According to appointment , the said Lords , Knights and Gentlemen prepared themselues to giue their attendance whensoeuer his Lordship should take his iourney , and therefore vnderstanding that he intended to take leaue of the king on Thurseday the one and twentieth day of March according to the computation of England ; the greatest number of them being very richly apparelled themselues and extraordinarily appointed for their seruants , gaue their attendance at Nottingham house the said one and twentie day of March , his Lordship hauing appointed many barges and boates for conueying himselfe , the said lords and knights and their company to the Court , the Kings Highnesse then being at Greenwich : the said Earle hauing ordained his owne company to be in number as followeth : Six Trumpeters clad in Orange colour Damaske , with cloakes of cloth of the same colour , and Banners of Damaske with his Honours armes thereupon . Six Footemen in Orange Tawny veluet alike suted . Six Pages , clad likewise in veluet of the same colour , with their cloakes suteable . Thirty gentlemen with cloakes of blacke veluet . Fourescore yeomen well apparelled with liuery cloakes of Orange Tawny cloth , garded with siluer & blew silk lace . The said noble Earle being thus prepared went with his said company from Nottingham house the said Thursday about noone , & so shooting the bridge , arriued at Greenwich immediatly after dinner : and there presenting himselfe and his company vnto his Maiestie , was most acceptably and graciously enterteined . After some time spent in receiuing his Highnesse commandement aswell concerning himselfe in his owne particular , as also touching the conducting and presenting of Sir Charles Cornwallys knight , who was appointed for to be his Maiesties liedger Ambassadour with the king of Spaine . The said Ambassadours , Lords , Knights and Gentlemen humbly taking their leaues of his Highnesse were for that night dismissed ; euery one taking himselfe to his lodging , there remaining and expecting his Lordships further pleasure to be knowen when they should prepare to set forward on this iourney .

His Lordship hauing now dispatched his priuate counsels and intendments with his Maiesty and the Lords of the Councel , gaue warning to his said company and followers to be ready against Tuesday morning being the six and twentieth day of the said moneth of March . Which time he gaue to prepare themselues ; for that day he intended to set forward . On which said day being both mindfull and forward for his intended Iourney , he was early vp in the morning , and taking the time of the tide , and such company as were ready , being to the number of 80. persons , in diuers barges and boates passed from Nottingham house to Grauesend , and there dined , staying for much of the company which followed . After dinner they rode from Grauesend to Chatham where he lodged that night . The same night the Earle of Marre came from the court of purpose to congratulate with his Lordship , and do such like priuate offices of friendship . The next day being wednesday his Lordship would haue gone to the ships , which were then fallen so low as Quynborow , there riding at Anchor and staying our comming , but the weather fell out somewhat foule and the wind contrary , so that he rested at Chatham that night . The next day being Thursday the eight and twentieth of March , before seuen of the clocke in the morning his Lordship hauing commanded to be ready diuers barges and pinnesses to carry himselfe and his followers aboord the ships , tooke his barge , and about tenne of the clocke the same day entered the ship called the Beare , lying in Quynborow Road as afore is said , together with the Dew-repulse and the Wast-spight , which three shippes kept company together and lay of purpose to transport his Lordship , the Ambassadour Lidger , and the other Lords , Knights and Gentlemen that were of the company and traine .

