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A. B. sent to Scotland, with money, 472. See also Hod, Francis.

- letter from, in relation to Devonshire, 654.

Abbas I., Shah of Persia, accession, given to war, 328; peace with Turks, 389, 410, 446; attitude to Turks, 461; marries sister of King of Tartary, 507.

Abbeville, Abvyle [Somme, France], cannon sent from to the Duc d' Aumâle, 614.

-, troops about and in the suburbs of, 535, 540, 577, 607.

Abbruzzo, the, brigands besieged in, 420.

-, -, corn sent from, 162.

-, -, a city of. See Aquila.

Absolom's banquets; the King of Spain's entertainment of the English ambassadors likened to, 570.

'Achitofell,' allusion to, 57.

Acuna, Don Pedro d', endeavours of, to defend Cadiz against Drake, 659.

Adam, Guillaume, merchant of Dieppe, complaint of, 632.

-, Roger, Frenchman, ship of, taken while at the fishing, 632.

Addie? (Erady) Patrick, canon of Perowne, prisoner in the Tower, 80.

Admiral, the Lord High. See Howard, Charles.

Admiralty, Court of, 114; commissions out of, alluded to, 50, 233, 659; inventory in, alluded to, 34; summary of proceedings in, 114; records of, sought up and perused, 205.

-, -, judge of, 32; letter to be written to, 33; orders to, ibid, 494; report of, judgment to be given upon, 80; declaration to be made before, 285; papers to be delivered to, 371; award of, alluded to, ibid; orders to, alluded to, 514; orders of, 515; orders to be given to, 627; commissions from, alluded to, 632, 659.

-, serjeant of. See Swift, Jasper.

Adriatic, forts made on the shores of, 17.

Adventurers. See Merchants Adventurers.

Aerschot (Arscot), Duke of. See Croy, Philippe de.

-, Marquis of. See Croy, Philip de.

Aerschot, Arscot [S. Brabant, Belgium], sacked by Gueux, 410.

Agents. See under ambassadors.

Agoult, Francois d', de Montauban, Comte de Sault, Saux, accompanied Epernon, 154.

Aguillar, Juan Alveres d', master of the ordnance at Melilla in Africa, note of letters to, 281.

Aguilon, Pedro de, Secretary to Cardinal Granville in the Low Countries; title-page of book by, 177.

Aiguesmortes [Gard, France], Governor of. See Gremian.

Aisneval, M. d'. See Prunele, Charles de, Baron d'Esneval.

Alain, Allein, M. d', Baron of Savignac, in command at Castillon, brave defence of the town by, 60, 61.

-, -, a chief man of Navarre's party, 516.

Alan. See Allen.

Alarache. See El Araiche.

Albene, Abbé d'. See Bene, Abbé del.

Albert, Archduke of Austria, Cardinal, Viceroy of Portugal, Gibbes promised licence from, 231, 232; alarmed by news of Drake, consults nobles, 332; Santa Croce's confidences to, 373.

Albigeois [Languedoc, France], strong places of, 4; the Senechal of Toulouse withdraws from, 5.

Albis, river. See Elbe.

Albret, Jean d', Baron de Miossens, Miucens, a chief man of Navarre's party, 516.

Alcala, Spain, convent of, 420; a Franciscan of. See St. Diego.

Alchemar. See Alkmaar.

Aldersam. See Oldersum.

Aldersaye, George, letter from, 18; letter to, ibid.

-, John [qy. Walsingham], letter to, 18; goods of, ibid.

Aldobrandini, Cardinal [Ipolito, aft. Pope Clement viii.], "proposed" two churches in consistory, 419; obtains pardon for a rebel, 426.

Aldred [Solomon], recommended by Stafford, 53; a letter to be given to, 368.

Alen. See Allen.

Alencon, Duke of. See Francis.

Aleppo, 674.

Alexander VI., Pope, Guicciardini's note concerning, quoted, 570.

-, -, son of. See Borgia, Cæsar

Alexandria, French consul or ambassador at. See Vento, Christopher.

-, Viceroy of, one made prisoner by, freed at Harborne's entreaty, 648; Beglerbey and Chaous of, ibid.

