W

Wachtendonk
-, Wachtersdonck, Wachkendum [Rhenish Prussia, German Empire], people rise against Scots at, 145
-, enemy attempt on, 381.

-, governor of tricks enemy, 381.

Wageningen, Wagening [Prov. Gelderland, Netherlands], plot to betray, 22.

Walcheren, Walker, island of [Prov. Zeeland, Netherlands], churches of thank queen, 3.

Russel's government of not confirmed, 130
-, Leicester hopes to make secure, 305, 401
-, expected attack on, 329, 343, 394, 401, 464, 471.

enemy has information of, 404
-, Parma's designs on, 453.

queen could hold against all foes, 451.

Waller
-, Sir Walter, differences with Sir John Norris, 143-4
-, goods taken to Ostend for use of company, 456.

-, Sir William, captain of footbands, 290.

Walloon, captain, 43.

Walloons :

La Motte re-assembles troops, 80
-, troops drawn out of garrison in Flanders, 350.

troops in Dutch service, 82
-, at defence of Sluys, 184.

troops at siege of Sluys, 107, 137-40, 161.

Leicester had money for levy of, 188.

Walsingham, Sir Francis, secretary of State, 213.

letters from, 18, 47, 65, 74, 107, 109-10, 113-6, 180, 375, 417.

-, referred to, 88, 101, 312, 323, 325-6, 349, 383, 413, 432.

letters to, 1-3, 5, 9, 10, 13-5, 17, 19-22, 24-7, 31-5, 41, 44, 50-2, 56-8, 61, 63-4, 67, 69, 71-3, 78-80, 86, 88, 91-5, 97-9, 102, 104, 105, 107-18, 120, 123, 125, 131, 134, 136, 141, 143, 145-6, 149, 154-5, 160, 166-7, 169-70, 172, 174-5, 180, 183, 188, 191-2, 194-6, 200-2, 204-6, 209-10, 220, 223-4, 226, 229-30, 232, 234-5, 237, 239, 242, 249-50, 253-5, 263, 265, 267, 269-72, 281, 284, 287, 295-8, 301, 311-2, 315-6, 319, 321, 323, 325, 329-33, 335, 338-40, 343, 349-51, 361, 368-71, 373, 376, 378-80, 383, 385, 388, 390-3, 397-8, 407-8, 412, 418, 422, 425, 429, 430, 433, 435, 439, 444-5, 447-8, 450, 452-4, 456, 459-60, 464-5, 469.

-, referred to, 19, 20, 22-3, 41, 51, 74, 124, 174, 438, 444.

queen's severity to Davison makes cautious, 18
-, Buckhurst asks good offices with queen, 34.

Leicester asks to further stay at home, 20
-, Leicester asks help to know queen's decision about going, 69, 70.

de Loo asks to provide for safe passage, 55.

Wilkes asks help about his salt patent, 68
-, supports patent, 74.

promises to procure Wilkes' recall, 74
-, Wilkes asks favour for Lewis, 91
-, mediated unsuccessfully with Leicester for Wilkes, 187.

condolences on loss of Sidney, 120
-, sickness of, 343, 383, 393, 407
-, absence, 359, 361.

conference with Dutch ministers, 128
-, duplicates sent but should keep letters in his pocket, 248.

Sherley asks help in Norwich case, 174
-, Vavasor asks help, 175.

Buckhurst asks help with queen, 194
-, notes on proceedings with Buckhurst and Norris, 197
-, Buckhurst asks for notice of charges against him, 249.

North asks favour with queen about lease, 201
-, Conway asks help in Rostwick case, 349.

Gilpin offers to keep advised, 205
-, but asks to keep contents of letters quiet, 267.

note on treasure sent to Low Countries, 215
-, strait accounts of allow no liberality, 270.

Winter asks good offices with father, 251
-, Castilla appeals to for liberty, 271
-, letter of credit for his release, 312
-, hold over Castilla, 392.

rumour of going on embassy to France, 270, 329.

maps bought at Amsterdam for gallery of, 270.

Torre to continue writing to, 302
-, wants to hear about overtures to Parma, 320-1.

La Noue would prefer to be bound to, for release of son, 313.

Pelham recommends Jorden to, 349
-, asked to be godfather to Russel's son, 388.

to be told of good services of Wilkes, 354
-, Gilpin appeals to for relief, 447.

Leicester blames for plight, 361.

Willoughby wants opinion on Smart, 389.

Torre wishes for instructions from, 389.

withdraws from affairs because of ill health, 422.

procures place for Errington at Berwick, 464.

notes on way to satisfy certain garrisons, 472.

