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Labour, land of, Italy, forces in, 278, 279.

Labarriere, John, Gioan Berardo, 336.

Lafuente, Father Diego, Maestro, Father, a Dominican friar, confessor of Gondomar:
-, -, -, brings letter reproving Gondomar, 10.
-, sent to act as Spanish agent in England, 326; arrives, 330; first audience, 341.
-, has licence to export ordnance, 359; purchasing guns, 366, 381, 403, 432, 441; enlisting sailors, 381.
-, sends guns and men for Manti's ship, 405; in communication with Digby, 430.
-, remittances for bribery, 430; great influence at Court, 434, 470; remarks on Venice, 435.
-, presents letters from Spain to James, 587.

Lake, Sir Thomas, 79, 84, 106, 114, 144.
-, succeeds Winwood, 46; Spanish sympathies, 47; recommends Bell, 49.
-, Contarini informs of situation, 50–53; letters of Carleton to, 55n, 76n.
-, thinks Grotius author of pamphlet against Carleton, 56n.
-, representations to about Rose, 73; says king pleased at news of peace, 74.
-, complains about Osuna and Toledo, 86; reassures Contarini, 87.
-, letter to Carleton, 91n; Contarini asks for ships, 107; tells of proposals against pirates, 108.
-, treats with Contarini about hiring ships, 115, 116; answers Sarmiento about ships, 123.
-, letter of Rose to, 155n; to manage with sea captains for Contarini, 160.
-, thinks peace assured, 178; recommends Bell, 193.
-, Wotton recommends Regnault to, 216; Roos accuses, 234n; in disgrace, 235.
-, says Rochefoucauld is Jesuit, 334n; explains meaning of Spanish fleet to Donato, 405.
-, deposed, 480; Wotton hopes to succeed, 556.

Lancerotte, island, sacked by pirates, 231.

Lando, Antonio, Venetian Proveditore General of the Forces, 15, 226, 561.
-, -, Geronimo, Girolamo, Hieronimo, chosen as Venetian Ambassador to England, 564.
-, allowed Zon as secretary, 561, 582; to petition against monopoly of Levant Company, 568; will arrive soon, 583; choice well received in England, 586; Marioni takes Donato's house for, 592.

Langerach, lord of. See Boctzelaer.

Langrand, Langlad, Captain, executed, 214, 336; share in conspiracy, 336.

Languedoc, 336.

Lanz, marquis of, Ambassador of Savoy in France, 294n.

Latimer, lord. See Nevill, Edmund.

Launceston, co. Cornwall, castle, 607.

Laundry, office of the royal household, 605.

law, severity in England, 135.

Lead, 301; for Venice, 177, 310.
-, -, for Naples, 216.
-, -, mines in England, 387, 416.
-, -, of English merchants detained at Malamocco, 577, 582.

Leat, Nicholas, owner of the Hercules, 375.

Le Clerc, secretary of France in England, 132, 347, 350, 443.
-, James remonstrates with about Mayerne's expulsion, 308; defends the interpreter before the Council, 326; denies charges, 331; summoned before the Council, 334, 339.
-, James refuses to see, 334, 339; recalled, 339; ready to start, 343.

Le Merlere. See Erikusi.

Lech, Robert, English sailor, 316.

Leete, Lith, William, Wotton's steward:
-, case of Count Piero and, 225, 229, 232, 242, 245.
-, introduced to Cabinet, 237.

Leeuwarden, Leverden [prov. Friesland, Netherlands], despatch dated from, 7.

Leghorn, Livorno [Tuscany], 166, 172, 178, 183, 282, 501.
-, Osuna's spies at, 154.
-, -, a free port, 167.
-, -, trade with Zante and Cephalonia, 574.
-, -, foreign ships at, 166.
-, -, English pirates near, negotiating with Grand Duke, 435.

Lembel, Baron, 137.

Lemos, count of, 121.

Lennox, duke of. See Stuart, Ludovic.

Leon, M. de. See Brûlart de Leon.

Leopold, Archduke of Austria, 73.
-, -, -, bishop of Passau and Strasburg, ill, 358.

Lerma [Old Castile, Spain], Digby at, 29.

Lerma, duke of. See Sandoval y Roxas, Francis Gomez de.

Lesdiguières, duke of. See Bonne.

Lesina, Liesena, island Dalmatia, 95.
-, -, despatches from, 288–290.

Leva, Don Pedro de, 87.

Levant, 123, 162, 380, 479.
-, ships expected from, 99; ships for, 131, 177.
-, Venetian regulations for trade of foreigners in, 185–187; Persian trade damages, 351.
-, opinions of Savii on Venetian trade in, 401.
-, cloth trade in, 500, 501, 537.
-, -, Company, letters to Pindar, 340n.
-, trade routes of, 415; monopoly granted to, 568.