-, the English ship Tiger at, 335.

Alford, one, of London, son of, 538.

Algiers, Spanish preparations reported to be against, 570 (2); army of Spain said to be going towards, 597.

Algiers, Viceroy of. See Celesti.

-, a captain of, taken, 475.

-, gallies of, Spanish gallies taken by, 489.

Alington, Allington, Henry, merchant of London, moneys owed by, requests that he be made to pay, 339, 495.

Alkmaar (Alchemar) [Prov. N. Holland Netherlands], favours the Earl of Leicester, 421.

Allein, M. de. See Alain.

Allemagne, Baron d'. See Castellane, Melchior de.

Allermands. See Germany and Germans.

Allen, Alen, Alan, Dr. William, not yet a cardinal, but makes a brave show in Rome, 191; is still in Rome, 284; abbey given to, ibid.

-, -, made a Cardinal, 356, 363, 380; said to be going legate to Flanders, 357, 380; is written to as Cardinal of England, and the Pope will have him called so, but signs only Cardinal Allen, 357, 365; Lord Paget and Morgan "greatly angry at his sudden cardinalship," 364; is deputed legate to Flanders, "that he may disturb English affairs," 380; said to be going to Spain, 409; through many platforms hath gotten his Cardinal's hat, ibid.

-, -, the motion for a peace between England and Spain, said to proceed from, 451; but his promotion at the request of Spain shows that no peace is intended, 452.

-, -, said to have been made Cardinal at request of Spain, 453; a "disloyal and traitorous subject," ibid.

-, -, allusion to, as Cardinal of England, 541; the Pope said to hold almost daily secret conversations with, 557; secret intelligence sent by means of, from Lancashire and France, 598; copies of papers sent to, 663; "no resolution" of his departure from Rome, 666; Dr. Gifford in disgrace with, ibid; Gifford's relations with, 670.

-, -, Abbey and income given to, by the King of Spain, 363, 364; palace given to by the Pope, 357, 364; pension for, from the King of Spain, 356.

Allier, the river, the French King lodges upon, 492.

Allington. See Alington.

Almains, Almayn. See Germany.

Almeida, Bastiano d', at Lisbon, 144.

Alps (in Monti), troops crossing, 123.

Alsace, provisions procured from for Geneva, 449.

-, landgrave of. See Manderscheid, John IV von, bishop of Strasburg.

Altemps, Cardinal. See Sitticus, Marcus.

Altoviti, Sieur, the Grand Prior murdered by, 3; is dispatched by the Prior's servants, ibid.

Alva, Duke of. See Toledo, Ferdinand Alvarez de.

Alveris, Licentiatus Lewes, letter in recommendation of, desired, 99.