Now what by reason of staying for some of the Lords and Gentlemen , as yet not come a boord , for the better disposing and ordering all things concerning the voyage , as also for placing and appointing to euery man his roome accordingly . The weather likewise being not very faire to put to sea , we Anchored before Quinborow till Sunday morning being Easter day and the last day of March. At which time the wind comming about to the West and standing faire to put to sea , his Lordship commanded to wey and to set saile , which was done accordingly : Sailing as farre as the tide would giue them leaue , which was to a certaine Road , between the Sands neere to the Shoe Beacon , where they rested that night . The next day being very foule and the wind contrary , they were faine to ride it out til Tuesday morning being the second of April . At what time the weather fell somewhat faire , and his Lordship being desirous to take all aduantage that might forward the iourny , commanded to wey againe and put to sea , but the wind being very slacke , he was becalmed and so driuen to a flatte neere the Spitts , where for that the tide was much spent , and the flood comming on , they cast Ancor about one of the clocke in the afternoone , there staying in expectation of wind till Wednesday morning , when although there was little or no wind stirring , yet his Lordship set forward , tiding it as far as they could that night . The next day being Thursday early in the morning the wind comming somewhat towards the North , his Lordship caused to wey Ancor , and so with expence of time and much pains , the shippes recouered Douer Road , where they ancored aswell for the receauing in of many of the company as also for taking in fresh water and victualls . So soone as the fleet was discouered and comming neere Douer Road , aswell the forts and blockehouses as the castle of Douer saluted them with many shot : his Lordship answering them againe both out of his owne ship and out of the rest also with the like .

That night the Lordes and Gentlemen for whom they made stay at Douer came aboord , and that night also his Lordship minded to haue set forward , had not the Hoie called the George , by spending of her Mast , in her passage from Quynborow to Douer , caused a longer aboad .

Now for that the saide Hoie was appointed to carrie prouision and necessaries for the fleete , and could not be so soone made ready againe for seruice , as was desired , and for that , the winde standing at North-east was a faire and fitte winde for going forward : His Lordship aduised with Sir Richard Lewson the Admirall of the fleet , that some course might be presently had to forward the iourney ; Sir Richard therefore with great care and extraordinarie paines , labouring all that night , being seconded by Sir Iohn Treuor Surueyor of the Nauie , vnladed the saide Hoie , of all such necessarie prouisions as they were like to vse in the voyage , and hauing that night and the next morning dispersed her luggage some in one shippe and some in another , and being returned to to the shippes , about tenne of the clocke a warning peece was giuen ; and about two howers after , they weyed , and sailed all that day being Friday , the fifth day of Aprill , vntill the next day being Saturday , and then being becalmed , were faine to cast ancor againe . That night the winde comming faire , they weied ancor , and so failed all that night till the next day , the winde againe altering , they lay at anchor till towards the euening , and then set forward , sayling vntill tenne of the clocke the next day , and then cast ancor . About tenne of the clocke in the euening they weyed ancor againe , and so sailed with a faire winde that night and the next day . On Wednesday as we sailed , his Lordship commaunded to hayle a Barke which was discouered to be a Barke of Barnstable in Deuonshire , and came from Bayon in Fraunce , who declared for newes that there was a yongue Prince borne in Spayne . Now it should seeme , his Lordship had receaued vnderstanding by letters from the right Honourable , the Vicount Cramborne , his Highnesse principall Secretarie , deliuered to him whilest we laie at road before Douer ; that his comming was expected , and prouision made for him and his companie , by the King of Spayne at Saint Anderas . His Lordship hauing sent his prouision of Horses , Coches , Lytters , Hangings , and other his rich furniture and necessaries : together with his Herbengers and other Officers to the Groyne in seuerall Hoies appointed for that purpose : the Kings shippe called the Aduantage , being their Conuoy . His Highnesse presents likewise vnder the charge of Thomas Knoell one of his Maiesties Ecquery , and appointed messenger for the deliuerie thereof to the King of Spaine , in their said companie . And being vncerteine , whether the Kings designes were aswell knowen to the said Herbengers and the rest , as to himselfe : he commaunded captaine Morgan , and one Master Pet a Master Shipwright , and a very good Mariner ; to goe on bord the Resistance , being a shippe of London , and one appointed for cariage of prouision in this iourney , to make what way they possibly could for the Groyne , to commaund the said shippes prouisions and people , to meet him in the mouth of the harbour , thence to beare in his company for Saint Anderas . But the said shippe was becalmed as was the rest of the fleet likewise , and could make no way , but kept company with vs till Sunday morning ; after which time we had no more sight of her till her comming to the Groyne , which was the next day after our arriuall there .

