M

Maastricht, Manstrich [Prov. Limburg, Netherlands]:
-, Spinelli to go to, 526.

Madame. See Henrietta Maria; Maria Magdalena, Grand Duchess Dowager of Tuscany.

Madrid, Spain, 8, 48, 98, 119, 123, 126, 243, 260, 628.
-, despatches dated from, 3, 18, 22, 26, 33, 39, 53, 60, 62, 66, 73, 76, 87, 94, 101, 118, 134, 145, 152, 163, 171, 173, 189, 207, 213, 230, 254, 270, 273, 277, 286, 313, 329, 331, 347, 348, 371, 375, 381, 404, 409, 410, 413, 422, 433, 449, 459, 460, 472, 483, 496, 503, 513, 519, 521, 573, 591.
-, English keep arriving at, 42; Charles sacks without army, 47; disturbance in, over English, 116.
-, Philip shows Charles pleasure resorts about, 117; king returns to, 277.
-, places in and near.
-, Escurial, S. Lorenzo, 117, 119, 152, 166, 472.
-, the Pardo, 16.
-, Scalzi church, 512.
-, la Trinita, church, 331.
-, alcalde of, 116.
-, Treaty of, France will stand by, 307.

Madruzzi, Carlo, Cardinal Archbishop of Trient, Cardinal of Trent, 259.

Maestro, Father. See Lafuente.

Magalotti merchants:
-, on verge of bankruptcy, 26.

Magalotti, Megalotti, Lorenzo, Cardinal Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro, 507.
-, in congregation for marriage dispensation, 465.

Magdeburg, Administrator of, Bishop of. See Christian William of Brandenburg.

Magnus, Magno, Father, a Capuchin:
-, may have suggested French imperial match, 42; negotiations in France, 231.

Maina, la, Morea, Greece, 444.

Mainwaring, Sir Henry, 8.

Malines [Prov. Antwerp, Belgium]:
-, despatch from, 396.

Malipiero, Pier Francesco, rector of Crete, 125.

Maltravers, Lord. See Howard, James.

Mandeville, Viscount. See Montagu, Henry.

Manners, Francis, Earl of Rutland:
-, to command ships for Spain, 8; takes leave of king, 33; Olivares adjusts marriage contract with, 48; permission to disembark, 50; with his ships, 102.

Mannheim [Baden, German Empire]:
-, deposit with infanta, 128; Spaniards want to take from Bavaria, 160, 161.
-, Spaniards want Bavaria to give up, 212, 247.

Mansfelt, Mansfeld, Ernest, Count of, 123, 253, 278, 286, 341, 348, 356, 539, 543.
-, (1623):
-, wants English and Scottish levies, 1, 9; thinks Anglo-Spanish marriage will not happen, 7; may not accept armistice, 10.
-, asks Dutch for money, 11; troops for, 25, 41; stores granted to, 29; Tilly moves against, 46.
-, agents at Turin, 54; Venetian payment to, 74; to enter French service, 77, 79.
-, marching on Mippen, 85; menace to empire, 100; hoped will sign truce, 104.
-, bad state of army, 105; forces collected, 128; France helps, 138; no more French pay, 165; French desert, 176.
-, (1624):
-, Valaresso urges James to support, 183; disbands, 209; at Hague, 215.
-, French may support in Holland, 230; asks France for passport, 244; at Boulogne, 264; refused in France, 280, 281, 283.
-, sends gentleman to Englands, 233, 257; asks for ships, 244; asks English levies, 268.
-, dispute with Halberstadt, 244, 268; to command German levies, 259; no confidence in, 264.
-, Spada speaks against, 278; arrives in England, 280, 281; Savoy asks England to delay making arrangement with, 287.
-, French not pleased at going to England, 288; Charles honours, 293, 295, 298, 299, 336.
-, proposals of, 293–296; Valaresso entertains, 295.
-, letters patent of James to, 296; French attitude to, 298, 299; hurries away, 303.
-, Tillières does more harm than good, 303, 304; presents to, 304.
-, returns to France, 306; French policy to, 307, 323, 340; reports reception in France, 311.
-, letter to Savoy, 314; statement to ambassadors at St. Denis, 315, 316; possible help from Charles, 319.
-, reported at Hague, 321; money remitted to France for, 325; Savoy's opinion about, 303, 331, 335, 345, 353, 360.
-, reply to France, 331; asks for conference, 332; French proposals to, 336; meeting about, at Senlis, 338, 339.
-, France decides not to employ, 350; Carlisle presents to queens and Monsieur, 351.
-, negotiations in France, 360, 361; reported prisoner in Bastille, 363; Anstruther to tell of engagement, 364.
-, Spence enquires about, 365; Venice will encourage going to England, 368.
-, should be left to England, 369; discussion at Turin on employment, 370; hopes from England, 398.
-, state depends on Anglo-French match, 371, 372, question of employment, 375, 379, 382.
-, French want English to employ, 377; emissary of Palatine, 386; Carlisle tries to keep, 389.
-, things in France centre round, 390; Wake tells Paruta about, 391; secretary wants assurance, 395.
-, no answer to, 401; Vieuville confers with, 402; Buckingham's reply to, 405; secretary leaves London disgusted, 411.
-, Wake makes arrangements for, 416, 422; Schomberg goes to see, 418; wants camp in Savoy, 419.
-, arrangements made for, 432; to act in name of Palatine and fight in Germany, 433.
-, writes to Rusdorf, 435; going to England for levies, 438; difficulties about employing, 440.
-, employment nearly settled, 441; arrangements to pay, 442; to be employed, 444; force of, 446.
-, sends Peblitz to Hague, 447; lodged at St. James's palace, 450; council upon requests, 453, 454, 456.
-, Venetian instructions about, 457; promises of Buckingham to, 458, 462.
-, not to fight under flag of league, 459; council's decision upon, 461, 462.
-, James receives graciously, 462; sends to Turin, 464; leaves men at Dover, 466.
-, England unlikely to employ, 467, 474; to make diversion in Germany, 470; at Hague, demands, 472.
-, French offers for, 473, 483, 486, 492; French and Bavarian bargain about, 475.
-, starts for camp, 477; letters of James recommending, 477, 478; Venetian policy with. 481, 492.
-, English engagement contingent on French, 479; James wants France to help, 482.
-, starts for England, 484; fear of, in Flanders, 485; shipwrecked, 488, 494; forces of, 495, 496.
-, French propose to arm without England's help, 487; graciousness of James to, 494.
-, Venice asked to support, 497; reaches England, 498, 499; money promise to, 500, 503, 504, 514.
-, views about Crequi's gentleman, 501; reported drowned, 502, 507; not to attack dominions of Spain or Infanta, 503, 506, 513, 514, 527, 570.
-, French support for, 504, 518, 522; James asks London to give purse to, 505; London presents purse to, 509.
-, commissions of, 506; Spinola alarmed by, 508, 512; Buckingham confers with, 509.
-, Denmark asked to help, 510; Austrians disturbed about, 512, 520; busy with preparations, 516.
-, money confiscated by Leopold, 521; correspondence with Pesaro, 523; Brunswick to join, 526.
-, (1625):
-, may not go through France, 529, 560; James enlarges commissions, 530, 561, 563, 565.
-, Venice asked to pay, 533; reply of Venice about paying, 535; wants Obentraut from Venice, 544, 545.
-, Buckingham's views about employment, 538; question of crossing, 540, 552; letter of Caimo to, 548, 556, 557.
-, English levies for Dutch desert to, 541; suggests relieving Breda, 542.
-, want of discipline of levies, 552; French order to go straight to Palatinate, 557; French insist on going to Hague, 558; promise that will not touch Bavaria, 560.
-, in difficulties for money, 562; Eggenburg makes little of force, 565; Dutch give in about landing, 566.
-, dispute between England and France over, 567, 573; German princes want to know object of force, 569.
-, Spinola calls traitor, 570; offers to subdue Huguenots, 573, 574; will not write to Gabor, 574.
-, provision in Flanders against, 575; conflicting orders from England and France, 576.
-, views of Venice about employment, 577; differences with Buckingham settled, starts, 578, 581.
-, Hamburg ships intended for. 579; Baroccio sees, 580; Venice renews patent, 586.
-, coming revives hopes for Breda, 581; to have quarters near Langestrat, 582, 593.
-, Wake corresponds with, 583; wants more money, 588, 603, 621; wants passage through Flanders, 591.
-, lands at Middleburg, 587, 606, 609; remonstrance with James about, 589; rumours and opinions about, 594, 596.
-, sends to Carleton, 597; sickness in force, 598; cavalry for, delayed, 599.
-, agreement with Dutch, 603; Savoy only pays with words, 605; best to send through Netherlands, 607.
-, landing changes views of Spaniards, 608; excuses of Venice for not contributing to, 609, 611, 612, 622.
-, terms of supposed league for, 613; money from Dutch, 614, 623; no news of Halberstadt joining, 616.
-, correspondence with Pesaro, 621, 622; given free hand, 623; remonstrates about powers of Colonels, 624.