Ambassadors, agents, envoys, papal legates and nuncios:
-, Bavarian, to Rome. See Minucci.
-, Bernese, to Basel and Zurich, 422.
-, Bernese, to Duke Casimir, 202, 219.
-, Bernese, to France. See Mellunes.
-, Danish, in England, 2, 90. See also Berner, Abel; Mathei, Olaus; Ramel, Henry.
-, Danish, in France, 480, 483, 683.
-, Danish, in Poland, 649.
-, Danish, in Spain, 58.
-, English, to Denmark. See Rogers, Daniel.
-, English, to Duke Casimir. See Brooke, William, Lord Cobham; Corbett, Robert.
-, English, to Flanders. See Davison, William.
-, English, to Flanders, Don John of Austria. See Horsey, Sir Edward; Leighton, Sir Thomas.
-, English, to France. See Bodley, Thomas; Leighton, Sir Thomas; Stafford, Sir Edward; Waad, William; Wootton, Edward.
-, English, to German Princes. See Palavicino, Horatio.
-, English, to Netherlands. See Brooke, William, lord Cobham.
-, English, at Porte. See Harborne, William.
-, English, to Portugal. See Wilson, Dr. Thomas; Wootton, Edward.
-, English, to Prince of Orange. See Corbett, Robert.
-, English, to Requescens. See Corbett, Robert.
-, English, to Spain. See Browne, Anthony; Challoner, Sir Thomas; Cobham, Sir Henry; Mann, Dr. John; Smith, Sir John; Waad, William; Wilkes, Sir Thomas.
-, English, at Venice. See Carleton, Sir Dudley.
-, French, in England. See Aubespine, Claude de l', Baron de Chateauneuf; Bellievre, Pomponne de; Castelnau, Michel de, Seigneur de Mauvissière; Clausse Pierre, Seigneur de Marchaumont.
-, French, to German princes. See Seguier, Jean, Seigneur de la Verriere.
-, French, at Porte. See Savary, Jacques de, Sieur de Lancome.
-, French, at Rome. See Arques, Francois de, cardinal de Joyeuse; Bandini, Marco; Vivonne, Jean de, Seigneur de St. Gouard.
-, French, to Scotland. See Pinard, the younger; Preau, Camille de, Seigneur de Courcelles; Prunele, Charles de, Baron d'Esneval.
-, French, in Spain. See Longlee, M. de, Sieur de la Motte.
-, French, to Swiss. See Clausse, Henry, Seigneur de Fleury.
-, French, at Venice. See Maisse, Hurault de.
-, German princes, to France. See Helmstetter; Isenburg, Wolfgang, Count of; Wurttemberg, Frederick de, Count of Montbeliard.
-, Hesse, to France. See Rolzhausen, Frederick de.
-, Holland and Zeeland, to England. See Ortel, Joachim.
-, Holland and Zeeland, to France. See Taffin, Quintin, Sieur de la Pre.
-, Imperial, to Florence. See Arco, Count Antonio d'.
-, Imperial, to Porte. See Sinzendorf, Freiherr von.
-, Imperial (secretary) at Venice, 179.
-, Navarre, to Duke Casimir. See Chaumont, Jean de, Baron de Guitry; Segur, Jacques, Sieur de Pardaillan; Vienne, Claude de, Seigneur de Clervant.
-, Navarre, to England. See Choart, Paul, Seigneur de Buzenval; Hurault, Michel de l'Hopital, Seigneur du Fay; Saluste, Guillaume, Seigneur du Bartas.
-, Navarre to Germany and Swiss. See Moret, Antoine de, Seigneur de Reaux.
-, Navarre, at Hamburg. See Fox.
-, Palatine (Duke Casimir), to England. See Junius.
-, Papal, in France. See Frangipani, Fabio Mirto, archbishop of Nazareth; Ragazzoni, Geronimo, bishop of Bergamo.
-, Papal, in Germany. See Orsini, Lelio; Puteo, Antonio; Sega, Filippo, bishop of Piacenza.
-, Papal, to Poland. See Capua, Annibale di, archbishop of Naples.
-, Papal, to Swiss. See Santori, Giovanni Battista, bishop of Tricarico.
-, Papal, at Venice. See Costa, Cesare, archbishop of Capua; Matteuccio.
-, Polish, to Porte. See Zamoiski, John.
-, Polish, to Rome. See Rischia.
-, Ragusan, to Porte. See Cervi, Orsato da.
-, Savoyard, to Venice, 440.
-, Saxon, at Venice, 477.
-, Scottish, to Denmark, 349.
-, Scottish, to France. See Beaton, James, archbishop of Glasgow; Gisop (? Chisholm).
-, Scottish, to Pope. See Seton, Alexander, prior of Pluscardine.
-, Scottish, to Spain, 658. See also Seton, Sir John.
-, Spanish, in England. See Guaras, Antonio de; Mendoca, Bernardino de.
-, Spanish, in France. See Mendoca, Bernardino de.
-, Spanish, at Genoa. See Mendoca, Pedro de.
-, Spanish, at Imperial court. See San Clemente, Don Guillen de.
-, Spanish, to Poland. See San Clemente, Don Guillen de.
-, Spanish, at Rome. See Guzman, Enrique de, Count of Olivares.
-, Spanish, to Swiss Catholic Cantons. See Creutz, Pompeo.
-, Swiss, to France, 2, 5, 6, 24, 48, 683.
-, Turkish, to Poland. See Mustapha.
-, Tuscan (Florentine), at Rome. See Gerini; Saracinelli, Cipriano.
-, Tuscan, in Spain. See Gondi, Francois Marie de.
-, Tuscan, at Venice, 418.
-, Venetian, in France. See Dolfin, Giovanni ; Mocenigo, Giovanni.
-, Venetian, at Porte. See Moro, Giovanni.
-, Venetian, at Rome. See Gritti, Giovanni.
-, Venetian, in Spain. See Lippomanno, Gieronimo.
-, Venetian, in Tuscany. See Contarini, Tomaso.

