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raisins, currants, 92, 226, 481.
-, proposed increase of duty, 12; method of selling, 31; higher price in 1623, 87.
-, low prices, 155, 203, 290; methods of payment for, 192; present to Charles, 257; report of Savii alla Mercanzia on the trade, 283–5; instructions to Valaresso upon, 288, 289, 430; Venetians allowed to carry to England, 289.
-, plantation restricted, 290, 387; advantages of foreigners curtailed, 290, 291; account of crop to be kept, 337, 367, 368, 381; Valaresso appeals to James about, 355–357, 401, 406.
-, proposed regulations for, 367, 368, 380, 387, 388; orders to be given to Council, 411; difficulties, 425.
-, James promises free transport, 436; decree of Council on, 444–446, 464; English beat down price of, 606.

Ramsay, John, Earl of Holderness, Oldernest:
-, reproves James for weakness to Spain, 56.

Ratisbon [Bavaria, German Empire]:
-, diet of, 490.

Ravagliasco, 570.

Ravoletto, Friar, 414.

Re, isle of [Charente Inferieure, France]:
-, Soubise takes, 562.

Rech, M. de:
-, to go to Saxony, 240.

Reerse, 603.

Rees [Rhenish Prussia, German Empire], 412.

religion, the. See Huguenots.

remora, 411.

Renzi, Matteo, chaplain of the King of Spain:
-, at Paris to thwart English match, 214, 215; suggests various marriages, 307.

reprisals, 603.
-, against English ships, 581.
-, -, See Marque, letters of.

residents. See Ambassadors.

Rheno, River, North Italy:
-, diversion of, 4.

Rhetia, Switzerland, 15, 582.
-, demolition of forts in, 4; league for recovery, 571; Swiss interests in, 608.

Rhine, River:
-, Mansfelt starting for, 603; Spinelli crosses, 608.

Ricaut. See Richaut.

Rich, Sir Charles:
-, to be colonel of levies, 474.
-, -, Henry, Baron Kensington, Lord Chinsinton, Chisinton, Lord Ritz, Riz, Captain of the Guard, 278.
-, mission to France, 184, 200, 213, 221, 224; prepares for journey, 192; delayed, 207, 225.
-, waiting for money, 218; reaches Paris, 229; declarations, 239.
-, sends for orders, 240; begins negotiations, 245; frequents cabinets of King and Queen, 252.
-, favourable reports, 256, 292; Spanish try to cast suspicion on, 260.
-, tells of joy at king's declaration, 264; to succeed Herbert as ordinary, 267.
-, at Compiègne, 288; Carlisle takes instructions to, 302, 304; despatch, 336n.
-, sees Louis and opens negotiations, 339; Mansfelt speaks with, 350; opening negotiations, 351.
-, easier than Carlisle, 360; calls on Pesaro, 361; returns unexpectedly, 373.
-, Spaniards slander, 374; return delayed, 375, 382, 400; busy negotiations, 377; Effiat to match, 382.
-, Mansfelt awaits return, 389; sent to sound feeling in France, 393; Effiat praises, 395.
-, expected in Paris, 402, 407; not despatched, 404; very hopeful of match, 405.
-, -, -, Earl of Holland, 414, 508.
-, creation and gifts to, 411; leaving, 412; returns, sees Louis, 413; finds French cooler, 418.
-, tries to recover promises to Mansfelt, 419; friendly with Moresini, 430.
-, delay of return hastened Vieuville's fall, 431; dispute with Carlisle, 432, 435, 444.
-, complains of delay, 433; concludes marriage treaty, 437; praised in England, 444.
-, James reproaches, 448; promise of Louis to for Mansfelt, 454.
-, busy treating with council, 460; expresses doubt of match, 461; remark on Botreau, 463n.
-, claims to unite marriage with recovery of Palatinate, 468; lowers claims, 475.
-, states English terms, 482, 484; sends for fresh orders, 483; French See through, 486.
-, complains of French reply, 487; ordered to sign articles, 492. 496; inveighs against Spaniards, 296, 297.
-, will not yield precedence to cardinals, 497; urges bride shall leave after Christmas, 502.
-, writes to Mansfelt, 504; pledge about bride's faith, 507; to settle about queen's household, 529.
-, at conference about Mansfelt, 533; complains of delay, 559; will insist on promises about Mansfelt, 560.
-, speaks to King about Soubise, 562; hears form Mansfelt, 576; presses Morosini for money to pay Mansfelt, 580; sends about Mansfelt, 587; strong feeling against, in France, 597.
-, remonstrates about Mansfelt, and marriage terms, 599; blamed in England, 602.
-, tries to thwart Queen Mother, 612; report upsets English Court, 615; Buckingham writes to, 616.
-, disgusted with ministers, 619; Queen regnant tries to keep opposed, 620; efforts for Huguenots, 626.
-, -, Sir Nathaniel, 28n.
-, -, Penelope, 374n.
-, -, Robert, Earl of Warwick, 28n. 374n.
-, waits on Effiat, 393, 420; feasts Effiat, 399; to be Colonel of levies, 474.

