N

Nabuchodonosor, Nebuchadnezzar, allusion to, 632.

Namur, prisoner at, 219;

news from, 290.

-, a gentleman of. See Malroy.

Nancy, the Duc de Lorraine's house at, 52;

the Dukes of Guise and Mayenne at, 408.

Nantes, soldiers put into, by the Duc de Mercœur, 320;

enterprise on, has failed, 380.

Naples, tournay and banquets at, 281;

carnival at, 289, 330;

scarcity and riots in, 469, 493, 519;

grain brought into, 493. soldiers needed for, 520;

the tumults at, are over, 529, 545, 640;

collector's place at, dispute concerning, 560;

prisoners sent to, 657.

-, Archbishop of [Hannibal di Capua], assists at service in St. Peter's, 656.

-, gentlemen of, accompany the Viceroy of Sicily, 662;

a gentleman of, see Spinelli.

-, news from, 281, 304, 330, 519, 629, 662.

-, people of, rioting of, see above, riots in;

complained of, as rebels, by the Spanish ambassador, 646;

the Pope takes their part, ibid.

-, post station of, 289.

-, prison of the Vicaria at, fight of bandits in, 304.

-, Regia Camera at, 304.

-, kingdom of, church in, 281;

a pension in, 329;

a jennet offered to the Pope as tribute from, 560;

covenants of, alluded to, 662.

-, viceroy of. See Giron, Duke of Ossuna.

-, Vice-regina of. See Ossuna, Duchess of.

Napper, W., letter to, 420.

Nassau, Amelyne or Emilie of, youngest daughter of the late Prince of Orange, to be taken charge of, by the Electress Palatine, 9, 10, 11.

-, Anne of. See Orange.

-, Charlotte Brabantine of, third daughter of the late Prince of Orange, the Duchess of Bouillon to take charge of, 9, 10;

the Queen prayed to send for, to England, 57, 58.

-, Elizabeth of, second daughter of the late Prince of Orange, 9;

Queen Elizabeth to be asked to take charge of, 10, 57, 58 (2);

the Queen does not refuse to take, 103.

-, Flandrine of, fifth daughter of the late Prince of Orange, to be taken charge of by Madame de Paraclet, 9, 10, 11, 112.

-, Count John of, wife of, letters to, alluded to, 58.

-, Justin of, natural son of the Prince of Orange, made Admiral in place of Treslong, 283, 295, 307;

application to, 365;

at the rendezvous in Tergoes, 366.

-, Katherine of, sister of the late Prince of Orange, widow of Count Gunther of Schwartzburg, to take charge of her niece and godchild Katherine, 9, 10, 11.

-, -, letters to, alluded to, 58.

-, Katherine Belgique of, fourth daughter of the late Prince of Orange, to be taken charge of by the Countess of Schwartzburg, 9, 10, 11.

-, Louise Julienne of, eldest daughter (fn. 1) of the late Prince of Orange, 9;

the Queen to be moved to accept, 10, 57, 58;

proposal to send, to the Princess of Navarre, 103.

-, Ludovic of, brother of the Prince of Orange, 129.

-, Marie of. See Orange.

-, Count Maurice (Morrys, Grave Mauritz) of, second son of the late Prince of Orange, suggested as governor of Holland and Zeeland 19;

made head of the Council of State, 38, 146;

governs “by provision.” 61, 178;

to give orders to the English troops, 101;

coming to or at Middelburg, 115, 119, 121, 148, 167, 168, 185, 204;

his affinity to the German Princes, 132;

in relation to Rowland Yorke, 146, 147;

is preparing to relieve Antwerp, 162;

Ryhove desires help from, 243;

report that he is taken prisoner, 258;

is young but secret, 356;

persons to be mentioned to, 367, 616;

captured flags brought to, 368, 369;

Grise has “dealt with,” 377;

interest of, in Flushing, 445, 446, 644;

kindness of, to Treslong, 523;

“entertainment” of, is paid by Holland, 571;

promises of, to Antwerp, 648;

is going to the fleet, ibid.;

said to be governed by Villiers and two others, 673;

is resolved to discredit Ste. Aldegonde, 674;

as governor of Holland and Zeeland, 703;

as Marquis of Camphere and Lord of Flushing, 722;

is well loved by the people, ibid.

-, -, letters from, 28, 356, 476, 662.

-, -, letters to, 387, 476;

asked for, 407.

-, -, commission from, 666.

