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10 May.
S. E. T. c. I.
L. 4. f. 19.
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116. Ferdinand and Isabella to De Puebla.
Send Ferdinand Duke de Estrada as ambassador to the
King and Queen of England and to the Princess of Wales.
He must obey him in all he may order, as though such orders
were given directly by themselves.—Toledo, 10th of May
1502.
Addressed : "By the King and the Queen. To Doctor De
Puebla, of their Council, and their ambassador in
England."
Spanish. p. 1.
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10 May.
S. E. T. c. I.
L. 3. f. 17.
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Instructions given
to the Duke
de Etrads.
317. Ferdinand and Isabella.
Empower Ferdinand Duke de Estrada, in their name, and
in the name of the Princess of Wales,—.
1. To reclaim from the King of England the 100,000
scudos which have been paid as the first instalment
of the marriage portion of the said Princess of
Wales.
2. To demand that the King of England should deliver to
the Princess of Wales those towns, manors, lands, &c.
which have been assigned to her as her dowry, which
is to amount to one third of the revenues of Wales,
Cornwall, and Chester.
3. To beg the King of England to send the Princess
Katharine to Spain in the best manner, and in
the shortest time possible, and, if necessary, to
superintend himself the arrangements for her departure.
Toledo, 10th of May 1502.
Indorsed : "Power for the Duke de Estrada."
Latin, on parchment, pp. 4.
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10 May.
S. E. T. c. I.
L. 4. f. 88.
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318. Ferdinand and Isabella.
Empower Ferdinand Duke de Estrada,—
1. To conclude with Henry, in their names, and as
their ambassador, a marriage between their daughter
Katharine and his son Henry, Prince of Wales.
2. To settle the amount, and other terms of the marriage
portion, and of the dowry.
Toledo, 10th of May 1502.
This power is inserted in the treaty of the 23rd of June
1503.
Latin. pp. 7.
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12 May.
S. E. T. c. I.
L. 4. f. 24
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Death of Prince
Arthur.
319. Ferdinand and Isabella to De Puebla.
Have read with profound sorrow the news of the death of
Prince Arthur. The affliction caused by all their former losses
has been revived by it. But the will of God must be obeyed.
Have heard that the Princess of Wales is suffering. She
must be removed, without loss of time, from the unhealthy
place where she now is.
He must write and send the fastest messengers by land
and by sea.—Toledo, 12th May 1502.
Addressed : "By the King and the Queen. To Doctor
De Puebla, of their Council, and their ambassador
in England."
Spanish. p. 1.
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21 May.
S. E. T. c. I.
L. 4. f. 18.
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320. Ferdinand and Isabella to De Puebla.
Is a duplicate of the letter of the 12th of May.
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29 May.
S. E. T. c. I.
L. 4. f. 21.
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321. Ferdinand and Isabella to De Puebla.
After having answered his first letter which brought the
lamentable news of the death of their son, Prince Arthur,
have received his second letter of the 17th of April. Have
nothing to say in answer to it, because they have sent an officer
of their court to England to conduct the business.
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Conduct expected
from the King of
England.
Expect, confidently, that the King of England will lose no
time in fulfilling all his obligations towards the Princess of
Wales. It is not to be believed that King Henry is capable of
exposing the Princess, in this her time of grief, to want and
privation. If it be not already done, he must take care that
the Princess of Wales should now receive all the revenues of
her dowry in order to be able to pay her personal expenses
and her household.
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The Princess of
Wales must not
borrow money.
Have been told that some persons in England have advised
the Princess of Wales to borrow money, because the King of
England would never fulfil his obligations to her. If she
really were to do so it would reflect great dishonour on
Henry. He must tell the Princess and her advisers not
to borrow money. Such a thing is unheard of. When the
Queen of Portugal, their daughter, became a widow, she
received all she wanted from the new King of Portugal.
Have never sent her a single farthing. When the Princess
Margaret became a widow, they provided for all her wants
in Spain, as though she had been their own daughter.
Neither the King of the Romans, nor the Archduke Philip,
had sent her the smallest sum of money ; and if they had
done so, they would have regarded it as an insult, and not
accepted it. The Infanta Juana is married to the Archduke.
It is true that the Flemings sent away her Spanish
servants at first, and refused to give anything towards the
expenses of her household. Notwithstanding this refusal,
had not paid the expenses of the household of their daughter ;
and the Flemings, seeing the injustice of their behaviour,
had soon provided liberally for her wants and the wants of
her servants.
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Obligations of
King Henry to
Princess of Wales.
The obligation of Henry towards the Princess of Wales
is much greater than that of other Princes, who have been
placed in similar circumstances. He has solemnly bound
himself by a formal treaty to give her a dowry ; and
towns, manors, lands, &c. have been actually assigned to
her as her property for life. It is not to be supposed that
such a Prince as the King of England would break his word
at any time, and much less at present whilst the Princess is
overwhelmed with grief.
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Doña Elvira.
He must write directly to Doña Elvira, and tell her that
Juan de Cuero must keep all the gold, silver, jewels, &c. of
the Princess with the greatest care. Not the smallest portion
of them ought to be sold.
No new servants are to be engaged in the household of the
Princess. All must remain in the state it is now until the
new ambassador shall have arrived.—Toledo, 29th May 1502.
Addressed : "By the King and Queen. To Doctor De
Puebla, of our Council, and our ambassador in
England."
Spanish. pp. 3½.
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