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Oberissell. See Overyssel.

Odenburch, Odenburg, Odeynburgh, Odyngebourgh. See Oudenburg.

Oesterhoue? Osterwout, Prov. N. Holland, Netherlands, Capt. Roderbrok at, 107.

Oldenbarnevelt, Barnefild, Barneveld, Barnevelt, Barnifeelde, Jan van, Advocate of Holland, Grand Pensionary of Holland:
-, helps get Ortel's commission signed, 16; goes after Count Maurice, 69; takes money to appease soldiers at Medemblik, 72.
-, States refer suits to, 69; remains at Hoorn, 107; soldiers would rather serve under Leicester than, 108.
-, mischief done by, 105; seducer of the two Counts, 108.
-, Rancy cashiered by, 109; hostility to Rancy, 443.
-, remarks on claim of Sandwich merchant, 346–7.
-, Gilpin to deal with about Killigrew's proposal, 362.

Oldenbourg. See Oudenburg.

Olivares, count of. See Guzman, Enrique de.

Oliver, John, corporal, daily pay, 2.

Oorderen, Ordam [Prov. Antwerp, Belgium], R. Cecil passes by, 207; troops at, unpaid, 238.

Oostende. See Ostend.

Ostergoo, Ostergho, Ostergo [Prov. Friesland, Netherlands]:
-, objection to restoring banished gentlemen of, 59, 60.
-, deputation from to queen, 512; representations of, 513; decision to take part in peace negotiations, 514.

-, States of, letter of, 514.

Orange, House of, 349.
-, interest in Geertruidenberg, 359, 501; Russel protested friendship to, 390.
-, Schenck has richer revenues than, 501.

Orange, prince of. See Nassau, William of.

-, princess of. See Coligny, Louise de.

Ordam. See Oorderen.

ordnance. See guns.

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

Orsino, Camillo, knight, of Malta, Grave assigned to, 354.

Ortell, Ortel, Joachimi, agent of the States in England:
-, letters from, 55, 99, 227, 315, 362, 380, 402, 449, 462, 485, 515.
-, letter to, 5.
-, -, referred to, 23.
-, to assist Dutch deputies, 1; instructions from States, 3–5, 23; Council of State recommends to Walsingham, 5; will introduce colleagues, 8.
-, will be charged with other matters than commissioners, 6; to reply about reimbursement, 7–8; books of treasurer and auditor sent to be verified by, 10.
-, Hohenlohe sends letters by, 11.
-, no commission for, accounts and instructions unsigned, 16; has accounts referred to England, 23.
-, Killigrew gives copy of demands to, 16–7; substance of memorials delivered to, by Council of State, 46–7.
-, Russel sends to, on behalf of Gellee, 41.
-, asks for audience, 55; asks for favourable answer, 99.
-, promises to work for queen's satisfaction, 100; will inform queen of disturbances in Low Countries, 140; States of Zeeland ask queen to hear, 155, 381; reply to officer from Zeeland, 186–7,
-, memorials of touching diminishing the queen's contributions, 154–5; presents letters from Zeeland, 315; asks for guns, 362, 380, 402, 449.
-, dealt with about Sonoy, 204; ready to travel for common good, 380.
-, asks stay of arrest at suit of Colston, 227–8, 515; asks righting of those ill–treated by Lusson, 449.
-, indisposed, 315; asks reply to States' letters, 362, 380; reply sent to, 451.
-, appeal for Leeman, 485; has names of merchants for transporting guns, 516.

Orton. See Horton.