-, -, credentials sent to, 678

-, -, esquire of. See Malleroy.

-, -, lieut.-general under. See Hohenlohe.

-, -, soldiers of, towns kept by, 722.

-, -, steward of. See Vander Aa.

-, -, and the Council of State, Act by, concerning Admiral Treslong, 691.

-, -, and his Council, information given to, 244;

at Middelburg, 272, 401;

Admiral Treslong committed to prison by, 291, 292;

and desired to be tried by, “but not granted,” 367;

are going to the fleet, 475;

at Lillo, 478;

[the Council only], in Tergoesland, 366–8;

part of, gone to the fleet, 428;

-, -, -, letter from, 497;

letter to, alluded to, 490.

-, Philip, Count of, as a leader of the States' forces, 703.

-, Philip William of, Prince of Orange and Count of Buren, eldest son of the late Prince, 661.

-, William of, late Prince of Orange, friendship of, with Walsingham, 28, 29, 356;

treaties of, with the Duke of Anjou, alluded to, 40;

warning sent to, before his death, 53;

his supposed intentions for his daughters, 112;

his trust in the French, 129;

he and his family, were “appointed to be slain,” after the French fury, 130;

in relation to Rowland Yorke, 146;

as proposed Earl of Holland and Zeeland, 179;

offers to, from the King of France, ibid.;

time of, alluded to, 219;

many evil things written of, 237;

his purchase of Flushing and Camphere, 272, 644;

did great things with very small means, 457;

office conferred by, 547;

his German reiters did him more harm than his enemies, 578;

work of, alluded to, 586;

the Queen's aid to, was without conditions, 588;

his stay at Antwerp mentioned, 633;

the people said to have cared nothing for, when he was alive, 653;

his dealings with the French, alluded to, 674;

said to have been “blamed” by Ste. Aldegonde for ambition and avarice, 690.

-, -, death of, alluded to, 2, 9, 10, 19, 25, 27, 40, 54, 68, 82, 121, 135, 146, 177, 194, 217, 246, 325, 366;

consequences of, 3, 114;

state of the country at the time of, discourse upon, 95.

-, -, Council of, 9;

Council of the household of, 58 (2).

-, -, house of. See Willemstad.

-, -, letter of, alluded to, 219.

-, -, orders of, alluded to, 56;

promise of, alluded to, 62.

-, -, possessions of, in Zeeland, 178.

-, -, a secretary of. See Barwick.

-, -, servants of, or persons who have done service to, 50, 217, 218, 612, 670, 701.

-, -, wives of, note on, 14. See Orange, Louise, Princess of.

-, -, children of, 14, 28, 29, 135, 325, 571;

daughters of, 112, 130, 643. And see under their names, above.

-, -, base son of. See Nassau, Justin of.

-, -, natural brother of, said to be drowned, 282, 353.

-, Count William Louis of, Governor of Friesland, goes to his government, 19;

defeats Verdugo, 401;

as a leader of the States' forces, 703.

Nau, [Jacques], the Queen of Scots' secretary, to be sent to Elizabeth, 38, 39;

goes to Elizabeth, 161, 166;

Stafford refuses to send letters to, 191;

sent to London, 197.

Navarino, the Turkish admiral not yet gone to, 530.

Navarre, King of. See Henry.

-, Queen of. See Margaret.

-, former Kings of, forbidden to go into Bayonne, 190;

lost their kingdom from their affection to France, ibid.

-, Catherine, Princess of, proposed matches for, 21, 391;

proposal to send one of the Orange princesses to, 103, 112;

Ségur going to, 322.

-, Jeanne d'Albret, late Queen of, one of the leaders of the Huguenots, her promise to Dr. Sturm, 155.

Naxos, Nixia, duchy of, in the Archipelago, 663.

Nazareth (Nazaret), Archbishop of (Fabio Mirto Frangipani), sent by the Pope to effect the treaty with the League, 582;

journey of, stopped by the French King, 582, 639, 645, 646;

returns to Rome, 645;

report that the government of Rome is to be given to, 657.

Neapolitan, a, piece of artillery invented by, 352;

Neckarspoort, the, near Mechlin, the road barricaded at, by the enemy, 200.

Nemours, meeting of the Queen Mother and the Guises at, 555.

-, peace signed and proclaimed at, 570n, 581, 610;

alluded to, 611.

-, Duke of. See Savoie, Jacques de.

