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Nancy [Meurthe et Moselle, France], 488.
-, negotiations opened at, 196.
-, news from, 319.

Nantes [Loire Inferieure. France]:
-, Guise goes to about fleet, 346.

Nanteuil, count of. See Schomberg.

Naples [Prov. Napoli, Italy]:
-, English no longer to go, 222; Leghorn better than Villefranche for trade with, 590; Spaniards tricked French about, 604.
-, Venetian instructions to representatives at, 38, 71, 191.

Nasi, Elias:
-, commands Hungarian horse, 183.

Nassau, Frederick Henry of, Prince of Orange, 164, 195, 507, 555.
-, will not give up English veterans, 2; wanted to command forces, 3.
-, welcomes arrival of Calandrini, 65; Joachim should write to about Spanish overtures, 142; Joachim warns about, 143; special envoy to tell of Spanish overtures, 145–147.
-, to be consulted about destination of joint fleet, 151; representations to England against quarrel with France, 159.
-, warns Joachim of Rubens's overtures, 160; talks to Soranzo of Rubens's overtures, 168, 169.
-, Rusdorf tells that no help from England likely, 170; prefers love to war, 196; Rosencranz to see, 207.
-, made knight of garter, 217, 240, 256, 275, 286, 294, 295, 358; Carleton to induce to sell Orange to England, 231.
-, sends ship for Vere, 279; Espesses thinks taking the field a masquerade, 307.
-, Rubens goes to see, 317; inclined to truce or peace with Spain, 334; Carleton goes to see about intervention of States, 345, 391; Carleton congratulates about Grol, 358.
-, going into winter quarters, 352; move against Grol, 366; urges reconciliation of England and France, 368.
-, English fleet could have helped, 398; advice wanted about ambassadors extraordinary, 406; and about St. Esprit affair, 415.
-, regrets seizure of St. Esprit, 427; complains of English neglecting Germany, 437.
-, complains of treatment by French, 554; believes Buckingham will come to Netherlands if parliament meets, 557.
-, speaks of French arrangements for receiving Dutch ambassadors, 562; anxious about them, 597.
-, shows Soranzo letters about Montagu, 569; disinclined for quiet and doubtful of intentions of England, 621.
-, -, Maurice of, Prince of Orange:
-, Joachim reared in principles of, 196, 353; a knight of the garter, 217, 240; grant to Luz, 255.
-, -, William of, natural son of Prince Maurice, Admiral:
-, pursues Dunkirkers, 44.

Naunton, Sir Robert, Master of the Wards:
-, shrugs shoulders at sale of French goods, 128.

Navaglia, Marquis of:
-, slain at Ré, 301.

Navarino [Messinia, Morea, Greece], 272.

Navarre:
-, regiment of crosses to Ré, 429, 479.

