Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 54484-h.htm or 54484-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/54484/54484-h/54484-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/54484/54484-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/cardinalpoleorda00ains Transcriber’s note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Chapters were framed by a decorative header and, if there was sufficient space on the final page, a footer, both of which are indicated here as [Illustration]. Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details. There was no Table of Contents in this text. The following table was prepared for the reader's convenience. BOOK I PHILIP OF SPAIN. I. HOW A MARRIAGE WAS AGREED UPON BETWEEN MARY QUEEN 1 OF ENGLAND, AND DON PHILIP, PRINCE OF SPAIN. II. HOW THE SPANISH FLEET ENTERED THE SOLENT SEA. 17 III. OF THE AFFRONT OFFERED TO THE SPANIARDS BY THE 22 LORD HIGH ADMIRAL; AND OF THE PRINCE’S ARRIVAL AT SOUTHAMPTON. IV. SOUTHAMPTON IN 1554. 36 V. HOW THE PRINCE OF SPAIN OBTAINED A SIGHT OF SIR 41 BEVIS OF SOUTHAMPTON AND HIS HORSE ARUNDEL, OF THE GIANT ASCAPART, THE PRINCESS JOSYAN, KING CANUTE, AND ANOTHER NOTABLE PERSONAGE. VI. WHAT PASSED BETWEEN MASTER RODOMONT BITTERN AND 48 THE PRINCE. VII. THE DEVOTEE IN THE CHAPEL OF THE DOMUS DEI. 53 VIII. OF THE MURTHEROUS ATTACK MADE UPON THE PRINCE IN 60 THE COURT OF THE HOSPITAL. IX. DERRICK CARVER. 67 X. THE MEETING AT THE GUILDHALL. 71 XI. OF PHILIP’S PUBLIC DISEMBARKATION AT SOUTHAMPTON. 77 XII. HOW THE PRINCE HEARD HIGH MASS IN HOLYROOD CHURCH; 85 AND HOW HE ONCE MORE BEHELD SIR BEVIS AND HIS COMPANIONS. XIII. THE ABBESS OF SAINT MARY. 90 XIV. FATHER ALFONSO DE CASTRO. 98 XV. THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR. 102 XVI. THE EXAMINATION. 105 BOOK II THE ROYAL NUPTIALS.