Richaut, Ricaut, Peter, merchant: accused of selling ship to Spaniards, 424.

Richelieu, Armand du Plessis, Cardinal:
-, supports help to Dutch, 139; will not stand on ceremony with England, 225.
-, statement of policy, 299; views of, 307; made chief of Privy Council, 313, 314.
-, cannot deal with heretics, 339; wants to employ Mansfelt, 340, 462; helps marriage, 351.
-, not fit instrument for English match, 363; Effiat creature of, 382; quarrel with Vieuville, 407.
-, recalls Effiat's chaplain, 423; English objections to, 431; appeals to Moresini to persuade Carlisle, 475.
-, considers English terms exorbitant, 482, 483; desires English marriage, 486.
-, says Venice and Savoy must do share, 533; may give Buckingham some expedition, 538.
-, promises to Mansfelt, 574; refers to English match with passion, 619.

Richmond, Duchess of. See Stuart, Frances.
-, -, Duke of. See Stuart, Ludovic.

Ringral, 514.

Risop, Philip, of London, scrivener, 241.

Ritz. See Rich.

Riva [Tyrol, Austria], 582.
-, Austrians mean to secure, 517; Spaniards fortify, 520, 546, 601, 622.

Rivière, sieur de la. See Aligre, Etienne.

Rivoli [Prov. Torino, Italy]. 380.

Riz. See Rich.

Rochefoucauld, Rochefoucaut, Frances Cardinal of la:
-, views on French policy, 307.

Rochelle, la [Charente Inferieure, France]:
-, should obey king, 53; might be offered to James. 54; ready to offer self to England or Spain, 142; incommoded by Fort St. Louis, 562; James ready to supply ships against, 563; Louis going against, 594; remonstrance against Fort St. Louis, 625; Soubise supports, 626.

Rochester, co. Kent:
-, Buckingham inspects ships at, 267; Charles to review ships at, 624.

Rochford, Viscount. See Hunsdon, Henry.

Roe, Sir Thomas, English Ambassador at the Porte, 202, 322, 358, 397, 409, 426.
-, disputes with French ambassador, 10; remarks on Bedich, 57.
-, asks for approval of Seguro as consul at Zante, 92; negotiations with pirates, 95n, 107.
-, complains of wrong done to merchants, 202; promises help in representations against pirates, 246; thanks bailo, 322; devotion to Palatine, 427.
-, incensed at French interference about Christians, 438; dispute with Abdi, 471.
-, to work against peace between Spain and Turk, 531.
-, reopens negotiations with Gabor, 571; policy about peace and Gabor, 572.
-, tries to get Gabor to break peace with emperor, 581.
-, suspicious of Caimecam, 581; tells Gabor agent unfaithful, 596, 597.
-, bailo to maintain confidential relations with, 598, 599; dines with new Venetian ambassador, 618.

Roesital, See Royston.

Rohan, Benjamin de, Baron of Soubise, 560.
-, establishes himself at Ré and Oleron, 562; Effiat remonstrates about, 563, 567.
-, practically besieged, 582; Louis asks James for ships against, 588; approaches will be made to, 594; Mansfelt sent to Netherlands because of, 607; Montmartin sent to settle with, 625.
-, fleet of, 626.
-, -, Henry, Duke of, 560.
-, wishes to serve Venice, 13; disapproves of Soubise's actions, 563; urged to go to Italy, 570; approaches will be made to, 594.
-, -, Mary de, Duchess of Chevreuse, 442.

