On the 10th of October, stilo novo, my husband had his audience of his
Majesty in his palace, at Lisbon; going in the King's coach with the
same nobleman and in the same form as he made his entry. The King
received him with great kindness and respect, much to his
satisfaction. On the nth, Don Joam de Sousa, the Queen's Vidor, came
from her Majesty to us both to welcome us into the country. On the
13th, her Majesty sent her chief coach, accompanied by other coaches,
to fetch my husband to the audience of her Majesty, where she received
him very graciously; and the same day he had audience of Don Pedro,
the King's brother, at his own palace. Saturday, the 14th, her Majesty
sent her best coach for me and my children. When we came there, the
Captain of the Guard received me at the foot of the stairs; all my
people going before me, as the custom is. On each side were the guards
placed, with halberds in their hands, as far as the presence-chamber
door. There I was received by the Queen's Lord Chamberlain, who
carried me to the door of the next room, where the Queen was. Then the
Queen's principal lady, as our groom of the stole, received me,
telling me she had command from the Queen to bid me welcome to that
Court, and to accompany me to her Majesty's presence. She sat in the
next room, which was very large, in a black velvet chair, with arms,
upon a black velvet carpet, with a state of the same. She had caused a
low chair, without arms, to be set at some distance from her, about
two yards on her left hand, on which side stood all the noblemen; on
her right, all the ladies of the Court.

After making my reverences due to her Majesty, according to custom,
and said those respects which became me to her Majesty, she sat down;
and when I presented my daughters to her, she having expressed much
grace and favour to me and mine, bade me sit down, which at first I
refused, desiring to wait on her Majesty, as my Queen's mother; but