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Nagot. See Nogat.

Nantes [Loire Inferieure, France]:
-, Carleton sees king at, 531; Carleton returns ill from, 561; Carleton in danger of stoning at, 571.

Nanteuil, Count of. See Schomberg, Henry de.

Naples [Prov. Napoli, Italy], 15, 279, 419, 434.
-, troops sent to, 32; troops for Spain, 478.
-, galleys of, 36, 91.
-, French ship taken at, 83; negotiations of Isaac Cormans at, 109; French goods seized at, 119.
-, Feria wants money from, 163; Viceroy arrests ship at, 172, 203; troops from for Milanese, 183.
-, ordered to send ships to Spain, 189; Genoese send to for troops, 194; troops for Genoa, 214.
-, Spain wants sailing ships from, 203; warned against English fleet, 246; fear of fleet at, 259, 264.
-, Viceroy arrests English merchants at, 249, 250, 259; Sardinian troops at, 258.
-, business at standstill, 264; English spy at, 338; English ship gets away from, 368.
-, troops for Spanish fleet, 510, 563; ships to join Spanish fleet, 531, 554, 564.
-, despatches from, 172, 203, 250, 264, 338, 564.
-, Viceroy of. See Toledo, Antonio Alvares de, Duke of Alva.
-, Venetian instructions to representatives at, 518.

Nassau, Charlotte of. See Tremouille, Duchess of.
-, -, Count Ernest of, 47, 444.
-, -, Count Frederick Henry of, Count Henry, Prince of Orange, 159, 235, 496.
-, takes brother's place, 16; bad impression of, 46; in assault on redoubt, 47.
-, Charles asks for veteran troops, 95; Morton wants plans communicated solely to, 110.
-, English ambassador's interview at Camp, 120; very partial to English, 127; should advance against Tilly, 128.
-, at conference about Mansfelt, 135; retires with army, 136; does not resist clamour for truce, 137.
-, will not interfere about Goch, 145; meets English ambassadors, 225.
-, Buckingham to arrange contributions with, 234; Venice explains cannot help more, 251.
-, withdraws Dutch ships from Menti, 252; recalls officers from France and England, 336.
-, receives Persian ambassador, 362, 369; Duke of Weimar treats with, 389.
-, incensed at delay of French and English officers in returning, 394; remark on payment of Gabor, 405.
-, courtesies to Venetian ambassadors, 443, 454, 457; sends word to England of Spanish preparations, 447.
-, commissions of Dickenson to, 450; asks about provision for replacing English ships, 572.
-, -, -, wife of. See Amalia.
-, -, Maurice of, Prince Maurice, Prince of Orange:
-, worse, 16; death, 24, 33, 410; condolences on death, 68; believed stopping fleets best way to hurt Spain, 610.
-, -, Count William of, 46.
-, -, William of, natural son of Prince Maurice, M. de Nassau, Admiral, 133.
-, Reval to serve as Vice-Admiral to, 121; ready to join English fleet, 159.
-, at English Court, 298; brings word about pawning jewels, 313; to command fleet against Dunkirkers, 347.

Naunton, Sir Robert:
-, signs proclamation of Charles's accession, 5.
-, Master of the Wards, Keeper of the Wards:
-, at Council about trade with Spain, 399.

Navagera, 31.

Navarre:
-, Charles offers to help French conquer, 251.

