W

Wainsford, John, English consul at Aleppo :

reports peace between Persia and Portuguese, 64.

Wake, Isaac, English ambassador at Venice :

efforts for English merchants, 36.

-, -, English ambassador in France :

refused to recognise Richelieu, 447.

Waldsee, Count of. See Colloredo, Radolf.

Wales, Prince of. See Charles, prince of Wales.

Wallenstein, Albrecht, Count of, Volestain, Vuolestain, Valestain :

1632 :

tries to misrepresent attitude of Saxony, 5
-, Swedes worsted by, 14.

will be unable to keep army together, 14
-, aims at taking Schweinfurt, 19.

ravages Saxony, 23
-, approaches Leipsig, 28
-, defeat at Leipsig, 39, 41.

reported fresh defeat, 52.

1633 :

gathers forces in Bohemia, 62
-, fear of in Bavaria, 67
-, activity, 133.

Denmark's peace proposals to, 89, 91.

reported to have taken the field, 112
-, boast of, 113
-, large forces of, 118.

armistice with Saxony, 128
-, design to separate Saxony and Brandenburg from allies, 130.

princes may render more flexible, 139
-, means to have revenge on Saxony, 145.

sends Holch to raid Misnia, 147
-, Charles refers to reported rebellion, 155.

Medici princes leave, 147.

operations in Silesia, 165
-, defeats Thurn and Duwall 168, 170
-, devastates Brandenburg, 175.

1634 :

news of death in England, 206
-, Coke's views on death, 209.

Walmer, co. Kent :

estimate for repairing castle, 346n.

Wapping, Vapin :

anchor makers at, 113.

Wardrobe, the Great :

officers of for journey to Scotland, 94.

-, -, master of. See Fielding, William, earl of Denbigh.

wards :

peculiarity of law concerning, in England, 370.

Warsaw [Poland] :

letters of credence dated at, 77n, 120n, 323n.

king's marriage to Palatine princess to be submitted to parliament at, 334.

diet to meet at to confirm peace with Sweden, 460, 471.

king to get consent to marriage from, 504
-, strong opposition to match, 519
-, differences with king adjusted, 532, 534.

Warwick, earl of. See Rich, Robert.

wax :

English ship with cargo of, 59.

weather, winds, gales, storms, 57, 60, 73, 75, 158, 167, 182, 183, 201, 203, 217, 285, 288, 300, 301, 336, 339, 342, 356, 375, 454n, 466, 473, 476, 477, 520, 560, 566.

great heat and exceptional drought, 570.

Weerdt, Viert [Prov. Limburg. Netherlands] :

reported fall of, 19.

Weimar, house of :

Saxon jealousy of, 105.

-, duke of. See Saxe Weimar, Duke Bernard and Duke Ernest of,

Welbeck, co. Nottingham :

Charles staying at, 262n.

Wentworth, Thomas viscount, lord Deputy of Ireland, Viceroy of Ireland :

complains of harm done by Weston's neglect, 226.

dispute with Corporation of Dublin, 255
-, refuses to accept Catholic members of parliament, 256.

a former Puritan won over by king, 256.

considered likely to succeed Portland as Treasurer, 351, 355.

letter of Howell to, quoted, 374n
-, letter of Garrard to quoted, 520n.

Charles disposed to make treasurer, 399, 527.

sentences Mountnorres, appeal to king against, 515
-, comes to Court to exculpate himself, 527
-, sent back to Ireland, 554.

Wentworth, Thomas, first earl of Cleveland :

fetches Senneterre from Gravesend, 353.

-, Thomas, lord, son of the earl of Cleveland :

duel with Thomas Weston, 379.

Werdtmann, Verteman, Vertman, Matthias, Aulic Councillor :

chosen as envoy to England, 514, 516
-, Correr to observe proceedings, 517.

despatch postponed, 525
-, believed in England to have started, 532
-, Taylor confirms despatch, 534.

emperor annoyed at delays of and supersedes, 536, 541.

England will not move till hears proposals, 538.

