Princes
,
in
regard
they
were
not
as
yet
established
in
theire
kingdoms
as
the
kinge
Dionysius
was
.
Besides
,
this
king
was
not
so
neer
in
blood
vnto
the
lady
Elizabeth
as
the
other
two
Princes
were
,
all
which
were
Motiues
that
made
the
king
her
father
willing
to
bestowe
her
vpon
the
aforsayd
king
Dionysius
;
and
so
soone
as
consent
was
giuen
thervnto
;
the
Lord
Velho
as
cheefe
▪
of
these
Embassadores
▪
toke
this
holy
Elizabeth
to
wife
,
in
the
name
of
his
king
,
who
vnderstanding
therof
did
much
reioyce
with
all
his
subiects
,
exceedingly
congratulating
this
hopefull
mariage
,
and
with
great
desire
expected
her
Coming
:
esteeming
her
as
giuen
them
from
heauen
,
when
shee
was
to
depart
from
her
fathers
pallace
,
towards
her
husbands
courte
:
the
king
her
father
with
greate
attendance
▪
accompanied
her
to
the
borders
of
Castile
:
where
shee
was
honorably
receiued
by
Aminitius
Sancius
who
at
that
time
being
hindred
with
warres
.
Gaue
her
to
the
protection
,
of
his
brother
james
:
and
the
best
of
the
nobility
of
Castile
.
At
Brigante
vpon
the
Borders
of
Portugall
Alphonsus
brother
to
the
aforsaide
king
Dionysius
,
awaited
her
,
and
brought
with
him
many
Bishops
and
nobles
of
the
land
,
honorably
conducting
her
Royall
parson
to
Trancosie
,
where
the
king
did
attend
the
Comming
of
his
bryde
,
and
the
mariage
was
solemnised
with
vnspeakable
ioy
of
all
.
In
the
yeare
of
our
lord
1282.
the
king
gaue
her
for
welcome
(
after
the
custome
of
Portugall
)
great
speciall
rents
out
of
certain
citties
;
and
also
courtiers
and
attendants
,
as
beseemed
her
.
Of
her
holy
life
in
her
mariage
state
.
THE
III.
CHAPTER
.
THis
newe
state
of
life
:
and
greate
honor
did
not
any
wayes
diminish
her
accustomed
deuotions
:
for
although
this
holy
Queene
were
but
12.
yeares
of
age
:
yet
did
she
measure
and
dispose
of
all
her
affaires
in
due
time
and
knewe
how
to
direct
and
turne
all
her
actions
to
the
honour
of
God
;
as
her
mirthe
into
modesty
:
her
ioy
into
teares
:
her
iewells
and
costly
apparell
,
to
sharpe
discipline
and
chastising
her
body
.
She
was
much
giuen
to
the
seruice
of
God
in
holy
contemplation
;
yet
did
she
neuer
neglect
her
seruice
and
due
respectes
vnto
the
king
her
husband
:
shee
kepte
a
iust
accounte
how
shee
spent
the
day
:
rising
early
in
the
morning
to
read
her
Matines
and
Prime
:
and
so
soone
as
the
Priestes
and
musicians
were
ready
to
performe
the
diuine
seruice
:
she
went
with
speed
to
the
Chappell
where
she
heard
mass
very
deuoutly
vpon
her
knees
:
and
after
mass
hauing
reuerently
kissed
the
Priests
hand
she
made
her
offering
according
to
the
solemnity
of
the
day
:
that
she
might
not
appeare
with
empty
hands
before
allmighty
God
,
this
being
done
she
read
the
rest
of
her
howres
:
and
this
was
her
accustomed
maner
.
all
the
time
of
her
life
:
and
for
the
last
shee
read
the
office
of
Our
B.
Lady
.
and
the
office
of
the
dead
:
in
the
after
noones
shee
went
à
gaine
to
the
Chappell
to
heare
the
Vesperas
,
and
to
performe
the
rest
of
her
office
:
after
which
she
gaue
her selfe
to
holy
contemplation
wherin
she
shed
à
boundance
of
teares
that
proceeded
from
the
tendernes
of
her
hart
she
also
vsed
to
reade
deuout
bookes
which
incite
to
virtue
:
and
after
this
shee
exercised
her selfe
in
skilfull
needle
worke
;
Chiefly
to
shun
idleness
and
to
giue
others
good
example
,
she
made
with
her
owne
handes
all
thinges
that
were
necessary
for
the
church
,
she
went
often
to
confession
and
received
the
most
holy
Sacrament
,
of
the
Altar
with
greate
deuotion
.
Of
her
greate
abstinence
,
and
how
her
fasting
was
confirmed
with
à
miracle
.
THE
IV.
CHAPTER
.
THis
holy
Queene
was
not
only
à
louer
of
praire
but
also
of
great
abstinence
,
accustoming
her selfe
to
à
very
spare
diett
:
that
her
soule
might
be
the
more
pleasing
vnto
God
:
and
besides
the
fasting
days
appointed
by
the
holy
church
,
she
kepte
3.
in
à
weeke
and
she
likewise
fasted
the
aduent
of
our
lord
:
and
from
the
Eue
of
S.
Iohn
Baptist
vntill
the
day
of
our
B.
ladyes
assumption
,
and
some
times
she
fasted
the
lent
of
S.
Michael
when
these
fastes
seemed
easie
to
her
,
then
did
she
fast
the.
Freedayes
and
Saturdayes
,
with
the
Eues
of
our
lady
and
all
the
Apostles
,
with
bread
and
water
:
and
she
would
haue
proceeded
further
in
fasting
but
that
the
king
her
husband
ouer
ruled
her
.
This
wise
and
virtuous
Queene
knew
wel
that
costly
meales
greate
banquettes
,
and
fine
apparell
was
often
times
the
nurce
of
many
sinnes
:
and
it
pleased
God
to
shew
by
à
miracle
how
pleasing
the
sobriety
and
abstinence
of
this
his
hand
maide
was
vnto
him
;
for
being
sick
at
Alanquerti
,
she
was
appointed
by
the
Doctor
to
drinke
wyne
for
the
recouery
of
her
strength
,
but
she
for
the
loue
of
abstinence
did
refuse
to
drinke
it
,
verely
beleeuing
it
was
not
good
for
her
health
.
For
not
she
alone
:
but
all
the
kinges
and
Queenes
of
Portugall
were
noe
drinkers
of
wyne
:
so
that
it
pleased
almighty
God
wonderfully
to
looke
vpon
her
,
for
as
her
waighting
woman
brought
her
twice
à
Cuppe
of
Could
water
to
drink
it
was
both
times
miraculously
turned
in
to
good
wyne
.
Of
her
mildnes
to
the
poore
,
likewise
confirmed
with
à
miracle
.
THE
V.
CHAPTER
.