navy, the royal fleet, royal ships, 258, 541, 603.
-, speedy return, 6, 12; Wake talks of, 16; nothing heard of in Spain, 28.
-, four ships to join Dutch, 34, 44, 45; Buckingham promises powerful fleet, 63; 80 men-of-war to be ready in spring, 93.
-, twenty men-of-war have orders to seize all French vessels, 86; twenty men-of-war sail for French coast, 98, 113.
-, commissioners appointed for, 100; not possible to get efficient fleet within year, 118; efforts to collect fleet, 124, 136, 148, 175; task of fleet, 145, 151, 152.
-, Hamilton may be employed in, 161; convoy French prizes, 166; Buckingham going with, 184, 205.
-, Richelieu anxious about, 188, 192, 202; French fear of, 206, 257, 264, 331.
-, reinforcements and supplies for, 194, 238, 269; energies of government centered in, 204.
-, commissioners of, 205; talk of second fleet, 229; Wake speaks of, 234; troops raised for, 247.
-, raid on Conquet, 212, 223, 229, 251, 255; damage done by in France, 219, 244.
-, projects for, 215; will not go to Mediterranean, 216; may go against Spain, 225.
-, departure postponed, 226; no one to go out before, 237; some ships put to sea, 240.
-, ships of middling size, 228; Buckingham entertains in, 239.
-, English try to profit by fear of, 243; advantage of Dutch co-operation, 244.
-, delayed, 246, 248, 268; ordered to sea, 249; Buckingham sails with, 250; returns, 251.
-, news of sailing, 253; scepticism about start, 256; French deride, 257; sailing from Portsmouth, 265.
-, cost defrayed without touching king's money, 267; English cannot keep supplied, 270.
-, Longueville informed of movements, 273; particulars of strength, 275, 619; sailing of, 281, 284, 619.
-, Savoy's plans centre upon, 274; Savoy tries to stop, 285; no news of, 291, 295, 304, 308, 350.
-, Levant Co. petitions against going to Mediterranean, 278; reports of in France, 294, 295, 298.
-, may join Dutch if reconciliation with France, 287.
-, Carleton asks Dutch for powder for, 293.
-, makes straight for Rochelle, 292; plan to combine with French malcontents, 296; damaged at landing, 301.
-, Louis takes field against, 288; Montagu found gone, 307; leaves ten men-of-war at Rochelle, 308.
-, Graham sent with report from, 313, 320.
-, reinforcements for, 313, 314, 350, 363, 436.
-, news of at Hague, 317, 318, 328; Spaniards relieved at going to Rochelle, 320.
-, Carleton delayed to give time for, 323; Guise means to attack, 325; Dunkirk squadron useless against, 329.
-, ships bought in Holland cannot be in time to fight, 339; danger from storms at Ré, 341.
-, Rambouillet considers Buckingham responsible for, 344; nothing will be adjusted so long as remains abroad, 359.
-, efforts to stop, 360; news from, 376; Spaniards glad wasted at Rochelle, 398; force greatly reduced, 402.
-, turns in direction of Rochelle, 404; Richelieu hopes to compel Charles to withdraw, 406.
-, Spaniards give Richelieu hopes of scattering, 417; Spanish pilot reconnoitres, 426.
-, Louis goes to see, 429; winter may compel to withdraw, 434; Holland boasts of, 435.
-, will leave garrison in Rochelle on retiring, 436; French think gone, 438; provisions for, 439, 448.
-, can easily cope with French, 450; French hopes of driving off, 451; Montagu going to, 453; Charles speaks calmly about bad news from, 455.
-, Richelieu sure will depart soon, 466; hopes that bad weather will drive off, die away, 468.
-, French think too strong to attack, 472; English find hard to provision for three months, 474.
-, French ready to fight, 479; returns home in good order, 485; Holland misses, 486; leaves France, 487, 492.
-, men-of-war required for Baltic, 487; Contarini charged with underrating preparations for, 516.
-, sailors from fall sick wholesale, 531; new fleet about to sail, 538; utterly shattered, 540.
-, Charles orders exact account of, 531; ships sent with convoy to Rochelle, 545, 584.
-, two ships lost in storm, 557; ships not repaired, burden for maintenance, 559.
-, French hope to delay arming of new fleet, 570; talk of large fleet, 575; disaster reported at Rome, 590.
-, privateering causes dearth of sailors, 582; French precautions against, 590.
-, munitions and food wanted for, 601; intention to form large fleet, 606.
-, account of in Relazione, 618; vacillation at Rochelle when sailed, 620.

Neel, Daniel, agent for Flemish merchants, 18.

Negropont [Greece]:
-, Bey of, 191.

Neile, Richard, Bishop of Durham:
-, made member of Council, 218; at Council about letters, 605.

Neoburgh. See Neuburg.

Neograd, Novegrad, Hungary, 20.

Neptune, See Ships, names of.

