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Vaes. See Waes.

Valaresso, Vallaresso, Alvise:
-, selected as ambassador to England, allowances, 196; Wotton mentions, 205; James told of selection, 218.
-, Venetian Ambassador in England, 359, 374, 447, 455, 590, 596.
-, despatches to Senate, 315, 317, 324, 334, 349, 356, 357, 363, 364, 370, 377, 378, 380, 384, 388, 391, 396, 402, 410, 415, 417, 459, 464, 468, 475, 479, 484, 490, 502, 508, 514, 518, 524, 529, 533, 536, 538, 543, 548, 553, 555, 557, 563, 567, 571, 575, 576, 581, 585, 591, 599, 608, 619, 630, 634, 641.
-, -, to Inquisitors of State, 554, 565.
-, letters to, 526.
-, Lando's instructions for, 290; instructions to, 291, 292; letters patent for, 292.
-, journey, 315, 317, 349, 355; in Savoy, 325; in France, 325, 334; news of, 332.
-, arrives in England, 349; entry to London, 350, 356; first audience, 356, 357.
-, relations with Coloma, 357; Lando consigns papers to, 363; James sends sturgeon to, 364.
-, audience of James about Grisons, 379; James gives permission to hunt, 391.
-, relations with Dutch ambassadors, 396, 480, 481; efforts to get wrecked guns, 403.
-, Tillières tells of French affairs, 403; audience granted promptly, 412; congratulates James on settlement with Dutch, 415; discusses Dutch affairs and Palatinate, 416; Dingwall calls on, 476.
-, audience of Charles, 481, 485; urges Tillières to press French match, 510; speaks to Hamilton, 511.
-, visits Chichester and Calvert, 515; sees Tillières, 516; letter intercepted, 522, 523, 526, 541, 553, 565, 569.
-, entertains Tillières, 530; audience of James, 536; speaks of French affairs, 537.
-, money for posts, 540; audience of Charles, 543; doubtful about Charles's character, 544.
-, invited to masque, 549; sees Charles dance, 556; present at masque, entertains Lennox, 559.
-, communications with Surian, 562, 603.
-, Dutch ambassadors visit, 563, 564; calls on Conway, 564; discusses with Tillières communicating league to James, 567, 608, 636.
-, tries to get Tillières to call on Dutch ambassadors, 568; relations with Boischot, 577, 578, 600, 601; sees Caron, 592; communicates league to James, 634.
-, congratulates James on policy of prince's journey, 635; discusses league with Tillières, 642; invited to ceremony at Windsor, 643.

Valentin, Foscarini's valet, released, 292.

Valiero, Cardinal, 279.
-, -, Nicolo, Captain General of Crete:
-, despatch, 477.

Vallone, collars worn in Spain, 639.

Valmale. See Van Male.

