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Sackville, Thomas, lord Buckhurst, Broncorst, 53, 201.
-, Brune laid grievances before, 53; could have promoted conclusion of peace, 97; Croft asks that may be sent, 173; de Loo longs for to complete work, 212.
-, Maurice complained to, about Sonoy, 163, 169.
-, desired to send Acts he had with States General, 344; directed to move for Russel to be governor of Zeeland, 412.
-, Champagny suggests sending over of, 348–9, 351; queen dislikes idea, 373.
-, not restored to Council as dispute with Leicester not settled, 373.

safe conduct:
-, allows commissioners to land in Flanders without danger, 104; sent but deputies did not come, 146.
-, commissioners puzzled by Richardot's remark about, 191; Richardot mentions at Ghent, 194; is questioned about, 195; he limits it, 283; of no value, 330.
-, Croft's pass quotes, 211; de Loo sent to Garner about, 217; commissioners to be content with, 321; they are safe by virtue of, 324.

sailors, mariners, shippers:
-, armada held up for lack of, 233; 700 pass from Dunkirk to Sluys, 282; numbers reaching Sluys 294.
-, if obtainable from Netherlands queen need not fear Spain, 276; queen asks Holland and Zeeland for, 277, 347, 392; Russel deals with Treslong for, 287–8, 290; 1000 may easily be had, 290–1.
-, Russel tries to get from Walcheren, 290; instructions for obtaining, 344.
-, decree of States for levy of, for England, 317; Willoughby deals with Maurice and States for, 319, 356; readily granted, 327; not needed, levy suspended, 332.
-, Parma takes all that can be had, 491; obtaining them from France and Scotland, 494; ships going to Scotland for, 509.
-, Parma has much ado to retain, for his ships, 511; French king will lend French to Spaniards, 550.

St. Gertrudenberghen. See Geertruidenberg.

St. Gravelen, money paid by Schenck to garrison of, 526.

St. Gravenweirt. See Gravenwaert.

St. Jean de Luz, St. John de Luce [Basses Pyréenées, France], letter dated at, 531.

St. Omer, St. Omare, St. Thomas [Pas de Calais, France], 30.
-, Pekott allowed to go to, 78.
-, suggested for peace conference, 172–3, 220, 262, 329; commissioners may suggest, 186; objections to, 220, 257, 264.
-, Parma going on to, 479; horse stationed near, 524.
-, munitions sent from, to Dunkirk, 494, 509; boats from sent there, 514.

St. Tanderas. See Santander.

St. Thomas. See St. Omer.

Sainte Aldegonde, sieur de. See Marnix, Philippe.

Sainte Croix, marquis of. See Bazan, Alvaro de.

Salisbury, Sarisburie, Captain, company at Berghen, 3, 343, 440; alleged intelligence with to deliver up Berghen, 96.

Salisbury, Salbury, Salysburie, Captain Owen, familiar of Stanley, discusses Halforde with him, 80; plan for betraying Ostend, 81–2; one of Stanley's captains, 524.

Sanctona. See Santona.

Sandwich, co. Kent, 511.
-, letter dated at, 128.
-, good to clear strangers out of, 522; talk of Parma landing at, 532.
-, merchant of, Council's letter on behalf of, 346; Killigrew acting for, 347.

Sandys, Sand, Edwin, archbishop of York, accused by Colonna, 354.

Sannes, John Petri, indebted to state, fled to enemy, 60.

Santa Cruz, marquis of. See Bazan, Alvaro de.

Santander, St. Tanderas [Prov. Santander, Spain], ships of armada take refuge at, 530.

Santona, Sanctona [Prov. Santander, Spain], Recalde arrived at, 517.

Sarisburie. See Salisbury.

Sas van Ghent, Sas, Sax [Prov. Zeeland, Netherlands], 15, 325.

Savage, —, Pekott sent intelligence about, 78.

-, Capt. Anthony, Willoughby appointed to Sherley's company, Russel objects, 424–5, 438.

Saxony, German Empire, Wurtemberg sends to princes of, for reiters, 197; general muster in, 305.

-, duke of, elector of. See Augustus; Christian I.

Schaffhausen, Switzerland, ambassadors from, go to Mulhausen, 198.

Schelde, Schelt, River, queen should secure mouth of, 202; blocked on both sides with sconces, near Antwerp, 207; R. Cecil saw little shipping in, 208.