Netherlands, Dutch, Holland, High Mightinesses, Low Countries, United Provinces, 10, 11, 58, 98, 195, 224, 290, 329, 433.
-, news from, 280.
-, Venetian instructions to, 259.
-, (1626):
-, resent behaviour of England, 1; perplexed by England's behaviour, 2.
-, incline to truce, 3, 20; Spaniards talk of negotiations with, 17.
-, sending troops to Denmark, 5; asked to send own troops to Denmark, 28.
-, English troops in for Denmark, 16, 43, 63, 65, 71, 87, 103, 114.
-, ships fail to join English, 6, 12; London ships to join fleet, 23.
-, English will not negotiate with Spain, without consulting, 32; suspicious of Buckingham, 33, 61, 64.
-, ships of, under Real, 34, 63, 64; will not object to Morgan going, 42; to sign agreement with Gabor, 43.
-, pursue Dunkirkers, 34, 56, 62.
-, trade with Venice, 36; English fear will capture wine trade, 69.
-, Quad has letters for, 56, 63; ships for France, 60, 61.
-, decide to send ambassadors to all allied princes, 65; resent English seizing ships, 70.
-, stunned at Spanish fleet getting in safely, 71; help to cause, 73; Dunkirkers take prizes, 77, 93.
-, (1627):
-, exchange prisoners with Spain, 78; Venetian traders in, commended to English, 80.
-, danger to of Austrian control of Baltic, 90, 115; Spaniards contemplate blow against, 94.
-, protect French ship against English, 95; complain of French action, 96; recall English officers, 106.
-, urged to have contingents ready, 100; negotiations with Spaniards, 106, 107, 129, 363, 423; fear of making peace, 110, 112, 120.
-, news from Denmark encourages, 108; practise search of ships, 111.
-, promise help against Dunkirk, 114; refuse French alliance, 117, 149; Charles wants horse to repress subjects, 119.
-, ships released, 120; English and Scots to serve, 126; disturbed by quarrel of France and England, 140, 159, 185.
-, building ships for France, 140, 318; granted against grain, 179.
-, Charles will keep word to, 141; effect of Anglo-Spanish negotiations on, 143, 144, 145, 151, 153.
-, Joachim blamed for informing of Spanish overtures, 146; Buckingham wants confidential agent in, 152.
-, want mediation between France and England, 150, 165, 169, 179.
-, Elizabeth suggests commercial privileges for, 155; lose goods on French ships, 157; great straits of, 159.
-, French want to convey goods of, overland, 162; will not give up treaty of Compiègne, 163.
-, device to turn emperor against, 162; English wish to be sure of, in case of war with France, 164, 180.
-, battle with Dunkirkers, 167, 178; French wish to continue war, 170; money for Gabor, 172.
-, may issue letters of marque against English, 178; French may suspect mediation, 184.
-, question of renewing treaty of Compiègne, 179; custom of paying troops, 186.
-, attitude to Amboyna, 190, 207; Scaglia going to, 199, 207, 236; Infanta pawns jewels to, 208.
-, Richelieu sends to for ships, 202; important to keep in with England and France, 206.
-, ships flock to Leghorn, 204; English seize property, 216, 269, 279, 350, 351; cloth of, 219; trade at Leghorn, 222.
-, English regiments in, 215.
-, English anxious about renewal of alliance with France, 217; Carleton's commissions to, 225, 229.
-, money due to, for Mansfelt, 218; pirates of, 225; Huguenots prefer to serve, 227; letters sent by, 228, 238, 242, 250, 311, 326, 327, 340, 349, 364, 391, 434, 524, 564, 583.
-, will not lend ships against Genoa, 233; trade stopped, 238; commission about goods seized on French ships, 240.
-, efforts to separate from France, 234; question of renewing treaty of Compiègne, 234, 237, 310, 333, 345, 355, 426.
-, treaty progressing, 338.
-, English cannot make arrangements with Dunkirk without, 241; Joachim wants to warn about designs of Scaglia and Carleton, 243.
-, proposed French mission to, 246; conference with Infanta at Rosendal, 248, 416.
-, warned of coming of troops in Dunkirkers, 249; Luz dependent of, 255; consent to Orange having garter, 256.
-, uncompromising with France about Spain, 260; deputies to treat with Carleton, 263.
-, eager for reconciliation of France and England, 264, 444, 617; efforts for reconciliation, 286, 287, 297, 302, 310, 314, 331, 362, 363, 369, 385, 425.
-, efforts for cause, 266; English fleet awaits decision, 269; Spain tries to embroil with England, 270.
-, victory at Todos los Santos, 270, 271; hate of Dunkirkers, 278; fear Spinola will reinforce Tilly, 279.
-, uneasy about too close union with England, 275; Scaglia to ask for ships against Genoa, 276.
-, troops seize letters, 281; Savoy reproved for offering trade to at Genoa, 291.
-, disappointed with Carleton, 287; English seize ships because of relations with pirates, 292; treaty with pirates, 312.
-, Carleton asks for gunpowder, 293; Montagu leave for, 304.
-, proposed arrangement with England about maritime affairs, 306, 318; Spanish overtures to, 307, 317.
-, ships may join English fleet, 308; importance of herring fishery to, 315.
-, England will not make terms with Spain without, 317, 323; averse from peace with Spain, 323.
-, take field, 330; fear union of France and Spain, 334; Schomberg sold English troops to, 337.
