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Valanse, Valanze, sieur de. See Estampes, Achille de, sieur de Valencay.

Valaresso, Alvise, captain of Padua :

Rowlandson sees about Weston's coming, 21
-, Rota interviews, 45.

despatch to Senate, 45.

-, -, Venetian Ambassador in England, 21.

-, Pol Antonio, Savio alla Mercanzia, 449, 453, 516.

Valencay, sieur de. See Estampes, Achille de.

Valenciennes [Nord, France], 4.

Valenza [Prov. Alessandria, Italy] :

beseiged by Crequy, 456
-, Charles enquires about raising of siege, 478
-, dispute between Cize and French ambassadors over, 484.

Valestain. See Wallenstein.

Valette, La, Cardinal. See Nogaret, Louis de, d' Epernon.

-, duke of. See Nogaret, Bernard de.

Valier, Bertuccio, Venetian Ambassador extraordinary to Milan, 149, 150 :

received by Cardinal infant, 150n.

-, -, Savio alla Mercanzia, 309, 321, 344.

Valieri, Andrea :

accompanies Correr to England, 285.

Valle, Antonio della, alias Nicholas Avellin, alias Antonio Schinchinellialias Fulgentio Mascaroni, supposed envoy of Poland :

at Court and sees king, 476
-, complains of reception, 477.

proposes second marriage with Palatines, 478
-, Charles promises an answer, 478.

suspicious proceedings, 481, 482
-, returns to London and arrested 484
-, imprisoned in Gatehouse, 485.

blamed for everything, sorry case, 495
-, escapes in disguise, 510
-, recaptured, 520.

-, Pietro della :

not father of Antonio, 482.

Valtelline [Switzerland] :

Feria passed through, 161
-, French occupy, 380.

Rohan's manifesto on reaching, 387
-, Venice lets food stuffs go through to French troops in, 389
-, Venetian prudence over, 427
-, Venice draws attention to French progress in, 480.

Austrians enter, 421.

Van den Berg. See Berg, Count Henry van den.

Vane, Ven, Sir Henry, ambassador to the King of Sweden :

failure of negotiations, 6, 9, 76
-, treaty reported concluded, 7
-, sends Curtius to England, 9.

Weston tries to mislead Gussoni about negotiations, 12
-, ordered to withdraw to Ulm, 14
-, moves to Strasburg, 16, 22
-, not to leave Strasburg, 26.

returns to England, 39
-, Curtius secretary of, 161.

appointed commissioner on E. India Co's. claims, 158.

did not accept present, 238.

considered likely to succeed Portland as Treasurer, 351
-, one of inner circle in the Council, 367.

-, -, Secretary of. See Curtius, William.

Vantelet, M. de :

to take present of horses to Savoy, 33.

-, Madame de, the Vantelletta, favourite of the queen :

Pougny to demand expulsion, 284.

Vapin. See Wapping.

Vas, abbot of. See Caverel, Philip de, abbot of St. Vaast, Arras.

Vassel, Vasel, Samuel, English merchant :

manufactures cloth with fringes, 461.

Veimar. See Saxe Weimar, Duke Bernard of.

Velvet :

Fielding has leave to send to Wyche, 438.

Ven. See Vane.

Vendome. See Csar, duke of Vendome.

Venetian cloth. See under cloth.

Venice, 207 :

1632 :

Jerome Weston to go to, 5, 12, 367
-, arrival of Tuillerie at, 13n
-, letter to Charles, 29.

suggested mediation between England and Sweden, 14, 15.

measures for reception of Jerome Weston, 20, 21, 24, 26
-, gift of chain to Weston, 30.

friendship of James to, 25, 29
-, friendship to Charles, 30, 31, 35.

refrains from opposing Dutch Spanish negotiations, 27.

selection of English ambassador for, 35, 57, 59.

Rowlandson returns straight to, 50.

Princess Palatine commends her children to, 50
-, informed of death of Palatine, 54.

less need than other states to have representatives near king, 53.

1633 : 102.

English trade with Morea detrimental to, 57
-, English ship's cargo for, 58.

send ambassador extraordinary to Poland, 77
-, English ambassadorpromised to, 90, 96
-, appointment neglected, 104, 119
-, but king intends to send one, 106.

Weston's gratitude to, 82, 91.

assistance to cause in Germany, 88.

desires anchors from England, 111, 113, 114
-, cost of voyage to, 114.

claims to Cyprus, 116n
-, Rohan would like to return to serve, 118.

gives help to Mantua, 126
-, gold cloth weavers of set up at Lyon, 161.