Wesel, Vezel [Rhenish Provinces, Germany] :

Douglas awaits Kolb at, 129.

Weser, River [German Empire] :

reverse of Baudissin on, (at Hxter), 27.

West Indies :

two English merchantmen burned in, 136.

sea fight between Dutch and Spaniards in, 326.

expedition of Sir Alfonso Gorges to, 355, 360
-, royal ships not to go with, 388.

Westminster :

royal letter dated at, 216.

Marquis of San Germano escorted to, 259
-, Senneterre escorted to, 353.

queen to pass summer at, 412.

Weston, Anne, 258, 351n :

Charles at wedding of to Lord Fielding, 63.

-, Benjamin, 351n :

accompanies Fielding to Venice, 286
-, presented to doge, 340
-, going to Padua, 349
-, back in England, 472.

Weston, Frances, Countess of Portland, wife of the Lord Treasurer :

a devout Catholic who brought up daughters as Catholics, 348, 349.

Weston, Jerome, ambassador, extraordinary, Lord Weston, 26, 57, 222, 367 :

reports arrival in Paris and French attitude to Germany, 2
-, reception at Lyon, 3, 7
-, expected at Turin, 11
-, arrives at Turin, 13.

report from Turin, 12
-, suggested intervention about Sweden, 14
-, reception at Milan, 18.

embassy to Venice, 4, 5
-, Rowlandson announces, 8, 9, 16, 20
-, preparations for reception at Venice, 20, 21, 24.

at Verona, 20
-, reaches Padua, 22
-, credentials to Venice, 26.

first audience, 25, 26
-, private audience, 29
-, arms and jewels shown to, 29
-, compliments to, 29, 30
-, further audience, 30, 31
-, final audience, 35, 36.

votes for defraying expenses, 24, 31
-, satisfaction in England at reception, 47, 51, 80.

appeal on behalf of merchants, 36, 40, 57
-, Rowlandson reports reception, 38, father eager for news of reception, 40, 42.

leaves Venice, 40, 41
-, Lennox to join, 43
-, Gussoni thanks king for mission, 51.

Venice anxious to remove French jealousy about visit, 44.

reception at Florence, 47, 70
-, lingers at Florence, 50
-, entertainment at Florence, 50.

leaves Florence, presents to, 54
-, avoids Genoa because of quarantine, 55.

Venice favours Hyde for, 68, 88.

to ask French co-operation for Palatine, 7, 8
-, reports favourable reply, 80.

stay in France depends on attitude to Palatine, 80
-, first audience, 79
-, calls on Soranzo, 82
-, takes leave of king, 84.

despatch quoted, 80n
-, instructed to return, 85
-, little hope from mission, 86.

reports readiness of France to co-operate for Palatinate, 89
-, suggests understanding with France about Germany, 99.

returns to Court, Gussoni sees, 91
-, ship conveying has brush with Dutch, 92, 93, 100.

anxiety for success of negotiations, 97
-, Foster reports on negotiations, 102.

quarrel with Holland, 100
-, made member of the Council, 100, 367.

present sent from Savoy to, 166, 167, 169
-, San Germano sent in response to mission of, 260, and thanks king for mission of, 272.

with Fielding at Dover but goes no further, 288.

1635 :

succeeds father in title, 351.

cost of embassy to France, Venice and Savoy, 367.

Weston, Nicholas, son of the Lord Treasurer, 351n.

Weston, Richard, Lord Treasurer of England, 5, 7, 55 :

efforts of Chateauneuf to discredit, 83.

1632 :

announces recall of Anstruther, 2
-, tells Gussoni that recall suspended, 42, 45
-, Curtius sees at Roehampton, 6n.

Venetian Senate courts, 4, 26, 68
-, Gussoni converses with about son, 38, 42 : eager for news of son, 40, 42
-, pleasure at son's reception, 43, 47.

speaks to Gussoni of state of Flanders, 11, 12
-, of treaties with Sweden, 12
-, of results of battle of Leipsig, 42.