Ostend, Oostende, Osteyn [Prov. W. Flanders, Belgium], 310, 365.
-, letters dated at, 30, 77, 101, 121, 130–2, 134, 137, 139, 145, 161, 170–5, 179, 181, 184, 191, 195–6, 198, 211, 213, 215, 217, 220–1, 229, 234–5, 244, 257–61, 264, 267, 272–3, 275, 278, 281–5, 287, 293, 295, 297–8, 303, 305, 313–5, 317, 320–3, 328–31, 333–5, 337, 339–40, 347, 352, 355, 366, 370–2, 376, 386–8, 403–4, 442, 456, 465, 470, 485, 490, 492, 502, 525, 531.
-, governor and officers at, pay of, 2; companies in garrison at, 3, 440; States complain of inadequacy of garrison and supplies, 4; store of victuals at, 35.
-, extremity like to be at 2; in great danger if not relieved, 10, 15–6; Willoughby appeals to Walsingham for, 15; Brune supplies on own credit, 36; delay in payment, 39; Brune gets supplies for, 54.
-, States will do nothing for, 16; money for used up in advance, 37; nothing can be done for, 69.
-, prisoners brought into, 29, 30; list of wants of, 73; Conway asks wants may be supplied, 76, 121, 211.
-, peace commissioners expected at, 30; preparing to sail for, 40; question of, as meeting place, 45.
-, queen to keep as security for treaty, 42; note on present state of garrison, 147.
-, need of including Dutch in truce for sake of, 44; question of inclusion in truce, 55.
-, garrison consume magazine for lack of pay, 47–8; Zeeland asks that garrison be paid, 48; States will do nothing for, 76; troops from Liege and Brabant marched to, 80.
-, commissioners sent to, 49, 241; no relief for them at, 102.
-, designs of Parma on 68, 76; plan of Irishman for betrayal, 80; plan of Stanley to get by treachery, 81–2.
-, Parre examined at, 81; de Loo at, 103, 253; Cobham hopes to find food and fuel at, 121.
-, Parma cannot accept for conference without king's privity, 98; difficulties about, 101, 104, 144.
-, meeting at, 98–9; wretched, unsuitable for conference, 101; preparation for meeting at, 104.
-, suggested handing over to States, 102; captains at turned over to States' pay, 126.
-, Conway hears that in great danger and hastens back to, 120; order for guns, powder and shot to be sent to from Flushing, 124.
-, soldiers at mutinous for lack of means, 121; without pay 16 or 17 months, 130–1.
-, Brune and victualling of, 126–7; Cobham urges need of pay and apparel for garrison, 130, 145, 161.
-, Croft proceeding to, 128; Morris to go to, 129; Croft sent to about Morris, 130; Croft reaches, 135.
-, commissioners reach, 130, 135, 137, 301; meeting presumed to be at, 132; some neutral place near fittest, 132; Spanish commissioners object to, 134, 144; de la Haye's attack on, 162.
-, letters intercepted by garrison of, 134; garrison raids to 50 or 60 miles away, 162.
-, church suggested for meeting at ruinous, 139; English commissioners sent to, 146–7, 165, 193.
-, five captains absent from, many months, 145; garrison not allowed to go forth, 174.
-, Garnier's visit to, 161–2, 174; commissioners tarry at, expecting a meeting, 175.
-, Conway regrets meeting at, as giving access to, 162; commissioners shut up in, 171; unfit for any but a friend, 172.
-, indifference of Holland and Zeeland to, 162; Croft wonders how Leicester conveyed army to, 175.
-, money sent to for weekly lendings, 168; Shirley's man arrives with, 184.
-, Parma's objection to, for meeting 174–5, 178, 185, 193, 211, 215, 301; treaty was to receive beginning at, 185.
-, proposal to leave defence of to States, 181; great breach of sea at, 184.
-, Cobham disbursed money for soldiers at, 184; captains ordered back to, and supplies sent, 186; money due to garrison, 219.
-, Robert Cecil returning to, 185, 208, 226–7; Pyne returning to 192; Croft complains of, 197.
-, Spanish commissioners will not go to, 190; first meeting to be at, 194–5.
-, said negotiations only to keep Parma from attacking, 191; Cobham warns Walsingham of tickle estate of, 198; garrison without money or apparel, 235.
-, enemy denies passage from Flushing to, 190; free for hostilities as Parma will not grant cessation, 211.
-, Dale insists upon for meeting, 195; queen insists on right to choose, 206, 223; but allows concession if treaty begun at, 207.
-, disorderliness of garrison, 197; money sent to, for pay, 209; absentee captains not returned, 220.
-, remarks touching state of affairs at, 210; Conway expects attack on, 215, 269; expected attack on, 222.
-, Parma will besiege when treaty broken off, 213, 233; Willoughby ordered to send reinforcements to, 221, 265.