Amboise, Amboyce [Indre et Loire, France], castle surprised by Epernon, 642.

Ambrun, M. de, 565.

Ambrun. See Embrun.

Amida. See Diarbekr.

Amiens [Somme, France], the King sends troops towards, 535; the King going to, 541 ; stands firm against d' Aumâle, 577.

Amsterdam, Netherlands, news brought to, 277.

Amurath III., Sultan of Turkey, the Grand Turk, Grand Signor, Emperor of the Turks, 688.
-, retains Occhiali's son as hostage, 338 ; Harborne appeals to, for co-operation against Spain, 504, 508 ; sends Turk to Gibraltar to meet English fleet, 507.
-, sending great army against Spain, 505 ; petition to about Ragusans helping Spain, 647 ; displeased about, 648.
-, orders French and Venetians to keep peace, 573; advice to Sigismund about Maximilian, 650.
-, issues new money and imposes tribute, 649.
-, favours the Tartar, 649.
-, letter from, 650.
-, letters to, referred to, 649.

-, son in law of, 338.

Amuratto Reis, a French renegado, and Amuratto Reis, a captain of Algiers, captured by the Genoese gallies, 475.

Andalusia, Spain, raising of troops in, 141, 513; note of recruits from, 471; and ships of, ibid.

-, news sent from, 277 ; provision and munition of war coming for, 278.

Andelot, M. d'. See Coligny, Odet de.

Anderschow [Denmark], letter dated at, 585.

Anderson, Sir Edmund, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 410.

André, Hierosime, merchant of Rouen, 81.

Andrea, Jeronimo (probably the same as the above), order in relation to, 33.

Andreas, Androes, Dr. Jacobus, innovations brought into the church in Saxony by, 326 ; fears lest "purity of doctrine might, by the King of Navarre's good successes, prevail against his ubiquity," 427 ; banishment of, alluded to, 450.

Androes [qy. Andrews], Thos., English merchant, ship of pillaged and carried by French ships, 62.

Androise, Thomas, a commissioner for hearing complaints of piracy, (qy. the same as the preceding), 33.

Angel, ship, sent to Spain, 280.

Angennes, Francois d', Seigneur de Monloue, Montloue, brings information about reiters, 492.

-, Jacques d', Seigneur de Pougny, Poigny de Rambouillet, comes from Queen Mother, 156.

Angers [Maine et Loire, France], the King thought to be gone or going to, 610.

-, Castle of, Comte de Brissac dispossessed from the charge of, 595.

Angli, England said to have taken the name of, "from the stranger nation called for help," who became masters of the whole, 342.

Angoulême, Duchy of, France, the Duke of Epernon goes to, 625; troops about and coming to, 678.

-, Governor of. See Nogaret, Jean Louis de, duke of Epernon.

Angoulême, Henri de, Grand Prior, murdered by the Sieur Altoviti, 3.

-, -, servants of, the murderer despatched by, ibid.

-, -, offices held by, distribution of, 4.

-, -, death of, alluded to, 6, 9, 37.

Angoulesme, Duchess of. See Diane de France.

Angoumois, France, Governors in, 470.

Angrefsheim. See Ingersheim.

Angus, earl of. See Douglas, Archibald.

Anhalt, Anhaldia, Anholt, Prince of. See Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt.

-, -, the younger. See John George.

Anjou and Alencon, the late Duke of (Monsieur). See Francis.

Anjou, Duchy of, may be offered to the King of Navarre if he will become a Catholic, but would not be offered if they thought he would take it, 147.