-, Duchess of. See Este, Anne d'.

Nepi, Bishop of, [Horatio Moroni], sent for by Paolo Giordano Orsini, 289.

Nérac, the King of Navarre going to, 501.

-, letter dated at, 562.

Neri, Neri, M., a Florentine, the Maltese ambassador lodges with, in Rome, 599.

-, Maestro, prisoner in the castle of St. Angelo, 600.

Nero, Marcello del, sent to negotiate matters by Donna Felice Orsini, 270, 289.

Nervius, John, “sometime assessor in the Imperial Camera.” 159.

Netherlander, a, report of. on the Prince of Parma's camp, 495.

Netherlands, the. See Low Countries.

Netzling, in Silva Garlebiensi, meeting of princes at, 606.

Neuenaar (Neuenahr), Count of. See Solms, Adolf von.

-, Walbourg. Countess of, letter from, 465.

-, letter to, 449.

-, message from, 671.

Neufville, Nicolas de, Seigneur de Villeroy, Secretary of State, all the weight of the State on the hands of, 308;

a faithful counsellor, 390;

offers his lands and money to the King, 390, 423;

“speeches” of, alluded to, 411;

speaks in behalf of Thos. Morgan in the Council, 419;

a declaration penned by, 462;

has gone to the Guises, 525;

brings the conclusion of the peace to Paris, 541.

-, -, father of, 390.

-, (Newfeld), William van, 82.

Neuhaus (Enusius), Adam, to be High Chancellor of Bohemia, 331.

Neuilly, Etienne de, President of the Parlement of Paris, reappointed as provost of the merchants, 32;

exactions laid by, on the people, ibid.;

Neuss (Nuys, Newes) on the Rhine, the Bishop of Liége near, 195;

capture of, by Count Neuenaar, 449–451, 470, 472, 474, 479, 492;

the enemy tries to regain, 475;

the people of the new Bishop spoiling and robbing round about, 487;

soldiers of, take a merchant vessel, ibid.;

importance of, 502;

soldiers at, remain quiet, 539;

the enemy repulsed near, 581;

besieged by the new Elector's forces, 591;

“business of,” 602;

sorties from, 613;

Schenk and his men said to have gone into, 627.

-, burghers of, ransom paid by, 474.

-, new magistrates and governor appointed at, 474.

-, monastery of S. Quirino at, sacrilege at, 492.

Neustadt, in the Palatinate of the Rhine, wines sent from, 160(2).

Neustadt, in Austria, Duke John Frederick of Saxonya prisoner at, 161.

Neux, Noeux, Rasse des. See Rasse des Neux.

Nevers, the Duke going to, 610.

Nevers, Duke of. See Gonzaga, Louis de.

-, Duchess of. See Cleves, Henrietta of.

Nevill, Nevil, Charles, Earl of Westmorland, 99;

is with the Duke of Guise, 552;

suggested as the leader of an invasion of England, 716;

is seldom “used” by the Duke of Guise, 717;

-, -, a kinsman of, 1.

-, Edmond, alias Latimer, as a pensioner of Spain, 51.

-, one, accuses Dr. Parry of intent to procure the Queen's death, 277.

Newcastle, Scottish nobles and gentlemen “retired to,” 209;

ship going to, for coals, 715.

Newfeld. See Neufville.

Newfoundland, New Found Land, La Terre Neuve, French fishing vessels gone to, 501;

fishing or fisheries of, 572;

ships said to be taken by Drake near, 642.

-, commission to English subjects trading to, for fish, minute of, 572.

Newhaven, in France. See Havre.

Newsletters, 468, 474, 485, 491, 557, 559, 579, 589, 592, 599, 607, 609, 626, 628, 639.

Nice (Nissa), report that the Duke of Savoy is to be married at, 52;

the Duke of Savoy at, 213;

the Duke and Duchess going to or at, 324, 501, 593, 602;

envoys or gentlemen going to welcome the Duke and Duchess at, 469, 560;

their galleys said to be sighted at, 546.

Nicholson, Dr. [William], has helped Dr. Allen to answer “The Execution of Justice,” 33, 68.

Nicolai, Jehan, doctor of laws, formerly échevin of Brussels, 689.

Nieuport in Flanders, 56, 74, 465.

-, provisions sent to, 26, 128.

-, ships of, chase English ship, 357;

English ships go ins to, 456.

Nijni-Novgorod (Neesnovogorod), governor of, 693.