Charles expresses friendliness to, 133, 155, 160.

policy to maintain friendship between English and Dutch, 142.

English ambassador to, Arundel's views about, 149, 150, 152, 158, 159, 175.

Signory asks for information upon, 159
-, Council decides to send, 164
-, Carey chosen, 166.

pleased at appointment, 176
-, England to notify of appointment, 177.

embassy extraordinary to Cardinal Infant, 150
-, did not grant passage to Feria, 161.

efforts to make harmony between English and Dutch, 156, 170, 175.

grant leave to Colonel Douglas, 163.

congratulates king on birth of James, 168.

1634 :

vote new ambassador for England, 185, 186, 198
-, Gussoni presses for appointment of successor to Carey, 213
-, nomination promised, 216.

extra duty on ships not taking cargo to, 185
-, ships to bring 2/3 cargo to, 199, 205
-, extra duty continued, 217.

climate should suit Carey, 187, 198
-, thanked for succour to Freeman, 209.

endangered by French ambition, 198.

Douglas asks for extension of leave, 199.

Charles expresses friendship for, 211, 282, 299
-, Fielding's appointment shows king's regard for, 258, 270.

Dutch alliance with not prejudiced by one with France, 230
-, good relations with France, 250.

Spanish reports about alliances affecting, 232
-, share of trade at Constantinople, 237, 246, 267.

appreciation of appointment of Fielding, 244
-, Zonca to raise question of ambassador, 250.

representations against making appeal to Turkish Courts, 252, 253
-, share of damages, 273.

cultivates favour of Weston, 259
-, Rohan's devotion to, 285.

devotion of Savoy's confidant to, 260
-, precedence of Savoy at Rome, 278.

Fielding's journey to, 281, 325
-, Fielding at before, 283
-, Fieldings' companions to and at, 286.

dispute with pope about Ancona, 288n.

French unlikely to attack Austria without help of, 304.

proposal for settling Istria, 305, 342.

1635 :

may be asked to join league to counterbalance France, 316
-, efforts to forward alliance of England and France, 331.

dispute with pope over Ancona and consuls, 320, 321.

decrees reduction of duty on Western goods for four years, 321.

friendly to Sweden and Union, 333
-, Charles expresses regard for, 338, 339, 340.

Fielding hints at reconciliation with Savoy, 340
-, entertainment of Fielding, 342, 343, 344.

vote of chain to Rowlandson, 341.

measures taken upon death of Lady Fielding, 347-350.

decree forbidding exportation of oil, binding hooks, hoops and osiers, 353.

Senneterre tries to find out attitude to war, 359, 374
-, and Pougny also, 380.

common aims with England, 368
-, England values friendly relations with, 369.

Charles thanks for honours to Fielding, 371, 378.

agree to let provisions go to French in Valtelline, 389.

Fielding explains why England is arming to, 389, 390, 396.

English efforts to ruin trade in Levant, 408
-, complaint of foreigners taking trade from, 448, 453.

Charles wishes to reconcile with Savoy, 423, 451
-, Windebank alludes to, 472.

cotton and gall nuts to be obtained from, 449.

Fielding asks that Hercules be allowed to leave empty, 449, 452, 456
-, goes without leave, 452n.

Senate writes to ambassador on, 456, 457
-, reply to Fielding upon, 457, 458.

English imitation of fine fringed cloth of, 461.

1636 :

French ambassadors raise question of reconciliation with Savoy, 501.

dominion over Adriatic cited in Mare Clausum, 509.

desire to open trade, 517
-, vote for couriers and letters, 533.

difference with pope over inscriptions in Sala Regia, 527, 528, 538, 555, 556.

report of alliance with Spain, 532, 540, 545.

pistols sent by for Persian merchant, 540
-, care to treat English well at, 552.

Arundel expresses devotion to and hopes to revisit, 540
-, Rowlandson intends to, privately, 560.

Arsenal, 111, 113, 114, 348, 350.

Calle delle Brigioni, 429.

Church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo :

Lady Fielding's body placed in, 348, 349.

church bells of S. Marco, 348, 350.

halls of arms and jewels of the sanctuary, permission to view, 29, 168, 533.

Mint, 341, 521.

-, Proveditori of the, 21.

Piazza of S. Marco, 349.

