At nine o'clock we left the pleasant town of Xerez, and lodged the
next night at Lebrija; and the next night at Utrera, where we saw the
ruins of a brave town, nothing remaining extraordinary, but the
fineness of the situation. We were met there by Don Lope de Mendoca,
who was sent with his troop of horse from Seville, by command of the
Asistente of that city, [Footnote: The Asistencia of Seville is a high
municipal office, peculiar to that city. Dic. de la Acad: Espan.] the
Conde de Molina. There came out to meet us also, the Corregidor of
Utrera, with an infinite number of persons of all qualities, who met
us a league from the town, as did also the English Consul of Seville,
with many English merchants, who had clothed twelve footmen in new
liveries, to show the more respect to my husband. We were lodged in a
priest's house, which was very nobly furnished for our reception, and
our treatment was answerable thereunto.
Thursday the 27th of March, we entered Seville, being met a league
from the city by the assistant, the Conde de Molina, with many hundred
coaches, with nobility and gentry in them, and very many thousands of
the burgesses and common people of the town. My husband, after usual
compliments passed, went into the Conde's coach. I followed my husband
in my own coach, as I ever did in all places; all the pages going next
my coach on horseback, and then our coach of state, and other coaches
and litters behind, many of the gentlemen and servants riding on
horseback, and many of the gentlemen did ride before the coach.
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