Schenck, Shenck, Shinck, Skenk, Skincke, Col. Martin, sieur de Afferden and Blienbeeck, 77.
-, letters from, 446–7, 503.
-, takes Bonn, means to hold, 1; takes Bruhl, 17; raises fort, raid into Westphalia, 63, 69.
-, enemy moves against at Bonn, 31, 131; activity about Bonn, 69, 71, 197; going to raise siege, 492.
-, letters of encouragement to, 64; queen thanks and promises proofs of gratitude, 123.
-, profitable agreement made by, 178.
-, gets soldiers from Count Palatine, 202; put governor in Bonn for Duke Casimir, 224.
-, reported going to England, 346; going to his garrisons, 503.
-, Parma sent to relieve Groningen, 364.
-, queen recommends to States, 416–7, 421–2, 431–2; wants him made governor of Geertruidenberg, 422, 447.
-, further requests by, 421; postiles to memorial of, 434; reply of Council to memorial of, 435–6; demands of, 526–8.
-, States do not mention dealings with, 443; will have no dealings with States, 447; complains of being deceived by States, 503.
-, to have allowance to make up horsebands, 448.
-, discontented with Willoughby about Geertruidenberg, 493, 503; Geertruidenberg will not hear of as governor, 500, 518; greatly discontented, 523.
-, Killigrew urged to deal with States for, 501; at Hague for reckoning, 532.
-, asks for horse to relieve Bonn, 523.

Scherli. See Sherley.

Scheveningen, Skevering [Prov. S. Holland, Netherlands], letter sent by, 95.

Schönenberg, John van, archbishop elector of Treves, Trier, levying men, 113.

Schooneval, Schoonewalle, sieur de. See Caron, Noel de.

Scluse. See Sluys.

Scofield, Richard:
-, letter from, 490.
-, report about Armada, 490–1.

Scorsa, Jerome, merchant, supplies silks, linens for Spanish forces, 34.

Scotland, 303.
-, great matters expected in, Semple sent to, 80; reports of rebellion stirred up in, 331; Semple's mission to, 421, 426, 478.
-, peace with practically a cessation, 97; queen's heavy charges over, 154.
-, Croft's references to, 122; ships of, gone to Leith, 515.
-, peaceful but threatened Spanish landing in, 349; Spaniards claim to have great party in, 352.
-, forces may be transported to from Boulogne, 350; queen wants assurance from Parma that nothing intended against, 375, 384, 414; queen wanted included in cessation, 376, 426, 439, 456, 485, 534; deputies ask for inclusion, 427; demurred to, 428.
-, Parma getting sailors from, 494; ships going to, for sailors, 509, 534.
-, Armada believed to be going to, 421, 426, 494, 531–2, 549; if States have not broken treaty by action in, 441.
-, gentlemen from go to Parma, 522.
-, king said to have agreed to Spaniards landing in, 531;
-, clergy contribute to recover for Rome, 549.

-, king of. See James VI.

-, queen of. See Mary, Queen of Scots.

Scots:
-, troops in Netherlands, in Dutch ships, rail against queen, 1; ships full of, in river near Flushing, 12.
-, offer to captains of, to serve Parma, 54; at Vianen, menace to Utrecht, 55–6.
-, troops in Parma's army, numbers, 78, 214, 293, 537; ask to be discharged, 476, 478.
-, considered enemies, 97; cannot take field before August, 98, 117; reported capture of Berwick, 113.
-, Maurice sends against Sonoy, 103; States place company of, at Veere, 151.
-, English company prevents seizing Utrecht, 157.
-, allowance to Norris for ten, 182; deserters from Ostend, 492.
-, commissioners appointed for discounts and reckonings, 405.
-, one from Camphire goes to Parma, 509.

Scott, Captain:
-, company at Berghen, 3, 343, 440.
-, accounts of defalked, 52–3.

-, Jacques, merchant, supplies cloth for Spanish troops, 34.

Scroope, Scrope, Henry lord, Cobham returns letter, 519.

Scudamore, Mrs., delivers message from queen to Croft, 92–3; message referred to, 122.

Sealand. See Zeeland.

Seamor. See Seymour.

Sebastian, king of Portugal, queen's treaty with, 150.

Seburo. See Cubiaur.

Secretary, Latin. See Wolley, John.

Secretary of State. See Davison, William; Walsingham, Sir Francis.

Sedan [Ardennes, France], king wishes to take into protection, 197.

seeds, R. Cecil sends choice, from Italy to his father, 192.

Segur Pardailhan, Jacques, Segure, quarrel with Casimir, 306.

Selle, baron de. See Noircarme, Jean de.

Semer. See Seymour.

Semple, Simple, Symple, William, sent to France, 80; sent to James by Philip, 349, 375, 426, 478; says queen will soon have Armada on her hands, 421.

Senoy. See Sonoy.

Sergeant Major. See Wilsford, Thomas.

Sevenbergh, Captain, to be paid by Holland, 435.

Sevenberghen. See Zevenberghen.

Seville, Andalusia, Spain, liberty of trade with, by treaty, 32.

Seymour, Seamor, Semer, Seymer, Lord Edward, Cobham informs of Bishop landing at Lillo, 534.

-, Lord Henry, my lord Harry:
-, Maurice writes to, to warn about Armada, 421, 436; communication from for Council, 469.
-, appears with squadron off Gravelines, 453, 465; Dale thinks should be always off coast, 493, 507.
-, Justin of Nassau sent to inform of enemy's designs, 515; Dutch send twenty sail to join, 532.