Rason Vecchie, magistracy of, 20, 21, 24, 31, 350.

Rialto, 429.

six great schools of, 348, 350.

S. Marco, island, 429.

Zecca. See Mint.

Avogadori di Comun, 429.

Avogaria, 428.

Camerlenghi di Comun, 412.

Collegio secretary of. See Pauluzzi, Gio. Francesco
-, Scaramelli, Moderante
-, Surian, Christoforo.

Council of Forty, 138, 428.

Council of Ten :

Sentence against Spiera, 266
-, orders Zonca to hand papers to Dolci, 271. orders Zonca to continue as Secretary in England, 336
-, permit to Ruzzini to show statues to Fielding, 373.

doge of. See Erizzo, Francesco.

-, son or brother allowed to wear ducal costume, 551n.

Five Savii alla Mercanzia :

report on Hyde's petition and trade in Morea, 57
-, report on petition of Greswell, 138, 139.

guarantee of required for lading of currants, 199.

report on extra duty charged on currants, and conditions, 2046.

Hobson's case referred to, 285, 323, 427, 428
-, report on Hobson's case, 321, 522
-, recommend bail, 516
-, to arrange his trial, 521.

report on reduction of duty on trade with West, 309.

report on smuggling on ship Freeman, 344.

report on defalcations in respect of ship Paragon, 344, 345, 387.

Grissol's case referred to, 428.

report on petition for Hercules to sail empty, 448, 449, 452, 453.

Grand Chancellor :

allowed to wear ducal costume, 551n.

Great Council :

decision about wide sleeves, 551.

Inquisitors of State, 429.

Inquisitor with the Fleet. See Basadonna.

Procurators of St. Mark :

allowed to wear ducal costume, 551n.

Proveditore of the Fleet, 129.

Proveditore General, 18, 36.

Proveditore in Terra Ferma, 163.

Sanita, office of, 344.

Savio alla Scrittura, 163.

Senate, free trade advocated in, 408.

Twenty Savii, 427.

Ufficio dell' Uscita, 408.

English consul at, 40.

Veniero, Sebastiano, Venetian Captain designate of Candia, 48.

Verdieux, Jan, captain of the Sampson, of Flushing :

captured by English squadron, 446n, 476n.

Verona [Prov. Verona, Italy] :

Jerome Weston at, 20.

Rectors of, 20.

despatch dated at, 20.

Verteman, Vertman. See Werdtmann, Matthias.

Verua, count of. See Scaglia, Augusto Manfredo.

Verzin (brazil wood) :

English ships with cargoes of, 448.

Veymar. See Saxe Weimar, Duke Bernard of.

Vezel. See Wesel.

Vic, Henry de, Dewich, Devich, English secretary in France :

reports negotiations with Monsieur, 136, 176
-, reports intention to reduce Lorraine, 140.

reports mission of Feuquieres, 177
-, reports activity in Picardy, 182, 196
-, announces birth of James, 183.

reports rapprochement of France and Sweden, 189
-, reports resentment against Lorraine, 195.

makes fuss about French progress in Germany, 215.

Soranzo's relations with not good, 215.

away on leave to London, 266
-, gone to Jersey, 271
-, in London, goes on to Court, 273
-, back at Paris, 282
-, visit to England denied, 282, 285.

resentment at French progress in Germany, 282.

Fielding has powers over, 283
-, reports object of Guiche's journey to Calais, 326n.

forbidden to go to audience, 343.

Scudamore objects to appointment as resident, 388, 389, 391, 392
-, and gains point, 418.

opinion about reported landing in Olron, 418.

despatches quoted, 243n, 326n.

Vice Admiral :

ordered to detain ships in port, 52.

Vice chancellor, imperial. See Strahlendorf, Peter Heinrich, Freiherr von.

Vice Treasurer. See Cottington, Sir Francis.

Vicenza [Prov. Vicenza, Italy] :

Weston to travel by, 20.

Vico, Pietro, Venetian Secretary in Germany :

despatches to the Senate, 9.

-, () Secretary of Gussoni at Hague, 142.

Victory

commissioned for foreign service, 18, 32
-, not likely to do much, 23.

to escort queen mother to England, 43
-, or to Spain, 46
-, stopped in port, 52.

at Corua, to take Oate to England and money to Flanders, 568
-, to escort troops and money from Spain, 568, 569.

