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Oastend. See Ostend.

oath
-, new, administered to troops, for Count Maurice, 30
-, queen takes exception to, 129.

form of, for soldiers, 324.

Oatlands, Otelands [in Weybridge, co. Surrey], court at, 251, 289.

Odingborrough. See Oudenburg.

Oldenbarnevelt
-, Barenvelt, Barnevelt, Bearnvelt, Bernevelt, Jan van, Advocate of Holland, Clerk speaks of knowledge and ability, 16
-, condemns act of restriction, 44.

says States can defend selves without foreign aid, 44
-, urges immediate appointment of Maurice as general, 103.

letters signed by, 60
-, has letter for Leicester (Feb. 4) read and justifies truth, 68
-, need to reconcile Leicester with, 165.

at Amsterdam about reiters, 121
-, Hohenlohe altogether directed by, 165
-, most inward with Hohenlohe, 183.

continues one man in opinion and resolution, 267
-, of Maurice's faction, 411.

did not charge Leicester with ambitious designs, 299
-, Leicester's account of insinuations made by, 304
-, complaint to States of Holland about, 308
-, their excuses upon, 309.

letter to, by Ortel's advice, 312, 323, 326
-, does not come to Leicester, 326
-, difference with Leicester, 340.

ready to further matter of Sidney's pay, 340.

Oldenburg, Oldenborg, count of. See John XVI.

Oldenzaal, Oldenzal [Prov. Overyssel, Netherlands], Leicester to be informed concerning government, 489.

Oliver, Captain, taking letters over, 339.

-, John, corporal, 426.

Ommelands, Netherlands, contributions of, 9.

Onckel, Bonaventure van, letter of, 44.

Oostergoo
-, Ostergoe [Prov. Friesland, Netherlands], partisans of Leicester, 178
-, description of and appeal to Leicester, 251
-, could be secured for queen, 357.

resolution in favour of peace negotiations, 446.

Orange
-, Prince of. See Nassau, Maurice of
-, Nassau, William, of.

-, Princess of. See Coligny, Louise de.

Orchies, Orchie [Nord, France], commission from Spain for government of, 281.

Ordingborough. See Aardenburg.

ordnance. See guns.

-, master of the. See Bingham, Sir Richard
-, Errington, Nicholas.

Ortell
-, Ortelius, Joachimi, agent of the States in England, reports secrets of Court and queen's backwardness, 73
-, advises States of Leicester's return and Norris's recall, 105.

at conference at Greenwich, 128
-, to be sent to home counties, 487.

Leicester wants reassured about peace negotiations, 247
-, professes desire to calm discontents, 284.

letters written by advice of to Barnevelt and Mannemaker, 312
-, going over with Herbert, queen recommends to States, 362, 407
-, at Delft coming to Hague, 417.

Leicester calls a bad instrument, 401
-, Leicester does not hear from, 419.

Leicester sends to States, 418-9, 421
-, Herbert not to await answer from, 422.

no news of, 423, 425
-, letters brought by, 447.

letter of, 284.

-, referred to, 108.

letter to, 465.

-, referred to, 354.

Ortison, Herrike, merchant of Utrecht, note of money due to, 301.

Ostend, Hostend, Oastend, Owstend [Prov. W. Flanders, Belgium], 2, 84, 139, 176, 235, 245, 276, 462.

letters dated at, 61, 78, 86, 108, 110, 117, 160, 192, 296, 349, 406, 456, 461.

inventory of artillery and munitions at, 3
-, question of charge of, 9.

suspicion of treason at, 7
-, Buckhurst's care to furnish, 33-4.

needs of town and garrison, 9
-, Conway writes of lack of victual and munition, 15
-, provision of armour for, 22.

expected attack on, 19, 23, 71-2, 76, 254, 287, 456
-, enemy shows against, 31
-, well furnished for siege, 93.

200 men reach, 34
-, 600 more men for, 66
-, troops sent to from Berghen, 75-6, 107, 112.

Russel's efforts to supply, 71, 85, 88
-, measures for defence, 75, 87
-, queen's ships to keep open passage to, 78.

States careless about, 71, 88, 258
-, Leicester urges need of furnishing, 79, 81
-, unprovided, 109.

Conway thinks attack on doubtful, 77
-, enemy plans against, 80, 87
-, Parma sits down before, 85, 260
-, enemy leaves, 88, 94, 98, 108.

troops in queen's pay at, 82
-, Council promises to supply wants, 94.

centre of fighting, 93
-, enemy camp near, 107, 141
-, enemy expected to return to, 109.

release of soldier from, 108
-, great want of soldiers at, 114
-, troops sent to, 141.

need of preacher at, 108
-, promised, 114.

victuals from England go to, 111
-, enemy expects to get by intelligence, 115.

plan to attack enemy from, 119
-, besiegers of Sluys harassed from, 136-7, 146.

Admiralty of held by Conway, 133, 213
-, companies at supplied from England, 178.

