A
briefe
and
true
declaration
of
the
sicknesse
,
last
wordes
,
and
death
of
the
King
of
Spaine
PHILIP
the
second
of
that
name
,
who
died
in
his
Abbey
of
S.
Laurence
at
Escuriall
,
seauen
miles
from
Madrill
,
the
13.
of
September
1598.
TO
satisfie
my
promise
,
and
to
giue
answere
to
your
letters
,
requiring
my
aduertisement
of
these
present
occurrences
,
I
pray
you
vnderstand
,
that
this
yeere
1598.
the
Royall
Maiestie
of
our
Lord
Don
PHILIP
the
third
,
being
then
but
Prince
,
was
vpon
S.
Iohns
day
,
in
the
market
place
at
Madrill
,
to
beholde
the
Bullbaytings
and
other
pastymes
which
were
there
,
at
which
sports
the
King
his
father
(
which
is
now
in
heauen
)
was
not
present
by
reason
of
the
paine
of
the
gout
which
sore
troubled
him
.
His
Highnes
being
returned
from
the
foresaid
place
,
discoursed
vnto
his
father
all
that
he
had
seene
,
whereupon
his
Maiestie
answered
,
I
am
right
glad
to
see
thee
so
pleasant
,
for
thou
shalt
neuer
so
long
as
I
liue
see
me
haue
any
ease
or
comfort
in
this
my
painfull
disease
.
And
thereupon
commaunded
preparation
to
be
made
for
his
remouing
to
Escuriall
.
Doctor
Marcado
one
of
his
ordinarie
Phisitions
tolde
him
,
he
ought
not
to
stirre
,
least
the
extremitie
of
his
paine
should
increase
.
The
King
answered
,
seeing
I
must
be
carried
thither
when
I
am
dead
,
I
had
rather
be
carried
thither
being
aliue
.
So
that
in
the
end
to
satisfie
his
desire
,
his
footmen
tooke
him
vp
vpon
their
shoulders
,
&
spent
sixe
daies
in
going
those
seauen
miles
,
where
after
that
he
came
,
he
was
better
for
some
few
daies
,
though
he
was
not
able
to
stand
,
but
was
forced
either
to
sit
or
lie
.
But
presently
the
goute
reseasing
him
,
accompanied
with
a
feuer
,
made
him
far
sicker
then
he
was
before
,
his
Phisitions
shewed
all
the
skil
they
could
to
giue
him
some
ease
,
but
the
extremitie
of
paine
so
increased
,
that
presently
he
entred
into
consideration
of
his
soule
by
shriuing
and
confessing
himselfe
,
and
receiuing
the
sacrament
,
at
which
instant
he
commanded
Garcia
de
Loyaza
to
be
consecrated
Archbishop
of
Toledo
,
which
was
performed
by
the
Popes
Nuntio
with
all
the
solemnities
and
rites
accustomed
.
There
happened
also
to
this
good
King
vpon
his
right
knee
,
a
bile
so
angrie
and
swelling
,
that
he
could
take
no
rest
,
his
Phisitions
being
amazed
thereat
,
one
Elias
a
Phisition
of
Toledo
,
by
whose
aduice
and
direction
of
others
,
one
Vergara
a
licentiate
Surgeon
hauing
applied
al
fit
meanes
to
ripen
the
sore
,
opened
it
,
and
let
foorth
all
the
bad
matter
therein
contained
:
soone
after
the
which
,
there
arose
fower
other
biles
vpon
his
brest
,
which
likewise
were
ripened
,
opened
and
cleansed
.
This
corrupt
matter
bred
a
great
companie
of
lice
,
which
were
very
hard
to
bee
killed
,
he
remaining
in
this
mean
time
so
weake
that
he
was
faine
to
be
turned
in
sheetes
,
and
lift
vp
with
fower
men
,
whilest
two
other
made
all
things
plaine
,
soft
,
and
cleane
vnder
him
.
Ten
daies
before
he
died
,
he
fell
into
so
great
a
traunce
(
lasting
fiue
howers
)
that
it
was
easily
perceiued
,
that
his
life
and
vitall
powers
began
to
faile
,
which
caused
diuers
Lords
in
Madrill
to
prouide
mourning
garments
.
