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SPAIN AND THE JACOBEANCATHOLICS
van Male soon reported to Secretary Charles della Faille in Brussels: The Lord Treasurer [Middlesex ] , the Earl of Arundel, Secretary Calvert , don Carlos Coloma and myself have visited last Monday the sites for the Infanta's chapels, that is at the court of the late Queen [Denmark House ] and in that of the Prince , which is called Saint James, the length will be fifty five feet and the width in proportion . As for the principal church, orders have been given that the large hospital of Savoy should be fully repaired and set in order, and I assure you that these three buildings are built according to the drawings of the king's architect then we shall have nothing to complain of . (P C 59 . 231, letter of 12 May 1623 ; see also C.S.P. Venetian , 1621-23 p. 569 and Per Palme , A Triumph of Peace: A Study of the Whitehall Banqueting House (London , 1957 ) pp. 20-22).
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His Majesties owne directions and commands given at Newmarket the 10th of March 1622 to the princes two chapplens concerninge the service in Spain . That there bee one convenient roome appointed for prayer, the same roome to be imployed duringe our aboade to no other use . That it bee decently adorned chappellwise with an altar, frontl , palls , lynnen coverings , demy carppet , surplices , candlesticks , tapers , challices , patterns a fine towell for the prince, other towells for the household , a taverso, wafers for the communion, a bason and flagons , 2 copes. That praiers bee duely kept twice a day, that all reverence bee used by everie one present , beinge unconvered , kneelinge at due times, standinge up at the Creede and gospel , bowinge at the name of JESUS . That the communion bee celebrated in due forme , with an oblation of every communicant and admixinge water with the wine, the communion to bee as often used as it shall please the prince to set down, smoothwafers to bee used for the Bread . That in the sermons there bee no polemicall preaching to envaigh against them or to censure them but onely to confirme the doctrine and tenets of the Church of England by all positive arguments either in fundamentall or moral points and especially to apply ourselves to morall lessons to preach CHRIST JESUS CRUCIFIED. That wee give no occasions or rashly entertaine any of conference or dispute (for feare of dishonor to the Prince if upon any offense taken hee should bee required to sende away any one) but if the Lord Ambassador or Mr. Secretarie² wish us to heare any that desire some Information , then wee may saffely doe it ; that wee carry the articles of our religion in many coppies , the bookes of common prayer in severall languages, store of English service books, the kings owne workes in English and Latin . 1
Possibly tabard, his coat of arms. i.e. Walter Aston and Francis Cottington respectively ; the Earl of Bristol was Ambassador Extraordinary. 2