This afternoon I went to pay my visit to the Duchess of Albuquerque.
When I came to take coach, the soldiers stood to their arms, and the
Lieutenant that held the colours displaying them, which is never done
to any one but to Kings, or such as represent their persons. I stood
still all the while, then at the lowering of the colours to the
ground, they received for them a low courtesy from me, and for himself
a bow; then taking coach, with very many persons both in coaches and
on foot, I went to the Duke's palace, where I was again received by a
guard of his Excellency's, with the same ceremony of the King's
colours as before. Then I was received by the Duke's brother and near
a hundred persons of quality. I laid my hand upon the wrist of his
Excellency's right hand; he putting his cloak thereupon, as the
Spanish fashion is, went up the stairs, upon the top of which stood
the Duchess and her daughters, who received me with great civility,
putting me, into every door, and all my children, till we came to sit
down in her Excellency's chamber, where she placed me on her right
hand, upon cushions, as the fashion of this Court is, being very rich
and laid upon Persia carpets.

At my return, the Duchess and her daughter went out before me, and at
the door of her Excellency's chamber, I met the Duke, who with his
brother and the rest of the gentlemen that did accompany our gentlemen
during our stay there, went down together before me. When I took my
leave of the Duchess, in the same place where his Excellency received
me, the Duke led me down to the coach in the same manner as his
brother led me up the stairs; and having received the ceremony of the
soldiers, I returned home to my lodgings; where after I had been an
hour, Don Antonio de Pimentel, the Governor of Cadiz, who that day was
newly come to town, after having been to visit my husband, came to
visit me with great company, on the part of his Catholic Majesty, and