L

Laage. See Lage.

La Fere, Count of :

on council of regency in Flanders, 174n.

La Fere [Aisne, France] :

reported Spanish designs on, 530.

La Force, La Forza due de. See Caumont, Jacques Nompar de.

Lage, Laage, Antoine de, sieur de Puylaurens, Piloran, Pyloran, Pilorans, favourite of Monsieur :

efforts to stir up fresh trouble 63
-, queen mother turns against, 192, 196.

to be made a duke, 212
-, made general of Monsieur's cavalry, 274.

flees to France with Monsieur, 289.

marriage of, 308n
-, arrest, 336.

Laleu, M. de, M. della Lue, Master of Horse of Queen Mother :

sent with congratulations on birth of James 169
-, audience of queen, 176.

La Motte, La Mothe, La Motta [Haute Marne, France] :

prolonged siege of 209
-, fall of, relief to France, 261.

Landen [Prov. Liege, Belgium] :

Dutch secure neutrality of, 33.

Langerach, Langarach, lord of. See Btzelr, Gideon van.

Languedoc, France, 7 :

king sets out for, 2, 5
-, favourable report on, 6
-, severity against Monsieur's party in, 19.

La Rochelle. See Rochelle.

l' Aubespine. See Aubespine.

Laud, William, bishop of London :

efforts to ruin Coventry 86
-, feels sure of succeeding Abbot, 138.

appointed archbishop of Canterbury, 138n.

Charles checks over alterations in ritual, 148.

entertains Council at banquet favour with king, 152
-, to christen Duke of York, 163.

leader of attack on Weston, 220-222, 225, 368
-, shows king letter of Strafford against Weston, 226.

suggests summoning parliament, 225.

made commissioner of Treasury and chief of the Council, 355, 359.

constant quarrels with Cottington, 399
-, dispute over wall at Oatlands, 436
-, efforts to prevent his appointment as treasurer, 467.

Palatine's councillors treat with, 484, 488.

ignorant but eager to direct affairs, 488
-, Juxon raised by, 531.

La Valette :

cardinal of. See Nogaret, Louis de, d' Epernon.

duke of. See Nogaret, Bernard de.

lawyers :

opinion that shipmoney cannot be levied without parliament, 314.

oppose release of Correr's servant, 467.

Lazari, Costantin, 57, 68.

-, -, Nicolo, son of, 57, 68.

lead :

English ships with cargo of, 59, 344, 448.

English product, 362.

Leedes. See Courtenay.

legate. See under ambassadors, papal legate.

Leghorn [Tuscany, Italy] :

Weston to travel by, 47, 54, 55.

trade ruined by plague, 84.

Venetians jealousy of trade, 204, 205.

likely to profit by interruption of English trade with Turkey, 214.

cloth sent to, 344n.

importance of English trade to, 369.

English ships trading at, 434, 448
-, dispose of best of goods at, 448.

Leicester, earl of. See Sidney, Robert.

Leigh [co. Essex] :

Dutch capture Dunkirk pink at, 152n.

Leipsig [Saxony, German Empire] :

alarm at approach of Wallenstein, 28
-, battle of, 39, 41, 45, 47.

citadel retaken, 62
-, sack of, 147.

Lennox, Lenos, duke of. See Stuart, James.

Leopard :

Lewis Kirke captain of, 403n
-, Scudamore crosses in, 426n.

Leppington, Lepinton, baron. See Carey, Robert.

Lerma, duke of. See Sandoval y Rojas, Christoval de.

letters :

intercepted, 242, 243.

votes to ambassador for carriage of, 533.

Levant :

ships for stopped, 292.

English trade ousting Venetian in, 308
-, Venetians try to hinder foreign trade with, 448, 453.

Syndics, Avogadori and Inquisitors in, 309.

Hercules petitions to sail for, empty, 449, 453, 456, 475, 477.

papers about Hobson required from, 521.