THis
holy
Queene
was
all
wayes
found
milde
and
very
charitable
towards
the
poore
being
euer
willing
and
redy
to
helpe
and
comfort
them
in
all
that
possibly
she
might
,
so
that
her
liberality
seemed
to
go
aboue
her
Estate
,
she
neuer
let
any
depart
from
her
vncōforted
although
there
came
many
vnto
her
,
not
so
much
driuen
by
corporall
necessity
as
to
receiue
of
her
some
consolation
and
ease
of
their
griefes
by
her
pious
counsell
,
and
virtuous
example
.
She
had
great
compassion
vpon
all
strangers
:
and
outlandishe
pilgrims
tenderly
receiving
and
charitably
releeuing
them
according
to
their
necessity
with
mony
,
Cloathes
,
and
lodging
.
She
gaue
to
all
Cloisters
as
well
of
men
as
of
women
,
to
the
vttermost
of
her
power
.
She
did
much
commiserate
the
disstressed
estate
of
poore
gentilmen
which
through
any
misfortune
were
fallen
to
decay
:
and
she
sought
out
meanes
,
to
helpe
them
.
Likewise
this
pious
Queene
did
vnderstand
that
within
her
Royalme
were
very
many
women
of
good
account
which
suffered
greate
misery
for
want
of
maintenance
.
and
therby
were
in
danger
to
fall
in
to
sinne
a
but
she
employed
her
most
trust●
seruants
to
releeue
theyre
necessity
and
by
her
meanes
preferred
many
in
mariage
:
and
although
her
piety
were
alwayes
plentifully
manifested
to
the
needy
,
yet
vpon
fasting
dayes
:
and
in
the
holy
weeke
she
exercised
most
charity
:
and
aparelling
her selfe
in
very
poore
Cloathes
she
was
present
at
all
the
ceremonies
of
the
holy
Catholike
church
.
Vpon
good
frjday
she
washed
the
feete
of
13.
poore
men
and
hauing
done
she
humbly
kissed
theyr
feete
and
gaue
them
newe
Cloathes
.
the
like
she
did
on
holy
thursday
to
13.
poore
women
.
It
chanched
that
one
of
these
poore
women
had
à
very
soare
foot
which
was
grieuously
eaten
with
à
cancre
:
and
being
loath
the
princess
should
perceiue
it
she
drewe
it
backe
,
and
gaue
her
other
foot
to
wash
,
but
the
holy
Queene
tooke
the
soare
foot
into
her
hand
and
washed
it
very
▪
tenderly
and
although
it
had
so
strong
à
sauour
that
it
could
hardly
be
endured
yet
did
she
humbly
kiss
it
,
wherupon
the
saide
soare
was
imediatly
healed
miraculously
.
The
like
pious
worke
she
did
vpon
à
good
friday
at
Scalabi
,
when
all
the
people
were
gone
but
only
one
poore
man
who
stayd
in
the
court
to
seeke
some
remedy
of
à
foare
disease
with
which
he
was
afflicted
,
the
porter
seeing
him
was
very
angry
and
in
à
great
fury
required
of
him
how
he
came
to
be
infected
with
such
à
grieuous
disease
,
and
why
he
did
not
goe
away
with
the
other
people
and
taking
à
staff
in
his
hand
did
beat
this
poore
man
and
wound
him
very
grieuously
.
this
wicked
deed
was
made
knowen
vnto
the
holy
Queene
,
who
did
grieue
very
much
at
that
her
seruant
had
done
,
and
caused
the
poore
man
to
be
brought
vnto
her
and
comforted
him
in
all
that
she
could
,
binding
vp
his
woundes
with
her
owne
handes
and
gaue
order
to
her
seruants
that
they-should
haue
care
of
him
:
but
it
pleased
God
that
the
next
day
,
he
was
cured
,
and
came
to
the
holy
Queen
to
giue
her
thankes
for
his
health
.
she
continued
her
acustomed
charity
and
liberalytie
to
the
poore
which
was
shewed
to
be
most
pleasing
to
the
diuine
bounty
by
this
which
followeth
.
It
chanced
on
à
time
as
she
carried
in
her
lapp
à
greate
summe
of
mony
to
giue
to
the
poore
,
she
mett
with
the
king
her
husband
who
sayed
vnto
her
,
what
is
that
my
beloued
that
you
carry
there
?
she
answered
they
be
roses
:
and
opening
her
lapp
the
mony
was
miraculously
turned
in
to
fayre
roses
which
did
yeeld
forth
à
very
fragrant
smelle
:
although
it
were
then
the
time
of
winter
;
and
hereof
it
cometh
that
this
holy
Elizabeth
,
is
alwayes
painted
houlding
roses
in
her
lapp
:
she
was
euer
very
hard
and
sparing
to
her selfe
but
to
the
poore
most
milde
and
liberall
.
Of
à
certaine
peace
which
she
made
.
THE
VI.
CHAPTER
.
WIth
great
right
is
this
holy
Queen
stiled
Pacifica
,
which
is
as
much
to
say
as
Peace-maker
for
she
seemeth
to
haue
been
borne
for
that
end
,
to
make
peace
.
There
was
à
very
dangerous
accident
hapned
between
the
king
her
husband
and
his
brother
Alphonsus
about
certain
rentes
and
revenues
,
which
were
in
question
betweene
them
:
and
the
matter
was
growen
vnto
that
pass
that
it
seemed
impossible
,
to
be
ended
without
the
sheding
of
much
blood
:
but
this
vertuous
Queene
made
peace
between
them
with
her
owne
loss
:
presenting
to
them
as
à
guift
to
make
the
peace
à
towne
Called
Cintram
,
and
other
towns
of
Portugall
,
with
all
her
richest
reuenues
.
She
knewe
the
office
of
à
Queene
was
to
appease
the
angry
mind
of
the
king
and
make
peace
betwene
him
and
his
subiectes
;
also
to
admonish
those
in
office
to
discouer
the
deceipts
of
the
enimies
in
the
court
:
She
counselled
the
king
to
be
alwayes
liberall
to
those
that
deserued
well
:
and
not
to
giue
eare
to
those
that
backbite
and
detract
others
:
and
when
she
knewe
of
any
that
were
at
debate
then
did
she
labour
all
that
shee
might
to
pacifie
them
,
making
conditions
that
they
might
not
go
to
lawe
and
if
the
partyes
were
poore
that
sustained
the
iniury
she
gaue
them
of
her
owne
goods
because
the
peace
should
not
be
broken
:
yet
without
detriment
to
iustice
if
there
were
any
thing
that
deserued
punishment
.
This
holy
Queen
likewise
made
peace
between
the
king
of
Aragon
her
brother
,
and
her
daughters
husband
Ferdinandus
king
of
Castile
:
which
although
many
Priestes
,
and
Bishops
had
vndertaken
and
could
not
bring
to
pass
,
yet
she
by
her
indeuours
brought
it
to
so
good
an
end
that
they
both
did
choose
the
king
her
husband
to
decide
the
matter
:
and
at
an
other
time
this
pious
Queene
made
peace
between
her
sonn
in
lawe
Ferdinandus
king
of
Castile
,
and
her
husband
the
king
,
that
were
both
vp
in
armes
and
ready
to
giue
battell
;
and
when
the
Prince
Alphonsus
had
rebelled
2.
or
3.
times
,
and
had
taken
in
,
one
of
his
citties
she
so
ouer
came
him
with
faire
words
and
iust
reasons
that
she
brought
him
home
again
to
the
seruice
of
his
father
:
and
therby
quieted
the
Ciuill
warres
in
Portugall
.