1633 :

Gussoni to encourage to help common cause, 59.

daughter Anne married to Lord Fielding at house of, 63n.

Salvetti informs of son's reception at Florence, 70.

hopes to effect saving by Princess Palatine coming to England, 72
-, device to raise money from Scotch journey, 78, 79.

sanguine of Anstruther's success in Germany, 76.

Fontenay remonstrates with about Ste. Croix, 78
-, French conciliate, 82, 84.

created earl of Portland, 80.

younger Oxenstierna interviews, 80, 81
-, pleased at favour shown to Hyde, 85.

claims to office of Lord High Admiral, 87
-, attends king to Scotland, 93
-, estimate of cost of journey to Scotland, 125.

discusses situation in Germany with Gussoni, 89, 90.

promises sending of ambassador to Venice, 90.

anxious for success of son's negotiations, 97
-, sends Foster to France, 99, 102.

king shows regard for, 100
-, king leaves in Scotland. 132.

son of sent to announce king's return to queen, 125.

tells Walter Montagu to keep away, 145
-, ill, 222, 293, 294.

answer to Gussoni about relations with Dutch, 156
-, on commission to deal with East India Companies claims, 156.

asks Boutard about his orders for levies, 162
-, Savoy's wish to propitiate, 169.

acts for Prince Palatine at christening of James, 166, 172.

trying to get together considerable sum of money, 171
-, increases revenues, 196
-, services rendered by, 223, 224.

1634 :

defends selling by Dunkirkers of prizs, 182.

attempts to overthrow, 220-223, 225, 226, 263
-, king shows confidence, 223, 233
-, unpopularity, 224, 295.

effects of fall considered in France, 225, 226
-, Pougny to support, 243.

appointed commissioner for case of Nuestra Senora de Rosario, 235
-, promise to Necolalde upon, 244.

Pergami sees, 241
-, Fielding son in law of, 244, 258, 282
-, Zonca to tell Fielding will be welcome, 259.

tells Pougny of mission of Anstruther for Sweden Poland truce, 254
-, says instructions stopped, 257.

goldsmiths will not give credit to, 262.

suspected of malversation in royal forests, 263, 295
-, servants implicated, 264, and punished, 293.

advises San Germano to drop Savoy's royal claims, 264
-, Zonca to inform of Correr's arrival, 276.

unfriendly to suggested union with French and Dutch, 268
-, Pougny tackles about levies granted to Spaniards, 269.

arranges for Fielding to be extraordinary, because of salary, 281
-, Fielding chose Venetian embassy in concert with, 283.

brother of, going with Fielding, 286
-, king favours Fielding because of, 286.

tries to remove suspicions about forest malversation, 293
-, well received by king, 294.

but solidity of position doubted, 295.

soap monopoly of, 295, 408.

1635 :

rebukes lord Mayor of London for refusing to supply ships, 314
-, outcry against over shipmoney, 315.

sends Douglas to king of Poland to attach to England, 316.

commissioner to treat with French ambassadors, 331. Venetian regard for 341, 342, 350.

illness and death, 350
-, character, 350, 351, 367
-, relief felt at death, 351
-, funeral, 355.

commissioners take over office of, 355
-, busy, 374.

did most to thwart efforts of French ambassadors, 359
-, French government perturbed by death, 361
-, said to be in pay of France, 361.

supremo in Council, 367. 368.

Fleming's opinion of consequences of death, 372, 373
-, idea that death may lead to summoning of parliament, 376.

repeated blows suffered by family, 379.

Fielding paid less promptly after death, 459.

secretary of. See Gibbons.

Weston, Thomas, second son of Lord Treasurer, 351n :

complimentary visit to Correr on arrival, 297
-, wounded in duel with Cleveland's son, 379
-, likely to recover, 382.

Westphalia [Germany] :

defeat of imperialists in, 133, 135.

defeat of the Catholic League in, 227, 229, 230.

Prince Tomaso raising troops for, 252.

-, league of. See Catholic league.

