Prince
Charles
HIS
WELCOME
FROM
SPAINE
.
AFter
Great
Britaine
(
ouerwhelmed
with
doubts
,
hopes
,
feares
and
most
carefull
,
louing
and
dutifull
Iealousie
)
had
dolourously
drooped
,
and
mourned
in
a
robe
of
melancholy
8
,
moneths
long
,
for
the
absence
of
our
hopefull
,
vnparalleld
,
and
illustrious
Prince
Charles
,
each
minute
of
whose
vnexpected
,
and
vnthought
of
Iourney
from
hence
,
seeming
a
tedious
torture
to
millions
of
louing
and
wel-wishing
hearts
,
whose
happy
and
wel-comes
home
doth
like
the
radiant
Sun
expell
all
the
dismall
and
moody
cloudes
of
griefe
and
melancholy
;
to
the
vniuersall
ioy
of
his
Royall
Father
,
and
all
his
loyall
Subiects
,
hauing
passed
so
long
and
tedious
a
Iourney
,
so
much
change
of
ayre
&
varieties
of
diet
,
preserued
(
by
the
Almighties
especiall
prouidence
)
from
all
dangers
and
casualties
that
might
any
way
impeach
his
Highnesse
health
,
or
preiudice
his
Princely
person
,
in
any
of
his
affaires
.
After
his
Highnesse
stay
from
the
7.
of
March
with
his
Catholike
Maiestie
at
his
Court
at
Madrid
,
with
the
great
and
magnificent
Entertainments
,
Feastings
,
Maskings
,
Banquettings
,
Huntings
,
Hawkings
,
and
diuers
other
royall
,
pleasant
,
laudable
,
costly
,
sumptuous
,
and
manly
disports
,
and
exercises
,
where
,
with
the
King
,
the
Queene
,
the
faire
,
vertuous
,
and
louely
Lady
Maria
,
(
the
highborne
Infanta
)
his
Highnesse
hauing
all
the
content
and
welcome
which
so
potent
a
Monarch
could
any
way
expresse
,
or
our
gracious
Prince
expect
:
Then
(
to
ease
our
common
griefe
,
&
to
reuiue
our
half
dead
hopes
,
it
pleased
his
Grace
to
take
his
leaue
of
Madrid
,
&
passing
by
easie
Iourneyes
on
his
way
,
accompanied
some
part
with
the
King
,
after
whose
departure
from
his
Highnesse
,
hee
was
attended
by
certaine
of
the
Graundes
of
Spaine
,
so
that
in
thirteene
or
fourteene
dayes
space
his
Highnesse
came
in
perfect
health
to
the
Port
of
Saint
Anderas
,
in
the
Prouince
of
Biscay
,
where
,
when
our
English
fleete
had
knowledge
of
his
long
look'd
for
and
welcome
comming
,
then
did
the
hearts
of
euery
man
leape
within
him
for
ioy
,
their
eyes
ouerflowed
with
teares
of
louing
and
dutifull
affection
,
their
voyces
shouted
with
acclamations
.
The
great
Ordnance
thundered
and
filled
the
earth
and
skies
with
loud
reioycings
,
the
trumpets
clangor
pierced
the
welkin
,
the
beaten
drummes
ratled
triumphantly
,
all
manner
of
Instruments
sounded
melodiously
,
and
to
better
and
sweeten
all
the
rest
,
his
Highnesse
most
graciously
accepted
their
loues
mutually
and
thankfully
.
But
blustring
Boreas
,
with
his
brother
Eurus
(
the
North
and
East
windes
)
blew
most
stifly
,
and
churlishly
detained
our
ioy
and
happinesse
from
vs
here
in
Britaine
.
So
that
neuer
any
louing
mother
desired
with
more
longing
to
see
her
hopefull
sonne
,
whose
long
absence
had
fild
her
with
griefe
,
then
all
the
honest
Inhabitants
of
this
Kingdome
did
hunger
and
thirst
to
see
or
heare
from
their
most
hopefull
and
beloued
Prince
.
With
what
greedy
desire
did
many
thousands
(
as
it
were
)
nayle
their
eye-sights
dayly
vpon
Fanes
,
Weather-cocks
,
the
smoake
of
Chimneyes
,
and
the
Racking
of
the
cloudes
;
and
for
fifteene
long
dayes
and
nights
,
the
thwartouer
and
crosse
North
and
Easterly
winde
blew
vs
nothing
but
lengthening
of
our
sorrowes
,
and
delaying
of
our
comforts
,
vntill
at
last
on
Friday
the
third
of
October
last
it
pleased
the
great
Archmaster
of
windes
and
Seas
,
to
turne
the
breath
of
Eolus
the
way
we
most
heartily
prayed
for
:
So
that
his
Highnes
speedily
taking
aduantage
of
this
most
happy
and
prosperous
Gale
;
Anchors
were
soone
weighed
,
Sailes
suddenly
displayed
,
and
by
the
prouidence
of
the
Almighty
,
and
the
diligent
industry
of
the
skilfull
Nauigators
and
Mariners
,
his
Hignesse
most
safely
landed
at
Portsmouth
in
Hampshire
on
Sunday
the
5
of
October
,
betwixt
the
houres
of
three
and
foure
in
the
afternoone
,
where
hee
tooke
coach
and
came
that
night
and
lodged
neere
Gilford
in
Surrey
,
25
miles
from
London
,
at
the
house
of
the
Right
Honorable
the
Lord
Viscount
Anuan's
.
