The Harleian Miscellany Or a Span Classsearchtermspan Classsearchterm
The Harleian Miscellany Or a Span Classsearchtermspan Classsearchterm
Oldys, William, 1696-1761
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His Lordfhip coining to Anchor, with the reft of the Ships, gave them their whole Broad- lides. Immediately upon his Lordfhip's Arri- val, the Governor of the Town fent the four principal Officers, Commanders of the Town, together with his Brother Don John de Pacheco, and Don Lewis de Car ilia de Toledo, his only Son, to give his Lordfhip the Welcome ; where- in they demeaned themfelves fo exceeding kindly, and with the moft affable and refpec- tive Speeches that might be, excufing their (lende...r Entertainment, by Rcafon of their late Underftanding of his Lordfliip's Coming to the Groyne, for that they had Intelligence, his Lordfhip meant to have gone to St. Anderas. After a (hort Time fpent in Compliment with thefe Commanders, the Governor himfelf, being accompanied with divers Perfonages of Worth, came a-board in a Barge, which feemed to have been made of Purpofe for this Ufe. The Rowers and Mariners thereof, be- ing clad in blue Silk Caflbcks and Caps, and the Barge covered with blue Velvet, and newly painted, reported to his 1 Lordfhip, that the \Jl 1} VJ I LIU* 1.^ VSI III iiUl* LUt, nty great Pieces of Ordnance ; Fort lately built upon the King his Mafter had efpecially written to him in thefe Words : That he fhould have Rcfpea whatPerfon he was that was coming Ambafla- dor, from whom he was come, and to whom he was fent ; and that he fhould do every Thing for the Honour of thefe three Perfons, without fparing; any Thing that might be fit for his Lordfbip's Entertainment : And therefore, the Governor intrcatcd his Lordlhip to go on Land, which he refufed to do that Night ; but, being much importuned, he promifed to go on Shore the next Day.
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