On Munday morning earely the land was discouered by the fleet , and about fower of the clocke in the afternoone , they arriued into the road of the Groyne , being a very safe and pleasant harbour .

We were no sooner descried from the lande ; but the Gouernour of the towne Don Lewys de Carilla de Toledo ; Seigneur Peynte Corde de Carazena , and Gouernour of Galicia , had commaunded to make ready for interteyning his Lordship , which was most royally performed , being vpon entrance into the harbour , first saluted from a fort on the North side the towne with twentie great peeces of Ordinance . Then from the fort lately builte vpon the rocke with sixe and twentie peeces of great Ordinaunce ; and from the towne and castle with thirtie great peeces of Ordinance at least . His Lordship comming to ancor with the rest of the shippes , gaue them their whole broad sides . Immediatly vpon his Lordships arriuall , the Gouernour of the Towne sent the foure principall officers , Commanders of the Towne together with his Brother don Iohn de pacheco and Don Lewis de Carilla de Toledo his only sonne to giue his Lordship the welcome , wherein they demeand themselues so exceeding kindly , and with the most affable and respectiue speeches that might be , excusing their slender entertainment by reason of their late vnderstanding of his Lordships comming to the Groyne , for that they had intelligence his Lordship meant to haue gone to Saint Anderas . After a short time spent in complement with these Commanders , the Gouernour himselfe ( being accompanied with diuers personages of worth came aboard in a barge which seemed to haue been made of purpose for this vse . The Rowers and Mariners thereof ( being clad in blew silke Cassoks and Caps , and the barge couered with blew veluet , and newly painted ) reported to his Lordship , that the King his master had especially written to him in these words ; That he should haue respect , what person he was that was comen Ambassadour , from whom he was come , and to whom he was sent ; and this he should do euery thing for the honour of these three persons without sparing any thing that might be fitte for his Lordships entertainment . And therefore the Gouernour intreated his Lordship to go on Land , which he refused to do that night , but being much importuned , he promised to go on shore the next day . During the Gouernours abode on the ship there came many on board likewise , and they of all conditions . Doctors of Law , Churchmen , Friers , and of all other sorts of people ; who all seemed much to wonder and admire the greatnesse and neatnesse of that Galeon as they termed her : exceedingly commending and applauding the same . At the departure of the said Gouernour from the shippes , his Lordship gaue many pieces of ordinance , which were againe receaued and answered from the towne and forts . The whole towne indeed being but a hold and fort , but very strong . That night they sent from the towne vnto his Lordship a present of fish & fruit , bread and such like commodities as the country yeelded , excusing that they were not able to shew their loue in better sort vnto his Lordship : for that Munday the day of his arriuall being Saint Markes day with them , and the Fishermen as then not going to sea , and also hauing feasted as that day for ioy of the birth of the yong Prince : they were the more vnfurnished of better present and more fitte for his entertainment .