Sgravenhage. See Hague.

Sheerenberg, in quarter of Zutphen, not in queen's command to keep cessation, 293.

Shenck. See Schenck.

Sherley, Chiurle, Churley, Scherli, Shirley, Shurley, Shurlie, Capt. Anthony:
-, company at Brielle, 490.
-, company in garrison at Flushing, 3, 343, 440, 490; Willoughby's objection to instructions about company, 209; horseband at Utrecht, 343, 440.
-, Willoughby grants company to Savage, Russel objects, 424–5, 438, 477; Russel wishes to give company to Fulford, 510; decision that disposal of company belongs to Russel, 548.

-, Sir Thomas, treasurer to the forces, 28, 71.
-, letters from, 2.
-, letters to, 247, 328.
-, daily pay of, 2; money for troops after view of accounts, 7; note of money issued to, 12.
-, Ortel to deal with accounts of, 6, 10; can verify demands of States, 23.
-, Russel expected money from, but without a penny, 12.
-, should discharge office as treaty requires, 31; account with for Cromwell's company, 52.
-, money paid to Brune by, 35; Brune hopes for payment from, 36, 53–4; Brune returns unspent money to, 126; malice against Brune, 127.
-, Willoughby wants sent over, 109; note on payments to Willoughby, 147–8.
-, account to be delivered by, 148; view of accounts, 156.
-, note for Walsingham to confer with, 148–9; note of new establishment given to, 156–7.
-, note on sums due to cassed officers, 159.
-, money delivered to, for army, 168; to supply Flushing and Berghen out of hand, 169; man of at Ostend, 184.
-, Willoughby has no just cause for misliking against, 169; Coleman suspects peculation by men of, 271.
-, Berghen has griefs against, 208; Champernowne charges with neglecting troops, 247.
-, account of, for sums due to officers, 219; note of receipts and payments by, 229.
-, note to for victualling towns, 247; to hasten victualler for Ostend, 441; payment to Bruin by, 471.
-, to pay annuity to Blavoet, 328; Suderman asks for prest from, 337; Bacq asks for advance from, 460.
-, to pay Morgan at Berghen, 388; to make allowance to Schenck, 422, 448.
-, remembrance for further supply of lendings, 405; money due from to Davieson, 460.
-, to examine how stores consumed, 442.
-, order to pay salary to Gilpin, 534; note on money due to Bouchier, 535.

-, Capt. Thomas, troop in garrison at Utrecht, 2; company at Flushing, 3, 343, 440, 490; company cut up near Zwolle, 66, 70, 444; due to neglience of officers, 93, 209.

Shinck. See Schenck.

shippers. See sailors.

ships:
-, suggested toll on, at Flushing, Camphire and Brill, 102.
-, of Spanish and Flemish merchants, detained at Southampton as prize, 289; complaint about, 325.
-, Dutch:
-,-, from Brazil, taken by English merchantmen, 72.
-,-, readily granted to England, 327; asked for by England, 347, 392, 433.
-,-, Navarre's ambassador pressing for, 405.
-, English:
-,-, capture of Robin by, 40.
-,-, lie constantly upon coast of Spain and commit great spoils, 118.
-,-, queen asks for Dutch sailors to man, 277; not needed, enough English to furnish, 332.
-,-, Parma orders punishment of outrage against, 302, 308; complaint of English commissioners about, 305.

-, royal. See navy, the royal.
-, cabras, 512.
-, caravals, 14, 162, 512.
-, double flyboats, 14.
-, feluccas, 512.
-, flyboats, 14–5, 483, 523.
-, hoys, 14–5, 245.
-, pataches, 512.
-, playts, 14, 478.
-, urcas, 512.
-, names of. See Antelope; Centurion; Charles; Hound; Lion; Martin; Merchant Royal; Moon; Post; Robin of Flushing; Spy; Tigre; Tremontana.

Shirley. See Sherley.

Shirte, John:
-, letter to, 475.
-, takes letter to Walsingham, 475.

Shurley, Shurlie. See Sherley.

Sicily, island of, Count Mansfelt to be viceroy of, 275.

Sidney, Sydney, Sir Philip, 485:
-, Hohenlohe regrets death, 11.
-, money lent to, 51; advertisement from Maurice, 389.
-, orders compensation for widow of slain townsman, 148.

-, Sir Robert:
-, company at Rammekens, 490.
-, troops of horse at Doesborgh, 3, 343, 400; weekly lendings for, 210.
-, appeal to for money lent to brother, 52; money due to, 219.
-, warns Conway of Parma's designs on Ostend, 76.
-, Deventer suggests to command Dutch troops, 114.
-, Ste. Aldegonde writing to, 304.

Sigismund, prince of Sweden, king of Poland, oath taken by, 35; pope acknowledges, 198.

Silesia, Germany, Maximilian taken prisoner in, 96; arming in, 197; towns in mortgaged to elector of Saxony, 306.