Anne, Princess of Denmark, marriage to James VI., 232, 349, 372.

Anne, Queen of Poland, widow of Stephen Bathory, 418, 440, 461.
-, Sigismund goes to meet, 412; at Warsaw, 443, 447; at Piotrkow, 450; visits Maxmilian, 572.

Anne, sister of Sigismund III., King of Poland, to marry Archduke Maximilian, 649, 650.

Anne of Havre, captured at sea, 632.

Anne Rose, of Dartmouth, seized by Mercoeur, 63.

Anrittgeld, earnest money, 243, 305.

Ansell, Edmund, "lader" of a ship with English goods, taken by the French, 469.

Anspach (Ansbak), Marquis of. See George Frederick, margrave of Anspach.

Anstry, M. d', greeting to, 217.

Antonio, Don, Prior of Crato, the Nantonye, claimant to the throne of Portugal, 56, 178, 179, 332; his weakness of judgment, 83, 181.

-, -, French fleet engaged for, 100.

-, -, in England, 453, 560, 601.

-, -, is desired by the Queen Mother to "impeach" the sending of Commissioners to the Prince of Parma, 533.

-, -, his submission to King Philip, alluded to, 602, 603; "has neither parts nor power, more than as a sort of corsair," 603.

-, Castro in England with, 610.

-, -, a man of, in Paris, 533.

-, -, a spy of, captured, 513.

-, father of. See Dom Luis, Infant of Portugal.

Antwerp, in relation to the procuring of money by Palavicino, 111; money to be paid in, 146; merchants of, payments to, 472.

-, news from, 10, 13, 81, 173, 388, 410, 421, 426, 444, 476, 507.

-, a little Fleming of. See Dennet.

-, letters sent by way of, 202, 236.

-, plague and scarcity in, 173; people of, good news promised to, by Parma, 174; great numbers gone out of, ibid.

-, surrender of, alluded to, 389, 391; outpost of, the fort of Lillo, ibid.

-, sack of [the Spanish Fury], alluded to, 177, 343.

-, post of, 444.

-, village and monastery near, 421.

Anvinal, Sieur de, killed, 4.

Apostolic See, the, money amassed by the Pope to "supply the occasions of," 569.

Apsum. See Topsham.

Aquila, a city of the Abbuzzo [Prov. Aquila, Italy], forts made in, 17.

Aragon, the people of, the Church of Our Lady of Montserrato, belonging to, 571.

Aragon, Charles d', Duke of Terra Nova, Governor of Milan, Doria informs of men needed for his galleys, 161; levy of soldiers at Trent, 179; news received by, 423; going to Spain, 447; gave money to archbishop of Ireland, 462.

-, -, orders sent to, by the King of Spain, 505, statement by, 572.

-, [Charles de], Archbishop of Ireland, at Lisbon, to be made Governor of Ireland, 332; said to be going on the English enterprise, 462.

Aragon, cardinal of. See Tagliavia, Simon, de Aragon.

Arco, Count Antonio d', sent by the Emperor to the Grand Duke of Tuscany, 439.

Arezzo, Bishop of. See Benutio, Steffano.

Argentina. See Strasburg.

Arlinghen. See Harlingen.

Armendaritz, Pierre d', Vicomte de Meharin, Meherin, a chief man of Navarre's party, 516.

Arnault, M., "that attended on the French ambassador," said to be a spy for Walsingham, 34.

Arnaut Mamy Reis, captured by the Genoese galleys, 475.

Arnheim, Henem, Harnem [Prov. Guelders, Netherlands], yielded to the Prince of Parma, 10, 13.

Arno, River, Tuscany, Italy, narrow escape of Grand Duke from drowning in, 505.

Arnold [a Frenchman], brought into suspicion by Gifford, 667.

Arnolt, Richard, merchant of London; part owner of ship taken by pirates, 62.

Arnolt, Richard [qy. if same as the preceding], commissioner for enquiry into piracies, 33.

Arques, Anne d', Duc de Joyeuse:
-, journey to Auvergne etc., 4, 8; going to Chelles, 6; libels against, 9; intentions, sets out, 21; bargain with St. Luc, 93; deceived by King, 95.
-, counter placard against Leicester, 9; dealings of Stafford with, 22.