On Tuesday the sixtienth day of April , his Lordship prepared to go on shore , to his lodging , which was prepared for him at the gouernours house , which house is the whole pleasure of the towne , for that it ouerlooketh the whole harbor and is seated in the heart of the towne . The gouernour likewise hauing taken great care to receiue his Lordship in the most honourable manner : and therefore had vpon intelligence of our comming to the Groyne , caused to be builded a bridge of Timber aboue forty yards long and painted the same , yellow red and blew , and garnished the same with many pencels of silke of like colours very formally and planted the way into the towne with bowes of Baies and Orange trees , and strewed the same with rushes and flowers . The whole company of the towne and many more of the Country ( being as was supposed ) drawen thither for this purpose only , all ready to giue his Lorship entertainment after the best fashion ; when the time came that his Lordship might conueniently land , for vntill three of the clocke after noone the flood was not , vpon which he must of necessity land , the Gouernour sent diuers of the Commanders of the town to giue notice , that he and other the Magistrates of the towne would attend vpon the bridge , his Lordship thereupon tooke his barge carying in the head therof , an Ancient of white silke , with the picture of the sunne in the vpper part thereof ; his Moto or word being Desir Na ' Repos , written in maner of a Beud , within the same , and so came in very honourable maner to the bridge , where staied for him the said Gouernor , Iudges and Magistrates of the towne , enterteining the English as they landed , the whilest the musicke , being Shagbots and Hoboyes & placed for that purpose vpon the bridge , plaied sweet and delectable melody , and so the Spaniards intermingling themselues with the English according to their degrees , euer giuing the right hand to the English , passed into the Towne in order as followeth . First went foure of his Lordships seruants , who were appointed Marshals for his traine . After followed certaine of his officers in his house & chamber in their liueries . Next after followed the gentlemen his seruants and especiall officers in their liueries of blacke veluet . Then followed the Esquires and Knights euery one according to his degree : then with our Lords and Nobles , diuers Spanish Commanders and Iudges of the kingdome of Galicia . At their entrance into the town , there was shot off an exceeding great volley of shot both great and small , and so they passed all on foot to the Condies house , and at the entrance of his Lordship into the house , there were shot off a great number of Chambers , being for that purpose , as it should seeme , planted ouer against the Condies gate . His Lordship being thus receiued was exceedingly well appointed and lodged . That night what by reason of the littlenesse of the roome and the muchnesse of the company , he was both lated , and could not but be much troubled at his Supping , wherein the Cond and his officers , did make manifest their exceeding care and respect to haue all things to content his Lordship , and the company with so much attendance and obseruance , as it was rather a trouble and offence to any well minded to see their extraordinary paines taken in ther seruice , than cause of exception in any wise , especially for that it did appeare , There was prouided what the countrie could any way affoord .

There his Lordship rested from that time forward , sometimes riding abroad to take the aire on horsebacke , other times in his Carroch , & euer with much applause and admiration of the people . So that it could not but giue him much contentment to obserue how welcome he seemed generally to the whole country . In his passages abroad he tooke occasion to shew his bounty to the poore , which in that place abound greatly , many of them being very miserable creatures to see , and wherewith his Lordship was in mercy & charity much moued , not sparing his purse one houre in the day ; for besides what he gaue abroad , he neuer shewed himselfe in his gallery but he prouided good summes of money to giue for reliefe of those miserable poore people , who indeeed during his abode there made little account of other liuing than of his reliefe .