Valtelline, 127, 157, 228, 257, 354, 504, 574, 576, 577, 584, 634, 643.
-, (1621):
-, Lando presses cause of on Charles, 5; Feria sends officers to, 8; Spaniards slow to restore, 19.
-, France unlikely to move for, 20; Aston makes fresh representations about, 26.
-, Dutch ambassadors in England do not press question of, 32; Louis will not let Spain keep, 44.
-, Philip IV orders restoration, 45; Feria did wrong in, 46; English ministers proclaim restitution, 47.
-, treaty arranged by Bassompierre about, 52; French divisions will establish Austria in, 53.
-, fear that France will not act sincerely about, 59; Spain will not relinquish hold on, 72.
-, Feria provisions forts, 78; promise to restore, 83; James doubtful about, 86.
-, pope and France active about, 94; excuses for not restoring, 103, 110, 124; Isabella advises restitution, 109.
-, Albert's death not to delay restitution, 114; pretexts of Feria to delay restitution, 119.
-, restoration no longer expected, 126; Louis incensed that not restored, 135; James undecided about, 136.
-, little hope of restitution, 138; Spanish action, 165; French cold about, 179.
-, Hyacinth to treat of, 182; Spain does not restore, 193, 194, 240.
-, (1622):
-, Gondomar scoffs about recovery, 198; Spain firmly planted in, 201; Feria sends troops through, 202.
-, Feria settles with Grisons about, 221; Mansfelt ready to recover, 223.
-, Spaniards think settled without fear of French, 235; Louis will insist on restoration, 243, 249, 256, 260.
-, Bernese appeal to James about, 249; bound up with Palatinate, 253, 256.
-, France and Venice treat about, 254, 258; Spaniards subdue, 275.
-, Palatine commends Venetian action over, 278; Doncaster to urge cause of, 289.
-, Louis may recover, 307; Mirabel discusses, 322; good news of, 325.
-, Louis may recover, 307; Louis determined to recover, 332.
-, hopes for restitution, 328; nothing said in France about, 334.
-, Huguenots promise to go for recovery, 364; proposed to deposit with Florence, 371.
-, Venice would like to see Mansfelt nearer, 388; Louis wants to attend to, 403.
-, Spaniards claim as part of Milan, 421; England to join France about, 474.
-, France will attend to, 486; good hope for, 503; to be recovered, 514, 520, 532.
-, placed in hands of Duke of Lorraine, 520; ruined, 523; a diversion for Palatinate, 530.
-, (1623):
-, recovery of, 537; league for recovery, 539, 543, 571, 580, 598.
-, French support for, 542; Louis will attend to first, 547; Feria thinks he has stopped French intervention, 548.
-, Mansfelt engaged by Venice for, 549; Bavaria's readiness for restitution, 551.
-, Spain means to restore, 552; French demands of Venice for, 555.
-, Dutch think induced Spaniards to English match, 588; Dutch suspect French sincerity over, 594.
-, referred to Rome, 608; 631; France may give up, 610; deposit of fortresses with pope, 615, 636.

Vamala. See Van Male.

Van den Berg. See Berg.

Vanguard. See ships, names of.

Van Lore, Peter, merchant:
-, forced loan from, 167.

Van Male, Vamala, Valmale, agent of Flanders in England, 107.
-, obtains leave to levy troops, 80; intimacy with Salvietti, 99; Lazari visits, 100.
-, makes "to-do" about Mansfelt, 118; obtains levy of ships from James, 233.
-, tries to discover Venetian cipher, 289, 308, 309, 321.
-, assures James Infanta wants peace, 347; report on treatment of Catholics, 625.

Vane, Sir Henry, 641 n.

Vanin, Lucretia, 111.

Vano, Geronimo, Girolamo, of Salo:
-, rewarded, 324; committed for trial, 395; sentenced to death, 422.

Vas. See Vaux.

Vaud, Pays du:
-, Savoy's ambitions for, 195, 249; Bernese appeal to James about, 249; James thinks Savoy should not trouble, 276.

Vaudemount, Count of. See Lorraine, Francis de.

Vaux, Vas, Lord:
-, James objects to levies of, 307.

Vedello, Paolo del, 153.

Velasco, Don Luis de:
-, commands emperor's cavalry, 112.

Velo, Antonio, gentleman of Vicenza, 39.

Venchanello, a Roman:
-, gardener of Arundel, 100.

Vendramin, Giacomo, Venetian Resident at Milan:
-, despatches, 8, 125, 165, 170.
-, negotiations with Feria about passage of troops, 57; lays Venetian case before nuncio, 109.

Venezia, Nicholo di Antonio da, English consul at Corfu, 508.