-, -, army setting up under, 36; going to besiege Milliaut and Marenges, ibid; the King is sending, to the frontiers, 47; still at Mollins, 49; army of, not yet "all together," 61; in Languedoc, 158; forces of, leaving him daily, 351, 355; is about to retire, ibid; arrives in Paris, 356, 359; going to succour La Haye in Touraine, 360.

-, -, the King offended with, 298; present at audience of La Trappe, and sent to Queen Mother, 309.

-, -, said to be going straight towards the King of Navarre, 374; the King fears a fight between, 385; the King of Navarre's supposed design in relation to, 350; reported defeat of a company of, 351, 360.

-, -, reported defeat and death of, 417, 425; death of [in the battle of Coutras], 439, 475; alluded to, 505; victory over, alluded to, 479, 518, 543; body of, arrives in Paris; to be buried with the same pomp as the Duke of Alençon, 517; funeral of, 530, 534; a fly leaf upon, cried in Paris, 530; brother of, funeral of, ? Cardinal Joyeuse, 534; lands of, erection of into a dukedom (1581) alluded to, 176.

-, -, ship belonging to, the Diana, 169.

-, -, as Lord Admiral of France:—strife of, with Epernon for the Admiralty, 7; is in Normandy, desiring ships to go out to secure the traffic, 258; has licensed the English mariners to depart, 267; expected at Paris, 268; as commissioner for sea causes, 268, 270; has arrived in Paris, 270; said to hinder the release of English ships, 290; fails to release, 329; commissioner for depredations, 392; delays caused by, 469.

-, François de, Cardinal de Joyeuse, French ambassador in Rome, in relation to the death of the Dukes de Joyeuse and Mercœur, his brother and brother in law, 425; has two brothers left, both without heirs, ibid; sends to France on secret business, 475; is returning to France to arrange affairs on his brother's death, 505; with the Pope, 563.

-, -, nephew of, 464.

-, François de, Grand Prior of Toulouse, 417, 425; dispensation given for him to marry [on the Duc de Joyeuse's death], 535.

-, -, an assassin urged by, "to take off the King of Navarre," 587.

-, Guillaume, Sieur de Joyeuse, Marshal of France, father of the Duc de Joyeuse, 4; truce made with, 36; the King will probably call him back, 37.

Arrano, Gregorio de, master of the works at Melilla in Africa, note of letters to, 281.

Arscot. See Aerschot.

Arson, de, commands in Sedan in M. de Bouillon's absence, 498; a chief man of the King of Navarre on this side of the Loire, 517.

-, -, young, son of the above, to be sent to Sedan, 498.

Artigotti, Chretien de, Rontigonti, leader of attack on Huguenots, 361.

Artois, France, matters in, alluded to, 176; hopes of forcing the enemy to quit, 305; men making ready for war in, 556.

-, troops in, for the Prince of Parma, 577.

Arundel, Charles, alias Borden, Stafford accused of telling secrets to, 34; journey of, into Spain, ibid; said to have monthly payments from Mendoza, 284; notice concerning a letter given by to Stafford, 464.

-, -, notices of, in relation to the taking of Gilbert Gifford, 660; illness and death of, 463n, 660, 661; declaration of his loyalty by, 661; statement against, by Gifford, 662.

-, -, his services to her Majesty and good handling of the Spanish ambassador, etc., praised, 663, 664.

-, -, letters to, alluded to, 663.

-, -, letter seen by, 666.

-, -, Gifford believed, to have been the cause of his discovery, 669; and has accused him of being a spy of Mendoza, 670; and only to "temporize" by haunting Stafford's house, 671.

Arve, R., bridge of, near Geneva, the enemy has come up to, 168.

Ascoli, Count Ferranto d', spoken of as a possible cardinal, 425.

-, Prince of, going to Spain as an adventurer, 508.

Assan Aga, of Turkey, taken by the galleys of Malta, 338.

Asskew (?) Nicolas, master of French ship taken by the English, 468.