Siliman, Henry English sailor, alleged robbery of, 289.

silk, merchants supply for Spanish forces, 34.

Sille, Sylla, Nicasius, pensionary of Amsterdam:
-, spokesman for States, 27.
-, mission to Denmark and German princes, instructions to, 484.

Simay. See Croy, Charles de, prince of Chimay.

Simple. See Semple.

Sinoy. See Sonoy.

Sixtus V, pope (Felix Peretti):
-, King of Spain in strait league with, 118; manner of propounding the investiture of England to, 122; Portugal means of delivery from tyranny of, 150.
-, gathering great sums of money, Italian princes combine to thwart, 123; means to extinguish factions in Italy, 198.
-, willing to tolerate trade of heretics, lets them go to Ancona, 123.
-, will egg on Philip and absolve from oaths, 149; banditos sent by to serve in Parma's army, 214.
-, acknowledges Sigismund as king of Poland, 198.
-, dissuades Philip from treating for peace, 270; Philip subsidised by, 331.
-, Colonna's account of machinations against England, 353–4; alleged attempt to poison queen, 354.
-, plot between Philip and, to deprive queen of crown, 471, 486; great provision of money for 473; gives Philip authority to conquer queen's dominions, 479.
-, to invest Parma with English crown, 478; bull against queen, Dale sent to Parma about, 528.
-, queen requires satisfaction from Parma concerning incitement to invasion 542; incited against England by alleged persecution of Catholics, 543.

Skenk, Skincke. See Schenck.

Skevering. See Scheveningen.

Sluys, l'Escluze, Sluis, Scluse, Sluse, Sluyce, Sluyse [Prov. Zeeland, Netherlands], 297.
-, bands for relief of, the last paid, 10, 28; captains of charged for victuals, 71.
-, shipping in readiness at, 14, 77, 208; cables sent to, 15; flat bottom boats at, 30–1.
-, enemy removing forces to, 28; remarkable inactivity of enemy since, 70; boats collecting at, 79, 172, 227, 233.
-, claim for restoration of goods to people of, 42.
-, munitions sent daily to, 79; intended against Walcheren, 79.
-, Groenvelt asked to justify surrender, 133; army brought to Ostend for relief of, 175.
-, allusions to siege and loss, 146, 178, 250, 275, 286, 327, 536; treacherous betrayal of, 178.
-, indifference of Holland and Zeeland to loss of, 162; Maurice's defence against charge of failing in duty to, 308, 374–5.
-, truth about canal from Ghent to, 180; enemy collecting forces and provisions at, 211, 398; Parma lies at with forces and boats, 231, 251; hoys lying near, 245.
-, Parma going to inspect navy at, 243; all flat bottomed boats drawn to, 252.
-, Parma has men, boats and artillery ready at, 269, 288–9; 700 sailors pass from Dunkirk to, 282; 400 more sailors come to, 294; Parma at, hastening preparations for sea, 331.
-, Bruges will do for meeting if allowed to use, 293, 297, 324.
-, Dutch ships blockading, 353, 398, 453; all Zeeland shipping employed at, 401.
-, Parma will suffer no man to pass by, to spy, 370–1; Parma transferring 'plats' from, to Dunkirk, 478.
-, loss of due to States, 374; two Flushing ships in enemy's hands at, 398; coldness of States about relief made queen think hardly of their devotion, 412.
-, States may serve Flushing same way as, 456; could have been saved if relieved in time, 463.

Snee, Snewe, Sney, Snoey. See Sonoy.

Soete, Josse de, heer de Villars, Villers, Villiers, Vylliers, Marshal Villiers:
-, cornet of sent to Walcheren, 51, 65; queen approves of Russel's resistance to, 187.
-, commanding forces against Medemblik, 109, 111, 128, 131, 136, 187.
-, goes to Hague, 142; nominated for governor of Geertruidenberg, 228.
-, takes message to Willoughby about Sonoy, 203; one of commission to settle affair of Medemblik, 300.
-, Maurice puts company of in Walcheren, 399.

-, Philippe de, sieur de Haultain, Hautain, revolted to States, 178.

Soissons, Soyssons, Capt., of Naarden, 110.
-, admits practices with the enemy, 108.

Solcker. See Zolcker.

Solms, Solmes, Zolmes, George Everard, count of:
-, made governor of Zeeland without Leicester's knowledge, 344; Willoughby should insist on removal, 412; steps taken for removal, 432.
-, Camphire would not be commanded by, 344; would rather serve against English than against Spaniards, 402, 412.

Solms, Adolf von, count of Mors, Meures, Meurs, Moeurs, count of Neuwenar, Neuenaar, Newenar, Niewenar:
-, letters from, 28, 39, 304.
-, discontented, threatens to depart, 13; leaves for Utrecht, 23; settlement with Utrecht, 30–1.
-, asks some consolation from queen, 28; letters of encouragement to, 64.
-, protests good correspondence, 58; admits Leicester's right to change magistracy of Utrecht, 65.
-, Sherley's company cut up when seeking direction from, 70.
-, reports Hohenlohe's attempt upon Brakel, 110; complains about it to Council of State, 115.
-, Le Sieur sent by Willoughby to, 217; asks Walsingham for papers, 304.
-, complains that gets no reply to letters and messages, 445.
-, contract with Schenck, 526.
-, arrangement with Elector of Cologne, 526.