Venice, 155, 348, 371, 418, 421, 422, 459, 601.
-, (1621):
-, Poles wish to rouse against Turks, 3; Charles thinks preservation important, 5.
-, Gondomar moderates language against, 20; may supply England with gold, 22.
-, appeal to James about raisin trade, 23, 24; reply to, 25, 26; complaints of merchants against, 25.
-, Poland asks to persuade Turks to truce, 27; Danes propose to include in league against Austria, 30.
-, release English galley slaves, 33, 34; Digby may negotiate with, 36; Spain threatens, 45.
-, James persuades not to keep Dutch alliance, 54; Digby may go to, 61, 69.
-, dispute with Governor of Milan about sending troops by Cremonese road, 57, 74, 83, 88, 108, 124, 136, 382.
-, pope urges to restore Jesuits, 74, 82; refuse to restore, 142, 166, 172.
-, recognised help to Palatine, 77; Spain increases forces on frontiers, 78; Gabor offers alliance, 79.
-, Gondomar announces war with Feria, 86, 109.
-, negotiations with pirates, 97, 106, 118, 120, 121, 138.
-, exiles in England hate, 100; supposed to be supporting Mansfelt, 112.
-, Arundel wishes to visit, 123; English view of Spanish attitude to, 126; reported Spanish designs on, 129.
-, recovery of guns, 134, 142, 169.
-, Roe proposes to pass through, 134; Lormes to return to, 147; Aerssens to go as ambassador to, 159.
-, wish to purchase corn in England, 162; reported bargain with Flemings, 163.
-, to be asked to subsidise Palatine, 170, 180, 190; choose new ambassador for England, 177, 196, 218.
-, offers of service to, 179, 248n.
-, (1622):
-, subsidy to Dutch, 197, 201, 202, 229, 241, 248, 253, 258, 466.
-, Gondomer jeers at, 198.
-, reported help to Mansfelt, 200, 242; engagement of Mansfelt, 207, 223, 225, 226, 237, 244, 251, 256, 258, 266, 267, 323, 324, 326, 353, 390, 520, 544.
-, disputes with Feria, 202, 218.
-, honours ordered for empress, 213, 221; Spain means war with, 216.
-, reply about help for Palatine, 217, 253, 256, 257; asked to help Palatine, 251, 252, 256, 353, 382.
-, reply about Bruncker, 217; reply about Jesuits, 218; grant of levies to, 233.
-, James defends against Spanish complaints, 247; will share for recovery of Valtelline, 257, 258.
-, appeal to for glass workers, 269; reported would accept electorship of Bavaria, 270.
-, James sure of sincerity, 271; James expects help from, 274, 276.
-, question of supporting the Palatine, 273, 287, 312, 313, 315–317; indebtedness of Palatine to, 335, 340, 353, 373, 416.
-, Elliot's designs against, 278; Spaniards say would join league against heretics, 289.
-, Dominis got letters from, 310; Dominis professes special knowledge of news, 346.
-, Dutch fear will take offence at delay of Aerssens, 326; thanked about Lady Arundel, 328, 329, 340, 341, 370, 415.
-, Rochellese said to favour, 331; dealings with pirates, 332, 333.
-, importance to if English trade withdrawn from Constantinople, 337, 343, 367.
-, Reade wishes to serve, 354; mentioned as one of league against Austrians, 356.
-, Carleton's devotion to, 360; Valaresso to try and get English Levant trade transferred to, 367.
-, James commends action. 379; will not let Peyton go to Grisons, 391.
-, suggested connivance at Mansfelt's entering France, 388; Tillières speaks of, 398.
-, cargo from Lisbon for, 394; determine on action about Valtelline, 415.
-, affection of James for, though republic, 428; Gondomar watches ministers, 442.
-, Charles admires pictures of school of, 452; Charles brought up with idea of serving as soldier, 454; English ministers profess attachment to, 454, 455.
-, can obtain supplies from England, 455, and men, 456.
-, suggested joining West Indies agreement, 465; action about Rhetia, 484.
-, goods taken to Cephalonia from, 495; reception of Condé at, 504, 508, 530, 531, 539.
-, Condé's recommendations to, 511, 512; provisions for islands of Levant, 512, 513.
-, duties on foreign goods at, 513; league with France and Savoy for Valtelline, 520, 543.
-, Feria gets letters of, 522, 526; Mansfelt going to serve, 526.
-, Council's concession to in trade, 528.
-, (1623):
-, Dutch want help from, 542, 564.
-, rehabilitate Foscarini, 546; employing Mansfelt for Valtelline, 549.
-, funeral of Sarpi at, 550; not sure of French standing firm, 555.
-, league for Valtelline, 562, 567, 571, 580; inform James of league, 634.
-, avoids offending Turks, 576; urges Louis to act, 596; oppose French withdrawal, 615.
-, speak to Savoy for Dutch, 621; accused of favouring Bavaria, 634.
-, Farges advises to accept situation, 636; suspicious of France, 642.
-, English merchants at Smyrna claim compensation from, 643.
-, James would recall ambassadors from to please Spain, 644.
-, Arsenal, 129, 402.
-, Avogadoria, 473.
-, Board of Health, 100.
-, -, opens letters, 554.
-, Canareggio, 546.
-, captains suitable to serve, 501.
-, Captain of the Guard, 237, 632.
-, cipher, 321.
-, new cipher, 350.
-, columns of St. Mark, 292, 422.
-, Council of Ten, 84, 91, 142, 174.
-, arrest Foscarini, 284; sentence, 292.
-, armoury shown, 298, 415.
-, Doge of. See Priuli, Antonio.
-, Ducal palace, 129.
-, English spies at, 129.
-, General [of the Fleet]. See Belegno.
-, Governor of the Customs. See Collini, Ludovico.
-, Grand Canal, 302.
-, Mercanzia, Cinque Saviialla, 508.
-, Mint, 129.
-, Ponte della Paglia, 129.
-, Proveditore.
-, Proveditori all' Armar, 34, 575.
-, Proveditori General, 79, 83, 138, 170.
-, -, See Erizzo, Francesco, Paruta, Andrea.
-, Proveditore beyond Menzo, 79.
-, -, See Contarini Nicolo.
-, Rason Nuove, 196.
-, Rason Vecchie, 299.
-, S. Barnaba, 263.
-, S. Geronimo, 153.
-, S. Giorgio Maggiore, Wotton goes to for reception, 1n.
-, Savio alla Scrittura, 391.
-, Secretaries. See Antelmi, Antonio; Burenello, Vincenti.