The
happy
newes
of
his
Highnesse
most
welcome
ariuall
was
brought
to
London
on
Monday
being
the
sixt
of
October
,
and
shortly
after
the
same
morning
he
came
in
person
himselfe
,
taking
Barge
at
Lambeth
with
the
Duke
of
Buckingham
,
followed
by
the
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
,
and
diuers
others
;
whence
he
past
to
Yorke-house
,
betwixt
eight
and
nine
of
the
clocke
,
where
he
hauing
taken
some
repast
,
he
tooke
Coach
againe
to
goe
towards
his
royall
Father
,
to
reioyce
his
heart
with
his
Princely
presence
.
The
ioyfull
newes
of
his
happy
returne
,
filled
the
whole
Kingdome
with
excessiue
ioy
:
first
his
most
royall
Father
had
a
chiefe
share
in
the
comfort
:
secondly
,
many
of
his
good
Seruants
,
who
were
almost
with
griefe
for
his
long
absence
like
so
many
bodies
without
life
:
but
now
they
are
all
relieued
by
his
welcome
presence
,
with
the
spirits
of
mirth
and
alacrity
.
But
the
City
of
London
in
expression
of
their
louing
duties
,
haue
spared
for
no
cost
,
either
generall
or
particular
.
THe
Bels
proclaim'd
aloud
in
euery
steeple
,
The
ioyfull
acclamations
of
the
people
.
The
Ordnance
thundred
with
so
high
a
straine
,
As
if
great
Mars
they
meant
to
entertaine
.
The
Bonfires
blazing
,
infinit
almost
,
Gaue
such
a
heat
as
if
the
world
did
roast
.
True
mirth
and
gladnesse
was
in
euery
face
,
And
healths
ran
brauely
round
in
euery
place
:
That
sure
I
thinke
this
sixt
day
of
October
,
Ten
thousand
men
will
goe
to
bed
scarce
(
&c.
)
This
was
a
day
all
dedicate
to
mirth
,
As
't
were
our
Royall
Charles
his
second
birth
.
And
this
day
is
a
iewell
well
return'd
,
For
whom
this
Kingdome
yesterday
so
mourn'd
.
God
length
his
dayes
who
is
the
cause
of
this
,
And
make
vs
thankfull
for
so
great
a
blisse
.
The
whole
day
being
spent
thus
in
mirth
,
triumphs
,
and
thanksgiuing
,
wherein
the
people
of
all
degrees
,
from
the
highest
to
the
lowest
,
both
rich
and
poore
in
London
,
Westminster
,
and
the
Suburbs
,
to
their
powers
exprest
their
loues
:
that
not
so
much
but
the
foure
Elements
,
Fire
,
Water
,
Ayre
,
and
Earth
,
seemed
to
applaud
the
celebration
of
this
happy
and
welcome
day
,
for
the
Heauens
most
abundantly
poured
downe
a
shower
of
raine
of
nine
houers
continuance
,
which
the
dry
and
thirsty
Earth
dranke
most
greedily
,
or
as
I
may
say
most
louingly
,
to
the
health
of
so
ioyfull
and
auspicious
a
solemnity
.
The
Fire
(
or
fires
)
in
all
places
,
streets
,
lanes
,
courts
,
and
corners
,
(
despight
the
raine
,
or
enuying
that
it
should
quench
the
flaming
ardency
of
its
transcendent
loue
)
ascended
vpwards
in
shew
of
thankfulnesse
:
and
the
vast
,
empty
,
and
subtill
Ayre
was
filled
with
the
shouts
and
acclamations
of
people
,
with
the
reioycing
noyses
of
Instruments
,
Ordnance
,
Muskets
,
Bels
,
Drums
,
&
Trumpets
.
And
further
I
heard
it
credibly
reported
,
that
there
was
one
Bonefire
made
at
the
Guildhall
in
London
which
cost
one
hundred
pounds
(
belike
it
was
some
Logwood
which
was
prohibited
or
vnlawfull
to
be
vsed
by
Dyers
,
and
being
forfeited
was
ordained
to
be
burnt
in
triumph
:
)
But
(
as
good
cause
we
had
)
the
day
was
commanded
to
be
kept
holyday
,
so
that
no
shops
were
opened
,
no
manner
of
worke
was
done
from
morning
till
night
,
but
carying
and
re-carying
wood
to
make
Bonefires
,
ringing
,
filling
and
emptying
of
pots
,
that
all
seemed
as
if
the
world
was
newly
preserued
from
some
second
flood
(
as
indeed
our
whole
Kingdome
was
from
a
flood
of
griefe
)
to
the
safe
and
happy
hauen
of
happinesse
.
