visited and saluted; and consequently was brought unto the King's
and Queen's Majesty's presence, sitting under a stately cloth of
honour, the chamber most richly decked and furnished, and most
honourably presented. Where, after that he had delivered his
letters, made his oration, given two timber of sables, and the
report of the same both in English and Spanish, in most loving
manner embraced, was with much honour and high entertainment, in
sight of a great confluence of people, lords and ladies, soon after
remitted by water to his former lodging, to the which, within two
days after, by assignment of the King's and Queen's Majesties,
repaired and conferred with him secretly two grave councillors--that
is, the Lord Bishop of Ely and Sir William Peter Knight, Chief
Secretary to their Highnesses, who, after divers secret talks and
conference, reported to their Highnesses their proceedings, the
gravity, wisdom, and stately behaviour of the said ambassador, in
such sort as was much to their Majesties' satisfaction.

Finally, concluding upon such treaties and articles of amity as the
letters of the King's and Queen's Majesties most graciously, under
the Great Seal of England, to him by the said councillors delivered,
doth appear.

The four-and-twentieth of April, being the Feast of St. George
wherein was celebrated the solemnity of the Noble Order of the
Gaiter at Westminster, the same lord ambassador was soon after
required to have an audience; and therefore conducted from the said
lodging to the Court by the Right Noble the Lords Talbot and Lumley
to their Majesties' presence, where (after his oration made, and
thanks both given and received) he most honourably took his leave,
with commendations to the Emperor, which being done, he was with