Q.

Quenevet, Master, amb. in Spain, v. Knivet.

Quenten, v. St. Quentin.

Quesnoy (Quesnoi), town of French Flanders (dep. Nord); the Emp. at (Oct. 1543), 504.

Quimper, in Brittany (dep. Finisterre), 369.

Quirinal (II Quirinale), the, papal palace at Rome; the French amb. lodging at the (Feb. 1543), 259.

-, -, and having daily conferences with the du. of Castro (Pier Luigi Farnese), ibid.

R.

Ragusa, in Dalmatia; Paulin, Francis' amb. to the Grand Turk, passing through, on his return from Constantinople 12.

Ramirez (Antonio), bp. of Segovia (1543–49), 575 n.

-, (Juan), bp. of Calahorra (1543–4), 575 n.

Ratisbon (Regensburg) in Bavaria, 2, 52, 213.

-, diet of, 2 n., 58, 560.

-, -, Eng. ambs. at the, promise in Henry's name to help against the Turk with men and money, 52, 58.

-, -, the bp. of Aquila at the, 213.

-, -, had Pope Paul's mins. and legates trusted in Granvelle an honourable agreement might have been entered into with Cardinal Contareni's authority, 197.

-, -, -, German catholic bps. asserting on the contrary that Granvelle had rather favoured the dissident party, ibid.

Rauche (?), German capt. in Francis's service (Jan. 1543), said to have been murdered, 232.

Ravel (Revello?), in Piedmont, 56.

Ravenna, in N. Italy; Pope Paul offering, and Cervia in perpetuity to the Venetians, if they will make an alliance with him (Feb. 1543), 261.

Ravensberg, county of, in Westphalia, 281.

Ravensburg, town of Würtenberg; the possessions of the du. of Clèves in, and La Mark to be invaded by the Imperialists (March 1543), 281.

Ravenstein, castle of, in Brabant, 28.

-, -, to be surrendered by the du. of Clèves (Sept. 1543), 479.

Rebels, the, in the treaty of closer alliance; the art. about the. and their extradition much disputed, the Royal deputies refusing to include in it the Belgians and Germans as subjects of the Empire, 19; 33–4, 36, 94–7, 103, 105, 112, 188, Int. vii.

-, -, or to have the two dukes of Clèves and Holstein considered as such, 43.

-, the Emp.'s particular objection, the art. of the, as couched in the rough draft of the treaty, 95–6.

-, -, it cannot pass, said Granvelle to the Eng. ambs., unless expressed in exactly the same words as in the treaty of Cambray, 96.

-, -, amendment proposed by Chapuys and accepted by the royal deputies, 162–3.

-, -, the art. to be the same as in the treaty of Cambray, ibid.

-, -, too many States in the Holy Roman Empire (alleged the Royal deputies) to include them all in the art. of the extradition, 96.

-, -, the inclusion of the duchies of Clèves and Holstein as such, considered a necessity by the Emp., 97.

-, -, -, since not only they have risen in arms against him, wilfully attacked and plundered his own subjects, and made an alliance with k. Francis, but have done as much harm as they could to the princesses of Denmark, his nieces, ibid.

-, -, queen Mary advising Chapuys not to insist so much upon the two dukes being specifically named in the art. provided they are called common enemies of the allies, 162.

-, -, the term for the extradition to be limited to fifteen days, ibid.

-, -, Chapuys' further attempts to have the two dukes declared common enemies of the allies, ibid.

-, -, though no formal declaration against the dukes could be obtained, the Royal deputies assured Chapuys that both would be considered as "common enemies," 215, Int. vi.

Regensburg, in Bavaria, 52.

-, diet of, 8, 52; v. Ratisbon.

-, -, promise made to the Emp. by the Eng. amb. at, 52.

Reggio, in N. Italy; bp. of, v. Cervini (Marcello).

Reigne, sieur de La Reine, gentleman usher of k. Francis's chamber; bearer of a present from that K. to q. Mary of Hungary (March 1543), 255–6.

Reims (Rheims), anc. city of France (dep. Marne); let. dated from, 231.

Reine, sieur de, v. Reigne.

Remonde, 486; v. Ruremond.

Renée de France, dau. of Louis XII., married to Hercole d'Este, 150 n.

Rennes, in Brittany, 369.

-, bp. of, v. Dodieu (Claude de).

Renty (?), in Belgium; castle belonging to Mr. du Rœulx, 358.

Retz, baron de, v. Annebault (Claude).

Rhine, r. of Germany, 53.

-, prince-electors of the; their ministers try in vain to bring on a truce between Clèves and the Low Countries, 280.

-, merchandise going down the, from Koln to Antwerp seized by the Gheldrese (Nov. 1542), 174.

-, prince-electors of the, intercede in favour of the du. of Clèves, 280, 468.

-, Palatine of the, v. Frederick and Philip.

Riccio da Monte Pulciano (Giovan), Paul's camarleugo, 190, 202, 204.

-, Papal Nuncio to k. Francis (1542), 266.

-, -, to the Emp. in Spain (May 1542), 7, 8, 190, 202, 204–5.

-, returns to Rome (May 1542), 205.

-, memorandum of, and the Span. Council of State's answer to it, 7, 8.

Richer (Christophe), agent of k. Francis I.; sent to negociate a treaty of alliance with Denmark and Sweden (154), Int. xxviii n.

