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 him in prison as often as she pleased; and at last, by means of a good Guardinfanta of Steel, instead of Whale-bone, she took up her Son under her Coats in that Guardinfanta, and marching out of the prison gravely, as she used to do, by leaning upon two ancient Women, as the Fashion is here for great Ladies to do, she carried him home so; and being there delivered of him a second time, without a Midwife, she sent him presently out of the Countrey to be nursed and kept. Thus she saved her Families honour. Was not this a true Guardinfanta, which preserved thus the life of a Child? But was not this also a gallant Mother that went with a Child who was full eighteen years old when his Mother bore him? The onely pity was, that this gallant Mother had not the happiness once to be Mother of a gallant Son, seeing she had had the trouble of bringing forth such a Son twice.

As for their Riches, I am told they passe not a Million and two hundred thousand Crowns a year. In-