Weymouth, co. Dorset :

ship of, 479n, 493n.

wheat :

English ships caught lading in Gulf of Cassandra, 121, 124, 128, 129.

supplies of, from England for Dunkirk, 545.

for Zante robbed by Mainotti, 548.

wheels :

English export to Constantinople, 408.

Whetcombe, Vitcombe, Simon, English merchant :

causes trouble at Cephalonia, 48.

Whetston, Luke, master of the Pearl.

slain in encounter with French, 434.

Whistler, Raphe, witness, 311-313.

Whitehall. See under London.

Widdrington, Roger :

witness, 311, 312, 313.

conference with Edward Courtney, 311, 312.

letter to Courtenay, 312.

Wilde, William, captain of the Hector :

fight' with the Turkish fleet, 121.

William, landgrave of Hesse Cassel :

Charles to consult after Leipsig, 42
-, offers regiments to Princess Palatine, 84, 86.

sends to raise levies in England, 174
-, offers to guarantee Palatinate, 187.

renewal of intelligence with French, 198
-, Pilsen sent to join, 211, 229, 230.

victory of forces at Liegnitz, 227
-, thwarts ill offices of Saxony, 245.

reported alliance with duke of Luneburg, 374, army of, 563.

brother of, in England, 111.

William and Ralph :

fight with Turkish fleet, 121, 124, 125, 128, 129
-, impression at Rome, 134
-, alarm in England, 144
-, trouble at Porte caused by, 273.

Wyche tries to obtain release of crews, 201, 202.

Winchelsea, co. Sussex :

earl of. See Finch, Thomas.

Windebank, Vindebanch, Sir Francis, Secretary of State, 119, 268 :

to send Douglas to Palatinate with remittances. 111, 112
-, speaks with Gussoni about Palatinate, 115
-, and Savoy's claims, 116.

asks how to treat Polish ambassador, 117
-, tells Du Perron Anstruther going ambassador to France, 134.

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

1634 :

sent to take Nethersole's papers, 183.

commissioner on case of Portuguese ship, 235.

warned about Savoy's claims to royalty, 261
-, San Germano discusses claims with, 264.

Zonca sees about Wyche's action at Porte, 266, 267, 273, 279.

Courtenay's book sent to, 313.

1635 :

commissioner to treat with French ambassador about alliance, 331.

made commissioner of the Treasury, 355
-, a favourite of the king, 367.

secret conferences of Necolalde with, 394, 395
-, confers with Necolalde and Mendoza, 407.

letter to Earl of Holland quoted, 403n.

Mendoza represents dangerous plight of Flanders to, 410, 411.

Correr appeals to for release of servant arrested for homicide, 437, 441
-, return from Court awaited, 447
-, back and sees Correr, 449, 450
-, efforts to get satisfaction for Correr, 467.

alludes to reconciliation of Venice and Savoy, but checked, 472.

at Lord Mayor's function, 475
-, della Valle's lies to, 481, 485.

sees French ambassadors about title of Palatine, 486
-, may have suggested to Necolalde to give Palatine title, 489.

conveys threat to Necolalde from Council about Palatinate, 488.

Palatine's ministers confer with about fleet, 491.

1636 :

speaks to Dutch ambassadors about tolls from fishermen, 547
-, draws Beveren's attention to Mare Clausum, 548
-, Arundel's report to from Hague, 554.

expresses resentment of French action, a strong Spanish partisan, advice greatly valued by king, 571.

winds. See weather.

Windsor [co. Berks] :

king starting for, for garter ceremony, 162
-, garter ceremony at, 382, 389
-, king goes to, 432
-, king expected at, 445.

wine :

duties on, enjoyed by king, 299
-, duties to be increased, 397, 513.

England has to import, 362.

complaints of naval captains wasting time over, 432.

trade of Flanders, England gets through war, 499.

supplies of from England for Dunkirk, 545.

Winterthur, Vinterlar, Wintertur, [Canton Zurich, Switzerland] :

conference of Fleming with Count Maximilian Pappenheim at, 316, 318.

Wirtemberg [Germany] :

progress of Spaniards in, 290.