Manstrich. See Maastricht.

Mantua [Prov. Mantova. Italy]:
-, emperor inclines to match with, 408; Savoy will do anything to obtain princess of, 605.
-, resident at Venice, 398, 399.
-, Duke of. See Gonzaga, Ferdinando.

March, Earl of. See Stuart, Esmé.

Marescot, M. de, 575.
-, reported mission to Munich, 336.

Maria, Infanta of Spain, 38, 64, 127, 170, 172, 178.
-, Charles rejoices at beauty, 6; preparations for, in England, 8, 14.
-, proposal to send to Flanders, 14, 21, 79; offers to do what king wishes, 22.
-, reluctance for marriage, 22, 24, 27, 42, 94; love of Charles for, 34, 37, 58, 59, 67, 76, 115, 136, 142, 144, 145, 189.
-, Charles jumps wall to see, 37, 55; seems relieved, king's assurance to, 39; Charles only admitted once to see, 40; Charles tries to see, 86, 101; Charles wants to take, 100.
-, Southampton to receive, 41; to be held back, 66, 71, 114.
-, Charles wants at once, 72, 100, 113; Valaresso's jest about, 75; assumes title Princess of Wales, 81.
-, birthday, 94; Charles will not leave without, 101; Medici prepare presents for, 104.
-, Charles allowed to visit, 116; Charles writes to, 117; king retains presents, 118.
-, begs Charles to stay till spring, 118; writes to James, 119; Digby to espouse for prince, 121.
-, Philip IV has powers to marry for Charles, 130; presents of Charles to, 131, 137.
-, Charles visits nun Luisa for, 133; promise to send to England, 138.
-, Buckingham fears coming, 141; ships for, 143; learns English, 145.
-, letter to encourage Catholics, 146, 147; letter of Charles to, 152; letter to Olivares, 168.
-, glad at progress of marriage, 162; to leave for England soon, 163; may take veil, 167.
-, no longer styled Princess of Wales, 194; cast down by hitch in marriage, 201.
-, English expenses to have, 203; careless about Charles, 206.
-, gives up learning English, 213; will not receive Digby or letters from Charles, 277.
-, Mansfelt has apartments prepared for, 293; returns jewels, 310, 371, 374, 383, 421, 451.
-, Gresley says pines for Charles, 326; returns letters, 371, 374; negotiations for, cease, 408.
-, marriage of. See Marriage, Anglo-Spanish.

Maria Anna, daughter of the Emperor Ferdinand II:
-, suggested marriage to Charles, 93, 138.
-, marriage of. See under Marriage.

