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"Waerachtig Verhael vande Tijdinghen gecomen wt de Oost Indien," 416, 423.

Wake, Sir Isaac, English Ambassador in Savoy:
-, tells Paruta marriage contract arranged, 48; wants Mansfelt to remain in Dutch service, 54; well informed, 109; starts for home on news of Charles leaving Spain, 129; at Paris, 151; reaches London, 166.
-, may take Wotton's place, 176, 194, 200; marriage, views on affairs, 183; advantage of connection with Conway, 200; expecting orders to start, 221, 233.
-, Venice pleased with, 225; expected in France, 229; made gentleman of privy chamber, 244.
-, English Ambassador to Venice. 257, 287, 355, 514, 576, 586, 617.
-, tells Valaresso of king's resolution, 260, 261; starting soon. 262, 274; to ask for Venetian's co-operation against Austria, 271; introduces Mansfelt to Charles, 281, 299;
-, urges on king, 288.
-, attacks Spaniards in parliament, 292; suggests alliance with Venice, 304.
-, Mansfelt asks that may start. 311; starting, 312; Savoy writes to for Mansfelt, 316.
-, starts hopeful, 319: at Paris 323; conference at Senlis about Mansfelt. 332, 338, 339.
-, cordial reception at Turin, 380; Paruta to send word of, 389.
-, Mansfelt sends to, 390; Paruta reports conversation with, 391, 392.
-, negotiations for da Mosto palace at Venice, 398, 399; treats with Savoy about Grisons and Palatinate, 403.
-, arrangements for Mansfelt, 416; offers to Mansfelt, 416, 422.
-, despatch of, 434n.
-, awaits issue of French negotiations at Turin, 432; suggests match between Denmark and Savoy, 442.
-, goes to conference with Lesdiguières at Susa. 458, 469, 470; states views on Savoy's plans, 491.
-, arrives at Venice, 515, 517; first audience, 534, 535; statement of king's policy, 542–5.
-, reply to, 545, 546; answer of, 549–551; news communicated to, 559, 561, 571, 582; communicates advices, 569, 570, 591, 606–8; told about Caimo, 585; reply, 591.
-, efforts to prevent Germans entering Milanese, 583, 593, 599, 608; proposed journey to Swiss, 592, 593, 602, 608.
-, reports favours received at Venice, 587; Savoy thinks highly of, 596.
-, letter of quoted, 604, 605; Contarini to see about wife's debts, 605; complains of Tizianello, 607.
-, reply to about Mansfelt, 609; rejoinder to Collegio, 611, 612; hiring house, 614.
-, -, -, Secretary of. See Jacob, John; Rowlandson, Thomas.
-, -, Lady Anne, 183n, 605.
-, Rowlandson comes out with, 557n.

Wales, Prince of. See Charles, Prince of Wales; Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.

Wallingford, Viscount. See Knollys.

Walloons:
-, serving Spain, 396; serving Dutch, 452.

Waltham, co. Essex:
-, forest, 401n.

Wanstead, co. Essex:
-, Valaresso has audience at, 77; letter dated at, 446.

Wards, Master of the. See Naunton, Sir Robert.

Warwick, Earl of. See Dudley, Robert; Rich, Robert.

Washington, Henry, sickness of, 116n.

Watson, Edward, Odvardo Vatson, interpreter of Venetian embassy:
-, salary raised, 150.

wax, 187.

weapons. See arms.

weather, 6, 132, 134, 146, 215, 217, 374, 415, 463, 466, 494, 497, 599, 603.

Werdenberg, Verda, Count, chancellor:
-, thinks James will be driven out of, leaves control to parliament, 312; suggests alliance of Venice with emperor, 427, 428.

Wesel [Rhenish Prussia, Germany]:
-, Orange wants to attack, 141.

Weser, River, 105.
-, Spaniards bridge, 286.

West India Company:
-, dispute in, 28.

West Indies:
-, Spaniards take English ship in, 233; rich fleet from, 310.

Westminster:
-, letter dated at, 534.