Navy, fleet, royal fleet, 62, 94, 105, 110, 140, 146, 156, 163, 169, 183, 193, 200, 300, 486.
-, preparations of fleet, 1, 39, 80, 161; James recommends, 4, 11; uncertainty about employment, 9, 67, 71, 99, 123; Dutch to join, 16, 32, 104, 122, 162; Charles inspects ships, 29.
-, reports of in Spain, 33, 136, 164, 172; opinions about objects, 34, 95.
-, dread of, 37; may enter Mediterranean, 38, 91, 94, 96, 102.
-, ships for France, 19, 34, 83.
-, expenditure on, 50; presses for, 52, 129; sailors of long experience placed under courtiers, 63.
-, men-of-war chase Dutch East Indiaman, 68, 73.
-, will be ready soon, 73, 121; delayed by spoiling of provisions, 76, 101, 125; Baroccio comes about, 82.
-, proposal to send to Flanders, 86; to join French and Dutch, 88; arguments for sending to Italy, 94.
-, appeal to parliament for, 97, 111; may sail under Palatine's flag, 112.
-, design on Cadiz, 120; date of sailing, 123; Buckingham wishes to command, 129.
-, Ricaut's prospects of commanding, 133; anxiety in Spain about, 138, 157.
-, French thwart plan of sending against Genoa, 139; appeal to parliament for funds for, 142; objections in parliament upon, 143; French cannot make up minds about, 145.
-, Council discusses immediate start, 148; Blainville to urge departure, 151; sailing delayed, 176.
-, only waiting for Dutch ships, 155; answer of Charles to Bruneau's objections about, 158.
-, going against Spain, 165; list of ships and men, 166, 167; king did not find ready, 175, 184.
-, thoughts of equipping a second, 167, 192, 197; Oxenstiern objects to going against Spain, 177.
-, news of sailing, 186, 197, 201, 204; sent for appearance sake, 190; Blainville urges sailing, 191.
-, Spanish plans against, 194; Genoese preparations against, 194, 195; plans of, 197.
-, Charles means to punish Spanish insolence with, 199; enters bay of Cadiz, 206; captures Puntal fort, 207, 239.
-, Fargis considers youthful escapade of Charles, 208; Ossuna does not fear, 208, 209.
-, defeated at Cadiz, 210, 211; scattered by storm, 213; Spanish preparations against, 214.
-, rumours at Madrid about, 215; Blainville to ask to go to Mediterranean, 217.
-, Venice wants to know if going to Mediterranean, 220, 255; latest news in England, 223.
-, to be sent after Dunkirkers, 223.
-, Savoy waiting to see where will strike, 224; reports of in France, 227; French astonished at failure before Cadiz, 235.
-, pope discusses, 239, 240; success encourages Dutch West India Co., 241; proposed reinforcements for, 244.
-, Richelieu does not expect much from, 245; reported to have entered Mediterranean, 246.
-, Charles proposes to help conquest of Navarre with, 251; Conway reads Pesaro report of, 253.
-, Spaniards deride for missing plate fleet, 254; fear of attacking Sardinia, 258; Sardinians suspected of understanding with, 259.
-, fear of Naples, 259; 264; alarm about in Mediterranean, 261.
-, league arranges for sending out, 263.
-, reports about at Vienna, 264; returns in sorry plight, 269; returns to Plymouth, 273.
-, may be used against French, 270; Philip informs powers of attack by on Cadiz, 272, 304.
-, talk of mismanagement, 277; Captain Scott in, 281; losses of, 285.
-, ship wrecked off Ireland, 294; hurried provision for, 298; Savoy disappointed about, 304.
-, Venice wants to know about sailing again, 307, 313; missed booty by sailing away too soon, 308.
-, Spaniards inform powers of attack, 315, 322, 323; proposed to bring troops from to overawe London, 319.
-, preparation of fleet of 60 ships, 335, 350; Spaniards strengthened by return of, 340.
-, Charles asked to send to Weser and Elbe, 342; defence of coast, 344; need for hastening, 349.
-, Cecil enters Downs with, 353.
-, fleet equipped to held Dutch, 357; not going to Mediterranean, 362; Turner attacks Buckingham about, 366.
-, small ships of light draught for, 383; Buckingham apologises to Lords for condition of, 384.
-, colonels of fleet present complaint against Cecil to parliament, 386.
-, capture Dunkirker, 398; parliament grants money for, 400.
-, proclamation for furnishing, 418; stagnation, 429; Buckingham accused of mixing accounts, 430.
-, officers of may go to Netherlands, 441; powerful fleet to be sent out, 463, 467, 475, 484, 490; fleet to prevent invasion, 468; merely for defence, 513.
-, busy preparations for, 479, 495, 520; delayed by provisions going bad, 498; reported to have sailed, 504.
-, date for sailing, 509; forty ships at Portsmouth, 515.
-, Willoughby's intentions, 516; Denbigh and Willoughby to command independently, 527.
-, hope to capture Hamburg ships, 528; Spanish anxiety about, 531, 589; men refuse to serve in, 534.
-, disasters in Germany draw attention from, 549; Denbigh captures French merchantmen, 575.
-, those who refuse to pay subsidy threatened with service in, 576; to cruise towards Spain, 586.
-, ships to go and help Savoy against Genoa, reported sailing of fleet, 590.
-, put to sea and return with provisions rotten, 595; James had prepared for war, 599.
-, danger of letting Buckingham loose with, 603, 604.
-, - See also Ships.