-, Ursula, lady, advises Williams to marry a merchant's widow, 210.

compliments to, 412.

Wanstead, Wansted, co. Essex, letter dated at, 70.

war
-, cost of, to States and to queen in 1586, 14
-, estimate of cost, 16.

estimate of army required for, 16
-, unsatisfactory results of defensive, 163.

estimate of charges for the year, 45-6
-, memorial on state of, and estimate of cost, 106, 291
-, more costly than any with France or Scotland, 477.

difficulty of apportioning charges of, 164
-, Holland and Zeeland greatly enriched by, 165.

contributions paid to States would enable queen to maintain, 238-9
-, captains desire a rounder, 270.

Ward, Capt., company sent to Rotterdam, 490.

Warwick, county of, levies from, for Netherlands, 104.

Warwick, co. Warwick, suggestion that Champagney go to baths of, 332.

-, earl of. See Dudley, Ambrose.

watchet ensigns, 389.

Wau, Waw. See Wouw.

Waytes
-, William, testimony against Doyley, 248-9
-, Doyley's answer to, 310.

letter of, to Doyley, 310-1.

Weasell. See Wesel.

weather, terrible storms, 423, 425. contrary winds, 427.

Webbe, Web, , clerk of the check at the Hague, 267.

Gilpin confers with, 30
-, promises help to Brune, 56
-, letter sent by, 56, 63.

Leicester sends to Buckhurst, 193
-, incensed Leicester against Waytes, 249.

Week. See Wijk.

Weerts, Guillaume, commissary, 395.

Weldon or Wildane
-, John, alias Savell, Sawell, seminary priest, taken at Ostend, to be sent to England, 349
-, examination of, 405-6.

Wentworth
-, Henry lord, sails with Leicester for Netherlands, 135
-, goes with him to Berghen, 145.

Werckendam
-, Wercandam, Workendam [Prov. S. Holland, Netherlands], governor of, favours Hohenlohe, 175
-, Hohenlohe has under charge, 183.

Werl, Wherle [Westphalia, German Empire], horses lost in voyage of, 142.

Werp, M. de, wishes to be relieved of charge, 281.

Wesel
-, Wesell, Weasell [Rhenish Prussia, German Empire], men of try to hinder rebuilding of bridge, 22
-, making of bridge at, 23.

enemy sending troops towards, 76
-, enemy strong about, 93
-, Parma's strength about, 113.

need to refit forces about, 93
-, empty promise to garrison, 135.

horses lost on journey to, 241.

West Friesland. See Friesland, West.

Westergoo, Westergoe, division of Friesland, Netherlands, 251.

resolution in favour of peace negotiations, 446-7, 449-50
-, reply of Herbert commending, 464.

Westmoreland, earl of. See Neville, Charles.

Westphalia [German Empire], allusion to rebels of, 386.

Westrop, Westroppe, Thomas, sergeant major at Brill, 290.

-, -, gentleman porter at Brill, pay, 426.

wheat, drop in price of, 254.

Wherle. See Werl.

Whetston
-, Whetstones, George, appointed commissary of muster under Digges, 244
-, Digges laments death, 311
-, killed in duel, 321, 369.

White
-, Capt. Harry, in charge of levies from London, 104
-, quit of his charge, 378.

letters of, 269, 378.

Widho, Robert, request for release from Ostend, 108.

Wijk, Week [Prov. Utrecht, Netherlands], plot to betray, 22.

Wildane. See Weldon.

Wilford, Wyllford, Wyllsford, Capt., Sergeant Major, Thomas, letters of, 418, 451.

for relief of Sluys, 192
-, with force against Hoogstraeten, 230
-, Leicester leaves at Berghen, 255.

suggests bringing reiters to ravage Flemish provinces, 451.

Willoughby to consult with, 463.

daily pay of, 470.

-, -, sends note of sum due to Sidney, 340.

Wilkes, Wylkes, Thomas, clerk of the Council, the English councillor, 10, 226.

tries to stop slandering of queen, 7
-, efforts to stop sending of States' letter, 68.

Walsingham advises not to press for recall, 18, 37
-, urges recall, 19, 24, 36
-, complains of hard case, 37.

protests sincerity of dealing towards Leicester, 19
-, fears Leicester's revenge, 19, 24, 37.

Buckhurst to confer with about seizing Hohenlohe, 20
-, advised of assassins, 27.

looks to Walsingham for protection, 24
-, Gilpin stands by, 27
-, Hatton speaks to queen for, 47.

indisposed, 29, 35
-, asks to be recalled, 64, 67, 103
-, Walsingham promises to forward, 74.

payment to, 26
-, salt patent of, fears to lose, 66-8
-, fears losing wife's portion, 68.

misunderstood about Hohenlohe, 35
-, his explanation, 35-6
-, opinion on Hohenlohe's intrigues with enemy, 41.