Nimegen, Nimeguen (Newmegen), plot to betray, discovered, 158;

enterprise of, alluded to, 218;

letters from the enemy to be considered at, 279;

Count Neuenaar goes to, “to assure it,” 280;

has expelled those of the Religion, and compounded with the enemy, 343, 347;

loss of, alluded to, 348, 350, 398;

example of, it is feared, will be followed, 357;

continues its own government, 367.

-, forts near, captured by the enemy, 383, 536.

-, new governor of. See Berlaymont, Count of Hautepenne.

-, Town house at, 279.

Niort (Nyor), the Due de Mercœur attacked by the Huguenots near, 612.

Nismes, letter dated at, 543.

Noailles, Henry de, Seigneur de Merles, maître d' hotel to the French King, letter from, 287.

Nobile, Pier Francesco di, sent with his light horse against the bandits, 363.

Nogaret, Bernard de, Seigneur de la Vallette, elder brother of the Due d'Epernon, 72;

as Marshal in Piedmont, has gone into Saluzzo, 536.

-, Jean Louis de, Due d'Epernon, 34;

returns well satisfied from the King of Navarre, 7;

has gone to the King at Lyons, 21;

accident to, near Lyons, 31;

his “fair show” to the King of Navarre, 32;

journey of, into Gascony, alluded to, 105, 126;

his loss of influence over the King, 126;

has free entry to the King's bedchamber, 184;

speeches of, against du Plessis, 191;

men put into the King's new guard by, 206;

as Colonel-general of Infantry of France, demands of, in relation to the Low Countries, 230;

takes his oath in Parlement, 238;

the King declares his great love for, ibid.;

report that he is to be Grand Senechal, 239;

advantages which would accrue to, as Colonel-general, if the King accepted the Low Countries, 258;

is sickly and coveteous, and will rather hinder than further it, ibid.;

jesting speech of, 286–7;

notice of, 308;

said to be made general of both horse and foot, 350;

is believed to have gone to Metz, 390;

is very vehement against Spain, 409;

“canker” of, pronounced incurable, 430;

money of, in the castle of Metz, 471;

as Governor of Metz, men of, will not easily be corrupted, 487;

is given over by the doctors, 493;

returns to Paris, 525;

gives money to the King, 536;

power of, must decline, as that of the House of Guise rises, 591;

messages between Sir. Edw. Stafford and, 651.

-, -, and Joyeuse, jealousies between. See Arques, Anne d'.

-, -, troops with, 525.

Nogarola, Count, said to be elected General for Hungary, 491.

Noircarmes, Jean de. Baron de Seller. receives the deputies from Antwerp at Beveren, 590.

Noisy. Marshal de Retz' house, 248, 260.

Nonsuch. Surrey, palace or manor of, the Queen at, 92.

-, letters &c. dated at. 646, 670, 675, 682.

Norcia, mountains of, a new prefect for, 662.

Nordheim, near Strasburg, Dr. Sturm's country house at, 613;

letters written at. 156–8.

Norfolk, men levied in, for the Low Countries, 691.

Norman, a. See Thierry.

Normandy, things quiet or going well in, 654, 656.

-, commission for. alluded to, 171.

-, government of, demanded for the Cardinal of Bourbon, 460.

-, lieutenancy of, demanded for the Duke d'Elbœuf, 460.

-, governors and inhabitants of, complain to the King of the English pirates. 501.

-, havens and coasts of, danger from to England, if in the Guises' hands, 460.

-, maritime towns of, sufferings of, from English pirates, 522.

-, news from. 376.

-, parlement of. 170.

-, protestant churches of. a messenger sent to, 556.

-, protestants of, so persecuted that they resolve to leave France, 632;

ministers of, come to England, 556;

nobles, are still hopeful, 654.

-, troops of the League in, cut to pieces by the peasants, 461.

Noronbega, the vovage of, is “stayed,” 467.

Norrembergh [qy. Norenberg in Pomerania]. an ambassador of, at the Danish court, 563.

Norris, Norreys (Noritz, Norrice) Capt. Edward, in the Low Countries, 635;

sent with English troops to Ostend, 674, 685;

pay of, “abridged,” 676.

-, -, letter from, alluded to, 685.

-, Sir Henry, Baron Norris of Rycote, the government of Walcheren requested for, 677.

-, Capt. Henry, in the Low Countries, 635.