Roleans, Master of the Posts, Antwerp, 244.
-, announces interception of letters, 469; reports courier robbed, 576.

Rolls, Master of the. See Caesar, Sir Julius.

Rome, 10, 18, 25, 38, 71, 89, 115, 136, 148, 151, 152, 162, 264, 272, 300, 321, 340, 381, 394, 404, 405, 429, 465, 480, 504, 519, 526, 529, 534, 557, 579, 599, 604, 616.
-, despatches dated from, 2, 42, 65, 97, 132, 155, 171, 184, 198, 259, 276, 282, 378, 412, 422, 427, 433, 441, 447, 476, 502, 511.
-, couriers from, 516.
-, dispensation from, for Anglo-Spanish and Anglo-French marriages. See dispensation.
-, news from, 14; letters from, 27, 417.
-, Magalotti near bankruptcy at, 26; Gage at, 33; proposal to send bishop from, to English Catholics, 41; mission of Gage to, 57; nuncio increases demands of, 58; courier sent to, 60, 163.
-, Navarre at, 67; Gueffier going to, 79; Hyacinth goes to, 133; French want credit with, 253.
-, proposed representations to, 297; mission of Ermestain to, 305, 312.
-, matters relating to, to be kept apart in Venetian letters, 312, 349; Rota goes to, 314, 328.
-, Lafuente going to, 317; emperor sends to, 382; Berulle going to, 418, 440; Maxwell's mission to, 439, 476.
-, fears of Spanish intrigues at, 455; Louis unwilling to offend, 467; Spaniards had English delegates at, 501.
-, letter bought at, 548; objections against heretic captains, 559; agreement with Spain, 610; French send to, 619; Catholics misrepresent Effiat at, 621; no reply from, 625.
-, Castle of S. Angelo, 276, 282.
-, Master of the Sacred Palace, 282.
-, Venetian instructions to representatives at, 25, 79, 85, 91, 181, 378, 532, 535.
-, See also cardinals; Pope.

Roosendaal, Rosendal [Prov. North Brabant, Netherlands]:
-, Lord Wriothesley dies at, 498n.

Rope, 446.

Rosen, 570.

Rosendal. See Roosendaal.

Rosford, Viscount. See Hunsdon, Henry, Viscount Rochford.

Rosso, Rossi, Andrea, Venetian Secretary in France:
-, despatches, 9, 16, 25, 30.
-, -, -, Venetian Secretary in England:
-, despatches, 573, 578, 586, 587, 594, 602.
-, -, Niccolo, Imperial Secretary at Venice:
-, Caimo pretends to know intrigues of, 547.

Rota, Rotta, Bernardino, Captain of Mansfelt, Captain Bernardino, 530, 552, 561.
-, sent by Mansfelt to James, 257; fresh orders to, 268; letter of, 278; pays respects to Valaresso, 281; writes to French ministers, 298; letter to Pesaro, 299; escapes from wreck, 488, 494.
-, destitute, 501; hopes in Venice, 501, 506.
-, -, Francesco della, Alexandre d'Alix, a Capuchin friar, 203, 240, 263, 327.
-, suggests composition between Palatine and Bavaria, 154; interviews with Valaresso, 160–2, 165; activity for Bavaria, 176; sees James, 179.
-, Palatine uncertain about, 193; satisfactory progress, 197; varies tone, 202.
-, Morosini's opinion of, 204, 205; Spaniards find out about, 209; Spanish ambassadors approach, 212.
-, James sends ministers to treat with, 218; memorial to Charles, 222–4.
-, instructions to Valaresso about, 231; interview with Charles fails at Hague, 200, 238, 239; going to Hague, 244, 251.
-, James refers to, 248; present to, complains of Valaresso, 251; proceeding to Brussels, 260.
-, sees Moresini, 271; renews activities, 297, 298; goes to Rome, 314, 328.
-, Bavaria denies that acting by order, 336, 516; letters of, intercepted, 417, 418.
-, relations with Philip, 600.

Rotterdam [Prov. South Holland, Netherlands]:
-, English levies land at, 397; letters dated at, 621.

Roumania:
-, Venetian trade with, 284.

Rovere, Francesco Maria della, Duke of Urbino, 155n, 465.
-, doge notifies of election, 108, 532.