Levant Co. Turkey Co. :

Wyche reports fight of merchantmen with Turkish fleet to, 121n
-, not to be implicated for Cassandra affairs, 144n.

asked to draw up paper on Turkish position, 213.

petition Council to stop Crowe from going to Constantinople, 241, 292
-, reason for expecting king's consent, 242
-, gives up opposition to sending, 466.

King grants petitions, 293.

Paragon ship of, 344n.

policy to lower price of currants by leaving stock on growers' hands, 373n.

propose to test extra duty on currants by sending empty ship to Venice, 448n.

description of trade done by, 461.

-, governor of. See Garaway, Sir Henry.

levies :

order forbidding taking from kingdom, 92, 219, 280.

near Hamburg, for Union, 179.

in Flanders, by Spaniards, 189.

by Prince Tomaso for Catholic league 252, 255, 263, 265, 281.

near Liege for France, 263.

for Monsieur in Flanders, 274, 281.

Lorraine, asks England to forbid, 290.

Charles grants readily, 364

talk of raising in England, 523
-, from church lands, 539.

English :

for Flanders, 78, 119, 148, 394, 399, 412.

for France, 474, 484.

in Germany, 86, 89.

for Hesse. 174.

for Monsieur, 266, 269.

for Muscovites, 123.

for Netherlands, 5, 6, 92, 119, 123, 141, 194, 199.

for Savoy, refused, 572.

for Spain, 162.

for Sweden, 19, 204, 206, 210, 214, 216, 217, 282, 301, 374, 376, 567.

Irish :

for Flanders, 149, 302, 303, 330, 364.

for France, 303, 306, 308, 474.

for Monsieur, 82.

Scottish :

for France, 2, 5, 92, 280, 298, 303, 474.

for Netherlands, 364.

for Sweden, 204, 218, 231, 241.

Levis, Francois Chrisophe de, comte de Brion :

Daulphin attached to, 304n
-, expected in England, 308.

Leward, captain of the Michael of Havre :

captures Isaac of London, 442n.

Leyden [Prov. South Holland, Netherlands] :

University :

Janussius student at, 77n.

Leze, Andrea du, Savio alla Mercanzia, 321, 344, 345.

Liege [Prov. Liege, Belgium], 248n :

allows supplies to go through to Dutch, 2.

Anstruther travels by, 75, 79.

news from, 174.

Prince d' Espinoy withdraws to, 222.

supplies Maastricht, 249.

levies in district for France, 263.

Liegne. See Ligne.

Liegnitz [Silesia] :

defeat of imperialists at, 227, 229, 230.

-, duke of. See George Rudolph.

Lier, William van, sieur d' Oosterwijk, Dutch ambassador at Venice :

recommends case of Sautin, 197.

Lignaz, duke of. See George Rudolph, duke of Liegnitz.

Ligne, Albert de, prince of Barbancon, Barbanson, Brabanzon :

arrested, 218
-, Aerschot accuses of treason, 233.

Ligne, Liegne, Counts of :

visiting Venice, 533.

Lilla. See L'isle.

Limburg, Spanish Netherlands :

surrendered to Dutch, 8, 11.

Marquis Aytona sets out for, 242.

Lindsey, earl of. See Bertie, Robert.

linen :

Dutch present to queen, 540.

Linge. See Bertie, Robert, earl of Lindsey.

Lingen, Linghen [Hanover, German Empire] :

proposed neutralisation, 46.

Linz [Upper Austria] :

English interested in fate, 177.

Linze. See Bertie, Robert, earl of Lindsey.

Lion.

fight with Portuguese off Damaun, 64n.

Lions Whelps :

commissioned against pirates, 18n.

-, -, the First :

arming to join squadron at sea, 214.

-, -, the Fifth :

sent to seize Dutch Indiamen, 100.

-, -, the Eighth :

sent to seize Dutch Indiamen, 100
-, takes part in capture of Sampson of Flushing, 446, 476.

-, -, the Tenth :

arming for sea, 214.

Lippomanno, Alvise, Proveditore of Cephalonia :

despatches to the Senate, 373, 375.