-, ships building in, for France, 339, 348, 358, 359, 364, 396, 399, 408, 417.
-, ships lading salt at Oleron, 341; Spaniards distracted by moves of, 344; Spanish fear of naval forces, 346.
-, idea of including in general treaty with Hapsburgs, 343, 345; Spaniards complain of French helping, 363, 365.
-, Savoy believes France will abandon, 348; capture Grol, 349, 352.
-, cannot subsist without French trade, 351; importance of Baltic to, 352; French want to prevent helping England, 368.
-, liberty would perish if peace with Spain, 353; Spaniards eager to make terms with, 358, 364.
-, alliance with France renewed, 353, 358, 364, 367, 387, 393, 395, 405; counter league against France and Spain, 362.
-, Carleton asks opinion on instructions, 369; Richelieu makes alliance with because incensed by Spanish demands, 370; find English Admiralty awards corrupt, 373.
-, Danish ambassadors want Carleton to negotiate treaty in, 375.
-, letters intercepted by, 376; ships seized, released, 377.
-, bar relations between England and Flanders, 378; send succour to Buckingham, 380.
-, Carleton presents king's reply to, 382; will send ambassadors to both courts for reconciliation, 383; Carleton says nothing in negotiations with Spaniards, 384.
-, difficulty about renewing French alliance, 385; Spain objects to France helping, 388.
-, confusion among troops in, 390, 391; will fight Spanish ships, 396; escort for Montgomery, 411.
-, difficulty of maintaining neutrality, 391; especially after St. Esprit incident, 415, 427.
-, moment opportune for ambassadors extraordinary, 395; decide to send them, 406, 416; delay them, 428.
-, Carleton asks for interposition, 402; Carleton says will not give satisfaction about Amboyna, 407.
-, goods from, exempted from duties at Venice, 409; strong if united with others, 413; two treaties with France, 414.
-, send deputies to make enquiry about St. Esprit, 415.
-, in quandary about St. Esprit, 415, 416, 423.
-, English injure by reprisals, 419; seizure of East Indiamen by English, 420, 424, 436, 448, 452, 484.
-, English want to divert alliance with France, 424, 452; why France hastened to renew alliance, 429, 430.
-, wait to hear from France about Texel affair, 436, 437; perplexed about choice of ambassadors, 445; ships wrecked off Wight, 448.
-, Scaglia stayed in to arouse suspicion, 446; French stop trade, 448; memorial to Charles for reconciliation with France, 449, 450.
-, losing strength through disturbance in trade, 454, 460, 461; select ambassadors to France and England, 457, 458, 490.
-, blockade of Dunkirk, 472, 473, 506; fight with Dunkirkers off Zeeland, 483, 498; Admiral Dorp to attack, 506.
-, English accuse of secret treaty with Flanders, 473; territory in Cleves raided, 474.
-, too strong for emperor's forces to be used against, 477; Espesses' contempt for government, 481.
-, Joachim justifies neutrality, 483, 484; Carleton to treat with about joint naval action in Baltic, 484; proposed league for Baltic, 487.
-, Ré defeat makes hesitate about interposition, 496; Spaniards attach importance to French alliance, 503.
-, Carleton fails to induce to side with England, his loss of popularity, 506; Temple sent to treat with, 508.
-, queen mother advocates good understanding with, 509; reported alliance of Lorraine with, 512.
-, Thurn approaches about league with Gabor, 515; French wanted to join league with, 518; French help, 519.
-, already declared free princes, 521; Carlisle to suggest helping to defend Baltic, 521, 532.
-, Dunkirkers evade fleet, 522; supposed secret understanding with England, 529.
-, ambassadors take leave of Assembly, 527.
-, English want to declare in their favour, 532; English intimidation of, 533.
-, Spaniards suggest peace if England will abandon, 615; ships in Buckingham's fleet, 619.
-, Carleton to find out intentions about peace with Spain, 620; Spaniards want to separate from both France and England, 621; efforts to move against French, 624.
-, (1628):
-, communications with interrupted, 545; cannot accept Langarach's treaty, 548; reasons why England important to, 549.
-, Carleton says ought to guarantee own ports, 550; desire alliance with France, 554; office of d'Espesses with, about alliance, 555; reply to d'Espesses, 562 563.
-, Carleton's comments on French treatment of, 556; interest in saving Rochelle, 559, 560.
-, Denmark looks for help from, 561; determined to keep on good terms with all, 562.
-, do not wish Joachim to confer with ambassadors to France, 565, 576; Carleton tries to stir against French, 568, 618.
-, take to privateering, 568; Charles lays stress on peril of to Council, 575; pirates of, 582.
-, Carlisle going to, 581; high-handed treatment by English at sea, 582.
-, English forbid carrying trade, 583; horse for England cannot be levied in, 585.
-, confusion over embassies extraordinary to France and England, 586; Zorzi speaks of peril, 587.
-, blow to by confiscation of French merchandise, 595; offices ill adapted for reconciliation, 598.
-, Espesses tries to prevent English levy in, 601; French affront by stopping ambassadors, 602; Tilly requires to withdraw garrisons, 603.