Weston, Sir Richard, ambassador extraordinary at Brussels:
-, will have nothing to do with truce, 44.
-, commissioner to treat with Dutch, 293.
-, acts as deputy for treasurer, 335; Shirley treats with, 375.
-, -, -, Chancellor of the Exchequer:
-, at Council, 445, 464, 554.

whale fisheries:
-, disputes with Dutch, 406, 420.

wheat, 124.
-, lading of at Dragomestre and Candele, 606.

Whitehall. See London, Whitehall.

Whiting, Dr. John, rector of St. Martin's Vintry:
-, sermon at Hampton Court, 131.

William, Duke of Saxe Weimar, Duke vaimar of Saxony:
-, visits England incognito, 281, 282.

Williams, John, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, 138, 175, 445, 464.
-, views on Spanish match, 136; king's letter to for Catholics, 137.
-, reply to Speaker, 234–238; estranged from Buckingham, 256.
-, unpopularity, 242; parliament prepares to attack, 327; calls at Venetian embassy, 453.
-, at Council, 554; conversations of Caimo with, 555; gives James last sacrament, 627.

Willoughby, Lord. See Bertie, Robert.

Wilsens, Admiral:
-, takes Bahia, 397.

Winchester, co. Hants:
-, Bishop of. See Andrewes, Launcelot.
-, -, -, liberty of, 112n.

Windsor, co. Berks, 5, 394.
-, garter celebrations at, 301, 302; Effiat sees king at, 393.

Windsor, Thomas, Lord:
-, Vice-Admiral of fleet to fetch prince, 8; takes leave of king, 33.
-, excluded from parliament, 232, 247; re-enters parliament, 242.

Windsors, 157n.

wine, 129, 283.
-, manner of buying, 387; in Canaries, 424.
-, muscatel, 186, 464, 492.

Wirtemberg, Duke of. See John Frederick, Duke of.

Wittenstein, Count of, 299.

Wolfgang, William, Duke of Neuburgh, Naiburgh, 7.
-, intermediary for Bavaria, 198; offered reversion of electoral vote, 487.

wood:
-, scarce in England, 406.

Woodford, John, secretary of Carlisle:
-, brings papers from France, 366, 372; delay in sending back, 375.

wool, 187.
-, trade at Venice, 3, 4; trade in Levant, 283.
-, Scottish raw damages English trade, 9.
-, duty on, 284, 291; does not go to Zante, 388.

Worcester, Earl of. See Somerset, Edward.

Wotton, Edward Lord:
-, a Catholic, 103.
-, -, Vuton, Sir Henry, English Ambassador at Venice, 42, 194, 531.
-, asks favours for Moretto and Fornero, 12; says Spanish marriage will make no difference 13; wants to have presents at leave taking, 13.
-, letter to Carleton, 18; says Spanish marriage will make no difference to friends, 70.
-, appeal for Moretto, 71, 110; returning, 71, 73; gold collar voted for, 74.
-, reasons for leaving, 96; letters patent for goods, 105; delayed by doge's death, 108n.
-, congratulates new doge, commends Peyton, 109; presents Branthwaite, 110.
-, Calvert and Valaresso praise, 111; gift voted to Secretary, 121.
-, Wake wants to succeed, 129; reaches London, 176; Valaresso's hint about, 190.
-, speaks variously about Venice, 197; to lose Venetian embassy, 200.
-, tries to prevent Wake's embassy, 221; treats Valaresso cavalierly, 225.
-, made Provost of Eton, 425; malice against Venice, 548; Morton at Venice with, 586.

Wriothesley, Henry, Earl of Southampton, 28n, 448, 530n.
-, to receive Charles and bride, 41; Charles gracious to, 169; Charles wants to command troops, 325; to command English forces for Netherlands, 333, 353; dispute with Vere for precedence, 362, 374, 383.
-, James decides for, 415; at Hague, 422; Carleton presents to Assembly, 429; death, 498, 501.
-, -, James, Lord, Southampton's son, 333.
-, Colonel of English levies for Netherlands, 324; death, 498.