Maria Eleanora, Queen of Sweden:
-, godmother to Palatine's son, 163.

Maria Magdalena, Grand Duchess Dowager of Tuscany, the Archduchess, Madame:
-, Orso suggests Spanish match to, 26; prepares present for Spanish infanta, 104; news about Anglo-French, match, 434; opinion on results of match, 458.

Marini, Claudio, French ambassador in Savoy, 313, 314, 345, 403.
-, opinion about Mansfelt, 306, 370; goes to conference at Susa, 458, 469, 470.

Marioni, Pier Antonio:
-, grant to, 331.

marque, letters of, reprisals, 233, 255, 263, 267, 540, 552, 574, 591, 595, 606.

Marriage, Anglo-French, 199, 471, 475, 564.
-, (1623):
-, overtures reported, 48; hopes revived, queen mother desires, 124, 139, 202, 326.
-, French hold back, 131; French urged to make overtures, 151.
-, (1624):
-, English not unanimous for, 184.
-, du Moulin sent about, 197, 202; French fears and hopes, 200; Guise to treat for, 203; Buckingham and Carlisle suggest, 206.
-, Rich sent for negotiations, 213, 224; Spaniards try to thwart, 214, 215, 230, 239, 245, 260; English feeling about, 218.
-, queen mother's efforts for, 225, 383; English desire, 227; rumours about Rich's mission, 229n.
-, Rich's statement of position, 239; French well disposed, 240, 246, 256; Rich begins to negotiate, 245, 252.
-, no formal negotiations, 250; Puisieulx assures Spaniards no thought of, 252, 253.
-, Buckingham advocates to James, 255; Charles would like serious negotiations begun, 256.
-, means support of English Catholics, 259; France wants same terms as Spain, 267, 275, 280, 302, 334.
-, Guise to go to England for, 270; Louis goes to Picardy for, 277.
-, Carlisle has authority to complete, 280; Rich reports favourably, 292; Richelieu favours, 299.
-, Tillières excluded from, 326; Carlisle and Rich open negotiations, 339; difficulties, 339, 341, 352.
-, Carlisle to bring matters to a head, 345; Spaniards try to upset, 347.
-, Soissons complains of, 349; Vieuville wants to make sure of, 350; English refuse articles, 351.
-, French mean to carry to completion, 352; Charles desired as much as James detests, 355.
-, French want before Mansfelt's diversion, 360, 402; difficulties over religion, 361, 362, 372.
-, no good news of, 363; James asks France for, 368; statement on, in Collegio, 369.
-, Mansfelt's employment depends on, 371, 372, 390, 467; Tillières sure of, 373; James cares little about, 375.
-, better prospects, 377, 383, 395; question if sincere, 378; French dissimulate desire for, 381.
-, Effiat expected to bring satisfactory proposals, 382; a blow to Spain, 389.
-, Effiat to sound feeling upon, 393; religion chief difficulty, 394; Tillières will make mischief, 395, 411, 424.
-, hopes for, 402; considered arranged, 405, 419; difficulties over Catholics, 407, 434, 435, 443.
-, James obstacle to, 405; Louis announces negotiations to Spain, 408; Effiat's views on, 410, 411.
-, Bethune approaches pope for dispensation, 412, 422; James agrees to French terms, 413.
-, James speaks to Charles of drawbacks, 414; Vieuville's arrangements repudiated, 418, 429, 431.
-, no news, 420; steady progress, 423; pope favours, 427, 429, 430; nuncio's views, 429, 430.
-, nearly wrecked by Vieuville's fall, 430; patched up, 431; Nithsdale's mission to Rome for, 433, 439, 447, 476.
-, Effiat busy with, 434; settled in France, 437, 451; religious question settled, 438, 443, 451.
-, announced at Hague, 441; Chevreuse to take bride to England, 442.
-, congregation at Rome for dispensation, 447, 465, 476, 486; arrangements in France, 448; congratulations on, 452, 457, 481, 496.
-, announcement delayed, 455; reception in England, 455, 456; pope will send legate for, 458.
-, Farges thinks pope may make difficulties, 459; fresh difficulties, 460; Hay and Rich press advantages, 461.
-, articles signed, 464; doubts in England about, 468; Spaniards anxious about, 472; Spanish intrigues at Rome, 476.
-, Puritans and Spaniards for breaking off, 473; strictures on James for delay, 474.
-, at standstill owing to English demands, 477; James disinclined for without agreement about Palatinate, 479.
-, conditions asked by James, 482, 484; French reject conditions, 482, 483; final French reply, 486, 487.
-, James orders signing of articles, 492, 496; articles signed, 497, 503; doubts of, in England, 499.
-, conditions for dispensation arranged, 502; announced at Hague, 503.
-, rejoicings in London over, 503, 504; congratulations on, 506, 518, 519.
-, uncertain, 507, 510; to be basis for greater designs. 509; difficulties over dispensation, 511, 516.
-, confirmed in Spain, 513; Ville aux clercs goes solely for, 515; announced at Venice, 518, 520.
-, contract signed in England, 521; text of articles, 523–5; rejoicings at Genoa, 526.
-, (1625):
-, dispensation consigned, 529, 558; congratulations upon, 533, 536, 544, 563; nature of dispensation, 540.
-, Charles hopes for league from, 537; a pledge of union, 538; Venice rejoices at, 545, 551.
-, difficulties about religion, 539; dissatisfaction at delay, 559.
-, wanted before Parliament, 568; Spaniards fear war with, 573; Parliamentarians intend to break, 574.
-, French behaviour about Mansfelt endangers, 575; Father Berulle brings dispensation, 580.
-, dispensation on three conditions, 588; articles adjusted, 589; articles adjusted, 589; Aligre speaks of, at Venice, 593.
