Note 198 — BOOK IV I ISABEL OF BOURBON

Father Florez tells of her that on one occasion she was brought to death’s door by her loathing her food; and as all mundane remedies had been tried in vain, the King sent for the blessed friar Orozco. The friar told the Queen he had a remedy recommended by his grandmother which would cure her if she would take it. The Queen consented, and the friar cooked a partridge and bacon before her, reciting verses of the Magnificat at each turn of the spit. When the dish was ready he took it to the Queen and said, ‘Eat, my lady, in the name of God, for the mere smell of this would make a dead man hungry.’ Needless to say, Anna ate and was cured.