Bavaria claims compensation in, 292.

duke of Lorraine coins money in, 302.

negotiations about cattle and church property of, 516.

duke of, duke of Lorraine assumes title, 302.

-, -, See Eberhart III
-, John Frederick.

Wirtenberg, bishop of. See Ehrenberg, Philip Adolf von, bishop of Wurzburg.

Wismar [Mecklenburg, German Empire] :

treaty between France and Sweden signed at, 560n.

Witherings, Thomas, master of the Posts :

informs Zonca of plundering of mails, 242
-, asks for men of war to protect mails from Dunkirk, 562.

Wolf, Henry, Count of Isenburg, Isembourg, commander of Imperial forces in Luxemburg :

defeated by French investing Treves, 5.

Wolfenbttel, Volfenbuttel [Brunswick, German Empire] :

Pappenheim saves, 14.

Wolfgang William, duke of Neuburg :

Dutch billet troops on subjects, 38
-, flees to Juliers, 62
-, Dutch accuse of breach of neutrality, 71, 72.

Princess Palatine tells Charles of negotiations with, 145
-, Rusdorf's mission to, 146.

Dutch watching movements at Cologne, 169.

diet of Frankfort to discuss neutrality, 223
-, wishes to preserve neutrality, 236
-, conditions for granting neutrality to, 320.

Wolfrath, Anton, bishop of Vienna :

appointed commissioner to treat about Palatinate, 502
-, awaiting return for negotiations, 514.

Wolgast, Volgast [Pomerania, Germany] :

Anstruther visits queen dowager of Sweden at, 131.

wood :

English ships with cargoes of, 448.

Woodstock, co. Oxford :

Charles at, 137n, 143n, 443n.

wool, woollen goods :

Morea proper market for Venetian, 57.

English ships with cargo of, 59, 344.

flourishing manufacture in England, 461, 462.

-, See also cloth.

Woolwich [co. Kent] :

Henrietta Maria launched at, 74n
-, Unicorn built at, 220n.

Worms [Hesse, Germany] :

diet of Protestant Princes at :

Feuquieres asks for declaration about French protection, 317
-, points discussed at, 320
-, dissolved, 372.

princes will not give up, to French, 320
-, in danger from imperialists, 421.

Wriothesley, Thomas, earl of Southampton :

attends king to Scotland, 93.

-, -, -, Charles, son of :

king at christening, 418.

Wurzburg, Wirtenberg [Bavaria, German Empire] :

bishop of. See Ehrenberg, Philip Adolf von.

Wyche, Sir Peter, English ambassador at the Porte, 213 :

offers Bailo assistance against Marcheville, 44
-, Venetian gratitude, 68, 70, 94
-, courtesy to Capello at departure, 96.

the only English ambassador abroad, 110
-, time expired, 241
-, merchants wish to keep on a while, 242.

report of fight of English merchantmen with Turkish fleet, 121n
-, protest about action, 129.

protest against extortion, 124.

instructions to about merchantmen destroyed by fleet, 144n
-, tries to get sailors released, 201, 202.

deals with case of Cesy's debts, 154, 155.

contest of prestige with Marcheville, 163, 164
-, Cesy disputes precedence with, 226.

in trouble about purchase of diamond, 172, 173
-, patents sent through Venice for, 181.

insists on satisfaction about imprisoned merchants, 201
-, report of outrages on Christian merchants, 212, 213.

objects to English proportion of damages assigned, 237
-, Company would like to recall, 241.

favours appeal to Turkish Courts, 237
-, Zonca informed of action, 250
-, Venetian objections to course, 252.

Venice representations against action, 253
-, and to have instructions sent to, 266, 268.

Windebank commends, Pindar condemns, 267
-, makes no report to Levant Co., 273
-, instructions sent to, 279, 280.

christening of son, 408
-, Foscarini godfather, 497.

Fielding sends goods to, 438.

quarrel with Cesy about goods on ship from Smyrna, 556, 569.

-, Lady :

Bailo sends present to, 408.