Leicester taxes with thwart and unthankful dealings, 38
-, told of Leicester's design to kill Hohenlohe, 39, 47, 126
-, ordered to sift the matter, 49
-, wronged by Leicester over, 68, 90.

causes of displeasure with, 47
-, Walsingham wishes he was at Bath with, 48.

gets no satisfaction from States, 48
-, to deal with refractory captains, 57.

promised to support Brune's claim for payment, 56
-, warrants payment to Norris, 71.

Deventer gives points for Leicester and Walsingham, 61
-, Walsingham advises to be cautions, 75.

signs letters of credence for Denmark, 64.

justifies regard for Norris, 68
-, reasons for Leicester's anger with, 74-5
-, believes Leicester means to ruin him, 90-1.

salt patent of greatly impugned, 74
-, asks Walsingham's favour for Lewys, 91.

authorised to warrant issue of money, 87
-, notes of warrants signed by, 110.

report to queen on Hohenlohe charge, 89
-, appeals to Hatton for favour, 90
-, charged with slackness in Hohenlohe case, 116.

declines to give opinion about forming camp, 103
-, at consultation about state of war, 106, 484.

will not stay after Leicester's arrival, 103
-, asks Walsingham to procure this, 105.

urges Hohenlohe to put aside private resentment for good of cause, 108
-, Clerk did not confer with about Hohenlohe affair, 127
-, certificate that tried to stop letter of 4 Feb., 141.

shows abuse of Leicester's authority, 132
-, protests sincerity towards Leicester, 134.

sent by Buckhurst to queen, 134, 136
-, letter of States commending, 136.

Beale takes place of, 134
-, doing nothing at Leicester's return, 135
-, behaviour causes astonishment, 146.

note of payments by advice of, 141.

leaves without seeing Leicester, 149
-, Leicester accuses of this to queen, 153
-, explains reason, 187.

slanders Leicester about Paton, 150
-, inexcusable over Hohenlohe affair, 153.

witnessed meeting of Sherley's company, 151
-, esteemed in Netherlands, 267.

dealings of States with, 157, 187
-, account of present state of United Provinces, 162-6.

rancour of Leicester against, 171-2, 188, 221-2, 253, 306
-, imprisoned in Fleet, 180, 197
-, Leicester not satisfied with punishment of, 199
-, released, 211.

States' computation made in presence of, 173.

suffering from fistula, 180
-, ill, 187
-, thanks Burghley for release, 211.

questions to be resolved by, 181
-, answers of, 181-3
-, queen not satisfied with answer, 186
-, forbidden the Court, 197.

protests sincerity towards Leicester, 187
-, extract from Leicester's reply to accusation of, 194
-, Leicester wishes queen to know reply to, 226.

notes on proceedings with Buckhurst touching, 198
-, agreed with Buckhurst about articles to charge the States, 212.

Council asks Leicester for particulars of charges against, 209
-, Leicester promises notes on answers of, 219, 222.

charge against Count Maurice, 214
-, alleged practices against Leicester, 248, 310.

great credit with Hohenlohe, suitable means for reconciliation, 237.

Leicester sends replies to, 247, 252, 491
-, Council promises Leicester report upon, 294.

Gilpin suspect as friend of, 267
-, not sent with copy of Junius's letter, 283.

good work done by being lost, 268
-, friends true to, Brederode glad to hear of, 286.

troubles in Netherlands serve to justify, 285-6
-, testimony in favour of good services to Leicester, 354.

assistant in Council, 290
-, report that soon to return, 355.

discourse on proposed peace, 433-5.

happier absent from Netherlands, 437
-, reference to States reply to about money demanded, 486.

letters from, 10, 18-9, 23-4, 35, 64, 66-7, 89-91, 102, 105, 108, 134, 162, 180, 211, 433.

-, referred to, 18-9.

letter to, 5, 18, 29, 47, 74, 85, 268, 285, 326, 354, 437.

order by, 21.

Willem, Count. See Nassau Dillenburg, Count William Louis of.

Willemstad
-, Vuillemstad [Prov. N. Brabant, Netherlands], Hohenlohe has under his charge, 183
-, troops assembled at against English, 331.

Colonna sent prisoner to, 449.

William IV., landgrave of Hesse Cassel, Combes sent to, 155.

William the younger, count of Luneburg, Luneberg, queen asked to write to, 17.