-, Colonel John, Lord President of Munster, eldest son of Baron Norris of Rycote, 50, 152;

is to take troops into the Low Countries, 557;

is ready to start to succour Antwerp, 579, 580;

an officer recommended to, 595;

money received by, for his troops, 610;

the surrender of Antwerp hurried through before his arrival, 667;

has refused to sever his troops, 669;

sends troops to Ostend, 674;

is going into Holland, to treat with the States General, 676;

hopes to be allowed to keep his lands in Ireland, ibid.;

sends Captain Williams to Flushing, 678;

matters put before, 680;

can no longer keep his men in the field, 682;

is in Holland, 683;

arrival of, in Zeeland, 685;

disposition of the English troops by, ibid.;

is about to muster them, 686.

-, -, commission for, to be Colonel-general and Governor of the English forces in the Low Countries, 655;

confirmation of the above, by Count Maurice and his Council 666.

-, -, letters from, 668, 675(2), 676, 682.

-, -, memorial for, 690.

-, -, English troops under, reported to be landed in Zeeland, 641.

-, Capt. Thomas, company of, soldiers for. 691.

North, Mr., 146.

North Foreland, the, 423, 668.

Northumberland, Earl of. See Percy.

Norton, George, said to have been killed by English soldiers near Ghent, 414, 431.

Norton, —, said to have been taken at Dover, 73.

Nortwick, Sieur de, to be one of the commissioners to England, 450.

Norway, the King of Denmark's journey into, 512;

his return from, 563.

Novelli, Monsignor, to be made a cardinal at the first opportunity, 281.

Novgorod, Great, General of. See Romanowich.

Nuñez, Estevao, letter from, 521.

-, Dr. Hector, money owing by, 712;

affairs of, with the Palavicino family, 714.

Nutshaw (Nuchas), William, money paid to, for supplying corn to La Rochelle, 547;

ship of, 547.

Nyeulant, M. de, Burgrave of the Francq, letter to, 384.

O

O, François d', Sieur de Fresnes, dealings of, to be investigated, 69;

governor of Caen castle, married to Villequier's daughter, 412.

Oatlands, the court at, 61.

-, letter dated at, 86;

alluded to, 88.

Occhiali, Oluchely, Ucciali, Oluchiali, Turkish admiral, the charge of the arsenal belongs to, 46;

accused of defrauding the Grand Signor, ibid.;

sent for by him, 181;

is to build fortresses to keep under the Tartars, 268;

is said to be preparing a great fleet, 271;

has not returned to Constantinople, 290;

reported death of, 354;

is to go into the White Sea, 403;

his command is given to another, 441;

is a “heavy friend” to Harborne, ibid.;

works for the Venetians with the Grand Signor, 482;

his malice towards Harborne, ibid.;

still at the Dardanelles, 530, 546;

has not been allowed to go out with the fleet, 603.

Odescalco, Monsignor, death of, 270.

Oerdam, Ordam or Oordam, a fort on the Couwenstein dyke, 152, 162, 414, 436, 437.

Offley, Hugh, at Rouen, 40.

Oillarts, A, certified copy of document signed by, 710.

Oirschot (Orscot), Richard de Merode, Sieur d', sent to the French King, 87;

a man of account in Brabant, 701.

Oldenbarnevelt, Jan van, pensionary of Rotterdam, sent to Davison, 306;

to be a commissioner to England, 450;

interview of, with Davison, 628.

-, -, letter signed by, 660.

Oldenborch, in Flanders, the enemy's forces at, 89, 367.

Oldezell, surprised by the States, 398.

Olivares, Count of. See Ambassador, Spanish, to the Pope.

Ollainville (Dolingville), the French King going to, 107.

Onsell, castle of, recovered for the King of Denmark, 80.

Oosterdike, M. de, 701.

Orange, Princess of (Louise de Coligny), widow of William, Prince of Orange, message from, 29;

a messenger sent to, 51;

is coming to Flushing, 64;

nothing more heard of her coming to Zeeland, 422;

“entertainment” of, paid by Holland, 571;

claim of, upon Flushing, 644.

-, -, letter from, 325.

-, -, letters to, alluded to, 58.

-, [Marie] eldest demoiselle d',* 58.

-, Anne, second demoiselle d'.* 58.

-, Princesses of, daughters of the late Prince of Orange and Charlotte of Bourbon, fear lest they should be brought up “in papistry,” 57;

intentions concerning, at the time of the Antwerp “Fury,” 130;

(the three eldest), to be sent to the Queen, 135;

offer of pension to, by the French King 179. And see Nassau.

