GOE where I will , I can no moir flee from your kyndnesse then my owne shaddow . It hath quicklie over taken mee in Spaine , and from Spaine I send you bak all the thanks that ane honest hart can think .

For that Wee doe heere , that your L. may know it from a seeing witnesse , and from you , all Scotland , thogh I haue no Commission but the libertie of telling trueth . The Prince came through France , and to this Court Post , without a fall or any other harme ; Went into the french Kings Cabinet and saw him , the Queene , and Monsieur and Madame , and the Queene Mother and most of the Court , without beeing knowne of any , and so come hither to this Court the first advertiser , and was in the Ambassadors house before hee could beleeve it .

What acts of a strong and able man hee did by the way , is a Storie not to be matched , and behaves himselfe so wee l heere as cannot be told ; And when it shall please GOD he comes home in safetie , will deserve to bee received by all his Fathers Subjects lyk a blessing sent from heaven . For there was never in any Prince of his Race , more Religion , understanding and good Nature , honestie and Activenesse , the LORD croune all with his long lyfe , and then is Our Yle happie .

Hee was received with all the honour that could bee done to any mortall man . The King made him ane Entrie as great as hee had beene Emperour . Gives him alwayes the place , and the right hand ; And hath him Iudged in his Palace , as hee were at Sainct James . For though it was in their Lent . when they exercise the sttraitest manner of the Catholique Religion , Hee and His , had more libertie than they would vse ; There was neuer anie , ( not of the Romane religion ) Iudged in the Palace before . The King and all his Court studying how to devise pleasure for Him , opponed the order of the Pragmatique , which did forebid all braverie especially in Lent . Resigning all Donations and Regall power to Him ; Commanded all the Presidents and Judges and Gouernours to take their direction from Him , all requeistes presented to Him . What Hee would doe was done , though in His wisedome Hee would doe nothing but by the Kings Ministers , and their Customes ; All Prisons opened , all prisoners set at libertie , and they that were in for debt , the King fred them , and payed the debtes . In a word all was done , and is doing euery day , that could show howe sensible the King is of the honour Hee had done of so trusting His Person in his Majesties hands . For the businesse , it must goe on according to the pace , that their duetie to Sea of Rome , will permit , but for their owne affection they are desirous of the Match as we can wish them . The King and his Brother vse Him as Hee were their Fathers Sonne , and as their eldest Brother .

The Jnfanta is a Ladie to please any Eye , if Shee were but a meane Gentle-woman , comelie and well fauoured , of stature : tale as most Women heere , and in any Countrie ; Healthfull and likelie to bee a Child-bearer ; Better fauoured than any either Picture or report made Her ; And as Her Sister is in France , the handsomest Woman of the Court , so is the Jufanta MARIA in this , ( so is Shee named . ) And for goodnesse , God onely knowes the heart ; But for good report , no Woman vnder Heauen hath a better ; And for breading none so good , sauing in that which wee are not to consider now , but leaue it to God ; Religon , wherein Shee is so deuote and charitable , that I pray GOD these of our opinion may imitate Her . You may thinke that I am so turned Spanish , that I am onely set to praise , in conscience I speake within compasse , and am just the man without corruption , you euer tooke mee to bee , and by the grace of God , shall so cume home , and so die . But I write this for your information and satisfaction of such of my Friendes , as your L. pleaseth to impart it to , from on they haue no cause to distrust . Tell it to whom you will , and giue mee for Author ; And let mee intreate them all to thanke God , that since our Masters Mariage was confyned in so narrow a circle , so few to choose of His equales , that Hee is likely to haue one that there is so much good in by all appearance , both of outside and inside ; And let vs all joyne in heartie prayer , that wee bee not deceiued ; but that God may blesse all to His Glory to the well of His Church , and of our Master and His Subjects . And if your L. would know further to judge Her by her Parents , the King Her Father was a sincere good man , and for Her Mother Shee was the matchlessest Princesse of Her time , especiallie for wisedome , goodnesie , and health , Shee died in Child-birth ; And all Her children bee full and strong . The King is taler than Our Prince , strong and nervouse well fauoured , and well spoken , and likelie to b●●e a braue active King .

Don Carlos is a little browner complectioned , but a lustie wise-like young Prince ; And the Cardinall Don Fernando the youngest is the finest , quickest , louliest Youth that can bee seene if Hee had nothing to recommend him but His hap and godlinesse . Now let God doe what Hee will , those bee good tokens . The Prince keepes His health stronglie , and if God , put end to all before the heates come on , this journey will turne to joye to vs all ; And praise to the breast it bred in , and all the actors , which that it may bee , God grant if it bee his blessed will , And so I end for a long tim● , and if it be till I come to England , you will not blame me after all this .