Nethersole, Sir Francis, secretary of the Queen of Bohemia, 150.
-, may replace Rusdorf, 134, 151; reaches England with Catz, 154; suggests commercial privileges for Dutch, 155.
-, confidences to Contarini, 169.

Neuburg, Neoburgh [Bavaria, German Empire]:
-, advices from, 102.
-, Duke of. See Wolfgang, William.

Neuchatel:
-, Soissons going to, 199.

Neufville, Nicolas de, Marquis of Villeroy:
-, Scaglia's letter brought to, 285.

Nevers, Duke of. See Gonzaga, Charles.

Newmarket, co. Cambridge:
-, Charles hunting at, 137; Charles going to, 605.
-, Buckingham joins king at, 147, 151, 166.

Nice [Alpes Maritimes, France]:
-, Savoy wants to make mart, 258; French ships warned not to go to, 332.
-, Bethune does not believe report of English at, 344; English ships withdraw from Provence to, 354.
-, need of substantial merchants at, 386; English merchants from Marseilles go to about opening trade, 418.
-, articles for freedom of English trade at, 504, 505; Savoy merchants urged to put up houses at, 511.
-, courier communication with Turin, 505; opening of trade at, 523; English withdraw from, 526.
-, efforts to get English trade to, 568.
-, news from, 579.

Nicolo di Piero, Nicolo, of Venice, master of Furlano's galley, 410.
-, deposition of, 412.

Niddal. See Maxwell, Robert, Earl of Nithsdale.

Nienburg, Niemburg on the Weser [Hanover, German Empire]:
-, Denmark's troops at, 182; Morgan facing Anholt near, 375.

Nieuport [Prov. West Flanders, Belgium]:
-, Kratz carried into, 185; suggested English landing at, 293.

Nimes [Gard, France]:
-, reply of Huguenots of to England, 239.
-, Bishop of. See St. Bonnat, Claude de.

Niort [Deux Sevres, France]:
-, news from, 422.

Nis, Daniel, merchant:
-, has charge of pictures for Charles, 591.

Nithsdale, Earl of. See Maxwell.

Nivigian. See Treveghan.

nobles. See peers.

Nogaret, John Louis de, de la Valete, Duke of Epernon, governor of Guienne:
-, means to lay heavy duty on wine for England, 54, 55; discontented, 112.

Normandy, France, 175, 321.
-, Richelieu collecting ships in, 31; Richelieu means to be master in ports, 77.
-, merchants of, projects, 191.
-, landing in hazardous, 227; English take ships of, 235; Richelieu has pataches built in, 331.
-, Spaniards offer to send ships to, 354; precautions in, against English fleet, 590.
-, islands off. See Channel Islands.

North, Dudley, third Baron:
-, meets Scaglia for king, 445.

North Sea. See German Ocean.

Northampton, county:
-, refuses to pay subsidy, 107, 114.

Northampton:
-, assize sermon at, 305n.

Northumberland:
-, Dudley claims dukedom of, 252, 262.
-, Duke of. See Dudley, Robert.

Norway:
-, reported league against, 571; value for ship building, 619.

Nottingham, county:
-, refuses subsidy, 107, 114.

Noue, Odet de la:
-, may raise regiment for Denmark, 183.

Novegrad. See Neograd.

nuncios. See ambassadors.

Nurenberg, Nuremberg [Bavaria, German Empire]:
-, help to Baden, 16.
-, diet to be held at, 131, 144.
-, Palatine wants to prevent, 191; Charles asks leave to send to, 319.