Among the treasures of this chapel are likewise
shown the identical royal standards used at the
conquest of Granada; the king's sword; the
queen's own missal ; their crozier and crown of
silver-gilt ; the picture of the Virgin and Child
by St. Luke, given to Isabella by Pope Innocent
Vm., and before which mass is said every 2nd of
January, the anniversary of the taking of the
city ; and the portrait of the knight who, during
the siege, rode into Granada, and affixed a taper
and an * Ave Maria' on the very door of the prin-
cipal mosque. In the sacristy is a ^ Conception,' ex-
quisitely carved, by Alonso Cano ; an * Adoration
of the Kings,' by Hemling, of Bruges ; a curious
ring of Sixtus IT. ; a chasuble embroidered by
Queen Isabella; some very valuable relics and
reliquaries, and a letter of St. Charles Borromeo,
which the good-natured dean allowed one of the
party to copy. Besides these treasures, and the
Capilla de los Reyes, there is really nothing to
look at in the cathedral, but one or two good
painted glass windows, some clustered columns,
and a curious arch in the dome, which was made
to bend downwards.
The following morning, after an early service at the Capuchin convent of St. Antonio, one of the party started on an expedition with the sisters of