Of
her
patience
in
tribulation
.
THE
VII
.
CHAPTER
.
ALthough
this
holy
Queene
had
alwayes
her
desires
and
endeauors
exercised
in
the
making
of
peace
:
and
seeking
to
conserue
it
,
yet
could
she
not
her selfe
be
exempted
from
enuious
tongues
:
for
,
there
were
some
that
sought
to
raise
à
great
slander
of
her
and
to
set
debate
betweene
her
and
the
king
her
husband
,
perswading
him
that
the
Queene
did
giue
intelligence
to
her
sonne
Alphonsus
of
all
his
fathers
decrees
,
and
that
was
the
reason
that
the
kings
Army
had
alwayes
such
ill
success
,
and
so
often
ouerthrowe
and
his
sonn
Alphonso
the
victory
.
The
king
being
thus
incensed
à
gainst
his
virtuous
and
most
innocent
queene
:
became
so
enraged
with
her
that
he
depriued
her
of
all
her
rentes
and
reuenues
,
and
in
banishment
sent
her
to
Alanquer
giuing
her
that
place
for
her
prison
:
and
this
caused
great
grief
to
all
the
Royalme
but
especially
to
the
gouernours
of
her
Castelles
,
who
all
promised
to
defend
her
innocencie
and
right
her
wronges
with
theyr
swordes
:
but
she
refused
all
human
helpe
and
putting
her
trust
only
in
God
,
gaue
her selfe
wholly
to
her
deuotions
spending
the
dayes
and
nights
in
holy
praier
chastising
her
body
with
very
sore
penance
:
all
the
weeke
long
eating
or
drinking
nothing
but
dry
bread
and
could
water
;
and
when
the
kinge
her
husband
vnderstood
of
her
great
austerity
,
and
vertuous
maner
of
liuing
he
was
moued
to
pitty
:
and
it
pleased
Almighty
God
to
open
his
eyes
so
that
beleeuing
her
innocencie
he
caused
her
to
be
brought
home
againe
according
to
her
Princely
estate
,
and
after
ward
she
was
held
in
greater
estimation
.
Of
her
loue
and
loyalty
to
the
king
her
husband
.
THE
VIII
.
CHAPTER
.
THe
wisdome
and
constancie
of
this
holy
Queene
hath
shined
in
all
the
course
of
her
life
,
but
espetially
it
was
made
manifest
by
the
great
patience
wherwith
she
did
beare
the
disloyall
and
disordered
life
of
her
husband
,
and
his
loue
to
other
women
,
by
whom
he
had
children
:
forgetting
his
plyted
faith
vnto
his
vertuous
Queene
,
and
louing
wife
,
who
grieued
very
much
for
two
causes
,
the
one
,
that
Almighty
God
was
so
much
offended
,
and
the
other
,
that
the
subiects
through
the
kings
euill
example
might
be
incited
to
follow
his
leud
life
.
The
children
which
he
had
by
other
women
she
did
not
hate
like
à
step
mother
,
but
brought
them
vp
with
tender
care
,
and
motherly
loue
,
instructing
them
in
all
virtue
as
if
they
had
bene
her
owne
,
at
which
the
king
did
very
much
wonder
,
and
therby
was
moued
to
amend
his
life
and
not
any
more
to
wrong
his
mariage
estate
,
yet
ther
were
still
malitious
mindes
which
sought
to
auert
his
loue
from
this
his
virtuous
Queene
:
by
raising
à
newe
slander
against
her
innocencie
,
it
was
in
this
maner
.
Ther
was
à
yong
courtier
,
that
bare
great
hatred
vnto
another
courtier
of
good
and
orderly
life
,
and
one
whom
this
vertuous
Queene
did
much
employ
to
carry
almes
to
poore
folkes
,
and
such
like
seruice
,
it
came
to
pass
that
the
enuious
yong
man
taking
in
à
wrong
sence
the
charitable
endeavors
of
this
pious
Queene
,
did
accuse
her
to
be
disloyall
to
the
king
her
husband
with
this
yong
man
:
the
king
being
thus
incensed
sought
by
all
meanes
to
put
the
yong
man
to
death
:
and
there
vpon
commanded
secretly
the
men
that
kepte
his
lime
kelles
,
to
take
the
first
man
he
should
send
to
them
,
and
bind
him
and
cast
him
in
to
the
burning
fornace
.
So
the
king
sent
the
innocent
yong
man
to
be
burnt
,
who
went
,
not
mistrusting
any
such
matter
,
and
as
he
was
going
on
the
way
he
heard
the
bell
ring
to
the
eleuation
of
the
B.
Sacrament
in
the
mass
:
and
according
to
the
custome
went
in
to
the
church
to
pray
,
as
he
had
bene
warned
by
his
father
to
do
at
such
times
,
and
being
there
were
more
masses
to
be
said
,
he
stayed
still
to
keepe
his
deuotion
.
The
king
desirous
to
heare
of
his
death
,
sent
the
false
accuser
to
the
men
of
the
lime
●elle
,
to
knowe
if
they
had
performed
his
command
;
they
taking
him
for
the
man
they
should
destroy
,
answered
that
they
had
not
yet
,
but
now
they
would
,
and
so
they
tooke
him
presently
and
cast
him
headlong
into
the
burning
fornace
.
when
the
newes
was
brought
to
the
king
by
the
first
messager
,
he
stoode
amazed
at
this
wonderfull
and
righteous
worke
of
God
seeing
evill
counsel
alwaies
to
fall
heaviest
vpon
the
counseller
,
and
that
the
innocent
Queen
was
thus
preserued
from
the
slander
.
Of
her
children
.
THE
IX
.
CHAPTER
.
IT
pleased
God
that
her
first
child
was
à
daughter
,
whom
she
named
Constancia
,
after
her
grand-mother
,
this
daughter
was
after
ward
maried
to
Ferdinandus
the
3.
of
that
name
,
king
of
Castile
,
with
great
ioye
,
but
it
was
soone
turned
into
sorrowe
by
the
newes
of
her
sodain
and
vnexpected
death
:
for
as
this
Queene
Elizabeth
with
the
king
her
husband
went
from
Scalabi
to
Arambuiam
,
ther
came
an
hermite
in
great
sorrow
,
and
desired
to
speake
with
the
Queene
:
she
gaue
him
audience
,
who
sayed
vnto
her
.