Veniero, Antonio, Proveditore and Captain in the three Islands, 471.
-, instructions to, 488.
-, -, Christofforo:
-, murder by Uscocks, 277.

Vercellini, Francesco:
-, servant of Arundel, 100.
-, account of Lady Arundel's adventure, 297, 298; in danger, 302; says countess pleased, 304; in England, account of Arundel affair, 328, 329; sent to Venice with James's letter of thanks, 352.

Verdugo, Christopher:
-, suggested governor of Palatinate, 579.

Vere, Henry, Earl of Oxford, 172.
-, sent to custody, 80n.
-, the Lord Chamberlain, released, 91, 92n; Lando toasts, 98.
-, to command East India fleet, desire to keep away from parliament, 171.
-, ordered to pursue Dutch Indiamen, 230, 238; not strong enough to engage Dutch, 247.
-, no orders to fight Dutch, 258; only to fight if stroke certain, to sail again soon, 259.
-, commission to arrest ships withdrawn, 282; deprived of command, 288; sent to Tower, 307.
-, -, Feer, Sir Horace, 153, 167, 267, 377, 472, 487.
-, (1621):
-, expenditure upon, 40; to take force to Heidelberg, 57; in Lower Palatinate, 70.
-, Caron urges James to reinforce, 71; question of reinforcing, 81; force much reduced, 113.
-, collecting troops, 118; could recover Lower Palatinate but for fear of offending James, 125.
-, emperor angry at billeting soldiers in Spires territory, 130; attempt to recover Stein, 131, 132.
-, Gondomar remonstrates about, 136; withdraws to Mannheim and Heidelberg, 141, 147, 156.
-, action said to prevent settlement, 147, 157; junction with Mansfelt, 159.
-, Digby sends Mansfelt to help, 161; question of maintaining troops, 162.
-, raises siege of Frankenthal, 164; to command troops in Palatinate, 180.
-, (1622):
-, permission to return to England, 196; to gather forces under, 219; particulars of forces, 228.
-, intercepts letters of emperor, 231; James consults about enlisting troops, 242.
-, frequent requests for money, 260; money sent to, 266, 295, and men, 271.
-, ordered to remain on defensive, 306; discounts Cordova's victory, 330.
-, letter of Mansfelt to, 323, 324; letter to Carleton, 352.
-, Chichester to pay men, 333; to guard what remains, 342.
-, unable to gather full force, 360; defence of Mannheim, 467, 475, 486, 488, 497; capitulates, 507–9.
-, at end of resources, 500; James ordered to capitulate, 505.
-, might serve Venice, 501; at Groningen, 513; Chichester not friendly to, 515.
-, attempt to prejudice James against, 521, 533; curiosity about reception by James, 527.
-, reception by Frederick and Elizabeth, 532; at Hague, 541; futility of keeping troops, 552.
-, endeavours to rehabilitate, 557; men disbanded, 558, 566; graciously received by James and Charles, 564.

