My husband was well satisfied, and presented his most humble
acknowledgments to the King for his care and favour to him, as well as
the honour he had received. The Conde de Castel Melhor, when he had
finished his visit to my husband, came to my apartment, and told me he
hoped I took no offence at what had passed at the feast, because the
King had heard I was sad to see my husband troubled; assuring me that
his Majesty and the whole Court desired nothing more than that we
should receive all content imaginable. I gave him many thanks for the
honour of his visit, and desired him to present my humble service to
the King, assuring him, that my husband and I had all the respect
imaginable for his Majesty; true it was, according to the English
fashion, I did make a little whine when I saw my husband disordered,
but I should ever remain his Majesty's humble servant, with my most
humble thanks to his Excellency. And so he returned well satisfied.
The 14th, the Chief Ministers met my husband in order to his return
home for England, and expressed a great trouble to part from him; they
from the King presented my husband with twelve thousand crowns in gold
plate, with many compliments and favours from the King, whom my
husband waited on the next day to receive his Majesty's commands for
his Master in England. After giving his Majesty many thanks for the
many honours he had received from his Majesty's kind acceptance of his
service, he thanked his Majesty for his present, saying that he wished
his Majesty's bounteous kindness to him might not prejudice his
Majesty, in this example, by the next coming ambassador; to which his
Majesty replied, 'I am sure it cannot, for I shall never have such
another ambassador.
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