ght there came an Alcayde from the King with fiftie men,
and divers mules laden with victuall and banket for my supper,
497 declaring unto me how glad the King shewed himselfe to hear of the
Queens Ma'tie, and that his pleasure was I should be received into
his countrey as never any Christian the like; and desired to know
what time the next day I would come into his Citie, because he
would that all the Christians, as also his Nobilitie, should meete
me; and willed John Bampton to be with him early in the morning,
which he did. About seven of the clock, being accompanied with the
French and English Merchants, and a great number of souldiers, I
passed towards the Citie, and by that time I had traveled two
miles, there met me all the Christians of the Spaniards and
Portugals to receive me, which I know was more by the Kings
commandment then of any good wills of themselves; for some of them,
although they speake me faire, hung downe theire heads like dogs,
and especially the Portugals; and I countenanced them accordingly.
So I passed on, 'till I came within two English miles of the Citie;
and then John Bampton returned, shewing me that the King was so
glad of my coming, that he could not devise to doe too much, to
shew the good will that he did owe to the Queens Ma'tie and her
Realme; His counsellors met me without the gates; and at the entrie
of the gates, his footmen and guard were placed on both sides of my
horse, and so brought me to the King's palace. The King sate in his
chaire, with his Counsell about him, as well the Moores as the
498 Alkaids; and, according to his order given unto me before, I there
declared my message in Spanish, and made deliverie of the Queens
Ma't's letters, and all that I spake at that present in Spanish, he
caused one of his Alkaids to declare the same to the Moores present
in the Arabic tongue; which done, he answered me againe in Spanish,
yeelding to the Queens Ma'tie great thankes, and offering himselfe
and his countrey to be at her Graces comandment; and he comanded
certaine of his counsellors to conduct me to my lodging, not being
farr from the Court. The house was faire, after the fashion of that
countrey, being dayly well furnished with all kinde of victuall at
the Kings charge. The same night he sent for me to the court, and I