Verona [Prov. Verona, Italy], 100, 153, 243.

Verua, Count of. See Scaglia, Agostino Manfredo.

Veruda, 277.

Vervins [Aisne, France]:
-, peace of, 537.

Viareggio [Prov. Lucca, Italy]:
-, de Lormes embarks at, 145.

Vicenza [Prov. Vicenza, Italy], 101, 153.
-, gentlemen of, at Venetian embassy in London, 39.

Vico, Piero:
-, appointed secretary to Valaresso, 315; left at Turin, 317, 554.
-, -, -, Venetian secretary at Naples:
-, despatches, 474.
-, -, Tadio, 601.

Victory. See ships, names of.

Vidalo. See ships, names of.

Vienna, Austria, 17, 66.
-, attempt to assassinate emperor at, 37; Digby not likely to find emperor at, 79.
-, despatches dated from, 44, 56, 76, 84, 89, 95, 104, 110, 114, 119, 124, 130, 135, 415, 150, 152, 156, 157, 164, 169, 189, 196, 213, 217, 224, 264, 271, 278, 284, 297, 314, 332, 338, 344, 351, 359, 361, 368, 373, 377, 395, 400, 409, 421, 463, 467, 471, 477, 484, 487, 494, 498.
-, devastation wrought by Gabor near, 126, 138.
-, news from, 144, 506.
-, letters from, 178, 351.
-, emperor leaves, 216, 487; Shirley at, 471.

Venetian instructions to representatives at, 279.