I
shall
declare
vnto
your
highness
most
sad
and
heavie
newes
;
your
daughter
is
sodainly
departed
this
life
,
and
her
sorrowfull
soule
hath
appeared
openly
to
me
in
my
chappell
and
prayed
me
to
giue
you
to
vnderstand
that
she
is
in
purgatory
,
and
she
desired
the
holy
sacrifice
of
the
mass
might
be
offered
a
wholl
year
for
her
release
.
The
pious
mother
fulfilled
the
desire
of
her
daughter
:
and
the
yeare
being
accomplished
her
daughter
appeared
to
her
in
Conymbria
in
her
sleep
,
clothed
in
white
,
and
seeming
to
be
full
of
ioy
,
called
her
mother
by
her
name
saying
,
mother
Elizabeth
almighty
God
will
reward
you
in
heauen
,
whither
now
I
goe
released
from
all
paine
.
Heervpon
the
Queen
waked
and
smiling
with
ioy
went
presently
to
the
pastor
and
vnderstood
by
him
that
her
daughters
apparition
was
vpon
the
masses
concluding
:
at
which
she
was
much
comforted
.
The
17.
year
of
her
age
she
bare
her
daughter
Constancia
and
the
20.
year
of
her
age
she
bare
her
sonne
Alphonsus
,
at
Conimbria
,
and
he
reigned
after
the
death
of
his
father
.
Of
her
pious
workes
shewed
in
the
building
of
many
holy
places
.
THE
X.
CHAPTER
.
THis
holy
Queene
was
very
milde
,
and
benigne
to
all
sortes
of
people
,
but
espetially
shee
had
regard
vnto
the
commun
good
and
publike
profit
,
for
when
she
vnderstood
of
any
decayed
churches
or
hospitalles
she
presently
tooke
order
to
haue
them
repaired
at
her
owne
cost
and
charges
.
Her
piety
in
this
kind
was
so
greate
,
that
à
Gentilwoman
dwelling
at
Almosterium
not
farr
from
Scalabi
began
to
build
à
cloyster
for
Nunnes
of
S.
Bernards
order
:
and
being
preuented
by
death
could
not
make
an
end
of
it
,
but
left
her
begun
worke
to
this
holy
Elizabeth
,
who
did
most
willingly
vndertake
to
finish
it
,
to
performe
the
last
will
and
testament
of
the
decessed
.
hauing
finished
this
good
worke
she
left
it
richly
prouided
of
rentes
,
leauing
the
name
and
honor
thereof
vnto
her
who
did
first
begin
the
worke
.
The
like
to
,
this
she
did
also
at
Scalabi
,
for
the
Bishop
of
that
cittie
began
an
almes
house
for
found-linges
but
being
preuented
by
death
,
could
not
finish
it
,
and
in
his
last
wil
he
commended
his
work
to
the
holy
Queen
Elizabeth
,
much
desiring
that
she
would
not
by
any
meanes
leaue
it
vndone
:
the
Queene
did
not
only
accomplish
his
desire
in
this
,
but
also
made
the
work
much
greater
and
augmented
the
rents
,
and
gaue
good
order
for
the
gouernment
of
the
house
,
her selfe
did
giue
the
children
to
eate
,
out
of
motherly
loue
,
and
when
they
were
growne
bigg
she
put
them
to
learne
such
trades
as
they
were
found
capable
of
.
This
holy
Queenes
virtue
was
seen
in
the
willingnes
wherwith
she
vndertooke
to
finish
workes
begun
by
others
,
wherin
she
knew
there
was
more
labour
and
charges
for
her
then
any
applause
of
the
world
:
for
she
sought
nothing
but
the
honor
of
God
in
all
her
actions
,
and
the
saluation
of
soules
,
and
commun
wealths
good
.
There
was
à
Cloister
of
S.
Clares
order
in
Conimbria
very
little
both
church
and
house
,
in
regard
it
was
begun
by
à
Gentilwoman
that
could
not
finish
it
for
want
of
meanes
:
and
this
holy
Elizabeth
bought
houses
and
grownd
ioyning
to
the
Cloister
,
to
inlarge
it
.
she
made
an
hospital
by
her
pallace
:
wherin
she
maintained
15.
poore
men
,
and
as
many
poore
women
,
she
builded
also
à
house
in
the
Citty
of
Nouarium
for
women
that
having
prostituted
theyr
honestie
,
were
converted
from
theyr
lewd
life
to
good
.
Of
the
death
and
buriall
of
her
husband
and
how
she
liued
after
his
death
.
THE
XI
.
CHAPTER
.
THe
loue
and
loyalty
this
holy
Queene
bare
to
her
husband
was
most
espetially
manifested
in
his
sicknes
,
in
and
after
his
death
,
for
first
she
offered
many
prayers
and
good
workes
for
his
conuersion
,
humbly
imploring
the
diuine
mercy
for
him
,
and
seeking
by
all
meanes
to
purge
his
soule
from
sinn
,
that
he
might
without
spot
depart
this
life
:
for
that
effect
she
gaue
very
much
almes
,
with
desire
that
his
life
might
be
prolonged
if
it
were
the
diuine
will
.
But
it
pleased
God
so
to
dispose
that
the
king
,
her
husband
dyed
at
that
time
:
and
although
she
were
left
in
greate
sorow
yet
she
made
not
much
shew
exteriourly
,
but
layed
away
her
Costly
apparell
and
in
the
middest
of
her
grief
thought
more
vpon
her
soules
health
then
any
speaches
of
men
:
and
in
this
pious
consideration
she
tooke
the
habit
of
the
poore
Clares
:
and
cutting
of
her
haire
and
girding
her selfe
with
à
cord
,
attired
in
this
holy
habit
,
in
humble
maner
she
appeared
before
the
peeres
and
nobles
of
the
land
,
who
stood
all
round
about
the
corps
,
and
she
sayed
vnto
them
with
à
sad
and
sorowfull
voyce
,
thinke
my
good
lords
,
that
the
Queene
is
also
dead
with
the
king
:
and
let
it
be
your
care
to
bury
him
with
kingly
armes
as
becometh
à
king
:
but
for
my selfe
j
haue
no
need
of
any
Courtly
attendance
,
as
ladyes
of
honor
,
or
any
other
seruants
:
neither
let
this
attire
you
see
me
weare
seeme
strange
vnto
you
,
for
this
shal
be
the
last
act
of
mourning
,
this
habit
shall
bring
vnto
my
memory
the
death
of
my
decessed
husband
:
my
head
shorn
and
couered
with
this
holy
veile
shall
witness
the
fidelity
of
Elizabeth
:
this
vnwonted
spectacle
shall
incite
all
to
lament
;
and
hauing
ended
this
speach
which
caused
much
grieff
to
all
that
were
present
she
spake
many
comfortable
wordes
to
the
nobility
,
giuing
such
wise
and
prudent
reasons
for
what
she
did
,
that
they
remained
both
satisfied
and
edified
.