Neile, Richard, Bishop of Durham;
-, signs proclamation of Charles's accession, 4.

Nemours, Duke of. See Savoy, Henry of.

Netherlands, Dutch, High Mightinesses, States, Holland, United Provinces, 170, 364, 379, 448, 459, 483, 579.
-, (1625):
-, to add ships to English fleet, 1, 24, 32, 50, 88, 102, 104, 122, 133, 157, 162; grant guns and munitions to Denmark, 8, 28.
-, asked to advance money to Mansfelt, 13; promise money to Mansfelt, 24, 32; support Mansfelt, 101, 126.
-, preparations against Spain, 16; English propose league to, 19.
-, ships lent to France, 34, 36, 39, 94, 245, 248.
-, efforts to please Charles about Amboyna, 38; defeat Spaniards in Indies, 41; will make diversion, 46.
-, Dunkirkers take man-of-war of, 52; chase Dunkirkers on to Goodwins, 71.
-, send for Cecil, 53; debates about Mansfelt, 61, 135; Morton to arrange with, about league, 62.
-, French league should be arranged in conjunction with, 71; domineering tone of England and France to, 73.
-, English veterans with, to be replaced by levies, 76, 95; Spaniards fear landing, 78.
-, promise troops for fleet, 79; St. Leger sent to urge league on, 80.
-, Montgomery to keep watch on ships of, 81; fleet must go against Spain if join, 85.
-, fight with Spaniards in Strait, 91; Spaniards fear attack on Genoa, 95.
-, not dismayed by fall of Breda, 95; mean to second plans of England, 96.
-, vigorous defence, 101; troops in Brazil, 102; want to move Charles to open war, 104.
-, urge support for Mansfelt, 106; Morton's proposal to, 110; England wants alliance, 111, 127.
-, Charles sends to for men for his fleet, 113; asked to guarantee Mansfelt's expenses, 118.
-, English arrange with about division of booty, 121; agree to English plans of attack, 123.
-, consume forces and do nothing, 128; recall ambassadors in England, 129; order ambassadors not to conclude, 133.
-, Venice concerned at withdrawal of army, 136; grant troops to Mansfelt, 137.
-, Gondomar objects to Charles helping, 141; officers refuse to serve Mansfelt, 145.
-, war at sea in conjunction with England, 147; Bruneau urges Charles not to make closer alliance with, 148, 158.
-, deputies of La Rochelle for, 149; promise troops to Mansfelt, 150.
-, ships to join English fleet blockading Dunkirk, 154, 161, 167; blockade of Dunkirk, 183, 186, 192, 202.
-, rumours of truce with Spain, 154.
-, Mansfelt no credit in, 155; England cannot begin without agreement with, 156.
-, keep usual fleet at sea, 157; emperor contemplates alliance with France against, 160.
-, Charles offers alliance, 161; alliance with England, 165, 168, 188, 189, 191, 194, 201–206, 213, 220, 225, 226, 240, 275, 289, 306, 357.
-, Spaniards pretend not to care for, 172; things England wishes from, 176.
-, proposed inclusion in league, 181; Buckingham leaving for, 184, 186, 201; welcome to Buckingham, 244.
-, money to be raised in England on credit of, 184; decide to support Denmark, 189.
-, French jealous of English dealings with, 190; alliance with England to be communicated to Louis, 192, 229.
-, fleet to relieve S. Salvador, 194; Venice wants particulars of alliance with England, 194, 195.
-, ships wrecked in storm, 197; fleet blockading Dunkirk scattered by storm, 209, 235.
-, must be ready to operate without France, 212; Dunkirkers destroy fishing boats, 213, 223.
-, complain of seizure of ships, 214; Spanish fear of, 215; Louis regrets English alliance with, 222, 223.
-, Genoese fear of, 224; ships of laden by Venetians for Aleppo, 224.
-, fear of offending France, 225; damage done to ships, 227, 237; ships against Dunkirkers, 230.
-, want all league to fight Spain, 233; contribution to Denmark, 234.
-, league with England and Denmark, 241, 247, 258, 262, 265, 276, 488, 490, 491; reserved about Huguenots, 242.
-, ships in Mediterranean, 246; Venice relies on naval forces of, 251; withdraw ships from French, 252.
-, ship damaged at Cadiz, 253; takes Porto Rico, 254; wants fleet to enter Mediterranean, 255.
-, disaster to herring fleet, 256; deference to France, 272.
-, (1626):
-, regret at return of English fleet, 273; Spaniards mean to wage active war on, 274.
