The day before he
went, her Catholic Majesty sent the Marquis Aytona to offer a set of
her Majesty's machos to carry his litter, and another set for his
coach, but my husband refused both, with many humble thanks to her
Majesty for so great grace and honour done him, which he refused upon
no other score but the consideration of the length of the journey, and
the badness of the way, which the time of the year caused, which would
expose the beasts to that hazard, as he could not satisfy himself to
put them in; and although my husband was next day pressed again to
receive this favour, yet he refused it with much respect to her
Majesty, for the forenamed reasons. Likewise the Duke de Medina de las
Torres sent two sets of very brave machos to convey my husband to
Portugal, which he refused with many thanks to his Excellency, upon
the same account he had done those formerly to her Majesty. My husband
carried none of his own horses or mules, but hired all he used for
himself or his retinue. He went in his own litter, and carried one of
his own coaches with him, and five sumpters, covered with his own
sumpter cloths. His retinue were:--Mr. Fanshawe, Chief Secretary; Mr.
Price, gone before to Lisbon; Mr. Cooper, Gentleman of the Horse; Mr.
Bagshawe, Chaplain; Mr. Ashburnham, Mr. Parry, Mr. Creighton, Mr.
Eyres, Steward; Mr. Weeden, Mr. Jemmet, Mr. Bumstead, Pages; Mr.
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