-, arrival of dispensation announced, 594; ill feeling over at Paris, 597.
-, compromise arranged, 599; difficulties over terms of dispensation, 602, 603, 610, 615, 619.
-, fear France may draw back, 611; Effiat smoothes matters, 615, 616; finally settled, 619.
-, difference between French queens over, 620; delay checks hopes, 621.
-, -, Anglo-Spanish, 25, 28, 149, 181, 184, 489.
-, (1623):
-, Dutch anxious about, 1, 19; dispensation kept secret, 2; scepticism about, 7.
-, English preparations, 8, 14, 40; dispensation granted, 10; will make no differences to friends, 13.
-, expected in six weeks, 16; used to obtain advantages for English Catholics, 17, 20, 26, 72.
-, conditions demanded by pope, 18, 20; Charles reassures sister about, 19.
-, pope wants concluded soon, 20; Spanish advantage will disappear with, 23.
-, Spaniards disinclined for, 24; nuncio ordered not to imperil, 25; Infanta refuses, 27.
-, Khevenhuller makes to-do about, 29; sermon and prophecy against, 32.
-, favourable reports of, 34; burning of Dunkirkers may prevent, 35.
-, Junta on decision, 36; opinions of divines, 36, 37; Buckingham's wrath, 37.
-, Digby's promises, English disgusted, 38; found fault with in Spain, 39.
-, Protestants better disposed to, 41; Infanta's distaste for, grows, 42.
-, Spaniards delay purposely, 45; disadvantages to Spaniards, 47; contract arranged, 48.
-, Cottington says things proceeding favourably, agitation of James, Spaniards say rests with pope, 50.
-, belief Inoiosa come for guarantees, 51: year of progress in articles before, 52.
-, Digby conducts negotiations by prince's command, 53.
-, Dutch do not believe will take place, 54; religion only object of negotiation, 55.
-, Hinojosa says completion rests with James alone, 56; opinions on prince's reply, 58.
-, Hinojosa prepares new liveries for, 62; pope well disposed to, 63.
-, pope does not wish to be credited with delay, 64; hopes will advance faith, 65.
-, Venice assured will make no difference to friends, 70, 71, 92; assurances to France, 102.
-, Charles gives in to Spanish terms, 72, 75, 76; Killigrew brings new articles, 74.
-, Valtelline league, fruit of, 75; still points to break off, 76, 82; Spaniards keep putting difficulties in way, 79.
-, James swears to articles, 80, 81; nuptials fixed for St. James's day, 81, 86; articles of, 82–5.
-, Philip promises, 88; pope's death may delay, 89; French object to delay, 92.
-, effect of Ormuz upon, 95; announced at Rome, 96; and at Vienna, 97.
-, Charles promised not to consummate in Spain, 98; Spaniards delay for own ends, 101.
-, present from Tuscany, 104; wager against, 115; Philip would give Milan to avoid, 116.
-, Olivares cast down at failure, 117; Charles found desperate, 119.
-, James will not change over, 119, 120; Valaresso enquires about, reply of James, 121, 122.
-, different views on, 124; Spaniards clearly did not want, 127.
-, Buckingham and Bristol dispute over, 130; views about, 131; expected to come to naught, 132.
-, Hyacinth goes to Rome about, 133; pope favours, 133, 134; Queen of Bohemia certain will be broken, 134.
-, people think broken off, 135; journey useless for, 136; will not hold England, 138, 139.
-, dead silence at Court about, 140; Charles would like to break off, 140, 141.
-, Bristol tries to revive, 141; Palatinate means of delaying, 143; France and Venice oppose, 144.
-, Buckingham advises James to break off negotiations, 145, 152; disagreements, 148.
-, Spaniards make show of desiring, 152, 154; none without Palatinate, 154, 156, 168, 180; reported arranged, 156.
-, Buckingham involved in, 157; great desire of James for, 158; dispensation confirmed, 162.
-, change in English sentiments, 163, 172; Buckingham opposes openly, 164; couriers against, 167, 168.
-, negotiations at Rome, 170; delayed, 171, 172, 177; Gondomar blames Junta. 172, 173; terms of, 173.
-, English and Spaniards change roles, 174; Spaniards want to throw onus of rupture on James 178.
-, (1624):
-, Wake says broken off, 183; announced for March, 184; none without Palatinate, 185, 188.
-, Elizabeth certain will not take place, 185; prejudicial to France, 186; postponed, 187; Spanish hopes, 189.
-, views in France, 193, 209; James wants to continue negotiations, 196, 207, 208; powers for, suspended, 197, 198.
-, pope wants to upset, 198: Hyacinth means to break, 199; Vienna fears upset, 203.
-, Aston's attitude to, 205, 206; Olivares cools about, 206.
-, Aston says will take place, 209; Spaniards very anxious for, 212; views on, at Vienna, 213; Puisieulx's intrigues, 214.
-, Parliament consulted about, 228; Parliament for abandoning, 242,251, 296.
-, broken off, 229, 258, 259, 282; Charles more and more averse from, 247; nuncio at Brussels sent to break, 269.
-, Venice opposed, 270; Digby gives views on, 272, 273; position in Spain, 277; becoming hopeless, 285.
-, Aston presents paper breaking off, 313, 317, 378; the paper, 329, 330; Buckingham accused of upsetting, 335, 385.
-, jewels and letters sent back, 371, 383; not abandoned, 408; Bristol says prince's journey spoiled, 415.
-, play mocking negotiations, 425, 432; Philip considers still open, 433.
-, Charles believed to desire still, 503; Wake refers to, 542; Aston favoured, 591.