This
holy
Queene
was
present
to
see
her
husbands
funerall
solemnized
with
great
honor
,
and
her
sonne
Alphonsus
,
with
many
Prelates
and
Princes
followed
the
corps
loaden
with
sorrow
:
after
them
followed
the
holy
Elizabeth
to
the
wonder
of
all
beholders
:
in
this
sort
they
went
till
they
came
to
à
Cloister
of
Nunnes
of
S.
Bernards
order
:
which
the
king
before
had
builded
not
far
from
the
Citty
,
ther
he
had
desired
to
be
buried
,
and
according
to
his
desire
it
was
done
.
The
funeral
being
ended
,
and
all
returned
home
,
the
Queene
stayed
by
the
toombe
,
not
so
much
to
bewaile
her
widowhood
,
as
to
help
the
soule
of
her
husband
with
praiers
and
good
workes
,
for
there
was
no
naked
,
or
needy
poore
,
but
she
clothed
and
releeued
:
the
masses
she
caused
to
be
sayed
for
him
were
innumerable
▪
these
thinges
done
,
she
went
to
Conimbria
,
because
she
wold
not
giue
her
Nobles
too
much
sorrow
by
parting
from
them
quite
.
She
had
à
private
way
from
her
pallace
to
the
Cloister
of
the
poore
Clares
,
with
whom
she
conuersed
much
,
but
so
as
not
to
bind
her selfe
to
them
:
yet
she
went
to
the
quire
with
the
religious
to
performe
the
diuine
office
,
and
did
exercise
her selfe
in
all
humble
workes
with
them
according
as
time
gaue
her
leaue
.
She
visited
other
Cloisters
,
churches
,
and
holy
places
,
not
only
those
that
were
neer
hand
,
but
also
such
as
were
fart
off
,
giuing
her
offering
with
her
owne
hand
:
and
that
she
might
the
better
attend
to
the
help
and
reliefe
of
poore
people
,
she
was
counselled
to
take
vpon
her
the
third
Rule
of
S.
Francis
which
she
did
,
and
kept
it
alwayes
after
,
to
the
end
of
her
life
.
How
S.
Elisabeth
went
to
Galicia
to
visit
S.
Iames
in
Compostella
and
of
the
offering
she
made
.
THE
XII
.
CHAPTER
.
NOt
fully
à
yeare
after
the
death
of
the
king
her
husband
,
this
holy
Queene
tooke
her
way
towardes
Compostella
,
with
all
her
court
,
to
visit
the
body
of
the
holy
Apostell
S.
Iames
,
but
none
knew
whither
she
intended
to
go
till
she
had
travailed
some
dayes
iourny
,
and
passed
the
rivers
of
Dure
and
Minie
,
then
they
all
imagined
by
her
deuout
and
holy
maner
of
life
whither
she
went
.
When
they
came
neer
to
the
Citty
,
so
that
they
could
see
the
tops
of
the
steeples
,
the
Queene
alighted
and
went
thither
on
foott
,
to
the
wonder
of
all
her
followers
.
It
is
not
possible
to
declare
with
what
great
deuotion
and
reuerence
she
honored
the
body
of
the
Apostel
,
and
stayed
ther
vntill
the
day
of
his
feast
,
attending
with
more
then
ordinary
deuotion
at
the
solemnity
therof
till
all
was
finished
:
she
likewise
gaue
to
vnderstand
with
what
affection
she
ware
her
costly
attire
whilest
her
husband
liued
:
for
at
that
time
she
bestowed
all
her
best
apparel
imbrodered
with
pretious
stones
vpon
that
holy
place
:
she
gaue
also
her
Royall
Crowne
:
with
her
gould
and
siluer
plate
to
adorn
the
temple
.
She
gaue
moreover
à
faire
mule
,
with
à
gould
bridell
,
with
the
armes
of
Portugall
,
and
Aragon
:
and
à
great
sum
of
mony
,
with
other
costly
guifts
,
which
she
bestowed
on
that
place
,
in
honor
of
the
glorious
Apostle
S.
Iames
:
where
they
are
seene
to
the
great
admiration
of
all
people
who
neuer
beheld
such
riches
.
Hauing
finished
her
deuotion
the
Archbishop
gaue
her
à
mantell
and
à
staff
that
she
might
be
like
to
other
Pilgrims
.
How
shee
builded
the
Cloister
of
S.
Clare
,
after
her
returne
to
the
Kingdome
.
THE
XIII
.
CHAPTER
.
BEeing
now
returned
home
,
shee
kept
the
solemnity
of
the
yeare
day
,
of
her
deceased
husband
,
at
Odiuille
with
Alponsus
her
Sonne
,
and
many
Bishops
and
great
nobles
,
which
solemnity
beeing
finished
,
shee
returned
to
Conimbria
,
to
finish
à
Cloyster
of
S.
Clare
which
shee
had
begun
,
where-vnto
shee
gaue
her
gold
chaynes
and
other
rich
attire
.
shee
caused
to
be
sent
for
,
all
such
tradesmen
as
make
things
necessary
for
the
seruice
of
the
church
,
as
chalices
,
crosses
,
tabernacles
,
candlestickes
,
lamps
and
all
other
maner
of
church
stuff
what
soeuer
,
vsed
in
the
seruice
of
God
:
one
part
shee
gaue
to
the
Cloyster
,
an
other
part
to
other
churches
in
Portugal
.
Some
ritch
and
costly
guifts
and
iewels
shee
gaue
vnto
her
maried
daughter
,
some
to
her
cosen
,
some
also
vnto
Queene
Mary
of
Castile
,
and
some
to
Leonora
Queene
of
Aragon
and
other
Princesses
who
were
neer
vnto
her
in
blood
,
from
thence
forth
to
liue
in
simplicity
and
pouerty
with
great
strictnes
,
to
finish
the
rest
of
her
life
.
This
holy
Princess
with
great
care
and
diligence
finished
the
Cloister
of
S.
Clare
with
the
church
,
before
mentioned
(
for
to
that
end
shee
came
to
Conimbria
)
and
made
for
her selfe
à
house
adioyning
to
the
Cloyster
,
that
from
thence
shee
might
come
to
the
sisters
,
to
forward
the
workemen
,
shee
likewise
encreased
the
rents
of
the
same
Cloister
,
and
the
number
of
sisters
.
In
building
shee
had
great
vnder-standing
.
In
the
church
of
the
aforsaide
Cloister
shee
caused
to
be
made
for
her
à
tombe
wherein
at
her
death
shee
intended
to
be
buried
.
In
the
building
of
the
tombe
there
being
à
great
stone
which
the
worck
men
could
not
remoue
out
of
the
place
,
the
holy
Queene
laying
her
hand
vpon
the
stone
it
was
very
easily
after
wardes
remoued
to
the
right
place
,
without
labour
,
which
could
not
bee
but
by
miracle
.
How
the
riuer
Tagus
was
parted
to
make
way
for
the
holy
Queene
,
and
of
one
blinde
,
whom
shee
cured
.
THE
XIV
.
CHAPTER
.