Whilest we rested in the Groyne a certaine mariner being one of the Repulse , and hauing vpon Wednesday the seuenteenth day of the present moneth of April brought on shore some company and staying in Towne vntill amongst lewd company he became tipled ; that thereby he gaue offence in his behauiour , by violent striking of one of the Churchmen of the towne , although it was not directly complained of by any , either of the Church or of the towne , yet by chance came to his Lordships knowledge , who for that he receaued such extraordinary kind and liberall vsage both for himselfe and his followers , and that generally from all , if no other cause might moue him but that , was much offended therewith , and therefore thought good to take due punishment of that so foule a fault , commanding that present inquiry should be made through all the shippes ; who of them had been on shore , at last finding the offendour , he committed him presently to the Bibboes , there to remaine till the next day which was Friday , what time he appointed Sir Richard Lewson , his Admirall and Marshall to call vnto him the other Admiralls and Captaines of the fleete , and throughly to examine the offence and accordingly to proceed without any respect or fauour . They calling before them the said offendour , and finding indeed that the fellow was drunke and by no meanes could remember whether he had stroken the said Churchman or no ; & although the maner of his striking was so slight , and the party said to be stroken so vile in reputation of the whole city , as they generally pitied any man should once be called in question for so base a person : the said Commissioners and Iurie proceeded and finding him guilty of striking the said Churchman , being contrary to Law and his Lordships former decrees in that behalfe , adiudged him to be presently hanged . Heere it is to be vnderstood that the matter could not be so priuately caried but many of the Towne and some Churchmen also , had made meanes to get aboard and saw the proceeding so austere & resolute , that presently they sollicited the Conde & the Honourable Condesse his wife vpon any condition to hinder the execution . Whereof , when the Conde , but especially the Condesse and her daughter had taken notice , they neuer left intreating his Lordship to recall his auerred sentence and iudgement : and which to do his Lordship could not without offering much vnkindnesse refuse or denie . Many reasons were alleadged by the Conde and the Condesse , that the party offended was a man vile in reputation and esteemed as a man halfe Lunatike , that the offence was not a malicious or determinate wilful offence , and therefore , the premisses considered , his Lordship could not but with more iudgement passe it ouer , than so seuerely prosecute the execution of Iustice vpon so mean a cause , especially sithence no information or complaint was by the party offended , or by any other of the Court prosecuted on his behalfe . His Lordship thus vrged , granted he should be deliuered vnto the Conde , to be vsed as he thought good , & therefore commanded he should be brought on land and deliuered vnto him , which was done , one of the Masters going along with him , the Boatson leading him with a halter about his necke , who when he came before the Conde , fel on his knees , and would haue made much protestation , but the Honorable Conde , tooke him vp , tooke off the halter from his necke , and commanded him to be carried to eat in the Buttery , for that the dolefull lookes of the man , moued much pity in the Conde .

On Tuesday the foure and twentieth day of April , according to the computation of England , his Lordship solemnized the feast of Saint George , which was done in very solemne maner , and with the more regard for that the townesmen taking notice of his intendment to feast , came in troupes , to see and obserue the fashions of England : his Lordship therefore hauing desired sufferance of the Conde , to vse his owne officers for that day , appointed to be serued after the fashion of England , both in seruice and diet . And wheras the Conde had for his Lordships state , set vp a cloth of Estate with his proper armes , his Lordship commanded to set vp a state of his owne being rich of Bawdkim , without armes , other then the armes of his Highnesse with S. Georges crosse , as is the custome , his owne armes was placed a good distance off vpon the hangings , and on the right hand of the cloth of Estate , for that both the roome was most conuenient as also it was thought the Conde would haue dined with his Lordship , as he was desired . After priuate praiers in his chamber , and that most of his company was come to him , & dinner being serued in accordingly , his Lordship came forth in his robes of S. George , to meet the Conde . But the Conde fearing to do any thing that might impeach the honour of his Master or be present there to heare any thing pronounced , which might offend him in respect of the honour of his Master , after that he had staied to see his Lordship wash and set at the Table praied leaue and so went to his priuate lodging . At the comming in of the second course , according to the fashion of England , the Kings stile was proclaimed in three seuerall languages by Somersett herauld crying , Largesse , who had a liberall reward for the same . And so his Lordship being serued very honourably by persons of the better sort , and very richly in diet and in plate , ended his dinner , sitting alone at the table , but diuers other Lords , Knights and Esquires sitting in the same roome at two other tables by .

After dinner , the Conde came to congratulate his Lordship seeming much to repent him , that he kept not him company at dinner , sithence he had vnderstood by his brother ( who stood all dinner time there , and well obseruing all ) that there was not any thing , that might giue the least cause of offence or exception . Therfore the Conde discouered that he much desired to keepe him company at Supper , which he did , his Lordship sitting as he did at dinner , vnder the eskocheon of his own armes , the Conde on the same side but on the left hand the cloth of Estate and at the lower end of the table . Whilest they sate at Supper , much company came in to see them , diuers Ladies and other Gentlemen of the better sort comming priuately to obserue the fashion of our state , which his Lordship performed most honourably and orderly , to the glory of our nation , and to no small honour of himselfe .