Lisbon [Portugal], 208, 243 :

merchants of, 204.

news from, 360.

specie sent from, to Flanders through England, 369.

Lisle, Lilla, Sieur de, French agent in Germany :

treaty repudiated, 301.

Livonia :

fear that English and Scottish recruits of Oxenstierna may be sent to, 204.

Lombardy, Italy :

troops, to defend Milanese, 253.

London, 9, 21, 204, 276, 280, 362, 365, 444, 447, 502, 517 :

despatches dated at, 2, 5, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 28, 33, 34, 39, 40, 43, 47, 50, 53, 56, 61, 63, 65, 70, 72, 74, 77, 79, 81, 83, 86, 87, 91, 93, 96, 98, 101, 102, 104, 106, 109, 111, 113, 114, 118, 120, 124, 127, 128, 131, 134, 136, 138, 140, 142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 153, 154, 157, 158, 161, 163, 165, 167, 170, 172, 174, 176, 178, 179, 180, 182, 184, 190, 193, 195, 197, 199, 201, 203, 207, 208, 210, 213, 214, 217, 218, 220, 222, 225, 228, 230, 233, 236, 240, 242, 246, 249, 252, 255, 257, 258, 261, 263, 266, 268, 269, 274, 276, 279, 281, 284, 287, 290, 291, 294, 296, 298, 300, 303, 305, 307, 308, 315, 318, 320, 321, 323, 326, 330, 332, 334, 336, 338, 342, 347, 353, 356, 360, 372, 375, 377, 379, 382, 384, 387, 389, 393, 396, 399, 403, 404, 406, 408, 412, 416, 418, 422, 424, 426, 432, 434, 438, 442, 445, 447, 451, 456, 461, 462, 464, 467, 469, 472, 475, 477, 480, 482, 485, 489, 491, 493, 496, 500. 501, 506, 508, 510, 513, 516, 520, 525, 527, 528, 530, 532, 535, 536, 540, 543, 544, 548, 550, 551, 554, 556, 559, 560, 563, 566, 568.

London :

Cottington has Spanish plate carried through, 369.

1632 :

king returns to, 10.

Anstruther to return to, 24.

gentry forbidden to make habitation in, 38.

1633 :

hope of parliament in, 87.

date of king's return to, 119
-, king's return to delayed, 132.

Mayor and aldermen of visit queen, 127.

State entry into abandoned, 153.

rejoicing in at birth of James, 157
-, present gold cup, 172.

Inns of Court entertain king and queen, 180.

1634 :

royal edicts for service of, 190.

letter dated at, 215.

desires fall of Portland, 263.

de Vic goes to, 266, 273
-, but denies, 285
-, Joachimi back in, 273.

San Germano entertained in, 275
-, returns to from Nonesuch, 277.

Fielding at, 282
-, Correr reaches, 288
-, Correr's state entry, 297.

King expected back to, 291, 294
-, king and queen return to, 296.

1635 : 336, 355.

called upon to provide ships for fleet, 314
-, outcry in against shipmoney, 335.

proceedings against merchants of, about Ireland, 337
-, fine and forfeiture, 345.

ships of, 344, 351n.

proceedings against for fraud over king's debts, 345, 346.

king returns to, 358
-, king and queen back at, 389
-, king stays at before progress, 412.

gentry to muster on horseback near, 407.

Charles visits for christening of Southampton's son, 418
-, Charles at, with queen, 423.

riot with Venetian ambassador's servants in, 437.

trade from to Levant and Venice, 448
-, wool not manufactured in, 461.

king's return to, 451, 463, 475, 480
-, ministers mostly back in, 469
-, Court returns to, 477.

no precautions about goods from plague stricken countries, 476.

ambassadors will not enter before Palatine comes, 479.

1636 :

emperor advised to send special mission to, 525
-, gentleman of queen mother leaves for Brussels, 530.

Beveren reports negotiations in, 545
-, Radolti enters incognito, 554.