HEere
also
followeth
à
worthy
miracle
,
that
God
did
vnto
this
holy
Queene
,
in
the
Kingly
river
Tagus
,
which
runneth
by
the
Cittie
of
Scalabi
.
Ther
is
in
this
water
made
by
handes
of
Angells
the
sepulcher
of
S.
Irene
,
after
the
maner
of
S.
Clements
:
this
holy
Queene
had
à
very
great
desire
to
visit
the
saide
Sepulcher
but
seeing
shee
could
not
pass
vnto
it
,
through
the
water
,
shee
prayed
on
the
banck
with
bended
knees
,
and
eyes
full
of
teares
,
when
behold
,
the
water
parted
it self
the
Sepulcher
apeared
,
and
she
with
great
deuotion
went
betwixt
the
waters
vpon
the
sandes
,
giuing
thankes
to
God
,
and
to
the
holy
S.
for
so
great
grace
and
fauor
.
Ther
,
with
great
reuerence
beholding
the
B.
Body
,
now
and
then
kissing
it
deuoutly
,
shee
continued
in
prayer
all
the
whole
day
.
At
her
retorne
,
the
forsaid
water
followed
her
with
so
soft
à
pase
as
though
it
had
bene
à
seruant
to
attend
her
,
vntill
shee
was
passed
ouer
.
Besides
this
miracle
,
I
shall
declare
another
;
this
virtuous
Queene
deliuered
many
people
from
diuers
very
greeuous
infirmities
,
and
great
dangers
,
but
one
maide
borne
blind
she
cured
by
only
touching
her
eyes
,
with
her
holy
hand
.
Of
her
sobrietie
in
her
widowhood
,
and
the
profitable
spending
of
her
time
.
THE
XV.
CHAPTER
.
WEe
haue
declared
how
sober
,
and
abstinent
this
holy
Queene
was
when
her
husband
liued
,
and
how
she
obserued
many
fasting
dayes
.
This
virtue
shee
did
not
only
practise
in
her
yonger
yeares
,
but
also
growne
ould
shee
was
very
strict
in
fasting
.
While
her
husband
lived
,
shee
could
not
fast
soe
much
as
shee
did
desier
,
beeing
hee
had
forbid
her
,
but
after
the
death
of
the
king
,
her
fasts
were
both
long
and
many
,
following
her
owne
deuotion
so
much
,
as
shee
would
not
only
abstein
from
costly
,
and
delicate
dyet
,
but
also
from
suffising
her
nature
with
poore
and
ordinary
meates
,
notwithstanding
that
shee
was
very
neere
60.
yeares
of
age
.
The
pious
Princess
knew
right
well
how
to
deuide
the
time
both
of
night
and
day
to
her
owne
profit
.
Shee
had
allwayes
with
her
5.
Sisters
of
the
poore
Clares
:
shee
rose
in
the
night
to
reade
her
mattins
with
them
,
in
her
Chappel
,
they
also
read
Prime
together
,
and
after
heard
Mass
,
with
great
recollection
,
then
she
gaue
her selfe
wholy
to
meditation
,
vpon
the
passion
of
our
lord
Iesus
,
with
very
tender
affection
sheeding
forth
aboundance
of
teares
,
both
for
her
owne
sinnes
,
and
others
,
and
praying
for
the
saluation
of
all
.
The
priuate
mass
being
ended
,
shee
hearde
solemne
mass
for
the
soule
of
her
husband
,
after
that
she
heard
another
priuate
mass
,
so
that
shee
let
no
day
pass
without
hearing
of
3.
masses
which
being
done
shee
toke
some
necessary
refection
for
the
strengthning
of
her
body
,
though
with
greater
desire
shee
thirsted
after
heauenvly
foode
.
After
dinner
shee
caused
the
workemen
to
be
called
,
and
hearing
theyr
reconning
gaue
order
for
building
of
what
remained
to
be
finished
.
After
this
she
gaue
audience
to
all
,
not
letting
any
depart
disconsolate
.
Then
did
shee
retire
in
to
her
chamber
to
recollect
her selfe
:
and
then
she
went
to
her
chappell
to
heare
the
Vesperas
,
and
Complin
:
which
she
also
read
in
à
lower
voyce
with
the
religious
.
Her
deuotions
being
ended
she
tooke
her
supper
,
if
it
were
not
fasting
day
,
as
with
her
it
was
alwayes
for
the
most
part
;
and
after
this
she
disposed
her selfe
to
take
her
rest
.
She
was
of
very
little
sleepe
,
rising
in
the
nights
,
halfe
Clothed
,
she
prayed
vpon
the
bare
grownd
with
sighes
and
grones
,
with
her
eyes
eleuated
towardes
heauen
,
and
then
cast
down
to
the
feet
of
crucified
Iesus
she
humbly
implored
the
highest
to
take
mercy
vpon
her
,
and
the
soule
of
her
husband
.
Thus
praying
she
would
strike
her
brest
to
resist
sleepe
till
she
could
no
more
.
Her
recreation
was
,
not
in
seing
playes
,
nor
any
other
vaine
delightes
of
this
world
,
but
her
greatest
ioy
was
to
be
with
the
Clarisses
,
where
she
often
remained
in
her
littell
house
she
had
caused
to
be
builded
by
the
port
of
the
Cloister
,
that
she
might
liue
and
take
her
refection
with
them
.
She
counselled
spirituall
persons
to
labor
for
the
perfection
of
their
estate
,
and
to
be
faithfull
and
loyall
to
theyr
heauenly
spous
,
this
was
the
delight
of
holy
Elizabeth
:
she
reioyced
excedingly
when
any
yong
virgins
gaue
them selues
to
the
seruice
of
God
:
as
it
appeared
in
the
willingnes
wher
with
she
gaue
leaue
to
her
sisters
daughter
who
desired
to
be
à
Clariss
,
furthering
her
therin
after
she
had
wel
tryed
her
constancy
.
Of
her
humilitie
and
meekness
to
all
sortes
of
people
.
THE
XVI
.
CHAPTER
.
THis
holy
Saint
Elizabeth
did
manifest
her
loue
and
mildnes
to
all
that
were
in
any
necessity
,
assisting
them
in
all
charity
without
any
exception
of
parsons
.
When
she
receiued
iniury
from
any
,
she
did
not
only
pardon
the
offenders
,
but
would
not
suffer
them
to
be
punished
for
ought
done
vnto
her selfe
.
She
did
so
willingly
forgiue
all
offences
that
she
was
neuer
seene
to
be
angry
at
any
time
:
following
herein
the
example
of
S.
Elizabeth
Queene
of
Hungarie
,
after
whom
she
was
named
,
as
is
à
forsayed
.
She
builded
an
hospitall
neere
to
her
house
,
for
the
releefe
of
poore
people
and
diuided
it
into
two
seuerall
dwellings
the
one
for
men
,
and
the
other
for
women
,
with
all
necessaryes
for
theyr
vse
.