Rincon (Antonio) alluded to, 62, 107, 119, 204, Int. i n.

Rios (Martin Alonso de los), arrives with the fleet of the Indies, and the gold and silver (7 Aug. 1543), 454.

Rippemonde, 491 n., 492–3; v. Ruremond (?).

Riz, v. Rye (?).

Rochelle (La), town of Brittany, in France, dep. Charente Inf., v. La Rochelle.

-, no castle or fortress in the immediate neighbourhood of; and, therefore, the town itself easy to take, 371.

Rœulx, sieur du, v. Croy (Philippe).

-, co. du, v. Croy (Adrian de).

Rome, the city of, 8, 123, 164, 197–8, 201, 205, 260–1, 265–6, 294, 466, 562,570–1, 574.

-, the Papal Court of, 562.

-, a free city and the place of refuge for all the Italian fuorusciti, 571.

-, the people of, and the Pope's courtiers, how to be treated by the Imp. amb.

-, news from, 256, 558.

-, St. Peter's Church at, v. St. Peter.

-, siege of, by Bourbon (1527), alluded to, 579.

-, the Pope's Palace at, v. Quirinal.

-, the castle of, v. Sanct Angelo.

-, lets, from, 50, 88, 93, 108, 110–1.

-, Post Master-General at, 572.

-, French party and their intrigues at, 163,164,571.

-, cardinals, Sacred College of, at, 569.

-, Spaniards at, 571.

-, Imp. ambs. at, v. Manrique (D. Juan), Vega (D. Juan de).

-, -, k. Ferdinand's, v. Sanchez.

-, -, French, v. Sissey.

Rosas, on the coast of Catalonia; Doria's galleys in front of (15 April 1543), 309 n.

Rose Blanche (La), an Eng. born subject, son of knight of the Garter, 409.

-, slain at Pavia (Feb. 1525), ibid.

Rossen (Martin van), marshal of Ghelders; in the service of Clèves, 72, 120, 254, 399.

-, invades N. Brabant, 90, 254.

-, reported to have arrived at Juliers in safety, 234.

-, retreat; to France, 299.

-, -, leaves it highly discontented with k. Francis, 232.

-, one of his comrades, named Rauche, having been arrested, ibid.

-, again in the du. of Clèves' service, 253–4.

-, v. also under Van Rossen (Martin).

Rotolf, Rotulf, co., gov. of Flanders and Artois for the Emp., 91 n.

Rouen, in Normandy, 119, 294, 302, 370.

-, two strong bastions raised by the French at, 294.

-, -, armed with artillery guns pointing to the sea, ibid.

-, k. Henry's plan of campaign against, ibid.

-, a Scotch priest, a secret agent of k. Henry, sent to, as a spy (1 April 1543), 303 n.

-, -, taken prisoner by the French, 303.

Rougy (Mr. de), from Haynault, an officer of distinction in the Imp. army; killed at the battle of Sittaërt (3 April 1543), 289.

Roussillon, the, prov. of S. France, 67, 120, 136, Int. i.

-, capital of the, v. Narbonne.

-, Spanish, 120, 122, 191.

-, the French about to invade the, 65, 108, 238.

-, -, defeated with great loss of artillery at the siege of Perpignan in the, 137, 139.

-, German lanskenets no longer wanted in the, the French having retreated therefrom, 122, 137, 158, 266.

-, -, yet k. Francis pretends that his army has been victorious in the, 191.

-, and Cerdagne, the counties of, 449.

-, -, Span. commanders in the, v. Alba (du. of), Ayuilar (marq. de).

Routiers, lieut.-gov. of Piedmont for the French, 374; v. Boutiers.

Rovere (Francesco Maria della), du. of Urbino (d. 21 Oct. 1538), alluded to, 568.

-, (Giulio della). du. of Sora; abp. of Ravenna, and cardinal, 568 n.

-, (Guidobaldo? della), du. of Urbino (1538–74), son of Francesco Maria. 568 n., 594–5.

Ru, Lord High Steward to the Emp., 213; v. Rœulx.

Rubiera, N. Italy; in the States of the Church, 261.

-, and Cervia promised by Paul to the Venetians in perpetuity if they will only make alliance with him (Feb. 1543), ibid.

Rueda (capt. Luis de), gov. of Oran (1543), 551.

Ruremonde (Ruremond), in Ghelderland, 321, 486, 493, 497.

-, the Clèvese throw a bridge over the Meuse at, for the purpose of crossing into Brabant; but the river having carried away the bridge they are strengthening their position on the right bank (May 1543), 321.

-, the Emp. takes possession of (Sept. 1543), 477.

Russel (Sir John), Lord High Admiral of England (1540–3), 25, 46–7, 61, 68, 76–8, 80–1, 409 n., 526.

-, chiefly depending from the Lord Privy Seal, 43.

-, takes frequent messages from the King to Chapuys, 47, 60–1.

-, q. Mary's proposals about the fleet of the Low Countries to be submitted by Chapuys to k. Henry and the Admiral (March 1543), 383.

-, Lord Privy Seal in succession to Fitz William, 263, 386, 394, 407.

Ruz (Mr. de), v. Rœulx.

Rye, one of the Cinque Ports, 131; v. La Rye.