Villiers, Catherine, Marchioness of Buckingham, 117.
-, ill, James visits, 294; a Catholic, 439; James writes to, 592.
-, -, Courtin, French ambassador at Venice, 138.
-, says James controlled by Spaniards, 26; asks for punishment of de Lormes, 150, 153, 155.
-, asks Venice to join for Valtelline, 253; asks what Venetian contribution will be, 254, 257.
-, asks honours for Condé, 504; differences with Berck about title, 535, 542; requests about Valtelline, 555; reports Venice suspicious, 642.
-, -, Sir Edward, 147.
-, Digby encourages to return home, 21; monopoly of gold thread, 22; brings word Frederick ready to follow James's advice, 28; expelled from parliament, 53.
-, expected questioning of, 80n; sent to Frederick, 132, 137; Frederick meets at Hague, 141, 145, 146.
-, Frederick will not promise to disarm, 145; lodges with Carleton, 146.
-, returns home satisfied, 151; negotiations secret, 152.
-, terms proposed to Palatine, 153; commissioner from Commons to king, 184n.
-, -, George, Marquis of Buckingham, the favourite marquis, Lord High Admiral, 21, 440.
-, (1621):
-, James tells parliament to punish if offended, 2; profits from monopoly of inns, 22.
-, action of parliament against, 37; Yelverton's attack on, James means to uphold, 48.
-, parliament proposes to attack, 53; Yelverton to pay fine to, 55, 67.
-, adjournment of parliament attributed to, 66; inspires opponents with fear, 75.
-, letter of Feria to, 86; Charles bitter against, 88; Lando toasts, 98; entertains James at Burley, 113, 117.
-, denies being author of Spanish marriage, 117; Schomberg presents with sword, 126.
-, urges James to take advantage of emperor's weakness, 127; Orange cultivates, 133.
-, Lando pays respect to, 136; letter of Naunton to, 148n; says James will have to make up mind to war, 162.
-, might alone know of designs against Dutch, 176; recommends Brouncker to Venice, 179, 217, 267.
-, (1622):
-, Gondomar informs of Dutch Indiamen at Plymouth, 238; long interview with Gondomar, 261.
-, altercation with Charles, 261; tells James must summon Parliament again, 267.
-, gives horse to Schwartzberg, 305; at farewell banquet to Gondomar, 329.
-, Lando's present to, 332; thanks Lando about Lady Arundel, 341.
-, made Lieutenant of Middlesex, 377; fears blame about marriage, reviews royal ships, 381.
-, reviews troops, 386; Coloma makes presents to, 393; friendly visit to Murray, 398.
-, Valaresso approaches about wrecked guns, 402, 417; Spain has captured, 413.
-, devotion to Spain, 417; letters from Sedan for, 418; relations defeated at elections, 438.
-, rise and power, 439; shares government with king, 441.
-, Charles civil to, but hates, 451; introduces Hispanophiles to Charles, 453.
-, remonstrance to James against Spanish trickery, 460; reasons for turning against Spain, 470, 475; Desmond related to, 476; ready to credit Digby with want of success, 502.
-, hot against Spain, 479; letter from, 496; letter of Palatine to, 506.
-, differences with king, 511, 529; at Newmarket, 515; more in favour than ever, 530.
-, (1623):
-, promises concessions to Catholics, 538; to go and meet bride, 548.
-, Elizabeth writes to, for Mansfelt, 564; congratulates Coloma on marriage, 565.
-, starts with Charles for Spain, 575; travelled masked in England, 576.
-, on commission to examine grievances, 577; urged Spanish journey, 582; detested, 583; hurt, 586.
-, journey a secret with king and prince, 584; held responsible for journey, 587.
-, reported assassination, 588; reaches Madrid, 589, 595; kisses king's hands, visits Olivares, 590, 595.
-, James wants back, 592. 600; state entry with prince, 605; favours to. 606.
-, tries to create belief that Charles will become Catholic, 611; has full powers, 612.
-, opens negotiations with Olivares, 616; astonished at demands for Catholics. 617.
-, remonstrates about Bavaria, 618; warned about books, 629; reports offer of Olivares, 630n.
-, Valaresso praises to arouse king's jealousy, 635; ships sent to bring back. 642.
-, -, Mary, Countess of Buckingham, 117, 530n.
-, obtains favour for Suckling. 154; James dislikes conversion, 439, 440.
-, efforts for Catholics, 447.
-, Jacobina:
-, James godfather to, 294n.

Virgil, James quotes, 635.

Virginia [N. America], 424, 478.
-, Dutch sent to colonise, 222:
-, Spanish want English to renounce, 261; glass workers in. 309; massacre of colonists, 377; fresh settlers for, 378: hopes of advantage from. 491.

Visconti,_, ambassador of Milan with Swiss:
-, stirs up trouble, 18.

Vincenti, secretary of the Venetian, Collegio, 2.

Vitry, marquis of. See Hôpital, Nicholas de.

Vittorio, Victor, Prince of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont, 497.
-, reception of Valaresso, 324; hopes of issue not abandoned, 501.
-, present at formation of league at Lyons, 543.

Vizier. See Turkey, officials of.

Vuanstinch. See Wanstead.