Vienna [Austria], 2, 24, 34, 42, 213 :

news from, 538.

despatches dated from, 9, 13, 57, 121, 288, 292, 361, 375, 379, 406, 409, 472, 482, 485, 503, 514, 525, 537, 551, 563.

Gustavus seeks to alarm, 28.

Anstruther's account of policy at, 66.

negotiations at useless, 95.

Cardinal Infant going to, for marriage, 252.

envoys of queen mother go to, 465.

Palatine's affairs stationary at, 526
-, Radolti leaves for England, 536
-, Arundel on way to, 549.

bishop of. See Wolfrath, Anton.

Court of : English hopes from, 27.

Rota arrives at, 57.

Viert. See Weerdt.

Vigliana. See Avigliana.

Villani, the Regent, Senator : to go to Germany, 23.

Ville franche, Villa franca [Alpes Maritimes, France] :

English merchants wish to avenge themselves on, 310.

Villiers, Catherine, duchess dowager of Buckingham :

queen entertained at Gardens, 127
-, intercedes for Weston, 223.

remarried to Viscount Dunluce, 377.

Villiers, George, duke of Buckingham, 243 :

treaty made by, promising subsidy to Denmark, 60n.

regard of Charles for memory of, 63, 223, 286, 377, 527.

revenues of office of Lord High Admiral assigned to wife and son of, 87
-, post of Lord High Admiral vacant since death, 303.

made no difficulty about meeting Richelieu, 456
-, censured for this, 459.

Villiers, Mary :

marriage to Lord Herbert, 323, 527.

Villiers, William, viscount Grandison of Limerick :

accompanies Correr at London entry, 297.

Vindebanch. See Windebank.

Vinterlar. See Winterthur.

Virginia :

Baltimore going to in well equipped ship, 158.

Vitcombe. See Whetcombe.

Vittorio Amadeo, duke of Savoy :

reception of Weston, 22
-, presents armour to Charles, 33.

Charles sends hackneys to, 33
-, frequent exchange of compliments with England, 137.

claim to royal title, 113, 116, 126, 140, 177, 405, 406
-, Senate wishes to know impressions made by, 159.

little satisfaction from conference, with Cardinal Infant, 114
-, Spanish hopes of winning, 123.

sends jewelled sword to Lord Weston, 167
-, Scaglia hopes to make peace with, 171.

proposing to send embassy extraordinary to England, 169, 177, 184.

book of, not reached England, 169
-, Salvetti enquiring for, 170.

1634 :

should consider danger from French, 198
-, Scaglia in disgrace with, 220.

book of, received by Coke, 203
-, no approval of claims in England, 207, 257, 264, 269, 278
-, book distributed in England, 264, 272, 275, 278, 464, 475.

rumoured alliance with Spain and England, 208.

Marquis of San Germano to press claims to royalty, 257, 264, 277.

letter to confidant in England about claims, 260, 261.

French suspicious of support for Prince Tomaso, 269.

book on claims to Flanders, 272, 273, 275, 278.

Charles deprecates claims, 272, 278
-, sounds Charles about support, 277.

dissuaded from keeping agent in England, 277
-, mission of Fielding to, 281.

efforts to induce pope to recognise royal rank, 279
-, misunderstanding with Venice, 340.

seizes goods of English merchants, 310.

1635 :

reception of Fielding, 324
-, close connection with England, 368
-, sending resident to England, 375, 406.

will not leave French party, 380
-, Charles sceptical about his siding with French, 392.

made commander of allied forces in Italy, 392n.
-, announces French alliance to Charles, 443.

means to remain neutral, 422
-, would iike to help Charles to vengeance on Austrians, 446.

thanks Charles for mediation with Venice, 451
-, Correr checks idea of mediation, 472.

takes the field, 456
-, French ambassadors condemn faithlessness, 478
-, sends paper to Cisa on siege of Valenza, 484.

"Opinions of Gianotti," on royal claims of, 474, 477.

Cisa tries to use Palatine's style to promote claims, 487.

1636 :

French ambassadors raise question of reconciliation with to Correr, 501.

Cisa wants to export gunpowder and bullets for, 555, 572
-, to show French that intends to fulfil obligations, 572.

-, -, Secretary of, in England, 260, 261.

Vitylo, Vitullo [Prov. Laconia, Greece] :

ship of Hyde robbed at, 548.

Volestain. See Wallenstein.

Volfenbuttel. See Wolfenbttel.

Volgast. See Wolgast.

Vratislavia. See Breslau.

Vuolestain. See Wallenstein.