Astarac, Michel d', baron de Fontrailles, Fonterailles, Governor of Lectoure, a chief man of Navarre's party, 516.

Athenians, allusion to remark of Demosthenes to, 639.

Aubespine, Claude de l', baron de Chateauneuf, Chasteauneuf, French ambassador in England, 288, 633.
-, 1586:
-, objections to Leicester's placard sent to, 30; request by, 59.
-, conference with about piracies, 33; efforts for restitution of ships, 63–5, 80, 81; answer of Admiralty Judge to, 115; notes of proceedings with in respect of depredations, 169; memorial to about depredations, 179.
-, utterance of man of, about conspiracy, 117.
-, 1587:
-, an unhappy accident of which he may complain, 185; is not of the league and all his kinsmen sound, 207; efforts to excuse, 215.
-, charged with privity to conspiracy against Queen, 189, 240, 657, 658.
-, Queen dislikes continuance near her of one so dangerously affected, 190; suspects him of having lent an ear to evil practices against her, 199; her dealing with, 203, 205.
-, King suspends judgment about till hears from, 192; and marvels at Queen's suspicions against, 199; King does not believe at fault, 203, 204.
-, acknowledges knowledge of plot against Queen, but not bound to reveal to any but his master, save by order, 204; received Babington the day before his apprehension, 204, 212.
-, assured that no cause for arrest of English ships had been given, 205; conference with about arrest of ships, 213; in respect of stay of English ships, 267, 268, 270.
-, William Stafford at house of, 207; told by member of Council that subject to English laws, 208; good usage will make give good report to King, 229.
-, Bellievre declares his innocence, 207, et seq.; French views concerning, 214, 217, 218.
-, friends move King to take charge against ill, 214; Trappe's confession touching should be sent over, 215; case of only used to make mischief, 272, 273.
-, Roger to act for if still denied audience, 231; earnestly desires to be admitted, 240; agrees to see her as private gentleman, 279; her consent to see him withdrawn, 280.
-, King wishes to hear from, 243; and that he be admitted to purge himself, 249.
-, announces coming of Archduke Matthias, 247; matters communicated to, 250.
-, Bellievre's talk with Stafford about, 250–1; Stafford hopes case may not be too much looked into, 251; conference with Walsingham, very willing to do good offices, 276.
-, case of mentioned by Stafford, 265, 268, 269, 302, 319; protested entire innocence, 269; information from, 278; orders sent to, 291.
-, de Trappes given up to, 279; Queen's attitude to criticised, 289; has audience at Croydon, 291; allusion to, 294, 303; found Queen very well disposed, 295; Queen doubtful what course to take with, 318.
-, suggested Waad wanted to escape from France, 287; to satisfy King about, would not hurt Queen, 290; urges sending some one to deal with King about Queen of Scots, 292; sends de Trappes to the King, 294, 310.
-, memorial of things agreed with commissioners apppointed to treat with, 309; complaint about stay of ships to be sent to, 317; articles arranged with, alluded to, 321, 322.
-, speech of, alluded to, 351; to take order in regard to depredations, 392; order agreed upon between and council about reprisals, 428; commendation of English justice, 469.
-, 1588:
-, statements upon Queen's relations with his King, 488, 489, 583; said to have made things worse, 527.
-, evil meaning of, without judgment or wit, 510; King calls a fool, 527.
-, Queen Mother writes to, 533; dealings of alluded to, 548; dealings with Burghley, 568; relations with Gifford, 665, 669.
-, complains of delays over letters of marque, 549, 554; speeches about Queen of Scots, 584.
-, house or lodgings of, in England, William Stafford resorts often to, 189; letter believed to be sent by way of, 668, 669; an Italian priest at, 676; houses of, in Berri, 592.
-, letters from, 50, 55, 78, 80, 119, 124, 138, 164, 294, 310, 367, 410, 514, 541, 556, 595, 610, 627.
-, -, alluded to, 95, 488.
-, letters to, 88, 118, 196, 216, 275, 331, 595.
-, memorials of concerning French ships and sailors, 285, 361, 632.
-, petition to, 233.
-, children of, going into France, 592.

