The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28

ended To the satisfaction oI I'll ''''-
ccrned and injury to none.
Don Martin Ven tn court as a page
but the book hoes not. beyond the
It'll report him as the future rulers
"playmatc'' except for ono or TWO
very slight incidents of their youth
full association. His early Withdrawn
from this post Of honor 'and som
dangery may have been "A consequence
Of his fathers mourning the displeas-
ure of III Emperor Charles. The hoN
spent "A couple Of years with ms
uncle. the Archbishop of tompostclla,
and in his thirteenth year married the
ArChbisliop's niece. Dohn Iuisa a."
l,orla Y ArSgON. w1D was Just Twice
his ago. Tho Bora houfc in spain
had "A loss shadowy history than the
Italian branch compiled FOR ITSELF;
Dona Luisa was a sanity lady. Ac-
Cord.ng to her spanish b~iograph"r,
oven a. y little girl h spent her
time in prayer and meditation. Tia"
reading Of devotional books n d cha
table exercise. Later she developed.
IN stralgc admiNjurc with toe strong
Common sense and spl ndid executive
ability with which she administcrci
the affairs of their very large estates
in her husbands absence, an ascctic
fnndness for modification of the
fiesh.' Her church y was stained
with blood from her cruel self-fagel-
iation. and waen she died her body
was found to he enCased in a sort
| Of metal shirt too firmly embedded in
| the flesh to he easily removed. When
she died Don Martin found himself
a; tho agc of only 80 "a widower with
six children. whose ages varied from
8 TO IL"
Philip may have boon jealous Of the
power and possessions of his loyal sub
jcct. for in 1854 when starting for
England to marry queen Mary Tudo
he wrote to Don Martin: That the
ief Of the County Of Eibagor2a was
the direct possession and allodium Of
his Majesty. who. as the exalted Don
Martin dc Gurrea v Artgon pretended
that il belonged to him, had ordered
that II should he placed in sequestra-
ton. according to the usages. Consti-
tutions and customs Of Catalonia. and
I also had ordered the usual letters of
requisition to he written to the effect
that the said Don Martin was not to
interfere in the said fief. nor enter IT.,
and that che vassals of tho said county
must not pay rents To him. either in
money or kind: hut; take them to the
royal court" The Marquis de Pidal
in a history Of the disturbances in
Aragon in the rcign Of Philip II. re-
marked: 1T Is easy 10 meet with some
thing one wishes to find. So the corrt
lawyers discovered II not rights at any
rate preteXts" by which the royal de-
! sire for Increased could DO
mot. Rihagorza was a territory forty
five miles long in the province of
Hucsca. under the Pyrences. and con-
tanned some three hundred and nifty
taxpayinE villages. There was pnpu-
lar demand among the E;bagorGans.
resentful Of n visitation" 10y Don
Martin. f,r revcrsion of the county
To- the Crown. The stake was large.
and the game was played with conSid-
cradle tircssc on both sides. But tho
proceeding Of the lawyers We're iaa,tcd
10y Philips departure FOR England.
Andres Munoz. historian Of tho
royal progress from Nalladoiid To
Corunna. onits the name Of tho first
prandce of Aragon" in his recount ~
those present" hut Don Martin was
F'''Al' " A'fF III w. Wv 'E' - Af'
following yca- in tho army under tho
Gran Dnquc' IT Alba. Muuoz do
scrihes the rct.nuc AZ Curunna. the
Spanish Guard with crimson sashcs
and cords of tho Princes %colors. white.
pink and yellow. the hundred silk clad
Germans: the German Archer~ Of the
Guard. IL whom there were a hundred
on horseback. with tho same badge
,,Al 1t,..v,. .NN.,. t',., ,1,,- l.l COL
low vclvc' hoods and TUNES. and
three hundred more servants dressed
to match them y feast for the cyc.
with tho Grardcos and their |rotalners.
the clergy. beaded hy the Bishop of
Salamanca. "sa,ar.od t~hco'og,ars for
counsel Of cunscienyc~." chamh"riiins
and other officials. Among tho latte"
Were an apothoyarv and a q. oh. Queen
Mary was afraid of an attempt ~
poison PHILIP and urged HIM 10 bring
his wv cook, and 70 may have taken
tho apothocary as an additional meas
ur" ~ %prccau'i"r.
Don Martin Went away % the wars
aud saw hard service ~ 81. Qu,n.
TN N" f,llowcd the red banner OF tn,
Duk" of SAVOY ANA took t.roc uut of
the ti.ty co,o"s captured. In I'll" sack
W Paris H." Vas ai'n 70 prevent the
p!i'arin- ~ a. owen D. German sol
dIsrs TIC E:atetu. Uurs gave 'ae!r
hcu"t+Cto' a rciIuup!y c,n'airirg 4
pecc % the True cross. sill preserved
At Prdrnla; ana a. tho pon's Rogue
they gaNo Inn also a picture Of tic
Virgin hat enabled h:m t. nun. Ll,
q,ni vfc'S 6uSwer to MS requirement
that she name . gift for him - bring
ina; ph.in mace DoN Martin Dl,t
= Niilatcrmosa.
parinc his 1bsenO' D,ns Lusa had
marased hey ditncllt N"oueeho'd VIII
Aclv" expense Not only had n.
served without pay ~, 10 had -ron'
10000 towns IN al ~Npcd!t'ou escort
.ug n" w'dowpd Christina 90 Den.
mark ana Duchess os N,ll Cva,
! near,v hcrama Henry NI;l'f "f,urth''
: hci1 prisoner bv lleary II. D. W.,
q. the ri a" 90 DnIt IU.-l .o u'.t,.,
pate n p husband ucru~. s"uu.ur hsN
money nnfrr' We mig. nave 10 asI
for Is. When hr reformed n" WON,
" sadly lave hau Acr retain 'hc man.
dgoneu' of tic estates; 'lt she. nara
gou of f,mn,uC Virtues. insisted tho
e God had mao" Ian ana not woman
70 head n' ID" .lm.h rud refused :,
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