King leaving because of plague in, 550
-, plague grows worse, feared desertion of, 560, 568
-, Zawadski leaves for, 564.

rate of mortality from plague in, 570.

places in and near :

Blackfriars, Black Fryars, new play at, 520n.

Bridge, great fire on, 81.

Charterhouse square, Venetian embassy in, 437.

Clerkenwell, disturbance at Spanish residence, 178.

Gatehouse prison, 311n, 485.

Marshalsea Prison, 152n.

Merchant Taylors Hall masque at, 180n.

St. James' Palace, St. Gems, 213 :

queen's lying in at, 146, 152, 499.

Somerset house, 28n :

queen entertains king at, 184, 190, 499.

Southampton House, Holborn, 418.

Steelyard
-, Hanse claims to, 495n
-, settled, 519.

Tower, 234, 297, 483 :

Nethersole confined in, 189, 202.

Archives in searched about forests, 337.

Whitehall, 80n, 242n, 486.

aldermen of, 314.

bishop of. See Juxon, William
-, Laud, William

Lord mayor of :

inaugural ceremony, 28, 163, 296, 475.

-, See Clitherow, Christopher
-, Freeman, Ralph
-, Parkhurst, Robert
-, Rainton, Sir Nicholas,

ships of, 442n.

Londons. See under cloth.

Lopez, John :

owner of Nuestra Senora de Rosario, 235n.

Lords of the Council. See Council.

Lorenzo, Don. See Medici, Lorenzo de'.

Lorraine :

Monsieur said to have gone to, 37
-, mission of Guron to, 120, 134, 157.

reports from, in England, 126.

Louis moving towards, 141, 143
-, English watching French progress in, 147, 157
-, French reduce, 153, 209.

Feria expected to march to, 145, 148, 152
-, French will oppose Feria in, 222.

Boutard to explain French action in, 160
-, French use Dutch to stop help for, 162.

English resent treatment of, 174, 209, 213
-, English sympathy for princes of, 280, 284, 301.

reported alliance with Spaniards, 233.

arrt of Parliament of Paris against Princes of, 284.

Mazarini sent to treat upon affairs of, 306n.

mails delayed in, 399, 403.

England will not let France keep, 400
-, Austria will never abandon, 406.

retreat of Gallas from, 489n.

proposal to exchange for Palatinate, 489, 492, 494, 498, 518, 528, 543, 553, 556
-, Palatine speaks of to French ambassadors, 505
-, French reply to Scudamore about, 511.

England more concerned about than Palatinate, 551, 556.

Cardinal of. See Nicholas Francis of Lorraine.

duchess of. See Nicole.

duke of. See Charles III, duke of Lorraine
-, Nicholas Francis, the duke Francis.

princess of. See Margaret of Lorraine.

Louis XIII, king of France, the Most Christian, 6 :

1632 :

departure for Languedoc, 2, 5
-, at Lyons, 3n, 7
-, appreciates English attitude to Monsieur and Queen Mother, 4
-, accomodation with Monsieur, 13, 15, 23.

returning by Guienne, 19
-, letter on execution of Montmorency, 33
-, safe return, 43.

efforts to secure neutrality of Cologne, 38.

directs Fontenay to thwart queen mother's intrigues, 46
-, England will respect wishes, 49.

1633 :

English watch movements with interest, 59
-, informs Charles of intention to assist in Germany, 62, 165
-, no ambition to be king of Romans, 67.

assurances of support to Palatine family, 68
-, gives audience to Weston, 79
-, Weston to urge to help Palatine, 80.

England will not encourage intrigues against, 78, 106, 116
-, accomodation with Monsieur, 109, 116.

Weston takes leave of, 84
-, Scottish levies for, 92.

will not treat with mother and brother while in arms of Spaniards, 118.

Lorraine fears of, 126
-, Cologne likely to seek protection, 135
-, means to reduce Lorraine, 140, 141, 143
-, Lorraine must submit to, 147.

no ministers from in England, 145
-, sends secretary, 157.

queen aggrieved by resentment against Orleans Lorraine marriage, 147, 189.

accomodation with Lorraine, 152
-, Boutard sent to explain treatment of Lorraine, 160, 162, 174.

orders about debts of Cesy, 154, 155
-, Wyche objects to magnification of, 163.