Wednesday , the foure and twentieth day of the said moneth of April about noone , there came a gentleman from the Court , who gaue notice to the Conde and his Lordship , that , that night Don Blasco de Aragon nephew to the Duke of Terra noua : one that had been formerly in England with the Constable would be there , who indeed about seuen of the clocke that night , came accordingly , to salute his Lordship from the King his master , and to giue vnderstanding both of the preparation for his Lordship and his company vpon the way as also what order should be presently taken , for their more speedie Iourney .

Tuesday , the thirtieth of April , there was appointed a Communion on shipboord , to the which resorted diuers Knights and Gentlemen , and as many as could conueniently come to the same .

On Wednesday & Thursday his Lordship treated with the Conde , the saide Don Blasco and Don Iaspar de Bullion the Aposentador , Mayor to the King , which saide Iaspar de Bullion was lately come from the Court of purpose to prouide for his Lordship and his traine with commission from the King to see them furnished of all necessaries for their Iourneying .

In this conference ( notwithstanding it had beene formerly vnderstood , there should be no want of meanes or necessaries , for his Lordship and his people in their iourney to Court ) it appeared that the company being numbred by the pole to be 650. persons of all sorts , besides their carriages which were very many : the country could by no meanes supply the whole number : therefore it was thought good to lessen them , as much as conueniently they might , resoluing to leaue diuers of his Lordships owne people abord the ships , till they returne : some also were dispatched for England , with the Carroches , Litters and Mares , and such other his furniture , as by Don Blasco was vnderstood he should haue little vse of . And for that , besides riding mules we vnderstood there were sent thither by the King foure litters , and foure coches which staied for vs at villa Franca , for the more ease of his Lordship when he pleased and for thereliefe of any Gentleman that might happen to be sicke vpon the way , which in so long and tedious a iourney was likely to be . And indeed as it happened most of them were put to vse , one coch and one litter being appointed for his Lordships owne vse , another coch and litter appointed to the Ambassadour-Leager , and the other seruing sometimes one and sometimes another , as occasion serued and they desired .

Thursday the second day of May , there was prepared in the market place , a certaine peece of ground railed in square the space of twenty yeards or more , with Scaffolds , built of purpose about the same : wherein the English were very sufficiently appointed and placed , for the seeing of these sports . His Lordship and other the Noblemen were placed in seuerall windowes , in a very faire roome in the Kings State-house , being for that purpose hanged with rich Arras and seuerall clothes of Estate ouer the windowes , on the wall on the outside the house : they being come to their standings , the Ladies and better sort of the towne being likewise placed in a conuenient roome for that purpose , they began their sports after this maner . First , there was brought in a castle wherein a Lady was enclosed , and kept by foure monsters . The said castle being placed in the middest of the Squadron , there appeared foure Knights armed , with their Pages going before them with Drums and Fife playing : who presently assailed the castle , surprized the monsters , relieued the Lady and so set fire of the castle . This deuise being , as we vnderstood of it , as much to shew the strangenesse of the fire works , which indeed were many , as for any other reason which we obserued by the same .

These represented the iudgement of Paris . Then came Venus , Pallas , Iuno , Cupid euery one led seuerally by Sauages , after whom followed foure other armed Knights , in colours painted blew and white . Then came a third company being foure in number , in coloured armours likewise , with crosses on their breasts in shew like knights of Matta , bringing in with them a chariot wherein the chiefe sate Peace , Plenty and other vertues , being likewise planted in the same : with their seuerall names written on their backes . After whom likewise followed foure other knightes armed , with trumpets sounding . When they had all appeared , they fell to Barriers according to the direction of certaine Gentlemen appointed to marshall the same . Some of our English Lords and Knights being intreated by the Spaniards to assist them therein also : they encountered one another single first by two , after increasing their number according to the pleasure of the Iudges and Marshals ; when they had broken their staues ( or at least done their best to breake them ) retiring , fell to it againe with their swords , according to the maner of Barriers , fiue blows a peece . In a Scaffold directly opposite against the place , wherein the Lords stood , sate the Iudges of these sports amongst whom the Lord Howard of Effingham was intreated by the Magistrates of the towne to be one , which Iudges vpon euery encounter gaue reward to the best deseruer : as Scarfes , Gloues , Choppimors , Ribbens , and such like which were by the Knights thankefully receaued , and bestowed as fauoures vpon their mistresses ; at last the Knights encountered pell mel , one another ; and as it seemed in a very furious maner . But the Barre being made in fashion like a trough , and many fire works being cunningly contriued in the same , and duely tooke fire , and so with flame and smoake they were parted .

