To Philip was granted the "Title" of King of England, and his likeness was to be united to that of the Queen upon every coin and seal, but Mary's signature alone sufficed to give authority to all deeds and acts.
No Spaniard could hold office in this country.
The Queen could not be obliged to leave England, nor any child, should there be children, without the consent of Parliament.
The Queen was to have a jointure of £40,000 a year from Spain, and £20,000 from the Netherlands. Should the Queen have only daughters, they were to succeed to her throne, and have from Spain the usual portions of kings' daughters.
Should Philip survive the Queen, he was to have no share in the English Government.
Such stringent conditions appeared very disadvantageous to Spain; but so great was Philip's desire to obtain a foothold in England, that he yielded every point, believing, probably, that when once firmly established in this country, his own influence, combined with the power of the Church of Rome, would overcome much opposition and enable him to gain important concessions.
Parliament passed the Bill, and all obstacles to the marriage being now removed, King Philip, attended and accompanied by a magnificent suite of nobles, and escorted by a large fleet, put to sea, and arrived at Southampton at the end of July, 1554.
From thence he proceeded to the Palace at Winchester, where he was magnificently entertained by the Bishop. The following day he was solemnly married to the Queen by that prelate in the Cathedral of Winchester.
The newly-married pair made their entry into London with every circumstance of pomp and splendour.
At Windsor the King was installed a Knight of the Garter, and whenever he and the Queen appeared in public they were received by the people with universal acclamation.
But this pleasant and joyful state of things was not to be of long duration.
Philip speedily gave evidence of the distaste he felt for his bride, who, poor woman, had not only the misfortune of having an unlovely and unlovable countenance, but was also afflicted with a peevish and jealous temper. She was well aware how little attractive she was, and therefore suspected and disliked every woman who approached her. Her half-sister and heir, Elizabeth, was especially the object of her jealous fears.