-, take Dunkirkers, 277; pawning of royal jewels in, 281, 288, 356, 463.
-, Venice urges to induce Huguenots to submit, 282.
-, English compact with to ask friends not to trade with Spain, 286; representations to France, 288.
-, will strive hard against delay, 293; Charles wants to contribute to second fleet, 298, 301.
-, Buckingham talks of sending force to, 300; will induce Louis to help Gabor, 301; advantage of league with to England against France, 303.
-, ask Venice to join league, 306, 307; help watch Spanish coast, 308.
-, Buckingham prepares to return to, 310; Charles wants to help him pawn jewels, 313, 345, 352, 389.
-, English seize goods of, 316; religious differences increasing, 318; guarantee for Huguenots, 325; difficulty of bearing cost of Gabor, 331; Savoy wants ships from, 332.
-, sack Porto Rico, fight near Ormuz, 335; informed of proposed rearrangement of trade, 336.
-, want France to collect force in Germany to relieve pressure on selves, 337.
-, Prince of Piedmont to treat with about war, 338; Persian ambassador to, 345, 347, 369.
-, prepare fleet against Dunkirkers, 347; officers from, drilling troops in England 353; blockade of Dunkirk, 355.
-, Contarini to present Zorzi to, 370; may look after selves with France withdrawing, 371.
-, Venetian ambassadors to notice English relations with, 372; hard pressed at Ormuz, 373.
-, soldiers recalled from England and France do not come, 375, 394; returning, 402.
-, Denmark ratifies league with, 386, 393; Weimar's proposals to, 389; France renews league with, 392.
-, object to having English ambassador in Assembly, 393, 408, 409, 420, 445, 458, 472, 528, 558; English object to building ships for France, 397.
-, proposal to send Religious to from Rome, 402; Persian silk trade with, 408, 456.
-, ships to join English fleet, 409, 450, 468, 472, 479, 490, 520, 527, 533, 555.
-, hard case of, 410; Southampton's death in, 416; threat to recall English serving in, 420.
-, English companies in, offered to Streiff, 418; proposed subsidy to Gabor, 420.
-, ask for Venetian contributions, 424, 443; French help for, 426, 435; except emperor from league, 428.
-, Buckingham accused of betraying plans of James to, 430; Buckingham thinks of going to, 433.
-, subsidy to Denmark, 437; English officers serving to return, 441; English retained, 473.
-, induce Palatine to sue for pardon, 437; garrison Cleves, 443; blockade of Dunkirk, 444.
-, engagements of Charles to, 453, 477; command of sea, 454; trade forbidden with Hamburg, 469.
-, Charles asks help if Spaniards attack, 473; Spanish fleet may attack, 474.
-, Charles may get troops trained in, 476, 484; England will not make peace without consulting, 481; foreign troops in, guard, 482.
-, cost of English regiments in, 486; truce with Spain expected, 492.
-, mean to prosecute war in Flanders, 493; naval vigour, 504.
-, help blockade Hamburg, 515; English pay troops serving, 520, 533; fresh English irritation with about Amboyna, 528.
-, religious dissensions in, 529; loan to Denmark, 534, 545; Spaniards ask English to throw over, 540.
-, English and Scottish regiments withdrawn from, 543; to be left, 569.
-, English regiments in, to go to Denmark, 548, 567, 570, 594; cannot give escort to Mansfelt, 559.
-, export to Venice, 550, 551; not alarmed at Spanish fleet, 563; debate on Spanish fleet, 564.
-, prevent Spaniards from reinforcing Tilly, 568; suspicion of negotiations with Spain, 569.
-, Spaniards capture men-of-war, 572; English seize merchantmen, 576; support for Gabor, 577.
-, jealous about maritime jurisdiction, 578; complain of English, 580; anxious about Denmark, 581.
-, Tilly's advance into Holstein danger to, 584; Denmark asked to give up friendship with, 585.
-, need of defending own shores, 587; Carleton asks support for Denmark, 588.
-, Louis sends to buy ships in, 592; complain of seizure of ships by English, 595, 596; reprisals lead to disputes with, 600.
-, possessions in East Indies, seamanship, troops serving, 609; relations with England, Amboyna, 610; advantage of having England hostile to Spaniards, 611.