She
receiued
in
to
it
15.
poore
people
of
either
sexe
:
admonishing
them
to
liue
wel
and
orderly
,
and
to
haue
patience
in
sicknes
and
pouerty
:
she
ordained
à
Chappell
and
à
mass
to
be
sayed
therin
euery
day
for
theyr
spirituall
comfort
:
and
for
theyr
corporall
she
clothed
them
euery
yeare
,
and
serued
them
like
à
seruant
,
dressing
theyr
meat
and
helping
with
great
affection
those
that
were
sicke
,
lifting
them
vp
,
and
laying
theyr
pillowes
as
she
thought
would
giue
them
most
ease
.
Ther
was
not
any
sicknes
how
dangerous
so
euer
that
could
withdraw
her
from
the
seruice
of
the
poore
.
Her
charity
abounded
in
à
time
of
great
necessity
,
when
at
Conimbria
ther
was
so
great
à
dearth
,
that
many
dyed
of
hunger
:
for
her
Pallace
was
à
receptacle
of
the
poore
whom
she
releeued
with
corne
,
meat
and
mony
,
hauing
rather
to
dy
her selfe
,
then
liue
to
see
others
in
want
.
She
likewise
prouided
for
all
Cloisters
,
and
tooke
care
to
bury
the
dead
.
Many
of
the
courtiers
feared
her
liberality
would
bring
her
and
them
to
suffer
miserie
,
and
therfore
they
vsed
to
put
her
in
mind
to
take
care
of
her
own
family
,
whervnto
she
was
bound
:
theyr
solicitation
in
this
kind
much
greeued
her
,
and
she
requested
them
not
to
feare
for
almighty
God
would
not
permit
them
to
want
.
How
the
holy
Elizabeth
went
disguised
,
to
S.
Iames
,
to
Compostella
.
THE
XVII
.
CHAPTER
.
HAuing
finished
the
Cloister
of
S.
Clare
and
reflecting
vpon
the
goodnes
of
God
shewed
to
her
,
and
many
other
Princes
and
kings
whom
shee
had
out-lived
:
she
desired
very
earnestly
to
be
released
of
this
life
,
and
to
be
with
Iesus
Christ
.
Vnderstanding
that
at
Compostella
ther
was
à
great
Iubile
,
à
poena
&
culpa
,
secretly
without
knowledge
of
her
courtiers
,
in
strange
apparell
,
and
à
staff
in
her
hand
,
she
went
thitherwardes
64.
yeares
ould
all
alone
,
vnless
with
one
or
two
of
her
Chamberlaines
:
not
withstanding
that
it
was
then
the
heat
of
summer
.
She
caryed
her
Clothes
and
other
necessary
thinges
on
her
backe
,
begging
like
à
poore
woman
almes
for
Goddes-sake
.
It
hath
not
been
often
heard
that
any
Queene
travailed
in
this
maner
.
This
pilgrimage
she
made
but
one
yeare
before
her
death
.
At
her
returne
home
she
was
entreated
to
make
peace
between
her
sonne
Alphonsus
,
and
her
daughters
sonne
king
of
Castille
,
called
also
Alphonsus
,
but
she
could
not
effect
it
,
being
preuented
by
death
.
Of
the
death
of
this
holy
Queene
.
THE
XVIII
.
CHAPTER
.
AS
the
holy
Queen
trauailed
towardes
Estrimotium
ther
to
treat
of
the
afore
named
peace
with
her
sonne
Alphonsus
,
it
pleased
almighty
God
that
she
fell
in
to
infirmity
which
seemed
at
first
little
,
but
afterward
great
.
Before
her
extremitie
of
sicknes
she
came
euery
day
to
the
Chappel
to
heare
diuine
seruice
accompanied
with
the
king
her
sonn
,
and
hauing
setteled
all
her
afaires
with
him
and
his
wife
,
her
sicknes
increased
so
much
vpon
à
munday
that
she
kept
her
chamber
,
and
the
kings
daughter
,
her
grand
child
tended
her
very
carefully
In
this
sicknes
she
was
visited
by
the
most
glorious
Virgin
Mary
who
came
accompanied
with
à
great
troupe
of
Virgins
all
in
white
with
crownes
of
gould
vpon
theyr
heades
,
affectionatly
bowing
them
selues
toward
her
:
which
the
holy
Elizabeth
seeing
,
and
perceiuing
them
to
come
neere
vnto
her
,
she
desired
the
Queene
her
daughter
in
law
,
and
the
rest
of
those
who
were
present
that
they
would
giue
place
to
that
heauenly
company
:
then
feeling
her
death
to
aproache
she
sent
for
her
Confessor
,
and
hauing
made
her
confession
she
made
him
say
mass
in
another
roome
wher
she
might
both
see
and
heare
it
.
The
mass
being
ended
,
hauing
alone
put
on
her
Religious
habit
,
she
forced
her selfe
with
great
paine
to
go
to
the
Altar
,
where
she
receiued
the
most
holy
Sacrament
deuoutly
vpon
her
knees
the
same
day
that
she
rendred
her
blessed
soule
in
to
the
hands
of
her
creator
.
Hauing
ended
her
deuotion
at
the
altar
,
she
returned
to
her
bedd
.
About
euening
(
although
the
Doctors
did
not
think
she
would
haue
departed
so
speedily
)
she
called
for
her
sonn
and
treated
with
him
of
the
peace
for
which
she
had
come
thither
;
after
this
she
desired
him
to
go
to
supper
,
and
as
he
was
going
out
with
the
Doctor
,
he
heard
à
sodain
crye
of
all
that
were
in
the
chamber
,
and
coming
in
,
he
called
vpon
his
dying
mother
;
and
kissing
her
hand
she
came
à
little
to
her selfe
and
spake
to
him
,
about
thinges
of
very
greate
importance
:
and
after
,
turning
her selfe
she
cast
her
eyes
vpon
à
crucifix
and
calling
vpon
our
blessed
lady
whom
she
had
seen
in
her
sicknes
she
gaue
her
spirit
into
the
hands
of
her
redeemer
.
Anno
1336.
being
the
4.
of
Iuly
:
she
was
,
65.
yeares
of
age
when
she
dyed
.
Of
her
Buriall
.
THE
XIX
.
CHAPTER
.
AS
soone
as
the
holy
soule
was
departed
from
the
bodie
,
they
opened
her
testament
:
where
they
found
that
shee
had
charged
her
sonne
Alphonsus
to
burie
her
bodie
at
Conimbria
in
the
church
of
S.
Clare
that
she
had
made
.
Heerto
he
appointed
the
the
principalest
of
his
court
,
who
much
feared
to
carry
the
body
so
farr
,
by
reason
of
the
heat
of
the
time
:
but
the
king
would
accomplish
his
mothers
will
.
The
bodie
being
shut
in
à
coffin
,
and
layde
vpon
à
waggon
:
by
the
shaking
vpon
the
way
,
some
moisture
issued
through
the
chinckes
of
the
chest
:
which
they
perceiving
that
had
the
care
of
the
body
,
began
to
murmur
against
the
king
,
fearing
the
evill
smel
which
they
presumed
would
followe
.