Marriage:
-, French, with emperor, 3, 29, 30, 42.
-, French, with Tuscany, 3, 26.
-, Spain and Tuscany, 26, 148, 149.
-, Spain and emperor, 39, 79, 96, 472, 502.
-, England and Savoy, 131, 200, 403.
-, Palatine's son to emperor's daughter, 146, 153, 156, 159, 160, 161, 173, 177, 186, 189, 198, 208.
-, Charles and subject, 164.
-, Leopold and Tuscany, 186.
-, Palatine's son and Bavaria's niece, 193.
-, Charles and Denmark, 198.
-, Don Carlos and Henrietta Maria, 239, 252, 307, 314.
-, Charles and emperor's daughter, 307.
-, Charles swears not to conclude any to prejudice of religion, 333.
-, emperor and Mantua, 408.
-, Denmark and Spain, 422.
-, Denmark and Savoy, 442.
-, Denmark and Saxony, 512.

Marseilles [Bouches du Rhone, France]:
-, troubles of merchants at Constantinople, 299; English galleons join fleet at, 526.

Marshal, Earl, of England. See Howard, Thomas, Earl of Arundel.

Martiningo, Marquis, 250.
-, in London, to get hunters for Louis, 166; pays respects to James and Charles, 192.
-, -, Giovanni, 344.
-, returns to Flanders, 366; recalled home, 407.

Mary de' Medici, Queen Mother of France, 613.
-, favours marrying Henrietta to emperor's son, 3; desirous of English match, 124, 139, 182, 202, 207, 486.
-, sends gentleman to England, 202; Puisieulx intrigues against, 214.
-, favours English match, 221, 326; efforts for English match, 225, 227, 383.
-, corrects Henrietta, 229n; no confidence in Tillières, 245; inclines to give Henrietta to Carlos, 314.

Mansfelt presented to, 351; does not want breach with Spain, 392.
-, Tuscany asks protection, 408; Tillières offended, 414; coldness to marriage, 418.
-, attempts to embroil with son, 434; Guise suggests match for Gaston to, 437.
-, esteem for Botru, 463n; interposes in marriage negotiations, 483.
-, undertakes question of Henrietta's household, 507; Charles writes to, 510.
-, Carlisle to speak plainly to, 514; Venice congratulates, 519; reported start for coast, 531.
-, godmother to Palatine's son, 532; letters of pope to, 588; English ambassadors try to thwart, 612.
-, urged on business too eagerly, 619; dispute with queen regnant, 620.

Mary, Queen of Scots:
-, Philips discovered intrigues of, 601.

Mary Rose. See Ships, names of.

Masques, 157, 420.
-, -, prince's, 175, 192, 564.
-, -, James alters lines in, 196; postponed, 197, 217.

Massimi, Innocent, Bishop of Bertinoro, Papal Nuncio in Spain, 115, 162.
-, Olivares urges marriage on, 2; annoyed at announcement that dispensation granted, 3; tells Olivares dispensation ready, 16.
-, to visit Charles and Buckingham covertly, 17; letter to Olivares on dispensation, 18.
-, treats with Buckingham, 20, 25; everything in hands of, 21; presents brief to Charles, 22, 32.
-, instructed not to imperil marriage, 25; holds up dispensation to obtain advantages for Catholics, 26, 40.
-, Charles receives, 32; hopes for conversion of Charles, 33; urges sending full account to pope, 36; sending to Rome, 38.
-, counts on Charles's love, forges letters, 58; devises schemes to convert Charles, 59.
-, criticism of Charles's letter to pope, 61; will See Charles satisfied, 72; note of Olivares to, 73.
-, tells Farges English match arranged, 92; incensed at behaviour of English, 116.
-, Olivares presses for pope's consent, 145; writes to Corsini about match, 151.
-, pope displeased at Philip's favour to, 184; complains to French ambassador, 286.
-, Aston says overreached himself, 346, 347; Buckingham slights, 387.

Master of the Ceremonies. See Lewkenor.

Master of the Horse to Prince Charles. See Howard, Thomas, Viscount Andover.

Master of the Ordnance. See Carew, George, Lord.

Master of the Rolls. See Caesar, Sir Julius.

Master of the Wards. See Naunton, Sir Robert.

Masts, 106.

Masuel, Count. See Maxwell, Robert, Earl of Nithsdale.

Matazoa, of Zante, 203.

Matthew, Sir Toby:
-, James sends to Spain, 5, 6.
-, -, Toby, Archbishop of York:
-, ordered to stop persecution of Catholics, 620.

Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse, 200.
-, letter to James, 176; supplies troops, 623.
-, -, -, son of. See Philip, son of the Landgrave of Hesse.
-, -, Prince. See Nassau, Maurice of.
-, - of Savoy, Cardinal, 543.

Maurier. See Du Maurier.