Sonoy, Senoy, Sinoy, Snee, Snewe, Sney, Snoey, Sonnoy, Sonoie, Dietrich, governor of North Holland, 38, 152.
-, letter from, 367.
-, letters to, 20, 255.
-, -, referred to, 176.
-, queen thanks and promises to support, 20; measures against stayed after Killigrew's representations, 23, 30; representations for, 31, 35.
-, proper means of addressing, 22; what answer to be made to, 48.
-, probable revolt for lack of pay, 27, 30; troops mutiny for pay, 57; has hands full, 66.
-, remonstrance with States at treatment of, 59, 63, 66, 74; reported taken, 61, 65.
-, speeches in Council against, 55; ill thought of and doings disliked, 57; not yet reduced but in danger, 69.
-, efforts to entrap, because friendly to English, 63; hopes queen will not abandon him, 64.
-, suggested encouragement to, 64; representations to Dutch commissioners about, 84–5, 120.
-, memorial from, asking advice, 64; Willoughby to tell of action taken for 85; steadfast in devotion, 94, 96.
-, emissaries from Holland to persuade, 66; in great danger personally and of losing town, 72.
-, should be continued in charge, 67; reported composition with, 88.
-, queen orders States to forbear hard dealing with and to treat well, 75; queen scolds Maurice for behaviour to, 86; queen asks Hohenlohe to use influence for, 87.
-, report of Leoninus and Valcke on, 88; Mostaert goes to England for, 96.
-, queen orders Counts to stay proceedings against, 89; Maurice does not inform Council of proceedings against, 91; Maurice ejects company of, from Hoorn, 94; Maurice persists against, 112.
-, queen can bridle Holland and Zeeland by encouraging, 92; standing firm, 102.
-, chief forces bent against, 94; Maurice preparing to besiege, 103, 107, 113, 131; Villiers employed against, 187.
-, Famars hoped to succeed at Medemblik, 96; Droninge nephew of, 107.
-, measures taken by, at Medemblik, 107, 111; will demand payment of arrears, 111.
-, Bardesen remonstrates with, 111; Bardesen glories in action taken against, 129.
-, treason in all places where has garrisons, 111; Council of State details proceedings to queen, 115, 154; queen repeats demand in favour of, 124.
-, Leicester ready to yield about commission of, 116.
-, escaped plot to trap, in Medemblik pursued by Maurice, 120; States justify dealings with, 132; their charges against, 133.
-, case of may be dealt with, with States of Holland, 136.
-, besieged in Medemblik, 136; Russel urges need of relieving, 141; message to Russel, 198.
-, Hohenlohe disapproves of courses practised against, 140; Maurice asked to cease attack on, 170.
-, Willoughby could have stayed Maurice's hand against, 157; Maurice defends action against, 163–4, 169.
-, threat to withdraw if States do not stay proceedings against, 160; Willoughby to take steps to stay violence against, 166; he can get no answer from Counts or States, about, 173.
-, queen asks that charges against be referred to her, 168; queen touched in honour by attack on, 170; Willoughby asks leave to go to relief of, 176.
-, attack on shows rage of contrary party, 178; in great danger, 180; necessary to use force to succour, 182.
-, queen wishes to impugn reasons for justifying attack on, 188; Willoughby's representations for in vain, 199, 200; his representations to Maurice upon, 203, 227.
-, looks for nothing but death, if surrenders, 198; Hollanders mean to have at mercy, 200.
-, queen wishes informed of Leicester's resignation and that shall yield to some conformity on two points, 204.
-, relies on queen's assistance, dishonour if allowed to miscarry, 205; queen requires Maurice to desist from violence against, 205–6.
-, Willoughby and Killigrew to hear charges against and defence, 206; States' answer to Willoughby about, 218.
-, Russel urges relief for, 207; he speaks of hard estate of, 221; Howard demands good treatment for, 300.
-, defence of, addressed to queen, answering charges of States, 224; queen writes to States for 254, 306.
-, States General and Maurice more calm about, 228; accord between Willoughby and Maurice for, 247–8; efforts of Willoughby for, 251; case in hand, 300.
-, continuance at Medemblik not to be pressed, 255; queen chides States for ill treatment of, and hopes for better in the future, 277; queen's protection of, 281.
-, no desire to oust Maurice from N. Holland, 255; answer to Maurice's charge, 342–3.
-, Medemblik settlement satisfactory to, 304, 319; Maurice hopes queen will be pleased about, 307; Willoughby relates manner of settlement, 309; Willoughby praised for, 335; remains at Medemblik in States' pay, 348.
-, queen's instructions touching, 344; expresses gratitude, 367.
-, appeal of Michiel on behalf of, 360–1; very hard dealt with by papists at Medemblik, 408; papists of N. Holland oppose, 437.
-, settlement with referred to, 374; begins suit before Council of State, 519.
-, submission a warning to Camphire, 408; lives in miserable estate, 438; States have not kept agreement with, 444; at Hague for passport, 532.

