This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III Journey to Spain--Cambrai--St Quentin--Compiegne--St Denis--Paris --Incidents of Visit--Louis XII.--Anne of Brittany--Arrival of Blois--Ceremonies and Pleasures at the Court--Navarre--Frontier Welcome--Medina del Campo--Philip ill--Meeting with Ferdinand--State Entry into Toledo--Meeting between Queen and Juana. The preparation for the journey to Spain (taken chiefly from an account by Antoine de Lailand) went on apace. The route was mapped out, and the towns where hospitality would be accepted were informed of the royal decree. The 15th of September 1501 was the day chosen for the departure, and the Flemish town from which the cortege set forth was a moving mass of kaleidoscopic colour while the procession was being arranged in marching order. Finally all was in readiness awaiting the Archduke and his Archduchess, who soon descended into the courtyard, and after a momentary pause, the cortege moving through the castle gateway, were met with ringing shouts of "God-speed." It did not take long to traverse the narrow streets and gain the opencountry, where the peasants ceased work to watch the cavalcade brighten the autumnal landscape. The Archduchess was happy, and over her stole one of those sudden outbursts of passionate affection, more irritating to Philip than the silence which held her when wounded at the sight of his passing affection for some favoured lady of the royal household -- though in mediaeval days the presence of a mistress at Court or the acknowledgment of an illegitimate child were matters of everyday occurrence, and considered of little import. In the waning afternoon light the small town of Hals was seen, its Gothic church against the sky-line; and soon the cavalcade rattled over its cobble-stoned streets, ...