Being
returned
to
himselfe
,
he
said
to
the
Archbishop
and
to
those
of
the
chamber
there
present
:
My
friends
and
subiects
,
your
sorrowes
are
of
no
force
to
recouer
my
health
,
for
no
humane
remedie
can
profit
me
.
The
chiefe
matter
of
your
care
ought
to
be
to
prouide
in
time
all
necessaries
for
my
funerals
,
and
in
the
meane
time
I
commaunde
you
to
call
hither
your
Prince
,
which
shall
be
your
future
King
,
and
fetch
hither
vnto
me
my
coffin
that
I
shall
be
laide
in
,
and
place
here
vpon
this
little
cupboord
,
a
dead
mans
skull
crowned
with
my
imperiall
crowne
,
all
which
was
foorthwith
done
.
The
Prince
and
the
Infanta
his
sister
being
in
presence
,
the
King
called
for
Iohn
Ruyz
de
Valasco
,
putting
him
in
minde
of
a
cofer
which
he
had
committed
to
his
custodie
,
willing
him
to
fetch
it
,
the
cofer
was
very
little
,
yet
when
it
was
brought
he
caused
it
to
be
opened
,
and
taking
foorth
a
pretious
stone
of
an
infinite
value
,
caused
it
to
be
deliuered
to
his
Daughter
,
speaking
thus
vnto
hir
.
My
daughter
Izabella
Eugenia
Clara
,
receiue
this
Iewell
brought
vnto
me
by
your
mother
,
the
which
I
bestowe
vpon
you
for
my
last
farewell
.
And
then
turning
him
to
the
Prince
,
said
,
are
you
contented
with
this
that
I
giue
vnto
your
sister
?
Who
answered
,
yea
sir
,
although
you
gaue
her
all
that
I
haue
.
This
answere
lyking
the
King
very
wel
,
he
willed
them
to
looke
in
the
cofer
for
an
other
paper
,
and
giuing
it
to
the
Prince
,
he
tolde
him
,
that
therein
he
should
see
the
forme
how
to
gouerne
his
kingdome
.
Then
they
tooke
out
of
the
said
cofer
,
a
whip
with
bloudie
knots
,
which
the
King
holding
vp
said
,
This
bloud
is
mine
owne
,
and
yet
not
mine
but
my
fathers
,
who
is
in
heauen
,
who
made
vse
of
this
kinde
of
exercise
,
and
therefore
to
make
knowne
the
value
of
it
,
and
the
trueth
of
it
I
thought
good
to
reueale
it
vnto
you
.
After
this
he
commaunded
a
paper
to
be
taken
from
vnder
his
pillow
,
which
being
read
by
Iohn
Ruyz
,
contained
these
words
.
We
PHILIP
by
the
grace
of
God
,
King
of
Castile
and
Lion
&c.
hauing
gouerned
this
Realme
40.
yeeres
,
in
the
71.
yeeres
of
mine
age
,
giue
ouer
this
Kingdome
vnto
my
God
to
whome
it
belongeth
,
and
commend
my
soule
into
his
blessed
hands
,
to
performe
therewith
whatsoeuer
it
shal
please
his
diuine
Maiestie
.
Commaunding
that
this
my
bodie
so
soone
as
euer
my
soule
shall
bee
separated
from
the
same
,
be
embalmed
:
then
apparelled
with
a
Royall
robe
,
and
so
placed
in
this
brazen
shrine
heere
present
,
and
that
the
howers
be
kept
,
with
all
rites
and
ceremonies
as
the
lawe
requireth
,
and
I
commaund
my
funerals
to
be
solemnized
in
this
manner
.
Before
shall
be
borne
the
Archbishops
banner
,
then
the
Crosse
,
the
Monkes
and
the
Clergie
presently
shall
followe
,
all
in
mourning
garments
.
The
Adelantado
shall
beare
the
Royall
standard
trailing
it
vpon
the
ground
.
FINIS
.