On Monday the 26th, Don John of Austria came to Court to give the
Empress joy, but the ceremony performed, returned immediately, the
same day, to a retiring place his Highness had at Ocana, near
Aranjuez, which famous seat of royal recreation, for a farewell, the
Empress lay at night at, being in her way to Denia, where she was to
embark. Don John, from Ocana accompanied her Imperial Majesty two or
three days' journey.
On Tuesday the 27th, my husband, (invited there by the Master of the
Ceremonies, and then to come in short mourning, with something of
jewels,) gave to the Empress joy in his master's name, also to the
Queen jointly sent; and then giving her daughter the hand. Sir Robert
Southwell was admitted to accompany him in like manner, and perform
the same function.
On Wednesday the 18/28th of April, her Imperial Majesty went from the
palace to the Descalcas Reales, and from thence to the Atoche, from
whence she began her journey for Vienna. Her passing through the town
was in this manner.
First passed several persons of quality in their coaches, intermixed
with others. Then the two Lieutenants of her Catholic Majesty's
guards, on horseback; then the two Captains of the said guards, the
Marquis de Salina, and the Marquis de Malpica, on horseback. Then a
coach of respect, lined with cloth of gold, mixed with green. Then a
litter of respect lined with the same stuff; then four trumpeters on
horseback; then the Duke of Albuquerque, in a plain coach; then
twenty-four men upon horses and mules, with portmanteaus before them;
then two trumpeters more; then the Empress and her Camarera Mayor
(Condessa de Benavente), in a plain large coach; then eight men
without cloaks on horseback, who I presume were pages to her Catholic
Majesty; then the Empress's nurse, and four or five pretty children of
her's in a coach; then four young ladies with caps and white feathers
with black specks in them, in another coach; then duenas or ancient
ladies; then more young ladies with caps and black hats, pinned up
with rich jewels; then another coach with young ladies; then followed
many other coaches irregularly.
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