-, -, a gentleman of. See Beaujardin.

-, -, servant of. See Trappes.

-, -, wife of, letters exchanged with Guise's mother, 86; kindness to William Stafford, 195; journey back to France, 537, 538, 541; visit of Walsingham to, 541; leaving because of coming Spanish invasion, 552; treatment in England, 583; speeches about Mary Queen of Scots, 584; Queen spoke well of Lansac to, 595, 596; served Villeroy's turn, 601.

Aubigny, Dawbynge, Theodore Agrippa d', historian, gentleman of the Chamber to the King of Navarre, craftiness of, complained of, 271.

Audenarde. See Oudenarde.

Auditor of the Chamber. See Mattei, Geronimo.

Audley, Thomas, a Spanish merchant in London, 228, 229.

Audou, M. de, has taken the Mas de Pamiers, 4.

Augsburg (Augusta) [Bavaria, German Empire], Evangelical demagogues expelled from, 71.

-, peace of, desire to establish throughout Germany, 311.

-, (Augusta), courier of, 444; letters sent by way of, 440, 442; news from, 507; troops going to, 607.

-, "the Focchers of." See Fuggers.

Augsburg (Auspurches) or Augustan Confession, 324, 385; princes of 20, 326; diet held by, 326; the Pope not acknowledged judge of, 325; concession of, demanded, by those of Cleves, 438.

Augustus, Elector and Duke of Saxony: death, 15; proposed intervention in France, 16; alluded to, 326.

Auneau, Aulneau [Euré et Loire, France], defeat of the reiters at, battle of the Almaynes, 417, 492, 588, 618.

Aumâle, Duc de. See Lorraine, Charles de; Lorraine, Claude de.

- M. de. See Lorraine, Claude de, Chevalier d'.

Aumont, Jean d', Marshal of France, proposed campaign of, 8; is said to be going to Sedan, 597.

Aurellio, Gio. Battista, letter from, 150; a book published by, ibid.

Aurich (Awrigh), East Friesland [Hanover, German Empire], governor of, 197; traveller to, ibid.

Aussone. See Auxonne.

Austrasia, a re-establishment of the kingdom of, feared, 639.

Austrelins. See Easterlings.

Austria, soldiers contributed by, for the Emperor's army against the Turks, 296; peasants and wine growers of, defeat of, ibid.

-, the Emperor said to break all covenants with his subjects in, 325.

-, States of, send troops to Archduke Maximilian, 423.

-, troops of under Archduke Maximilian in Poland at the siege of Cracow, 443; defeat of, 514.

-, house of, 170; France has been a counterpoise to the greatness of, 174; aspirations of, 370; desires of, as to the King of the Romans, well known, 201, 453; vaunted successes of, 455; practice of an alliance with, alluded to, 674.

-, princes of the House of, intended convocation of, at Lintz, 569.

Austria, Archdukes of. See Albert; Charles of Styria; Ernest; Ferdinand; Matthias; Maximilian.

-, Cardinal of. See Albert, Archduke of Austria.

-, Don John of. See under John.

Auvergne, France, 29.
-, proposed campaign in, 4, 8; Epernon going to, 49.

Auxonne (Aussone), [Cote d'Or, France], the King gives Guise permission to besiege, 21; is resolved to be at the King of Navarre's devotion, 22; "the chief city of Burgundy," will stand for the King of Navarre, 48; the Duke of Guise presses for the siege of, 49; betrayed to Guise, 73.

-, false report that it had surrendered, 65.

- (Ossuna), the Navarese ministers have intelligence in, 685; Clervant is marching towards, ibid.

Availles, Seigneur d', See Chouppes, Pierre de.

Avalos, Caesar d', Marquis del Vasto, Guasto, to succeed Parma as Governor, 173; leaves Netherlands for Italy, 188.

Avernia (? Auvergne), famine and misery in, 8.

Avignon [Vaucluse, France], attempt to surprise, 440.

Awrigh. See Aurich.

Awstlyn, John, declaration of, being "sent forth for discovery" [i.e. diary of his doings], 588.