Maximilian, Duke of Bavaria, 42, 138, 483, 496.
-, (1623):
-, means to hold fortresses, I; Spanish suspicions of, 41.
-, Pauli to upset French relations with, 46; transfer of electorate to, 49.
-, Puisieux means to support, 61; France cannot refuse title of elector, 77.
-, French excuse relations with, 97; invited to diet at Frankfort, 99.
-, Palatinate wants included in truce, 108; generally recognised as elector, 120.
-, Tilly awaits instructions, 123; will not agree to deposit of Heidelberg, with Infanta, 128.
-, to have vote alternately with Palatine, 130; emperor mistrusts, 141.
-, Spain wants to shut out, 144; granted Tilly's forces against Dutch, 146.
-, fomented by France and Venice, 153; suggested composition with Palatine, 154, 181.
-, Rota's negotiations for, 160–162; dissatisfied with Spain, 165.
-, to keep Upper Palatinate, 173; Spaniards want to be content with electorate for life, 180.
-, (1624):
-, Emperor may make king, 190; commissions to Rota, 193; France backs, 199, 202.
-, proposed settlement with Palatine, 198–200, 203, 204, 208, 240, 417, 420, 421.
-, Spain promises help against, 201, 273: nothing without arrangement with, 209, 239.
-, Rota's activities for, 215, 298; proposed union with Palatine, 216.
-, Spaniards distrust, 218; useful to detach from Austria, 222.
-, Spaniards cannot force to give up Palatinate, 224; proposals set aside, 228.
-, bound to hold by Austria, 229; emperor proposes to confirm in Palatinate, 230, 231.
-, declines to treat, 239; unlikely to give up fortresses, 247, 260; anxious for French alliance, 252; French want to join them, 259.
-, efforts to prove sincerity, 261, 271; fresh offers for accommodation, 268, 269.
-, removing guns from fortresses, 270, 276; France will not send agent to, 278; France favours possession of Palatinate, 294; Richelieu speaks well of, 299.
-, feared and hated by Spaniards, 298; wants France to recognise as Elector, 307.
-, Hyacinth urges accomodation with Palatine, 314, 318; invasion of Alsace would alarm, 316.
-, Saxony and Brandenburg will not recognise as Elector. 328, 365; electorate conferred on, 329.
-, Mansfelt proposes to invade dominions, 330; Austria uneasy about, 336.
-, nuncio speaks of, 353; Furstenberg to treat with, 358; suggested arrangement with Palatine, 359.
-, honours Martinengo, 366; Rusdorf urges composition with, 382.
-, Saxony recognises as Elector, 408, 412, 414, 419, 490, 493; could take Frankenthal, 426, 470.
-, asks for understanding with Palatine, 435; secret bargain of French with, 459, 475.
-, English levies not to attack territories, 468; Spain asked to uphold, 472.
-, Frankenthal affair referred to, 482; Mansfelt to attack, 494, 500, 506.
-, asks leave to take Frankenthal, 502; sends Tilly to oppose Mansfelt, 516.
-, asked to send troops to Flanders, 520.
-, (1625):
-, Catholic league will not bear cost of army, 530; send Capuchin to Paris about Mansfelt, 560.
-, Brandenburg will not recognise as Elector, 563, 600; James will recover Palatinate from, 572.

Maxwell, Robert, Earl of Nithsdale, Count Masuel:
-, mission to Rome, sick at Florence, 433, 439, 447; leaves for Rome, 476.
-, returning home, 558.

Mayence [Hesse, German Empire], 403, 482.
-, news from, 282.
-, -, Archbishop of. See Schweikard, John, of Kronenberg.

Mead, Rev. Joseph, 105n.
-, letter of, 40n; letter to, 126n.

Medici, Claudia de', Princess of Urbino, 109.
-, proposed marriage to pope's nephew, 155.
-, -, Cosimo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, 26.
-, -, Ferdinand II de', Grand Duke of Tuscany, 124.
-, suggested marriage with Henrietta of France, 3, 26; Gage goes to congratulate, 10, 33.
-, present to Gage, 18; helps Magalotti, 26; prepares wedding present for Spanish Infanta, 104.
-, doge notifies of election, 108, 532; proposed marriage alliance with Hapsburgs, 185, 186.
-, consults Warwick about Leghorn, 269; efforts to get to join Catholic league, 465.
-, -, Giuliano de', Archbishop of Pisa:
-, plain words to Spaniards, 457.
-, -, Mary de', See Mary de' Medici.

Mediterranean Sea. 234.
-, trade of, 474; Brazil fleet sent to, 607.

Meede:
-, Prince of Orange at, 452.

Megalotti. See Magalotti.

Mehemet, Pasha of Cairo, 12.

Melun [Seino et Marne, France]:
-, despatch dated from, 3.

Mendoza, Bernardino de, Spanish Ambassador in England:
-, book about conquering England, 146; Philips discovered designs, 601.
-, -, Diego de, Spanish Ambassador Extraordinary to England, 150, 175.
-, to go with Charles, 122; Hino josa provoked by, 143; audience postponed, 146.
-, Buckingham entertains, 146, 157, 158; affront to, 149; first audience, 154; leaves 165.
-, may replace Hinojosa, 301; expected in England, 346, 366.
-, said to have passed through France, 377; appointment as ambassador to England, 413; to go with Gondomar, 495.
-, -, Juan de, Marquis of Hinojosa, Inojosa, Inogiosa, Iniosa, San Germano, Spanish Ambassador Extraordinary to England, 141, 176, 266, 355.
-, (1623):
-, expected, 24; going to Paris, 25; palace prepared for, 34; at Paris, 35; royal ship to fetch, 40.
-, received at Fontainebleau, 42; asks for passport for Irish, 43; expected at Brussels, 45; anxiously awaited in England, 47; arrives, first audience 51.
-, says completion of marriage rests with king alone, 56; no special instructions, 62.
-, instructions arrive, 74; at swearing of articles, 80, 81; excuse of James to, 89.
-, James ceases to defray cost of, 95; urged james to make offensive and defensive alliance, 98.
-, proposes health of prince and princess, 99; reports consent to terms, 100; claims goods from East Indiaman, 107.
-, goes to king about Catholics, 111; petition of Catholic priests to, 112, 113.
-, in quandary at Charles's return, 120, 123; dislikes appointment of Diego de Mendoza, 122.
-, tries to dissipate belief in Charles's return, 126; objects to English reports of ill-treatment in Spain, 127.
-, says would give son's head to be out of embassy, 123; pardon of Catholics sent to, 131.
-, audience at Hampton Court, 130; prepares to celebrate Charles's return, 132.
-, asks audience, 135, 139; explanation about marriage, 136; James refuses complement, 140.
-, fresh remittances to, 143; report about Buckingham, 145; James dislikes, 146.
-, Buckingham to entertain, 146; cast down, 149; Messia lodges with, 150.
-, visits Charles, 153; precedence, jealous of Diego Mendoza, 154, 157, 175.
-, colloquy with James, Charles and Buckingham, 156; another banquet proposed, 166.
-, James demands restitution, 168; tells James Buckingham's favour not compatible with friendship of Spain, 169; goes to inform James of birth of Infanta, 174.
-, (1624):
-, letters to Louis, 193; question of titles with Venice, 197.
-, tries to get audience of king alone, departure delayed, 201; promises at audience, 201, 207, 208.
-, blamed for harshness with Buckingham, 206; returning, 206, 207.
-, not told of James's decision, 211; rejoices at Puisieux's loss of favour, 212; audience of Charles, 217.
-, uneasy, 218; leaving, 219; James tells about Rota, 222; objects to edict against Catholics, 227.
-, remonstrates about Buckingham's relation, 234, 241; objects to reception of Dutch ambassadors, 244.
-, asks fulfilment of Puisieulx's promise, 253; not leaving before Bristol comes, 263.
-, expecting to leave, 265; says Valtelline affair settled, 275; does not feel safe, 277.
-, expects governorship of Milan, 282; 310; report about marriage, 285.
-, accuses Buckingham of treason, 300, 301, 303, 309.
-, not at Garter celebrations, 301; James urged to proceed against, 305, 311, 312, 316.
-, formally condemned, 307; draws up paper with accusation, 308.
-, considered responsible for accusation, 308; Aston condemns, 346.
-, goes to take leave, 309, 316; present to, 310, 312; returns in disgrace, 310 expected at Paris, 316.
-, James detains, 316, 317, 326; crowd demonstrates against, 318; calls on Bristol, 326.
-, James will not see, 334; reported recall, 336; sees James secretly at Highgate, 344; Charles prevents seeing king at Highgate, 354.
-, arrangements for leaving, 354; delays leaving, 365; leaves in rage, 373; Olivares supports, 374.
-, James tells may go, 379; brawl against at Dover, 383; goes to Brussels, 390, 408.
-, unknown how king will take dismissal, 395; breathes poison against English, 397.
-, letters to intercepted, 411, 412, 415, 417; Aston presents complaint against, 412, 413; claim for 20,000 crowns, 424.
-, rage at being forbidden Court, 449; James lays all blame on, 455; reported arrest, 463, 484.
-, restored to favour, 472, 517, 522; Caimo pretends plot to kill Buckingham, 547, 565.
-, Buckingham offended about, 591.