Rovigo [Prov. Rovigo, Italy]:
-, John Thomas sent to, 593.

Rowlandson, Thomas, secretary of Wake, 544.
-, at Turin, 557; communication to Priuli, 596; ordered to tell duke about Dominican, 607.

Royston, Roesital, co. Hertford, 143, 484.
-, James at, 135, 139, 140, 145, 464.
-, gentlemen visit Charles at, 142; Effiat tarries at, 473; Bautru takes leave at, 478.
-, letters dated from, 159, 478.

Rudolph, Emperor, 559.

Rupert, third son of Palatine:
-, Charles wants to have command of Scottish archers in France, 326.

Rusdorf, Johann von, agent of Palatine in England, 181, 444, 553, 569, 575.
-, inclines to Bavaria's proposals, 162; views on vote, 165; writes to Palatine about Rota, 204, 210.
-, instructions about Rota, 205; conference with Rota, 209, 263; saw Duke of Saxe Weimar, 282.
-, Charles stops preventing letters for sequestration of Dunkirkers, 363.
-, active for master, 382; Effiat promises help, 410; goes to See James about Saxony, 414, 419.
-, instructions to, 420; letter to Tillières, 421; instances for Frankenthal, 424.
-, letter of Mansfelt to, 435; representations to James, 446; wants Mansfelt employed, 467.
-, James asks opinion about Frankenthal, 468; sends advices about Germany, 493.
-, writes to Sweden, 505; asks Denmark to help Mansfelt, 510; to collect information about Rota, 516.
-, sceptical about Mansfelt, 578; thinks Dutch unlikely to grant Mansfelt passage, 588.
-, report about Hamburg ships, 595; says French still interested in Germany, 611.
-, expects Bellin back, 617; Mansfelt asks money of, 621.

Rutland, Earl of. See Manners, Francis.

Ruzé, Antoine Coiffier de, Marquis of Effiat, Fiat, French Ambassador Extraordinary to England, 432, 457, 461, 462, 467, 474, 479, 536.
-, on way, 373; trusted but no great repute, 377; opinions of. on arrival, 382; sees James, 393.
-, tells Valaresso views, 394; proposes to follow progress, 395, 400, 404; entertained, 399, 420.
-, well received, 402; tries to persuade Catholics, 404; likely to continue as Ambassador in ordinary, 405.
-, gives views to Valaresso, 410, 411; with king on progress, 414; fetched back to court, 423; reported recall, 429.
-, tells Valaresso progress of negotiations, 430, 431; busy negotiating, 434; asks for recall, 435.
-, opinion of Vieuville's fall, 443; letters from Bethune, 444; makes more favourable proposals about religion, 448.
-, efforts for Catholics, ill-requited, 451, 455, 456; leaving, 468; reports negotiations of Hyacinth, 469.
-, James puts off, 473; says pope does nothing, 480; Ville aux Clercs will bring letters of credit for, 484.
-, thinks difficulties overcome, 492; goes with Embrun to See about Catholics, 493.
-, meets Mansfelt at Buckingham's house, 496; goes to Newmarket, 504.
-, complains not told of Genoa affair, 510; received at Cambridge, 515, 521; no information about Genoa, 517.
-, not negotiating, 528; entertainment and negotiations, 529; Mansfelt wants assurances, 530.
-, Buckingham wants to conciliate, 537; views about Buckingham's policy, 538.
-, thinks defrauded about Catholics, 539; to divert Mansfelt from France, 540; takes leave, 541.
-, wants assignment of all points of marriage, 551; gets more freedom for Mansfelt, 552.
-, James wants to have Blue Riband at same time as Carlisle, 553; statement about Mansfelt, 561.
-, remonstrates about Soubise, 563, 567; works hard for Catholics, 563, 620.
-, at prince's masque, 564; asks for ships against Huguenots, 567; waives interests about blue riband, 568.
-, confidential relations with Pesaro, 579; sent for, to court, 588; despatch quoted, 595n.
-, reports arrival of dispensation, 594; receives copy of dispensation, 602.
-, writes to Buckingham about Halberstadt, 603; Buckingham lets treat by himself, 610.
-, smoothes away difficulties, 615, 616; English Catholics misrepresent, 621; keeps busy, 625.