Levenstein, Levestein, Count John George Lewis de, 128, 137.
-, troops under for Venice, 22, 24; troops arrive, 118; nuncio objects to preaching in house of, 361.

Leverden. See Leeuwarden.

Lewkenor, Sir Lewis, master of the ceremonies, 23.
-, fetches Contarini to the city, 29, 78; tells story of falcon, 102.

Leyden [prov. South Holland, Netherlands], 256.

Lidell, Thomas, owner of the Hercules, 375.

Liens, Joachim, councillor and pensioner of Tholen, commissioner to England, 351n.

Liesena. See Lesina.

Lieter. See Veneur, Taneguy le, count of Tillières.

Lincoln, co. Lincoln:
-, -, James likes hunting at, 26.
-, -, earl of. See Clinton, Thomas Fiennes.

linen goods, 213.

Lingen, Groblingen [prov. Hanover, Germany], 374.

Lionello, Giovanni Battista, 11.
-, Venetian Secretary in England, 32, 45, 51, 85, 100.
-, -, -, -, to act as Secretary to Contarini, 3, 10, 12; meets Contarini, 23; praised by Contarini, 29, 30; donation to, 40; recommends Bell, 49; suggests distraction for Busino, 67; at Contarini's audience, 79; payments for letters, 94, 95; returning, 343, 372, 428; Nodaro served, 380.
-, -, -, -, dispatches of, to Senate, 5, 9, 15, 25.
-, -, -, -, -, to Council of Ten, 16.
-, -, -, -, -, Inquisitors of State, 26.
-, -, -, -, -, instructions to, 1, 3, 8, 10.
-, offers Mainwaring employment, 447; expenses paid, 457; present of James to, 482.

Lisbon, Portugal, 255, 559, 580.
-, news from, 267; fleet sailing from against pirates, 331.
-, naval preparations at slacken, 482.

Lisle, viscount. See Sidney, Robert.

Lith. See Leete.

Livorno. See Leghorn.

Loane, Ralph, 3.

Lodenstyn, Arnoult Jacobsen, councillor of the Admiralty of Zeeland, commissioner to England, 351n.

Lodi [prov. Milano, Italy], 31.
-, -, Toledo marches on, 36.

Lodovisio, Ludovisio, Cardinal Alessandro, 104.
-, negotiations for peace, 4, 27.

Lombardo, Robert, Irish mercenary, 279.

Lombardy, 230, 242, 275, 582.
-, Venetian fears for frontiers of, 23, 31, 49, 367; peace expected in, 197.
-, -, councillor at Padua University, 573.

London, 11, 22, 40, 57, 100, 103, 142, 149, 157, 165, 182, 197, 229, 232, 261, 308, 348, 357, 369, 400, 413, 466, 467, 501, 510, 515, 517, 555, 562, 584, 592.
-, -, bishop of, 134.
-, -, books printed in, 83, 446.
-, -, carts of, 247.
-, -, Catholics numerous in, 379.
-, -, City Marshal, 61.
-, -, Council meets at, 389, 571.
-, -, cultivation around, manner of, 318, 319.
-, -, customs, 386.
-, -, demolition of houses ordered in, 327.
-, -, descriptions by Busino, 100–103.
-, -, Donato's house in, 591.
-, -, East India Company docks, 245.
-, -, extent and wealth, 245, 246.
-, -, fair of St. Bartholomew, 321.
-, -, James expected at, 5, 9, 460; reception of James at, 15; James keeps Christmas at, 86; James at, 158, 219, 317, 349, 389, 423, 465; James leaves, 168; James stays as little as possible at, 420; James avoids during mourning, 552.
-, -, kersey cloth of, 401.
-, -, mart of exchange, not a, 122.
-, -, Lord Mayor of, 282, 326. See also Bowles, George; Craven, William; Walworth, William.
-, -, -, description of show, 58–63.
-, -, master of the posts. See Quester, Matthew de.
-, -, merchants of, 170, 500.
-, -, Morton in, 490.
-, -, policing of, 246.
-, -, riot against Spanish embassy in, 281, 282; rioters pardoned, 326.
-, -, ships of, 199, 380; ships in port of, 387.
-, -, shops of, 257.
-, -, theatres, 67; numerous plays at, 110.
-, -, despatches dated from, 6, 10, 16, 17, 26, 27, 30, 31, 37, 38, 41, 46, 47, 52, 53, 64, 65, 74, 75, 81, 87, 88, 93–95, 100, 108, 114, 117, 123, 124, 132, 133, 137, 143, 144, 149, 151, 161, 163, 168, 173, 179, 180, 183, 188, 189, 194, 196, 197, 204, 207, 208, 217, 220, 221, 224, 235, 241, 243, 251, 253, 254, 260, 263, 269, 280, 282, 287, 297, 309, 313, 315, 318, 322, 326, 327, 330, 331, 335, 341, 345, 349, 350, 352, 360, 366, 372, 373, 380, 382, 407, 425, 426, 430, 434, 435, 441, 442, 445, 460, 464, 468, 469, 475, 479, 480, 486, 494, 495, 506, 508, 510, 514, 519, 520, 524, 528, 531, 538, 550, 552, 556, 558, 563, 566, 567, 572–574, 576, 580, 586, 588, 589, 593–595.
-, -, letters dated from, 49, 68, 358, 442, 443, 511, 525.
-, -, places in and near:
-, Barbican, Spanish ambassador's house in, 282n.
-, Bishopsgate Street Without, Venetian embassy in, 23.
-, Fleet prison, 606.
-, Hyde park, 606.
-, Marylebone park, 606.
-, the Row (corso), 60.
-, St. James' palace, 606.
-, St. Paul's church, 134.
-, the Tower, 23, 56, 220, 241, 243, 331, 598.
-, -, Raleigh sent to, 297.
-, -, officials of, 605, 606.
-, Whitehall, 153, 344n.
-, -, fire at Banqueting Hall, 460.
-, -, letter from, 577.