Menil, M. de, 353.

Meppen, Mippen [Hanover, Germany]:
-, Mansfelt marching on, 85.

Merchants, English:
-, make compact with pirates, 95; get East India goods, 107.
-, many go bankrupt, 112; complain of arrest of ships in Spain, 257.
-, hope to get letters for reprisals, 263; ready to furnish cash for subsidy, 267.
-, monopolise raisin trade, 288; want decided policy to Spain, 311.
-, Charles raising money from, 319; oppose concessions to Venice about raisins, 356.
-, blockaded Dunkirkers offered to, 374; advised to remove capital from Spain, 383.
-, complaints against Dutch, 406; amount of trade with Spaniards, 424; offer for tobacco monopoly, 481.
-, Spaniards make offers to, 486; trading with Hanse Towns, 577.
-, complain of depredations, 581; suggested shall use naval munitions, 595.
-, trade in grain in Levant, 606.

Merchants. See Abbot. Maurice; Burlamacchi; Calandrini; Lumaga; Magalotti; Nys; Richaut; Simes.

Mercury, newspaper, 334.

Mers. See Mouml;rs.

Messia, Mexia, Don Agostin:
-, accompanies Charles, 117.
-, -, Don Diego de:
-, Spanish Ambassador Extraordinary to England, General of Ordnance, 132, 141, 156, 169.
-, train of, 143; detained by bad weather, 146; arrives, 150; audience, banquet, 157; not allowed ship, 166, 170; very dissatisfied, 181; at Paris, 193.

Messina [Prov. Messina, Sicily], 214, 370.
-, Filiberto of Savoy dies at, 431n. strait of, 344.

Mestre [Prov. Venezia, Italy]:
-, cloth of, 186.

Metz [Lorraine, German Empire], 487, 593.
-, Tilly's movements near, 466.

Mexia. See Messia.

Michiel, Agostino, Savio alla Mercanzia, 186, 187.
-, -, -, senior councillor, 369, 518.

Middleburg, [Prov. Zeeland, Netherlands], 452, 593.
-, Mansfelt lands at, 587.

Middlesex, Earl of. See Cranfield, Lionel.

Middleton, Thomas, author of A Game at Chess, 425n.

Milan [Prov. Milano, Italy], 79, 148, 519, 547, 562, 613.
-, Fiano starts for, 4; Leopold's commissioners at, 86; Swiss embassy to, 91.
-, news from, 47, 109, 465, 470.
-, Philip would give, to avoid committing self in marriage, 116; Mansfelt suggests attack on, 359; no provision for, 391; arming in, 473; Savoy's intentions against, 491, 544.
-, Feria defending, 546; Spinelli sent to, 583; German troops for, 586, 608, 609, 612, 622; Lesdiguères to be on frontier, 602.
-, forces of, 622.
-, -, Archbishop of. See Borromeo, Federigo.
-, -, Governor of. See Figueroa, Don Gomez Suarez de, Duke of Feria.
-, despatch from, 315; letters from, 417.
-, Venetian instructions to representatives in, 4, 526, 596.

Milander (Holzapfel), Colonel Peter: sent to raid enemy's quarters, 582.

Mildmay, Sir Henry, 28n.

Militia:
-, set in order, 280.

Miller, 7.

Minatolo, 517.

Mippen. See Meppen.

Mirabel, Marquis of. See Toledo y Davila, Don Antonio de.

Miron, Mirone, Robert, French Ambassador in Switzerland, 353.