Nethersole, Sir Francis, secretary of the Queen of Bohemia:
-, sent to England, 17; objects of mission, 28; calls on Pesaro, 66.

Netley, co. Hants:
-, Henrietta going to, 149.

Neuburg, Duke of. See Wolfgang, William.

Neustadt, Noistot [Prov. Lower Austria, Austria Hungary]:
-, despatch dated at, 160.

Nevers, Duke of. See Gonzaga, Charles.

Newcastle on Tyne, co. Northumberland, 344.
-, ships of, called colliers, in fleet, 167.
-, mayor and aldermen of:
-, letter to Conway, 213.

Newport, co. Cornwall:
-, election for voided, 381n.

Nice [Alpes Maritimes, France]:
-, news from, 246.
-, Wake going to, 246, 256; no more about, 264; made free port, 407.

Nieuport [Prov. West Flanders, Belgium] 444.

Nithsdale, Earl of. See Maxwell, Robert.

Nizza in Monferrat, Nizza della Paglia [Prov. Alessandria, Italy]:
-, Feria going to, 45, 48.

Nobles. See peers.

Nogat, Nagot, River, German Empire, 498.

Nogent, Count of. See Bautru, Nicolas de.

Noistot. See Neustadt.

Nonesuch, Nonsuch, Nonsuchia, in Cuddington, co. Surrey:
-, Henrietta goes to, 127; king takes queen to, 507.
-, Contarini received at, 525, 526.
-, letter dated at, 531.

Nores, the dragoman, 421.

Norfolk, County:
-, alarm caused by Dunkirkers in, 335; Coke elected knight of shire for, 344n; Clement Coke chosen in his place, 535.

Normandy, France, 533.
-, English ships lent to France in, 100; infantry of for Valtelline, 375.
-, English goods seized in, 494.

Norway:
-, ships with wheat from, 572.

Notre Dame. See Ships, names of.

Nova:
-, Pappenheim fortifies near, 150.

Nukud Aly Beg, Persian ambassador to England, 502.
-, arrives in the Star, 335; assaults Shirley, 345, 407, 503.
-, audience, apologises, 359; Pesaro to observe, 371, 378; takes leave of king, 388.
-, leaves and returns, 398; present to king, 399; stays on for negotiations, 406.
-, Venice writes to bailo about, 408.

Nuncios. See Ambassadors.

Nuremberg [Bavaria, German Empire], 590.
-, will favour diversion in Alsace, 243.

nutmeg:
-, reduction of duty on, 550; obtained from Dutch, 609.

nuts:
-, reduction of duty on, 413, 551.