Goring sent to inform of birth of James, 161
-, Boutard to await orders, 172.

1634 :

English want to declare against Bavaria, 183.

Simmern may be forced to seek protection, 186.

queen complains to of Boutard, 187
-, instructions to Boutard, 191
-, Boutard should make most of generous ideas, 192.

incensed against Lorraine, 195
-, moving towards Picardy, 196.

queen mother desires reconciliation with, 196.

Gussoni defends action to Coke, 197.

progress in Germany, 200
-, claims to Philipsburg, 223
-, Union discuss granting Philipsburg to, 231.

appoints Pougny ambassador, 212.

expected agreement with Monsieur, 225
-, considered unlikely, 228.

Dutch inform that alliance not to prejudice relations with England or Venice, 230
-, Necolalde excites English suspicion of Dutch mission to, 247.

ready to favour revolt in Flanders, 233.

Monsieur cannot be reconciled with while Richelieu in power, 237
-, Monsieur promises Aytona not to make adjustment with, 240.

asks England to help mediate between Poland and Sweden, 251, 254.

Spaniards use Monsieur to divert from Germany, 262
-, levies in Liege in name of, 263.

efforts to unite English and Dutch, 268, 273, 280.

Philipsburg delivered to, 274, 276, 278
-, English resent progress in Germany, 282.

San Germano sounds disposition of Charles to, 277
-, Charles hopes will accept refusal of levies, 280
-, refusal resented, 302, 303.

Palatinate may be forced to ask protection, 283
-, Duke of Simmern asks protection, 298.

away hunting, Rohan goes to see, 285
-, Mantua offers Italian dominions to, 296, 303, 308.

prejudiced if Spain knows proposals to England, 289.

meets brother at St. Germain, 293.

makes much of Fielding, 297
-, sends patents for raising Irish regiments, 306.

determined on break with Austria, 300
-, claims Electorship of Palatine, 316.

hands over Alsace fortresses to Swedes, 301
-, undertakes custody of Palatinate, 302.

asked to declare attitude about protection in Germany, 317
-, Cardinal infant treated haughtily, 319.

1635 :

alliance with Dutch, 317, 331, 334, 371, 439
-, explanation of action to emperor, 322, 325
-, letter to emperor, 326, 327.

Charles sceptical of desire for peace, 317
-, offer to England about Palatine, 318, 378.

report of great naval preparations, 319
-, supposed designs on Gravelines, 326.

commended for arrest of Puylaurens, 336
-, De Vic forbidden to see, 343.

Correr wishes success in negotiations with England, 358, and commends vigilance about Italy, 359.

Fleming to move Swiss against, 373, 387
-, offer of alliance to England, 380, 391
-, assurances to England, 385, 411.

determined on rupture with Austrians, 374
-, declaration of, 379
-, sets out for Picardy, 380.

Hepburn sees about raising levies of Scots, 382
-, Champion of Catholic faith, 387.

demands release of Elector of Treves, 384
-, explains designs in Italy, 386.

orders nobility to arm for, defence, 388
-, Savoy will follow 392
-, hostility of Lorraine to, 400.

claims equal dominion at sea, 393, 414, 419, 420
-, English may attack fleet, 401
-, compromise suggested, 415, 416.

Charles writes to congratulate on move against Austrians, 400
-, will only accept general peace for Protestants, 406
-, reasons for action set forth, 411.

Fleming criticises treatment of Lorraine, 417
-, ill will to, in England, 421.

proposed squadron to enable Palatine to support, 425.

prepared for exertions in war but needs support, 435.

desire for perfect relations with England, 443
-, naval excesses not sanctioned by, 463.

alliance of Savoy with, 443, 446
-, suspicious of mission of Rubens, 465.

English hopes of help in Palatinate, 451
-, disposition towards peace, 463
-, reasons for England joining alliance, 473, 474.