-, de Loo urges commissioners not to insist on, 216; commissioners ask further instruction about, 220; as place for conference, 329.
-, commissioners ask for pinnaces at, 216, 220, 323; 2 pinnaces to be sent to, 226; Moon and Spy reach, 283.
-, queen ready to yield about as place of meeting, 223–5; Walsingham thinks should not insist on, 225.
-, hostages, if allowed, to be kept at, 226.
-, Norris to report on, in view of repairs needed at, 226, 237; Norris to confer with Conway upon, 231, 237.
-, 600 men sent to Flushing for aid of, 230–1; order for victualling of, 247.
-, States asked to send men to and repair sea damage, 230; magistrates petition for repair of sea defences and to receive profits on duties, 236–7.
-, Spanish commissioners start for, 235; La Motte asks what ships arrived at, 244.
-, nightly attempts to rob commissioners' houses at, 235; Norris to establish discipline in garrison, 237; chaplains preaching at, where all sin is rifest, 261.
-, Rogers deals with Parma about, as place for treaty, 239–43; Richardot and Maes go to, 244, 259, 261; discussion about with them, 257, 261–4; Ghent handy for, 325.
-, Parma determined to recover, 245; in worse case than Berghen, 250; need to consider state of, 260.
-, States ask enquiry about disposal of victuals at, 249; Sherley to pay captains, at, 337.
-, States urged to provide for defence and repair of sea walls, 254; Willoughby suggests leaving defence to States, 265.
-, second peace conference to be near, 258; preliminaries to be discussed near, 265–6, 268, 272–4, 276, 278; colloquy held near, 285, 467.
-, men who burned Dunkirk ships came to for succour, 261; servant of Stanley flees to, 270.
-, not specified in safe conduct, 264; queen wishes included in cessation, 274, 311, 316.
-, Conway wishes to know if queen means to hold, 269–70; will be lost if not provisioned, 302.
-, complaints of lax discipline of garrison, 281; report of Norris on state of, 294–5; Norris favours retention of, 303.
-, names of nobles who came to first meeting near, 282; meeting referred to, 322, 326,
-, question of proceeding with treaty at waived, 283; enemy not annoyed from after coming of commissioners, 286, 292.
-, Garnier returns to for colloquy, 291; Croft's note of Garnier's speeches at, 298.
-, Croft censured for interference at, 299.
-, need to repair sea defences of, 303; magazine for victuals, to be set up at, 320; Cox contracts to supply with victuals, 332.
-, forces to relieve Sluys returned to, 308; list of companies at, 343.
-, Philip's death reported at, 325; report of peace from, 480.
-, States urged to furnish, with threat, 336, 344; indifference of States about, 399, 400.
-, Parma means to secure, as base against England, 340; in no case to resist him, id.; enemy expects to take in 8 days, 346.
-, queen pleased at meeting near, 368; commissioners leave for Bourburgh, 418; Champagney thinks proceedings at not faithfully reported, 424.
-, garrison allowed to go quietly abroad, 369; proposed inclusion in cessation, 370, 429.
-, Willoughby sent gentleman to, for information about negotiations, 417; garrison is decided by States, 443.
-, Spanish representations against sallies from during negotiations, 418, 483, 494; enemy's designs against, 442, 445, 448–51, 455–6, 458; sallies denied, 491.
-, Willoughby goes to, 433, 436, 442, 445; reasons for his action at, 440–1, 460; his measures to defend, 441, 456, 460, 463.
-, States asked to renew Conway's commission as governor, 438; memorial for, 441.
-, captains and soldiers at to obey Conway, 438–9, 470; troops to be sent to, 441, 448, 458, 475–6, 482; sent, 502.
-, Conway declared untenable, 440, 463, 469; instructions to Conway for defence, 450; loss would cause great disorder, 459.
-, display of fleet to reassure, 453; can be relieved by sea, 457; order for furnishing of, 485.
-, enemy will not besiege yet, 459; enemy risen from, 463; had sufficient force to take, 464; part of enemy camp remains near, 484.
-, States urged to supply wants, 471, 510; reinforcements arrived at, 484; Conway asks for reinforcements, 489.
-, question of displacing Sergeant Major left to Conway, 482; desertions from, 491–2.
-, Waller's boat took away soldiers and arms from, 488.
-, never so straitly besieged as now, 488, 491; queen's forces in subject to great disgraces, 502.
-, Conway expects sudden attempt on, 489; in danger from lack of munitions, 492; enemy close up to and observing, 502.
-, Piggot examined by Willoughby at, 511; traitorous practises at, 525.