Williams, Sir Roger, lieutenant of the horse, 290.

evidence of slander against queen, 43
-, and against English, 44.

to assist Conway in defence of Ostend, 66
-, sent with troops from Berghen, 75, 78
-, money paid to captains of, 95
-, company unpaid, 144.

arrives at Flushing, 80
-, ordered to Sluys, 88
-, takes four companies to, 98.

men in queen's pay, 82
-, payment to captains of, 127
-, entertainment of, 487.

arrives at Sluys, 107
-, borrows Littleton's boat to get in, 110.

reports state of town to Leicester, 146
-, wishes Walsingham to understand case, 183
-, describes position, 184.

valiant defence of breach, 191
-, Leicester's tribute to gallantry, 218, 233
-, Parma's tribute to, 236.

Leicester will not receive till hears reasons for surrender, 200
-, account of end of siege, 210
-, sent to give account of Sluys, 218.

with force against Hoogstraeten, 230.

Parma tried to win over, 236
-, Parma hinted treasonable practices to, 278.

Leicester jealous of, 236
-, States object to Leicester's appointment of, 490.

reports safe shelter for boats at Sluys, 276
-, declares passage by water feasible, 278.

letters from, 183, 210.

-, referred to, 97, 146, 276.

Willoughby, lord, de Eresby, Willobie. See Bertie, Peregrine.

Wilson, Captain Thomas, 104, 291.

resigns company because of Norris's recall, 131
-, Burghley notes, 178
-, to account for victuals received, 198
-, remembrance of auditor concerning, 223.

-, Thomas, Dr. Wilson, Smart acted as intelligencer for, 388.

Wilts, county, levies from, for Netherlands, 104.

residence of Wilkes in, 435.

Wincfelt. See Wingfield.

Windebank, Winnebancq, Thomas, secretary, 301.

Treslong's memorial delivered to, 62.

Windsor herald. See Dethick, Nicholas.

wine, Rhine, permit to sell in London, 5.

Wingfield, Wincfelt, Wingfeld, Capt. Anthony, captain of footbands, 290.

letters from, 22, 188, 224, 454
-, abstract of and answer to, 113
-, withdrawn from Hohenlohe, 188
-, expects to go to Sluys, 189
-, prays for active service, 454-5.

-, Sir John, captain of footbands, 291.

-, Richard, captain of footbands, 290
-, company at Flushing, 335.

-, Capt. Thomas Maria, captain of footbands, 290.

company of, payment of, 1
-, company at Flushing, 335.

Winter, Edward, letter of, 250.

wishes to go and serve king of Navarre, 250
-, asks Walsingham's good offices with father, 251.

-, John, water bailiff at Brill, 290.

-, , clerk of Stanley's. band, Stanley will not let go, 488.

Wiseman, Capt., if employed or trusted, 492.

Withem, Jean de, marquis of Berghen op Zoom, marquis of Berghes, summoned to Court, 281.

Wolf, Woollphe, Morgan, letters from, 58, 118, 202.

letters brought by, 425, 453.

Morgan praises and recommends, 58, 112
-, staying at Berghen, 59
-, no post for, 114
-, relates loss of Sluys, 202
-, recommended by Willoughby, 453.

Wolley, John, queen's Latin secretary, Leicester writes to of state of affairs, 392.

women, company of, at defence of Sluys, 160.

Wood, Mr., evidence of slander against Leicester, 43.

wool, dependence of common people on working of, 292.

Flemish towns hope to get from England, 385.

Woolphe. See Wolf.

Worcame, Worcum, See Woudrichem.

Workendam. See Werckendam.

Woudrichem
-, Worcame, Worcum [Prov. N. Brabant, Netherlands], governor adherent of Hohenlohe, 175
-, Hohenlohe has at devotion, 183.

-, governor of. See Nassau, Philip of.

Woulters, , appeal to Chancery, 491.

Wouw
-, Wau, Waw, Wow, Wouwe, Wowe [Prov. Zeeland, Netherlands], Marchant set over and Fremin removed from, 8
-, Coradin commanded at, 58.

suggested for meeting of peace commissioners, 243, 255.

letters sent to, 252, 281.

enterprise on miscarries, 331.

great store of ordnance taken to, 392.

-, governor of. See L'Amonerie.

Wychgerde, Jan, letters from, 136, 146, 253, 287.

describes situation at Sluys, 137-40, 146-9.

goods of, captured by Drake, prays for restitution, 140, 148, 254
-, offers to swim to Sluys, 147
-, obtains release of Bridges, 253, 287
-, efforts for Jeffrey, 287.

Wylkes. See Wilkes.

Wyllesford. See Wilford.

Wyllowbye. See Bertie, Peregrine, lord Willoughby de Eresby.