Heer
vpon
came
one
of
them
to
the
coffin
and
felt
so
sweet
à
sauour
as
hee
sayde
hee
had
never
felt
the
like
:
the
rest
approaching
felt
the
same
:
and
all
of
them
iudged
it
to
bee
an
odour
from
heauen
.
On
the
seaventh
day
they
arriued
at
Conimbria
,
when
all
the
cittie
and
kingdome
was
filled
with
sorrow
for
the
death
of
so
good
à
Queen
.
After
solemne
seruice
,
the
bodie
was
layde
in
the
graue
which
before
she
had
caused
to
bee
made
:
and
it
chaunced
that
the
handes
and
cloathes
of
the
men
that
laydit
in
were
besprinckled
with
à
liquor
that
came
out
of
the
bodie
:
which
gaue
such
à
sweet
savour
as
it
exceeded
the
savour
of
roses
or
the
sweetest
flowers
.
Of
the
miracles
which
happened
after
her
death
.
THE
XX.
CHAPTER
.
AFter
the
death
of
this
holy
Queen
,
many
miracles
were
wrought
,
by
which
her
merites
before
Almightie
God
were
made
knowen
to
the
worlde
.
Two
men
that
had
long
been
sick
of
violent
agues
caried
the
Bear
in
which
the
holy
body
had
layen
,
and
comending
themselues
to
the
merits
of
this
Saint
Elizabeth
were
forthwith
cured
.
A
Clariss
had
long
time
so
great
paine
in
her
head
and
teeth
that
shee
could
eat
no
meat
:
but
coming
to
the
Bear
she
was
forthwith
cured
.
Ferdinand
Stephans
à
citizen
of
Conimbria
had
his
foote
hurt
with
à
nayle
which
by
no
meanes
could
be
drawen
out
,
and
commending
himselfe
to
this
holy
Queen
was
presently
holpen
.
A
woman
that
had
the
pestilence
,
and
à
carbuncle
vpon
her
hand
,
winding
it
in
à
cloath
that
the
holy
Elizabeth
had
vsed
,
was
presently
cured
.
Two
blind
women
visiting
her
graue
received
sight
instantly
.
The
mother
of
à
Canon
Regular
being
blinde
,
and
by
her
sonne
lead
to
the
graue
:
hauing
there
done
her
deuotion
,
was
restored
to
cleer
sight
instantly
.
Manie
others
of
sundry
diseases
,
as
of
hoat
agues
,
burning
fevers
,
possessed
by
the
divell
,
blind
,
distract
of
theyr
wittes
,
&c.
coming
to
her
graue
,
or
being
annoynted
with
the
oyle
that
burned
in
her
lampe
:
wer
miraculously
cured
.
Howe
it
came
to
pass
that
her
feast
was
kepte
:
and
how
her
holy
body
was
found
entire
,
and
honorably
taken
vp
.
THE
XXI
CHAPTER
.
THe
king
Emanuell
vnderstanding
of
the
miracles
done
by
the
merits
of
the
holy
S.
Elisabeth
,
obtained
of
Pope
Leo
the
X.
that
in
the
diocess
of
Conimbria
her
feast
day
might
bee
solemnized
:
and
king
Ihon
the
3.
sonne
of
Alphonsus
,
obtained
of
Pope
Paul
the
IIII.
that
the
same
might
be
kept
over
all
Portugall
.
Almightie
God
by
3.
wonderfull
miracles
did
shew
how
pleasing
this
solemnitie
was
vnto
him
▪
for
three
Clarisses
afflicted
with
incurable
diseases
,
were
healed
therat
:
After
this
,
Philip
the
3.
of
that
name
king
of
Spaine
and
Portugall
,
procured
that
six
persons
of
note
should
bee
ordeined
to
seeke
out
the
miracles
of
this
holy
Elisabeth
,
which
being
done
verie
carefully
,
the
forenamed
king
sent
to
Rome
to
Pope
Paule
the
V.
to
the
end
she
might
bee
Canonised
:
but
the
Pope
dying
it
was
not
then
brought
to
pass
.
At
last
the
present
Pope
Vrbanus
the
VIII
▪
at
the
request
of
King
Philip
the
4.
made
the
foresayd
inquisition
of
the
miracles
,
where
after
276.
yeares
that
shee
had
been
dead
,
to
witt
,
in
the
year
of
our
lorde
1612.
her
graue
hauing
been
opened
in
presence
of
many
witnesses
,
and
expert
Doctours
of
Phisick
:
they
found
in
the
toombe
à
chest
of
wood
covered
with
ox
hides
which
began
to
bee
rotten
,
shut
with
barres
of
yron
,
that
were
eaten
vp
with
rust
:
the
bodie
wound
in
duble
silke
:
the
face
honorably
covered
to
the
brest
with
a
cypres
veile
.
The
bodie
was
all
entire
and
whole
,
the
face
with
liuely
colour
as
if
she
had
been
but
newly
buried
:
and
the
linen
cloathes
about
her
still
so
newe
,
as
without
great
stress
they
could
not
bee
torne
.
A
Religious
man
that
was
there
,
called
Ihon
Delgado
touched
the
face
of
the
Queen
which
received
the
print
of
his
fingers
.
The
great
Doctor
of
Physick
Balthazar
Azeredo
drew
to
him
three
times
her
arme
and
it
went
bàcke
to
the
place
everie
time
without
breaking
.
Ther
was
found
by
her
in
the
graue
à
staff
and
à
purse
,
which
betokened
her
virtuous
life
,
and
liberalitie
to
the
poore
:
with
the
staff
she
had
gone
on
pilgrimage
to
S.
Iames.
Out
of
the
purse
shee
had
reached
money
to
the
needy
.
The
Bishop
Alphonsus
Albicastre
,
because
this
ritch
treasure
had
been
found
in
his
diocess
,
made
(
with
consent
of
the
king
)
to
the
honour
of
the
holy
Elisabeth
,
à
costly
chappel
of
polished
marble
,
wtih
à
guilded
arch
,
vnder
the
which
he
placed
à
siluer
shrine
,
with
windowes
to
bee
opened
that
as
need
was
the
body
might
be
seen
,
as
wel
without
,
of
the
people
:
as
within
of
the
Religious
.
This
good
Bishop
after
he
had
bestowed
12000.
crownes
vpon
the
worck
,
being
preuented
by
death
could
not
finish
it
:
he
left
with
the
king
of
Spaine
30000.
crownes
for
the
Canonisation
,
who
himselfe
did
forder
it
,
but
being
taken
away
by
death
sawe
it
not
done
.
in
fine
,
it
was
brought
to
an
end
by
king
Philip
the
4.
and
she
is
Canonised
by
Pope
Vrban
the
VIII
.
in
the
year
of
Iubile
1625.
the
25.
of
May
,
to
the
honour
and
glorie
of
God
.
FINIS
.