Sosa, Gaspar de, commands galleon of Florence, 517.

Sothermen. See Suderman.

Soutenlande, Soutland [in Walcheren, Zeeland, Netherlands], Parma means to land at, 15.

Southampton, Anton, co. Hants., Spanish ship seized at, 289.

Southtfryth, 217.

South Holland, troops at Maasluis would keep in obedience, 103.

Sowche. See Zouche.

Soyssons. See Soissons.

Spain:
-, news from, 137, 183.
-, Pernstain sent to, 20; rebels and fugitives maintained in, 46; mission of Waad to, 150–1.
-, warlike preparations in made queen mistrustful, 43, 262; boasting in, against England, 44.
-, preparations make necessary to keep forces towards, 43–4; much said of preparations in, 172.
-, reported defeat of Drake off, 95; Drake's incursion in upset peace parleys, 146.
-, great spoils constantly committed on by English ships, 118; queen must expect resentment of, 201.
-, attack on might help Protestantism in, 150.
-, treasure from reaches Dunkirk, 183.
-, hint at accident out of to hinder peace, 185, 190, 195; preparation in, in relation to peace treaty, 206; Rogers asks meaning of extraordinary preparation in, 240.
-, gentleman volunteers from, in Parma's army, 214; Stanley to be sent to, 233.
-, Parma wishes to report opening of conference to, 216; Parma writes to about Pyne's message, 240.
-, doubt about preparations in hampers all queen's actions, 272; queen need not fear if mariners obtainable from Low Countries, 276.
-, principal men from, to serve in Low Countries, 275–6.
-, queen wants assurance that preparations in not against her, 278; commissioners raise point, 285, 296.
-, Waad's mission to, referred to, 279; Croft's articles sent to, 338, 404; peace treaty to extend to, 351.
-, Parma cannot treat or conclude anything concerning, 296, 314, 454; cannot grant licence to send goods to, 325.
-, will have great party in Denmark thro' king's death, 326.
-, A.B. going to, 345; pope sends Prospero Colonna to about enterprise of England, 354.
-, William of Orange prisoner in, 360; count of Buren not to be brought from, 479.
-, question of including in cessation, 372, 386; refused for, 426, 428.
-, England no reason to fear, 439; common report from of designs on England, 542.
-, Gaetano reaches Bruges from, with news of Armada, 488; ship leaving for with gentleman from Parma, 509.
-, pinnace at Dunkirk from, with treasure, 494; treasure expected from, 511; ships going to, 534.
-, tardiness over treaty greatly blamed in, 529; grounds of quarrel with England, 549.
-, money for Guise held back till hear from, 539.

-, Council of State:
-, advice about toleration in Netherlands, 487.

-, fleet of, Armada, Armado, army, navy, shipping:
-, failure to appear spoiled Parma's first enterprise, 14; expected soon, their only stay, 77; Parma says Sta. Croce caused delay, 208.
-, referred to, 84; various reports of destination, 494, 514, 532.
-, much talk about, 208; hindered for want of corn and mariners, 233; to sail in May, 254; sailing delayed, 312.
-, Jesuits to accompany, to England, 245; Infanta coming with, 347.
-, Dutch asked to furnish ships against, 254.
-, may only be meant for defence, 272; proposed landing in Scotland, 349.
-, queen informed that ready to sail, 375; reported off Brittany, 400, 403; already sailed, 426.
-, Parma asked to promise not to join with, during treaty, 376; cessation must not be allowed to cover, 387; danger to peace if comes out, 466.
-, reported going to Scotland, 421, 494, 532.
-, some say intended for France, 421; reported off Boulogne, 474; report from Bruges of, 479.
-, Vere would like to be in England to fight, 483; Gaetano reaches Bruges with news of, 488.
-, Bretons' report of, 490; danger of clash with queen's navy, 495; too small to do much harm in England, 531.
-, Parma's flotilla likely to steal out to join, 493; Parma getting ready to embark troops on, 549.
-, Derby glad that queen prepared against, 496; Grimaldi hopes will change tone of English, 503; hopes reposed in, 504, 512, 521.
-, Moresini sails to find, 504, 522; joy of Spanish commissioners at hearing of, 505, 508.
-, tarries and still far off, 504; not over 120 sail, supposed at Coruna, 511; reported strength, 532.
-, talk of landing places for, in England, 509, 511; intended for invasion of England, 534.
-, note of strength and composition, 512; ships gathering, 517; report of from St. Jean de Luz, 530–1.
-, Valdes insists on provision of victuals for, 516; king of France will lend sailors for, 550.
-, ship of fights Bristol ships, 549.