Moreouer
,
his
Highnesse
happy
and
ioyfull
comming
on
that
day
,
was
a
putting
off
of
an
execution
which
sixe
men
and
two
women
condemned
malefactors
were
to
suffer
at
Tyburne
,
whereby
hee
was
the
most
fortunate
cause
of
their
reprieues
&
sauing
,
and
a
larger
time
of
repentance
to
amend
their
liues
.
The
very
Vintners
burnt
their
bushes
in
Fleetstreet
and
other
places
,
and
their
wine
was
burnt
(
all
ouer
London
and
Westminster
)
into
all
colours
of
the
Rainbow
,
whole
pintes
,
quarts
,
pottles
,
and
gallons
,
were
made
into
Bonefires
of
Sacke
and
Claret
,
whilest
good
fellowes
like
louing
Salamanders
swallowed
those
liquid
fires
most
sweetly
and
affectionately
.
But
as
concerning
this
fuell
of
Bacchus
,
a
great
many
would
not
stay
,
or
could
not
endure
to
see
it
burnt
,
and
so
deuoured
those
French
and
Spanish
billets
and
faggots
raw
,
which
after
being
warmed
with
shouting
,
laughing
,
singing
,
and
leaping
,
the
heat
burst
out
so
hotly
that
it
appeared
in
many
a
high
coloured
face
,
till
in
the
end
the
fire
was
quenched
in
the
embers
and
ashes
of
sleepe
.
And
to
the
entent
all
estates
should
be
merry
,
there
were
diuers
Noblemen
,
Gentlemen
,
and
others
,
that
gaue
store
of
gold
to
the
poore
,
some
gaue
vessels
of
wine
in
the
streets
.
Thus
was
the
whole
day
spent
,
till
the
darke
night
came
,
and
then
began
the
second
part
of
England
ioy
:
for
the
nights
loue
did
as
it
were
scorne
to
be
outstripped
with
the
dayes
affection
and
obedience
.
Amongst
the
rest
,
the
Spanish
Ambassadors
,
both
at
Exeter
house
in
the
Strand
,
and
at
Ely
house
in
Holborne
,
did
expresse
their
loues
by
their
charges
and
reioycings
.
Then
began
a
most
merry
and
ioyfull
confusion
of
billets
,
faggots
,
bauins
,
and
logs
,
baskets
,
buckets
,
and
tubs
were
hotly
and
merrily
consumed
,
buts
,
pipes
,
hogsheads
,
teirces
,
puncheons
,
barrles
,
kilderkins
,
firkins
,
runlets
,
and
drifats
most
brauely
blazed
and
suffered
;
some
in
Smithfield
burnt
their
old
Coaches
,
(
and
I
wish
they
had
all
beene
so
well
bestowed
)
washing
boules
and
beerles
went
to
wrack
,
old
graters
and
stooles
were
turn'd
to
ashes
,
mouse
traps
and
tinder-boxes
came
to
light
,
and
he
or
she
that
had
but
foure
tokens
,
or
as
much
credit
,
committed
their
whole
estate
to
fire
and
faggot
;
insomuch
that
Chandlers
shops
and
store-houses
were
most
willingly
emptied
.
But
in
Paules
Churchyard
was
exceeding
benighted
triumphs
,
for
on
the
crosse
round
about
were
placed
,
on
the
batlements
&
on
the
top
of
it
as
many
burning
Linkes
as
the
Prince
his
Highnesse
was
yeares
old
:
and
in
some
good
distance
from
the
Crosse
,
were
two
mighty
bonefires
;
besides
there
was
a
crosse
of
wood
erected
which
extended
into
foure
branches
,
and
vpon
euery
branch
a
pitch-barrell
was
fastned
,
and
one
in
the
middest
on
the
top
,
which
made
a
braue
shew
in
the
burning
:
then
were
there
Cressit
lights
,
and
most
excellent
fireworkes
,
with
squibs
,
crackers
,
racketts
,
which
most
delightfully
flew
euery
way
.
And
it
is
certain
to
be
proued
,
that
betwixt
Paules
Church
yard
&
London-bridge
in
the
nearest
way
that
could
be
gone
,
there
were
108
Bonefires
told
,
many
of
them
hauing
at
least
one
load
of
wood
in
each
,
some
more
,
some
lesse
:
I
speake
not
of
other
streets
and
lanes
which
are
out
of
that
way
,
besides
the
Strand
,
Westminster
,
and
Holborn
,
with
hundreds
of
places
which
I
saw
not
.
All
these
and
much
more
was
done
here
in
London
,
Westminster
,
and
the
adioyning
places
,
nor
is
it
to
be
doubted
but
that
all
Cities
,
Townes
,
and
Villages
,
will
generally
and
particularly
shew
their
louing
obedience
and
affections
.