Leicester's fleet passes, 135
-, expectation of relief of Sluys at, 148.

reason for States' indifference about, 164, 259
-, enemy's intention to besiege known, queen's action saved, 190.

Leicester warned to look to defence, 180
-, succour for Sluys at, 188, 191-2, 195, 231, 244
-, army moves from, 201.

money paid to Dutch companies in, 198
-, States make provision for, 223.

Leicester puts forces in, after fall of Sluys, 202, 278
-, too costly to hold without Dutch, 238.

enemy expected to besiege next, 202-5, 296
-, remembrances made at, touching defence, 219.

Buckhurst's care for provisioning, 213
-, accused of heglecting, 214
-, bad state of defences, 296.

Admiralty of Flanders to be established at, 217
-, sea defences broken, 296
-, danger from sea, 405.

plan to relieve Sluys from, 258
-, measures at for relief, 259
-, retirement to from Blankenberg, 277.

queen orders abatement of weekly imprests at, 270
-, soldiers destroy houses for fuel, 296.

numerous desertions from, 296, 340
-, men from Flushing at, 335.

queen sent supplies for, 327
-, needs coal, 402
-, destitute of victuals and money, men dying, 461.

notes of musters taken at, 344
-, money due to companies in, 363.

Conway warned to look well to, 351
-, Englishman of takes letters to Parma, 346.

service of Noell in, 376
-, man of garrison corresponding with enemy, 404.

peace commissioners to go to, 398, 416, 436, 439, 457
-, as if by chance, 443.

raid from, 404
-, gunners at, pay of, 427
-, garrison put in by Leicester, 428.

virtually besieged, 405
-, weakness of, 405
-, proposal to abandon, 411-2.

wants of victuals and money at, 447, 456, 472
-, States would not supply even if besieged, 472.

letter for, 458.

ready for commissioners, 461
-, if no cessation Parma will continue hostilities against, 466.

threatened by enemy but now strong enough, 461
-, list of munitions needed at, 494.

passport for Spanish commissioners to, 464
-, suggested for commissioners, 473
-, commissioners sent to, 480-1.

considerations to be digested and resolved touching, 494-5.

Court of Admiralty at, States objection, 491
-, would not injure Admiralty of Holland and Zeeland, 495.

governor of. See Conway, Sir John.

Ostergoe. See Oostergoo.

Otelands. See Oatlands.

Ottoman. See Hotman.

Oudenarde [Prov. W. Flanders, Belgium], 119.

Margaret of Austria from, 179n.

Oudenburg, Odingborrough, Oudenbourg [Prov. W. Flanders, Belgium], Parma sets out for, with army, 80.

suggested for meeting of peace commissioners, 436
-, Parma collecting siege materials at, 456.

Overstein, Overstaine, Johan Philip count of, or Eberstein, going to Germany for reiters, 26.

wins over neutrals and breeds suspicion against English, 371
-, States confer with at Delft, 372.

Overyssel
-, Province of, Netherlands, Sonoy sent to secure places in, 4
-, exposed by loss of Deventer, 483.

contributions of, 9
-, deputies from, at Utrecht, 30
-, Hohensachsen in, 269.

a slender basis for Leicester's authority, 64
-, Leicester's proclamation to be published in, 222
-, could be secured for queen, 357.

expected attack on, 264
-, States of ask help of Willoughby, 468
-, queen's help asked for, 485.

churches of, instructions to deputies sent to England, 489.

Ovington
-, Hovington, Capt., Norris writes to recommend, 15
-, Russel recommends, 21.

Owen, Mr., gets concession for Le Sieur from Parma, 52.

Owens, Hugh, instructions to B., 491-3.

Owstend. See Ostend.

Oxford, county of, levies from for Netherlands, 104.

-, earl of. See Vere, Edward de.

-, co. Oxford, Christ Church, dean of. See James, Dr. William.

Oye [Pas de Calais, France], conference between governors of Gravelines and Calais at, 364.

Oyseleur, Pierre de l', Viliers, M. Villiers, Villeres, the minister, letters from, 25, 437.

-, referred to, 43.

papers in handwriting of, 448-9.

occupied with affairs of widow and orphans of Orange, 25.

appeal for Teligny, 25
-, reported Hohenlohe's charge against Leicester, 39, 89
-, sent to tell Buckhurst about, 47
-, reports Hohenlohe still unreconciled to Leicester 48
-, Wilkes spoke with about, 49
-, States reply to Leicester about, 73
-, corroboration of report, 91.

Wilkes appeals to, to stop letter of Feb. 4, 68
-, alleged prevarication about Hohenlohe affair, 116
-, Buckhurst's statement on his evidence, 125-6
-, and Clerke, 126-7
-, letters to States of Holland about, 189.

Leicester's low opinion of, 221
-, of Maurice's faction, 411
-, grieved at hard opinion queen and Leicester have of him, 440.

refers to danger incurred and escaped, 438.

Magdaleine, daughter of, 438.