-, infant of. See Philip, infant of Spain.

-, infanta of. See Isabella Clara Eugenia.

-, king of. See Philip II.

-, merchants of. See merchants, Spanish.

-, queen of. See Isabella of France.

Spanbrock, Spanbroke [Prov. N. Holland, Netherlands], troop of horse at, 107.

Spaniards:
-, native magistrates likely to be worse than, 6; Camphire has no enemies but, 67.
-, troops at Dunkirk, 29; new supplies of, in Low Countries, 77; numbers, id.
-, William of Nassau accused of preferring to queen, 60; practises with the Dutch, 105.
-, great mortality among, 77; quarrels with Italians cause Champigny anxiety, 139.
-, enemies of England, 97; cannot take field before July, 98, 117.
-, Duke of Florence will not receive into garrisons, 123; expulsion from Low Countries, 540.
-, Dutch object inadequate provision for evacuating, 128; Dutch require evacuation from provinces, 137; Champigny gets queen to moderate point, 138.
-, need of diverting from bowels of Italy, 154; Zeeland's gratitude for queen's help against, 155.
-, Willoughby suspects Holland of leaning to, 176; Maurice refers to charge of treating with, 308.
-, troops left in quietness, 177; in Parma's army with officers, 213, 293, 537–8.
-, say Parma has enriched himself in wars, 191; jealous of his partiality for Burgundians and Italians, 192; demand for withdrawal of forces, 301, 474.
-, Stanley fears same treatment as Yorke by, 234; Solms would rather fight English than, 402, 412.
-, English commissioners warned of subtlety of, 313.
-, Bruges unsuitable for conference because of numbers in 325; Nieuport garrisoned by, 418; quarrels with Italian troops, 550.
-, proverb reassuring Killigrew about, 393.
-, danger to Holland if English withdrawn, 457; mean to be in England shortly, 531.

Speciani, Cesare, papal nuncio in Spain, Infanta receives in audience, 301.

Spencer, Spenser, James, provost marshal, daily pay of, 2; sums due to, 149, 158.

-, -, master gunner at Flushing, money due to, 219.

-, R.:
-, letter from, 171.
-, sent to Parma by commissioners, 132, 134, 137, 139, 144, 174; instructions for, 135.
-, news of, at Bruges, 145; back at Ostend, 161; account of interview with duke, 171, 174–5; reports what he learned, 171–2; report to commissioners, 174–5; queen approved mission, 185.
-, Parma salutes, 185.
-, going with Robert Cecil to Antwerp, 185.

Spinola, house of, at Antwerp, money available at, 544.

Spinola, Gaston, Don Gaston, commands Italians in Parma's army, 214, 537.

Spritrel, Spritwold, Sprytwell, —, letters brought by, 427; cipher sent by, 455, 462.

Spy, pinnace, royal navy, sent to Ostend, 283.

Stade, Stadt [Hanover, German Empire]:
-, order for Horsie at, 95.
-, Knibbe desires post of interpreter at, 480, 498.

Stafford, Sir Edward, English ambassador in France:
-, to arrange for carriage of Barney's letters, 80; Cobham returns letters of, 183.
-, report about king of Navarre not confirmed by, 189.

Stanhope, Stannope, —, of the Privy Chamber, copy of letter to sent to Parma, 245.

Stanley, Edward, captain in Sir William Stanley's regiment, 524.

-, Ferdinando, baron Strange, Walsingham thanked for favours to, 330, 468; arrangement for payment of debts, 507.

-, Henry, fourth earl of Derby, Darby, peace commissioner, 43, 93, 101.
-, letters from, 130, 137, 139, 173, 215, 234, 256, 285, 330, 334, 355, 376, 430, 468, 474–5, 496, 507.
-, letters to, 223–4, 278, 299, 313, 321, 534.
-, -, referred to, 225, 321.
-, ready to start, 59; suggested opening of negotiations by, 104; Robert Cecil accompanies in Charles, 121; will be father to Robert Cecil, 173.
-, supped with Admiral at sailing, arrives at Ostend, 130; robbed by soldiers of garrison, 197.
-, apologises for not writing to queen, Leicester or Burghley, 131.
-, said to be come to beg peace of Parma, 131, 135; courier of, 289.
-, Spencer at Ostend, at service of, 132; chaplains of season Ostend with sermons, 261.
-, ill, 260–1, 267, 284–5; recovered, 275; still in bed, 291; better, 330.
-, commissioners receive Richardot and Maes at house of, 261; safe conduct for, 536.
-, runs risks in taking part in first meeting, 284–5; retired early, 287; queen thanks for zeal shown, 296; touched by consideration, 330.
-, money given to Richard Thomas by, 289; commissioners meet in lodging of, 291; Garnier takes leave of, 292.
-, to censure Croft for behaviour, 299; pacified matter of Croft's going, 322; thinks his journey well meant, 355.
-, commended for discretion, warned of subtlety of Italians and Spaniards, 313.
-, to waive demand for hostages, 321; recommends enlargement of Barney, 376.
-, thanks Walsingham for favours to Strange, 330, 468; arrangement for payment of debts, 507.
-, prefers Bourburg for treaty, 376; conference arranged at lodging of, 425.
-, certified Dale's expenses, 377; recommends Deane to Walsingham, 474.
-, Croft has doings certified by secretary of, 385; and shown to, 386.
-, sincerity and ability acknowledged by Spaniards, 423.
-, said Spaniards would find it hot coming to England, 453; Spaniards tell have sufficient forces to take Ostend, 464; glad England ready to resist any attempt, 496.
-, forwards letter of Sir Wm. Stanley, 474–5.