Modena [Prov. Modena, Italy]:
-, promises help to Feria, 535; arrangements to enter alleged league, 613.
-, -, Duke of. See Este, Caesar of.

Modoni, Modon [Morea, Greece], 148.

Molin, Domenico da, Savio alla Mercanzia, 155.

Moluccas, East India Islands, 406.

Mommartin, Montmartin:
-, sent to settle with Soubise, 625.

Mondovi, [Prov. Coni, Italy], 86.

Money:
-, scarcity, 8, 112, 384, 390, 406, 445, 450, 494, 562.
-, scarcity in Spain, 47; searce in Cephalonia, 92; appreciation. 358.
-, of copper, 152.
-, doubles, 115.
-, ducats, 12, 30, 31, 34, 87, 128, 192.
-, florins, 11, 459, 423, 614.
-, gazette, 12, 192.
-, grossetti, 12, 192.
-, ryals, 12, 87, 92, 124, 149, 155, 192, 337, 380, 606.
-, value of sterlings in ducats, 432.
-, Jacobus, 509.
-, reichsthalers, 544.
-, million of gold, 544.

Monferrat, Montferrat, North Italy, 612.
-, designs of Savoy on, 86, 91.

Montagu, Henry, Viscount Mandeville, 150n.
-, -, -, -, Lord President of the Council, 445, 464, 548, 554.
-, -, Walter, Don Tegri:
-, sent to France. 615; moderates strained situation at Paris, 619.
-, returns, 620.

Montague, Anthony, Lord;
-, excluded from Parliament, 232, 247; re-enters, 242.

Montes Claros, Monte Carlo, Marquis of:
-, to draw up answer to Aston's paper, 329; may be sent to England and Germany, 410; suggested ambassador to England, 449.

Montferrat. See Monferrat.

Montgomery, Earl of. See Herbert, Philip.

Monti, Gregorio di, 13.

Montmartin. See Mommartin.

Montpellier, Bishop of. See Fenouillet, Pierre.

Montpensier, Madame de. See Bourbon, Maria, Madame de Montpensier.

Mora. See Murray.

Morea, Greece, 471.

Moresini, Morosini, Andrea, Proveditore of Cephalonia, 87.
-, suggests increase of duty on raisins, 12.
-, despatches, 30, 92, 192.
-, -, Francesco, Savio alla Mercanzia, 186, 187, 285, 368.
-, -, Marc Antonio, Venetian Ambassador in the Netherlands, 77, 231.
-, despatches, 92, 97, 104, 105, 109, 113, 129, 134, 144, 163, 176, 185, 193, 199, 203, 210, 215, 219, 225, 240, 247, 253, 260, 270, 271, 286, 297, 305, 314, 315, 330, 338, 359, 369.
-, communications with Valaresso, 208.
-, told of birth of Palatine's son, 105; Carleton visits, 163; Elizabeth's confidences to, 185, 210, 240; opinion of Rota, 204; Rota calls on, 271.
-, -, -, Venetian Ambassador in France, 417, 426, 501, 518, 564.
-, despatches, 396, 407, 413, 418, 432, 437, 438, 440, 442, 448, 459, 460, 471, 475, 482, 486, 487, 496, 497, 502, 507, 513, 514, 520, 527, 533, 559, 560, 566, 576, 580, 597, 599, 612, 619, 626.
-, instructions and letters to, 421, 422, 429, 457.
-, English ambassadors friendly with, 430; obstructs engagement of Mansfelt, 433.
-, helps arrange Anglo-French match. 437, 460, 619; helps arrange engagement of Mansfelt, 442.
-, interviews Schomberg, 459; offers congratulations on marriage, 496.
-, communication with Pesaro, 497.

Moretto, Moretti, Antonio, looking glass maker:
-, Wotton appeals for, 12, 71, 110; released, 110.

Morgan, Morghen, Colonel Charles, 448.
-, in Breda, 478; says Breda amply provisioned, 483.

Moriscoes:
-, designs on Granada, 15.

Morley, Lord. See Parker, Henry.

Moro, Lunardo, Venetian Ambassador in Spain:
-, despatches, 371, 381, 404, 408, 409, 412, 422, 433, 448, 459, 471, 483, 495, 503, 512, 519, 521, 572, 590.
-, instructions, 388.

Morosini. See Moresini.

Morrison, Sir Richard, 154n.

Mors, Mers [Rhenish Prussia]:
-, Spaniards mean to take, 85.

Morton, Murton, Sir Albert:
-, to succeed Herbert as Ambassador in France, 280, 401, 425.
-, made Secretary of State, 568; Rosso sees, 586; Pesaro speaks to, about Caimo, 620.
-, - Earl of. See Douglas, William, Earl of Morton.

Most Christian. See Louis XIII, King of France.

Mosto, Francesco da:
-, wants to hire house, 398, 399.

Moulin, M. du. Secretary of France in England, 127, 131.
-, sent to France about marriage, 197, 202, 207; cool with Effiat, 393; states views of Tillieres, 395; recalled, 424.

Mountjoy, Lord. See Blount, Charles.

Mula, Lorenza da, son of Domenico: letting house to Wake, 614.

Munich, Bavaria:
-, missions to, 336, 358.

Munster, Ireland:
-, President of. See Villiers, Sir Edward.

Murad IV, Sultan of Turkey, 299, 398.
-, does not wish friends to be molested, 246; ambassadors to appeal to, about pirates, 337, 358, 378, 396, 397, 409, 426; answers about pirates, 470, 471.
-, Gabor ready to obey, 571; negotiations with Emperor, 572, 580.

Murano [Prov. Venezia, Italy]: glass of, 406, 409, 412.

Murray, Mora, Thomas, Secretary of Charles, 319.

Murton. See Morton.
-, -, Earl of. See Douglas, William, Earl of Morton.

Muscatel wine, 186, 464, 492.

Mustapha, pirate, 321.