Orbetello, the Grand Duke desires restoration of, to Tuscany, 658.

Orchies, ordnance and money sent from, to Farnese's camp, 495.

Ordam, fort of. See Oerdam.

Ordingen or Urdingen, surprised by the Bishop of Liége's forces, 80.

Orleans, 391;

Sir Edw. Stafford at, 77, 104;

reported to be taken, 371;

no more seditious place in France, 373;

the Guises have failed to get, 380;

is quiet, “and all things thereabouts,” 381;

d'Entragues at, 389;

troops sent to, ibid.;

will hold for the King, 404;

Montpensier sent against, ibid.;

has agreed with d'Entragues, ibid.

-, citadel of, 404.

-, citizens of, said to have overreached Entragnes, 404.

-, coach, the, 127.

-, forest of, 320.

-, governor of. See Entragues.

-, letter dated at, 79, 712.

-, quince marmalade from, sent to Walsingham, 109.

-, traveller to, 107.

-, Ormond, Earl of. See Butler.

-, Countess of, daughter of Lady Sheffield, 37.

Ornando, Pedro, “the infamous Jesuit . . . who lost his arm at Callo,” is dismissed from attendance on the Prince of Parma, 466.

Orsato, Vitelian, a gentleman of Padua, wounded, 471.

-, -,son of, killed by kinsmen, 471.

Orsini, Orsino, Signor Ascanio, son of Donna Felice, a cardinal's hat desired for, 270.

-, Donna Felice, is coming to Rome, 263, 304;

desires a cardinal's hat for her son, 270;

tries to prevent Paolo Giordano from going to Rome, 289.

-, Latino, 281;

message to, from the Pope, 608.

-, -, sons of, 281.

-, Don Lelio, lieutenant of Paolo Giordano, 601, 657.

-, Ludovico, at Venice, 290, 306.

-, -, house of, 546.

-, Paolo Giordano, Duke of Bracciano, 657;

may succeed Sforza Palavicino in his place, 271;

is coming to Rome, 281, 304;

wishes to make an end of the matter of L'Accorambona, 289;

and to marry her, 330;

quarrel of, 364;

movements of, 529, 546, 663.

-, -, lieutenant of. See Orsini, Lelio.

-, -, palace of, in the Campo di Fiore, at Rome, 263, 304.

-, -, secretary of, 364.

-, -, wife of. See Accorambona, Vittoria.

-, Pietro, Bishop of Spoleto, desires to resign his bishopric 329.

-, Monsignor Valerio, desires the archbishopric of Cosenza, 329, 364.

-, Virgilio, the Pope sends a message by, 608.

-, people of, bandits killed by, 593.

-, Orsini (Ursins), the, quarrel of, with Pope Gregory, 646.

Ortell, Ortel, Joachim, agent from the States of Holland to England, 566;

has arrived in Holland, 14;

has had audience of the States' General, 19, 26;

is about to return to England, 23, 26;

negotiates with the States of Holland, Zeeland, &c., 37, 40;

in relation to Rowland Yorke, 64, 146, 147;

is desired to recommend complaints of English merchants to the States General, 128;

“speeches let fall to” by the Queen, 150;

praise of, 196;

a matter to be mentioned to, 283;

some of the States' deputies come to, 369;

nothing to be said to, against her Majesty's undertaking the sovereignty, 413, 422;

has spoken with Burghley, 505;

interview of, with Davison, 628;

payment demanded from, by collectors of the sabsidy, 668;

to confer with Walsingham, 670.

-, -, and Grise. See under Grise.

-, -, letters from, 26, 38, 68, 71, 76, 81, 89, 122, 128, 145, 146, 175, 188, 263, 356, 375, 427, 431, 483, 488, 490, 502, 505, 533, 543, 587, 604, 667, 668.

-, -, -, alluded to, 73, 119, 383, 395.

-, -, letters to, 90, 91, 99, 123, 489.

-, -, letter of credence for, 25.

-, -, negotiations of, with Monsieur, notes of, 42.

-, -, papers sent by, alluded to, 187.

-, -, papers sent or to be sent to, 25, 256.

-, -, “proposition” of, to the Queen, 40, 41.

-, -, requests by, 443 (2).

Os, Captain Dierich van, a commissioner to Parma, 624.