Scudamore has audience of, 456, 477
-, and assurances to, 488.

Dutch unlikely to make truce with Spaniards without consent, 478.

reasons for refusing title of Highness to Palatine, 487.

Charles offers alliance if will restore Lorraine, 492
-, essential should retain Lorraine, 494
-, objections to restoration, 505, 511, 512.

1636 :

will not submit to English supremacy at sea. 510
-, assurances that fleet against Spain, 571

Scudamore asks for title of Elector for Palatine, 511
-, objects to exchange of Lorraine, 528.

English thinks means to contest sovereignty of sea, 513
-, will not have ship in Channel, 526.

dislikes English convoying supplies to Flanders, 519.

would welcome mother staying in England, 524.

Leicester to inform of reasons for Arundel's mission, 557
-, Oxenstierna writes to of prospective forces, 563.

capture of Miniken against wishes of, 559
-, ambassadors waiting for orders from upon it, 560.

Louis Philip, Duke of Simmern, duke of Symeren, duke Louis, brother of the Elector Palatine, Frederick, V. :

undertakes guardianship of Palatinate, 50
-, consent uncertain, 55.

Administrator of Palatinate, the Administrator, 107 :

England would like to have control of whole, 61, 72
-, sends Kolb to England, 95.

Anstruther to see first, 73, 75
-, Anstruther interviews, 88, 90.

persuaded by Charles to take administration and expects help, 90, 148.

position recognised at diet of Heilbronn, 94, 97
-, but Feuquieres, refuses, 100.

recognised by England, 98
-, Saxony does not recognise, 108
-, efforts to make Saxony recognise, 122.

Swedes asked to hand over places to, 99, 101, 103, 104
-, taking possession, 107
-, agreement with Oxenstierna, 108, 112.

efforts of Kolbe for in England, 111
-, Kolbe returning to, 112, 119.

Lower Palatinate to be handed to, 118, 120
-, measures of defence, 137, 141.

sends Curtius to Princess Palatine, 159
-, envoy expected in England, 165, 170.

estimate of force required to defend Palatinate, 171.

1634 :

reported Palatinate defenceless, 179
-, English give fair words to, 186.

may have to seek French protection, 186
-, Princess Palatine apologies for, 196
-, turns for French protection again, 231.

urges Swedes to dismantle Palatinate fortresses, 192.

gentleman of to ask French protection, 298
-, arranges for French protection of Palatinate, 302.

French claims to Electoral vote excites wrath, 316.

1635 :

opening to enter French Dutch alliance, 322.

Curtius sent with request for help, 417, 418, 421, 424
-, French ministers recognised as elector, 511.

1636 :

peace not to be made without reinstatement of, 554.

Louis, duke of Savoy :

claim to Cyprus through, 116n.

Louise, Juliana, duchess of Deuxponts or Zweibrucken, sister of the Elector Palatine :

Palatine visits, 20.

Louvain [Prov. Brabant, Belgium] :

University, faculty of theology pronounces Orleans marriage indissoluble, 200.

reported defeat of Spanish cavalry near, 407
-, Orange raises siege of, 425.

Lue, la. See Laleu.

Luneburg, duke of. See George, duke of.

Lusignan, Anne de, duchess of Savoy :

claim to Cyprus through, 116n.

Lutzen [Prussian Saxony, Germany] :

battle of, 131n.

Luxemburg, 169 :

Spaniards fortifying on borders of, 74
-, Spaniards in threaten Palatinate, 167, 174, 177, 179.

Spaniards sending veteran troops to, 189.

Rusdorf going through, 208.

army of Prince Tomaso in garrison in, 326.

Lyndhurst, co. Hants :

Charles at, 443n.

Lyon [Rhone, France] 2 :

despatches dated from, 3.

Jerome Weston at, 3n, 7
-, Weston writes from, 47n.

gold cloth weavers from Venice start industry at, 161.

Correr travels by, 277
-, Fielding at with Fleming, 305, 306.