-, governor of. See Conway, Sir John.

Ostergho, Ostergo. See Oostergoo.

Oudenburg, Audembourg, Odenburch, Odenburg, Odeynburgh, Odyngebourgh, Oldenbourg, Oudenbourch [Prov. W. Flanders, Belgium] 98, 220, 223, 225, 264.
-, troops at, 29.
-, letters sent via, 30.
-, question of commissioners going to, 45; no suitable place for conference between Ostend and, 134; a very weak garrison, 171; garrison above 3000, 184.
-, Spencer at, 171; Dale passes, 180, 184; Morris at, 244.
-, country round ruined but begins to be tilled, 180; utterly wasted, 264.
-, proposal for conference to be near, 257.
-, Garnier comes with captains of, 291; garrison reduced, 489.
-, Walloon and Dutch deserters from Ostend received at, 491.

-, governor of. See Bergirot, M.; Gryson, M.

Overyssel, Oberissell, Overissel, Province, Netherlands:
-, troops in quarters of, 41.
-, boors from incantoned to Utrecht, 56; Groningen a key to, 363.
-, considers force set down by States insufficient 57; only one deputy in Council, 136.
-, deputies go home disliking new form of government, 70, 73, 92, 142; yet no satisfaction for for defence, 71; makes difficulty about new Council, 300.
-, asked to make Maurice absolute governor, 71; urged to friendly union with other provinces, 217–8.
-, Willoughby without direction about, 151; queen urged to move, to save from enemy, 202.
-, letter of Killigrew to, about peace treaty, 159.
-, wants Leicester back, 301; delays sending deputy to Council of State, 405, 415.
-, Lesieur employed by Willoughby to, 361; contributes little or nothing, 517.
-, deputies of churches of going to England, 396.

Owen, Hewe:
-, Stanley led by, 77; often in council with La Motte and Stanley, 79.
-, Barney spys upon Pekott for, 78; Nevill frequented, 80.
-, agents sent to England by, 79, 80; packets brought from England to, 270.
-, relations with Halforde, 80; employs Parre, 81–2.
-, information to Morris, 245; Barney will being to pass intelligences with Parma, 538.

Owyn, Sergeant Major, stays Dudley at Deventer, 54.

Oxford, countess of. See Vere, Anne.

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

-, earl of. See Vere, Edward.

Oyseleur, Pierre de l', M. Viliers, Villiers, Vyllers, the minister:
-, letter to, 349.
-, -, referred to, 319.
-, letter from, 446.
-, Gilpin confers with, advice about Geertruidenberg, 318; good offices of, 319, 327.
-, Willoughby asks Walsingham to thank, 320; says Maurice may be won, 345.
-, States send to Willoughby about Geertruidenberg, 357; can give Killigrew particulars, 362; gives Killigrew report about Simple, 478.
-, moved Willoughby to impeach Russel's credit, 477.

oysters, boat with captured, 129; commissioners send to Spaniards at Bruges, 261.