Osman (Osmond) Bassa, Turkish General, promises pay to the soldiers, 44;

is made Grand Vizier, 45, 65;

great reforms instituted by, 46;

Harborne fears his good intentions cannot last, 47;

sent for by the Sultan, 181;

reported victory of, 306;

to be sent to aid the Tartars, 314;

hastening to defend Ruan, 403;

a “chief enemy” to the Admiral, 441;

the Persian awaits his coming, 442;

bold speech of a priest to, 482;

message between the Persian commander and, 494;

is hindered by the mutiny of his spahis, 598;

wishes to make an end of the Persian war, 608.

-, -, wife of, 45.

Osnabrück (Osnaburg), Administrator of. See Saxe-Lauenburg, Henry of Brunswick, Duke Henry Julius of.

-, bishopric of, rival candidates for, 695.

Ossorio, Don Diego, letter of, précis of, 573.

Ossuna, Duke of. See Giron.

-, Duchess of, “the vice-regina,” banquet given to, 182;

at a comedy, 330.

Ostend, scarcity and plague at, 23;

to be demanded as “assurance” by the Queen, 50;

dispute concerning the government of, 62;

was granted to Don Antonio “for retreat,” 63;

proposed as security for the French King, 89, 178;

still held by the States, 179;

reported intention of the enemy to besiege, 269, 348, 350;

measures to be taken for safety of, 336;

said to be in mutiny, ibid.;

not strong or well guarded, 350;

mutiny at, quieted, 357;

La Motte's vain attack upon, and repulse at, 367–369, 383, 398;

numbers slain at, 378;

will be yielded “for assurance,” 452;

men, munitions, victuals and money needed for, 484;

still safely held, 517;

money collected in, 518;

the Queen is resolved to help, 519;

contribution in aid of, proposed, 533;

belief that the enemy means to attack, 667, 674, 681, 685;

Parma urged to recover, 669;

those of Bruges demand to be delivered from, 681, 685;

troops needed for, 704;

kept by Count Maurice's soldiers, 722.

-, country round, wasted by the soldiers, 56.

-, English captains and men at, 55;

English troops sent to, 633, 674, 685.

-, -, commander of. See Norreys, Edward.

-, fortifications of, 56.

-, governor of. See Marquette.

-, -, provisional. See Hornes.

-, letters dated from, 26, 197, 484 (2), 485:

letter written from, 100.

-, magistrates of, letter from, 485.

-, project for strengthening, 172.

-, sconce near, the “Neue Damme,” held by the enemy, 172.

-, ship brought in to, 91, 100;

ships of war of, complaints against, 99;

prizes may be taken to, 116.

-, States' garrison at, 3;

strengthened, 38;

distress of, 62;

prisoners taken by, 196;

demand pay, or “will accept the enemy's offer,” 205;

cattle brought in by, 401;

necessary strength of, 686.

Ostenders, if strong enough, might easily prevent the passage of corn into Brabant, 684.

Ostermar, M., a rich merchant, and his wife, die at Vienna of the plague, 626.

Osterwell (Austrewell), on the river of Antwerp, the enemy at, 162;

breach at, 426;

English soldiers near, 432.

-, sconce or fort of, 292, 325.

-, -, superintendent of. See Bruges, François de.

Ostriches, sent to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, 639.

Otteford, forces under, at Châlons, 408.

Ottoman ancient custom concerning ambassadors, 47.

Ottomans, the, “preferred excellent virtue to ancient custom,” 46.

Oudenarde, a Confession of Faith to be sworn at, 530.

Ougny, traveller from, 64.

Ovalli, Ovalle, Cristobal de, letters from, 503, 573.

Ovax, Hugh, English merchant at Antwerp, 506.

Overyssel, province of, opposes the treaty with France, 194;

charge of the forces in, 571. And see Gueldres and Overyssel.

-, a castle, “the rampart of,” 486.

-, contributions of, to the State, 27;

fixed, 237;

will contribute what it can, 704. And see Friesland.

-, deputies of, come to the States General, 489.

-, garrisons of, cost of, 3.

-, governor of. See Solms, Count of Neuenaar.

-, people of, refuse to agree to the French treaty, 177, 178.

-, towns of, are wholly bent to the English Queen, 82;

certain of, held by the States, 179;

in danger to be lost, 280, 383.

Oxborough, ships from, 385.

Oxford, 420.

Oxley, Simon, complaints against, 442.