Lorkin, Rev. Thomas, letters of, 281n, 340n, 344n, 555n.

Lonieerus Philip, book condemned, 83.

Longueville, duke of. See Henry II. of Orleans.

Loredan, Commissioner, 260.

Lorraine, troops going to, 538.
-, -, house of, 390.

Lorraine, Claude de, duke of Guise, 71.
-, -, -, captain of fleet against pirates, 198; offended with Savoy, 294; Manti acting for, 372, 405; relation to James, 390.
-, -, Henry de, duke of Mayenne: plot against England, 25.
-, -, duke of. See Henry, duke of Lorraine.
-, -, -, ambassador of, in London, 563.

Louis XIII., king of France, the Most Christian King, 52, 311, 370, 371.
-, threatens war if Spain will not grant peace, I; hopes to have credit of peace, 5; guarantees peace, 9.
-, tells Savoy Vereelli shall be restored, 17; arranges peace, 22; awaits action of Spain, 30.
-, pledged to treaty of Asti, 34; leaves for Rouen, 44; will not consummate marriage, 48.
-, Venice appeals to, 70; will support Savoy, 87; at Rouen, queen complains of, 88.
-, will fight Spain if do not keep promises, 93; obligations to Savoy, 129; Philip proposes marriages to, 130.
-, attempt to separate from Savoy, 146; duty to enforce peace, 151.
-, Monteleone complains to, 164; Tuscany tries to induce to release ships, 167.
-, Queen Anne's present to, 179, 189; doge announces election to, 190, 224.
-, Jacques Pierre's advices to, 201–203; stops Genoese ambassador, 211.
-, remonstrates with Savoy about Geneva, 294; marriage a failure, 307.
-, displeased at Barnevelt's arrest, 327; Savoy declares unable to govern, 328.
-, asked to recall Gueffier, 332; asked to stop harassing Bernese, 335.
-, hoped will declare for Bohemians, 338.
-, will not hear Beecher and recalls Le Clere, 339.
-, feared conference with duke of Savoy, 356; Manti acts for, 372.
-, wishes to check Spain by Savoy alliance, 383; might get Milan for prince of Piedmont, 384.
-, abolishes salaries of Scots guard, 387; opposed Savoy marriage, 394.
-, Queen Anne questions legitimacy, 393; desired marriage with England, 395.
-, revenue and expenditure, 398; development of, 407.
-, disposed for reconciliation, 438, 443; James friendly to 442.
-, interested in helping Italy against Spain, to consummate marriage, 465.
-, displeased with Spain, 483; leaves Paris with army, 508; pleased at having English ambassador, 520.
-, at St. Germains for fear of plague, 532; asked to enter league, 537, 546.
-, Dutch may offer money for English marriage, 550; favours Savoy's ambitions for empire, 552, 560.
-, James promises to protect, 554; queen mother submits to, 555.
-, wants news of queen of Spain, 556; hunting at Amboise, 564.
-, Osuna asks for help, 566; induced to send embassy to Germany, 586.

Low Countries. See Netherlands.

Lowe, Captain, 179n.

Lucchese, Sigismondo, butler of Piero Contarini, death of, 67.

Ludovisio. See Lodovisio.

Ludwig, Hans, of Ulm, vice chancellor of Germany, 137.
-, -, -, pleased at peace, 144.

Luigi, gondolier of earl of Oxford, 229, 233.

Luippi. See Peyton.

Lulls, Arnold, owner of the Hercules, 375.

Lumley, John, lord Lumley (title extinct, 1609), 599.

Luther, Martin, 133.
-, -, -, book of Henry VIII. against, 418.

Luynes, duke of. See Albert, Charles d'.

Luz, Antonio, 212, 215.

lynx, 258.

Lyon. See Ships, names of.

Lyons [Rhone, France], 212, 294n, 478.
-, -, governor of, 211.
-, -, archbishop of. See Simon, Denis.