History of Protestantism in the Netherlands - James Aitken Wylie

ones of his arms, thighs, legs, breast, and
head (the brains being taken out), with other
the severed parts, filling three mails, were
brought safely into Spain; where the bones
being set again, with small wires, they easily
rejointed all the body, which being filled with
cotton, armed, and richly habited, they
presented Don John entire to the king as if he
stood only resting himself upon his
commander's-staff, looking as if he lived and
breathed." On presenting himself thus before
Philip, the monarch was graciously pleased to
permit Don John to retire to his grave, which
he had wished might be beside that of his
father, Charles V., in the Escorial.
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