-, Standly, Stanly, Sir William, 245.
-, letter from, 475.
-, spy sent by to Ostend, 30; makes Parma believe has great party in England, 77; continually sending to England, 79.
-, has Syse imprisoned at surrender of Deventer, 54; has order for pinnace and barque, 77.
-, despises countrymen, his evil bent, 77; Halford comes to from England, 80.
-, greatest man and most forward in this action, 79; agents go by Hamburg and Emden, 80.
-, confers with Ithel ap Parre at Turnhout, 81; plan to capture Ostend, 81–2.
-, does not encourage Worthington to go to France, 135; Worthington great with, 139.
-, in health, going to Bruges, 135; Spencer noticed, on visit to Parma, 172; at Ghent, avoids Cecil, 185.
-, to have incomiendo of Malta, 185, 234; returned to original quarters, 211.
-, Parma values, but weary of his men, 185; Irish with in Parma's army, 214, 293, 537.
-, companies of come to Turnhout, 216; come near Ostend, 220; regiment exceedingly dissolute, 233; men diminish daily, 238.
-, Parma sending to Spain, 233; terrified by Yorke's end, 234; efforts to withdraw Bostock from, 475; English rendered odious by treason of, 497.
-, queen wishes removed from Bruges, if treaty there, 312; Derby forwards letter of, 474–5.
-, enemy reinforced by regiment of, 469; names of English in regiment, 524.
-, communications with England, 489; had some talk of landing at Rye and Winchelsea, 522. names of priests with, 524.
-, dismisses his soldiers to go to France, 534.
-, boy of, letter taken from, 134; servant of, fled to Ostend, 270.
-, man of, 76.
-, regiment of, at Turnhout, 29; strength of, 77.

States General. See Low Countries, States General of.

Steenwijk, Stenwick [Prov. Overyssel, Netherlands], Sannes sided with enemy in, 60.

Stekene, Stecken [Prov. E. Flanders, Belgium], cavalry of comes to help of Hulst, 356.

Stephan Bathor, king of Poland, granted toleration, 487.

Stephens, Stevens, Mr. See Le Sieur, Etienne.

Steward, the lord. See Dudley, Robert, earl of Leicester.

-, Colonel, offers to Scots captains to serve Parma, 54.

Stewarde, —, sent to Scotland, 77.

Sticht, Styght. See under Utrecht.

Stocks, —, may have information about Horton, 270.

Stoker, Stogner, Stoquer, George, follower of Northumberland, enemy agent in England, 77; sent by Owen to England, 79; expected to disclose his instruments, 215.

Strange, baron. See Stanley, Ferdinando.

Strasburg, [Bas Rhin, France]:
-, letter dated at, 198.
-, Guisers pursue reiters to neighbourhood of, 239.

Streck, document signed by, 73.

Strent, —, Russel has arrested, 270, 288–9; employed by Lamotte, 288–9.

Stubbs, John, Willoughby's warrants in hands of, 165; Coleman hopes is satisfied for old warrants, 182.

Sturm, Sturmius, Dr. John, 198.

Styght. See Sticht.

Sucket, Sucquet, Suquet, —, confession of, 289, 391; arrest and confession, 315.

Sudbeverland. See Zuid Beveland.

Suderman, Sothermen, Sutherman, William, Captain:
-, letters from, 29, 282, 337, 484.
-, company at Ostend, 3, 343, 440; trouble over payment of, 121.
-, Rancy sets at variance with Capt. Dominick, 120; asks for loan, 337.

surseance. See cessation of arms.

Sutcliffe, Dr. Matthew, judge marshal, daily pay of, 2.

Sweden, prince of. See Sigismund.

Sweveghem, Swevingham, seigneur de. See Halewyn, Francois de.

Swiss, proposed levy of, for States, 69.

Switzerland, Catholic Cantons, Philip urges to join him, 198.

Swol, Swoll. See Zwolle.

Sydney. See Sidney.

Sylla. See Sille.

Symaye. See Croy, Charles de, prince of Chimay.

Symes, Captain, company at Flushing, 490.

Symple. See Semple.

Synonyms, book of, presented to queen, 73.

Syse, Thomas, Stanley has imprisoned at Deventer, 54.