These sports ended , there was a banquet caried vp to his Lordship & other the Lords and Ladies which were in another roome next adioining , being indeed both plentifull and costly , and serued in by the chiefe Gentleman of the Country and Towne . The banquet ended , and night comming on there were brought into the same place diuers fire works : one in the fashion of a Chariot , another like the wheele of Fortune , another like a Castle , and such like garded and attended with diuers wild men , with clubbes and wheeles , with seuerall fire works : men riding with speares in their hands all conteining squibbes and fire-workes , with which they ranne at one another , as in maner of Tilt. The diuersities of the fire workes were many , and for the strangenesse and maner of performance thereof , generally commended and so well liked as two houres spent in that pastime seemed but a moment .

Friday the third day of May his Lordship hauing his company furnished , with conuenient Mules for riding , as also for cariage of their trunks and necessaries , about eleuen of the cloke accompanied with the Gouernour and other the Magistrates of the towne , set forward on his iourney . Don Blasco de Aragon , and Don Iaspar de Bullion the chiefe Herbenger for the King , accompanying his Lordship for the purposes aforesaied : in the passage from the towne the waits and shagbots were placed playing all the while ; at our departing from the towne and our leaue taking of the Gouernour , they gaue a small volley of shot out of the towne . His Lordship being halfe a mile out of the towne and yet within sight of the ships as they lay at Road , the said shippes tooke their leaue also of vs with many peece of ordinance .

The said Gouernour , as before is mentioned is named Don Lewis , de Carilla de Toledo &c. and is of the countrie of Castilla , but appointed heere by the King as Gouernour of the Groyn and all the country of Gallicia : a man of very mild and affable behauiour , very curteous and most respectiue of the English in generall , as by the great care and good vsage of vs whilest we lodged in the Groyn appeared .

That night being as is aforesaied the third day of May , according to the computation of England we rode to Bytaunce , being distant three leagues from the Groyn , where his Lordship and his company were well entertained and lodged .

Saterday the fourth day of May , we rode from Bytaunce to a certaine town called Villa Alua , 6. leagues , where our entertainment was such as the towne could affoord , by reason of the meanes thereof .

Sunday the fifth day of May we rode forward to a very faire towne called Lugo , being distant from Villa Alua seuen leagues . The Alcaylde and other officers of the town , meeting his Lordship about halfe a mile without the gates , and accompanying vs into the towne , the streets being decked with bowes and the wals of their houses garnished with their best hangings and furniture . In the way comming thither his Lordship receaued letters of intelligence and congratulations from the Conde at the Groyne , which he accepted very kindly .

The messenger being dispatched from Lugo , and rewarded with a chaine of Gold of good value : on Munday we rode to a certaine towne called Terra Castella distant from Lugo eight leagues .

Tuesday the seuenth day of May , we trauelled all the morning vp to a high mountaine by the space of six leagues , and dined at a litle village called çebrera , where we receiued such intertainment vnexpected , as was altogether in an arbor of green bowes made of purpose of such a conuenient length , that that receiued his Lordship and all the better sort of his traine . And after dinner we rode to a certaine towne called Villa Franca , being distant six leagues , where his Lordship was receaued with the townesmen , the streets by all the way where we passed being garnished with bowes and strewed with hearbs and flowers : musicke being likewise placed neere the house where his Lordship should lodge .